English Test 8 E1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently 1. A. answer B. listen C. music D. solemn 2. A. bands B. songs C. works D. guitars 3. A. champion B. school C. chemistry D. character 4. A. abandoned B. delighted C. revealed D. discovered 5. A. ocean B. crop C. technologyD. conservation E2: Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently 6. A. orphanage B. herbicide C. submarine D. tournament 7. A. compete B. damage C. defeat D. compose 8. A. communicate B. convenient C. Environment D .conservation 9. A. serene B. solemn C. forest D. motion 10. A. emotion B. abandon C. jellyfish D. erosion E3: Choose the best answers 11. The train is leaving in five minutes so you …………… hurry up. A. ought B. should C. would D. will 12. Blood flow ………………… by the heart. A. which is controlled B. controlled C. be controlled D. is controlled 13. The heavy rain has caused ………………… in many parts of the country. A. water B. crops C. floods D. soil 14. ………. of film do you like to see? - Action films. A. What kind B. What C. Which D. Which group 15. Trinh Cong Son was a famous ………………… A. designer B. writer C. singer D. composer 16. Her performance was so ………………… that many people burst into tears. A. depressing B. boringC. moving D. thrilling 17. About 400 students ………part in the protest. A. took B. held C. made D. did 18. Titanic is a tragic love story film based … the true story of the Titanic disaster. A. in B. on C. of D. from 19. She prefers Science fiction films ……detective ones. A. on B. than C. like D. to 20. She doesn’t like her job. It’s so………. A. bore B. boring C. bored D. boringly E4: Rewrite some following sentences 21.I couldn’t ride a bike until I was fifteen. It was not until ………………………………………… 22. He didn’t pass the final exam because he didn’t work hard. If …………………………………………… 23. People have established many national parks to protect rare species. Many ………………………………… 24. The monitor always goes to class on time. He wants to set a good example for the class. ( to infinite) ……………………………………… 25. If it is fine tomorrow, we will go for a picnic. (Make a question) ………………………………………………… 26. I went to school late because I missed the bus (make Wh – question) 27. We took so many pictures although the sky was cloudy. In spite of……………………………… . E5. Choose the best answers THE HISTORY OF FILM The world’s first was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and Auguste Lumiere. Although it only consisted of short, simple scenes, people loved it and films have (49) …popular ever since. The first film was silent, with titles on the screen to explain the story. Soon the public had their favorite actors and actresses and, in this result, the first film star appeared. In 1927, the first “talkie”, a film with sound, was shown and from then on, the public would accept only this kind of film. Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (50) … produced 95% of all films. With the arrival of television in the 1950s, (51) … people went to see films, but in (52) … years cinema audiences have grown again. More countries have started to produce films that influence film-making and there are currently (53) …national film industries. 25. A. gone B. been C. made D. kept 26. A. who B. where C. when D. which 27. A. many B. more C. fewer D. some 28. A. recent B. nowC. modern D. present 29. A. many B. lots C. much D. plenty . have (49) …popular ever since. The first film was silent, with titles on the screen to explain the story. Soon the public had their favorite actors and actresses. missed the bus (make Wh – question) 27. We took so many pictures although the sky was cloudy. In spite of……………………………… . E5. Choose the best answers THE HISTORY