Practice Test 8-CC
Practice Test 8-CC
Practice Test 8-CC
PRACTICE 8
Class: 9A.. Date: …………………
Mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. inspire B. compass C. patient D. vanish
2. A. intelligent B. immediate C. experiment D. ecosystem
Mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three
in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
3. A. occasion B. skyscraper C. measure D. decision
4. A. replaced B. depressed C. informed D. astonished
Mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
5. We met each other at my grandparents' house three years ago____ and friends ever since.
A. are B. have been C. were D. had been
6. Sydney is now the land of mixed population____ people from all over
the world.
A. from B. with C. by D. for
7. The sun, ____is one of millions of stars in the universe, provides US with heat and light.
A. which B. that C. who D. what
8. My home town is____ situated on the Luc Nam River.
A. attracting B. attractive C. attractively D. attracted
9. There are many large rooms with____ walls in the old castle.
A. beautiful decorated B. beautifully decorating
C. beautifully decorated D. decorating beautiful
10. Volcanoes are divided into three main groups, based on their shape and the type of material
they____.
A. make up for B. are making from
C. make out of D. are made of
11 .The Statue of Liberty in New York is a monument which____ millions
of visitors every year.
A. attracts B. interests C. pulls D. collects
12. There's always____ traffic in the city center at rush hour.
A. full B. crowded C. heavy D. plenty
13. Half of the children were away from school last week because of an
outbreak of____ influenza.
A. an B. a C. the D. 0
14. They enjoyed living there____.
A. in spite of the bad condition of the house
B. because of the bad condition of the house
C. owing to the house was in bad condition
D. in case the house was in bad condition
Mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
15. I could hear voices, but I couldn't make out what they were saying.
A. try to understand B. manage to hear
C. refuse to listen D. make every effort
16. The camel likes an arid environment, but a moist environment is better for a penguin.
A. dry B. wet C. warm D. friendly
Mark the letter A, B, CorDto indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
17. I'm sure you'll agree that this issue is vitally important to the success of our project.
A. achievement B. failure C. treatment D. completion
18. You know it's not going to change the course of world history. It's really quite a trivial matter.
A. strange B. dangerous C. terrible D. important
Mark the letter A, B, Cor D to indicate the option that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
19. -"What's the weather like in Vietnam now?"
-“____”
A. It's sunny and hot B. It's mid-summer now
Mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
31. I wish everybody is fully aware of the importance of preserving their traditions and culture.
A. is B. of C. preserving D. culture
32. People are not allowed to enter the park after midnight because of lacking of security.
A. are B. to enter C. after D. lacking
33. The economic reform started in Vietnam in 1986 helped millions of people to get out of poverty.
A. The B. started C. millions of D. out of
34. The teacher felt badly about not giving US permission to go outing overnight.
A.The B. badly C. not giving D. overnight
35. Scientists say that in the future incurable diseases will be cured, and
"bad" genes will probably placed.
A. in the future B. will be C. and D. placed
Mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
36. Rice can't possibly grow in such poor soil.
A. It's impossible for rice to grow in such poor soil.
B. Growing rice in such poor soil can be realised.
C. Rice is incapable of growing in such poor soil.
D. Such poor soil may be suitable for rice to grow.
37. We have never experienced such bad floods in our region before.
A. Those are the worst floods we have ever experienced in our region.
B. We only sometimes experience very bad floods in our region.
C. Bad floods have never happened in our region before.
D. In our region, we have never seen and will never see bad floods.
D. Although the new supermarket looks good, it seems to have few customers.