ĐỀ THI LỚP 8 – ĐỀ SỐ 14

1.Only after the atomic bomb..........and development in the air travel.................., science fiction really become popular.

2.We’ve bought some................. chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away.

3.I don’t think she can get her message................ to the students. She seems too nervous.

4. ..............it is obvious that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort.

5.There are..................................... words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this fact.

6.This car has many features including.......................

7. Round and round.....................

8.The replacement of shops such as the groceries and chemists’ by the café................. the housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping.

9.Your argument........... that Britain is still a great power, but this is no longer the case.

10.They are happily married although, of course, they argue....................................... .

11.He promised to mend the broken wheel soon without..............................

12.One of the first exercises in math class is..............measure the radius of a circle.

The children were frightened because the lights suddenly (GO) _______ out and they were sitting in the dark.

What tune (PLAY) _______ when we came in?

She was badly hurt when her car hit another car. If she had been wearing her seat belt, she (NOT HURT) ______ so badly.

It is vital that no one else (KNOW) ________ about the secret government operation.

It seems strange to be standing here, (LOOK) _______ out at SydneyHarbor.

Tom had a lucky escape. He could (KILL) ________ when a car crashed into the front of his house.

(RANK) ______ as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in which it was created.

In the United States in the early 1800's, individual state governments had more effect on the economy than did the federal government. States chartered manufacturing, banking, mining, and transportation firms and participated in the construction of various internal improvements such as canals, turnpikes, and railroads. The states encouraged internal improvements in two distinct ways; first, by actually establishing state companies to build such improvements; second, by providing part of the capital for mixed public-private companies setting out to make a profit.

In the early nineteenth century, state governments also engaged in a surprisingly large amount of direct regulatory activity, including extensivelicensing and inspection programs. Licensing targets reflected both similarities and differences between the economy of the nineteenth century and that of today: in the nineteenth century, state regulation through licensing fell especially on peddlers, innkeepers, and retail merchants of various kinds. The perishable commodities of trade generally came understate inspection, and such important frontier staples as lumber and gunpowder were also subject to state control. Finally, state governments experimented with direct labor and business regulation designed to help the individual laborer or consumer, including setting maximum limits on hours of work and restrictions on price-fixing by businesses.
Although the states dominated economic activity during thisperiod, the federal government was not inactive. Its goals were the facilitation of western settlement and the development of native industries. Toward these ends, the federal government pursued several courses of action. It established a national bank tostabilize banking activities in the country and, in part, to provide a supply of relatively easy money to the frontier, where it was greatly needed for settlement. It permitted access to public western lands on increasingly easy terms, culminating in the Homestead Act of 1862, by which title to land could be claimed on the basis of residence alone. Finally, it set up a system of tariffs that was basically protectionist in effect, although maneuvering for position by various regional interests produced frequent changes in tariff rates throughout the nineteenth century.

1.What does the passage mainly discuss?

In the United States in the early 1800's, individual state governments had more effect on the economy than did the federal government. States chartered manufacturing, banking, mining, and transportation firms and participated in the construction of various internal improvements such as canals, turnpikes, and railroads. The states encouraged internal improvements in two distinct ways; first, by actually establishing state companies to build such improvements; second, by providing part of the capital for mixed public-private companies setting out to make a profit.

In the early nineteenth century, state governments also engaged in a surprisingly large amount of direct regulatory activity, including extensivelicensing and inspection programs. Licensing targets reflected both similarities and differences between the economy of the nineteenth century and that of today: in the nineteenth century, state regulation through licensing fell especially on peddlers, innkeepers, and retail merchants of various kinds. The perishable commodities of trade generally came understate inspection, and such important frontier staples as lumber and gunpowder were also subject to state control. Finally, state governments experimented with direct labor and business regulation designed to help the individual laborer or consumer, including setting maximum limits on hours of work and restrictions on price-fixing by businesses.
Although the states dominated economic activity during thisperiod, the federal government was not inactive. Its goals were the facilitation of western settlement and the development of native industries. Toward these ends, the federal government pursued several courses of action. It established a national bank tostabilize banking activities in the country and, in part, to provide a supply of relatively easy money to the frontier, where it was greatly needed for settlement. It permitted access to public western lands on increasingly easy terms, culminating in the Homestead Act of 1862, by which title to land could be claimed on the basis of residence alone. Finally, it set up a system of tariffs that was basically protectionist in effect, although maneuvering for position by various regional interests produced frequent changes in tariff rates throughout the nineteenth century.

2. The word “effect”in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to.............

In the United States in the early 1800's, individual state governments had more effect on the economy than did the federal government. States chartered manufacturing, banking, mining, and transportation firms and participated in the construction of various internal improvements such as canals, turnpikes, and railroads. The states encouraged internal improvements in two distinct ways; first, by actually establishing state companies to build such improvements; second, by providing part of the capital for mixed public-private companies setting out to make a profit.

In the early nineteenth century, state governments also engaged in a surprisingly large amount of direct regulatory activity, including extensivelicensing and inspection programs. Licensing targets reflected both similarities and differences between the economy of the nineteenth century and that of today: in the nineteenth century, state regulation through licensing fell especially on peddlers, innkeepers, and retail merchants of various kinds. The perishable commodities of trade generally came understate inspection, and such important frontier staples as lumber and gunpowder were also subject to state control. Finally, state governments experimented with direct labor and business regulation designed to help the individual laborer or consumer, including setting maximum limits on hours of work and restrictions on price-fixing by businesses.
Although the states dominated economic activity during thisperiod, the federal government was not inactive. Its goals were the facilitation of western settlement and the development of native industries. Toward these ends, the federal government pursued several courses of action. It established a national bank tostabilize banking activities in the country and, in part, to provide a supply of relatively easy money to the frontier, where it was greatly needed for settlement. It permitted access to public western lands on increasingly easy terms, culminating in the Homestead Act of 1862, by which title to land could be claimed on the basis of residence alone. Finally, it set up a system of tariffs that was basically protectionist in effect, although maneuvering for position by various regional interests produced frequent changes in tariff rates throughout the nineteenth century.

3.All of the following are mentioned in the passage as areas that involved stategovernments in the nineteenth century EXCEPT.................. .

In the United States in the early 1800's, individual state governments had more effect on the economy than did the federal government. States chartered manufacturing, banking, mining, and transportation firms and participated in the construction of various internal improvements such as canals, turnpikes, and railroads. The states encouraged internal improvements in two distinct ways; first, by actually establishing state companies to build such improvements; second, by providing part of the capital for mixed public-private companies setting out to make a profit.

In the early nineteenth century, state governments also engaged in a surprisingly large amount of direct regulatory activity, including extensivelicensing and inspection programs. Licensing targets reflected both similarities and differences between the economy of the nineteenth century and that of today: in the nineteenth century, state regulation through licensing fell especially on peddlers, innkeepers, and retail merchants of various kinds. The perishable commodities of trade generally came understate inspection, and such important frontier staples as lumber and gunpowder were also subject to state control. Finally, state governments experimented with direct labor and business regulation designed to help the individual laborer or consumer, including setting maximum limits on hours of work and restrictions on price-fixing by businesses.
Although the states dominated economic activity during thisperiod, the federal government was not inactive. Its goals were the facilitation of western settlement and the development of native industries. Toward these ends, the federal government pursued several courses of action. It established a national bank tostabilize banking activities in the country and, in part, to provide a supply of relatively easy money to the frontier, where it was greatly needed for settlement. It permitted access to public western lands on increasingly easy terms, culminating in the Homestead Act of 1862, by which title to land could be claimed on the basis of residence alone. Finally, it set up a system of tariffs that was basically protectionist in effect, although maneuvering for position by various regional interests produced frequent changes in tariff rates throughout the nineteenth century.

4. The word “distinct”in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to........................

In the United States in the early 1800's, individual state governments had more effect on the economy than did the federal government. States chartered manufacturing, banking, mining, and transportation firms and participated in the construction of various internal improvements such as canals, turnpikes, and railroads. The states encouraged internal improvements in two distinct ways; first, by actually establishing state companies to build such improvements; second, by providing part of the capital for mixed public-private companies setting out to make a profit.

In the early nineteenth century, state governments also engaged in a surprisingly large amount of direct regulatory activity, including extensivelicensing and inspection programs. Licensing targets reflected both similarities and differences between the economy of the nineteenth century and that of today: in the nineteenth century, state regulation through licensing fell especially on peddlers, innkeepers, and retail merchants of various kinds. The perishable commodities of trade generally came understate inspection, and such important frontier staples as lumber and gunpowder were also subject to state control. Finally, state governments experimented with direct labor and business regulation designed to help the individual laborer or consumer, including setting maximum limits on hours of work and restrictions on price-fixing by businesses.
Although the states dominated economic activity during thisperiod, the federal government was not inactive. Its goals were the facilitation of western settlement and the development of native industries. Toward these ends, the federal government pursued several courses of action. It established a national bank tostabilize banking activities in the country and, in part, to provide a supply of relatively easy money to the frontier, where it was greatly needed for settlement. It permitted access to public western lands on increasingly easy terms, culminating in the Homestead Act of 1862, by which title to land could be claimed on the basis of residence alone. Finally, it set up a system of tariffs that was basically protectionist in effect, although maneuvering for position by various regional interests produced frequent changes in tariff rates throughout the nineteenth century.

5. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that in the nineteenth century canals and railroads were........................ .

In the United States in the early 1800's, individual state governments had more effect on the economy than did the federal government. States chartered manufacturing, banking, mining, and transportation firms and participated in the construction of various internal improvements such as canals, turnpikes, and railroads. The states encouraged internal improvements in two distinct ways; first, by actually establishing state companies to build such improvements; second, by providing part of the capital for mixed public-private companies setting out to make a profit.

In the early nineteenth century, state governments also engaged in a surprisingly large amount of direct regulatory activity, including extensivelicensing and inspection programs. Licensing targets reflected both similarities and differences between the economy of the nineteenth century and that of today: in the nineteenth century, state regulation through licensing fell especially on peddlers, innkeepers, and retail merchants of various kinds. The perishable commodities of trade generally came understate inspection, and such important frontier staples as lumber and gunpowder were also subject to state control. Finally, state governments experimented with direct labor and business regulation designed to help the individual laborer or consumer, including setting maximum limits on hours of work and restrictions on price-fixing by businesses.
Although the states dominated economic activity during thisperiod, the federal government was not inactive. Its goals were the facilitation of western settlement and the development of native industries. Toward these ends, the federal government pursued several courses of action. It established a national bank tostabilize banking activities in the country and, in part, to provide a supply of relatively easy money to the frontier, where it was greatly needed for settlement. It permitted access to public western lands on increasingly easy terms, culminating in the Homestead Act of 1862, by which title to land could be claimed on the basis of residence alone. Finally, it set up a system of tariffs that was basically protectionist in effect, although maneuvering for position by various regional interests produced frequent changes in tariff rates throughout the nineteenth century.

6. The word “setting”in bold in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to................

In the United States in the early 1800's, individual state governments had more effect on the economy than did the federal government. States chartered manufacturing, banking, mining, and transportation firms and participated in the construction of various internal improvements such as canals, turnpikes, and railroads. The states encouraged internal improvements in two distinct ways; first, by actually establishing state companies to build such improvements; second, by providing part of the capital for mixed public-private companies setting out to make a profit.

8. The word “ends”in bold in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ..............

In the United States in the early 1800's, individual state governments had more effect on the economy than did the federal government. States chartered manufacturing, banking, mining, and transportation firms and participated in the construction of various internal improvements such as canals, turnpikes, and railroads. The states encouraged internal improvements in two distinct ways; first, by actually establishing state companies to build such improvements; second, by providing part of the capital for mixed public-private companies setting out to make a profit.

9. According to the passage, which of the following is true of the Homestead Act of 1862?

MEDIA AND ADVERTISING

After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to (1)...................... . There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2).................. a variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (3)........................ bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the advertisements contain subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to violence through watching it, either because so (4).................. programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract the hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive (5).............. drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation (6)............ ? On the other hand did it increase anxiety by sensationalizingthe news [or the news which was (7)............by suitable pictures] and filling our living rooms with war, famine and political unrest? (8)............in all, television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half of the century, blamed for everything, butabove all, eagerly watched. For no (9)........... how much we despised it, feared it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies such as collecting stamps, we never turned it off.We kept staring at thescreen, aware that our own tiny (10)..........was in if we looked carefully.

MEDIA AND ADVERTISING

After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to (1)...................... . There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2).................. a variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (3)........................ bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the advertisements contain subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to violence through watching it, either because so (4).................. programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract the hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive (5).............. drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation (6)............ ? On the other hand did it increase anxiety by sensationalizingthe news [or the news which was (7)............by suitable pictures] and filling our living rooms with war, famine and political unrest? (8)............in all, television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half of the century, blamed for everything, butabove all, eagerly watched. For no (9)........... how much we despised it, feared it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies such as collecting stamps, we never turned it off.We kept staring at thescreen, aware that our own tiny (10)..........was in if we looked carefully.

MEDIA AND ADVERTISING

After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to (1)...................... . There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2).................. a variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (3)............ bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the advertisements contain subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to violence through watching it, either because so (4).................. programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract the hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive (5).............. drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation (6)............ ? On the other hand did it increase anxiety by sensationalizingthe news [or the news which was (7)............by suitable pictures] and filling our living rooms with war, famine and political unrest? (8)............in all, television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half of the century, blamed for everything, butabove all, eagerly watched. For no (9)........... how much we despised it, feared it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies such as collecting stamps, we never turned it off.We kept staring at thescreen, aware that our own tiny (10)..........was in if we looked carefully.

MEDIA AND ADVERTISING

After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to (1)...................... . There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2).................. a variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (3)........................ bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the advertisements contain subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to violence through watching it, either because so (4)............... programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract the hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive (5).............. drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation (6)............ ? On the other hand did it increase anxiety by sensationalizingthe news [or the news which was (7)............by suitable pictures] and filling our living rooms with war, famine and political unrest? (8)............in all, television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half of the century, blamed for everything, butabove all, eagerly watched. For no (9)........... how much we despised it, feared it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies such as collecting stamps, we never turned it off.We kept staring at thescreen, aware that our own tiny (10)..........was in if we looked carefully.

MEDIA AND ADVERTISING

After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to (1)...................... . There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2).................. a variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (3)........................ bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the advertisements contain subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to violence through watching it, either because so (4).................. programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract the hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive (5).............. drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation (6)............ ? On the other hand did it increase anxiety by sensationalizingthe news [or the news which was (7)............by suitable pictures] and filling our living rooms with war, famine and political unrest? (8)............in all, television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half of the century, blamed for everything, butabove all, eagerly watched. For no (9)........... how much we despised it, feared it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies such as collecting stamps, we never turned it off.We kept staring at thescreen, aware that our own tiny (10)..........was in if we looked carefully.

MEDIA AND ADVERTISING

After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to (1)...................... . There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2).................. a variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (3)........................ bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the advertisements contain subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to violence through watching it, either because so (4).................. programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract the hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive (5).............. drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation (6)............ ? On the other hand did it increase anxiety by sensationalizingthe news [or the news which was (7)............by suitable pictures] and filling our living rooms with war, famine and political unrest? (8)............in all, television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half of the century, blamed for everything, butabove all, eagerly watched. For no (9)........... how much we despised it, feared it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies such as collecting stamps, we never turned it off.We kept staring at thescreen, aware that our own tiny (10)..........was in if we looked carefully.

MEDIA AND ADVERTISING

After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to (1)...................... . There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2).................. a variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (3)........................ bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the advertisements contain subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to violence through watching it, either because so (4).................. programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract the hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive (5).............. drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation (6)............ ? On the other hand did it increase anxiety by sensationalizingthe news [or the news which was (7)............ by suitable pictures] and filling our living rooms with war, famine and political unrest? (8)............in all, television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half of the century, blamed for everything, butabove all, eagerly watched. For no (9)........... how much we despised it, feared it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies such as collecting stamps, we never turned it off.We kept staring at thescreen, aware that our own tiny (10)..........was in if we looked carefully.

MEDIA AND ADVERTISING

After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to (1)...................... . There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2).................. a variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (3)........................ bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the advertisements contain subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to violence through watching it, either because so (4).................. programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract the hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive (5).............. drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation (6)............ ? On the other hand did it increase anxiety by sensationalizingthe news [or the news which was (7)............by suitable pictures] and filling our living rooms with war, famine and political unrest? (8)........... in all, television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half of the century, blamed for everything, butabove all, eagerly watched. For no (9)........... how much we despised it, feared it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies such as collecting stamps, we never turned it off.We kept staring at thescreen, aware that our own tiny (10)..........was in if we looked carefully.

MEDIA AND ADVERTISING

After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to (1)...................... . There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2).................. a variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (3)........................ bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the advertisements contain subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to violence through watching it, either because so (4).................. programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract the hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive (5).............. drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation (6)............ ? On the other hand did it increase anxiety by sensationalizingthe news [or the news which was (7)............by suitable pictures] and filling our living rooms with war, famine and political unrest? (8)............in all, television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half of the century, blamed for everything, butabove all, eagerly watched. For no (9)........... how much we despised it, feared it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies such as collecting stamps, we never turned it off.We kept staring at thescreen, aware that our own tiny (10)..........was in if we looked carefully.

MEDIA AND ADVERTISING

After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to (1)...................... . There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2).................. a variety of grounds. Did it cause eye-strain? Was the (3)........................ bombarding us with radioactivity? Did the advertisements contain subliminal messages, persuading us to buy more? Did children turn to violence through watching it, either because so (4).................. programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract the hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen? Or did it simply create a vast passive (5).............. drugged by glamorous serials and inane situation (6)............ ? On the other hand did it increase anxiety by sensationalizingthe news [or the news which was (7)............by suitable pictures] and filling our living rooms with war, famine and political unrest? (8)............in all, television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half of the century, blamed for everything, butabove all, eagerly watched. For no (9)........... how much we despised it, feared it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies such as collecting stamps, we never turned it off.We kept staring at thescreen, aware that our own tiny (10)......... was in if we looked carefully.

1. If the work is finished by lunchtime, you can go home.

→ Get ________ .

2. You haven’t done your work, have you?

→ It’s about time ________ .

3. The fourth time he asked her to marry him, she accepted.

→ Only on his _______ .

4. He said that he had won as a result of good luck

→ He attributed _______ .

5. That reminds me of the time I climbed to the top of Mount Fuji.

→ That takes me ________ .