Đề thi lớp 8 – Đề số 12

The stolen jewels were..............................a lot of money.

......................., after trying three times, he passed the examination.

I don’t see any...................in arriving early at the theatre.

The children loved...................the old castle.

This is the oldest building.................the village.

Ask any adult over forty to make a (1. COMPARE)........ between the past and the present and most will tell you that things have been getting steadily worse for as long as they can remember. Take the weather for example. Everyone remembers that in their (2. YOUNG)...........the summers were considerably hotter, and that winter always included (3. ABOUND)...........falls of snow just when the school holidays had started. Of course, the food in those days was far superior too, as nothing was imported and everything was fresh. (4. EMPLOY).........was negligible, the money in your pocketreally was worth something, and you could buy a (5. SIZE)............house even if your means were limited. And above all, people were somehow nicer in those days, and spent their free time on innocent (6. PURSUE).........making model boats and tending their stamp (7. COLLECT).........rather than gazing at the television screen for hours on end. As we know, this figure of the past simply cannot be true, and there are plenty of statistics dealing with heath and (8. PROSPER).........which prove that it is not true. So, why is itthat we all have a (9. TEND)..........to idealize the past and to be so (10. CRITISIZE).........of the presents?

(1)

Ask any adult over forty to make a (1. COMPARE)........ between the past and the present and most will tell you that things have been getting steadily worse for as long as they can remember. Take the weather for example. Everyone remembers that in their (2. YOUNG)...........the summers were considerably hotter, and that winter always included (3. ABOUND)...........falls of snow just when the school holidays had started. Of course, the food in those days was far superior too, as nothing was imported and everything was fresh. (4. EMPLOY).........was negligible, the money in your pocketreally was worth something, and you could buy a (5. SIZE)............house even if your means were limited. And above all, people were somehow nicer in those days, and spent their free time on innocent (6. PURSUE).........making model boats and tending their stamp (7. COLLECT).........rather than gazing at the television screen for hours on end. As we know, this figure of the past simply cannot be true, and there are plenty of statistics dealing with heath and (8. PROSPER).........which prove that it is not true. So, why is itthat we all have a (9. TEND)..........to idealize the past and to be so (10. CRITISIZE).........of the presents?

(2)

Ask any adult over forty to make a (1. COMPARE)........ between the past and the present and most will tell you that things have been getting steadily worse for as long as they can remember. Take the weather for example. Everyone remembers that in their (2. YOUNG)...........the summers were considerably hotter, and that winter always included (3. ABOUND)...........falls of snow just when the school holidays had started. Of course, the food in those days was far superior too, as nothing was imported and everything was fresh. (4. EMPLOY).........was negligible, the money in your pocketreally was worth something, and you could buy a (5. SIZE)............house even if your means were limited. And above all, people were somehow nicer in those days, and spent their free time on innocent (6. PURSUE).........making model boats and tending their stamp (7. COLLECT).........rather than gazing at the television screen for hours on end. As we know, this figure of the past simply cannot be true, and there are plenty of statistics dealing with heath and (8. PROSPER).........which prove that it is not true. So, why is itthat we all have a (9. TEND)..........to idealize the past and to be so (10. CRITISIZE).........of the presents?

(3)

Ask any adult over forty to make a (1. COMPARE)........ between the past and the present and most will tell you that things have been getting steadily worse for as long as they can remember. Take the weather for example. Everyone remembers that in their (2. YOUNG)...........the summers were considerably hotter, and that winter always included (3. ABOUND)...........falls of snow just when the school holidays had started. Of course, the food in those days was far superior too, as nothing was imported and everything was fresh. (4. EMPLOY).........was negligible, the money in your pocketreally was worth something, and you could buy a (5. SIZE)............house even if your means were limited. And above all, people were somehow nicer in those days, and spent their free time on innocent (6. PURSUE).........making model boats and tending their stamp (7. COLLECT).........rather than gazing at the television screen for hours on end. As we know, this figure of the past simply cannot be true, and there are plenty of statistics dealing with heath and (8. PROSPER).........which prove that it is not true. So, why is itthat we all have a (9. TEND)..........to idealize the past and to be so (10. CRITISIZE).........of the presents?

(4)

Ask any adult over forty to make a (1. COMPARE)........ between the past and the present and most will tell you that things have been getting steadily worse for as long as they can remember. Take the weather for example. Everyone remembers that in their (2. YOUNG)...........the summers were considerably hotter, and that winter always included (3. ABOUND)...........falls of snow just when the school holidays had started. Of course, the food in those days was far superior too, as nothing was imported and everything was fresh. (4. EMPLOY).........was negligible, the money in your pocketreally was worth something, and you could buy a (5. SIZE)............house even if your means were limited. And above all, people were somehow nicer in those days, and spent their free time on innocent (6. PURSUE).........making model boats and tending their stamp (7. COLLECT).........rather than gazing at the television screen for hours on end. As we know, this figure of the past simply cannot be true, and there are plenty of statistics dealing with heath and (8. PROSPER).........which prove that it is not true. So, why is itthat we all have a (9. TEND)..........to idealize the past and to be so (10. CRITISIZE).........of the presents?

Ask any adult over forty to make a (1. COMPARE)........ between the past and the present and most will tell you that things have been getting steadily worse for as long as they can remember. Take the weather for example. Everyone remembers that in their (2. YOUNG)...........the summers were considerably hotter, and that winter always included (3. ABOUND)...........falls of snow just when the school holidays had started. Of course, the food in those days was far superior too, as nothing was imported and everything was fresh. (4. EMPLOY).........was negligible, the money in your pocketreally was worth something, and you could buy a (5. SIZE)............house even if your means were limited. And above all, people were somehow nicer in those days, and spent their free time on innocent (6. PURSUE).........making model boats and tending their stamp (7. COLLECT).........rather than gazing at the television screen for hours on end. As we know, this figure of the past simply cannot be true, and there are plenty of statistics dealing with heath and (8. PROSPER).........which prove that it is not true. So, why is itthat we all have a (9. TEND)..........to idealize the past and to be so (10. CRITISIZE).........of the presents?

Ask any adult over forty to make a (1. COMPARE)........ between the past and the present and most will tell you that things have been getting steadily worse for as long as they can remember. Take the weather for example. Everyone remembers that in their (2. YOUNG)...........the summers were considerably hotter, and that winter always included (3. ABOUND)...........falls of snow just when the school holidays had started. Of course, the food in those days was far superior too, as nothing was imported and everything was fresh. (4. EMPLOY).........was negligible, the money in your pocketreally was worth something, and you could buy a (5. SIZE)............house even if your means were limited. And above all, people were somehow nicer in those days, and spent their free time on innocent (6. PURSUE).........making model boats and tending their stamp (7. COLLECT).........rather than gazing at the television screen for hours on end. As we know, this figure of the past simply cannot be true, and there are plenty of statistics dealing with heath and (8. PROSPER).........which prove that it is not true. So, why is itthat we all have a (9. TEND)..........to idealize the past and to be so (10. CRITISIZE).........of the presents?

Ask any adult over forty to make a (1. COMPARE)........ between the past and the present and most will tell you that things have been getting steadily worse for as long as they can remember. Take the weather for example. Everyone remembers that in their (2. YOUNG)...........the summers were considerably hotter, and that winter always included (3. ABOUND)...........falls of snow just when the school holidays had started. Of course, the food in those days was far superior too, as nothing was imported and everything was fresh. (4. EMPLOY).........was negligible, the money in your pocketreally was worth something, and you could buy a (5. SIZE)............house even if your means were limited. And above all, people were somehow nicer in those days, and spent their free time on innocent (6. PURSUE).........making model boats and tending their stamp (7. COLLECT).........rather than gazing at the television screen for hours on end. As we know, this figure of the past simply cannot be true, and there are plenty of statistics dealing with heath and (8. PROSPER).........which prove that it is not true. So, why is itthat we all have a (9. TEND)..........to idealize the past and to be so (10. CRITISIZE).........of the presents?

Ask any adult over forty to make a (1. COMPARE)........ between the past and the present and most will tell you that things have been getting steadily worse for as long as they can remember. Take the weather for example. Everyone remembers that in their (2. YOUNG)...........the summers were considerably hotter, and that winter always included (3. ABOUND)...........falls of snow just when the school holidays had started. Of course, the food in those days was far superior too, as nothing was imported and everything was fresh. (4. EMPLOY).........was negligible, the money in your pocketreally was worth something, and you could buy a (5. SIZE)............house even if your means were limited. And above all, people were somehow nicer in those days, and spent their free time on innocent (6. PURSUE).........making model boats and tending their stamp (7. COLLECT).........rather than gazing at the television screen for hours on end. As we know, this figure of the past simply cannot be true, and there are plenty of statistics dealing with heath and (8. PROSPER).........which prove that it is not true. So, why is itthat we all have a (9. TEND)..........to idealize the past and to be so (10. CRITISIZE).........of the presents?

Ask any adult over forty to make a (1. COMPARE)........ between the past and the present and most will tell you that things have been getting steadily worse for as long as they can remember. Take the weather for example. Everyone remembers that in their (2. YOUNG)...........the summers were considerably hotter, and that winter always included (3. ABOUND)...........falls of snow just when the school holidays had started. Of course, the food in those days was far superior too, as nothing was imported and everything was fresh. (4. EMPLOY).........was negligible, the money in your pocketreally was worth something, and you could buy a (5. SIZE)............house even if your means were limited. And above all, people were somehow nicer in those days, and spent their free time on innocent (6. PURSUE).........making model boats and tending their stamp (7. COLLECT).........rather than gazing at the television screen for hours on end. As we know, this figure of the past simply cannot be true, and there are plenty of statistics dealing with heath and (8. PROSPER).........which prove that it is not true. So, why is itthat we all have a (9. TEND)..........to idealize the past and to be so (10. CRITISIZE).........of the presents?

Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.

Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two-thirds of the world's science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in the world.

1.What is the main topic of this passage?

Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.

Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two-thirds of the world's science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in the world.

2.The word “emerged”in line 3 couldbest be replaced by which of the following?

Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.

Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two-thirds of the world's science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in the world.

3.As used in line 3, the word “elements”is not similar to which of the following:

Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.

Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two-thirds of the world's science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in the world.

4.Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England?

Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.

Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two-thirds of the world's science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in the world.

5.According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world except..................

Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.

Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two-thirds of the world's science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in the world.



6.As used in line 6, which of the following is closet in meaning to the word “course”?

Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.

Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two-thirds of the world's science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in the world.


7.The word “enclaves”in line 8 could be best replaced by which of the following?

Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.

Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two-thirds of the world's science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in the world.

8.The word “proliferated”in line 10 is closest in meaning to which of the following?

Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.

Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two-thirds of the world's science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in the world.

9.Which of thefollowing is closet in meaning to the word “constituting”in line 16?

Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.

Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two-thirds of the world's science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in the world.


10.According to the passage, approximately how many non-native users of English are there in the world today?

1.Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
→Martin’s ................................................................

2.Thanks to his aunt’s legacy of £10.000 he was able to buy the house he wanted.
→Had his..............................................................................

3.Mary was the only student absent from class.
→Apart............................................................................................................

4.Jane hasn’t made much progress at school.
→Jane has only ..............................................................................................

5.My parents find fault with everything I do.
→No matter..........................................................................

1.Jack London/ famous/ American writer.

2.He/ bear/ January 13th/1876/ San Francisco/ California.

3. family/ poor/ he/ have/ leave/ school/ make money.

4. He/ work/ hard/ different jobs

5. Later/ he/ return/ school/ he/ not/ stay/ long.