READING & USE OF ENGLISH 8 for gifted students with ANSWER KEY Date 30-9-2020 Mã A340008

READING & USE OF ENGLISH 8 – ANSWER KEY

Date: 30/9/2020

I. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (30 points)

Part 1. For questions 1-20, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions and write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes provided. 1. Phuong Thao is a student in Ms Lan’s writing class. She is asking for Ms Lan’s comments on her last essay. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank. Phuong Thao: “You must have found reading my essay very tiring.” Ms Lan: “_____________. I enjoyed it.” A. Not in the least B. Just in case C. At all costs D. You are welcome Not in the least: hoàn toàn không 2. There weren’t many vegetarian dishes _____________, although there were several different kinds of cheese. A. like that B. as such C. such that D. such like as such: đúng nghĩa là 3. ________ hundreds of people dead during the evacuation from the war-torn area in the Middle East. A. It is estimated to be B. There is estimated to be C. There are estimated to be D. It is estimated that Phương án D sai vì sau it is estimated that phải là mệnh đề. 4. _____________, the diners settled the bill and left the restaurant. A. Having hunger satisfied B. Their hunger satisfied C. Hunger been satisfied D. Satisfying their hunger Mệnh đề đầy đủ là having their hunger been satisfied hoặc having satisfied their hunger, mục tiêu là tìm dạng rút gọn chính xác của 1 trong 2 trường hợp trên trong 4 phương án A-D → B đúng. 5. Children’s _____________ skills, that is the brain-based skills required to carry out tasks, develop rapidly in the first few years of their lives. A. characteristic B. conscious C. emotional D. cognitive cognitive skills: khả năng tư duy 6. If you break the law while visiting a foreign country, you will most likely be _____________. A. deported B. reintegrated C. uprooted D. degraded deport: trục xuất 7. After the hurricane, all that was left of our house was a pile of _____________. A. rabble B. rubble C. ramble D. rumble pile of rubble: đống đổ nát 8. If there happened to be both rich and poor people, as there happen to be both black and white ones, then the advantages of the _____________ might well spread in time to the hard-up. A. well-heeled B. big-hearted C. open-handed D. tight-fisted the well-heeled: người giàu có 9. The floral bouquets we entered into the competition were a _____________ of colour, but unfortunately, we did not win first prize. A. wham B. riot C. drop D. buzz

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a riot of colour: tập hợp đa màu sắc 10. I don't think Paul will ever get married — he's the stereotypical _____________ bachelor. A. settled B. confirmed C. fixed D. determined confirmed bachelor: người thích độc thân 11. Harry was a _____________ of nerves the whole time his wife was in the hospital. A. batch B. bunch C. bundle D. bale be a bundle of nerves: hồi hộp, lo lắng 12. It had been with a heavy _____________ that I watched her leave, and I had sunk into a dark and despairing mood. A. head B. mood C. mind D. heart heavy heart: nỗi buồn miên man 13. Uncle Tom’s a _____________ who prefer his own company to anyone else’s. A. drowned rat B. lone wolf C. lame duck D. top dog lone wolf: an animal or person that acts independently or generally lives or spends time alone instead of with a group drowned rat: thoroughly wet lame duck: sb in trouble and needing help top dog: most important person 14. After months of trying to find a cheap flat in the centre of town, he’s finally _______ in the sponge. A. thrown B. swept C. cleared D. polished throw in the sponge: bỏ cuộc 15. When I started talking about Miranda, Steven _____________ and left. A. cut corners B. cut it fine C. cut short D. cut me dead cut corners: do sth quickly but not thoroughly cut it fine: achieve sth just in time cut sb/sth short: interrupt sb/sth cut sb dead: ignore sb’s presence 16. Despite the economists’ forecast of _____________, the economy is well on the way to recovery. A. gloom and doom B. high and dry C. ups and downs D. hue and cry …