BỘ ĐỀ ÔN THI THCS MÔN TIẾNG ANH ĐỀ 1 I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1 A student B study C studio D stupid 2 A dictation B question C[.]
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I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest
2 A dictation B question C foundation D action
II Choose a word in each group that has different stress pattern
1 A compulsory B convenient C correspond D communicate
2 A puppet B freedom C describe D message
III Circle the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences
1 I usually play football with my friends summer
2 Children are often afraid spiders
3 - Bill: “ languages can you speak?” - Helen: “Two, English and
Vietnamese.”
4 He suggested for a walk in the park
5 If you want to get good grades, you study hard
6 I want to save money to a new bicycle
7 Students shouldn’t too much time playing computer games
8 We feel that all of you will get good marks in this test
9 I really like the book you bought yesterday
10 What would you do if you me?
IV Supply the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences
1 Michael Jackson is her favorite ……… …… (sing)
2 You will get a good ……… at this school (educate)
3 It is very ……….… to drive too fast in the street (danger)
4 We should turn off the lights when going out to save ……… (electric)
5 If we ……… the water, we will have no fresh water to use (pollution)
V Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses
1 Janet usually ……… …… the bus to school every day (take)
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3 I ……… the football match on TV last night (not watch)
4 I ……….… the washing up when the phone rang (do)
5 They ……… English for seven years up to now (study)
VI Read the text carefully, then choose the most suitable answers (A, B, C or D).
Every day on radio, on TV, and in the newspaper, we hear, see or read about many problems in the world, for example, pollution problems
Air pollution is the first kind It mostly comes from fumes released from motorbikes, cars, airplanes, trains and poisonous gases emitted from factories Also, waste is dumped anywhere, even in the city where many people are living The second pollution problem is sea pollution Many people earn their living from fishing in the sea, and the fish they catch feed many people But the sea has become so polluted from oil spills and factory wastes
that the fish are dying This is not only killing the fish, but is also affecting those people
who eat fish
Seldom do you find a place nowadays that is not polluted This problem is growing more difficult every day We must find a good solution that makes the world a better place to live
1 We hear, see and read about problems in the world _
A once a week B every day C every week D every year
2 What causes the air pollution?
A fumes from vehicles B poisonous gases from factories
C waste from everywhere D All are correct
3 The sea has become polluted because of _
C smoke from factories D A and B are correct
4 In order to make the world a better place to live, we _
A should not prevent pollution B must find a good solution
C should kill the fish D None is correct
5 The word “This” in the passage refers to _
VII Choose a suitable word to complete each gap.
ways in avoid because many
Teenagers today live (1) a very competitive world It is more important than ever to succeed at school if you hope to have a chance in the job market afterwards It's no wonder that many young people worry about letting down their parents, their peers and themselves To try to please everyone, they take on too (2) tasks until it becomes harder and harder to balance homework assignments, parties, sports activities and friends The result is that young people suffer from stress
There are different (3) of dealing with stress Everyone knows that caffeine,
in the form of coffee or soft drinks, keeps you awake and alert But caffeine is a drug which can become addictive In the end, like other drugs, caffeine only leads to more
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VIII Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
English began as a West Germanic language (1) was brought to England around 400
AD Old English was the spoken and written language of England between 400 and 1100AD But Old Engish was very (2) from modern English and only a few words can be easily identified English from about 1300 to 1500 is known as Middle English It was influenced by French and Latin in vocabulary and (3) Modern English developed from the Middle English dialect of the East Midlands and was influenced by the English used (4) London, where a printing press was set up in 1476 The development of printing helped establish standards of spelling (5) grammar, but there remained a lot of variation
2 A similar B different C strange D dependent
3 A meaning B language C writing D pronunciation
Every year many people in the world learn English Some of them are young children (1)
IX Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the words given
1 “I’m really happy about your improvement in English,” said the teacher
-> The teacher told me that ……… ……… ……
2 I don’t have enough time to finish this work
-> I wish I ……… ……….……
3 Going to the beach in such hot weather is interesting
-> It is ……… ……….………
4 Do they usually feed the animals three times a day?
-> Are ……….……… ?
5 The children are excited about going to the circus
-> The children are looking
X Rewrite the following sentences using a given word and starting by a given word.
1.The boy feels sick because he eats too many cakes (WOULD)
- > If
2 The house is small However,we can stay there (STAY)
-> Despite 3.What about keeping our environment unpolluted (THAT)
-> I suggest 4.The tall boy is talking to my brother (WHO)
- > The boy
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- > I think
The End
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I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
II Choose the word with the different stress pattern.
2 A interrupt B condition C education D Mathematics
III Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses
1 When I (arrive) ……… yesterday, he was watching TV
2 They (live) ……… here since 2003
3 My brother likes (play) ……… soccer in his free time
4 The boy is too young (ride) ……… a motorbike
5 A modern hospital should (build) ……… in this town soon
IV Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses to complete the sentences
1 There are a lot of at tourist attractions in Ho Chi Minh city (sightsee)
2 He felt because he lost the match (disappoint)
3 She drives , so she has caused many accidents (care)
4 Teachers now give more to their students in classroom activities (free)
5 The Internet has helped students study more (effect)
6 I am thankful to my teacher who always gives me lots of to better my
V Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1 They are still playing on the field it is raining heavily
2 Study harder
A if you will pass the exam B and you will fail the exam
C unless you pass the exam D or you won’t pass the exam
3 The girl wishes she _ in Nha Trang for the festival next week
A will stay B could stay C is staying D can stay
4 On the way to school, Long often stops a newspaper
5 Cong Vinh seems to be well-qualified _ the latest position
6 He read his article on the website last night, _?
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7 Are all the students used _ their summer vacation in the countryside?
A to spend B spend C to spending D spending
8 Passover _ in Israel and by all Jewish people
A is hold B is celebrating C celebrates D is celebrated
9 “When will Mr Ba retire ? He began _ for the company thirty years ago.”
A to be worked B to working C will work D to work
10 If Ba were rich, he _ around the world
A should travel B traveled C could travel D must travel
VI Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the passage
For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience Others, however, find the whole idea quite terrifying, (1) flying is no more dangerous (2) any other form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer It is known, however, that most accident occurs during taking off and landing when a (3) decisions are vitally important
The people (4) job it is to look after the passengers, the stewards and stewardnesses play an important part in helping passengers to (5) safe and comfortable Indeed for many passengers being taken such care of is all part of the total experience No other form of travel involves waiting for people in quite the same way , with food, drink, newspapers, magazins, music, and even video films
1 A although B too C and D because
3 A leader’s B chief’s C driver’s D pilot’s
4 A whose B which C their D that
5 A.experience B rest C feel D lie
VII Choose a suitable word to complete each gap.
covered - loss - occurs - wasteful - as
Light pollution is not (1) serious as water or air pollution Moreover, it is the type of pollution that (2) more in cities than in rural areas In the past,
we could sit out at night and gaze al glittering stars in the sky and light from objects in the out space Nowadays, cities are (3) with lights from buildings, advertising displays, many of which direct the lights up into the sky and into many unwanted places The real problem is that it is (4) to apply light to almost everything at night Millions of tons of oil and coal are used to produce the power to light the sky Eye strain, (5) of vision and stress are what people may get from light pollution
VIII Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Faraday was born into a poor family He received little schooling in his boyhood and had
to start work at an early age in a bookbinder's shop He was very interested in science, so
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One day Davy discovered Faraday's talent As a result, he invited the boy to work in his laboratory At first Faraday was given very simple jobs, but later he had more important work to do It was in Davy's laboratory that Faraday invented the generator and became a well-known scientist of England
1 Why didn't Faraday have a good education?
A Because he wasn't interested in studying
B Because he didn't have money
C Because his family was too poor
D Because his father was a blacksmith
2 Where did he work at his early age?
A in a bookshop B in a book club
C in a bookbinder's shop D in a book stall
3 The boy often attended
A lectures B sentences C letters D speeches
4 What did Faraday do at first in Davy's laboratory?
A uneasy jobs B easy jobs C difficult jobs D complex jobs
5 What did Faraday do later in Davy's laboratory?
A more tiring work B more boring work
C more simple work D more important work
IX Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the words given
1 I was very sleepy ,but I still wanted to watch the football match on TV
Although
2 Mary is taller than Anne
Anne is not as … ……….…………
3 Why don’t we watch a film now?
I suggested … ………
4 “Would you like to have some coffee?”, said Tom to Mary
Tom invited Mary ……… ……
5 I cannot remember the man’s name He phoned me last night
The man whose … ………
X Rewrite the following sentences using a given word and starting by a given word.
1 The last time she went out with him was 9 months ago (SINCE)
=> It is
2 They say that he is over 100 years old (BE)
=> He is said
3 Miss Huong Tram is the best student in this class (AS)
=> Nobody in
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5 “Do you know what the time is, Mary?” asked John (WHETHER)
=>John asked
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I Pick out one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
II Choose the word with the different stress pattern.
1 A background B chemistry C harbor D Scientific
III Circle the best option from A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks in the following
sentences:
1 I suggest _up the beach
A clean B to clean C cleaned D cleaning
2 Thuy's grandmother turned the television _ to see the weather forecast
3 There is too much traffic _, the air is polluted
4 There are _good programms on TV that I rarely watch it
A such few B such little C so few D so little
5 It’s important that he _the book for me
6 Let’s go somewhere for a drink, _?
7.He never stopped until his last minute of life
A.to work B to be working C working D to have worked
8 I hurried I wouldn’t be late for class
9 If people _energy, there will be no shortage of electricity
10.The children laughed _when they are watching a comic
IV Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage
Britain will soon ban smoking in cars with children Britain’s government wants (1) the harm cigarette smoke does to children New laws will cut the chances
of children passive smoking This is when someone breathes in the (2) from other people’s cigarettes Many studies say passive smoking can almost be as (3)
Trang 8as actually smoking a cigarette The British government says that it has looked at research pointing out that children who sit in smoke-filled cars have (4) problems It is particularly bad in cars because there is so little space, so the car fills with smoke very quickly (5) agrees with the new law Some lawmakers argue that it takes away the freedom for people to smoke in their own car However, Britain’s health minister states that the health of children is more (6) than the freedom to smoke
1 A reduce B to reducing C to reduce D reducing
3 A harmful B heavy C careless D tired
4 A traffic B housing C health D economic
5 A Everyone B No one C Not everyone D Every lawmaker
6 A important B useful C serious D interesting
V Read the text caefully, and then choose the correct answers.
Parents send their children to school to prepare for the time when they grow up Children learn their native language so that they will be able to communicate fluently with other people around them Moreover, they can preserve the valuable culture and literature of their country They learn foreign languages in order to benefit from other countries’ heritage The more foreign languages they learn, the more benefits they get Children also learn mathematics to calculate, geography to know about nature, and history to know about human beings and historical events Nearly everything they study at school has some practical uses in their life
1 Parents send their children to school to
A learn English B play better
C make them grow up D prepare for their future
2 Why do children have to learn their native language?
A To communicate fluently with other people around them
B To learn foreign languages
C To know about nature
D To benefit from foreign countries' heritage
3 According to the passage, children learn history to know about
A the mankind B people and historical events
C practical uses in life D events of the history
4 How many school subjects are mentioned in the passage?
5 Most of the things children learn at school _
A have some practical uses B are useless
C have no use D are not necessary
VI Choose a suitable word to complete each gap.
wrote - who - at - made - greatest
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1564 in Stratford- upon- Avon (2) _ the age of eighteen he married Anne Hathaway, (3) was eight years older than himself A few years later he moved to London, where he worked as a actor and a playwright Shakespeare (4) _ thirty seven plays and 154 sonnets (a kind of poem) His most famous plays are the four great tragedies – Othelo, Macbeth, Hamlet, and King Lear Shakespeare died in Stratford on 23 April 1616, but his plays are still very popular today They have been translated into different languages, and many of them have been (5) into films, both in English
languages Shakespeare’s plays are about the great issues of life – love, hatred, jealousy, power, ambition,death and so on So, his plays are just relevant today as they were in the sixteenth century
VII Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one
1 They had bad marks because of their laziness
Because they
2 “Don’t go to bed too late” My mother said to me
My mother asked
3 I’m sorry I won’t be home tomorrow
I wish
4 They enjoy walking in the rain
They are
5 She moved to that house in 1973
She has
VIII Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses
1 I would rather you (come) here on time
2 This is the first time I (be) here
3 She (not do) the homework last night
4 You (not succeed) if you didn’t try hard
5 She told me that she (sell) her house the following day
IX Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses to complete the sentences
1 Fuel can be cut down by having fewer cars on the roads (consume)
2 Many chemicals have a effect on the environment (disaster)
3 ., the typhoon didn't cause any damage on the village (lucky)
4 The next stage in the of television is interactive TV (develop)
5 My house is for the bus station (convenience)
X Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, using the words given
1 “ I am sorry I didn’t write to you soon.” Nam said to me (FOR)
> Nam apologized………
2 “ Please give me your test paper” The teacher said to me (HIM)
> The teacher asked………
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> If Peter………
> She began
5 Quite by chance, Brenda met Philip at the station (RAN)
>
Đê 4
PART A: PHONETICS (1.0 POINT)
I Pick out one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
II Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
PART B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (3.0 POINTS)
I.Circle the best option from A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks in the following
sentences:
1 You have been to England, you?
2 Who will look your children when you go away?
3 Lan was very tired. , she had to finish her homework before going to bed
4 We haven't been to cinema for ages
5 That's the man works in the same company with me
6 I agree my sister on many things
7 It takes a long time a foreign language
A to learn B to learning C learning D for us learn
8 The ao dai is the dress of Vietnamese women
A traditional B casual C baggy D beautiful
9 My favorite is Literature
10 The Internet has developed and become part of our life
A increasing B increasingly C increase D increased
II Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses
1 They (have) breakfast at 6.30 every day