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PHONG GDDT BA DINH NAME :

TRƯỜNG THCS GIẢNG VO SCORE :

TEST FOR GOOD STUDENTS

(The 2nd round / E 9 /2006-2007 )

A Phonetics:

I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group

II Pick out the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the others:

10 a preference b attraction c advantage d discover

B Vocabulary :

I Choose the alternative which best matches the meaning of the underlined phrasal verb:

13 It was so hot in the theatre that I almost dropped off

14 “ What did he say to you ?”

“ He told me to clear off.”

c finish my work d push the boat into the water

15 I knew exactly what he wanted me to do: he didn’t need to spell it out for me

a tell me how to write it down b help me to do

c explain it any further d plan my life for me

16 Jane is very upset I’d like you to try and smooth things over if you can

a tidy the place up for her b calm her down

c tell her not to be silly d hide the truth from her

17 The boss sometimes lets her typists knock off at four o’clock

a hand in their work

b stop for a tea break

c finish work

d meet to make suggestions or complains about their work

II Choose the words from the box to complete the following story:

Last Wednesday evening my wife and I arrived in Hong Kong on a flight to Bangkok It was our first (18) to the country and we were looking (19) to having very enjoyable days of shopping and sightseeing here before returning to our home in Hawaii

As soon as we arrived, however, our dreams of a happy holiday disappeared There we were (20) by unsmiling Customs Inspectors who requested that we (21) open all our suitcases They then took everything out of them and inspected every item very carefully Without (22) a word, they tore and opened all the presents that we had bought in Bangkok for our friends at home They even opened my wife’s cosmetics and stuck their (23) in them When we protested, they told my wife and (24) to follow them There we asked a variety (25) questions Only (26) ten minutes of such questioning, we were finally (27) to leave

III Sentence transformation :

28 She admitted that she took the necklace

=> She admitted to

29 Most students can work very hard when they feel like it => Most students are capable

30 I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party => I really wish I

31 She didn’t inherit anything under her uncle’s will => Her uncle didn’t

32 The only thing they didn’t steal was the television => They stole

33 It seems that no one predicted the correct result => No one

34 They had been lost in the mountains for three days, but they looked strong and healthy => Even

35 I’ll find that man, no matter how long it takes =>However

IV The following passage contains 11 errors Find and correct them: ( from No 36 to 46) It is a custom in Britain and in most European country to celebrate a person’s birthday Members of the family and close friends are supposed being present at the party If they couldn’t come they may send a gift by post At the birthday party, the person which gives birthday party opens all the gifts in front of all the people present and thank him for the gifts The mother usually made a birthday cake, or if she can’t, she may order one from a cake-shop A number of candles are placing on top of the cake and would be lighted when the party starts The number of the candles is also the old of that person After the light is off they all sing a song “Happy birthday to you ” Then they play any games or sing or dance together

V Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:

47 You will not succeed working harder

48 He the office when I arrived

a was leaving b has left c should leave d leaves

49 You will never finish that job by tomorrow morning unless you some help

50 It was raining very so I took my umbrella.

51 My brother ride his motorbike to work but then he suddenly decided to cycle instead

a was used to b has used to c was using to d used to

52 .the wet weather, the football match went ahead

53 I do that if I were you

54 He me to use energy-saying devices

VI Fill each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital letters:

Life on other planets

Humans have long been fascinated by (55-out) space, and have wondered if there are

intelligent life-forms (56- else) , which we might be able to contact (57-nature) , we’ve all seen space creatures on our TV and cinema screens, but “aliens” like these owe more to the(

58-convenient) of using human (59-act) to play the parts than to any real form of

(60-science) investigation

However, many serious space (61-reseach) are now beginning to turn their attention to the question of what alien life might (62-actual) look like One early result is Arnld the Alien,

(63-design) by biologist, Dougal Dixon This strange being, (64-like) humans, has its eyes, ears and

limbs in groups of three instead of pairs but , despite its old (65-appear) , its behavios not very

different from our own

C.READING.

Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answer:

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and emigrated to New York City when she ten years old One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of her nineteen century After writing many letters seeking admission to the medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia So determined was she that she taught school and gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition

In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced to abandon the idea

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to star her own practice because she was a woman By 1875 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor along with another female doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Beside being the first female physician and founding her own hospital, she also established the first medical school for women

66 Why couldn’t Elizabeth realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?

a She couldn’t her admitted to medical school b she decided to further her education in Paris

c A serious eye infection prevented d It was difficult for her star practice in the US

67 What main reason almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming a doctor?

c She couldn’t graduate from medical school d She couldn’t established her hospital

68 How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?

69 When Elizabeth became a doctor, she was

70 All of the following are : “first” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except:

a She became the first female physician

b She was the first woman surgeon

c She and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children

d She established the first medical school for women

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