Circle the correct answers: 1.. People are looking for the best methods to recycle……….into manure.. I’m sure the letter won’t arrive in time unless it send by air.. When the Prime Minist
Trang 1K× thi HSG líp 9 n¨m häc:2008 – 2009 2009
M«n thi: TiÕng Anh Thêi gian lµm bµi: 150 phót
I Circle the correct answers:
1 Trees help prevent the erosion by…………it from the wind and the rain
a protect b to protect c protected d protecting
2 You can’t leave until you …………your work
a finished b have finished c had finished d will finished
3 The type of clothing people wear tells other a lot about………
a who b are they who c they are who d who are they
4 The boy from the city was …………life on the farm
a used not to b not used to c using not to d not using to
5 Chuck didn’t realize how late it was because his watch………
a stops b is stopped c has stopped d had stopped
6 We are looking for a place…… we can get something to eat
7 ……… to the manager’s loan, Gerald’s struggling company managed to stay solvent
a With thanks b Thank you c Thanks d Greatful
8 Is there any chance………… the machinery repaired?
a to have b of having c for having d of being
9 It’s crucial that he ………attend the ceremony
10 How you invest your money is none of my………
11 Ted is excited…………his car
12 ………people in Thailand earn enough for a comfortable life
a Most of b The most c, Most of the d Most of all
13 We arrived ………….late that there were no seats left
14 ………the class has finished, go straight to the library
15 Are you satisfied…….your record?
16 That beautiful girl…… so much money to buy things that she didn’t really need
a wasted b economized c used carefully d exchange
17 The prefix of adjective “large” is…………
il-18 The old man tried to stop ………… because of his bad cough
19 What……….if there…………a serious nuclear accident?
a will happen / was b happens / were
c would happen / were d would happen / had been
20 It is very hot I wish it…….now
a rains b is raining c being rained d were raining
21 We object……….forests for land and wood
a destroy b for destroying c to destroying d to destroy
22 Our farms…………rice, wheat and dairy products
a produced b produce c producing d production
23 I couldn’t help ………… what you said
24 Which word is opposite of “increase”?
a develop b decrease c grow d florish
25 He tries ……… what he was saying
a explain b explaining c to explain d explained
26 We come to school ………….our minds with knowledge
a richness b to enrich c enrich d enriching
27 Mr and Mrs Jones have been married for five years They have no children, They are a
couple
……
a childlikeb childish c childhood d childless
28 John drives very………… ; he has never had any accident
a careful b careless c carelessly d carefully
29 He has been absent…… school very often lately
30 The suffixes of “hope” are…………
a – 2009less b - ful c – 2009 ness d a and b are correct
31 The exhaust from all kinds of vehicles, smoke from factories, industrial waste and dirt are spoiling our………
a situation b environment c condition d surrounding
32 He was acsued ……… stealing a bike
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33 People are looking for the best methods to recycle……….into manure
34 Coal, oil and forest are the most important………resources
a industrial b agricultural c natural d national
35 He is good…… all sports
36 We must learn about keeping the environment…………
a polluted b unpolluted c dirty d pollution
37 Don’t eat those vegetables They are…………
38 We’ll live in a happier and……… life if we keep our environment clean
39 It is a great …………that you were not concerned much about the environment around us
40 Not only …………air pollution but it does harm to our health
a does car exhaust caused b do car exhaust causes
c does car exhaust cause d do car exhaust cause
II Find out the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1 A mood B shoot C foot D flood
2 A throughout B them C threaten D think
3 A skillful B likely C similar D different
4 A elements B forests C deserts D farmers
III Give the correct form of the words in the parentheses:
1 The cash and carriage price is only $50 but they charge extra for ……….(deliver)
2 These shoes ook quite smart but they are terribly……….(comfort)
3 Always read a label on a product It can give you some useful ………(inform)
4 It is a nice shop and the assistants are all polite and ……… (help)
5 When I have to wait for a long time to be served, I started to feel ……….(patient)
6 I don’t want my money back I want a ……….(replace)
7 Artists are …………people (create)
8 Tom had eaten so much He had to ……….his belt (loose)
9 Nothing could……….him (satisfaction)
10 What is the………of this river? (long)
IV Give the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses:
1 The last time he (see) in a public he (wear)a grey suit
2 I’m sure the letter won’t arrive in time unless it (send) by air
3 England (win)the championship if they had played better
4 It is high time that you (get) down to more serious work
5 I’m going to retire soon By the first of June I (work) here for 25 years
6 This was the talking between brothers who just (meet) up with each other
7 He refuse to admit that he (make) some correction in the document
8 He waited until all the guests (leave) and then (sit) down at the desk
V Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning:
1 A boy was injured in the accident He is now in hospital
2 They will finish breakfast They will go for a swim then
3 My last visit to Hanoi was in 2000
4 We couldn’t drive because of the thick snow
The thick snow prevented ……… ………
5 Jane is the best tennis player in the club
6 He can’t sing as well as his brother
7 We started cooking for the party 4 hours ago
8 The sky was so cloudy but we took a lot of pictures
9 When the Prime Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment
10 “I’m sorry that I broke the glass, Mary”said Peter
VI Correct the mistake:
1 There has been a lot of people in the school- yard
2 Not only he was a doctor, but he was also a teacher
3 I and my workers have been waiting for you
4 These pain and aches are bothering me many
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6 Wine is made of grape
7 If you move quiet, you can see small wild animals in the sea
8 Thirty hours a week are a heavy work schedule
9 He as well as other students have to learn harder
10 Look over there The police is chasing the thief
VII Read the text below and fill in each blank one suitable word:
Last Autumn I … ……… a week at a big hotel in London It was one of those modern hotels where ………room is the same size and has the ……… Furniture, and looks just
.every other room My room was 311 the third floor One night, quite late, I
got back to the hotel………a very good dinner with some friends I walked into the lift and
the button When the lift , I got out and walked to my roomor what I
was my room When I ………the door I saw an astonished scene A man was pointing a revoler to a woman sitting in an armchair, and the woman was saying in a frightened voice: “please don’t shoot me!”
I turned round, ran along the corridor and down the stairs – 2009 I don’t wait the lift and found the night porter in the hall “Quick,” I cried “someone is being murdered in my room.”
VIII Read the passage and choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C, or D to complete the passage:
In our daily life we need to communicate with one another We do this mostly by speaking to other people and listening to … (1) they say to us And when we are close to them we can do this very easily However, our voices will not travel very far when we shout
The man who….(2) this possible was Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman, born in Edinnburgh in
1847 Bell, a teacher of visible speech who later moved to Canada, ….(3) all his spare time experimenting (4) enthusiastic was he in his research (5) a means for spending speech by electricity that he left
much time for his day to day and at one time was almost penniless
3 A took B wasred C cost D spent
Keys (HSG Ha Hoa 08-09)
I 40 points
Notes: 1 point for each correct answer
II 5 points
1 D 2 B 3 B 4 D 5 A Notes: 1 point for each correct answer
III 10 points:
1) Delivery 2) Uncomfortable 3) Information 4) Helpful 5) Impatient
Notes: 1 point for each correct answer
IV 10 points:
1) Was seen 2) Was wearing 3) Is sent 4) Would have won 5) Got 6) Will have worked 7) Had just met 8) Had made 9) Had left 10) sat
Notes: 1 point for each correct answer
V 10 points:
1 The boy who was injured in the accident is now in hospital
2 As soon as they finish breakfast, they will go for swim
3 I haven’t visited Hanoi since 2000
4 The thick snow prevented us from driving
5 No one in the club can play tennis as well as Jane
6 His brother sings better than him
7 We have been cooking for the party for 4 hours
8 Despite the cloud, we took a lot of pictures
9 On being asked about the strike, the Prime Minister declined to comment
10 Peter aplogized Mary for breaking / having broken the glass
Notes: 1 point for each correct answer
VI 10 points:
1. There has been a lot of people in the school- yard have
2. Not only he was a doctor, but he was also a teacher was he
3. I and my workers have been waiting for you My workers and I
4. These pain and aches are bothering me many much
5. She said Peter was looking tired when she saw him looked
7. If you move quiet, you can see small wild animals in the sea quietly
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9. He as well as other students have to learn harder has
10. Look over there The police is chasing the thief are
Notes: 1 point for each correct answer
VII. 10 points:
Notes: 1 point for each correct answer
VIII 5 points:
Notes: 1 point for each correct answer
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