bo de on hoc sinh gioi tinh Anh 9

10 Have got 84 She blames me for having caused the accident. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at ______ it has c[r]

§ Ò thi häc sinh giái tØnh Môn Tiếng Anh 9

Thêi gian : 150 phót

Question I: Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced diffrently from the others (5p):

1 A depend B enjoy C separate D return

2 A nature B national C narrow D channel

3 A invite B river C shrine D primary

4 A problem B love C box D hobby

5 A arrived B mentioned C ended D loved

Question II Choose the words that has different stress from the others (5p):

1.A complain B favorite C terrible D famous

2.A awful B empty C delicious D lovely

3.A climate B design C region D comic

4.A inspiration B economic C reputation D dormitory

5.A entertainment B information C education D television

Question III Choose the word or phrase best complete each sentence (10p):

1.He worked than his workmates.

A.more careful B.as carefully C.carefully D.more carefully

2 I wish you me how to do this exercise.

A.can help B.will help C.could help D.should help

3 I find the time of English meals very strange I’m not used dinner at 5 p.m

A.to have B to having C.having D.have

4.What time ?

A.has An phoned B An has phoned C did An phone D.is An phone

5 The children to the zoo.

A.were enjoyed takeB.enjoyed being takenC.were enjoyed takingD.enjoyed taking

6 Go and get me some coffee, ?

A.shall you B.shan’t you C.won’t you D will you

7 You have never been to Ha long Bay, ?

A.have you B.haven’t you C you have D you haven’t

8 He his new job in Taiwan.

A.said us about B told about C said about D told us about

9 You will fail the exam you learn harder.

A.if B unless C.where D.or

10 she was a brilliant scientist.

A.She was said that B.It said that C People are said D It is said that

Question IV Provide the correct form of the words in brackets (5p):

1.Television is one of the cheapest forms of [ ENTERTAIN]

2 She has one of the biggest in Britain [COLLECT]

3 Street noise is one of the of living in the city [ADVANTAGE]

4 Thousands of people have been made by the war [HOME]

5 My teacher me to take this examination [COURAGE]

Question V.Each of the following sentence has one mistake Identify and correct the

Question VI : Read the passage and choose the best answer(10p):

Living in the country is something that people (1) the city often dream about However, in reality, it has both advantages and (2)

There are certainly many advantages to living in the country First of all, you can enjoy (3) and quiet Moreover, people tend to be friendlier A further advantage is that there is less (4) , so it

is safer for young children.

However, there are certain drawbacks to life outside the city Firstly, because there are (5) people, you are (6) to have few friends In addition, entertainment is difficult to find,

(7) in the evening Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops and services means that

2 A benefitB.difficulty C.hardship D.disadvantages

3 A.peaceB.peaceful C.silent D.still

4 A.carsB motorsC.traffic D.vehicles

5 A.moreB fewerC.less D.little

6 A.likeB likelyC.likelihood D.possibly

7 A.earlyB particularlyC.speciallyD.usually

8 A.careerB jobC.placeD.work

9 A.manyB moreC mostD.much

10 A.contraryB contrastC convertD.conversion

Question VII: Read the passage and choose the best answer (10p):

I was born in Newcastle, a city in the North East of England Newcastle is on the bank of the River Tyne It is quite big, with a population of about 200,000 people There is a cathedral and a university There are five bridges over River Tyne, which link Newcastle to the next town, Gateshead, where there

is one of the biggest shopping centres in the world A few years ago, the main industries were

shipbuilding and coalmining, But now the chemical and soap industries are important I moved to London ten years ago but I often return to Newcastle I miss the people, who are very friendly, and I miss the beautiful countryside near the city, where there are so many hills and streams.

1 Newcastle is

A a city near the North East of England B a small town in England.

C a city in the North East of England D a city in the North of England

2 The population of Newcastle is

A 200,000 people B much less than 200,000 people

C much more than 200,000 people D about 200,000 people.

3 Gateshead has one of in the world.

A the largest rivers B the most important shipbuilding industries

C the most beautiful countryside D the biggest shopping centers

4 According to the passage, the writer

A is still living in Newcastle B has never returned to Newcastle

C doesn’t live in Newcastle any more D has come back to live in Newcastle.

5 Which of the following is NOT true about Newcastle ?

A Its people are friendly B Its main industry now is shipbuilding.

C It has a cathedral (nhµ thê) and a university D It is next to Gateshead

Question VIII Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one (5p) :

1.Maths is the most difficult subject of all.

A.Maths is very difficult of all.

B.No subject is not as difficult as Maths.

C.Nothing is more difficult than Maths.

D.No subject is more difficult than Maths.

2 What a pity I m not tall enough to join the army.’

A.I am sorry for joing the army.

B.I wish I were taller.

C.I am not tall enough, so I don’t want to join the army.

D.I wish I am taller to join the army.

3 Do you know Lan s address - He asked me.“ ’ ”

A.He asked me for Lan’s address.

B.He asked me if someone knew Lan’s address.

C.He asked me if I know Lan’s address.

D.He asked me if I knew Lan’s address

4 Our garden was badly damaged in last week s storm.’

A.Last week the garden has been damaged.

B.Last week’s storm badly damaged our garden.

C.The storm has damaged our garden badly.

D.The storm was damaged our garden last wekk.

5 The test we did last time was more difficult than this one.

A.We did a difficult test last time and a more difficult than this one.

B.This test is not as difficult as the one we did last time.

C.We had a more difficult test last week than this one.

D.The test we have this time is not difficult at all.

Question IX: Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as the first (10p):

1.Do we have to write all the questions ? -> Need ?

2 Barbara is the best tennis - player in the club.-> No one

3 I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for ages -> It’s ages since

4 I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning ->“ Please ”

5 The cake was so hard that he could not eat it ->It was such

6 She asked John how he liked her new dress -> “How ”

7 Somebody repaired her car yesterday ->She

8 I’ve never met a more intelligent man than him ->He is

9 Everyday I spend two hours learning English -> Everyday It takes

10 My grandfather bought this clock 30 years ago ->This clock

Question X Complete the letter using the suggested words (10p): Dear Mom and Dad, 1.Life/ Ho Chi Minh City/ be/ exciting/ 2.It/ be/ large city/ it/ also/ interesting/ 3.Yesterday/ We/ see/ a street musician/ hotel 4.He/ play/ guitar/ beautifully/ Everything/ seem/ strange/ here / us/ 5.You/ surprised/ see/ us/, aren’t you ? 6.We/ walk/ happily/ busy street/the noise/ not bother(lµm phiÒn)/ us/ at all/ 7.I/ send/ photo of our hotel/ It/ look/ nice,doesn’t it ? 8.It/ so quiet/ that we/ can hardly/ believe/ it/ Ho Chi minh City/ 9.Every one/here/ very nice/ they/ always/ smile/ happily/ 10.We/ hope/ you/ both well/ Please/ give/ love/ to everyone/and write/ soon.// Question XI : Write a passage (100 - 120 words) about “ How do you learn English ? ”(10p): (English nowadays/ where you learn English/ at school , at home , do grammar exercises, listen to the radio, your English now, what aspect of learning English you find most difficult , in the future )

Answers:

Question I : 5 points (1p for each correct answer)

1 C 2/ A 3/ B 4/ B 5/ D

Question II : 5 points (1p for each correct answer)

1/ A 2/ C 3/ B 4/ D 5/ D

Question III : 10 points (1p for each correct answer)

1/ D 2/ C 3/ B 4/ C 5/ B 6/ D 7/ A 8/ D 9/ B 10/ D

Question IV : 5 points (1p for each correct answer)

1 entertainment 2/ collections 3/ advantages 4/ homeless 5/ encouraged.

Question V : 10 points (1p for each correct answer)

1.B from 

2.B went 

3.C three- week 

4.C greatest 

5.D rang 

6.D much money 

7.D did Jane 

8.B interesting 

9.B to going 

10.B to do 

Question VI : 10 points (1p for each correct answer)

1/ C 2/ D 3/ A 4/ C 5/ B 6/ B 7/ B 8/ D 9/ B 10/ B

Question VII : 10 points (1p for each correct answer)

1/ C 2/ D 3/ D 4/ C 5/ B

Question VIII : 5 points (1p for each correct answer)

1/ D 2/ B 3/ D 4/ B 5/ B

Question IX : 10 points (1p for each correct answer)

1.Need we write all the questions ?

2.No one in the club is better tennis - player than Barbara

3.It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.

4.“Please wake me at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning”- I asked the hotel porter.

5.It was such a hard cake that he couldn’t eat it

6.“How do you like my new dress”- she asked John

7.She had her car repaired yesterday.

8.He is the most intelligent man I’ve ever met.

9.Everyday It takes me 2 hours to learn English.

10.This clock was bought by my grandfather 30 years ago

Question X : 10 points (1p for each correct sentence: 0,5p for correct verb tense, 0,5p for the rest)

a.Life in Ho Chi Minh City is very exciting.

b.It is a large city and it is also very interesting.

c.Yesterday We saw a street musician in/at a hotel.

d.He played the guitar beautifully Everything seems strange here for us

e.You are surprised to see us, aren’t you /

f.We walked happily on the busy street and the noise did not bother us at all.

g.I’ll send a photo of our hotel It looks nice, doesn’t it ?

h.It is so quiet that we can hardly believe it is in HCMCity.

i.Every one here is very nice and they always smile happily.

j.We hope you are both well Please give my love to every one and write to me soon/

Question XI :10 points (1p for each correct answer).

a.Content: 4 points: - 1p for mentioning the importance of learning E nowadays

- 1,5p for how to learn E / at school/ at home

- 1,5 p for coherence (tinh mach lac)

b.Language : - 3p for correct grammar (tense, prep, articles )

i.3p for vocabulary (wide range of vocab., spelling/ use suitable c

onnectives )

the rules of word stress

1.RULE 1 : two syllable words

a)noun/adj of 2 syllables: stress 1st syllable

ex: student, table, sticker happy, random, courage

exceptions : machine , event

b)verbs of 2 syllables :stress 2nd syllable

ex: to admit, to intent, to construct

c)verbs of 2 syllables-ending with OW, EN, Y, EL, ER, LE, ISH :stress 1st syllable ex: to open, to follow, to hurry, to struggle, to flatter, to finish

2.RULE 2 : three or > three syllable words : stress 3rd syllable- counting backwards ex: to celebrate,curriculum, to unify

exception : to develop, imagine, banana

3.RULE 3 : suffixes:

a) stress before CIV (consonant-I-vowel)

ex: australia, religious, physician

b) stress before IC

ex: titanic, panasonic, pacific

exceptions : rhetoric, lunatic, catholic, arithmetic, politics, Arabic

c) stress on the following ending syllábles: ADE, OO, OON, EE, EEN, EER, ESE, ISE, IZE, AIRE, SELF

EX: pickaboo, millionaire, cocoon, analyze, engineer, themselves

d) stress before TION, TAL

ex: tradition, continental,

4 RULE 4: phrases:

4.1 noun phrases:

a) WH - to inf ; whether/if-to inf ; gerund+ obj :stress on the last word :

ex: what to do, learning english

b) compound nouns :

b1/ N+N , N+gerund , gerund+N: stress on 1st element

ex : river bank, coal mining, living room

b2/ N + adj : stress on N :

ex: a handsome and good man

b3/ N( possession, material, component) + N: stress on both of them :

ex : my father's book, wood chair, egg cake

4.2 adj / adv phrases : stress on the last word :

ex : the book on the table, the girl standing overthere, in the morning , by car

5 RULE 5 : sentences :stress on :

# verbs : the last verb

# nouns : the last noun

#three or > three syllable words with the follwing ending syllable : acy, ate, ity,

ety,ence, ent, entary, ical, inal,ishment, ison, logy, omy, ous, ude, try, ural, ular : stress 3rd syllable-counting backward

ex : democracy, variety, elementary, technology, economy, attitude, chemistry, natural,

1.các từ có 2 âm tiết:

thường trọng âm rơi vào âm đầu nếu là Danh từ

rơi vào âm thứ 2 nếu là Động từ

các từ vừa là Danh từ vừa là Động từ hoặc vừa là Tính từ vừa là Động từ:

thường trọng âm rơi vào âm đầu nếu là Danh từ hoặc Tính từ

rơi vào âm 2 nếu là Động từ

2.các từ có 3 âm tiết trọng âm thường rơi vào âm đầu tiên

3 các từ có từ 3 âm tiết trở lên trọng âm thường rơi vào âm thứ 3 kể từ cuối

4 các từ có phần tiền tố trong âm thường ko rơi vào phần tiền tố

Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn anh- lớp 9

I Multiple Choice

1. _of the students in her class could finish the assignment yesterday.

a.Neither b.None c.Either d Not much

2.Try _ so many mistake.

a.not to make b not make c to make not d.make not

3 Don't forget me a call when you arrive.

a.give b.giving c.given d.to give

4 Nowadays most women can _ an education.

a.create b join c bear d pursue

5 An increasing number of people are now going on to Egypt.

a.holiday b visit c excursion d trip

6 Please your cigarette; I'm allergic to smoke.

a.put out b put down c put up d put aside

7 Be patient! Don't _ to learn a foreign language in a week.

a believe b consider c think d expect

8 Burning coal and oil will release gases _ to human.

a.dirty b.dusty c serious d.harmful

9. _his bad leg , he couldn't walk so fast as the others.

a because b.because of c the reason d since

10 He has just gone to his friend's house _ there is a party today.

a who b which c whom d where

11 Stop now! You've done _work for one day.

a too many b plenty c.quite more d quite enough

12 My classmate told me to watch movies in English learn spoken English better.

a so that b in order to c to d b+c

13 Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable?

a.religious b.belong c element d encounter

14 There is a severe _in Somalia and thousand of people are dying from hunger.

a epidemic b.famine c lacking d.disease

15 Helen asked me _ the film called " Star Wars".

a have I seen b have you seen c if I had seen d.if had I seen

16 It was _hot day that we decided to leave work early.

a so b such c a so d such a

17.He seldom goes fishing , _?

a doesn't b is he c does he d isn't he

18.It is dangerous to drive when you _

a are drinking b are drunk c have drunk d will drink

19 Literature and Mathematics interest him almost

a equally b the same c similarly d alike

20 Jack was very weary

a funny b tired c sad d glad

II.Read the passage and choose the best word or combination of words to fill in each blank.

Everybody loves oranges They are sweet and (1) _.They are in (2) _ so it is easy to eat them Some oranges do not have any seeds Some have a thick(3) _and some have a thin skin.

The oranges tree is beautiful It has a lot of shiny green leaves The small white flowers smell very(4) .An orange tree has flowers and fruit at the same time.

There were orange trees twenty million years ago The oranges were small, not like the ones

today The orange tree(5) _came from China Many different kinds of

oranges(6) there today The Chinese started to raise orange trees around 2400 BC Chinese art has lovely old pictures of oranges and orange trees.

Farmers(7) _other parts of Asia and the Middle East learned to(8) _oranges from the Chinese.Then they taught Europeans The Spanish(9) _orange trees in the New World(North and South America).

They took them to Florida first Oranges are very import(10) in Florida today.

1 a juicy b.watery c wet d soft

2 a parts b bits c sections d slices

3 a cover b outside c cost d skin

4 a interesting b exciting c sweet d wonderful

5 a probably b specially c mainly d chiefly

6 a produce b rice c.grow d breed

7 a by b through c in d from

8 a raise b grow c sow d bring up

9 a placed b planted c set d made

10 a seed b.produce c product d crop

III.Read the text and look carefully at each line Underline the mistake then correct it.

She was eight year old and small (0)years

for her age and the baby brothers (00) brother

she carried on her left hips was (1)

large and plump so that all the way (2) _

to the Grand House where her (3) _

mother works, the little girl puffed (4) _

and panted She paused several time (5) _

in the course of her walking to (6) _

jerk the baby to a more comfort (7) _

position on her hip He was held a (8) _

biscuit in one hand and a bright (9) _

red plastic spoon in the another (10)

IV.Read the text below Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fitson the space in the same line

THE ENVIRONMENT : OUR RESPONSIBILITY

These days it is(0) _to open a newspaper without reading about the

(POSSIBLE) damage we are doing to the environment The earth is being(1) (THREAT) and the future looks bad What can each of us do?

We cannot clean up our(2) _(POLLUTION) rivers and seas overnight Nor can we stop the(3) (APPEAR) of plants and animals But we can stop adding to the problem while(4) _(SCIENCE) search for answers, and laws are passed in nature'

to(10) (SURE) a better world for our grand children.

V Fill each gap with ONE suitable world.

Books are written to provide knowledge and good books enrich the mind By

putting(1) _under the influence of superior mind, we(2) _ our mental powers Through good(3) _we learn that people are everywhere the(4) _in all ages and in all(5) _ This knowledge improves our love(6) _others and helps us to live in peace with creature that can feel hunger and thirst, warmth and cold.

Though it may be possible for us to travel(9) _the world and see the things happening today, it is not possible for us to see the things that happened in the past But good

books(10) _us to see not only into the most remote regions of the world today, but also into the world in which our ancestors lived

Finish each of the incomplete sentences below in such a way that it has the same

meaning as the sentence above it.

1 If it doesn't rain soon , a lot of our crops will be lost.

Unless

2 It won't make any difference if it rains because we'll still go.

We'll still go

3 Veronica remembered and so did Dorothy.

Veronica didn't

4 I can't afford to buy this house.

1. _of the students in her class could finish the assignment yesterday.

a.Neither b.None c.Either d Not much

2.Try _ so many mistake.

a.not to make b not make c to make not d.make not

3 Don't forget me a call when you arrive.

a.give b.giving c.given d.to give

4 Nowadays most women can _ an education.

a.create b join c bear d pursue

5 An increasing number of people are now going on to Egypt.

a.holiday b visit c excursion d trip

6 Please your cigarette; I'm allergic to smoke.

a.put out b put down c put up d put aside

7 Be patient! Don't _ to learn a foreign language in a week.

a believe b consider c think d expect

8 Burning coal and oil will release gases _ to human.

a.dirty b.dusty c serious d.harmful

9. _his bad leg , he couldn't walk so fast as the others.

a because b.because of c the reason d since

10 He has just gone to his friend's house _ there is a party today.

a who b which c whom d where

11 Stop now! You've done _work for one day.

a too many b plenty c.quite more d quite enough

12 My classmate told me to watch movies in English learn spoken English better.

a so that b in order to c to d b+c

13 Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable?

a.religious b.belong c element d encounter

14 There is a severe _in Somalia and thousand of people are dying from hunger.

a epidemic b.famine c lacking d.disease

15 Helen asked me _ the film called " Star Wars".

a have I seen b have you seen c if I had seen d.if had I seen

16 It was _hot day that we decided to leave work early.

a so b such c a so d such a

17.He seldom goes fishing , _?

a doesn't b is he c does he d isn't he

18.It is dangerous to drive when you _

a are drinking b are drunk c have drunk d will drink

19 Literature and Mathematics interest him almost

a equally b the same c similarly d alike

20 Jack was very weary

a funny b tired c sad d glad

II.Read the passage and choose the best word or combination of words to fill in each blank.

Everybody loves oranges They are sweet and (1) _.They are in (2) _ so it is easy to eat them Some oranges do not have any seeds Some have a thick(3) _and some have a thin skin.

The oranges tree is beautiful It has a lot of shiny green leaves The small white flowers smell

very(4) .An orange tree has flowers and fruit at the same time.

There were orange trees twenty million years ago The oranges were small, not like the ones today The orange tree(5) _came from China Many different kinds of

oranges(6) there today The Chinese started to raise orange trees around 2400 BC Chinese art has lovely old pictures of oranges and orange trees.

Farmers(7) _other parts of Asia and the Middle East learned to(8) _oranges from the Chinese.Then they taught Europeans The Spanish(9) _orange trees in the New World(North and South America).

They took them to Florida first Oranges are very import(10) in Florida today.

1 a juicy b.watery c wet d soft

2 a parts b bits c sections d slices

3 a cover b outside c cost d skin

4 a interesting b exciting c sweet d wonderful

5 a probably b specially c mainly d chiefly

6 a produce b rice c.grow d breed

7 a by b through c in d from

8 a raise b grow c sow d bring up

9 a placed b planted c set d made

10 a seed b.produce c product d crop

ĐỀ Thi ChỌn HỌc Sinh GiỎi LỚp 9

Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi quận Ba đình

Thời gian: 120 phút

I Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (3pts)

1 You ever (1- be) to England? – Yes, I (2- go) there 3 years ago

2 If she (3- work) harder, she (4- not fail) the exam last year

3 It’s difficult to get used to (5- eat) with chopsticks

4 The chairman suggested (6- hold) another meeting next week

5 I prefer (7- drive) to (8- be driven)

6 Would you mind (9- lend) me 5$ I forgot (10- cash) a cheque

7 I’d rather (11- stay) at home than (12- work) for him

II Choose the best answer and fill in the blanks (2pts)

1 It was over 30 feet in length That’s how ……… it was (length/tall/large/long)

2 He set up a new world record He ………a new record

(did/played/created/found)

3 Secondary schools offer a wide ……… of subjects (list/range/field/scope)

4 Since the ……….of the motor car, road accidents have increased dramatically (approach/ inauguration/ initiation / advert)

5 I can’t do that report today I’ve got far too much other work to……… (catch

up on/go in for/get away with/cut down on)

6 While you’re away from the office on business trips, you will be given a

daily………of 25 pounds towards meals and accommodations

(allowance/price/permit/money)

7 My brother has………in the military (joined/entered/served/participated)

8 The discovery was a major……….for research workers

(breakdown/breakthrough/break in/break out)

III Give the correct form of the words in the brackets (2pts)

1 My teacher……….me to take this exam (courage)

2 He has the………to become a professional football player (able)

3 Give me something to drink please! I’m dying of………(thirsty)

4 We try to bring our work to………(satisfy)

5 The……… of the question was requested (repeat)

6 The teacher checks for regular……….(attend)

7 The roads are rough in……… areas, so it’s hard to travel by road (mountain)

8 The people whose houses are to be demolishes when the new road is rebuild will be………outside the city (house)

IV Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions or adverb particles (3pts)

1 The exercise was……… the abilities………….most………….the class

2 Students were angry………….being treated………….children

3 The watch is still……….guarantee

4 We can only guess………….her reason………… leaving

5 ………being questioned………the police, she was released……… charge

6 Her father’s illness cost a cloud……… her wedding day

V Fill in the blanks with one missing word (3pts)

A doctor who worked in a village was very (1)………… because many people used to stop him in the street and asked his (2)……… In this (3)………… he was never (4)………… for his services, and he never managed to earn much money He made (5)…………his mind to put an (6)

……… to this One day, he was (7)……… by a young man who said to him “Oh doctor, I’m so glad to see you I’ve got a (8)……… pain in my left side” The doctor (9)……… to

be interested and said “ Shut your eyes and stick your tongue (10)………of your mouth” Then he went away, leaving the man standing in the street (11)……… his tongue hanging out and a large (12)……… of people laughing at him

VI Rewrite these sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed above it (3pts)

1 We believe that he will become rich some day

-> Our……….

2 Because of the bad weather, we couldn’t go camping.

-> The bad weather prevented…………

3 I walk away as calmly as I could so that they wouldn’t think I was a thief

6 The President is the statesman I admire most of all.

-> There is………….VII Make a complete letter (2pts)

Dear Julia,

1 I/be/sorry/it/take/so long/reply/your letter.2 You/please/know/I come/London/next weekend.

3 It/seem/long time/we/meet.4 I/wonder/you/like/go/see/film/play.

5 There/be/new/Harrison Ford film/at/Odeon.6 Perhaps/can go/meal/drink/afterwards.7

ive/ring/later/week/arrange/more definite.

8 Look/forward/hear/you/soon.

đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh tiếng anh – Lớp 9

(Thời gian làm bài 120 phút)

1 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

11 Choose the word, phrase or sentence ( A,B,C or D )

1 Pay the bill within 2 weeks or the electricity will be cut _.

2 The pencil _ I write is made in Japan.

3 There is a _ faucet in your kitchen.

4 I remember _ her somewhere

5 Fifty five dollars _ too much to pay for that coat.

6 We don’t allow passengers _ in this part of the building.

7 _ he likes chocolate, he tries to eat it.

8 Don’t worry, everything is _ control.

9 They will be welcomed by friendly _ in Viet Nam.

A impression B atmosphere C matter D air

10 We thought the two films were very similar a great extent.

11 Recently, there have been a lot of American TV series _ on British television.

12 Our school _ for the summer holiday on 10 th July.

13 He intends to set up business on his .

14 He considers shares to be a good long _ investment.

15 Goods carried on a ship are called .

16 The report tonight is coming by satellite from the Olympic Games.

17 This isn’t a _, is it? If I lend you my car, you will bring it back, won’t you?

18 You can’t _ me! I know that story isn’t true.

19 Could you _ the last remark?

20 We’ve got a very teacher, who doesn’t mind if we are a bit late.

A broad-minded B open-minded C hot-tempered D tolerated

III Give the correct form or tense of the verb in bracket, either in active or passive voice.

a After a dinner (1 give) _ by the Prime Minister of a little South American Republic, a (2 distinguish) diplomat complained to his host that the Minister of Justice, who (3 sit) _ on his left, (4 steal) _ his watch.

“Ah, he (5 not/do) _ that”, said the Prime Minister “I (6 get) back for you” Sure enough, toward the end of the evening the watch (7 return) _ to it’s owner.

“What he (8 say) _ ?” asked the diplomat.

“Hush!” said the host, (9 glance) anxiously at him “He doesn’t know that I (10 get) _ back”.

IV Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage .

It was a Monday morning in the office and, as usual, everyone was busy sorting through their mail before starting work The other staff had (1) _ that Nicky, oe of the computer operators, had been (2) rather miserable recently and they wondered what might have happened to make her so (3) _ Suddenly Nicky accidentally (4) over a cup of coffed.

As she was clearing up the mess, the girl sitting next to her happened to glance at Nick’s right hand There was a large swelling at the (5) “What on earth have you (6) _ to your self? Does it (7) ?” asked the girl.

“Yes, it does I think I’ve (8) it using computer,” replied Nicky “I think you’d better go and let the doctor (9) _ it,” said the girl.” Let’s hope there’s no permanent (10) to your hand.”

V Fill in each blank space with a suitable word of the following passage .

Science has told us so much (1) the moon that it is fairly easy to imagine what it would

be like to go (2) It is certainly not a friendly place As there is no air or (3) , there can

be no (4) _ of any kind There is no variety of scenery (5) _ For mile after mile there are only flat plains of dust with mountains around them Above, the sun and stars (6) in a black sky If you step out of the mountain shadows, it will mean moving from severe cold in to great heat There extreme (7) _ continually break rocks away from the surface of the mountains The moon is also a very silent world for sound waves can only travel (8) _ air But beyond the broken horizon, you see a friendly sight, our earth is shining more brightly (9) the stars From this distance, it looks (10) an immense ball, coloured blue and green and brown.

VI Use the correct form of the word given in brackets to make a meaningful sentence.

1 He was given a light sentence because of his _ ( young)

2 I am tired of your _ behaviour.When are you going to grow up? (child)

3 They examined the parcel , as he had no idea what it could be (suspect)

4 We have decided to interview only the best six _ for the job (apply)

5 His family suffered from his (expend)

VII There are 10 mistakes in the following text Find the and correct them.

White rats and whites mouses make interesting pets They look realy lovely They are easily to keep, easy to feed, and they can quiet excited to breed They can become quite tame and friendly I have a pear of house rats which I used to carrying about in my pocket quite safety Several times I have noticed a horrifying look on the faces of a visitor and realised that one of my rats had thurust its head out into my pocket to say “hello” to my friend.

VIII Rewrite the sentences

1 House prices have risen dramatically this year.-There has

2 Although her leg hurt, Van finished the marathon race.-Inspite

3 It was such a pity that I couldn’t go to the party.-I’d like

4 She says I caused the accident.-She blames

5 It took us five hours to get to Hai Phong.-We spent

6- Could you watch my bag while I’m away, please? (eye)

7 Tommy always arrives after everyone else (last)

8 The course finished with a big party (end)

9 You’ll hurt yourself if you aren’t careful (or)

10 “You broke my camera!” Minh said to Hoa (accused).

-the

end-đáp án

3 Had been sitting 77 Safety->safely

5 Shouldn’t have done 79 Faces->face

7 Was returned 81 There has been a dramatic increase/rise in the house

prices this year

8 Did he say 82 Inspite of her hurt leg, Van finished the marathon race.

9 Glancing 83 I’d like to have gone to the party

10 Have got 84 She blames me for having caused the accident.

11 Was trained 85 We spent five hours getting to Hai Phong

12 To help 86 Could you keep an/your eye on my bag while I’m away,

please?

13 Have been drafted 87 Tommy is aslways the last to arrive

14 Were used 88 At the end of the course there was a big party.

15 Be careful or you’ll hurt yourself 90 Minh accused Hoa of breaking/ having broken his/her

camera.

đề thi vào trờng chuyên amsterdam

Thời gian: 120 phút

I Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (2.5 marks)

1 I remember him once in my life.

A to meet B meeting C to have met D met

2 He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at it has come.

A last B the end C present D the finish

3 The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes for a cup of tea.

A on B over C off D to

4 There was a small room into we all crowded.

A which B where C that D it

5 We were so late, we had time to catch the train.

A nearly B almost C hardly D simply

6 Your work has been very good this year.

A so far B by far C as far as D so long

7 Give her a telephone number to ring she gets lost.

A whether B in case C unless D perhaps

8 Tell me there is anything special that you would like to do.

A that B which C so D if

9 It was a great success He succeeded everyone laugh.

A to make B in make C for making D in making

10 He couldn't have known what was in the letter he had written it himself.

A until B if C unless D if only

I Fill each gap with a word or phrase (2.5 marks)

1 He doesn't tell me since when English.

2 I don't know how far _ to the station.

3 She didn't tell me the reason _ his birthday party.

4 Tell me this box with.

5 If he had gone by bus, he _ here now.

III Read the text below For questions 1 - 5 you are to choose one best answer (a), (b), (c), or (d)

to each question.(2.5 marks)

During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to They often seem to dislike being questioned They may seem unwilling to talk about their work in school This is a normal development at this age, though it can be very hard for parents to understand It is part of becoming independent, of teenagers trying to to be adult while they are still growing up Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on them Parents should do their best to talk to their son or daughter about school work and future plans but should not push them to talk if they don't want to Parents should also watch for the danger signs: some young people in trying to be adult may experiment with alcohol or smoking Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual behavior which may be connected with these and get help if necessary

1 This is from a

a) parent's handbook b) teenage magazine

c) school timetable d) children's book

2 What is the writer trying to do?

a) to be amusing b) to be helpful

c) to be questionable d) to be sorry

3 Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult?

a) because most teenagers are quiet.

b) because teenagers don't want to talk to their parents.

c) because teenagers think adults are not honest.

d) because most teenagers hate adults.

4 When can you expect a young person to be more talkative than usual?

a) When people talk to them because they are really interested and not yet checking up on them.

b) When adults giv them a lot of money to spend.

c) When adults talk to them about something other than their work in school.

d) When adults talk to them about alcohol and smoking

5 Some teenagers experiment with drinking or smoking because

a) they regard it as a mark of adulthood.

b) women like a smoking and drinking man.

c) cigarettes and alcohol are cheap.

d) cigarettes and alcohol are available everywhere.

IV Arrange the following sentences to make a complete letter (3 marks)

Dear Carla,

(a) It has only rained once - and the rest of the time we've had bright sunshine.

(b) Every evening we sit on the beach and admire the wonderful colors in the sky.

(c) I'm writing to tell you that unfortunately our holiday is almost over.

(d) I'll give you a ring when we get back.

(e) One day we even walked about 10km along the coast.

(f) We've had the most wonderful 3 weeks.

(g) The sunsets are beautiful, too.

(h) But as I said, unfortunately it's nearly over, and we'll be leaving on Sunday.

(i) It's wonderful scenery with rocky cliffs and little sandy beaches.

(j) The weather has been just great.

(k) We, therefore, have spent all day, everyday, outside - either at the beach or going for drives into the hills.

(l) And then when it gets dark, there are so many stars in the sky.

Lots of love,

Miriam

V Finish each sentence so that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (2 marks)

1 He often gets bad marks in history as he doesn't work hard at it.

VI Correct the mistake if necessary (2.5 marks)

1 I wish that I received this letter before the office closed.

2 My telephone has been out of work for two weeks now.

3 They have to do it right now, haven't they?

4 Mary was so angry with Tom that she threw a stone to him.

5 I think this film is most interesting.

VII Fill each blank with a suitable word (5 marks)

I know a boy 1 Michael who has a remarkable talent He knows an incredible amount 2 football teams and football leagues He can recite the names of the players, tell you the 3 of every match 4 last weekend and who 5 the goals, and can give you the history of any football club you care to name 6 I find the most extraordinary of all is that he is as knowledgeable about Spanish and German football as he is about English He spends a great amount of time going 7 football magazines and the sports pages of newspapers He is quite and 8 on football 9 he does not play the game himself and 10 goes very occasionally to a match

-

-Đề khảo sát đội tuyển Anh 9 –thi tỉnh

Thời gian: 120 phút

Part 1: Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D

1 My mother used to ……… research in this library when she was a student.

2 Let’s go to the beach this weekend, ………… ?

A shall we B do we C don’t we D will we 3 I wish he ……… that A doesn’t say B didn’t say C hasn’t said D hadn’t said 4 My father has gone away He’ll be back ……… a week A for B at C until D in 5 Don’t do this all at once; Do it little little A by B to C from D with 6 They are both good because they type carefully A typewriters B typists C typers D typemen 7 We didn’t to the station in time to catch the train A get B reach C arrive D approach 8 I don’t think that purple shirt with your yellow skirt A suits B fits C goes D wears 9 We had to stop for gasoline at a filling

A garage B service C station D pump 10 you study harder, you won’t pass the examination A If B Although C Despite D Unless 11 He ordered them …… it again A don’t do B not do C not to do D didn’t do 12 Quite soon, the world is going to energy resources A run out of B get into C keep up with D come up again 13 We decided not to go camping because of the ……… rain A great B strong C heavy D extra 14 Mary works at a supermarket She ……… $ 5 an hour A pays B brings C takes D earns 15 The students have got ……… news about their exams A many B some C few D a few Part 2: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form 1 Quang (talk) to another student when I (see) him today 2 That proposal .( consider) by the members right now 3 Less than half of the cans of paint (use) up to now 4 A: I (lose) my glasses I can’t find them anywhere I (look for) them for hours B: Don’t worry I (do) the same thing the other week but I (find) them a few days later 5 He is working tomorrow If he .(have) a day off tomorrow, he (go) to the beach. Part 3: Correct the words in bold Ex:: Jane did a lot of mistakes in her composition … made …… …

1 I’m afraid you’ve lost your test You only got 23%. ………

2 Congratulations! You’ve gained first prize in the competitions! ………

3 I’ve asked everyone where Jane is, but none can tell me ………

4 I’m a bit short of cash Can you borrow me some until tomorrow? ………

5 Gills has got a good job and wins a good salary ………

6 Do you mind if I make a photograph of you? ………

7 Our school is nearby to the town centre ………

8 It’s so peaceful living in the nature away from the city ………

9 I feel asleep Do you mind if I go to bed? ………

10 My mother tried to avoid me from going to the club ………

IV READING COMPREHENSION Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word in each space A POP STAR John Lennon was (0)born in Liverpool in 1940 He was always (1) on music and played in a pop group (2) school and Art college John (3 married to Cynthia in 1962 and they had a son (4) name was Julian At that time, John was a member of a group (5) “ The Beatles” Many beautiful songs (6) written by John and wherever the group went, crowds of fans gathered to see them They (7) scream and faint when “ The Beatles” played and lots of people have their hair cut in a Beatles style Soon, everyone had heard (8) “The Beatles” and John was (9) richer than he had ever thought Having achieved world-wide success, John started to make records (10) his own after 1968 , and it was in the same year when (11) marriage to Cynthia came to an end He had met Yoko Ono (12) he married the following year John lost weight and grew his hair long , as can (13) seen on the covers of the records that he made with Yoko He set up home in the United States and had a son called Sean Many people considered John Lennon to be (14) most talented of all “The Beatles” He sang about peace and love and so when he was murdered by one of his fans, outside his New York apartment , the whole world (15) shocked More than 50,000 fans turned up to a ceremony in his memory He was only forty when he died. V WRITING: Part 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given Do not change the word given 1 Could you possibly help me with this box? mind Would ………

2 “Who ate the cake?” she asked had She wanted ……… …

3 What sort of weather did you have on holiday? like What ……… ……

4 I am not good at skiing, but I’d like to learn. not I do ………

5 The exam wasn’t as hard as I expected. than

The exam ………

6 Don’t forget to contact me if you come to London touch Don’t forget to ……… …

7 Make sure that you don’t arrive late turn Make sure that ……… …

8 Your English will improve if you keep practising get Your English ……… …

9 Normally I have a ten-minute journey to school me Normally ……… …

10 She is keen on meeting people from other countries. who

3 has been used

4 have lost – have been looking for/have looked for– did – found

5 had – would go

Part 3:

1 failed 2.won 3 nobody/ no one 4 lend 5 earns/gets

6 take 7 near/close 8 countryside/ country 9.sleepy 10 prevent/stop

II READING COMPRHENSION

1 keen / hooked 2 at 3 got 4 whose 5 called

6 were 7 would 8 of/about 9 much /far10 on

III WRITING (

Part 1:

1 Would you mind helping me with this box?

2 She wanted to know who had eaten the cake.

3 What was the weather like on your holiday/when you were on holiday?

4 I do not ski very well, but I’d like to learn.

5 The exam was easier than I expected.

6 Do not forget to get/keep in touch with me if you come to London.

7 Make sure that you turn up in (good) time.

8 Your English will get better if you keep practising.

9 Normally it takes me 10 minutes to get to school.

10 She wants to meet people who are /come from other countries.

Part 2:

English test for good students

Time: 90 minutes

I Read the text and do the task that follows

Advertising has become a very specialized activity in modern times In the business world today, supply is usually more than demand There is great competition between different manufacturers

to persuade customers to buy their products They always have to remind the consumers that their product is the best They do this by advertising.

The manufacturer advertises in newspapers and on posters He sometimes pays for songs about his products on radio programs He employs attractive salesgirls to distribute samples of it He organizes competitions with prizes for winners He often advertises on the screens of local cinemas Most important of all, in countries that have television he puts advertisement into programs Manufacturers often spend large sums of money on advertisements We buy a paticular product because we think that it is the best We usually think so because the advertisments say so Some people never pause to ask themselves if the advertisments are telling the truth.

Choose the best answers

1 How many kinds of advertisments are mentioned in the passage?

2 Which of the following is NOT true ?

A Some people never have any doubts about what advertisements tell them.

B Great competition exists between different manufacturers of the same products.

C The customer usually demands more than the manufacturers can supply.

D The manufacturerswants to persuade customers to buy his own brand.

3 Which is the most important advertisement?

A Advertising in the newspapers

B Advertisements on TV programs

C Samples distributed by attractive salesgirls

D Prizes for the competition winners

4 The passage tells us that the customer usually buys a particular brand because he thinks that

B Supply and demand

C The Manufacturer and the Customer

D Results of Advertisements

II Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

There are many (1) of snakes in the world However, (2) _ all of them are poisonous The most common snakes can sometimes (3) _ found in our garden These harmless grass snakes vary in (4) from one foot to three feet They rarely bite people and are, in (5) _, shy creatures.

Grass snakes eat insects and small animals (6) _ frog and chicks They are good (7) _ the garden (8) they keep away pets like rats and gophers.

The more poisonous snakes , python and viper, live (9) _ the forests or in dense vegetation such

as swampland They do not actively attack people If the snake senses someone coming , it would (10) _ glide noiselessly than confront the person.

6 A alike B same C as D like

III Read the text carefully and fill in each gap with a suitable word.

I am learning English because I am studying law and when I finish my course I (1) _like to work for a big company, or possibly, I will continue my (2) _in Britain or in the USA To do(3) of those things, it is important to reach a certain (4)

of English Another reason is (5) I want to communicate with foreign people because

nowadays countries are becoming closer and closer You need to be (6)

to speak a foreign language if you want to travel (7) any problems My sister, who lives in England, says that life is very different there and the weather is not so good Later this year I am going to visit England and stay with my sister for two months I hope to (8) _ my level of English I am certainly looking (9) _ to spending the summer in England After studying at college for six weeks I will be going on holiday with my sister We plan to hire a car and visit the South West of the country, (10) _ I have heard, is very interesting with lovely countryside.

IV Use the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets

1 It’s about time we (start) _ work.

2 If I ( not, meet) _ him yesterday, I would have to come back tomorrow.

3 I think she has no objection to (go) _ there.

4 He missed his flight because when he got to the airport, the plane (take) _off.

5 I’d rather you (not, tell) him what I told you

6 Neither my husband nor my children (meet) my uncle yet.

7 The news about the storm “ Katrina “ in the USA (already, broadcast) on television

several times so far.

8 On the left (be) three paintings by Picasso.

9 The shark (attack) him while he was paddling on his surfboard

10 Anyone who (not, finish) _ his work won’t be allowed to leave now.

V Fill in each blank with a correct preposition

1.Finally they were able to rescue the people trapped the burning house.

2 Poisonous gases occur _ the air naturally.

3 How far is your house _ your office, John?

4 paper, many other products can be recycled.

5 There are some differences the two programs.

6 Vehicles account air pollutionin the city.

7 We should provide any child _ a chance to go to school.

8 He doesn’t take much exercise apart _ walking.

9 Water is also a matter to take _ consideration

10 This picture reminds me my childhood.

VI Rewrite the following sentences so that they mean almost the same as those printed before them .

1 He spends an hour getting to school.

VI

1 It takes him an hour to get to school.

2 Although it rained, we went out

3 People use computers to design new models.

4 Football is said to be the best game to play.

5 Without efforts from everyone of us, we could have lost that match.

6.Because of the bad weather, they didn’t find the trip interesting.

7 Unless you have finished your homework by midnight , you can’t go to the

party.

8 Noone else in the family plays the violin as well as Mai.

9 John has been playing the piano for ten years.

10 So stupid is he that he can’t remember his lessons

Đề thi khảo sát đội tuyển thi tỉnh –Anh 9

II.VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR:

Part 1: Choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D (10 points)

1 When the party was _ we helped them clear up the house.

2 Jack can’t remember _ the telephone number down

A write B to write C writing D written

3 Has Sue finished _ yet?

A washing up B to wash up C wash up D wash upping

4 Jane stopped the car _ a newspaper

5 I _ your name Could you tell me again?

A am forgetting B ’ve been forgettingC ’ve forgotten D was forgetting

6 There you are! I _ for two hours Where’ve you been?

A am waiting B wait C waited D have been waiting

7 This job working very long hours.

A involves B consists C includes D contains

8 “Have they arrested the thieves yet?” “It’s only a _ of time.”

9 Just think, two years’ time, we’ll be 18!

10 I’ll give you ten minutes to come with a better idea.

III READING: (22 points)

Part 1: Read the passage and choose the best answer. (10 points)

It’s always worth preparing well for an interview Don’t just hope (1) ………… the best Here are a (2) ………… tips Practise how you say things, as well as what you (3) ………… to say If you don’t own a video camera, perhaps a friend of (4) ………… does Borrow it and make a video tape of yourself Find (5) ………… to watch it with you and give you a (6)

of advice on how you appear and behave Before the interview, plan what to wear.

…………

Find out how the company expects its (7) ………… to dress At the interview, believe (8)

yourself and be honest, open and friendly (9) attention and keep your

answers to the point The interviewer doesn’t want to waste time and (10) …………do you

3.A intend B consider C imagine D think

5.A anybody B nobody C everybody D somebody

7.A colleagues B employees C customers D employers

III 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 toBangkok It was our first (18) to the country and we were looking (19) to havingvery enjoyable days of shopping and sightseeing here before returning to our home inHawaii

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 inspectedevery item very carefully Without (22) a word, they tore and opened all the presentsthat we had bought in Bangkok for our friends at home They even opened my wife’scosmetics 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) tenminutes of such questioning, we were finally (27) to leave

IV WRITING: (25 points)

Part 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the

first sentence using the word given Do not change the word given (12 points)

EX: The programme only finished a minute ago. just

The programme has just finished

1 It’s a pity I can’t go to the game next Saturday wish

1 a disease b lose c false d music

2 a romance b saver c span d straggle

3 a thunder b erupt c trust d pull

4 a tidal b divide c mineral d sight

5 a oblique b box c sodden d oxide

6 a cloth b teethe c loathe d soothe

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

7 a passage b enjoyable c moment d matches

8 a associate b together c traveler d protected

9 a weather b electric c absorb d potential

10 a.

preference b attraction c advantage d discover

11 a escaping b eruption c delicate d explain

12 a entertain b magazine c industry d volunteer

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

a decided to leave b fell from the balcony

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

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

a will get b would get c get d will have got

50 It was raining very so I took my umbrella

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

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

52 .the wet weather, the football match went ahead

a Though b Owing to c However d In spite of

53 I do that if I were you

a won’t b wouldn’t c shan’t d don’t

54 He me to use energy-saying devices

a advised b suggested c insisted d threatened

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 Citywhen she ten years old One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor Thatwas nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of her nineteen century After writingmany letters seeking admission to the medical schools, she was finally accepted by adoctor in Philadelphia So determined was she that she taught school and gave musiclessons to earn money for her tuition

In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education inParis 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 practicebecause she was a woman By 1875 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor along withanother female doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women andchildren Beside being the first female physician and founding her own hospital, she alsoestablished 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 inParis

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?

a She was a woman b She wrote too many letters

c She couldn’t graduate from medical

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

69 When Elizabeth became a doctor, she was

a 21 years old b 49 years old c 28 years old d 31 years old

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

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

Thêi gian l m b i :90 phót à à

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I-Put the correct preposition into each gap

1.I rely the buses for getting and fro

2.You should go foot It's only a question habit

3.Turn the lights We must economize electricity

4.I'm not accustomed getting involved other people's business

5.She was angry me breaking her best plate

II-Choose a,b,c or d to complete the following sentences

1.Learners of English as a foreign language often fail to between unfamiliar sounds inthat language

a.separate b.differ c.distinguish d.solve

2.The wind blew so hard and so strong that the windows in the frames

a.rattled b.slapped c.flapped d.shocked

3.I have lived near the railway for so long now that I've grown to the noise of the trains

a.accustomed b.familiar c.unconscious d.aware

4.In spite of her protests, her father her train for the race three hours a day

a.let b.made c.insisted d.caused

5.It was impossible for her to tell the truth so she has to a story

a.invent b.combine c.manage d.lie

6.The car had a tyre, so we had to change the wheel

a.broken b.cracked c.bent d.flat

7.The play was very long, but there were two

a.intervals b.rests c.interruption d.gaps

8.These old houses are going to be soon

a.laid out b.run down c.pulled down d.knocked out

9.If we go to the market we might find a

a.trade b.shopping c.chance d.bargain

10.Smoking is a very bad habit, which many people find difficult to

a.break b.beat c.breathe c.cough

III-Read the text and tick (v) the correct statements or answer the qestions below

Stress is a disease of the twentieth century Life has never been faster and jobs have never been more stressful than they are today People have to perform more nad more work under more difficult and more stressful conditions Many people suffer from stress and the illness it can cause But as this situation is becomeing recognized, people

shouldn't have to fear commnents such as, 'He's had a nervous breakdown Can't take thepressure, you know' This is because more people are recognizing that stress is a natural reaction.It is a reaction of a person's body to pressure, either from the outside world or from the inner world of emotions and physical organs We can't advoid stress And we can't help ourselves, or others, until we know more about it Not all stress is bad and perhaps if we understood it better we could make the most of it

The way our jobs affect the way we live and how we feel is very important Most of us spend more of our walking hours at work than we do even with our families In fact, we may spend over 100,000 hours at work in a lifetime People do many different jobs, and are satisfied for different reasons They also suffer from many different problems and

1.Stress is more common in this century than in previous century

2.Stress can cause illness and illness can cause stress

3.Some people still think that stress is natural

4.We should stop felling stress

5.Why is stress "a disease of the twentieth century"?

6.How are attitudes to stress changing?

7.Why should we be concerned about stress?

IV-Put the verbs in parentheses in correct tense and form.

1-He used to (do) research in this library

2.If I (have) a day off,I wouldw go the beach

3.I (watch) that film three or four times before

4.He's used to (stay) up late

5.Computers (use) for all kinds of work

6.She (read) a newspaper when her friend came

7.He (be) to London several times

8.I wish I (watch) the football match on T.V last night

9.Ann (wait) for me when I arrived

10.It rains this weekend We (not able) to play tennis

V.Fill in the blank with one suitable word to complete the passage.

In the United States of American, national(1) is also English Four hundreds years (2) some English people sailed to North American to live here, and (3) brought the new language to this new (4) Now in the United States of American people (5) American English Most of the words are the (6) in Ametican and British English, but American people say some English words not like people (7) in England

Canada is to the north of the United States of American It is (8) than United States In Canada many people speak English (9) They also came from England many years ago But in some parts of Canada, they speak (10) people living in these parts came from France

Fill in the blank with one suitable word to complete the passage

In the United States of American, nation(1) language is also English Four hundreds years (2) ago some English people sailed to North American to live here, and (3) also brought the new language to this new (4) territory Now in the United States of American people (5) speak American English Most of the words are th (6) spelled in Ametican and British English, but American people say some English words not like people (7) do in England Canada is to the north of the United States of American It is (8) smaller than United States In Canada many people speak English (9) fluently They also

came from England many years ago But in some parts of Canada, they speak

(10) French people living in these parts came from France.

Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D:

11 She was looking _ her missing dog when I arrived

A after B for C up D forward to

12 Nobody was injure in the accident ?

A was he B weren’t they C were they D wasn’t she

13 We’re _ of time to catch the bus so there’s no need to rush

A very much B enough C great deal D plenty

14 We spent _ day sunbathing with our family

A whole B all the C the whole D whole of the

15 Fresh vegetable are usually in vitamins

A full B many C much D rich

16 The reason I left is I was bored

A why B that C while D for

17 I’m sure she will do all she can us

A for helpng B help C to help D to helping

18 They’re _ many people in the room that I can’ move

A so B such C very D too

19 He wants you to a good hotel

A introduce B direct C recommend D tell

20 My brother is really kind, everybody takes of him

A profit B value C example D advaniage

I Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D:

11 She was looking _ her missing dog when I arrived

A after B for C up D forward to

12 Nobody was injure in the accident ?

A was he B weren’t they C were they D wasn’t she

13 We’re _ of time to catch the bus so there’s no need to rush

A very much B enough C great deal D plenty

14 We spent _ day sunbathing with our family

A whole B all the C the whole D whole of the

15 Fresh vegetable are usually in vitamins

A full B many C much D rich

16 The reason I left is I was bored

A why B that C while D for

17 I’m sure she will do all she can us

A for helpng B help C to help D to helping

18 They’re _ many people in the room that I can’ move

A so B such C very D too

19 He wants you to a good hotel

A introduce B direct C recommend D tell

20 My brother is really kind, everybody takes of him

A profit B value C example D advantage

I) Circle the word that has a different sound from the others of each group (2ms)

1) a-tool b-moon c-soon d-cook

2) a-population b-hope c-compose d-control

3) a-happened b-crossed c-followed d-fluttered

4) a-proud b-about c-around d-would

5) a-hour b-honor c-host d-honest

6) a-meeting b-seen c-cheer d-been

7) a-fear b-tear c-bear d-hear

8) a-think b-though c-thing d-thumb

9) a-publish b-popular c-documentary d-refuse

10) a-sew b-few c- drew d-news

II) Choose and circle the correct answer for each sentence (2,5ms)

1) Mathematics and Literature are _ subjects in high school

a) adding b) compulsory c) optional d) religious

2) I wish they here tomorrow

a) will come b) would come c) come d) came

3) The national dress of Indian women is _

a) kimono b) ao dai c) sari d) jeans

4) Marie Curie _ the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903

a) award b) awarded c) has awarded d) was awarded

5) There is a small bamboo _ at the entrance to the village

a) forest b) forestation c) forest ranger d) forestry

6) She said that she _ learning English with you

a) like b) liking c) liked d) likes

7) They asked me how many children _

a) I had b) had I c) I have d) have I

8) My father _ teaching in a small village 10 years ago

a) start b) starts c) has started d) started

9) This restaurant has the _ for serving some of European food

a) repute b) reputation c) reputed d) reputable

10) She told me she _ go to Hanoi the following day

a) will have to b) has to c) would have to d) had to

III) Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets (2,5ms)

1) Some young people today have a very strange _ (appear)

2) He always wears a shirt (stripe)

3) They have just _ a new style of jeans in the USA (introduction)4) The - was taken to the hospital last night.(wound)

5) It was _ of you to share your food with me (generosity)

6) They me to join their family to Hue last year (invitation)

7) There is a _ lot near my house (park)

8) These are toys _ from used plastic (make)

9) Many designers took from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities (inspire)10) You should _ for an hour (relaxation)

IV) Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning (3ms)

1) Water these plants or they will wither

5) Peter said to me “Can I borrow you some money? I want to buy this hat.”

6) Jim (not meet) me when he came to Viet Nam last summer (Supply the

correct verb form)

VI) Use the following sets of words and phrases to write sentences (2ms)

1) I went / school / age / six

2) It / important / you / stop / smoke / at once

3) He / start / cook / ten minutes ago

- 4) I wish / go / beach / you / last Sunday

-

VII) Read the passage below (2ms)

During the last Christmas holidays, a group of my classmates decided to have an

excursion to Johore Bahru I was elected as the leader and did the burden of making arrangement for the trip fell on my shoulders

We left early in the morning by the first Singapore – Johore express bus and reached the customs cheeks-points half an hour later From the customs we went by a chartered van to the Johore Bahru seaside As it was clear sunny day we had decided to have a dip

in the water For nearly an hour we enjoyed the bath much to our satisfaction

By the time our sea-bath was over It was about 9 am and we had an appetizing

breakfast, with sandwiches, cakes and coffee which we carried along with us Then we relaxed under a shady tree for a while Later we visited the zoo we had some fun there with the monkeys in cages Then went round the tour for sightseeing By the time, our sightseeing was over, it was about 1 p.m We had a sumptuous lunch of chicken rice andreturned home by bus

* Complete the summary with the missing words.

During the last Christmas holidays, the writer and _ (1) had an interesting excursion in (2) She was elected _ (3) so she was responsible for making arrangement (4) First they took the first (5) to the customs cheek-points then went by a (6) to the Johore Bahru sea-side They had a (7) there Next they visited _ (8) and enjoyed themselves there too After that they made (9) around the city for sightseeing and then returned home (10) They had really lovely holidays

VIII) Read the following passage and then put a circle round the letter of the correct words to complete each sentence which follows (3ms)

Keeping our teeth healthyIt’s very important to have healthy teeth Good teeth help us to chew our food They alsohelp us to look nice

How does a tooth go bad? The decay begins in a little crack in the enamel covering of the tooth This happens after germs and bits of food have collected there Then the decayslowly spreads inside the tooth Eventually, poison goes into the blood, and we may feel quite ill

How can we keep our teeth healthy? First, we ought to visit our dentist twice a year He can fill the small holes in our teeth before they destroy the teeth He can examine our

teeth to check that they are growing in the right way Unfortunately, many people wait until they have toothache before they see a dentist.

Secondly, we should brush our teeth with a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste at least twice a day once after breakfast and once before we go to bed We can also use wooden toothpicks to clean between our teeth after a meal

Thirdly, we should eat food that is good for or teeth and our body: milk, cheese, fish, brown bread, potatoes, red rice, raw vegetables and fresh fruit Chocolate, sweets,

biscuits and cakes are bad, especially when we eat them between meals They are

harmful because they stick to our teeth and cause decay

1) Good teeth help us _

a) be nice b) have good eyesight c) chew our food d) be important

2) When food and germs collect in a small crack, our teeth _

a) become hard b) begin to decay c) send poison into the blood d) make us feel quite ill3) A lot people visit a dentist only when

a) their teeth grow properly b) they have holes in their teethc) they have toothache d) they have brushed their teeth

4) We ought to try to clean our teeth

a) once a day b) at least twice a dayc) between meals d) before breakfast

5) We shouldn’t eat a lot of _

a) red rice b) fresh fruitc) fish d) chocolate

6) Sweets are harmful because they make our teeth _

a) black b) achec) bad d) cracked

-Key:

I.Circle the word that has a different sound from the others of each group (2ms)

1) d-cook2 c-compose 3) b-crossed c 4) d-would5) c-host 6) c-cheer 7 d-hear8) b-though c 9) a-publish

10) a-sew b

II) Choose and circle the correct answer for each sentence (2,5ms)

1) Mathematics and Literature are _ subjects in high school.

a) b) compulsory 2) b) would come c 3) c) sari 4) d) was awarded5a) forest

6) c) liked 7) a) I had 8) d) started9) b) reputation 10) c) would have to

III) Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets (2,5ms)

1 appearance 2) a striped 3) introduced 4) collector 5 enjoyable

6) invited_ 7) parking)8) going 9) inspirations10) relax

IV) Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning (3ms)

1) How long is it since you saw Tom?

- When did you see tom ?

2) No one could help him.

- He couldnt be helped

3) They have worked in that factory since 2001.

- They started working/to work in that factory in 2001

4) He is too young to go to school alone.

- He isnt old enough to go to school alone

5) Peter said to me “Can I borrow you some money? I want to buy this hat.”

- Peter asked me to borrow me some money because he wanted to buy that hat

6) He can’t pass the exam.

- He wishes he could pass the exam

V) Do as directed in parentheses (3ms)

1) This house was built in 1995 (Change into active voice)

- they built this house in 1995

2) “Where were you last night?” the police asked him (Change into reported speech)

- the policed asked him where he had been the night before

3) I am learning English for four years (Correct the mistake in the sentence and rewrite the sentence)

- i have been learning/i have learnt english for four years

4) Ba and his friends often go away on the weekend (Complete the sentences with an appropriate preposition)

5) The hotel was very noisy They couldn’t sleep (Combine into one sentence using so … that)

- The hotel was so noisy that they couldn’t sleep

6) Jim didnt meet (not meet) me when he came to Viet Nam last summer (Supply the correct verb form)

VI) Use the following sets of words and phrases to write sentences (2ms)

1) I went / school / age / six.

- i went to school at the age of six

2) It / important / you / stop / smoke / at once.

- it's important to you to stop smoke at once

3) He / start / cook / ten minutes ago.

-he started to cook ten minutes ago

4) I wish / go / beach / you / last Sunday.

- i wish i had gone to the beach with you last sunday

VII) Read the passage below (2ms)

* Complete the summary with the missing words.

During the last Christmas holidays, the writer and a group of her classmates (1) had an interesting excursion in Johore Bahru (2) She was elected as the leader (3) so she was responsible for making arrangement for the trip (4) First they took the first Singapore – Johore express bus (5) to the customs cheek-points then went by a chartered van (6) to the Johore Bahru sea-side They had a dip (7) there Next they visited the zoo (8) and enjoyed themselves there too After that they made a tour (9) around the city for sightseeing and then returned home at about 1 pm (10) They had really lovely holidays.

VIII) Read the following passage and then put a circle round the letter of the correct words to complete each sentence which follows (3ms)

c) chew our food

2) b) begin to decay

3) c) they have toothache

4) b) at least twice a day

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

a decided to leaveb fell from the balconyc faintedd fell asleep

14 “ What did he say to you ?”

“ He told me to clear off.”

a go awayb tidy the place upc finish my workd 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 downb help me to doc explain it any furtherd 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 herb calm her downc tell her not to be sillyd hide the truth fromher

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

a hand in their workb stop for a tea breakc finish workd 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 visit (18) to the country and we were looking (19) forward 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) greeted by unsmiling Customs Inspectors who requested that we

(21) would open all our suitcases They then took everything out of them and

inspected every item very carefully Without (22) saying 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) fingers in them When we protested, they told my wife and (24) me to follow them There we asked a variety (25) of questions Only (26) after ten minutes of such questioning, we were finally (27) allowed to leave

III Sentence transformation :

28 She admitted that she took the necklace

=> She admitted to have taken the necklace

29 Most students can work very hard when they feel like it

=> Most students are capable of working very hard when they feel like it

30 I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party.

=> I really wish I had invited her to the party

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 everything but the television

33 It seems that no one predicted the correct result

=> No one seems to have predicted the correct result

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

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

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

=>However long it takes, I’ll find that man

IV The following passage contains 11 errors Find and correct them: ( from No 36

a birthday cake, or if she can’t, she may order one from a cake-shop A number of

candles are placing=>placed on top of the cake and would=>will be lighted=>lit when the party starts The number of the candles is also the old=>age of that person After the light is off they all sing a song “Happy birthday to you ” Then they play any=>manygames or sing or dance together

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

47 You will not succeed working harder

a unlessb ifc withoutd although

48 He the office when I arrived

a was leavingb has leftc should leaved leaves

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

a will getb would getc getd will have got

50 It was raining very so I took my umbrella

a wetb badlyc hardd firmly

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

a was used tob has used toc was using tod used to

52 .the wet weather, the football match went ahead

a Thoughb Owing toc Howeverd In spite of

53 I do that if I were you

a won’tb wouldn’tc shan’td don’t

54 He me to use energy-saying devices

a advisedb suggestedc insistedd threatened

de thi

I Choose the best answer among A, B,C or D ( 10points)

1.I remember him say the grass needed

A.hearing-cutting B.hearing-to cut C to hear-to cut D to hear-cutting

2.Fred in the same city for over 10 years now

A.lives B has lived C.was living D is living

3 Van's going to move a new house the end of November

A.at B.in C.on D.for

4.She was a popular film star

A.dislike & unknown C liked & admired

B.hated & adminred D unknown & liked

5.My sister is very at speaking English.

A well B good C popular D famous

6 I'm afraid this artice is date

A over B.pass C.behind D.out of

7.He has just got an interesting in a textile company

A.work B.job C.occupation D.employment

8.Wiliam suggested at home for a change.

A staying B.to stay C.stay D.stayed

9.When the party was we helped them clear up the house

A up B off C out D over

10 Jane stopped the car a newspaper

A.buying B.to buy C buy D bought

II Complete the sentences , using the correct form of the words in bracjets ( 20 points)

1.She has an command of the language.(IMPRESS)

2.Lan is extremely about the history of art (KNOW)

3.His has not improved musch ( BEHAVE)

4 Because plastic bags are very hard to dissolve , the will cause (POLLUTE)

5.Many countries are interested in natural resources ( SAVE)

6.I'm afraid you aren't suitably for the job ( QUALIFICATION)

7.The new computer games are not as as I thought ( EXCITE)

8.Mrs Nga speaks English quite ( GOOD)

9.Ba was because he got bad marks in math ( HAPPY)

10 is a very serious problem in many countries ( EMPLOY)

III.Put the verbs in brackets in to the correct tense , active or passive ( 10 points)

Nylon (1) (invent) the early 1930s by an American chemist , Julian Hill Other scientists (2) (work) with his invention and finally on 27 October 1938 , Nylon (3) (introduce) to the world It (4) (be) cheap and strong and

immediately (5) (become) successful , especially in making of ladies's stockings During the Second world War , the best present for many women(6) (be) a pair of nylon stockings, but more importantly , it (7) (use) to make paracutes and tyres Today , nylon (8) (find) in many things It (9) (play) an important part in our lives for over 50 years Next year about 36 milion tons of it (10) (make).

IV.Read the following the text and think of the word wich best fits each space ( 20 points):

We moved into our new house (1) a warm August day It was not relly a new house ;

it was a hundred years ( 2) , but it was new to us The house had running

(3) , gas and electricity , but for (4) reason there was no elactric light in the kitchen We had not noticed this shortage (5) we had first looked over the house It was something quite ucexpected : a house with elactricity but

(6) a kitchen light It was especially puzzling because our ( 7) was a large room , perhaps (8) largest in the house I telephoned hor an (9) He came and hixed it for us And he charged $ 40 (10) the job.

V Read the passage and choose the best answers ( 10 points):

It's always worth preparing well for an interview Don't just hope (1) the best Here are a ( 2) tips Practise how you way things , as well as what you (3) to say If you don't own a video camera , perhelps a friend of (4) does Borrow it and make a viseo tape of yourself Fint ( 5) to watch it with you and give you a ( 6) of advise on how you appear its (7) to dress At the interview , believe ( 8) yours srlf and be honest , open and friendly (9) attention and keep your answers to the point The interviewer doesn't want to waste time and ( 10) do you.

1.A again B.For C to D at

2.A little B.several C.hew D lot

3.A intend B.consider C.imagine D think

4.A his B.yours C mine D ours

5.A anybody B.nobody C everybody D.somebody

6.A number B.slice C.plenty D bit

7.Acolleagues B.employees C.customers D.employers

8.A in B.of C.with D.by

9.A Attract B.Give C.Turn D.Pay

10.A so B.either C.neither D or

VI Complete the second sentense so that it has the similas meaning to the first sentense using the word given Do not change the word given ( 15 points)

1.It's a pity I can't go to the game nest Sunday

4 The doctor told me to stop smoking

The doctor give up

5 People all over the world speak English

spoken

6 I hadn't made a speech before so I was very nervous

Because I used

7 What caused him to change his mind ?

what was ? reason

8 " Please don't smoke in the house " she said to us

11 You use it to take photos with

It's for taking.

12 We didn't go to the theatre We stayed at home

We stayed instead of

13.We have to clean the floor

The clean

14.Theu set off when they's listened to the weather forecast

After set off

15 It's been foggy recently

There's fog

VI.Use the following words or phrases to make a complete letter ( 15 points):

Dear Sir

1 I/ see / your advertisement / " Daily Message".

2.And / I / interest / piano / you / have / sale.

3.Before / I / arrange / see /instrument / you / please / send / more information/?

4 I / be / glad / If you / tell / me / age / instrument.

5 And / lowest / price /you / accept / it.

6 I / visit / you / Thursday / October 12

7 And / tell / me / time / be / most / convenient / you Thanks.

Yours sincerely

Key:

1 Choose the best answer among A, B,C or D ( 10points)

1.I remember him say the grass needed

A.hearing-cutting B.hearing-to cut C to hear-to cut D to hear-cutting

2.Fred in the same city for over 10 years now

A.lives B has lived C.was living D is living

3 Van's going to move a new house the end of November

A.at B.in C.on D.for

4.She was a popular film star ??????

A.dislike & unknown C liked & admired

B.hated & adminred D unknown & liked

5.My sister is very at speaking English.

A well B good C popular D famous

6 I'm afraid this artice is date

A over B.pass C.behind D.out of

7.He has just got an interesting in a textile company

A.work B.job C.occupation D.employment

8.Wiliam suggested at home for a change.

A staying B.to stay C.stay D.stayed

9.When the party was we helped them clear up the house

A up B off C out D over

10 Jane stopped the car a newspaper

A.buying B.to buy C buy D bought

II Complete the sentences , using the correct form of the words in bracjets ( 20 points)

1.She has an impressive command of the language.(IMPRESS)

2.Lan is extremely acknowledged about the history of art (KNOW)

3.His behavior has not improved musch ( BEHAVE)

4 Because plastic bags are very hard to dissolve , the will cause pollution(POLLUTE)

5.Many countries are interested in saving natural resources ( SAVE)

6.I'm afraid you aren't suitably qualified for the job ( QUALIFICATION)

7.The new computer games are not as exciting as I thought ( EXCITE)

8.Mrs Nga speaks English quite well( GOOD)

9.Ba was unhappy because he got bad marks in math ( HAPPY)

10Unemployment is a very serious problem in many countries ( EMPLOY)

III.Put the verbs in brackets in to the correct tense , active or passive ( 10 points)

Nylon (1)was invented(invent) the early 1930s by an American chemist , Julian Hill Other scientists (2)worked(work) with his invention and finally on 27 October 1938 , Nylon (3)was

introduced(introduce) to the world It (4) was(be) cheap and strong and immediately

(5)became(become) successful , especially in making of ladies's stockings.

During the Second world War , the best present for many women(6)was(be) a pair of nylon stockings, but more importantly , it (7)was used (use) to make paracutes and tyres Today , nylon (8)can be found(find) in many things It (9)has played(play) an important part in our lives for over 50 years Next year about 36 milion tons of it (10) will be made(make).

IV.Read the following the text and think of the word wich best fits each space ( 20 points):

We moved into our new house (1) on a warm August day It was not relly a new house ; it was

a hundred years ( 2)one, but it was new to us The house had running (3)out of gas and

electricity , but fỏr (4) reason there was no elactric light in the kitchen We had

not noticed this shortage (5)when we had first looked over the house It was something quite ucexpected : a house with elactricity but (6)without a kitchen light It was especially puzzling because our ( 7) was a large room , perhaps (8) the largest in the house I telephoned hor an (9) He came and hixed it for us And he charged $ 40 (10)for the job.

V Read the passage and choose the best answers ( 10 points):

It's always worth preparing well for an interview Don't just hope (1) the best Here are a ( 2) tips Practise how you way things , as well as what you (3) to say If you don't own a video camera , perhelps a friend of (4) does Borrow it and make a viseo tape of yourself Fint ( 5) to watch it with you and give you a ( 6) of advise on how you appear its (7) to dress At the interview , believe ( 8) yours srlf and be honest , open and friendly (9) attention and keep your answers to the point The interviewer doesn't want to waste time and ( 10) do you.

1.A again B.For C to D at

2.A little B.several C.few D lot

3.A intend B.consider C.imagine D think

4.A his B.yours C mine D ours

5.A anybody B.nobody C everybody D.somebody

6.A number B.slice C.plenty D bit

7.Acolleagues B.employees C.customers D.employers

8.A in B.of C.with D.by

9.A Attract B.Give C.Turn D.Pay

10.A so B.either C.neither D or

VI Complete the second sentense so that it has the similas meaning to the first

sentense using the word given Do not change the word given ( 15 points)

1.It's a pity I can't go to the game nest Sunday

I wish I could go to the game next Sundạy Wish

2.Do I have to fill in any forms?

Is it necessary for me to fill in any forms? necessary

3 I only hound out the truth because I heard the two of them talking

If I hadn't heard the two of them talking, I wouldn't have found out the truth found

4 The doctor told me to stop smoking

The doctor told me to give up smoking give up

5 People all over the world speak English

English is spoken all over the world spoken

6 I hadn't made a speech before so I was very nervous

Because I hadn't been used to making a speech, I was very nervous used

7 What caused him to change his mind ?

what was the reason for changing his mind? reason

8 " Please don't smoke in the house " she said to us

She asked us not to smoke in the house to

9 "Why don't we go out for a while ?"

He suggested going out for a while going

10 I bought myself some good new clothes I need them for my new job

I bought myself some good new clothes which is necessary for my new job which

11 You use it to take photos with

It's for taking photos taking.

12 We didn't go to the theatre We stayed at home

We stayed at home instead of going to the theatre instead of

13.We have to clean the floor

The floor have to be cleaned?? clean

14.Theu set off when they's listened to the weather forecast ??

After set off

15 It's been foggy recently

There's fog

VI.Use the following words or phrases to make a complete letter ( 15 points):

Dear Sir

1 I/ see / your advertisement / " Daily Message".

2.And / I / interest / piano / you / have / sale.

3.Before / I / arrange / see /instrument / you / please / send / more information/?

4 I / be / glad / If you / tell / me / age / instrument.

5 And / lowest / price /you / accept / it.

6 I / visit / you / Thursday / October 12

7 And / tell / me / time / be / most / convenient / you Thanks.

Yours sincerely

Thi thử tuyển sinh lớp 10 tiếng anh

Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1 People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are.

2 Over the years, She (collect) thousands of stamps.

3 "Where is Jane?" "Down stairs sir" "She (greet) the guests."

4 We don’t enjoy (use) as cheap labour.

5 I can't help (feel) sorry for the hungry children If only there (be) peace in the world.

6 I am sure the letter won't arrive in time unless it (send) by air

7 The vase (break) when it (move) to the other room.

8 I was just about (leave) the office when the phone rang.

Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences1 That

company has 2000 (employ)

2 I don’t know why they call him a (lie)

3 The old hotel we used to stay at has been (modern)

4 Conservationists believe that we should preserve the rainforests in the world ( tropic)

5 The little village is very quiet and at night (peace)

6 Women nowadays have more to participate in social activities (free)

7 The of the new guest caused trouble to my aunt (arrive)

8 She cut herself and it's quite badly (blood)

9 His parents are very of him (pride)

10 Every week, there are two from Ha Noi to Nha Trang (fly)

Question 3: Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D ) for each space

Jeans are very popular with young people all (1) the world Some people say that jeans are the "uniform" of (2) But they haven't always been popular The story of jeans started (3) two hundred years ago People in Genoa, Italy made pants The cloth

(4) in Genoa was called "jeanos" The pants were called "jeans" In 1850, a saleman (5) California began selling pants made of canvas His name was Levi Strauss

(6) they were so strong, "Levi's pants" became (7) with gold miners; farmers and cowboys Six years (8) ; Levis began making his pants with blue cotton

(9) called denim Soon after, factory workers in the United States and Europe began (10) jeans Young people usually didn’t wear them.

1 A.in B on C.over D.above

2 A.youth B young C youger D.youngest

3 A.lots B much C most D almost

4 A.make B makes C making D made

5 A.in B on C at D with

6 A.Although B But C Because D So

7 A.famous B popular C good D wonderful

8 A.late B later C latest D last

9 A.cloth B clothing C cloths D clothes

10 A.wear B wearing C wore D worn

Question 4: Choose the one sentence that has same meaning to the root one.

1 Would you mind waiting outside the office?

A Did you wait outside the office?

B Did you see anyone waiting outside the office?

C Will you wait outside the office?

D Do you enjoy waiting outside the office?

2 I used to go to the cinema on Saturdays

A I usually went to the cinemal on Saturdays.

B I got used to going to the cinema on Saturdays.

C I didn’t go to the cinema on Saturdays

D I usually go to the cinema on Saturdays.

3 You feel unhealthy because you don’t take any exercise.

A if you took more exercise, you would feel healthier.

B If you take more exercise, you will feel healthier.

C If you were healthier, you would take more exercise.

D If you don’t take any exercise, you will feel unhealthy.

4 "Do you know Trang's address?" he asked me.

A He asked me for Trang's address.

B He asked me if someone knew Trang's address.

C He asked me if I know Trang's address.

D He asked me if I knew Trang's address.

Question 5: a/ There is a mistake in the sentence Find the mistakes and correct it.

1 If he would speak more slowly, I could understand him.

2 Hoang has felt much better when he took the pill.

3 Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn't he?

4 After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left.

5 I suggested that you writing to them to accept their offer.

b/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.

1 Translate this article English for me, please.

2 Donna is thinking of importing flowers Vietnam.

3 They have only been there a few minutes.

4 The canoe overturned and evryone fell the deep water.

5 I'll come to pick her at 8 o'clock

Question 6: Change the following sentences into reported speech.

1 "Please call me at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning", said Mai

2 "Are you interested in this Language Center?"Asked Lan

3 "We will spend our holiday in Da Lat next month," said Mrs Chi

4 "What does your son want to learn?" the man said to Mr Linh.

5 "You must come today," Hoa said.

Question7: Complete the second sentence with the same meaning.

1 Vinh keep forgetting is homework Vinh is

2 I would like you to help me put the chairs a way Do you mind

3 Please don’t make any noise; I'm very tired I'd rather

4 This is the best computer I have ever used I have never

5 He hasn’t chatted with his classmates through the internet for ages It's ages

6 We haven't seen her since we left university The last time

7 Walking in the rain gives my brother pleasure My brother enjoys

8 Keeping the environment clean is very important It's

9 Minh began to collect stamps in 2000 Minh has

10 Let's meet inside the center, at the cafe' corner How

Put these sentences into reported speech.

1 “We are having a wonderful time here” the foreign tourists said.

2 “Do you love these flowers?” I said to Nga.

3 “Is your father working in the garden now?” he said to me.

- He asked…

4 “I’am visiting the museum tomorrow morning,” said Tom.

5 “Do your grandparents live in the countryside now?” asked Nam.

6 “How about installing a burglar alarm?” he said.

7 “Where will you spend your vacation next year?” Liz said to us.

8 “Don’t stay up too late, Hoa,” said her parents.

9 “I’am sorry I was late,” he said.

- He apologized…

10 “Is your little son good at English?” I said to Mrs Chung.

- I asked…

11 Ba said: “Why don’t we stop eating chicken to avoid being infected with bird flu?”.

- Ba suggested that chicken shouldn’t…

12 Ba said, “I am going to meet your sister in front of the station, Liz”.

- Ba told Liz that…

13 “You mustn’t cross the street against the red light, boys’ said the policeman.

- The policeman…

14 “Don’t do that! Are you mad?” she said to me.

- She told…

15 “Have you finished your test yet?” the teacher said to Jimmy.

- The teacher asked…

Test 7:L9

SECTION I: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence:

1.After a lot of difficulty, he to open the door

A.managed B.succeeded C.obtained D.realized

2.I'll have to to you, otherwise he will hear.

A.shout B.say C.whistle D.whisper

3.The teacher them the answer tho the question.