phonetics - grammar - Vocabulary:Question I: Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others 5p: 5.. Choose the word or phrase that best completes ea
Trang 1I Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed above it :
1. Tom is sorry that he didn’t watch the football match last night
- Tom wishes
2. The test we did yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours
- Yesterday we did _
3. “How many students are there in your class ?”
- The man asked me
4. “You should go to the lecture”
- The teacher advised us _
5. You must hurry or we’ll miss the train
- Unless we _
6. It’s not difficult to make bread
- Bread is _
7. Jack said, “I have studied English for five years, Mary.”
- Jack told _
8. Unless they leave a lamp beside that hole, somebody will fall into it
- If _
9. No one could open the door of the house
- The door
10. The city where we were born is very small
- The city in _
11. She has studied French for five years
- She began
12. They left very early in the morning They didn’t want anybody to see them.(so that)
-
13. He collects old coins He is likes it
- He is fond
14. She said, “ Have you got a new car, Jack ?”
- She asked
15. He said to her, “ Give my regards to your parents.”
- He told
16. “Don’t talk to that man”, she said
- She told _
17. I didn’t understand the lesson because I didn’t go to school yesterday
- If _
18. Jane can’t go to your party because you don’t invite her
- If _
19. They haven’t finished their homework yet
- Their homework
20. Jim was absent because he was ill
- Because of _
21. We were late for the play because of the long line at the ticket-window
- Because there
22. I couldn’t see anything because it was so dark
- Because of _
23. Because the weather is warm and damp, rice grows very well here
- Because of _
24. Jane never says a hard word to Tom because of her love for him
- Because Jane _
Trang 225. Nobody could solve this mathematical problem.
This _
26. They believe that he will pass the final exam
He
27. She was too old to carry that heavy case
She was so _
28. She came late because of the rain
Because it
29. “You’d better not lend them any more money.” said Alice
Alice advised _
30. She decided to help him with some money
She made _
31. We have to notice the teacher’s explanation
We have to pay
32. This flower is very beautiful
What _
33. He spent 2 hours doing the mathematical exercises
It took _
34. They have to change the date of the meeting again
The date _
35. It was so late that nothing could be done
It was too _
36. Mary visited us three days ago
Mary paid
37. The plumber repaired the leak this morning
They had _
38. I found a place to live but it was difficult
I had difficulty _
39. Although his leg was broken,he managed to get out of the car
In spite
40. The driver said, “Don’t get off the bus while it’s moving!”
The driver asked the passengers _
41. He repaired the bicycle in two hours
It took _
42. Doing exercises before going to school is important
It is _
43. She won’t stay with us
I wish _
44. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match
- I haven’t
45. The last time I saw Dick was in 1995
- I haven’t
46. He said to his wife,”Are you cooking in the kitchen now?”
- He _
47. He said ,”I didn’t know what to do.”
- He _
II Supply the correct tense of verbs
1.When… …he (leave) Hanoi for HCM city?-He ….(leave) yesterday morning
Trang 32.They … ….(start) to learn English when they …… …(be) only 10 years old 3.She …… (play) the piano when we ….(arrive)
4.What you…… …(do) at 8 o'clock yesterday when he… ……(come) to see you? -Oh, I…… …(write) a leter to my eldest brother
5.They still… ….(sleep) when their father… ……(come) back from work 6.She…… (come) into the room,… … (open) the window,… … ( turn) on the light, and …… …(begin) to read a newspaper
7.It…… ….(rain) hard when they … … (be) on their way home.As they… ……(have)
no raincoats with them, they… (be) wet through
8.Her mother …… (cook) in the kitchen while her father…… (clean) the sitting - room 9.When I…… …( come ) to her house, She …… …(work) in the garden She…… (tell)
me that she usually … … (do) the gardening when she … ….(have) free time
10 It…… (be) 2a.m Elisa… ……(wake) up.She … …(look) out.It…….….(snow) 11.They just…… (decide) to buy a new house
12."Gone with the Wind" is the most interesting film we…… ( see) recently
13.You…… (see) Nam last Sunday.?
Oh, no I… … (not see) him for many days now
14.Since when you… ….(learn) English? -I…… (learn) it since I…… ….( be) a girl of twelve
15.You ever … …(be) to HCM city?
-No, I … …(not be) there yet But my parents … … (be) there twice this year 16.They …… (do) nothing since they … …(get) up
17.My brother…… … (join) the army when he………( be) 18.He… ….(serve) in the army for 3 years and then … …(go) to universiy
18.How long you…… (live) in this town? -I… (live) in this town for ten years 19.My sister… … (finish) school in 1997 and … … (be) a student at the National University since then
20.My parents…… ….(go) out.They will be back soon
21.We often…… (drink) coffee in the morning but yesterday morning we… … (drink) tea 22.On my way home I often…… ….(meet) many children who… …(go) to school 23.The sun…… (rise) in the East and … ….(set) in the West
24.When they…… ….(finish) their work? They… ….(finish) it 2 hours ago 25.What she still…… (do) when her mother… ……(go) to bed last night? -She still…… (write) an essay on the hames
26.What you…… (do)now?
-We …… (repair) our house We… … (hope) everything … (be) nice 27.He often… ….( buy) presents for his daughter on her birthday.Yesterday …… …(be) her 15th birthday He… ……(buy) her a big doll
28 He… … (begin) to learn foreign languages when he…… (be) quite young
29.People… … …(know) that Columbus …… (discover) America 500 years ago 30.They all… ….(believe) that he just … (come) back from London last week 31.Since when you……… … (work) in this factory?
-I…… ….(work) at this factory since I ………(be) very young
32.How long they… …… (be) here?
-I …… …(not know) exactly May be , they … ….(be) here since 7 o'clock 33.He… …….(come) into the study, …… ……(stare) at me and… … (leave) without saying a word
III Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form
Trang 41 Tom regrets ……… … (spend) too much time ……… (play) computer games
2 Students stopped …… ……….(make) noise when the teacher came in
3 He’ll try………… … (not make) the same mistake again
4 Would you mind…… ……… (turn) off the radio ?
5 When you see Tom, remember…… ………… (give) him my regards
6 They postponed……… ………… (build) an elementary school for lack of finance
7 It’s no use………… (advise) him He never allows anybody…… … (give) advice
8 It’s easy………… …(get) into bad habits
9 Is there anything here worth …… ……(buy)?
10 We missed……… … (watch) a football match last night
11 The principal tells him… ……… (come) in
12 My parents decided…… ……… (take) a taxi because it was late
13 Do you agree……… ( lend ) me some money ?
14 Tom refused………… … (give) me his address
15 You’ll be able………… … ( do ) it yourself when you are older
16 I didn’t know how …… ….( get ) to your house , so I stopped …… … ( ask ) the way
17 We found it very difficult ………… … ( reach ) a decision
18 I will remember ……… … ( give ) Mr Brown your message
19 She remembers ……… … ( be ) taken to the zoo by her mother
20 Do you feel like …… ( go ) to the concert or would you like ……… … ( stay ) at home ?
21 My family is considering …… … (take) a trip to the USA next year
22 The police didn’t permit …… …… ( camp ) in this wood for security reasons
23 We don’t allow people…… …… ( smoke ) in the lecture room
24 The teacher advised us…… ( review) the grammatical structures carefully
25 He’ s used to … …… ( go ) on foot to work - We get used to… … ( work )
on Sundays
26 Sometimes students avoid … …(look) at the teacher if they don’t want … (answer)
a question
27 You should try … …….( wear ) any shirts you want to buy
28 The teacher recommends us ……… (prepare) the lessons well before… ( come ) to class
29 There are people can’t help… ….(laugh) when they see someone… … (slip)
on a banana skin
30 He went to bed without …… … ( lock ) the doors
31 They don’t have enough patience …… …….(wait) for him
32 Gravity makes water …… … ( run ) downhill
33 This man let me ……… … ( use ) his phone yesterday
34 Are we allowed ………… ( go ) out with Tom ?
35 The teller was made …… …… ( raise ) his hands
36 Mary My parents expected me ……… … (live) an honest life
37 She prefers ……… … ( eat ) to … …… ( prepare ) meals
38 When the rainy season comes , you need …… ( repair ) the roof of the house
39 The flowers need……… ( water ) but you needn’t ( water ) them now
40 You’d better …… (take) your father’s advice
Answer
1 Tom regrets spending too much time playing computer games
Trang 52 Students stopped making noise when the teacher came in
3 He’ll try not to make the same mistake again.
4 Would you mind turning off the radio ?
5 When you see Tom, remember to give him my regards.
6 They postponed building an elementary school for lack of finance.
7 It’s no use advising him He never allows anybody to give advice.
8 It’s easy to get into bad habits
9 Is there anything here worth buying ?
10 We missed watching a football match last night
11 The principal tells him to come in
12 My parents decided to take a taxi because it was late.
13 Do you agree to lend me some money ?
14 Tom refused to give me his address
15 You’ll be able to do it yourself when you are older
16 I didn’t know how to get to your house , so I stopped to ask the way
17 We found it very difficult to reach a decision
18 I will remember to give Mr Brown your message.
19 She remembers being taken to the zoo by her mother
20 Do you feel like going to the concert or would you like to stay at home ?
21 My family is considering taking a trip to the USA next year.
22 The police didn’t permit to camp in this wood for security reasons
23 We don’t allow people to smoke in the lecture room.
24 The teacher advised us to review the grammatical structures carefully
25 He’ s used to going on foot to work - We get used to working on Sundays
26 Sometimes students avoid looking at the teacher if they don’t want to answer a question.
27 You should try wearing any shirts you want to buy.
28 The teacher recommends us to prepare the lessons well before coming to class.
29 There are people can’t help laughing when they see someone slipping on a banana skin
30 He went to bed without locking the doors
31 They don’t have enough patience to wait for him
32 Gravity makes water run downhill
33 This man let me use his phone yesterday.
34 Are we allowed to go out with Tom ?
35 The teller was made to raise his hands
36 Mary My parents expected me to live an honest life.
37 She prefers eating to preparing meals
38 When the rainy season comes , you need to repair the roof of the house
Trang 639 The flowers need watering but you needn’t water them now.
40 You’d better take your father’s advice.
Đề thi học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh 9
Trang 7-A phonetics - grammar - Vocabulary:
Question I: Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others (5p):
5 A sundeck B garden C weekend D event
Question II Choose the words that has different stress pattern from the others (5p):
1 A accomplish B examine C imagine D chemistry
2 A desire B mountain C plateau D constant
3 A industry B interest C suburb D equality
4 A medicine B decide C distance D patient
5.A arrangement B relationship C scientist D improve
Question III Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence (10p):
1 he comes in half an hour, we shall go alone
2 I don’t believe a word she says , I think she
3 ., a bat sends out a series of signals, which bounce off any object in its path
A When in flying B While it is flying C.When they are flying D Once flying
4 Mr John does not know the lawn mover after they had finished using it
A where did they put B where they did
put
C where they put D where to put
5 The noise startled the woman
A frightened B frighten C frightening D fright
6 Jack’s shoes are very dirty They need
7 His pronunciation causes me a lot of
A difficulties B difficult C difficulty D difficultly
8 We lived in that on the corner
A old house brick small
C small old brick house
B brick small old house
D house brick small old
9 around us gives us vital information about our environment
A The sounds are heard
C Hearing the sounds
B That the hearing of sound
D What ever the sounds are heard
10 He took his seat quietly ,
A in order that not to disturb their
conversation
C in order not disturb their conversation
B so as to disturb their conversation
D so as not to disturb their conversation
QuestionIV: Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting(10p).
1 I suggested that you taking his advice to treat your cough
A B C D
2.Even though studying hard, he failed his exam last year
A B C D
3.The pollution of the sea can be the result of careless or dumping of waste
A B C D
4 If today is Sunday, we would have a lot of fun at the camping
A B C D
5 She apologized for being many rude to me
Trang 8A B C D
6.The children were playing lastnight outdoor when it began to rain hard
A B C D 7.The bridge was hitting by a large ship during a sudden storm last week
8.Eventhough she looks very young, she is twice older than my twenty - year - old sister
9.One of the most urgent problem, facing us now is the need to control population growth
10.Tom has not completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn’t, neither
A B C D
Question V Provide the correct form of the words given (10p):
The environment - our responsibility
These days it is (0) impossible to open a newspaper without
reading about the damage we are doing to the environment The earth is
being (1) and the future looks bad What can each of us do ?
We can not clean up our (2) rivers and seas overnight Nor
can we stop the
(3) of plants and animals But we can stop adding to the
problem while (4) search for answers, and laws are passed in
nature’s (5)
It may not be easy to change your lifestyle (6) , but some
steps are easy to take : cut down the amount of (7) you do, or
use as little plastics as possible
It is also easy to save energy, which also reduces (8) bills
We must all make a personal (9) to work for the future of our
planet if we want to (10) a better world for our grand
-children
0 possible
1 threat
2 pollution
3 appear
4 science
5 defend
6 complete
7 drive
8 house
9 decide
10 sure
B reading :
Question VI : Choose the word or phrase which best completes each blank in the following passage(10p):
My home is in the air - I do an enormous amount of travelling It is a fast life and (1) of work , but I like it and that is the only way (2) me
Everything is tiring - music, travelling- but what can I do ? I am not (3) to complaining It is hard to imagine now (4) I will ever be very long in one place My home town is on the Caspian Sea There is sea, wind, sun, and (5) many tourists and hotels I have my own flat with four or five rooms , but I am seldom there If I am there for a day or two I prefer to (6) with my mother and grandmother They live in a small house , (7) it is very comfortable and
my mother cooks for me I like good, simple food
I have no wife , no brothers or sisters and my father (8) when I was seven He was an engineer and I don’t (9) him very well He liked music very much and wanted me to(10)
a musician
Trang 98 A killed B gone C passed D died
Question VII: Read the passage and choose the best answer (10p):
tree was struck by lightning He soon learned how to make fire for himself However man probably made his fire by rubbing two sticks together
Fire was very important to man He needed fire to keep himself warm at night He used fire to cook his food He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild animals In some parts of the world
he used fire to signal messages Red Indians, for example , used fire to make smoke signals In some other countries people lit fires to warn their friends of danger
Fire was very also used to give light Before the invention of oil lamp, men used burning sticks
as torches And before man discovered gas and electricity , he hung small fires in wire baskets from posts to light the streets
One man even used fire to tell the time He invented a candle clock He made a candle that took exactly twelve hours to burn Then he marked this candle in twelve equal parts He lit the candle and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle But the candle clock did not always work well If there was a wind blowing on the candle , the flame burned too quickly
1 Man probably first made fire
A from a tree struck by lightning
C from wire baskets hung on poster B by rubbing two sticks together.D from a candle
2 Man probably first used fire
A to tell the time
C to light the streets B to send signal.D to keep warm at night
3 Fire was used by Red Indians
A to make gas and electricity
C to send messages
B to burn down trees
D to frighten away enemies
4 The first street lights were
A large bonfires
C burning trees
B small fires in hanging baskets
D candles
5 The candle clock burned for
A.twelve hours
C a day B one hour.D twelve days
Question VIII: Fill each the numbered blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word (10p):
Food plays an important part in the development of nations In countries where food is (1)
people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat This usually slows down progress, because men have little time to (2) to science, industry, government, and art In nations where food is (3) and easy to get , men have more time to spend in activities that lead to progress and (4) of leisure The problem of (5) good food for everybody has not yet been solved Many wars have been (6) for food But it is no longer necessary to go to war for food Nations are beginning to put (7) knowledge to work for a (8 ) of their food problems They work (9) in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations (10) more food
C writing :
Question IX: Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as the first (10p):
1 “ You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary” - said John
John advised
2 Although he took a taxis, Bill still arrived late for the concert
Trang 10Despite
3 “It is ages since Alan visited his parents
Alan
4 Handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult
It is
5 “You’d better go to the doctor if you’ve got a pain in your back, Anne”- Herry said
Herry suggested
6 “ Could I borrow five pounds from you, Jane ?”- asked Nick
Nick asked Jane if
7 It isn’t necessary to book tickets for the show in advance
You need
8 Don’t you regret not learning to swim ?
Don’t you wish ?
9 We got lost because we didn’t have a map
Had
10 They manage to finish the project in time for the presentation
They succeeded
Question X: Use the suggested words and phrases to write a complete letter(10p).
Dear Mother and father,
a You/ be pleased/ hear/ I / meet/ LonDon Airport/ Mr and Mrs Robinson and/ son / Michael
b Before I arrive/ it rain/ a week/ but/ Sunday/ sun shine/ first time
c Last Tuesday they take me/ Buckingham Palace/ I see the Changing of the Guard and listen / the band
d Then we go/ Hyde Park/ have lunch/ a restaurant
e After we / eat/ we go/ a walk/ see the Serpentine Lake
f While we / walk/ I buy a postcard/ I enclose/ this letter
g London have many interesting places/ see/ and I/ enjoy/ be here very much/
h.Mr and Mrs Robinson and Michael ask me/ give/ their kind regards
Love / Carl
Question XI: Write a paragraph (100 - 120 words ) about a festival or a celebration in your country, using the following brief notes : (10p).
+ Opening : - Which festival ?
- Where ? When ? Why ? + Main body : - How is it celebrated ? (general)
- What happens ? (details)
- Food and drink ? + Ending : How does it end ?
- The End
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