BOI DệễếNG HOẽC SINH GIOI KHOI 9 *********** I/ Rewrite each of the following sentencesin a such way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 1/ Why dont you phone me? He asked me 2/ Sue translated the poem into English. The 3/ I dont have a lot of money. I cant buy it. If I 4/ Why are you so kind to me? I asked Lan 5/ He bought these roses this morning. These 6/ May I have a cup of coffee? He asked Lan . 7/ They used to wash their clothes without detergent. Their 8/ Im sorry that I dont remember your birthday. I wish. 9/ My cousin doesnt tell me the truth. I wish 10/ I went fishing with my brother when I was a child. I used. II/ Fill in each blank with a correct preposition: in, at, of, off, with, or for . Tim often sat by his window to lookthe garden. He had never seen so many kinds plants. They all had enormous green leaves and magnificient flowers in every color of the rainbow. Tims favourite plant was a white marble vase near the house. It was covered.big purple flowers. III/ Read the passage carefully. THE WET SEASON IN INDONESIA Between the months of November and May a wind blows from the west in most parts of Indonesia. It comes from the ocean and carries rain. Clouds build up around the mountains, and every afternoon rain falls. The rain is always heavy, and rivers can be walked across in the dry season now become dangerous. When it rains the whole day, they may suddenly overflow and cause great damage to the land. Most farmers are glad when the wet season begins. There is water for their fields and they can again start growing rice. But people in town are not so glad for the street soon get muddy and dirty. They prefer the dry seasons when they can sit outside and enjoy the cool evenings. * Answer the questions 1/ When is the wet season? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2/ What causes the rainfall? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3/ Why are many rivers dangerous in the wet season? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4/ What damages the land? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5/ Why can farmers start growing rice again? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… IV/ Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. I………………………… (be) born in Taiwan, but my father…………………………………… (not be) Taiwanese. He comes from Italy. He ……………………………………………(work) in Taiwan as a businessman and……………………………………(meet) my mother there. In 1998, my family…………………………….(move) to Australia. When we……………………………………….( arrive) in Melbourne, I………………………………………(not know) anybody. I ……………………………(feel) lonely. In Taiwan I……………………………………… (use) to have a lot of friends, but now I don’t have anyone to talk to. So I ……………………………………….(decide) to look for friends on the internet. I was lucky to know you and to be one of your friends. I wish we………………………… (live) in the same neiborhood so that we could meet and talk everyday. V/ Write a paragraph within 100 – 120 words about a normal day in your family. Begin with: Everyday, ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………