HSG Anh 9

If you don't know how to spell the word, why don't you check in the dictionary.. UP Why don't you look the word up in the dictionary.[r]

Test for excellent students (90 minutes)

Part 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words in each group.

1 A busy B visit C museum D

conversation

2 A food B stool C took D

school

3 A attend B dictionary C dormitory D

reputation

4 A used B remembered C practiced D stayed

5 A said B rainy C sailor

D again

Part 2: Choose the word with the different stress syllable.

1 A welcome B enhance C prepare D collect

2 A mausoleum B engineer C volunteer D

compulsory

3 A disastrous B eruption C thunderstorm D volcanic

4 A before B mountain C device D

champagne

5 A decorate B disappoint C festival D primary

Part :Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the space provided under this part

1 Tony _ himself on his careful driving

A pleases B prides C comments D boasts I suddenly _ that I had left my purse with the money at home

A understood B recognized C knew D realised He said that he had never _ across a painting which pleased him more

A seen B viewed C happened D come It was a serious quarrel, and they took a long time to make it _

A out B up C away D over

5 There wasn’t _ news in his letter

A a great many B hardly any C a great deal of D a large number of They all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach

A passed B used C took D spent

7 On Sundays in England most shops were closed and the theaters and cinemas A so were B neither were C were too D so weren't We didn’t to the station in time to catch the train

A get B reach C arrive D make I was in such a hurry that I left one of my bags

A out B aside C on D behind 10 Travel is said to our knowledge

A wide B widen C be wide D width 11 The trip was very interesting Jack wishes he enough time to join in

A had B had been C had had D has had 12 We wish we had a father yours

A like B of C as D with

13 They've just left Pleiku _ Nha Trang _ their holiday

A from / to B for / from C.for / for D to / from

14 Has Sue finished _ yet?

A washing up B to wash up C wash up D wash upping 15 Lee Nguyen stopped the car _ a newspaper

A buying B to buy C buy D bought Part :Choose the word or phrase which would not be appropriate

1 You can see the room has been beautiful decorated for Christmas A B C D

4 I will come and stay with you and your family on March A B C D

5 He used to working full time, but now he is a part-time worker A B C D Huy’s new bicycle costs much more than me

A B C D

7 They said that they will go there that day to attend the wedding A B C D

8 You study English very hard and I wonder how you will use it through the future A B C D

9 Staying in bed all day is not good for our health, isn't it? A B C D

10 Tony and Tina hope go skiing in the mountains this weekend if the weather permits

A B C D

Part 5: Fill the blanks with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses. 0 Unemployment is a very serious problem in many countries (EMPLOY) His has not improved much (BEHAVE)

2 She has an command of the language (IMPRESS) It's very to live in a damp room (HEALTH)

4 many houses have to be demolished (FORTUNE) The world of computers is extremely (COMPETE) Part 6:

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage Use only one word in each space (Write your answers in the space provided under this part)

When I was sixteen I (0) left school and went to work in a butcher’s shop The manager was a young man, only a few years older (1) me, and he was very ambitious Also, he was a little bit dishonest When customers asked (2) best steak he would sell them poor-quality beef He used to this to young housewives, who if the meat (3) tough, blamed them for not cooking it properly Sometimes, he did not give the (4) change and the customer did not notice

One day, just/shortly before Christmas, we decided to close early because we (5) sold all our meat, except for one small turkey As I was going to lock the door, a woman rushed in and said that she really had (6) have a ten-pound turkey The manager tried to sell her the only one we had left “It’s too small” she said The manager said he (7) get another one and went to the back of the shop with the turkey I knew we did not have (8) more, so I followed him to see (9) he was going to He pulled and stretched the turkey to (10) it look bigger and then went back and said, “Here you are, madam Here is a bigger one”

“Yes”, she said, “but not much bigger I’ll take both of them” Part 7: Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

Winter Driving

Winter is dangerous because it’s so difficult to know what is going to happen and accidents take place so easily Fog can be waiting to meet you over the top of the hill Ice might be hiding beneath the melting snow, waiting to send you off the road The car coming towards you may suddenly slide across the road

Rule Number One for driving on icy roads is to drive smoothly Uneven movements can make a car suddenly very difficult to control So every time you either turn the wheel, touch the brakes or increase your speed, you must be as gentle and slow as possible Imagine you are driving with a full cup of coffee on the seat next to you Drive so that you wouldn’t spill it

Rule Number Two is to pay attention to what might happen The more ice there is, the further down the road you have to look Test how long it takes to stop by gentle braking Remember that you may be driving more quickly than you think In general, allow double your normal stopping distance when the road is wet, three times this distance on snow, and even more on ice Try to stay in control of your car at all times and you will avoid trouble

1 What is the writer trying to in this text?

A complain about bad winter driving B give information about winter weather

C warn people against driving in winter D advise people about safe driving in winter

A to find out about the weather B for information on driving lessons

C to learn about better driving D to decide when to travel What does the writer think?

A People should avoid driving in the snow B Drivers should expect problems in winter

C People drive too fast in winter D Winter drivers should use their brakes less

4 Why does the writer talk about a cup of coffee?

A to explain the importance of smooth movements

B because he thinks refreshments are important for drivers C because he wants drivers to be more relaxed

D to show how it can be spilled

5 Which traffic sign shows the main idea of the text?

A B

C D

Part 8: Choose from sentences A-G the one which fits each gap 1-5 There is one extra sentence you not need to use

A Industries have polluted the water, fishing has destroyed sea life and divers have damaged large parts of the coral

B The crew were helpful and pleasant and the price was also very reasonable C Altogether, it was a wonderful trip

D I'm not sure I would go again

E It stretches for 2000 kilometres and is up to 800 metres wide F However, I didn't think I could take part in a dive cruise and not dive G At no point were we permitted to swim away on our own

A Natural Wonder

When I was asked to visit and write about the Great Barrier Reef, I was thrilled I had heard reports of damage done by tourism and other industries, but felt that the Reef would still be a wonderful place to see I was right it was an incredible sight

From the air, the Great Barrier Reef seems huge (0) _E I wasn't sure how best to explore such a giant place, so after I had landed, I made enquiries and was told the best way to see the Reef is to take a dive cruise I booked a place on a three-day cruise, and, despite warnings about the state of some of these boats, the boat I was on was comfortable and clean (1) _ I was entitled to eight dives plus use of wet suit, flippers and other equipment, three meals a day and two nights' accommodation

Although I have been diving before, I am not an experienced diver (2) _ l was nervous to begin with, but soon felt completely safe We were divided into groups according to our ability and each group was given an instructor They had very strict rules (3) _

With our guides, we saw some amazing sea life including small sharks, crabs and thousands of colourful tropical fish swimming around in the coral The other divers were friendly and the evenings on board were very pleasant (4) _

While I was at the Great Barrier Reef, it became perfectly clear from the conservation programmes I came across, that the damage I had heard about had been done (5) _

Environmental groups have done much to stop this damage, but sadly it continues Despite this, the Great Barrier Reef is a wonderful place to go

For me at least it is one of the most' significant natural wonders our earth has to offer Part 9:

For each of the following sentences, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the origin sentence, but using the word given in capital letters These words must not be altered in any way.

DRIVE CAREFULLY

ICE ON THE ROAD AHEAD

REDUCE SPEED NOW

FOG AHEAD

DRIVE CAREFULLY

ROAD REPAIRS AHEAD

SLOW DOWN

E.g: The programme only finished a minute ago JUST The programme has just finished

1 This film is so interesting that he has seen it twice SUCH

This ………he has seen it twice Could you give me some advice? LIKE

I… ……… The film I saw last week was better than this one GOOD

This film ………

4 If you don't know how to spell the word, why don't you check in the dictionary? UP Why don't you ……… in the dictionary? My boss let her workers use the telephone ALLOWED

My boss ……… the telephone The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor SOMEONE

Unless … ………, the child will die Do I have to fill in any forms? NECESSARY

Is…… ………to fill in any form? I wish you didn't drive so fast ONLY

If ………so fast The authorities said she wasn't responsible for the accident FAULT

The accident ……… 10 Nam said to me, "Why don't you pay a visit to Green Field Park?" SUGGESTED

Nam ………Green Field Park Part 2: Use the following sets of words and phrases to write a complete letter. Dear Huy,

1 school year / going / come / end

……… ……… I / look / forward / summer vacation

……… ……… this occasion / I / go / your country

……… ……… I / intend / stay / house / two weeks

……… ……… I / hope / your parents / kind / provide / food / accommodation

……… ……… this opportunity / amuse / heartily

……… ……… first day / morning / long walk / country

……… ……… and / evening / swim / river

……… ……… 10 give / regards / everybody / hope / see / soon

……… ……… Affectionately yours

Han

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ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC LỚP THCS NĂM 2009

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Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

Part 1:

1 .D .C .B .C .A Part 2:

1 .A .D .C .B .A Part 3:

1 B D D B C D A A D 10 B 11 C 12 A 13 C 14 A 15 B

Part 4:

1 C B… C… D… B D.… B… D… D 10 A Part 5:

0 Unemployment BEHAVIOUR IMPRESSIVE

3 UNHEALTHY UNFORTUNATELY COMPETITIVE

Part 6:

0 left than for was/seemed

4 right/correct/exact had to would

8 any what 10 make

Part 7:

1 .D .C .B .A .A Part 8:

(0) E

(1) .B (2) .F (3) .G (4) .C (5) .A IV WRITING

Part 9:

1 This film is so interesting that he has seen it twice SUCH This is such an interesting film that he has seen it twice Could you give me some advice? LIKE

I would like you to give me some advice

3 The film I saw last week was better than this one GOOD This film is not as (so) good as the one I saw last week

4 If you don't know how to spell the word, why don't you check in the dictionary? UP Why don't you look the word up in the dictionary?

5 My boss let her workers use the telephone ALLOWED My boss allowed her workers to use the telephone The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor SOMEONE

Unless someone sends for a doctor, the child will die Do I have to fill in any forms? NECESSARY

Is it necessary for me to fill in any form? I wish you didn't drive so fast ONLY

If only you didn’t drive so fast

9 The authorities said she wasn't responsible for the accident FAULT The accident wasn’t her fault

Part 10:

Use the following sets of words and phrases to write a complete letter. Dear Huy,

1 school year / going / come / end

The school year is going to come an end I / look / forward / summer vacation

I am looking forward to the summer vacation this occasion / I / go / your country

On this occasion I am going to your country I / intend / stay / house / two weeks

I intend to stay at your house for two weeks

5 I / hope / your parents / kind / provide / food / accommodation

I hope your parents will be kind enough to provide me with food and accommodation this opportunity / amuse / heartily

This opportunity amuses me heartily

7 first day / morning / long walk / country ………

On the first day in the morning I am going to take a long walk around the country and / evening / swim / river

and in the evening I am going to swim in the river following days / help / parents / farm work / and ……

On the following days I am going to help your parents with farm work and 10 give / regards / everybody / hope / see / soon

Please give my regards to everybody and I hope to see you soon Affectionately yours