Bộ 5 đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 năm 2021 Trường THCS Phan Đăng Lưu

Vững vàng nền tảng, Khai sáng tương lai

BỘ 5 ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 NĂM 2021
TRƯỜNG THCS PHAN ĐĂNG LƯU
1. Đề số 1
A. VOCABULARY-GRAMMAR &PRONUNCIATION
Section 1: Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others.
1.

A. photo

B. below

c. wonder

D. lotus

2

A. forest

B. resort

c. reason

D. visit

3.

A. health

B.speak

c. each

D. seat

4

A. thirsty

B. guitar

c. dirty

D. listen

5.

A.desk

B. garden

c. weekend

D. event

Section 2: Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences. Circle the
letter before the word or phrase you choose.
1. I’ll give her the message as soon as she …………
A. comes back            B. will come                   C. is coming                        D. has come

2. He is thought……….. in a foreign country when he was 20.
A. to work                    B. to have worked          C. working                          D. has worked
3. We got our car……….yesterday.
A. wash                           B. to wash                           C. washing                             D. washed
4. Get me some stamps,………..?
A. have you                   B. will you                             C. do you                               D. don’t you
5. Some large cities have measured to…………air pollution.
A. fight                           B. minimize                             C. cover                                  D. grow
6. When Bill retires, he’s going to…………….golf.
A. take after                  B. take off                                C. take down                           D. take up.
7. He dark only………….water.

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A. a lot of                      B. much                                  C. a little                                 D. less.
8. I’d like to………………an appointment to see the doctor.
A. do                             B. say                                     C. organize                             D. make.
9. It isn’t quite ……….that he will be present at the meeting.
A. interested                 B. certain                                  C. exact                                   D. right.
10. Paper money………….. for over a thousand years.
A. used                         B. is used                                  C. has used                      D. has been used
11. The dentist told me……….. more careful when I brushed my teeth.
A. have been                B. being                                     C . be                                D. to be
12. When Lan looked in her purse she found her ring had been……………………..
A. stolen                       B. thieved                                  C. robbed                           D. broken
13. Tom can speak two languages. One is English…………… is French.
A. Other                       B. Another                                  C. The other                       D. Others

14. Did you ask your father………….. some money?
A. after                         B. for                                           C. in                                    D. at
15. The children kept………………about the clowns that they liked most of all.
A. talking                     B. talked                                       C. to talk                             D. talk
16. I’m sorry, I forgot………………your letter. It is still here, in my pocket.
A. post                        B. to post                                      C. posting                            D. posted
17. If you……………….. forty cigarettes a day, you would cough a lot.
A. smoke                    B. smoked                                     C. would smoke                   D. smoking
18. Vietnamese women today often prefer to wear modern clothing at work………… it is more
convenient.
A. although                 B. however                                     C. as                                   D. moreover
19. There isn’t………. food in the house.

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A. none                      B. no                                                C. some                             D. any
20. Hoa had made plans………….. she returned to Hanoi.
A. when                     B.  after                                            C. as soon as                     D. before
Section 3: Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. The gas from the chemical factory was………… (EXTREME)
2. Pablo Picasso was a very………….. (CREATE)
3. It’s of motorists to drink and drive. (RESPONSIBILITY)
4. I found the whole experience absolutely……………. (EMBARRASS)
5. Since………. has been so poor the class is being closed. (ATTEND)
6. It’s hard to imagine the …… of hand phones nowadays. (POPULAR)
7. He gets angry if you……….. with his idea. (AGREE)
8. Some designers have…………. the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it. (MODERN)

9. Her boring essay is the……. one that I have ever read. (LENGTH)
10. They are members of an international (ORGANIZE)
Section 4: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use the
words or phrases given.
1. He’s the best player our team has ever had. NEVER
-> Our team ……………………………………………………………………….  good player.
2. Mrs Scott is proud of her cooking. TAKES
-> Mrs Scott ………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. It’s my opinion that you should take more exercise. WOULD
-> If I……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. It’s not difficult to make bread. EASY
-> Bread………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. I haven’t done any gardening for three months. WAS

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-> The last…………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Hoa regrets not watching that film last night. WISHES
-> Hoa ………………………………………………………………………………..
7. Although her leg hurt, Jill finished the race. PAIN
-> In spite ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. There was too little time to go back home by bike. NOT
-> There ………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Doing the same things every day gives me no pleasure. ENJOY
-> I …………………………………………………………………………………….                        
10. Handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult. SHOP
->  It………………………………………………………………………………

B. READING COMPREHENSION
Section 1: Choose the best option(A, B, c or D) that fits the blank space in the following passage.
Environmental pollution is a term that (1)__________ to all the ways by which man pollutes his
surroundings. Man dirties the air with (2)____________ gases and smoke, (3)____________ the water
with chemicals and other substances, and damages the (4)____________ with too many fertilizers
and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings (5)____________ various other
ways. For example, peopie ruin natural beauty by (6)_________ junk and litter on the land and in the
water.
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil
are necessary to the (7)____________ of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and
(8)_____________ death. Polluted water kills fish and other (9)_________ life. Pollution of soil
reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings
ugliness to man’s (10)__________________________________________ beautiful world.
1. A. means                 B.  refers                       C. provides                       D. reduces
2. A. thick                     B.  natural                    C. exhaust                         D. influent
3. A. purifies                 B.  pumps                    C. sprays                           D. Poisons

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4. A. soil                       B.  forests                    C. streets                           D. beaches
5. A. on                        B.  in                            C. by                                   D. with
6. A. spoiling               B.  leaving                    C. scattering                        D. gathering
7. A. survival               B.  environment            C. development                  D. growth
8. A. so                       B.  ever                       C. too                                   D. even
9 . A. animal               B. marine                    C. human                             D. plant
10. A. nature              B. natural                    C. naturally                           D. natured
Section 2: Read the text and fill only one suitable word in each blank.

Bill Gates is a very important person in the (1)__________ industry. He been chief executive officer of
Microsoft Corporation for several years. He is (3)_________ the richest person in the world. How did he
do it?
He learned a lot (4)__________ his parents. While Bill was going to school, his father went to college,
got a degree, and (5)_________________ a successful lawyer. From this, Bill learned that you have to
work hard you want something. His mother was a very busy teacher, but she enjoyed (7)_________ to
parties. From this, he learned something else: (8)_________ you want to work hard and play hard, you
have to (9)_________ a schedule.
When Bill was young, he spent a lot of time alone. (10)__________________ most of his friends were
playing, Bill read all of the World Book Encyclopedia and (11)          it when he was eight years
old. Bill’s childhood was not all work, (12)___________ He (13)__________ to play a lot of sportsswimming, water, skiing, tennis. He was very serious (14)________ sports. He loved winning and he
hated (15)____________ When Bill got older he spent more and more (16) ___________ working – and
playing – (17)_______ a computer.
Before he was twenty, Bill developed the world’s first computer (18)________ for the personal
computer. Once he was thinking about the future, he realised something important. He thought that
every home was (19)_________ to have a computer, and every computer would (20)________ software –
his software. He said, “I’m going to make my first million dollars on software by the time I’m 25.” And
he did.
C. WRITING
Section 1: Complete the following letter using the words or phrases provided.

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50 Batement Street
Oxford
Dear Jane,
1. I write / tell / how much / enjoy / few hours I spend / you and your family last week

2. I / be / England since / beginning / October and this / be / first invitation to dinner / English family
3. I find / conversation / interesting / and I / glad / practice / English
4. I’d also / like / congratulate you / excellent cooking
5. I / grateful / helpful information / you / give / courses / English
6. I hope / find / suitable school / next few days
You give / best wishes / parents?
7. I / look / see / you next month
Yours sincerely,
Richard
Section 2: It is said that English is a useful language. Do you think so? Write a passage (not more
than 200 words) about your idea
ĐÁP ÁN
A. VOCABULARY-GRAMMAR & PRONUNCIATION
Section 1: Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others.
1. C                              2. A                              3.A                          4.D                            5.B
Section 2: Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences. Circle the
letter before the word or phrase you choose.
1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.D

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.B

15. A

16.C

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.D

Section 3: Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.

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1. extremely

2. creative

3. irresponsible

4. embarrassing

5. attendance

6. popularity

7. disagree 

8. modernized

9. longest

10. organization

Section 4: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use the
words or phrases given.
1. Our team has never had such a good player.
2. Mrs Scott takes pride in her cooking.
3. If I were you, I would take more exercise.
4. Bread is easy to be made.

5. The last time I did gardening was three months ago.
6. Hoa wishes she had watched that film last night.
7. In spite of a pain in her leg, Jill finished the race.
8. There was not enough time to go back home by bike.
9. I don’t enjoy doing the same things every day.
10. It is difficult for handicapped people to shop in supermarkets.
B. READING COMPREHENSION
Section 1: Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) that fits the blank space in the following passage.
1. B                        2. C                   3.D                 4.A                   5.B
6. C                        7.A                    8.D                 9.B                 10.B
Section 2: Read the text and fill only one suitable word in each blank.
1. computer

2. has

3. also

4. from

5. became

6. if 

7. going   

8. If

9. make

10.  while 

11. finished  

12. however

13. used

14. about

15. losing  

16. time

17. on

18. language

19. going

20.need

C. WRITING

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Section 1: Complete the following letter using the words or phrases provided.
1. I am writing to tell you how much I enjoyed the few hours I spent with you and your family.

2. I have been in England since the beginning of October and this was my first invitation to dinner with
an English family.
3. I found the conversation interesting and I was glad to practise my English.
4. I would also like to congratulate you on your excellent cooking.
5. I was / am very grateful for the helpful information you gave (to) me about the courses in English.
6. I hope to find a suitable school in the next few days.
Or: I hope I will find a suitable school in the next few days.
7. Would you please give my best wishes to your parents?
8. I look forward to seeing you next month.

2. Đề số 2
A. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Question 1. Circle the best option A, B, c or D to finish each of the following sentences.
1. He completely_____ with what I said.
A. agreed

B. argued 

   C. accepted

D. complained

C. be interviewed

D.  interviewed

2. Helen was the last applicant to__________ .
A. interview

B. be interviewing

3. I can’t find my purse anywhere; I must________ it at the cinema
A. leave

B. have left

C. be leaving have 

D. been leaving

C. about

D. for

C. from / upon

D. off / upon

4. Hoi An is famous_______ its old streets.
A. of

B. with

5. The sheet of paper slipped_______
A. off / onto

B. from / down

6. I_______she will agree about giving you a pay rise.
A. hard think

B. think hard

C. hardly think

D. think hardly

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7. Do you know the man______________over there?
A. stands

B. standing

C. who stand

D. whose standing

8. I’m afraid I have to leave_________a few days time.
A. in

B. for

C. on

D. by

9. Do you think we’ll find a solution___this problem?
A. about

B. to

C. of

D. with

C. view

D. sight

10. From the hotel, there is a good____
A. vision

B. picture

11. Why don’t we take Lisa__________with us on our next trip?
A. on

B. in

C. to

D. along

12. When I was younger, I___________to smoke or drink.
A. never used

B. didn’t used

C. not used

D. wasn’t used

13. When I questioned him, he finally___________ stealing my pen.
A. accused                 B. admitted                 C. confessed             D. accepted
14. Her written work is excellent. She puts her ideas_________ so well.
A. across                    B. forward                  C. on                          D. out
15. If we_________ to the footpath, we won’t get lost.
a. follow                      B. keep                      C. stay                       D. remain
16. “Could I just do it right now?” – “__________”
A. Yes, you could

B. Not lot me

C. Yes, let’s

D. Why not? Go ahead

Question 2. Match a line in column A with a line in column B to make a new meaningful sentence.
There are two extra lines in column B that you do not need to use. 0 is an example.
A

B

0. It’s difficult to keep them

A. about which game to play next.

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B. it would be the favourite to win.
1. She couldn’t decide which to choose
2. I can hear someone
3. Were the government to be forced into another

C. working all the time.
D. she eventually managed to speak to the director.
E. in order to prevent a cold.

election,

F. because all the cakes looked good.

4. The children couldn’t agree

G. when you go into a pub.

5. By telephoning every hour

H. shouting in the distance.

6. You mustn’t drink alcohol

I. so as to reduce traffic noise.

7. Although the injury was serious

J. it didn’t keep her out of the game.

8. Trees were planted along the streets

K. when you drive a car.

Question 3: Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct but some
have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (v) at the end of the line. If a line
has a word which should not be there, write the word at the end of the line. Some lines have been done
as axamples.

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Question 4:
Complete the following passage with an appropriate form of the word in BLOCK CAPITAL. (0) has
been done as an example.
The Acongagua is a challenge to any mountaineer, yet it is (0) appealingto                APPEAL
amateurs and professionals alike. Bolivia welcomes anyone  whose (1)______          INTEND
it is to test their stamina and (2)_______ making the arduous journey to the summit   STRONG
of this beautiful mountain. (3)_________ , this four day trek can prove more of a       APPARENT
challenge than first expected.
The initial stretch seems (4)__________ , a gentle stroll through the lush valleys       EFFORT
of the Andes, where the climbers can enjoy the stunning (5)________ of the              REFLECT
Acongagua in the lake. However, it soon becomes (6)___________ challenging         SIGNIFY

 for even the fittest of mountaineers. Many have to be treated for (7)________ or        EXHAUST
altitude sickness in their attempt to reach the summit. (8)__________ though,            INCREASE
more and more climbers are making it to the top. The secret? To be cautious
and take a much slower pace.
 

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B. READING
Question 1: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space. (0) has
been done as an example.
Soon (0)_________ the call, Sherlock Holmes (1)_____________ to the address he had been given. He
looked at the house (2)______________ every detail; the garden, the driveway, the main entrance. The
main entrance was still locked and there were no footprints on the ground so the murderer (3)_________
have entered the house from there. However, one of the top windows was half open and the tall tree right
next to it was easy to climb so he (4)_________ have come in this way. Holmes went near one of the
ground floor windows and peered inside. It was obvious that whoever had broken into the house had no
intention of (5)__________ anything. Priceless vases and paintings were still in place but someone had
moved the furniture. Why? It was then he (6)_____________ that opening on the wooden floor. He
(7)____________ to see anything else. He swung round to the police inspector behind him. ‘This (8)
solved’ he announced.
0. A. after

B. when

C. enough 

D. time

1. A. arrived

B. reached

C. called

D. got

2. A. examining

B. looking

C. testing

D. prosecuting

3. A. could

B. couldn’t

C. needn’t

D. mustn’t

4. A. should

B. must

C.need

D. had

5. A. robbing

B. picking

C. committing

D. stealing

6. A. noticed

B. noted

C. remarked

D. pointed

7. A. needn’t

B. needn’t have             C. didn’t need

D. couldn’t

8. A. incident

B. case

D. occasion

C. event

Question 2. You are going to read an article in a magazine about shopping. Six sentences have been
removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (1-6). There
is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. (0) is an example.
A. If I spent more than five minutes in this environment, i’d have a nervous breakdown!
B. They’d rather wait to be given a pair for Christmas, even if it’s only July.
C. Press some buttons and the shopping is delivered to your door.

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D. I do all my shopping locally and I still hate it.
E. There’s nothing worse than enthusiastic shop assistants.
F. They become depressed if they haven’t been shopping for a week.
G. Big supermarkets make huge profits, destroy small shops and spoil the community.
H. It bores me stiff and I can’t stand it.
SHOPPING – A PERSONAL VIEW
There are many different types of shops – department stores, supermarkets, market stalls, traditional
shops, the list is endless. But whether I’m in a huge modern shopping centre, a cosy village shop or an
outdoor market in Morocco, it’s all the same to me. It’s shopping. (0) H
There are three types of people. Those who love shopping, those who don’t have an opinion, and those
who hate it. Those who love it are ‘shopaholics’.They buy anything, anytime, anywhere, and at any
price. (1)______ Those who don’t have an opinion will usually do enough shopping for a comfortable
life. They know how to say no to a bargain and when their credit card is reaching its limit.
Those who hate it will try anything to get out of doing it. They ask their family, they ask their friends.

They happily go without milk or sugar in their coffee rather than go to buy some more. They wear socks
with holes in them and don’t buy new ones. (2)__________ of course, am one of the ‘haters’, but when
I’m absolutely forced to go because I have nothing left to eat, drink or wear in the house, I like to be left
alone. (3) _________They try to make you think they’re interested.
They try to make you feel special. They tell you that a pair of green trousers with red spots really suit
you, but you know they only want your cash. Give me a bored, rude or disinterested shop assistant any
day!
The sales? You won’t see me there. Think of those pushing crowds rushing about looking for bargains,
lines of people queuing up waving their credit cards. (4)_________
Of course there are also serious reasons why I dislike some shops. Their prices are too high and they sell
perfectly shaped, perfectly coloured fruit and vegetables which make you wonder what is done to them
when they are being grown.
Shopping by computer, that’s the answer. (6)_____________ It probably wouldn’t affect the serious
problems I have mentioned, but it would certainly get rid of the crowds and avoid the ‘helpful’ assistant.
Question 3. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in
each space.

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As soon as my father had booked his flight to Cairo he had a (0)  funny feeling, a kind of foreboding. It
was not his first business trip to Cairo but it was certainly his (1)_____________ eventful. To begin with,
his was delayed for two hours due to mechanical failure and when it finally arrived, the plane door
wouldn’t open. When he got his suitcase from the baggage area it had (3)_____________ torn down one
side, and then the first taxi he took ran (4)________of petroi. Feeling a little annoyed, he caught another
taxi and made it (5)___________ his usual hotel.
At the reception he was told that his reservation could not be found and there was no chance of finding a
(6)_____________ for him as they were fully booked, so he had to settle (7)_________ another hotel.

When he finally got to his room, the lights (8)____________________ off as he walked in. By now he
was very upset. He called Mr. Fekesh, wanting to have a (9)_________ with him about their meeting and
they told him he had had to leave on urgent business. Hurriedly, my father went back to
the (10)_________ and caught the first flight home just hoping the plane wouldn’t crash on the way back.
C. WRITING
Question 1. Make any changes and addition to build the sentences from the cues given.
1.I / tired / that / able / go out / tonight.
2. Some / our electricity / now / come / nuclear power.
3. We / lucky / catch / last bus / arrive / home / very late / last night.
4. Football / said / be / good / games / play.
5. Students / spend / much time / learn / English / a day’s time.
6. Paul / not / tall / reach / top / cupboard.
7. We / often / have / difficulty / finish / work / weekend.
8. Of all / hotels / town / the Royal Hotel / expensive.
Question 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use the
word given in brackets and other words to complete each sentence. Don’t change the form of the given
words. (0) has been done as an example.
0. “Do you know how to get to the town center?” she asked me. (WAY)
She asked me If I knew the wav to the town centre
1. We haven’t got enough money, so we can’t buy a new cooker. (SHORT)
We ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

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2. I gave back my blue shirt and got a white one. (EXCHANGED)
3. The only one person who was not at the party was Tom. (APART)
Everyone ……………………………………………………………………………………..

4. If there is one thing I hate doing, it’s the ironing. (STAND)
If there ………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. David is employed by a big construction firm. (FOR)
Mr. David ……………….. :………………………………………………………………….
6. We haven’t received confirmation of hotel booking yet. (BEEN)
Our hotel booking …………………………………………………………………………
7. “In my opinion, you shouldn’t stay up so late”, Lan said to Nam. (ADVISED)
Lan ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. It is necessary to finish this homework tonight. (GOT)
Question 3. Write a paragraph (120-150 words) to express your opinion about “The advantages and
disadvantages of watching television”.
ĐÁP ÁN
A. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Question 1. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to finish each of the following sentences.
1. A

2. C

3. B

4. D

5. A

6. C

7. B

8. A

9. B

10. C

11. D

12. A

13. B

14. A

15. B

16. D

Question 2. Match a line in column A with a line in column B to make a new meaningful sentence.
There are two extra lines in column B that you do not need to use. 0 is an example.
0. E

1. F

2. H

3. B

5. D

6. K

7. J

8. I 

4. A

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Question 3. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct but some
have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (S) at the end of the line. If a line
has a word which should not be there, write the word at the end of the line. Some lines have been done
as examples.
1. with

2. v

3. so

4. of

5. to

6. the

7. was

8. her

Question 4: Complete the following passage with an appropriate form of the word in BLOCK
CAPITAL. (0) has been done as an example.
1. intention

2. strength  

  3. apparently  

  4. effortless

5. reflection

6. significantly  

  7. exhaustion   

  8. increasingly

B. READING
Question 1: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, c, or D best fits each space. (0) has
been done as an example.
1. D. got

2. A. examining  

3. B. couldn’t 

4. B. must

5. D. stealing

6. A. noticed

7. G. didn’t need

8. B. case

Question 2. You are going to read an article in a magazine about shopping. Six sentences have been
removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (1-6). There is
one extra sentence which you do not need to use. (0) is an example.
1.F                     2.B                3.E                    4.A                        5.G                      6.C
Question 3. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word
in each space.
1. most 

 2. flight 

   3. been  

4. out 

5. to

6. room

7. for   

  8. went  

9. word  

10. airport

C. WRITING
Question 1. Make any changes and addition to build the sentences from the cues given.
1. I am so tired that I won’t be able to go out tonight.
2. Some of our electricity now comes from nuclear power.
3. We were lucky to catch the last bus and arrived home very late last night.

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4. Football is said to be one of the best games to play.
5. Students (should) spend much time learning English in a day’s time.
6. Paul is not tall enough to reach the top of this / the cupboard.
7. We often have difficulty (in) finishing the work at / on the weekend.
8. Of all the hotels in town, the Royal Hotel is the most expensive.
Question 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use the
word given in brackets and other words to complete each sentence. Don’t change the form of the given
words. (0) has been done as an example.
1. We can’t buy a new cooker because we are short of money.
Or:We are short of money, so we can’t buy a new cooker.
2. I exchanged my blue shirt for a white one.
3. Everyone was at the party apart from Tom.
4. If there is one thing I can’t stand doing, it’s the ironing.
5. David works for a big construction firm.
6. Our hotel booking hasn’t been confirmed vet.

7. Lan advised Nam not to stay up so late.
8. I have got to finish this homework tonight.

3. Đề số 3
I. PHONETICS
Part 1:Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group:
1. a. comfort

b.hobby

c. popular

d.

knowledge

2. a. eats

b. tapes

c. lives

d.

cooks

3. a. complain

b. main

c. explain

d.

certain

4. a. official

b. collect

c. collapse

d.

colony

5. a. fashion

b. elephant

c. champagne

d.

casual

6. a. uniform

b. ticket

c. tide

d.

inspration

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7. a. mountain

b. found

c. ground

d.

moussaka

8. a. shore

b. short

c. shorthand

d.

observe

9. a. seat

b. search

c. seaside

d.     seaport

10.a. preposition

b. prepayment              c. prepare

d.     prescribe

Part 2: Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group:
1. a. equipment

b. criminal

c. evidence

d. passenger

2. a. adventure

b. discover

c. represent

d. experience

3. a. dependent

b. computer

c. mechanic

d. interest

4. a. definite

b. suggestion

c. influence

d. probably

5. a. proceed

b. welfare

c. include

d. provide

6. a. energy

b. ancestry

c. continent

d. province

7. a. vegetables

b. lettuce

c. contain

d. market

8. a. industry

b. although

c. fertile

d. heroic

9. a. advertise

b. consumption c. history

d. influence

10.a. committee

b. employee

d. refugee

c. referee

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Part 1:Choose the best answer among a, b, c, or d:
1.______ are easy to dissolve.
a. Plastic bags

b.  Banana leaves

c. Glass bottles

d. Tins and cans

2. The red flag with a yellow star in the center is the________ flag of Vietnam.
a. nation

b.  international

c. national

d. nationality

3. Tell me the_________ why you come here late.

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a. cause

b. reason 

c. proof 

  d. possibility

4. Australia is one of the_________
a. speaking English

b. spoken English

c. English spoken

d. English speaking

5. English is used as an access_________ world scholarship and world trade.
a. to 

b.  for 

c. into

d. toward

6. I enjoy living in the countryside__________ the air here is very quiet.
a. because

b.  although

  c. so that    

    d. when

7. What________ if there________ a serious nuclear accident?
a. happens / was

b.will happen / were

c.would happen / were

d. would happen / had been

8. The boy______next to me is very good at English.
a.is sitting

b. sitting

c.sits   

d. sat

9.______ my friends were unsuccessful at the job interviews.
a. Most

b. The most of

c. Most of 

     d. Most out of

10. It was not_____ to finish that work before 5 o’clock.
a. expected

b. expecting

c.expectative  

d.expectation

11. It was very difficult for you____ if you can’t speak his native language.
a. getting acquainted to a foreign
b. to get acquainted with a foreigner
c. getting acquainted with a foreign
d. to get acquainted to a foreigner
12. We should do some thing to protect water from being polluted ______we will have nothing to drink in
the future.
a. if  

b. whether

c.  or

d. unless

13. Hurry up! They’ve only got______

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a. a few

b. a little

c. a lot of

d. plenty of

14. I hope he doesn’t keep us______
a. to wait

b.waiting 

c. for waiting

d. wait

15. Those were the days_________we were very happy
a. that

b. of which

c. about which

d. when

16. I turn down the job_________ the attractive salary.
a.because  

b.because of

c. although

d.  despite

17. The scientists and engineers have become key figures in our modern________society.
a.industry

b. industrial

c.industrialize

d.industrialization

18. He asked me_________ .
a.since when I waited

b.since when I am waiting

c.how long I have been waiting

d. how long I had been waiting

19. She remembered the correct address only_____ she had posted the letter.
a.since

b. afterward  

c.following 

d.after

c.to smoke

d.  some smoke

20. His parents never allowed him__________.
a.a smoking

b.smoking

Part 2: Fill each gap with the correct form of the verb from the box:

1. If you work harder, you’ll be _________ the scholarship.
2. He said he________ forward to Tet holidays.
3. This is the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever___________ .

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