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

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BỘ 5 ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 NĂM 2021
TRƯỜNG THCS PHAN TÂY HỒ
1. Đề số 1
SECTION A: PRONUNCIATION and VOCABULARY
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1.

A. disease

B. serene

C. cancer

D. season

2.

A. gulf

B. surface

C. bumper

D. discover 

3.

A. Atlantic

B. champion

C. challenge

D. nature

4.

A. quiz

B. wildlife

C. competition

D. punish

5.

A. coughed  

B. laughed 

C. weighed 

D. photographed

II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
6. She is a famous …… She is very interested in protecting wild animals from extinction.
A.  conserve                B. conservationist

C.conservation  D. conservational

7. About………..of the employees in that advertising company are in their twenties.
A. four-fifth B. four-fifths

C. fourth-fifths D. four-fives 

8. National teams must compete in ..................games in their regions before being able to play in the
final.
A. continent B. tournament

C.

D. elimination

champion
9. Thanks to thte invention of labor-saving…….., domestic chores are no longer a burden.
A.

B. things

C. equipment  D. furniture

devices
10. This college provides a wide…………………..0f  courses for students.
A. supply  B. variety

C. circulation  D. environment 

11. I cannot see any easy……………….to this rather complicated problem.

A. result B. release

C. reason  D. solution

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12. “I am going to get engaged on Sunday.” “………………………….”
A. That’s right

B. Thanks for your attention

C. Congratulation D. It’s a nice idea
13. After thte collision he examined the considerable………………..to his car.
A. destruction B. damages

C. injuries  D. damage

14. Scientists believe that the Universe came into ………..about fifteen billion years ago.
A. achievement B. tradition

C. memory D. existence

15. That town has a ................climate. It is neither hot nor very cold
A. tropical B. extreme

C. temperate   D. harsh

SECTION B: GRAMMAR
III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
16. They will never forget ……(see)…………………………the Prince. 
17. “ What happened  to the old mail carrier?”
      “ He………(send)…………to the new neighbourhood to work.” 
18. The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he.....(not fly)…..before.
19. After (take) to the hospital, the injured victim felt much better yesterday. 
20.  A: “ Have you got a ticket for the play?” B: “ Yes, I………(see)…..it on Thursday.
21. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ...........(go)……...... to bed. 
22. “When………...(these photos/ take)…….…?”   “ I took them last year”
23. Not until we arrived at his house we…… (discover)… that he was on holiday.
24. His teacher regrets ……(tell)……… him that his application for the job has been turned down.
25. He……(go)…….to study abroad if his family had had enough money 
26. Many buildings which are currently in disuse could……(put)…… to other purposes.
27. She found it hard …(concentrate)……on her book because of the noise. 
28. We couldn’t understand the teacher if he ……….(speak)…………... too fast. 

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29. I …(confuse)…. I cannot understand the instructions on this box.
30. Hardly he ….(arrive)….home when a water-heater exploded.   
IV. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 
31. That boy didn’t pay any attention to his studies. .................., he failed the examination.
A. However B.

C. As a result D. In spite of this 

Although 
32. Neither the director nor his assistant..................yet.
A. has

B. hasn’t come C. have come D. haven’t come 

come
33. He control a thousand employees, all of………must obey his orders in business
A.

B. whom

C. that D. which 

who
34. I failed the test for my driver’s license………..I wasn’t prepared
A. in spite

B. even though

C. because D. because of

of
35. That book is written by a famous anthropologist. It is about the people in Samoa .......for two years.
A. that she lived

B. that she lived among them

C. among whom she lived D. where she hardly know
36. The girl……………….car had broken on the highway had to take a taxi home.

A. who B. whose

C. which D. who

37. ........the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more.
A. Nevertheless B. Meanwhile  C. Despite  D. Despite of
38. .........that I cannot think of anything to say.
A. I am too astonishing  C. I am very astonished 
B. I am so astonished

D. I am too astonished 

39. No sooner ............than the boss  came in.

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A. he had left C. he was leaving
B. had he left

D. was he leaving

40. You should look up the meaning of the new word in the dictionary.............misuse it.
A.so as

B. to C. so as not to D. so that

to

V. Word Formation: Fill in the each gap with the most correct forms of the block word on the
right.
41

Parents are always proud of their children’s .......................

ACHIEVE

42.  The extinction of a species is its ....................from the Earth forever.

APPEAR

43.  Cinema in Britain is undergoing a revival of ........... 

POPULAR

44.

PASSION

The Italians are said to be the most .................... people in Europe

45.  She went on working in spite of strong........................from many

OPPOSE

parents.
SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION
VI. Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word or phrase.
Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the .......(1).....by which man pollutes his surroundings.

Man .....(2).....the air with gases and smoke, contaminates the water ....(3)..... chemicals and other
substances, and damages the soil with too many....(4).....and pesticides. Man also pollutes his
surroundings with various ways. For example, people ruin ....(5)......beauty by scattering junk and litter on
the land and in the water. They operate machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with ......
(6)...............noise. Environmental pollution is one of the most ......(7)..........problems facing mankind
today. Air, water, and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause
illness, and ....(8)....death. Polluted water kills fish and other ...(9).....life. Pollution of soil ....(10).....the
amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s
naturally beautiful world.
46

A. ways

B. paths

C. roads

D. streets

47

A. fills

B. washes

C. dirties

D. cleans

48

A. by

B. with

C. for

D. in

49

A. fertile

B. fertilize

C. fertilizers

D. fertilization

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50

A. nature

B. natural

C. naturally

D. nation

51

A. disturbing

B. interesting

C. exciting

D. thrilling

52

A. attractive

B. favourite

C. serious

D. fascinating

53

A. moreover

B. so

C. therefore

D. even

54

A. water

B. marine

C. hydro

D. coastal

55

A. reduces

B. increases

C. grows

D. makes up.

VII. Read the folloing passage carefully, then answer the question below.
    Unlike national parks in North and South America, those in Britain are not entirely owned by the
government or managed primarily for recreation and wildlife. Many park lands are privately owned and
encompass old settlements. Within 2331 sq km (900 sq mi) Lake District National Park (1951) are many
quaint towns and villages. Working farms, rock quarries, and old mines are scattered throughout the park.
These farms provide habitat for red deer, fox, swans, and trout. The hundreds of lakes within the park

inspired its name, and England’s tallest peak, 978 m (3,209 ft) Scafell Pike, stands here. Stone and
earthen ruin as well as burial mounds of  England’s Stone, Iron and Bronze Ages are sheltered in 1437 sq
km (555 sq mi) Peak National Park (1951) and 694 sq km (268 sq mi) Exmoor National Park (1954).
National Park in Norway protect colonies of seabirds, walrus, and reindeer herds. Forlandet National Park
(1973) is a narrow island with several small glaciers clinging to high peaks. The 640 sq km (270 sq mi)
island lies along the northernmost reach of the ocean srteam from the Gulf of Mexico, which creates a
mild climate, making this an important breeding ground for guillemot ducklike auks. Seals, eider ducks
and geese also depend on its habitat.
56. How are national parks in Britain different from those in North and South America?
..............................................................................................................................................
57. What is the area of Lake District National Park?
..............................................................................................................................................
58. Where can you find burial mounds of England’s Stone, Iron, and Bronze Ages? 
...............................................................................................................................................
59. When was Forlandet National Park established?

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..............................................................................................................................................
60. What kin of climate does Forlandet National Park have?
...............................................................................................................................................
VIII. Read and choose the best answer
An Important Fuel
      One of the most important discoveries of the nineteenth century was a method of using natural gas for
cooking and heating. Large amounts of natural gas are found in the United States, usually several
thousand feet below the surface of the earth. Natural gas is most often found in places where petroleum,
the oil from which gasoline is made, is found.                   

       Often the natural gas must be removed before the oil itself can be reached.
For many years after natural gas was first discovered, it was thought to have no value. Finally, however,
people began to understand its uses and to find ways of storing it and of moving it from place to place.
        Today natural gas is stored in large tanks and used for lighting, cooking, and heating. In many ways
natural gas is one of our finest fuels. It can be used for cooking without making room hot. It is cheap and
can be moved easily from one place to another through long pipelines, some of which are hundreds of
miles in length.
61. While not started in the article, you can tell that
A. natural gas is useless

B. people once wasted natural gas 

C. natural gas is moved in

D. natural gas is found where there is no petroleum

trucks
62. This article as a whole is about
A. discovering natural gas.  B. finding petroleum.
C. using petroleum.

D. natural gas and use it.

63. Which of the following is Not true?
A. Natural gas is not used for heat.

B. Natural gas is cheap.

C. Natural gas moves through pipes. D. Natural gas can be stored.
64. The easiest way to move natural gas from one place to another is

A. by truck.

B. by underground passages.

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C. through long pipelines. D  by car.
65. How many uses of natural gas are mentioned?
A. two

B. three

C. four

D. five

IX. Read and choose the best answer
    You would like to take good photographs of real-life situations but you have few ideas for pictures. I
suggest you look around you. The everyday world is full of scenes being played by an ever-changing
group of actors. You probably passed a dozen picture situations without noticing on your way to work
this morning.
    The realistic approach to photography has been perfected in the past by such masters as Henri CartierBresson and Bill Brandt. But while you can learn a great deal from looking at the work of others, any
success you can hope to achieve in this field haas to come from developing an individual approach.
    The main requirement for any photographer has little to do with technical matters. You must develop
an awareness of the world around you and the people who inhabit it, and you should learn to notice when
a situation may develop to a point where you will be able to take a good picture. Those who have reached
this happy state will be prepared when that moment arises, and will simply raise their camera quickly and

shoot. Others who are not so aware will be struggling with camera cases an lens caps.
    Film manufacturers must be delighted at the thought of the inexperienced photographer setting out in
search of the right situation and the right moment. Many miles of costly material have passed through
thousands of cameras as this endless search continues. But although a lot of this waste must be put down
to inexperience, you will find that even the professionals have to use a lot of film when they are out
shooting.
   Not every shot is going to be a winner. If you look at the work of ven the best photographer you will
notice dozens of pictures have had to be taken only because they lead up to the successful shot of a
situation that photographer has obviously been observing through the lens. You may fid that you have
taken one or two pictures after the right moment has passed as well. There is seldom more than one shot
which stand out. There is just one  point where it all comes together, and you often have to waste film to
catch that precious moment.
66. How can you become a better real-life photographer?

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A. by watching other photographers at

B. by learning about famous photographers

work
C. by just taking a great many photographs

D. by developing skills and ideas for yourself.    

67. The best real-life photography depend on
A. going out and searching for unusual situation

B. becoming highly skilled in camera

techniques
C. being able to tell when a good situation might arise.

D. having a camera which is easy and quick

to use
68. The waste of film in real-life  photography is
A. expensive and unneccessary.

B. essential to the production of good pictures

C. limited to amareur photographer

D. the result of poor choices of subject.    

69. What is likely to be most successful?
A. taking pictures without too much

B. taking a whole series of similar pictures

preparation
C. taking great care to set up the situation

D.   taking one picture at the right moment

70. this text is taken from
A. a camera instruction booklet B. an advertisement for film

C. a history of photography

D. an introduction to photography   

SECTION D: WRITING
X. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.
71. Marine life would be in danger if the biodiversity were not maintaining. 
72. The sick needs to be looked after. So money must be spent on hospitals73. Although    
      his recent injury, he will play in the final match
74. Hung Yen has long been well-known for it’s excellent longan fruit and fertile soil.
75. He studied very hard, so he passed the exam easy. 
XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.

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76. They have cancalled all of the flights because of thick fog.
      All of the flights ..................................................................................................
77. The climbers spent three days reaching the top of the mountain.
      It took ........................................................................................................................
78. You won’t understand the lessons if you don’t pay attention to the lectures.
      Unless ................................................................................................................................
79. He doesn’t give you good advice because he isn’t your true friend.
      If he ...................................................................................................................................
80. She didn’t feel well, so she didn’t go to work that day.
      If she ..................................................................................................................................
XII. Write an essay (about 150 to 200 words) to say about advantages and disadvantages of using
the Facebook. 

ĐÁP ÁN
SECTION A: PRONUNCIATION and VOCABULARY
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.(mỗi
câu đúng o.2 điểm)
1.

A. disease

2.

B. surface

3.

D. nature

4.

B. wildlife

5.

C. weighed 

II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
(mỗi câu đúng o.2 điểm)
6.

B. conservationist

7.

B. four-fifths

8.

D. elimination

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9.

A. devices

10.

B. variety

11.

D. solution

12.

C. Congratulation

13.

D. damage

14.

D. existence

15.

C. temperate  

SECTION B: GRAMMAR
III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
(mỗi câu đúng o.2 điểm)
16.

seeing

17.

was sent

18.

hadn't flown 

19.

being taken

20.

am goin g to see

21.

had gone

22.

were these photos taken

23.

did we discover

24.

to tell

25.

would have gone

26.

be put

27.

to concentrate

28.

spoke

29.

am confused

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30.

had he arrived

IV. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 
(mỗi câu đúng o.2 điểm)
31. C. As a result
32. A. has come
33. B. whom
34. C. because
35. C. among whom she lived
36. B. whose
37. C. Despite 
38. B. I am so astonished
39. B. had he left

40. C. so as not to
V. Word Formation: Fill in the each gap with the most correct forms of the block word on the
right.(mỗi câu đúng o.2 điểm)
41. ACHIEVEMENTS
42. DISAPPEARANCE 
43. POPULARITY. 
44. PASSIONATE
45. OPPOSITION
SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION
VI. Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word or phrase.
(mỗi câu đúng o.2 điểm)
46

A. ways

47

C. dirties

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48

B. with

49

C. fertilizers

50

B. natural

51

A. disturbing

52

C. serious

53

D. even

54

B. marine

55

A. reduces

VII. Read the folloing passage carefully, then answer the question below.
56.

They are not entirely owned by the government or managed primarily for recreatrion and

wildlife

57.  2331 sq km (900 sq mi)
58.  In Peak National Park  and  Exmoor National Park 
59.  In 1973
60.  It has a mild climate
VIII. Read and choose the best answer. (mỗi câu đúng o.2 điểm)
61.

B. people once wasted natural gas 

62.

D. natural gas and use it.

63.

A. Natural gas is not used for heat.

64.  C. through long pipelines.
65.

B. three

IX. Read and choose the best answer (mỗi câu đúng o.2 điểm)
66

D. by developing skills and ideas for yourself.    

.

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67

C. being able to tell when a good situation might arise.

.
68

B. essential to the production of good pictures

.
69

B. taking a whole series of similar pictures

.
70

D. an introduction to photography   

.
SECTION D: WRITING
X. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.
Lỗi
71.

Sửa

maintaining (maintained)

72.  needs

(need)

73.  Although

(In spite of)

74.  it’s 

(its)

75. 

(easily)

easy

XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.
76. All of the flights have been cancelled because of the thick fog. 
77. It took the climbers three days to reach thte top of the moutain
78. Unless you pay attention to the lectures, you won’t understand the lesson. 
79.  If he were/ was your true friend, he would give you good advice.
80.  If she had felt well, she would have gone to work

2. Đề số 2
SECTION I: LEXICO-GRAMMAR 
Part 1. Pronunciation:
1. A. song

B. one

C. long

D. gone

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2. A. fork

B. fall

C. wrong

D. caught

3. A. deal

B. heal

C. stealth

D. steal

4. A. purple

B. thirst

C. journey

D. there

5. A. too

B. food

C. soon

D. good

6. A. dread

B. bread

C. bead

D. head

7. A. boat

B. road

C. broad

D. coat

8. A. pleasant

B. reason

C. creature

D. feature

9. A. word

B. sword

C. burn

D. world

10. A. main

B. gain

C. dairy

D. laid

11. A. guilty

B. busy

C. bury

D. build

12. A. suit

B. pool

C. blue

D. threw

Part 2. Choose the word or phrase which best completes these sentences. Circle the option (A, B, C,
or D) as your answer. (37 ms)
13. Does that newspaper ............. the government or oppose it?
A. advantage

B. assist

C. encourage

D. support

14. It’s distressing to see small children ............ in the streets.
A. pleading

B. imploring

C. begging

D. entreating

15. You’ll get a free month’s subscription ............. you renew your membership by the end of January.
A. unless

B. however

C. were

D. provided

C. newspaper’s

D. newspapers’

16. Most of my friends are ............ reporters.
A. newspapers

B. newspaper

17. The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfill its .............…….
A. promises

B. vows

C. aspirations

D. offers

18. We ............. to shop off in Singapore but the airplane changed the arrangements at the last minute.
A. was going

B. had

C. ought

D. were going

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19. The ship broke .............. and the people were drowned.
A. out

B. out of the sea

C. into pieces

D. to pieces

20. .................. I have a car, I prefer to travel by train.
A. In spite of

B. Despite

C. Because

D. Although

21. My brother sang ..............of all the pupils of the group.
A. more beautifully

B. the most beautifully

C. less beautifully

D. most beautifully

22. I wish he ............ change his minds so often!
A. shouldn’t

B. wouldn’t

C. mightn’t

D. couldn’t

23. Doctors advise people being deficient ............ Vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables.
A. in

B. of

C. from

D. for

24. Because I am terrified of ............. spaces, I never go in lifts.
A. contained

B. compressed

C. constricted

D. confined

25. In a four-hour operation, surgeons managed to sew the girl’s .......... hand back on.
A. cut

B. grazed

C. crushed

D. severed

26. Even though I hadn’t spoken English for many years, I picked it .......... again after a few weeks.
A. on

B. over

C. up

D. through

27. “You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday evening. You ............. be really hungry!” “I am.”
A. might

B. will

C. must

D. can

28. Do most of the people who live along the shores of .................. earn a living .......................?
A. the Mediterranean / by farm

B. Mediterranean / by farming

C. the Mediterranean / to farm

D. the Mediterranean / by farming

29. I like books on literature .......................
A. more than

B. most of all

C. much more

D. not at all

30. It is no use ............... to school if you ................... to work hard.

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A. going / do not ready

B. to go / do not ready

C. going / are not ready

D. go / are not

ready
31. There were many big trees, between me and the river and now they all fell down .............. into the
water.
A. each other

B. one after another

C. one another

D. a lot

32. "It seems he's driving more carefully now." "Yes, after ................. three times for speeding."
A. to be arrested

B. be arrested

C. having been arrested

D. have been arrested

33. But I could not stay on the tree all my life and I began to make a plan ..............get away.

A. for

B. of

C. in order to

D. so that

34. Do your test carefully.
A. Your test might be done carefully.

B. Your test must be allowed to do carefully.

C. Let your test be done carefully.

D. Be done your test carefully.

35. Last year I was .............. to be invited to visit Hanoi.
A. too lucky

B. more fortunate

C. less lucky

D. fortunate enough

36. Upon returning from class, ......................
A. a letter was in the mailbox

B. a letter was found in the mailbox

C. he found a letter in the mailbox

D. the mailbox had a letter in it

37. She is not doing .............. in the garden, just walking about the place.
A. anything

B. nothing

C. something

D. a few

38. ……………… recent times, the discipline of biology has expanded rapidly into a variety of
subdisciplines.
A. It is since

B. When

C. Since it is

D. In

39. The child always keeps his hands and face ....................
A. cleanly

B. clean

C. clearly

D. carefully

40. He found his trousers but ................... clean.
A. it wasn't

B. they wasn't

C. they weren't

D. it weren't

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 41. At the party, he drank .....................
A. lemon juice a lot ofB. many glasses of beer

C. many wine

D. much waters

42. The incidence of anorexia nervosa, ………………, is growing in industrially advanced societies.
A. is an eating disorder

B. an eating disorder which C. an eating disorder D. for which an eating

disorder

43. I don’t know how many of .............. books among these are his.
A. a

B. yours

C. the

D. such a

44. On the battlefield of Waterloo, about 45,000 men were left ................
A. dead and wound

B. dead and wounded

C. to die and wound D. death and wound

45. The old man is both deaf and dumb. He can .............. understand us.
A. harder

B. hard

C. hardly

D. difficult

46. I couldn't make coffee for everybody. There weren't ............
A. cups enough

B. enough cups

C. cups too

D. too cups

47. I read an interesting ............. in the paper the other day.
A. article

B. information

C. news

D. reporting

48. We were made .............. all the cleaning in the house.
A. to do

B. do

C. doing

D. done

49. I’ve only had time to read the ............. in the morning’s paper.
A. columns

B. headings

C. headlines

D. sections

50. ...................., a brick fell on his head.
A. Turning the corner

B. Having turned the corner

C. When he turned the corner

D. Being turned the corner

Part 3. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word
that fits in the space in the same line.  
Lichens are a unique group of complex, (51) _______________ plant growing on

FLOWER

rock and trees. There are thousands of kinds of lichen, which come in a wide

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variety of colours. They are composed of algae and fungi which
(52)_______________ to satisfy the needs of the lichens. The autotrophic green
algae (53) _______________ all their own food through a process called
photosynthesis and provide the lichen with (54) _______________ elements. On
the other hand, the heterotrophic fungus which (55) _______________ on other

UNITY

PRODUCTION
NUTRITION

elements to provide its food, not only (56) _______________ and stores water for

DEPENDENCE

the plant but also helps protect it. This (57) _______________ by   which   two (58)

ABSORPTION

_______________ organisms live together is called "symbiosis". This (59)
_______________ enables lichens to resist the most advert environmental

UNITE

conditions found on earth. They can be in some very 

SIMILARITY

(60) _______________ places such as the polar ice caps as well as in tropical

SHARE

zones, in dry areas as much as wet ones, on mountain peaks and along coastal areas.

 LIKE

Part 4. Choose words from the following list to put in the sentences below. Remember to put them in
suitable forms.

Words describing facial expressions:
grin  - grimace  - frown  - smirk  - beam  - scowl  - pout  - glare  - gape  leer
61. I could tell by the …………………………………..

on his face that the car wasn’t going to be so

easy to start as he’d thought.
62. You ………………………………….. at me so furiously that I knew I’d really put my foot in it!
63. She ………………………………….. with pleasure at the unexpected compliment.
64. When I saw the figure on the cheque, I just ………………………………….. in astonishment,
65. He ………………………………….. as he swallowed the evil-tasting medicine.
66. If the children ………………………………….. and stamp their feet when you tell them to go to bed,
pay no attention.
67. The way the boy just ………………………………….. when I told him off made me really lose my
temper.
68. ………………………………….. at your boss’s wife was just about the worst thing you could have
done.

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69. Since you can’t do anything to change the situation, you’ll just have to
………………………………….. and bear it.
70. By the way he’s …………………………………..

I’d say he is in a pretty bad mood.

Part 5. Most of the sentences contain common errors. Identify and correct the errors.

71.    It is worth to point out that this is not the only possible cause of the problem.
72.   There has been an increase of interest in classical music in recent years.
73.   One of the most important things in life is a good health.
74.   Only half the people who responded to the survey were satisfied.
75.   In the end of the period in question, imports had increased by ten per cent.
76.   It can be true that people are living longer, but what about their quality of life?
77.   Four out of five tourists who visit the country arrive by air.
78.   The new airport will be only two and quarter kilometres away from the school.
79.   Although you can encourage people to stop smoking, you can't force them to. 
80.   The training scheme was unpopular, and at the end the government had to abandon it.
81.  The city has spent a big amount of money on crime prevention.
82.  A number of cities has more than ten million inhabitants. 
83. A large proportion of people commute to work by car.
84.  The major cities have a large level of unemployment.
85.  A number of surveys has been carried out.
86.  Only a small percentage of the houses has electricity.
87.  The number of private cars is increasing rapidly.
88.  People are now enjoying a higher level of living.
89.  The food supply is not proportion about the size of the country.
90.  Comparing with other countries, Libya spends a high percentage of income on education.
Part 6. Prepositions and particles

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a.  Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions or adverbial particles.
91.    Write in pencil then if you make a mistake you can easily rub it_____.
92.    She was _____ the point of saying something, but, changing her mind, remained silent.

93.    My name is William, they call me Bill _____ short.
94.    The bus was held up because a tree had fallen _____ the road.
95.    You'll have to work very hard today to make _____ the time you wasted yesterday.
96.    The police broke _____ the demonstration.
97.    A new magazine has just come _____.
98.    She was converted from Catholicism _____ near death-bed.
99.    Don't try to cheat in my class, it's useless and you'll never get ______ it.
100.  I was _____ the impression that I had paid you for the work you did out for me.
b.  Complete the following sentences, using the verbs and particles provided.
Verbs:               show, draw, go, make
Prepositions:     through, up, for, off
101.    A red car has just _________in front of our house.
102.    Some women invited to a wedding party always try to _________ their figures.
103.    It was 10 o'clock when he finally_________.
104.    My father _________the two world wars.
105.    It's getting late; we'd better turn round and _________ home.
SECTION II: WRITING
Part 1. Rewrite the following sentences using the given words. Do not alter these words.
1. Very little money was raised by the charity appeal.

(RESPONSE)

____________________________________________________________________________________
__
2. His  irresponsible  attitude  is  endangering his  career as  a  doctor.
(JEOPARDY)

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