luyện thi học sinh giỏi tiếng anh lớp 9

Practice test 2
I. Choose the words with different pronunciation from the others.
1. a. cell b. cube c. city d. rice
2. a. brought b. ought c. thought d. though
3. a. hear b. spear c. dear d. swear
4. a. promise b. devise c. surprise d. realize
5. a. bush b. pull c. brush d. push
II. Choose the words with different stress pattern from the others.
1. a. career b. avoid c. manage d. advise
2. a. burglary b. employment c. courageous d. dependent
3. a. computer b. expression c. instantly d. appliance
4. a. population b. electricity c. popularity d. concentrate
5. a. curriculum b. enthusiast c. arrangement d. temperature
III. Choose the best answers by cycling A, B, C or D.
1. Don’t leave your dirty clothes … about on the bed room floor.
a. lie b. lay c. lying d. laying
2. she raced by in a car with her hair …………behind
a. streamed b. stream c. streams d. streaming
3. When……… a dictionary, you need to be able to understand the symbols it
contains.
a. using b. use d. to use d. having used
4. On July 20
th
1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong ….down onto the moon.
a. was stepping b. stepped c. has stepped d. was stepped
5. You ….put the fish in the fridge before it spoils
a. had better b. had to c. would rather d. may
6. I got Marry……… borrow her car for the weekend
a. let me b. let me to c. to let me d. to let me to
7. different.
a. is b. were c. will be d. would be

8. I saw a thief take Jane’s wallet so I ran…… him but I couldn’t catch him.
a. into b. over c. near d. after
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9. All the students…….do well in writing
a. Mr David teaches them
b. which Mr David teaches them
c. Mr David teaches
d. whom Mr David teaches them
10. Let go ahead and do it now. Nothing……by waiting.
a. accomplishes b. accomplished c. has accomplished d. will be accomplished
IV. Find out and correct mistakes in sentences given (one for each)
1. Our TV came with a ninety-days warranty on all electrical components.
A B C D
2. It is difficult to get use to sleep in a tent after having a soft bed to lie.
A B C D
3. The director felt badly about not giving Marry the position that she had sought.
A B C D
4. Tim hopes go skiing in the mountains this weekend if the weather permits.
A B C D
5. The political candidates talked as if she has already been elected to the
A presidency. B C D
6. The teacher tried to make the classes enjoyable experiences for the students so
they would take a (A) greater interest in the subject. B
C D
7. Whenever students asked for help or guidance, the counselor would advise them
or refer them to someone (A) who will. B
C D
8. Anybody who plans to attend to the meeting ought send a short note to the
chairman. A B C D
9. The teacher is having such difficult time arranging on a contract for the

forthcoming year that he(A) may go on strike. B C
D
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10. Marry usually arrives at the office at 9.00, but because the storm, she was 2 hours
late. A B C
D
V. Underline the suitable words to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Harry was told that fishing in the lake was (against/by/over) the law.
2. Catherine led a secrete life (for/in/of) crime before she was caught.
3. Having trouble with your phone? send (at/for/to) fix-a-phone.
4. I regret to tell you that you are (for/in/under) arrest.
5. I only attack the young man (from/in/with) self- defense.
6. David was often (at/in/with) trouble with the police when he was young.
7. The robber’s car was hidden (below/by/from) sight from the bank
VI. Choose one suitable words from the list to complete the passage.
After / at / convinced / despite / difficulty / distracted / dozes / during / falls /from /
lose / of / perform / problem
People who are deprived (1)……….sleep lose energy and become quick-tempered.
(2)…… two days without sleep, a person find that lengthy concentration becomes
difficult. He can force himself to (3)…… task well for short periods, but he is easily (4)
………. He makes many mistakes, especially in his routine tasks, and his attention slips
(5)……….times. every sleepless person experiences periods in which he (6)…… off a
few seconds or more. He (7)……….completely asleep unless he is kept active
continuously.
People who go without sleep for more than 3 days have great (8)…….thinking, hearing
and seeing clearly. They have periods of hallucination (9)………which they see things do
not really exist. They also confuse daydreams with real life and (10)…… track of their
thought in the middle of the sentences.

VII. Rewrite sentences beginning with the words given.

1. “can you guess who has just left”, he asked us.
He asked us………………………………………………………………
2. The architect worked on the plan for 6 months.
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The architect………………………………………………………………
3. Two new suits are being made for him.
He…………………………………………………………………………
4. Nam felt sick because he was eating polluted shellfish
I…………………………………………………………………………
5. The only thing I forgot to put in the picnic basket was the bottle-openner.
I remembered………………………………………………………………
6. Nancy has applied for the job of a financial director.
Harry has put……………………………………………………………….
7. You can stay with us for a week.
We can put………………………………………………………………….
8. The police only warned Marry because it was her first offence.
Sally was let…………………………………………………………………
9. We can say that hard work was what caused Jill’s success.
Jill’s success can …………………………………………………………….
10. Brenda never takes trouble to hold anyone
Brenda never puts……………………………………………………………
VIII. Write a complete letter with words given
1. I / be / glad / receive / letter.
2. I / just / get / wonderful / news.
3. I / pass / final / examination / university.
4. My father / be very pleased / when / he / hear this.
5. He / already / promise / pay / holiday / abroad/ if /I /pass.
6. So /I / come / England
7. I /like / study E / school / near / home.
8. I / look for / advance course / perhaps / three / four / day.

9. you / help / me / find /one?
10. I / look forward / see / you soon.
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IX. Read the passage and choose the best answers among A, B, C or D
Rice is a kind of grass. There are more than 7 kinds of rice. Most kinds are water
plans. Farmers grow rice in many countries, even in the Southern part of the United
States and in Eastern Australia. No one really knows where rice came from. Some
scientists think it started to grow in two places. They think that one kind of rice grew in
Southern Asia thousands of years ago. Someone in China wrote about it almost five
thousand years ago. Another kind probably grew in West Africa. Other scientist think
rice came from India, and India travelers took it to other parts of the world. There are two
main ways to grow rice. Upland rice grows in dry soil. Most rice grows in wet soil.
People in all of the countries do all of the work by hand. This is the same way farmers
worked hundreds of years ago. Some countries now use machines in their rice farms. The
farmer all use fertilizer. Some insects are enemies of rice. Farmer poison them.
1. rice is a kind of………
a. tree b. plant c. flower d. animal
2. some scientist think that rice started to grow in two parts.
a. Southern Asia and American c. India and China
b. China and West Africa d. Southern Asia and West Africa
3. down land rice grows in…
a. dry land b. hard soil c. wet soil d. soft soil
4. enemies of rice are……….
a. fertilizer b. machines c. insects d. poisons
5. farmers poison them means….
a. they kill insects
b. they die of insects
c. they feed insects
d. they help insects
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