Tổng hợp 15 đề thi HSG tiếng Anh 9 + key

Đề số 01
Question 1.
a. Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently
from that of the others. (5p)
1. A. teenager
B. together
C. guess
D. regular
2. A. chicken
B. coach
C. orchestra
D. change
3. A. meat
B. reader
C. overseas
D. realize
4. A. horrible
B. hour
C. hundred
D. hold
5. A. much
B. drug
C. future
D. buffalo
b) Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. a message
b. furniture
c. cousin
d.invent
2. a. countless
b. service

c. transmit
d.answer
3. a. invention
b. agreement
c. arrangement
d.demonstrate
4. a. exhibition
b. introduction
c. emigration
d.stationery
5. a. orphanage
b. delivery
c. experiment
d. directory
Question2. Supply the correct form of the verb in bracket. (10p)
1. Miss Helen (help) .......................as soon as she (finish) ............................. that letter.
2. Boys like (play) .......marbles or catch while girls enjoy (skip) ........ rope or chatting.
3. "Why you (wear) .......... your old clothes now ?"
- "Because I (wash) ........................ my car."
4. I (see) ........................ a movie next Sunday. You (go) with me?
5. We (know) ............ that Columbus (discover)............... America nearly 500 years ago.
Question 3. Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence. (10p)
1. The building was built .........1962 and 1969.
A. between
B. in
C. since
D. for
2. “Was he disappointed?” - “Yes, he found the movie ........................”
A. boring
B. boringly

C. bores
D. bored
3. ........................ 20 September, 1529, five small ships set sail from Spain.
A. At
B. In
C. On
D. By
4. Every student in those five rooms must bring ......................... own books to class.
A. one’s
B. someone’s
C. their
D. his
5. “Was the competition a success?” - “Yes, ............... people took part in it than usual.”
A. more
B. fewer
C. less
D. many
6. What do students often do ...................... break?
A. in
B. for
C. at
D. on
7. I don’t like brown rice. Don’t you have ................................?
A. white ones
B. any white
C. no white
D. a white
8. Would you like .......................... that for you?
A. me doing
B. that I do

C. me do
D. me to do
9. You can join the club when you ........................... older.
A. will get
B. get
C. are getting
D. can get
10. Can you see any people in the house? .................................
A. Only a little
B. Only few
C. Only a few
D. Only little
Question 4: Use the correct form of the words in bracket to complete sentences(10p)
1. Money as well as fame doesn't bring ........................ to man.
( happy)
2. He is not .................... enough to lift up the case by himself.
( strength)
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3. Some of my ....................... are going to my birthday party
(class)
4. Mr Hai is the most respected person in my .......................
( neighbor)
5. I'm 10 years ..................... than my younger sister.
( old)
6. Time is ........................... precious.
( extreme)
7. My close friend, Lan is very .....................
(friend)

8. Donan Kitty is a ............................... writer
(humor)
9. I'll make an .............................. for the meeting tonight.
(arrange)
10. Michael Faraday made a lot of ..............in the field of electricity (invent)
Question 5.
A) Fill in the blanks with approriate prepositions.(10p)
1. The post office is not far ................. my house.
2. She was born .............. May 16th , 2001 .............. Nha Trang
3. He worked ............... deaf-mutes ............... Boston University.
4. Mrs Lien said you could reach her ............... 3 676 789.
5. Will you pick me ............. after the party ?
6. Minh is quite reserved ................ public
7. She received a letter ................ her parents yesterday.
8. Hung spends most ................. his time studying English.
B) Find and correct the mistakes. (5p)
1. She must wear uniform when she was in duty last year.
2. The students ought to study the lessons careful before the exam.
3. Don't worry so much. The children can look after themself.
4. The water wasn't enough clean to swim in.
5. Children enjoy to read picture books.
C) Use the given words to make complete sentences.(5p)
1. What/ your father/ like ?- He / generous/ outgoing.
2. What/ your mother/ like / 10 years/ ago ? - She/ young/ beautiful
3. Shirt/ not big/ enough/ her son/ wear.
4. What/ awful/ day!
5. What/ you/ do/ next weekend ?
Question 6. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English.
1. When he came, I watched a football match on TV.
A

B
C
D
2. When Andrew saw the question, he was knowing the answer immediately.
A
B
C
D
3. Mai has stayed on her uncle's farm for last week.
A
B
C
D
4. I'm looking forward to hear from you .
A
B
C D
5. They asked me don’t talk during the discussion.
A
B
C
D
6. Would you mind if I ask you a private question?
A
B
C
D
7. They happily looked at their children to play in the yard.
A
B

C
D
8. This is the first time I visited a famous place in Hanoi.
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A
B
C
D
9. Our teacher told to us to spend more time at home practicing our pronunciation.
A
B
C
D
10. You shouldn’t let your children playing with matches.
A
B
C
D
Question7. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the
first. (10p)
1. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
=>It’s ……………………………………………………………………………..
2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
=>The time machine ………………………………………
3. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
=> People ……………………………
4. It’s three years since I last spoke to her.
=> I haven’t ………………………………

5. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
=> Tam used …………………………………
6. “ Please turn down the radio for me”, said my father.
=> My father asked ……………………………
7.I get to work in half an hour.
=>It takes..........................................................................
8. Peter is too young to see that film.
=> Peter isn't ..................................................................................................................
9. Let’s meet inside the center, at the cafe corner.
=> How ...................................................................................?
10. I received some money from my aunt this morning.
=> My aunt ...................................................................................................................
Question 8. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word (10P)
Americans like sports very much. One of the (1)............. popular kinds of sports in
Autumn is football. All the high schools(2)........... universities have their own teams.
In winter the most popular kind of sports (3)........... basketball. There is usually a
match every evening in one school gymnasium or another. In some parts of the United
States there is a lot of (4).............. and ice. Many people like skiing and skating.
In the other two (5).............., millions of Americans enjoy baseball. The schools have
their games in (6)..............., but the most important professional games are played during
summer. Many people listen to the games (7) .......... the radio, watch them on television or
read about them (8) .............. the newspapers.
Some also play tennis or golf and others (9) ......... fishing. They like to stay outdoors
(10)........it is warm during the months of June, July and August.
Question 8 . Write a paragraph ( 80-100 words) about your trip to the countryside.(5p)
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KEY ĐỀ SỐ 01
Question 1: ( 5 p) Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from
the others in each group.
1. A teenager 2. C. orchestra 3. D. realize
4. B hour
5. C. future
Question 2. (10 p) Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. will help / finishes
4. am going to see/ will ... go ?
2. playing/ skipping
5. know / discovered
3. are ...... wearing / am going to wash
Question 3. (10p) Choose the best answer.
1. A
6. C

2. A
7. B

3. C
8. D

4. D
9. B

5. A
10. C

Question 4. (10 p)Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete
sentences
1. happiness
5. older
9. arrangement
2. strong
6.extremely
10. inventions
3. classmates
7. friendly
4. neighborhood
8. humorous
Question 5.
A) (10 p) Fill in the blanks with approriate prepositions.
1. from
2. on / in
3. with / at
4. at
5. up
6. in
7. from
8. of
B) (5p) Find and correct the mistakes.
1. must - had to
2. careful - carefully
3. themself - themselves
4. enough clean - clean enough
5. to read - reading
C) (5p) Use the given words to make complete sentences.
1. What is your father like ?- He is generous and outgoing.

2. What did your mother look like 10 years ago ? - She was young and beautiful
3. This/ That/ shirt is not big enough for her son to wear.
4. What an awful day!
5. What are you going to do next weekend ?
Question 6. (10p)Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the
first.
1. It’s very important to keep the environment clean.
2. The time machine will be shown to the public when it is finished.
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3. People recycle old car tires to make shoes and sandals.
4. I haven’t spoken to her for three years.
5. Tam used to type faster than she can/ does now.
6. My father asked me to turn down the radio for him.
7.It takes me half an hour to get to work
8. Peter isn't old enough to see that film
9. How about meeting inside the center, at the cafe corner?
10. My aunt gave me some money this morning.
Question 7. (10 p)Supply the most suitable word for each blank
/. (10 points)

1. most
6. spring

2. and
7. on

3. is
8. in/on

4. snow
9. go

5. seasons
10. because

Question 8 . Write a paragraph ( 80-100 words) about your trip to the countryside
.(5p)
Bài viết cần đảm bảo các yêu cầu sau:
1. Form: Viết đúng yêu cầu của một đoạn văn ngắn ( khoảng 80-100 từ) (1p)
2. Content: (2p)
3. Language: (2p)
+ Appropriate vocabulary
+ Correct grammar
+ Punctuating/ Spelling
- Nếu em nào viết có tính sáng tạo, giáo viên có thể khuyến khích nhng điểm không quá 5 points

ĐỀ SỐ 2
Question I :
a)-Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the others.
1.A. though
B. enough
C. cough
D. rough
2.A. chair
B. cheap
C. chorus
D. child
3.A. missed

B. closed
C. called
D. planned
b)- Choose one word that has a different stress position from the others.
1.A. scissors
B. object
C. wardrobe
D. transmit
2.A. comfortable B. commercial
C. generous
D. demontrate
Question II- Choose from the four options given (marked A,B,C or D) one best
answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. David’s school ………….. is very bad this term.
A. report
B. period
C. day
D. semester
2. People go to a …………….. to look at the famous works of art.
A. stadium
B. gallery
C. theater
D. fair
3. I’d like to go ……………. very much.
A. camp
B. to camp
C. a camp
D. camping
4. Hoa is reading short stories …………. Jack London.
A. of

B. from
C. by
D. with
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5. John ………….. Susan to go out with him but her parents didn’t let her out.
A. insisted
B. suggested
C. invited
D. helped
6. This book is ……………. that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time.
A. so interesting B. so interested
C. such interesting D. too interesting
7. “Let it be” is a famous song ……………. . It is one of the best works by this band.
A. singing by the Beatles
B. was sung by the Beatles
C. sung by the Beatles
D. sang by the Beatles
8. He ………… the train ticket at home.
A. took
B. put
C. brought
D. left
9. She was ………….. of watching television.
A. interested
B. tired
C. tiring
D. pleased
10. My mother ………….. me that I should wake up earlier.

A. told to
B. said
C. was told
D. said to
11. Our teacher asked us ……………. in class.
A. not to talk
B. to not talk
C. no talk
D. without talking
12. Peter broke his leg when he fell ………….. his bike.
A. in
B. on
C. off
D. of
13. You should …………… your lesson before the examination.
A. read
B. look
C. revise
D. study
14. Hung is …………… do the crossword puzzles.
A. intelligent enough to
B. intelligent enough
C. enough intelligent
D. enough intelligent to
15. Her math result is …………….. than hern English result.
A. bad
B. bader
C. worse
D. well
Question III: Fill in each blank with one suitable word.

1. Quiet please! The headmaster would like to …….. a few words.
2. You are late; we’ve been waiting for you ……….. eight o’clock.
3. ……….. he is wrong, almost everyone admires him.
4. I don’t think I’ve lent you this book before, ……….. I ?
5. Many people find ………. difficult to give up smoking.
6. I don’t know ………… to call him, Mister or Doctor.
7. We must find him, ……… he is.
8. If I had today ………., I would go to the seaside.
9. Practice ………… perfect.
10. The book I am talking about is that ………. on the second shelf.
Question IV: Give the correct form or tense of verbs .
A. He spends most of his free time(lie)(1)................ on the couch and(watch)
(2)................TV.
B. I can’t help (laugh ) (3)............................when I see that clown.
C. I’ll remember(send ) (4)........................you a postcard when I reach London
D. My uncle (not/ be) (5)…………. out of his house since he (buy) (6)……………… a
color TV.
E. Tell him (bring) (7) ........................... his bike inside.
F. Please stop (talk) (8)………………………
G. How long you (know) (9)…………………… Mrs Chi?
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H. Would you mind if I (take)(10)………….………. you a cup of coffee?
Question V:- Supply the correct form of the word in Capital letters for each gap in
the following sentences.
1. This coffee is too ................... to drink.
heat
2. I can’t tell the …………… between the twins.
differ

3. A fairy appeared and……changed Miss Tam’s rags into beautiful clothes. magic
4. He drove ………… and he had an accident.
care
5. I feel so ................. that I’m going to bed.
sleep
6. Why was his lecture so .................... ?.
bore
7. How many ........... are there in a year in Vietnam ?.
celerbrate
8. ................. have warned the local people of the disaster.
science
9There are ten………… in the race
compete
10. We are waiting for the…………. Of his plant
arrive
Question VI :- Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each gap.
These days most people, especially young girls, like(39)…….slim. Our grandparent’s
tastes were different(40)……ours but nowadays(41)……seems to enjoy(42)…….fat
people. The only thing(43) ……is wrong with this is what a(44)…….said to me the other
days: “I don’t mind (45)……..these foods if they will help me(46)………weight but why
do they taste so awful ?” The reason(47)…….this is that the manufacturers have to
include a lot of vitamins to satisfy the law,so the only sensible advice I could give my
friend was “Eat normal food, but (48)………less.”
1.A. to looked
B. to look
C. they look
D. look
2.A. from
B. of
C. as

D. with
3.A. anymore
B. none
C. everyone
D. no one
4.A. to look at
B. looking
C. looking at
D. to look
5.A. it
B. that
C. what
D. who
6.A.friend of mine
B. my friend
C. friend of me
D. friend of my
7.A. to eat
B. eat
C. eating
D. the eating
8.A. gain
B. put on
C. loose
D. lose
9.A. of
B. why
C. for
D. that
10.A. eat

B. to eat
C. eating
D. be eating
Question VII- Read the following passage, then Choose the correct answers.
It is five o’clock in the evening when Rene Wagner come home from work. She walks
into the living room and looks at her three children. They are 14,13 and 9 years old. They are
watching TV. The living room is a mess.There are dirty socks on the floor and cookies on the
sofa. Games and toys are everywhere.Rene is angry,“This place is a mess” she tells her children,
“I can’t work all day and then do housework all evening. I’m not going to do housework!” Rene
doesn’t do housework. She doesn’t clean or wash dishes. She deosn’t wash clothes, either. Every
evening she sits on the sofa and watches TV.After two weeks, every plate, fork and glass in the
house is dirty. All the children’s clothes are dirty. Every garbage basket is full. The house is a
mess. Then, one day Rene comes home from work and gets a big surprise. The kitchen is clean.
The children clean the kitchen ! The next day, the living room is clean, and the children are
washing their clothes. Rene tells the children “OK, I’ll do the housework again. But you have to
help me.” Now Rene and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit on the
sofa and watch TV !
1. When Rene came home from work, she found the house ……………. .

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A. clean and dirty B. dirty and tidy
C. dirty and untidy
D. clean but untidy
2. Rene told her children ………………….. .
A. to do the housework
B. she couldn’t do housework
C. not to do housework
D. she wouldn’t do housework

3. TWo weeks later, the house was ……………… .
A. very clean
B. a mess
C. tidy
D. rather dirty
4. Some days later, the house was clean again because ……………………. .
A. she couldn’t let it that way
B. her children did housework.
C. her chidren didn’t do housework.
D. she did housework again.
5. Now Rene does housework again because …………………. .
A. her children help her.
B. they can watch TV together.
C. her children wash their clothes.
D. her chidren don’t do it.

QuestionVIII: - Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the
first one.
1. The movie was very bad. I couldn’t see it.
- The movie was not …………………………………………….. .
2. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, he said to us.
- He told ………………………………………………………. .
3. The garage is going to repair our car next week.
We are going ...................................................................
4. In spite of his intelligence, he doesn’t do well at school.
- Although ……………………………………………………………….. .
5. You must see the headmaster.
- You’ve …………………………………………………………………. .
6.Remember to check your flight numbers.
Don’t ...............................................................................

7.It was such bad news that Helen burst into tears.
The news ........................................................................
8.I couldn’t go to school because of the heavy rain
Because ………………………………………………….
9.The film was so boring that she felt asleep
It was………………………………………………………………..
10. I’ve never read a more interesting story
It’s the………………………………………………………………….
IX- Use the suggested words and phrases to make a full sentence.
1. Those buses / not going / airport / neither / taxis.
2. You / not / want / sell / house last year ?
3. He / stop / smoke / save / money .
4. My brother / not drive / carefully / I.
5. It / difficult / prevent / people / park here.
THE END
Key đề số 02
I. a) (3ps)
1. A

2. C

3. A

b) (2ps)
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1. B

2. B

II. (15ps).
1. A

6. A

11. A

2. B

7. C

12. C

3. D

8. D

13. C

4. A

9. B

14. A

5. C

10. D

15. C

III. ( 10ps )
1. say
2. since
6. what
7. wherever
IV.(10ps )

3. Although ( Though)
8. off

1.lying

2. watching

3.laughing

4.to send

6.bought

7.to bright

8.talking

9.have you known 10.took

4. have
9. makes

5. it
10. one
5.hasn’t been

V. (10ps)
1. hot

2. difference

3. magician

4. carelessly

5. sleepy

6. boring

7. celebrations

8. scientists

9. competitors

10. arrival

VI. (10ps).
1. B

2. A

3. C

4. C

5. B

6. A

7. C

8. C

9. A

10. A

VII. (5ps).
1. C

2. D

3. B

4. B

5. A

VIII. (10ps).
1. The movie was not good enough fo me to see

2. He told us to shut the door but not to lock it
3. We are going to have our car repaired nect week.
4. Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at work.
5. You’ve to see the headmaster.
5. Don’t forget to check your flight numbers.
7. The new was so bad that Helen burst into tears.
8.Because It rained heavily , I couldn’t go to school
9.It was such a boring film that she felt asleep
10. It’s the most interesting story I have ever read
IX. (5 ps).
1. Those buses are not going to the airport and neither are taxis.
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2. Didn’t you want to sell the house last year ?
3. He stops smoking to save money
4. My brother doesn’t drive carefully as I do.
5. It is difficult to prevent people from parking here.

ĐỀ SỐ 3
SECTION I: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronunced differently
from the others in each group. (3 points)
1. A. carol
B. habit
C. graze
D. match
2. A. sound
B. southern C. drought
D. mountain

3. A. headache
B. character C. stomach
D. challenging
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of
the others. (2 points)
1. A. achievement
B. experiment
C. explanation
D. discovery
2. A. surprising
B. astonishing
C. amazing
D. interesting
SECTION II: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
I.Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best complete each sentence.(10 points)
1. - “Have a nice weekend!”
- “______.”
A. Do you have any plans?
B. I’m going to take it easy.
C. Thanks. You too!
D. Are you going anywhere?
2. Let's go somewhere else. There's ______ noise in this room.
A. too many
B. too much
C. enough
D. too
3. The staff ______ at weekends so as not to delay the project any further.
A. works
B. is working
C. are working D. working

4. - “Is it far to the railway station from here?”
- “______.”
A. Sure, no problemB. By taxi C. None at all
D. Yeah, it’s pretty far
5. He is the first student ______ the scholarship this year
A. who win B. to win
C. winning
D. whose won
6. Tet is a wonderful opportunity for ______ off new clothes.
A. showing B. wearing
C. carrying
D. putting
7. They have just moved into a huge ______.
A. house two-storey B. house of two storey C. two-storeys house D. two-storey house
8. ______ in large quantities in the Middle East, oil became known as black gold because of
the large profit it brought.
A. Discovering B. which was discovered
C. Discovered D. That when discovered
9. The farther a star is from us, ______ it seems to us.
A. the smaller
B. much small
C. the smallest D. smaller
10. - "Do you like the novel that I gave you last week?”
- “______ the novels that I’ve read, I enjoy this one most.”
A. All of
B. Of all
C. For all D. From all
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II. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets (10 points)
1. His hair is short. He (1. have)___________ a haircut.
2. He said that he (2. see)___________ that man before.
3. If today (3. be)___________ Sunday, we would go picnic.
4. This house didn’t use to (4. paint)___________ green.
5. She wishes she (5. not punish)___________ tomorrow.
6. My father told me (6. not stay)___________ up too late.
7. When I met him at the bookstore, he (7. talk)___________ to his friends
8. He ate as if he (8. not, eat) ___________ anything for a long time.
9. He intends (9. help)__________________ his mother to clean the house tomorrow.
10. I remembered (10. lock)_____________ the door last night before I went to bed
III. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the
spaces. There is an example at the beginning(10 points).
Example: 0. amusement
The days when people would go to a zoo simply for (0. AMUSE) _______ are long
ago. Today, when we place greater (1. IMPORT) _______ on the survival of animals in
the wild, zoos have duty to inform the public and improve our (2. KNOW) _______ of
the environment and the problems faced (3. WORLD) _______ by large numbers of
animals. Today's zoos also play a role in the (4. PROTECT) _______ of threatened
species, breeding animals for release in the wild. Many zoos also fund (5. SCIENCE)
_______ research into animals and their behavior. The way animals are treated in zoos
has changed, too. Many intelligent animals suffer from (6. BORE) _______ in captivity
and their keepers now try to improve the (7. PSYCHOLOGY) _______ state of the
animals in their care. They do this by, for example, providing the animals with a (8.
VARY) _______ of different food or by changing the animals' (9. DAY) _______
routine. Although some critics of zoos remain (10. CONVINCE) _______ , there can be
no doubt that animals in zoos today enjoy a more comfortable existence than in the past.
SECTION III: READING
I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.

Because writing has become so important in our (1) _______, we sometimes think of
it as more real than speech. A little thought, (2) _______, will show why speech is
primary and writing sencondary to language. Human beings have been writing for (3)
_______ 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since
there have been human (4) _______.
When writing (5) _______ develop, it was derived (6) _______ and represented
speech, albeit imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written
form. (7) _______, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who
is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human
being can not be prevented from doing so. (8) _______, it takes a special (9) _______ to
learn to write; in the past many intelligent and useful members of society didn’t acquire
the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing (10) _______ never
learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only
imperfectly.
1. A. culture
B. education
C. training
D. competition
2. A. though
B. nevertheless
C. however
D. furthermore
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3. A. at least
4. A. people
5. A. rather
6. A. with
7. A. However

8. A. On behalf of
9. A. affect
10. A. sign

B. at last
C. totally
D. finally
B. personality
C. beings
D. being
B. quite
C. has
D. did
B. of
C. about
D. from
B. Otherwise
C. Furthermore D. But
B. On the other hand
C. Another way D. By the way
B. affair
C. effort
D. effect
B. signal
C. systems
D. net

II. Fill in each space in the following passage with one suitable word.
A pioneer is the field of telecommunications, Alexander Graham Bell was (1) ____
in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to Ontario, and then to the United States,

setting in Boston, before beginning his career as an inventor. Throughout his life, Bell had
been interested (2) ___ the education of deaf people. This interest led him to (3) ____ the
microphone and, in 1867, his “electrical speech machine”, which we now call a (4) ____.
News of his invention quickly (5) ____ throughout the country, even throughout Europe.
By 1878, Bell had set up the first telephone exchange in New Haven, Connecticut. By
1884, long distance connections were (6) ___ between Boston, Massachusetts and New
York City.
Bell imagined great uses for his telephone, like the model from (7) _____ 1920s,
but would he ever have (8)_____ telephone lines being used to transmit video images?
Since his (9) _____ in 1922, the telecommunication industry has undergone an amazing
revolution. Today, non-hearing people are able to use a special display telephone to
communicate. Bell’s “electrical speech machine” paved the way (10) _____ the
information superhighway.
III. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each of the questions below.
I must tell you about our holiday this year-it was one of the best we’d ever had. No,
we weren’t staying in an expensive hotel, but a youth hostel! I know what you are
thinking: We must have gone mad. But we haven’t- I just wish we’d discovered youth
hostels years ago. Now that I’m back at university again. Luxury hotels are a thing of the
past, and I was complaining about this one day to a friend who said that she and her
family never stayed anywhere but hostels. I had no idea that hostels could be anything
from a cottage to a castle. In fact there are four different grades- simple, standard, superior
and special. So you pay an overnight charge according to the kind of hostels you stay at.
You can’t stay more than three nights at a time but that didn’t bother us because we
wanted a touring holiday. Basically you look after an evening meal if you arrive early
enough. There are a few rules like having to be in by 11 p.m in the evening and out by 10
a.m in the morning but otherwise you’re free to do what you want. Now I really believe
that the best thing about this whole holiday was meeting so many different and interesting
people. I used to think hostels were only for the young and noisy, but not any more. You
can’t imagine what a variety there was! Anyway what are you all doing next year?
1. This is from _______.

A. a letter
B. a magazine
C. a poster
D. a diary
2. What is the writer trying to do?
A. to make complaints
B. to offer instruction
C. to give direction
D. to give information
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3. Why didn’t the writer stay in the hotel?
A. She had to be in by 11p.m and out by 10a.m.
B. It was too noisy.
C. She couldn’t stay as long as she wished.
D. She didn’t have enough money to stay in a hotel because she is studying again.
4. What did the writer most enjoy about holiday?
A. She could do anything she liked.
B. it was a touring holiday.
C. She enjoyed meeting other people staying in the hostel.
D. the holiday was lying and interesting.
5. The writer was _____
A. a reporter
B. a spokeswoman C. a student
D. a tour guide
SECTION IV: WRITING
I. Use given words to rewrite the second sentence that has the meaning unchanged(5
points)
1. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.

->The fog prevented ..................................... .....
2 She knows a lot more about it than I do .
->I don’t know ...............................................
3. “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier ” Jane said to you
->Jane apologized......................
4. "You'd better do morning exercise, Minh", said I.
-> I advised ............. ................
5.“ Would you like to go with me to the market , Mai ? ”- Ha said
-> Ha invited ................................................................ ........................................
6. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
-> In spite.......................................................................................................
7. I have never read such a romantic story.
->This is ......................................................................................................
8. Michael laughed when I told him the joke.
=> The joke …………………………………………………………….…………..…
9. Handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult.
=> It is …………………………………………………………..……………….…
10. When he is asked about his past, he hates it.
=> He hates ………………………………………………………………………...…
II: Use the cue words to make each sentence in the passage. (10pts)
1. Bill Gates / born/ 1955/ Washington State. He/ grow up/ rich family.
2. His parents/ send/ he/ private school .There/ he/ meet/ business partner/ Paul Allen.
3. When/ they/ be/ 8th grade, they/ write/ programs/ business/ computers.
4. 1973/ Gates/ be accepted/ Harvard University. Parents/ happy.
5. Two years later/ Gates/ drop out/ of Harvard/ work/ computer program/ his friend
Allen.
6. 1975 / they/ create / company/ Microsoft/ sell/ their product.
7. A few years later/ Microsoft/ become/ giant company.
8. By 1990/ Gates/ the youngest/ billionaire/ the United States/ age of 34.
9. He/ achieve/ success/ a lot of hard work. He/ be/ “King of Software”.

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10. By 1997, he/ the richest/ man/ United States.
The end.
( Thí sinh không được dùng bất cứ loại từ điển nào)

KEY 03
SECTION I: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronunced differently from
the others in each group. (5 points)
1. C
2. B
3. D
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of
the others. (2 points)
1. C
2. D
SECTION II: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
I. Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence.(10 points)
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. A
7. D
8. C
9. A
10. B

II.(10 points) Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. has had 2. had seen
3. were
4. be painted
5. wouldn’t be
punished
6.not to stay 7. was talking
8. hadn’t eaten
9. to help
10. locking
III. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the
spaces.
1. importance
6. boredom
2. knowledge
7. psychological
3. worldwide
8. variety
4. protection
9. daily
5. scientific
10. unconvinced
SECTION III: READING
I. Choose the word or phrase
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. D

7. C
8. B
9. C
10. C
II. Fill in each space.
1. born
2. in
3. invent
4. telephone
5.
spread
6. made
7. the
8. imagined
9. death
10. for
III. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
1. A
2. D
3. D
4. C
5. C
SECTION IV: WRITING
I. Use given words to rewrite the second sentence that has the meaning unchanged.
1. The fog prevented us from driving.
2. I don’t know as much about it as she does.
3. Jane apologized for not phoning me earlier.
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4. I advised him/ Minh to do morning exercise .
5. Ha invited Mai to go with her to the market.
6. In spite of his good salary/ having a good salary he was unhappy in his job.
7. This is the most romantic story I have (ever) read.
8. The joke (that/which) I told Michael made him laugh.
9. It is difficult for handicapped people to shop in supermarkets.
10. He hates being asked about his past.
II: Use the cue words to make each sentence in the passage. (10pts)
1. Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grew up in a rich family.
2. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Allen.
3. When they were in the eighth grade, they were writing/wrote programs for business
computers
4. In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy.
5. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his
friend, Allen.
6. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product.
7. A few years latter Microsoft became a giant company.
8. By 1990, Gates was the youngest billionaire of /in the United States at the age of 34.
9. He achieved his success with a lot of hard work. He was the “King of Software”.
10. By 1997, he was the richest man in the United States.

ĐỀ SỐ 4
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Question I: Choose the best option from A, B, C or D to complete the following
sentences.
1. I will return you the book as soon as I_______ reading it.
A. finishing
B. finish
C. finished
D. will finish

2. He is getting married _______ a famous film star this weekend.
A. with
B. to
C. for
D. after
3. The heavy rain has caused _______in many parts of the country.
A. storms
B. droughts
C. typhoon
D. floods
4. Deaf-mutes can_______ speak_______ hear.
A. both/ and
B. either/ or
C. neither/ nor
D. not only/ but also
5. They _______from Canada to America to find work.
A. started
B. demonstrated C. delivered
D. emigrated
6. Doctor insists _______ for a few days.
A that he is resting B. his resting
C. him to rest
D. that he rest
7. The number of cars on the road _______.
A. increase
B. is increasing C. are going to increase D. are increasing
8. _______bacon and eggs every morning.
A. I am used to eat
B. I used to eating C. I am used to eating
D. I use to eat

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9. The team really looks good tonight because the coach had them _______ every night
this week.
A. practice
B. to practice
C. practiced
D. the practice
10. The road _______ to the sea is very rough.
A. goes
B. to go
C. going
D. is going
11. You _______ forget what I told you. It’s very important.
A. mustn’t
B. needn’t
C. don’t have to D. can’t
12. Make sure that the needles are sterile.
A. free from bacteria
B. slightly clean C. straight
D. unused
13. She is a _______ girl with _______.
A. green-eyes/ red hair
B. green-eyed/ red hairs
C. green-eye/ a red hair
D. green-eyed/ red hair
14. At four o’clock Mr. Hutchinson still had some _______ to do in the garden.
A. work
B. job

C. effort
D. task
Question II: Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify and correct
the mistakes.
1. Keep the cheese freshly by wrapping each one individually.
A
B
C
D
2. What is the most important thing in really life?
A
B
C D
3. Da Lat is known like a city of pines, waterfalls and flowers.
A
B
C
D
4. The river bank was covered by weed.
A B
C
D
5. The harder he tried the worst he danced before the large audience.
A
B
C
D
6. A flower growing in the garden is more beautiful than a flower stood in a vase.
A
B

C
D
7. A five - thousand - dollar reward were offered for the capture of the escaped criminals.
A
B
C
D
8. In the mid-nineteenth century, an Englishman had someone designed a Christmas card.
A
B
C
D
9. His illness is probably because stress.
A
B
C
D
10. Jack asked his boss could he have a day off.
A B
C
D
Question III: Supply an appropriate form of the words in CAPITALS.
1. WEIGH
Every woman nowadays seems to want to lose (1) _______. It has
2. DAY
become almost a (2) _______ topic of conversation.
3. END
Otherwise sensible women spend hours in (3) _______ argument
4. DISCUSS
about what to eat. Newspaper articles are eagerly read and radio and

5. AVAIL
TV (4) _______ carefully listened to. There is so much information
(5) _______ it is no wonder people get confused.
Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being
6. ORGANIZE afraid of
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7. HAPPY
8. ATTRACT
9. SHAME
10. DECIDE

(6) _______ their diet. And when they have lost a few pounds are
they really any (7) _______. Is it really a fact of life that slim women
are the only really
(8) _______ ones? No, in some parts of the world a husband would
be
(9) _______ to be seen with a thin wife. Nevertheless, if a woman
really has a slimming problem, there is only one (10) _______ to
make: Eat Less
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets .
1. I‘ve decided (stop) _______smoking.
2. I (visit) _______Singapore two years ago.
3. Look at those black clouds. It (rain) _______.
4. We are tired of (work) _______ for low salary.
5. This is the second time you (break) _______ a cup.
6. (you/do) _______ the homework yet?
7. Mai is in her room. She (play) _______the guitar.
8. The plays (write) _______by Shakespeare are very interesting.

9. Water (cover) _______ most of the Earth’s surface.
10. The gate (lock) _______ at 6.30 p.m. everyday.
PART C: READING
Question I: Choose the most suitable answer from the four options marked A, B, C,
or D to complete each of the numbered gaps in the passage below. .
In the waters around New York City is a very small island called Liberty Island. On
Liberty Island there is a very special statue called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the
most (1) _______ sights in the world.
The Statue of Liberty was a gift (2) _______ the people of France to the people of
the United States. The statue was made by a French (3) _______ named Fredric Auguste
Bartholdi. The inner support system was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who
made the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Liberty, of course, (4) _______ freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the
United States to (5) _______ the one-hundredth anniversary of U.S independence from
England. The statue was built in France, (6) _______ apart piece by piece, and the rebuilt
in the United States. It was opened to the (7) _______ on October 28, 1886.
(8) _______ you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator
from the (9) _______ to the bottom of the statue. If they want to, they can then walk up
the 168 steps to reach the head of the statue where they can look out and enjoy the
beautiful (10) _______of the city of New York.
1. A. well-known
B. celebrated
C. famous
D. notorious
2. A. from
B. by
C. of
D. for
3. A. sculpture
B. sculptor

C. carver
D. potter
4. A. indicates
B. points out
C. clarifies
D. means
5. A. organize
B. commemorate
C. celebrate
D. hold
6. A. taken
B. brought
C. broken
D. torn
7. A. humans
B. crowd
C. people
D. public
8. A. So
B. Like
C. As
D. Thus
9. A. surface
B. ground
C. soil
D. level
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10. A. sight

B. view
C. scene
D. scenes
II. Read the following passage carefully and fill in each gap with one suitable word.
New Year is one of the most important (1) _______ in the United States. On New
Year’s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock (2) _______ night,
everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (3) _______ their friends and relatives good
luck. New Year’s parties usually last a long (4) _______ . Many people don’t go home
(5) _______ next morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this
holiday, children (6) _______ as witches, ghosts or others. Most children go (7)
_______ house to house asking for candy or fruit. If people at the house don’t give
(8)_______candy, the children will (9)_______a trick on them. But this hardly ever
happens. Almost people give them (10)_______or fruit.
III. Read the following directions on medicine and ointments, and then write true
(T) or false (F) for each sentence below.
PARATECIL TABLETS
For headache, colds and influenza
Dose: (Unless told otherwise by a doctor)
Adults and children over 12 years: one to two tablets
Take the tablets three or four times daily every four
hours.
Don’t continue to take the tablets for more than three
days. If you do not get better after this time, see your
doctor.
Do not take more than the dose.
Keep the tablets in a safe place because they can be
dangerous to young children.
ANTI-STING
For insect bites and stings. Help to prevent pain and
itching.

IMPORTANT: Use on the skin only. Rub gently on
the skin two or three times daily for up to three days.
Keep out of the reach of children.
If there is no improvement within three days, see
your doctor.
Write T or F:
1. _______ Take two Paratecil tablets every four hours for up to three days.
2. _______ Use Anti-sting for mosquito bites.
3. _______ All adults and children with headache, cold and influenza can take one or
two
Paratecil tablets.
4. _______ You can swallow Anti-sting to help prevent pain.
5. _______ Don’t take Paratecil tablets for longer than three days.
6. _______ If you don’t get better after three days of using Anti-sting, see the doctor.
PART D: WRITING
I. Write the second sentence as directed so that it has the same meaning to the first
one.
1. This is the first time I have ever eaten such a delicious chicken thigh.
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-> This is the.............................................................................................................
2. Do you mind if I borrow your dictionary?
-> Do you mind...................................................................................................?
3. We haven’t met one another since we left school.
-> The last.....................................................................................................................
4. I’d rather you didn’t take the table away.
-> Would you mind....................................................................................................?
5. I don’t think learning English is too difficult for people who love it.
->

I
don’t
think
English.................................................................................................
6. “Why don’t you take a long rest, Peter?” said Ann.
-> Ann advised............................................................................................................
7. I used to spend more money than I could earn when I was younger.
-> I once.............................................................................................................
8. She is wearing sunglasses. She doesn’t want the sun to hurt her eyes. (so that)
->..............................................................................................................................
9. My mother asked me whether I had gone to work the day before or not.
-> “.....................................................................................?” asked my mother.
10.We couldn’t carry out our project because it rained heavily.
-> Because of........................................................................................................
II. Write a passage of about 150-180 words on the following topic: MY
HOMETOWN.
..............................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
_THE END_
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO
TẠO
CẨM XUYÊN

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
Đáp án môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 8

Total: 90* 0,2 = 18 ms
Essay:
2 ms
PART A: Listening.
0. dental
appointment
1. Cindy’s party
2. aunt’s arrival

Date
8/3
28/7
10/8
26/7

Time
9:30 a.m.
8:00 p.m.
11:15
a.m.
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3. tennis game
4. meeting with
Francis

5. trip

22/9
2/8

3:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.

PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Question I: Choose the best option from A, B, C or D to complete the following
sentences.
1. B
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. D
6. D
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. C
11. A
12. A
13. D
14. A
Question II: Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify and correct
the mistakes.
* Write your answers here:
1. B. freshly -> fresh

6. D. stood -> standing
2. D. really -> real
7. C. were offered -> was offered
3. B. like -> as
8. D. designed -> design
4. D. by -> with
9. C. because -> because of
5. B. worst -> worse
10. C. could he -> if he could
Question III: Supply an appropriate form of the words in CAPITALS.
* Write your answers here:
1. WEIGHT
2. DAILY

3. ENDLESS

4.
DISCUSSIONS
9. ASHAMED

6.
7. HAPPIER 8.
DISORGANIZING
ATTRACTIVE
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets .
* Write your answers here:
1. to stop
6. Have you done
2. visited
7. is playing

3. is going to rain/ is raining
8. written
4. working
9. covers
5. have broken
10. is locked
PART C: READING

5.
AVAILABLE
10. DECISION

Question I: Choose the most suitable answer from the four options marked A, B, C,
or D to complete each of the numbered gaps in the passage below. .
* Write your answers here:
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. C
9. B
10. A
II. Read the following passage carefully and fill in each gap with one suitable word.
* Write your answers here:
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1. festivals
6. dress

2. at
7. from

3. wish
8. them

4. time
9. play

5. till/ until
10. candy

III. Read the following directions on medicine and ointments, and then write true
(T) or false (F) for each sentence below.
Write T or F:
1. T
2. T
3. F
4. F
5. T
6. T
PART D: WRITING
I. Write the second sentence as directed so that it has the same meaning to the first
one.
11.This is the first time I have ever eaten such a delicious chicken thigh.
-> This is the most delicious chicken thigh I’ve ever eaten.
12.Do you mind if I borrow your dictionary?

-> Do you mind my borrowing your books?
13.We haven’t met one another since we left school.
-> The last time we met one another was when we left school.
14.I’d rather you didn’t take the table away.
-> Would you mind not taking the table away?
15.I don’t think learning English is too difficult for people who love it.
-> I don’t think English is too difficult for the people who love it to learn.
16.“Why don’t you take a long rest, Peter?” said Ann.
-> Ann advised Peter to take a long rest.
17.I used to spend more money than I could earn when I was younger.
-> I once spent more money than I could earn.
18.-> She is wearing sunglasses so that the sun can’t hurt her eyes. (so that)
19.My mother asked me whether I had gone to work the day before or not.
-> “Didn’t you go to work yesterday?” asked my mother.
20.We couldn’t carry out our project because it rained heavily.
-> Because of the heavy rain, we couldn’t carry out our project.
II. Write a passage of about 150-180 words on the following topic: MY
HOMETOWN (2 ms)
- Viết được nội dung chính 1 đ, Viết đúng chính tả, đúng thì 0,5 đ, trình bày lôgic, đúng
kết cấu 0,5 đ
ĐỀ SỐ 5 (THI KHẢO SÁT LẦN 1)
I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word in each group that has the
underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. promised
B. hoped
C. booked
D. burned
2. A. though
B. ought
C. thought

D. bought
3. A. hard
B. carry
C. card
D. yard
4. A. character
B. Christmas
C. children
D. school
5. A. cool
B. food
C. look
D. flood
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each
group.
1. A. realize
B. improve
C. possible
D. comfortable
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2. A. important
B. especially
C. prefer
D. influence
3. A. general
B. opinion
C. abroad
D. surprise

4. A. comfort
B. nation
C. apply
D. moment
5. A. medical
B. advise
C. vegetables
D. physical
Part two: vocabulary and grammar (0.2 x30 = 6.0 pts)
I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences .
1. The teacher told him ___________ up late.
A. to not stay
B. to stay not
C. to stay not
D. not to stay
2. My father is good at ____________ English.
A. speaking
B. spoken
C. speak
D. to speak
3. We are all ________ that you passed your English exam. Congratulation!
A. relieved
B. afraid
C. delighted
D. certain
4. “__________to come and have dinner with us?” “I’d love to but I’m very busy”.
A. would you mind
B. Could you please
C. Would you like
D. Do you enjoy

5. I am very _____________ in the information you have given me.
A. concerned
B. interested
C. surprised
D. worried
6. Can you tell me where ______________ ?
A. she does
B. does she
C. she is
D. is she
7. You have to work ____________ for the coming exam.
A. hardly
B. more hardly
C. more hard
D. hard
8. I saw her _____________ the flowers in the garden.
A. watering
B. watered
C. be watered
D. is watering
9. They had their luggage ___________ by the porter.
A. carry
B. carrying
C. to carry
D. carried
10. She often spends her weekend ___________ through pleasant open countryside.
A. travel
B. traveling
C. to travel
D. to traveling

II. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space.
1. This book has a lot of information. It’s very _______________.
(use)
2. You’ll meet the tour guide on your __________ at the hotel.
(arrive)
3. Our post is delivered __________________ except for Saturday
(day)
4. Ha Long Bay was ___________ by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
(recognition)
5. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more ____________ .(comfort)
6. His parents are very __________________ of him.
(pride)
7. “The lost shoes” is one of the _________ stories I like best. (tradition)
8. The _________ from Hanoi to London was delayed in two hours. (fly)
9. I’m sure that I have connected the printer ___________ .
(proper)
10. Each of my friends has a _____________ character.
(differ)
III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the
brackets
1. The dictionaries (1.buy )_________________ yesterday.
2. While my mother and I (2.watch)__________________ a film on T V last night, our
aunt in the USA (3.phone)_______________.
3. My friend (4. not/visit)__________ me since he (5.move) _______ to another town.
IV.Fill in each gap of following sentences with a suitable preposition.
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1. Could I help you ___________ your bag?
2. Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go ________ .

3. I’m looking forward ____________ seeing you in June.
4. In the competition, everyone fell __________ the deep and dangerous water.
5. Ha Long Bay is recognized __________ UNESCO as a World Heritage Site
PART three: READING
I. Circle the best option A, B, C, D to complete the following passage
How to be a friend to the earth.
There (1) ……many simple things we can do to stop the (2)………..of the environment.
First of all, we should not dump our rubbish without (3)……..which things, such as
bottles and paper can (4)………..
We should put objectives that we can recycle in (5)………bins. Secondly, instead of
talking our car wherever we go, we ought to leave it at home (6)………possible, and go
on foot or (7) …….public transport. When we have to drive to the supermarket (8) ……
our shopping, we should always remember (9)……our own bags (10) …… we don’t need
to use the supermarket’s plastic bags.
1. A. are
B. is
C. was
D. were
2. A. destroy
B. destroyed
C. destructive
D. destruction
3. A. think
B. to think
C. thinking
D. thought
4. A. be recycled B. recycle
C. recycling
D. being recycled
5. A. recycle

B. recycles
C. recycled
D. recycling
6. A. where
B. whenever
C. where
D. wherever
7. A. on
B. in
C. by
D. to
8. A. to do
B. do
C. to make
D. making
9. A. taking
B. to take
C. take
D. took
10. A. so
B. that
C. so that
D. so as
II.Fill in each gap with one suitable word.
The world’s(1)…………famous clock is Big Ben standing (2)………….to the Houses of
parliament in London. Big Ben is the (3)…………..of the bell which chimes every hour.
The bell(4)…………..named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the man (5)………….. was given
the task of hauling the bell up the clock tower. The clock (6) ………….. four faces and
keeps accurate time. It can (7)…………….adjusted by the removal or addition of coins
(8)………….a stray attached to the clock’s pendulum.

One interesting thing about the clock is (9)………….the light shines above the belfry at
night, it (10)…………..that the House of common is still in session.
Your answers:
1. ………….. 2. …………… 3…………….. 4. ……………. 5. ……………..
6. ………… 7. …………… 8. …………… 9. ……………. 10. ……………..
III. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Christmas is almost here . Holiday music fills the air . Colorful lights shine brightly in
windows . The stores are crowed with people buying last-minute gifts. All these are
Christmas traditions . Another tradition is snow . Christmas in the northern part of the
world comes a few days after the star of winter. So, in many places, a blanket of clean
white snow covers the ground on Christmas Day. This is what is mean by a “While
Christmas”.
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Of course, many places do not get snow in December. In fact, they may be very warm
at that time of year. People who like snow - but live where it is warm -dream of having a
white Christmas. American songwriter Irving Berlin captured these feelings in his song
“White Christmas”. ”White Christmas” is one of the most popular songs of all times.
Hundreds of singers and musicians have recorded it. Perhaps the most famous version was
sung by Bing Crosby. Songwriter Irving Berlin was Jewish. He did not celebrate
Christmas as a religious holiday. But in his Christmas song, he shared a message of peace
and happiness which all people enjoy.
So from all of us - to all of you-we wish the happiest and most joyful holiday.
1. What are the stores crowded with?
………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Which part of the world does Christmas come a few days after the star of winter?
…………………………………………………………………………………..
3. What do people in warn places dream at Christmas?
…………………………………………………………………………………...

4. By whom was the famous song “White Christmas’ written?
……………………………………………………………………………………
5. What does he share with us in his famous song?
……………………………………………………………………………………
Part four: WRITING
I . Find out correct one mistake in A, B, C or D of each sentence and then correct.
(0.2 x 5 = 1point)
1. He slept in his room when the fire alarm rang. ............................
A
B
C
D
2. Shall you close the window for me, please? ...............................
A
B
C
D
3. He gets up early in order to reviewing lessons before school. .........................
A
B
C
D
4. The ambulance will be there for about ten minutes. .........................
A
B
C
D
5. I’ve been leaning English since 4 years.
.............................
A

B
C
D
II. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first
1. Thinking of making toys from used paper was his interesting idea.
It’s interesting that.................................................................................
2. He hasn’t come back to his home village for over 20 years now.
It’s...........................................................................................................
3. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen.
I have never.............................................................................................
4. The last time we met each other was ten years ago.
We haven’t...............................................................................................
5. Mai said “It is raining heavily outside .”
Mai said…………………………………………………………………
6. Have you ever played a computer game before?
Is this........................................................................................................
7. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.
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The Statue ................................................................................................
8. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
The water wasn’t......................................................................................
9. People should stop experiments on animals.
Experiments.............................................................................................
10. Ann said to me “will you do English test tomorrow?”
Ann asked me…………………………………………………………
III. Write about a festival you joined recently. (150 words)
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Part two
I.
1. D
2. A
3. B
4.C
II.
1-B
2-D
3-A
Part three:
I. 1. D
2. A
3. C
6. C
7. D
8. A
II.

1. useful
2. arrival
3. daily
6. proud
7. traditional
8. flight
III.
1. were bought
2. were watching
4. hasn’t visited
5. moved

5.D
4-C

5-B

4. C
9. D

5. B
10. B

4. recognized
9.properly

3. was phoning

IV.Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
1. with

2. off
3. to
4. into
Part four:
I.
1. A

2. D

3. C

5. comfortable
10. different

4. A

5.by

5. D
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