ĐỀ ôn THI học SINH GIỎI TIẾNG ANH lớp 9

ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9

A. PHONETICS :
I/. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1.
A. happy
B. hour
C. high
D. hotel
2.
A. though
B. enough
C. cough
D. rough
3.
A. continent
B. depend
C. send
D. pretend
B. pride
C. quit
D. primary
4.
A. climate
5.
A. laughed
B. hoped
C. placed
D. closed
II/. Find out one word whose stressed syllable is diferent from that of the other words
1.

A. abrupt
B. ancient
C. replace
D. suggest
2.
A. interactive
B. inspiration
C. compulsory
D. intermediate
3.
A. conservation
B. pollution
C. innovation
D. limitation
4.
A. nominate
B. battery
C. celebrate
D. linguistics
5.
A. pesticide
B. material
C. extensive
D. pagoda
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
III/. Choose the best answer to fill in each numbered blank
1. I had no money _______me when I came across a nice shirt.
A. by
B. at
C. on

D. over
2. Computer can sometimes let you_______ .
A. up
B. down
C. out
D.off
3. Why did you do it? Was it_______ what you said yesterday?
A. because of
B. because
C. in account of
D. for reason
4. If you don’t want this pen, take_______.There are some left in the box
A. the other
B. others
C. another
D. one other.
5. “Shall I do it now?” “ I would rather you_______ it tomorrow.”
A. do
B. did
C. will do
D. should do
6. 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
7. Stop that nonsense, _______?
A. don’t you
B. do you
C will you

D. aren’t you
8. _______an eye operation.
A. He is necessary to have
B. It is necessary that he have
C. It is necessary that he has
D. It is necessary for him having
9. He possesses all_______ makes life agreeable.
A. which
B. that
C. what
D. to
10. He always did_______seemed right to him.
A. which
B. that
C. what
D.who
11. When can the students_______ for next year’s evening classes?
A. assist
B. enrol
C. join
D. inscribe
12. The curtains have_______because of the strong sunlight.
A. faded
B. dulled
C. fainted
D. lighted
13. His new appoitment takes_______ from the beginning of the next month.
A. place
B. post
C. effect

D. position
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14. In a low voice, she_______ that someone was moving about upstairs.
A. screamed
B. told
C. spoke
D. whispered
15. Unexpectedly the lights_______out and we were left in darkness.
A. turned
B. went
C. put
D. gave
16. _________Kuala Lumpur, Ha Noi is a busy modern city
A. As
B. Such as
C. Like
D. Similar
17. I reserved a table for two, at eight o’clock.
A. set
B. bought
C. booked
D. put
18. The manager _________ the man to return to work immediately.
A. insisted
B. suggested
C. demanded
D. ordered
19. He told me he couldn’t go to sleep. That’s what he ________.

A. said me
B. talked to me
C. told to me
D. said to me
20. The English student acts as if he _________Vietnamese perfectly.
A. knows
B. knew
C. had known
D. will know
21. Let’s have dinner, ________?
A. will he
B. shall we
C. won’t we
D. shan’t we
22. I came ________ an old friend on the street yesterday morning.
A. over
B. across
C. down
D. in
23. Will you see ______ Mr. Nam at Tan Son Nhat airport tomorrow morning?
A. over
B. down
C. off
D. in
24. Minh’s father often take him ______ the park every summer.
A. on
B. to
C. in
D. after
25. He _______his father in many ways.

A. takes over
B. takes down
C. takes on
D. takes after
26. If you need an extra bed for your guest, you can use one of __________.
A. our
B. us
C. ours
D. we
27. We went by car but the children went _________foot.
A. on
B. by
C. to
D. with
28. I was so tired that I ________asleep in the chair.
A. got
B. felt
C. went
D. fell
29. The players ________to be there at 3 o’clock.
A. told
B. were told
C. have told
D. tell
30. Do you ______me say this in class?
A. let
B. allow
C. permit
D. mind
31. He forced all his children ________hard till midnight.

A. to study
B. studied
C. study
D. studying
32. They wanted to know if the woman had died of the rare _________.
A. illness
B. pain
C. ache
D hurt.
33. Maryam was really ________ by the beauty of Ha Noi.
A. impressed
B. impress
C. impression
D. impressive
34. Leave it _________it is .
A. that
B. as
C. like
D. so.
35. She can’t afford that book because she has________money.
A. a lot of
B. few
C. a little
D. little.
36. When was that book ________?
A. made
B. produced
C. published
D. created.
37. He was ________ill that he couldn’t get up

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A. such
B. so
C. much
D. too.
38. We consider him ________
A. our father
B. is our father
C. be our father
D. to be our father.
39. That man is ________ deaf to hear what we say
A. so
B. enough
C. too
D. not
40. My father ________teaching in a small village 10 years ago
A. starts
B. started
C. has started
D. is starting
41. A: Would you like to have lunch with us? B: _________________.
A. All right
B. Yes, I would
C. No, I wouldn’t like
D. Yes, I’d love to
42. A: Shall I get a taxi for you? B: _________________.
A. Yes, I’d love to
B. Oh, that would be nice

C. Let’s do
D. Yes, why not?
43. Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet.
A. beside
B. away
C. near
D. close
44. I look forward to ________you
A. see
B. to see
C. seeing
D. saw
45. Millions of Christmas cards ________last month
A. were sent
B. sent
C. send
D. are sent
46. We come to USA ________English
A. study
B. learning
C. to learn
D. studying
47. I remember ________her somewhere
A. see
B. seeing
C. saw
D. to see
48. Can you turn ________the light? It is too dark
A. on
B. off

C. down
D. up
49. Are you a stamp ________?
A. collecting
B. collector
C. collect
D. collection
50. This isn’t my first visit to London ________here before.
A. I’m
B. I’m going to
C. I’ve been
D. I was
51._______of the students in her class could finish the assignment yesterday.
A.Neither
B.None
C.Either
D. Not much
52.Try_______ so many mistakes.
A.not to make
B. not make
C. to make not
D.make not
53. Don't forget ________ me a call when you arrive.
A.give
B.giving
C.given
D.to give
54. Nowadays most women can_________ an education.
A.create
B. join

C. bear
D. pursue
55. An increasing number of people are now going on ________ to Egypt.
A.holiday
B. visit
C. excursion
D. trip
56. Please________ your cigarette; I'm allergic to smoke.
A.put out
B. put down
C. put up
D. put aside
57. Be patient! Don't_______ to learn a foreign language in a week.
A. believe
B. consider
C. think
D. expect
58. Burning coal and oil will release gases_______ to human.
A.dirty
B.dusty
C. serious
D.harmful
59._________his bad leg , he couldn't walk so fast as the others.
A. because
B.because of
C. the reason
D. since
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60. He has just gone to his friend's house _______ there is a party today.
A. who
B. which
C. whom
D. where
61. Stop now! You've done _________work for one day.
A. too many
B. plenty
C.quite more
D. quite enough
62. My classmate told me to watch movies in English ______learn spoken English better.
A. so that
B. in order to
C. to
D. B and C are right
63. Which of the following words is stressed on the first syllable?
A.religious
B.belong
C. element
D. encounter
64. There is a severe_________in Somalia and thousand of people are dying from hunger.
A. epidemic
B.famine
C. lacking
D. disease
65. Helen asked me_________ the film called " Star Wars".
A. have I seen
B. have you seen C. if I had seen
D. if had I seen
66. It was _________hot day that we decided to leave work early.

A. so
B. such
C. a so
D. such a
67.He seldom goes fishing ,_________?
A. doesn't
B. is he
C. does he
D. isn't he
68.It is dangerous to drive when you _________
A. are drinking
B. are drunk
C. have drunk
D. will drink
69. Literature and Mathematics interest him almost ________
A. equally
B. the same
C. similarly
D. alike
70. Jack was very weary
A. funny
B. tired
C. sad
D. glad
IV/. Supply the correct forms of the words given in brackets.
1. We wish you both health and …………..……………………..
LONG
2. …………..……………………..people used to depend much on weather to grow AGRICULTURE
their crops.
3. My mother is famous for making …………..……………………..tomatoes.

SUGAR
4. Because plastic bags are very hard to…………..…………………….., they will SOLVE
cause pollution.
5. It’s a real bargain. However, the price doesn’t include…………..…………………… INSTALL
costs. You have to pay later.
6. To be a good writer, you need to be…………..……………………..
IMAGINE
7. The…………..……………………..of a volcano can be predicted, but we usually ERUPT
don’t have enough time to move people out of the dangerous area.
8. The manager says in order to get the job, one of the first qualities
PUNCTUAL
is…………..……………………..which many employees often take for granted.
9. His words and behavior strongly reveals his…………..…………………….. EDUCATE
background.
10. Should English be a …………..……………………..foreign language in Viet Nam? COMPEL
V/. In each line there is word or phrase that are not correct in standard written English.
Find and correct it
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1. We get used to live in the countryside before we moved to Ho Chi Minh City.
2. Lukas can play the piano when he was two, and now he is practicing it.
3. Liverpool is an industry city in the North of England.
4.How about go for a walk on Sunday?
5.She would like going out with her Mom.
6. Everybody in my neighborhood are happy about new changes.
7. How long did they work in that factory? For 3 months.
8. Some designers has printed lines of poetry on the Aodai.
9. I feel really tired. I wish I didn’t go to the party last night.
10. On winter day, we all used to sit around the fire and told stories.

___________
___________
___________
___________
___________
___________
___________
___________
___________
___________

C. READING
VI/. Read the following passage then find out the most suitable word to fill in each
numbered blank.Write your answers on the answer sheet.
Without transportation, our modern society could not (1)................... . We would have no
metals, no coal and no oil (2).........................would we have any products made from these
materials. (3)......................... we would have to spend most of our time (4)....................food and
the food would be (5)...................... to the kinds that could grow in the climate and soil of our
own neighborhoods.
Transportation also (6)....................... our lives in other ways. Transportation can speed a
doctor to the side (7)........................... a sick person, even if the patient lives on an isolated farm
. It can take police to the scene of a crime within moments of being notified. Transportation
(8)…………….. teams of athletes to compete in national and international sports contests. In
times of disaster transportation can rush aid (9)............................. persons in areas stricken by
floods, famines, (10).............................. earthquakes.
VII/. Read the following passage then choose the most suitable answerto fill in each
numbered blank.
The power of nature
The wind controls our planet’s weather and climate, but how much do we understand about this

complex force, which can kill and spread fear?
On the night of 15th October 1987, the south of England was struck by the (1)……….....
winds it had known for over two hundred years. (2)................... of over 130km/h blew through
the region. Nineteen people were killed, £1.5 billion-worth of (3).................... was caused and 19
million trees were (4) .......................in just a few hours.
Although people thought of this as a hurricane, the winds of 1987 were only (5) ..............
storm force. They are far better known than the much more serious storms of 25th January
1990, when most of Britain was hit by daytime winds of up to 173 km/h. On this (6)...................
47 people were killed, even though, unlike in 1987, the weather forecasters issued accurate
(7)........................ .(8) ........................ weather events such as these are dramatic reminders of
the power of the wind. It is one part of the weather that people generally do not (9)....................
a second thought to, but across the world the wind (10)......................... a crucial role in people’s
lives.
1.
2.
3.

A. heaviest
A. Blows
A. hurt

B. fastest
B. Hits
B. injury

C. strongest
C. Clouds
C. destruction
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D. quickest
D. Gusts
D. damage


4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

A. blown down
A. powerful
A. occasion
A. threats
A. Extreme
A. have
A. has

B. cut down
B. severe
B. event
B. warnings
B. Excessive
B. make
B. makes

C. knocked down

C. serious
C. accident
C. news
C. Extravagant
C. put
C. plays

D. blown up
D. dangerous
D. incident
D. signs
D. Exaggerated
D. give
D. does

D. WRITING.
VIII/. Use the word suggested in the bracket to rewrite the sentences in such a way that it
is the same as the original one.
1. Is it true that you haven’t found a job yet?
Are you still................................ ............................................................................................ ?
2. You can talk all you want, but I will never believe you.
Nothing you say will........................ ........................................................................................
3. I wouldn’t have been successful if you hadn’t helped.
Without........................................... ..........................................................................................
4. Do you think women are more careful drivers than men?
In your opinion, do women............. ....................................................................................... ?
5. Very few cities are as expensive as Tokyo.
Tokyo is........................................... ..........................................................................................
6. If it doesn't rain soon , a lot of our crops will be lost.
Unless ........................................... ..........................................................................................

7. I can't afford to buy this house.
The house ..................................... ..........................................................................................
8. She started learning English 10 years ago.
She has ..................................... ..........................................................................................
9. I haven't seen that man here before.
This ..................................... ..........................................................................................
10.He really likes cars.
He's crazy..................................... ..........................................................................................

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Đáp án Đề luyện thi vào 10 Chuyên Anh 2009 – 2010
I/.1. B
2. A
3. A
4. C
5. D
II/. 1. B
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. A
III. Choose one best answer to complete each sentence.
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. C 11. B 12. A 13. C 14. D
15. B 16. C 17. C 18. D 19. D 20. B 21. B 22. B 23. C 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. A 28. D
29. B 30. A 31. A 32. A 33. A 34. B 35. D 36. C 37. B 38. A 39. C 40. B 41. D 42. B
43. B 44. C 45. A 46. C 47. B 48. A 49. B 50. C 51. B 52. A 53. D 54. D 55. A 56. A

57. D 58. D 59. B 60. D 61. C 62. B 63. C 64. B 65. C 66. D 67. C 68. B 69. A 70. B
IV. Supply the correct forms of the words given in brackets.
1.longevity 2. Agrarian
3. sugared
4. dissolve
5. installation
6. imaginative 7. eruption
8. punctuality
9. educational 10. compulsory
V/. In each line there is word or phrase that is not correct. Find and correct it
1. We get used to live in the countryside before we moved to Ho Chi Minh City. ___living___
2. Lukas can play the piano when he was two, and now he is practicing it.
___could___
3. Liverpool is an industry city in the North of England.
_industrial_
4.How about go for a walk on Sunday?
__going____
5.She would like going out with her Mom.
___to go___
6. Everybody in my neighborhood are happy about new changes.
___is______
7. How long did they worked in that factory? For 3 months.
____have___
8. Some designers has printed lines of poetry on the Aodai.
____have___
9. I feel really tired. I wish I didn’t go to the party last night.
____hadn’t_
10. On winter day, we all used to sit around the fire and told stories.
___tell_____
VI.Find a suitable word to fill in the blanks in the following passage.

1. exist
2.nor
3. Besides
4. raising
5. limited
6. affects
7. of
8. enables
9. to
10. and
VII. Read the following passage then choose the most suitable answer from the four options
1.C
2.D
3. D 4.A
5.B
6. A 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C
VIII. Use the word suggested in the bracket to rewrite the sentences in such a way that it is the
same as the original one.
1. Are you still looking for a job?
2. Nothing you say will make me believe you.
3. Without your help, I wouldn’t have been successful .
4. In your opinion, do women drive more carefully than men?
5. Tokyo is one of the most expensive cities.
6. Unless it rains soon, a lot of our crops will be lost.
7. The house is too expensive for me to buy it
8. She has been learning English for 10 years
9. This is the first time I have seen man
10. He's crazy about cars
THE END

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Phòng giáo dục Bình Xuyên
Kỳ thi học sinh giỏi THCS
Vòng 1 năm học 2006-2007
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Đề thi học sinh giỏi
Môn: Tiếng Anh 9
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D in
your paper.
1. A . faithful
B. failure
C. fairly
D. fainted
2. A . Nourish
B. tournament
C. flourish
D. encourage
B. Stomach
C. match
D. Catch
3. A . Switch
B. Sew
C. few

D. nephew
4. A . New
5. A . Chain
B. entertain
C. bargain
D. complain
B. currency
C. coincide
D. curriculum
6. A . conception
B. food
C. took
D. foot
7. A . wood
B. discover
C. discripline
D. divide
8. A . diving
B. throw
C. know
D. knowledge
9. A . borrow
10. A . cough
B. tough
C. rough
D. enough
II. Pick out the word with the position of the stressed syllable different from that
of the others. Identify the answer you choose by writing the corresponding letter
A, B, C or D in your paper.
1. A . attendance

B. compulsory
C. geography
D. similar
2. A .conference
B.announcement C. arrival
D. reception
3. A .destroy
B. disappear
C. independent
D. development
4. A . environment
B. survive
C. inhabitant
D. customer
5. A . interview
B. essential
C.industry
D. comfortable
6. A . mordernize
B. historical
C. general
D. obvious
7. A . particular
B. equipment
C. identify
D. miracle
8. A . conference
B. horrible
C. experience
D. language

9. A . identify
B. popular
C. continue
D. consumer
10. A . computer
B. machine
C. instant
D. appliance
III. Choose one right word in each pair. Write the right word in your paper.
1. Men often get bald in their middle (years/ ages).
2. They didn’t have enough (room /place) in their suitcase for all the things they had
bought on their holidays.
3. I’ll have to have may suit (changed / altered) in some days because it doesn’t
fit me well.
4. I’ve lost a new (couple/ pair) of shoes.
5. The food was warming in a saucepan on the (cook/cooker).
6. Some school classes were held (outdoor/outdoors).
7. The first meeting of this committee (happened/took place) on 9 January.
8. People could resume a normal (everyday/every day) life.
9. She can (hard/ hardly) wait to begin.
10. What language can you speak (beside/besides) English?
IV. Supply the right form of the words in bracket. Write your answer in your
paper.


1. ………….have found a cheap way to me nuclear energy (science).
2. Do you know the ………..of Petronas Twin Towers? (high).
3. All of his …………are about love. Would you like to read? (poet)
4. Their …………...has lasted a lifetime. (friend)
5. Her father would like her to run one of his shops, but she finds shopkeeping

totally…………. (interest).
6. I’ve never had the same opinions as may father. In fact when I was younger we
were always having………….. (agree).
7. He drove very fast and………….and that caused the accident (care).
8. The Cots Wolds is an area of great ……….in England (beautiful).
9. You are sitting too near the T.V. can you move a bit ……..away? (far).
10. Mary is having her dress………….tomorrow (long).
V. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. Decide your choice by
writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D in your paper.
1. Always……………honest in whatever you do
A.To be
B. be
C. being
D. are
2. Aprisoner……………..this morning.
A.is hanged
B. is hung
C. was hanged
D. was hung
3. Hockey players wear lots of protective clothing…………..they don’t get hurt.
A.because of
B. though
C. in order that
D. after
4. These books cost more than those……………………
A. doing
B. done
C. have done
D. do
5. He has just bought…………………. Expensive new furniture.

A. an
B. these
C. some
D. those.
6. The salary of bus driver is much higher……………………
A. than that of a teacher
C. to compare as a teacher
B. than a teacher
D. in comparison with the salary of a teacher
7. It can take up to three months to…………. A man to do this job
A. guide
B. raise
C. train
D. learn
8. Hurry up, John ! we were so late. We………… had time to catch the train.
A. simply
B. hardly
C. nearly
D. almost
9. I should be very………….. if you would accept the invitation to the party
A. pleasing
B. thanking
C. interesting
D. pleased
10. Do you like…………….. programs on TV?
A. sport
B. playing
C. gaming
D. matching
11. The Browns are moving to the countryside next week so they have put their flat up

for…………………………..
A. purchase
B. offer
C. sale
D. trade
12. Nam has failed his last exam. That really gets…………………
A. over him
B. down him
C. him over
D. him down
13. It’s taken me five years to…………. to working at nights.
A. be used
B. get used
C. used
D. getting used
14. I spent every summer on a farm………………………
A. until my age was about twelve.
C. up until when I was about twelve
B. until twelve years old
D. until I was about twelve
15. ………….. it is getting dark, we will not wait for him any longer
A. Unless
B. While
C. Although
D. Since


VI. Read the passage, choose the right word from each group of four that is used
to complete the passage.
While I was in prison, I spent alot of time….(1)… about what had gone wrong.

Obviously the Contessa I had…..(2)…. a mistake somewhere, but we had taken a lot
of trouble to…..(3)…… to it that no one would catch us. I……..(4)…….
a bad time in prison, but while I was there, I……(5)….. a decision that I would find a
Pilar again when I got out and we would spend the rest of our lives together.
Just before I was released, I had a visitor. It was my lawyer. He said he just
wanted to…….(6)….. a word with me about Pilar. I hope he would tell me where she
was but he ……(7)…… me to stop looking for her and……(8)……. me that it would
not do me a good. I explained to him that I had …..(9)…. promise to Pilar that I would
never forget her.
It was then that he told me something that finally allow me to…..(10)……..
through her. The police had told him that it had been Pilar who had betrayed me.
We…….(11)…… an argument, and of course I…….(12)….. him of…..(13)…….
It all up, but somehow I knew that he was telling the truth.
A few days later, I was released. I realized that I had …..(14)…. a terrible mess
of life. I started drinking and……(15)….. on drinking until I had lost everything, and
ended up on the streets. It took me years to recover.
1. A. inquiring
B. wondering
C. demanding
D. regarding.
2. A. done
B. made
C. had
D. taken
3. A. watch
B. look
C. see
D. notice
4. A. had
B. passed

C. spent
D. did
5. A. made
B. did
C. held
D. found
6. A. speak
B. have
C. give
D. say
7. urged
B. suggested
C. indicated
D. argued
8. A. avoided
B. warned
C. noticed
D. prevented
9. A. done
B. had
C. made
D. taken
10. A. look
B. see
C. watch
D. notice
11. A. made
B. took
C. had
D. did

12. A. claimed
B. charged
C. blamed
D. accused
13. A. doing
B. saying
C. inventing
D. making
14. A. done
B. taken
C. made
D. had
15. A. stayed
B. kept
C. continued
D. remained
VII. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Susan ! I (not be) able (pick) you up from work tonight because I (have) my car
(service).
2. I should prefer (go) to the cinema rather than (sit) here (listen) to the radio.
3. The monument (stand) on a hill overlooking the town.
4. If I (not go) to bed late last night. It (not be) such an awful day.
5. A high – sided vehicle, which (carry) dangerous chemical, (blow over) on the
No1 Motorway.
6. The teacher (stand) overthere is my English teacher. Can you see her?
7. The money (steal) in the robbery was never found.
8. Where’s Nga ?
She’s busy (eat).

VIII. Read the passage. Then do the exercise below by choosing the best options
of the four in each.
Of all the natural wonders of the world, few are as spectacular as Niagara Falls.
Located on the Niagara River along the border between the United States and
Canada, Niagara Falls actually consists of two falls, the American Falls and the
Horseshoe Falls. The former is on the US side of the border, in the state of New York,
while the latter is on the Canadian side. About 85% of the water in Niagara River
flows over the Horseshoe Falls, which is the more impressive of the two falls.
About ten million people visit the falls each year, most during the summer
tourist season. Sightseers can ride steamer up close to the boiling water of the falls, or
view them from parks on both sides of the river. Niagara Falls has long been a popular
honeymoon destination for newlyweds.
1. Which of the following is entirely on the US side of the border with Canada?
A. Niagara River
B. American Falls
C. Niagara falls
D. Horseshoe Falls
2. It can be inferred from the passage that Horseshoe Falls…
A. is the larger of the two falls.
B. is the less impressive fall.
C. has 15% of the Niagara River following over its edge.
D. is in the state of New York.
3. According to the passage, where can people watch the falls?
A. from train
B. from airplanes
C. from parks or boats
D. from cars or buses
4. In line 9, the word “them” refers to.
A. steamers
B. sightseers

C. parks
D. waterfalls
5. According to the passage, Niagara Falls
A. is a favorite sport of newlyweds.
B. generates very hot water
C. Can be viewed from only one side of the Niagara falls
D. is only impressive during the summer tourist season.
IX. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.
1. The mechanic cheked the tires of my car.
 I had the mechanic…………………..
2. You are so careless that you make the same mistakes again and again.
 It’s careless……………………………….
3. She looks younger when she wears that blouse.
 That blouse……………………………….
4. Tom suggest leaving the party early.
 Tom said “Why…………………………….?”


5. It was easy for me to answer that question.
 That was……………………………………..
6. This problem is too complex for us to solve.
 This…………………………………..
7. Manju said “Anu, did you attend the meeting of our club last Sunday?”
 Manju asked Anu if…………………………….
8. This is the first time I have watched the film.
 I haven’t……………………………….
9. “Please, don’t turn on the TV while I’m trying to concentrate”
 Would you mind…………………………………….
10. Do you think this room needs redecorating?

 Do you think it is…………………………………………
X. Choose the word or phrase from the group of four which has the same
meaning as the underlined part in the sentence before.
1. If you give me a hand, then I shall be able to finish more quickly.
A. Take my hand
B. take my fingers
C. help me
D. Pick me up
2. I prefer to talk to people face to face rather than to talk on the phone
A. in person
B. looking at them
C. facing them
D. seeing them
3. As she is new to the job, I would ask you to keep an eye on her for the time being.
A. look at
B. check
C. consider
D. observe
4. He always took advice from his parents about being careful and never put all his
eggs in one basket.
A. carried too much in one hand
B. relied too much on one plan
C. decided to do any thing dangerous
D. Planned anything exciting.
5. Nobody knows what’s going on
A. meaning
B. happening
C. continuing
D. taking

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