Practice Test 18

Phòng Giáo Dục&Đào tạo
Huyện quảng xơng
Đề thi chọn hsg cấp huyện lớp 9 -thcs
Năm học 2007-2008
Môn tiếng anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
Question 1: Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the
others in each group.
1. A. cell B. centre C. city D. cube
2. A. nicest B. larg est C. hottest D. best
3. A. played B. cooked C. examined D. called
4. A.card B. dark C. adventure D. harvest
5. A. but B.cut C.sun D.put
Question 2: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. My uncle just (open) a new internet house on Trang Thi street
2. The Sun always rises in the East. Look! It (rise) now.
3. He (sleep) soundly when the rain started.
4. I wish I (not be) here now.
5. Take these pills and you ( feel) better then, Ba!
6. The Johns (travel) to Vietnam many times.
7. Uyen (take) a bus to school every day.
8. They( leave) Hanoi for HCM City yesterday.
9. That house (rebuild) in 1996.
10. It took us ages to get used to (live) in flats.
Question 3: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
1. Let me get an .........form and we can fill out (apply)
2. The cards in the library are in ............order. ( alphabet)
3. The library in our city has over 50 ........... ( employ)
4. I'm Vietnamese. What's your ..................? ( nation)
5. My brother is a ...............at Viet Nam National University, Ha Noi. ( study)
6. The noise in the city kept Hoa .........at night. ( wake)

Question 4: Choose the word that substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
1. Mrs Riley, an elderly widow, was walking along a dark London street.
a. a matur b. an older c. a somewhat old d. a very old
1. I'd like to have this skirt lengthened.
a. pulled b. tailored c. made longer d. repaired
2. The salesman was very rude to the girl.
a.savage b. wicked c. cruel d. impolite
3. he had a nightmare last night.
a. bad dream b.nine dream c. black and white dream d. flying dream
4. He has little sparetime .
a. free b. occupied c. busy d. filled
5. John's a handsome guy.
a. kind b. good c. good-looking d. interesting
6. Some of the regulations seemed too severe
a. judgements b. rules c. punishments d. attitudes
7. I dont like to work for my wife's mother.
a. mother of my wife b. mother of my wife's
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c. mother-in-law d. mother of mine
8. Please speak a little louder. I'm hard of hearing.
a. stone deaf b. deaf c. partially deaf d. dumb
9. Another word for fortune is .....................
a. rich b. lucky c. foreign d. good
10. To put off means........................
a. destroy b. postpone c.cancel d. wait
Question 5: Choose the word (A,B,C or D) that best fits each of the blank space.
To day, computer companies sell many (1)............. programs for computers. First,
there are programs (2)............... math problems. Second, there are (3)..............for scientific
studies. Third, some programs are (4)..................fancy typewriters. They are often
(5).............by writers and business people. Other programs are made for courses in schools

and universities. And (6)...................., there are programs for fun. These (7)......................
word games and puzzles (8)..................children and adults.
1. A. differ B. differently C. different D. difference
2. A. do B. doing C. for doing D. to doing
3. A. companies B. programs C. computers D. problems
4. A. as B. so C. like D. same
5. A. used B. use C. using D. used to
6. A. after that B. next C. finally D. however
7. A. connect B. include C. restrict D. concern
8. A. of B. for C. about D. to
Question 6: Read the passage and answer the questions below.
St. Valentine's Day - is a celebration of romance and love. This holiday comes from
an ancient Roman festival called the Feast of Lupercalia after a Roman called St. Valentine
who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity. He died on February 14
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, and the
date was set aside to honor him. St. Valentine was named the patron saint of lovers and
February 14
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became the date of exchanging love letters or messages and for sending
flowers (usually red roses), and chocolate candy to a loved one. St. Valentine's Day colors
are red and white. School children have classroom parties with Valentine candy and pass out
Valentine cards to each other.
Notes:- Martyr (v): giÕt chÕt hay hµnh h¹ ai v× lý do tÝn ngìng.
- Christianity (n): ®¹o Thiªn Chóa, ®¹o C¬ §èc.
Questions:
1. Is St. Valentine's Day a celebration of romance and love?
2. Where does this holiday come from?
3. Why is St. Valentine's Day celebrated on February 14
th

?
4. What do people do on this day?
5. How do school children hold St. Valentine's Day?
Question 7:
a) Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition
1. This restaurant is famous ...............its Chinese dishes.
2. Jacson was late because he was not aware ..........the time
3. How ..........going to Ben Thanh Market this afternoon?
4. The teacher divided the class .............two groups
5. The house is very dirty. We haven't cleaned it .........ages.
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6. Children like to go to the circus .. . .. . Sundays
7. My wife has been .. ... ... Ho Chi Minh city several times
8. It has rained ..........two o'clock.
9. Try to learn the meaning of new words ............heart.
10. He’s very good ............telling jokes
b) Combine the sentences below, using the words in brackets.
1. Mr Thanh doesn’t have money. He can't buy a new car. (enough)
2. I'm learning English . I want to read books in English (in order to)
3. He hurried up to the station. He didn’t want to miss the train. (so as to)
4. The water is very cold. We can't swim in it. (too)
5. Mai is very sick. She can't sit up. (so ......that)
c) Find out the mistakes and correct them
1. I wish today is a New year Day
2. Would you mind clean these tools for me?
3. Sally said she will be a teacher someday
4. My brother couldnt make the TV to work
5. He has learnt French enough to study in France
Question8: Complete the second sentence with the same meaning.
1. We usually wore jeans when we were young.

We used...............................................................................................................
2. Let's meet inside the center, at the cafe' corner
How.......................................................................................................................
3. "Please turn down the radio for me, Minh", said my mother.
My mother asked..................................................................................................
4. My brother began to collect stamps in 2000
Minh has...............................................................................................................
5. "Have you done this kind of work before" He asked me
He asked me if...................................................................................................
6. John is not old enough to join the club
John is too...........................................................................................................
Question 9: write a short paragraph of 60 - 80 words about the topic :"Vietnamese
women should wear the "Ao dai" at work". Students can use the following outline:
Outline
Wearing the Ao dai:
+ encourages them feel proud of the traditions and customs.
+ makes them more beautiful, charming
+ is practical. No need to think of what to wear at work everyday.
Conclusion:
Wearing the "Ao dai"
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Hä vµ tªn thÝ sinh:.............................................Sè b¸o danh:................
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