De va dap an nang cao on HSG 9

By Ho Xuan Phuong - YenDinh - T.Hoa
Exercises for practice
Question 1:
a) Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the
other three in each question.
1. A. dressed B. earned C. arrived D. played
2. A. cup B. bus C. bush D. button
3. A. most B. cost C.coast D.host
4. A. bath B. healthier C.cloth D. clothes
5. A.weight B. receive C. eight D. veil.
Question 2: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. I wish they (come) and (see) me some day.
2. We had the walls (whitewash) by my uncle.
3. I (hear) someone (knock) the door early this morning.
4. Although we (be) in this village for years so far, we (not know) many people
yet. But my next door neighbors (be) very helpful when we first (move) in.
5. When we arrived the film (show) for 20 minutes.
6. I wish you (let) me (know) you (not be) able to come to dinner. I certainly (not
go) to all this trouble if I (know).
Question 3: Fill each blank with the appropriate form of the word given in
brackets to complete the sentences.
1. Do you know how to make a................................. (speak)
2. His late arrival caused us much............................. (convenient)
3. George didn’t go into the army..............................(volunteer)
4. Peter is very talented, but he will never be a..........(profession)
musician because he doesn’t practice.
5. This a the .................. storm we have had for years. (bad)
6. After the storm, many people suffered from........... (home)
7. He is one of the fast ............................. in my class. (cycle)
8. He drove so ...........................so he had an accident. (care)
9. ............................ often leads to obesity. (Eat)

10. Women wear make - up to .................. themselves. (beautiful)
Question 4: Choose the best answer
1. The children won’t go to sleep ........ we leave a light on outside their bedroom.
A. except B. otherwise C. unless D. put
2. She did all the work ............ her own.
A. by B. on C. for D. with
Victory
3. ...... the time you get to the theater, the play will have finished.
A. until B. in C. by D. on
4. ........ you have no key, you will have to get back before I go out.
A. although B. provided C. As D. unless
5. She had changed so much that ......... anyone recognized her.
A. almost B. hardly C. not D. nearly.
6. Our football team lost ...... three goals to nil.
A. with B. by C. to D. in
7. As ....... as I know, we have not received a bill for the new computer.
A. much B. long C. soon D. far
8. Her father won’t ..... her drive his car
A. allow B. let C. leave D. permit
9. I argued with the woman ....... dog bit me.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
10. She wondered ...... her father looked like after so many years away.
A. now B. whose C. that D. what
11. The bottle in made ....... a flower pot.
A. of B. in C. like D. from
12. Jack is often late ....... his homework.
A. for B. in C. with D. about
13. The coat reaches ...... the knee.
A. below B. under C. down D. down to.
14. .......... the weather, arrived a bit late.

A. for B. because C. through D. On account
15. You’ll never regret ....... a kind action.
A. do B. to do C. doing D. done
Question 5:
a) Fill in each gap with one suitable word
My home is (1) ....... the air. I do an enormous amount of travelling. It is a
fast life and full (2) .... work, but I like it and that is the only way for me.
Everything is tiring - music, travelling, but what I can do ? I am not (3) ........ to
complaining. It is hard to imagine now that I will ever be very long in one place.
My home town is in the Caspian Sea. (4) ....... is sea, wind, sun and too many
tourists and hotels. I (5) ..... my own flat with four or five rooms, but I am seldom
there. If I am there for a day (6) ........ two, I prefer to (7) ....... with my mother and
grandmother. They live in a small house, (8)....... it is very comfortable and my
mother cooks for me. I like good, simple food.
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I have no wife, no brothers or sisters, and my father died when I was ten. He was
an engineer and I don’t (9) .... him very well. He liked music very much and
wanted (10) ....... to become a musician.
b) Choose the most suitable word for each space.
The table tennis match was very enjoyable before(1)..........lit a cigarette and
ruined the evening. After (2).......smoking, they let the cigarette fall on the wooden
floor. Even the woman who was sitting next to the man with the cigarette did not
notice. Soon, however there was (3)..........smoke. Suddenly flames shot up in to
the air. Someone immediately ran out of the room to phone the fire brigade. Two
or three men got some buckets of water (4).........the fire, but it was useless.
Everyone in the large hall was very frightened. The next moment people rushed
towards the main door. Before the fire brigade arrived the whole building was on
fire. On (5)...........the burning building, one of the fireman succeeded in rescuing
an old woman.
1. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. nobody

2. A. finish B. finishing C. finished D. finishes
3. A. a lot of B. many C. a few D. little
4. A. to put out B. they put out C. putting out D. put out
5. A. enter B. entering C. entered D. he entered

Question 6:
a) Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the
same.
1. Bit is unnecessary to change your address.
- You needn’t ........................................................................................................
2. I could do with a sleep.
- A sleep ................................................................................................................
3. He is thought to be the best player .
- It is .......................................................................................................................
4. I had no sooner gone to bed than some one rang my doorbell .
-No sooner ............................................................................................................
5. I haven’t been there before.
- This ....................................................................................................................
6. I’m not going to tell you again.
- This ....................................................................................................................
7. If the work is finished by lunch time, you can go home.
- Get ......................................................................................................................
8. If I had known she was sick, I would have visited her.
- Had .......................................................................................................................
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9. Who owns this bag ?
- Who ......................................................................................................................
10. I’m sure you had a good time at the party.
- You must ..............................................................................................................
b) Underline one that is not correct and correct it.

1. There’s the woman who she sold me the arranges.
2. This is my brother, who’s wife's French.
3. You’d better tell me the reason he didn’t turn up.
4. I don’t like being asking about personal questions.
5. Having write the letter, she put it in the envelope.
Question 7 : Make these sentences from the following words and phrases:
1. He / cleverest boy/ meet/ last ten years.
2. I come /invite you/ film/ you/ not in.
3. Neither / the twins like / swim / the sea.
4. They / going / have / luggage / take / station.
5. Children / busy / homework.
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answer keys
Question 1: (5 points)
a. 1.A 2. C 3. B
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4. 1. D 5. B
Question 2: (15 points)
1. would come / see or came / saw
2. whitewashed
3. heard / knock
4. have been / haven't known / were / moved
5. have been shown
6. had let / know / weren't / would not certainly have gone / had known.
Question 3: (10 points)
1. speech 6. homelessness
2. inconvenience 7. cyclists
3. voluntarily 8. carelessly
4. professional 9. overeating
5. worst 10. beautify

Question 4: (15 points)
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. B
6. B 7. D 8. B 9. D 10. A
11. C 12. C 13. D 14. D 15. C
Question 5: (15 points)
a) 1. in 6. or
2. of 7. stay
3. used / accustomed 8. but
4. there 9. remember
5. have 10. me
a) 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. B
Question 6: (15 points)
a) (10 points)
1. You needn’t change your address.
2. A sleep could do me good.
3. It is thought that he is the best player.
4. No sooner had I gone to bed than someone rang my doorbell.
5. This is the first time I have been there.
6. This is the last time I tell you.
7. Get the work finished by lunch time, you can go home
8. Had I known she was sick. I would have visited her.
9. Who does this bag belong to?
10. You must have had a good time at the party.
b) 1. Who she sold → who sold
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