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<b>đề thi chọn đội tuyển anh _ 9</b>

<b>QuestionI:Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others</b>
<b>(5p)</b>

1. A. artificial
B. province
C. special
D. facial
2. A. clear
B. dear
C. wear
D. hear
3. A. fan
B. bad
C. catch
D. wash
4. A. prefer
B. better
C. worker
D. teacher
5. A. buildings
B. schools
C. zoos
D. markets

<b>Question II. Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others (5p):</b>
1. A. completely

B. decided
C. company

D. develop
2. A. average
B. aquatic
C. athletic
D. accustomed
3. A. schedule
B. report
C. promise
D. orbit
4. A. potential
B. delicate
C. apprentice
D. astonished
5. A. technique
B. treatment
C. guidance
D. plastic

<b>Question III. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (10p):</b>
<b>1.The teacher gave back the papers which ______ marked </b>

<b>A. was</b>
<b>B. has been </b>
<b>C. had been</b>
<b>D. have been </b>

<b>2. Mrs Ramsay was accustomed ______ in this rickety house. </b>
<b>A. by living</b>

<b>B. to living </b>

<b>C. with living</b>
<b>D. lining </b>

<b>3. Neither Mary nor her two brothers _____ superstitious.</b>
<b>A. is</b>

<b>B. was </b>
<b>C. are</b>
<b>D. have</b>

<b>4. If my candidate had won the election, I _____ happy now.</b>
<b>A. am</b>

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<b>C. would be</b>
<b>D. can be</b>

<b>5. I _____ very well with my father now, we never have any arguments</b>
<b>A. go on</b>

<b>B. carry on </b>
<b>C. get on </b>
<b>D. put on </b>

<b>6. People have different ways of preparing _____ . </b>
<b>A. their exams</b>

<b>B. to exams </b>
<b>C. for exams</b>
<b>D. in exams</b>

<b>7. Lack of sleep can have a noticeable _____ your performance at work . </b>
<b>A. effect to </b>

<b>B. effect in </b>
<b>C. affect on </b>
<b>D. effect on </b>

<b>8. I ve got to see the dentist for a check - up tomorrow; I just hope I don t need to _____ .</b>’ ’
<b>A. have anything done</b>

<b>B. be done something to </b>
<b>C. let anything be done</b>
<b>D. make something done</b>

<b>9. He climbed up the tree _____ to pick the apples before the wind blew them off . </b>
<b>A. so </b>

<b>B. in order </b>
<b>C. so that</b>
<b>D. for </b>

<b>10. Next summer, we re _____ a swimming pool built in our garden. </b>’
<b>A. making</b>

<b>B. deciding </b>
<b>C. letting</b>
<b>D. having</b>

<b>Question IV. Each of the following sentence has one mistake. Identify and correct the </b>
<b>mistakes(10p):</b>

<b>1.These televisions are very expensive for us to buy at this time, but perhaps we will return later.</b>
<b>A B C D </b>

<b>2. Because they had spent too many time considering the new contract, the students lost the </b>
<b>opportunity to </b>

<b>A B C D</b>

<b>lease the apartment. </b>

<b>3. After she had bought for herself a new automobile, she sold her bicycle.</b>
<b>A B C D </b>

<b>4. The food that Mary is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious.</b>
<b>A B C D </b>

<b>5. Buying clothes are often a very time - consuming practice because those clothes that a person </b>
<b>likes are </b>

<b>A B C D </b>

<b>rarely the ones that fit him or her .</b>

<b>6. The next important question we have to decide is when do we have to submit the proposal.</b>
<b>A B C D </b>

<b>7. John decided to buy a car in the morning , but in the afternoon he change the mind.</b>
<b>A B C D </b>

<b>8. Many theories on conserving the purity of water have proposed, but not one has been as </b>
<b>widely accepted </b>

<b>A B C D </b>
<b>as this one .</b>

<b>9. Jack always arrives lately for his chemistry class even though he leaves his dormitory in plenty</b>
<b>of time . </b>

<b>A B C D </b>

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<b>A B C D </b>

<b>Question V. Provide the correct form of the words in brackets (10p):</b>
<b>1. My tooth was really ______, so I went to see the dentist. (pain)</b>
<b>2. She extremely ______ about the history of art . (know)</b>

<b>3. I m afraid you aren t suitably _____ for the job . (</b>’ ’ <b>qualification)</b>
<b>4. Thousands of people are living in ______ after earthquake . (miserable)</b>
<b>5. She has an ______ command of the language. (impress)</b>

<b>6. You can always rely on Barbara. She is very _____ . (depend) </b>
<b>7. I watch the news everyday because it s very _____ . (</b>’ <b>inform)</b>
<b>8. A holiday in America can be _____ cheap. (surprise)</b>

<b>9. I am thankful to my teacher who always gives me lots of _____ to better my knowledge. </b>
<b>(courage).</b>

<b>10. Many chemicals have a _____ effect on the environment . (disaster)</b>
<b>Question VI . Read the passage and choose the best option(10 p) . </b>

You have probably never heard of Charles Burgess Fry but in the early years of this century, he has the
most famous man in England. He became (1)__________while still at the university, mainly

(2)________ of his sporting achievements. He as, at the same time, captain of the university football,
cricket and athletics team and held the world record for the long jump. He was (3)________ a popular
sport journalist. He was so famous that letters addressed to “ Mr. Fry, Oxford” were delivered to him
(4)________ any difficulty. His college, although it has a quite different name, (5)________ known as
“ Fry’s College”.

Some people have criticized Fry’s sporting (6)________ . They point out that he lived at a time

(7)________ standards were quite low and (8)________ was much easier to do well in several sports. It
is certainly true that athletes at a time did not have the totally delicate approach of modern athletes.
However, it is only fair to judge him (9)________ the standards of his (10)________ time. There is no
doubt that he had extraordinary skills and an ability to write about sport with style and intelligence.
1. A. fame B. rich C. well-known D. common

2. A. because B. that C. which D. thus
3. A. so B. too C. also D. of

4. A. with B. without C. no D. not
5. A. be B. which C. what D. was

6. A. achievements B. succeed C. famous D. expect
7. A. then B. when C. which D. that

8. A. him B. men C. they D. it
9. A. at B. beneath C. out of D. to
10. A. single B. owe C. own D. private

<b>Question VII : Fill in the blank of the following passage with ONE suitable word : (10p):</b>

There is much more water than land (1)______ the surface of the earth. The sea and oceans (2)______
nearly four-fifths of the whole world, and only one-fifth of (3)______ land. If you traveled over the
earth (4)______ different directions, you would have to spend much more of your time (5)______ on
water than on roads or railways. We sometimes forget that (6)______ every mile of land there is four
miles of water.

There is much water on the surface of our earth that we (7)______ to use two words to describe. We
use the word seas to (8)______ those parts of water surface which (9)______ only a few hundreds of
miles wide, the word oceans to describe the huge areas of water which are thousands of miles wide
(10)______ very deep.

<b>Question VIII : Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question</b>
<b>(10p):</b>

One of the most urgent environmental problems in the world today is the shortage of clean water.
Having clean drinking water is basic human right. But acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage have
made many sources of water undrinkable. Lakes, reservoirs and even entire seas have become vast
pools of poison. Lake Baikal in Russia is one of the largest lakes in the world. It contains a rich variety
of animals and plants, including 1,300 rare species that do not exist anywhere else in the world. But
they are being destroyed by the massive volumes of industrial effluent which pour into the lake
everyday. Even where law existed, the government did not have the power to enforce them. Most
industries simply ignore the regulations. The Mediterranean Sea occupies 1% of the world’s water
surface. But it is the dumping ground for 50% of all marine pollution. Almost 16 countries regularly
throw industrial wastes a few miles off shore .

Water is free to everyone. A few years ago people thought that the supply of clean water in the world
was limitless. Today, many water supplies have been ruined by pollution and sewage . Clean water is

now scarce, and we are at last beginning to respect this precious source. We should do something now.
<i>1. According to the writer, one environmental problem in the world today is ________ . </i>

A. acid rain B. industrial pollution.

C. safe water shortage. D. population explosion .

<i>2. Many sources of water are not drinkable because of _______ . </i>
A. acid rain. B. industrial pollution.

C. garbage D. all A, B, C, are correct

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A. It contains a rich variety of animals and plants.

B. It is polluted by massive volumes of industrial wastes discharged into it .
C. It has 1,300 rare species that do not exist anywhere else in the world .
D. The government did not have the power to enforce laws and regulations.

<i>4. How many countries throw industrial waste into the Mediterranean Sea regularly? </i>
A. nearly 16 B. exactly 16.

C. exactly 15 D. less than 15.
<i>5. What is the message to reader? </i>

A. We should take action to protect our water resources.
B. We should take all water resources into account.
C. We should limit the use of water resources.
D. We should encourage people to use safe water.

<b>Question IX: Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as the first </b>

<b>(10p):</b>

<b>1. They ve been living here for six years now .</b>’

<b>-> They moved ... ...</b>
<b>2. You should take two tablets every four hours.</b>

<b>-> Two tablets should ... ...</b>
<b>3. I m really sorry I didn t invite her to the party. </b>’ ’

<b>-> I really wish ... ...</b>
<b>4. Do you know where Tony is ? - I asked my brother.</b>“ ”

<b>-> I asked my brother ... ...</b>
<b>5. I ll see you here tomorrow said Sue And don t be late .</b>“ ’ ” ‘ ’ ’
<b>-> Sue said she ... ...</b>

<b>6. People say that the bus driver was listening to his walkman at the time of the crash.</b>
<b>-> The bus driver is said ... ...</b>

<b>7. They think the owner of the house is abroad.</b>

<b>-> The owner ... ...</b>
<b>8. My flute is being repaired at the moment.</b>

<b>-> I am ... ...</b>
9.“ Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat” he asked.
-> He suggested... ... ...
10. He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work.
-> He objected... ...

<b>Question X. Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences of a passage about </b>
<b>the birth of a computer (10p):</b>

1. Most people/ think/ computers/ very modern inventions,/ products / our new/ technological/ age.
2. But actually/ the idea/ computer/ be /work out/ over two centuries ago/ a man/ call/ Charles Babbage.
3. Babbage/ bear/ 1791/ and grow/ be/ brilliant mathematician.

4. He/ draw up/ plans/ several calculating machines/ he / call “engines”.

5. But despite/ fact that/ he/ start/ build/ some/ these/ he never/ finish/ any of them.
6. Over the years/ people/ argue whether/ his machines/ ever work .

7. Recently, however,/ the Science Museum/ London/ finish/ build/ engine based/ one / Babbage’s
designs.

8. It/ take/ six years/ complete/ and/ more/ four thousand parts/ specially/ make.

9. Whether/ it/ work/ not/, the machine/ be/ show/ special exhibition/ the Science Museum/ remind/
people/ Babbage’s work./....

<b>Question XI : (10p) Write a paragraph of about 100 - 120 words about the following topic : </b>
<b>What should we do to save energy ? </b>

“ ”

<i><b>You may use the following suggested ideas : </b></i>
<b>- get a plumber to check cracks in the pipes.</b>
<b>- Take a shower instead of a bath .</b>

<b>- Turn off the lights, the fans, air conditioner.... when no one is in the room .</b>
<b>- Turn off the faucet after using .</b>

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