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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN ĐẠ HUOAI TRƯỜNG THCS TT MADAGUOI ĐỀ THI SỐ 12. ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 VÒNG HUYỆN, TỈNH, THPT CHUYÊN Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút Ngày làm bài :…………………. I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. count B. sound C. found D. should. 2. A. time B. bid. C. nice D. kind 3. A. child B. cheap C. chorus D. champion 4. A. wealth B. meat C. peaceful D. beaches. 5. A. cool B. blood C. food D. typhoon 6. A. mother B. brother C. another. D. bother 7. A. throughout B. athlete C. sunbathe D. thing. 8. A. stopped B. mentioned C. changed D. embroidered. 9. A. cottage B. teenage C. message D. village. 10. A. lakes B. beaches C. resources D. oranges II. Choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C or D 11. I regret ______ you the story. I really didn’t know it would make you disappointed. A. tell B. telling C. to tell D. told 12. I was made ______ hard when I was at high school. A. studying B. studied C. to study D. study. ’ 13. To everyone s surprise, Mr. Brown ______ at the Trade Union meeting. A. turned in B. turned over C. turned up D. turned round. 14. Have you ever ______ asleep at the movies ? A. fall B. falling C. fell D. fallen ’ 15. My best friend s mother is very nice to me. She______ her daughter. A. holds parties for B. treats me like C. spends time with D. worries about. 16. We have bought extra food ______ our friends stay to dinner. A. in case B. if C. provided D. as long as 17. I wish Mark would ______ a little better when we have visitors. A. affect B. compose C. conduct D. behave 18. Jennet gets used to ______ breakfast very early with rice. A. have B. having C. has D. had. 19. My colleague was proud ______ finishing the work in such a short time. A. about B. on C. over D. of 20. Pauline______ me very much of a girl I used to know at university. A. remembers B. reminds C. recalls D. recollects. 21. A good friend will stand ______ you when you’re having trouble. A. by B. out C. against D. in. 22. She was______that she couldn’t speak any words. A. very angry B. too angry C. so angry D. such angry. 23. There is no use ______ him at this hour. A. to call B. calling C. call D. called 24. She did all the work ______her own. A. by B. for C. with D. on 25. Neither my friend nor I ______ to be blamed. A. are B. am C. be D. is..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 26. He gave me two oranges but ______were bad. A. all B. most C. both D. some 27. I would ______ you didn't leave just at the moment. A. rather B. like C. ask D. advise 28. Some people______ at least four hours a day watching TV. A. take B. use C. spend D. last. 29. I'm sorry I was rude to you yesterday. => I apologize ____________. A. for you to being rude yesterday B. to you for rude yesterday C. to you for being rude yesterday D. to you to being rude yesterday 30. Her parents never ______ her to go out after eight. A. made B. let C. agreed D. allowed 31. How many festivals ______ in a year in your country ? A. are held B. held C. are holding D. hold. 32. I don't like that dress; it is out of______ A. fashion B. order C. date D. luck. 33. It was such a funny sight that we couldn't stop ______ A. laughing B. laugh C. to laughing D. to laugh 34. Would you mind if I ______ there with you ? A. go B. going C. to go D. went 35. I ______ you when I get there. A. am call B. will call C. could call D. would call 36. She has a pen pal in Australia. They ______ each other at least once a month. A. comprise B. correspond with C. divide D. consist, 37. She said that she ______ you someday. A. had visited B. has visited C. will visit D. would visit 38. The children ______ to the zoo. A. were enjoyed taken B. enjoyed being taken C. enjoyed taking D. were enjoyed taking 39. The earlier I leave home, ______ the journey is. A. more easier B. more easy C. the easier D. the easiest. 40. I don't think that dress ______ her. It's too young for her age. A. matches B. suits C. fits D. agrees. 41. She never let you cook the meals, ______? A. didn't she B. doesn't she C. was she D. did she. 42. ______ you let me take a photograph of you?. A. Shall B. May C. Will D. Must. 43. Switzerland is well - known for its ______ mountainous scenery. A. impressed B. impressively C. impressive D. impress. 44. Minh got so______ while watching the game that he began shouting. A. excited B. exciting C. excitingly D. excitedly. 45. The boys hurt______ when they jumped down from the tree. A. himself B. theirselves C. themselves D. ourselves. 46. He asked his son ______ back as soon as possible. A. comes B. came C. to come D. coming. 47. Lan promised ______ with us in London. A. to keep in touch B. to contact C. to meet D. to see 48. John admitted ______. the stone through the window..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> A. to throw B. to be thrown C. being thrown D. throwing 49. The number of high buildings ______ risen. A. is B. are C. have D. has 50. Most of the rooms in her house ______ air – conditioners. A. have B. has C. had D. has had 51. Tell me the_______ why you come here late. A. cause B. reason C. proof D. possibility 52. Australia is one of the_______ countries. A.speaking English B. spoken English C. English spoken D. English speaking 53. English is used as an access _______ world scholarship and world trade. A. to B. for C. in to D. toward 54. I enjoy living in the countryside _______ the air here is very quiet. A. because B.although C.so that D. when 55. _______ my friends were unsuccessful at the job interviews. A.Most B.The most of C. Most of D. Most out of 56. I t was very difficult for you _______ if you can’t speak his native language. A. getting acquainted to a foreign B. to get acquainted with a foreigner C. getting acquainted with a foreign D. to get acquainted to a foreigner 57. Hurry up! They’ve only got_______ seats left. A. a few B. a little C. a lot of D. plenty of 58. I hope he doesn’t keep us _______. A. to wait B. waiting C. for waiting D. wait 59. I turn down the job _______ the attractive salary. A. because B. because of C. although D. despite 60. He asked me _______. A. since when I waited B. since when I am waiting C. how long I have been waiting D. how long I had been waiting 61. Nobody came here yesterday, _______? A. didn't they B. didn't he C. did he D. did they 62. I first met him a long time _______ A. after B. before C. ago D. already 63. I had a long conversation with the man _______ son plays for my school football team. A. who B. whom C. whose D. what 64. My pen is out of_______ ink. A. the B.  C. an D some 65. You have to hurry because the _______ train will leave in ten minutes. A. last B. late C. latter D. latest 66. This chair needs ______ It’s almost broken . A. to fix B. fix C. fixing D. fixed 67. You should reduce the ______of water your family uses . A. sum B. whole C. amount D. all 68. The satellite will remain ______orbit for several years. A. at B. in C. of D. on 69. Stop being so ______and tell us what happen. A. mystery B. mysteries C. mysterious D. myth 70. The kids would answer back, and that drove her ______. A. crazy B. madness C. craziness D. crazily.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> III. Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. 1. They (71. see) ___________to go out three times a day. 2. Passengers (72. travel) ___________on this bus bought their tickets in books. 3. Writing many letters (73. make) ___________ her happy. 4. Do you hear someone (74. cry) ___________softly in the next room? 5. I (75. have) ___________ my house (76. paint) __________ . That's why there is all this mess. 6. Either my sister or I (77. be) ___________ going to visit our uncle. 7. The Nile (78. flow) ___________ into Mediterranean. 8. If only I (79. have) ___________money with me, I (80. lend) ___________you some. IV. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences 81.Bell experimented with ways of transmiting ____________over a long distance. (speak) 82.The tiger wanted to see the farmer's ___________. (wise) 83.The scouts do the ____________work. (volunteer) 84.Nowadays, scouting is popular ____________ (world) 85.The scouts also help the ____________and street children, (old) 86.We're very impressed by the____________of your town's people. (friend) 87.I must clean this ____________floor. ( dirt) 88.It was____________not to write down the address. ( fool) 89.Is it possible to____________between a hobby and an interest? (distinct) 90.Thousands of people have been made____________ by the war (home) V. Choose the best answer (a, b, c or d ) for each space There has been a revolution in the world of newspapers. Not many years(91)______ , newspapers were being produced using techniques unchanged for(92) ______ hundred years. The journalists gave their stories to a typist, who prepared them for an editor, who passed them on(93) ______ the printer. The printer who was a(94) ______ skilled man, set up the type. (95) ______ was then collected to make the pages. When the pages were complete, the printing machines could be(96) ______. Nowadays what(97) ______? The journalists type their stories into a coputer. The(98) ______ checks their spelling, plans the page, shapes the articles. When the pages are ready, another computer may control the printing.(99) ______ can be no doubt about it, producing a newspaper in an entirely different (100) ______ now 91. A.before B. after C. ago D. yet 92. A. a B. some C. an D. over 93. A. to B. by C. through D. with 94. A. hardly B. mostly C. partly D. very 95. A. They B. Which C. This D. All 96. A. switched B. started C. stopped D. moved 97. A. gives B. occurs C. goes D. happens 98. A. computer B. editor C. typist D. printer 99. A. It B. There C. You D. We 100. A. skill B. work C. management D. business VI. Change these sentences into passive voice 101.They make these artificial flowers of silk. => _________________________________________________________________________ 102.He has spelt this word wrongly. => _________________________________________________________________________ 103.How do people learn English?.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> => _________________________________________________________________________ 104.Who looked after the children when you were away? => _________________________________________________________________________ 105They used to drink beer for breakfast in England years ago. => _________________________________________________________________________ VII. Change the following sentences into reported speech 106."Listen to me and don’t make a noise,"said the teacher to his students. => _________________________________________________________________________ 107."I'm tired of eating fish " said Mary to Helen. => _________________________________________________________________________ 108."Let me help you make the sandwiches," Lan offered. => _________________________________________________________________________ 109."You must do your homework everyday," said Mrs Hoa to us. => _________________________________________________________________________ 110."There isn't much rain in the south of the country," said Peter. => _________________________________________________________________________ VIII. There is a mistake in the sentence. Find the mistakes and correct it. 111.Peter and Tom plays tennis every afternoon with mary and me 112.Rita enjoyed to be able to meet some of her old friends during her vacation. 113.There were so much people that there weren’t enough seat for every one. 114.Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest restaurant. 115.It spent a long time to travel to the skiing resort but in the end we got there. 116.If you work hard, you would get good marks. 117.A meeting will held next week by the committee. upload.123doc.net.He often goes to school in the morning but yesterday he has stayed at home. 119.Sarah was the more capable of the three girls who took part in the play. 120. Nam’s father is accustomed to stay up late typing his documents. IX. Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions. 121.My parents are tired______living in the city. 122.Jacson was late because he was not aware ______the time 123.Three prisoners escaped ______the prison in May 124.Measuring money must be very difficult to carry______. 125.Take an umbrella with you. It will save you ______ getting wet on the way home. X. Combine the sentences below, using the words in brackets. 126.Mr brown feeds the chicken. He collects their eggs. (not only / but also) => _________________________________________________________________________ 127.He didn’t say any word and left the house(without) => _________________________________________________________________________ 128.He had stolen a gold watch. He was sent to prison.(for) => _________________________________________________________________________ 129.She came home early so that she might have plenty of time to cook dinner.(to) => _________________________________________________________________________ 130.Lan has a nice voice. Everybody likes it. (such / that) => _________________________________________________________________________ XI. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. 131.My uncle/ give up/ smoke / one year. => _________________________________________________________________________.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> 132.The noise / the traffice/ prevented /me/ go to sleep/ => _________________________________________________________________________ 133.Look! / sun / set / mountains => _________________________________________________________________________ 134.in my life/ I / never be/ Pac Bo Cave. => _________________________________________________________________________ 135.It/ rain /./ I’d like / stay here / until / rain / stop. => _________________________________________________________________________ XII. Complete the second sentence with the same meaning. 136.He said: `` We must have a party to celebrate this``  He said that______________________________________________________________. 137.I'm on the tenth page of the letter I'm writing  So far I _________________________________________________________________. 138.Minh last wrote to his pen pal five months ago.  Minh hasn’t ______________________________________________________________. 139.They usually wore jeans when they were young.  They used________________________________________________________________. 140.We couldn’t go to school this morning because of the heavy rain.  Because_________________________________________________________________. 141.Practice speaking everyday or you can't improve your English.  If_______________________________________________________________________. 142.Hard work is the secret of passing your exam  So long as . 143.You donot have to pay for elementary education in Viet Nam.  Elementary education______________________________________________________. 144.He was a fool to say that  It is_____________________________________________________________________. 145.Living in the city is exciting  Some people find__________________________________________________________.. PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO. ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 VÒNG.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(7)</span> HUYỆN BÙ GIA MẬP TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO ĐỀ THI SỐ 12. HUYỆN, TỈNH, THPT CHUYÊN Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút Ngày làm bài 10 – 08 - 2010. I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. count B. sound C. found D. should. 2. A. time B. bid. C. nice D. kind 3. A. child B. cheap C. chorus D. champion 4. A. wealth B. meat C. peaceful D. beaches. 5. A. cool B. blood C. food D. typhoon 6. A. mother B. brother C. another. D. bother 7. A. throughout B. athlete C. sunbathe D. thing. 8. A. stopped B. mentioned C. changed D. embroidered. 9. A. cottage B. teenage C. message D. village. 10. A. lakes B. beaches C. resources D. oranges II. Choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C or D 11. I regret ______ you the story. I really didn’t know it would make you disappointed. A. tell B. telling C. to tell D. told 12. I was made ______ hard when I was at high school. A. studying B. studied C. to study D. study. ’ 13. To everyone s surprise, Mr Brown ______ at the Trade Union meeting. A. turned in B. turned over C. turned up D. turned round. 14. Have you ever ______ asleep at the movies ? A. fall B. falling C. fell D. fallen ’ 15. My best friend s mother is very nice to me. She______ her daughter. A. holds parties for B. treats me like C. spends time with D. worries about. 16. We have bought extra food ______ our friends stay to dinner. A. in case B. if C. provided D. as long as 17. I wish Mark would ______ a little better when we have visitors. A. affect B. compose C. conduct D. behave 18. Jennet gets used to ______ breakfast very early with rice. A. have B. having C. has D. had. 19. My colleague was proud ______ finishing the work in such a short time. A. about B. on C. over D. of 20. Pauline______ me very much of a girl I used to know at university. A. remembers B. reminds C. recalls D. recollects. 21. A good friend will stand ______ you when you’re having trouble. A. by B. out C. against D. in. 22. She was______that she couldn’t speak any words. A. very angry B. too angry C. so angry D. such angry. 23. There is no use ______ him at this hour. A. to call B. calling C. call D. called 24. She did all the work ______her own. A. by B. for C. with D. on 25. Neitther my friend nor I ______ to be blamed. A. are B. am C. be D. is. 26. He gave me two oranges but ______were bad. A. all B. most C. both D. some.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(8)</span> 27. I would ______ you didn't leave just at the moment. A. rather B. like C. ask D. advise 28. Some people______ at least four hours a day watching TV. A. take B. use C. spend D. last. 29. I'm sorry I was rude to you yesterday. => I apologize ____________. A. for you to being rude yesterday B. to you for rude yesterday C. to you for being rude yesterday D. to you to being rude yesterday 30. Her parents never ______ her to go out after eight. A. made B. let C. agreed D. allowed 31. How many festivals ______ in a year in your country ? A. are held B. held C. are holding D. hold. 32. I don't like that dress; it is out of______ A. fashion B. order C. date D. luck. 33. It was such a funny sight that we couldn't stop ______ A. laughing B. laugh C. to laughing D. to laugh 34. Would you mind if I ______ there with you ? A. go B. going C. to go D. went 35. I ______ you when I get there. A. am call B. will call C. could call D. would call 36. She has a pen pal in Australia. They ______ each other at least once a month. A. comprise B. correspond with C. divide D. consist, 37. She said that she ______ you someday. A. had visited B. has visited C. will visit D. would visit 38. The children ______ to the zoo. A. were enjoyed taken B. enjoyed being taken C. enjoyed taking D. were enjoyed taking 39. The earlier I leave home, ______ the journey is. A. more easier B. more easy C. the easier D. the easiest. 40. I don't think that dress ______ her. It's too young for her age. A. matches B. suits C. fits D. agrees. 41. She never let you cook the meals, ______? A. didn't she B. doesn't she C. was she D. did she. 42. ______ you let me take a photograph of you?. A. Shall B. May C. Will D. Must. 43. Switzeland is well - known for its ______ mountainous scenery. A. impressed B. impressively C. impressive D. impress. 44. Minh got so______ while watching the game that he began shouting. A. excited B. exciting C. excitingly D. excitedly. 45. The boys hurt______ when they jumped down from the tree. A. himself B. theirselves C. themselves D. ourselves. 46. He asked his son ______ back as soon as possible. A. comes B. came C. to come D. coming. 47. Lan promised ______ with us in London. A. to keep in touch B. to contacty C. to meet D. to see 48. John admitted ______. the stone through the window. A. to throw B. to be thrown C. being thrown D. throwing 49. The number of high buildings ______ being put up this year.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(9)</span> A. is B. are C. have D. has 50. Most of the rooms in her house ______ air – conditioners. A. have B. has C. had D. has had 51. Tell me the_______ why you come here late. A. cause B. reason C. proof D. possibility 52. Australia is one of the_______ countries. A.speaking English B. spoken English C. English spoken D. English speaking 53. English is used as an access _______ world scholarship and world trade. A. to B. for C. in to D. toward 54. I enjoy living in the countryside _______ the air here is very quiet. A. because B.although C.so that D. when 55. _______ my friends were unsuccessful at the job interviews. A.Most B.The most of C. Most of D. Most out of 56. I t was very difficult for you _______ if you can’t speak his native language. A. getting acquainted to a foreign B. to get acquainted with a foreigner C. getting acquainted with a foreig D. to get acquainted to a foreigner 57. Hurry up! They’ve only got_______ seats left. A. a few B. a little C. a lot of D. plenty of 58. I hope he doesn’t keep us _______. A. to wait B.waiting C. for waiting D. wait 59. I turn down the job _______ the attractive salary. A. because B. because of C.although D. despite 60. He asked me _______. A. since when I waited B. since when I am waiting C. how long I have been waiting D. how long I had been waiting 61. Nobody came here yesterday, _______? A. didn't they B. didn't he C. did he D. did they 62. I first met him a long time _______ A. after B. before C. ago D. already 63. I had a long conversation with the man _______ son plays for my school football team. A. who B. whom C. whose D. what 64. My pen is out of_______ ink. A. the B.  C. an D some 65. You have to hurry because the _______ train will leave in ten minutes. A. last B. late C. latter D. latest 66. This chair needs ______ It’s almost broken . A. to fix B. fix C. fixing D. fixed 67. You should reduce the ______of water your family uses . A. sum B. whole C. amount D. all 68. The satellite will remain ______orbit for several years. A. at B. in C. of D. on 69. Stop being so ______and tell us what happen. A. mystery B. mysteries C. mysterious D. myth 70. The kids would answer back, and that drove her ______. A. crazy B. madness C. craziness D. crazily III. Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. 1. They (71.see) ___________to go out three times a day.(are seen).

<span class='text_page_counter'>(10)</span> 2. Passengers (72.travel) ___________on this bus bought their tickets in books.(traveling) 3. Writing many letters (73.make) ___________ her happy.(makes) 4. Do you hear someone (74.cry) ___________softly in the next room?(crying) 5. I (75.have) __ my house (76.paint) __ . That's why there is all this mess.(have had – painted) 6. Either my sister or I (77.be) ___________ going to visit our uncle.(am) 7. The Nile (78.flow) ___________ into Mediterranean.(flows) 8. If only I (79.have) _______money with me, I (80.lend) ______you some.(had – will lend) IV. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences 81. Bell experimented with ways of transmiting __speech__over a long distance. (speak) 82. The tiger wanted to see the farmer's ____wisdom__. (wise) 83. The scouts do the ___voluntary______work. (volunteer) 84. Nowadays, scouting is popular __worldwide____ (world) 85. The scouts also help the ____elderly___and street children, (old) 86. We're very impressed by the____friendliness___of your town's people. (friend) 87. I must clean this _____dirty_______floor. ( dirt) 88. It was____foolish____not to write down the address. ( fool) 89. Is it possible to___disinguish_______between a hobby and an interest? (distinct) 90. Thousands of people have been made___homeless___ by the war (home) V. Choose the best answer (a, b, c or d ) for each space There has been a revolution in the world of newspapers. Not many years(91)______ , newspapers were being produced using techniques unchanged for(92) ______ hundred years. The journalists gave their stories to a typist, who prepared them for an editor, who passed them on(93) ______ the printer. The printer who was a(94) ______ skilled man, set up the type. (95) ______ was then collected to make the pages. When the pages were complete, the printing machines could be(96) ______. Nowadays what(97) ______? The journalists type their stories into a coputer. The(98) ______ checks their spelling, plans the page, shapes the articles. When the pages are ready, another computer may control the printing.(99) ______ can be no doubt about it, producing a newspaper in an entirely different (100) ______ now 91. A.before B. after C. ago D. yet 92. A. a B. some C. an D. over 93. A. to B. by C. through D. with 94. A. hardly B. mostly C. partly D. very 95. A. They B. Which C. This D. All 96. A. switched B. started C. stopped D. moved 97. A. gives B. occurs C. goes D. happens 98. A. computer B. editor C. typist D. printer 99. A. It B. There C. You D. We 100. A. skill B. work C. management D. business VI. Change these sentences into passive voice 101. They make these artificial flowers of silk. => These artificial flowers are made of silk 102. He has spelt this word wrongly. => This word has been spelt wrongly by him. 103. How do people learn English? => How is English learnt? 104. Who looked after the children when you were away?.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(11)</span> => By whom were the children looked after when you were away by? 105. They used to drink beer for breakfast in England years ago. => Beer used to be drunk for breakfast in England years ago. VII. Change the following sentences into reported speech 106. "Listen to me and don’t make a noise,"said the teacher to his students. => The teacher asked his students to listen to him and not to make a noise. 107. "I'm tired of eating fish " said Mary to Helen. => Mary said to Helen that she was tired of eating fish. 108. "Let me help you make the sandwiches," Lan offered. => Lan offered to help me make the sandwiches. 109. "You must do your homework everyday," said Mrs Hoa to us. => Mrs Hoa said we had to do my homework every day. 110. "There isn't much rain in the south of the country," said Peter. => Peter said there wasn’t much rain in the south of the country. VIII. There is a mistake in the sentence. Find the mistakes and correct it. 111. Peter and Tom plays tennis every afternoon with mary and me 112. Rita enjoyed to be able to meet some of her old friends during her vacation. 113. There were so much people that there weren’t enough seat for every one. 114. Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest restaurant. 115. It spent a long time to travel to the skiing resort but in the end we got there. 116. If you work hard, you would get good marks. 117. A meeting will held next week by the committee. upload.123doc.net. He often goes to school in the morning but yesterday he has stayed at home. 119. Sarah was the more capaple of the three girls who took part in the play. 120. Nam’s father is accustomed to stay up late typing his documents. IX. Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions. 121. My parents are tired___of___living in the city. 122. Jacson was late because he was not aware __of____the time 123. Three prisoners escaped __from____the prison in May 124. Measuring money must be very difficult to carry__on____. 125. Take an umbrella with you. It will save you ___from___ getting wet on the way home. X. Combine the sentences below, using the words in brackets. 126. Mr brown feeds the chicken. He collects their eggs. (not only / but also) => Mr brown not only feeds the chicken but also collects their eggs. 127. He didn’t say any word and left the house(without) => He left the house without saying any word 128. He had stolen a gold watch. He was sent to prison.(for) => He was sent to prison for having stolen a gold watch. 129. She came home early so that she might have plenty of time to cook dinner.(to) => She came home early to have plenty of time to cook dinner. 130. Lan has a nice voice. Everybody likes it. (such / that) => Lan has such a nice voice that everybody likes it. XI. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. 131. My uncle/ give up/ smoke / one year. => My uncle has given up smoking for one year. 132. The noise / the traffice/ prevented /me/ go to sleep/ => The noise of the traffice prevented me from going to sleep..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(12)</span> 133. Look! / sun / set / mountains => Look! sun is setting behind the mountains. 134. In my life/ I / never be/ Pac Bo Cave. => In my life, I have never been to Pac Bo Cave. 135. It/ rain /./ I’d like / stay here / until / rain / stop. => It is raining. I’d like to stay here until the rain stops. XII. Complete the second sentence with the same meaning. 136. He said: `` We must have a party to celebrate this``  He said that they had to have a party to celebrate that___________________________. 137. I'm on the tenth page of the letter I'm writing  So far I have written ten pages of the letter____________________________________. 138. Minh last wrote to his pen pal five months ago.  Minh hasn’t written to his pen pal for five months______________________________. 139. They usually wore jeans when they were young.  They used to wear jeans when they were young________________________________. 140. We couldn’t go to school this morning because of the heavy rain.  Because it rained heavily this morning, we couldn’t go to school__________________. 141. Practice speaking everyday or you can't improve your English.  If you practice speaking English everyday you can improve it____________________. 142. Hard work is the secret of passing your exam  So long as you work hard, you will pass your exam . 143. You donot have to pay for elementary education in Viet Nam.  Elementary education is free in Vietnam_______________________________________. 144. He was a fool to say that  It is foolish of him to say that_______________________________________________. 145. Living in the city is exciting  Some people find it exciting to live in the city__________________________________.. ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ TỰ LUYỆN HỌC SINH GIỎI SỐ 12 1. A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. A. 5. B. 6. D. 7. C. 8. A. 9. B. 10. A.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(13)</span> 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. D 18. B 19. D 20. B 21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. C 29. C 30. D 31. A 32. A 33. A 34. D 35. B 36. B 37. D 38. B 39. C 40. B 41. D 42. C 43. B 44. A 45. C 46. C 47. A 48. D 49. A 50. A 51. B 52. D 53. A 54. A 55. C 56. B 57. A 58. B 59. D 60. D 61. D 62. C 63. C 64. B 65. A 66. C 67. C 68. B 69. C 70. A 71.are seen 72.traveling 73.makes 74.crying 75.have had 76.painted 77.am 78.flows 79.had 80.will lend 81.speech 82.wisdom 83.voluntary 84.worldwide 85.elderly 86.friendliness 87.dirty 88.foolish 89.disinguish 90.homeless 91. C 92. D 93. A 94. D 95. C 96. B 97. D 98. A 99. B 100. C 101. These artificial flowers are made of silk 102. This word has been spelt wrongly by him. 103. How is English learnt? 104. By whom were the children looked after when you were away by? 105. Beer used to be drunk for breakfast in England years ago. 106. The teacher asked his students to listen to him and not to make a noise. 107. Mary said to Helen that she was tired of eating fish. 108. Lan offered to help me make the sandwiches. 109. Mrs Hoa said we had to do my homework every day. 110. Peter said there wasn’t much rain in the south of the country. 111. plays=>play 112. to be=>being 113. much=>many 114.Could=>would 115. to travel => traveling 116. would => will 117. will held => will be held 118. has stayed => stayed 119. more => most 120. stay => staying 122.of 123.from 124.on 125.from 121.of 126. Mr brown not only feeds the chicken but also collects their eggs. 127. He left the house without saying any word 128. He was sent to prison for having stolen a gold watch. 129. She came home early to have plenty of time to cook dinner. 130. Lan has such a nice voice that everybody likes it. 131. My uncle has given up smoking for one year. 132. The noise of the traffice prevented me from going to sleep. 133. Look! sun is setting behind the mountains. 134. In my life, I have never been to Pac Bo Cave. 135. It is raining. I’d like to stay here until the rain stops. 136. He said that they had to have a party to celebrate that. 137. So far I have written ten pages of the letter. 138. Minh hasn’t written to his pen pal for five months. 139. They used to wear jeans when they were young. 140. Because it rained heavily this morning, we couldn’t go to school. 141. If you practice speaking English everyday you can improve it. 142. So long as you work hard, you will pass your exam. 143. Elementary education is free in Vietnam. 144. It is foolish of him to say that. 145. Some people find it exciting to live in the city..

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