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KI THI KSCL CAC ĐÔI TUYÊN HSG KHÔI 9 Năm hoc 2017-2018
ĐÊ THI MÔN. TIÊNG ANH
ĐÊ SÔ
(Thơi gian 150 phut)
Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
(0.5 pt)
01.
A. nomination
B. priority
C. congratulate
D. occurrence
02.
A. charity
B. energy
C. separate
D. pollution
03.
A. celebrate
B. slavery
C. opinion
D. minimize
04.
A. suggest
B. freedom
C. recent
D. sticky
05.
A. predict

B. cover
C. resource
D. replace
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
06. Claire ______ at the homeless shelter once a week.
A. performs
B. participates
C. joins
D. suffers
07. He's been teaching music for years, but he hasn't any _______.
A. examinations
B. experiences
C. experience
D. qualifications
08. He got an excellent grade in his examination ______ the fact that he had not worked particularly
hard.
A. on account of
B. because of
C. in spite of
D. Although
09. Vietnamese people usually make _______ for Tet several weeks beforehand.
A. preparing
B. preparation
C. preparatory
D. preparations
10. I hope _______ will be comfortable here. We try to make each guest feel at home.
A. anyone
B. someone
C. everyone

D. no one
11. ______ flowers for Tet are peach flowers and apricot flowers.
A. Popular
B. National
12. I've never seen this actor ______ before.

C. International

D. Traditional

A. comfort
B. perform
C. present
D. represent
13. He______ his poem in front of the whole school.
A. dedicated
B. recited
C. said
D. delivered
14. Before Tet, supermarkets and shops are full _______ goods.
115. Japanese usually ______ their houses with some small pine trees.
A. prepare
B. celebrate
C. make
D. decorate
16. Tet is also the time for children to receive lucky money ______ in red envelopes.
A. which wrapped B. wrapped
C. wrapping
D. all are correct
17. Hardly _______ turns up to the meeting.

A. anyone
B. someone
C. everyone
D. no one
18. Pressure on natural resources will _______ as we face a population explosion.
A. decrease
B. decline
C. increase
D. raise
19. All students can take part in the annual English-speaking Competition.
A. happening once a year
B. happening once a term
C. happening once a month
D. happening once every six
20. ______ Christmas Eve, people often have parties late at midnight.
A. On
B. In
C. At
D. For
21. On Christmas Eve children go to bed full ______ excitement.
A. of
B. with
C. up
D. in
22. How do people ______ New Year in your country?
A. prepare
B. celebrate
C. make
D. decorate
23. I thought I heard ________ knocking at the door.

A. anyone
B. someone
C. everyone
D. no one
24. She ______ her difficulties to graduate.
A. overcame
B. got
C. passed
D. saw
25. There is now intense ______ between schools to attract students.
A. competence
B. competition
C. competitive
D. competitor
26. Children are always ______ about Tet holiday.


A. excited
B. interested
C. keen
D. concerned
27. On the first -day of Tet, children _______ their new clothes and make New Year's wishes to their
parents.
A. take on
B. pick on
C. put on
D. try on
28. The world's population is ______ to be over 7 billion by 2010.
A. claimed
B. blamed

C. expected
D. reached
29. Janet Jones is ________ I rarely see these days.
A. anyone
B. someone
C. everyone
D. no one
30. Some people were in the streets ______ money for charity.
A. raising
B. getting
C. donating
D. giving
III. LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
31. –“How do you do?” –“______________.”
A. How do you do?
B. Not too bad.
C. I’m well. Thank you. D. Yeah, OK.
32. –“Do you think you’ll get the job? –“____________.”
A. Yes, that’s right
B. I think not
C. I know so D. Well, I hope so
33. –“Happy Christmas!” –“____________.”
A. The same to you! B. Happy Christmas with you! C. You are the same! D. Same for you!
34. –“Thank you very much for a lovely party.” –“______________.”
A. Cheers
B. Thanks
C. Have a good day D. You are welcome
35. –“Would you like something to eat?" –“______________. I'm not hungry now.”
A. Yes, I would

B. No, no problem
C. No, thanks
D. Yes, it is
IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (1 PT)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank space in the following
passage.
Do you want to take part in the battle to save the world’s wildlife? Animal Watch is the
book which will (36)_______ you in the fight for survival that (37)_______ many of our endangered
animals and show how they struggle on the edge of extinction. As you enjoy the book’s 250 pages
and over 150 color photographs, you will have the (38)_______ of knowing that part of your
purchase money is being used to help animals (39)_______ from the comfort of your armchair, you
will be able to observe the world’s animals close-up and explore their habitats. You will also
discover the terrible results of human (40)_______ for land, flesh and skins.
Animal Watch is packed with fascinating facts. Did you know that polar bears cover their
black noses with their (41)_______ so they can hunt their prey in the snow without being seen, for
example? Or that for each orang-utan which is captured, one has to die?
This superb (42)_______ has so (43)_______ Britain's leading wildlife charity that it has been
chosen as Book of the Year, a title awarded to books which are considered to have made a major
contribution to wildlife conservation. You will find Animal Watch at a special low (44)_______ price
at all good bookshops, but hurry while (45)_______ last.
36.
A. combine
B. involve
C. bring
D. lead
37.
A. meets
B. opposes
C. forces
D. faces

38.
A. satisfaction
B. enjoyment
C. virtue
D. value
39.
A. preserve
B. conserve
C. revive
D. survive
40.
A. greed
B. interest
C. care
D. concern
41.
A. feet
B. claws
C. paws
D. toes
42.
A. publicity
B. periodical
C. publication
D. reference.
43.
A. imposed
B. impressed
C. persuaded
D. admired

44.
A. beginning
B. preparatory
C. original
D. introductory
45.
A. stores
B. stocks
C. goods
D. funds
VERB FORMS Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
Dear Winnie,
Thank you for your letter which I received this morning. You asked me what we (46. do)
_were we doing_ when the landslide occurred. I (47. not remember) __don’t remember_ things
too clearly now but I think I (48. watch) __was watching_ TV and my sister (49. do) _was doing_
her homework at the time. Suddenly all the lights (50. go out) __went out__ and I (51. frighten)


_frighened/ was frightened_. I remember (52. call out) __calling out_ to my parents, who (53.
talk) __were talking__ quietly in the next room. The next minute we (54. hear) __heard_ a loud
noise and the whole building began to shake.
It was a terrible experience and I never want (55. go) _to go___ through anything like it
again. We are all safe now but we were very lucky.
Love,
Anna
WORD FORMS.
56. My brother often does experiments about electricity for __ pleasure __ . PLEASE
57. The __ decorator_ charged me 50,000 VND for each room.
DECORATE
58. After taking an aspirin, her headache __ disappeared __.

APPEAR
59. If she can make up such stories, she is certainly a very ___ imaginative___ girl. IMAGINE
60. Tell me some____ similarities____ between these two pictures.
SIMILAR
III. READING COMPREHENSION. (1 pts)
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: True (T), False (F), No information
(NI)
Bill Gates is a very important person in the computer industry. He has been chief executive
officer of Microsoft Corporation for several years. He is also the richest person in the United
States. How did he do it?
He learned a lot from his parents. While Bill was going to school, his father went to college,
got a degree, and became a successful lawyer. From this, Bill learned that you have to work hard if
you want something. His mother was a very busy teacher, but she also enjoyed going to parties.
From this, he learned something else : If you want to work hard and play hard, you have to make a
schedule.
When Bill was young, he spent a lot oi time alone. While most of his friends were playing,
Bill read all of the World Book Encyclopedia and finished it when he was 8 years old.
Bill’s childhood was not air work, however. He used to play a lot of sports - swimming,
water-skiing, tennis. He was very serious about sports. He loved winning and he hated losing.
When Bill got older, he spent more and more time working - and playing - on a computer.
Before he was 20, Bill developed the world’s first computer language for the personal
computer. Once when he was thinking about the future, he realized something important. He
thought that every home was going to have a computer, ^md every computer would need software
- his software. He said, ‘I’m going to 'make my first million dollars on software by the time I’m 25.’
And he did!
61. Bill Gates learned that you have to play hard for what you want! 101. F
62. He used to read a lot when he was young. 102. T
63. He was happy to lose a game of tennis. 103. F
64. He enjoyed playing games on the computer. 104. F
65. He wasn’t making much money when he was 25 years old. 105. F

IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS.
Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence.
66. It’s very difficult to find work __ at __the moment.
67. This service is free __ of __charge.
68. In many ways you take __ after _your mother.
69. This computer is still __ under ___guarantee.
70. Money is not essential __ to/for__ happiness.
71. She is __ by __ far the best teacher I have ever had.
72. Parents are naturally anxious __ about ___their children.
73. I’m sure you will succeed _ in __ this entrance test.
74. We try to prevent people __ from___ littering.
75. I’m going to complain to the principal __ about_ this.
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
76.The police made the youth empty his pocket.
=> The youth was made to empty his pocket (by the police).
77.I’m very pleased that we shall meet again soon.


=> I’m looking forward to meeting you.
78. He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work.
=> He objected to his secretary’s coming late to work.
79. I’ve never met such a famous person before.
=> It’s the first time I’ve ever met such a famous person.
80. I’m always nervous when I travel by air.
=> Traveling by air always makes me nervous.
WRITING
The benefits of doing volunteer work.
Write a composition (about 120 – 150 words) to state your ideas
____________THE END___________