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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 120 phut)
A. PHONETICS. Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that
of the others.
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
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best
completes the sentences.
06. Joe seemed to be in a good mood, ________ he snapped at me angrily when I asked him to join us.
A. yet
B. so
C. for
D. and
07. “Who has brothers and sisters?” “Everyone ________Virginia who’s an only child.”
A. except to
B. with
C. from
D. but
08. He is the manager of the factory. He’s ________it.
A. charged with
B. charged
C. in charge
D. in charge of
09. Florida, ________ the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.
A. is
B. is known as
C. known as
D. that is known as
10. _______ my experience, very few people really understand the problem.
A. To
B. In
C. With
D. From

11. When she died, she gave _________ all her money to a charity for cats.
A. away
B. out
C. on
D. off
12. I don't want much sugar in my coffee. Just_______, please.
A. few
B. a few
C. little
D. a little
13. He's left his book at home; he's always so______.
A. forgetful
B. forgettable
C. forgotten
D. forgetting
14. 'I'm very ______ to you for putting in so much hard work,' the boss said.
A. thanking
B. grateful
C. considerate
D. careful
15. Steel_______ with chromium to produce a noncorrosive substance known as stainless steel.
A. is combined
B. that is combined C. combining
D. when combined
16. She looked very______ when I told her the good news.
A. happily
B. happiness
C. happy
D. was happy
17. We wish you both- health and longevity.

A. long life
B. happy life
C. easy life
D. exciting life
18. We arranged the meeting, but ________came.
A. anyone
B. someone
C. everyone
D. no one
19. Better health care and agriculture have led to rapid population _______.
A. grow
B. growing
C. grown
D. growth
20. Our school has managed to collect a lot of books to_______ to the children in a village school.
A. publish
B. distribute
C. employ
D. depart
21. I am pleased to _______ the winner of the final competition. It's Group B.
A. recite
B. announce
C. explain
D. appoint
22. Family members who live apart try to get together ______ Tet.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. during
23. The whole family usually tries to get together at Christmas.

A. contact
B. gather
C. relate
D. communicate
24. I always get to work before ________ else.
A. anyone
B. someone
C. everyone
D. no one
25. Her first novel has been _______ acclaimed as a masterpiece.
A. nation
B. national
C. international
D. internationally
26. Buy me a dozen of eggs on the way back, __________?
A. will you
B. may you
C. do you
D. can you


27. We insist that a meeting________ as soon as possible.
A. be held
B. is held
C. were held
D. will be held
28. It is believed that there is a _________ between two crimes.
A. join
B. chain
C. link

D. connector
29. My uncle was______ ill last summer but fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady
recovery.
A. critically
B. deeply
C. fatally
D. seriously
30. That man, _______ family is very poor, is standing in front of the hotel to ask for money.
A. whose
B. whom
C. who
D. that
C. GUIDED CLOZE TEST. 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 (31)_______ you in the fight for survival that (32)_______ 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 colour photographs, you will have the (33)_______ of knowing that part of your
purchase money is being used to help animals (34)_______ 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 (35)_______ for land, flesh and skins.
Animal Watch is packed with fascinating facts. Did you know that polar bears cover their
black noses with their (36)_______ 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 (37)_______ has so (38)_______ 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 (39)_______ price
at all good bookshops, but hurry while (40)_______ last.
31.
A. combine

B. involve
C. bring
D. lead
32.
A. meets
B. opposes
C. forces
D. faces
33.
A. satisfaction
B. enjoyment
C. virtue
D. value
34.
A. preserve
B. conserve
C. revive
D. survive
35.
A. greed
B. interest
C. care
D. concern
36.
A. feet
B. claws
C. paws
D. toes
37.
A. publicity

B. periodical
C. publication
D. reference
38.
A. imposed
B. impressed
C. persuaded
D. admired
39.
A. beginning
B. preparatory
C. original
D. introductory
40.
A. stores
B. stocks
C. goods
D. funds
D. 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 (41.
do)________ when the landslide occurred. I (42. not remember)________ things too clearly now but I
think I (43. watch)________ TV and my sister (44. do)________ her homework at the time. Suddenly all
the lights (45. go out)________ and I (46. frighten)________. I remember (47. call out)________ to my
parents, who (48. talk)________ quietly in the next room. The next minute we (49. hear)________ a
loud noise and the whole building began to shake.
It was a terrible experience and I never want (50. go)________ through anything like it again.
We are all safe now but we were very lucky.
Love,
Anna

E. WORD FORMS.
51. My brother often does experiments about electricity for________.
52. The________ charged me 50,000 VND for each room.
53. After taking an aspirin, her headache________.
54. If she can make up such stories, she is certainly a very________ girl.
55. Tell me some________ between these two pictures.

PLEASE
DECORATE
APPEAR
IMAGINE
SIMILAR


F. READING COMPREHENSION.
1. 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!
56. Bill Gates learned that you have to play hard for what you want!
57. He used to read a lot when he was young.
58. He was happy to lose a game of tennis.
59. He enjoyed playing games on the computer.
60. He wasn’t making much money when he was 25 years old.
2. There are ten redundant words in the following passage. Find and odd them out.
There are have about 3,000 living languages in the world 0. ______have ____
today, but only six of them ones are major languages of the 61. _________________
world. Two upper thirds of the world's population speak 62. _________________
those languages. More over than 400 million people speak 63. _________________
English as their first or native language. Another than 400 64. _________________
million speak it as a second language. Nobody can knows 65. _________________
exactly how many do people speak it as a foreign language. 66. _________________
Chinese is the only language with more speakers than the 67. _________________
English.
68. _________________
This is that because of the huge population of Chinese. It is 69. _________________
true that English is the best most widespread language on the 70. _________________
Earth. It must is the language of business, technology, sport
and aviation.
G. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
71. I regret speaking to him so rudely yesterday.
→ I wish_______________________________________________.
72. Without her help, I couldn’t have finished my theme in time.
→ If there_____________________________________________.

73. The plane took off before we arrived at the airport.
→ By the time_________________________________________.
74. I would prefer you not to mention this matter to anyone else.
→ I’d rather___________________________________________.
75. Minh laughed heartily when I told him the joke.
→ The joke____________________________________________.
H. ESSAY WRITING
The benefits of remaining one’s national cultural identity.
Write a composition (about 200 – 250 words) to state your ideas.


____________THE END___________
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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 120 phut)
A. PHONETICS. Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that
of the others.
1.
A. nomination
B. priority
C. congratulate
D. occurrence
2.
A. charity
B. energy
C. separate

D. pollution
3.
A. celebrate
B. slavery
C. opinion
D. minimize
4.
A. suggest
B. freedom
C. recent
D. sticky
5.
A. predict
B. cover
C. resource
D. replace
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best
completes the sentences.
06. Joe seemed to be in a good mood, ________ he snapped at me angrily when I asked him to join us.
A. yet
B. so
C. for
D. and
07. “Who has brothers and sisters?” “Everyone ________Virginia who’s an only child.”
A. except to
B. with
C. from
D. but
08. He is the manager of the factory. He’s ________it.
A. charged with

B. charged
C. in charge
D. in charge of
09. Florida, ________ the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.
A. is
B. is known as
C. known as
D. that is known as
10. _______ my experience, very few people really understand the problem.
A. To
B. In
C. With
D. From
11. When she died, she gave _________ all her money to a charity for cats.
A. away
B. out
C. on
D. off
12. I don't want much sugar in my coffee. Just_______, please.
A. few
B. a few
C. little
D. a little
13. He's left his book at home; he's always so______.
A. forgetful
B. forgettable
C. forgotten
D. forgetting
14. 'I'm very ______ to you for putting in so much hard work,' the boss said.
A. thanking

B. grateful
C. considerate
D. careful
15. Steel_______ with chromium to produce a noncorrosive substance known as stainless steel.
A. is combined
B. that is combined C. combining
D. when combined
16. She looked very______ when I told her the good news.
A. happily
B. happiness
C. happy
D. was happy
17. We wish you both- health and longevity.
A. long life
B. happy life
C. easy life
D. exciting life
18. We arranged the meeting, but ________came.
A. anyone
B. someone
C. everyone
D. no one
19. Better health care and agriculture have led to rapid population _______.
A. grow
B. growing
C. grown
D. growth
20. Our school has managed to collect a lot of books to ____ to the children in a village school.
A. publish
B. distribute

C. employ
D. depart
21. I am pleased to _______ the winner of the final competition. It's Group B.
A. recite
B. announce
C. explain
D. appoint
22. Family members who live apart try to get together ______ Tet.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. during
23. The whole family usually tries to get together at Christmas.
A. contact
B. gather
C. relate
D. communicate
24. I always get to work before ________ else.
A. anyone
B. someone
C. everyone
D. no one
25. Her first novel has been _______ acclaimed as a masterpiece.
A. nation
B. national
C. international
D. internationally
26. Buy me a dozen of eggs on the way back, __________?

A. will you
B. may you
C. do you
D. can you
27. We insist that a meeting________ as soon as possible.
A. be held
B. is held
C. were held
D. will be held
28. It is believed that there is a _________ between two crimes.
A. join
B. chain
C. link
D. connector
29. My uncle was______ ill last summer but fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady
recovery.
A. critically
B. deeply
C. fatally
D. seriously
30. That man, _______ family is very poor, is standing in front of the hotel to ask for money.
A. whose
B. whom
C. who
D. that
C. GUIDED CLOZE TEST. 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 (31)_______ you in the fight for survival that (32)_______ 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 colour photographs, you will have the (33)_______ of knowing that part of your
purchase money is being used to help animals (34)_______ 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 (35)_______ for land, flesh and skins.
Animal Watch is packed with fascinating facts. Did you know that polar bears cover their
black noses with their (36)_______ 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 (37)_______ has so (38)_______ 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 (39)_______ price
at all good bookshops, but hurry while (40)_______ last.
31.
A. combine
B. involve
C. bring
D. lead
32.
A. meets
B. opposes
C. forces
D. faces
33.
A. satisfaction
B. enjoyment
C. virtue
D. value
34.
A. preserve
B. conserve
C. revive

D. survive
35.
A. greed
B. interest
C. care
D. concern
36.
A. feet
B. claws
C. paws
D. toes
37.
A. publicity
B. periodical
C. publication
D. reference.
38.
A. imposed
B. impressed
C. persuaded
D. admired
39.
A. beginning
B. preparatory
C. original
D. introductory
40.
A. stores
B. stocks
C. goods

D. funds
D. 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 (41. do)
___were we doing___ when the landslide occurred. I (42. not remember) ______don’t remember___
things too clearly now but I think I (43. watch) _____was watching___ TV and my sister (44. do)
___was doing__ her homework at the time. Suddenly all the lights (45. go out) ____went out_____
and I (46. frighten) ____frighened/ was frightened___. I remember (47. call out) _____calling
out____ to my parents, who (48. talk) ____were talking_____ quietly in the next room. The next
minute we (49. hear) _____heard____ a loud noise and the whole building began to shake.
It was a terrible experience and I never want (50. go) ___to go______ through anything like it
again. We are all safe now but we were very lucky.
Love,
Anna
E. WORD FORMS.
51. My brother often does experiments about electricity for __ pleasure __ .
PLEASE
52. The __ decorator_ charged me 50,000 VND for each room.
DECORATE
53. After taking an aspirin, her headache __ disappeared __.
APPEAR
54. If she can make up such stories, she is certainly a very ___ imaginative___ girl. IMAGINE


55. Tell me some____ similarities____ between these two pictures.

SIMILAR

F. READING COMPREHENSION.
1. 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!
56. Bill Gates learned that you have to play hard for what you want!
F
57. He used to read a lot when he was young.
T
58. He was happy to lose a game of tennis.
F
59. He enjoyed playing games on the computer.
F
60. He wasn’t making much money when he was 25 years old.
F
2. There are ten redundant words in the following passage. Find and odd them out.

There are have about 3,000 living languages in the world 0. ______have ____
today, but only six of them ones are major languages of the 61. _________________
world. Two upper thirds of the world's population speak 62. _________________
those languages. More over than 400 million people speak 63. _________________
English as their first or native language. Another than 400 64. _________________
million speak it as a second language. Nobody can knows 65. _________________
exactly how many do people speak it as a foreign language. 66. _________________
Chinese is the only language with more speakers than the 67. _________________
English.
68. _________________
This is that because of the huge population of Chinese. It is 69. _________________
true that English is the best most widespread language on the 70. _________________
Earth. It must is the language of business, technology, sport
and aviation.
G. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
71. I regret speaking to him so rudely yesterday.
→ I wish I hadn’t spoken to him so rudely yesterday.
72. Without her help, I couldn’t have finished my theme in time.
→ If there hadn’t been her help, I couldn’t have finished my theme in time.
73. The plane took off before we arrived at the airport.
→ By the time we arrived at the airport, the plane had taken off.
74. I would prefer you not to mention this matter to anyone else.
→ I’d rather you didn’t mention this matter to anyone else.
75. Minh laughed heartily when I told him the joke.
→ The joke (that) I told Minh mad him laugh heartily.
H. WRITING


The benefits of remaining one’s national cultural identity.
Write a composition (about 120 – 150 words) to state your ideas.

____________THE END___________