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Kì thi chọn HSG lớp 9- Vòng 1
Năm học: 2007 – 2008
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài:150 phút.
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group: (5 marks)
1. a. get b. gentle c. give d. guest
2. a. cloth b. clothes c. both d. boat
3. a. look b. book c. soon d. good
4. a. bill b. lively c. live d. mineral
5. a. dictation b. repetition c. station d. question
II. Give the correct form and tense of the verb in bracket:
Why you………..(not have) your eyes…………(test) yesterday?
Nobody…………(like) him because he is very naughty.
This girl is used to …………….(take) to school/.
When he………….(sit) on the bus to school, he suddenly ……………….(realize) that he ……………………..(not lock) the front door.
She ………..(be) a student of English in four year.
This morning I saw a man …………………(lie) across the road.
Jack ………………….(look) no trouble with my English lesson up to now.
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence given(20 marks):
In spite of all our warnings, he left home without taking his umbrella.
( although …………………………………………………………………………….
It is a pity that you wrote htat letter.
( I would…………………………………………………………………………..
3. I am sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
( I apologise………………………………………………………………………..….
4. After fighting the fire for 12 hours, the firemen succeeded in putting it out.
( The firemen managed………………………………………………………………….
5. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
( I don’t know……………………………………………………………………………
6. They have sold that old house at the end of the road.
( That old house…………………………………………………………………………
We spend more time on English. Our English is better.
( The……………………………………………………………………………
I am sure it wasn’t Mrs Elton you saw because she is in Bristol.
( I can’t …………………………………………………………………………
9. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
( If we……………………………………………………………………..
I write to him almost everyday.
(Hardly………………………………………………………………………………..
Use ONE word to fill in the blank: (10 marks)
Save the earth
We are all slowly destroying the earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much smoke in the (1)…………………….. that it is (2)………………….to live in many of the world’s cities. In one well known city, for example, poisonous gases from cars (3)………………………the air so much that traffic policemen have to wear oxygen masks.
We have cut down so many trees that there are now vast of wasteland all over the world. (4)………………… a result, farmers in parts of Africa can not (5)………………..enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia, (6)…………………..is too little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are quickly (7)……………… . For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed too many for them to survive. We must act now before it is too late to do (8)………………….about it. (9)……………….us now ! Save the earth! This is (10)………………..important to ignore.
Find and correct mistakes in each sentence: (10 marks):
Which one is the most hard-working of these two girls?
When moving to the kitchen, the tea cup was broken.
After the party, a lot of people fell into a drunk sleep.
Her parents would not let her to go out alone.
Would you like to work in an university, Helen?
I would rather her came with us.
The book that you see laying on the table belongs to the teacher.
The flight to Rome and Naples are at gate 4 right now.
The important of education is clear to everyone.
Peter apologized of breaking the glass.
Give the correct word form : (15 marks):
I live in a small village and its…………………………are very beautiful. (surround)
The world of computers is extremely ……………………… (complete)
What is the …………………..of Thomas Edison? (nation)
D.E. Huges was the……………………of microphone (invent)
Discovering penicillin made Sir Alexander Fleming…………………all over the world (fame)
Her ………………….was so great that she broke a glass. (anxious)
She is extremely ……………………about the history of art. (know)
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