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KÌ THI KSCL CÁC ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG KHỐI 9 Năm học 2017-2018
ĐỀ THI MÔN. TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian 90 phút)

I/ Pick out one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A-b-C or D on your answer sheet
1.
A. alien
B. alike
C. amount
D. appear

2.
A. jeans
B. caps
C. pants
D. shirts

3.
A. cheerful
B. machine
C. chance
D. champion

4.
A. bath
B. bathe
C. both
D. breath

5.
A. covered
B. showed
C. dressed
D. sleeved

 II/ Circle the best option from A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks in the following sentences:
6. I suggest _________up the beach.
A. clean B. to clean C. cleaned D. cleaning
7. Thuy`s grandmother turned the television _________ to see the weather forecast.
A. off B. on C. up D. down
8. There is too much traffic. _________, the air is polluted.
A. Since B. Therefore C. However D. But
9. There are_______________good programms on TV that I rarely watch it.
A. such few B. such little C. so few D. so little
10. It’s important that he_____________the book for me.
A. finds B. will find C. found D. find
11. Let’s go somewhere for a drink,___________?
A. shall we B. do we C. will you D. do you
12. He never stopped______________ until his last minute of life.
A. to work B. to be working C. working D. to have worked
13. I hurried____________I wouldn’t be late for class.
A. since B. so that C. as if D. unless
14. If people _________energy, there will be no shortage of electricity.
A. save B. will save C. saving D. would save
15.The children laughed _________when they are watching a comic.
A. happily B. happy C. happiness D. unhappy
16 ________ he worked hard, he couldn’t pass the exam.
A. So B. Because of C. Even though D. Therefore
17. + Can you tell me when________________is? _ Yes. It’s on the third Sunday in June.
A. Mother’s Day B. Father’s Day C. Tree Planting Day D. Thanksgiving Day
18. Miss Hanh, ________ sings very well, is my English teacher.
A. whom B. who C. which D. that
19. What would you do if you ________ me?
A. are B. have been C. were D. will be
20. Three thousand cars___________ next year.
A. produced B. were produced C. will produce D. will be produced
III/ Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
There has been a revolution in the world of newspapers. Not many years (21) ago, newspapers were still being produced using techniques unchanged for (22) over hundred years. The journalists gave their stories to a typist, who prepared them for an editor, who passed them on (23) to the printer. The printer, who was a (24) very skilled man, set up the type. (25) This was then collected to make the pages. When the pages were completed, the printing machines could be (26) started. Nowadays what (27) happens? The journalist types their stories into a computer. The (28) computer checks their spelling, plans the pages, shape the articles. When the pages are ready, another computer may control the spelling. (29) There can be no doubt about it, producing a newspaper is an entiderely different (30 management now.
21 A. before B.after C. ago D. yet
22 A. a B. some C. an D. over
23 A. to B.by