ĐỀ THI HSG 9 ĐỀ 2

ENGLISH TEST

PHONETICS (20 ms)
A. Pick out the word whose underlined part has the pronunciation different from that of the other words:
pain great bread break steak ………………………
fan apple catch wash lamp ………………………
chair cheap chorus child champion ………………………
full push pull just put ………………………
picture chair machine question march ………………………

B. Put an accent mark (‘) over the main stressed syllable of:
acrobat commuter cooperation gym-master interest
nevertheless parade parliamentary trapeze series

VOCABULARY (20 ms)
Complete each sentence below with the correct form of the words provided:
The boys are much (interest) ……………………………. in football while the girls enjoy badminton.
As one of your (support) ……………………………. , I just wanted you to win the prize.
They heard the hens and the ducks sounding (sleep) ……………………………. and the women chattering gaily.
The discussion made a deep (impress) ……………………………. upon the pupils.
They use paper as (economy) ……………………………. as they used to.
How much time do you spend (watch) ……………………………. television every night?
– Where did the orphans at Dickens’ time live, Mum? – Of course, in an (orphan) ……………………………..
The child’s illness is not as (hope) ……………………………. as you thought. He will get well soon.
Today’s youth work hard and always show their (patriot) ……………………………. in the building of a socialist country.
Grandmother had to (tell) ……………………………. the story several times to her grandchildren.

READING
A. Put the following sentences in the proper order (20 ms)
Yes. I like London very much. Before I came here, I thought London had fog or rain every day.
I hope you’ll enjoy your visit to our city.
All right. Oh, I’m amazed to see that London drivers keep to the left.
Yes. It’s our usual way of driving.
We often have fog or rain. But in summer we have sunshine. Let’s have a porter carry your luggage to the car.

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B. Cloze test: (20 ms)
London is the (1) …………………………………… of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It ranks as one of the world`s oldest and (2) …………………………………… historic cities. London traces its history back nearly 2,000 years. Over the years, it became the (3) …………………………………… of Britain`s once-enormous overseas empire (4) …………………………………… the home of many of the world`s greatest artists, poets, scientists, and statesmen.
London is a large, lively city as well (5) …………………………………… a historic one. It is one of the largest (6) …………………………………… in the world, with (7) …………………………………… 61/2 million people. London`s banks, insurance companies, and shipping firms do business in almost (8) …………………………………… country. Few other cities have so (9) …………………………………… outstanding museums and art galleries or offer such a wide variety of plays and (10) …………………………………… entertainment.

GRAMMAR
A. Supply the correct tense and form of the verbs in brackets (20 ms)
Letter of thanks to a teacher
No. 153, Milton Street, Singapore.
17th November, 20....
Dear Miss Alice,
You may be surprised (1. receive) ……………………………………. this letter; but having passed all my exams, with distinction, I must tell you how grateful I (2. be) ……………………………………. to you for all that you (3. do) ……………………………………. for me. Like me, all the others whom you (4. teach) ……………………………………. all these years and (5. be) …………………………………… about to leave school would also like to express their gratitude to you for the knowledge that they acquire and the success that they (6. achieve) ……………………………………. with your help and advice.
In a few weeks’ time I shall be leaving for further studies overseas, and I (7. be) ……………………………………. confident that the things that you have taught me, in studies in social behaviour, (8. enable) ……………………………………. me to complete my course with ease and pleasure.
You (9. believe) ……………………………………. me when I say that I have always regarded you as one of the most important persons in my life.
I thank you again for all the help you (10. give) ……………………………………. me.
With best wishes,
From your grateful student,
Anita

B. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions or adverbial particles (20 ms)
a. Mai: Oh, hello, Minh. What are you doing (1) …………………………. the school office? -
Minh: Hi, Mai. I’m asking the man there to supply more chalk (2) …………………………. our