ĐỀ THI PHÒNG GDĐT BA ĐÌNH

PHÒNG GDĐT BA ĐÌNH - TRƯỜNG THCS GIẢNG VÕ (The 2nd round / English 9 /2006-2007 )
A. Phonetics: I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group 
1. a. disease
b. lose
c. false
d. music 2. a. romance
b saver
c. span
d. straggle3. a. thunder
b. erupt
c. trust
d. pull 4. a. tidal
b. divide
c. mineral
d. sight 5. a. oblique
b. box
c. sodden
d. oxide 6. a. cloth
b. teethe
c. loathe
d. soothe
II. Pick out the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the others: 
7. a. passage
b. enjoyable
c. moment
d. matches 8. a. associate
b. together
c. traveler
d. protected 9. a. weather
b. electric
c. absorb
d. potential 10. a. preference
b. attraction
c. advantage
d. discover 11. a. escaping
b. eruption
c. delicate
d. explain 12. a. entertain
b. magazine
c. industry
d. volunteer
B. Vocabulary : I. Choose the alternative which best matches the meaning of the underlined phrasal verb:  13. It was so hot in the theatre that I almost dropped off.
a. decided to leave
b. fell from the balcony
c. fainted
d. fell asleep
14. “ What did he say to you ?” “ He told me to clear off.”
a. go away
b. tidy the place up
c. finish my work
d. push the boat into the water
15. I knew exactly what he wanted me to do: he didn’t need to spell it out for me.
a. tell me how to write it down
b. help me to do
c. explain it any further
d. plan my life for me
16. Jane is very upset. I’d like you to try and smooth things over if you can.
a. tidy the place up for her
b. calm her down
c. tell her not to be silly
d. hide the truth from her
17. The boss sometimes lets her typists knock off at four o’clock.
a. hand in their work
b. stop for a tea break
c. finish work
d. meet to make suggestions or complains about their workII. Choose the words from the box to complete the following story: 
After me saying greeted visit allowed forward would fingers of
Last Wednesday evening my wife and I arrived in Hong Kong on a flight to Bangkok. It was our first (18)............. to the country and we were looking (19)........ to having very enjoyable days of shopping and sightseeing here before returning to our home in Hawaii.
As soon as we arrived, however, our dreams of a happy holiday disappeared. There we were (20).......by unsmiling Customs Inspectors who requested that we (21).......open all our suitcases. They then took everything out of them and inspected every item very carefully. Without (22).......a word, they tore and opened all the presents that we had bought in Bangkok for our friends at home. They even opened my wife’s cosmetics and stuck their (23)......in them. When we protested, they told my wife and (24).....to follow them. There we asked a variety (25).....questions. Only (26)......ten minutes of such questioning, we were finally (27).......to leave.
III. Sentence transformation : 28. She admitted that she took the necklace. => She admitted to................................................ ................................. 29. Most students can work very hard when they feel like it. => Most students are capable........................................... ......................... 30. I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party. => I really wish I................................................. .................................... 31. She didn’t inherit anything under her uncle’s will. => Her uncle didn’t............................................ ........................................ 32. The only thing they didn’t steal was the television. => They stole............................................. ................................................. 33. It seems that no one predicted the correct result. => No one............................................... .................................................. . 34. They had been lost in the mountains for three days, but they looked strong and healthy. => Even.............................................. .................................................. ...... 35. I’ll find that man, no matter how long it takes. =>However......................................... .................................................. .... IV. The following passage contains 11 errors. Find and correct them: ( from No 36 to 46)
It is a custom in Britain and in most European country to celebrate a person’s birthday. Members of the family