KT ANH9 SO 2

ường THCS Lý Tự Trọng đề luyện HSG số 14
( Thời gian làm bài 150 phút)

I.Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three.
A. says B. plays C. days D. raise
A. feather B. leather C. feature D. measure
A. vanish B. variety C. champion D. miraculous
A. nature B. natural C. volcano D. waste
A. maximum B. anxiety C. examination D. complexion
II.iChoose the best answer from A, B, C, D to complete each of the following sentences.
I am …………of making excuses for your rudeness to our friends.
A. annoyed B. worried C. tired D. angry
He finished the paintings …………for the exhibition.
A. in good time B. for the time being
C. from time to time D. time after time
Hello. Is that 21045? Please put me………to the manager.
A. across B. up C. over D. through
So little………..that the neighbors could not settle their differences.
A. they agreed B. agreed did they C. did they agree D. they did agree
Which do you want, this pen or that one? – I want……..
A. both B. all C. them D. other
Twenty miles…………a long way to walk.
A. are B. was C. is D. were
It’s difficult to pay one’s bill when prices keep………….
A. raising B. growing C. gaining D. rising
After………to make a speech at the ceremony, John stayed up late to write it down.
A. telling B. having told C. being told D. has told
The dentist told him to open his mouth………..
A. broad B. wide C. broadly D. widely
Venice,………has a lot of old houses built on water, is a city in Italy.
A. where B. which C. that D. whose
III.Fill in each gap in each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters.
1. Television can make things more…….… because it brings both ( MEMORY)
sounds and pictures.
2.Tim is one of the …..…on a boat trip on Lake Michigan. (PARTICIPATE)
3.Professor Smith has joined the company in an……….capacity. (ADVISE)
4.They were so alike. It’s sometimes impossible to……between them. (DIFFERENT)
5.Saving energy means reducing ………….bills. (HOUSE)
6……….who spend most of their time in front of a computer (YOUNG)
don’t have enough time for studying and playing sports.
7.We must all protect the environment to………..a better world (SURE)
for our grandfather.)
8.The …….of the trains and the buses causes frustration and annoyance. (FREQUENT)
A label on a package of food must not be…………. (LEAD)
10.Some people believe that traveling by plane is………..safer (CONSIDER)
than other form of travel.
IV.Choose the correct answer to complete the passage.
In the modern world, there is a wealth of leisure activities to choose from. Entertainment industries …(1)… for your leisure time. You can watch TV, listen to music, go to an art gallery or concert or, of course, read a book. Sometimes it seems that reading is …(2)… because, …(3) …you’re a fast reader, it can take a plentiful amount of time to finish a novel, for example. But in the modern world, time is something that can be in short supply.
Book publishers haven’t been… (4) …to realized this and are now selling a product which needn’t take up a much of your time but still tells you an excellent story. The new product is the audio book – cassette recordings of short novels, often read by well-known personalities or the authors themselves. Audio books are …(5)… new but people are becoming more aware of them and sales are increasing ……(6)…
One of the attractions of audio books is that they’re… (7)… listening to the radio, only better. You can listen to what you want and when you want, and you won’t ever… (8)… anything. Much of their appeal …(9)… in their flexibility. For some people, audio books can be much more enjoyable way