Luyện tập HS giỏi AV 9 - 108

TEST 12
TIME: 150 MINUTES
TOTAL: 100 POINTS
A. PRONUNCIATION (5 pts)
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently form the rest.

a. ordered b. published c. impressed d. escaped
a. exchange b. brochure c. challenge d. charity
a. gemstone b. generous c. giant d. garbage
a. treatment b. teaching c. disease d. spread
a. deny b. terrify c. energy d. liquify

B. VOCABULARY (20 pts)
I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. (5 pts)

1. I read an interesting …………… in the paper the other day.
a. article b. information c. news d. reporting
2. “How did you feel before the exam?” – “Very ……………”
a. shy b. boring c. nervous d. fearsome
3. My father’s office is on the 10th …………… of that building.
a. flat b. block c. stage d. floor
4. Will you …………… me to post this letter tomorrow?
a. remember b. mind c. remind d. suggest
5. Sir James Sheridan is the best …………… on the English stage.
a. artist b. audience c. viewer d. actor

II. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete each of the following sentences (5pts)

1. UFO means unidentified flying ……………
2. Scientists can usually predict when a volcano will ……………
3. Tet holiday is the most important …………… for Vietnamese people.
4. A/ An …………… is a person who installs and repairs water pipes.
5. Air …………… is a serious problem in many large cities.

III. Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals. (10 pts)

1. His performance in Hamlet was most …………… IMPRESS
2. She received a lot of …………… from her teachers and friends. COURAGE
3. Using electricity is an …………… way of cooking. Gas is much cheaper. ECONOMY
4. He is quite an …………… person. He plays a lot of sports. ENERGY
5. Nga regularly writes …………… for Hoa Hoc Tro magazine. POET
6. My sister is …………… of ants and bees. TERROR
7. That rule is not …………… in this case. APPLY
8. We have to keep our costs as small as possible. We have many …………… trying to take our customers away. COMPETE
9. The twins are so alike that it is difficult to …………… one from the other. DISTINCT
10. Viet Nam declared its …………… on September 2nd, 1945. DEPEND

C. GRAMMAR (30 pts)
I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following conversations (10 pts)

A. John: I (1. cut) …………… my hand badly. Do you have a bandage?
Ann: Yes, I do. I (2.get) …………… you one. How it (3.happen) ……………?
John: I (4.chop) …………… some wood and the axe (5.slip) ……………
B. Tom: Jack is a translator; he (6. translate) …………… 1,000 words a day and (7. get) …………… $100 a week, which he (8. say) …………… isn’t enough to live on.
Bill: Well, if he (9. want) …………… more money, he (10. have) …………… to do more work. Advise him to translate 2,000 words a day.

II. Find and correct 10 mistakes in the following passage. (10 pts)

It has been saying that the British and Americans are “two peoples separated by a common language”. However, the differences among British and American English are comparatively small. Despite some British irate people occasionl complain about the latest American TV series of that they are unable to understand a word, it is clear that little people have serious problems. In fact, it is television, films, and pop music that have helped to bring him closer together, and that minor difficulties which might occur in comprehension are probably many fewer than 40 or 50 years ago. Normally four or five American programs are finding inan evening on British television, and 6 or 7 of the American 20 better records are by British artist.

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