ĐỀ THI HSG MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9
Thời gian 120 phút
I. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (2pts)
1. You ever (1- be) to England? – Yes, I (2- go) there 3 years ago. 2. If she (3- work) harder, she (4- not fail) the exam last year. 3. It’s difficult to get used to (5- eat) with chopsticks. 4. The chairman suggested (6- hold) another meeting next week. 5. I prefer (7- drive) to (8- be driven).
1-………………….................2-……………………….....
3-………………………........4-…………………………..
5-………………………....... 6-…………………….......... 7- ………………………….. 8-……………………..........
II. Choose the best answer and fill in the blanks (1pts)
1. It was over 30 feet in length. That’s how ……………..it was. (length/tall/large/long) 2. Secondary schools offer a wide ……………..of subjects. (list/range/field/scope) 3. My brother has…………………in the military. (joined/entered/served/participated) 4. The discovery was a major………………….for research workers. (breakdown/breakthrough/break in/break out)
III. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets (1pts)
1. My teacher…………………….me to take this exam (courage) 2. Give me something to drink please! I’m dying of………………(thirsty) 3. The………………..of the question was requested. (repeat) 4. The teacher checks for regular……………….(attend)
IV. Fill in the blanks with one missing word (2pts)
A doctor who worked in a village was very (1)………….. because many people used to stop him in the street and asked his (2)……………… . In this case he was never (3)………… for his services, and he never managed to earn much money. One day, he was (4)……………… by a young man who said to him “Oh doctor, I’m so glad to see you. I’ve got a bad pain in my left side” The doctor (5)……………… to be interested and said “ Shut your eyes and stick your tongue (6)……………of your mouth”. Then he went away, leaving the man standing in the street (7)…………….. his tongue hanging out and a large (8)…………….. of people laughing at him.
V. Rewrite these sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed above it (2pts)
1. Because of the bad weather, we couldn’t go camping. ->The bad weather prevented…………................................................ 2. I walk away as calmly as I could so that they wouldn’t think I was a thief -> In case…………….......................................................................... 3. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test. -> As long as………............................................................................. 4. The President is the statesman I admire most of all. -> There is…………..............................................................................
VI. Make a complete letter (2pts)
Dear Julia, 1. I/be/sorry/it/take/so long/reply/your letter. 2. You/please/know/I come/London/next weekend. 3. It/seem/long time/we/meet. 4. I/wonder/you/like/go/see/film/play. 5. There/be/new/Harrison Ford film/at/Odeon. 6. Perhaps/can go/meal/drink/afterwards. 7. Give/ring/later/week/arrange/more definite. 8. Look/forward/hear/you/soon.
Love
Mary
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