PHÒNG GD – ĐT
THỊ XÃ ĐỒNG XOÀI
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Thời gian 90 phút
Chú ý : Đề thi này có 4 trang

I. Chose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. . good B. roof C. foot D. flood
2. A. winter B. intelligent C. spine D. wind
3. A. steps B. makes C. fights D. stairs
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that in the rest.
4. A. danger B. include C. devote D. police
5. A. union B. united C. wonderful D. library
III. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
6. Computer are not _________, of course, but they usually do not make mistakes.
A. perfect B. well C. common D. truthful
7. Hardly ________can find the answer to the complex problem.
A. no one B. someone C. anyone D. everyone
8. The little girl looked up ________thinking her mother would beat her.
A. fear B. feared C. fearful D. fearfully
9. She spoke ________nobody could understand her.
A. so fastly that B. so fast that C. fastly so that D. fast so that
10. I’m sorry I________to you so long.
A. don’t write B. haven’t written C. didn’t write D. am not writing
11. It’s ________you to make your own dicession.
A.up / for B. for/ on C. up / to D. on / of
12. Trees __________-since it stopped raining last month.
A. have been planted B. were planted C. were being planted D. had been planted
13. He made me _______the task over and over again.
A. do B. to do C. doing D. done

A. superior B. better C. excellent D. brightest
27. Some of my friends are taking extra classes in English __________become tourist guides.
A. so that B. so as C. in order that D. so as to
28. Please don’t touch anything before ___________________.
A. the police will come B. the police come
C. the police comes D. the police would come
29. Did you watch the documentary about wildlife on TV last night.
A. film that acted by famous actors B. the science fiction
C. funny play D. film giving fact
30. ________of the students know the answer to that question.
A. Almost B. The most C. Most D. Mostly
31. Be patient __________you won’t succeed.
A. because B. or C. unless D. otherwise
32. Susan couldn’t help _________when I told her the joke.
A. laughing B. laugh C. to laugh D. laughed
33. Regina, __________you have never met before, is a genius in painting.
A. that B. whose C. whom D. whomever
34. Doctors advise _________too many hours watching television.
A. not to spend B. not being spent C. not spend D. not spending
35. Can you give me the _________for tomato soup ?
A. formula B. recipe C. order D. method
36. I am fed __________hanging around here with nothing to do.
A. up on B. out of C. up with D. by
37. I was named _________a wealthy relative of my Mom’s.
A. after B. to C. as D. in on
38. Some young people today have a very strange _________.
A. appear B. appearance C. disappear D. disappearance
39. If today ________Sunday, we ________to the beach.
A. is / would go B. were / would go C. will be / will go D. were / will go
40. I don’t believe _______ the existence _______UFOs _______the earth.

in a shop, working there full-time and earning enough money to live (57)_____________. She
(58)____________ a lot of new friends and found new interests. Many years (59)_____________ , five, ten,
twenty … Mrs Dobbins grew old.
One morning in 1979 Jack came home.He held up the morning (60)_____________ “ Not much
news today” he said to his wife.
VI. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
61. These animals are not used to(keep) _______________in the iron cages
62. Last summer, Tom and I (stay) _______________ on his uncle’s house for a week
63. You (walk) _______________too fast. That why you are tired now.
64. They are considering (buy) _______________a new house.
65. Without water and air, we (not survive) _______________on this planet.
VII. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistakes ( A, B,
C, D) and correct it 0 is done for you.
For example: 0 My brother are going to study in New York next month.
A B C D
Answer: 0. B  is going.
66. What often do you write to your pen pal? _ Twice a week.
A B C D
67. In my view parents should not let children to watch too much television.
A B C D
68. Your intelligent and energy will help you solve any problem you encounter, use these strengs wisely
A B C D
69. Five millions of bottle of champagne will be produced in France next year.
A B C D
70. Last weekend Ba went to see a movie, calling “ Ghosts and monster”.
A B C D
71. Last year we went to Australia and stayed at my grandmother for two weeks.
A B C D
72. I have learned English for five years I think learning languages is a hard work.
A B C D

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
86. I wasn’t there at that time.
 He denied
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
87. Immediately after his arrival, thing went wrong.
 No sooner
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
88. He will come because he wants to be sure of meeting you.
 He will come so
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
89. The room wasn’t only cold, It was also very damp.
 Not
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
90. Would you like me to finish the work tonight?
 I ‘ll
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

THE END
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GIÁM THỊ 2
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I. Chose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

17. Do you happen to know ______________?
A. what his name B. what his name is C. what is his name D. what was his name
18. The teacher told his students _________ the mistakes again.
A. not to make B. not make C. don’t make D. won’t make
19. We can’t solve this problem if only our teacher ________here now to help us.
A. is B. are C. were D. to be
20. When ________________? _ In 1786.
A. the telephone was invented B. was the telephone invented
C. did the telephone invented D. did the telephone invent
21. Mary: “ What a lovely house you have!” John :“____________________”.
A. Thank you hope you will drop in B. I think so
C. No problem D. Of course not, It’s not costly
22. Two hours _________not enough to finish this test.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
23. It takes me about two hours __________to Vung Tau.
A. ride B. riding C. to ride D. rode
24. Nobody phoned while I was out, ___________?
A. did they B. didn’t they C. did it D. didn’t it
25. Did Giang say he would attend the class party.
A. organize B. play C. refuse D. be present at
26. Mary is the best student in the class. She is ________ to all the other students.
A. superior B. better C. excellent D. brightest
27. Some of my friends are taking extra classes in English __________become tourist guides.
A. so that B. so as C. in order that D. so as to
28. Please don’t touch anything before ___________________.
A. the police will come B. the police come
C. the police comes D. the police would come
29. Did you watch the documentary about wildlife on TV last night.
A. film that acted by famous actors B. the science fiction
C. funny play D. film giving fact

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I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. teenage B. garbage C. carriage D. shortage
2. A. shift B. sight C. hike D. tidal
3. A. exchange B. brochure C. challenge D. charity
4. A. witness B. litter C. enter D. pretty
5. A. decided B. collected C. watched D. invited
II. Choose the words whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
6. A. rivalry B. dormitory C. documentary D. nominate
7. A. annoyance B. government C. experiment D. participate
8. A. precious B. terrified C. innovate D. commercial
9. A. intermediate B. institute C. interactive D. innovation
10. A. comprise B. compulsory C. correspond D. communicate
III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentences.
11. I was responsible _____ the teacher ______ keeping the class in order while she went out.
A. to / for B. for / for C. to / in D. with / for
12. Some people say that Sue is unfriendly, but she’s always nice ______ me.
A. with B. about C. to D. on
13. There has been a big increase ______ the price of land recently.
A. to B. in C. with D. of
14. He lives a rather lonely life. He doesn’t have much contact ______ other people.
A. to B. on C. in D. with
15. She works quite hard. You can’t accuse her ______ being lazy.
A. at B. with C. of D. in
16. I saw your school advertisement ______ today’s edition of Vietnam News.
A. in B. on C. of D. from
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17. I’m glad Sarah is coming to the party. I’m really looking ______ seeing her again.
A. up with B. out for C. forward to D. back on
18. Don’t let me to interupt you. Carry ______ with your work.

32. It’s obvious that neither the worker _______ to fight the new rules.
A. nor the manager intend B. nor the manager intends
C. intend nor the manager D. or the manager intend
33. There _______ traffic, so the journey didn’t take very long.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
34. Only if you get to the theater early_______ a chance to get a ticket for tonight’s performance.
A. you will have B. you have C. will you have D. do you have
35. You can contact us by telephone or e-mail, _______you prefer.
A. which B. whichever C. what D. whatever
36.The shop was crowded _______ last-minute shoppers.
A. of B. with C. for D. in
37. ________ English, he is also very good at French and Germany.
A. Beside B. Besides C. Except D. Apart from
38. I’d rather you ________ with us.
A. come B. have come C. came D. are coming
39. To the one _______ feelings for me so strong that the word love can’t describe them.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
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40. Don’t talk loudly. Noone ________ noise in the reading room.
A. is allowed to make B. is allowed making
C. allows to make D. allows making
41. Many people are concerned ______ global warming.
A. at B. to C. on D. about
42. I feel as if my head _________ on fire now.
A. be B. was C. were D. is
43. The hotel where I stayed last summer was good, so I want to _________ it to you.
A. introduce B. show C. suggest D. recommend
44. When the old retire, they live on _________ which the government givethem.
A. fee B. pension C. fare D. salary
45. We all admired your courage in catching the thief on the street this morning.

into the air such gases as carbon monoxide, sulphur and nitrogen oxides, which are very (65)
________ to humans. Worse still, these gases after a series of chemical changes, turn (66) ________
toxic acids. They fall down in ‘acid rains’, raising the acidity in the air, soil and water to dangerous
(67) and affecting not only trees but also fish and other wildlife. Many industrial countries in
Europe and North America have (68) ________ bad affects from those ‘rains’.
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(69) ________,Man faces no more urgent problem than that of saving his own survival.
Scientists, social organization and governments should sit down together to solve the air (70)
________ problem.
61. A. programs B. events C. articles D. columns
62. A. changing B. becoming C. making D. taking
63. A. up B. over C. away D. out
64. A. bring B. get C. account D. count
65. A. harmful B. powerful C. awful D. painful
66. A. in B. into C. out D. over
67. A. amounts B. ranks C. points D. levels
68. A. suffered B. influenced C. offered D. bothered
69. A. Naturally B. Safely C. Surely D. Practically
70. A. pollute B. polluted C. polluting D. pollution
VII. Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answerA, B, C or D.
According to World Health Organization(WHO) research, the emission from car exhausts
causes more death than road accidents. The research found that one third of all harmful air pollution
was caused by road transport, and that long term exposure to pollution caused estimated 21,000
premature deaths a year across the three countries, France, Austria, and Switzerland. This is much
higher than the 9,947 who died that year as a result of road accidents.
In addition, the researchers calculated that the car fumes caused 300,000 extra cases of
brochitis in children and 15,000 extra hospital admissions for heart disease made worse by the
pollution. They calculated that the cost of dealing with all this was 27 billion Euros per year. A lot
of money goes into making cars safer, but not as much is spent solving air pollution.
71. What is the main idea of the text?

86. Nobody is to blame for the fact that the meeting was cancelled.
A. Everybody is responsible for the cancelled meeting.
B. Nobody should be held responsible for the fact that the meeting was cancelled.
C. It’s nobody’s fault that the meeting was cancelled.
D. Both B and C are correct.
87. Our opinion on the subject are identical.
A. There are some differences in our opinion on the subject.
B. We have the same opinion on the subject.
C. We have similar subjects.
D. We differ in opinions on the subject.
88. As long as you stay calm, you will pass your driving test.
A. It takes so long to do the driving test.
B. You have to practice long enough to pass your driving test.
C. Keeping calm is secret of passing your driving test.
D. Unless you stay calm, you will pass your driving test.
89. My mother never allows me to stay up late.
A. I was allowed to get out of the bed late
B. My mother never lets me go to bed late
C. My mother always makes me go to bed late.
D. My mother does not allow me to get out of bed late.
90. ‘If only I’d learn to drive’ Roger said
A. Roger thinks there are too many drivers on the roads.
B. Roger feels glad that he didn’t learn to drive.
C. Roger wishes he could drive.
D. Roger is sorry that he leart to drive.
X. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
91. Is it all right if I come to the club with you tonight.
 Would you mind

92. She makes her children stay at home in the evenings.

PHÒNG GD & ĐT BÙ GIA MẬP
TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO
ĐÁP ÁN
ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Ngày thi: 21-09-2011
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút(không kể thời gian phát đề)
Thí sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi được phát kèm cùng với đề thi này
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I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. teenage B. garbage C. carriage D. shortage
2. A. shift B. sight C. hike D. tidal
3. A. exchange B. brochure C. challenge D. charity
4. A. witness B. litter C. enter D. pretty
5. A. decided B. collected C. watched D. invited
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C
II. Choose the words whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
6. A. rivalry B. dormitory C. documentary D. nominate
7. A. annoyance B. governmentC. experiment D. participate
8. A. precious B. terrified C. innovate D. commercial
9. A. intermediate B. institute C. interactive D. innovation
10. A. comprise B. compulsoryC. correspond D. communicate
6. C 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. C
III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentences.
11. I was responsible _____ the teacher ______ keeping the class in order while she went out.
A. to / for B. for / for C. to / in D. with / for
12. Some people say that Sue is unfriendly, but she’s always nice ______ me.
A. with B. about C. to D. on
13. There has been a big increase ______ the price of land recently.
A. to B. in C. with D. of

C. what had happened D. happened
28. Not a good film, ______?
A. was it B. wasn’t it C. did it D. didn’t it
29. Mary couldn’t have got my message. Otherwise she ______ .
A. would reply B. should reply
C. would have replied D. should have replied
30. I wonder where we ______ in ten years from now.
A. are living B. will live C. will be living D. will have lived
31. I think that with our solidarity we can ______ this difficulty.
A. overtake B. overdo C. overwork D. overcome
32. It’s obvious that neither the worker _______ to fight the new rules.
A. nor the manager intend B. nor the manager intends
C. intend nor the manager D. or the manager intend
33. There _______ traffic, so the journey didn’t take very long.
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
34. Only if you get to the theater early_______ a chance to get a ticket for tonight’s performance.
A. you will have B. you have C. will you have D. do you have
35. You can contact us by telephone or e-mail, _______you prefer.
A. which B. whichever C. what D. whatever
36.The shop was crowded _______ last-minute shoppers.
A. of B. with C. for D. in
37. ________ English, he is also very good at French and Germany.
A. Beside B. Besides C. Except D. Apart from
38. I’d rather you ________ with us.
A. come B. have come C. came D. are coming
39. To the one _______ feelings for me so strong that the word love can’t describe them.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
40. Don’t talk loudly. Noone ________ noise in the reading room.
A. is allowed to make B. is allowed making
C. allows to make D. allows making

58. They escaped from the fire __ unharmed __. (harm)
59. I have still not received a __ satisfactory __ answer to my question. (satisfy)
60. These exercises are designed to _ strengthen __ your stomach muscles.(strong)
VI. Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
In recent years there have been many (61) ________ on air pollution in newspapers and magazines.
Scientists all over the world have warned that our atmosphere is (62) ________ more and more
contaminated, and that Man, through his carelessness, may run(63) of pure air to breathe.
Automobiles and industries mainly (64) ________ for air pollution in most cities. They pour into the
air such gases as carbon monoxide, sulphur and nitrogen oxides, which are very (65) ________ to humans.
Worse still, these gases after a series of chemical changes, turn (66) ________ toxic acids. They fall down in
‘acid rains’, raising the acidity in the air, soil and water to dangerous (67) and affecting not only trees but
also fish and other wildlife. Many industrial countries in Europe and North America have (68) ________
bad affects from those ‘rains’.
(69) ________,Man faces no more urgent problem than that of saving his own survival. Scientists,
social organization and governments should sit down together to solve the air (70) ________ problem.
61. A. programs B. events C. articles D. columns
62. A. changing B. becoming C. making D. taking
63. A. up B. over C. away D. out
64. A. bring B. get C. account D. count
65. A. harmful B. powerful C. awful D. painful
66. A. in B. into C. out D. over
67. A. amounts B. ranks C. points D. levels
68. A. suffered B. influenced C. offered D. bothered
69. A. Naturally B. Safely C. Surely D. Practically
70. A. pollute B. polluted C. polluting D. pollution
61. C 62. B 63. D 64. C 65. A 66.B 67. D 68. A 69. C 70. D
VII. Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answerA, B, C or D.
According to World Health Organization(WHO) research, the emission from car exhausts causes
more death than road accidents. The research found that one third of all harmful air pollution was caused by
road transport, and that long term exposure to pollution caused estimated 21,000 premature deaths a year

safely run (78) _________ much higher speeds. In other (79) _____, they not only take (80) _________
space but also occupy it for a (81) _______ time.
Public transport also play an important (82) _________ in the areas of the Third World. In many
cities in Asia and Africa , buses make 50 to 80 percent (83) ________ all memorized trips. Buses are
sometimes hopelessly overcrowded. It is (84) _________ uncommon to see several riders clinging to
outside. Yet most Third World cities have lower public transport use per person than (85) _________ in
Western Europe.
76. to 77. carry 78. at 79. words 80. less
81. shorter 82. role / part 83. of 84. not85. those
IX. Choose the sentence that is almost the same meaning as the sentence given.
86. Nobody is to blame for the fact that the meeting was cancelled.
A. Everybody is responsible for the cancelled meeting.
B. Nobody should be held responsible for the fact that the meeting was cancelled.
C. It’s nobody’s fault that the meeting was cancelled.
D. Both B and C are correct.
87. Our opinion on the subject are identical.
A. There are some differences in our opinion on the subject.
B. We have the same opinion on the subject.
C. We have similar subjects.
D. We differ in opinions on the subject.
88. As long as you stay calm, you will pass your driving test.
A. It takes so long to do the driving test.
B. You have to practice long enough to pass your driving test.
C. Keeping calm is secret of passing your driving test.
D. Unless you stay calm, you will pass your driving test.
89. My mother never allows me to stay up late.
A. I was allowed to get out of the bed late
B. My mother never lets me go to bed late
C. My mother always makes me go to bed late.
D. My mother does not allow me to get out of bed late.

96. I / write / you / the noise / your flat//
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97. I / constantly disturbed / noise / your record player / late / night//
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98. I / speak / you / number / times / this matter / and you / say / try / be more reasonable//


99. But you/ continue/ play / record player / till / early hours / the morning //


100. I hope / we / manage / sort / this pleasant.
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Dear sir
96. I am writing to you about the noise from your flat.
97. I am constantly disturbed by the noise from your record player late at night.
98. I have spoken to you a number of times about this matterand you did say/said you would try to be
more reasonable
99. But you continue to play your record player till the early hours of the morning.
100. I hope we can manage to sort this out pleasantly.
THE END
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C
II. Choose the words whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
6. C 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. C
III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentences.
11. A 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. C 16. A 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. D 21. A 22. D

96. I am writing to you about the noise from your flat.
97. I am constantly disturbed by the noise from your record player late at night.
98. I have spoken to you a number of times about this matterand you did say/said you would try to
be more reasonable
99. But you continue to play your record player till the early hours of the morning.
100. I hope we can manage to sort this out pleasantly.
PHÒNG GD & ĐT BÙ GIA MẬP
TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO
ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Ngày thi: 11-09-2011
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Thí sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi được phát kèm cùng với đề thi
này
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I. Choose the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from the rest in each group:
1. A. comfort B. hobby C. popular D. knowledge
2. A.eats B. tapes C. lives D. cooks
3. A.complain B. main C. explain D. certain
4. A. seat B. search C. seaside D. seaport
5. A.preposition B. prepayment C. prepare D. prescribe
II. Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group.
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1. A. equipment B. criminal C. evidence D. passenger
2. A. adventure B. discover C. represent D. experience
3. A. dependent B. computer C. mechanic D. interest
4. A. definite B. suggestion C. influence D. probably
5. A. proceed B. welfare C. include D. provide
III. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete these following sentences.
1.________ are easy to dissolve.

A. to wait B.waiting C. for waiting D. wait
15. Those were the days ________ we were very happy .
A. that B. of which C. about which D. when
16. I turn down the job________ the attractive salary.
A. because B. because of C.although D. despite
17. The scientists and engineers have become key figures in our modern ________ society
A. industry B. industrial C. industrialize D. industrialization
18. He asked me________.
A. since when I waited B. since when I am waiting
C. how long I have been waiting D. how long I had been waiting
19 . She remembered the correct address only ________ she had posted the letter.
A. since B. afterward C. following D. after
20. His parents never allowed him________
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A. a smoking B. smoking C. to smoke D. some smoke
21. She's finished the course, ______?
A. isn't she B. hasn't she C. doesn't she D. didn't she
22. The stolen painting was ______ a large sum of money.
A. worth B. valued C. cost D. priced
23. Although the weather is not so good, the match will ______.
A. go about B. go ahead C. go over D. go along
24. The greater the demand, ______ the price.
A. the highest B. the high C. higher D. the higher
25. The children's mother warned them ______ near the river.
A. not to go B. to not go C. not going D. don't go
26. Jane ______ her parents that she wouldn't marry that rich man.
A. told to B. said C. told D. is telling
27. The football match had to be ______ because of the bad weather.
A. put out B. put off C. putting off D. put up
28. I hate school, the teachers make us _________ so much homework every day!

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Experience , lose, get, attend, award, respond
look, hear, improve,surf ,wander, leak
5. Please tell me if you ____________ from her.
6. I don’t want my document ____________ out, Iwant to keep it secret.
7. Viruses can keep you from ____________ access to the file you want to open.
8. I enjoy ____________ the net looking for informationon MTV.
9. Over ninety teenagers have ____________ to Jim’s questions.
10. Sometimes we see him ____________ alone in the park.
V. Fill each gap with the correct form of the word in brackets
1. One major ____________ of the area is the lack of public transport. (advantage)
2. We asked her to take part but she made no____________ to us. (respond)
3. Taxis are too____________ for many people to offord. (cost)
4. Could you please____________ us about the courses and fees? (information)
5. Martin looked at her ____________ (thoughtful)
6. The tast we are dealing with is ____________ complicated. (extreme)
7. This book provides information which is very ____________ to us. (value)
8. No one can deny the ____________ of his contribution. (precious)
9. Our house is____________ by several burglar alarms. (protection)
10. It was ____________ so all we stay at home. (snow)
VI. Choose the word (a,b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces
AIR POLLUTION
Every one wants to (1) _______ pollution. But the pollution problem is as (2) _______ as it
is serious. It is complicated(3) _______ much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For
example(4) _______ from automobiles causes a large (5) _______ of all air pollution. But the
automobile(6) _______ transportation for millions of people.Factories (7) _______ much of waste
that pollutes air and water, but factories gives employment to a large number of people.
Thus to end or greatly reduce pollution (8) _______ people would have to stop using many
things that benefit them. Most of people don’t want to do that, of course. But pollution can be(9)
_______ reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to lessen the amount of

October was believed in the
past that dead people appeared from their graves,and which is now celebrated in the US,Canada and
Britain.It is a time when children have parties, and ghosts. Many children dress up as movie
characters or a favorite superhero.
They make lanterns out of pumpkins (large and round vegetables) from which the inside has
been removed, and play “trick or treat”, a traditional activity at Halloween, in which children dress
in costumes and visit houses.At each house they say “trick or treat”.This means that they will play a
‘trick’, or joke ,on the people in the house unless they are given a ‘treat’,e.g. sweets or money.Most
people prefer to give treats rather than having tricks played on them.The practice of ‘trick or treat’
began in the US in the 1930s but is now comon in Britain also. But Halloween is not just for
children. Many adults enjoy showing off their costumes at Halloween parties!
Questions:
1. When is Halloween celebrated?
=> __________________________________________________________________________
2. Do they still believe dead people appear from their graves on the night of 31
st
October?
=> __________________________________________________________________________
3. What do children pretend to be when they dress up?
=> __________________________________________________________________________
4. Tell the activities children do at Halloween.
=> __________________________________________________________________________
5. Do they have the practice of ‘trick or treat’ in Britain?
=> __________________________________________________________________________
6. How do children play ‘trick or treat’?
=> __________________________________________________________________________
7. In order to avoid tricks,what do people do?
=> __________________________________________________________________________
8. Where is Halloween celebrated now?
=> __________________________________________________________________________

2. You’d better take a sweater. It might get cold. (in case)
=> _________________________________________________________________________
3. Most of the audience didn’t know the result of the match. The television was interrupted in the
middle of the game. (therefore)
=> __________________________________________________________________________
4. Tom has continued to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day. The doctor warned him. (eventhough)
=> __________________________________________________________________________
5. We take you up Da Lat. You can enjoy pure air there. (where)
=> __________________________________________________________________________
6. Jim doesn’t study hard. He doesn’t get better grades. (if)
=> __________________________________________________________________________
7. Tuan is very active. He studies the best of us. (who)
=> __________________________________________________________________________
8. The oil washed from land will also lead to the death of fish. People are worried. (adjective + that)
=> __________________________________________________________________________
9. He was advised to stop smoking. His health was very poor. (because of)
=> __________________________________________________________________________
10. The book was very interesting. He read it from cover to cover. (so that)
=> __________________________________________________________________________
XI. Write a letter to your pen pal, using the words provided:
1. I/ not see/ a long time /.And /miss /so much.
=> __________________________________________________________________________
2. Your letter /you say /wish /visit Nha Trang.
=> __________________________________________________________________________
3. Now /I write /give information
=> __________________________________________________________________________
4. Nha Trang /beautiful city /the center /Vietnam.
=> __________________________________________________________________________
5. This city /the seashore /more one million inhabitants.
=> __________________________________________________________________________

VII. Put one suitable word in each space.
1. problem 2. daily 3. energy 4. movement 5. higher
6. shortage 7. continue 8. environment 9. solution 10. pollution
VIII. Read the passage and answer the questions.
1.It is celebrated on October 31st.
2. No, they don’t.
3. They pretend to be witches, wolves, vampires, and ghosts, as movie characters or a favorite
superhero.
4. Children have parties, dress up as witches woplves, vampires,ghosts or as movie characters or a
favorite superhero, make lanterns out of pumpkins, play ‘trick or treat’, get candy or money from
the hosts of the houses they visit.
5. Yes, they do.
6. They dress in costumes and visit houses.At each house they say ‘trick or treat ’. This means that
they will play a ‘trick’, or joke, on the people in the house unless they are given a ‘treat’,e.g.sweets
or money.
7. In order to avoid ‘tricks’, they give ‘treats’ to children.
8. Halloween is celebrated in the US, Canada and Britain now.
IX. Completethe second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first sentence using the
word given:
1. I had to cancel the birthday party because of my closet friend’s serious illness.
2. An essay on the life of President Ho Chi Minh will be written by Hung.
3. I wished I had visited my grandfather.
4. In spite of coming late, he gained the highest result.
5. If we had known that Lan had an accident, we would have visited her.
6. These magazines shouldn’t be left on the table.They should be put on this shelf.
7. It took one hour and a half to fly to Ho Chi Minh City by plane.
8. The kidnappers threatened him if he didn’t pay the ranson, they would kill the boy.
9. If you lived near us, we would visit you very often.
10. It was such an interesting film that all we wanted to see again.
11. I would rather you deliver the sofa on Friday.

Ngày thi: 13-09-2011
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút(không kể thời gian phát đề)
Thí sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi được phát kèm cùng với đề thi này
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I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the other:
1. A. climate B. Budhism C. Hinduism D. impress
2. A. beach B. peaceful C. recreation D. meat
3. A. impressed B. wanted C. wished D. stopped
4. A. summer B. difficult C. much D. currency
5. A. proud B. pronoun C. enough D. around
II. Choose the word which is stressed different from the rest.
1. A. quiet B. receive C. couple D. wedding
2. A. delightful B. important C. everyone D. develop
3. A. arrive B. birthday C. forward D. feeling
4. A begin B. silver C. dinner D. people
5. A. anniversary B. activities C. librarian D. American
III. Choose the best answer.
1. The social services are chiefly _______ with the poor, the old and the sick.
A. Influenced B. related C. suffered D. concerned
2. I know you’re annoyed, but you must try to control your _______ .
A. blood B. storm C. explosion D temper
3. It was a hot day, and many people were _______ .their way to the beach.
A. taking B. hitting C. making D. setting
4. After a lot of difficulty, he _______ to open the door.
A. managed B. succeeded C. obtained D. realized
5. The car was badly smashed up, but the driver escaped without serious _______ .
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A. damage B. pain C. wound D. injury
6. The country’s annual _______ of coffee beans has increased each year since 1977
A. produce B. growth C. outcome D. production

22. The teacher says “ The time is up “ . This means that the period of time has _______
A begun B ended C passed D continued
23. This house needs _______ because it looks very old .
A clean B to clean C cleaned D cleaning
24. My father sometimes _______ the washing up after dinner .
A washes B makes C takes D does
25. Never put _______ until tomorrow what you can do today .
A off B from C on D of
26. Look ! There is a _______ of fish in the water .
A bar B school C slice D block
27. She never comes on time . It is no use _______ for her .
A waiting B to wait C waited D wait
28. The number of unemployed people in that country is increasing rapidly .
A retired B working C business D jobless
29. She telephoned while I _______ dinner .
A cooking B was cooking C have cooked D was cooked
30. I am not ready and _______ .
A she isn’t too B neither is she C so is she D she is neither
31. The computer isn’t woking . It _______ this morning .
A broke down B let down C turned down D put down
32. It’s time the children _______ to bed .
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