THE GOOD ENGLISH WRITING CONTEST FOR GRADE 9
Time: 90 ms
I/ Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others. (1pt)
1. A. great B. bread C. break D. steak
2. A. weight B. height C. eight D. vein
3. A. too B. food C. soon D. good
4. A. enough B. cough C. though D. rough
II/ Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the words in parentheses (2 pts)
1. The air in the city is very (pollute)
2. Please listen to the lecture (care).
3. The accident happened because of driving (care)
4. He is going to all the bags. (collection).
5. She has provided a picnic lunch for us. (kind)
6. We’ll make this beach clean and again. (beauty)
7. If the continues, what will happen? (pollute)
8. A large number of inhabitants have made on how to protect the
environment. (suggest)
III/ Say whether the idioms in the following sentences are used correctly (true) or
incorrectly (false) (1,5 pts)
TRUE FALSE
1. . Men are not usually invited to a hen party.
2. You would probably not be very happy if someone said to you,
“You’re a brick”
3. I forgot to phone David- it completely slipped my mind
4. He can’t read music; he plays the piano by ear.
5.My cousin is very strong. He’s extremely tight-fisted.
6. Most people would be pleased if they got a windfall.
IV/ Fill in the missing words in the sentences below. (1,5 pts)
hot on wishful nook weak Tall
1. Don’t believe a word he says; it’s just another of his stories.

A. live in twenty rainforests.
B. Live in several hundred different varieties of trees
C. Live in a forty-degree band of latitude.
D. Live in areas where the rainforest has been cleared
3. What is the meaning of the word “just” in line 5?
A. fairly B. only C. correctly D. precisely
4. How many of the world’s rainforests are projected to be destroyed if the current
rate continues?
A. All of them will be gone by the year 2020.
B. Three-quarters of them will be gone by the year 2020.
C. Half of them will be gone by the year 2020.
D. One-quarter of them will be gone by the year 2020.
VI/ Write the cues given, write a letter to your penpal. You should put them in the
correct order first, then begin to write: (2pts)
1. I/ be interesed in/ learn English.
2. I/ would like/ information/ your Institute.
3. I/ want/ improve/ reading/ writing.
4. Could you please/ information/ length of the courses and fees/ beginners?
5. I see/ Institute’s advertisement/ Today’s TV program.
6. I / complete/ spoken English test/ necessary.
7. I look forward/ hear/ you.
8. sincere, / Helen.
→ Dear sir,
ANSWER KEY
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1 2 3 4
B B D C
II/ 2 điểm. Mỗi câu đúng 0,25 điểm
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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