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HuyÖn Trùc Ninh N¨m häc: 2009 - 2010
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Họ và tên: …………………………………Số báo danh:…………
Ngày, tháng, năm sinh:...…………………………………………..
Trường THCS: ……………….……………………………………
Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này
(Đề thi gồm 4 trang)I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word in each group that has the underlined part
pronounced differently from the rest. (1pt)
1. A. promised B. hopped C. booked D. burned
2. A. though B. ought C. thought D. bought
3. A. hard B. carry C. card D. yard
4. A. try B. why C. heavy D. dry
5. A. cool B. food C. look D. flood
II. Circle A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (2pts)
1. The teacher told him ___________ up late.
A. to not stay B. to stay not C. to stay not D. not to stay
2. My father is good at ____________ English.
A. speaking B. spoken C. speak D. to speak
3. We are all ________ that you passed your English exam. Congratulation!
A. relieved B. afraid C. delighted D. certain
4. “__________to come and have dinner with us?” “I’d love to but I’m very busy”.
A. would you mind B. could you please C. Would you like D. Do you enjoy
5. I am very _____________ in the information you have given me.
A. concerned B. interested C. surprised D. worried
6. Can you tell me where ______________ ?
A. she does B. does she C. she is D. is she

1. I go to see her if I have enough time. 1. __________________
2. It is not easy do that difficult work. 2.___________________
3. He would rather ask his son fix the bicycle for him.3 ___________________
4. He drove such fast that he won the race. 4.___________________
5. Do you want I make you some coffee? 5.___________________
6. The traffic light has become red. 6.___________________
7. We hurried because we were afraid to miss the last bus. 7 ___________________
8. It’s dangerous to drive fastly in busy streets. 8.___________________
9. The bicycle is so expensive for me to buy. 9.___________________
10. Dave is a friend of mine. I knew him for a long time. 10.__________________
V. Give the correct form of the bold verbs in parentheses. (2pts)
1. The dictionaries (1. buy _________________) yesterday.
2. While my mother and I (2. watch____________________) a film on T V last night, our
aunt in the USA (3. phone_______________)
3. My friend (4. not/visit____________________) me since he (5. move _____________) to
another town.
4. We (6. already/ finish _________________________) our work.
5. My English (7. get____________________ ) better and better.
6. You should practice (8. speak___________________) English everyday.
7. How long you (9. wait_______________________________) for me?
8. It was a nice day, so we decided (10. go ________________) for a walk.
VI. Choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D to complete the passage. (2pts)
An increasing number of people are now going on (1) ___ to Egypt. Last year, for example,
about one and a half million (2) ___ visited Egypt. The (3) ___ of Egypt is about fifty millions and the
(4) ___ is El Qahira (Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the (5) ___ is hot
and dry and most of the country is desert, the average (6 ) ___ from October to March is not too high.
The most (7) ___sights are the pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant to (8) _____Alexandria,
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Port Said and several other places and do as much (9) _____ as possible in the time available. A (10)
____ to Luxor is an unforgettable experience.

A. includes B. comprises C. holds D. prints
3. The word “reply” in line 5 closely means _________.
A. question B. letter C. ticket D. response
4. The flights are “fully booked” in line 6. “Fully booked” means_____________ .
A. There is no ticket for you to book. B. There are a lot of books on the flights.
C. There are a lot of tickets on the flights. D. There are many tickets for you to buy.
5. The word “request” in line 12 closely means_____________
A. act of asking for something B. suggestion
C. question D. command
VIII. Fill in each blank with one suitable word. (2pts)
New Year is one of the most important (1) ___________ in the United States. On New Year’s
Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o’clock (2) ____________ night, everyone says “Happy
New Year” and they (3)______________ their friends good luck. New Year’s parties usually last a
long (4) ____________. Many people don’t go home (5) ___________ morning. Another holiday,
Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday children (6) _________ as witches, ghosts or
others. Most children go (7) __________house to house asking for candy or fruit. If the people at the
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house do not give (8) __________ candy, the children will (9)__________ a trick on them. But this
(10)_____________ever happens. Almost people give them candy or fruit.
IX. Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meaning as the sentences
printed before them. You are not allowed to write more than five words. Do not change the
words given in the brackets. (2pts)
1. She has never seen a more unusual festival than this. ( most )
This is ……………………………………………. she has ever seen
2. “Do you know the name of the person who first climbed Mount Everest?” (if)
He asked me ……………………………of the person who had first climbed Mount Everest
3. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away? ( mind )
Do you ……………………………………………….. the chairs away?
4. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it. (will )
The time machine ……………………………………the public when it is finished.

9. We were late for school because of the heavy rain.
Because it …………………………………………………………………………………..
10. When he was small, his family lived in Hue.
His family used …………………………………………………………………………….
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I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest. (1pt)
Mỗi câu làm đúng cho 0.2 điểm
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D
II. Circle A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. ( 2.0pts )
Mỗi câu làm đúng cho 0.2 điểm
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B
6. C 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. B
III. Give the correct form of the bold words in parentheses.( 2.0pts)
Mỗi câu làm đúng cho 0.2 điểm
1. useful 2. arrival 3. daily 4. recognized 5. comfortable
6. proud 7. traditional 8. flight 9. properly 10. different
IV. Each sentence below contains an error, underline and correct them. 0 is done as an
example. (2.0pts)
Mỗi câu làm đúng cho 0.2 điểm
0. My brother are a teacher. 0. _______ is _________
1. I go to see her if I have enough time. 1. _______I’ll go_______
2. It is not easy do that difficult work. 2.________to do _______
3. He would rather ask his son fix the bicycle for him. 3 ________to fix________
4. He drove such fast that he won the race. 4._________so__________