ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT ĐỘI TUYỂN LỚP 9
Thời gian: 150 phút
I. Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. the B. thus C. mother D. thumb
2. A. chalk B. chicken C. machine D. chapter
3. A. massive B. angel C. change D. shape
4. A. music B. future C. public D. cubic
5. A. through B. brother C. both D. teeth
II. Find the word that has stress pattern different from that of the others.
1. A. alcohol B. legendary C. prominent D. legitimate
2. A. architect B. pioneer C. military D. principle
3. A. conceal B. conference C. confidence D. context
4. A. activity B. biology C. geography D. scientific
5. A. musician B. museum C. competent D. computer
III. Choose the one option that best completes the sentences from the four words A, B, c or
D.
1. …………… they are tropical birds, parrots can live in temperate or even cold climate.
A. Despite B. Even though C. Nevertheless D. But
2. Unemployment…………… by 2% last month alone.
A. has been falling B. has fallen C. fell D. is falling
3. Actually I’d rather you…………… in here.
A. are not smokingB. hadn’t smoked C. didn’t smoke D. don’t smoke
4. Traveling by air is not cheap. And it isn’t interesting……………
A. neither B. either C. too D. also
5. The dog was so dirty that he looked as if he…………… in the mud.
A. had been lay B. had been lying C. had been laid D. had been lain
6. I’ve always…………… you as my best friend.
A. meant B. thought C. regarded D. supposed
7. I…………… the heat because I had been living there for a long time.
A. used to B. was used to C. be used to D. am used to
8. At last we decided to give half of the money to Peter and …………… half for ourselves.

5. I ……… met an old friend last week. EXPECT
6. I think it is very…… of him to expect us to work overtime every night this week. REASON
7. I have applied for the job, but I am not sure because there are a lot of job……. APPLY
8. The thing I hate about John is his………… RELY
9. The …………… of the Hollywood actor, Jimmy Halton, was announced last night. DIE
10. An aero plane has to overcome the ……… of the air. RESIST
V. Match the first part in column A with the second one in column B to make the
conversations. 0 has been done as an example
A B
0. How about going to the cinema?
1. You are looking good today!
2. I’ve eaten three plates of chips!
3. He’s a very good chess player.
4. Oh dear, have you lost your pen?
5. I haven’t done my homework yet.
6. That car nearly knocked me down.
7. Has Hazel broken her leg?
8. It wasn’t a good idea to argue with
Paul.
a. I know. He could play when he was five years old.
b. You should have finished it by now.
c. Well, I thought he was wrong.
d. That’s a good idea.
e. You should be more careful when you cross the road.
f. Oh, thanks, Bill. You are sweet.
g. Actually, I found it last night.
h. You oughtn’t to eat so much!
i. Yes, the doctor said she mustn’t walk on it for two
weeks.
VI. Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE or TWO words only. 0 has been done as

tells me to be quiet or I’ll disturb the neighbors. When my sister was here, I started telling her,
‘Shhh, you’ll disturb the neighbors.’ Perhaps (8)_____. I hope not.
Before I left, my father said: ‘Nothing is better than Singapore.’
VIII. Read the passage then pick out one best option for your answer
Maybe you recycle cans, glass, paper and metal. Did you know that nature recycles, too?
One of the things nature recycles is water. Water goes from the ocean, lakes and rivers into the air.
Water falls from the air as rain or snow. Rain and snow eventually find their way back to the ocean.
Nature’s recycling process for water is called the water cycle. The water cycle has four stages:
storage, evaporation, precipitation and run-off. Water on Earth gets stored in oceans, lakes, rivers, ice
and even underground. Water goes from storage into the atmosphere by a process called evaporation.
When water evaporates, it changes from a liquid into a gas, called water vapor. Water vapor goes up
into the atmosphere. Water returns to Earth as precipitation in rain or snow by changing into drops of
water when the air gets cold enough. Clouds are collections of water droplets. Most precipitation
falls into the oceans and goes right back into storage.
Water that falls on land always flows from higher places to lower ones - This flow is called
run-off. Water from land flows into streams. Streams join together to make rivers and eventually the
water flows into storage in the ocean, then the water cycle starts all over again.
1. What can nature recycle ?
A. Cans, glass, paper and metal B. Ocean C. Lakes and rivers D. Water
G. I don’t like English people
H. I live in a village now
I. But my husband enjoys being at home
J. I always stay at home
K. I’m becoming more like the English
2. In recycling, where does water go from ?
A. From rivers, lakes to oceans B. From oceans to lakes
C. From the ocean into lakes, rivers and pondsD. From oceans, lakes and rivers into the air
3. What is nature’s recycling process for water called ?
A. Water cycle B. Waterfall C. Run-off D. Water vapor
4. In what way, does water go from storage into the atmosphere ?

 He is ……………………………………………………………………….
8. If you want my advice, I would forget about buying a new house.
 If…………………………………………………………………………
9. “I must see the manager!” he cried.
 He insisted ……………………………………………………………….
10. I had better get back to work.
 It’s……………………………………………………………………….
X. Use the word given in bold in brackets to finish the second sentence so that it has the
similar meaning to the first one. Don’t change the forms of the given words
1. This room is too small for two people to live. (enough)
This _________________________________________________ .
2. “Where have I left my keys, Dung?”, asked Nam. (where)
Nam _________________________________________________.
3. Languages are my best subject at school. (better)
I am _________________________________________________.
4. If you don’t take good care of those shoes, they won’t last for long. (look)
Unless _________________________________, they won’t last for long.
5. I was taught Italian by a very good teacher. (who)
The __________________________________________________________.
6. As a school boy, he often played football in the school team. (to)
He ___________________________________________________________.
XI. Make any changes and additions when necessary to build the sentences from the
following sets of words and phrases. 0 has been done as an example
0. I/ use/ live/ this house/ when/ young.
I used to live in this house when I was young.
1. It/ necessary/ students/ wear uniforms/ they/ school/.
__________________________________________________________________
2. About five million/ bottle/ champagne/ produced/ France/ next year/.
__________________________________________________________________
3. I/ now/ tired/ since/I /stay/ late/ do/ homework/.

VII. (1) C (2) H , (3) F (4) A
(5) D (6) I (7) B (8) K
VIII.
1. D 2. D 3. A 4. B
5. D 6. C 7. C 8. D
IX.
1. I expect him to be there/ to get there by lunch time
2. The inspector accused him of stealing the jewels
3. The bank robber threatened the clerk of not moving or he would shoot
4. According to the drama critic of the …the new play is regarded as a …
5. Despite playing well, the team lost
6. only by training hard every day, can you become a good athlete
7. He is a more persuasive speaker than his brother.
8. If I were you, I wouldn’t buy a new car.
9. He insisted on seeing the manager.
10. It’s necessary for me to get back to work.
X
1. This room is too small for two people to live. (enough)
This room is not big/ large enough for two people to live.
2. “Where have I left my keys, Dung?” asked Nam. (where)
Nam asked Dung where he had left his keys.
3. Languages are my best subject at school. (better)
I am better at languages than any other subject at school.
4. If you don’t take good care of those shoes, they won’t last for long. (look)
Unless you look after those shoes carefully, they won’t last for long.
5. I was taught Italian by a very good teacher. (who)
The teacher who taught me Italian was a very good teacher.
6. As a school boy, he often played football in the school team. (to)
He used to play football in the school team when he was a school boy.
XI.