thi hc sinh gii Ting Anh 9

Trng hc Hc sinh gii Qun Ba nh - HN

Lp hc

Nm hc

2004

Mn thi

Anh vn

Thi gian

120 pht

Thang
im

10

I. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (3pts)

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. Its 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).
6. Would you mind (9- lend) me 5$. I forgot (10- cash) a cheque.
7. Id rather (11- stay) at home than (12- work) for him.
1-2-. 3-
4-.. 5-. 6-..
7- .. 8-.. 9-
10-. 11-. 12-
II. Choose the best answer and fill in the blanks (2pts)
1. It was over 30 feet in length. Thats how ..it was (length/tall/large/long)
2. He set up a new world record. He a new record. (did/player/created/found)
3. Secondary schools offer a wide ..of subjects (list/range/field/scope)
4. Since the .of the motor car, road accidents have increased dramatically
(approach/inauguration/initiation/advert)
5. I cant do that report today. Ive got far too much other work to......(catch
up on/go in for/get away with/cut down on)
6. While youre away from the office on business trips, you will be given a
dailyof 25 pounds towards meals and accommodations
(allowance/price/permit/money)
7. My brother hasin the military (joined/entered/served/participated)
8. 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 (2pts)
1. My teacher.me to take this exam (courage)
2. He has theto become a professional football player (able)
3. Give me something to drink please! Im dying of(thirsty)
4. We try to bring our work to(satisfy)
5. The..of the question was requested (repeat)
6. The teacher checks for regular.(attend)
7. The roads are rough in..areas, so its hard to travel by road (mountain)
8. The people whose houses are to be demolishes when the new road is rebuild will
beoutside the city (house)
IV. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions or adverb particles (3pts)
1. The exercise was...the abilities.most.the class.
2. Students were angry.being treated.children.
3. The watch is still.guarantee.
4. We can only guess.her reason..leaving.
5. being questionedthe police, she was released..charge.
6. Her fathers illness cost a cloud..her wedding day.
V. Fill in the blanks with one missing word (3pts)
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 (3).. he was
never (4) for his services, and he never managed to earn much money. He made
(5)his mind to put an (6). to this. One day, he was (7)
by a young man who said to him Oh doctor, Im so glad to see you. Ive
got a (8) pain in my left side The doctor (9) to be interested
and said Shut your eyes and stick your tongue (10)of your mouth. Then he
went away, leaving the man standing in the street (11).. his tongue hanging
out and a large (12).. of people laughing at him.
VI. Rewrite these sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed above it (3pts)
1. We believe that he will become rich some day
-> Our.
2. Because of the bad weather, we couldnt go camping.
-> The bad weather prevented..
3. I walk away as calmly as I could so that they wouldnt think I was a thief
-> In case.
4. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.
-> As long as..
5. His fondness for the game increases with his proficiency.
-> The more..
6. The President is the statesman I admire most of all.
-> There is.

VII. 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.