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chän éi tuyÓn i thi häc hsg cÊp huyÖn líp 9 THCS
N¨m häc 2005-2006
M«n tiÕng anh
Thêi gian lµm bµi: 150 phót ( Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao Ò )
Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are.
2. Over the years, She (collect) thousands of stamps.
3. "Where is Jane?" "Down stairs sir" ."She (greet) the guests."
4. We don’t enjoy (use) as cheap labour.
5. I can't help (feel) sorry for the hungry children. If only there (be) peace in the world.
6. I am sure the letter won't arrive in time unless it (send) by air
7. The vase (break) when it (move) to the other room.
8. I was just about (leave) the office when the phone rang.
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
1. That company has 2000 ............ (employ)
2. I don’t know why they call him a ............. (lie)
3. The old hotel we used to stay at has been .................... (modern)
4. Conservationists believe that we should preserve the ......rainforests in the world. ( tropic)
5. The little village is very quiet and .............at night. (peace)
6. Women nowadays have more ..........to participate in social activities (free)
7. The .........of the new guest caused trouble to my aunt. (arrive)
8. She cut herself and it's ...........quite badly. (blood)
9. His parents are very ............of him (pride)
10. Every week, there are two ...........from Ha Noi to Nha Trang. (fly)
Question 3: Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D ) for each space
Jeans are very popular with young people all (1)...........the world. Some people say that jeans are the "uniform" of (2) ............ But they haven't always been popular. The story of jeans started (3) ...........two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth (4) ...........in Genoa was called "jeanos". The pants were called "jeans". In 1850, a saleman (5) ..........California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. (6) ..............they were so strong, "Levi's pants" became (7) ........ with gold miners; farmers and cowboys. Six years (............; Levis began making his pants with blue cotton (9) ............called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the United States and Europe began (10) .........jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them.
1. A.in B. on C.over D.above
2. A.youth B. young C. youger D.youngest
3. A.lots B. much C. most D. almost
4. A.make B. makes C. making D. made
5. A.in B. on C. at D. with
6. A.Although B. But C. Because D. So
7. A.famous B. popular C. good D. wonderful
8. A.late B. later C. latest D. last
9. A.cloth B. clothing C. cloths D. clothes
10. A.wear B. wearing C. wore D. worn
Question 4: Choose the one sentence that has same meaning to the root one.
1. Would you mind waiting outside the office?
A. Did you wait outside the office?
B. Did you see anyone waiting outside the office?
C. Will you wait outside the office?
D. Do you enjoy waiting outside the office?
2. I used to go to the cinema on Saturdays .
A. I usually went to the cinemal on Saturdays.
B. I got used to going to the cinema on Saturdays.
C. I didn’t go to the cinema on Saturdays
D. I usually go to the cinema on Saturdays.
3. You feel unhealthy because you don’t take any exercise.
A. if you took more exercise, you would feel healthier.
B. If you take more exercise, you will feel healthier.
C. If you were healthier, you would take more exercise.
D. If you don’t take any exercise, you will feel unhealthy.
4. "Do you know Trang's address?" he asked me.
A. He asked me for Trang's address.
B. He asked me if someone knew Trang's address.
C. He asked me if I know Trang's address.
D. He asked me if I knew Trang's address.
Question 5: a/ There is a mistake in the sentence. Find the mistakes and correct it.
1. If he would speak more slowly, I could understand him.
2. Hoang has felt much better when he took the pill.
3. Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn't he?
4. After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left.
5. I suggested that you writing to them to accept their offer.
b/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.
1. Translate this article .. .. .. ..English for me, please.
2. Donna is thinking of importing flowers ............Vietnam.
3. They have only been there ............. a few minutes.
4. The canoe overturned and evryone fell ............the deep water.
5. I'll come ........to pick her ...........at 8 o'clock
Question 6: Change the following sentences into reported speech.
1. "Please call me at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning", said Mai
2. "Are you interested in this Language Center?"Asked Lan
3. "We will spend our holiday in Da Lat next month," said Mrs Chi
4. "What does your son want to learn?" the man said to Mr Linh.
5. "You must come today," Hoa said.
Question7: Complete the second sentence with the same meaning.
1. Vinh keep forgetting his homework  Vinh is .....................
2. I would like you to help me put the chairs a way. Do you mind................
3. Please don’t make any noise; I'm very tired.  I'd rather.........................
4. This is the best computer I have ever used.  I have never......................
5. He hasn’t chatted with his classmates through the internet for ages.It's ages.........
6. We haven't seen her since we left university.  The last time............................
7. Walking in the rain gives my brother pleasure. My brother enjoys......................
8. Keeping the environment clean is very important.  It's...............
9. Minh began to collect stamps in 2000  Minh has.........................
10. Let's meet inside the center, at the cafe' corner  How....................................