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SYSTEM OF GIFTED STUDENTS MOCK TESTS DÀNH CHO HỌC SINH GIỎI 9PHÒNG GD&ĐT………..Tr ng THCS………..ươ KI THI KSCL CAC TUY HSG KH Năm 2017-2018Ô oĐ THI MÔN. TI NG ANHÊ Ê( Th gian 120 phutơ )I. PHONETICS Pick out the word (A, B, or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those ofthe other words. (5 pts)1. A. pleas ed B. punish ed C. practic ed D. promis ed 2. A. bed B. door C. student D. play 3. A. our B. our se C. our D. our 4. A. ell B. enter C. ube D. eiling5. A. oo B. oo C. sh oo D. oo tII. LEXICO-GRAMMARPart 1. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, or D) that best completes each sentence. (10 pts)6. Harrods, in London, is probably one of the best-known ........................ in the world.A. departmental stores B. department shops C. department stores D. stores department 7. Robert does not have ....................... Peter does.A. money more than B. as many money as C. more money as D. as much money as8. In ........................ 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam won ........................ 158 gold medals.A. Ø/ the B. the/ C. a/ the D. the/ the9. You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday. You ........................ be really hungry.A. might B. will C. can D. must10. This ring is only made of plastic so it’s quite ........................ .A. valuable B. invaluable C. worthless D. priceless11. Her marriage has been arranged by her parents. She is marrying man ........................ .A. she hardly knows him B. whom she hardly know himC. she hardly knows D. All are correct 12. "Can give you little more coffee?" ........................ ”A. No, you're welcome. B. No. Thanks C. Yes, you're right. D. Yes, I'm OK.13. It was ........................ serious accident that he was kept in hospital for month.A. such B. such C. so D. so a14. fire must have readily available supply of oxygen. ........................, it will stop burning. A. Consequently B. Furthermore C. Otherwise D. However15. enjoy doing things on my own, and don’t need company ........................ the time.A. all B. most C. much D. wholePart 2. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition. (5 pts)16. Most American men earn on average about $110 week.17. He is married to my friend.18. You’d better not drink that milk, Joe. It’s gone off .19. Are you aware of the regulations concerning the use of guns?20. used to watch for the postman's arrival to seize unwanted envelopes and tear off the corner with the stamp stuck on it.Part 3. Complete the sentences with appropriate form of the word in block capitals. (5 pts) 21. scientists are trying to find out new stars. SCIENCE 22. He was turned down for the job because he wasn’t qualified QUALIFY 23. My colleagues are very pleasant but the manager is little unfriendly FRIEND 24. Teenagers are now fashionably dressed. FASHION 25. Some people claim to be able to foretell the future. TELL Part 4. Put the verbs given in the brackets into their appropriate tenses or forms. (10 pts)26. The prisoner is thought (escape) to have escaped by climbing over the wall yesterday. 7. Five kilometres (be) is long way for little boy to walk.PREPARED RELEASED BY ĐỖ BÌNH, THPT LIỄN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 970Ê ÔSYSTEM OF GIFTED STUDENTS MOCK TESTS DÀNH CHO HỌC SINH GIỎI 928. He stepped down from the bench on which he (stand) had been standing and walked out of the room. 29. He (serve) served in the army in the last war. 30. She regrets (not/ buy) not buying that house. It is much more expensive now. 1. Peter did not get used to (get) getting up early when he first came to Vietnam.32. By the time your brother (return) returns here next year, the city will have changed lot. 33. What tune (play) was being played when we came in? 34. wish (know) knew her address now.3 5. They (learn) will be learning English from nine to ten in this room. Don’t let anyonedisturb them then. Part 5. In each of the following sentences, the words or phrases are marked A, B, or D.Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct and correct it. (5 pts)36. The police has not decided whether or not to charge the four young men have D37. Without transportation, our modern society could not be existed exist D38. She left the room with not saying word. without D39. The more careful you drive, the fewer accident you will have carefully D40. The price of crude oil used to be great deal lower than now, wasn’t t? didn’t DIII. READING COMPREHENSIONPart 1. Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, or D) which best fits each space. (10 pts)What is money? The pound, the dollar or the franc are actually just like gram or akilometre. The difference is that you can exchange money for something (41) ______. fivepound note may buy book, huge bag of sweets, or (42) ______ of cinema tickets. But thenote itself is only printed (43) ______ of paper which costs almost nothing to make. Thousands of years (44) ______ peopl didn't have money as we know (45) ______. Therewere no banks (46) ______ even shops. In those days, Mr. Green, the farmer exchanged thecorn he (47) ______ grown for Mr. Hive's honey. This was an exchange arranged between thetwo (48) ______ each of whom had something that the other wanted. But in time, mostsocieties invented their own "currencies" (49) ______ that people could exchange more. Thedifferent currencies began to join together, which is why (50) ______ everyone uses nationalcurrency.41. A. other B. else C. another D. apart42. A. couple B. double C. few D. several43. A. slice B. part C. side D. piece44. A. since B. past C. before D. ago45. A. them B. it C. some D. that46. A. or B. neither C. and D. but47. A. did B. was C. had D. has48. A. jobs B. people C. things D. s49. A. for B. by C. before o50. A. tomorrow B. today C. recently D. soonPart 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONEword in each space. (10 pts)People have always dreamed of living forever, and although we all know this will (51) not/PREPARED RELEASED BY ĐỖ BÌNH, THPT LIỄN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC www.violet.vn/quocbinh72SYSTEM OF GIFTED STUDENTS MOCK TESTS DÀNH CHO HỌC SINH GIỎI 9never happen, we still want to live as long as possible. Naturally, there are advantages anddisadvantages to long (52) life In the first place, people (53) who/that live longer can spend more time with their familyand friends. Secondly, people who have busy working lives look forward to long, relaxing timewhen they can do the things they have never had time for.(54) On the other hand, there are some serious disadvantages. Firstly, many peoplebecome ill and consequently have to (55) spend time in hospital or become (56) dependent ontheir children and friends. Many of them (57) find this dependence annoying or embarrassing. Inaddition to this, the (58) older people get, the fewer friends they seem to have because old friendsdie or become ill and it's often (59) hard/difficult to make new friends. To sum up, it seems that living to very old age is worthwhile for people who stay healthy(60) enough to remain independent and enjoy life.Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers A, B, C, or D). (5 pts)After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became very rich man. However,he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to beremembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, hecreated fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhilecontributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards literature, physics, chemistry,medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awardsceremony. Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and he nte re st on thi ss um us ed fo the award whi ch va ry rom $30,000 to $125,000. Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards arepresented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges'decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Somepeople have won two prizes, but this is rare others have shared their prizes.61. The word "foresaw" is nearest in meaning to ................A. prevailed B. postponed C. prevented D. predicted 62. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT:A. awards vary in monetary value. B. ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention.C. politics plays an important role in selecting the winners. D. few individuals have won two awards.63. The passage implies that Nobel's profession was in ...............A. economics B. medicine C. literature D. science64. The word "worthwhile" is closest in meaning to ...............A. economic B. prestigious C. trivial D. valuable65. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite. B. Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity.C. Alfred Nobel left all his money to science. D. Alfred Nobel made lasting contribution to humanity.IV. WRITINGPart 1. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence,using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and fivewords, including the word given.66. Susan regrets not going to the airport to say goodbye to her friend. (WISHES)→ Susan wishes she had gone to the airport to say goodbye to her friend.6 7. Despite his age, he’s still working. (RETIRED)PREPARED RELEASED BY ĐỖ BÌNH, THPT LIỄN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC www.violet.vn/quocbinh72SYSTEM OF GIFTED STUDENTS MOCK TESTS DÀNH CHO HỌC SINH GIỎI 9→ He still has not retired despite his age.68. Despite knowing the area well, got lost. (EVEN)→ got lost even though knew the area well.69. do not intend to tell you my plans. (OF)→ have no intention of telling you my plans.70. Graham spends all his time doing research. (DEVOTED)→ Graham has devoted all his time to doing research.Part 2. Finish each of the following sentences in such way that it is as similar as possible inmeaning to the sentence printed before it. (5 pts)71. haven't seen this film before.→ This is the first time have seen this film7 2. “I was not there at the time,” he said.→ He denied being/ having been there/ (that) he had been there at the/ that time7 3. The bus takes longer than the train.→ The train does not take as long as the bus (does).74. have never seen such mess in my life!→ Never in my life have seen such mess!7 5. My father is the owner of that car. That car belongs to my father____________THE END___________PREPARED RELEASED BY ĐỖ BÌNH, THPT LIỄN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC www.violet.vn/quocbinh72