Đề thi KS chọn đội tuyển HSG Khối 9 lần 2 môn Tiếng Anh - Trường THCS Vân Du (Có đáp án)

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2.	A. activity	B. electricity	C. simplicity	D. pollution
3.	A. achievement	B. experiment	C. explanation	D. discovery
4.	A. surprising	B. astonishing	C. amazing	 D. interesting
 5 .	A. interview	B. industry	C. essential	D. difficult
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SECTION B. LEXICO -GRAMMAR:
III. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (40 pts)
1. I had to get up early, ...I would miss the train.
A. otherwise
B. if not	
C. so that
D. but
2. Those police questioned my brother at some length and he didn’t enjoy...
A. questioning
B. to be questioned
C. to question
D. D. being questioned
3. My parents are going to take three days...next month to help my brother move his house.
A. at	
B. over 
C. off
D. out
4. English is used as an access ...a world scholarship and world trade.
A. into
B. to
C. for
D. towards
5. I remembered the correct address only ... I had posted the letter.
A. since
B. afterwards
C. following
D. after
6. Our parents have never allowed us...
A. smoke
B. to smoke
C. smoking
D. smoked
7. I turned down the job ...the attractive salary.
A. despite
B. because
C. although
D. because of
8. Parents love and support their children ...the children misbehave or do foolish things.
A. if
B. since
C. only if
D. even if
9. The Historical Museum is becoming ... crowded.
A. much and more
B. more and more
C. much and much
D. more and much
10. She never let you cook the meals, ...?
A. didn’t she
B. doesn’t she
C. did she
D. was she
11. In my class, Trung was responsible ... the teacher ... keeping the class in order while she went out. 
A. to/ for
B. to/ in
C. with/ for
D. for/ for
12.The scheme allows students from many countries to communicate..
A. with other
B. themselves
C. each other
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IV. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find the mistake and write your choice (A,B,C or D) in the space provided below. (20 pts)
1. She bought a new motorbike was made in Japan last week. 
A B	 C	 D
2. I’d like to go out for dinner, but I don’t feel like to eat out tonight.
 A	 B	 C	 D
3. Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he ?
 A	 B	 C	 D
4. Even though being ill, Phong still went to school last Monday.
 	 A 	 B	 C D
5. The house is convenient located about a mile from the shopping center
 A	 B C	D
6. Despite the roadblock, the police allowed us enter the restricted area to search for our friends.
 A	 B	 C	 D
7. Happiness is a most important thing in my life. Nothing is more valuable than it.
 A B	 C D
8. Our flight was delayed, so we had decided to take a long walk around the terminal.
 A	 B	 C	 D
9. Members of high school clubs learn to participation in teams through their involvement in 
 A	 B	 C
community projects. 
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10. He said he was looking after a place to stay for a few weeks.
 A	 B	 C	 D
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V. Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in italic. (20 pts)
1. When he played cards he is very  He hates losing.
COMPLETE
2. If your work is . you will get a longer contract
SATISFY
3. I’d love to see you next week, but .., it won’t be possible.
FORTUNATE
4. As a do...e. 
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SECTION C. READING:
VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (20 pts) 
SPRING FESTIVAL
	From (1) ______ times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (2) ______ Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
	Easter, however, is not the (3) ______ spring festival. In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by making (4) ______ bonfires. Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages children are (5) ______ round bonfires by their mothers to protect them (6) ______ danger in the coming year. Buddhists in Thailand soak (7) ______ in water when celebrating their New Year, which (8) ______ in the middle of April. In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with flowers. Chinese spring parades are (9) ______ colourful, but (10) ______ flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets. 
	1. A. earliest	B. latest	C. previous	D. old
	2. A. which	B. when	C. because	D. by then
	3. A. single	B. one	C. only	D. lonely
	4. A. giant	B. tremendous	C. extreme	D. huge
	5. A. gone	B. carried	C. brought	D. run
	6. A. in	B. out of	C. against	D. from
	7. A. through	B. one other	C. each other	D. mutually
	8. A. falls	B. appears	C. happens	D. occurs
	9. A. the same	B. as	C. not less	D. equally
	10. A. instead of	B. on behalf of	C. in spite of	D. place of
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VIII. Read the following passage and then choose the best answer (10 pts)
Sports training
	Parents whose children show special interest in a particular sport have a difficult decision to make about their children’s career. Sho