TRƯỜNG THCS ÂU LẠC KỲ THI HSG CẤP TRƯỜNG

HỌ VÀ TÊN: ____________________ NĂM HỌC: 2021-2022

LỚP: ___________________________ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 9
Thời gian: 90 phút

PART ONE: PRONUNCIATION (1.5 pts.)

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three.
1. A. crooked B. hatred C. dogged D. moped
2. A. crises B. oases C. species D. houses
3. A. chimney B. psychology C. architecture D. Christmas
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other three.
3. A. athletics B. curriculum C. expertise D. horizon
4. A. bikini B. committee C. adobe D. admiral
5. A. infamous B. rendezvous C. politics D. disaster

PART TWO: MULTIPLE CHOICE (5 pts.)

1. I was so ________ in the book I was reading that I completely lost the track of time.
A. absorbed B. occupied C. attracted D. fascinated
2. I’m trying to win a place at university, so I am ________ a lot of study pressure.
A. for B. at C. under D. in
3. Our soldiers ________ bravely against the enemy.
A. proceeded B. forwarded C. advanced D. furthered
4. The longer he waited, ________ impatient he got.
A. the better B. better C. more D. the more
5. I was very angry because none of the servants was ________ when I wanted a message.
A. inaccessible B. fashionable C. illegible D. available
6. Anna is holding her shopping bag with one hand and turning the door handle with ________.
A. others B. another C. the other D. other
7. Giving up smoking is just one of the ways to ________ heart disease.
A. push off B. put off C. ward off D. throw off
8. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to______ new procedures to save time
and money.
A. manufacture B. establish C. control D. restore
9. They were surprised to come ________ such a large sum.
A. into B. up to C. up with D. over
10. I don't care what you do about job. It's no ________ of mine.
A. importance B. feeling C. matter D. concern
11. I am not ________ ambitious ________ interested in pursuing a career.
A. so/as to be B. too/to be C. so/ to be D. as/ as to be
12. Despite his lack of experience, he ________ get the job done without delay.
A. can B. could C. may D. was able to
13. He ________ very clumsy because this is the fifth time, he has fallen down the stairs.
A. must be B. must have been
C. could be D. could have been
14. Although he claims to be bilingual, his Spanish is ________ than mine.
A. much better B. not better, if not worst
C. not better D. no better, if not worse
15. Biochemists have solved many of the mysteries about photosynthesis, the process ________
plants make food.
A. by which B. through which
C. which D. whose
16. If milk smells bad, you can be certain it has __________ off.
A. come B. got C. decayed D. gone
17. They said they had the European rights for the product but it was a lie. They were acting
under false __________.
A. pretences B. eel C. egg D. wool
18. Local residents objected ___________ the new power station in their area.
A. have B. to have C. to having D. having
19. Only after doing his chores ________________ to go to meet his friends.
A. was Jason allowed B. was allowed Jason
C. did Jason allow D. Jason was allowed
20. I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money from me.
A. making me impatient B. praising me too much
C. make me feel worse D. elevating me
PART THREE: ERROR IDENTIFICATION (2 pts.)
1. Lichens grow everywhere that any living thing can grow and can resist cold, hot and drought.
A. that B. can C. hot D. drought
2. Ordinary beaver dams vary in length from a few feet to a hundred feet or more than them.
A. Ordinary B. dams C. length D. more than them
3. Montessori preschools differ from public elementary schools in that the activities focus on the
child's individual abilities and interests rather than academic ones.
A. from B. that C. rather than D. ones
4. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much more easily, cars are the
greatest contributor of air pollution.
A. Although B. has made C. more easily D. greatest
5. Compared with the number of paid holidays enjoyed by most employees in the company,
three weeks of vacation seem generous.
A. with B. paid C. enjoyed D. seem
6. The most famous alumnus of the college were invited to participate in the graduation
ceremony and related activities scheduled for late May.
A. of B. were C. related D. scheduled for
7. Besides transportation, rivers provide food, water for crops, water to drink, and opportunities
for recreation for people live along their banks.
A. Besides transportation B. provide food, water for crops
C. opportunities for D. for people live
8. People can use the water not only to irrigate fields but to make electricity for homes
and industries as also.
A. not only to irrigate B. make electricity C. for homes D. and industries as also
PART FOUR: GUIDED CLOZE (2.5 pts.)
University researchers have taken samples from a preserved dodo specimen in an (1)
_______ to uncover the extinct bird's family tree. They worked with the British Natural History
Museum to collect and study (2) _______ material from a large number of specimens: a
preserved dodo, the extinct solitaire bird, and 35 kinds of living pigeons and doves. Their
analysis (3) _______ the dodo and the solitaire to be close relatives with the Nicobar pigeon,
their nearest living relative.
The dodo lived on Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It was a flightless bird, bigger than a
turkey. By 1681, all dodos had been (4) _______ by hungry sailors. The solitaire, which (5)
_______ a bit like a dodo, had gone the same way by 1800. By extracting short pieces of the
dodo's DNA and (6) _______ these with the DNA of living birds, the scientists were able to
deduce when the dodo evolved away from its (7) _______ into a separate entity.
The scientists can now (8) _______ assume that the dodo developed its distinctive
appearance and features as a (9) _______ of its geographical isolation. They are now convinced
that it separated from the solitaire about 25 million years ago, long before Mauritius (10)
_______ an island.

1. A. attempt B. order C. intention D. assistance

2. A. living B. raw C. extinct D. genetic
3. A. advises B. shows C. involves D. recommends
4. A. disappeared B. killed C. vanished D. extinct
5. A. appeared B. looked C. existed D. seemed
6. A. studying B. researching C. comparing D. combining
7. A. relatives B. island C. species D. independence
8. A. surely B. highly C. hardly D. safely
9. A. means B. factor C. result D. reason
10. A. discovered B. developed C. became D. transformed

PART FIVE: OPEN CLOZE (2.5 pts.) Complete the passage below by writing ONE word
UNEMPLOYMENT
A recent report by a government department suggests (1) ___ has been a significant rise in
the number of young people without jobs. Opinions on the reason for this vary, according to the
report, but there is general agreement that the situation is (2) _____ worse by employers who
refuse to take on staff with no experience. Many youngsters still find it impossible to get a job,
(3) _____ after undergoing training in their chosen field, (4) _____ often results in frustration
and depression. The report also points out that older staff are reluctant to make room for
younger people, (5) _____ they feel their security is threatened. Although the report is critical (6)
_____ many employers, it (7) _____ recognize that some are changing and recommends that (8)
_____ attempts are being made to tackle the problem, no support should be (9) _____ The report
emphasizes that young people (10) _____ be prepared to be flexible, accepting jobs they may
not have originally considered appropriate.

PART SIX: WORD FORMS (2.5 pts.)

1. With City Link X70, there are frequent daily ____________from Oxford to Heathrow - every
half hour for much of the day.
(DEPART)
2. There are very few ____________ places left on earth. Man has been nearly everywhere.
(EXPLORE)
3. Many people do not understand the importance of the habitats to wild animals and plants so
they spoil them ________________ (CONSCIOUS)
4. The two players have developed a friendly ____________ (RIVAL)
5. Microbes __________ organic waste into a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide.
(COMPOSE)
6. You don't respond well to positive _________, which is only made to help you. (CRITIC)
7. Local officials were surprised at the scale of the _________ against plans for a local casino.
(CRY)
8. Can you think of one __________ reason why I should give you your job back? (SOLITUDE)
9. He questions the concern, widely expressed, that freedom and responsibility are excluded
by _________________. (DETERMINE)
10. It is advisable to use a lawyer or other qualified _______________. (CONVEY)

PART SEVEN: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (4 pts.)

In some questions, you have to use the given words without changing their forms in any way.
Use between FIVE and SEVEN words, including the word given in brackets.

1. Proving that I had not been guilty of such an offence was my responsibility.
 It was up to me ______________________________________________ of such an offence.
2. No matter what happens, you mustn't open this door.
 On no ________________________________________________________________.
3. The female player is too inexperienced to fall into that trap.
 She's got ______________________________________________to fall into that trap.
4. I don't know why people are attracted to spending all day on the beach.
 I can't see the _____________________________________________ on the beach.
5. The success of the project cannot be guaranteed. (SUCCEED)
 It _____________________________________________________________________
6. It was the telephonist's fault that they didn't get the message. (BLAME)
 The telephonist ___________________________________ they didn't get the message
7. Englishmen do not usually run half a mile every day before breakfast. (HABIT)
 Englishmen ______________________________________every day before breakfast.
8. Mary recommended this course of action to the writer. (ADVISED)
 Mary ___________________________________________________________________
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