Bộ 5 đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 năm 2021 Trường THCS Phan Tây Hồ

BỘ 5 ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 NĂM 2021

TRƯỜNG THCS PHAN TÂY HỒ

SECTION A: PRONUNCIATION and VOCABULARY

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1.	A. disease	B. serene	C. cancer	D. season
2.	A. gulf	B. surface	C. bumper	D. discover
3.	A. Atlantic	B. champion	C. challenge	D. nature
4.	A. quiz	B. wildlife	C. competition	D. punish
5.	A. coughed	B. laughed	C. weighed	D. photographed

II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

6. She is a famous …… She is very interested in protecting wild animals from extinction.

A.  conserve

B. conservationist

C.conservation

D. conservational

7. About………..of the employees in that advertising company are in their twenties.        

A. four-fifth

B. four-fifths

C. fourth-fifths

D. four-fives

8. National teams must compete in ..................games in their regions before being able to play in the final.

A. continent

B. tournament

C. champion

D. elimination

9. Thanks to thte invention of labor-saving…….., domestic chores are no longer a burden.

A. devices

B. things

C. equipment

D. furniture

10. This college provides a wide…………………..0f  courses for students.

A. supply

B. variety

C. circulation

D. environment

11. I cannot see any easy……………….to this rather complicated problem.

A. result

B. release

C. reason

D. solution

12. “I am going to get engaged on Sunday.” “………………………….”

A. That’s right	B. Thanks for your attention
C. Congratulation	D. It’s a nice idea

13. After thte collision he examined the considerable………………..to his car.

A. destruction

B. damages

C. injuries

D. damage

14. Scientists believe that the Universe came into ………..about fifteen billion years ago.

A. achievement

B. tradition

C. memory

D. existence

15. That town has a ................climate. It is neither hot nor very cold

A. tropical

B. extreme

C. temperate

D. harsh

SECTION B: GRAMMAR

III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

16. They will never forget ……(see)…………………………the Prince. 

17. “ What happened  to the old mail carrier?”

      “ He………(send)…………to the new neighbourhood to work.” 

18. The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he.....(not fly)…..before.

19. After (take) to the hospital, the injured victim felt much better yesterday. 

20.  A: “ Have you got a ticket for the play?” B: “ Yes, I………(see)…..it on Thursday.

21. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ...........(go)……...... to bed. 

22. “When………...(these photos/ take)…….…?”   “ I took them last year”

23. Not until we arrived at his house we…… (discover)… that he was on holiday.

24. His teacher regrets ……(tell)……… him that his application for the job has been turned down.

25. He……(go)…….to study abroad if his family had had enough money 

26. Many buildings which are currently in disuse could……(put)…… to other purposes.

27. She found it hard …(concentrate)……on her book because of the noise. 

28. We couldn’t understand the teacher if he ……….(speak)…………... too fast. 

29. I …(confuse)…. I cannot understand the instructions on this box.

30. Hardly he ….(arrive)….home when a water-heater exploded.   

IV. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 

31. That boy didn^’t pay any attention to his studies. .................., he failed the examination.

A. However

B. Although

C. As a result

D. In spite of this

32. Neither the director nor his assistant..................yet.

A. has come

B. hasn’t come

C. have come

D. haven’t come

33. He control a thousand employees, all of………must obey his orders in business

A. who

B. whom

C. that

D. which

34. I failed the test for my driver^’s license………..I wasn^’t prepared

A. in spite of

B. even though

C. because

D. because of

35. That book is written by a famous anthropologist. It is about the people in Samoa .......for two years.

A. that she lived	B. that she lived among them
C. among whom she lived	D. where she hardly know

36. The girl……………….car had broken on the highway had to take a taxi home.

A. who

B. whose

C. which

D. who

37. ........the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more.

A. Nevertheless

B. Meanwhile

C. Despite

D. Despite of

38. .........that I cannot think of anything to say.

A. I am too astonishing	C. I am very astonished
B. I am so astonished	D. I am too astonished

39. No sooner ............than the boss  came in.

A. he had left	C. he was leaving
B. had he left	D. was he leaving

40. You should look up the meaning of the new word in the dictionary.............misuse it.

A.so as to

B. to

C. so as not to

D. so that

V. Word Formation: Fill in the each gap with the most correct forms of the block word on the right.

41	Parents are always proud of their children’s .......................	ACHIEVE
42.	The extinction of a species is its ....................from the Earth forever.	APPEAR
43.	Cinema in Britain is undergoing a revival of ...........	POPULAR
44.	The Italians are said to be the most .................... people in Europe	PASSION
45.	She went on working in spite of strong........................from many parents.	OPPOSE

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION

VI. Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word or phrase.

Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the .......(1).....by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man .....(2).....the air with gases and smoke, contaminates the water ....(3)..... chemicals and other substances, and damages the soil with too many....(4).....and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings with various ways. For example, people ruin ....(5)......beauty by scattering junk and litter on the land and in the water. They operate machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with ......(6)...............noise. Environmental pollution is one of the most ......(7)..........problems facing mankind today. Air, water, and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and ....(8)....death. Polluted water kills fish and other ...(9).....life. Pollution of soil ....(10).....the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man^’s naturally beautiful world.

46	A. ways	B. paths	C. roads	D. streets
47	A. fills	B. washes	C. dirties	D. cleans
48	A. by	B. with	C. for	D. in
49	A. fertile	B. fertilize	C. fertilizers	D. fertilization
50	A. nature	B. natural	C. naturally	D. nation
51	A. disturbing	B. interesting	C. exciting	D. thrilling
52	A. attractive	B. favourite	C. serious	D. fascinating
53	A. moreover	B. so	C. therefore	D. even
54	A. water	B. marine	C. hydro	D. coastal
55	A. reduces	B. increases	C. grows	D. makes up.

VII. Read the folloing passage carefully, then answer the question below.

    Unlike national parks in North and South America, those in Britain are not entirely owned by the government or managed primarily for recreation and wildlife. Many park lands are privately owned and encompass old settlements. Within 2331 sq km (900 sq mi) Lake District National Park (1951) are many quaint towns and villages. Working farms, rock quarries, and old mines are scattered throughout the park. These farms provide habitat for red deer, fox, swans, and trout. The hundreds of lakes within the park inspired its name, and England^’s tallest peak, 978 m (3,209 ft) Scafell Pike, stands here. Stone and earthen ruin as well as burial mounds of  England^’s Stone, Iron and Bronze Ages are sheltered in 1437 sq km (555 sq mi) Peak National Park (1951) and 694 sq km (268 sq mi) Exmoor National Park (1954).

National Park in Norway protect colonies of seabirds, walrus, and reindeer herds. Forlandet National Park (1973) is a narrow island with several small glaciers clinging to high peaks. The 640 sq km (270 sq mi) island lies along the northernmost reach of the ocean srteam from the Gulf of Mexico, which creates a mild climate, making this an important breeding ground for guillemot ducklike auks. Seals, eider ducks and geese also depend on its habitat.

56. How are national parks in Britain different from those in North and South America?

..............................................................................................................................................

57. What is the area of Lake District National Park?

..............................................................................................................................................

58. Where can you find burial mounds of England^’s Stone, Iron, and Bronze Ages? 

...............................................................................................................................................

59. When was Forlandet National Park established?

..............................................................................................................................................

60. What kin of climate does Forlandet National Park have?

...............................................................................................................................................

VIII. Read and choose the best answer

An Important Fuel

      One of the most important discoveries of the nineteenth century was a method of using natural gas for cooking and heating. Large amounts of natural gas are found in the United States, usually several thousand feet below the surface of the earth. Natural gas is most often found in places where petroleum, the oil from which gasoline is made, is found.                   

       Often the natural gas must be removed before the oil itself can be reached.

For many years after natural gas was first discovered, it was thought to have no value. Finally, however, people began to understand its uses and to find ways of storing it and of moving it from place to place.

        Today natural gas is stored in large tanks and used for lighting, cooking, and heating. In many ways natural gas is one of our finest fuels. It can be used for cooking without making room hot. It is cheap and can be moved easily from one place to another through long pipelines, some of which are hundreds of miles in length.

61. While not started in the article, you can tell that

A. natural gas is useless	B. people once wasted natural gas
C. natural gas is moved in trucks	D. natural gas is found where there is no petroleum

62. This article as a whole is about

A. discovering natural gas.	B. finding petroleum.
C. using petroleum.	D. natural gas and use it.

63. Which of the following is Not true?

A. Natural gas is not used for heat.	B. Natural gas is cheap.
C. Natural gas moves through pipes.	D. Natural gas can be stored.

64. The easiest way to move natural gas from one place to another is

A. by truck.	B. by underground passages.
C. through long pipelines.	D  by car.

65. How many uses of natural gas are mentioned?

A. two             B. three           C. four                         D. five

IX. Read and choose the best answer

    You would like to take good photographs of real-life situations but you have few ideas for pictures. I suggest you look around you. The everyday world is full of scenes being played by an ever-changing group of actors. You probably passed a dozen picture situations without noticing on your way to work this morning.

    The realistic approach to photography has been perfected in the past by such masters as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Bill Brandt. But while you can learn a great deal from looking at the work of others, any success you can hope to achieve in this field haas to come from developing an individual approach.

    The main requirement for any photographer has little to do with technical matters. You must develop an awareness of the world around you and the people who inhabit it, and you should learn to notice when a situation may develop to a point where you will be able to take a good picture. Those who have reached this happy state will be prepared when that moment arises, and will simply raise their camera quickly and shoot. Others who are not so aware will be struggling with camera cases an lens caps.

    Film manufacturers must be delighted at the thought of the inexperienced photographer setting out in search of the right situation and the right moment. Many miles of costly material have passed through thousands of cameras as this endless search continues. But although a lot of this waste must be put down to inexperience, you will find that even the professionals have to use a lot of film when they are out shooting.

   Not every shot is going to be a winner. If you look at the work of ven the best photographer you will notice dozens of pictures have had to be taken only because they lead up to the successful shot of a situation that photographer has obviously been observing through the lens. You may fid that you have taken one or two pictures after the right moment has passed as well. There is seldom more than one shot which stand out. There is just one  point where it all comes together, and you often have to waste film to catch that precious moment.

66. How can you become a better real-life photographer?

A. by watching other photographers at work	B. by learning about famous photographers
C. by just taking a great many photographs	D. by developing skills and ideas for yourself.

67. The best real-life photography depend on

A. going out and searching for unusual situation                   B. becoming highly skilled in camera techniques

C. being able to tell when a good situation might arise.         D. having a camera which is easy and quick to use

68. The waste of film in real-life  photography is

A. expensive and unneccessary.	B. essential to the production of good pictures
C. limited to amareur photographer	D. the result of poor choices of subject.

69. What is likely to be most successful?

A. taking pictures without too much preparation	B. taking a whole series of similar pictures
C. taking great care to set up the situation	D.   taking one picture at the right moment

70. this text is taken from

A. a camera instruction booklet	B. an advertisement for film
C. a history of photography	D. an introduction to photography

SECTION D: WRITING

X. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.

71. Marine life would be in danger if the biodiversity were not maintaining. 

72. The sick needs to be looked after. So money must be spent on hospitals73. Although    

      his recent injury, he will play in the final match

74. Hung Yen has long been well-known for it^’s excellent longan fruit and fertile soil.

75. He studied very hard, so he passed the exam easy. 

XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.

76. They have cancalled all of the flights because of thick fog.

      All of the flights ..................................................................................................

77. The climbers spent three days reaching the top of the mountain.

      It took ........................................................................................................................

78. You won’t understand the lessons if you don’t pay attention to the lectures.

      Unless ................................................................................................................................

79. He doesn’t give you good advice because he isn’t your true friend.

      If he ...................................................................................................................................

80. She didn’t feel well, so she didn’t go to work that day.

      If she ..................................................................................................................................

XII. Write an essay (about 150 to 200 words) to say about advantages and disadvantages of using the Facebook. 

ĐÁP ÁN

SECTION A: PRONUNCIATION and VOCABULARY

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.(mỗi câu đúng o.2 điểm)

1.	A. disease
2.	B. surface
3.	D. nature
4.	B. wildlife
5.	C. weighed

II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

(mỗi câu đúng o.2 điểm)

6.	B. conservationist
7.	B. four-fifths
8.	D. elimination
9.	A. devices
10.	B. variety
11.	D. solution
12.	C. Congratulation
13.	D. damage
14.	D. existence
15.	C. temperate

SECTION B: GRAMMAR

III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

(mỗi câu đúng o.2 điểm)

16.	seeing
17.	was sent
18.	hadn't flown
19.	being taken
20.	am goin g to see
21.	had gone
22.	were these photos taken
23.	did we discover
24.	to tell
25.	would have gone
26.	be put
27.	to concentrate
28.	spoke
29.	am confused
30.	had he arrived

IV. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 

(mỗi câu đúng o.2 điểm)

31.	C. As a result
32.	A. has come
33.	B. whom
34.	C. because
35.	C. among whom she lived
36.	B. whose
37.	C. Despite
38.	B. I am so astonished
39.	B. had he left
40.	C. so as not to

V. Word Formation: Fill in the each gap with the most correct forms of the block word on the right.(mỗi câu đúng o.2 điểm)

41.	ACHIEVEMENTS
42.	DISAPPEARANCE
43.	POPULARITY.
44.	PASSIONATE
45.	OPPOSITION

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION

VI. Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word or phrase.

(mỗi câu đúng o.2 điểm)

46	A. ways
47	C. dirties
48	B. with
49	C. fertilizers
50	B. natural
51	A. disturbing
52	C. serious
53	D. even
54	B. marine
55	A. reduces

VII. Read the folloing passage carefully, then answer the question below.

56.	They are not entirely owned by the government or managed primarily for recreatrion and wildlife
57.	2331 sq km (900 sq mi)
58.	In Peak National Park  and  Exmoor National Park
59.	In 1973
60.	It has a mild climate

VIII. Read and choose the best answer. (mỗi câu đúng o.2 điểm)

61.	B. people once wasted natural gas
62.	D. natural gas and use it.
63.	A. Natural gas is not used for heat.
64.	C. through long pipelines.
65.	B. three

IX. Read and choose the best answer (mỗi câu đúng o.2 điểm)

66.	D. by developing skills and ideas for yourself.
67.	C. being able to tell when a good situation might arise.
68.	B. essential to the production of good pictures
69.	B. taking a whole series of similar pictures
70.	D. an introduction to photography

SECTION D: WRITING

X. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.

	Lỗi	Sửa
71.	maintaining	(maintained)
72.	needs	(need)
73.	Although	(In spite of)
74.	it’s	(its)
75.	easy	(easily)

XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.

76. All of the flights have been cancelled because of the thick fog. 

77. It took the climbers three days to reach thte top of the moutain

78. Unless you pay attention to the lectures, you won^’t understand the lesson. 

79.  If he were/ was your true friend, he would give you good advice.

80.  If she had felt well, she would have gone to work

SECTION I: LEXICO-GRAMMAR 

Part 1. Pronunciation:

1. A. song               B. one                       C. long                     D. gone

2. A. fork                B. fall                       C. wrong                  D. caught

3. A. deal                B. heal                      C. stealth                  D. steal

4. A. purple             B. thirst                    C. journey                D. there

5. A. too                 B. food                     C. soon                     D. good

6. A. dread             B. bread                   C. bead                     D. head

7. A. boat                B. road                     C. broad                   D. coat

8. A. pleasant          B. reason                  C. creature                D. feature

9. A. word              B. sword                  C. burn                     D. world

10. A. main             B. gain                      C. dairy                    D. laid

11. A. guilty           B. busy                     C. bury                     D. build

12. A. suit               B. pool                     C. blue                      D. threw

Part 2. Choose the word or phrase which best completes these sentences. Circle the option (A, B, C, or D) as your answer. (37 ms)

13. Does that newspaper ............. the government or oppose it?

A. advantage               B. assist                                   C. encourage               D. support

14. It’s distressing to see small children ............ in the streets.

A. pleading                 B. imploring                            C. begging                   D. entreating

15. You’ll get a free month’s subscription ............. you renew your membership by the end of January.

A. unless                     B. however                              C. were                                    D. provided

16. Most of my friends are ............ reporters.

A. newspapers             B. newspaper                          C. newspaper’s                        D. newspapers’

17. The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfill its .............…….

A. promises                 B. vows                                   C. aspirations              D. offers

18. We ............. to shop off in Singapore but the airplane changed the arrangements at the last minute.

A. was going               B. had                                     C. ought                      D. were going

19. The ship broke .............. and the people were drowned.

A. out                          B. out of the sea                                  C. into pieces              D. to pieces

20. .................. I have a car, I prefer to travel by train.

A. In spite of               B. Despite                               C. Because                  D. Although

21. My brother sang ..............of all the pupils of the group.

A. more beautifully     B. the most beautifully                        C. less beautifully       D. most beautifully

22. I wish he ............ change his minds so often!

A. shouldn’t                B. wouldn’t                             C. mightn’t                  D. couldn’t

23. Doctors advise people being deficient ............ Vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables.

A. in                            B. of                                        C. from                                    D. for

24. Because I am terrified of ............. spaces, I never go in lifts.

A. contained               B. compressed                         C. constricted              D. confined

25. In a four-hour operation, surgeons managed to sew the girl’s .......... hand back on.

A. cut                          B. grazed                                 C. crushed                   D. severed

26. Even though I hadn’t spoken English for many years, I picked it .......... again after a few weeks.

A. on                           B. over                                    C. up                           D. through

27. “You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday evening. You ............. be really hungry!” “I am.”

A. might                      B. will                                     C. must                                    D. can

28. Do most of the people who live along the shores of .................. earn a living .......................?

A. the Mediterranean / by farm                                              B. Mediterranean / by farming

C. the Mediterranean / to farm                                               D. the Mediterranean / by farming

29. I like books on literature .......................

A. more than               B. most of all                           C. much more              D. not at all

30. It is no use ............... to school if you ................... to work hard.

A. going / do not ready           B. to go / do not ready            C. going / are not ready          D. go / are not ready

ĐÁP ÁN

SECTION I: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (100 ms)

Part 1. Pronunciation:

1. b      2. c      3. c      4. d      5. d      6. c      7. c      8. a      9. b      10. c    11. c    12. a

Part 2. Choose the word or phrase which best completes these sentences. Circle the option (A, B, C, or D) as your answer. (37 ms)

13. d 14. c 15. d 16. b 17. a

18. d 19. c 20. d 21. b 22. b

23. a 24. d 25. d 26. c 27. c

28. d 29. b 30. c 31. c 32. c

33. c 34. c 35. d 36. c 37. a

38. d 39. b 40. c 41. b 42. c

43. c 44. b 45. c 46. b 47. a

48. a 49. c 50. c

Part 3. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). (10 ms)

51. flowerless 52. unite

53. produce 54. nutritional / nutrient

55. depends 56. absorbs

57. union 58. dissimilar

59. sharing 60. unlike

Part 4. (10 ms)

61. frown (vb; n) — wrinkle forehead expressing displeasure, worry or concentration 62. glared (vb; n) — state angrily 63. beamed (vb; n) — smile happily 64. gaped (vb) — stare open-mouth in surprise 65. grimaced (vb; n) — ugly, twisted expression or disgust or pain

66. pout (vb; a) — push out lips in a sulky way. 67. smirked (vb; a) — smile in a silly, self-satisfied way’ 68. Leering (vb; n) — suits to an unpleasant; lecherous way 69. grin (vb; n) smile broadly 70. scowling (vb; n) — look bad-tempered

Part 5. Most of the sentences contain common errors. Identify and correct the errors.

71. It is worth pointing out that this is not the only possible cause of the problem. (it's worth doing something; something is worth doing. These phrases take an -ing form, not an infinitive. •   worth is usually used as a preposition, e.g. The car is worth £100. The noun related to worth is value, e.g. The value of the car is £100.)

72. There has been an increase in interest in classical music in recent years.

73. One of the most important things in life is good health.

74. Only half the people who responded to the survey were satisfied. √ (Don't use the before half except when talking about a particular half of something, e.g. The second half of the match was pretty boring. You can say half or half of, but half is more common.)

75. At the end of the period in question, imports had increased by ten per cent. (At the end refers to the point where something finishes, and it is usually followed by the preposition of.  In the end means 'after a long period of time' or 'eventually’. It is never followed by of.)

76. It may be true that people are living longer, but what about their quality of life?

77. Four out of five tourists who visit the country arrive by air. √ (Use the preposition in to talk about very small proportions, e.g. one or two in ten. Use the prepositions out of to talk large proportions, e.g. 99 out of 100.)

78. The new airport will be only two and a quarter kilometres away from the school. (After numbers, half and quarter take an indefinite article, e.g. two and a half metres; four and a quarter years.)

79. Although you can encourage people to stop smoking, you can't force them to. √

80. The training scheme was unpopular, and in the end the government had to abandon it.

81. The city has spent a large/ considerable/ substantial amount of money on crime prevention. (Don’t say a big number or a big amount)

82. A number of cities have more than ten million inhabitants. 

83. A large proportion of people commute to work by car. √

84. The major cities have a high level of unemployment. (Don’t say a big/ large level or a small level. Use high/low)

85. A number of surveys have been carried out. 

86. Only a small percentage of the houses have electricity.

87. The number of private cars is increasing rapidly. √

88. People are now enjoying a higher standard of living. (When you are talking about the quality of sth, the usual word is standard.)

89. The food supply is not in proportion to the size of the country.

90. Compared with other countries, Libya spends a high percentage of income on education.

(Use compared with or compared to when comparing two or more things. In comparison (with) or by comparison (with) can also be used to compare things but these are fairly formal and are most often used in written English.)

Part 6. Prepositions and particles

a.  Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions or adverbial particles.

91. out             92. on              93. for             94. onto                       95. up for       

96. down         97. out             98. to               99. through with         100. under

b.  Complete the following sentences, using the verbs and particles provided.

101. drawn up 102. show off 103. showed up           104. went through       105. quamake for       

SECTION II: WRITING

Part 1. Rewrite the following sentences using the given words. Do not alter these words.

Rewrite the following sentences using the given words. Do not alter these words.

106. The response to the charity appeal was very poor.

107. His career (as a doctor) has been put in jeopardy because of his irresponsible attitude. / His irresponsible attitude is putting his career (as a doctor) in jeopardy.

108. That wasn't what I meant at all. You've got (hold of) the wrong end of the stick.

109. I don't like him because he has a big mouth.

110. He took to the new job like duck to water.

111. You will have to turn over a new leaf if you want to succeed.

112. The new musical has taken theatre audiences by storm.

113. Even though the election is tomorrow, many voters still sit on the fence about whom they are going to vote for.

114. He's in two minds about whether to go or not.

115. She is very knowledgeable about ancient Egypt.

Part 2. Complete the sentences in such a way that each of the sentences means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.

116. Impressed (by the new camera) as / though we were / might be (by the new camera), we found it rather expensive.

117. He needn't have brought the umbrella along (because it didn't rain anyway).

118. She convinced the court that she was innocent. / She convinced the court of her innocence.

119. The last thing you can / could do is to phone the police. 

120. What's more, I would like to choose my own clothes. 

121. There have been no changes to the team since last Saturday's match. 

122. Wasn't it possible for you to get a bus to the station? 

123. Weren't you so gullible, you couldn't have believed the lies he told you. 

124. The more qualifications you are able to / can amass, the more success you (can / will) make / successful you become in the academic field. ). 

125. Despite my strong disapproval of your behaviour, I will help you this time.

PHONETICS

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words. 

1. A. traditional	B. composer	C. musician	D. powerful
2. A. lyrical	B. emotion	C. favorite	D. classical
3. A. entertain	B. atmosphere	C. serious	D. joyfulness
4. A. understand	B. appearance	C. remember	D. employer
5. A. nation	B. nature	C. nationality	D. national

LEXICO-GRAMMAR

I. Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answers to make complete ones.

1. Those interested in the post of Assistant Manager are requested to apply _______.

    A. as a person                B. in person                   C. as persons                   D. by person

2. I don’t care _______ you go or not.

    A. where                       B. when                        C. why                            D. whether

3. If it wasn’t you who took my pen, it must have been _______.

    A. somebody           B. somebody else        C. another one D. anybody

4. Did the man _______ by the committee accept the job?

    A. appointing          B. appointed   C. was appointed        D. to appoint

5. Don’t leave your clothes _______ about on the bedroom floor.

    A. lie           B. lay   C. lying           D. laying

6. She raced by in a car, with her hair _______ behind.

    A. streamed B. stream         C. streams       D. streaming

7. I had my younger brother _______ the newspaper to me while I was abroad.

    A. to send    B. sent C. send            D. sending

8. Joe, I am inclined _______ Appiah’s complicity in the big fraud.

    A. about believing   B. in believing C. for believing           D. to believe 

9. Now listen to me John. As far as your examination results are concerned, you needn’t worry so much, _______?

    A. isn’t it                       B. need you                   C. do you                        D. aren’t they

10. His arrogance makes him _______ whenever he goes.

    A. hated                        B. hate                           C. to hate                         D. hating

ĐÁP ÁN

PHONETICS

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words. (5pts)

1. D

2. B

3. A

4. A

5. C

LEXICO-GRAMMAR

I. Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answers to make complete ones. (10pts)

1. B	2. D	3. B	4. B	5. C
6. D	7. C	8. D	9. B	10. A

II. The passage below contains 5 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. (0) has been done as an example. (5pts)

1. visiting --> to visit                                      2. no --> not                            3. their -->  its

4. had swept -->  had been swept                   5. previous --> previously                              

III. Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE. (5pts)

1. off

2. from

3. of

4. to

5. into

IV. Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word. (5pts)

1. chaotic

2. indispensable

3. disregarding

4. underestimated

5. differentiate

READING

I. Fill in each blank space with an appropriate word.  (15pts)

1. who	2. what	3. at	4. in	5. with
6. ability	7. to	8. on	9. overcome	10. his

II. Read the following text carefully and choose the answer which best fits each space. (5pts)  

1. A

2. C

3. B

4. D

5. A

III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. (10pts)  

1. D	2. C	3. B	4. A	5. A
6. B	7. D	8. D	9. B	10. A

WRITING

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. (5pts)

1. was robbed of her hand bag.

2. is based on a true story.

3. your test completed/ finished and you can go home.

4. a full bonus would satisfy the employee.

5. denied causing/having caused harm to anybody.

I. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

 Part 1: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.

1. The school was closed for a month because of serious . . . . . . . . . . . . of fever.

A. outcome                 B. outburst                  C. outset                      D. outbreak

2. The campaign raised far more than the . . . . . . . . . . . . of $20.000.

A. aim                         B. object                      C. goal             D. target

3. We have a . . . . . . . . . . . . future ahead with little comfort, food or hope.

A. cruel                                   B. pessimistic  C. grim                        D. fierce

4. Only thoroughly unpleasant people leave the . . . . . . . . . . . . of their picnics to spoil the appearance of the countryside.

A. rest                         B. remainder               C. remains                   D. rester

5. An almost . . . . . . . . . . . .line of traffic was moving at a snail’s pace through the town.

A. continuous              B. constant                  C. continual                 D. stopping

6. Medieval travelers’ tales of fantastic creatures were often fascinating but not always . . . . . . . . . . . .

A. credible                  B. creditable                C. credulous                D. imaginable

7. Don’t be late for the interview, . . . . . . . . . . . . people will think you are a disorganized                                                                   person.

A. unless                                 B. otherwise                C. if not                       D. or so

8. My friends have just moved to a new flat in a residential area on the . . . . . . . . . . . . of Paris.

A. suburbs                   B. outside                    C. outskirts                  D. side

9. You are being thoroughly . . . . . . . . . . . . in refusing to allow this ceremony to take place.

A. unrequited              B. unrepresentative     C. unreliable                D. unreasonable

10.  “But so”, I told him, “you are my own . . . . . . . . . . . . .”

A. heart and heart       B. body and soul         C. flesh and blood       D. skin and bone 

ĐÁP ÁN

I. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (45 points)

Part 1. (10 points)

Q	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Key	D	D	C	C	A	A	B	C	D	C

Part 2. (10 points)

1. membership 2. knowledgeable 3. troublesome 4. unemployable 5. irresponsibly

6. disqualified 7. disorganising 8. inconsistent 9. endangered 10. unrecognisable

Part 3. (8 points)

1. gave me the cold shoulder                              5. lost her head                      

2. made her blood boil                                        6. jumped out of her skin 

3. had a lump in her throat                                  7. kept her head         

4. took her breath away                                      8. pulled her legs                                                

Part 4.             (17 points)                            

1. to have witnessed  -  has left

2. will be sitting

3. couldn’t have watered  -  had

4. No sooner had the announcement been made

5. had never been made

6. had been watching

7. has taken  -  being recognised  -  wearing

8. trying  -  to lend

9. (had) received  -  did he celebrate

10. has had  -  hadn’t bought it  

II. READING (35 points)

Part 1. (15 points)

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. A

6. B 7. C 8. C 9. D  10. A

11. D  12. B  13. C  14. C  15. A

Part 2. (15 points)

1. which 2. how 3. grow 4. put 5. wore

6. deal 7. took 8. been 9. spent 10. everyone

11. grown  12. taken  13. such  14. talking  15. older

Part 3. (5 points)

1. D     2. B                 3. E                  4. A                 5. C

III. WRITING          (20 points)

Part 1. (10 points)

1. Scarcely had he been appointed to the post when the new editor fell ill.

2. Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.

3. There has been a considerable fall in the value of sterling in the past week.

4. Had it not been for the attendance of a famous film star the party would not have been a success.

5. It was because she saw Peter with another woman that Harriet was upset / that upset Harriet.

6. Much to our regret we have to inform you that your application has not been successful.

7. The smoking of cigarettes is no longer as popular as it used to be.

8. Had they not been incompatible, their relationship might not have been doomed.

9. I’d rather you admitted that you’re to blame, and didn’t try to conceal it.

10. It was her determination which enabled her to get better so quickly.

Part 2. (10 points)

1. I felt sure that another winter in this country would kill him, weakened as he was by his last illness.

2. He missed one day of the exam. Will it be necessary for him to take the whole exam again?

3. It seems to me that my pen pal from America telephoned me while I was watching a live football match on TV last night. 

4. The librarian asked Tom who had taken away the magazines from her desk to bring them back.

5. It is now time that a solution to the problem was found.

6. It looked as if the house had been unoccupied for several months of the year.

7. He made a more rapid recovery from a long illness than expected.

8. Each of the company’s employees is presented with a gold watch when they retire.

9. Only when the general’s personal diaries were published did the truth come out.

10. On being asked about the strike, the minister declined to comment.

I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 

1. A. opponent B. compose     C. podium       D. advocate

2. A. reserve    B. domestic     C. optimistic    D. nursery

3. A. both        B. cloth           C. ghost           D. sold 

4. A. examine  B. determine   C. famine        D. dine

5. A. sacred     B. decided      C. contaminated          D. watered 

II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others. 

1. A. counterpart         B. precede       C. nursery        D. compliment

2. A. bewilder             B. audience     C. benefit        D. dedicate    

3. A. pessimistic          B. university    C. epidemic     D. particular

4. A. tsunami               B. terrorist       C. involvement            D. disaster

5. A. processor            B. windsurfing            C. semester      D. challenger

ĐÁP ÁN

SECTION A: PHONETICS (10 POINTS)

1 point/correct answer.

I.

1. D

2. A

3. B

4. D

5. D

II.

1. B

2. A

3. D

4. B

5. C

SECTION B: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (40 POINTS)

1 point/correct answer.

I.	1. C	2. A	3. C	4. B	5. B	6. A	7. B	8. A	9. C	10. B
II.	1. has been done 2. (should) be 3. has finished 4. was founded			5. is dedicated 6. is dedicated 7. had our teacher entered			8. will be waiting 9. has created 10. couldn’t have been imagined
III.	1. stability  2. economically		3. endangered  4. terrorist		5. destruction  6. variety		7. indefensible  8. disobedient		9. attractiveness  10. unpredictable
IV.	1. C	2. D	3. D	4. B	5. D	6. C	7. C	8. B	9. D	10. B

SECTION C: READING (30 POINTS)

1 point/correct answer.

I.	1. from  2. of		3. attack  4. who		5. as  6. place		7. next/ following  8. on		9. body  10. birthday
II.	1. B	2. C	3. D	4. D	5. C	6. B	7. A	8. C	9. B	10. B
	11. C	12. A	13. C	14. A	15. B
III.	1. B	2. A	3. B	4. D	5. D

SECTION D: WRITING (20 POINTS)

I. 1 point/correct answer.
	1. 2. 3.   4. 5.   6. 7. 8. 9.   10.	Only after/ when all the guests had gone (home) could we/ were we able to relax. There has been a sharp increase/ rise in (the) house prices this year. Had it not been for the attendance / presence/ appearance of a famous film star the party would not have been a success/ would have been a failure. I’d rather you didn’t smoke in my house. He broke the world record at/ on his second attempt. Hardly a day passes/ goes by without me/ my writing to him/ but I write to him/ when I don’t write to him. All dogs are thought to have evolved from wolves. Make sure you finish (typing) all these letters before going/ you go to lunch. The annual rainfall in/ for the northwest of Britain is higher/ greater than (that in) the southeast. Henry wishes (that) he hadn’t bought the second - hand car.
II. 1 point/correct answer.
	1. 2. 3. 4. 5.	The two theories (appear to) have (got) nothing in common. I can’t/ won’t put up with his rude behavior. I have (considerable) difficulty (in) reading his hand writing. He has neither money nor time to go on holiday. A quiet holiday would do you good.
III. 1 point/correct answer.
	1. 2.   3. 4. 5.	My mother takes the responsibility for running the household. ASEAN has a population of 575.5 million, accounting for (about) 8.7 % of the world’s population.  It was not until Einstein was eight that he could speak.  Defensive players aren’t allowed to interfere with the opponent’s movements unless the (that) player is holding the ball. Never stop trying until/ till you get the right solution to the problem.

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