THÀNH CÔNG CỦA TRÒ LÀ THƯỚC ĐO NĂNG LỰC CỦA THẦY - PRACTICAL TESTS
PHÒNG GD&ĐT………..
KÌ THI KSCL CÁC ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG KHỐI THCS 2022-2023
TRƯỜNG THCS………..
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ SỐ
(Thời gian 90 phút)
Họ và tên thí sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
01. A. stopped  
B. decided  
C. worked  
D. washed
02. A. arms
B. suits
C. chairs
D. boards
03. A. helps
B. laughs
C. cooks
D. finds
04. A. books
B. clubs
C. hats
D. stamps
05. A. flood
B. moon
C. food
D. soon
II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
06. He left on …………… 10 o'clock train yesterday to see his father.
A. an
B. a
C. the
D. 0 (no article)
07. …………… the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished.
A. Until
B. In
C. By
D. On
08. Could I have rice…………… potatoes, please?
A. but
B. but also
C. instead
D. instead of
09. …………… children are ill-prepared for employment.
A. Much
B. Most
C. A little
D. Most of
10. He shouldn't put so much salt in it, ……………?
A. doesn't he
B. shouldn't he
C. should he
D. does he
11. Don't tell…………… lies to me; you cannot deceive me any longer.
A. some
B. no
C. none
D. any
12. She runs…………… in my class.
A. the slowest           B. the most slow      C. the slowly              D. the most slowly
13. The year…………… he died was full of calamities.
A. on which
B. which
C. in which
D. where
14. The doctors know that it is very difficult to save the patient's life; ……………, they will try their best.
A. although
B. but
C. despite
D. however
15. Our visit to Japan was delayed…………… my wife's illness.
A. because
B. because of
C. thanks to
D. although
16. The film…………… by the time we get there.
A. ends
B. will end
C. is ending
D. will have ended
17. …………… I came to see her yesterday, she was reading a book.
A. Before
B. When
C. While
D. After
18. The boy…………… eyes are brown is my friend.
A. whose
B. who
C. whom
D. which
19. The teacher told his students…………… laughing.
A. stop
B. stopping
C. to stop
D. stopped
20. I don't have a computer. I wish I…………… a new one.
A. have
B. have had
C. had
D. will have
III. Put the words in the correct form.
21. She is a (beauty) singer and she sings (beauty).
…………………………………………
22. Everybody works (quiet) in the library.
…………………………………………
23. My parents enjoy the (peaceful) of the countryside.
…………………………………………
24. Nguyen does everything (differently) from his classmates. …………………………………………
25. Nga felt (extreme) upset about losing her job.
…………………………………………
26. People in my country are very warm and (friend).
…………………………………………
27. I'm (extreme) sorry for the delay.
…………………………………………
28. An (orphan) is a home for children whose parents are dead. …………………………………………
29. L.A Hill is a (humor) writer.
…………………………………………
30. She looks more (beauty) than her sister.
…………………………………………
IV. Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B, C, D) that needs correcting to become an exact one.
31. At the moment I am spending my weekend go to camping with my friends.
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A. At the moment
B. spending
C. go to
D. camping
32. My father asked me to pay much attention to English next year.
A. asked
B. to pay
C. much attention
D. next year
33. When she came to my house I lied in bed listening to music.
A. When
B. came to
C. lied in
D. listening to
34. I think I prefer country life more than city life.
A. I think
B. country life
C. more than
D. city life
35. Can you tell me what you have done at 8 o'clock last night ?
A. Can
B. tell me
C. have done
D. o'clock
V. Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions.
These days most people, especially young girls, like to look slim. Our grandparent's tastes
were different (36)…………. ours but nowadays none seems to enjoy looking at fat people. The only
thing (37)…………. is wrong with this is what a friend of mine said to me the other days: “I don't
mind (38)…………. these foods if they will help me lose weight but why do they taste so awful ?”
The reason (39)…………. this is that the manufacturers have to include a lot of vitamins to satisfy
the law, so the only sensible advice I could give my friend was “Eat normal food, but (40)………….
less.”
36. A. from
B. of
C. as
D. with
37. A. it
B. that
C. what
D. who
38. A. to eat
B. eat
C. eating
D. the eating
39. A. of
B. why
C. for
D. that
40. A. eat
B. to eat
C. eating
D. be eating
VI. Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions.
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the
local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted by
the police, but he went to the station yesterday, and now he is not worried any more. At the station
he was told by a smiling police-man that his bicycle had been found. Five years ago, the policeman
told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It's now being sent
to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too,
because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a
boy of fifteen.
41. Ted was worried because_________.
A. he received a letter
B. he went to the police station yesterday
C. the police would catch him
D. he didn't know why the police wanted him
42. The police who talked to Ted was_________.
A. pleasant
B. worried
C. surprised
D. small
43. How was Ted when he heard the news?
A. He was very bored.
B. He was very surprised.
C. He was very worried.
D. He was very happy.
44. When was Ted's bicycle found?
A. Last Tuesday
B. Five years ago
C. Twenty years ago D. Yesterday
45. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The police asked Ted to go to their station.
C. Ted is no longer anxious now.
B. The policeman told Ted the good news 5 days ago.
D. Ted is 35 years old now.
VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
46. It's 3 years since I last saw Nam.
 I haven't......................................................................................................................
47. “Don't make so much noise, Peter.” said Carol
 Carol told Peter.......................................................................................................
48. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
 It's.................................................................................................................................
49. “You should turn off the lights before going out”. Mrs. Hoa said.
 Mrs. Hoa suggested................................................................................................
50. Why don't you plant some trees around your house to get more fresh air?
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