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PRACTICAL TESTS
PHÒNG GD&ĐT………..
KÌ THI KSCL CÁC ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG KHỐI THCS 2023-2024
TRƯỜNG THCS………..
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ SỐ
(Thời gian 90 phút)
Điểm: …………. Số câu đúng: ………/55

Họ và tên:…………………………………………………………………

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
words.
01. A. wrong
B. song
C. mother
D. long
02. A. land
B. sand
C. sad
D. save
03. A. leaped
B. played
C. watched
D. cooked
04. A. clocks
B. begins
C. tips
D. huts
05. A. enough
B. tough
C. rough
D. though
II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
06. I like…………… books better than…………… films.
A. 0/ 0
B. the/ the
C. 0/ the
D. the/ 0
07. There are six field player positions and a goalkeeper…………… each team.
A. on
B. with
C. from
D. for
08. I was very tired, ……………, I determined to walk on to the next village.
A. therefore
B. however
C. and
D. or
09. Give me…………… examples, please!
A. a few
B. a little
C. few
D. little
10. Let's go to the library, ……………?
A. would we
B. will we
C. should we
D. shall we
11. They had difficulties finding…………… to live.
A. nobody
B. somewhere
C. anywhere
D. everybody
12. He drives…………… his brother.
A. more careful than B. more carefully
C. more carefully than   D. as careful as
13. You shouldn't have talked to your teacher like that, …………… was very rude.
A. which
B. that
C. it
D. who
14. …………… she's got an English name, she is in fact Vietnamese.
A. Despite
B. Although
C. In spite of
D. More than
15. The Vietnamese boy was regarded as a hero…………… he dedicated his life to his
country.
A. although
B. because of
C. providing
D. because
16. We…………… what to do with the money yet.
A. not decide
B. didn't decide
C. haven't decided D. hadn't decided
17. I want everybody to listen……………
A. care
B. careful
C. careless
D. carefully
18. We feel very…………… today.
A. happy
B. happiness
C. happily
D. happen
19. I've looked…………… my pen everywhere and I can't find it anywhere.
A. at
B. for
C. up
D. on
20. Solar energy doesn't cause……………
A. pollution
B. polluted
C. pollute
D. pollutant
III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in parentheses.
21. She's always worried about the (safe) of her family.
……………………………..
22. Don't leave the light on. It wastes (electric).
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23. Most teenagers like talking part in (communal) service.
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24. This river is very (danger) for swimmers.
……………………………..
25. The (destroy) of atom bomb is very terrible.
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IV. Put the verbs in brackets into correct tenses.
26. We (give) Lan a birthday present tomorrow.
……………………………..
27. Nam (get) early every morning.
……………………………..
28. What (make) that terrible noise?
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29. What she (do) in the evening?
30. The last train (leave) the station at 11 o'clock.
31. Lan (make) a dress for herself now.
32. I am afraid I(break) one of your coffee cups.
33. Don't worry. I (not like) that set anyway.
34. I (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong.
35. I (phone) you as soon as I arrive in Can Tho city.
V. Fill in each of the blanks with a proposition.
36. Mozart was born Salzburg …………… 1756.
37. What do you usually do …………… Sunday?
38. They got married …………… 21 April 2002.
39. I'm usually free …………… 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
40. The course begins …………… 12 May and ends sometime in August.

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V. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word. Reading
Who read? All kind of people: the old, the (41) …..…….…......, everyone. And why do people
read? For (42) ........................ variety of reasons. Some for pleasure, or because they have to. And
when do people read? Well sometimes not often, some other people read all the time, day and (43)
........................ But the most important question is what do (44) ........................ read? Adverts? Stories?
Science books? Maps? It could be anything! Ask your family and friends all these (45) ........................
Then make your own answers of who, what, why, and where people read.
VI. Read the text then answer the following questions.
Fire was very important to man. He needed fire to keep himself warm at night. He used fire
to cook his food. He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild animals. In some parts of the
world he used fire to signal messages. Red Indians, for example, used fire to make smoke signals.
In some other countries people lit fire to warm their friends of danger. Fire was also used to give
light. Before the invention of the oil lamp, men used burning sticks as torches. And before man
discovered gas and electricity, he hung small fires in wire baskets from posts to light the streets.
One man even used fire to tell the time. He invented a candle clock. He made a candle that took
exactly twelve hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in twelve equal parts. He lit the candle
and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of the burning candle. But the candle
clock did not always work well. If there was a wind blowing on the candle, the flame burned too
quickly.
46. What did man probably first use fire for?
A. to cook meals
B. to store foods
C. to fight enemies D. to keep himself warm
47. For what purpose was fire used by red Indians?
A. to make signals B. to light candles
C. to burn forests
D. to threaten others
48. What does the word “discovered” in line 5 mean?
A. disliked
B. found out
C. thought of
D. cared for
49. How long did the candle clock take to burn?
A. a day
B. two hours
C. half a day
D. twenty hours
50. What would happen if a wind blew on a candle clock?
A. the flame burned too quickly.
B. the flame stopped too quickly.
C. the flame last twelve hours.
D. the candle clock worked well.
VI. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that remain the meaning of the original
one.
51. Her hair is long and black.
→ She has………………………………………………………………
52. The theater is near Hoa's house.
→ The theater isn't…………………………………………………
53. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
→ Alexander Graham Bell was………………………………..
54. I'll telephone you tomorrow evening.
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→ I'll make…………………………………………………………….
55. How about going the movie tonight?
→ Let's………………………………………………………………….

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