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Kì thi KHẢO SÁT HSG LỚP 9 - LẦN 2
Môn thi	Anh văn
Đơn vị ra đề	TRƯỜNG PT THCS VĨNH TƯỜNG
Năm thi	2008
Lớp học	9
Thời gian	150 phút
Thang điểm	10

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I/ Chose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (6 Ps) 1. It was very difficult for the inspector to................... what recommendations he should make. A. realize B. settle C. solve D. dicide 2. This is not the right.............. to ask for my help: I am far too busy even to listen ! A. moment B. situation C. opportunity D. circumstances 3. The job of student lodgings office................ a great many visits to landladier. A. concerns B. offers C. asks D. involves 4. It is................. knowledge in the village that Mr and Mrs Thome quarrel viobently several times a week. A. common B. complete C. normal D. usual 5. Of course I'm a Christian................... I expect everyone who works here to be a Christian, too. A. since B. then C. and D. but 6. All students leaving college at the end of term must leave their addresses so that letters can be sent ................. A. forward B. go up C. on D. drop in 7. "My daughter, Mary, tries to ............... to see me at least once a week", Mrs Jones told the social worker. A. call up B. go up C. come on D. drop in 8. Driving in London is supposed to be confusing but I didn't find it at......... difficult. A. all B. first C. once D. least 9. Yesterday the naval authorities........... the reports in Friday's newpapers that they had exploded three bombs near an unknown submarine. A. published B. confirmed C. re-stated D. agreed 10. If only I.......... play the guitars as well as you ! A. would B. should C. could D. might 11. The shops are always............ of people at Christmas time. A. full B. stuffed C. busy D. crowded 12. The party,......... I was the guest of honous, was extremely enjoyable A. by which B. at which C. for which D. to which II/ Give the correct form of the words in brackets (3Ps): 1. He is very........... in English and Mathematic (INTEREST) 2. People living in my area now realize the............... of a good environment. (IMPORTANT) 3. Their children are fond of ............ picture books. (READ) 4. Humphry Davy helped Faraday much in his later.............. (DISCOVER) 5. We enjoy............... English songs. (SING) 6. Dringking much wine is.................... to your helth. (HARM) III/ Rearrange the following dialogue in the correct order (2Ps): 1. How about orange juice ? 2. Sure. How do you take it ? 3. Right. And what about you, Magrette ? 4. Can I get you something to drink ? 5. Could I have a cold drink, please ? 6. I'd love a cup of coffee, thanks. 7. Black with sugar, please. 8. That would be fine. IV/ Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passage (4Ps). A. Annette Peperson is a short story writer. She (1. write) several books of short stories, and she (2.win) several rewards for her books. A few years ago, she (3. receive) the prize for the most promising author of the year. At the moment, she (4.write) a detective story. B. Linh lives in Hanoi but her brother Minh (5.live) in Thainguyen. He (6. arrive) yesterday to visit her. She (7.love) her brother and is happy to be with him. Tomorrow she (8.take) him to some interesting places in Hanoi. V. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. (10ps). 1. You can / stamps /post office 2. Nowhere else / they grow fast. 3. Never before / a thing / see 4. He / no money / education 5. There / much noise / couldn't sleep 6. Catch / many fish / that / couldn't count. 7. Farmers / have / irrigate / if / not rain 8. You ought / that coat cleaned / pressed 9. I've got / shirt / wash / iron 10. Plain / not / than / hundred yards wide. VI/ Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printerd be before it (10 Ps) a. The trains couldn’t run because of the snow. - The snow…………………………………………. b. I didn’t arrive in time to see her. - I wasn’t early …………………………………….. c. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday. - I apologize ……………………………………….. d. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train. - If …………………………………………………. e. Janet is the best tennis - player in the club. - No one …………………………………………… f. I haven’t seen that man here before. It’s …………………………………………………. g. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it. The furniture was …………………………………… h. The robber made the bank manager hand over the money The bank manager ……………………………………… i. He learned to drive when he was eighteen. He has …………………………………………………. j. She had never been so unhappy before. She was …………………………………………………. VII/ Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage use only one suitable word in each space (15Ps). After reading (1)…….. article entited “Cigarette Smoking and your health” I lit a (2)……… to calm my (3)……… . I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would (4)…….. my last cigarette. For a whole week I (5)…… not smoke at and during this time, my wife suffered terribly. I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite. (6)……….. friends kept (7)…………. offering (8)……… cigarettes and cigars. They (9)…………… no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets (10)…………. my pocket. After some days of this I went to party. Everybody around me (11)………… smoking and I felt extremely uncomfortable. When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarete, it was more than I could bear. I took one guiltily, lit it and smoked (12)…….. satisfaction. My wife was delighted that things had returned to normal once more. Anyway, as Brian pointed (13)……….. it is the easiest thing in the world to give (14)……….. smoking. He himself has done it (15)………. of times. VIII/ Choose one best answer A, B, C or D to each question. Answer all the questions following the passage on the basic of what is stated or implied in that passage (10 Ps). In May, 1966 the World Health Organization was authorized to initiate a global campaign to eradicate smallpox. The goal was to eliminate the disease in one decade. Because similar profects for malaria and yellow fever had failed, few believed that smallpox could actually be eradicated but eleven years after the initial organization of the campaign, no cases were reported in the field. The strategy was not only to provide mass vaccinations but also to isolate patients with active smallpox in order to contain the spread of the disease and to break the chain of human transmission. Rewards for reporting small pox assisted on motivating the public to aid health workers. One by one, each smallpox victim was sought out, removed from contact with others, and treated. At the same time, the entire village where the citim had lived was vaccinated. Today smallpox is no longer a threat to humanity. Routine vaccinations have been stopped worldwide. 1. Which of tho following is the best title for the passage ? A. The world health Organization. C. Smallpox vaccinations. B. The Eradication of smallpox. D. Infectious diseases.

2. What was the goal of the campaign against smallpox ? A. To decrease the spread of smallpox worldwide. B. To eliminate smallpox worldwide in ten years. C. To provide mass vaccinations against worldwide. D. To initiate worldwide profect for smallpox, malaria and yellow fever. 3. According to the passage, what was the strategy used to eliminate the spread of smallpox ? A. Vaccinations of entire villages. C. I solation of victims and mass vaccinations B. Treatment of individual victims. D. Extensive reporting of outbreaks. 4. How was the public motivated to help the heathe workers ? A. By educating them B. By rewasding them for reporting cases. C. By isolating them from others. D. By giving them vaccinations. 5. It can be inferred that A. no new cases of smallpox have been reported this year. B. malaria and yellow fever have been eliminated. C. smallpox victims no longer die when they contact the disease. D. smallpox is not transmitted from one person to another.

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