PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ
ĐÀO TẠO
KỲ ANH
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KỲ THI
CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN
lỚP 8 THcs Năm HỌC 2011 - 2012
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không tính thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi có 04 trang, gồm 08 phần)
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PART I - Choose the word A, B, C or D whose
underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. rubbish
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B. uniform
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C. umbrella
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D. thumb
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2. A. appear
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B. weather
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C. bread
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D. headache
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3. A. project
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B. belong
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C. woman
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D. concert
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4. A. think
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B. though
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C. mother
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D. these
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5. A. eraser
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B. baseball
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C. suitcase
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D. waterfall
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Choose the word A, B, C or D
whose main stress is different from the others in the group.
6. A. pencil
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B. raincoat
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C. arrive
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D. notebook
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7. A. enjoyable
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B. power
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C.
permission
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D. explore
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8. A. photography
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B. minority
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C.
heroic
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D. visit
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9. A. translation
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B. difficult
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C. unluckily
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D. agree
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10. A. Vietnamese
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B. engineer
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C. celebration
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D. product
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Your answers:
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5.
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6.
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8.
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9.
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10.
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PART II- Choose the best answers to completes each
sentence.
1. Hoa __________________
coins and stamps since she was six.
A. was
collecting
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B. has
collected
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C.
collected
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D. will
collect
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2. His
brother is a _________________ boy. He always tells a joke.
A. handsome
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B. humorous
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C. sociable
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D. energetic
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3. Do you
mind if I __________________ your car to work?
A. drive
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B. driving
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C. to
drive
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D. drove
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4. They
are ____________ that their son won the championship.
A. delighted
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B. pleasing
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C. sad
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D.
interesting
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5. My
sister regretting ___________ Mai’s glasses yesterday.
A. to
break
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B. broken
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C. breaking
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D. break
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6. Hoa
dances more _______________ than her classmates.
A. beauty
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B. beautiful
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C.
beautifully
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D. beautify
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7. They
will hold a meeting in the large room ____________ the morning of next Sunday.
A. in
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B. on
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C. at
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D. of
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8. Minh
loves playing chess _____________ his sister enjoys skipping in their free
time.
A. when
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B. because
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C. while
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D. during
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9. One
hundred dollars ______________ an big amount of money for her.
A. is
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B. are
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C. were
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D. is
being
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10. Don’t
overheat the victim _____________ blankets or coats.
A. on
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B. for
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C. with
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D. from
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11. We
are going to __________ a small plane to Ha Long Bay this weekend.
A. drive
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B. ride
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C. take
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D. give
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12. They
as well as Mai ___________________ in the field at this time last Sunday.
A. was
working
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B. were
working
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C. has
worked
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D. have
worked
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13. Thanks
_______ Alexander Graham Bell’s invention, I can communicate with each other
easily.
A. for
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B. from
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C. on
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D.to
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14. We
must _________ the environment from the pollution every day.
A. save
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B. protest
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C. protect
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D.
waste
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15. In
our opinion, there are a lot of differences _________ two twins.
A. from
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B. without
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C. with
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D. between
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16. If you _______________ your work, let’s play volleyball
with them in the garden.
A. finish
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B. are finishing
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C. have
finished
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D. will
finish
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17. Have
a picnic with ______________ in the mountain tomorrow.
A. Hanh
and I
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B. Hanh
and me
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C. I
and Hanh
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D. me
and Hanh
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18. Study
is no _____________ restricted to just
one location.
A. longer
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B. long
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C. longest
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D. the
longest
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19. My
son was hit _______________ a stick
while he was working in the field.
A. by
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B. with
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C. without
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D. out
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20. Nam
and Manh have played badminton for two hours, but __________ of them are tired.
A. none
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B. both
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C. neither
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D. all
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PART III - Put the correct form of the words:
1.
Joanne
wants to become a __________ in the future. (science)
2.
Many
rural areas in Viet Nam
have been __________ in the last few years. (urban)
3.
The
book was so ________ that we didn’t want to read it. (interest)
4.
There
are a lot of _______________ in the competition. (contest)
5.
Linda’s
__________ made the party less exciting. (absent)
6.
He
didn’t win the championship, so he felt very _____________ . (hope)
7.
Because
of his _________, they failed the exam. (lazy)
8.
Vinamilk
company has served customers a lot of _____________ recently. (produce)
9.
Tet
holiday is one of the most important __________ for Vietnamese people.
(celebrate)
10.
Laura
loves all of Vietnamese dishes, _______________ Nem. (special)
PART IV - Find
and correct a mistake in each sentence:
1.
The
boy was enough intelligent to solve that problem.
2.
The
girl helped me with the needlework yesterday is my classmate.
3.
They
asked their friends not play soccer in the road.
4.
Hanh
is the same weigh as my sister.
5.
It
is careless for you to leave your book on the train.
6.
My
brother used to going to the movies with our father.
7.
Hoa
asked me if I could have a picnic with her in the country or not.
8.
Most
of monkeys both in the forest and in the zoo are interesting in bananas.
9.
It
takes Nam
thirty minutes going to school on foot everyday.
10.
Not
only Ha but also her friends was present in my fifteenth birthday party.
Part V- Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C,
or D to complete the following passage.
Air
pollution is caused ________(1) ill health in human beings. In a lot of
countries, there are ________(2) limiting the amount of smoke factories can
produce although there is not enough _______(3) on the effects of smoke on the
atmosphere. Doctors have ________(4) that air pollution causes ________ (5)
diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars _______(6) also increased air
pollution in most cities. The ________ (7) of petrol produces a poisonous gas,
which is often collected in busy streets circled by high buildings. Children _______(8)
in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not think as ________(9)
as other children, and are clumsy when they _______(10) their hands.
1.
A. from B.
on C. over D. of
2.
A. laws B.
ideas C. problems D. regulations
3.
A. news B.
article C. information D. newspaper
4.
A. agreed B.
pointed C. disagreed D. proved
5.
A. lung B.
heart C. liver D. stomach
6.
A. had B.
have C. has D. having
7.
A. water B.
lead C. gas D. exhaust
8.
A. lived B.
live C. to live D. living
9.
A. quick B.
slowly C.
quickly D. slow
10. A. touch
B. use C. handle D. collect
PART VI - Read and fill a suitable word in each
blanket:
Christmas is always held ________(1)
December the twenty fifth every year. Every family in England decorates a Christmas tree
and puts ________(2) in the middle of the living room. And Santa Claus plays an
important _________(3) in this festival. There is a poem to relate him. In 1823, the
patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem ________(4) A Visit Saint Nicholas. The character in
the poem _______(5) a fat jolly man who wore a _______ (6) suit and gave
children ________ (7) on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was ________(8) by
Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular __________(9) the USA .
Santa Claus is based _______(10) the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem.
Part
VII- Complete the
second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1.
It
is over two years since they left their homeland. (They haven’t …………………………)
2.
“How
many cars are there in front of your house, Mai?” I said (I asked …………………...)
3.
No
one introduced me to newcomers in the festival. (I ……………………………………..)
4.
The
food was too bad for the children to eat. (The food was so ……………………………)
5.
It’s
no use persuading her to join in that activity. (There is no ……………………………..)
6.
I
am on the fifth page of the essay I am typing. (So far ……………………………………)
7.
The
dog keeps stealing my socks. (The dog is ……………………………………………...)
8.
Hoa
found it easy to translate this poem
into French. (Hoa had no ………………………..)
9.
Collect
all of dirty clothes by 8 o’clock tomorrow morning. (Let all ………………………)
10.
Mary
is the most graceful girl at school. (No girl …………………………………………..)
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KEY
ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG
DẪN CHẤM
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC
SINH GIỎI HUYỆN , LỚP 8, NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012
PART I –points
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1. B
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2.A
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3.C
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4. A
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5. D
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6. C
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7. B
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8. D
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9. B
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10. D
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PART II -
points
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1. B
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2. B
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3. A
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4. A
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5. C
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6. C
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7. B
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8. C
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9. A
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10. C
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11. C
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12. B
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13. D
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14. C
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15. D
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16. C
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17. B
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18. A
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19. B
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20. C
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PART III –points
1. scientist 2. urbanized 3. uninteresting 4. participation 5. absence
6.
hopeless 7. laziness 8. products 9. contestants 10 especially
PART IV – points
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1. enough intelligent - intelligent enough
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6. going - go
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2. helped - helping
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7. if - whether
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3. play - to play
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8. interesting - interested
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4. weigh - weight
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9. going - to go
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5. for - of
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10. was - were
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Part V – points
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1. D
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2. A
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3. C
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4. D
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5. A
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6. B
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7. B
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8. D
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9. C
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10.B
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PART VI – points
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1. ON
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2. IT
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3. PART/ROLE
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4. CALLED
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5. WAS
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6. RED
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7. PRESENTS
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8. WRITTEN
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9. WITH
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10.ON
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Part
VII- points
1.
They
haven’t come back their homeland for over two years.
2.
I asked
Mai how many cars there were in front of
her/his house.
3.
I wasn’t
introduced to newcomers in the festival.
4.
The food
was so bad that the children couldn’t eat it.
5.
There is
no point in persuading her to join in that activity.
6.
So far I
have typed five pages of the essay.
7.
The dog
is always stealing my socks.
8.
Hoa had
no difficulty in translating this poem into French.
9.
Let all of
dirty clothes be collected by 8 o’clock
tomorrow morning.
10. Mary is the most graceful girl at school. (No
girl at school is as graceful as Mary.