Đề ôn thi HSG lớp 9 #3

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

- When did you lose your watch?

- _____

Choose the most suitable response to complete the following exchange.
- I like your new dress.

- _______

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
We all need to comfort Joyce at such a difficult time for her.

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The audience showed their disapproval by booing and slowly clapping their hands.

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
I’m allergic to peanuts so I have to be very careful what I eat.

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The buffet at the party was out of this world! I’ve never tasted such exquisite strawberries.

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The computer will_________ you to save your work before quitting.

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The technician finally _________ why the new engine wasn’t working properly.

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When Jamil saw his friends after his father’s death, everyone was very nice _______ him.

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If someone is unable to say anything because they feel shy or nervous, how might you describe them?

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When Laura arrived, she soon ______ at all her jokes.

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Why didn’t you ______ you when you moved house?

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_____ lectures at your university?

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I’m thinking of going on Million Euro Spender; I’d love to _____ spend a million euros in one day!

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If I______the lottery, I’d give some of the money to each member of my family.

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Everyone had _____ a good time when we went bowling that we agreed to go again.

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Johnnie broke the vase, but I’m sure it wasn’t _______.

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Things started to _____ wrong for the robbers when the alarm went off.

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Diana looks terribly _______. You don’t think she’s ill, do you?

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We’re saving for our holidays, so we’re ______ back on luxuries this month.

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You’ll have to _____ your jacket quite hard to get the grass stain off it.

Read the following passage and choose word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 35.

Wool

Wool comes from sheep and certain other animals like goats and rabbits. Over a million tonnes of wool is produced every year, of (26) 26.1whichwhatwhosethat 60% goes into clothes. The wool that is used (27) 26.2nearlymostlyproperlytruly comes from Australian Merino sheep. Their wool is good for baby clothes, as it is soft, (28) 26.3helpskeepsrestsstays babies warm, and can (29) 26.4caresaveprotectwrap their bodies.

When wool is first cut from the sheep, it (30) 26.5containsrecievesconsistsinvolves a high level of a valuable oil, so before the wool is used, it must be cleaned. The (31) 26.6simplestclearestnearestplainest way to do this is by putting the wool in warm water. The oil that is (32) 26.7removedpassedcarrieddivided from the wool is widely used in products like hand creams.

Sheep were first used by humans several thousand years ago, (33) 26.8whileorbutbecause it is believed that this was for meat (34) 26.9insteadratherexceptapart than wool. When people developed a way of cutting the wool from sheep it (35) 26.10arrivedgrewbecameturned a more important material.

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 43.

Georgia O’Keeffe was born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, in 1887. She studied art in Chicago and New York from 1904 to 1908. Beginning as an advertising illustrator, she supported herself until 1918 by teaching in various schools and colleges in Texas. After that date, she devoted herself entirely to painting. Her paintings were first exhibited in 1916 at “291,” an experimental art gallery in New York City owned by Alfred Steiglitz which was frequented by some of the most influential artists of the time. O’Keeffe married Steiglitz in 1924.

O’Keeffe’s early paintings were mostly abstract designs. In the 1920’s she produced depictions of flowers and precise cityscapes of New York City. Whether painting flowers or buildings, she captured their beauty by intuitively magnifying their shapes and simplifying their details.

O’Keeffe’s style changed dramatically in 1929 during a visit to New Mexico. She was enchanted by the stark but beautiful landscapes under the bright Southwestern sun, and she then adopted her characteristic style. Thereafter, she most often painted desert landscapes, often with the blanched skull of a longhorn in the foreground.

O’Keeffe’s paintings were exhibited annually at several New York galleries until 1946, and she is represented in the permanent collections of most major American museums. In her later years, she settled in Taos, New Mexico, becoming the dean of Southwestern painters and one of the best known of American artists.

The author’s main purpose in writing this passage was to

According to the article, where did Georgia O’Keeffe receive her formal art training?

The expression “that date” in line 3 refers to

The word “frequented” in line 5 is closest in meaning to

The word “intuitively” in line 9 is closest in meaning to

Which of the following had the greatest influence on changing O’Keeffe’s style of painting?

Which of the following became the most common subject of O’Keeffe’s paintings after 1929?

It can be inferred from the passage that, in her later years, O’Keeffe

Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
The reasons for the disparate kinds of music in the world reflect not only personal preferable but also people’s instinctive need to express themselves.

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When scientists discovered how soap works, it became possible to do synthetic detergents out of petroleum.

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It has been found that the length of light or dark periods influence certain activities of flowering plants.

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Sue didn’t get me a birthday present, which is why I didn’t get her one.

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Let’s go to da Vinci’s. They do a great pepper steak there.

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The window was broken by a cricket ball.

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The driver didn’t see the motorcyclist.