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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐH – SỐ 9
PART I: PHONETICS
Exercise I:Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letterA, B, C, or D.
1. A. physics B. basic C. sailor D. subject
2. A. chalk B. teacher C. chemistry D. chair
3. A. exam B. understand C. math D. smart
4. A. intelligent B. difficult C. biology D. history
5. A. blackboard B. comb C. book D. break
6. A. exercise B. English C. test D. regulation
7. A. punishment B. study C. uniform D. sum
8. A. geography B. grade C. graduate D. grammar
9. A. score B. boring C. college D. short-sighted
10. A. art B. lazy C. paper D. late
PART II: VOCABULARY
Exercise II: Questions 11-30 are incomplete sentences. Choose from the
alternatives given (marked A, B, C, and D) ONE best way to complete
each sentence. Identify your answers by circling the corresponding
letter A, B, C, or D.
11. David’s school __________ is very bad this term.
A. report B. period C. day D. semester
12. The __________ this year are longer and more difficult than those last year.
A.schools B. notebooks C. time D. lessons
13. Our friends are more__________than us.
A. difficult B. intelligent C. easy D. tall
14. Lan, how are you doing this__________?
A. school B. day C. class D. term
15. He can do better than the __________ in his group.

A. everyone B. another C. all D. others
16. Tuan writes more__________with fewer mistakes than the previous term.
A. careless B. careful C. carefully D. carelessly
17. My father is happy because I get __________ results at school.
A. bad B. good C. intelligent D. well
18. Peter does better at school because he works __________
A. harder B. more carelesslyC. more lazily D. worse
19. He can do sums more __________ and read faster.
A. badly B. quickly C. difficultly D. fastly
20. I can dance more __________ than my friends.
A. fluently B. attentively C. interestingly D. gracefully
21. Mary is in __________ 8 in St Mary secondary school.
A. age B. level C. grade D. step

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22. She is a very __________ pupil. She spends most of her time studying.
A. hard-working B. difficult C. hard D. easy
23. They always complete all their __________ before going to bed.
A. things B. homework C. book D. activities
24. He is very good at __________ . He can do sums more quickly than the other
pupils in his class.
A. literature B. maths C. geography D. English
25. Mary rarely makes __________ when she writes.
A. mistakes B. fault C. things D. sums
26. I often go to the school __________ to borrow books in my free time.
A. library B. yard C. room D. class
27. He always helps his friends with __________ exercises.
A. easy B. bad C. difficult D. short
28. Her parents are __________ because she often gets bad marks in the exams.

A. happy B. disappointed C. tired D. boring
29. I am interested in natural science subjects like mathematics, physics and
__________.
A. England B. literature C. chemistry D. language
30. In her free time, Jane often plays the __________.
A. piano B. football C. game D. basket ball
PART III: GRAMMAR
Exercise III: Fill in each blank with the best alternative by circling either A, B, C,
or D.
31. My English this term is ___________ than that of last year.
A. good B. gooder C. better D. best
32. Her math result is __________ than her English result.
A. bad B. badly C. worse D. well
33. Detective books are __________ than science fiction ones.
A. more interesting B. interestingly C. interestinger D. interesting
34. Lan is __________ than her sister.
A. lazy B. lazily C. lazier D. lazilier
35. He feels __________ than last year because his study results are __________.
A. happy/good B. happier/gooder
C. more happy/more good D. happier/better
36. He is __________ at maths than at any other subjects.
A. better B. more good C. goodlier D. gooder
37. Phuong can speak English __________ than Minh.
A. more fluent B. fluently C. fluent D. more fluently
38. Her voice is __________ than her sister’s.
A. beautiful B. more beautifu C. beautifully D. more beautifully
39. Her literature result is much __________ than it was last year.

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A. good B. well C. more well D. better
40. Cinderrella danced __________ than any other girls at the ball.
A. more graceful B. gracefuler C. gracefully D. more gracefully
41. I like geography__________ than biology.
A. good B. more C.well D. gooder
42. Chemistry is __________ than physics.
A. easy B. easily C. easier D. more easily
43. Rabbits run __________ than tortoises.
A. fast B. fastly C. fastlier D. faster
44. Nam is bad at art but Minh is even __________.
A. badder B. bad C. worse D. worser
45. Lan is her ________ sister.
A. old B. elderly C. elder D. oldly
46. She can pronounce English words __________ than she could last term.
A. correctlier B. more correct C. more correctly D. correcter
47. The country is _________than the city.
A. quieter B. more quiet C. more quietly D. quietlier
48. In this class, the students are talking __________ than the teacher.
A. loudly B. more loud C. loudlier D. louder
49. We shouldn’t be __________ on any subjects.
A. lazy B. lazier C. lazily D. lazilier
50. I can learn a subject __________ if I like it and __________ if I don’t like it.
A. good/bad B. better/worse C. better/badlier D. gooder/worse
Exercise IV: Find out ONE mistake in each sentence by circling the letter A,
B, C, or D below the underlined words
51. This summer is hotter and more wind than last summer.
. A B C D
52. She works hardlier and gets better results this year.
A B C D
53. This book seem more boring and longer than that one.

A B C D
54. He learns English well and harder now than he did last year.
A B C D
55. It is often hotter and dryer in summer than in spring.
A B C D
56. She can read much quickly now than in the past.
A B C D
57. The teacher looks happily with the students’ better results.
A B C D
58. She cannot speak Germany very good at the moment.
A B C D

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59. She hardly works hardly on Science and gets worse result than ever.
A B C D
60. I like Geography more than History because it is more easier and more interesting
A B C D
61. Summer is often hotter and humider than autumn.
A B C A
62. I learn History badlier than Maths and often get bad marks because I am very
A B C
bad at learning by heart.
D
63. My elder sister is taller and thiner than I am.
A B C D
64. I like Maths more than Literature because it is more short and more interesting.
A B C D
65. Physics is difficult than so I like Chemistry more than Physics.
A B C D

66. She is more happier with the results this year than last year because she gets
A B C
higher marks.
D
67. This year I work harder and play less so I get more good results than last year.
A B C D
68. (Teacher to pupils): Pupils! Keep quiet and don’t talk noisy in class. Listen more

A B C
attentively to ME.
D
69. A good English speaker should speak fluently and clearly but not too fastly.
A B C D
70. You should learn harder and practise English oftener to be a better speaker of English.
A B C D
PART IV: READING
Exercise V: Read the following passage then answer questions 71-75. After each
question there are four possible answers marked A, B, C, and D.
Choose the correct answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C,
or D.
There are more and more challenges for school children today at their early age. For
example, elementary pupils have to work harder to finish many types of homework.
Teachers and parents can help them in many ways. Teachers should be more ready to
give timely comments and feedbacks to encourage their pupils. At home, parents also
need to care more about the place and time for their children to do homework. There

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should be enough space to work comfortably, good light, and no distractions such as
television or phone calls.

Taking tests is another challenge for school children. Some parents worry that their
children will become stressed over the tests. However, teachers can help them prepare
more carefully for the tests and be more confident to pass them. Teachers try to make
sure that the pupils really enjoy the experience, so that they are able to do their best.
Parents can help by not taking them too seriously. The more relaxed parents are, the
better children can perform in the tests.
71. Which of the following is used as an example to show how hard children have to
study today?
A. They have to finish a lot of homework.
B. They have to get good marks.
C. They have to neglect many types of homework.
D. They have to take many kinds of exams.
72. According to the reading passage, what DON’T parents need to care more about
when their children do the homework?
A. Distraction B. Time C. Space D. Position
73. How do parents feel about their children’s taking tests?
A. They worry that their children will become stressed.
B. They think it is a challenge for them.
C. They help them prepare for the tests.
D. They care about them.
74. Why do teachers have to make school children feel that taking tests is an enjoyable
experience?
A. so that they are more confident to take the tests.
B. so that they prepare more carefully.
C. so that they are able to do their best.
D. so that they are more worried about taking tests.
75. What kind of attitude should parents show towards children’s taking tests?
A. Serious B. Relaxed C. Ready D.Useful
Exercise VI: Read the following passage. Then complete sentences 76-80 by
circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.

When Linh was younger, she liked to go to school more than anything. She used to
study every day and tried even harder when preparing for exams. In class, she listened
attentively to lectures and answered her teachers’ questions perfectly. That was why
she often performed well in exams and appeared in the list of “Top 10 Students” of the
school. She was much better at learning languages than any other subjects. At the age
of fifteen, she could speak two foreign languages, English and French, quite fluently.
Her dream was to become a successful diplomat. Unfortunately, her father died in a car
accident when she was a first-year student at university. She had to quit school to help
her mother take care of her family. Nevertheless, she continued studying by herself and

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tried her best to graduate from the Institute of International Relations at the age of 30.
She is now working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She says : “the more I try, the
more I see the meaning of life”.
76. When Linh was young, she
A. hated school B. liked school a lot C. hated exams D. liked taking exams

77. Linh’s excellent performance in exams made her
A. one of the top 10 students C. attend school more often
B. study harder at school D. prepare more carefully for lessons
78. When she was fifteen, she was quite fluent at speaking
A. English and French. C. French.
B. English. D. German.
79. She had to quit school to
A. look after her mother. C. take care of the family.
B. study by herself. D. go to the university.
80. She is now
A. an employee in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
B. the headmaster of Institute of International Relations.

C. a student in the Institute of International Relations.
D. a successful diplomat.
PART V: WRITING
Exercise VII: Choose the most appropriate way of arranging these following words
so that they form meaningful sentences by circling A, B, C or D:
81. it/learn/Literature/difficult/Maths/is/than/less/to.
A. It is less difficult to learn Maths than Literature.
B. It is less than difficult to learn Maths Literature.
C. It is difficult to learn Maths less than Literature.
D. It is difficult to learn less Maths than Literature.
82. now/ can/better/football/team/play/used/than/they/Vietnamese/to/the.
A. Now the Vietnamese football team can better play than they used to.
B. Now the Vietnamese football team better can play than they used to.
C. Now the Vietnamese football team can better than play they used to.
D. Now the Vietnamese football team can play better than they used to.
83. hard/is/than/which/the/it/say/city/or/is/to/bigger/other.
A. It is hard to say which bigger city is than the other.
B. It is hard to say which city is bigger than the other.
C. It is hard to say bigger city than which the other.
D. It is hard to say city which is bigger than the other.
84. hotter/summer/is/and/weather/ in/becoming/hotter/the.
A. The weather is becoming hotter in summer and hotter.
B. The weather is hotter and hotter becoming in summer.

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C. The weather is becoming hotter and hotter in summer.
D. The weather is hotter and becoming hotter in summer.
85. more/lessons/last/are/the/year/difficult/this/year/those/than.
A. The lessons this year are more difficult than those last year.

B. The lessons this year are difficult more than those last year.
C. The lessons this year are more those difficult than last year.
D. The lessons this year are more than difficult those last year.
Exercise VIII: A, B, C, and D are 4 sentences which are written using the given
words. For each question, circle the most appropriate answer.
86. Zidane/score a goal/beautiful/than/Ronaldo.
A. Zidane scores a goal more beautifully than Ronaldo.
B. Zidane scores a goal beautifully than Ronaldo.
C. Zidane scores a goal more beautiful than Ronaldo.
D. Zidane scores a goal beautiful than Ronaldo.
87. Life/countryside/quiet/life/city/the.
A. Life in the countryside is quiet than life in the city.
B. Life in the countryside is more quiet than life in the city.
C. Life in the countryside is quieter than life in the city.
D. Life in the countryside is more quieter than life in the city.
88. She/speak English/fluent/last year.
A. She can speak English fluent than last year.
B. She can speak English more fluent than she could last year.
C. She can speak English fluently than last year.
D. She can speak English more fluently than she could last year.
89. Next time/you/prepare/lesson/careful/this time.
A. Next time, you should prepare the lesson more careful than this time.
B. Next time, you should prepare the lesson more carefully than this time.
C. Next time, you should prepare the lesson carefully than this time.
D. Next time, you should prepare the lesson careful than this time.
90. I/run/fast/my brother.
A. I can run fast than my brother does.
B. I can run more fast than my brother does.
C. I can run more faster than my brother does.
D. I can run faster than my brother does.