Đề thi ALL 2018 – Khối lớp 7-8-9
Đề thi National Language Arts League năm 2018 — Grade 7, 8 & 9 Contest. Làm bài có giờ, chấm điểm ngay và xem lại từng câu sai.
Đề thi thật của kỳ thi ALL. American Language League (trước năm 2024 mang tên National Language Arts League – NLAL) là kỳ thi tiếng Anh thường niên dành cho học sinh Mỹ từ lớp 1 đến lớp 12, kiểm tra từ vựng, ngữ pháp, chính tả và đọc hiểu. Đề này nguyên bản dành cho Grade 7-9; đề bài giữ nguyên tiếng Anh, phần hướng dẫn có thêm lời dịch tiếng Việt, đáp án theo bảng đáp án chính thức của ban tổ chức.
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PART I Từ vựng Vocabulary
Câu 1–14Từ khung từ ở phía trên, chọn từ gần nghĩa nhất với từ được gạch chân trong mỗi câu. Không phải từ nào trong khung cũng được dùng.
Directions: From the box above each group of sentences, choose the word closest to the meaning of the underlined word in each sentence. Write the letter of the word you choose. You will not use all the words in the box.
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1. Lindsay did her best to adorn the display.
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2. What the teacher did was most uncommon for him.
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3. Throughout the debate Rod wanted to adopt the main argument.
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4. Even Robert's friends found him excessively sardonic.
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5. Nancy could be very opinionated about the class.
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6. They were arguing about who was the most gifted student.
Chọn từ có nghĩa giống hoặc gần giống nhất với từ được gạch chân trong câu.
Directions: Read each sentence. Decide which word means the same or nearly the same as the underlined word in the sentence. Write the letter of that word.
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7. The artist tried to emulate all the paintings in the room.
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8. The plot of the mystery novel was complicated.
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9. The building of the house was an arduous task.
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10. All the ambassadors came to a harmonious decision.
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11. The approaching storm led to the game's being cancelled.
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12. The committee was steadfast in following its principles.
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13. The carpenter had an aversion to using the wrong wood.
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14. To earn a merit badge was an incentive for the scout.
PART II Dấu câu, viết hoa và ngữ pháp Punctuation, Capitalization and Grammar
Câu 15–24Đọc câu và quyết định câu cần sửa gì về dấu câu, viết hoa hoặc ngữ pháp (nếu có), rồi chọn đáp án tương ứng.
Directions: Read each sentence. Decide what if any correction in punctuation, capitalization, or grammar the sentence needs. Write the correct letter on the answer sheet.
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15. Your school is larger, but ours has more athletic facilities.
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16. Scientists were convinced by the evidence, however, the administration was slow to respond.
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17. My Sister who will be graduating from West Point in May was elected to an honor society.
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18. The oldest music academy was located at 36 Prince Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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19. “Yes Harry,” said his sister, “we are all going to the circus this afternoon.”
Mỗi câu có thể chứa một lỗi ngữ pháp hoặc không có lỗi nào. Chọn phần chứa lỗi, hoặc chọn D nếu câu không có lỗi.
Directions: Read the following sentences. There may be one grammatical error or none in each sentence. Write the correct letter on the answer sheet.
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20. Neither the coach nor the (a) team members was (b) responsible for the dispute. (c)
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21. The new procedures (a) of the chancellor will prevent (b) us getting to the meeting on time. (c)
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22. My younger brother (a) is more academically (b) inclined than me. (c)
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23. The motorcycle is more convenient (a) for long trips, but the car is best (b) for driving around the city. (c)
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24. A heavy sleeper, (a) my father is the last to awaken (b) when the alarm clock rings. (c)
PART III Đọc hiểu Reading Comprehension
Câu 25–40Đọc kỹ bài đọc rồi chọn đáp án đúng cho mỗi câu hỏi bên dưới.
Directions: Read each passage. Answer each question, writing the letter of the correct answer.
Passage A
Fragrance is in the air——
Look for the bright colors——
Only now do we begin to see plants glowing with color——
Wherever we look, flowers are smiling——
Each one sends a message of beauty——
Reach out and touch one gently——
Smile back at its beauty——
Arrange your garden with care——
Rejoice as each bud appears——
Every flower is filled with color and fragrance——
Be proud of your garden's elegance——
Enjoy the gift of nature——
Arrange your flowers to show each one off——
Understand what care each plant should have——
Tell your friends to come and see your garden——
Invite people to join you in celebrating beauty——
Fill a vase with the beautiful flowers——
Use this vase as a gift of love——
Let others share your joy of nature.
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25. Each plant sends a message of .
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26. When you see a plant, you should .
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27. When a bud appears, you should .
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28. Each flower is filled with .
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29. You should invite your friends to come and .
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30. Looking at the first letter of each line, the best title would be .
Passage B
Carl Sandburg was born in 1878. He came from a Swedish immigrant family and lived in Galesburg, Illinois. He had irregular schooling and as a youth was a wandering laborer in the Middle West. During the Spanish-American War he was a soldier and was stationed in Puerto Rico. He loved ordinary people and commonplace things. He was unknown as a poet until 1914, when Poetry magazine published some of his works. Among these short pieces was “Chicago,” which led him to be a leading figure in a new group of authors that was beginning to flourish. The People, Yes tells in verse about the American spirit as seen in folk history. This work shows Sandburg's social sympathies and his faith and belief in the working classes and their future. His Complete Poems was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Besides his poetry and journalism he devoted much time to careful research of his work about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War years. And he kept expanding his interests. Always the Young Strangers is about his early youth. From this work he created a children's work called Prairie Town Boy.
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31. Carl Sandburg during the Spanish-American War was a .
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32. Sandburg became known as a poet in .
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33. Sandburg had a strong belief in .
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34. The Pulitzer Prize was given to Sandburg for .
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35. Sandburg did much research on .
Passage C
Suleiman I, “the Magnificent,” (1494–1566) was the Ottoman Turk sultan who ruled from 1520, when Ottoman power was at its zenith. Lord of the realms of the Romans, the Persians, and the Arabs, his empire stretched from North Africa to the Middle East. Suleiman succeeded his father, Selim “the Grim,” on October 1, 1520. At first the Christian West welcomed the accession of a man renowned as a scholar. But never would the Ottoman empire be as admired or feared as under Suleiman. He inherited a superb military machine, which worked because, unlike Western European armies of the time, the forces were promptly paid and supported by a superb administration. He could put an army of 100,000 into the field centered on the professional corps of janissaries, Christian-born men from the Balkans, carefully selected and superbly trained, particularly in military engineering.
He was also helped by the schism in the Christian church, which coincided with his accession. Unlike Selim, who had directed Ottoman expansion east and south, Suleiman sensed it was time to move west. He began his campaign against the Christian powers in Central Europe and the Mediterranean. Belgrade fell to him in 1521 and Rhodes, long under the rule of the Knights of St. John, in 1522. The knights withdrew to Malta in 1523. In 1526 Suleiman defeated an attack by the Hungarian army at Mohacs and captured Buda but delayed the formal annexation of Hungary for twenty years, allowing the Hungarians to squabble among themselves. In 1532 he met his match in the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, Charles V. The Ottoman army was held up unexpectedly by the stubborn resistance of imperial forces 70 miles southeast of Vienna, and Charles did not make the mistake of moving out to meet the Ottomans as the Hungarians had.
The Ottoman army possessed some of the world's most powerful artillery but still preferred the bow to the muskets now becoming dominant in Western European armies. Suleiman's last campaign in 1566 was another incursion into Habsburg territory with the largest army he had ever assembled. But on September 7 he died in his tent among his troops, whom he had led with such grandeur.
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36. Suleiman's empire was most known for its .
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37. The Christian knights defeated by Suleiman made their new home in .
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38. In one of his most famous battles, Suleiman defeated the Hungarian army at .
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39. Charles V, Suleiman's main enemy, was King of Spain and .
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40. The janissaries were particularly known as .
PART IV Chính tả Spelling
Câu 41–50Mỗi câu được chia thành ba phần (a), (b), (c). Nếu có từ viết sai chính tả, chọn phần chứa từ đó; nếu không có lỗi, chọn D.
Directions: Read each sentence. A word may be misspelled in one part of the sentence. If so, write the appropriate letter on the answer sheet. If no word is misspelled, write the letter D.
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41. The requirement (a) of the organization was that seniorety (b) was essential to its development. (c)
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42. The applicent (a) for the teacher's position (b) is industrious, intelligent, and honest. (c)
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43. He had to distribute (a) the large number of baseballs (b) to the representatives of the league. (c)
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44. The library annex was loaded with a collection (a) of lether volumes (b) to be auctioned at the next sale. (c)
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45. The speaker found it difficult (a) to recite the long passages (b) from the melencholy tribute. (c)
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46. The docter stated (a) that the technician would quickly (b) recuperate from the shock. (c)
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47. The apparatus (a) that was being used in the foreign country (b) was indespensable to the community. (c)
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48. The expected size of the congregation (a) made it impossible (b) to speak without the microphone. (c)
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49. To regester for the convention, (a) you had to obtain permission (b) from the director's office. (c)
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50. The decorater changed (a) all the drapes and wallpaper (b) to match the brilliantly colored linoleum. (c)