Đề HSG 9 (08-09)

PGDHUYỆN KRÔNG ANA KỲ THI TUYỂN CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG
TRƯƠNG THCS NGUYỄN TRÃI Môn : Tiếng Anh 9( 08- 09)
Thời gian : 90 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề)

I . Choose the word containing the sound that is different from the other words’ sound. Circle the letter ( A,B,C or D) for each of the words below(2,5 ms)
1. A. plow B. go C. show D. locate
2. A. examination B. maximum C. exit D. exhaust
3. A. casual B. material C. plaid D. batman
4. A. comprise B. guide C. ringgit D. divide
5. A. practiced B. missed C. closed D. washed
II . Choose word with the main stress placed differently from that the others in each group letter( A,B,C or D) for each of the words below(1 ms)
1. A. pollute B. prevent C. persuade D. garbage
2. A. charity B. suggest C. standard D. solid
3. A. postpone B. purpose C. postcard D. product
4. A. fashion B. admire C. gather D. baggy
III/ Complete each of the following unfinished sentences in such way that it means the same as the sentence printed before. (5 ms)
Did the Greens move to London ?
(………………………………………………………………………… , ………………………?
Peter laughed a lot when I told her that story
( My story ………………………………………………………………………
The shoes were too small for her to wear.
( The shoes were not …………………………………………………….
I’m sorry. I can’t go with you.
( I wish ..………………………………………………………………………………….
We spent five hours getting to London.
( It ..……………………………………………………………………….
The book was quite worth reading. You lent me the book last week.
( The book which ..……………………………………………………….
You will catch the cold if you don’t keep your feet dry.
( Unless .………………………………………………………………….
Do you have a postman deliver the newspaper everyday?
( Do you have the newspaper ..………………………………………….
I could not find her house
( I was …………………………………………………………………………………….
Her bicycle is so old. She can’t ride it to school.
( It’s such ………………………………………………………………….

IV/ Fill in each blank with a preposition.(1,5 ms)
He got to the station just ………… time for his train.
I look forward ……………… meeting you.
She burst ……………… tears when she heard the news.
The children are very fond ……………… swimming.
My hometown is very famous ……………… coffee.
What do people do ……………………….. living in your hometown ?
V/ Put the words in bracket into the correct form or tense. (5 ms)
The next – door neighbors are so ………………………….. ( friend) that we have stopped trying to talk to them
He …………………………………… (not eat) anything for twenty – four hours.
When I first met him he ……………………………….. (study ) painting.
I don’t know the………………………………. ( long) of the river .
We should do some thing to reduce this …………………………………………..( pollute)
The country roads are …………………………………………..( danger) so you must be careful .
We ………………………………………..( do) an English test now .
I’ll call the police if you……………………………………….(not give) me back my car .
She said she ……………………………………………..(see) him the day before yesterday.
How much time do you spend …………………………………………( read) magazines ?
VI/ Fill in each blank with the most suitable from the box. There are some extra words you do not need to use.(2 ms)

The country is more (1) ………… than a town and pleasant to live in. Many people think so and go to the country for the summer (2) ………… though they can’t live there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a (3) ………… so that they can go there whenever they can find the time. English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very different (4) ………… each other. Almost every villages has a church, the round or square tower of which can be(5) ………… for many miles away. Surrounding the church is the churchyard (6) …………… people are buried. The villages green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottage are round it. (7) ………… life is now fairy comfortable and many villages have water brought through pipes into each house. Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to (8) ………… anything they can find in the village shops.
1………………………………. 2………………………………… 3………………………………… 4…………………………………
5…………………………………….. 6…………………………….. 7………………………………… 8……………………………………
VII. Write a meaningful sentences, using the words given to complete a letter(3ms)
Dear Lan,
Thank you the letter in which you said you were waiting for me . I returned from holiday yesterday.
1. I/ glad/ hear / you /your / family / well / and enjoy/ live