Đề HSG Anh 9 hay ( đề 2)

Phòng gd- ĐT Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9
vĩnh tường Năm học 2010- 2011
môn: tiếng anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(Đề thi gồm 4 trang)

Question I. (LISTENING)
You will hear two tourists; Sally and Peter talking in a coffee shop. Listen to the dialogue carefully and choose the correct letter A, B or C to confirm the information you hear.
1. How long has Sally been waiting?
A. five minutes B. twenty minutes C. thirty minutes
2. What caused Peter problems at the bank?
A. The exchange rate was down. B. He was late. C. The computers weren’t working.
3. Who did Peter talk to at the bank?
A. an old friend B. an American man C. a German man
4. Henry gave Peter a map of
A. the city. B. the bus routes. C. the train system.
5. What do Peter and Sally decide to order?
A. food and drinks B. just food C. just drinks
Question II. Choose the word whose stressed syllable is different from the rest in each group.
6. A. minister B. dependent C. encourage D. agreement
7. A. lemon      B. physics      C. decay      D. decade
8. A. favorable B. talkative C. successful D. beautiful
9. A. salary       B. essential       C. industry       D. interview
10. A. television B. advertisement C. dictionary D. supervisor
Question III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
11. Your plan is similar ………………….mine.
A. with B. to C. in D. of
12. Robots may be …………………………….the housework for us in the future.
A. used to do B. used to doing C. using to do D. using to doing
13. Are you saying you ……………….her again?
A. never saw B. never will see C. will never see D. would ever see
14. Jane said she ………………….18 years old the next week.
A. was B. is C. will be D. would be
15. I know him …………….sight but not to speak to.
A. at B. in C. by D. on
16. Mother! Someone ……………………….my bicycle! I can not see it.
A. took B. has taken C. takes D. is taking
17. He’s left his book at home; he’s always so ……………………..
A. forgetting B. forgotten C. forgettable D. forgetful
18. I could not finish my work…………………….the help he offered me.
A. although B. despite C. because D. because of
19. He forgot…………………..the letter for me this morning, so now I will have to do it.
A. to post B. posting C. post D. posted
20. Noone ……………him could solve this problem. I really admired his intelligence.
A. except from B. apart for C. subtract D. but
21. I tried hard but I couldn`t....................... him.
A. take B. gain C. win D. beat
22. This soup tastes................. that I can`t eat it.
A. so sweetly B. too sweetly C. so sweet D. very sweet
23. Let’s go for a long walk,…………….?
A. will you B. do we C. shall we D. must you
24. This is not the right.............. to ask for my help: I am far too busy even to listen !
A. moment B. situation C. opportunity D. circumstances
25. I`m looking forward to ……………... on vacation.
A. go B. be going C. going D. having gone

Question IV: Read the text carefully and choose the best answer to complete it.

A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, (26) _______ largely on the beauty of their physical appearance. The modern beauty pageant can (27) _______ its