De HSG Anh9+Key

Đề thi học sinh giỏi – Môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9
Năm học 2010-2011
Thời gian làm bài : 120 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
Question 1:
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest(1p):
1. A. spoon B. flood C. cook D. soon
2. A. looked B. moved C. rained D. carried
3. A. show B. power C. low D. snow
4. A. measure B. division C. pleasure D. insure
5. A. stomach B. switch C. match D. catch
Question 2: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets(2p).
1. She (ask)....... me to tell about him several times.
2. When it (start)........ to rain, I still (try)....... to start the engine.
3. Your daughter (grow)......... a lot since I last saw her.
4. The presents (send)....... to John were very beautiful.
5. It won’t be safe to use these stairs until they (repair)....... .
6. I didn’t see anyone but I felt as though I (watch)......... .
7. He (look).......... fatter than some days ago.
8. You can’t see the doctor. He (go)...... to Ho Chi Minh city and (not return).......... until next month.
Question 3: fill in the blank with a suitable preposition (2p)
1. I am tired.... much walking.
2. How are you getting .........at school.?
3. We go home ....... school.
4. The moon goes .........the sky from East to West.
5. Don’t come into the room ......... that window.
6. Don’t do it all at once; do it little .........little.
7. My friend and I were very happy .......... the result of the exam.
8. We took a lot of photographs ......... our visit .......... Rome last summer.
9. ............ the popular singers, I like Michael Jackson the most.
10, Your marks depend.................your studying
Question 4: Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentence(2p):
1. One of my English teachers is American, ...........is British.
A. any B. the other C. another D. others
2. Please .......... your hand if you want to ask the teacher a question.
A. rise B. push C. raise D. lift
3. Kathryn queued all night so .......... get a good seat
A. as to B. that she C. she can D. to
4. Peter sometimes helps me ............. my homework.
A. to do B. do C. with D. all are correct
5. It was ............ warm this afternoon that I didn`t wear my jacket.
A. such B. such a C. so D. a so
6. They had never come .................. such a beautiful little village before.
A. at B. across C. off D. along
7. The librarian went to look in the cupboard........... rare books were kept.
A. which B. that C. where D. there
8. Most of the people........... to the reception were old friends.
A. inviting B. invited C. who are invited D. invite
9. When ........................... a dictionary, you need to be able to understand
the symbols and abbreviations it contains.
A. using B. use C. to use D. having used
10. Let`s go to the next party, ............... ?
A. shan`t we B. won`t we C. will us D. shall we
Question 5: Give the correct forms of the words in brackets(2.5p):
1. Catching common cold is ............for everybody. (please)
2. It is a contest in which ..........have to read two poems in English. (participate)
3. I ............ met an old friend last week. (expect)
4. They are ........... ill patients. No modern techniques can cure them. (hope)
5. It’s not a very pretty town, but the ............ are beautiful. (