ĐỀ HSG BẮC GIANG (08-09) + KEY

SỞ GD-ĐT BẮC GIANG ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH
Năm 2008-2009 – Môn: TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 9

(Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút)

I. Choose the word in each group that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Circle the letter you choose.
1. A. campus B. relax C. locate D. fashion
2. A. sing B. fine C. time D. nice
3. A. gather B. ethnic C. there D. although
4. A. talked B. watched C. ordered D. stopped
5. A. exchange B. reach C. chance D. chemistry

II. Choose the word in each group that has different strees pattern. Circle the letter you choose.
6. A. control B. remote C. purpose D. respond
7. A. economic B. encourage C. embroider D. experience
8. A. inspiration B. collection C. reputation D. limitation
9. A. objection B. opinion C. official D. optinal
10. A. compulsory B. convient C. correspond D. communicate
III. Choose the answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. Circle the letter you choose.
11. They ......... all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach.
A. passed B. used C. took D. spent
12. The hotel room ……… over a very beautiful park.
A. viewed out B. faced up C. opened up D. look out
13. On Sundays in England, most shops were closed and …… the theaters and cinemas.
A. so were B. neither were C. were too D. so weren’t
14. We didn’t ……… to the station in time to catch the train.
A. get B. reach C. arrive D. leave
15. Either John or his brothers ……………… the money.
A. has stolen B. have stolen C. has been stolen D. have been stolen
16. I remember ……… the letter sometime ago but I can’t remember exactly when.
A. to post B. posted C. posting D. post
17. Jane lost her case because it didn’t have …… with hername on.
A. a ticket B. a poster C. a label D. an identification
18. Do you know what time the train ……… for Leeds?
A. gets B. reaches C. arrives D. leaves
19. The policeman warns us ........... there.
A. to not go B. not to go C. not to going D. not go
20. The trip was very interesting. Jack wishes he …………. enough time to join.
A. had B. had been C. had had D. has had
IV. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the words in capital letters.
21. The weather was terrible, so we had a very ……………………… holiday. (PLEASE)
22. I’m afraid you have been ……………………. She no longer works for you. (INFORM)
23. When you are late for school, you should ………………... to your teacher. (APOLOGY)
24. Liverpool is an ………………….. city in the north of England. (INDUSTRY)
25. There are many people living in ………………………now in the world. (POOR)
26. Our school has a lot of ……………………………. teachers. (QUALIFY)
27. Unfortunately, the film got …………………. reviews. (FAVOR)
28. We could see some strange …………………..…on her face. (EXPRESS)
29. You should write a letter of …………………… to the institute. (INQURE)
30. Evironmental …………………….. is everybody’s responsibility. (PROTECT)
V. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.
31. The astronaust’s clothes (make)………………………………… from special materials.
32. My teacher was not at home when I arrived. She (just go)………………………….. out.
33. We would have caught the last bus if we (leave)………………………………the cinema five
minutes earlier.
34. Jeans (make)……………………………about two hundered years ago.
35. If you go to England, you’ll have to get used to (drive)………………………… on the left.
36. You may feel frightened when you are in a forest (surround)………………………by tall trees.
37. He talked as if he (know) ………………………………… where she was.
38. Look, Hoa! Do you know the man who (talk)……………………………to Mrs.Luy in the
playground?
39. I wrote to my penpal two weeks ago, but I (not receive)…………………… her reply since