Đề luyện thi hsg TA 9 cấp huyện

ĐỀ LUYỆN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
Questions
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently that of the rest.
1. A. plates B. loves C. planes D. tapes
2. A. meal B. bread C. meat D. reason
3. A. approached B. stocked C. developed D. decorated
4. A. cough B. plough C. weigh D. though
5. A. push B. fun C. hunter D. substitude
II. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D to finish the following sentences.
1. Laura ________ history for 40 years and is retiring soon.
A. teaches B. is teaching C. taught D. have been teaching
2. Many efforts have been made to _________ the environment.
A. destroy B. dirty C. protect D. pollute
3. I wish I _______ do the examination well but I can not.
A. will B. was C. could have done D. could
4. If I were millionaire, I _______ help the poor and the unemployed.
A. will B. would C. will be D. would have
5. _______ is a great source of energy but very dangerous.
A. Solar energy B. Wind energy C. Water energy D. Nuclear power
6. Scientists are always looking for new ________ of energy.
A. laws B. bottles C. rules D. sources
7. Up to the present, I _______ 30 stamps for my collection.
A. collect B. is collecting C. have collected D. had collected
8. Solar energy is not only plentiful but also infinite. (find the word has the same meaning)
A. rapid B. unlimited C. limit D. strong
9. He finds it difficult for him to recover from his son’s ________.
A. die B. dead C. deadly D. death
10. It is very nice _______ you to help me prepare the meal.
A. with B. of C. on D. about
11. “ I am sorry I’m late. Because I missed the bus.” – “ __________. We haven’t started yet.”
A. Oh no B. My pleasure C. Let’s see D. Don’t worry
12. _________ hard she tries, she isn’t successfull.
A. Although B. Whoever C. Despite D. However
13. __________ his good salary, he still finds a new job.
A. Despite of B. Inspite of C. Although D. Even if
14. The film is unusual _______ there are only four actors.
A. but B. and C. in that D. however
15. Everybody congratulated the astronauts _______ their successful trip into space.
A. on B. for C. of D. in
16. She apologized to me for ________ my new bike.
A. to break B. having broken C. breaking D. B & C
17. Tom is the last person ________ the class yesterday.
A. who leaves B. to leave C. leaving D. A & B
18. The gun ______ off as he was cleaning it but luckily he wasn’t hurt.
A. over B. off C. up D. down
19. Each child _____ given a medal with his/ her name engraved on it.
A. are B. was C. have been D. were
20. Ever since she enrolled in law school, she never missed a day of class ______ illness.
A. for B. for fear that C. due to D. with a view to
III. Put the verb in parentheses into the correct tense and form.
1. The car ( break) ________ down when he was driving home from work.
2. Much progress (make) _________ in study in this class this term.
3. Up to now, the teaching method ( reform)__________ yet.
4. You’d better have your hair (cut) _________.
5. Mary gets accustomed to (take) _______ her children to the park every week.
6. A man (carry)_________ a large parcel got out of the car.
7. Before she (watch) ________ TV, she(do) _________ her homework.
8. As soon as President ( arrive) _______, the band(play) _________ the instrument to congratulate him on (elect) ____________.
9. President John Kennedy ( assiassnate) _________ by Oswald on November 22nd 1963.
10. It is a new clock but it (not) _______ always keep accurate time.
IV. Complete the following sentences by giving the correct form of the words in the blanks.
1. What a _________ boy! ( DESTROY)
2. How ___________ this man is! ( DANGER)
3. I tried my best; however ,