De thi chon doi tuyen thi tinh lop 9

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HƯƠNG KHÊ

ĐỀ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN THI HSG TỈNH LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
Ngày thi: 19/ 02/ 2011


I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in each group.
A. author
B. other
C. there
D. they

A. dormitory
B. information
C. organization
D. forward

A. lecturer
B. inventor
C. medium
D. president

A. ghost
B. most
C. lost
D. post

A. cities
B. workers
C. series
D. satellites

II. Choose the best answers to completes each sentence.
1. Milk bottles can be ………. after being cleaned. A. recycled B. reused C. broken D. reduced
2. It was raining heavily ………. we arrived home. A. while B. until C. because D. when
3. She asked me ………. I liked eating chocolates. A. if B. and C. that D. but
4. You look ………. than last year. A. much tall B. more tall C. much taller D. more taller
5. What ………. advice she gave us! A. so good B. such good C. a good D. good
6. My dog as well as my cats ………. twice a day. A. eat B. eats C. has eaten D. have eaten
7. Do it right now, ……….? A. do you B. aren’t you C. will you D. don’t you
8. The little girl wasted half an hour ………. for her picture book. A. look B. looking C. to look D. looked
9. Would you like tea or coffee? – I ………. drink tea than coffee. A. would like B. would prefer C. would rather D. would wish
10. “I’m sorry about that!” – “………. !”. A. That’s right B. Of course C. It’s OK D. You’re welcome
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
This is the first time I (read) ………. a novel (write) ………. by an American novelist.
The stereo (play) ………. since 6 pm. I wish someone (turn) ………. it off.
The new students hope (include) ………. in many of the school’s social activities.
He wore a false beard (avoid) ………. (recognize)……….
(Write) ………. the letter, she put it carefully in an envelope.
While he (learn) ………. to drive he (have) ………. twenty five accidents.
IV. Put in much/many, (a) little, (a) few, a lot of, plenty of where necessary.
1. There has been ………. rain recently.
2. You`ve got to hurry up. There`s ………. time to waste.
3. I am enjoying my time here. I have ………. friends and we get together regularly.
4. There weren’t ………. people at the party that I knew.
5. There is no rush. We have ………. time.
6. He has so ………. money, he doesn`t know what to do with it.
7. I last saw Jeremy ………. years ago.
8. Nowadays ………. people have servants in their houses.
9. I have ………. friends that I can trust but not many.
10. It has cost us ………. money to furnish this house.
V. Give the correct form of the words to complete the sentence.
Our tomatoes are (RIPE) nicely; they’ll be ready to eat in about a week.
He said “Good morning” in a most (FRIEND) way.
It’s a lovely old house, I agree, but can we afford to (MODERN) it?
In winter it is important for farmers to provide food and (WARM) for their animals.
Traditional (CELEBRATE) are a good source of fun and entertainment.
VI. Complete the story using either the active or passive voice.
This building, which is the oldest surviving example in the country, (l)……….(say) to be the most expensive house in Canada. Currently the house (2) ……….(sell) by the international auctioneers, Mc Phersons. The building (3) ……….(build) in 1123 by Michel Davidson, and it (4) ……….(have)