Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 Sở GD-ĐT Quảng Bình năm học 2014 - 2015

ĐỀ THI GIAO LƯU HSG TIẾNG ANH 2
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
I. PHONETICS
Part 1. Pick up the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (3pts)
16. A. comb B. plumb C. climb D. disturb
17. A. hear B. swear C. dear D. rear
18. A. headaches B. bushes C. researches D. wishes
Part 2. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group. (2pts)
19. A. documentary B. occupation     C. competitive D. individual
20. A. interview B. essential C. industry D. comfortable
II. LEXICO - GRAMMAR
Part 1. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence. (10pts)
21. The current…………..of this city is about 200,000.
A. membership B. people C. number D. population
22. You should look up the meaning of new words in the dictionary……………misuse them.
A. so that not to B. so not to C. so as not to D. so that not
23. There has been a…………..increase in the use of bicycles in the last few years.
A. noticed B. keen C. marked D. seen
24. The man who was taken to hospital had been…………… for three hours.
A. insensitive B. unconscious C. unfeeling D. indifferent
25. In my company, the director deputy usually…………..the responsibility for organizing meetings and conferences.
A. makes B. gets C. takes D. becomes
26. The more important an exam is, …………..
A. the more you’ll get nervous B. the more nervous will you get C. the most nervous you’ll be D. the more nervous you’ll get
27. The language centre offers courses of various levels, such as elementary, intermediate and……
A. advance B. advancement C. advancing D. advanced
28. Ann: “When are we leaving for the concert?”
Maria: “……………… .”
A. Straight away B. No problem C. Certainly D. That’s right
29. His research has contributed enormously……………. our understanding of this disease.
A. for B. to C. in D. over
30. We should participate in the movements …………… the natural environment.
A. organizing to conserve B. organized conserving
C. organized to conserve D. which organize to conserve
Part 2. Put the verbs given in brackets into the appropriate tenses or forms. (5pts)
31. If either of them (take) ......................a vacation now, we will not be able to finish the work.
32. (ask)……………. his mother’s permission, the boy went out to play.
33. It is critical that the prime minister (address)...................... those sensitive issues.
34. Her phone (ring)………….. for ten minutes. I wonder why she doesn’t answer it.
35. I am going to have my house (paint)…………. next week.
Part 3. Complete each sentence with a suitable form of one of the phrasal verbs in the box. Use each one once only. There are two extra ones that you do not need to use. (5pts)
turn up wear off go on put up with
see off make out settle on


36. The children ………......a funny story and wrote it on the card.
37. We arranged to meet at 7.30, but she never………… .
38. We couldn’t decide whether to book a holiday in Spain or Italy. We finally …………. Spain.
39. I’m not going to……………their smoking any more.
40. I hate having injections at the dentist’s. They always take ages..................afterwards.
Part 4. Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. (10pts)














III. READING COMPREHENSION
Part 1. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. (10pts)
Brain training puzzles really can boost intelligence, a study shows for the first time. While