Đề thi chọn HSG

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN VĨNH LỘC
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC 2018-2019
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề)

Question 1: Pronunciation.
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is prounounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. gather B. there C. ethnic D. although
2. A. name B. natural C. native D. nation
3. A. impressed B. disappointed C. wished D. stopped
B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others.
1. A.correspond B.recreation C.museum D.entertainment
2. A.worship B.climate C.comprise D.separate
Question 2: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank in each sentence.
1.Ask him ................there is anything wrong with him.
A. that B.if C.what D.which
2. I can’t ...................my mind.
A.take up B.come up C.do up D.make up
3. The mother looked..............at her naughty daughter.
A.angrily B. anger C. angry D. angered
4. I wish I ...............you some money for your rent, but I am broke myself.
A.can lend B.would lend C.will lend D.could lend
5. He has a reputation ...........being an open- minded father.
A.for B.at C. of D.in
6. I went to library to borrow some books, but I found .............there.
A.everyone B. anyone C. no one D. someone
7. There are about two ..............people at the meeting.
A. hundred B. thousands C. hundreds of D. hundreds
8. Where ..............? I want to get the same hairstyle as yours.
A. do you cut your hair B. have you cut your hair
C. does your hair have a cut D. do you have your hair cut
9. ..................always gives me real pleasure.
A. I arrange flowers B. The flowers are arranged
C. Arranging flowers D. While arranging flowers.
10. Jane had difficulty carrying her suitcase upstairs, and Mike, her friend, offered to help.
Mike: “Need a hand with your suitcase, Jane?”
- Jane: “.....................”
A. I don’t believe it B. Not a chance
C. That’s very kind of you D. Well done!
Question 3: Supply the correct form of verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences below.
At that time I (not know) ..............what (do) ..............since I was too shocked.
“Nam, you (always talk) ...............in class!”
“No camping” means “You (not allow).................(camp)....................”
The rich ( not be) ................always happy.
I love all the cakes (make)............... by mother.
John and I (be) .........................pen pals for nearly 3 years.
Minh (know)................. a little English so she wishes she (can) ...........speak English fluently.
Question 4: Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete sentences.
Is Buddhism the country’s ...............religion of Thailand? (OFFICE)
Ba and his father like................movie very much. (ACT)
Should English be a .................. subject at schools? (COMPEL)
Trung got a ................. letter from his boss. (PERSON)
Please speak a little more............. (SLOW)
The story my grandma told last night was................... (SCARE)
He fell off his bike, but his....................were not serious (INJURE)
She felt alone and ................. (FRIEND)
..................., the barber cut my hair too short. (LUCK)
I enjoy .................with the other students. (SOCIETY)
Question 5: Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answer (A,B,C or D).
Television is one of man’s important means of communication. It brings events and sounds around the world into millions of homes. A person with the television set can sit in his house and watch the president making a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see