Đề thi chọn hsg lớp 9_hay

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP THÀNH PHỐ LỚP 9
Môn thi : Tiếng Anh
Thời gian : 150 phút
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I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.(5pts)
1. A. late B. plant C. exchange D. enjoyable
2. A. computer B. conclude C. introduce D. institute
3. A. convenient B. consist C. comfortable D. secondary
4. A. symbol B. sweater C. inspiration D. design
5. A. food B. soon C. good D. school
II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others. (5pts)
1. A. novel B. poet C. gather D. remote
2. A. annoy B. decide C. language D. surprise
3. A. condition B. character C. vegetable D. favorite
4. A. teenager B. commercial C. appliance D. environment
5. A. federation B. compulsory C. intermediate D. documentary
III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. (10pts)
1. She can`t be interested in the lessons,..........that she always arrives late.
A viewing B fudging C noting D seeing
2. She saw..............the deception immediately. Sù dèi tr¸
A through B past C into D round
3. I am never free on Tuesday evenings as I have a .................... arrangement to go to the cinema with a friend.
A long-lived B long-standing C long-range D long-lasting long time
4. I turned down his offer to stay as I did not wish to........upon his family.
A interfere B disturb C impose D invade
5. Because of rapid technological progress, the computers being made today will be ................... in five years` time.
A obsolete B extinct C outdone D retired
6.The noise of the machinery ..................the words of the factory manager.
A covered B suppressed C drowned D deadened
7. To make the sauce,............. a small bar of chocolate and melt it over a pan of water.
A splash B hack C cut D grate
8. I could see the tip of his cigarette..............in the darkness.
A glinting B sparkling C gleaming D glowing
9. Send for our free brochure by................the coupon below.
A completing B responding C answering D filling
10. It would be helpful if you could …………. the report into three or four pages.
A resume B condense C reduce D decrease
IV.Use the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage below. (10pts)
I (write) (1) ....................... to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the Lord Hotel in London last weekend. I (book) (2) ..................... the hotel in Sweden and also (receive) (3) ................ information about the hotel. I (promise) (4) ..................... a luxury weekend. However, I (be) (5)....................... not satisfied. The room was comfortable, but the traffic from the road opposite the hotel (make) (6) ................... it impossible to (sleep) (7) ............................ I (ask) (8) ........................ for another room, but no single rooms (be) (9) ................... available. I required room-service one night and I (have) (10)......................... to wait for almost one hour before someone came.
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V.Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. (10pts)
Kids watch more TV
A study into children`s television (0) viewing habits reveals that children whose parents have a high level of (1)…………….. tend to watch less television than children from less educated family (2) …………….. . The report also suggests that a high rate of TV watching among children in poorer (3) ……………...
area and in the provinces, compared to those living in large urban centre, is often due to (4)……………..and a lack of other kinds of (5) …………….. in the area. Disco, cinema, theatre and sports (6) …………….. offer children in urban centre a wider rangeof pastimes, which leads to far (7) ……………..hours being spent in front of the box. (8) …………….., comedies and adventure films are children`s (9) ……………..