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bài kiểm tra đội tuyển HSG lớp 9
năm học 2010 - 2011


Môn: Tiếng Anh (Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút)

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I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words:
1. A. Valentine
B. imagine
C. discipline
D. magazine

2. A. admirable
B. adventure
C. advertise
D. adverb

3. A. moustache
B. machinery
C. champagne
D. championship

4. A. exist
B. exhibit
C. exhibition
D. exactly

5. A. miles
B. sleeps
C. laughs
D. unlocks

6. A. champion
B. scholar
C. merchant
D. chamber

7. A. caused
B. forced
C. stopped
D. increased

8. A. shortage
B. carriage
C. teenage
D. storage

9. A. exist
B. example
C. luxury
D. exam

10. A. afternoon
B. school
C. soon
D. good


II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
1. She was ……….. breath after running all the way upstairs.
A. under
B. out of
C. without
D. away from

2. Would you like tea or coffee? - I’d ……… have some tea.
A. prefer
B. like
C. rather
D. better

3. My mother seldom goes to the theater and ……………….. .
A. neither do I
B. so do I
C. I do too
D. I do either

4. This house needs …………. .
A. to repaint
B. repainted
C. to be repainting
D. repainting

5. They took pride ………… being the best players of the school.
A. of
B. in
C. on
D. at

6. He wanted to help his mother, so he ………… the table.
A. lain
B. lied
C. lay
D. laid

7. Most of the furniture in these apartments …………… modern.
A. are
B. made
C. is
D. have been made

8. ………. had we arrived at the hotel when there was a power cut.
A. When
B. Once
C. No sooner
D. Hardly

9. John was late this morning because he had trouble ……….. his car started.
A. getting
B. got
C. gotten
D. to get

10. Ten thousand dollars …… a big sum of money. He even can`t believe he`s got it.
A. are
B. is
C. has
D. become

11. Thank you very much for that! - Well, ............
A. you`re welcome
B. of course
C. thank you
D. I don`t mind

12. It`s no use..........children.......... quiet. They are always noisy.
A. to ask / to keep
B. asking /keeping
C. to ask / keeping
D. asking /to keep

13. We finally................. our teacher to go on a camping trip with us
A. persuaded
B. argued
C. pleased
D. liked

14. Who’s responsible for..............ink over my book.
A. putting
B. spreading
C. spilling
D. pouring

15. Linda was the last person...... the classroom yesterday
A. leave
B. to leave
C. left
D. leaves

16. If it`s raining tomorrow, we shall have to ......... the match till Sunday.
A. put away
B. put out in
C. put off
D. put on

17. Peter will only pass his exams if there is a/ an …………in his class work.
A. progress
B. increase
C. rise
D. improvement

18. The noise .................. from the boat engine might disturb sea animals.
A. comes
B. coming
C. came
D. has come

19. Hurry up, there’s …… time left.
A. a little
B. a few
C. little
D. few

20. For lunch, you may have _________ fish or chicken.