DE THI HOC SINH GIOI TIENG ANH 9

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9
Năm học 2010 – 2011
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút



I. Choos the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. music
B. future
C. cubic
D. public

2. A. plaid
B. plain
C. pain
D. afraid

3. A. Christmas
B. chemistry
C. machine
D. scholarship

4. A. play
B. says
C. may
D. away

5. A. moon
B. soon
C. school
D. good

II. Choose the best option in each sentense
1. Tom, a boy (with whom/that/whose/whose) I went to school, is ill in hospital.
2. Can you see Lan (in/on/among/between) the crowd?
3. Christmas Day, 25th (in/on/of/at) December is the biggest day of the holiday in many countries.
4. “Mum, you (smell/taste/look/seem) nice.” ~ “Thank you. It’s a new perfume from Chanel.”
5. It took them ages to (put off/take off/put out/ put away) the fire.
6. In Britain friends often give (themselves/them/each other/ their own) presents at Christmas.      
7. Can you tell me (how far is it/it is how far/how far it is/is it how far) to the station?
8. He told the students to read the questions and (not to write/not write/don`t write/not writing) anything.
9. The number of the months in a year (is/are/was/were) twelve.
10. (What/What a/How/How a) terrible weather we`re having today!
11. That restaurant (can/must/should/will) be very good. It`s always full of people.
12.Every body says Sharon takes (for/on/like/after) her mother. They look pretty much alike.
13. Alice: How many eggs have we got?
Celia: (Nothing/No/No one/None). I`ll go and buy some from the shop if you like.
14. Mark: I hope you enjoyed yourself at the seaside. ~ James: Yes, I (was/am/did/do), thanks.
15. I suggest that he (study/studies/studied/studys) English.
III. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the original one.
1. He prefers you to lend him some money.
He `d rather you .........................................................................
2. It`s a pity I can`t help you.
If only .......................................................................................
3. We will have to take an examination tomorrow.
An examination .........................................................................
4. It’s your duty to empty the garbage.
You are ........................................................................
5. He couldn`t pass the examination because he was lazy .
Because of his .............................................................................
6. They forgot to turn off the lights before going to bed, didn`t they ?
They didn`t ...................................................................................?
7. He can do his work because his father helps him .
Without........................................................................................
8. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework
Vinh is ...................................................
9. He hasn`t met them for ages .
It`s ages.............................................................................................
10. She will only lend you some money if you promise to pay her back next salary .
Unless........................................................................
IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct verb forms
Many people don’t like Jack because he (wear) casual clothes to important meeting
Whenever I (want) to talk to Jane, She (have) a bath
He (read) this book for days. It often (take) him ages to finish one
The vase (break) when it (move) to the other room.
I was just about (leave) the office when the phone rang.
Nothing (do) since I left
We don’t enjoy (use) as cheap labour.
V. Put the words in brackets into the correct word forms.
The old hotel we used to stay at has been (modern)
Conservationists believe that we should preserve the (tropic) rainforests in the world.
Women nowadays have more (free) to participate in social activities
Every week, there are two (fly) from Ha Noi to Nha Trang.
Our district had a campaign to (courage) smoking among teenagers .
VI. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
Jeans are very popular with young people all ___(1) the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of