De thi HSG 9

Trường THCS Võ Lao
BÀI THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)


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Lưu ý: - Đề thi này gồm 04 trang, học sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề
- Học sinh không được sử dụng bất kỳ loại tài liệu nào.
I. Match each phrasal verb with the correct definition.
1. fill in
2. turn into
3. go away
4. put away
5. run out of
6. get away with
7. join in
8. pick out
9. keep on
10. get over
A. participate
B. avoid punishment
C. select, choose
D. change into, become
E. continue
F. complete ( a form)
G. leave
H. recover from
I. use up completely
J. return something to its correct place
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II. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Circle A, B, C or D.
1. Nobody knows who invented the wheel, ______?
A. do they B. don’t they C. does it D. doesn’t it
2. ________ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job.
A. Although B. While C. In spite of D. Despite of
3. You have been reading for four hours. This book _____ be very interesting.
A. can B. might C. must D. should
4. English is ________ used in the world.
A. wide B. widely C. wider D. widen
5. I can’t believe that you ______ all the five exercises. You just started ten minutes ago.
A. have finished B. will finish C. finished D. finishing
6. I can still vividly remember my father ______ me to ride a bicycle.
A. to teach B. teaching C. taught D. to have taught
7. My brother runs a business ______ he proves to have managerial skills.
A. however B. otherwise C. and D. but
8. The state laws limit the speed ______ motorists are permitted to drive.
A. at which B. which C. that D. where
9. ______ today, she would get home by Friday.
A. Would she leave B. Was she leaving C. Were she to leave D. If she leaves
10. He is _______ a lot of study pressure to win a place at university.
A. for B. under C. in D. with
11. Shy people often find it difficult to ________ group discussions.
A. take place in B. take part in C. get on with D. get in touch with
12. I live in a pleasant room _______ the garden.
A. to overlook B. overlooking C. overlooked D. which overlooking
13. No one knows what the ______ of the explosion is.
A. source B. cause C. reaction D. reason
14. I really can’t ______ the twins apart. They look so alike.
A. say B. talk C. take D. tell
15. The _______ age of the girls in this class is sixteen.
A. general B. average C. equal D. usual
16. It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to ______.
A. meet B. break C. compare D. balance
17. My younger sister is very ______ and so she loves going out but I am much quieter and prefer to stay at home.
A. enjoyable B. lively C. pleasing D. funny
18. Lomonosov was not ______ a great scientist but also a very talented poet.
A. fairly B. merely C. hardly D. scarcely
19. Linda: “What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!” - Mary: “___________.”
A. Thank you very much. I am afraid. B. You are telling a lie.
C. Thank you for your compliment