ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 9 - 26

ĐỀ SỐ 26
SECTION A: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three.
1. A. houses B. classes C. sentences D. faces
2. A. math B. cloth C. breathe D. thunder
3. A. addition B. nation C. attention D. question
4. A. naked B. sacred C. hatred D. helped
5. A. mausoleum B. laugh C. cause D. faucet
II. Identify the word whose main stress is different from that of the other three.
1. A. invention B. agreement C. arrangement D. demonstrate
2. A. interactive B. limitation C. communicate D. documentary
3. A. tolerate B. volunteer C. afternoon D. lemonade
4. A. ceremonious B. gratitude C. modernize D. centigrade
5. A. accomplish B. economic C. mechanic D. psychology
SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.
1. He wants to pay the bill himself, but I won’t hear ________ it.
A. for
B. from
C. with
D. of

2. - “Please take this seat.” - “No, I insist on ________.”
A. that you take it
B. your taking it
C. you take it
D. you to take it

3. It won’t ________ matter if you arrive a few minutes late.
A. greatly
B. largely
C. grandly
D. considerably

4. ________ I am aware, there were no problems during the first six months.
A. So much as
B. As far as
C. Much more than
D. Except that

5. - “Would you like to have dinner with me tomorrow?” - “_________.”
A. I hope that tomorrow is glad B. I am sorry. I have an extra class tomorrow
C. Hope to see a lot of fun tomorrow D. All right, you are so generous
6. ________ black cats are bad luck is considered a superstition rather than a fact.
A. The
B. Although
C. It is that
D. That

7. If he hadn’t stayed up late last night, he ________ tired now.
A. wouldn’t have been B. would have been
C. wouldn’t be D. would be

8. The woman said, “This carpet was made ________, so it is expensive.”
A. by hand
B. by hands
C. by our hands
D. by the hand

9. All three TV channels provide extensive _________ of sporting events.
A. vision
B. coverage
C. broadcast
D. network

10. The interviewer asked the writer what he thought the ________ to his success was.
A. key
B. ground
C. basis
D. reason

 II. Supply the correct word form to complete the following sentences.
1. As she was so dissatisfied with her present job, she decided to leave. SATISFACTION
2. He took the job to be financially independent. FINANCE
3. The inheritance will make him a rich man. INHERIT
4. Most of the area has been electrified. ELECTRIC
5. John decisively refused our suggestion. DECIDE
III. Some of the lines in the following passage are correct, and some have a word which should not be there.
The school dance

I went to my first school dance last Saturday night and it was a disaster! If only thatI’d thought about what I was going to wear a bit more carefully. Although beingmy bestfriend Jenny had told me it wasn’t that kind of event, I’ddecided to havelook really grown-up and wear a dress and high-heeled shoes. When I got there, I looked totally ridiculous and some people started laughing.
Despite ofthis slight setback, I thought I’d hit the dancefloor. If I could have survive that, I could survive anything. But even thoughthat went wrong! One of my heels snapped – even ifthough my shoes were brand new – and I had to carry them to theside of the room. It was very embarrassing! Still, despite the disastrous start was, Craig Fielding