Đề thi HSG anh 9

UBND HUYỆN ...................
PHÒNG GD & ĐT
ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011
MÔN :TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề


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I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three:
1. A. think B. signature C. exist D. circle
2. A. climber B. timber C. plumber D. bomber
3. A. fashion B. passion C. decision D. Russian
4. A. feels B. stirs C. lets D. adds
5. A. bear B. real C. gear D. fear
6. A. increase B. widespread C. death D. residential
7. A. conversation B. exercise C. compulsory D. island
8. A. coughed B. weighed C. laughed D. stopped
9. A. measure B. pleasure C. ensure D. closure
10. A. policeman B. purpose C. responsible D. photograph


II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. Write your answer in the space provided
1. I went on a day ………to Turkey last week. It was wonderful.
A. trip B. journey C. voyage D. tour
2. I’m sorry for Jack, my close friend, who lost a parent in an accident last week.
A. to B. with C. for D. about
3. Fresh vegetables are usually ……… in vitamins.
A. full B. many C. much D. rich
4. “How did the window ………?”, my mother asked us.
A. get broken B. broke C. broken D. had broken
5. If my students had passed the exam, I ……… very happy now.
A. would be B. were C. can be D. am
6. Does your brother work for a ……… company?
A. construct B. construction C. constructive D. constructible
7. I must have my watch repaired. It ……… over five minutes a day.
A. processes B. adds C. gains D. increases
8. The shady trees provide ……… against the sunlight.
A. safety B. protection C. security D. require
9. The waitress put a dish in front of the man, hoping it was that he ………
A. ordered B. was ordering C. had ordered D. orders
10. It’s never late to learn ………
A. though B. by far C. in all D. by all means

III. Complete the paragraph by using the correct form of the words in brackets
1. Each family has the important function of (society)…………………… children.
2. We all know that a zipper is a slide (fast)………………………….
3. The metric system is a system of (measure)…………………………..
4. Letters that go outside a country take more (post)…………………….. than letters inside a country.
5. He succeeded in the interview! How (believe)…………………………. !
6. I am planning to join in a (mountain)…………………… club this summer vacation.
7. There are always two (office)………………… languages in Singapore country.
8. She cannot take this tour due to her (car)………………..
9. I am sorry but the vase was (accident) ……………….broken.
10. The term PR which stands for Public (relate)……………………. is a favorite work nowadays.

IV. Each sentence contains ONE mistake. Find and correct it.
1. One of the girls has brown small eyes.
2. Recycling papers are saving the forests.
3. You’d better not leave your luggage attended during the trip.
4. There used to be a Japanese restaurant here, wasn’t there?
5. The drunk man got into a taxi in the end of the company party.
6. Excuse me. I can hardly stand up your smoking any longer.
7. Helen said that I could help herself with a cup of coffee while she was answering the