DE THI HSG ANH 9

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC 2009 – 2010
Môn : Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (7,5P)

0. A. pretty
B. get
C. send
D. well

1. A. thank
B. this
C. then
D. these

2. A. smells
B. cuts
C. opens
D. plays

3. A. agree
B. advice
C. after
D. alone

4. A. settle
B. bed
C. letter
D. even

5. A. bulb
B. pump
C. plumber
D. nuclear

6. A. divided
B. traveled
C. received
D. covered

7. A. proud
B. ought
C. thought
D. resources

8. A. proof
B. mood
C. stood
D. poor

9. A. casual
B. material
C. champagne
D. campus

10. A. purpose
B. surf
C. turn
D. furious

11. A. design
B. easy
C. compulsory
D. deposit

12. A. boxes
B. names
C. buses
D. matches

13. A. wealth
B. peaceful
C. lead
D. please

14. A. popular
B. remote
C. local
D. program

15. A. true
B. blue
C. glue
D. guess


II. Choose the best option A,B,C or D to complete the following sentences. (5p)
0. I’m afraid, I’m not good … English.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
1. She smiled in a … way.
A. friends B. friendly C. friendliness D. friendlily
2. He didn’t hear the doorbell … the children were making noise.
A. therefore B. but C. because D. so
3. If we don’t keep our environment …, we won’t live a happier and healthier life.
A. cleaned B. clean C. cleaning D. cleanly
4. Please go on …
A. writing B. to write C. writes D. written
5. Mathematics is a … subject in school.
A. easy B. choice C. compulsory D. unimportant
6. Last year, they visited the town … they were born.
A. which B. whose C. that D. where
7. You can’t use my car … you bring it back tomorrow.
A. as long as B. when C. unless D. in spite of
8. You shouldn’t stay at home so much. Go … and make new friends.
A. by B. over C. away D. out
9. Young people are still … wearing jeans.
A. fond of B. fed up C. bored D. interested
10. Ask the boy to be quiet … the performance.
A. since B. during C. by D. until
11. What is the … of her new novel? – “Harry Potter”
A. name B. entitle C. title D. cover
12. There is nothing else … but …
A. to do – wait B. to do – to wait C. doing – waiting D. doing – wait
13. It’s time you … to your home now.
A. return B. to return C. returning D. returned
14. I put my keys on the table, but now it’s gone. Someone … have taken it.
A. may B. had to C. should D. would rather
15. My mother doesn’t mind … the housework every day.
A. to do B. does C. doing D. did
16. She apologized … my birthday.
A. to forget B. for forgetting C. forget D. for forgot
17. Where will you stay if you … to London?
A. going B. to go C. go D. went
18. She promises to … my dog next Sunday when I’m at work.
A. take care B. take after C. look for D. look after
19. He can’t earn money … he has no job.
A. if B. until C. unless D. without
20. We have to take that course, …?
A. haven’t they B. have we C. don’t they D. don’t we

III. Complete the