DE THI HSG ANH 9

Đề thi chọn đội tuyển đi thi học hsg cấp huyện lớp 9 THCS
Năm học 2005-2006
Môn tiếng anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
Question 1: Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
A. needed B. worked C. stopped D. booked
A. thick B. thorough C. healthy D. weather
A. like B. lively C. live D. life
A. cook B. blood C. school D. look
A. feat B. great C. seat D. fear
A. flame B. hate C. page D. adventure
A. sugar B. settle C. surprise D. sentence
A. helped B. liked C. watched D. hated.
A. good B. book C. foot D. food
A. lie B. height C. weight D. pie
Question 2: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
There (be) no guests at all since I left.
I am sorry about the noise last night. We (have) a party.
In a few minutes’time, When the clock (strike) six, I (wait) here for three hours
She (sleep) for 10 hours! You must wake her
By this time next year I (save) $ 250.
I distinctly remember (pay) him. I gave him two dollars
The teller was made (lie) down on the floor
Cattle ( allow) to graze on the village common.
Nothing ( do) about this problem for months
Question 3: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
He is ..........active in spite of his old age. ( wonder)
.............is a very serious problem in many countries (employ)
He suffered from constant ................. ( sleep)
After the explosion, only two people were left ....... (live)
Her husband`s death made her life ........... (mean)
There are more and more people concerning about ..........pollution (environment)
Is Buddhism the country`s ..........religion of Thailand? (office)
I watch the news everyday because it`s very ........... (inform)
I try to speak clearly when I meet a ............ ( foreign)
Many pupils at ..........school have already choosen a career. ( second)
Question 4: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word
The country is (1).............beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country (2) .......... the summer holiday though they can`t live (3) ............. all the year round. Some have cottage built in a village (4) .......... that they can go there whenever they (5) ..........find the time.
English villages are not alike, but (6)............. some ways they are not very different from (7) ...................other. Almost every village (8) ...........a church, the round or square tower of which can (9) ............seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, (10).......... people are buried.
Question 5: Read the text then answer the question below.
Education in England
Every child in Great Britain between the age of five and fifteen must attend school. There are three main types of educational institutions: primary (elementary) schools, secondary schools and universities.
State schools are free, and attendance is compulsory. Morning school begins at nine o`clock and lasts until half past four. School is open five days a week. On Saturdays and Sundays there are no lessons. There are holidays at Christmas, Easter and in summer. In London as in all cities there are two grades of state schools for those who will go to work at fifteen: primary schools for boys and girls between the ages of five and eleven, and secondary schools for children from eleven to fifteen years.
The lessons are reading, writing , the English language, English literatute, English history, geography, science, Nature study, drawing, painting, singing, woodwork and drill (physical training).
What are three main types of educational institutions?
What are the two grades of state schools for those who will go to work at fifteen?
What subjects do children study at school?
Are state schools free?
When do