Đề thi HSG Anh 9 Đề 2+Đáp án

SCORE NGUYEN TRI PHUONG Junior High School CODE
SELECTION ENGLISH TEST
School year 2007- 2008
LEVEL 9
Time allowed: 90 minutes


I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 points)
1. Listen to the conversations and answer the questions below (3 pts)
a. Who are the people ? .................................................................................................................
b. Where are they ? .................................................................................................................
c. What are they doing ? .................................................................................................................
2. Listen to the conversations again and complete the chart with the neccesary information. (17 pts)

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What do they buy?






What size do they
ask for?






How much does each thing cost?






What does each person pay?






How do they pay?







II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: (50 points)
A. Multiple Choice: (30 points)
Circle the letter next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence:
1. We hadn’t arranged to meet. We met by ..................
a. satellite. b. chance. c. mistake. d. hand.
2. How did you get here ? Did you come ................ the train ?
a. by b. in c. on d. with
3. The plane was late but nobody knew the reason ................ the delay.
a. of b. about c. on d. for
4. I met an old friend on my way ............. home.
a. to b. ø c. come d. at
5.It’s high time you .................. for school.
a. leave b. left c. leaved d. can leave
6. Sad movies always make my mother ............................
a. cry. b. to cry. c. cried. d. cries.
7. How old are you ? - I .............................. tell you.
a. would rather not b. wouldn’t rather c. not would rather d. would rather not to
8. Wait for me here. I ’ll come back .............. 10 minutes.
a. in b. for c. until d. to
9. Someone calls your number by mistake, so you say, “ Sorry ! ....................... ”
a. Wrong number. b. Mistake. c. Error. d. You’ve made a mistake.
10. I regret ........................... him that book. He never returned it to me.
a. to lend b. lent c. lend d. lending
11. How messy your room is ! It needs ............................ up right away.
a. to clean b. cleaning c. clean d. be cleaned
12. Reading comics and picture books ........... my children’s favourite pastime.
a. are b. is c. were d. be
13. He had a lot of trouble ............................... his boss that the project was unfeasible.
a. to convince b. convinced c. convincing d. convince
14. Which of the following words has different underlined sound from the others ?
a. places b. senses c. cases d. houses
15. My parents are not pleased with my bad grades. I ...................... harder last semester.
a. should study b. studied c. have studied d. should have studied
16. He asked me .......................... his computer.
a. don’t touch b. never touch c. not to touch d. not touch
17. Here is ....................... that will interest you.
a. a new b. a news c. one news d. a piece of news
18. I don’t mean to .................. with so many questions!
a. get you tired b. tire yourself c. make you tire d. tire you
19. His ........................ son will go to school this Autumn.
a. five- year- old b. five- years- old c. five years old d. five- yeared- old
20. The doctor asked me to ................ my shirt.
a. put off b. take off c. take out d. put out
21. She is the most humorous girl ................. I’ve ever met.
a. who b. that c. which d. whose
22. I like sitting on a park bench for hours .............. the children playing.
a. to watch b. watch c. watching d. watched
23. Some foreigners are not used to .............. to