đề thi hsg anh 9 huyện diênc châu năm 2013-2014 vòng 1

SECTION A: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences
1. I wish_______an astronaut on the future
A. were B. to be C. would be D. will be
2. Let’s wait for them here. I’m sure that they will _____soon.
A. turn off B. turn up C. turn down D. turn over
3. Mr. and Mrs. Blake were delighted when they _____to sell their house so quickly.
A. succeeded B. could C. risked D. manage
4. Students _____on campus are close to their classroom and the library.
A. who lived B. living C. live D. who living
5. I didn’t know your parents were asleep. Otherwise, I ______so much noise when I arrived
A. don’t make B. wouldn’t make C. won’t make D. wouldn’t have made
6. Tom failed the exam______ he was so lazy.
A. such B. that C. like D. as
7. You have never been to Singapore before, ______?
A. have you B. haven’t you C. do you D. don’t you
8. We used to ______ living be delivering milk to every house early in the morning.
A. earn B. gain C. get D. make
9. John:”Shall we go to Cuong Temple on the weekend.”-
Ann:”_____.”
A. That’s a fine day B. Yes, let’s C. Yes, Please D. That’s a good trip
10. That guy looks very familiar. I remember ______ him somewhere.
A. see B. to see C. seeing D. saw
11. The UK ______ for the United Kingdom.
A. makes B. sits C. stands D. explains
12. That is _______ book I’ve ever read.
A. the most boring B. the most bored C. the borest D. the boring

II. Supply the correct verb of forms
1. Some employees (a. tell) ______ not to be late forwork again by their boss yesterday.
2.My cousin spends a lot of time (b. study) ______English everyday, I think he (c. pass)______ the coming exams easily.
3. Linh asked her roomate (d. not/ make) ______ noise because she (e. study) _________at that time.
4.Is this the best film you (f. see) ________, Thanh?
5.Not (g. know) _______ the language, we all found (h. get) _______ jobs in this town impossible
III. Fill each gap in each sentences with the correct form of the word in capital letters.
1. We can’t sit on this chair because it’s really ___________ COMFORT
2. This city has over half a million _________ INHABIT
3. Our state is trying best to help ________ people to apply for jobs EMPLOY
4. John’s _______ of history is amazing for a boy of his age. KNOW
5. The child should be pulished because of his rude _________. BEHAVE
6. _____________, my grandfather has a hearing problem and he couldn’t hear what they were
Saying at the party. FORTUNE
7. Nowadays, viewers can watch a ___________ of local and international programs on
different channels VARIOUS
8. When my first coming to Singapore, I was __________ by the cleaness and the beauty of the city IMPRESS

IV. Each sentence has 1 mistake. Find and correct it.
1.That man, who daughter we play badminton with every day, is a very skillful engineer.

2. Mr. Kim is a doctor. He works all day. I have never seen anybody working as hardly as him.

3.Frank asked his little sister what can he do to help her.

4.The water and the land around the chemical factory are extremely polluted.

5. To Hoai is one of the most popular writer in the country.

6. All the students are looking forward spending their free time enjoying their Tet holiday.

7. My close friend gave me a new pair of glasses on my twenty-one birthday.

8. People live in the Central of Viet Nam often suffer a lot from the terrible flood.
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SECTION B: READING
I. Read the passage carefully and fill in each blank with
one suitable word.
Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream about. However, in reality, it has both its advantages (1) ______ disadvantages.
There are certain many advantages of living in the country. First of all, you can
(2)__________ peace and quiet. Moreover, people tent to be friendlier and (3) __________open. A further advantage is