De thi HSG Anh 9 Tinh 2005 2006

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KÌ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2005- 2006
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian thi: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)


(Đề này gồm 04 trang)
I- Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. days B. ways C. says D. plays
2. A. pear B. rear C. fear D. near
3. A. thank B. than C. month D. youth
4. A. chorus B. cheap C. child D. change
5. A. noon B. good C. soon D. food
6. A. houses B. chooses C. horses D. rises
7. A. pleased B. raised C. embarrassed D. closed
8. A. unlock B. until C. undo D. under
9. A. book B. look C. floor D. good
10. A. hate B. mate C. cake D. manager
II- Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.
1. Can you please ___________that everyone has got a ticket?
A. control B. check C. assure D. know
2. Katie really takes ___________her mother, she has got the same character.
A. in B. up C. after D. on
3. ___________teenagers copy popular idols, the stars have to understand what the young really want.
A. However B. Despite C. In spite of D. Although
4. Drunkenness is ___________for many road accidents.
A. responsible B. guilty C. faulty D. cause
5. The United States is ___________big that there are five time zones.
A. much B. too C. so D. very
6. Members of aristocracy don’t ___________a great deal of power nowadays.
A. wield B. practice C. sway D. manage
7. For people with hearing difficulties, telephones with volume controls provide the best ___________.
A. reply B. response C. solution D. result
8. The little boy was left in ___________his grandmother during his parents’ absence.
A. the charge of B. care of C. care D. charge
9. A local charity benefited from the ___________of the annual summer fête.
A. earning B. income C. pay D. proceeds
10. You’ve been overworking recently, and would find a holiday ___________.
A. benevolent B. beneficial C. essential D. profitable
11. He spent his entire life __________round the world, never settling down anywhere.
A. scattering B. scrambling C. transporting D. roaming
12. I have absolutely no ___________of the conversation you refer to.
A. reminiscence B. reminder C. recollection D. recall
13. Owing to the fog, his flight from Karachi was ___________.
A. belated B. overdue C. unscheduled D. unpunctual
14. The government clearly had not the slightest ___________of changing the legislation, in spite of the continued protest.
A. intention B. ambition C. willingness D. desire
15. In his absence, I would like to thank all concerned on my brother’s ___________.
A. interest B. part C. business D. behalf
16. I must get to bed early tonight; I sat up till the __________hours to finish that report.
A. late B. small C. deep D. last
17. The air in the town center was ___________with petrol fumes.
A. thick B. strong C. full D. unpleasant
18. The development company ___________approval from the council for their plans for a new shopping center.
A. sought B. begged C. pleaded D. searched
19. I think it would be ___________to