De thi HSG Anh 9 Tinh 2006 2007

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KÌ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9-THCS- NĂM HỌC 2006- 2007
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian thi: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)


(Đề này gồm 03 trang)
I- Listening: Listen and complete the details below.













II- Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.
1. A. journalist B. architect C. conductor D. plumber
2. A. obey B. detail C. delay D. begin
3. A. accurate B. customer C. computer D. exercise
4. A. banana B. develop C. percentage D. recently
5. A. mechanic B. service C. national D. realize

III- Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.
1. Too many exams and tests have put students _____________pressure.
A. in B. on C. under D. into
2. Be patient _____________you won’t succeed.
A. because B. or C. though D. when
3. Susan couldn’t help _____________when I told her the joke.
A. laughing B. laugh C. to laugh D. laughed
4. I remember _____________him. It was a fine five-dollar note.
A. paid B. to pay C. paying D. to be paid
5. They _____________the bridge by the time you come back.
A. will finish B. will have finished
C. will be finished D. have finished
6. Most teachers make _____________for young students’ mistakes.
A. up B. room C. allowance D. way
7. One of the major causes _____________heart disease is lack of exercise.
A. for B. to C. of D. by
8. I _____________the impression that they would not charge me.
A. had B. made C. gave D. took
9. My grandfather often _____________of the Great Depression of the 1930s.
A. speaks B. tells C. says D. converses
10. Our parents often have a strong _____________on our lives.
A. impact B. effect C. result D. influence

IV- Use the context to help you choose the best meaning or synonym for each highlighted word.
1. A blizzard is a severe winter storm, which occurs in North America.
A. chronic B. strict C. painful D. harsh
2. A musical comedy has a plot with songs and dances connected to it.
A. story B. plan C. piece of ground D. setting
3. The stomach breaks down food with digestive juices.
A. moisture B. saps C. secretions D. chemicals
4. According to the ancient Greeks, the heart was the seat of human intelligence.
A. chair B. situation C. center D. place
5. American immigration in the 19th century peaked in the 1880s.
A. was sharped B. was topped
C. was pointed D. was at its highest point

V- Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Write that word or phrase on the answer sheet and correct it.
1. The Moon’s gravitation field cannot keep atmospheric gases from escape into space.
2. Although the pecan tree is chiefly value for its fruit, its wood is used extensively for flooring, furniture, boxes, and crates.
3. Many flowering plants benefit of pollination by adult butterflies and moths.
4. George Gershwin was an American composer whose concert works joined the sound of jazz with them of traditional orchestration.
5. A food addictive is any chemical that food manufacturers international add to their products.

VI- Read and rewrite the following passage and using full-stop where necessary. Some of the examples are shown in the passage, do the same to your choice.
Nowadays woods and forests in