Đề Thi HSG cấp huyện Tiếng Anh 9

Phòng GD-ĐT Đức Thọ             Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi huyện năm học 2010-2011
                                                   Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 9

I.Choose the word that has different pronunciation from the others. (2,5 marks)
.A.promise                      B.horse                      C.exercise                        D.practise
A.monkey                      B.money                    C.donkey                          D.ink
A.kids                            B.roofs                      C.banks                             D.hats
A.local                           B.locate                     C.lonely                             D.love
A.washed                      B.considered              C.booked                           D.hoped
A.homour                       B.honest                    C.honey                             D.heir
A.cell                            B.call                         C.cat                                   D.count
A.bed                            B.setting                    C.get                                  D.revise
A.sound                        B.touch                       C.down                              D.account
A.meal                          B.bread                      C.meat                                D.reason
II.Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (2,5 marks)
1.Jane has beeen sleeping for almost 11 hours.Don’t you think we should wake
her……..?(on,to,up,down)
2.John had his house……….into lastnight.   (breaking,break,broke,broken)
3.We had to use our neighbor’s car today because ours was…(out of work,out of order,off duty,off work)
4.I’m……….the habit of reading in bed. (in, on , of, with)
5.Jack has right to know.He ought ……….the news immediately.(be told, told ,being told ,to be told)
6.I don’t feel good.I…………home from work tomorrow. (stay, am staying, will have stayed, stayed)
7.The book………..of ten units.  (comprises, consists, makes, has)
8.It’s raining heavily now,If only I………….an umbrella  .(have, having, had  had , had)
9.Don’t wear that dress becase it doesn’t ……..your yellow T-shirt.  (match ,like, suit, fit)
10.Mrs Brown is very…………..She goes to church every day.  (religion, region, religious, churchgoer)
III.Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets:  (2,5 marks) 
He looked frightened as if he (see) a ghost
It’s time you (decide) what (prepare) for the party.
When I (come) to his house, he (work) in the garden.
I think your garden need (weed) and you had better (have) it done  tomorrow.
Last month prices went up,but this month they (fall) a little
The experiments (do) when the lights went out.
Listen! I think someone (knock) at the door
IV.Give the correct form of the words in bold (2,5 marks) 
I tried my best , however, I was………………                                           success
It is not………to wear short skirts at the moment                                       Fashion
She had an……………..command of the language.                                    impress
The baby slept………..                                                                                peace
The………….were warmly welcomed by the local leader and people.       participate
He had no………….but having to make his own decision.                         choose
Daisy wants to become a fashion…………when she grows up.                  design
Barbara is very…………about birds.She knows a lot about them .             knowledge
I am just a beginner in…………….with you.                                               compare
Don’t believe him, he is a very…………person.                                        rely
 V.Rewrite the following sentences beginning as directed (3 marks)
1.I started joining in the dancing club a year ago.                           => I have been……………
Because of his bad behavior at work,he was fired.                   => Because…………………
3.My English friend finds it difficult to use chopsticks.       => My English friend isn’t……
4.It’s a pity I didn’t attend the lecture yesterday.                => I wish………………………
5.Tim’s mother is making him study hard for the exam.          => Tim…………
6.”Would you like to have dinner with me ?”Laura said to Johnny.=> Laura invited …
7.The “Ao dai” was frequently worn by both men and women.    => Both………………
8.I have never heard a more amusing story than this one.            => This is……………
9.She left quietly so that she wouldn’t disturb the baby’s sleep.  => So as………………
10.Can they control the city traffic more effectively ?              => Can the city traffic…….?
VI.Read the following passage and then fill in ach blank with a suitable word from the box(2,5).
     College           difficult                         evening                 hard                  language   newspapers        studies                         subjects                    teenagers            useful 

        
         
       Every year many people in the world learn English.Some of them are young children.Others are……(1)……Many are adults.Some learn at school,others learn in……(2)…….classse.A few learn English by themselves or