Đề thi HSG lớp 9

PHÒNG GD-ĐT
HỒNG LĨNH
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2011-2012
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)


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Lưu ý: - Đề thi này gồm 04 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất kỳ loại tài liệu nào.
I. Find only one word whose underlined part has different pronunciation from that of the other words.
1. A. Valentine
B. imagine
C. discipline
D. magazine

2. A. admirable
B. adventure
C. advertise
D. adverb

3. A. moustache
B. machinery
C. champagne
D. championship

4. A. exist
B. exhibit
C. exhibition
D. exactly

5. A. miles
B. sleeps
C. laughs
D. unlocks

6. A. champion
B. scholar
C. merchant
D. chamber

7. A. caused
B. forced
C. stopped
D. increased

8. A. shortage
B. carriage
C. teenage
D. storage

9. A. examine
B. determine
C. mine
D. famine

10. A. afternoon
B. school
C. soon
D. good

II. Put the verbs in bracket in correct tenses or forms.
1. There used (be) ……………….…… a bookstore near my school, but it closed last week.
2. I wish Lan (not sit) ……………..…………….. next to me. She’s annoying.
3. It’s necessary (review) ……………..…………… the previous lessons before school.
4. Did she agree (go) …………………………..…………camping with you?
5. She advised her brothers (give) …………………..…………… up smoking.
6. The doctor made my sister (stay) …………….………………… in bed until she felt better.
7. Nothing (do) …………………………………..………… since you went to the market.
8. Neither John nor his friend (come) ………………..…………………………… yet.
9. Do you have your house (paint) ………………………………… at the moment?
10. Water can’t (find) ………………..……….. here. People must go to a lake nearby to get it.
III. Choose the best answer.
1. A contest…………………. next week.
A. are held
B. will be held
C. used to be held
D. will hold

2. You should have a/ an ………………. check your motorbike regularly.
A. electrician
B. carpenter
C. mechanic
D. plumber

3. She’s very intelligent. ……………….. , she’s quite lazy.
A. Therefore
B. But
C. However
D. So

4. Sorry, I’m late. The car………………………… on the way here.
A. put up
B. broke down
C. drove off
D. get on

5. Although he shouted, he couldn’t make his voice………….
A. hear
B. to hear
C. heard
D. to be heard

6. She is very kind. She is always……………… towards her employees.
A. distinguished
B. proud
C. considerate
D. happy

7. Whatever you do, you mustn’t……………that switch. It’s very dangerous.
A. get
B. take
C. bring
D. touch

8. The club is for members only. You ………………. you’re a member.
A. can’t go in if
B. can go in only
C. can’t go in unless
D. can go in unless

9. Jane takes better photographs than……………
A. me
B. I
C. I take
D. me take

10. I asked two people the way to the police station but………………. of them knew.
A. none
B. either
C. both
D. neither

11. It’s late. It’s time…………..home.
A. we go
B. we must go
C. we should go
D. we went

12. It took us quite a long time to get there. It’s…………. journey.
A. three hour
B. a three hours
C. a three-hour
D. three hours

13. The waiter……………for pouring wine on the man’s suit.
A. order
B. apologized
C. waited on
D. recommended

14. The radio is…………loud. I can hear the noise.
A. too many
B. too much
C. much too
D. very much

15. He spoke………… the subject