Đề thi HSG lớp 9 năm học 2010-2011

I. Choose the one word or phrase marked A, B, C and D that best completes the sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D: ( 50 p )

Example : O. Would you like to go out ........ my birthday ?
A. of . on C. in D. X

1.I wish you ....... watching television while I am talking to you .
A. stop B. to stop C. stopped D. stopping
2. Helen ........ to me very often , but now she phones .
A. has written B. used to write C. wrote D. writes
3. How long ........ able to drive ? - Since 2003 .
A. could you B. are you C. were you D .have you been
4. Tim usually wears uniform at school . At home he wears ....... clothes .
A. casual B. casually C. formal D. occasional
5. I feel cold . I wish that the weather ..... not so cold .
A. were B. was C. be D. is
6. Pay attention . Cars ...... in “ No Parking “ area .
A. must park B. mustn’t’ t park C. must be parked D. mustn’t be parked
7. ..... a long time , the “Ao dai “ has been the subject of poems and songs .
A. For B. From C. As D. Since
8. Try these cakes . They are ......... from wheat flour .
A. made B. done C. taken D. baked
9. It was ....... an interesting film that everyone stayed till the end .
A. very B. so C. such D. too
10. The Browns live ....... a distant suburb , rather far ...... the city .
A. in/ from B. at/ from C. on/ away D. on/ to
11. She wanted to know ........ I had seen that film .
A. that B. if C. whether D. B&C are correct
12. These students are ........... .
A. so lazy boys as they are punished C. so lazy boys that they are punished
B. such lazy that they are punished D. such lazy boys that they are punished
13. Being a ........ qualified worker , Mr. Tan earns a lot of money .
A. good B. well C. bad D. badly
14. Everyone will agree to the suggestion , ......... ?
A. won’t they B. won’t he C. will they D. will he
15. No one phoned while I was out , ......... ?
A. did he B. didn’t he C. did they D. didn’t they
16. Translating this passage into Vietnamese is time ....... work .
A. consume B. consuming C. consumed D. consumer
17. Let’s go to the cinema tonight , ......... ?
A. shall we B. will we C. let we D. let not we
18. Mary scarcely goes out at night , ........ ?
A. does Mary B. doesn’t she C. does she D. did she
19. All the people on the plane are alive and ......... .
A. good B. well C. happily D. safely
20. If we keep our environment ...... and ......, we’ll live a happier and healthier life .
A. clearly/ clean B. clear/ cleanly C. clear/ clean D. clearly/ cleanly
21. We won’t take a rest ......... we finish our work .
A. until B. as C. after D. when
22. My brother is old enough to ....... care of himself .
A. make B. be C. take