De thi HSG T.A 9(da tham dinh)

Phòng GD Và ĐT THạCH THàNH đề thi học sinh giỏi môn tiếng anh lớp 9
TRƯờng thcs thạch tượng năm học : 2011 - 2012
gian : 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
Question I :
Part A: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. carol B. habit C. graze D. match
2. A. headache B. character C. challenging D. stomach
3. A. cure B. tutor C. sure D. pure
4. A. money B. mother C. donkey D. other
5. A. wants B. says C. looks D. laughs
PartB: Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from the others.
1. A. effort B. effect C. deafness D. speaker
2. A. tomorrow B. badminton C. aerobic D. usually
3. A. deposit B. festival C. institute D. resident
4. A. activity B. electricity C. simplicity D. pollution
5. A. achievement B. experiment C. explanation D. discovery
Question II :
Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
1. I want everybody to listen...........
A. care B. careful C. careless D. carefully
2. We feel very ..............today.
A. happy B. happiness C. happily D. happen
3. I`ve looked........................ my pen everywhere and I can`t find it anywhere.
A. at B. for C. up D. on
4. Solar energy doesn`t cause .................
A. pollution B. polluted C.pollute D. pollutant
5. Where................you go if you have a car?
A. would B. have C. will D. did
6. Prevention is better than ...............
A. treatment B. pills C. cure D. doctors
7. He is tired ..............he stayed up late watching TV.
A. so B. because C. but D. and
8. I suggest .................to the movies.
A. going B. to go C. go D. went
9. All the classes were ...............painted.
A. bad B. badly C. worse D. good
10. My parents saw me .............at the railway station.
A. in B. for C. up D. off
11. Thank you very much for that! - Well, ...................
A. you`re welcome B. of course C. thank you D. I don`t mind
12. It`s no use..........children................... quiet. They are always noisy.
A. to ask / to keep B. asking /keeping C. to ask / keeping D. asking /to keep
13.We finally................. our teacher to go on a camping trip with us
A. persuaded B. argued C. pleased D. liked
14. Who’s responsible for..............ink over my book.
A. putting B. spreading C. spilling D. pouring
15. Linda was the last person............. the classroom yesterday
A. leave B. to leave C. left D. leaves
Question III :
Part A: Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer:
In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would be very useful in teaching and learning. Many schools have brought television sets, intending to use them effectively to improve the quality of education; but actually they are rarely used properly in classrooms. Meanwhile, children spending the majority of their out-of-school hours watching TV and their typical school days proceed as if television did not exist.
There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers. Firstly, the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside money for equipment repairs and maintenance so these television