De thi HSG Tieng Anh 9 2016

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
THỊ XÃ SẦM SƠN

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KÌ THI HSG LỚP 9 - CẤP THỊ XÃ
NĂM HỌC: 2016-2017
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 13 tháng 12 năm 2016

A. PHONETICS: (8 POINTS)
I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest of the group.
A. threaten B. smoothly C. theory D. cloth
A. material B. attraction C. access D. applicant
A. most B. purpose C. only D. photocopy
A. reused B. promised C. passed D. laughed
A. chorus B. scholarship C. architect D. benches
II: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group.
A. recent B. replace C. defeat D. describe
A. happy B. river C. happen D. destroy
A. admire B. blanket C. collection D. exchange
B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: (32 POINTS)
I. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence below.
1. The house was …………………… building.
A. a nice old stone B. a nice stone old C. a stone old nice D. an old nice stone
2. Hardly ……………………Duy when she stayed smiling.
A. had she seen B. she had seen C. has he seen D. does she see
3. I was just ..............to go out when you telephoned.
A. around B. planed C. thinking D. about
4. The national dress of Japanese women is …………………………
A. Ao dai B. Kimono C. Sari D. Jeans
5. “I am terribly sorry for my being late.” - “………..”
A. Sorry B. No harm done C. No, thanks D. Why not
6. The woman …………. daughter won the first prize in the contest is my best friend. A. whose B. who C. that D. whom
7. We ……….. at about seven o’clock this morning and we eventually arrived at eleven.
A. set in B. set out C. set up D. set to
8. Just keep an eye on my baby while I cook dinner, ………..?
A. will you B. won’t you C. do you D. don’t you
9. It was Sunday. Only……….. shop was open, all the others were closed.
A. One B. A C. An D. Some
10. ………….. it was a nice day, we decided to go on a picnic.
A. In case B. Whereas C. Even though D. Since
11. Which is NOT true about the meaning of “look up”?
A. improve B. look for information in a dictionary
C. visit D. examine
12. The smaller the room is, the …………….furniture it needs.
A. fewer B. smaller C. more D. less
II. Supply the correct form of the verb in the brackets.
1. The thief refused admiting that these bikes (steal) ………………….by himself.
2. Have you got used to (live)……………………………….in the noisy city?
3. This time next month, My elder sister and I (sit) ……….……………on the train to the southern.
4. A: “Did you remember (give) ……………….. him the key of the safe?”
B: - “No, I didn’t. I (do) ………………. it now.”
5. Bill is still a bad driver eventhought he (drive) ………………….many cars for over seven months.
6. Yesterday we (catch) ……………… the last bus if we (leave) …………..…the cinema five minutes earlier.
7. All of us (feel) ……………………….excited with the football match now.
8. Knowing Jone’s number, I (phone) …………………………. him.

III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capital letters.
As a child I had an ……….. friend called Polly. IMAGINE
Parents should choose …………. toys for their children to play. EDUCATE
3. …….., the