Đề thi HSG tiếng anh 9

EXERCISES FOR PRACTICES 1 (time allowed: 120 min).

I. Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a , Africa b , access c , ache d , man 2. a , respect b , send c , set d , then
3. a , brain b , lamb c , comb d , climb 4. a , property b , access c , possession d , American
5. a , decide b , vivid c , provide d , life 6. a , looked b , united c , stopped d , missed
7. a , particular b , park c , smart d , hard 8. a , job b , chosen c , chop d , pot
9. a , smooth b, book c , good d ,look 10.a , both b , month c , smooth d , think
II. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
1.a.product b. satisfy c. misty d. however 2.a.realize b. improve c. possible d. comfortable
3.a.important b. especially c. prefer d. influence 4.a.republic b. collector c. situation d. inscription
5.a. relationship b. command c. vocabulary d. island 6.a.politics b. imaginary c. result d. annoyed
7.a.treatment b. prevent c. intelligent d. acquire 8.a.contribution b. appropriate c. .however d. invention
9.a.decay b. purpose c. however d. invention 10.a. appear b. audience c. government d. talented
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence .
1 , They didn`t have enough......... in the suitcase for all the things they had bought on holidays. a. room b. place c. size d area
2 , Most children feel ......... on the New Year Eve . a. excited b. exciting c. being excited d. excite
3. Stop laughing ! =>I can`t ............... a. help it b. resist ! c. do anything against it ! d. hold myself
4 , There is no need ..............you to worry . a. to b. for c. of d . in
5 , London is .......... the River Thames which flows ......... the city ........West to East .
a. from - on – through b. on - through - from c. at - across - through d. from - across -through
6. That old woman asked me ............a coin but I didn`t have any . a. with b. for c. by d. of
7 , We need some sunshine so we have ........up our minds to go abroad . a. turned b. set c. made d. give
8 , Please don`t turn ...........from me when I am talking to you a. off b. down c. away d. back
9 , The manager .......... one of the hotel servants of stealing the money . a. complained b. blamed c. accused d. scolded
10, ..........of the committee , I`d like to thank you for your generous donation . a. According b. On behalf c. Together d. In addition
11, What did you say ? => The principal doesn`t permit ..............here . a. to shout b. shout c. shouting d. shouted
12, What are the qualifications of a good worker ? =>It is essential that he ........... efficient .
a. is b. be c. will be d. could be
13, Did Army`s parents leave her any money ? =>No. She has to support ........now .
a. on her own b. all alone c. herself d. her
14, What did you hear last night ? =>I seem .......... someone knock at the door .
a. too hear b. having heard c. to have heard d. hearing
15, My boss is very angry with me . I didn`t do all the work that .........last week .
a. should do b. should have done c. should have been done d. must have done