Đề Thi HSG Tiếng Anh 9

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ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
Môn: Tiếng anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )



A. PHONETICS
I. Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose bold and underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the following questions of 1 to10.
1. A. root
B. foof
C. foot
D. food

2. A. unlock
B. until
C. undo
D. under

3. A. increase
B. ink
C. pink
D. thank

4. A. parachute
B. machine
C. champagne
D. orchestra

5. A. inspiration
B. minnority
C. design
D. parctically

II. Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest in the following questions of 11 to 15.
6. A. morning
B. college
C. arrive
D. famous

7. A. writer
B. teacher
C. builder
D. career

 8. A. attend
B. option
C. percent
D. become

9. A. cartoon
B. western
C. teacher
D. theatre

10. A. eleven
B. yesterday
C. attitude
D. evening

B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following questions of 11 to 20
11.Over the past two years the cost of living _____cosiderably.
A . rises B. rose C. was rising D. has risen
12. He became home late,so I asked him where ____been.
A. he had B. has he C. he has D. had he
13.Your hair needs _____now.
A. cut B. to cut C. cutting D. to cutting
14. I came ___ an old friend while I was walking along the srteet.
A. across B. into C. over D. for
15. The reference book ____ was a bit expensive.
A. I bought B.that I bought it C.I bought that D. what I bought
16. Would you like a beer? Not while I am ______
A. in the fact B. in order C. on duty D. under control 17.________the cold weather , she wasn’t wearing a coat.
A. Although B. Because C. Since D. In spite of
18. Jonh can’t make a ___to get married to Mary or stay single until he can
afford a house and a car. A. decide B. decision C. decisive D. decisively
19. He’s accoustomed to ___to music before bedtime.
A. listen B.listening C. to listen D. be listening
20._____ take a taxi, you ‘ll be take for the lettuce.
A.Unless you B. If you not C. Because of D. For you


II.Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentence correct by circling the letter A or B, C, D.
21. A number of tourists is going to return the evaluation from distributed by
A B C
the travel agent.
D
22. I got up late this morning ,that I didn’t have time for breakfast.
A B C D
23. A stranger asked me how far was it from my house to the school.
A B C D
24. Barbara never listens to music on the radio, doesn’t she ?
A B C D
25. She was so lazy that she punished by her teacher .
A B C D
III. Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in italic.

26. Thank you for a very _____ evening (enjoy).
27.His boss told him off because he had bahaved _________(responsible)
28.She always listens _________ to what she is told . (attention)
29. It is possible to ________ between a hobby and a interest ?( dinstict)
30. We are waiting for the _______ of his plane . (arrive)
IV. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in bracket.

31. My father (fight) for four years in the last war.
32. He never fails (arrive) in time to help me.
33. You must practise (speak) English whenever you can.
34. He looked frightened as if he (see) a ghost.
35. It was a great party last night. You (come