đề thi hsg tiếng anh 9 cấp tỉnh

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§Ò thi chän häc sinh giái LíP 9 THCS N¡M 2009
M«n : TiÕng Anh
N¨m häc : 2008-2009
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PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D ( 1 point ):

1.
A. thank
B. complain
C. insert
D. ban

2.
A. massage
B. carriage
C. voyage
D. dosage

3.
A. leaf
B. of
C. deaf
D. wife

4.
A. lays
B. stays
C. says
D. plays

5.
A. too
B. food
C. soon
D. good

6.
A. ghost
B. home
C. honest
D. hour

7.
A. thorn
B. themselves
C. thunder
D. through

8.
A. sun
B. success
C. sure
D. sort

9.
A. beloved
B. helped
C. wicked
D. naked

10.
A. chooses
B. horses
C. rises
D. houses

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
II. 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.
( 2 points)

I didn’t want____play risky sports.
A. my kids to B. that they C. my kids should D. that my kids
Diana ____rehearsing for her first performance tomorrow at six, like every day.
A. is going to B. can C. is D. will be
Sheila has____values different from ours.
A. another B. others C. each other D. other
She doesn`t like _____ television.
A. watching B. looking C. watch D. see
What you are telling us____be true. It sounds too improbable.
A. can`t B. mustn`t C. must not D. ought
Couldn`t you go a little faster? I`m _____ a hurry.
A. of B. on C. at D. in
Doris is ____ doing any housework.
A. disable of B. incapable of C. uncapable of D. disabled to
Maud_____to lose weight, so she finally went on a diet.
A. wanted long B. has long wanted C. had long wanted D. long wanted
Will you do me a favour if _____ you?
A. we all would like B. somebody wants it C. I ask D. I want
"Some sugar?" "_____"
A. No, no me! B. No, I don`t. C. Thanks, I`d like. D. Yes, please
11. Can you deliver this letter …… hand.
A. with
B. to
C. in
D. by

12. ……… flowers are made by hand and by machine.
A. Natural
B. Artificial
C. Tropical
D. Beautiful

13. Hardly ever ……. get a good job these days without a good education.
A. people might
B. do people
C. people can
D. have people

14. “ Do you have any pets ? ”
“ Yes, I have ……. kittens.”
A. two small black
B. small two black
C. black small two
D. two black small

15. She asked me ……….. .
A. what day it was
B. it was what day

C. what day was it
D. what was the day

16. You look ………. you were tired.
A. like
B. although
C. until
D. as if

17. Internet is very time consuming and ……. .
A. costful
B. costly
C. cost
D. costing

18. Lan is poor now, if she ……. rich, she …… travel around the world.
A. were / would
B. became / would
C. is / can
D. is / will

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