Đề thi HSG tiếng anh 9 cấp tỉnh

GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO LẠNG SƠN MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH Ngày thi: 30/ 3/ 2015
NĂM HỌC 2014 - 2015 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)


Đề thi này gồm 7 trang được đánh số từ 1 - 7. Thí sinh kiểm tra số trang trước khi làm bài.

PART A: PHONETIC. (1,0 point)
I. Circle the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.(3p)
1. A. bead B. convenient C. great D. speak
2. A. visited B. stamped C. wanted D. collected
3. A. rings B. museum C. opposite D. anniversary
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others(2 p)
1. A. moderation B. reputation C. competitor D. innovation
2. A. profitable B. ordinary C. definitely D. delicious

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PART II. Grammar and vocabulary ( 10 p)
I. Choose the words or phrases which best complete each sentence. Write the answer A,B,C D in the number box.
1. All the boys are good at cooking, but …. is as good as the girls.
A. either B. neither C. every D. none
2. ………. the cold climate, the tourist set out very early.
A. Although B. Despite C. Even though D. In spite
3. She was happy …. a few of her friends sent her birthday cards.
A. although B. because C. while D. so
4. Mrs Dawson told her son ………. wine and beer. He was too young.
A. not to drink B. not drink C. that to drink D. that not to drink
5. He was very upset by the …. of his English examination.
A. result B. failure C. effect D. success
6. The children …….. their grandparents for a long time.
A. didn’t see B. haven’t seen C. don’t see D. are seeing
7. The car……….. she has just bought is very expensive
A. who B. which C. that D. both B and C
8. If he worked more slowly, he ……….. so many mistakes
A. wouldn’t make B. won’t make C. didn’t make D. doesn’t make
9. She ……… the new words before using them in her writing.
A. looks up B. looks after C. looks out D. looks into
10. She said that she could not … a new dress on her small salary.
A. spend B. save C. spare D. afford

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II. Choose the underlined word or phrase(A, B, C or D) that needs correcting (5p)
John decided buying a new car in the morning, but in the afternoon he changed his mind
A B C D
2. The film on television made us so boring that we went to bed early
A B C D
3. I haven’t visited Mr Ba when he moved to his new house
A B C D

4, Roberts always likes go running in the summer
A B C D
5. Although he has visited many countries, but he still wants to travel more
A B C D
III: Fill each blank with the correct form of the word given the end of each sentence. (5p)
1. Road accident is one of our serious ………….problems nowdays (SOCIETY)
2. The ….. for modern school takes a lot of money ( EQUIP)
3. In ……… to doing the cleaning, I make the coffee (ADD)
4. He works for an ……….. agency(ADVERTISE)
5. The ……… escaped from the prison (CRIME)
1. ………………. 2. ……………….. 3. ……………………… 4. ………………… 5. ……………………
PART C: READING
Read the passage and then decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space.
Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. (10 points