Đề thi HSG tiếng Anh 9 cấp tỉnh Thái Nguyên

đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi
Môn : Tiếng Anh
Thời gian : 150 minutes
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I. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part.(5pts)
A. almost B. not C. gold D. post
A. uniform B. ticket C. tide D. inspiration
A. great B. bread C. break D. steak
A. cleaned B. repaired C. planned D. laughed
A. beds B. doors C. students D. plays
A. filled B. landed C.suited D. wicked
A. of B. cafe C. knife D. leaf
A. leisure B. pressure C. treasure D. pleasure
A. laugh B. plough C. enough D. cough
A. dog B. sorry C. doctor D. worry
II. Choose a word that has different stress pattern. (5pts)
A. deposit B. festival C. institute D. resident
A. activity B. electricity C. simplicity D. pollution
A. achievement B. experiment C. explanation D. discovery
A. surprising B. astonishing C. amazing D. interesting
A. interview B. industry C. essential D. difficult
A. extreme B.generous C.lonely D.clothing
A. friendly B.extra C.along D.orphanage
A. method B.quiet C.major D.electric
A. produce B.towel C.advent D.flower
A. interactive B.experience C.commercial D.linguistics
III. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets. (10pts)
1. When I (look) at my suitcase, I could see that somebody (try) to open it.
2. When we (get) to the restaurant, we (find) that nobody (remember) to reserve a table.
3. The doctor (examine) him, and (find) that he (break) his arm.
4. I could tell at a glance that the pile of letters on my desk (disturb) while I (be) out.
5. We (be) a few minutes late, so` the film (already start) when we (get) to the cinema.
6. As soon as she arrived England, she (find) that the language (be) quite different from the English that she (learn) at school.
7. " Good afternoon. Can I help you ? "
" Yes. I (bring) my watch to you for repair three weeks ago. Is it ready yet ? "
8. I wanted to be the first to tell her the news, but I was too late. Someone (already tell) her.
9. I`m going to bed. I (work) for hours and I`m tired.
10.We (cook) all day for the party that evening and by 8 o`clock we still weren`t ready.
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IV. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences. (10pts)
I am afraid you have ............ me because that is not what I meant (understand)
We had to take out a .........from the bank to buy the car. ( lend)
Everyone was very ...........by the good news. (heart)
On a ...........day we receive about fifty letters. (type)
Freedom of ...........is one of the fundamental rights. (speak)
Irregular verbs must be ............ (memory)
Carl is studying to become a .............. (law)
We have decided to interview only the best six ............for the job (apply)
Uncle George lives in an attractive .............part of Sydney. (reside)
Everyone is worried about the ............of the rainforests (destroy)
V. Fill in each blank with one suitable word. (20pts)
A/ Nearly all the discoveries that have been made through the ages can be found in books. The (1)……………….of the book is one of humankind’s greatest achievements, the importance of which cannot (2)……………….overestimated. Books are very adaptable, providing us (3)……………….both entertainment (4)………………. information. The production of books began in Ancient Egypt, though not in a form (5)………………. is recognisable to us today. The books read by the Romans , (6)………………., have