Đề thi hsg tiếng anh lớp 9 cấp huyện

Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh lớp 9 -thcs
Năm học 2007 - 2008 Môn tiếng anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )

Question 1: a) Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
1.A. lengthen
B. bother
C. clothe
D. breathe

2.A. fasten
B. tasty
C. cast
D. nasty

3.A. driven
B. determine
C. risen
D. combine

4.A. bury
B. during
C. pure
D. cure

5.A. stop
B. sometimes
C. sea
D. season

 b) Pick out the word with the position of stressed syllable different from that of the others.
1. A. language
B. electricity
C. spirit
culture

2. A. existence
B. instinct
C. journey
D. factor

3. A. finish
B. birthday
C. language
D. forget


Question 2: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
There (be) no guests at all since I left.
I know, but I can`t help ( have) a cup of tea afer dinner. It is one of my greatest pleasures since I quit (smoke).
By the end of this week my illness (cost) me $ 100
Did you hear me come in last night ? No, I (be) asleep
He shouldn’t (tell) about our plan. He can`t keep any secrete.
We (have) only bread and butter to eat with our tea as the other tourists (eat) all the sausage and cakes.
If I (tell) before, I would have come to your wedding.
She gets used to (take) to the zoo on weekends.

Question 3: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
You can find out what a book is about by looking at its table of ….. ( contain)
When Pele retired, it was a great ……to the Brazilian soccer. ( lose)
$ 1000! Thank you for your.............. ( generous)
Please accept this present as a token of our ............. ( grateful)
the children were surprised at the sudden ...........of their teacher. ( enter)
The song has ..........been selected for the Sea Games 22nd, Vietnam. (office)
We had to take out a .........from the bank to buy the car. ( lend)
Irregular verbs must be ............ (memory)
Alex usually ........Diana at the piano when she sings. ( company)
Is military service .........in your country? (compel)

Question 4: Read the passage and then choose the best answer.
Nowaday people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (1).......... Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become (2).......if we donot make an effort to (3)......... them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are (4) .........for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught (5).......... and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat- the place where they live is ....
........(6)......... More ...(7)........is used for farms, for houses and industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers are use fowerful chemicals to help them grow better (8)......
but these chemials pollute the environment and ...(9)........wildlife. The most successful animals on earth human beings - will soon be the only ones (10)...........unless we can solve this problem.
1.A. problem
B. threat
C. vanishing
D. danger

2.A. vanished
B. extint
C. empty
D. disappeared

3.A. protect
B. defend
C. harm
D. serve

4.A. extint
B. game
C. hunted
D. chased

5.A. lively
B. alive
C. for life
D. for living

6.A. exhausting
B. departing
C. escaping
D. disappearing

7.A. area
B. land
C. soil
D. earth

8.A. products
B. crops
C. fields
D. herbs

9.A. wrong
B. spoil
C. harm
D. wound

10.A. survived
B