De thi tieng anh 9

đề thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề)
Lưu ý: Đề thi có 03 trang

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words.
1. a. head b. feather c. reading d. leather
2 .a. cow b. show c. borrow d. slow
3. a. gave b. slave c. hat d. escape
4. a. grew b. knew c. few d. new
5. a. cell b. cube c. nice d. rice
6. a. eight b. height c. weight d. weigh
7. a. hour b. honour c. honest d. honey
8. a. line b. middle c. life d. kind II. Choose a, b, c or d to complete the following sentences.
I’d like to ............. a three- minute call to Lodon.
a. make b. phone c. set d. do
I’m afraid there are no seats left. Every seat is .............
a.full b. reserved c. served d. free
My office is on the 19th .......... of that tall building.
flat b. block c. stage d. floor
You’d better hurry if you want to ............the last train.
go b. be for c. catch d. travel
Don’t worry. I have to pass your house anyway, so I’ll give you a(n) .......
elevator b. lift c. move d. riding
They have worked for the company ......... 20 years.
for b. until c. since d. more than
.........he gets to the airport, he’ll check in his luggage.
Wherever b. However c. Although d. As soon as
He ownes you a lot of money, .........?
isn’t it b. doesn’t he c. hasn’t he d. has he
“ Would you mind turning the fan on?” - “ ...........”
Yes, please. b. No, thank you. c. Not at all. d. No, I’m not.
If it’s raining tomorrow, we shall have to ........ the match till Saturday.
play b. cancel c. put off d. put away
III. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.
Something ( happen )......... to Jack. I ( wait ).......for him long and he ( not come ) ..........yet.
When I arrived, the room ( clean )............
Before John ( move )........... to California in 1990, he ( live )......... in New York for 10 years.
George as well as his brother ( not go ) ...........to the cinema very often.
The Prime Minister ( speak ).......... on T.V tonight?
Jim didn’t know about the change of the plan. He ( not tell )........ by anybody.
This time next month I ( sit )....... on the beach.
IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
“ I think you should go by train,” he told us.
He advised ...............................................................
I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
I’d ......................................................................
He only paid a few hundred dollars for the motorbike.
The motorbike ..............................................................
May I borrow your newspaper?
Would you mind ..........................................................?
James spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract.
James didn’t ...................................................................
The car was too expensive for him.
He ....................................................................................
The passengers don’t realize how lucky they have been.
Little ...................................................................................
We only send you books after receiving the money.
Only after the money .........................................................
V. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
This new regulation will, of course, ( simple ).............. the situation.
Is there any ( necessary ) ............to treat her so badly?
I had my trousers ( long ) ...............because they were too short.
She is a ( study)........ at the same college as me.
You’re always tired in the morning. You should go to bed ( early )...........
In ( add) ...........to the names on the list, there are six other participants.
The thing I hate about John is his ( rely ).............
He examined the parcel ( suspect )........., as he had no idea what it could be.
VI. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the following sets of words and phrases, sentences which together make a complete letter.
Dear Carol,
I / never / forget /stay / with / your family / last summer.
Thank / very much / invitation / spend three weeks / August/ your family / Scotland.
I / love/ come / unfortunately / I /be unable / accept .
My cousins / live / in Canada/