HS giỏi AV9 -012

Phòng GD&ĐT Yên Phong
Đề thi chọn HSG huyện cấp THCS
Năm học: 2012 - 2013
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)


Section 1: Vocabulary, Grammar and Phonetics (6 pt)
Choose the correct answers in A, B, C or D to complete each sentence (1pt)
1. Bob hasn’t ……… his mind yet.


A.
made
B.
gone
C.
used to
D.
found

2. Everyone has to follow this way to get into the fair, ………?


A.
do they
B.
don’t they
C.
doesn’t she
D.
doesn’t he

3. We spent half a year _____ this hotel.


A.
to build
B.
built
C.
with building
D.
building

4. She is bored _____ getting up early.


A.
with
B.
in
C.
of
D.
to

5. He drives very _____ and has got two accidents this year.


A.
carelessly
B.
careless
C.
carefully
D.
careful

6. English is the _____ language on one- fifth of the land area of the world.


A.
offoce
B.
official
C.
officer
D.
officially

7. It`s an hour since he ......... , so he must be at the office now.


A.
has left
B.
left
C.
was leaving
D.
is leaving

8. I can`t remember the name of the man _____ I gave the money.


A.
whose
B.
who
C.
whom
D.
which

9. If I _____ you, I would forget to buy that house.


A.
was
B.
will be
C.
were
D.
am

10. My friend is fond of _____ TV in the evening.


A.
watched
B.
to watch
C.
watched
D.
watching


Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1pt)
1.
A.
thesis
B.
healthy
C.
thus
D.
ethnic

2.
A.
discussion
B.
revision
C.
attention
D.
admission

3.
A.
cease
B.
chase
C.
increase
D.
raise

4.
A.
although
B.
enough
C.
laugh
D.
cough

5.
A.
knife
B.
sink
C.
excite
D.
device

6.
A.
who
B.
where
C.
which
D.
when

7.
A.
send
B.
tent
C.
rely
D.
tend

8.
A.
lock
B.
shock
C.
block
D.
program

9.
A.
talked
B.
passed
C.
dialed
D.
stopped

10.
A.
comb
B.
climb
C.
dumb
D.
blond




Put the correct verb forms of the verb in brackets. (1pt)
When I (see) …………… you yesterday, you (sit) …………… in a cafe.
There (be) ………….. no rain here for 6 months. (has been)
He spoke to me as if he (be) ………… my father. (were)
By the time we (stop) …………, we had driven six hundred miles. (stopped)
He wishes he (pass) ………… the exams. (had passed)
If the truth (be) ………… known, there would be a public outcry (were)
It’s ten years since I last (see) ………… her. (saw)
Don’t forget (lock) ………… the door before going to bed. (to lock)
If we had checked the petrol before we started, we (not stop) …......... here.
My car (repair) ………. It is working now.
Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence. (1pt)
She tried ……… several coats before she found one entirely ……… her taste. (on/to)
He searched his mind ……… a possible course of action. (for)
I called the wrong number ……… accident. (by)
What cure would you suggest ……… a bad cold?