Hsg 9

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TÂY NINH




ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC: 2013 - 2014
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI: 150 PHÚT


A. PHONETICS
I. Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose bold and underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the following questions:
1. A. thin B. thick C. this D. think
2. A. onion B. coffee C. lot D. got
3. A. happy B. fly C. curly D. chubby
4. A. height B. eight C. weight D. freight
5. A. greet B. again C. arrange D. gold
II. Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest in the following questions:
6. A. education B. community C. development D. unbreakable
7. A. prepare B. repeat C. purpose D. police
8. A. literature B. entertainment C. recreation D. information
9. A. chocolate B. structural C. important D. national
10. A. cinema B. position C. family D. popular

B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following questions :
11.Please wait until he ___________ back.
A. comes B. coming C. to come D. came
12. Mary wishes she ______________ her uncle this coming weekend.
A. will visit B. had visited C. visits D. could visit
13. _______ the beginning of the story the two main characters meet in the lift.
A. At B. On C. To D. In
14. The book contained a lot of ____________ about how little petrol the car used.
A. examination B. fact C. news D. information
15. The child always keeps his hands and face . . . . . . . . .
A. cleanly B. clean C. clearly D. carefully
16. If only I . . . . . . . . . more about it.
A. would know B. knew C. know D. can know
17. She asked me ______.
A. when will you come back B. when you will come back
C. when would you come back D. when you would come back
18. The palace ___________ in 1890 are being demolished.
A. building B. to build C. build D. built
19. The journey to the village is very ____________
A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. pleased
20. The driver felt thirsty so he stopped __________some water.
A. having B. to have C. has D. have

II. Complete the following questions with the correct preposition.
21. Actors have to learn their lines ____________ heart.
22. Is Nurse Smith ___________ duty tonight?
23. Learn ________ heart all the new words and texts.
24. In the 18th century, jean cloth was made completely __________ cotton
25. He won’t be able to pay for the car _______ his father’s help .
26. She has taught English here ___________10 years.
27. Could you please show me the way ___________ the post office?
28. He was taken ____________ the water park last Sunday.
29. Schools in Vietnam are different ____________ those in the USA.
30. We are interested__________ listening to music.

C/ READING:
III/ Read the passage below .Tick the letter of the correct word to use in ieach blank.
Can you imagine that Edison’life was like in the year later he had invented the electric lamp?Many things had to be invented and built before electric :lamp could really (31)………… by all : machines to measure the electricity each home or office used :things (32)………. it certainthat the electricity in the wires did not start fires:things to send electricity(33) ………..the right places .
Everything that was needed had to be thought of and (34)…………….. by Edison and the man who worked (35………… him .There was no place where they could buy the things they (36)…………………. Edison made 360 inventions more in order to send electric power to (37)………….……….. it was wanted.
Edison directed all the work himself , testing new machines ,putting wires