HSG 9

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
Năm học: 2011 – 2012
Môn: Tiếng Anh (Vòng 02)

Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Chú ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm có 06 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 06.
- Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này.

Điểm
Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1:
Số phách

- Bằng số:……………..
………………………………………...
(Do Chủ tịch hội đồng chấm thi ghi)

- Bằng chữ:……………
Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2:
…………………..

………………………...
………………………………………...




I. PHONETICS

a. Choose one word that has the unđerhned part pronounced differently from tbe others by circling A, B, C, or D. (0,6 pt)

1. A. pleasure B. vision C. devision D. excursion
2. A. occupy B. recipe C. copy D. trophy
3. A. written B. favorite C. satelite D. litter

b. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C, or D. (0,6 pt)

4. A. inform B. message C. regard D. advance
5. A. mineral B. fertilizer C. different D. alternatives
6. A. geography B. literature C. physics D. chemistry

II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
a. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (4,0 pts)

7. The plate is empty; the cats ……………..….all the food.
A. must eat
B. have to eat
C. should have eaten
D. must have eaten

8. I don’t know why exactly but I suspect him of being……………..….
A. honesty
B. dishonesty
C. dishonest
D. dishonestly

9. I felt uncomfortable at first, but I now……………..….in this small room.
A. used to live
B. used to living
C. ’m used to live
D. ’m used to living

10. What a beautiful smile……………..….!
A. has she
B. she has
C. does she has
D. have she

11. The conference, ……………..….he was the guest of honour, was wonderful.
A. by which
B. for which
C. to which
D. at which

12. That old man seems to have dropped something. He……………..…. back and forth for
about half an hour.
A. is walking
B. walks
C. was walking
D. has been walking

13. He was so badly injured that they had to bring on a……………..….and carry him off the
football pitch.
A. hammock
B. bed
C. stretcher
D. bunk

14. This company requires all employees to have a physical examination……………..….
A. rarely
B. never
C. seldom
D. annually

15. Last year, Kevin earned……………..….his brother, who has a better position.
A. twice as much as
B. twice more than
C. twice as many as
D. twice as more as

16. It’s surprising the performance went so well after only three……………..….
A. rehearsals
B. auditions
C. applauses
D. directions

17. I’m sure it’s not my fault that Peter found out what we were planning, I don’t remember
……………..….anyone about it.
A. to tell
B. having told
C. to be told
D. being told

18. My brother found it difficult to learn to write because he is……………..….
A. left-handed
B. single-handed
C. two-handed
D. right-handed

19. I really apologize for……………..….you……………..….
A. to keep / wait
B. to keep/waiting
C. keeping/to wait
D. keeping/waiting

20. The old man is said……………..….all his money to an old people’s home when he died.
A. to leave
B. to leaving
C. to have left
D. have left

21. ……………..….learning a foreign language if you don’t practise it.
A. It’s no use
B. You’d better not
C. You don’t need
D. It’s not necessary

22. Peter: “What’s your name?”
Hellen: “……………..….”
A. Pardon?
B. Really
C. OK
D. Forgive me