HSG 9

Đề thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9
Năm học 2010 -2011
Môn: Tiếng Anh
(Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút)

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in the group:
1. A. habit B. hour C. honest D. honor
2. A. comb B. plumb C. clumb D. disturb
3. A. identify B. crazy C. compulsory D. pretty
4. A. proud B. should C. sound D. count
5. A. invented B. wanted C. ended D. liked
6. A. wealth B. meat C. peaceful D. beach
7. A. notice B. grow C. ghost D. lost
8. A. houses B. faces C. horses D. places
9. A dread B. bread C. head D. bead
10. A. food B. look C. took D. book
II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences:
1. Paul wishes he …….. good at Math.
A. was B. is C. were D. will be
2. Have you ever……. to Ha Long Bay?
A. come B. been C. went D. gone
3. ……… it rained, they went on a picnic
A. In spite of B. Because of C Although D. Despite
4. I enjoy reading the books …….. tell about the different cultures.
A. where B. who C. when D. which
5. How much time do you spend ………… books everyday?
A. read B. to read C. reading D. reads
6. Susan is the …….. of the two girls
A. prettiest B. prettier C. more pretty D. pretty
7. She is an …………. student, her papers are neither good nor bad.
A. intelligent B. ugly C. average D. awful
8.My brother will have a …………. course of English next month.
A. two- month B. two – months C. two months D. second
9. No one……………. Linda arrange those books.
A. adviced B. got C. had D. asked
10. The fire destroyed ………….. valuable paintings in the museum.
A. many B. much C. more D. a lot
11. Give me your phone number ………….. I need your help.
A. so that B. unless C. somewhere D. in case
12. Tell me …………. of your parents will go to the meeting
A. which B. who C.that D. whom
13. No sooner ……… home than the phone rang.
A. did I arrive B. had I arrived C. I had arrived D. have I arrived
14. My sister is busy ……….. a new novel.
A. writing B. in writing C. to write D. writes
15. What would you have done if you ………… a lot of money?
A. have B. have had C. had had D. had
16. Please accept our ……….. congratulations!
A. finest B. warmest C. dearest D. deepest
17. I couldn’t decide between the two records so I bought ……… of them
A. each B. both C. either D. all
18 After I ………. finished working, I switched off the machine.
A. have B. had C. having D. to have
19. Women workers wear hats in …………… their hair gets caught in the machinery.
A. course B. occasion C. event D. case
20. In some countries children use pocket ………… when doing mathematics.
A. caculators B. computers C. counters D. robots
21. Are there enough apples for us to have one …………..?
A. every B. each C. individually D. self
22. Let’s just ……….our difference and be friends