HSG 9 co DA

PHÒNG GD
De 16: KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. artificial
B. province
C. special
D. facial

2. A. clear
B. dear
C. wear
D. hear

3. A. fan
B. bad
C. catch
D. wash

4. A. prefer
B. better
C. worker
D. teacher

5. A. buildings
B. schools
C. zoos
D. markets

6. A. promised
B. hopped
C. booked
D. burned

7. A. though
B. ought
C. thought
D. bought

8. A. hard
B. carry
C. card
D. yard

9. A. try
B. why
C. heavy
D. dry

10. A. cool
B. food
C. look
D. flood

II. Make a circle on the correct answer A, B, C or D in the following sentences.
5. You will miss the last bus to school __________ you leave now.
A. unless B. until C. while D. till
7. I asked my friend __________ he wanted to go out with me.
A. that B. which C. what D. if
8. I’m learning English __________ I want to get a better job.
A. or B. but C. therefore D. because
9. I wish you __________to the theater last night , but you didn’t.
A. would come B. had come C. was coming D. came
10. Mike “Would you like to have dinner with me?”.
Jane : “__________”
A. Yes, I’d love to B. Yes , so do I C. I’m very happy D. Yes, it is
12. Michael: “It’s hot here”.
Tom: “__________ I open the window?”
A. Did B. Do C. Would D. Shall
14. I don’t study hard enough for the examination. I wish I __________ harder.
A. study B. studied C. have studied D. studies
16. No one can make him ……….his mind
A. change B. to change C. changing D. have changed
17. Neither they nor she ………..the liveshows.
A. like B. don’t like C. likes D. not like
18. It is a year………..I last met my Uncle Ba.
A. when B. Until C. while D. since
IV. Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in the parentheses.
1. I’d rather you (not, smoke) ……………..……………..……………..…………….. when you come here.
2. This is the first time we (see) ………………..……………..……………..……………..... this film.
3. The girl (sit) ……………..……………..……………..……………..…………….. next to the nurse is my cousin.
4. Nothing (do) ……………..……………..……………..…………….. to change the bad situation recently.
5. The house (build) ……………..……………..……………..……………..…………….. 20 years ago.
6. It’s high time we (go) ……………..……………..……………..……………..…………….. home now.
7. Don’t forget to bring back my dictionary when you (come) ……………………………….. tomorrow.
8. Nam (wash)………..his hands, he has just repaired his bike.
9. Neither Jane nor Peter (be) …………………………………………………… coming to the club tonight.
10. Someone (knock) ……………………………………………………………… on the door. I’ll go and open it.
V. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each blank in the following passage.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics. (1)_____ a boy, Alexander became interested in sounds and speech. In 1870, The Bells decided to (2) _____ to America. They lived in Boston, (3) ____ Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine (4) _____ help the deaf hear .While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea, “Why do not use electricity to (5)_____ the human voice from one place to another?”. He began to work on a new (6) _____ . For years , Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, worked day (7) _____ night. They rented rooms in a boarding house. Bell was on one floor, and Watson was on (8) _____ . They tried to send (9) _____ through a wire. Finally, on March 19th, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly: “Mr. Watson, come here. I want you