HSG Anh 9

Test for excellent students (90 minutes)
Part 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words in each group.
1. A. busy B. visit C. museum D. conversation
2. A. food B. stool C. took D. school
3. A. attend B. dictionary C. dormitory D. reputation
4. A. used B. remembered C. practiced D. stayed
5. A. said B. rainy C. sailor D. again
Part 2: Choose the word with the different stress syllable.
1. A. welcome B. enhance C. prepare D. collect
2. A. mausoleum B. engineer C. volunteer D. compulsory
3. A. disastrous B. eruption C. thunderstorm D. volcanic
4. A. before B. mountain C. device D. champagne
5. A. decorate B. disappoint C. festival D. primary
Part 3 :Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in the space provided under this part.
1. Tony _____ himself on his careful driving.
A. pleases B. prides C. comments D. boasts
2. I suddenly _____ that I had left my purse with the money at home.
A. understood B. recognized C. knew D. realised
3. He said that he had never _____ across a painting which pleased him more.
A. seen B. viewed C. happened D. come
4. It was a serious quarrel, and they took a long time to make it _____.
A. out B. up C. away D. over
5. There wasn’t _____ news in his letter.
A. a great many B. hardly any C. a great deal of D. a large number of
6. They ______ all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach.
A. passed B. used C. took D. spent
7. On Sundays in England most shops were closed and ______ the theaters and cinemas.
A. so were B. neither were C. were too D. so weren`t
8. We didn’t ______ to the station in time to catch the train.
A. get B. reach C. arrive D. make
9. I was in such a hurry that I left one of my bags ______.
A. out B. aside C. on D. behind
10. Travel is said to ______ our knowledge.
A. wide B. widen C. be wide D. width
11. The trip was very interesting. Jack wishes he ______ enough time to join in.
A. had B. had been C. had had D. has had
12. We wish we had a father ______ yours.
A. like B. of C. as D. with
13. They`ve just left Pleiku _______ Nha Trang _______ their holiday.
A. from / to B. for / from C.for / for D. to / from
14. Has Sue finished ___ yet?
A. washing up B. to wash up C. wash up D. wash upping
15. Lee Nguyen stopped the car _______ a newspaper.
A. buying B. to buy C. buy D. bought

Part 4 :Choose the word or phrase which would not be appropriate.
1. You can see the room has been beautiful decorated for Christmas.
A B C D
2. It is obvious that parents always protective their children from dangers.
A B C D
3. When our parents are sick, we took turn to look after them carefully.
A B C D
4. I will come and stay with you and your family on March.
A B C D
5. He used to working full time, but now he is a part-time worker.
A B C D
6. Huy’s new bicycle costs much more than me.