HSG ANH9 2016-2017

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THANH THUỶ
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC: 2016-2017
MÔN: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề.
Đề thi có: 05 trang


SECTION A: PHONETICS
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1 point).
1. A. natural B. nature C. native D. nation
2. A. southern B. northern C. mouths D. months
3. A. both B. cloth C. ghost D. sold
4. A. examine B. determine C. famine D. dine
5. A. sacred B. decided C. contaminated D. watered
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others (1 point).
1. A. appliance B. activity C. adventure D. average
2. A. dormitory B. category C. priority D. ordinary
3. A. compliment B. effective C. charity D. extreme
4. A. advertise B. advertisement C. teenager D. surrounding
5. A. national B. newspaper C. dormitory D. biology
SECTION B: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
III. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences
(5 points).
1. - Daisy: “What a lovely house you have!” - Mary: “______.”
A. Lovely, I think so B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in
C. Of course not, it’s not costly D. No problem
2. Analysts suggested the country __________its infrastructure to get foreign investment.
A. improve B. to improve C. improves D. improving
3. The children __________to the zoo.
A. were enjoyed taken B. were enjoyed taking
C. enjoyed being taken D. enjoyed taking
4. _______ my friends were unsuccessful at the job interviews.
A. Most B. The most of C. Most of D. Most out of
5. _______ hard it is, we’ll finish solving it before you come back.
A. No matter what B. How far C. No matter how D. Whichever
6. It was clear that the young couple were _______ of taking charge of the restaurant.
A. responsible B. reliable C. capable D. able
7. _______ he loved her, he didn’t forgive her for what she had done.
A. Much as B. Because C. No matter D. However
8. _______ for the intolerable heat in the hall, we would have stayed much longer.
A. If it weren’t B. Unless it were C. Hadn’t it been D. Had it not been
9. Last year, Matt earned..........................his brother
A. twice as much as B. twice as many as C. twice more than D. twice as more as
10. Rarely...........about the environment enough to give up their cars
A. do people care B. are people care C. people are care D. care people
11. Tom always.............the crossword in the paper before breakfast
A. makes B. writes C. does D. works
12. I do not mind your using my bike.................you take care of it
A. although B. for the fear that C. provided that D. unless
13. What time are you _______ duty? Let’s have a coffee after that.
A. over B. on C. off D. out of
14. Don’t give up your harboring dream. _______ working harder and harder.
A. Try out B. Keep on C. Speed up D. Go off
15. It’s been a good year. I’ve written two books and a couple of articles, and _______ are now in print.
A. both of which B. both of them C. all of which D. all of them
16. The meal Mary cooked tastes_______.
A. well B. badly C. good D. worse
17. ______ at the party, we saw Ruth standing alone.
A. Arriving B. We arrived C. Arrived D. We were arriving
18. He was turned down for the job because he is ________.