HSG HUYEN

Đề thi học sinh giỏi thành phố hảI dương
năm học 2008 – 2009 (vòng 1)
Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

a. Phonetics
I. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group
1. A. compulsory B. territory C. linguistics D. comprise
2. A. convenient B. encourage C. material D. modernize
3. A. national B. figure C. engineer D. scientist
4. A. exchange B. environment C. inhabitant D. customer
5. A. influence B. advantage C. examine D. percentage
II. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group
1. A. parks B. countries C. girls D. regions
2. A. symbol B. loose C. style D. design
3. A. watched B. liked C. listened D. stopped
4. A. shortage B. garage C. storage D. encourage
5. A. musician B. necessary C. recently D. since
B. vocabulary – grammar
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence
1. The famous book ……….. of five chapters.
A. comprises B. consists C. makes D. has
2. School is ……….. for all children between the age of five and sixteen.
A. compose B. compromise C. compulsory D. comfort
3. He was so ………. by Cindy’s singing that he asked her to sing on the radio.
A. shorked B. impressed C. admiring D. surprised
4. Coffee will not grow ………. cold climate.
A. in B. on C. at D. with
5. Their future ………. on how well they do at school.
A. depends B. depend C. dependence D. dependent
6. I wish I ………. The answer to this question.
A. know B. knew C. will know D. known
7. All planes ………. before departure.
A. will check B. will has checked C. will be checked D. will been checked
8. They wish they ………. able to win the cup next week.
A. could be B. can be C. will be D. would be
9. In Britain people send each other cards ………. Christmas.
A. in B. on C. at D. till
10. Five minutes ………. too long to wait.
A. isn’t B. aren’t C. wasn’t D. weren’t
11. The country’s population consists of three main ………. groups.
A. ethnic B. ethic C. ethnicity D. ethnical
12. What have you learned since you ………. here?
A. come B. came C. have came D. have been coming
13. John ………. me if I liked rock music.
A. asked B. told C. said to D. ordered
14. Everyone took the test, ……….?
A. did he B. didn’t he C. did they D. didn’t they
15. The number of students ………. increasing now.
A. are B. was C. were D. is
16. ………. their small size, the cameras take great pictures.
A. Inspite of B Despite of C. Because D. And
17. Did ………. Police find ………. Person who stole your motorbike?
A. the/ the B. a/ a C. a/ the D. the/ a
18. Our house needs ……….
A. to paint B. to be painting C. to be paint D. painting
19. This is the second time she has been here, ……….?
A. has she B. hasn’t she C. isn’t this