HSG. Trường Tiếng Anh 9 - 2010-2011.doc

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO TP BMT
TRƯỜNG THCS TRẦN QUANG DIỆU
KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 9
THỜI GIAN: 120 PHÚT (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
PART I: PHONETICS - 30
Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part:
A. please B. street C. break D. steal ......................
A. developed B. watched C. reached D. lasted ......................
A. pollution B. rubbish C. truck D. but ......................
A. when B. wheel C. whole D. why ......................
A. ground B. group C. found D. sound ......................
A. food B. good C. soon D. too ......................
A. they B. thing C. there D. than ......................
A. passage B. angry C. danger D. language ......................
A. surprise B. promise C. comprise D. rise ......................
A. dancer B. soccer C. grocery D. cancer ......................

Stress pattern:
1. Find the word with the stress on the SECOND syllable in each line:
1. refuse generous lonely temperate ......................
2. modern novel musician lovely ......................
3. culture kitchen attend necessary ......................
resort printer dictionary Scottish ......................
income cartoons upstairs downstairs ......................
2. Find the word with the stress on the FIRST syllable in each line:
equality vegetable imaginable popularity ......................
residence result repeat retell ......................
particular theory ability comedian ......................
extensive artistic create applicant ......................
terrific Pacific Arabic mechanic ......................

PART II: VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES - 50
I. Choose the right word or phrase in the brackets and fill in the blank to complete the sentences:
Bella writes very quickly. She’s ………………finished her essay.(been / already / for / yet)
I know you won’t mind sitting by Peter, ……………………? (do I / don’t I / will you / won’t you)
I spent half a year ………………….this boat.(to build / building / built / on building)
How ……………………….since we …………………..school? (are you – left / were you – left / have you been – left / have you been - have left)
“John won’t come tomorrow”.
“Did he say he ………………………….next week?”(will come / would come / is coming / had come)
I have lived near the railway for so long now that I’ve grown………………..to the noise of the train. (accustomed / familiar / unconscious / aware)
……………………you agree, nothing can be arranged. (Unless / Without / Because / If)
My teacher can write a beautiful poem in ……………………half an hour. (less than / little than / a little than / least than)
Tom has given up smoking.
……………………………………………… (Tom has never smoked / Tom has just put out his cigarette / Tom used to smoke / Tom has offered everyone a cigarette)
The man seemed ………………….………..about something. (nervous and anxiously / nervous and anxious / being nervous and anxious / nervous and being anxious)
When the manager retired, his assistant …………..……… the job. (ask to take / asked taking / was asked to take / was asked taking)
After a lot of difficulties, he ………………….to open the door. (managed / asked / succeeded / realized)
Their dog ………………….a lot of noise but it doesn’t …………………you any harm . (does – makes / makes – do / makes – makes / does – do)
“What are you going to do next year?”
“ I wish I ……………………the answer to that question.” (know / could know / knew / would know)
Nowadays, we can watch a ……………………of interesting programs on TV. (varies / variation / variety / varieties)
Glass is usually made …………………….sand. (of / from / by / in)
How long have you worked as a designer?
.......................................................................... (When have you worked as a designer? / When did you start working as a designer? / When did you design your work? / When did you working for a designer?)
Computers are particularly good at ……………………repetitive tasks and complex computation. (performing / working/ having / getting)
…………………………………….eat rice every day. (Most of Vietnamese people / Most Vietnamese people / Almost of Vietnamese people / The most Vietnamese people)
You’ll have to buy some new shoes as these are……………………. (used up / wasted away / worn out / gone of)

II. Choose the best