HSG VONG 1

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đề thi chọn đội tuyển dự thi học sinh giỏi tỉnh vòng 1
Năm học 2009 – 2009\10
Môn thi : Tiếng anh 9
Thời gian làm bài 90 phút

Thí sinh là bài vào tờ giấy thi.

I. Find only one word whose underlined part has different pronunciation from that of the other words.
1.
A. shoes
B. pens
C. letters
D. parks

2.
A. three
B. marathon
C. without
D. thank

3.
A. weight
B. eight
C. height
D. neighbor

4.
A. jogged
B. cooked
C. gained
D. smiled

5.
A. chemical
B. machine
C. headache
D. chemistry


II. Choose the best answer.

1. This film is for …….....only. People under 18 may not see it.
A. adults
B. children
C. pupils
D. infants

2. The villagers were very……….during the strong earthquake .
A. terrify
B. terrifying
C. terror
D. terrified

3. Mr. Smith has never smoked in the office,…………?
A. hasn’t he
B. has he
C. hasn’t Mr. Smith
D. has Mr. Smith

4. There’s a lot of information to learn in …………….
A. cartoon
B. folk music
C. newsreel
D. violent film

5. With ……….…TV, viewers are able to question about the show by using their remote controls.
A. interactive
B. color
C. black and white
D. cable

6. Jeans are considered the…….….of youth and health .
A. fashion
B. material
C. symbol
D. design

7. In Viet Nam, all those ……..….live apart from families try to come back home at Tet .
A. whose
B. who
C. when
D. which

8. Millions of tons of garbage …….….into the oceans since the 20th century.
A. are thrown
B. were thrown
C. have thrown
D. have been thrown

9. If they replace these bulbs by energy-saving bulbs, they…….….a lot of money every year.
A. could save
B. would save
C. will save
D. save

10. His family is aware ………...saving energy .
A. with
B. in
C. at
D. of

11. I wish I ……….President Ho’s Mausoleum in Ha Noi someday .
A. will visit
B. could visit
C. can visit
D. visit

12. In the past, some people hated…….…..in big cities .
A. living
B. lived
C. live
D. lives

13. Playing computer games………………….popular among children nowadays
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were

14. He was in ………….of a large number of men
A. management
B. leadership
C. charge
D. direction

15. I have just bought two cars; ………………..is economical but…………….is not
A. some /others
B. some / other
C. one / the others
D. one / the other

16. It was………….an interesting film that everyone stayed till the end
A. so
B. such
C. very
D. too

17. I had to wear……….uniform when I work in the hotel
A. a
B. some
C. any
D. an

18. They live in the house………….they bought last year
A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. where

19. My sister is an expert on wildlife and its…………………..
A. conserve
B. preserve
C. reservation
D. conservation

20. Does the grass need…………………………..?
A. be cut
B. to cut
C. cutting
D. being cut


III. Supply the correct tense of the verb in brackets.
1. You must tell me the truth. I insist on (tell) the truth.
2. How long Bob and Mary (be) married?
3. My brother (join) the army when he was young.
4. Fred was pleased (admit) to the college.
5. There were some people (row) on the river.
6. Alex has a test tomorrow that he needs to study for. He (not watch) TV