KS HSG Anh9-Thang 11

Trường THCS
Phạm Công Bình
Đề thi KSCL học sinh giỏi tháng 11
năm học: 2009 - 2010
Môn: Tiếng anh 9
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)



I. PRONUNCIATION : (10pts) A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. carol B. habit C. graze D. match
2. A. sound B. southern C. drought D. mountain
3. A. headache B. character C. stomach D. challenging
4. A. ploughs B. contacts C. stops D. talks
5. A. faced B. wicked C. fixed D. wrapped
B. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from the others:
6. A. deposit B. festival C. institute D. resident
7. A. activity B. electricity C. simplicity D. pollution
8. A. achievement B. experiment C. explanation D. discovery
9. A. surprising B. astonishing C. amazing D. interesting
10. A. interview B. industry C. essential D. difficult
II. MULTIPLE CHOICE : (20pts)
Choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the blank spaces:
1. Hoa is the only person ............... understands me.
A. which
 B. who
 C. whom
 D. that

2. It was raining heavily ………………..we arrived home. A. while B. until C. because D. when
3. She asked me ……………………I liked eating chocolates. A. if B. and C. that D. but
4. You look ……………………than last year. A. much tall B. more tall C. much taller D. more taller
5. What …………………advice she gave us ! A. so good B. such good C. a good D. good
6. My dog as well as my cats ……………….twice a day. A. eat B. eats C. has eaten D. have eaten
7. When I came into the class, I realized I knew………………….. . A. them all B. all them C. they all D. all of they
8. Do it right now,……………………? A. do you B. aren’t you C. will you D. don’t you
9. We ………………….. for her for ten minutes. A. wait B. waited C. are waiting D. have been waiting
10. His father is not interested in tennis and………………….. . A. he doesn’t, either B. so doesn’t he C. neither does he D. neither is he
11. The little girl wasted half an hour …………………. for her picture book. A. look B. looking C. to look D. looked
12. Mr Watson retired from his job early ........................ his ill health.
A. because
 B. due to
 C. despite
 D. for

 13. Your hair is long. Are you going to…………………… ? A. have it cut B. have cut it C. be cutting it D. have it cutting
14. Would you like tea or coffee? – I …………………..drink tea than coffee. A. would like B. would prefer C. would rather D. would wish
15. It is high time you ……………….. more attentive in class. A. are B. were C. must be D. have been
16. He was ………………….. that we turned off the TV set immediately. A. so bad singer B. such bad singer C. such bad a singer D. so bad a singer
17. I wish you ……………………. that! It’s really annoying habit. A. won’t do B. couldn’t do C. wouldn’t do D. don’t do
18. “I’m sorry about