LUYỆN HSG 9 - 30

SỞ GD&ĐT………
KÌ THI HSG LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC:….
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
KÌ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 201…-201…
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Part 1: Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. It`s a good idea to see your doctor regularly for _____.
A. a revision B. a control C. an investigation D. a check-up
2. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we shall have a better _____. A. product B. outcome C. amount D. crop
3. When the starter gave the _____ all the competitors in the race began to run round the track.
A. signal B. warning C. shot D. show
4. _______ from Bill, all the students said they would go
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
5. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to _____ new procedures to save time and money. A. manufacture B. establish C. control D. restore
6. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not _____ your television set.
A. change B. adjust C. repair D. switch
7. The crowd at a football match are often _____.
A. excite B. excited C. exciting D. excitement
8. I`m very _____ in the information you have given me.
A. concerned B. surprised C. bored D. interested
9. I saw a thief take Peter`s wallet so I ran _____ him, but I didn`t catch him.
A. into B. after C. over D. near
10. If it`s raining tomorrow, we shall have to_____ the match till Sunday.
A. put off B. cancel C. play D. put away
Part 2: Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Kids watch more TV
A study into children`s television (0) viewing habits reveals VIEW
that children whose parents have a high level of (1) education EDUCATE
tend to watch less television than children from less educated
family(2) backgrounds. The report also suggests that a high rate of BACK
TV watching among children in poorer (3) suburban areas SUBURB
and in the provinces, compared to those living in large urban centre,
is often due to (4) poverty and a lack of other kinds of POOR
(5) entertainment in the area. Disco, cinema, theatre and sports ENTERTAIN
(6) activities offer children in urban centre a wider range ACTIVE
of pastimes, which leads to far (7) fewer hours being spent FEW
in front of the box. (8) Commercials, comedies and adventure films COMMERCE
are children`s (9) favorite programmes, while twenty per cent FAVOUR
of children said they preferred (10) violent films and thrillers. VIOLENCE
Part 3: Match each phrasal verb with the correct definition
1. fill in F
2. turn into D
3. go away G
4. put away J
5. run out of I
6. get away with B
7. join in A
8. pick out C
9. keep on E
10. get over H
A. participate
B. avoid punishment
C. select, choose
D. change into, become
E. continue
F. complete ( a form)
G. leave
H. recover from
I. use up completely
J. return something to its correct place

 II. GRAMMAR (20 points) Part 1: Use the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage below.
I (write) (1) am writing to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the Lord Hotel in London last weekend. I (book) (2) booked the hotel in Sweden and also (receive) (3) received information about the hotel. I (promise) (4) was promised a luxury weekend. However, I (be) (5) am not satisfied. The room was comfortable, but the traffic from the road opposite the hotel (make) (6