Luyện thi HSG anh

LUYỆN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI SỐ 9
Năm học 2010-2011


A. PHONETICS:
I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. (2.0 pts)
1. A. seizure B. seize C. azure D. division
2. A. treasure B. usually C. treason D. measure
3. A. Valentine B. imagine C. discipline D. examine
4. A. wood B. couldn’t C. push D. moon
5. A. cure B. tune C. amuse D. use
6. A. forget B. forty C. former D. fortunate
7. A. surgical B. surround C. surrender D. survival
8. A. vehement B. exhibit C. Fahrenheit D. Buddhist
9. A. mature B. sure C. lurid D. tenure
10. A. Thames B. Thistle C. everything D. south
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II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other words in each group. (1. pt)
1. A. delicate B. invention C. organic D. bacteria
2. A. abnormality B. automatically C. metropolitan D. miraculously
3. A. discard B. conceal C. birthmark D. suppose
4. A. continental B. conservation C. revolution D. particular
5. A. potentially B. fashionable C. invaluable D. electrify
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B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:


I. Circle the word or phrase which best completes these sentences. (2.0 pts).
1. The soldier was punished for _____ to obey his commanding officer’s orders.
A. refusing B. regretting C. objecting D. resisting
2. She is _____ to leave as soon as possible
A. cautious B. anxious C. worried D. nervous
3. Nobody seems to be _____ control of those children
A. under B. over C. with D. in
4. She _____ her husband’s job for his ill health
A. accused B. blamed C. caused D. claimed
5. I think he _____ all that is necessary.
A. has done B. did C. had done D. would do
8. They’d like to move to London, but their children will never agree
A. with going B. to go C. with go D. going
9. To get a passport, he must send his birth _____ and to photos.
A. certificate B. licence C. paper D. card
10. There was no _____ in waiting longer than half an hour, so we left.
A. good B. use C. worth D. point
11. _____ you have no key, you’ll have to get back before I go out.
A. Although B. Provided C. As D. Unless
12. Is he _____ enough to take on so much responsibility ?
A. elderly B. ancient C. ripe D. mature
13. We have had the roof of our house_______ .
A. to replace B. replace C. been replaced D. replaced
14. Imagine you _____ a flight, would you have gone by train?
A. haven’t booked B. hadn’t booked C. don’t book D. won’t book
15. They had _____ ashtrays on the table.
A. Two square glass B. glass square two C. square two glass D. two glass square
16. Faraday’s seem more wonderful when we realize that he had very_______ education.
A. a few B. few C. a little D. little
17. After waiting for an hour he realized that the bus was_________ to come.
A. improbable B. impossible C. uncertain D. unlikely
18. _________ being tired,