On thi HSG Tieng Anh 9 trong he

Quang Loi Secondary school Date: 24th July 2008

Đề thi chọn đội tuyển học sinh giỏi lớp 9 THCS
Năm học 2008 - 2009
Môn Tiếng Anh
Question 1: Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
a. stored b. ploughed c. laughed d. smiled
a. name b. natural c. native d. nation
a. blood b. food c. moon d. pool
a. both b. myth c. with d. sixth
a. candy b. sandy c. many d. handy

Question 2: a- Supply the correct form of the verbs in parentheses:
1. I don`t like dogs because I`m very afraid of (bite)
2. A: "You (know) the man for many years?" B: Yes, we (be) at school together.
3. He (work) hard all the week, but today he (have) a good time.
4.We (have) only bread and butter to eat with our tea as the other tourists (eat) all the sausage and cakes.
5. I came to class when I (enter) the teacher (finish) going over the previous lesson and (write) something on the blakcboard.
The man who (rescue) had been in the sea for ten hours.
People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are.
You (stop) by a policeman if you (try) to cross the road now.
I was just about (leave) the office when the phone rang.
I’d rather (live) in Ancient Greece than Ancient Rome.
Quick! There(be) an accident. Phone the hospital. The accident (happen) when that red car (shoot) out of the side street without warning.
There (be) no guests at all since I left.
This palace (say)(build) in three years.
I know, but I can`t help ( have) a cup of tea afer dinner. It is one of my greatest pleasures since I quit (smoke).
By the end of this week my illness (cost) me $ 100

b- Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses:
1. Both Italians and Polish are famous for their .......(friend) and good spirit.
2. I am looking for a ............. (suit) gift for an old lady.
3. India gained her ........(depend) from Britain after world war II.
4. He was very ................ (pride)of the work he had done.
5. I ......(sleep) this morning, and was late for school.
6. I am bored. I need some ............ (excite) in my life.
7. Young children are often very ...............(live)
8. Unless you ................ (apology) I wont forgive you.

“Sự cực khổ không hề làm mất giá trị con người,
mà là nâng cao họ lên, nếu họ không là một kẻ hèn nhát”
Pellico
Question 3 : Supply the missing prepositions.
1. Whom does she fall ..........love ...........?
2. Bill is jealous ..........anyone who has something he hasn’t.
3. I was .............to go out when telephone rang.
4. Jim learns a lot ...........her brother, a well-known writer.
5. Have you got money ..........you?
6. Please tell me ............once!
7. May I introduce you ............Miss Brown?
8. He was ill .........a week and ...........that week his wife never left his side.
Question 4: Put one suitable word in each space.
I`m a writer, and I work .....1...... home. It doesn`t particulaly ......2..... where my house is, as long as it is .....3...... nice house. But last year my wife ......4..... a job in a different part of the country. So, we had to move. This was our first ......5...... of .....6..... one house and selling another at the same time. I wouldn`t like to do it again. We quickly saw the house ......7...... we wanted. It was then that our problems began: The people who wanted to buy our house couldn`t sell .....8...... and the man .......9..... house we wanted couldn`t find a house he liked. It ....10...... us nine months to buy the house. Now, I`m not sure if I like it.
Question 5: Choose the best answer
1. I`ve been looking for this book for months and ....... I found it.
a. at last