Tập đề thi HSG 8-9

TEST FOR GOOD STUDENT
ENGLISH 9- SCHOOL YEAR 2009-2010
(Time allowed 120 Minutes)
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. teach B. please C. people D. pleasure
2. A. study B. subject C. computer D. difficult
3. A. maps B. things C. events D. reports
4. A. music B. lesson C. listen D. answer
5. A. price B. ring C. light D. science
II. Use correct tenses of the verbs in brackets.
When I see my sister again, she (finish) all her exams.
2. Can we stop working soon? I (start) to feel very tired.
A new bridge (build) across the river. Workers (start) last year and the bridge (expect) to open next year.
4. They (see) to go out three times a day.
5. Did you see the film (show) on T.V last night?
6. All the tickets (sell) out by the time we arrived at the theatre.
7. What do you think the children (do) when we get home?
8. If all (go) well, I’ll finish it in a fortnight.
III. Complete the following sentences with correct form of the words in brackets.
1. I am ............ grateful to you for your help. (true)
2. The train service was ............ because it wasn’t used by many people. (continue)
3. Hard work always brings ............. . (succeed)
4. She is complaining about her.............. (comfort)
5. They often ride their bicycles to the countryside for........... . (please)
6. She is very .............. about wild animals. (know)
7. He is ready to overcome any .............. . (hard)
8. Without turning off the light, he ............ left the room. (silence)
9. After the explosion, only two people were left ............. . (live)
10. My new trousers are too long, they need ........... . (short)
IV. Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
Weather
Weather influences the lives of everyone. The climate of any country depends on its position on Earth, its ...(1)... from the sea and how high it is. In countries which have sea all ... (2)... them, like Britain and New Zealand, winters are mild and summers are cool. There is not a huge change from one season to ... (3).... Countries near the Equator have hot weather all year with some ... (4)...rain, except in deserts where it rains ... (5)... little. Above the desert there are no clouds in the sky so the ... (6)... of the sun can easily warm the ground during the day but it gets very cold at night. People are always ... (7)... in unusual weather and pictures of tornadoes, for example, are shown on television. Strong winds and rain can ... (8)... a lot of damage to buildings and in spite of modern ... (9)... of weather forecasting they can ... (10)... surprise us.
1. A- distance B- space C- depth D- length
2. A-through B-beside C-around D-near
3. A- next B- another C-later D-other
4. A- hard B- large C-heavy D-great
5. A- not B- quite C-more D-very
6. A-heat B- fire C-light D-temperature
7. A- attracted B- interested C-keen D-excited
8. A- make B- happen C-have D-cause
9. A-jobs B- tools C-methods D-plans
10. A-yet B - still C- already D-ever
V. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. Young generation is fond................. wearing Jeans.
A. in B. at C. of D. on
2. There is always .................. traffic in the city center at rush hours.
A. strong B. full C. heavy D. many
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