Test English 9 HSG

Đề thi KHẢO SÁT HỌC sinh giỏi năm học 2014-2015
Môn tiếng Anh – lớp 9
Thời gian làm bài : 120 phút

Choose the word whose underlined part is different pronouned.
1. A. honest B. honor C. hour D. hair
2. A. grew B. threw C. drew D. sew
3. A. clear B. dear C. wear D. hear
4. A. celebration B. question C. education D. collection
5. A. ploughs B. contacts C. stops D. talks
6. A. though B. thought C. within D. thank
7. A. nature B. national C. narrow D. chanel
8. A. filled B. played C. washed D. prepared
II. Choose the best answer ( A,B,C or D ) to complete the following sentences
His face looks ( similar/ alike/ memorial/ familiar ), but I can’t remember his name.
Hurry up ! there’s ( a little/ a few/ little/ few ) time left.
It took weeks to get used to ( have/ having/ had/ has ) some one else around.
Would you like tea or coffee?- I ( would like/ would prefer/ would rather/ would wish ) to drink tea than coffee.
If only I ( were/ am/ can be/ would be ) in the countryside right now.
Don’t forget ( locking/ for locking/ to lock/ lock ) the door when you go out.
He hates ( to be asked/ asking/ to ask/ being asked ) to do some things by others.
The school yard was ( crowd/ crowds/ crowded/ crowding) with students.
I’m looking forward to ( see/ seeing/ be seeing/ be seen ) you.
We didn’t ( get/ reach/ arrive/ approach) to the station in time to catch the train.
After arriving home, they usually ( take out/ take off/ put out/ put off) their uniform.
He was made ( to wait/ wait/ waiting/ waited ) for 2 hours.
III.Provide the the correct form of the verds in brackets.
“ Where are my jeans ?” “ They ( wash ) at the moment. Sorry.” are being washed
I ( meet ) him twice this week but I ( not speak ) to him. met/ didn’t speak
You (walk) too fast. That’s why you are tired. walked
Minh ( talk ) to another student when I (see) him to day. was talking/ saw
His sister ( give ) a bike for her seventeenth birthday next year. will give
He would never miss ( go ) to such a good party. going
IV. Each sentence below contains an error, find and correct it.
The table made in wood is very nice. of
We reached the nearest village after walk for five hours. walking
Jane looked sadly and worried this morning. I wonder what happened to her. sad
The kitchen is not very big but there’s a lot of cupboards. There’re
In case it may rain hard this afternoon, you should take the rain coat with you. rains
The bicycle is not so expensive for me to buy. too
V. Fill in each gap in the sentence with the correct form of the word .
1.The ……..area of the city is not very attractive. ( industry ) industrial
2. Don’t worry. I’ll try to finish this work……( succeed ) successfully
3. That…..has composed a lot of beatiful songs. ( music ) musician
4. The….she gave last night was maverlous ( perform ) performent
5. I watch the news everyday because it’s very…( inform ) imformative
6. The….from HN to London was delayed in two hours ( fly ) flight
VI. Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics. (71)_____ a boy , Alexander became interested in sounds and speech . in 1870, The Bells decided to (72) _____ to America. They lived in Boston, (73) ____ Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine (74) _____ help the deaf hear .While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea, “Why do not use electricity to (75)_____ the human voice from one place to another ? ” He began to work on a new (76) _____ . For years , Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson , worked day (77) _____ night. They rented rooms in a boarding house . Bell was on one floor , and Watson was on (78) _____ . They tried to send (79) _____ through a wire . Finally, on March 19th, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly : “ Mr