Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỞI OLYMPIC
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 9
NĂM HỌC: 2013-2014
THỜI GIAN: 150 PHÚT
ĐỀ 1:
I.Phonetics:(10ms)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounce differently from that of the others.
1. A. honorable B. honesty . C. historic. D. hourly
2. A. chemistry. B. Christmas. C. character. D. challenge
3. A. information. B. calendar. C. location. D. limitation
4. A. geography. B. gentleman. C. garbage. D. general
5. A. influenced. B. closed. C. watched. D. astonished
Choose the words whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
6. A. suspicion. B. prediction. C. neighbour. D. adventure
7. A. favourite. B. edition. C. pollution. D. religion
8. A. successful. B. regional. C. beautiful. D. wonderful
9. A. flashlight. B. typhoon. C. carriage. D. earthquake
10. A. introduce. B. follow. C. translate. D. hurry
II. Choose the correct answers to fill in the blanks.(20ms)
11. They ….. me believe that they had left the district.
A. led. B. made. C. assured. D. confirmed
12. This work needs….by ten today.
A. finish B. finishing. C. to finish D. to have finished
13. Would you mind ….these plates a wipe before putting them in the cupboard.
A. making B. doing C. giving D. getting
14. You must lend me the money for the trip. ……..I won’t be able to go.
A. Consequently B. Nevertheless C. Otherwise D. Although
15. ……..of going to the beach, we went up to the mountains.
A. On behalf B. in place C. Instead D. On account
16. The Wilsons were lucky when they…..to sale their house so quickly.
A.could B. succeeded C. managed D. risked
17. I studied English for seven years in high school. ..…., I had trouble talking with people when I was traveling in England
A.Therefore B. On the other hand C. Moreover D.Nevertheless
18. Do you understand…?
A. What is the lecturer saying C. What the lecturer is said
B. What the lecturer saying D. What the lecturer is saying
19. If you had left early, I think….there in time.
A. You will reach C. You could reach
B. You’d have reached D. you reached
20. She wondered…her father looked like now, after so many years away.
A. How B. What C. Whose D. That
21. ……I can’t make the presentation myself, I’ve asked my assistant to be prepared to do it for me.
A. For B. In the event that C. Only if D. On the other hand
22. The fire ……to have started in the furnace under the house.
A.is believed B. that is believed C. they believed D. that they believed
23. Someone comes to visit us soon,…….?
A. doesn’t he B. hasn’t he C. haven’t they D. don’t they
24. You can borrow my book ……you bring it back by Monday.
A. as long as B. unless C. so that D. as far as
25. He talks so much as if he ….the owner of the party.
A. is B. being C. was D. were
26. We spend some days ……some sightseeings around the town.
A. do B. to do C. did D. doing
27. I am going to have my car….by the end of the day.
A. repair B. repaired C. to repair D. repairing
28. All his companies had been successful and was known to be…rich.
A. absolutely B. completely C. extremely D. seriously
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