Đề thi chọn hsg lớp 9 -thcs Năm học 2007-2008 Môn tiếng anh Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút Không kể thời gian giao đề Question 1: a Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced dif
Trang 1Đề thi chọn hsg lớp 9 -thcs Năm học 2007-2008 Môn tiếng anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
Question 1: a) Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others
in each group.
b)Pick out the word with the position of stressed syllable different from that of the others.
2 A animal B professor C champion D yesterday
Question 2: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1 He (allow) (open) a new restaurant on the main road by the city council
2 You should practice (speak) English everyday
3 I (not use) the car this evening, so you can have it
4 People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are
5 The children enjoy (allow) (stay) up late when there's something special on TV
6 “ Do as you ( tell) and stop arguing” said my friend
7 The radio (play) since 7 a.m I wish someone would turn it off
8 I still remember (hear) her sing this song
Question 3: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
1 The song has been selected for the Sea Games 22nd, Vietnam (office)
2 Freedom of is one of the fundamental rights (speak)
3 He suffered from constant (sleep)
4 Look at this picture of Bill and his father – you can see the clearly, can’t you? (like)
5 He said “Good morning” in a most way ( friend)
6 Playing for the national team for the first time was an experience for Huynh Duc (forget)
7 It was not to write down the address ( fool)
8 I live in the part of the city (south)
Question 4: Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence.
1 Kate would like to by the time in his 40
A travel B be travelling C be going to travel D have travelled
2 He turned on the T.V., I thought was rather surprising
nevertheless
3 That was a very strange question
A you ask B you are asking C for asking D to ask
4 a movie to be entertaining, it has to have an interesting story
A So that B In order that C In order for D In order to
5 My parents can’t seeing me at home all day
6 What will happen to his ?
A horse racing B horse race C racing horse D race horse
7 do you spend your free time?
8 The exhibition place twice a year
9 What is your sports?
A interesting B favourite C liking D exciting
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Question 5: Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D ) for each space
My home-town is Ho Chi Minh City, the (1) city in Vietnam with (2)
4 million people The city traffic is, therefore, very heavy, (3) to the lastest statistics, there are over 3 millions bicycles, 800.000 motorbikes and about 100.000 cars moving (4) city Meanwhile the streets are (5) and in poor condition Worse still, the people’s sense of
executing the traffic laws is bad As a consequence, there happen many accidents(6) scores of people killed and injured everyday
To make the traffic safe and fast, everyone should strictly (7) the traffic (8)
of the city
1 A.larger B.largest C.the most large D.The largest
Question 6: Read the passage and then answer the questions below.
During the teenager year, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to They often seem to dislike being questioned They may seem unwilling to talk about their work in school This is a normal development at this age, though it can be very hard for parents to understand, It is part of becoming independent, of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing up Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on them
Parents should do their best to talk to their son or daughter about school work and future plan but should not push them to talk if they don’t want to Parents should also watch for the danger signs: some young people in trying to be adult may experiment with drugs, alcohol or smoking Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual behavior which may be connected with these and get help if necessary
1 This is from a
A parents' handbook B school timetable
C teenage magazine D children;s book
2 What is writer trying to do?
A to be amusing B to be argumentative
C to be helpful C to be apologetic
3 Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult?
A Because teenagers are quiet B Because teenagers don’t want to
talk to their parents
C Because teenagers think adults are not honest D because most teenagers hate
adults
4 When can you expect a young person to be more talkative than usual?
A When people talk to thembecause they are really interested and not just checking on them
B When adults give them a lot of money to spend
C When adults talk to them about something other than their work in school
D When adults talk to them about drugs, alcohol and smoking
5 Some teenagers experiment with drinking or smoking because
A they regard it as a mark of adulthood B women like smoking and drinking men
C cigarettes and alcohol are cheap D cigarettes and alcohol are available everywhere
Question 7 : a) There is a mistake in the sentence Find the mistake and correct it.
1 There are a little activities that we can do after the meeting
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3 Everything is all right , arent they ?
4 The house is dirty We havent cleaned it since ages
5 There were not people enough to have a meeting
6 My dear friend, I wish you will visit us someday this summer
b) Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition
1 His sense of the humuor distinguishes him the others
2 It took hours to free the victms the collapsed building
3 I congratulate Susan .passing her exam
4 They read the news the internet
5 The music is too loud Can you turn it alittle
6 You shouldn’t laugh the disabled
7 Why are you always jealous …… other friends
8 He is confident ……… his success in the final examination
9 Jacson was late because he was not aware the time
10 A lot of people are dying AIDS
c Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1 It / take / me / half an hour / figure out / answer / question
2 The teams / play / an hour
3 The story / so / good / I / read / twice
4 When / I /arrive / the students / already gone / class
5 I / promise /do so / and / have to keep / promise
6 Manager / get long well with/ employees
Question8: Complete the second sentence with the same meaning.
1 Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder
Not only
2 I will forgive you if you promise not to do it again
Unless
3 He said: `` We must have a party to celebrate this``
He said that
4 The poor farmer was tired but he kept working
In spite of
5 Let`s go abroad for our holiday this year
Why ?
6 It is said that he died by his own hand
He is
7 I had a cat once, but I don’t any more
I used
8 We started living here fifteen years ago
We have
9 Eighteen people came although we had expected only sixteen
Two extra
10 Janet is the best tennis-player in the club
No one
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Question 1: a) Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others
in each group.
1 D
2 C
3 B
4 D
5 C
b) Pick out the word with the position of stressed syllable different from that of the others.
1 A
2 B
Question 2: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1 is allowed - to open
2 speaking
3 am not using
4 are always blaming
5 being allowed - to stay
6 are told
7 has been playing
8 hearing
Question 3: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
1 officially
2 speech
3 sleeplessness
4 likeness
5 friendly
6 unforgetable
7 foolish
8 southern
Question 4: Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence.
1 D
2 D
3 D
4 C
5 B
6 D
7 C
8 D
9 B
10.A
Question 5: Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D ) for each space
1 B
2 A
3 C
4 B
5 A
6 B
7 D
8 C
Question 6: Read the passage and choosebthe best anwser
1 C
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3 B
4 C
5 A
Question 7: a) There is a mistake in the sentence Find the mistake and correct it.
1 a little a few
2 to decorate decorated
3 aren't they isn't it
4 since for
5 people enough enough people
6 will would
b) Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition
1 from
2 from
3 on
4 on
5 down
6 at
7 of
8 of
9 of
10.of
c Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1 It took me half an hour to figure out the answer with question.
2 The teams have been playing for an hour.
3 The story is so good that I have read it twice
4 When I arrived, the students had already gone into class.
5 I have promised to do so and I have to keep my promise.
6 Manager should get along well with employees.
Question8: Complete the second sentence with the same meaning.
1 Not only did harry break his leg, he also injured his shoulder.
2 Unless you promise not to do it again, I won't forgive you.
3 He said that they had to have a party to celebrate that.
4 In spite of the tiredness, the poor farmer kept working.
5 Why don’t we go abroad for our holiday this year?
6 He is said to have died by his own hand.
7 I used to have a cat.
8 We have been living here for fifteen years
9 Two extra people came.
10.Noone plays tennis as well as Janet in the club.