Phßng GD-§T HuyÖn Yªn L¹c §Ò chÝnh thøc §Ò thi häc sinh giái 2002 M«n: TiÕng Anh líp 9 Thêi gian: 150 phót(Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò) §Ò bµi I-Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. Identify your answer by writng the corresponding letter (A,B,C or D) on the answer sheet: 1. A. good B. book C. boot D. foot 2. A. great B. bread C. steak D. break 3. A. turn B. burn C. curtain D. bury 4. A. knife B. know C. knight D. keen 5. A. ploughed B. published C. ordered D. prayed II- Choose one word that has a different stress position from the others. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper. 1. A. advice B. desert C. survey D. refuse 2. A. insult B. perform C. convert D. perfect 3. A. intimate B. celebrate C. articulate D. advocate 4. A. coordinate B. degenerate C. deliberate D. speculate 5. A. estimate B. precipitate C. alternate D. delicate III-Choose the best word to complete the following sentences: 1.To be short of means to (below/ lack/without). 2.To put off means to (postpone/ give up/stop). 3.Another word for baggage is (furniture/ equipment/ luggage). 4.To make up one’s mind means to (decide/feel sure/ decision). 5.Another word for aim is (objective/ purpose/ goal). 6.A librarian is a person who is in of the library. (responsible/position/charge). 7.The past simple form of be is (be/ been/ was). 8.Wealthy means (healthy/ property/ rich). 9.Another word for entire is (part/ all/ whole). 10.Confident means ( sure/ right/ dependent). IV-Give the correct forms or tenses of the verbs in parentheses in the following sentences: 1.Mary asked my mother whether she (play) with Tom. 2.My neighbor always(borrow) money but he live like a king. 3.Put on your sweater, otherwise, you(catch) cold. 4.This drink(make) from fresh fruit and sugar. 5.Most students(work) hard for the last few week before the exam. 6.If you had locked the gate properly, the robbers(not break) into the house. 7.The angry boy ran out of the room(slam) the door as he went. 8.I intended(finish) (write) the report last night but I relised that I (not have) all the information I needed. V-Fill in the gaps one preposition: 1.You can blame me trying to succeed in my work. 2.Divided this cake you both. 3.I advise you doing that. 4.Everything depends getting a right. 5.They charged him stealing money. 6.He left the restaurant paying the bill. 7.I’m used living on my own. 8.I’m worried missing the train. 9.Do you know the girl blue eyes ? 10.Please turn the light. It’s very dark here. VI-Find down mistakes in the following sentences and correct them: 1.John speaks English and me, too. 2.The more is it dangerous, the more I like it. 3.The fish tastes well. 4.You hadn’t better eat too much meat. 5.They saw a big flame rose up into the sky. VII-Using the correct form of the words in the box to complete the paragraph: usual,live,notice,origin,convenient,sell,wide,short,ground,free At first light, there is nothing(1) about the town of Cameron Park in California but, as the day begins and the town comes to(2) you can’t help(3) that amond the cars, there are light planes moving along roads towards the airport. Whenthe town was(4) built, a small airport included for the(5) of people flying in to look the properties which were for(6) , but it is soon became clear to the developers that this was an attraction in itself. The street were(7) so that planes could use them. The mailboxes near the road were made(8) to avoid passing wings and all the residents have a private plane and use it with the same(10) . Other people enjoy with their cars. VIII-Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words provided: 1.John only understood very little what the teacher said. −> John could hardly 2.Unless someone has a key, we can’t get into the house . −> We can only get 3.Tom will be twenty next week. −> It’s Tom’s 4.This pudding can be cooked in it’s tin. −> You don’t 5.He is sorry that he didn’t invite Mary to his party. −> He wishes IX-Complete the following sentences: 1.Prevention/ better/ cure. 2.It/so/late/that/nothing/be/done. 3.I/give/you/$ 500/keep/mouth/shut. 4.Before/give/evidence/you/swear/say/truth. 5.No matter/cold/he/have/a swim/lake/every morning. 6.We/tired/last night/we/play/football/afternoon. 7.The match /great fun/if/it/not/rain/yesterday. 8.I/see/Mary/walk/mother/cocert hall. 9.The story/short/us/read/one hour. 10.He/fall/love/her/long time. THE END . Phßng GD-§T HuyÖn Yªn L¹c §Ò chÝnh thøc §Ò thi häc sinh giái 2002 M«n: TiÕng Anh líp 9 Thêi gian: 150 phót(Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò) §Ò bµi I-Choose the word