Phòng giáo dục và đào tạo Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 - THCS Sầm sơn Question I: Phonetics 5 points a, Pick out word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the res
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Question I: Phonetics (5 points)
a, Pick out word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1 a passion b pleasure c decision d measure
2 a student b stupid c study d studio
3 a easy b ear c lean d eat
b, Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
1 a understand b engineer c benefit d Vietnamese
2 a money b army c afraid d people
Question II: (15 points) Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form.
1 He wore dark glasses to avoid (recognize)………
2 You always (complain)………about my cooking
3 Lan bought a new English book yesterday She (read)……….it tonight
4 I could tell at a glance that the pile of the letters on my desk (disturb) while I (be) out
5 I (return)………… the book as soon as I finish (read)…………it
6 He wishes that he (work)………harder but it’s too late now
7 He can’t send E-mail because he (not get)…………a modern for his computer
8 When we (get)……….to the restaurant, we (find)…………that nobody (remember)………….to reserve a table
9 Hardly he (take) up the book when the phone (ring)
10.Were I your age, I (do)………differently
Question III: (15 points) Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1 Nobody was injured in the accident, ?
a was there b was he c were they d wasn’t it
2 She had changed so much that anyone recognized her
a almost b hardly c not d nearly
3 Would you like a beer ? – Not while I’m
a in the act b in order c on duty d under control
4 There was hardly money left in my bank account
a more b no c some d any
5 The reason I left is I was bored
a why b that c while d for
6 I came an old friend while I was walking along the street
a across b into c over d for
7 Everyone Tom was invited to the party
a as b from c but d for
8 The chemistry book was a little expensive
a I bought b that I bought it c I bought that d what I bought
9 If you to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess now
a listen b will listen c listened d had listened
10 I am late because my alarm clock didn’t this morning
a come on b ring out c go off d turn on
11 We have decided to the money for the local secondary school
a beg b collect c raise d rise
12 She didn’t get well with her boss, so she left the company
a at b on c through d up
13 Please don’t disturb me there is something urgent
a if b or c otherwise d unless
14 She used to work as a typist, she?
a did b didn’t c use d wouldn’t
15 There isn’t foreign news in the paper
a a lot b lots c many d much
Question IV: (10 points) Give the correct form of the words in the bracket.
1.I am sorry for the delay (extreme)
Trang 22 He has great in God (believe)
3.In to that, my bike tires were flat (add)
4 An man has stolen all our money (know)
5 She divorced him because of his to the children (kind)
6 The book was so that I couldn't finish it (bore)
7 He is so sad because the film ended (happy)
8 It is usually forbidden to destroy buildings (history)
9 Women nowadays have more to participate in social activities (free)
10 Every pupil was very about the holiday (excite)
Question V: (10 points) Fill in the gap with one suitable preposition
1 We can see many stars the sky at night
2 You remind me my sister
3 They have only been there a few minutes
4 The canoe overturned and everyone fell the deep water
5 How going to Ben Thanh Market this afternoon?
6 I couldn’t meet Mrs Chi because she's
7 I'll come to pick her at 8 o'clock
8 They named their daughter their favorite singers
9 The passage is written English
Question VI:(5 points) Find out one mistake in each sentence and correct it.
1 They started laughing excited
2 I had these photos take by a good photographer
3 I find it very bored to listen to his lectures
4 I can’t get used to doing so difficult exercises
5 She is the girl for that I am looking
Question VII: (10 points) Fill in the gap with one suitable word to complete the paragraph
Nowadays a lot of important inventions (1) carried out by scientists (2) for a large industrial firms (3) , there are still opportunities (4) other people to invent various things In Britain, (5) is a weekly television program which attempts to show (6) the various devices which people have recently (7) The people organizing the program receive (8) about 700 inventions a year New ideas can still be developed (9) private inventors However, it is important to consider these (10) : Will it work? Will it be wanted? Is it new?
Question VIII: (10 points) Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1 It isn't necessary to finish the work today
You don't
2 Hai finally managed to get a job
Hai finally succeeded
3 What's the weight of your suitcase?
How ?
4 I have never read such a romantic story
This is
5 He has never behaved so violently before
He is behaving
6 I've warned you not to go near that dog
I've warned you about
7 She can meet him if he arrives before eleven
So
8 Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job
In spite
9 I'm sorry that I didn't finish my homework last night
I wish
10 Reading scientific books is one of my interests
I'm
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Sầm sơn
Question I: Phonetics (5 points)
a, Pick out word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1 a passion 2 c study 3 b ear
b, Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
1 c benefit 2 c afraid
Question II: (15 points) Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form.
1 being recognized 6 had worked
2 are always complaining 7 hasn’t got/ gotten
3 is going to read 8 got/ found/ had remembered
4 had been disturbed/ was 9 had he taken/ rang
5 will return/ reading 10 would do
Question III: (15 points) Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1 c were they 9 d had listened
2 b hardly 10 c go off
3 c on duty 11 c raise
4 d any 12 b on
5 b that 13 d unless
6 a across 14 b.didn’t
7 c but 15 d.much
8 a I bought
Question IV: (10 points) Give the correct form of the words in the bracket.
1 extremely 6 boring
2 belief 7 unhappily
3 addition 8 historical
4 unknown 9 freedom
5 unkindness 10 excited
Question V: (10 points) Fill in the gap with one suitable preposition
1 in ; 2 of ; 3 for ; 4 into ; 5 about ; 6 out ; 7 over/ up ; 8 after ; 9 in
Question VI:(5 points) Find out one mistake in each sentence and correct it.
1 excited > excitedly 4 so > such
2 take > taken 5 that > whom
3 bored > boring
Question VII: (10 points) Fill in the gap with one suitable word to complete the paragraph
1 are 2 working 3 However 4 for 5 there
6 all 7 invented 8 information 9 by 10 questions
Question VIII: (10 points) Rewrite
1 You don’t have to finish the work today.
2 Hai finally succeeded in getting a job.
3 How heavy is your suitcase ?
4 This is the most romatic story I have (ever) read.
5 He is behaving more violently than ever before.
6 I’ve warned you about (your) going near that dog.
7 So long as he arrives before eleven, she can meet him.
8 In spite of his good salary/ having a good salary he was unhappy in his job.
9 I wish I had finished my homework last night.
10 I’m interested in reading scientific books.