The GSE MOCK TEST fot 9th GRADERS - ĐỀ THI THỬ CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 TP Hồ Chí Minh Mã A297078

THE GSE MOCK TEST for 9th GRADERS TIME ALLOTED: 150 mins There are 2 PARTS in 2 differents papers. No use of documentaries is allowed. INDOOR USAGE ONLY.

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SECTION i. PHONETICS/PHONOLOGY SECTION iA: UNDERLINED STRUCTURE Direction: Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1) A. houses B. faces C. horses D. sources (2) A. hauteur B. hauler C. haughty D. haulage (3) A. macabre B. machismo C. chemical D. chivalrous (4) A. external B. expurgate C. extenuate D. expunge (5) A. eureka B. fervidly C. circumvention D. fermentative

SECTION iB: STRESS PARTERN Direction: Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D whose stress partern is placed differently from that of the others. (6) A. trigonometry B. explanatory C. immediately D. democracy (7) A. legislature B. repository C. magneficent D. mistake (8) A. argumentative B. psychological C. contributory D. hypersensitive (9) A. photograph B. payroll C. accent D. regretful (10) A. majority B. ceremony C. astronomy D. investiture

SECTION ii: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Direction: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each gap in the sentence. SECTION iiA. WORD CHOICE 1. You can’t believe a word that woman says – she is a _____ liar. A. dedicated B. devoted C. commited D. compulsive 2. There can be no _____ fixes or magic solutions to the problem of unemployment. A. fast B. speedy C. quick D. sudden 3. When you come down the hill, do drive slowly because it is not _____ obvious where turning is. A. immediately B. directly C. instantaneously D. quite 4. At her trial in 1431, Joan of Arc was accused of being in _____ with the devils. A. cooperation B. association C.league D. conjunction 5. When the forces on an object are balanced, you can say that the object is in _____. A. collusion B. equilibrium C. collision D. incubation 6. There were a number of strong candidates for the post but Peter’s experience _____ the scales in his favor. A. weighted B. tipped C. balanced D. overturned 7. We are conscious that sleeplessness usually _____ those who are exposed to a great deal of stress, anxiety or depression. A. betrays B. bestows C. besets D. bemoans 8. I think that the artist’s cartoons are usually rather _______ as they are intended to appeal to a mass number of audiences. A. lowbrow B. highbrow C. dearly D. impenetrable 9. The train service has been a _____ since they introduced the new schedules. A. shambles B. rumpus C. chaos D. fracas 10. ‘The film was pretty bad, wasn’t it?’ – ‘Yes, I think it was _____’. A. exemplary B. excruciating C. expeditious D. explicit

SECTION iiB. GRAMMAR AND COMMUNICATION SITUATION 11. The man _____ stamps for 5 years by the end of 2010. A. will be collecting B. has collected C. will have collected D. will have been collecting 12. There’s no point _____; the problem will sort itself out. A. to worry B. worried C. worrying D. for us to worry 13. He doesn’t drink much __________ the police catch him as he drives home. A. in the event B. despite C. otherwise D. in case 14. I saw him _____ to a nice girl at the school library. A. talking B. to talk C. talk D. talked 15. Either you, or I, or your brother _____ responsible for the damage. A. is B. are C. am D. being 16. – Barcelona defeated Real Madrid by 6 goals to two. – _____. A. That’s incredible B. I’ll think about it later C. Let’s do it together D. Thanks all the same. 17. – Did you do a good job in the last driving test? – _____. A. Not bad, I think! B. Don’t do it now! C. Yes, please. D. That’s true 18. – _____? – She’s Australian. A. How do you know her B. What’s her nationality C. Where has she been D. What do you think about her 19. – What is your pastime? – _____. A. I hate my past B. Playing tennis is my favorite thing C. That’s nonsense D. The time to play is past 20. – Why don’t you join us on the sightseeing tour? – _____. A. I’m afraid so B. Don’t mention it C. Please to it for me D. Another time, please