Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Đề 1

ĐỀ 1 Question I: Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others (5p):

1. A. equal B. fashion C. champagne D. match 2. A. economy B. occasion C. freedom D. logical 3. A. invite B. river C. shrine D. primary 4. A. encourage B. proud C. enough D. young 5. A. invited B. arrived C. mentioned D. loved Question II. Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others (5p):

1.A. practical B. designer C. minority D. occasion 2.A. consist B. fashion C. design D. collect 3.A. enjoyment B. pagoda C. collection D. business 4.A. economical B. federation C. itinerary D. complication 5.A. advertise B. deposit C. candidate D. institute Question III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence (10p): 1. She speaks Chinese as ______ as I do

A. good B. better C. very good D. well 2. Jim is five centimeters ______ than Tom.

A. taller B. tallest C. high D. tall 3. The harder she works, the _______ money she earns

A. better B. much C. more D. less 4. Lucy answered the questions _______ than Sarah.

A. intelligent B. more intelligently C. most intelligent D. more intelligent 5. I knew they were talking about me ______ they stopped when I entered the room.

A. because B. so that C. despite D. therefore 6. The librarian told us not ______ reference books out of the library.

A. to take B. taking C. take D. took 7. When I came to visit her last night , she ______ a bath .

A. had B. was having C. were having D. is having 8. He has really worked hard so far, ______ he?

A. does B. has C. doesn’t D. hasn’t 9. Nobody liked the film, ______ ?

A. does he B. doesn’t he C. did they D. didn’t they 10. ______ the students in my class enjoy taking part in social activities.

A. Many B. Most C. Most of D. The number of Question IV. Provide the correct form of the words in brackets (10p):

1. It’s very ___________________ ( HEALTH ) to live in damp room. 2. I’m not used to __________________ (DRIVE ) on the left. 3. He was punished for his ________________ (LAZY). 4. We had a very ______________ (ENJOY) evening in Lon don last month 5. I believe you because I know you are _______________ (TRUTH). 6. Nam is very _________________ (INTEREST) in computer. 7. He drives so ________________ (CARE ) that he is sure to have an accident. 8. I am ______________ (CONFIDENCE) he will succeed in his chosen career.

9. Ba has a large __________________ ( COLLECT ) of foreign stamps. 10. The ______________ ( PERFORM ) she gave last night was marvelous.

Question V. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (10p):

1. She was waiting nervous in the waiting room for the interview. A B C D 2. The children are very boring and they don’t know what to do . DeThi.edu.vn

A B C D 3. I haven’t come back to London for my father last visited me. A B C D 4. They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them. A B C D 5. Do you know how getting to the post office from here? A B C D 6. Tom wishes his neighbors don’t make so much noise. A B C D 7. Mary and Henry always goes out for a meal on their wedding anniversary. A B C D 8. Bill asked me if I was going to visit my aunt the day before. A B C D 9. The policeman told her not to driving her car so fast again. A B C D 10. I will lend you this money if you will promise to pay it back. A B C D Question VI : Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.(10p) I live in a small village (1)____ Henfield - there are about 500 people here. I love it because it is (2) ____ and life is slow and easy. You never (3) ____ queue in shops or banks. The village is clean - people (4) ____ it and don’t throw their rubbish in the streets. The air is also (5) ____ because there’s not much heavy traffic. It’s much more (6) ____ here than in a city . Everyone knows everyone and (7) ____ someone has problem, there are always people who can help .There aren’t (8) ____ things I don’t like about Henfield. One …