Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Đề số 8 (Có đáp án)

ĐỀ SỐ 8 I. PHONETICS (1-3). Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. a. pipe b. sight c. mineral d. pilot 2. a. flood b. typhoon c. food d. tool 3. a. option b. question c. pollution d. collection (4-5). Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. 4. a. meteor b. volcano c. typhoon d. parade 5. a. describe b. distinguish c. destroy d. decorate GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

(6-20). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 6. She’s extremely well qualified______ the job. a. in b. by c. for d. to in b. by c. for d. to 7. He is very capable________ learning and understanding things. a. with b. of c. at d. about 8. Put______ the cigarette, please. I don’t like the smell of it. a. out b. in c. up d. off 9. ______ the wet weather, the football match went ahead. a. Although b. Owing to c. Because of d. Despite 10. Many designers took from Vietnamese’s ethnic minorities. a. artificiality b. inspiration c. fashion d. information 11. She spoke quietly_______ nobody else could hear a word. a. because b. although c. so that d. therefore 12. My pen friend,_____ photos I showed you, will come to see me next week. a. her b. which c. who d. whose 13. He lent me several books, but_______ of them was interesting. a. neither b. both c. none d. all 14. My father will have a_______ holiday next month. We’ll go to Nha Trang. a. five days b. five-days c. five-day d. five day’s 15. Nowadays more and more people are shopping on the_________ . a. Television b. Computer c. Newspapers d. Internet 16. She lives in New York, but she_________ in Washington D.C. right now. a. works b. worked c. is working d. has worked 17. It was pleasant to meet________ interesting people. a. so b. such c. that d. too

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18. The house was to live in, so we moved to a bigger one. a. small enough for us b. too small for us c. enough small for us d. so small to us 19. I told you_______ the computer, didn’t I? a. don’t switch off b. not switch off c. not to switch off d. to not switch off 20. ‘Can I help you?’ ‘ ______ ’ a. I’m sorry you can’t. b. No, it’s all righ. I can manage, c. Not for me. Thank you. d. I’d rather you couldn’t.

(21-25). Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. 21. Some artists have few (A) or (B) no formal (C) art training (D). 22. All employees are required to wear their identification badges in work. 23. I suggest (A) that he will go (B) to the doctor as soon as (C) he returns (D) from school. 24. Oxygen plays (A) an important (B) role in maintaining (C) live (D). 25. When (A) George returned (B) to (C) his house, he was reading (D) a book. (26-30). Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. 26. You can not work all the time. You need some rest and_______. (relax) 27. The kids were________about the holiday, (excite) 28. She is so busy with ________activities that she has no time for entertainment, (society) 29. Many rivers have been found_______with filthy waste from factories, (pollute) 30. A helmet affords the cyclist some degree of_______ against injury, (protect) READING (31-38). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. One of the (31)____ things that can happen on our earth is an earthquake. When earthquakes happen near large cities, many people may be killed and many buildings are (32)_____ down. Fire may start and do more damage than the quake (33)_____. Earthquake comes (34)_____ a shaking of the rocks under the surface of the earth. Forces within the earth push against the rocks (35)____________ ; they break. Sometimes, the earth above the break will split open. We cannot tell exactly (36)_____ an earthquake is coming, but we can know places on the earth where they happen most often. Much (37)________ is stopped by building stronger buildings in these places. As many as a million earthquakes may happen …