Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 THCS năm học 2012 - 2013 (vòng 1) môn Tiếng Anh

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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO THANH THỦY

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS

NĂM HỌC: 2012 - 2013 (VÒNG 1)

MÔN: Tiếng Anh Thời gian: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

Đề thi có: 5 trang

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (2 Points):

1. A. massage B. carriage C. voyage D. dosage 2. A. switch B. stomach C. match D. catch 3. A.compassion B. compulsion C. conclusion D. consession 4. A. eight B. weight C. freight D. heighten 5. A. angle B. face C. page D. angel 6. A. understand B. untill C. unusual D. underwater 7. A. watched B. reduced C. coughed D. raised 8. A. three B. without C. through D. thank 9. A. champaign B. haste C. marathon D. land 10. A. ancient B. social C. physicist D. commercial

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is differenty from that of the others. Cirele A, B, C or D (1 Point)

1. A. average B. general C. multiply D. including 2. A. rescue B. announce C. complete D. appear 3. A. stranger B. finish C. behave D. recent 4. A. adequate B. vegetables C. interest D. particular 5. A. historian B. appropriate C. ashamed D. sociologist

III. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A,B,C or D. (3 points).

1. ……………the weather, …………..the rice grows.

A. The warm …the better B. The warmer …the better C. Warm …better D. Warmer …better 2. It is a..........................from the hotel to the beach.

A. 5 minutes walk B. 5- minute walk C. 5 minutes's walk D. all are correct. 3. We couldn’t help …………..when he told us what had happened.

A. laugh B. to laugh C. to be laughing D. laughing 4. When David came to Britain, he had to get used …………on the left.

A. driving B. to drive C. to driving D. drive 5. Paul didn't mind.............by his fortieth birthday party held by his friends.

A. surprising B. being surprised C. to surprise D. to be surprised 6. Peter hardly ever goes to parties, .................?

A. does he B. doesn't he C. has he D. hasn't he

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7. Something funny...................in my class yesterday.

A. happened B. was happened C. happens D. is happened 8. If no one ……….to the plan, we will start work next week.

A. objects B. avoids C. minds D. argues 9. The boy insisted ……………..seeing the horror film last night.

A. in B. at C. on D. for 10. He .............. have committed the crime because he was with me that day.

A. mustn't B. shouldn't C. won't D. couldn't 11. Nick, close the door, ………..?

A. will you B. won’t you C. do you D. don’t 12. It’s no use ………….a language if you don’t try to speak it too.

A. to learn B. learned C. learning D. learn 13.The woman ............... you saw last week is my secretary.

A. who B. whose C. whom D. the 14. Cuba is …………sugar-growing areas in the world.

A. one of the lager B. one of largest C. largest D. one of the largest 15. Don't forget ............... home as soon as you arrive at your.

A. to call B. calling C. having called D. to be called

IV. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. (2 points)

1. Laura wishes that she (not live)........................in a small flat. 2. Don’t let him play with scissors in case he (cut) ………………..himself. 3. His parents never allowed him (smoke) ………………… 4. Hardly I (arrive) ………..………..when a quarrel broke out. 5. When I got to the station, my pen pal (wait) ...................... for me. 6. We (make) .....................to work hard last week by the teacher. 7. Had he followed my advice before, he (not be) ………………..in danger now. 8. It’s high time that you (get) ………………..down to more serious work. 9. “Your guest already (come) …………………”. – “I know”. 10. I’m sure the letter won’t arrive in time unless it (send) ………….…….by air.

V. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (2 points)

1. My thirteen-years-old …