§Ò thi chän HSG THCS
M«n Anh V¨n 9
N¨m häc 2008 – 2009
Thêi gian lµm bµi 120 phót kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò
I- Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently(5
pts):
1 A. naked B. sacred C. breed D. landed
2 A. cough B. though C. plough D. brougham
3 A. decoration B. preparation C. Christian D. prevention
4 A. champagne B. charity C. exchange D. channel
5 A. fibB. sobC. bobD. climb
6 A. education B. wedC. landD. plead
7 A. gentle B. general C. gypt D. goth
8 A. dumsB. bathsC. mouthsD. months
9 A. snowstorm B. knowledge C. show D. slow
10 A. effective B. recognize C. sentence D. equality
II- Choose the word with the position of the stressed syllable different
from that of the others in each line (5 pts):
1 A. attract B. destroy C. level D. occur
2 A. daily B. brilliant C. extreme D. protein
3 A. another B. energy C. centigrade D. gravity
4 A. informative B. introduce C. preservative D. alternative
5 A. event B. advent C. even D. advert
6 A. continue B. continent C. conclude D. convenient
7 A. pastime B. finish C. begin D. summer
8 A. enjoy B. provide C. injure D. decide
9 A. puppet B. unique C. carriage D. notice
10 A. damage B. collapse C. border D. funnel
III- Choose the best answer (20 pts):
1. I’d like to stay ……. Sunday, if that’s OK.
A- to B- by C- until D- at
2. Have you had much experience ……… computers ?
A- with B- in C- for D- about
3. Andrew came to the party .............he hadn't been invited.
A. although B. despite C. incase D. even
4. PO box stands .......... "Post Office" box.
A. as B. like C. for D. by
5. It was Sunday .................... shop was open, all the others were closed.
A. One B. a C. An D. Some
6. He's always telling ............lies.
A. x B. a little C. a few D. the
7. ................are allowed in the city center.
A. None cars B. No cars C. No of cars D. no car
8. I've told you time and time ..........not to leave the door open.
A. to B. over C. again D. before
9. ...............happens, I shall stand by you.
A. Whatever B. What C. Which D. That
10.Don’t let a good chance go .........
A. on B. off C. by D. over
11.He was only nine, but he ate .............his father did.
A. much than B. more than that C. as much as D. as much than
12.Stop now! You've done ..............work for one day.
A. too many B. plenty C. quite more D. quite
enough
13.Let's go for a walk, .............we?
A. will B. do C. shall D. must
14.She can't get home ............she has no money.
A. unless B. if C. until D,. without
15.The librarian went to look in the cupboard .........rare books are kept.
A. which B. where C. that D. there
16. It was ............ warm this afternoon that I didn't wear my jacket.
A. such B. such a C. so D.
a so
17. They had never come .................. such a beautiful little village before.
A. at B. across C. off D. along
18. The librarian went to look in the cupboard........... rare books were kept.
A. which B. that C. where D. there
19. Most of the people........... to the reception were old friends.
A. inviting B. invited C. who are invited D. invite
20. When ........................... a dictionary, you need to be able to understand
the symbols and abbreviations it contains.
A. using B. use C. to use D. having
used
21. Your mother never let you cook the meals, ……………..?
A. didn’t she B. did she C. doesn’t she D. does she
22. the beautiful village is sheltered .............the weather by the mountain.
A. from B. by C. in D. of
23.It is better to try to work ...........rather than against nature.
A. for B. with C. by D. along
24.My friend Nigel, ..........works in the city, earns much more than I do.
A. that B. which C. who D. whose.
25. My bag's gone. I've been ...........
A. stolen B. robbed C. kidnapped D. thieved
26. I'll be there ...............I can.
A. sooner as B. no sooner as C. as soon as D. soonest as.
27. Listen carefully. I'm going to give you ..........advice.
A. a few B. some C. few D. little
28. Call an ambulance. There's been ..................
A. accident B. an accident C. some accident D. any accident
29. .............the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished.
A. Until B. In C. By D. On
30. It was .............hot day that we decided to leave work early.
A. so B. such C. a so D. such a
31. He seldom goes fishing, ...................?
A. doesn't he B. is he C. does he D. isn't he
32. She spoke quietly to him ............nobody else could hear a word.
A. because B. if C. although D. so that
33. ..............weather ! We can't go out for a walk now.
A. How terrible B. What terrible C. How a terrible D. What a terrible
34. The articles ............. the magazine publishes are very scholarly.
A. which B. of C. and D. in
35. The manager ………. welcomed us to the hotel.
A- themselves B- oneself C- himself D- itself
36. This one is prettier, but it costs ……… as the other one.
A- as much as B- twice as much C- as many D- twice as many
37. After arriving home, they usually …………………. Their uniforms.
A. take out B. put out C. go off D. take off
38. ........ the hard evidence against him, the jury had no option but to find him
guilty.
A. Given that B. In view of C. In regard to D. With a view to
39. Those ballpoint pens are made in a large ....... of colors and styles.
A. series B. range C. collection D. network
40. He promised me an Oxford dictionary and to my great joy, he ........ his
word.
A. stood by B. stuck at C. went back on D. held onto
IV- Find and correct each the mistake in a sentence (10 pts):
1.My friend who you had dinner with him last Sunday wants to meet you.
2.It will be partially rainy in Can Tho,that is in the south-west of Vietnam.
3.Dr.Norris,he gave a lecture about earthquake on TV last night,is my friend’s
father.
4.The storm that it swept through our town last week caused a lot of damage.
5.I like the book which Tom told me to read it.
6.Pompeii,that is an ancient city of Italy,was destroyed by a volcanic eruption.
7.Although his house is far from the office,but Mr.Ba walks to work every day.
8.The house which I was born and grew up was destryed by an earthquake.
9.Do you know the boy he brought me the letter this morning?
10.If it will rain tomorrow,we will cancel the trip to the mountain.
V- Supply the appropriate form of the words in the brackets (10 pts):
1. She is quite ………: she plays the flute and the piano.
MUSIC
2. He was……………….when he did the test badly.
HOPE
3. We started our trip on a beautiful ………..morning.
SUN
4. I enjoyed the book very much because it was so …………….
READ
5. His ……….knowledge is very poor- he thinks Paris is in Italy
GEOGRAPHY
6. Her hair is ……….., not bright red.
RED
7. A very old car is usually an …………………
RELY
8. I’ll always remember that journey- it was an …………..experience.
FORGET
9. The knife may need…………….before it is used.
SHARP
10
.
The city has over million ……………………………
HABIT
VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each
gap. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A,B, C or D
on your answer paper (5 pts):
RUNNING SHOES
Running is now very popular both as a sport and as a way of keeping fit. Even
if you only run a short (31)……..once or twice a week, you (32)………to make
sure you wear good shoes.(33)…………is a lot of choice nowadays in running
shoes. First of all, decide how (34)……… you want to (35)………..on your
shoes. Then find a pair which fits you well. Be prepared to (36)……..different
sizes in different types of shoe. Women’s shoes are made narrower (37)
………..men’s and, although most women will find a woman’s shoe which suits
them, there is no (38)…………why woman can’t wear a man’s shoe. The
same is true for a man-(39)………….. a woman’s shoe fits you better, then
wear it. Take your time in the shop. If you (40)………….a mistake and buy the
wrong shoes, your feet will let you know.
1 a. distance b. path c. line d
.
length
2 a. would b. should c. need d
.
must
3 a. It b. There c. This d
.
That
4 a. far b. long c. many d
.
much
5 a. spend b. buy c. charge d
.
pay
6 a. experimen
t
b. ask c. try d
.
look
7 a. as b. like c. than d
.
from
8 a. fact b. reason c. knowledge d
.
choice
9 a. since b. because c. so d
.
if
1
0
a. do b. make c. cause d
.
decide
VII. Read the following passage, then answer questions 1-5. After each
question there are four options marked A,B,C or D. Chose the correct
answer by writing its corresponding letter A,B,C or D on your answer
paper (5 pts):
Mickey Mouse was not Walt Disney’s first successful cartoon creation, but he
is certainly his most famous one. It was on a cross-country train trip from New
York to California in 1927 that Disney first drew the mouse with the big ears.
Supposedly, he took his inspiration from the tame field mice that used to
scamper into his studio in Dansas City. No-one is quite sure why he dressed
the mouse in the now-familiar shorts with two buttons and gave him the yellow
shoes. But we do know that Disney had intended to call him Mortimer until his
wife Lillian intervened and christened him Mickey Mouse.
Capitalizing on the interest in Charles Lindsborg, Disney planned Mickey’s
debut in the short cartoon Plane Crazy with Minnie as a co-star. In the third
short cartoon, Steamboat Willie, Mickey was whistling and singing through the
miracle of the modern soundtrack. By the 1930s, Mickey’s image had circled
the globe. He was a superstar at the height of his career.
Although he has received a few minor changes throughout his life time, most
notably the addition of white gloves and rounder forms of a more childish
body, he had remained true to his nature since those first cartoons. Mickey is
appealing because he is nice. He may get into trouble, but he takes it on the
chin with a grin. He is both good-natured and resourceful. Perhaps that was
Disney’s own image of himself. Why else would he have insisted on doing
Mickey’s voice in all the cartoons for twenty years? When interviewed, he
would say, “there is a lot of the mouse in me.” And that mouse has remained
one of the most pervasive images in American popular culture.
1 With what topic is the passage primarily concerned?
A. The image of Mickey Mouse B. The life of Walt Disney
C. The history of cartoons D. The definition of
American culture
2 What distinguished Steamboat Willie from earlier cartoons?
A. Better color B. A sound track C. Minnie Mouse as co-star D.
The longer format
3 The first image of Mickey Mouse is described as all of the following
EXCEPT
He was dressed in shorts with two buttons.
He had big ears.
He wore yellow shoes.
D. He was using white gloves.
4 The word “pervasive” could be better replaced by
A. well-loved B. widespread C. often copied D.
expensive to buy
5 The paragraph following this paragraph most probably discusses
the history of cartoons.
other images of popular cartoons.
Walt Disney’s childhood.
D. The voices of cartoon characters.