Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh lớp 9 - Đề số 6 - Trường THCS Liễn Sơn

TEST 6
I - Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0,2)
1. A. think	B. therefore	C. throughout	D. thanks
2. A. cleaned	B. played	C. used	D. hoped
3. A. stood	B. blood	C. good	D. foot
4. A. nation	B. natural	C. matter	D. anger
5. A. books	B. clubs	C. hats	D. stamps
II - Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence. (0,2)
6. Helen: “Where do you come from?”	~ Ann “________.”
 A. I come from London	B. In London	C. Yes,I’ve just come here D. I’m living in London
7. He________in the cafe when she came.
 A. sat	B. has sat	C. has been sitting	D. was sitting
8. Mr. Dung will be leaving________Son La on Sunday.
 A. in	B. at	C. from	D. for
9. “Pass me that pen, please!”	~ “________”.
 A. Here you are	B. No, it isn’t	C. Yes, please	D. It doesn’t matter
10. Where is Huong? ~ She’s out. She said she________back soon.
 A. is	B. was	C. came	D. would be 
11. Thang has applied for a________in a new company.
 A. career	B. work	C. job	D. task
12. ________you let me take a photograph of you?
 A. Will	B. Shall	C. May	D. Must
13. All of us were________that he came first. He hasn’t been working hard so far.
 A. surprising	B. to surprise	C. surprised	D. to be surprised
14. I telephoned the station to make________of the time of the train.
 A. sure	B. true	C. real	D. right
15. My brother loves________to music very much.
 A. to be listened	B. listening	C. to listen	D. listened
16. He________his grandparents every Sunday.
 A. has visited	B. visits	C. is visiting	D. was visiting
17. The policeman explained to us________to get to the airport.
 A. how	B. how can we	C. how can	D. how we can
18. Several people were hurt in the accident but only one________to hospital.
 A. was taken	B. was taking	C. has taken	D. has been taking
19. He________in London at the moment.
 A. studies	B. is studying	C. has studied	D. will study
20. The college got some money by selling one of its________old pictures.
 A. useful	B. usual	C. valuable	D. helpful 
III - Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one. (0,2)
21. Hurry up! She’s cut herself. It bleeds quite badly.	
	 A	 B	 C	 D
22. The printed paper will get out from the output path on a minute.
	 A	 B	 C	 D
23. My computer doesn’t work. I think that it is broke.
	 A	B	 C	D
24. Everybody I know like to eat chocolates and ice-cream.	
	 A	B	 C	 D
25. The teacher is telling the pupils what to use the new equipment.
	 A	B	C	D
IV - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30. (0,2)
	Solar energy is a long lasting source of energy, and it can (26)________almost anywhere. To generate solar energy, we only need solar cells and (27)________! Solar cells can easily be installed on house (28)________, so we don’t need any new space. Compared to other renewable sources, they also possess many advantages: wind and water power rely on turbines which (29)________noisy, expensive and which take up large space. Solar cells are totally silent and (30)________. As they have no moving parts, they require little maintenance and have a long lifetime.
26. A. be used 	B. is used	C. be using	D. to be used
27. A. the earth	B. the planet	C. the sun 	D. the moon
28. A. yards	B. roofs 	C. gardens	D. doors
29. A. is	B. be	C. are 	D. was
30. A. polluted	B. polluting	C. non-polluted	D. non-polluting
V - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31 - 35. (0,4)
	Devastating floods along the coast have left many people homeless. People are asked to help by donating food, clothes, furniture, and other supplies to the Assistance Fund. Donations of bottled water are especially needed, since the floods have disrupted the local water supply. In addition, volunteers are needed to travel to the flooded area to help distribute the donations.
31. What does this notice concern?
A. Help for flood victims	B. Safety precaution	C. Dangerous roads 	D. Warning about weather
32. What kind of supplies is NOT mentioned?
A. Furniture	B. Clothing	C Food.	D. Medicine
33. In addition to supplies, what is needed?
A. Volunteers	B. New bridges 	C. Places to stay	D. Teacher
34. “devastating floods” in line 1 refer to those that_________.
A. happen suddenly	B. are very short 	C. last for a long time	D. cause a lot of damage
35. The word “donating” in line 2 is closest in meaning to_________.
A. selling	B. buying	C. giving	D. taking
VI - Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (0,4)
36. I couldn’t sleep. I was tired. 	- Although_________________________________. 
37. The planet is Venus. The planet is closest to the Earth. 
- The planet which___________________________________________________________________.
38. They have just sent an ambulance to the school.
- An ambulance_____________________________________________________________________.
39. “There are flights from Nha Trang to Ha Noi twice a week” they said to me.
- They told me______________________________________________________________________.
40. “Don’t interrupt me while I am speaking.” Nam said to Hoa.
- Nam told Hoa not__________________________________________________________________.
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