SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
THANH HÓA

ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
Năm học: 2014-2015
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Lớp 9-THCS
Ngày thi: 25 tháng 3 năm 2015
Thời gian : 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi này gồm có 05 trang


PART A: PHONETICS (5 pts)
Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line. (3 pts)
1. A. please
B. measure
C. rise
D. pause

2. A. model
B. hobby
C. solid
D. solar

3. A. puppy
B. ready
C. occupy
D. study

Question II: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question. (2 pts)
4. A. linguistics
B. experience
C. dormitory
D. community

5. A. institute
B. festival
C. deposit
D. resident

PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)
Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
6. She tries to set ________ an hour a week for practice.
A. about B. down C. aside D. in
7. Jane said she ________18 years old the next week.
A. was B. is C. will be D. would be
8. If I _________ you, I’d take some rest before the game tomorrow.
A. am B. could be C. were D. would be
9. - “Do you think the book is expensive? - “Yes, it’s not _________ what we paid for it.”
A. worthy B. worth of C. worth D. valuable
10. Stop that nonsense, _________?
A. don’t you B. do you C. will you D. aren’t you
11. If you don’t want this pen, take _________. There are some left in the box.
A. the other B. others C. one other D. another
12. Will you empty the basket for me, please?
A. Yes, certainly B. Yes, please C. No, thanks D. No, I don’t
13. Several important methods were_______for preserving food in the nineteenth century.
A. seen B. covered C. prepared D. invented
14. The smaller the room is, the _________ furniture it needs.
A. fewer B. small C. more D. less
15. You will have to _________ your holiday if you feel too tired.
A. put down B. put out C. put off D. put up
Question II: Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. (10 pts)
16. You’d better have that rubbish ( take) _________ away.
17-18. He resented (ask) _________ (wait) _________. He had expected the minister to see him at once.
19. Present day problems demand that we (be) _________ready for any emergency.
20.21. Suppose everyword of this (be)_____ true , what action the committee (wish)______ to take ?
22. He (not go) _________ there because they did not expect him.
23. You always (complain) _________ about my cooking.
24-25. Tom: “It is time we (do) _________something to protect our environment.”
David: “Yes, Ok. I think it (destroy) _________seriously in the last ten years.”
Question III: Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters. (10 pts)
26. She studied ________ at university. ECONOMY
27. In particular, parents are afraid of changes in their children’s _______ PERSON
28. These clothes are attractive but entirely ________ . PRACTICE