SỞ GD&ĐT NGHỆ AN
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 9 THCS




Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - BẢNG B
(Đề thi gồm có 04 trang)
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)


Điểm bằng số: ......................................

Điểm bằng chữ: ....................................


Họ tên, chữ ký GK 1: ........................................

Họ tên, chữ ký GK 1: .......................................


Sè ph¸ch



SECTION A: PHONETICS & SPEAKING

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (5 marks)

1. A. hear
B. clear
C. near
D. tea

2. A. cleaned
B. finished
C. stopped
D. washed

3. A. seen
B. sit
C. sure
D. say

4. A. those
B. thanks
C. father
D. brother

5. A. hat
B. garden
C. harm
D. farm


Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.


II. Rearrange the following sentences to make a complete conversation. The first one has been done for you. (10 marks)

A. I don’t know but I’ll do anything. I’m good with my hands and I’m a hard worker.
B. I’m going to ask you some questions, OK? What kind of jobs have you had?
C. Thank you very much.
D. Why did you leave it?
E. What did you do there?
F. Next, please!
G. I used to cut sheets of plastic.
H. My family moved to this city at the beginning of this year and I need to change my job.
I. The last five years, I worked in a plastic factory.
J. What do you want to do here?
K. Why don’t you fill out an application in the office. It looks like we’re going to have an opening next week. I’ll call you.

Your answers:

0. F
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.


SECTION B: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

III. Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D. (10 marks)
1. The house was very small ________ they enjoyed living there.
A. but
B. as
C. because
D. since

2. I’m really angry with her. She is always ________ so to me.
A. says
B. saying
C. to say
D. says

3. I don’t know many people in the neighborhood. I wish that I ________ more people.
A. know
B. have known
C. will kow
D. knew

4. It’s so hot today. Let’s go out for a drink, ________?
A. will we
B. do we
C. should we
D. shall we

5. The train will leave in five minutes so you ________ better hurry up.
A. had
B. should
C. will
D. would

6. I don’t remember ________ this machine. Can you show me how?
A. however
B. to operate
C. how to operate
D. whatever

7. Susan was very pleased ________ the birthday present her father gave her.
A. of
B. with
C. from
D. to

8. He’s a ________ drinker and can nearly always be found in the hotel bar.
A. full
B. strong
C. heavy
D. high

9. The novels ________by Mark Twain attract a lot of children.
A. writing
B. written
C. being written
D. to be written

10. Tim: Would you mind lending me your dictionary?
Paul: ________.
A. Yes, let’s
B. Great
C. No, of course not
D. Yes. Here you are


Your answers:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.


IV. Use the correct form of verbs in the brackets. (10 marks)

1. The children (1. make)________a lot of noise now. I (2. be) ________ afraid that they (3. wake up) ________ my father, who (4. sleep) ________ in the next room.
2. Peter