Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 năm 2010 - Sở GD& ĐT Phú Thọ

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Sở GIáO DụC Và ĐàO TạO Phú THọ Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi LớP 9 THCS NĂM 2010- Môn : Tiếng Anh

Năm học : 2009-2010 ___________________________ (Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi này) I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. (20 points)

1. A. ought B. thought C. brought D. though 2. A. thick B. think C. thus D. thin 3. A. foot B. school C. book D. good 4. A. knew B. grew C. threw D. flew 5. A. lose B. close C. chose D. rose 6. A. dosage B. massage C. carriage D. voyage 7. A. high B. home C. hour D. horn 8. A. passed B. forced C. threatened D. walked 9. A. break B. steak C. great D. bread 10. A. confusion B. tension C. seizure D. measure

II. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. (40 points) 1. What's your birthday, Ann ? - It's ............................... .

A. on the thirty-one of July B. on July the thirty-one

C. on the thirty-first of July D. in July the thirty-first 2. The sun .................. in the west. Look ! It ....................... .

A. set/ is setting B. sets/ is setting C. setting/ set D. set/ set 3. All the boys are good at cooking, but ............ is as good as the girls.

A. either B. neither C. none D. every 4. The weather ................ fine so far this week.

A. is B. was C. has been D. had been 5. I have so many routines that sometimes I feel ........... I am an automatic robot.

A. as if B. even if C. even though D. like 6. The walls of the house are covered ........... a coat of paint.

A. with B. in C. by D. under 7. That was a ............ ceremony.

A. prepared-well B. prepare-well C. well-prepared D. well-prepare 8. That novel was written by a well-known writer. It is worth ............. .

A. to read B. reading C. read D. have read 9. Is this the address to ........ you want the package sent ?

A. where B. which C. that D. whom 10. The father sat by his ........ child’s bedside all night as he was sick.

A. sleep B. asleep C. oversleep D. sleeping 11. He has adopted three orphans ........ his own six children so that, all together, he has nine children to provide for. A. except B. beside C. besides D. in place of 12. You should take regular exercise ......... sitting in front of the television all day.

A. in spite of B. instead of C. without D. even 13. I don’t want to go out tonight .......... Anna phones.

A. so that B. even though C. when D. in case 14. I object to ....... like this.

A. be treating B. treating C. being treated D. have been treated 15. Since ........ to a warmer and less humid climate, I’ve had no trouble with my asthma.

A. I move B. I moving C. upon moving D. moving 16. Shy people often find it difficult to ....... group discussions.

A. take place in B. take part in C. get on with D. get in touch with 17. Our soccer team lost ........ three goals to nil.

A. with B. by C. to D. in

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