®Ò thi chän ®éi tuyÓn häc sinh giái líp 9 -THCS
N¨m häc 2008-2009
M«n thi: TiÕng Anh
Thêi gian: 150 phót ( Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò )
Question 1: Complete the letter by using verbs from the list in a suitable tense. Use each
verb once only.
be become change come decide not do go
have live move stay stop tell wait not write
Dear Fiona,
I’m sorry I ...1... to you for so long, but I ...2... very busy lately. All last month I ...3...
exams, and I ...4... anything else but study for ages. Anyway, I ...5... studying how, and
I ...6... for my exam results.
As you can see from the letter, I ...7... my address and ...8... in Croydon now. I ...9... that I
wanted a change from central London because it ...10... so expensive. A friend of
mine ...11... me about this flat, and I ...12... here about two months ago. When you ...13... to
London this Summer, please visit me. I ...14... here until the middle of August. Then
I ...15... on holiday to Scotland.
Please write soon,
Helen.
Question 2 : Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters.
1. Convenience
a- I’m afraid it won’t be .......... for me to see you tomorrow.
b- The house is ............. situated near the centre of town.
c- This is very ............. ! Can’t you practise your violin somewhere else ?
2. Critic
a- Why everybody ............. him all the time ?
b- After so much ............... he felt he had to resign.
c- They were very ............. of his efforts to improve services.
3. decide
a- They are going to announce their ............ tomorrow.
b. He’s so .............. ! He just can’t make up his mind !

drinking of coffee ...11... the open air. He wanted to experience all these simple
pleasures ...12... . As he walked along the quiet London street and turned into avenue
in ...13... he lived, he felt ...14... glad that he almost shouted aloud ...15... joy.
Question 5: Fill in each blank with one correct preposition.
1. Hamid works ............. a restaurant ............. Oxford.
2. We live ............ number 32 Redland Road now.
3. We had a wonderful week .......... Madrid.
4. The accident happened because the driver didn’t stop .......... the traffic lights.
Question 6: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. I’d prefer you not to wear jeans to the office.
I’d rather ........................................................
2. We won’t get there on time without taking a taxi.
Unless ...................................................................
3. “I wouldn’t go swimming on a day like this, if I were you, Tom.”
Brian advised ..................................................................................
4. Mike enjoys playing tennis more than I do.
I don’t ..........................................................
5. If you walk slowly, it takes longer to get there.
The more ...........................................................
6. “When are you leaving for Rome,Maria?” asked Diana.
Diana asked Maria...........................................................
7. “Don’t forget to buy some bread, Mum,” said Pauline.
Pauline reminded .........................................................
8. “It’s not true, I didn’t make any long-distance calls,” said Sue.
Sue denied .................................................................................
9. My parents let me go abroad alone for the first time last year.
I was .........................................................................................
10. I’m certainly not going to give you any more money.
I have no .......................................................................
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4. I don’t enjoy playing tennis as much as Mike does.
5. The more slowly you walk, the longer it takes to get there.
6. Diana asked Maria when she was leaving for Rome.
7. Pauline reminded her mother to buy some bread.
8. Sue denied making/having made any long distance calls.
9. I was allowed to go abroad alone for the first time last year.
10. I have no intention of giving you any more money.
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