Phßng gi¸o dôc ®Ò thi chän häc sinh giái líp 9 - THCS
Ho»ng Ho¸ N¨m häc 2005-2006
M«n thi: TiÕng Anh
Thêi gian: 150 phót ( Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò )
Question 1:
a- Choose a word that the way of spelling underlined sound is different from
another.
1. A- thank B- than C- month D- youth
2. A- advantage B- adventureC- advertise D- addtion
3. A- main B- complain C- curtain D- entertain
4. A- good B- noon C- soon D- food
5. A- sing B- morning C- long D- angry
b- Complete this report, putting the verbs in the right tense.
As I (1- get) … into my car my neighbour ( 2- shout) …… out of his front window
and (3- ask)… me where I (4 - go ) … . When I (5- tell) …… him I (6- go ) …… to town
he (7- ask )… if I (8- can)…… give him a lift into work. He (9- be ) …… afraid he (10- be
) …… late for work because his car (11- break down )…… and it (12- not start ) … . I
explained that I (13- not go ).… into town but I (14- can) …… give him a lift to the
railway station.
Question 2:
a- Fill each blank with correct form of the word given in capital letters.
1. He was ………. when he did the test badly. HOPE
2. We started our trip on a beautiful ……… morning. SUN
3. I enjoyed the book very much, because it was so ……….. READ
4. What time do you ……….. start work ? USE
5. I really don’t think he has the ………. to do this job. ABLE
b- Find and correct the wrong form of verbs in the following sentences.
1. I enjoyed to listen to her song.
2. The breaking glass was still on the floor.
3. He walked away without to look back.
4. Most of people inviting to dinner were old friends.

more of London on their next visit.
Question 5:
a- Choose the best answer
1. ……….. he was sick, he still turned up for his guitar lesson.
A. Although B. Because C. Despite D. Since
2. The old man was very fond ………….. telling stories.
A. to B. about C. of D. for
3. They ………. haven't replied to the letter we sent two months ago
A. still B. yet C. already D. ever
4. His face looks …………., but I can’t remember his name.
A. similar B. alike C. memorial D. familiar
5. The fire officer is coming to …………the building tomorrow.
A. look B. inspect C. witness D. watch
6. The boys hurt ……….. when they injured down from the tree.
A. one another B. each otherC. himself D. themselves
7. I’m sure they were …………lies
A. making B. telling C. doing D. saying
8. She’d rather die than ………..Peter.
A. she married B. to marry C. marrying D. marry.
b-Read the text below then choose the right sentence a, b, c or d.
Baby
It was a beautiful spring day: the sun was shining, the sky was blue. In the centre
of London a policeman cried. He saw a man with a big lion. They were walking down
the street.
“Hey,you!” he said. “What are you doing here with this lion? You can’t walk
around the streets with a lion. Take it to the Zoo!”
“OK, officer. I want to show Baby the town.”
The man opened the door of his car and the lion jumped in. The car went away.
The next day the police officer saw the same man and the same lion again.
“Hey, you!” he said.”Come over here! And bring that lion with you!”

3. These bookshelves are my own work.
I made ………………………………
4. I don’t play tennis as well as you do.
You ………………………………….
5. I haven’t been to the dentist’s for two years.
It’s ………………………………………
6. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress.
She never …………………………………………….
7. I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university.
After ……………………………………………………………………..
8. It’s not worth living to make her change her mind.
There’s ………………………………………………