PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC BÙ GIA MẬP
TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO
ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO(4)
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 THCS CẤP TRƯỜNG
Năm học 2009-2010 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 90 phút . (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề này có 05 trang
(Thí sinh làm bài trên tờ đề thi)
Họ và tên_______________________________
====================================================================
I: Choose a word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest of the group ( 5 pts )
1. A. depend B. enjoy C. separate D. return
2. A. nature B. national C. narrow D. channel
3. A. invite B. river C. shrine D. primary
4. A. problem B. love C. box D. hobby
5. A. arrived B. mentioned C. ended D. loved
II. Choose the words that has different stress from the others ( 5 pts )
1.A. complain B. favorite C. terrible D. famous
2.A. awful B. empty C. delicious D. lovely
3.A. climate B. design C. region D. comic
4.A. inspiration B. economic C. reputation D. dormitory
5.A. entertainment B. information C. education D. television
III. Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct form and tense (10 pts).
1. We (not receive) .............. any letter from him since he (leave) .............. four months ago.
2. I (see) ............... a car accident while I (wait) .................. for you on this corner yesterday.
3. Miss Lee often (write) .................... when she was on holiday.
4. Marie Curie (award)..................... the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903.
5. Is this the first time you (cook) ..................... pasta?
6. Hundreds of people (employ)................... by his company last year.
7. I (meet)..................... Jane this evening. Do you want me to pass your words?
8. Every time I print a document, the printer (break).................... down.

15. He worked very hard, .......... he passed the exam easily.
A. and B. so C. but D. because
16. On the ........ to the village, we saw a big hotel.
A. way B. entrance C. direction D. mountain
17. I knew her ................. I was a child.
A. since B. until C. while D. when
18. Hurry up, or you won’t .................. the last bus.
A. miss B. take C. catch D. go
19. He can swim and ......... can I .
A. to B. too C. so D. such
20. let’s wait .......... the rain stops.
A. before B. after C. until D. when
21. .......... this street, you will see my school on the left.
A. Reach B. Take C. Arrive D. Come
22. ............ does it take you to school ? About 15 minutes.
A. How often B. How long C. How far D. How much
23. He ......... this car since he ............... it.
A. hasn’t used / buys B. hasn’t used / bought
C. didn’t use / buy D. didn’t use / bought
24. She has just taken the exam ........... Maths.
A. for B. at C. on D. in
25. Now he doesn’t take the train as he ................
A. does B. is C. did D. used to
26. The stamp collection made him .......... famous in the country.
A. been B. being C. to be D. be
27. They .......... in that house for several months.
A. live B. are living C. lived D. have lived
28. It rains heavily, .............. I can’t go to the movie with you.
A. because B. and C. so D. but
29. My father ........... teaching in a small village 10 years ago.

44. You should spend more time …….. speaking English.
A. to practise B. practising C. to practising D. practise
45. Before he joined the army, Danny always went out at night. He never …… stay in.
A. would B. used to C. use to D. was used to
46. We always spend our summer holidays ………….
A. in the sea B. in the beach
C. at the country C. at the seaside
47. He says he enjoys job as a baker, but it has taken him over a year to …. to working at night.
A. be use B. get used C. used D. getting used
48. My brother refused ………… me $10.
A. lending B. lend C. to lend D. to lending
49. You should go and get ……….. rest before tonight’s performance.
A. lot of B. some C. many D. few
50. The new office block ……….. well with its surroundings.
A. blends in B. stands out C. shapes up D. sets off
V. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one (20 pts) :
1. Charlie said, "I'm thinking of going to live in Canada".
a. Charlie said that I was thinking of going to live in Canada.
b. Charlie said that I am thinking of going to live in Canada.
c. Charlie said that he was thinking of going to live in Canada.
d. Charlie said that he is thinking of going to live in Canada.
2. "Don’t shout", I said to Jim.
a. I told Jim don't shout b. I told to Jim not to shout
c. I told Jim not to shout d. I said to Jim don't shout.
3. "Don’t wait for me if I'm late", Ann said.
a. Ann said don't wait for her if she was late. b. Ann said not to wait for me if I was late.
c. Ann said not to wait for her if she was late. d. Ann said don't wait for me if I'm late.
3 Sample test for gifted student 4
4. "I can see you later", he said.
a. He said he could see me later b. He said I can see you later

workshop. However, he heard Bell clearly on his own telephone. Quickly he ran to Bell’s workshop. “Mr.
Bell, I heard every (8)..................... you said!”. Watson shouted (9) ...................... Bell had finally succeeded.
He had invented the first telephone. Later other (10) ..................... made better ones.
1. A. invent B. inventing C. invented D. to invent
2. A. to live B. living C. live D. lived
3. A. into B. to C. in D. by
4. A. examples B. samples C. work D. experiments
5. A. Talk B. Talking C. Talked D. To talk
6. A. worker B. helper C. assistantD. aider
7. A. from B. to C. by D. of
8. A. sound B. word C. phrase D. sentence
9. A. excited B. exciting C. excitedly D. excitingly
10. A. invent B. invention C. inventing D. inventors
4 Sample test for gifted student 4