kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi vòng huyện
Môn : Tiếng Anh 9
Năm học 2009 – 2010
Ngày thi: … tháng 12 năm 2009.
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút.
( Thí sinh làm bài ngay vào tờ giấy này và không được sử dụng bất kỳ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển )

I. Pick out the words that has the underlined letter(s) pronouned different from the others.(2.5 pts)
seat
*great
seaside
beach

sights
flight
*village
wine

heritage
cottage
luggage
*cage

stamps
*caves
hotels
trains

*looked
suggested
minded
decided

why
try
dry
*gym

mount
cloud
*tour
house

*who
what
where
which

they
*think
this
there

problem
socket
*computer
document

II. Choose the best answers to complete these sentences. (10 pts)
1. It`s____________.
A. thirty past twelve
*B. half past twelve
C. thirty minutes for one
D. half one

2. - ________ that radio? - Thirty pounds.
A. What you want for
B. How much is it

C. How much costs
*D. What`s the price of

3. Janet is ________.
*A. an old friend of mine
B. an old my friend

C. a my old friend
D. an old friend of me

4. - I think Real Madrid is a great team. - ________.
A. And I so
B. The same for me
*C. So do I
D. So am I

5. We arrived back ________ London last week.
A. -
*B. in
C. at
D. to

6. - I never drink coffee. - ________.
A. Me too
B. Nor I don`t
C. I don`t too
*D. Neither do I

7. I was in Rome ________ two weeks.
*A. for
B. during
C. since
D. while

8. I must go to bed early, because I ________ very sleepy.
A. is
B. are
*C. am
D. am not

9. Henderson ________ going to work.
A. not like
B. likes not
C. don’t lik
*D. doesn’t like

10. ________ early in the morning?
A. Do he get up
*B. Does he get up

C. Gets he up
D. Get he up

11. You don`t have to do this test. = ________
*A. You can choose not to do this test.
B. You mustn`t do it.

C. You can`t do this test.
D. You have no desire to do it.

12. She told me I would have an accident if I ________ more care.
A. am not taking
*B. didn`t take

C. haven`t taken
D. won`t take

13. "________ `Good morning` to your new teacher, please."
A. Speak
B. Talk
C. Tell
*D. Say

14. I ________ Tom for a long time.
A. know
B. knew
C. had known
*D. have known

15. One of the girls ________ in that company died.
A. whose work
B. whom worked
*C. who worked
D. worked

16. This is the second time that you have been here, ________?
A. is it
*B. isn’t it
C. haven`t you
D. don`t you

17. Your room is a mess! ________ it up at once!
*A. Tidy
B. Arrange
C. Make
D. Do

18. He hoped the appointment would enable him to gain greater ________ in publishing.
A. work
B. jobs
*C. experience
D. employment

19. Large waves were ________ on the seashore.
A. running
B. coming
*C. breaking
D. hitting

20. Their house is ________ near the Cathedral.
A. whereabouts
B. any place
C. anywhere
*D. somewhere

21. There was hardly ________ money left in my bank account.
A. more
*B. any
C. no
D. some

22. They were making enough noise at the party to wake the ________.
A. people
B. company
*C. dead
D. population

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