ĐỀ THI HSG LỚP 9
Thời gian: 150 phút
I. Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. the B. thus C. mother D. thumb
2. A. chalk B. chicken C. machine D. chapter
3. A. massive B. angel C. change D. shape
4. A. music B. future C. public D. cubic
5. A. through B. brother C. both D. teeth
II. Find the word that has stress pattern different from that of the others.
1. A. alcohol B. legendary C. prominent D. legitimate
2. A. architect B. pioneer C. military D. principle
3. A. conceal B. conference C. confidence D. context
4. A. activity B. biology C. geography D. scientific
5. A. musician B. museum C. competent D. computer
III. Choose the one option that best completes the sentences from the four words A, B, c or D.
1. ……………..they are tropical birds, parrots can live in temperate or even cold climate.
A. Despite B. Even though C. Nevertheless D. But
2. Unemployment……………..by 2% last month alone.
A. has been falling B. has fallen C. fell D. is falling
3. Actually I’d rather you……………..in here.
A. are not smoking B. hadn’t smoked C. didn’t smoke D. don’t smoke
4. Traveling by air is not cheap. And it isn’t interesting……………..
A. neither B. either C. too D. also
5. The dog was so dirty that he looked as if he……………..in the mud.
A. had been lay B. had been lying C. had been laid D. had been lain
6. I’ve always……………..you as my best friend.
A. meant B. thought C. regarded D. supposed
7. I……………..the heat because I had been living there for a long time.
A. used to B. was used to C. be used to D. am used to
8. At last we decided to give half of the money to Peter and ……………..half for ourselves.
A. keep another B. hold the other C. keep the other D. hold another
9. You had steak with chips and a salad, ……………..?
A. had not you B. did you C. had you D. didn’t you
10. He doesn’t work but he gets a good ……………..from his investments.
A. wage B. earning C. income D. salary
11. We went to that new restaurant in the High Stress and we both enjoyed………..very much.
A. ourself B. oneself C. my self and him self D. ourselves
12. Cut the cake into six……………..pieces.
A. same B. like C. alike D. equal
13. He was a good swimmer so he ……………..swim to the river bank when the boat sank.
A. could B. might C. succeeded to D. was able to
14. ……………..his advice, I would never have got the job.
A. Except B. Apart from C. But for D. As for
15. This book is different……………..the one I had.
A. with B. of C. to D. from
16. He phoned to tell me that he couldn’t come tomorrow because he ……………..to the dentist.
A. had gone B. was going C. would go D. went
17. An operation is usually performed by a……………..
A. doctor B. scientist C. surgeon D. operationer
18. I’m afraid your motorbike won’t be……..until tomorrow. We have had change