LUYỆN THI HSG SỐ 9 Năm học 2010-2011 pot

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LUYỆN THI häc sinh giái SỐ 9

Năm học 2010-2011

A. PHONETICS:

I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. (2.0 pts)

1. A. seizure B. seize C. azure D. division

2. A. treasure B. usually C. treason D. measure

3. A. Valentine B. imagine C. discipline D. examine

4. A. wood B. couldn’t C. push D. moon

5. A. cure B. tune C. amuse D. use

6. A. forget B. forty C. former D. fortunate

7. A. surgical B. surround C. surrender D. survival

8. A. vehement B. exhibit C. Fahrenheit D. Buddhist

9. A. mature B. sure C. lurid D. tenure

10. A. Thames B. Thistle C. everything D. south

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other words in each group. (1. pt)

1. A. delicate B. invention C. organic D. bacteria

2. A. abnormality B. automatically C. metropolitan D. miraculously

3. A. discard B. conceal C. birthmark D. suppose

4. A. continental B. conservation C. revolution D. particular

5. A. potentially B. fashionable C. invaluable D. electrify

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:

I. Circle the word or phrase which best completes these sentences. (2.0 pts).

1. The soldier was punished for _____ to obey his commanding officer’s orders.

A. refusing B. regretting C. objecting D. resisting

2. She is _____ to leave as soon as possible

A. cautious B. anxious C. worried D. nervous

3. Nobody seems to be _____ control of those children

A. under B. over C. with D. in

4. She _____ her husband’s job for his ill health

A. accused B. blamed C. caused D. claimed

5. I think he _____ all that is necessary.

A. has done B. did C. had done D. would do

8. They’d like to move to London, but their children will never agree

A. with going B. to go C. with go D. going

9. To get a passport, he must send his birth _____ and to photos.

A. certificate B. licence C. paper D. card

10. There was no _____ in waiting longer than half an hour, so we left.

A. good B. use C. worth D. point

11. _____ you have no key, you’ll have to get back before I go out.