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Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp Huyện

Class:............... Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9
..... Năm học: 2009 - 2010
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Điểm bài thi Chữ kí giám khảo Số mật mã.

(Do lãnh đạo HĐ
chấm thi ghi)

Đề số 1:

I / Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part.

1. A . Butter A . put C . sugar D . push

2. A . Where A . winter C . wrong D . warm
3. A . Few B . new C . threw D . knew
4. A . Far B . glasses C . have D . can’t
5. A . Pretty B . get C . send D . well
6. A . Close B . chose C . lose D . rose
7. A . Watches B . practises C . misses D . grapes
8. A . Home B . hour C . horn D . high
9. A . break B . steak C . meal D . great
10.A. but B . cut C . sun D . put

II / Choose the word with the different stress pattern .

1. A. permission B. computer C. million D. perfection

2. A. scholarship B. negative C. develop D. purposeful
3. A. document B. comedian C. perspective D. location
4. A. polictics B. deposit C. conception D. occasion
5. A. prepare B. repeat C. purpose D. police

III/ Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word given at the end of the
sentence.

1. They want to visit some ____________ places in Hanoi. FAME

2. In some countries, ______________ is free. EDUCATE
3. This television program is very _______________. INFORM
4. Do you have a _____________ costume in your country ? NATION
5. More than a thousand workers are ____________ here. EMPLOY
6. We are waiting for the _____________ of his plane. ARRIVE
7. Our school has excellent ___________________. REPUTE
8. He should read the _________________ well before using it. INTRODUCE
9. The President was a very ______________ man. POWER
10. That old village is very __________________. PICTURE

IV / Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence .
1. The English 9 textbook _____________ of ten units.
A : comprises B : includes C : has D : consists
2. ____________ have you known her ?
A : How often B : How long C : How long ago D : When
3. No one can ______________ the benefits of the Internet.
A : agree B : accept C : deny D : refuse
4. She __________________ that we should help the poor.
A : said B : suggested C : told D:A&B
5. They couldn’t pass the final _____________ because they didn’t work hard.
A : course B : exam C : academy D : institute
6. “ Thank you very much” – “ _______________”
A : Are you happy? B : You’re welcome C : Not all D : Nothing
7. Who ___________________ your house when you are away from home?
A : looks on B : looks for C : looks at D :looks after
8. Wearing _____________ clothes makes students feel comfortable.
A : casual B : ancient C : colorful D : traditional
9. I look forward to hearing _________________ you.
A : of B : to C : from D : about
10. How much time do you spend __________ TV everyday?
A : watch B : watches C : watched D : watching
11. Let’s sing a song, ___________________ ?
A : doesn’t it B : do we C : will us D : shall we
12. Please turn _________ the volume. I can’t hear the news well.
A : on B : up C : down D : off
13. Lan wishes she ____________ Malaysia next summer vacation.
A : visited B : can visit C : could visit D : will visit
14. They arrived .............. Hanoi last night.
A : on B : at C : to D : in
15. Buddhism is a/ an ______________________.
A : religion B : region C : group D : association
 V / Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage:

Not so long ( 1) __________, in many countries, children went to school wearing a

school ( 2 ) __________ . Boys wore a white shirt and a tie, a dark jacket, gray pants and
black shoes . Girls (3) ____________ to wear a white blouse and a dark, knee- length (4)
___________. Today, in many countries, students have a very different kind of (5)
___________. They wear tennis shoes, jeans, and a T- shirt. (6) ________________ a hot day
students might even come to class in a pair of (7) _____________ . Teacher in the past (8)
_____________ never have allowed these students in to their class. At that time, the men
teachers used to wear a suit and tie, and most (9) ____________ teachers wore a dress or skirt.
But when you look inside a classroom today, it is sometimes (10) _______________ to tell
who are the teachers and who are the students!

1. A : time B : before C : after D : ago

2. A : cloth B : bag C : uniform D : clothing
3. A : have B : had C : used D : ought
4. A : shirt B : skirt C : pant D : dresses
5. A : hat B : shirt C : skirt D : uniform
6. A : in B : at C : on D : for
7. A : shoes B : trousers C : sandals D : shorts
8. A : should B : had C : could D : ought
9. A : man B : woman C : girl D : women
10. A : difficult B : easy C : uneasy D : possible

VI / Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays
the same :

1. I think it would be a good idea to take the bus.

=> I suggest .................................................................................
2. He prefers going out for a meal to having dinner at home.
=> He’d rather .................................................................................
3. The last time I played football was in 2005.
=> I haven’t .................................................................................
4. She asked : “ Why hasn’t he phoned ?”
=> She wondered .................................................................................
5. The play was so boring that he fell asleep.
= > It was ..................................................................................
6. Sarah is better at English than Mary.
=> Mary isn’t ...................................................................................
7. People say that he is very rich.
=> It is .................................................................................
8. They are having a lot of trouble now because they lost their passports lastweek.
=> If they .................................................................................
9. It was a bit difficult to get into work this morning.
=> Getting ...................................................................................
10. How long have you lived here ?
=> How long ago ....................................................................................?

VII / Read the passage and then answer the questions :

Zamenhof invented a new language called Esperanto to improve understanding

between people of different countries. He showed Esperanto to his friends to find out what
they thought about it. Later in the same year he went to study at a university in Moscow. He
wanted to improve Esperanto. Zamenhof’s friends then worked hard to spread the new
language. They tried to persuade schools through out the world to teach it. However, only a
few people today speak Esperanto because more and more people use English as a foreign
language.

1. What did Zamenhof invent Esperanto for ?

.................................................................................
2. Who helped Zamenhof to spread Esperanto?
.................................................................................
3. How widely is Esperanto spoken nowadays ?
.................................................................................
4. Is Esperanto as old as English ?
.................................................................................
5. Why did he go to Moscow to study ?
.................................................................................

VIII / Make up sentences using the given words .

1. I / suggest / we / have / mechanic / check / motorcycle/ once / month.

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2. You / hurry / or / be late / school .

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3. difficult / me / work / rain.
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 4. People / use / think / earth / square.
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5. Internet / wonderful / invent / modern life.
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