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Trang 1đề thi ĐộI TUYểN học sinh giỏi TỉNH môn tiếng anh 9
Năm học: 2010 - 2011
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I Find out the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the others:
1 A architecture B superstructure C mature D pasture
2 A service B precise C society D coincide
3 A telegraph B television C legal D education
4 A method B synthetic C think D them
5 A ginger B giggle C giant D generous
6 A male B make C paddle D pale
7 A counsin B council C couch D doubt
8 A read B speak C threaten D steam
9 A steady B ready C breakfast D steak
10 A dialect B final C lightly D limit
11 A chrome B chorus C chore D chord
12 A generation B garage C fridge D garlic
13 A blood B loot C mother D trouble
14 A dangerous B capital C cape D famous
15 A dear B hear C measure D sear
II Pick out the words whose main stress is different from those of the others:
16 A vacation B computer C injury D experience
17 A situation B European C environment D reputation
18 A usually B recently C impressive D interesting
19 A incredible B information C immediate D consider
20 A everyone B foundation C consistent D religion
21 A modern B different C wordship D above
22 A recovery B usually C environment D invite
23 A above B visit C area D famous
24 A parents B meeting C modern D begin
25 A city B really C wanted D divide
26 A materiel B century C college D easily
27 A embroidered B situation C generation D university
28 A wearing B design C fashion D growing
29 A completely B label C character D century
30 A cotton B economic C charity D wonderful
III Choose the best option to complete the sentences:
31 Let’s just…….our differences and be friends
A forget B leave C stop D rid
32 The judge the pedestrian for the accident
A accused B blamed C charged D sued
33 I was wakened by the sound of some one ……… on the door
A crashing B bumping C knocking D hitting
34 I gave up the job, the attractive salary.
A because B because of C although D despite
35 Everyone was asleep when the enemy
A was attacking B attacked C had attacked D attacking
36 Ken asked Barbara she would like to go to the cinema
Trang 2A unless B in case C regarding D whether
37 Dogs are good traveling companions They will go you take them
A whichever B wherever C whatever D whenever
38 He talked as if he where she was
A had known B knew C would know D were
39 He keeps working feeling unwell
A although B because of C in spite of D unless
40 My daughter often says that she won’t get married until she 25 years old
A is B will be C will have been D has
41 Jack can speak two languages One is English is Vietnamese
A Other B The other C Another D Others
42 Don’t ask me anything about sports I like football tennis
A neither / nor B both / and C not only/ but also D either / or
43 It is raining outside, and Tom brought his umbrella with him he wouldn’t get wet
A so as to B in order C so that D in order to
44 Long has finished his work, he will go home
A As quickly as B As far as C As long as D As soon as
45 Lomonosov was not a great scientist but also a very talented poet
A fairly B merely C hardly D scarcely
46 Her eyes were red and puffy she had been crying a lot last night
A even if B since C because of D despite
47 Please don't be so I can't do all the work by myself
A reason B reasonable C unreasonable D reasonably
48 The manager did not offer her the job because of her untidy
A sight B view C presence D appearance
49 .team sports require cooperation
A Of all B They are all C All D Why are all
50 .young, chimpanzees are easily trained
A When are B When C They are D When they
51 A person of age may suffer from defects of vision
A every B some C certain D any
52 How long have you been looking for ?
A employer B employ C employee D employment
53 Sometimes grammar is taught That is not right
A alone B only C in isolation D in context
54 You have to be a pretty good to get a job as a chef
A cooker B cuisine C cookery D cook
55 To do professionally requires a lot of skill
A photographer B photographic C photography D photograph
56 Passing the exam at so young an age was quite an
A achievement B achieve C achiever D achievable
57 If the strike’s still on we’ll have to our trip till another time
A put off B call off C carry on D go through
58 She til the early hours listening to pop music
A held me up B caught me up C kept me up D took me up
59 As children, we were to respect our elders
A grown up B kept up C brought up D held up
Trang 360 I wish you’d stop chatting and with some work.
A get down B get on C come on D come back
61 The doctor all night with the patient
A sat out B sat up C sat in D sat on
62 The government had them permission to leave the country
A promised B attributed C granted D qualified
63 It is not difficult tto a student
A smart B fashionable C sensitive D vital
64 Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I your advice
A follow B had followed C would follow D have followed
65 I would appriciate it a secret
A your keeping B you to keep C that you keep D that you will keep
66 The man didn’t die hunger but drinking too much
A of / from B from / of C of / of D from / from
67 Let’s listen to the radio, ?
A do we B don’t we C shall we D won’t we
68 He insisted that his method correct
A be B should C were D was
69 Bread and butter their daily food
A are B is being C is D were
70 Turn off the television, ?
A will you B won’t you C do you D don’t you
IV Read the passage below and choose the best answer A,B,C, or D:
When man first learned how to make a fire, he began to use fuel for the first time The first fuel he used was probably wood As time (71) , man eventually discovered that substances such as coal and oil (72)
Coal (73) very widely as a source of energy until the end of the 19 th century With the coming of the industrial revolution, it was soon realised that production (74) if coal was used instead of wood Nowadays, many of the huge factories and electricity generating stations (75) to function if there were no coal
In the last forty years, howerver, the use of coal (76) As a result, there have been changes in the coal industry It (77) that more people (78) coal if oil and gas were not so readily available
There is more than enough coal in thee world for man’s needs for the next two hundred years
if our use of coal (79) Unfortunately, however, about half of the world’s coal (80) Mining much of it would be very expensive even if it was possible to use new eqiupment
71 A passes B used to pass C passed D would pass
72 A are burning B would burn C have burnt D were burnt
73 A not used B did not use C not using D was not used
74 A doubles B had doubled C will double D would double
75 A were unable B would be unable C will be unable D are unable
76 A has declined B will decline C declines D would decline
77 A believed B is believing C believing D is believed
78 A would use B used C use D will use
79 A did not increase B would not increase C does not increase D may not increase
80 A would never use B may never be used C may never use D would never be used
Trang 4V Read the passage below and choose the best answer A,B,C, or D to answer the questions:
TELEVISION
Here in Egypt, television has a powerful hold over people's minds It is an instrument of leisure, of information and - to a very limited extent - of culture It does not stop people reading newspapers or books, going to the cinema or theatre or watching videos But these activities are occasional, irregular and ultimately of secondary importance Television is one of the main subjects of conversation, at school, in offices, at home and in the street, as well as being written about in all the newspapers
It might be said that the main objective of television is to persuade the maximum number of people
to watch it for the maximum amount of time And how effectively the sitcoms and soap operas do that! I do not think that I have ever seen any other country so totally dominated by these shows Some
of them are Egyptians productions but the majority is American Each episode, each programme, is a talking point for everyone, young and old alike
81 Which is the main idea of the passage?
A Television, an instrument of leisure
B Television, the main subjects of conversation.
C Television, the rest of the media and American soaps.
D Television and its use.
82 What does television have over people's mind?
A An influence B An impression C A limit D A picture
83 At school or in offices, television is considered as a topic _.
A for learning B for people to talk about C for discussion D for entertainment
84 What might the main objective of television be?
A To allow much time for many people to watch it B To get people away from their work.
C To get people away from their free time D To waste time.
85 How often are the sitcoms and soap operas shown on TV?
A Rarely B Sometimes C A lot D Never.
VI There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence Find the mistakes
86 If he would speak more slowly, I could understand him
A B C D
87 Kangaroos, that can be seen everywhere in Australia, have long tails
A B C D
88 She left her house in a hurry without to say goodbye to us
A B C D
89 After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left
A B C D
90 Hoang has felt much better when he took the pill
A B C D
91.They asked me where was I going to spend my vacation that summer
A B C D
92 Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he?
A B C D
93 The police is now investigating the robery that took place in our neighborhood last night
A B C D
94 My pen has very few ink in it, so could you give me some?
A B C D
95 When you talk to the old man, please remember to speak out, as he is hard of hearing
A B C D
Trang 5VII Chose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
96 “ Where does your brother work?”
A She asked me to find where my brother works
B She asked me to find where my brother worked
C She asked me where my brother works
D She asked me where my brother worked
97 Unless he apologizes, I’ll never invite him here again.
A If he doesn’t apologize, I’ll never invite him here again
B If he doesn’t apologize, I’ll invite him here again
C If he didn’t apologize, I’d never invite him here again
D If he apologizes,I’ll never invite him here again
98 Although he is strong, he can’t move that stone.
A As he is strong , he can move that stone
B Even though he is not strong, he can move that stone
C In spite of his strength, he can’t move that stone
D He can’t move that stone because he is not strong
99 I haven’t seen Liz for six months.
A The last time I saw Liz was six months ago
B It’s six months since I first saw Liz
C I didn’t see Liz six months ago
D I first saw Liz six months ago
100 Would you mind waiting outside the office?
A Did you wait outside the office?
B Did you see anyone waiting outside the office?
C Will you wait outside the office?
D Do you enjoy waiting outside the office?
Trang 6ANSWER KEY
1 C 11 C 21 D 31 A 41 B 51 D 61 B 71 C 81 A 91 B
2 A 12 D 22 B 32 B 42 A 52 D 62 C 72 B 82 B 92 D
3 C 13 B 23 A 33 C 43 C 53 C 63 A 73 D 83 B 93 A
4 D 14 B 24 D 34 D 44 D 54 D 64 B 74 D 84 A 94 B
5 B 15 C 25 D 35 B 45 A 55 C 65 A 75 B 85 C 95 C
6 C 16 C 26 A 36 D 46 B 56 A 66 A 76 A 86 A 96 D
7 A 17 C 27 A 37 B 47 C 57 A 67 C 77 D 87 A 97 A
8 C 18 C 28 B 38 A 48 D 58 C 68 D 78 A 88 C 98 C
9 D 19 B 29 A 39 C 49 C 59 C 69 C 79 C 89 C 99 A
10 D 20 A 30 B 40 A 50 B 60 B 70 A 80 B 90 C 100 C
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