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Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp Huyện

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9 Năm học: 2009 - 2010

Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

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Đề số 1:

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

7 A Watches B practises C misses D grapes

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

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

Đ Ề C H Í N H T H Ứ C

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

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

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

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

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

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!

2 A : cloth B : bag C : uniform D : clothing

7 A : shoes B : trousers C : sandals D : shorts

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

2 You / hurry / or / be late / school

3 difficult / me / work / rain

4 People / use / think / earth / square

5 Internet / wonderful / invent / modern life

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