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Trang 1PHÒNG GD & ĐT TRẢNG BOM
KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2009 – 2010
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (vòng 1)
I Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group (1m)
II Pick out the word that doesn’t belong to the others in each group (1m)
III Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence (4ms)
21 Jeans are very popular ……….……… the youth all over the world
22 I think we ……….……… not encourage the students to take extra lessons
23 Remote controls are used to ……….……… with TV
24 She asked me to look ……….……… her baby ……….……… she was out
a after / during b after / while c for / since d for / whom
25 A student is answering a female teacher The student says “……….………”
a Yes, Mrs b Yes, madam c Yes, madam teacher d Yes, Mrs teacher
26 No educational system is perfect Each one has its ……….………
27 The lake used to contain ……….……… thousands of frogs
28 I had to wear ……….……… uniform when I worked in that bank
29 Never put ……….……… till tomorrow what you can do today
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31 “ Thank you very much.” - “……….……… ”
a Are you worried? b You’re welcome c Not all d Nothing
32 The dish you are cooking smells ……….………
a delicious b deliciously c to be delicious d well
33 Wearing school uniform helps students feel equal ……….……… others
34 ……….……… you mind if I use your computer?
35 You look familiar I remember ……….……… you somewhere before
36 We wish we ……….……… in Da Lat for the flower festival next weekend
37 Do you know the woman ……….……… house I have rented?
38 Phong Nha Cave, ……….……… is in Quang Binh province, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Viet Nam
39 I think we should use showers ……….……… baths to save water
40 The life of Uncle Ho, a great man ……….……… many stories have been told, was very simple
41 Nowadays many students like studying ……….………
42 Fresh flowers should ……….……… in cool places
43 Harvard University, which ……….……… in 1639, is one of the oldest universities in the United States of America
44 He’s just bought ……….………
45 They had their house ……….……… light blue, which looks very attractive
46 Maths and Literature are ……….……… subjects at school
47 ……….……… friends she has, the lonelier she feels
48 ……….……… eat out at that newly-open restaurant tonight?
a What about b Would you like c Why don’t we d Let’s
49 He ……….……… to drive a car in October
50 What ……….………delicious coffee!
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51 My father was on ……….……… in the hospital all night
52 This machine is ……….……… of all
a more useful than b the usefulest c the most useful d most useful
53 Her eyes are ……….……… bad that she can’t read the words on that poster
54 They ……….……… catch when there was a big gas explosion nearby
55 Do it as I do, ……….……… ?
56 If we had the map now, we ……….……… a short-cut across the desert
57 She said she ……….……… a famous artist one day
58 What ……….……… is your car? – It’s Mercedes
59 He will never make progress in his job ……….……… he improves his English
60 Learning a foreign language also includes learning the ……….……… of that country
IV Choose the best answer to fill in each blank (1m)
More than 300,000,000 people speak English as their (61) ……….……… language Another 300,000
speak it as a (62) ……….……… language No one knows how many people speak it as a(n) (63) ……….
……… language Chinese is the only(64) ……….……… with more speakers than English This is because of the huge population of (65) ……….………, more than one billion people More people study English than any (66) ……….……… language English is (67) ……….……… language of aviation, commerce, and education (68) ……….……… to English, a lot of people from the Third (69) ……….……… have chances to change their lives Despite the appearance of Esperanto, which used to be thought the world official language, English is still the most (70) ……….……… language
V Read the passage below carefully and choose the best answer (1m)
A recent investigation by scientists at the US Geological Survey shows that strange animal behavior might help predict future earthquakes Investigators found such occurrences in a ten kilometer radius of the epicenter of a fairly recent quake Some birds screeched and flew about wildly, dogs yelped and ran around uncontrollably
Trang 4Scientists believe that animals can perceive these environmental changes as early as several days before the mishap
In 1976 after observing animal behavior, the Chinese were able to predict a devastating quake Although hundreds of thousands of people were killed, the government was able to evacuate millions of other people and thus keep the death toll at a lower level
71. What prediction may be made by observing animal behavior?
A an impending earthquake B the number of people who will die
C the ten-kilometer radius of the epicenter D environmental changes
72. Why can animals perceive these changes when humans cannot?
A Animals are smarter than humans
B Animals have certain instincts that humans don’t possess
C By running around the house, they can feel the vibrations
D Humans don’t know where to look
73. Which of the following is NOT true?
A Some animals may be able to sense an approaching earthquake
B By observing animal behavior scientists perhaps can predict earthquakes
C The Chinese have successfully predicted an earthquake and saved many lives
D All birds and dogs in a ten-kilometer radius of the epicenter went wild before the earthquake
74. In this passage, the word “evacuate” mostly means:
75. If scientists can accurately predict earthquake, there will be…
A fewer animal going crazy B a lower death rate
C fewer people evacuated D fewer environmental changes
VI Find the mistake (circle the letter) in the underlined part and correct the mistake (2ms)
76. The teacher told me that I was doing well Therefore, my final grade was awful yours: ……….…
A B C D
77. Garbage bins should be put in public places to prevent lazy people not throwing trash about
A B C D yours: ……….…
78. Nobody knows to repair the machine in the yard except Mr Trung yours: ……….…
A B C D
79. These days, Vietnamese teenagers like seeing films are made in Korea yours: ……….…
A B C D
80. Most of the tourists coming to Dalat find the sights very impressed yours: ……….…
A B C D
81. She looks tired though she stayed up too late to watch TV last night yours: ……….…
A B C D
82. Do you know when will they leave Ha Noi for HCM City? yours: ……….…
A B C D
83. At recess, the students practice to play basketball yours: ……….…
A B C D
84. You should take a 10-minutes rest after every hour of playing games yours: ……….…
A B C D
85. One of the most interesting movies I’ve ever seen are Titanic yours: ……….…
A B C D
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