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UBND HUYỆN NÔNG CỐNG ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 LẦN I PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) (Đề thi gồm 04 trang)

PART A: PHONETICS

Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (3ps)

1 A jeans B styles C students D labels

2 A north B month C south D gather

3 A flood B typhoon C groom D balloon

Question II: Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern (2ps)

1 A music B geography C football D math

2 A soccer B nurse C tennis D volleyball

PART B: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR:

Question I: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences: (10ps)

1 He is going to the post office he wants to send some postcards to his friends

A as B however C and D although

2 He never goes to school late, ?

A isn’t he B will he C doesn’t he D does he

3 Where is Kate?- I don't know She sleeping in her room

A may B might C may be D might is

4 We’ve to Moscow We went there last year

A been B gone C just D long

5 seeing beautiful sites, visitors can enjoy traditional food

A According to B Apart C Together D As well as

6 A: Let me congratulate you on your success.- B:

A I'm sorry I can't B Yes, let's

C That's very kind of you to say so D Yes, please

7 I a lovely holiday in Da Lat last summer

A passed B had C brought D make

8 David: " What a beautiful dress you have!" - Helen: " "

A I think so B Okay C You too D Thank you

9 I telephoned to the station to make of the time of the train

A sure B true C real D right

10 We were so late that we had time to catch the train

A nearly B almost C hardly D simply

Question II: Give the correct form of the verb in brackets: (10ps)

1 I don’t think I (go) out tonight

2 What a beautiful old wooden chest! It (build) over 60 years ago

§Ò thi chÝnh thøc

3 Why you (wear) that thin dress? You (freeze) to death in this cold wind!

4 Compost (make) from vegetable matter (consider) a wonderful natural fertilizer

5 My bicycle isn’t here anymore It (take)

6 The doctor is relieved to know that the girl (fall) off her bike is still conscious

7 “Why you (wear) your old clothes now?”- Because I (wash) my car”

Question III: Supply the correct form of the words in brackets: (10ps)

1 Do you think this shirt is for me? (suit)

2 ., our flight was delayed for 2 hours, so we were late forr the last train ( fortunate)

3 Television is one of the most popular means of (entertain)

4 There are doubts about the of these tests (use)

5 The machines are inspected twice (day)

6 They waited for his response (habit)

7 I couldn’t find any between the two pictures (different)

8 Hurry up or we’ll miss the competition (water-fetch)

9 She has a highly mind (invent)

10 Dians is a She sells flowers at a shop in New York (flower)

Question IV: Fill in each space with one suitable preposition:(5ps)

1 It’s age he last went to church

2 Don’t forget to turn the TV before going to bed

3 You should learn the irrrgular verbs heart

4 These shoes and sandals are made old car tires

5 Can I connect my printer your computer?

PART C: READING:

Question I: Read the passage and choose the right word for each space (10pts)

For many (1) students, coming to the United States and living here and studying can be quite a daunting (2) , especially when finding housing on campus or off campus And fortunately, there are a (3) of options that students can look to And I'd like to talk just briefly a little about on-campus living, off-campus living, and some of the advantages and disadvantages of each

Well I think first (4) all for first-time students, coming and living on campus in dormitories can provide a certain level of security (5) its proximity to campus facilities since commuting without a car can be quite an experience, especially when you have to commute long diatances Often in dormitories, meals might be provided, and this can (6) students to devote time to their academics, rather than housekeeping

Another option is off campus (7) in apartments, and like living in dormitories, uh, living in

an apartment requires little or no maintenance specifically because usually it is handled by someone,

uh, else Also, when you might live off cumpus, there might be a certain amount of flexibility in (8) roommates that you might not have living on campus But you should be aware that tenants may be responsible (9) furnishing their own apartments

Well, of course, the choice is up to you, but be (10) to review both the advantages and disadvantages of living on campus and off campus Good luck

1 A National B nation C international D different

2 A experience B improvement C search D training

3 A difference B various C variety D vary

5 A Because B because of C owning D thank for

8 A Finding B choosing C getting D making

10 A Lucky B careful C warning D easy

Question II: Complete the letter below, using the most apropriate words (10pts)

In the first year of lower secondary (1) …, I had some difficulties in learning English My English pronunciation (2) ……really bad and my English grammar was worse I did not (3) …… how to improve them I didn’t want my father (4)… mother to know about this One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher (5) … English told me to wait (6) … her outside the classroom She took (7) … to the school library and showed me the tapes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase She also told me how to use an English-English dictionary to (8) … my English grammar “Now I think you know what you should do” she said I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first (9) ….in the English Speaking Contest (10) … for secondary school students in my hometown

PART D: WRITING:

Question I: Fill and correct the misstakes: (5pts)

1 He tried to take a couple of tables, but they didn’t help his headache

2 It was such a hard cake that he couldn’t eat it

3 The man sit in that wheelchair fell off the ladder yesterday

4 Opticians usually use the eye chart checking patients’ eyesight

5 Please don’t turn down the T.V I hate watching it

Question II: Use the words and phrases below to make complete sentences (5pts)

1 Tome/ always/ go/ home/ late/ so/ mother/ angry

2 Uncle/ work/ farm/ since/ he/ return/ army

3 The strikers/ will/ meet/ the employer/ again tomorrow

4 People/ many country/ world/ also/ like/ records

5 Life/ country/ quieter/ and/ peaceful/ city life

Question III: Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same (10pts)

1 They won’t be able to come on Sunday

It will be

2 Is it necessary for me to clean this table?

Do I ?

3 Halong Bay was recognized as a World Heritage by UNESCO

UNESCO

4 The last time I went skiing was ten years ago.

I haven’t

5 Alex said, “I am going to leave tommorrow morning.”

Alex said

6 That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen!

I’ve never

7 May I ask you a question?

Would you mind ?

8 I can’t cook and John can’t either

Neither

9 No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t open the door

Hard

10 I saw Jane standing outside the shop

Jane was

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