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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN BÙ GIA MẬP
TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO
ĐỀ THI SỐ 18
ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG HUYỆN, TỈNH, THPT
CHUYÊN LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC : 2010 – 2011
Khóa ngày : 13 / 03 / 2011
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề)
(Thi sinh làm bài trên đề thi :đề thi có 6 trang)
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I. Choose whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the same group
1. A. prayed B. divided C. arrived D. seemed
2. A. means B. rests C. drinks D. surfs
3. A. depend B. benefit C. invent D.enable
4. A. hobby B. hard C. hour D. hungry
5. A. reading B.speaking C. learning D. pleasing
6. A. movie B. possible C. college D. scholar
7. A. blanket B. relax C. travel D. admire
8. A. there B. healthy C. gather D. northern
9. A. special B. century C. city D. notice
10. A. humour B. student C. lunar D. useful
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others in the same group
11. A. language B. advice C. summer D. region
12. A. fashion B. pattern C. symbol D. design
13. A. currency B. capital C. religion D. seperate
14. A. assistant B. conference C. uniform D. waterfall
15. A. traditional B. material C. minority D. economic
III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
16. I think we had better go to Australia _________English.
A. and learned B. learning C. to learn D. speak

17. There is a river_________ across Nam’s village.
A. flying B. flowing C. plowing D. lying
18. The unit of _________of the USA is dollar.
A. money B. change C. bank- note D. currency
19. Flowers _________from Holland are very expensive
A. imported B. imports C. import D. that imports
20. _________we go on picnic in the country this weekend? - Good idea.
A. Let’s B. Shall C. How about D. Why not
21. Can you _________ me the difference between these two computers?
A. say B. talk C. tell D. speak
22. Unluckily, they didn’t _________to the bus station in time to catch the first bus.
A. get B. reach C. arrive D. leave
23. Would you like _________drink?- No, thanks.
A. other B. another C. each other D. one another
24. - Andrew: What would you like for dinner? - Laura:____we’re both so tired, why don’t we order a
pizza?
A. Since B. Moreover C. However D. Although
25. When the headmaster ______ the room, all the pupils stood up.
A. came B. arrived C. appeared D. entered
26. She asked me if I would like half an apple or ______.
A. whole one B. the whole one C. a one whole D. a whole one
27. - Peter: Is our breakfast OK? - Mary: Yeah, mom is ______ it ready.
A. doing B. getting C. cooking D. All are correct
28. All the boys are good at cooking, but ______ is as good as the girls.
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A. either B. neither C. every D. none
29. Time is short, so the secretaries are typing the documents ______.
A. with a pressure B. under pressure C. under the pressure D. to pressure
30. - Mrs. Smith: You made a lot of noise last night! - David: ______
A. Really? B. What a pity! C. Oh! I’m really sorry! D. It’s kind of you to say so.

31. Everybody has known the day I return, ______?
A. haven’t they B. have they C. don’t I D. won’t I
32. The smaller the room is, the______furniture it needs.
A. fewer B. smaller C. more D. less
33. Nowadays, chatting and eating at recess ______the most common activities in the USA.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
34. Let's listen to the radio, ______?
A. will we B. shall we C. will I D. shall I
35. We don't want ______like that.
A. talking B. being talked C. talked D. to be talked
36. Where are the photos ______at the Christmas party?
A. taking B. taken C. were taken D. have taken
37. How can I know ______book is yours? They are so alike.
A. what B. which C. whose D. the
38. Minh is motivated to study ______he knows that a good education can improve his life.
A. therefore B. however C. because D. so
39. When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to cut ______the electricity supply to
the flat.
A. down B. out C. across D. off
40. Bob's been ______work for six months now.
A. on B. out of C. over D. under
41. After arriving home, they usually ______their uniforms.
A. take out B. put out C. take off D. put off
42. Your car is much more expensive than ________.
A. I B. me C. my D. mine
43. He has _______ knowledge of history.
A. many B. much C. a few D. some
44. Don’t go anywhere untill I_______ back.
A. come B. came C. will come D. am coming
45. I am going to speak with the boss when the meeting _______.

A. will end B. ends C. is ending D. would end
46. Before she came to England, she ______ English.
A. studied B. will study C. had studied D was studying
47. _____, Peter came to see me.
A. While having dinner B. While I was having dinner
C. When having dinner D. When lam having dinner
48. If she the train last night , she _______here now.
A. had taken / would have been B. were taking / is
C. took / were D. had taken / would be
49. I_______any letter from him yet.
A. don’t receive B. haven’t received C. will receive D. didn’t receive
50. Mike said,”We have bought these books today.”
A. Mike said they had bought those books that day.
B. Mike said they bought those books that day.
C. Mike said they have bought those books that day.
D. Mike said they had bought those books today.
51. The Lunar New Year holiday is the mist important_______for Vietnamese people.
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A. celebration B. congratulation C. competition D. consideration
52. She has been ______ as the president of our company.
A. nominate B. nomination C. nominated D. nominative
53. On this festival, people celebrate _______ from slavery.
A. happiness B. freedom C. life D. survival
54. What __________advice she gave us!
A. so good B. such good C. a good D. good
55. My dog as well as my cats ________twice a day.
A. eat B. eats C. has eaten D. have eaten
56. When I came into the class, I realized I knew _____________.
A. them all B. all them C. they all D. all of they
57. He was _________that we turned off the TV set immediately.

A. so bad singer B. such bad singer C. such bad a singer D. so bad a singer
58. I wish you _____________that! It’s really annoying habit.
A. won’t do B. couldn’t do C. wouldn’t do D. don’t do
59. “I’m sorry about that!” – “_____________!”
A. That’s right B. Of course C. It’s OK D. You’re welcome
60. I find it difficult to make a good _________ on this problem.
A. want B. decision C. thought D. view
61. We didn’t ________ to the station in time to catch the train.
A. reach B. arrive C. get D. lead
62. My mother is one of the women who _________money.
A. enjoys to spend B. enjoys spending C. enjoy spending D. enjoy to spend
63. I live in Dalat, _________ is one of the most beautiful cities of Vietnam.
A. who B. where C. which D. that
64. I am not used _________ in public.
A. to speak B. to speaking C. speaking D. at speaking
65. We have known him _________ we were small.
A. since B. when C. at D. until
66. _______ I entered the room than I noticed her.
A. Hardly had B. No sooner had C. Had hardly D. Had no sooner
67. The shop is crowded ____________ rush hour.
A. at B. with C. in D. on
68. The boy was able to learn English; _________, he is very lazy.
A. but B. so C. however D. therefore
69. He is thought _______ hiding in the room.
A. be B. being C. to be D. is
70. He postponed_______ a decision till it was too late ________ anything.
A. make / do B. making / doing C. making / to do D. to make / to do
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form (1,5m)
A. I distinctly remember (71. play)____________him. I gave him two dollars.
B. I think his book (72.become) ____________a best-seller when it (73.publish) ____________

C. My chidren enjoy (74.allow) __________ to stay up late when there is something special on TV.
D.The last time he (75.see) ____________in public he was wearing a grey suit.
E. A friend of mine, Judith Nelson (76.presently, work) ____________in the internationnal sales division at
an electronics firm. She (77.just, return)… from a trip to Japan. She (78.ask) ____________ (79.go)
____________to Japan because she can speak Japanese. When she (80.be) ____________a business student
at Boston University, she (81. study) ____________Japanese for four years. She (82.never have)
____________the opportunity to use her Janpanese until she ( 83. go) ____________ to Tokyo last year.
While she was there, she (84. speak) ____________Japanses every day and( 85. enjoy) ____________every
minute of it, She’s anxious to return.
IV. put the word in brackets into the correct form (1m)
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86. He made a deep____________on the members of his English speaking club. (impress)
87. We went to see many____________places in Hanoi last year (fame)
88. In Malaysia, ____________is free. (educate)
89. She’s a good singer. She sings very____________ (beauty)
90. Some designers have____________the Ao Dai by printing lines of poetry on it (modern)
91. The accident happens because of driving____________ (care)
92. I was very____________ that you won the first prize. (amaze)
93. Thousands of people were____________killed in that morning. (disaster)
94. The stories about UFOs caught the____________the whole class. (imagine)
95.Do you want to plan for some kind of____________trip? (excite)
V. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition or adverb article (1m)
96.My village is about 120 kilometers______ the West of Ho Chi Minh city
97.There is a shrine______ the top of this mountain.
98. The Internet has developed and become part______ our daily life
99. We can see many international programs______ different channels
100. We will go______ a picnic tomorrow.
101. I lost my pen.I have looked______it for all morning
102. Don’t forget to turn______ the light before going to bed.
103. What can we do to spend less______ lighting?

104. He often takes part______ many different charity activities.
105. You should take______ your shoes when you go into the temple.
VI. Fill the blank with an appropriate word(1.5m)
In an earthquake the ground moves. Earthquakes commonly last for a few(106) ______ There are big
earthquakes______ (107) small earthquakes. Big earthquakes can damage buildings and.(108) ______
people. The size of an earthquake can be (109) ______ A number is given to an earthquake (110) ______
shows the size of an earthquake. Methods for.(111) ______the size of an earthquake into a number (112)
______the Richter scale and the Modified Mercalli scale.
Some countries,such as Janpan and Iran, are in (113) ______.with many earthquakes. In these places
it is good to(114) ______ houses and other buildings lighter.(115) ______ they will not break when there is
an earthquake.
VII. read the passage below and circle the best answer (A, B, C, D) to complete the sentences (1m)
Every day on the radio, on TV, and in the newspapers, we hear, see, or read about many
problems in the world. Because of this we must think about these problems. We must also try to find a
solution for them. Our lives depend on this. For example, there are pollution problems.
Air pollution is the first kind. It mostly comes from fumes released from cars, airplanes, and trains.
Also, factories give out waste anywhere, even in the city where many people are living. The factory
owners must knmw that people don’t want to live in pollution that is dangerous for their heath.
Nobody in this world wants to breathe dirty air.
116. ______ helps us know many problems in the world
A. Transportation B. Media C. Air D Factories
117. We can infer from the passage that______.
A.the factories owners must live in the city
B.the factories should owners don’t want to live the in pollution
C.factories should be in the city
D.factories shouldn’t be in the city
118. Pollution is the cause of many______.
A. diseases B. trains C. fumes D.cars
119. The word “them” in line 3 of the passage refers to______.
A. newspapers B. factories C. problems D. people

120. The word “dirty” in the last sentence of the passage can be best replaced by______.
A. clean B. pure C. harmless D. polluted
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VIII. Read the passage below and circle the best answer ( A,or B, C, D) to complete the sentences or to
answer the questions (1,5m)
Many peole continue to skip breakfast despite its being most important meal of the day.
Busy people often rush out the door in the mornings with out giving their bodies the fuel they need
to handle a long day at work. They end up feeling tired by the afternoon and resort to the office
snack machine or biscuit tin.
Loysa Hourigan, from Nutrition Australia, said that catching up on food at lunch time did not
provie the body with enough sustenance to keep it going for the rest of the day. “Even if you have had lunch,
you won’t have as much food as you need. Your brain gets depleted of glucose and you feel tired.” Ms
Hourigan said. According to Ms Hourigan, wholegrain bread and cereals provide endurance. Milk, eggs and
baked beans provide protein, which helps people to be alert. Rolled oats are also an excellent endurance
food.
121. According to the passage, people should______.
A. have breakfast B. skip lunch C. not eat snacks D. not have breakfast
122.The word “fuel” in line 2 means______.
A. food B. meal C. nutrition D. energy
123. Ms Hourigan said that if we did not have breakfast, we would feel tired because______.
A. our brain ran out of glucose B. our brain was full of glucose
C. there was no oxygen in our brain D. we did not have lunch
124.According to Ms Hourigan, which of the following is NOT mentioned as andurance foods?
A. rolled oats B. cereals C. wholegrain bread D. bananas
125.Loysa Hourigan might work as______.
A. teacher B. nutritionist C. writer D. businnesswoman
IX. Read the passage below and circle the best answer( A,or B, C, D) to complete the sentences
(1 ms)
As viewed from space, Earth’s distinguishing characteristics are its blue water and white clouds.
Enveloped by an ocean of air consisting of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen, the planet is the only one in our

solar system known to harbor life. Circling the Sun at an average distance of 149 million kilometers (93
millons miles), Earth is the third planet from the sun and the fifth largest planet the solar system.
Its rapid spin and molten nickled-iron core give rise to an extensive magnetic field which,
coupled with the atmosphere, shiedls us from nearly all of the harmful radiation coming from the sun and
other stars. Most meteors burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere before they can strike the surface. The planet’s
active geological processes have left no evidence of the ancient pelting it almost certainly received soon after
it was formed. The Earth has singe natural satellite-the Moon.
126.The main idea of the passage is that_________.
A.there are life-supporting characteristics on Earth B.Earth is predominantly water
C.Earth has no common charateristics with other planets D.Earth is the only planet with a moon
127. The word “distinguishing” as it is used in the passage means_________.
A.devastaing in nature B.elevating in nature
C.charateristics like all other planets D.charateristics that set it apart from other planets
128. It’s probable that the next paragraph would discuss_________.
A. people on planets B. the solar system as a whole
C. the Earth’s natural satellite-the Moon D. rings around Saturn
129. As used in the passage, the word “harbor” is synonymous with_________.
A. support B. surround C. water D. include
130. This passage leads one to believe that Earth_________.
A.never gets hit by meteors B.always gets hit by metors
C.was hit by meteors in some past time period D.may be bombarded by metors in the near future
X. Finish each of the follwing sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it (1m)
131. No one can answer this question.
=> This________________________________________________________________________
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132.I regret going to bed so late last night.
=> I wish_______________________________________________________________________
133. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your test.
=> As long as___________________________________________________________________

134. I didn’t see her again for five years.
=> Five years___________________________________________________________________
135. “Let me go!” the boy said to the policeman.
=> The boy_____________________________________________________________________
XI. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence, but use the word given. This work must not be altered in any way (1m)
136. People say that he is the best student of this school. (said)
=> ____________________________________________________________________________
137. “If I were you, I woudn’t trust Peter,” she told John. (advised)
=> ____________________________________________________________________________
138. He started investigating the case a week ago. ( has)
=> ____________________________________________________________________________
139. Why isn’t this TV working? ( what)
=> ____________________________________________________________________________
140. Whose car is this? ( belong)
=> ____________________________________________________________________________
XII. Use these sets of suggested words to write a letter (2ms)
Dear Tom,
141. I / just arrive back/ Vietnam
=> ____________________________________________________________________________
142. It / lovely/ see/ family again / but / miss you / friends / New York
=> ____________________________________________________________________________
143. I / have / a wonderful time/ you/ your apartment
=> ____________________________________________________________________________
144. It./very kind/ you/ show me so much/ the city
=> ____________________________________________________________________________
145. I /love / go up/ Empire State Building/ Central Park/ Statue of Liberty
=> ____________________________________________________________________________
146. My brother, Miguel,/ be going/ New York / month
=> ____________________________________________________________________________

147. He/come /see you?
=> ____________________________________________________________________________
148. I / hope/ one day/ you/ visit me/ Vietnam
=> ____________________________________________________________________________
149. I /love/ show you/ Tan Son Nhat Airport
=> ____________________________________________________________________________
150. I / look forward/ receive/ letter/ see/again
=> ____________________________________________________________________________
Love,
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ANSWER KEYS
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5.C 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. A 10.C
11. B 12. D 13.C 14.A 15.D 16. C 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. B
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. D 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. C
31. A 32. D 33. B 34. B 35. D 36. B 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. B
41. C 42. D 43. B 44. A 45. B 46. C 47. B 48. D 49. B 50. A
51. A 52. C 53. B 54. C 55. B 56. A 57. D 58. C 59. C 60. B
61. C 62. B 63. C 64. B 65. A 66. B 67. A 68. C 69. C 70. C
71. paying 72. will become 73. is published 74. being allowed 75. was seen
76. is presently working 77. has just returned 78. was asked 79. to go 80. was
81. studied 82. had never had 83. went 84. spoke 85. enjoyed
86. impression 87. famous 88. education 89. beautifully 90.modernized
91. carelessly 92. amazed 93. disatrously 94. imagination 95. exciting
96. to 97. on 98. of 99. on 100. for 101. for 102. off 103. on 104. in 105. off
106. seconds 107. and 108. hurt 109. measured 110. that / which
111. turing 112. include 113. areas 114. make 115.so
116. B 117. D 118. A 119. C 120. D
121. A 122. D 123. A 124. D 125. B
126. A 127. D 128. C 129. A 130. C
131. This question can not be answered

132. I wished I hadn’t gone to bed so late last night .
133. As long as you (can ) keep (stay ) calm, you will pass your test.
134. Five years has passed since I last saw her .
135. The boy asked the policeman to let him go .
136. It is said that he is the best student of this school .
137. She advised John not to trust her .
138. He has investigated / has been investigating the case for a week.
139. What’s the matter / wrong with this TV ?
140. Who does this car belong to ?
Dear Tom,
141. I have just arrived back in Vietnam
142. It is very lovely to see my family again but I miss you and your friends in New York
143. I had a wonderful time with you in your apartment
144. It was very kind of you to show me so much of the city
145. I loved going up the Empire State Building , Central Park and the Statue of Liberty.
146. My brother, Miguel, is going to visit New York next month.
147. Can he come to see you ?
148. I hope one day you will visit me in Vietnam.
149. I’d love to show you at Tan Son Nhat Airport.
150. I’m looking forward to receiving your letter and seeing again.
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