Tài liệu DE THI ANH VAN ( TINH PHU THO)

Phòng gd - đt hồng lĩnh
đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi thị - Năm học 2010 - 2011
Môn thi : Tiếng anh 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Giám khảo
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I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1. A. mention B. option C. federation D. question
2. A. ghost B. office C. long D. modern
3. A. climate B. comprise C. notice D. divide
4. A. house B. happen C. hair D. honor
5. A. took B. look C. blood D. good
6. A. almost B. not C. gold D. post
7. A. catalogue B. past C. cast D. class
8. A. issue B. divide C. library D. dictation
9. A. read B. ready C. reach D. teach
10. A. city B. my C. sky D. cry
II- Make a circle on the correct answer A, B, C or D in the following sentences:
1- They havent seen each other, but they write to each other frequently. They are ...................
A. pen pals B. writers C. co-writer D. paper pals
2- Churches, temples and pagodas are places of ............................................................................
A. gossip B. warship C. worship D. friendship
3- Their friendliness makes a deep ......................................................... on tourists.
A. correspondences B. beauty C. recreation D. impression
4- The Singaporean ......................................................... is Singapore dollars.
A. currency B. capital C. language D. climate
5- Children in this poor village are allowed to go to school without ......................................_

A. education B. instruction C. tuition fee D. impression
6- English ...................................... widely ......................................in this country nowadays.
A. is / speaking B. is / spoken C. was / spoken D. is / spoke
7- ..................................... English is their official language, most of them can speak Chinese.
A. Although B. So C. Despite D. If
8- My grandmother ........................................................the most beautiful girl in the village.
A. did use to being B. use to be C. used to being D. used to be
9- We are having a good time together; I wish you ..................................... here with us now.
A. are B. will be C. were D. would be
10- Since the economic ..................................... gets better, the sale of clothes increases.
A. convenience B. situation C. risk D. style
11- ..................................... can take inspiration from events in their daily life.
A. Poets B. Poem C. Poetry D. Poetic
12- They have ...................................... this problem in many discussions.
A. talked B. rose C. mentioned D. spoke
13- You should always wear a ..................................... when riding a motorbike.
A. hat B. cap C. guard D. helmet
14- My sisters can make her own clothes and design her own ...................................... .
A. models B. labels C. sizes D. styles
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15- In most factories, workers have to wear uniform .................................... work.
A. at B. on C. in D. out
16- Will you join us on a .....................................trip to Vung Tau ?
A. two days B. two-days C. two-day D. day-two
17- Would you mind .................. in this library?
A. not to smoke B. not smoke C. not smoking D. don’t smoke
18- ........................................................ have you known him?
A. How often B. When C. How long ago D. How long
19- He finds his new shirt very .......................................................... It will be his favorite one.
A. comfortable B. comfortably C. uncomfortable D. uncomfortably

20- .....................................does it take to get there?
A. How B. How long C. How often D. How much
III- Fill in the blanks with the correct from of the words in parentheses :
1- He is a famous……………….............................…………. (correspond)
2- She was really ...................................... by the beauty of the city. (impress)
3- Every day, there are two ……………from Vinh City to HCM City. ( fly )
4- Many ......................................... come to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum every day. (visit)
5- We enjoyed the ............................................ atmosphere in Hue. (peace)
6- Team games help to ................................. the students’ solidarity. (strong)
7- They go to church every Sunday. They are very ........................................ (religion)
8- The .................................................... language in Malaysia is Bahasa Malaysia. (nation)
9- In Malaysia, .............................................. is free. (educate)
10- Don't……………………………….me. I really want to come to your party but I can't. (understand)
IV- Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting:
1. To be frank, I am extremely unhappy that you have made the same mistake twice times this week.
A B C D
2. Lan didn’t go to the cinema with her friends last Saturday evening because her sickness.
A B C D
3. The food that mom is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious.
A B C D
4. The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted.
A B C D
5. It is surprising hearing that she was promoted after 3 months working for the company.
A B C D
6. If I am in your place, I would make a trip to England.
A B C D
7. The policeman told her not to driving her car so fast again.
A B C D
8. Do you know how getting to the post office from here?
A B C D

9. I will lend you this money if you will promise to pay it back.
A B C D
10. The children are very boring and they don’t know what to do.
A B C D
V- Use the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage below.
I (write) (1) ....................................... to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the Lord Hotel in
London last weekend. I (book) (2) ...................................... the hotel in Sweden and also (receive)
(3) ................................... information about the hotel. I (promise) (4) ................................ a luxury
weekend. However, I (be) (5)..................................... not satisfied. The room was comfortable, but the
traffic from the road opposite the hotel (make) (6) .................................... it impossible to (sleep)
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(7). .................................. I (ask) (8) ...................................... for another room, but no single rooms (be)
(9) .................................... available. I required room-service one night and I (have)
(10) .................................. to wait for almost one hour before someone came.
VI- Read the passage, then choose one word from the box to fill in each numbered blank.
Majority Coast Industries Produces Country
Population Official Agriculture Founded Snow-capped

Colombia is located in a North Western part of South America and is the fourth largest
(1).......................................in South America. It has (2).............................................lines on both the
Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. It has (3)................................................of around 36 million and is a very
beautiful country with (4)....................................................mountains as well as hot lowland plains. The
capital city is Bogotá, which was (5)................................................by the Spaniards in 1538. Almost all
Colombians speak Spanish, which is the country’s (6).................................................language. The
religion of the (7)....................................................of the population is Roman Catholic. Some of the most
important (8)...............................................are textiles and clothing. Other industries include mining and
oil. Agriculture is the most important section of the economy, and Colombia's main
(9)...................................................................products are coffee, flowers, sugar, banana, rice, corn and
cotton. Colombia (10)................................................more coffee than any other country except Brazil.
VII. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first.

1. People say that the price of petrol will rise soon.
 The price of petrol ……………………………………………………………………………………
2. “I am myself a stranger here” said the man.
 The man said…………………………………………………………………………………………
3. I last saw him when I was a student.
 I haven't ........................................................................................................................................……...
4. My father no longer smokes.
 My father……………………………………………………………………………………………...
5. A knock at the door interrupted my grandmother’s story.
 My grandmother was………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Alice feels very strange when driving on the right.
 Alice isn’t……………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. I can’t cook very well.
 I am not ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. Mr. Hung cannot afford to buy a new motorbike.
 Mr. Hung doesn’t……………………………………………………………………………………..
9. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn't go under it.
 It was………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. If you are a student, you can get special reduced prices.
 Unless…………………………………………………………………………………...…………….
VIII- Write an essay (about 120-150 words) on this topic:
“What should you do to improve your English?”
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Phßng gd - ®t hång lÜnh
Híng dÉn chÊm thi chän häc sinh giái thÞ
N¨m häc 2010 - 2011
M«n thi : TiÕng anh 9
Tổng: 20 điểm
CỤ THỂ:
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:

(10 x 0.2 = 2.0 điểm)
1. d 2. a 3. c 4. d 5. c
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6. b 7. a 8. c 9. b 10. a
II- Make a circle on the correct answer A, B, C or D in the following sentences:
(20 x 0.2 = 4.0 điểm)
1. a 2. c 3. d 4. a 5. c
6. b 7. a 8. d 9. c 10. b
11. a 12. c 13. d 14. d 15. a
16. c 17. c 18. d 19. a 20. B
III- Fill in the blanks with the correct from of the words in parentheses:
(10 x 0.2 = 2.0 điểm)
1. correspondent 2. impressed 3. flights 4. visitors 5. peaceful
6. strengthen 7. religious 8. national 9. education 10. misunderstand
IV- Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting:
(10 x 0.2 = 2.0 điểm)
1. d 2. c 3. c 4. d 5. b
6. a 7. b 8. b 9. d 10. b
V- Use the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage below:
(10 x 0.2 = 2.0 điểm)
1. am writing 2. booked 3. received 4. was promised 5. am
6. made 7. sleep 8. asked 9. were 10. had
VI- Read the passage, then choose one word from the box to fill in each numbered blank.
(10 x 0.2 = 2.0 điểm)

1. Country 2. Coast 3. Population 4. Snow-capped 5. Founded
6. Official 7. Majority 8. Industries 9. Agriculture 10. Produces
VII. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first.
(10 x 0.2 = 2.0 điểm)
1. The price of petrol is said to be going to rise (soon).

2. The man said (that) he was himself a stranger there.
3. I haven't seen him since I was a student.
4. My father used to smoke.
5. My grandmother was telling a story when there was a knock at the door.
6. Alice isn’t used / accustomed to driving on the right.
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