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Phòng gd - đt hồng lĩnh đề thi chọn đội tuyển dự thi học sinh giỏi tỉnh vịng 2
Năm học 2008 - 2009

M«n thi : TiÕng anh 9

Thời gian làm bài 150 phút (không kể giao nhận đề)

ThÝ sinh lµ bµi vµo tê giÊy thi.

I. Find only one word whose underlined part has different pronunciation from that of the

other words.

1. A. grapes B. roofs C. hats D. chairs

2. A. none B. done C. bone D. tongue

3. A. food B. moon C. good D. noodle

4. A. heat B. beach C. teach D. breath

5. A. forced B. caused C. stopped D. worked
II. Choose the best answer.

1. The librarian told us not _______ reference books out of the library.

A. taking B. to take C. take D. took
2. The animals gathered closely together for ______.

A. warmed B. warm C. warmth D. warmly
3. The house caught fire while they _____.

A. are sleeping B. have slept C. sleep D. were sleeping

4. Thank you for _____ me.

A. invite B. inviting C. invited D. invitation
5. In our school library, there are several large tables _____ we can sit to read books.

A. where B. that C. when D. which

6. We agreed _____ Mr. Wilson was a good teacher.

A. what B. which C. if D. that

7. That's the house _____ he used to stay.

A. in which B. of which C. on which D. which
8. There are _____ planets in the universe that we cannot count them.

A. so much B. such C. so many D. so
9. There is _____ water in the bottle.

A. many B. a number of C. few D. a little
10. We are not used _____ on the left.

A. to drive B. to driving C. driving D. to be driven
11. She loved tennis and could watch it till the _____ came home.

A. she B. everyone C. horses D. cows
12. He walked slowly _____.

A. because of his bad leg

B. in his bad leg C. D. so his leg was bad so that his leg was bad
13. I don’t mind _____ you with it if you can’t find anyone else.

A. help B. helped C. helping to help
14. The ceiling fans were on, but unfortunately they only _____ the hot, humid air.

A. stirred up B. poured through C. turned into D. cut back
15. They took the robber to the police station ______.

A. so quick as they were

B. as quickly as they could C. D. quickly as possible very quick as possible
16. Do you know when _____?

A. was the accident happening

B. the accident was happening C. D. did the accident happen the accident happened

17. It was only _____ he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same school.

A. then B. until C. as soon as D. when

18. He got an excellent grade in his examination _____ the fact that he had not worked particularly
hard .

A. on account of B. because C. in spite of D. although

19. Their eventual choice of house was _____ by the time Peter would take to get to the office.

A. related

20. It turned out that we ______ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours

A. hadn’t

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1. She refused to tell us why was she crying.
A B C D

2. Folk artists have few or no formal art training.
A B C D

3. The film was so bored that all the audience had gone home before it ended.
A B C D
4. Many people have complain about the dirt from the factory.

A B C D

5. A huge amount of tourists come to this city every year.
A B C D

IV. Put each verb in brackets in an appropriate form.

1. She has made up her mind ……….. (have) a garage ………….. (build) next to the house.

2. The statue …………. (break) while it ………. (move) to another room in the museum.

3. The highway patrol advised …... (take) the old route through the city.

4. The bell is ringing. I must stop …... (do) my homework …... (answer) the phone.

5. Why you all ………….. (laugh)? Roger ………... (tell) you his funny stories?

6. Don’t worry. We ………….. (finish) the report by 11.

V. Read the passage and then decide which word (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space.

The wind controls our planet's weather and climate. But how much do we understand about this
complex force (1)______ can kill and spread fear?

On the night of October 15, 1987, the south of England was (2)_____ by strong winds. Gusts of
over 130 km/h (3)______ through the region. Nineteen people were killed, £1.5-billion worth of
damage was (4) ______ and 19 million trees were blown down in just a few hours.

Although people thought of this (5)_____ a hurricane, the winds of 1987 were only a (6)______
7 storm. They remain far better known than the much more serious storms of January 25, 1990,
(7)______ most of Britain was hit by daytime winds of up to 173 km/h. On this occasion, 47
people were killed, even though, (8)______ in 1987, the weather forecasters issued accurate
warnings.

Extreme weather events such as these are dramatic (9)______ of the power of the wind. It is
one part of the weather that people generally do not give a second (10)______ to, but across the
world the wind plays a crucial role in people's lives.

1. A. what B. which C. when D. where

2. A. attacked B. besieged C. struck D. beaten

3. A. ran B. blew C. flew D. spread

4. A. paid B. created C. resulted D. caused
5. A. like B. unlike C. same as D. as
6. A. strength B. length C. power D. force

7. A. until B. why C. when D. while

8. A. when B. like C. unlike D. such as
9. A. recalls B. remains C. memories D. reminders
10. A. help B. think C. care D. thought

VI. Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. She sang very beautifully.

-> How ……… ………. ...

2. The water was so cold that the children could not swim in it.

-> The water was not……… ……….. .

3. He works hard and he will pass his exams.

-> If……… ……… ………. .

4. Most of the world’s coffee comes from Brazil.

-> Brazil is the place……….

5. Has anyone told you about it yet?

-> Have ...

6. “Why didn’t you report the incident to the police last week?” the officer asked her.

-> The officer wanted to...

7. They’re certainly clever to be able to do that .

-> It’s certainly ...

8. If you work harder, you make more products.

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9. He asked Dr. Miller to advise me.

-> Dr. Miller ……… ………. ..

10. If I had known she was sick, I would have visited her.

-> Had……… …………..

VII. Write a letter to a friend about your neighborhood. These questions may help you.

 Where do you live?

 What does your house look like?

 What can you see from your bedroom window?

 How far is it from your house to school?

 How do you get to school?

 What kinds of facilities are there in your neighborhood?

 What things in your neighborhood do you like best?

 Why?

(Don t use your real name and address)’

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Phòng gd - đt hồng lĩnh

đáp án và biểu điểm

đề thi chọn đội tuyển dự thi học sinh giỏi tỉnh vòng 2
Năm học 2007 - 2008

Tỉng 20 ®iĨm

I. Find only one word whose underlined part has different pronunciation from that of the other 
words. (5 x 0.25 = 1.25)

1. D. chairs 2. C. bone 3. C. good 4. D. breath 5. B. caused

II. Choose the best answer. (20 x 0.25 = 5.0)

1. b 2. c 3. d 4. b 5. A 6. d 7. a 8. c 9. d 10. b

11. d 12. a 13. c 14. a 15. b 16. d 17. d 18. C 19. c 20. d

III. From the four underlined words or phrases (A), (B), (C), or (D), identify the one that is not 
correct. (5 x 0.25 = 1.25)

1. c 2. a 3. a 4. b 5. a

IV. Put each verb in brackets in an appropriate form. (10 x 0.25 = 2.5)

1. to have / built 2. broke / was being moved

3. taking 4. doing / to answer

5. are you all laughing/ has Roger told 6. will have finished

V. Read the passage and then decide which word (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space. (10 x 0.25 
= 2.5)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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VI. Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (10 x 0.25 = 2.5)

1. How beautifully she sang!

2. The water was not warm enough for the children to swim in it.
3. If he works hard, he will pass his exams

4. Brazil is the place where most of the world’s coffee comes from.
5. Have you been told about it yet?

6. The officer wanted to know why she hadn’t reported the incident to the police the week before.
7. It’s certainly clever of them to be able to do that.

8. The harder you work, the more products you make.
9. Dr. Miller was asked to advise me.

10. Had I known she was sick, I would have visited her.

VII. Write a letter to a friend about your neighborhood. These questions may help you. (20 x 
0.25 = 5.0)