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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Phòng giáo dục và đào tạo HuyÖn hiÖp hßa. §Ò chÝnh thøc Lu ý:. §Ò thi häc sinh giái cÊp huyÖn n¨m häc 2010-2011 M«n thi: TiÕng Anh 9 Ngµy thi: 19 th¸ng 12 n¨m 2010 Thêi gian lµm bµi: 150 phót. - Đề thi gồm 04 trang (Không làm trực tiếp vào đề thi này) - Thí sinh không đợc sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển.. I. Circle the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (10p).. 1. A. coughed B. laughed C. mapped D. wicked 2. A. chemist B. check C. child D. cheer 3. A. don’t B. bone C. sold D. comic 4. A. love B. cover C. color D. over 5. A. bought B. thought C. through D. ought 6. A. addition B. adventure C. advertise D. advantage 7. A. manage B. age C. mileage D. rouge 8. A. worth B. eighteenth C. path D. with 9. A. common B. comma C. commerce D. comb 10. A. fame B. change C. champagne D. blame II. Choose the word that has the stress on a different syllable from the rest in each group (5p). 1. A. picnic B. fishing C. arrive D. movie 2. A. tomorrow B. badminton C. aerobic D. usually 3.A. frequently B. gymnastic C. adjective D. difference 4. A. activity B. destination C. independent D. intersection 5. A. recycle B. potato C. collection D. dangerous III. Circle the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each sentences (20p). 1. ……….. he was sick, he still turned up for his guitar lesson. A. Although B. Because C. Despite D. Since 2. The old man was very fond ………….. telling stories. A. to B. about C. of D. for 3. They ………. haven't replied to the letter we sent two months ago A. still B. yet C. already D. ever 4. His face looks …………., but I can’t remember his name. A. similar B. alike C. memorial D. familiar 5. The fire officer is coming to …………the building tomorrow. A. look B. inspect C. witness D. watch 6. The boys hurt ……….. when they injured down from the tree. A. one another B. each other C. himself D. themselves 7. I’m sure they were …………lies A. making B. telling C. doing D. saying 8. She’d rather die than ………..Peter. A. she married B. to marry C. marrying D. marry. 9. The class is ……….control because of the game. A. off B. away from C. out of D. below 10. Would you like to eat out now? – Well, I’d………….to, but I’m busy. A. better B. love C. rather D. prefer 11. The barbecue was cancelled……………..the heavy rain. A. because B. because of C. although D. despite 12. He remembers …………..to the zoo once a month when he was young. A. taking B. to take C. being taken D. to be taken 13. The boys are quite fascinated………….doing the experiment. A. for B. at C. with D. about 14. I’m sorry about that! - ………………...

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> A. That’s all right. B. Of course C. You’re welcome D. It’s OK 15. If only I ……………the direction closely! A. was followed B. follow C. followed D. had followed 16. The man was addicted……………… A. to smoke B. smoking C. to smoking D. by smoking 17. The boy did the embroidery……………….. A. on himself B. by himself C. on own D. by his own 18. Just a minute too late, he…………..on the train when the girl came. A. was leaving B. had left C. would be leaving D. left 19. He is not clever, nor………….hard. A. he works B. does he work C. he is D. is he 20. They had received …………help from their parents; they still became successful. A. so little B. such a few C. few D. a little IV. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences (10p). 1. My new car is more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . than the one I had before. ( economical) 2. He didn't feel happy because he worked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .( unsuccessfully) 3. My colleagues are very pleasant, but the manager is a little. . . . . . . . . . . . ( friendly) 4. We must make a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .about where to go. (decision) 5. Lucy got . . . . . . . . quickly and went for work. (dressed) 6. We all looked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . after the summer holiday. (healthy) 7. The children are more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in cartoons. (interested) 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., the weather was so bad that we couldn’t go out. (unfortunately) 9. I hope there won’t be too much . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in getting a work permit. (difficulty) 10. That . . . . . . . . . . . . . . has composed a lot of beautiful songs. (musician) V. Read the passage and put one suitable word into each gap (10p): People usually complain that they never have enough time to accomplish tasks. The hours and (1) ................ seem to slip away before many planned chores get done. (2) .................... to time management experts, the main reason for this is that most people fail to set priorities about what to do (3) ................. They get tied down by trivial; timeconsuming matters and never complete the important ones.. One simple solution often used by those at the top (4) ................. to keep lists of tasks to be accomplished daily. These lists order jobs from most essential to (5) ................. essential and are checked regularly through the day to access progress. (6)... only is this an effective way to imagine time, but also it serves to give individuals a much-deserved sense (7) .................. satisfaction over their achievements. People (8) ................. do not keep lists often face the end of the work with uncertainty over the significance of their accomplishments, (9)...... over time can contribute to serious problems in mental and (10) .................. health. 1: MINUTES. 6: NOT. 2: ACCORDING. 7: OF. 3: FIRST. 8: WHO. 4: IS. 9: WHICH. 5: LEAST. 10: PHYSICAL. VI. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect then correct it . (10p) 1. They asked a lot of questions, checked their figures, and came up with a best solution. A B C D 2. We will be interviewed all job applicants as soon as their papers have been processed..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> A B C D 3. This telephone isn’t as cheap the other one, but it works much better. A B C D 4. That secretary of mine is so efficient that she always amazes myself with her speed. A B C D 5. Most students were able of finding good jobs three to six months after graduation. A B C D 6. We were made learning fifty new words every week. A B C D 7. Both cattle or railroads helped build the city of Chicago. A B C D 8. Mrs. Adams was surprise that her son and his friend had gone to the mountains to ski. A B C D 9. The letter was sent by special delivery must be important. A B C D 10. Suzy had better to change her study habits if she hopes to be admitted to a good university.. A. 1D.the best 6C. To learn. B. 2A.will interview 3A.as cheap as 7B. And 8A. surprised. C. 4C.me 9A. sent. D. 5.C to find 10B. change. VII. Read the following passage and then choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each blank. (10p) “My home is in the air – I do an enormous amount of traveling. It is a fast life and (1) ______ of work, but I like it and that is the only way (2) ______ me. Everything is tiring – music, traveling – but what can I do? I am not (3) ______ to complaining. It is hard to imagine now (4) ______ I will ever be very long in one place. My home town is on the Caspian Sea. There is sea, wind, sun and (5) ______ (many tourists and hotels. I have my own flat with four or five rooms, but I am seldom there. If I am there for a day or two I prefer to (6) ______ with my mother and grandmother. They live in a small house, (7) ______ it is very comfortable and my mother cooks for me. I like good, simple food. I have no wife, no brothers or sisters and my father (8)______ when I was seven. He was an engineer and I don’t (9)______ him very well. He liked music very much and wanted me to (10) ______ a musician.” 1. A. most B. full C. complete D. more 2. A. for B. to C. in D. by 3. A. wanted B. taken C. used D. known 4. A. and B. so C. while D. that 5. A. far B. too C. much D. more 6. A. stay B. go C. do D. spend 7. A. but B. since C. even D. which 8. A. killed B. gone C. passed D. died 9. A. know B. remember C. remind D. see 10. A. become B. turn C. develop D.grow VIII) Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: (5p) In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would be very useful in teaching and learning. Many schools have brought television sets, intending to use them effectively to improve the quality of education; but actually they are rarely used.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> properly in classrooms. Meanwhile, children spending the majority of their out-of-school hours watching TV and their typical school days proceed as if television did not exist. There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers. Firstly, the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside money for equipment repairs and maintenance so these television sets are sooner and later out of work. Secondly these schools have not found an effective way to train teachers to integrate television into their ongoing instructional programs. Lastly, most teachers do not regard the quality of television and its usefulness in the classroom. Teachers at the schools work hard for at least twelve years to train their students to become good readers. However, according a recent statistics, teenagers seldom spend their free time reading books and newspapers but watching television instead. 1) The text is about: A. the use of television at schools. B. teaching and learning television C. educational specialists. D. watching TV outside school. 2) When TV first appeared, educational specialists . . . . . . . . A. did not appreciate it. B. did not appreciate it. C. believed it would be useful for schooling. D. banned children from watching TV. 3) According to the text, TV . . . . . . . . . A. has not been used properly in classrooms. B. has been used effectively in classrooms C. has not existed in classrooms. D. has not attracted students’ interest. 4) There are . . . . . . . . . explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers. A. two B. three C. four D. five 5) Children spend their free time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. reading books B. reading newspapers. C. learning foreign languages D. watching TV. IX. Rewrite the following sentences, using the given words (10p). 1. People used to think that he was a selfish man.. He used to be thought to be/ have been a selfish man.. 2. Mary is the best cook in this class.. No one else in this class cooks better than Mary. 3. It isn’t necessary to finish the work to day.. You don’t have to finish the work today. 4. Sally finally managed to get a job.. Sally finally succeeded in getting a job. 5. That’s the last time I go to that restaurant.. I certainly won’t go to that restaurant any more. 6. “I advise you to take a holiday,” the doctor continued.. You’d better take a holiday. 7. If you don’t rest yourself you really will be ill.. Unless you rest yourself you really will be ill. 8. I should like someone to take me out to dinner.. What I should like is being/ to be taken out to dinner. 9. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.. Martin’s poor health doesn’t / can’t prevent / stop him ( from ) enjoying life. 10. My aunt got heavily stressed because her marriage broke up.. The break-up of the marriage made my aunt heavily stressed..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> X. Use the following sets of words or phrases to write complete sentences (10p). Dear Jan , 1. not seen you / long time. We haven't seen you for such a long time . 2. we / pleased / move / country / because / we / fed / London.. We're really pleased that we moved to the country because we were getting so fed up with living in London. 3. in / city / traffic / noise / no time / relax.. In the city there was so much traffic and noise and there was no time to relax. 4. in / country / life / slower / more/ peaceful. Here in the country, life is slower and much more peaceful. 5. children / enjoy / fresh air / make /new friends. The children are enjoying the fresh air and have made a lot of new friends. 6. people / helpful / kind / friendly. The people here are helpful kind and ever so friendly. 7. but /we/ do / miss /friends /London / - especially you. But we do miss all our friends in London, especially you, Jan. 8. come / see / soon .. Do come and see us soon. 9. we / look / see / again .. We're all looking forward to seeing you again. Love Milly , Bob , Tim and Teresa ..

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