Tài liệu ĐỀ THI HSG THỊ XÃ ĐỒNG XOÀI NH: 2008 - 2009 ppt

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THỊ XÃ ĐỒNG XOÀI
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--ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC--
KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THCS LỚP 9 CẤP THỊ
NĂM HỌC 2008-2009
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Thời gian 90 phút
Ngày thi: Chiều ngày 29-11-2008
(Chú ý: đề thi này có 5 trang thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi này)
ĐIỂM CỦA TOÀN BÀI THI CÁC GIÁM KHẢO
(Họ tên và chữ ký)
SỐ PHÁCH
(Do trưởng ban chấm thi ghi)
Giám khảo 1
Giám khảo 2
I/. Chose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. ethnic B. depend C. impress D. region
2. A. climate B. tropical C. official D. combat
3. A. subject B. tunic C. study D. much
II/. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that in the rest.
4. A. republic B.receive C. collection D. uniform
5. A. pagoda B. grocery C. hamburger D. picnic
III/. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
6. Your trousers are torn You should buy ___________
A. a new one B. a new pair C. new ones D. some new pair
7. This room is very dirty . _____________for ages?
A. Didn’t it use B. wasn’t it used C. Hasn’t it used D. Hasn’t it been used
8. We should obey the safety __________at the hospital.
A. regulate B. regulation C. regular D. regulations
9. Nowadays, Vietnamese women wear the Ao dai on special _________.
A. chances B. opportunities C. occasions D. times

10. Susan felt __________since her boyfriend didn’t apologize for his coming late
A. annoyed B. annoying C. annoyance D. annoys
11. We _________ in this house since it__________.
A. lived / was built B. have lived / built
C. have lived / was built D. lived / is built
12. I don’t have time to take you to visit places _________ interest because I’m so busy.
A. in B. of C. with D. from
13. I feel lonely in this city because I know _________here.
A. anyone B. everyone C. not one D. no one
14. He went to see a movie _________ Hamlet.
A. calls B. calling C. called D. call
15. Last night, I watched the movie Romeo and Juliet. At last, they killed ___________.
A. their selves B. themselvesC. together D. either
16. Three hours _______not enough to finish this test.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
17. His _______towards her is becoming more and more aggressive.
A. behave B. behaves C. behavior D. behaving
18. He does morning exercise _________improve his health.
A. so as to B. in order to C. to D. All are correct
19. You should pay attention _________what he says.
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A. at B. of C. to D. towards
20. Do you ___________my turning the television on now.
A. want C. object C. mind D. disapprove
21. She has never learned _________to play the guitar.
A. what B. how C. why D. whether
22. When I was at school, I __________ every night.
A. used to study B. studied C. was studying D. A and B are correct
23. I was very _________that you won the first prize.
A. amaze B. amazed C. amazing D. amazement

24. Direct: “ They’ve lived here for more than ten years” Bob said.
Reported speech:
A. Bob said they have lived here for more than ten years.
B. Bob said they lived here for more than ten years.
C. Bob said they had lived there for more than ten years.
D. Bob said they were living there for more than ten years.
25. To put off means ___________.
A. destroy B. postpone C. cancel D. wait
26. I’ll give you a lift to the station if _________ in a hurry.
A. you’re B. you were C. you’ll be D. you’d be
27. The chameleon is a strange ____________.
A. creation B. creator C. creature D. creative
28. Learning a foreign language also includes learning the __________of that country.
A. reputation B. scenery C. listening D. culture
29. She is ___________ a singer nor an actress.
A. nor B. both C. either D. neither
30. It is ___________ long time since he last saw his grandparents.
A. such a B. so C. very D. too
IV/. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentences. Find the mistakes( A, B,
C, or D) and correct it 0 is an example.
For example : 0. My brother are going to study in new york next month
A B C D
Answer: 0. B  is going to.
31. Hoang has felt much better when he took the pill
A B C D
32. After driving in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left
A B C D
33. My younger sister was afraid for dogs, but now she isn’t
A B C D
34. I’d rather you not leave your motorbike outside the back door

A B C D
35. My teacher advised me to study hardly for the next semester.
A B C D
36. I feel rather cold. I wish I had brought a pullover with me tonight
A B C D
37. These Jeans were making in the USA in 1990.
A B C D
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38. We are going to give David a big surprising.
A B C D
39. The man said he was taking the train tomorrow evening.
A B C D
40. Don’t go up that ladder, it doesn’t look safety.
A B C D
V. Read the following passage, the choose the letter (A,B,C or D) that best fits each of the
blanks.
My neighborhood is Hue, a beautiful(41)___________city of Vietnam. There are a lot of (42)
__________ spots in this poetic city. On the north side of the river is the Citadel, the center of the
historic city. Most of Hue’s important monuments, the temples and pagodas(43) __________ in this
area. The south side of the river is newer, and (44) ___________ most of the city’s business and
residental areas.
Hue’s most outstanding attractions are the (45)___________citadel-an imperial city and the
emperor’s tombs. And this complex of monuments(46) _____________ among the UNESCO’s World
Heritage Sites.
Hue is a very peaceful and marvelous city in the central part of Vietnam. There (47)________
many famous people who (48) __________ in Hue had spent some time in this beautiful city. This ciy
is one of the most popular places(49)____________ tourists (50)___________ Vietnam.
41. A. modern B. big C. ancient D. age
42. A. beauty B.beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify
43. A. found B. is found C. are found D. were found

44. A. contain B. contains C. contained D. containing
45. A.royal B. royalty C. royalist D. royalism
46. A. are listed B. listed C. is listed D. was listed
47. A. is B. are C. was D. were
48. A.were born B. was born C. born D. are born
49. A. for B. to C. with D. of
50. A. in B. on C. at D. to
VI. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer.
Liverpool’s most famous musicians are the Beatles. In the 1960s this British rock group was
popular all over the world. They had 30 top ten hits. They were all born in Liverpool and started the
group there in 1959. They first played at a night club called the Cavern and then traveled the world.
One of them, Paul Mc Carney, is now the richest musician in the world. Many tourists visit Liverpool to
see the homes of the Beatles.
51. The Beatles became very famous all over the world______________.
A. in the 1950s B. in the 1960s C. in 1959 D in 1979
52. The Cavern was the night club __________.
A. where they was born
B. that had 30 top hits
C. which belonged to Paul Mc Carney
D. where the Beatles played for the first time
53. _____________were born in Liverpool.
A. All of the Beatles B. Some of the Beatles
C. One of the Beatles D. None of the Beatles
54. Paul Mc Carney ______________.
A. was the owner of the Beatles.
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B. used to managed the Beatles.
C. was the owner of the night club called the Cavern.
D. used to be a member of the Beatles.
55. Which of the following sentences is not true?

A. The Beatles was the rock group.
B. Many tourists come to see the Beatles’ home.
C. The Beatles began to play in 1969.
D. The Beatles had thirty top ten hits.
VII. Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same
56. When did you first know him?
 How
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
57. Their trip lasted three day.
 They had
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
58. It may rain hard this afternoon, so take the rain coat with you.
 In case
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…………
59. She had to do the washing up but she didn’t.
 She forgot
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
60. English is easy to learn.
 It
………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………
61. Don’t leave the lights on all night, you will waste electricity.
 If
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
62. The furniture was too old to keep.
 It was
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
63. Gary is the best guitarist in her class.
 No one else
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
64. Since the invention of computer, people have saved a lot of time.

 Since the computer was
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
65. It’s necessary for everybody to clean up their neighborhood once a week.
 Everybody
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
VIII. Build a complete sentence with the given words.
66. It / national holiday / yesterday / so / my friends / I / go / picnic.

………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
67. It / take / us / half / hour / get/ picnic site / lake / motorbike.

………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
68. Vietnam / education / compulsory / children / between / ages / 6 / 18.

………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
69. Students / be / able / learn / a lot /life / farm / since / they / get / there.

………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
70. I / pleased / learn / you / be / good health.

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