Full name: Class: Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp Huyện Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9 Năm học: 2009 - 2010 Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Điểm bài thi Chữ kí giám khảo Số mật mã. (Do lãnh đạo HĐ chấm thi ghi) Đề số 3: I / Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. 1. A. were B. verb C. where D. person 2. A. though B. brought C. thought D. ought 3. A. much B. mum C. student D. subject 4. A. daughter B. laugh C. taught D. caught 5. A. sure B. sugar C. sing D. mission 6. A. promise B. advise C. surprise D. realise 7. A. busy B. thus C. must D. bus 8. A. slow B. nobody C. do D. go 9. A. dictation B. repetition C. station D. question 10. A. bury B. nurse C. hurt D. curly II / Choose the word with the different stress pattern . 1. A. successful B. interest C. arrangement D. disaster 2. A. competition B. repetition C. equipvalent D. disappointment 3. A. regret B. selfish C. purpose D. preface 4. A. writer B. teacher C. builder D. career 5. A. morning B. college C. arrive D. famous III/ Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word given at the end of the sentence. 1. I’d like a nice ____________ orange. JUICE 2. I believe you because I know you are ____________. TRUE Đ Ề CH ÍNH TH ỨC 3. The _______________ she gave last night was marvellous. PERFORM 4. A letter should always end with the __________ of the writer. SIGN 5. There is no ____________ between the two boys. COMPARE 6. Thanks for your ________________ . INVITE 7. It has become almost a _________ topic of conversation. DAY 8. He usually writes _____________ for our newspaper. POET 9. We like the ____________ of our city. BEAUTIFUL 10. He was very ___________ of the work he had done. PRIDE IV / Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence . 1. Islamic people usually go to the ___________ to pray. A: pagoda B : mosque C : temple D : church 2. The unit of _______________ used in England is pound. A : money B : change C : currency D : bank – note 3. This small dictionary ____________ 75,000 words. A : makes B : uses C : comprises D : consists 4. The mirror was _____________ broken. A : accident B : accidently C : accidental D : by accident 5. Is there anything ________ you’d like me to get you ? A : else B : more C : anymore D : extra 6. These shoes don’t ____________ you. They are too small. A : suit B : match C : pass D : fit 7. Travelling by air is not cheap. And it isn’t interesting ____________. A : either B : neither C : too D : also 8. Leonardo Di Capro is famous ____________ a film star. A : by B : to be C : for D : as 9. We won’t go out ________________ it stops raining. A : if B : if not C : unless D : when 10. My father told me __________ careful when I went out at night. A : being B : to be C : be D : have been 11. I prefer apples _____________ oranges. I hate oranges. A : to B : than C : as D : from 12. He said he _____________ a friend at the restaurant that day. A : is going to meet B :meets C : is meeting D : was meeting 13. I’m looking _____________ to seeing you. A : to B : at C : in D : forward 14. Nobody understands what they say, ______________ ? A : do they B : don’t they C : does he D : doesn’t he 15. If I became rich, I ___________ travel around the world. A : will B : can C : could D : used to V / Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage : Television first (1) _____________ some fifty years (2) _____________ in the 1950s. Since then, it has been one of the most (3) _____________ sources of entertainment for both the old and the young. Television offers cartoons for children, world (4) ____________ , music and many other programs. If someone is interested in sports, for (5) _____________, he can just choose the right sports channel. There he can enjoy a broadcast of an ( 6 ) ________________ football match (7) ___________ it is actually happening. Television is also a very useful way (8) ___________ companies to advertise their products. It is too hard for us to see why (9) _______________ is a TV set in almost every home today. And, engineers are developing interactive TV ( 10) _________ allows communication between viewers and producers. 1. A : appeared B : invented C : came D : happened 2. A : late B : later C : ago D : before 3. A : cheap B : expensive C : popular D : impressive 4. A : goods B : news C : things D : places 5. A : sure B : certain C : case D : example 6. A : internation B : international C : internationly D : internal 7. A : as B : so C : and D : or 8. A : of B : in C : for D : with 9. A : it B : this C : that D : there 10. A : who B : which C : what D : it VI / Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same : 1.My father is too old to learn how to drive. => My father is 2. “ If I were you, I wouldn’t trust Peter” Mary said to John => Mary advised 3. She can’t have any more children because of her age. => She is too 4. We spent 5 hours getting to London by plane. => It took 5. Walking in the rain gives him pleasures. => He enjoys 6. Travelling by plane is much more expensive than travelling by train. => Travelling by train 7. We’ve run out of milk. There 8. They got lost because they didn’t have a map. If they 9. He couldn’t repair the broken vase. The 10. Everyone heard about the accident before I did. I was VII / Read the passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False. Tick T for True and F for False. Marie was born in Poland in 1876. She learnt to read when she was 4 years old. She was intelligent and had an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was only 15 years old. When she grew up, Mary went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the University. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and 8 years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1934. T F 1. Marie could read earlier than other children. ________ _______ 2. She finished high school in 1893. ________ _______ 3. She had 2 Nobel Prizes. ________ _______ 4. She studied in a university in Poland. ________ _______ 5. Marie died when she was 68 years old. ________ _______ VIII / Make up sentences using the given words . 1. It / me / 3 hours / complete / report. 2. Brother / say / be / good / student / class. 3. We / use / get up / early / morning. 4. How much / you / spend / watch TV / everyday? 5. Mai / wish / can get access / internet. The end . Full name: Class: Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp Huyện Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9 Năm học: 20 09 - 2010 Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Điểm bài thi Chữ kí giám khảo Số. chấm thi ghi) Đề số 3: I / Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. 1. A. were B. verb C. where D. person 2. A. though B. brought C. thought D. ought 3. . University. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 190 3 and 8 years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1 93 4. T F 1. Marie could read earlier than other