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Phßng GD huyÖn Yªn L¹C §Ò chÝnh thøc ®Ò thi chän häc sinh giái n¨m häc2008- 2009 M«n :TiÕng Anh 9 Thêi gian :150 phót ®Ò bµi. ( Häc sinh lµm bµi vµo tê giÊy thi. Kh«ng ®îc sö dông bÊt cø tµi liÖu nµo) A. LISTENING. I.You will listen to a conversation between Gavin and Diane then complete the form below. Write no more than four words for each answer on the answer sheet. Insurance application form Name: Gavin(1) .……………… Address: (2) Biggins Street(3) Hills………… …………… Date of birth: (4) November (5) …………… ……………… Telephone: Home 9872(6) .…………… Place of birth: (7) ………………… Nationality: (8) .…………………… Job: (9) …………………… The name of the University: (10) .……………………… B. PHONETICS II.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others by writing the letter A,B,C or D on the answer sheet. 1. A. viruses B. routes C. publishes D. stages 2. A. Asian B. sale C. consume D. aside 3. A. pleased B. raised C. embarrassed D. closed 4. A. surfs B. tips C. rests D. fees 5. A. adult B. construct C. unique D. luck III. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by writing the letter A,B,C or D on the answer sheet 1. A. invite B. system C. receive D. account 2. A. pesticide B. pollution C. electric D. consumer 3. A. garbage B. traffic C. persuade D. sewage 4. A. activity B. biology C. compulsory D. primary 5. A. media B. musician C. material D. majority C. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES IV. Choose the best one to complete the following sentences by writing the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. 1. . to the internet we can get the latest news around the world.………… A. Thanks B. Together C. Apart D. In addition 2. You will not succeed . working harder.……………… A. Unless B. if C. without D. although 3. The doctor give the patient examination to discover the cause of his ………………… collapse. A. a thorough B. a universal C. an exact D. a whole 4. You will have to your holiday if you are too ill to travel.…………… A. call off B. cut down C. back out D. put aside 5. If only I much money now.………………… A. have B. am having C. had D. will have 6. Is that the woman is going out with Alicia?………………… A. the son of whom B. that s son ’ C. whose son D. the son of who 7. By the year 2020, many people currently employed their jobs.……………… A. have lost B. will have lost C. will be losing D. are losing 8. Oh no! I don t believe it. My purse .!’ ……………………… A. is stolen B. has been stolen C. was stolen D. is being stolen 9. Let the boy . it himself before you offer to help.…………… A. try B. to try C. will try D. trying 10. Janet s plane to New York was an hour late’ ………………… A. rising up B. moving away C. pulling out D. taking off 11. In spite of her protest , her father her train for the race three hours a day.…………… A. let B. made C. insisted D. caused 12. I can t make what s happening.’ …………… ’ A. away B. up C. out D. over 13. Just keep on the baby while I am cooking the supper, will you?……………… A. a look B. a glance C. an eye D. a care 14. Don t invite John to dinner . I can t stand his bad .’ ’ ………………… A. mood B. mind C. character D. temper 15. …………………… amount of money can buy true friendship. A. No B. Never C. None D. Not only V. Write the correct form of the words in the brackets on the answer sheet a. Since (attend) has been so poor the class is being closed.…………… b. His (behave) . has not improved much.…………… c. I believe you because I know you are ( truth) …………… d. The old lady hid all her (save) under the floor.…………… e. During the speech, he kept (straight) his tie.…………… VI. Choose the words or phrase that are not correct . Rewrite them on the answer sheet and correct them. 1. Petroleum was formed on the ground many millions of years ago. 2. Beside Marge, three couples were invited. 3. The faster we finish, the soon we can leave. 4. I want to buy a pair of shoes the same style like these I m wearing.’ 5. I plan to move as soon as I will find another flat. VII. Supply the correct forms or tenses of the verbs in the following sentences. 1. We couldn t risk (leave) him alone’ …………… 2. The car (be) . ready for him at the time he (come) tomorrow.…………… ……………… 3. Make sure the door (lock) before (go) to bed.……………… …………… 4. He looked frightened as if he (see) a ghost.……………… 5. The meat (taste) better if it (not cook) so long.…………… …………… 6. Never he (go) fishing in winter.…………… 7. The girl (injure) in the car accident was taken to hospital.…………… D. READING VIII. Read the following passage and then choose the best one to the questions by writing the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet. Singapore is a small country in the South East Asia. It consists of 35 islands between Malaysia and Indonesia. They together comprise an area of 682.7 sq km. That is slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC. Singapore enjoys tropical climate: It s hot, humid, and rainy’ most of the time. There are two distinct monsoon seasons – Northeastern monsoon from December to March and Southwestern monsoon from June to September. The most common terrain is lowland. Singapore s highest point is only 166m. It has a coastline of 193 km.’ 1. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. The economic features of Singapore. B. The geographical features of Singapore C. The natural resources of Singapore D. The history of Singapore 2. What does the word they in line 2 refer to? A. Singapore s islands’ B. Malaysia and Indonesia C. The islands, Malaysia, and Indonesia D. The islands, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia 3. How large is Singapore compared to Washington, DC. A. Singapore is about 3.5 times smaller than Washington, DC. B. Singapore is larger than Washington, DC by 3.5 sq km. C. Singapore is about 3.5 times larger than Washington, DC. D. Singapore is smaller than Washington, DC by 3.5 sq km. 4. What is NOT true about Singapore? A. It is small B. It consists of islands. C. It is a tropical country D. It has mountainous terrain 5. The word terrain has closest meaning to …… A. shape of sea B. shape of mountain C. shape of land D. shape of country IX. Read the following passage and then choose the best one to fill in the gaps by writing letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet. Football or soccer , which is so popular all over the world, dates back to the Middle Ages. At that (1) it was very different from the game we play today. Any number of players could (2) part and the matches usually developed into a free for all. In its modern (3) , football is less than two hundred years old. In 1846, the first rules to govern the game were drawn (4) at Cambridge University. The numbers of players was (5) to 11 per side, which made thing much more (6) than before. Late in 1863, the football Association was (7) up to help promote the game in Britain. The game is played on grass or artificial (8) with a goal net at each end. The (9) .is to move the ball around the field , (10) . the feet or head until a player is in a position to put the ball into the net and score a goal. 1. A . season B. time C. stage D. term 2. A. play B. make C. take D. do 3. A. form B. shape C. fashion D. pattern 4. A. out B. away C. up D. in 5. A. limited B. checked C. counted D. defined 6. A. tidy B. neat C. arranged D. orderly 7. A. put B. set C. born D. called 8. A. court B. pitch C. course D. track 9. A. aim B. reason C. focus D. purpose 10. A. by B. to C. of D. with E. Writing . X. Rewrite the following sentences in the way that its meaning remains unchanged. 1. The keepers feed the tigers and the lions at 3 p.m everyday. The tigers and lions 2. We got lost in the jungle because we didn t have a map. If we had 3. Where is the nearest police station? Mr Brown asked me. Mr Brown asked 4. The hole was so small that the cat couldn t get in. It was such 5. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh city. I haven t 6. We ve run out of rice. There is . 7. It is a three hours drive from ha Noi to Nam Dinh. It takes 8. Turn off all switches before you go out. All the switches 9. My dress needs to be ironed before the party. I must have 10. You stole my English dictionary, Tom said Paul. Paul accused XI. Nowadays, people throw trash onto the ground near your house. What makes you worried is no one is responsible for taking it away. As the consequence, the environment is polluted seriously. You think that the local authorities should prohibit and fine heavily anyone throwing waste here and require the city environmental company to clean up the area. Write a complaint letter ( about 120-150 words) to the head of the local authority about this problem and make suggestions on how to protect the environment. THE END. Để tải đáp các bạn hãy truy cập theo địa chỉ http://violet.vn/Truongkhanh/ . 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