®Ò thi §éI TUYÓN häc sinh giái TØNH m«n tiÕng anh 9 N¨m häc: 2010 - 2011 Hä vµ tªn:……… …… Sè b¸o danh:…………… Thêi gian: …… phót(Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò) I. Find out the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the others: 1. A. architecture B. superstructure C. mature D. pasture 2. A. service B. precise C. society D. coincide 3. A. telegraph B. television C. legal D. education 4. A. method B. synthetic C. think D. them 5. A. ginger B. giggle C. giant D. generous 6. A. male B. make C. paddle D. pale 7. A. counsin B. council C. couch D. doubt 8. A. read B. speak C. threaten D. steam 9. A. steady B. ready C. breakfast D. steak 10. A. dialect B. final C. lightly D. limit 11. A. chrome B. chorus C. chore D. chord 12. A. generation B. garage C. fridge D. garlic 13. A. blood B. loot C. mother D. trouble 14. A. dangerous B. capital C. cape D. famous 15. A. dear B. hear C. measure D. sear II. Pick out the words whose main stress is different from those of the others: 16. A. vacation B. computer C. injury D. experience 17. A. situation B. European C. environment D. reputation 18. A. usually B. recently C. impressive D. interesting 19. A. incredible B. information C. immediate D. consider 20. A. everyone B. foundation C. consistent D. religion 21. A. modern B. different C. wordship D. above 22. A. recovery B. usually C. environment D. invite 23. A. above B. visit C. area D. famous 24. A. parents B. meeting C. modern D. begin 25. A. city B. really C. wanted D. divide 26. A. materiel B. century C. college D. easily 27. A. embroidered B. situation C. generation D. university 28. A. wearing B. design C. fashion D. growing 29. A. completely B. label C. character D. century 30. A. cotton B. economic C. charity D. wonderful III. Choose the best option to complete the sentences: 31. Let’s just…….our differences and be friends. A. forget B. leave C. stop D. rid 32. The judge the pedestrian for the accident. A. accused B. blamed C. charged D. sued 33. I was wakened by the sound of some one ……… on the door. A. crashing B. bumping C. knocking D. hitting 34. I gave up the job, the attractive salary. A. because B. because of C. although D. despite 35. Everyone was asleep when the enemy A. was attacking B. attacked C. had attacked D. attacking 36. Ken asked Barbara she would like to go to the cinema. -Phòng GD-DDT Thạch Hà- A. unless B. in case C. regarding D. whether 37. Dogs are good traveling companions. They will go you take them. A. whichever B. wherever C. whatever D. whenever 38. He talked as if he where she was. A. had known B. knew C. would know D. were 39. He keeps working feeling unwell. A. although B. because of C. in spite of D. unless 40. My daughter often says that she won’t get married until she 25 years old. A. is B. will be C. will have been D. has 41. Jack can speak two languages. One is English. is Vietnamese. A. Other B. The other C. Another D. Others 42. Don’t ask me anything about sports. I like football tennis. A. neither / nor B. both / and C. not only/ but also D. either / or 43. It is raining outside, and Tom brought his umbrella with him he wouldn’t get wet. A. so as to B. in order C. so that D. in order to 44. Long has finished his work, he will go home. A. As quickly as B. As far as C. As long as D. As soon as 45. Lomonosov was not a great scientist but also a very talented poet. A. fairly B. merely C. hardly D. scarcely 46. Her eyes were red and puffy she had been crying a lot last night. A. even if B. since C. because of D. despite 47. Please don't be so I can't do all the work by myself. A. reason B. reasonable C. unreasonable D. reasonably 48. The manager did not offer her the job because of her untidy A. sight B. view C. presence D. appearance 49. team sports require cooperation. A. Of all B. They are all C. All D. Why are all 50. young, chimpanzees are easily trained. A. When are B. When C. They are D. When they 51. A person of age may suffer from defects of vision. A. every B. some C. certain D. any 52. How long have you been looking for ? A. employer B. employ C. employee D. employment 53. Sometimes grammar is taught . That is not right. A. alone B. only C. in isolation D. in context 54. You have to be a pretty good to get a job as a chef. A. cooker B. cuisine C. cookery D. cook 55. To do professionally requires a lot of skill. A. photographer B. photographic C. photography D. photograph 56. Passing the exam at so young an age was quite an A. achievement B. achieve C. achiever D. achievable 57. If the strike’s still on we’ll have to our trip till another time. A. put off B. call off C. carry on D. go through 58. She til the early hours listening to pop music. A. held me up B. caught me up C. kept me up D. took me up 59. As children, we were to respect our elders. A. grown up B. kept up C. brought up D. held up -Phòng GD-DDT Thạch Hà- 60. I wish you’d stop chatting and with some work. A. get down B. get on C. come on D. come back 61. The doctor all night with the patient. A. sat out B. sat up C. sat in D. sat on 62. The government had them permission to leave the country. A. promised B. attributed C. granted D. qualified 63. It is not difficult tto a student. A. smart B. fashionable C. sensitive D. vital 64. Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I your advice. A. follow B. had followed C. would follow D. have followed 65. I would appriciate it a secret. A. your keeping B. you to keep C. that you keep D. that you will keep 66. The man didn’t die hunger but drinking too much. A. of / from B. from / of C. of / of D. from / from 67. Let’s listen to the radio, ? A. do we B. don’t we C. shall we D. won’t we 68. He insisted that his method correct. A. be B. should C. were D. was 69. Bread and butter their daily food. A. are B. is being C. is D. were 70. Turn off the television, ? A. will you B. won’t you C. do you D. don’t you IV. Read the passage below and choose the best answer A,B,C, or D: When man first learned how to make a fire, he began to use fuel for the first time. The first fuel he used was probably wood. As time (71) , man eventually discovered that substances such as coal and oil (72) . Coal (73) very widely as a source of energy until the end of the 19 th century. With the coming of the industrial revolution, it was soon realised that production (74) if coal was used instead of wood. Nowadays, many of the huge factories and electricity generating stations (75) to function if there were no coal. In the last forty years, howerver, the use of coal (76) As a result, there have been changes in the coal industry. It (77) that more people (78) coal if oil and gas were not so readily available. There is more than enough coal in thee world for man’s needs for the next two hundred years if our use of coal (79) Unfortunately, however, about half of the world’s coal (80) Mining much of it would be very expensive even if it was possible to use new eqiupment. 71. A. passes B. used to pass C. passed D. would pass 72. A. are burning B. would burn C. have burnt D. were burnt 73. A. not used B. did not use C. not using D. was not used 74. A. doubles B. had doubled C. will double D. would double 75. A. were unable B. would be unable C. will be unable D. are unable 76. A. has declined B. will decline C. declines D. would decline 77. A. believed B. is believing C. believing D. is believed 78. A. would use B. used C. use D. will use 79. A. did not increase B. would not increase C. does not increase D. may not increase 80. A. would never use B. may never be used C. may never use D. would never be used -Phòng GD-DDT Thạch Hà- V. Read the passage below and choose the best answer A,B,C, or D to answer the questions: TELEVISION Here in Egypt, television has a powerful hold over people's minds. It is an instrument of leisure, of information and - to a very limited extent - of culture. It does not stop people reading newspapers or books, going to the cinema or theatre or watching videos. But these activities are occasional, irregular and ultimately of secondary importance. Television is one of the main subjects of conversation, at school, in offices, at home and in the street, as well as being written about in all the newspapers. It might be said that the main objective of television is to persuade the maximum number of people to watch it for the maximum amount of time. And how effectively the sitcoms and soap operas do that! I do not think that I have ever seen any other country so totally dominated by these shows. Some of them are Egyptians productions but the majority is American. Each episode, each programme, is a talking point for everyone, young and old alike. 81. Which is the main idea of the passage? A . Television, an instrument of leisure. B. Television, the main subjects of conversation. C. Television, the rest of the media and American soaps. D. Television and its use. 82. What does television have over people's mind? A. An influence B. An impression. C. A limit. D. A picture. 83. At school or in offices, television is considered as a topic _____. A. for learning B. for people to talk about C. for discussion D. for entertainment 84. What might the main objective of television be? A. To allow much time for many people to watch it. B. To get people away from their work. C. To get people away from their free time. D. To waste time. 85. How often are the sitcoms and soap operas shown on TV? A. Rarely. B. Sometimes. C. A lot. D. Never. VI. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistakes 86. If he would speak more slowly, I could understand him. A B C D 87. Kangaroos, that can be seen everywhere in Australia, have long tails. A B C D 88. She left her house in a hurry without to say goodbye to us A B C D 89. After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left. A B C D 90. Hoang has felt much better when he took the pill. A B C D 91.They asked me where was I going to spend my vacation that summer. A B C D 92. Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he? A B C D 93. The police is now investigating the robery that took place in our neighborhood last night. A B C D 94. My pen has very few ink in it, so could you give me some? A B C D 95. When you talk to the old man, please remember to speak out, as he is hard of hearing. A B C D -Phòng GD-DDT Thạch Hà- VII. Chose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one: 96. “ Where does your brother work?” A. She asked me to find where my brother works. B. She asked me to find where my brother worked. C. She asked me where my brother works. D. She asked me where my brother worked. 97. Unless he apologizes, I’ll never invite him here again. A. If he doesn’t apologize, I’ll never invite him here again. B. If he doesn’t apologize, I’ll invite him here again. C. If he didn’t apologize, I’d never invite him here again. D. If he apologizes,I’ll never invite him here again. 98. Although he is strong, he can’t move that stone. A. As he is strong , he can move that stone. B. Even though he is not strong, he can move that stone. C. In spite of his strength, he can’t move that stone. D. He can’t move that stone because he is not strong. 99. I haven’t seen Liz for six months. A. The last time I saw Liz was six months ago. B. It’s six months since I first saw Liz. C. I didn’t see Liz six months ago. D. I first saw Liz six months ago. 100. Would you mind waiting outside the office? A. Did you wait outside the office? B. Did you see anyone waiting outside the office? C. Will you wait outside the office? D. Do you enjoy waiting outside the office? -Phòng GD-DDT Thạch Hà- ANSWER KEY 1 C 11 C 21 D 31 A 41 B 51 D 61 B 71 C 81 A 91 B 2 A 12 D 22 B 32 B 42 A 52 D 62 C 72 B 82 B 92 D 3 C 13 B 23 A 33 C 43 C 53 C 63 A 73 D 83 B 93 A 4 D 14 B 24 D 34 D 44 D 54 D 64 B 74 D 84 A 94 B 5 B 15 C 25 D 35 B 45 A 55 C 65 A 75 B 85 C 95 C 6 C 16 C 26 A 36 D 46 B 56 A 66 A 76 A 86 A 96 D 7 A 17 C 27 A 37 B 47 C 57 A 67 C 77 D 87 A 97 A 8 C 18 C 28 B 38 A 48 D 58 C 68 D 78 A 88 C 98 C 9 D 19 B 29 A 39 C 49 C 59 C 69 C 79 C 89 C 99 A 10 D 20 A 30 B 40 A 50 B 60 B 70 A 80 B 90 C 100 C ( Not been checked yet) Designed by Nguyen Van Ha Website: http://violet.vn/haprogv Gmail: haprogv@gmail.com -Phòng GD-DDT Thạch Hà- . ®Ò thi §éI TUYÓN häc sinh giái TØNH m«n tiÕng anh 9 N¨m häc: 2010 - 2011 Hä vµ tªn:……… …… Sè b¸o danh:…………… Thêi gian: …… phót(Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian. society D. coincide 3. A. telegraph B. television C. legal D. education 4. A. method B. synthetic C. think D. them 5. A. ginger B. giggle C. giant D. generous 6. A. male B. make C. paddle D. pale 7 languages. One is English. is Vietnamese. A. Other B. The other C. Another D. Others 42. Don’t ask me anything about sports. I like football tennis. A. neither / nor B. both / and C. not only/ but also