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(1)UBND HUYỆN NGHĨA ĐÀN PHÒNG GD & ĐT
KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
MÔN : TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian : 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Lưu ý: - Đề thi có 06 trang.
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Họ tên, chữ kí GT Họ tên, chữ kí GT SBD thí sinh Số phách (Do CT HĐ làm phách ghi)
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SECTION A: PHONETICS
1 Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1 A Qualify B Baggy C Grocery D Scenery
2 A Dolls B Rulers C Hopes D Depends
3 A Comprise B Devide C Primary D Religion A Remote B Control C Purpose D Note A Sound B Young C Account D About
6 A Hear B Fear C Bear D Tear
Your answer
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2 Circle the word with the different stress pattern.
7 A Brazil B Iraq C Norway D Japan
8 A Designer B Origin C History D Quality
9 A Regard B Award C Easy D Believe
10 A Selfish B Correct C Purpose D Surface Your
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SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I Choose the best option from A,B,C and D to complete the following sentences.
1 Tom ………go fishing with his brother when he was young
A Used to B Is used to C Has used to D Was used to The girl …………a comic on the second floor is Lan
A Reads B Whom reading C Is reading D Reading Informatics is an ………….subject in some schools in Nghia Dan
A Adding B Optional C Compulsory D Religious Jack “the scar” entered the room,…….nothing…….down and fired a cigar
A Said-sat B Said-sitting C Had said- sat D Was saying-sat It is difficult to pay one’s bill when prices keep …………
A Growing B Rising C Raising D Gaining
(3)7 You should ……… Tony for what you did to him
A Complain B Accuse C Tell D’ Apologize
8 The existence of many stars in the sky ………us to suspect that there may be life on another planet
A Leading B Leads C Lead D Have led
9 He told me that he wasn’t ………….about the next meeting
A Excite B Exciting C Excitement D Excited 10.His family is very poor so his parents cannot pay all his tuition…………at school
A Fares B Prices C Fees D Bills
Your answer:
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10-II Each line below has a mistake, find and correct it.
LADIES FIRST
1 It is the custom in America to give women special treatments Although there were a time when they were denied the right to vote and her proper place was considered to be in the home, they were always looks upon as the “fair sex” A man’s job was see as that of the breadwinner a woman’s position was that of homemaker The man brings home the bacon and the woman taken care of the rest
6 Along with the subservient role came certain privileges A woman was give a priority in many social situation This respect she justly earned if she were both a caring mother and a faithful husband.
9 In the past it have been the gentlemen’s responsibility to be her protector and escort
10 Even today a man with proper breeding and good manner will politeness open door for ladies… Line Mistake Correction Line Mistake Correction
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III Fill in the gap with the correct form of the word given.
(4)8 Jeans have their long history of ……… (develop) ……… His bad ………… (behave) is ……… (accept) ……… ………
IV Fill in the gap with the suitable form of the verb in the breaket.
1 They suggested ………… (go) to the beach by bus This house (build)………… two and a half years ago
3 Yesterday while we (have) …………lunch, Aman (come)…… in I will never forget (see) ……… John for the first time
5 Would you like some coffee? I just (make)………some Your answer
1, Go 2, Build
3, Have – come 4, See
5, Make
SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION 1 Read the passage then answer the questions.
New York City is located in the southern part of New York State The city was found by the Dutch in 1642 At first it was called Fort Amsterdam, and then New Amsterdam In 1664 the English took over the city and renamed it New York The population is more than 7,000,000 in the city and 19,000,000 in the metropolitan region New York is the largest city in the USA It is devided into five parts, which are Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Stalen Island The total area of these parts is 946 sq kilometers Visitors to the city are all attracted by places such as the Statue of Liberty, The Empire state Building, and Wall street… New York is also where tourists can visit some famous gallaries and museums
1 Where is New York city?
……… What was the city called at first?
(5)……… Who used to take over it twenty two years after its first discovery? ……… Is “New York” the original name of the city?
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2 Read the short passage below and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.
Most people know that cigarette smoking is harmful to their (1)………… Scientific research shows that it can (2)………many kinds of deseases In fact, many people (3) ……….smoke get lung cancer Doctors believe that it may also cause lung cancer in people who (4)……… not smokers Nonsmokers often breathe in the smoke from (5)…… people ‘s cigarettes This is secondhand smoking People are becoming very aware (6) …………the danger ,of the secondhand smoke As a result, They (7)………passed laws that prohibit people from smoking in many public places Besides, many governments tend to (8)…………taxes on cigarettes so as to discourage people from smoking With all the concerted efforts (9)…… by the authority and non-smokers We can look forward to a world (10)………….smoking
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SECTION D: WRITING
1 Rewrite the following sentences, keep the meaning unchanged.
1 If I were Peter, I would tell the truth
- I suggested ……… We couldn’t get nearer because of the police
(6)- They stopped ……… The news was so good that she smiled happily
- It was ……… The teacher started to read the questions right after he came
- Hardly………
2 Write an essay about 100-120 words about the topic below.
“ The Internet has both benefits and things to be alert”
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