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(1)SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TÂY NINH Tan Ha Secondary School Class: 9A Full name: ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP NĂM HỌC: 2013 - 2014 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI: 150 PHÚT Marks A PHONETICS I Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose bold and underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the following questions: A thin A onion A happy A height A greet B thick B coffee B fly B eight B again C this C lot C curly C weight C arrange D think D got D chubby D freight D gold II Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest in the following questions: A education A prepare A literature A chocolate 10 A cinema B community B repeat B entertainment B structural B position C development C purpose C recreation C important C family D unbreakable D police D information D national D popular B LEXICO-GRAMMAR I Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following questions : 11.Please wait until he _ back A comes B coming C to come D came 12 Mary wishes she her uncle this coming weekend A will visit B had visited C visits D could visit 13 _ the beginning of the story the two main characters meet in the lift A At B On C To D In 14 The book contained a lot of about how little petrol the car used A examination B fact C news D information 15 The child always keeps his hands and face A cleanly B clean C clearly D carefully 16 If only I more about it A would know B knew C know D can know 17 She asked me A when will you come back B when you will come back C when would you come back D when you would come back 18 The palace _ in 1890 are being demolished A building B to build C build D built (2) 19 The journey to the village is very A interesting B interested C interest D pleased 20 The driver felt thirsty so he stopped some water A having B to have C has D have II Complete the following questions with the correct preposition 21 Actors have to learn their lines heart 22 Is Nurse Smith _ duty tonight? 23 Learn heart all the new words and texts 24 In the 18th century, jean cloth was made completely cotton 25 He won’t be able to pay for the car _ his father’s help 26 She has taught English here _10 years 27 Could you please show me the way _ the post office? 28 He was taken the water park last Sunday 29 Schools in Vietnam are different those in the USA 30 We are interested listening to music C/ READING: III/ Read the passage below Tick the letter of the correct word to use in ieach blank Can you imagine that Edison’life was like in the year later he had invented the electric lamp?Many things had to be invented and built before electric :lamp could really (31)………… by all : machines to measure the electricity each home or office used :things (32)……… it certainthat the electricity in the wires did not start fires:things to send electricity(33) ……… the right places Everything that was needed had to be thought of and (34)…………… by Edison and the man who worked (35………… him There was no place where they could buy the things they (36)………………… Edison made 360 inventions more in order to send electric power to (37)………….……… it was wanted Edison directed all the work himself , testing new machines ,putting wires underground ,fixing light, and so on He (38)…………… to be everywhere at the same time He wanted this men to as much as he (39)……………… But he (40) …………………… asked them to thing he(40)………….… could not or would not He had never thought much about regular hours for sleep :nor he often (41) …………………completely about sleeping He (42)……………… for a few minutes at a time ,in the middle of the night,in an undergroud room at his power station ,(49) …………… a metal box for his bed (50) …………… these day, he almost never saw his wife and their childen 31.a -use b.used c.be used d.be using 32a.make b.making c.to make d.to be made 33a.to b.by c.on d.in 34a.building b.built c.was built d.builds 35a.about b.near c.with d.together 36a.need b.are needing c.were needing d.needed 37.whoever b.wherever c.whatever d.whenever 33.a.seemed b.worked c.thought d.looked (3) 39.a.was done 40.a.neither 41.a.oneself 42.a.for got 43.a.sleeps 44.a.in 45.a.for b.is doing b never b.themselves b.remembered b.slept b.at b.at c.does c.nor c.itself c.thought c.can sleep c.with c.during d.did d.ever d.himself d.wanted d.was sleep d.within d.between IV-Rewrite the following sentences so that it means exactly the same the first one 46-I started working for the company a year ago -> I’v ………………………………………………………………………………… 47-They are repairing the piano at the moment -> The piano ………………………………………………………………………… 48-Who broke the window ? -> By ……………………………………………………………………………… 49-I can’t speak English as well as my mother -> My mother ……………………………………………………………………… 50-Little boy used to be made to climb the chimney to clean them -> They ……………………………………………………………………………… 51.The film star wore dark glases so that no one could recognize him -> The film avoided ………………………………………………………………… 52.Mrs Edwards is the owner of thay car -> That car …………………………………………………………………………… 53.Does your company often buy machines from Japan? -> Are ………………………………………………………… ? 54.Paul told Lan not to be late for the exam the following day -> Paul said to Lan …………………………………………………………………… 55.It isn’t necessary for students to wear school unifom to day -> Students ……………………………………………………………………… V/ Match one item in column A with one in column B and then make a complete conditional sentence (1.25pt) A 56.If we pollute the water, 57.If you cut down the trees in the forests, 58.If there is too much exhaust fume in the air, 59.If you can keep your neighborhood clean, 60.If people stop using dynamite for fishing, a b c d e B there / big floods / year lot / sea creatures / well preserved you / ideal place / live more / people / cope / respiratory problems we / no fresh water / use 56 If we pollute the water, ……… 57 If you cut down the trees in the forests, ……… 58 If there is too much exhaust fume in the air, …… 59 If you can keep your neighborhood clean, ……… 60 If people stop using dynamite for fishing, ……… (4) VI/ Circle the letter of the incorrect underlined part 61 Ba wishes he could speak English fluent A B C D 62 They grow rice at the tropical countries A B C D 63 What often you go to the cinema ? –Twice a week A B C D 64 I use to go to the zoo with my brother A B C D 65 I’m tired although I stayed up too late to watch TV last night A B C D 66 What you use to when you felt afraid ? A B C D 67 Many people agree that writing letters are a nice way of keeping in touch A B C D 68 She asked me what was my name A B C D 69 You can download a lot of informations from the internet onto your own computer A B C D 70 My home village is 30 kilometers to the city A B C D D/ WRITE: VII Make all the changes and additions necessary to build a thank-you letter from the cues given below Dear Mary, 71 Thank you / much / let / me / your home 72 I / wonderful time / those days, / especially / party / Friday night 73 It was / best / I / ever / have / music / wonderful too 74 I wish / I / / same / when / you / with me 75 I / also like / shopping / video / we / watch 76 You / teach / me / quite / English / and my English / improve / a lot 77 Please / my regards / parents, they / very kind / me 78 Anyway / thank / much / indeed Love, Daisy VIII/ Write a passage: (5) “ It is widely recognized that we have to protect the environment, not only for our own sake but for our next generations’ as well Write a composition of around 200 words to say what you would and would not in order to keep the world unpolluted, fresh and green.” ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………….…………………………… .………………… THE END - (6)