SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THCS VÒNG TỈNH
NĂM HỌC: 2009-2010
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài 150 phút(không kể thời gian phát đề)
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I. Choose the word that has the underlined is pronounced diferently from the others
1. A.paddle B.contestant C.gramophone D.campaign
2. A.stomach B.chopstick C.monument D.robbery
3. A.taught B.destination C.adventure D.detective
4. A.sure B.scale C.serious D.stir
5. A.presents B.symptoms C.chopsticks D.patients
II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.
1 A. distance B. market C. different D. family
2. A. kilometer B. holiday C. theater D. office
3. A. library B. personal C. polite D. number
4. A. excuse B. unhappy C. telephone D. impressed
5. A. restaurant B. amazing C. comfortable D. dishwasher
6. A. character B. pretend C. fitness D. citizenship
7. A. America B. customer C. popular D. business
8. A. bedtime B. sidewalk C. flower D. participate
9. A. century B. introduce C. establish D. character
10. A. frequent B. accept C. mystery D. damage
III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. I can see a boy _______ a water buffalo.
A. ride B. riding C. to ride D. rode
2. It’s _______to travel around Vietnam.
A. interesting B. interested C. interestingly D. interestedly
3. Would you mind the windows?
A. to close B. closing C. close D. closed

A. making B. to make C. made D. is making
19. We dinner when the phone rang.
A. are having B. had C. have had D. were having
20. Now she is used up early every morning.
A. to getting B. getting C. for getting D. to get
21. You can find a book with either the author……………….the title
A. or B. and C. about D. with
22. Why did you go to Australia? – I went there……………….my cousins.
A. because I visited B. and visited
C. to visit D. for visiting
23. He arrived…………….the hotel last night
A. by B. at C. in D. on
24. Hoa’s orchestra will give a………… at the school anniversary celebrations.
A. concert B. demonstration C. show D. performance
25. There aren’t any good movies………………….at the moment.
A. going on B. being on C. performing D. showing
26. People have become more and more concerned…………….the environment .
A. about B. for C. with D. in
27. Excuse me. Could you……………me the way to the railway station, please?
A. show B. tell C. explain D. A&B
28. I’d like to mail this letter …………my friend in the US.
A. for B. with C. to D. up to
29. Students take part in many different…………………….
A. activities for after school B. after – school activity
C. after. school activities D. after. school’s activities
30. Our summer vacation starts in June. It……………….for almost two months.
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A. lasts B. takes C. what D. that
31. This is the first time…………….Liz saw the rice paddies.
A. when B. in which C. at which D. …….

A. imagine B. realise C. guess D. understand
47. I don’t like doing the , especially cleaning the windows.
A. homework B. housework C. job D. occupation
48. I don’t know what to do this evening. What about to the movies?
A. go B. to go C. going D. goes
49. Pamela asked me a student.
A. if I was B. I am C. if I am D. I was
50. She was busy at work, so she by professionals.
A. had her house cleaned B. had cleaned her house
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C. cleaned her house D. has her house clean
51. Tam go fishing with his brother when he was young.
A. used to B. is used to C. has used to D. was used to
52. I’ve never a medal for sports.
A. won B. succeeded C. beaten D. caught
53. She has to their job offer because she had already accepted another one.
A. turned up B. turned out C. turned over D. turned down
54. Your exam results were very bad. You harder.
A. must have studied B. should have studied
C. would have studied D. could have studied
55. I had to get up early, I would miss the train.
A. otherwise B. if not C. so that D. but
56. I hope you are going to give me a good for doing what you did.
A. purpose B. reason C. effect D. cause
57. I remember you before, but I have forgotten your name.
A. meeting B. to meet C. meet D. met
58. One of my friends composes music can sing very well.
A. whose B. that C. whom D. he
59. She spent her free time watching TV.
A. a lot B. most C. a few D. most of

9. Bill asked me if I was going to visit my aunt the day before.
A B C D
10. They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them.
A B C
V. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. Write in your test paper the
number of the question and the correct word.
1. Please give me…………………milk than you did last night. LITTLE
2. She is a…………… at the same school as me. STUDY
3. Have you got any more…………… about the accidents? INFORM
4. Maria is the ……………….of the two sisters. TALL
5. The play was very…………….and he became very rich. SUCCESS
6. I can’t afford this car. It’s too………. EXPENSE
7. She is one of the greatest……… to apppear in this theater. PERFORM
8. David Copperfield is a famous … MAGIC
9. You must put all … and drugs in locked cupboards. CHEMIST
10. Some……… objects are dangerous to children. HOUSE
VI. Fill in each blank with only one suitable word.
Christmas is the biggest (1) of the year in most of Britain. Celebrations start on
24 December, Christmas Eve, (2) there have been several weeks of (3)
beforehand. The Christmas trees, presents, food, drinks and decorations have been
(4) Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and (5) About a week
before Christmas, people usually (6) up their decorations and an angel on the
(7) Of the Christmas tree. Family presents (8) usually put under the
tree.
VII. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each
space.
Living in the country is something (1) _________ people from the city often dream
about. However, in reality it has both advantages and (2) _________.
There are certainly many advantages of living in the country. First of all, you can enjoy
(3) _________ and quiet. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A further advantage is that

6. Charles said, “I am living in London now”.
 Charles said (that)
7. They have just built a new church near my house.
 A new church
8. Nien asked Nga, “Do you have many new friends?”
 Nien asked Nga
9. Roses can’t possibly grow in such poor ground.
 It is impossible
10. Nobody has used this machine for years.
 This machine
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ANSWER KEYS
I. Choose the word that has the underlined í pronounced diferently from the others
1. B. contestant 2. A. stomach 3. C. adventure 4. A. sure 5. B. symptoms
II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.
1 A. distance B. market C. different D. family
2. A. kilometer B. holiday C. theater D. office
3. A. library B. personal C. polite D. number
4. A. excuse B. unhappy C. telephone D. impressed
5. A. restaurant B. amazing C. comfortable D. dishwasher
6. A. character B. pretend C. fitness D. citizenship
7. A. America B. customer C. popular D. business
8. A. bedtime B. sidewalk C. flower D. participate
9. A. century B. introduce C. establish D. character
10. A. frequent B. accept C. mystery D. damage
III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. C 11. B 12. C 13. C14. D15. A
16. A 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. A 21. A 22. C 23. B 24.A 25. D
26. A 27.D 28. C 29. C 30. A 31. D 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. B
36. B 37. D 38. B 39. D 40. C 41. C 42. B 43. A 44. D 45. B

8. Nien asked Nga if/ whether she had many new friends
9. It is impossible to grow roses in such poor ground.
10. This machine hasn’t used for years.
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