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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN BÙ GIA MẬP
TƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO
ĐỀ THI SỐ 2
ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 VÒNG HUYỆN, TỈNH,
THPT CHUYÊN
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
Ngày làm bài 12 – 08 - 2010
I. Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced diffrently from the others.
1. A. depend B. enjoy C. separate D. return
2. A. invite B. river C. shrine D. primary
3. A. problem B. love C. box D. hobby
4. A. caused B. increased C. practiced D. promised
5. A. caught B. taught C. daughter D. laughter
II. Choose a word that has different stress pattern.
6.A.produce B.towel C.advent D.flower
7.A.interactive B.experience C.commercial D.linguistics
8.A.temperature B.acquaintance C.distinguish D.describe
9.A.generous B.humorous C.precious D.mysterious
10.A.reputation B.description C.suggestion D.pollution
III. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences by circling the letter (A or
B,C,D) .
11. There are chances that Manchester United _________ the last match against Juventus.
A. won B. will win C. has won D. would win
12. ___________ to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the geyser.
A. Being not B. Not having been C. Have not been D. Having not been
13. It is six years ___________ we moved to Chicago.
A. when B. that C. since D. afte
14. I think he will join us, __________?
A. doesn’t he B. won’t he C. will he D. do I

A. so B. such C. very D. too
29. These clothes are _________cleaner than the others.
A. much B. many C. so D. very
30. “Why are you ___________ such a hurry?” – “I’m missing the last train.”
A. with B. by C. on D. in
31. I have three brothers, _________ are businessmen.
A. who they all B. that all of them C. all of whom D. who all of them
32. Either John or his brothers _________ the key to the car.
A. have taking B. have taken C. has taken D. has been taken
33. If you heat an ice-cream, it _______ into water.
A. turns B. would turn C. turned D. turning
34. Mary scarcely goes out at night, _________?
A. doesn’t she B. does she C. did she D. didn’t she
35. It’s no use_________ English if you don’t try to speak it too.
A. to learn B. learned C. learning D. learn
36. Nam has __________ money that he can’t afford to buy food.
A. so few B. so many C. so little D. so much
37. A good friend will stand __________ you when you are having trouble.
A. by B. out C. against D. in
38. If you don’t want this pen, take _________. There are some left in the box.
A. the other B. others C. another D. one other
39. ________ from Bill, all the students said they would go.
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
40. He wanted to help his mother, so he_________ the table.
A. lain B. lied C. lay D. laid
III. Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed to make the sentence correct by
circling the letter A or B, C, D.
41. My uncle lived in Ha noi since 1990 to 1998, but he is now living in Hue.
A B C D
42. Many people believe that New York is the most great city in America.

57. The (decorate) charged me 50,000 VND for each room.
58. After taking an aspirin, her headache (appear).
59. If she can make up such stories, she is certainly a very (imagine) girl.
60. Tell me some (similar) between these two pictures.
Write your answer here
51,……………………. 52,………………… 53,….……………… 54,………….………
55,….…………………. 56,……………………. 57,………………. 58,…………………
59,……………………. 60,…………….………
V. Fill in each blank with a suitable word or phrase to complete the following passage by circling the
letter (A or B,C,D).
The wind controls our planet's weather and climate. But how much do we understand about this
complete force (61)________can kill and spread fear.
One night of October 15, 1987, the south of England was (62) ________ by strong winds. Gusts of
over 130 km/h (63) ________ through the region. Nineteen people were killed, £1.5-billion worth of damage
was (64) ________ and 19 billion trees were blown down in just a few hours.
Although people thought of this (65) ________ hurricane, the winds of 1987 were only a (66)
________ 7 storm. They remain far better known than much more serious storms of January 25, 1990, (67)
________most of Britain was hit by daytime winds of up to 173 km/h. On this occasion, 47 people were
killed, even though, unlike in 1987, the weather (68) ________ issued accurate warnings.
Extreme weather events such as these are dramatic reminders of the (69) ________of the wind. It is
one part of the weather that people generally do not give a second (70) ________ to, but across the world the
wind plays a crucial role in people's lives.
61. A. what B. when C. which D. where
62. A. occurred B. beaten C. attacked D. struck
63. A. blew B. flew C. spread D. ran
64. A. created B. caused C. resulted D. paid
65. A. like B. unlike C. as D. same
66. A. power B. length C. strength D. force
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A. from a tree struck by lightning
C. from wire baskets hung on poster.
B. by rubbing two sticks together.
D. from a candle.
82, Man probably first used fire
A. to tell the time.
C. to light the streets.
B. to send signal.
D. to keep warm at night.
83, Fire was used by Red Indians
A. to make gas and electricity.
C. to send messages
B. to burn down trees
D. to frighten away enemies.
84, The first street lights were
A. large bonfires.
C. burning trees.
B. small fires in hanging baskets.
D. candles.
85, The candle clock burned for ………
A. twelve hours.
C. a day.
B. one hour.
D. twelve days.
VIII- Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as the first.
86, It was wrong of you to allow a 4-year-old child to walk home alone.
- You should
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87. I could realize how important the family is only after I left home.

11.B 12.B 13. C 14. B 15. B 16. B 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. A
21. A 22.C 23. C 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. A 28. B 29. A 30. D
31. C 32. B 33. A 34. B 35. C 36. C 37. A 38. C 39. C 40. D
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41, B 41. C 43. A 44. B 45. D 46. C 47. B 48. A 49. C 50. A
51. memorable 52. participants 53. household 54. unhealthy 55. explanation
56.pleasure 57. decorator 58. disappeared 59. imaginative 60. similarities
61. C 62. D 63. A 64. B 65. C 66. D 67. B 68. A 69. C 70. A
71. part 72. where 73. time 74. because 75. is
76. spend 77. been 78. for 79. and 80. more
81. B 82.D 83.C 84.B 85.A
86. You shouldn’t/ not have allowed a four-year-old child to walk home alone.
87. Not until I left home could I realize how important the family is.
88. Had it not been for Mom’s help, I could not have held a big party.
89. The harder you work, the more successful you are.
90. Unless he puts more wood on, the fire will go out.
91. I’d/would rather you didn’t/did not interrupt me when I’m/am talking.
92. Little does he know about life in America.
93, Even though he was ill, he went to the station with his friends.
94. John advised Mary not to lend that man any more money.
95. They succeeded in finishing the project in time for the presentation.
96. We’ve/have known each other since we were children.
97. Please pay attention to what I’m/am saying.
98. It’s/ is about time you had your house repainted.
99. When we got home yesterday, our children were watching television.
100. It was such a boring movie that I fell asleep.
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