PHÒNG GD & ĐT BÙ GIA MẬP
TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO
ĐỀ THI SỐ 10
ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Ngày thi: 13-09-2011
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút(không kể thời gian phát đề)
Thí sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi được phát kèm cùng với đề thi này
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I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the other:
1. A. climate B. Budhism C. Hinduism D. impress
2. A. beach B. peaceful C. recreation D. meat
3. A. impressed B. wanted C. wished D. stopped
4. A. summer B. difficult C. much D. currency
5. A. proud B. pronoun C. enough D. around
II. Choose the word which is stressed different from the rest.
1. A. quiet B. receive C. couple D. wedding
2. A. delightful B. important C. everyone D. develop
3. A. arrive B. birthday C. forward D. feeling
4. A begin B. silver C. dinner D. people
5. A. anniversary B. activities C. librarian D. American
III. Choose the best answer.
1. The social services are chiefly _______ with the poor, the old and the sick.
A. Influenced B. related C. suffered D. concerned
2. I know you’re annoyed, but you must try to control your _______ .
A. blood B. storm C. explosion D temper
3. It was a hot day, and many people were _______ .their way to the beach.
A. taking B. hitting C. making D. setting
4. After a lot of difficulty, he _______ to open the door.
A. managed B. succeeded C. obtained D. realized
5. The car was badly smashed up, but the driver escaped without serious _______ .

20. One _______ of our new house is that it has no garden .
A dislike B complaint C disadvantage D pity
21. The Vietnamese people worship their ancestors .
A fossils B elders C forefathers D heirs
22. The teacher says “ The time is up “ . This means that the period of time has _______
A begun B ended C passed D continued
23. This house needs _______ because it looks very old .
A clean B to clean C cleaned D cleaning
24. My father sometimes _______ the washing up after dinner .
A washes B makes C takes D does
25. Never put _______ until tomorrow what you can do today .
A off B from C on D of
26. Look ! There is a _______ of fish in the water .
A bar B school C slice D block
27. She never comes on time . It is no use _______ for her .
A waiting B to wait C waited D wait
28. The number of unemployed people in that country is increasing rapidly .
A retired B working C business D jobless
29. She telephoned while I _______ dinner .
A cooking B was cooking C have cooked D was cooked
30. I am not ready and _______ .
A she isn’t too B neither is she C so is she D she is neither
31. The computer isn’t woking . It _______ this morning .
A broke down B let down C turned down D put down
32. It’s time the children _______ to bed .
A go B going C went D going
33. To reduce means to _______ .
A increase B decrease C destroy D rise
34 Hung_______ go fishing with his uncle when he lived in the countryside.
A. used to B. is used to C has used to D. who used to

8. The letter was _____________ yesterday but I haven’t received it yet. (SEND)
9. In Britain, women couldn’t study ____________ at universities until the 19
th
century. (MEDICAL)
10. The president made a _______________ on New Year’s Day. (SPEAK)
VI. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
1. They asked me what did happen lastnight, but I was unable to tell them.
A B C D
2. Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities
today. A B C D
3. These televisions are quite popular in Europe, but those ones are not.
A B C D
4. Nora hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments.
A B C D
5. Many people believe that New York is the most great city in America.
A B C D
6. Each year people around the world spending billions of dollars buying goods on the Internet
A B C D
7. Children enjoy telling and listening to ghosts stories, especially on Hallowen night.
A B C D
8. One of the most urgent problem facing us now is the need to control population growth.
A B C D
9. I'd lost my front door key and I had to smash a window by a brick to get in.
A B C D
10. Despite of the heavy snow, she went out.
A B C D
VII. Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word .
I was very excited when I knew I was going to New Zealand (1)________ I had never been there before. I
didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (2)________ I met my host family. At first I couldn’t
communicate (3)________ them because my English was so bad. All the eight years I had been learning

6. Mother’s Day is a national holiday.
IX. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word (3pts)
For many young people sport is a popular part of school life and…(1)…in one of the school teams and
playing in matches is very important . …(2)… someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often
spending a Saturday or Sunday away …(3)…home , as many matches are played then . It …(4)… also
involve travelling to other towns to play against other school teams and then…(5)…on after the match for a
meal or a drink .Some parents , friends or other students will travel with the team to support…(6)…own side .
When a school team win a match , the whole feel proud ,…(7)…only the players . It can also mean a school…
(8)…well-known for being good at certain sports and pupils from that school may end up playing …(9)…
national and international teams so that the school has some really…(10)…names associated with it !
1 A having B being C taking D putting
2 A If B As C Then D So
3 A at B on C for D from
4 A ought B is C can D has
5 A being B staying C leaving D spending
6 A their B its C our D his
7 A but B however C and D not
8 A turn B makes C comes D becomes
9 A up B to C for D beside
10 A old B new C common D famous
X. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence
1.The weather forecast predicts a drop in temperature tomorrow. will
=> They say tomorrow ……………………………………………………………………….
2.The time of departure for your flight to Rio is six o’clock. takes
=> The plane to Rio ………………………………………………………………………
3.It looks like that old bridge is ready to fall down. is
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=> It looks like that old bridge ……………………………………………………………….
4.I suppose you are very tired after your long walk. must
=> You ……………………………………………………………………………… ………

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Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Jane Hunter
THE END
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ANWER KEYS
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the other:
1. a 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. c
II. Choose the word which is stressed different from the rest.
1. b 2. c 3.a 4.a 5. a
III. Choose the best answer.
1.d 2.d 3.c 4.a 5.d 6.d 7.a 8.b 9.b 10.c
11.d 12.c 13.a 14.a 15.b 16.a 17.c 18.b 19.d 20.c
21.c 22.b 23.d 24.d 25.a 26.b 27.a 28.d 29.b 30.b
31.a 32.c 33.b 34. A 35.C 36.A 37.C 38.A 39.B 40.D
IV. Put the verbs in the right tense or form.
1. didn't eat / didn't feel 2. Have you washed ? 3. Why didn't Long want ? 4. have never meet
5. die / will change 6. what will she do ? 7. playing 8. listening
V. Complete each sentence with correcting of the word in bracket:
1. electric 2. disagreement 3. encourage 4. estimated 5. selflessness
6.overcrowded 7. beauty 8. sent 9. medicine 10. speech
VI. 10 points
1. A 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.B 8.B 9.C 10.A
VII. Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word .
1. because 2. when 3. with 4. though 5. example
6. helped 7. myself 8. much 9. own 10. the
VIII. Read the passage carefully , then decide whether the following statement are true( T ) or false (F).
1 F 2. T 3.F 4. T 5 F 6. F
IX. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word (3pts)
1.B 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.D 9.C 10.D