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Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp Huyện
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9
Năm học: 2009 - 2010
Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Điểm bài thi Chữ kí giám khảo Số mật mã.
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Question 1:
a- Choose a word that the way of spelling underlined sound is different from another.
1. A- thank B- than C- month D- youth
2. A- advantage B- adventure C- advertise D- addtion
3. A- main B- complain C- curtain D- entertain
4. A- good B- noon C- soon D- food
5. A- sing B- morning C- long D- angry
b- Complete this report, putting the verbs in the right tense.
As I (1- get) … into my car my neighbour ( 2- shout) …… out of his front window
and (3- ask)… me where I (4 - go ) … . When I (5- tell) …… him I (6- go ) …… to town
he (7- ask )… if I (8- can)…… give him a lift into work. He (9- be ) …… afraid he (10- be
) …… late for work because his car (11- break down )…… and it (12- not start ) … . I
explained that I (13- not go ).… into town but I (14- can) …… give him a lift to the
railway station.
Question 2:
a- Fill each blank with correct form of the word given in capital letters.
1. He was ………. when he did the test badly. HOPE
2. We started our trip on a beautiful ……… morning. SUN

…1… their times in seeing as much as …2… . Mrs Brown was most interested in stores,
especially in Oxford Street, and bought some of …3… things which she could not find in
the shops in the countryside. Their two children, George and Susan, …4… had never been
to London before, were surprised at the crowds everywhere. They enjoyed travelling on the
underground and going down the moving stairs …5… lead to the platforms.
One day they went to Hyde Park and walked along on the grass to Kensington
Garden in the bright autunm sunshine. It was very quiet here. Only the noise from the
streets reminded them that they were still in a city. The …6… of the tall trees were turning
red, brown and yellow, birds were …7… about, sheep were eating the grass, there were
…8… of flowers, and ducks were swimming about on the Round Pond. George, …9…
hobby was planes and boats, was very much interested in the model boats which boys were
sailing …10… the Pond.
Before the end of the week they had seen a great. They hoped, however, to see more
of London on their next visit.
Question 5:
a- Choose the best answer
1. ……… he was sick, he still turned up for his guitar lesson.
A. Although B. Because C. Despite D. Since
2. The old man was very fond ………… telling stories.
A. to B. about C. of D. for
3. They ………. haven't replied to the letter we sent two months ago
A. still B. yet C. already D. ever
4. His face looks …………., but I can’t remember his name.
A. similar B. alike C. memorial D. familiar
5. The fire officer is coming to …………the building tomorrow.
A. look B. inspect C. witness D. watch
6. The boys hurt ……… when they injured down from the tree.
A. one another B. each other C. himself D. themselves
7. I’m sure they were …………lies
A. making B. telling C. doing D. saying

d- The lion visited the London Zoo.
4. a- The man could drive a car.
b- The lion didn’t like the Zoo at all.
c- The policeman took the lion to the swimming pool.
d. The policeman met people with lions in London streets every day.
5. a- The lion was the man’s pet.
b- The man had a baby lion as a pet.
c- The policeman showed the park and the school to the lion.
d- When the policeman saw the man with the lion he got very hungry.
Question 6: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. I was very interested in our conversation.
It was interesting …………………
2. Why did you do that ?
Whatever …………………………… ?
3. These bookshelves are my own work.
I made ………………………………
4. I don’t play tennis as well as you do.
You ………………………………….
5. I haven’t been to the dentist’s for two years.
It’s ………………………………………
6. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress.
She never …………………………………………….
7. I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university.
After ……………………………………………………………………
8. It’s not worth living to make her change her mind.
There’s ……………………………………………… The end