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Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp Huyện
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9
Năm học: 2009 - 2010
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Điểm bài thi Chữ kí giám khảo Số mật mã.
(Do lãnh đạo HĐ
chấm thi ghi)

Đề số 5:

I / Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part.

1. A. easy B. head C. heavy D. weather
2. A. airports B. banks C. shops D. places
3. A. run B. truth C. fun D. summer
4. A. woman B. chosen C. spoken D. rode
5. A. fear B. leather C. dear D. clear
6. A. method B. television C. engineer D. electric
7. A. read B. speak C. threaten D. team
8. A. tin B. tiny C. thin D. minute
9. A. books B. adults C. classes D. boats
10. A. without B. sixth C. month D. think

II / Choose the word with the different stress pattern .

1. A. company B. atmosphere C. customer D. employment

A : do I B : don’t I C : will you D : won’t you
3. The old man can tell us where ________________.
A : does Peter live B : Peter lives C : Peter living D : does Peter live?
4. She acts as if she ________________ it perfectly.
A : knows B : knowing C : knew D : to know
5 .Thanks ____________ our English teacher, we have learnt many English songs.
A : to B : for C : on D : none is correct
6. He has never been to England, ________________ ?
A : is he B : isn’t he C : has he D : hasn’t he
7. In my school, we can choose between Art and Music. They are _________.
A : compulsory B : optional C : interesting D : easy
8. His children are singing and laughing _____________.
A : unhappy B : happy C : happiness D : happily
9. I _________________ books but I don’t read them any more.
A : read B : am reading C : was reading D : used to read
10. The students are still playing on the field _____________ it is raining heavily.
A : though B : because C : but D : despite
11. Our house needs ___________________.
A : to paint B : paint C : painted D : painting
12. Be patient _________________ you won’t succeed.
A : because B : or C : unless D : otherwise
13. Hoa couldn’t help ___________ when I told her the joke.
A : laughing B : laugh C : to laugh D : laughed
14. I was named _____________ a wealthy relative of my mom’s.
A : in B : on C : from D : after
15. The teacher ____________ them the answer to the question.
A : explained B : said C : discussed D : told

V / Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following
passage :

=> The man is ………………………………………………………………………
4. We have a six o’clock deadline for this work.
=> This work must…………………………………………………………………
5. I had better get back to work.
=> It’s time …………………………………………………………………………
6. When did you first know him?
=> How long ………………………………………………………………………….
7. The school uniform must be worn every day .
=> The students ………………………………………………………………………
8. The car was so expensive that I couldn’t buy it.
=> The car was ……………………………………………………………………….
9. These boys find playing soccer after school exciting.
=> It’s ………………………………………………………………………………
10. They have to repaint their house today.
=> Their house needs ………………………………………………………………

VII / Read the passage and decide whether the statements that follow are True
or False. Tick T for True and F for False.

Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847. His family
moved to Michigan when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for
only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was
mostly self- educated. His natural curiousty led him to start experimenting at a young age
with electrical and mechanical things at home.
When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train that
ran between Port Huron and Detroit.Then he worked for five years as a telegraph operator
before he had a shop in New Jersey.
Thomas lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. He also invented the
photograph, the motion picture camera and over 1,200 other things.
Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18 in Jersey. He left numerous