English Examination for selecting good students, Grade 9, school year 2010 -2011

Sở Giáo dục và Đào tạo Thái Nguyên Môn thi: Tiếng anh lớp 9
kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh Ngày thi: 29/ 3/ 2011
Năm học 2010 - 2011 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Đề chính thức
(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi theo hớng dẫn dới mỗi câu)
Điểm Giám khảo số 1
(họ tên, chữ ký)
Giám khảo số 2
(họ tên, chữ ký)
Số phách
(do chủ tịch HĐ ghi)
Bằng số Bằng chữ
Bi thi ny gm cú 7 trang c ỏnh s t 1 - 7. Thớ sinh kim tra s t bi thi trc khi lm bi.

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
Example: 00. A. man B. bad C. many D. manage
Answer: 00. C
01. A. nuclear B. plumber C. consumer D. reduce
02. A. faucet B. water C. resource D. power
03. A. reduced B. realized C. saved D. compared
04. A. scheme B. mechanic C. machine D. chemistry
05. A. village B. shrine C. river D. picnic
06. A. tired B. enjoyed C. reached D. arrived
07. A. worry B. hurry C. sorry D. curry
08. A. pronounce B. other C. won D. ton
09. A. headache B. flame C. shame D. shadow
10. A. reservoir B. recent C. resent D. research
01. 02. 03. 04. 05.

idea would be (32) ___ in the other language. This is hard to do because every language has its own way
of (33)______ and saying this.
19. A. advances B. steps C. progress D. advantages
20. A. Moreover B. In addition C. However D. Besides
21. A. arrives B. goes C. comes D. reaches
22. A. talking B. saying C. speaking D. telling
23. A. obvious B. direct C. straight D. straightforward
24. A. grammar B. vocabulary C. words D. sentences
25. A. number B. variety C. plenty D. couple
26. A. relations B. relationship C. attitude D. action
27. A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell
28. A. interpret B. understand C. think D. believe
29. A. However B. In contrast C. Similarly D. In addition
30. A. exactly B. righteously C. rightfully D. accurately
31. A. With B. For C. On D. By
32. A. translated B. expressed C. spoken D. said
33. A. doing B. working C. making D. creating
19. 20. 21. 22. 23.
24. 25. 26. 27. 28.
29. 30. 31. 32. 33.
IV. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word.
The computer is a wonderful machine. It is the most important (34) . Almost (35) profession now
uses computers. They are used in science, industry, business, medicine, and education. The oldest kind of
computer has been used in China (36) the sixth century. In the 17
th
century an adding machine was invented.
The first large, modern computer was built in 1937.
Computers improved quickly. A few years later a computer could do 5,000 additions (37) second.
Today all computers have a processing unit, an arithmetic and logic unit, and a memory. Computers are (38)
smaller and smaller, and computing faster and faster. Even in a very large computer, the part that does the actual

53. Graham told Jane that he would see her tomorrow.
A B C D
54. I’d like to get some information about apply for universities in the UK.
A B C D
55. If I listened to your advice, I wouldn’t have failed the exam.
A B C D
56. The purpose of volunteer work is to help poor people how improving their life.
A B C D
57. Never before has so many people in the United States been interested in soccer.
A B C D
58. We are going to purchase the dishwasher advertise on TV last night.
A B C D
59. Visitors were not allowed to enter the park after dark because the lack of security and lighting.
A B C D
60. Mary had prepared a three-courses dinner when we arrived, so we were able to eat immediately
A B C D
Example: C
⇒
to hand
53 54 55
56 57 58
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VII. Read the following passages and then do the exercises that follow
A.
A. They do not know when a volcano will send hot rock into the air
B. That can make trouble for people nearby
C. The following example is about volcanic eruptions
D. They are both volcanoes

67. In many Asian countries
A. people almost always have rice in their meals. B. rice is a perfect food.
C. rice is included in every menu. D. rice is completely eaten.
68. The Japanese enjoy eating raw fish because
A. it is special to them. B. it doesn’t smell.
C. it is well boiled. D. it is not good to have fish cooked.
69. People everywhere think that
A. we can spend few hours talking about food.
B. there is much common sense in talking about food.
C. there is little common sense in what we say about eating.
D. we should do much to change our eating habits.
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70. The writer think that
A. people eat only what is normal to everybody.
B. people often change their feelings about food.
C. people have different opinions about food.
D. people like eating different food as they travel from one country to another.
66 67 68 69 70
C.
Marie Curie was born in Warsaw on November 7, 1867. She received a general education in local
schools and some scientific training from her father. As a brilliant student, she harbored the dream of a
scientific career, which was impossible for a woman at that time. To save money for a study tour abroad,
she had to work as a private tutor. Finally, in 1891, Marie, with very little money to live on, came to Paris
to realize her dream at the Sorbonne. Despite her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.
She earned a physics degree with flying colors, and went on to take another degree in mathematics. She
met Pierre Curie in the School of Physics in 1894 and in the following year they got married. From then
on, they worked together on their research. In 1903, Marie became the first woman to receive a PhD from
the Sorbonne. She was the first woman in France to be a university professor. Soon after, she was
awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determining the atomic weight of radium.

It is a
82. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.
I wish
83. We don’t visit our grandparents often because they live so far away.
If
84. Minh will be eighteen next week.
It’s
85. “ You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary” said John.
John
IX. "Many people say that it is the main responsibility of schools for the violence among students ".
To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Write a composition, not more than 200 words. (86 – 100)