SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HÀ NAM
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH
LỚP 9 THCS NĂM 2011
Môn: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi gồm 05 trang; Thí sinh làm bài ngay vào bộ đề thi này

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Question I: (3.0 points) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in
each sentence.
1.We had better _______ an umbrella when we go out. It looks like it's going to rain.
A. taken B. took C. takes D. take
2. We spent an enjoyable evening talking about old time.
A. pleasant B. boring C. comfortable D. free
3. Tom read this article on the website, ________ ?
A. doesn't he B. didn't he C. did he D. hasn't he
4. I hope that the weather will improve . _______ we'll have to cancel the picnic.
A. However B. Although C. Therefore D. Otherwise
5. Not only _______ , but he also plays the piano and writes his own songs.
A. does Billy Joel sing B. Billy Joel sings
C. if Billy Joel sings D. what Billy Joel sings
6. Jeans have never been ______ fashion, and today young generation is still fond ______
wearing them.
A. out of of B. out of in C. about on D. with of

d. Would you mind (8. tell) your children (9. keep) quiet for a moment? I (10. try) to
finish my report.
Your answer:
1 2
3 4
5
6 7 8
9 10
Question III: (2.0 points) Use the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete the following
passage/ sentences.
a. The advantage of living in the countryside is that the air is (1-pollute).
b. The Lunar New Year holiday is one of the most important (2-celebrate) for
Vietnamese people.
c. I always wanted to be a great (3-science). I had these dreams of discovering a
revolutionary new drug that would save the lives of hundreds of people. (4-fortunate) ,
I was never very good at (5-chemist) at school.
After a while, I decided I would become an (6-invent) and designed an amazing new
(7-produce) which would become a household name. My parents were quite
encouraging, but told me to be a little more (8-practice) and not so (9-ambition ) . A
few weeks later, I had a brilliant idea for a pen that would write upside down. To my
(10-disappoint), a friend of mine pointed out that it was not a new discovery .
Your answer:
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10
Question IV: ( 2.0 points ) Read the text below. Some of the lines are correct and some have a
word which is incorrect. If a line is correct, put a tick (). If the line has an incorrect word,
underline and correct it.
Watching television and go for a walk are the most popular 0. going
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___7___ the dam. Then people can use their ____8___ not only to irrigrate fields but also
to make electricity for homes and industries.
However, the water often becomes polluted when cities on river bank grow in size
and the number ___9___ industries increases. We are learning that it is necessary to
__10____ river clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources.
Your answer:
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10
Question VI: (2.0 points) Read the text and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each
numbered blank.
About twenty per cent of the world's present energy already (1) from the sun
in one form or another. Special devices have already been made (2) to place on the
roofs of houses and flats to (3) the sun's rays. Thousands of these devices are now
being used to provide (4) in homes throughout the United States. (5) more than
a million solar (6) units have already been built in home in Japan. Other purposes
(7) which solar energy is at present being used include the (8) of salt from
seawater, irrigation and sewage disposal.
For most people in developing countries, the (9) is not for airconditioners or
central heating (10) for cheap ways of cooking food, drying crops and lighting homes.
1. A. goes B. comes C. makes D. supplies
2. A. difficult B. effective C. available D. valuable
3. A. collect B. store C. give off D. produce
4. A. electricity B. source C. fuel D. power
5. A. where B. when C. while D. which
6. A. water-heat B. water-heating C. heat-water D. heat-watering
7. A. for B. at C. from D. by
8. A. relation B. production C. provision D. separation
9. A. supply B.lack C. need D. response
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4/ The word “namely” can be best replaced by
A. such as B. that is C. like D. for example
5/ When will the next festival be held ?
A. in 2010 B. in 2011 C. in 2012 D. in 2022
Your answer:
1 2 3 4 5
Question VIII: (2.0 points) Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1. What a pity my wife can't speak English.
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I wish
2. The man called the police. His wallet was stolen.
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The man
3. English people speak very quickly. That's why I can't understand them.

If
4. The last time we saw Peter was on Sunday.
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We haven't
5. This city had old buildings, but none can be found nowadays.

There used
6. Turn off all the lights before going out.
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All the lights must
7. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Saturday.
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I would rather
8. "Never borrow money from friends", my father said.

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