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Kì thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 - năm học 2008-2009
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9
Thời gian thi: 120 phút - Ngày thi: 09-12-2008
(Đề thi này có 04 trang - Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi)
I - Pronunciation: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others in each group.
1. A. compulsory B. bus C. subject D. bury
2. A. comfortable B. information C. informative D. forget
3. A. capital B. capable C. casual D. capture
4. A. southern B. without C. breath D. breathe
5. A. ragged B. cursed C. crooked D. ploughed
6. A. noodles B. stood C. book D. crook
7. A. disease B. deposit C. measure D. preposition
8. A. honor B. horror C. horn D. hook
9. A. cause B. mausoleum C. clause D. laugh
10. A. plumber B. wardrobe C. climb D. doubt
II - Stress: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
1. A. pen pal B. Malaysian C. impress D. enjoy
2. A. embroider B. correspond C. collection D. material
3. A. entrance B. bamboo C. weekend D. forest
4. A. look after B. give up C. used to D. cool off
5. A. afternoon B. referee C. environment D. reputation
6. A. beautiful B. popular C. dangerous D. convenient
7. A. mountain B. maintain C. fountain D. certain
8. A. necessary B. necessity C. activity D. familiar
9. A. expensive B. capacity C. instinctive D. questionnaire
10. A. engineer B. picturesque C. photography D. cigarette
III - Choose the best answer from the four choices (A or B,C,D) to complete each of the following
sentences.

15. What do people do __________in your village nowadays?
A. for a living B. to living C. for the living D. living for
16. __________the rainfall was adequate this year, the apricot trees still did not produce a high yield.
A. Since B. However C. Although D. Due to
17. I was sorry that the Christmas tree __________before I got there.
A. had been decorated B. is decorated C. has been decorated D. was been decorated
18. The librarian asked us __________so much noise.
A. don t make’ B. not make C. not making D. not to make
19. __________lay its eggs in the sand on the beach than it goes back to the sea.
A. No sooner a turtle does B. A turtle does no sooner
C. Does no sooner a turtle D. No sooner does a turtle
20. She has a __________bag.
A. big new black leather B. new black big leather
C. leather new big black D. black leather big new
IV - Choose the sentence (A,B,C or D) which is closest in meaning to the one in bold.
1. Jogging is very useful.
A. It is useful to jog. B. We should not jog.
C. I find it useless to jog. D. Jogging is not good.
2. Shall we go for a walk?
A. We shall walk together . B. Why didn t we go for a walk?’
C. We are going to go for a walk. D. What about going for a walk ?
3. Mrs. Scott prides herself on her beauty.
A. Mrs. Scott s beauty fills her with pride.’ B. Mrs. Scott is very proud of her beauty.
C. A and B. D. Mrs. Scott doesn t take any pride in her beauty.’
4. The critics undervalued his new book.
A. The critics rejected his new book. B. The critics turned down his new book.
C. The critics were fed up with his new book. D. The critics had a low opinion of his new book.
5. The hurricane blew the roof off the house.
A. The house was blown away by the hurricane.
B. The hurricane put the roof back onto the house.

1. They are going to have to leave soon, and so do we.
A B C D
2. Van feels like

to be

a member

of the Parker family

.
A B C D
3. If

we don t economy’

on electricity

, there will be power cuts

.
A B C D
4. Male guppies, like many other male fish, are more color than females.
A B C D
5. We admire Daisy for her intelligence, cheerful disposition and she is honest.
A B C D
6. The explanation that our teacher gave us was different than the one I gave you.
A B C D
7. Janet is finally used to cooking on an electric stove after having a gas one since so long.
A B C D

B. He was illiterate.
C. He created a unique alphabet.
D. He recovered from his madness and helped humankind.
2. The word “squaw” is closest in meaning to__________.
A. woman B. teacher C. cook D. trader
3. How did Sequoyah s family react to his idea of developing his own talking leaf ?’ “ ”
A. They arranged for his hunting accident. B. They thought he was crazy.
C. They decided to help him. D. They asked him to teach them to read and write.
4. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Sequoyah s Determination to Preserve the Cherokee Language ’
B. The Origin of the Cherokee Language
C. Sequoyah s madness Leads to a New Language ’
D. The Origin of the Sequoia Trees in California“ ”
5. All of the following are true EXCEPT__________.
A. Sequoyah developed a form of writing with the help of the Cherokee tribe.
B. Sequoyah was a very observant young man.
C. Sequoyah spent twelve years developing his alphabet.
D. Sequoyah was honored by having some trees named after him.
VII - Read the passage and decide which word (A or B,C,D) best fits each space.
crime-reversing the trend
Crime, as we are all (0)________, has been a growing problem all over the world in the last thirty
years. But we are not (1)________against crime. Much is being done - and more can be done - to reverse
the trend. You can play a part in it.
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The first step towards preventing crime is understanding its (2)_______. Most crime is against
property, not (3)_______, and most crime is not carried out by professionals; nor is it carefully planned.
Property crimes (4)________on the easy opportunity. They are often (5)________by adolescents and
young men, the majority of whom stop offending as they grow older - the (6)________age for offending is
fifteen. Also, and not surprisingly, the (7)________of being a victim of crime (8)________greatly
depending on where you live.

3. This is Mrs. Clare. I have just told you about her.  This is Mrs. Clare about__________.
4. She last wore that dress at her sister s wedding. ’  She
hasn t’ ____________________.
5. Some of our friends won t pass in the entrance exam. ’  I wish_________________________.
6. Do your parents still live in Nha Trang now? said Nam to me. “ ”  Nam asked____________________.
7. Spending the weekend in the countryside is very wonderful.  It s’ __________________________.
8. I ll give you a motorbike when you are 22. said my father.“ ’ ”  My father said_________________.
9. My father took me to Ho Chi Minh city when I was 12 years old.  I remember____________________.
10. Practice speaking every day or you can t improve your English’ .  If you________________________.
IX - Write a paragraph of 80-120 words to support the argument that secondary school students should
wear casual clothes when they are at school. Follow the language and outline.
1.I think/ My opinion is that… 2.Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly, Finally,… … … … 3. Therefore, /In conclusion,… …
- Secondary school students should wear casual clothes when they are at school.
- Wearing casual clothes:
+ makes students feel comfortable.
+ gives students freedom of choice (sizes, colors, and fashions, etc.).
+ makes students feel self-confident when they are in their favorite clothes.
+ makes school more colorful and lively.
THE END
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Môn: Tiếng Anh 9 (09-12-2008)
I. 1D 2C 3B 4C 5D 6A 7C 8A 9D 10B
1. D. bury 4. C. breath 7. C. measure

13C 14D 15B
1. C. powerless 4. B. thrive 7. B. risk 10. D. key 13. C. tackling
2. A. nature 5. D. committed 8. A. varies 11. B. bother 14. D. coping
3. B. the public 6. A. peak 9. C. reliance 12. A. force 15. B. quality
VIII - 1. Nga is looking forward to meeting her aunt again soon.
2. He is said to have escaped to a neutral country.
3. This is Mrs. Clare about whom I have just told you.
4. She hasn t worn that dress since her sister's wedding.
5. I wish some of our friends would pass in the entrance exam.
6. Nam asked me if/ whether my parents still lived in Nha Trang then.
7. It s very wonderful to spend the weekend in the countryside.
8. My father said (that) he would give me a motorbike when I was 22.
9. I remember being taken to Ho Chi Minh city when I was 12 years old.
10. If you don't practice speaking every day, you can't improve your English.
IX - Suggested paragraph (10đ: Mỗi ý viết đúng cho điểm nh bên dới; 1đ cho chính tả cả đoạn văn)
(1,5đ) My opinion is that secondary school students should wear casual clothes when they are at school.
(1đ) Firstly, wearing casual clothes makes students feel comfortable.
(2đ) Secondly, wearing casual clothes gives students freedom of choice. They have right to choose
sizes, colors, and fashions of clothes that they love.
(1,5đ) Thirdly, casual clothes make students feel self-confident when they are in their favorite clothes.
(1đ) Finally, casual clothes make school more colorful and lively.
(2đ) In conclusion, students in secondary school should wear casual clothes when they are at school
because wearing casual clothes is convenient, comfortable and fun.
Ghi chú:
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- Mỗi câu chọn, viết đúng cho 1 điểm. Riêng phần VIII- sai ngữ pháp không cho điểm.
Tổng điểm : 100 điểm - Sau đó quy ra thang điểm 10.
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