Phòng giáo dục và đào tạo Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 - THCS
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Question I: Phonetics (5 points)
a, Pick out word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. passion b. pleasure c. decision d. measure
2. a. student b. stupid c. study d. studio
3. a. easy b. ear c. lean d. eat
b, Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
1. a. understand b. engineer c. benefit d. Vietnamese
2. a. money b. army c. afraid d. people
Question II: (15 points) Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form.
1. He wore dark glasses to avoid (recognize)
2. You always (complain)about my cooking.
3. Lan bought a new English book yesterday. She (read).it tonight.
4. I could tell at a glance that the pile of the letters on my desk (disturb) while I (be) out.
5. I (return) the book as soon as I finish (read)it.
6. He wishes that he (work)harder but its too late now.
7. He cant send E-mail because he (not get)a modern for his computer.
8. When we (get).to the restaurant, we (find)that nobody (remember).to
reserve a table.
9. Hardly he (take) up the book when the phone (ring)
10.Were I your age, I (do)differently.
Question III: (15 points) Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. Nobody was injured in the accident, ?
a. was there b. was he c. were they d. wasnt it
2. She had changed so much that anyone recognized her.
a. almost b. hardly c. not d. nearly
3. Would you like a beer ? Not while Im
a. in the act b. in order c. on duty d. under control
4. There was hardly money left in my bank account.
a. more b. no c. some d. any

8. It is usually forbidden to destroy buildings. (history)
9. Women nowadays have more to participate in social activities. (free)
10. Every pupil was very about the holiday. (excite)
Question V: (10 points) Fill in the gap with one suitable preposition.
1. We can see many stars . .the sky at night.
2. You remind me my sister.
3. They have only been there a few minutes.
4. The canoe overturned and everyone fell the deep water.
5. How going to Ben Thanh Market this afternoon?
6. I couldn’t meet Mrs. Chi because she's
7. I'll come to pick her at 8 o'clock
8. They named their daughter their favorite singers.
9. The passage is written English
Question VI:(5 points) Find out one mistake in each sentence and correct it.
1. They started laughing excited
2. I had these photos take by a good photographer
3. I find it very bored to listen to his lectures
4. I can’t get used to doing so difficult exercises
5. She is the girl for that I am looking
Question VII: (10 points) Fill in the gap with one suitable word to complete the paragraph.
Nowadays a lot of important inventions (1) carried out by scientists (2) for a large
industrial firms. (3) , there are still opportunities (4) other people to invent various things. In
Britain, (5) is a weekly television program which attempts to show (6) the various devices which
people have recently (7) . The people organizing the program receive (8) about 700
inventions a year. New ideas can still be developed (9) private inventors. However, it is important to
consider these (10) : Will it work? Will it be wanted? Is it new?
Question VIII: (10 points) Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1. It isn't necessary to finish the work today.
You don't
2. Hai finally managed to get a job.

Question III: (15 points) Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. c. were they 9. d. had listened
2. b. hardly 10. c. go off
3. c. on duty 11. c. raise
4. d. any 12. b. on
5. b. that 13. d. unless
6. a. across 14. b.didnt
7. c. but 15. d.much
8. a. I bought
Question IV: (10 points) Give the correct form of the words in the bracket.
1. extremely 6. boring
2. belief 7. unhappily
3. addition 8. historical
4. unknown 9. freedom
5. unkindness 10. excited
Question V: (10 points) Fill in the gap with one suitable preposition.
1. in ; 2. of ; 3. for ; 4. into ; 5. about ; 6. out ; 7. over/ up ; 8. after ; 9. in
Question VI:(5 points) Find out one mistake in each sentence and correct it.
1. excited > excitedly 4. so > such
2. take > taken 5. that > whom
3. bored > boring
Question VII: (10 points) Fill in the gap with one suitable word to complete the paragraph.
1. are 2. working 3. However 4. for 5. there
6. all 7. invented 8. information 9. by 10. questions
Question VIII: (10 points) Rewrite .
1. You dont have to finish the work today.
2. Hai finally succeeded in getting a job.
3. How heavy is your suitcase ?
4. This is the most romatic story I have (ever) read.
5. He is behaving more violently than ever before.