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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
Thời gian: 45 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Họ và tên: ………………………………
Lớp: ……… Số báo danh ……………
Trường:…………………………………
Đề gồm 03 trang
Thí sinh làm bài trên tờ giấy thi này
PART I - PHONETICS (1.0 POINT)
I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D in each sentence before the word that has the underlined
part pronounced differently from the rest (1.0pt).
1. A. show B. follow C. how D. throw
2. A. factory B. liquify C. pretty D. candy
3. A. hour B. happy C. homework D. ahead
4. A. collected B. stopped C. attended D. visited
5. A. cooks B. stops C. likes D. weighs
PART II - VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (4.0 POINTS)
I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (2.0 pts).
1. ___________I speak to Sandra, please?
A. Must B. Ought C. Have D. May
2. Jack is fond ___________ listening to pop music.
A. of B. at C. on D. in
3. David is famous ___________ his books.
A. of B. in C. at D. for
4. What is Santa Clause ___________on ?
A. made B. seen C. looked D. based
5. It is a ___________ contest.

USA (phone) ________________.
PART III - READING COMPREHENSION (3.0 POINTS)
I. Read the passage and then decide whether each of the statements are true (T) or false
(F). (1.0 pt)
Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream about.
However, in reality it has both advantages and disadvantages of living in the countryside. First
you can enjoy peace and quiet. Second, there is less traffic, so it is safer for young children.
Third, everything is cheaper in the city.
However, it is difficult for young people to find good jobs and children can’t get better
entertainment in the countryside.
1. __________ Living in the countryside is the best.
2. __________ One of the disadvantages of living in the countryside is that you can enjoy
peace and quiet.
3. __________There is no traffic in the countryside.
4. __________ It is difficult for young people in the countryside to find good jobs.
5. __________ Children can’t get better entertainment in the countryside.
II. Read this passage carefully then do the tasks given below (2.0 pts)
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to
Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s. In America, he worked with deaf-mutes at Boston
University. Soon, Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long
distance.
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This led to the invention of the telephone. Thomas Watson was Bell's assistant. Bell and
Watson introduced the telephone in 1876. Bell demonstrated his invention at a lot of
exhibitions. He died in 1922.
1. When and where was Alexander Graham Bell born?
____________________________________________________________________________
2. What did he do when he was at Boston University?
____________________________________________________________________________
3. Who was Thomas Watson?

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