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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS CẤP TỈNH
NĂM HỌC: 2011-2012
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
(Đề thi có 07 trang)

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SECTION 1. PHONETICS:
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest
by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (10 pts)
1. A. supply
B. typical
C. crystal
D. baggy
2. A. breathed
B. increased
C. closed
D. housed
3. A. foot
B. mood
C. hoot
D. foot
4. A. schedule
B. widely
C. individual
D. education

B referee
C undertake
D caravan
Write your answers here:
1 ……………….. 2........................... 3........................... 4........................... 5.........................
SECTION 2. LEXICO- GRAMMAR:
III. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C,
or D) in the numbered box. (30 pts)
1.He wanted to measure temperatures.
A. take
B. make
C. count
D. do
2. If I knew you ………busy, I wouldn’t disturb you.
A. were
B. are
C. had been
D. would be
3. If I bought a ticket in the lottery, I might …………$ 1,000.
A. bet
B. buy
C. sell
D. win
4. He noticed two thieves……..out of a shop.
A. to come
B. are coming
C. is coming
D. come
5. You brother is considered ……… the best chances.
A. having

B. to selling
C. for selling
D. to be
11. I turned the radio on and listened to ……… nine o’clock news.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. Ф
12. He couldn’t reach, ……….surprised me.
A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. that
13. “Pollution worries me” – “Me too. It’s something…….. lost of problems”.
A. that has brought
B. which has brought
C. is binging
D. that bringing
14. – “ Would you like to comment on Ann’s qualification”.
- “ ……. the people in the company, Ann’s the most skilled”.
A. In
B. From all
C. Of all
D To all
15. I wasn’t a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job.
A. I was a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job.
B. That Karen had changed her job surprised me a bit.
C. Surprised, Karen had changed her job .
D. It came as no surprise to me to hear that Karen had changed her job.
Write your answers here:

D
2 I suggested that you writing to them to accept their offer
A
B
C
D
3 My brother enjoys to read detective stories in his free time
A
B
C
D
4 Even though being ill, Phong still went to school last Monday
A
B
C
D
5 This film is about a boy which lost all money in the fire
A
B
C
D
Write your answers here:
1 …………..

2...........................

3...........................

4...........................


2..........................

3........................... 4........................... 5..........................

SECTION 4. READING:
IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.(10 pts)
Smoking causes lung cancer and ninety percent of the people who get lung cancer die.
Smokers have twice as much heart disease. Smoking gives people breathing problems. It harms the
stomach. Children whose parents smoke have more breathing and lung problems than others.
Throughout the world, women live longer than men because men smoke more. Factories and
businesses lose millions of dollars every year because of smokers. Smokers have higher medial
bills. All of these facts show that smoking is bad, and millions of people in the world have stopped
smoking.
1. Smoking is harmful .......... .
A to smokers themselves
B to smokers and their lives
C to smokers and their children
D a and c are correct
2. The author says that .......... .
A. 90 percent of the people who get lung cancer die
B. all of the people who get lung cancer die
C most of people who get lung cancer die
D lung cancer may be caused by smoking and drinking
3. Women live longer than men ......... .
A. because they smoke
B. because they rarely smoke
C. because they don’t smoke as much as men
D. because they sometimes smoke
4. If smokers don’t give up smoking ......... .

wear a man’s shoe. The same is true for a man (9)......... a woman’s shoe fits you better, then wear
it. Take your time in the shop. If you (10) ......... a mistake and buy the wrong shoes, your feet will
let you know.
1 A distance
B. path
C. line
D. length
2. A. would
B. should
C. need
D. must
3. A. It
B. There
C. This
D. That
4. A. far
B. long
C. many
D. much
5. A. spend
B. buy
C. charge
D. pay
6. A. experiment
B. ask
C. try
D. look
7.A. as
B. like
C. than

was (2)................ on 1st August 1981 in the United States. Because of MTV's instant success in the
US, the company expanded into other areas . MTV Europe (3).................. operating on 1 st August
1987. MTV Europe(4) .................. 24 hours a day from its London studios. It can be seen in 33
countries and reaches an estimated (5)...................... of 110 million viewers.
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People of 19 different nationalities work at London headquarters, and they try to offer a
mixture of music from all over Europe. The channel broadcasts in (6)................... but Germany
provides the biggest number of viewers. Currently, one fifth of the (7)………….is by German
artists.
Most of TV output is video and concerts, but there is also a program (8)..................
Unplugged, where major artists play (9) ...................... and acoustic in front of a small studio
audience.
In addition to music, the channel's programs (10)……………. with news, movie
information and comedy. MTV has also broadcast special report on racism, immigration and
unemployed teenagers.
Write your answers here:
1 …………..

2...........................

3...........................

4...........................

5..........................


→ Nam apologized ……………………………………………………………………
10. Pupils are not allowed to leave the classroom at any time.
→ At …………………………………………………………………….…………
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XIII. Use the following sets of words or phrases to write a complete letter from Alice to Mary.
Make all the changes and additions neccessary.(20 pts)
1. If/ smoke/ there/ greater chance/ you/ die/ lung canner.
→ ......................................................................................................................................................
2. The picture/ hang/ upside down/ without/ anyone/ notice it.
→ ......................................................................................................................................................
3. There/ little/ advantage/ buy/ dictionary/ if/ can’t read.
→ ......................................................................................................................................................
4. Their memories/ wedding/ still/ fresh/ minds.
→ ......................................................................................................................................................
5. That/ hotel/ where/ I/ stay/ during my last holiday.
→ ......................................................................................................................................................
6. newly-built road/ already become/ one of/ busy/ motorways/ in/ country.
→ ......................................................................................................................................................
7. Your hand writing/ difficult/ read/./ You/ should/ have/ letters/type.
→ ......................................................................................................................................................
8. holiday/ so enjoyable/ we/ not want/ go back/ work.
→ ......................................................................................................................................................
9. In/ opinion/ violent films/ should not/ show/ television.
→ ......................................................................................................................................................
10. brother/ not/ begin/ read/ eight.
→ ......................................................................................................................................................

1. B

2. A

3. B

4. A

5. D

SECTION 3: LEXICO- GRAMMAR:
V. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, D)
in the numbered box. (30 points. 2 pts for each)
1. A

2. B

3. D

4. D

5. B

6. C

7. A

8. D

9. A


3. exception

4. electrification

5. sleeplessness

VIII. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in bracket: (10 points. 2 pts for each)
1. are

2. do you go

3. stayed

4. Have … catched

5. has he called

SECTION 4. READING:
IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions. (10 points. 2 pts for each)
1. C

2. A

3. C

4. D

5. C


2. born

3. began/ started

4. broadcast

5. audience

6. English

7. music

8. called

9. live

10. deal

SECTION 5. WRITING:
XII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. (20 points. 2 pts for each)
1. It’s hours (and) hours since Mary rang.
2. What made you think that they are rich?
3. The older my grandmother is, the more intolerant she becomes.
4. When I arrived in Canberra, I wrote a letter to my parents.
5. He hates people laughing at his face/ He hates being laughed at his face (by people)
6. I was about to leave the house when the telephone rang.
7. Everything in the house is said to have been stolen (by the thief).
8. So fast did he run that nobody could catch up with him.