Phòng gD&ĐT Việt Yên
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Đề thi học sinh giỏi cấp huyện
năm học 2008 - 2009
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9
Ngày thi: 11 tháng 12 năm 2008
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
L u ý: - Đề thi gồm 04 trang.
- Thí sinh không đợc sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển.
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Part I (5 pts) . Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
by circling A, B, C or D.
1. a. young b. about c. account d. sound
2. a. Christmas b. anchor c. chemistry d. cheque
3. a. allow b. how c. account d. country
4. a. trade b. payment c. relation d. bank
5. a. holder b. bore c. important d. score
Part II. (15 pts) Choose the correct answer by circling A, B, C or D.
1. The children to the zoo.
A. were enjoyed taken B. enjoyed being taken
C. were enjoyed taking D. enjoyed taking
2. How did you get here ? Did you come ................ the train ?
A. by . in . on . with
3. Its time he home now.
A. has gone B. went C. goes D. is going
4. How messy your room is ! It needs ................... up right away.
A. to clean B. cleaning C. clean D. be cleaned
5. Im really looking forward to university.
A. to go B. going C. to going D. go
6. Somebody will do it, ..?
A. wont they B. wont he C. wont you D. will they

10. Television is one of the cheapest forms of (entertain)
Part IV. (15 pts) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form.
1. I ( think ) of selling my car but I (not decide ) yet.
2. Penny (live ) here ever since she (arrive ) from England.
3. I usually (drink) coffee but yesterday I (give up).
4. Decorating is difficult, but I (finish) painting the kitchen and now I (do) the living room.
5. You (visit) this country before? When you (come) here for the first time?
6. I’m afraid that you can’t talk to Jack now. He (get) very dirty playing football and he (have) a
bath.
7. When Jack comes this evening, he (bring) his girlfriend.
8. My grandfather used to be made (work) very hard.
9. This problem (not mention) in your last report.
Part V. (10 pts) Fill in each number space with one appropriate word.
I arrived in London at (1) ………… The railway station was big, black and dark. I didn’t know
the way to my hotel, (2) ……………. I asked a porter. I not (3) ………… spoke English very
carefully, but very clearly as (4) ……… . The porter, however, could not (5) ………… me. I
repeated (6) …………… question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he
spoke (7) ………… slowly nor clearly. “I am a foreigner”, I said. Then he spoke (8) ……………… ,
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but I could not understand him. My teacher (9) …………… spoke English like that! The porter and I
looked at (10) ………… other and smiled.
Part VI. (10 pts) Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D
Most people agree that computers are the most important  of the 20th century. The 1st
business computers  introduced just abont 30 years ago, and now they are being  a wide
variety of fields; from banking to space travel  , until just yew years ago, computers were wery
large expensive  owned by large corporations and governments.  everyone knew that
computers existed, very few people had ever seen one and even fewer had used one. Then in the
19705 the silicon chip was invented. Because this electronic device could store a large  of
information in a very small spare, computers could be much smaller and less  than the huge
mainframe computers used by corporation. Some computer manufacturers believed that people might

Your sincerely,
Part IX. (10pts) . Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.
1. Does your brother use the Internet every day?
- Your brother _____________________________________________?
2. John lives in a small flat and he doesn't like it.
-John wishes _______________________________________________
3. "Do your grandparents still live in Nha Trang now?" said Nam to me.
- Nam asked _______________________________________________
4. Minh keeps coming to class late.
- Minh_____________________________________________________?
5. We couldn't drive because of the fog.
- The fog prevented ________________________________________
6 .We began to live independently when we were 18 years old
We have _________________________________________________
7. I can't cook as well as my mother does.
My mother _______________________________________________
8. They have built a new hotel in Bac Giang since 2006.
- A ______________________________________________________
9. Please don't say things like that.
- I wish ___________________________________________________
10. Huong last wrote to her pen pal five months ago.
- Huong hasn't ______________________________________________
Part X. (5pts) Fill in each blank with ONE suitable preposition.
1.He once worked … a cook on a ship.
2. He is generous and kind ………. you.
3. I succeeded … persuading him to go with us.
4.Can you show me the differences … the two brothers?
5. Next month, I’m going to Scotland …………… a short holiday.
___________The end__________
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3. only
4. well
5. understand
6. my
7. neither
8. slowly
9. never
10. each
Part VI. (10 pts) Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer a, b, c or d.
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. B
6. C 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. B
Part VII. (10 pts) Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences below.
1. will we -> shall we 2. as -> like 3. to be -> being
4. heavy -> heavily 5. when -> since 6. is flowing ->flowing
7. in ->to 8. spends -> takes 9. to eat -> eat
10. repaint -> repainted
Part VIII. (10 pts) complete the following letter by using the prompts given
1. I saw your school s advertisement on TV last night.
2. I am interested in learning English and I would like some information about your school.
3. I have studied ( have been studied) E for 4 years , but I want to improve my speaking and listening
skill(s).
4. I would be very grateful if you could send (me) details of courses and fees.
5. I look ( am looking ) forward to hearing from you soon
Part IX. (10pts) . Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.
1. Your brother uses the Internet every day, doesn't he?
2. John wishes he didn't live in a small flat.
lived in a big flat.
3. Nam asked me if my grandparents still lived in Nha Trang then.
4. Minh is always coming to class late.
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