Sở giáo dục và đào tạo Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 THCS
Tỉnh ninh bình năm học 2007 - 2008
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(không kể thời gian giao đề)Đề thi gồm 5 trang
Điểm bài thi Họ tên chữ ký của các gián khảo Số phách
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chấm ghi )
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Bằng chữ:
Giám khảo số 1:

Giám khảo số 2:

( Thi sinh làm bài vào các tờ in đề thi )
Question 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the others.
1. A. soon B. book C. took D. look
2. A. realise B. surprise C. promise D. devise
3. A. window B. how C. flow D. show
4. A. pretty B. get C. net D. wet
5. A. there B. though C. than D. theme
1. .. 2. 3. . 4. 5. .
Question 2. Choose the best word in the bracket to finish each sentence.
1. ( Who / Whose / Which / What ) novel are you reading? Tams
2. I disagree. My ideas are entirely opposite ( to / from / of / against ) yours.
3. The more ( slowest / slower / slowly / slow ) we walk the longer it will take us to
get home.

1. . - . 2. .. - .………………… ………………… ………………… …………………
3. - . 4. .. - ..………………… ………………… ………………… …………………
5. .. - . 6. .. -... ..………………… ………………… ………………… ………………
7. . - . 8. .. - .………………… ………………… ………………… …………………
9. .. - .. 10. . - .………………… ………………… ………………… …………………
Question 4. Use correct form of the word in bracket to complete each sentence.
1. I think it’s very . ……… ( reason ) of him to expect us to work overtime every
night this week.
2. My father often talks about the ( important )……… of studying and hard work.
3. The shoes were very nice, but they were .. ………… ( comfort ).
4. He’s not very .. …………… ( talk ), except on the subject of his plants.
5. Travelling in big cities is becoming more .. ……… ( trouble ) every day.
6. He’s ………… ( surprising ) small for his age.
7. In some areas water had to be boiled to .. ………… ( pure ) it.
8. He’s an . ……… ( imagine ) child who likes telling stories.
9. I understand .. ………… ( perfect ) what you are saying.
10.The weather was terrible, so we had a very .. …… ( please ) holiday.
1. ..2. .3. .4. 5 ..…………… ……………… ……………… ……………… ……………
6. ..7. . ...8. 9. . 10 .…………… …………… ……………… …………… ……………
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Question 5. Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions.
A plan for London Traffic
London, like so many big cities, has traffic problems that seem to get worse every
year. Tom Jenkins, a bus-driver, was asked what he would do to improve the situation if
he was put in charge of London transport. This is what he said, “ If you put me in charge
of London transport, I’d make a number of changes. I’d ban private cars from central
London between 7.30 a. m and 6. 30 p. m unless the owner actually lives in the area. I’d
build a lot of new, cheap car parks near the railway stations on the outskirts of London,
so that people could leave their cars there and travel to and from work by train. I’d
decide a standard fare for all bus or tube journeys in the centre, and I’d make it possible

1. ……………. 2. .. 3. . 4. .. 5. .………… …………… …………… ……………
6. ……………..7. 8. . 9. . 10. ..…………… …………… …………… ……………
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Question 7. Read the text below and then choose the correct word from A, B , C
or D to fill in each space.
Weather
Weather influences the lives of everyone. The climate of any country depends on
Its position on earth, its (1) from the sea and how high it is. In countries which ………
have sea all (2) ..them, like Britain and New- Zealand, winters are mild, and …………
summers are cool. There is not a huge change from one season to (3) . Countries………
near the Equator have hot weather all year with some (4) . rain, except in deserts ………
where it rains (5) .little. Above the desert there are no clouds in the sky so the (6)………
of the sun can easily warm and the ground during the day but it gets very cold at ……
night. People are always (7) . in unusual weather. Strong winds and rain can (8)………
. a lot of damage to buildings and in spite of modern (9) . of weather ……… ……
forecasting they can (10) . Surprise us.………
1. A. distance B. space C. depth D. length
2. A. through B. beside C. around D. near
3. A. next B. another C. later D. other
4. A. hard B. large C. big D. great
5. A. not B. quite C. more D. very
6. A. heat B. fire C. light D. temperature
7. A. attracted B. interested C. keen D. excited
8. A. make B. happen C. have D. cause
9. A. jobs B. tools C. methods D. plans
10 . A. yet B. still C. already D. ever
1. . 2. .3. .4. . 5. .. 6 7 .. 8 .. 9 .. 10 . .… … … … … …… … … … …
Question 8. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines
are correct and some have a word which should not be there. If a
line is correct, put a stick (

7. ………
8. ………
9. ………
10. ..……
11. ..……
12. ..……
13. .……
14. .. .……
15. ..……
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Question 9. Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown, so that the meaning
remains the same as given one.
1. This work doesn’t need to be finished this afternoon.
It …………………………………………………………………………………
2. “ Don’t forget to buy some bread, Mum,” said Pauline.
Pauline reminded…………………………………………………………………
3. Michael laughed when I told him the joke.
The joke .…………………………………………………………………………
4. Jenny does not play tennis as well as she used to.
Jenny used ..………………………………………………………………………
5. The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t push it open.
The door was too .. ………………………………………………………………
6. Our meeting is tomorrow.
We are ..…………………………………………………………………………
7. You can’t visit the United States unless you get a visa.
If you .……………………………………………………………………………
8. She didn’t say a word as she left the room.
She left the room …………………………………………………………………
9. I’m always nervous when I travel by air.
Travelling .. ………………………… ……………………………………………