Sở giáo dục và đào tạo hoà bình đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 thcs
Đề chính thức năm học 2006-2007
môn: tiếng anh
Điểm Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2 Số phách
Bằng số Bằng chữ
Question I. Identify the word which is pronouced differently from the others.
Chọn một từ có cách phát âm khác với từ còn lại. (1 điểm)
1. a. confuse b. pollute c. nuclear d. reduce
2. a. that b. this c. think d. mother
3. a check b. christmas c. chemistry d. anchor
4. a. find b. kind c. bind d. first
5. a. heart b. wear c. bear d. pear
Your answers:
1 .; 2 ..; 3 ; 4 ..; 5
Question II.Circle one choice among a, b, c or d that best completes the following sentences.
Khoanh tròn một đáp án đúng trong số a, b, c, hoặc d (2 điểm)
1. Ive read your advertisement in todays of the Tuoi Tre.
a. edit b. editor c. edition d. editing
2. You neednt do that when the maid is here, .?
a. need you b. do you c. is she d. isnt she
3. He was a strict ., he asked me a lot of difficult questions.
a. examine b. examiningc. examination d. examiner
4. Mary didnt get good marks for the test last week. She wishes she more carefully.
a. study b. would study c. studied d. had studied
5. Computers are wonderful recent achievements .. our times.
a. at b. in c. on d. for
6. Dont touch that electric socket. Youll get an electric
a. charge b. current c. sting d. shock
7. For Christians, Easter is a . holiday. People usually exchange chocolate eggs and
bunnies on that day.
a. personal b. national c. religious d. individual

1. Diana is a , she sells flowers at a shop in New York. FLOWER
2. They only had a day to visit all the tourist . ATTRACT
3. Have you seen the . Whats on tonight?? ADVERTISE
4. They made a about the heating. COMPLAIN
5. There is no explanation for what happened. science
6. Every year we celebrate our . .. DEPEND
7. She looked . at me as she said it. DIRECT
8. If I were you, I wouldnt immediately. DECISION
9. Ive been a .. since I had a heart attack. SMOKE
10. Its .. to expect to get something for nothing. REASON
Your answers:
1 . 6 .
2 . 7 .
3 . 8 .
4 . 9 .
5 . 10
Question V. SPEAKING. Put the interchanges in the box in order to have a meaningful
conversation.
Hãy sắp xếp theo thứ tự những lời trao đổi trong khung dới đây để bài hội thoại có nghĩa
(2 điểm)
2
a. Is it the First Ful Moon
b. But why do they light lanterns
c. Then the night must be very beautiful
d. When is it held
e. What does Lantern Festival mean
f. What else do people do during the festival
g. Where are the lanterns hung
h. Do they eat anything
Lan. Hi Duong. I read a very interesting article yesterday. Its about Lantern Festival in China.

and used). In the paper industry, for example, internal recycling occurs when leftover stock and
trimmings are slavaged to help make more new products. External recycling occurs when
materials used by the customers are returned for processing into new products.
In general, using recycled materials to make new products costs less and requires less energy
than using new materials. Recycling can also reduce pollution, either by reducing the demand for
high-pollution alternatives or by minimizing the amount of pollution produced during the
manufacturing process. Recycling decreases the amount of land needed for trash dumps by
reducing the volume of discarded waste.
Rare materials, such as gold and silver, are recycled because acquiring new supplies is
expensive. Other materials may not be as expensive to replace, but they are recycled to conserve
energy, reduce pollution, conserve land, and to save money.
I. Fill in the table with correct information about recycling from the reading text.
Definition
What can be recycled?
Ways of recycling
Advantages of recycling
Purposes of recycling

II. Tick True or False for the following statements. True False
1. Original materials can be used in new products.
2. Recycling can be donne after a product is sold and used only.
3. Internal recycling occurs when leftover stocks are salvaged.
4. External recycling occurs when used materials are returned.
5. Using recycled materials to make new products costs a lot.
6. Recycling cannot reduce pollution.
7. Recycling decreases the amounnt of land needed for trash dumps.
8. Rare materials cannot be recycled.
9. Materials are recycled because acquiring new supplies is expensive.
10. People recycle precious materials only.
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