ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG LỚP 9
TRƯỜNG HOÀNG VĂN THỤ NĂM HỌC 2007-2008
Họ và tên: ……………………………… Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Lớp: ………. Thời gian làm bài: 150’
ĐIỂM TOÀN BÀI THI
BẰNG SỐ BẰNG CHỮ
I. Phonetics
A. Pick out the word which the underlined part has a pronunciation different from that of the
others words in the same line: (5pts)
1. a. head b. feather c. reading d. leather
2. a. breath b. bath c. soothe d. thought
3. a. lane b. man c. hat d. hand
4. a. hour b. honor c. honest d. honey
5. a. line b. middle c. life d. kind
6. a. gave b. slave c. hat d. escape
7. a. seat b. meadow c. feature d. teach
8. a. washed b. cooked c. wanted d. hoped
9. a. cow b. know c. own d. bowl
10. a. best b. frequently c. red d. head
B. Underline the stressed syllable of the following words. (5pts)
1. remember 6. succeed 11. toothpaste 16. balloon
2. believe 7. description 12. holiday 17. depend
3. introduce 8. machine 13. development 18. advertisement
4. explain 9. understand 14. vegetable 19. headache
5. museum 10. sometimes 15. content 20. surprise
II. Grammar and use of English
A. Choose the best answer. Circle the letter before the word you choose. (20pts)
1. We took _______ in most activities of our school.
a. notes b. part c. care d. rest
2. Please show me your library card before _______ any books.
a. lending b. borrowing c. selling d. asking

a. a few b. few c. less d. little
18. When _______ waste paper, we can save much money and labor.
a. co-operating b. destroying c. recycling d. creating
19. He kept on _______ after the teacher had come in.
a. to talk b. talked c. talk d. talking
20. She came in quietly _______ not to wake the baby.
a. as if b. so as c. such as d. if so
B. Complete the following sentences with suitable prepositions. (10pts)
1. When does the next train leave _______ Manchester?
2. They arrived _______ London when it was dark.
3. _______ the time the book is finished, he will have found a agent.
4. This house consists _______ five rooms.
5. They often march to show their solidarity _______ May Day.
6. Long ago parts of the land were covered _______ sea.
7. Workers all _______ the world have the same interests and feelings.
8. May Day is a good occasion _______ them to show this unity.
9. I am tired _______ working in the countryside.
10. According _______ the mother, what will happen if the pollution goes on?
C. Fill in each blank with an appropriate word form the box. (10pts)
looked discouraged Modern systems appear by middle a first
However
TRAFFIC LIGHTS
The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed
outside the House of Parliament in 1686. It (1) ________________ like railway signal of the
time and was operated by gas. (2) ________________, it exploded and killed a policeman
and the accident (3) ________________ further development until cars became common.
(4) ________________ traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (5)
____________
were installed in Cleverland in 1914. Three-colour signals, operated (6) ________________
hand from a tower in the (7) ________________ of the street, were installed in New York in

<COMMERCE>.
9. It is really an ________________ Monument. < IMPRESSION >.
10. Smoke and waste chemicals make the air and water ________________ <POLLUTE >.
G. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning. (10pts)
1. My father used to play football when he was young.
 My father doesn’t ……………………………………………………………………...
2. Jane gave me a present on my last birthday.
 I was ……………………………………………………………………………………
3. “Let’s go swimming”
 She suggests ……………………………………………………………………………
4. “Would you like a cup of coffee?”
 He ………………………………………………………………………………………
5. We got lost in the jungle because we didn’t have a map.
 If we had ……………………………………………………………………………….
6. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
 I haven’t seen ………………………………………………………………………….
7. It is a three-hour drive from Hanoi to Namdinh.
 It takes …………………………………………………………………………………
8. It’s a pity you didn’t tell us about this.
 I wish …………………………………………………………………………………..
9. They think the owner of the house is abroad.
 The owner ……………………………………………………………………………..
10. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.
 The sea was too ……………………………………………………………………….
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