®Ò thi chän häc sinh giái tØnh
N¨m häc 2008 2009–
M«n thi: TiÕng anh líp 9- thcs–
Thêi gian lµm bµi:150 phót (Kh«ng kÓthêi gian giao ®Ò)
Ngµy thi: 07 th¸ng 4 n¨m 2009
I. vocabulary and grammar (9.0 points)
Part 1: Circle the letter next to the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the others.
1. A. impress B. rest C. encourage D. internet
2. A. wrap B. bad C. had D. want
3. A. campus B. publish C. adult D. subject
4. A. fee B. teenager C. meet D. peer
5. A. wonderful B. pagoda C. remote D. notebook
Part 2: Find the word with the different stress in each sentence.
1. A. penalty B. document C. pedestrian D. petrol
2. A. symbolic B. suddenly C. evening D. actually
3. A. process B. princess C. profess D. progress
4. A. police B. malice C. office D. practice
5. A. environment B. attention C. adaptable D. auditory
Part 3: Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word or phrase which completes each
sentence.
1. I wish I …………. English well to get a better job.
A. speak B. could speak C. can speak D. will speak
2. I disagree. My ideas are entirely opposite ………….. yours.
A. to B. from C. of D. against
3. The more …………… we walk, the longer it will take us to get home.
A. slowest B. slower C. slowly D. slow
4. Would you …………… opening the window, please?
A. care B. mind C. like D. help
5. I’ll …………… you just one more story before you go to sleep.
A. speak B. tell C. say D. talk

5. People are born, grow up and finally die. It’s …………………….
6. I can’t see you at five because I have another ………………….
7. A good adventure film is full of ……………………
8. She sent me a present after I helped her with her project. She feels …….…………… to me.
9. He has a lot of power in his office. He’s very ………………….
10. Students should listen to what the teacher is saying in class. They should be ………………….
Part 6: Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
a. Last week, I took a group (1. consist) ………………… of young (2.marry) ……………… couples,
and another which (3. consist) ………………… of school children, (4. see) ………………… the
sights.
b. Yesterday I (5. walk) …………..….. along the street when I (6. realise) ……………….. a man
with a black beard, whom I (7. see) …………… three times already, (8. follow) ………………. me.
c. How long …………… you (9. study) …………………… English?
d. I’ve felt better and better since you (10. arrive) ……………….. here.
II. READING (6,0 points)
Part 1: Put one suitable word into each gap.
One of the most famous statues in the world stands (1) __________ an island in New York Harbor.
This statue is, of course, the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is a woman who (2) __________
a torch up high. Visistors can go inside the statue. The statue is so large (3) __________ as many as
twelve people can stand inside the torch. Many more people can stand in other parts of the statue. The
statue weighs 225 tons and is 301 feet (4) ___________ .
The statue of Liberty was put up in 1886. it was a gift to the United States (5) ___________ the
people of France. Over the years France and the United States had a special relationship. In 1776
France helped the American colonies gain independence from England. The French wanted to do (6)
____________ special for the U.S. centennial, its 100
th
birthday.
Laboulaye was a well-known Frenchman who admired the United States. One night at a dinner in his
house, Laboulaye talked about the (7) ____________ of a gift. Among Laboulaye’s guests was the
French sculptor, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. Bartholdi thought of a statue of liberty. He offered to

8. A. Although B. Moreover C. However D. So
9. A. less B. least C. little D. hardly
10. A. valued B. making C. worth D. acting
Part 3: Read the text and circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the best answer.
Today I’d like to begin a discussion on the problem of the heating up of the earth. First we’ll touch on
the relationship between fluorocarbons and the ozone layer. You probably remember that the ozone
layer is the protective shield around the earth. It is important to all life, because it filters out harmful
ultraviolet light from the sun. Ozone itself, a form of oxygen, is regularly made by the action of the
sun in the upper atmosphere. It is also regularly destroyed by natural chemical processes.
The problem now is that too much of the ozone layer is being destroyed. Scientists suspect that
certain chemicals, such as fluorocarbons, are contributing to the depletion of the ozone layer. And how
do we use fluorocarbons? The most common uses are in spray cans and cooling systems. The chemical
pollution from these fluorocarbons can account for some of the ozone losses that have been reported.
There are, however, new studies linking the sun itself to the depletion of the ozone layer. We’ll go into
that new study more next time.
1. Who is the most likely speaker?
A. a doctor B. a mechanic C. a professor D. a chemist
2. What is the speaker’s main topic?
A. ultraviolet light B. the use of spray cans
C. air-conditioning systems D. fluorocarbons and the ozone layer
3. What is the most important purpose of the ozone layer?
A. providing fluorocarbons B. shielding the sun
C. protecting the earth D. destroying chemicals
4. What is the ozone layer made of?
A. fluorocarbon B. oxygen C. shields D. ultraviolet light
5. What will the speaker probably discuss next?
A. how to make air conditioners with fluorocarbons B. harmful effects of ultraviolet light
C. the make up of the ozone layer D. the sun as a cause of ozone layer depletion
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III. Writing (5.0 pts).

the mistake now and again of thinking the car is an efficient means 5. ____________
of a transport. The other day my fife was feeling a bit under the 6. ____________
weather. She had been having terrible headache for some long 7. ____________
time and she decided she couldn’t take it any more and asked from 8. ____________
me to give her a lift to the doctor, whose surgery is in the centre 9. ____________
part of the town. We live in a suburb in the old quarter of the city 10.___________
and it is twenty minutes away on foot.
Part 3: A lot of people like watching television because they think it is useful. Now you rewrite a
passage about the benefits of television (about 150 words).
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