ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH
LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2007-2008
MÔN THI :TIẾNG ANH
THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI :150 phút
I.PHONETICS
Part 1:Choose the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from the rest
in each group:
1. a. comfort b. hobby c. popular d. knowledge
2. a.eats b. tapes c. lives d. cooks
3. a.complain b. main c. explain d. certain
4. a. official b. collect c. collapse d. colony
5. a. fashion b. elephant c. champagne d. casual
6. a.uniform b. ticket c. tide d. inspration
7. a. mountain b. found c. ground d. moussaka
8. a.shore b. short c. shorthand d. observe
9. a. seat b. search c. seaside d. seaport
10. a.preposition b. prepayment c. prepare d. prescribe
Part 2:Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each
group.
1. a. equipment b. criminal c. evidence d. passenger
2. a. adventure b. discover c. represent d. experience
3. a. dependent b. computer c. mechanic d. interest
4. a. definite b. suggestion c. influence d. probably
5. a. proceed b. welfare c. include d. provide
6 . a. energy b. ancestry c. continent d. province
7. a. vegetables b. lettuce c. contain d. market
8 a. industry b. although c. fertile d. heroic
9. a. advertise b. consumption c. history d.influence
10. a. committee b. employee c. referee d. refugee
II.GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Part1:Choose the best answer among a, b, c, or d

a. to wait b.waiting c. for waiting d. wait
15. Those were the days ...........we were very happy .
a. that b. of which c. about which d. when
16. I turn down the job ...........the attractive salary.
a. because b. because of c.although d. despite
17. The scientists and engineers have become key figures in our modern
................society
a. industry b. industrial c. industrialize d. industrialization
18. He asked me .............
a. since when I waited b. since when I am waiting
c. how long I have been waiting d. how long I had been waiting
19 . She remembered the correct address only ..........she had posted the letter.
a. since b. afterward c. following d. after
20. His parents never allowed him .........
a. a smoking b. smoking c. to smoke d. some smoke
Part 2: Fill each gap with the correct form of the verb from the box
Experience , lose, get, attend, award, respond, look, hear,
improve,surf ,wander, leak
1. If you work harder ,you ‘ll be .........the scholarship.
2. he said he.........forward to Tet holidays.
3. This is the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever..........
4. If he ........that English school, his English would get better.
5. Please tell me if you ............from her.
6. I don’t want my document ..........out, Iwant to keep it secret.
7. Viruses can keep you from ...........access to the file you want to open.
8. I enjoy ...........the net looking for informationon MTV.
9. Over ninety teenagers have ............to Jim’s questions.
10.Sometimes we see him ...........alone in the park.
Part 3: Fill each gap with the correct form of the word in brackets
1.One major ........of the area is the lack of public transport. (advantage)

7. a. discharge b. provide c. supply d. cause
8. a. gradually b. obviously c. differently d. immediately
9. a. only b. gradually c. clearly d. directly
10 a. forbit b. require c. permit d. prevent
Part 2: Put one suitable word in each space.
Enery is one of the (1)..........that many people are interested in. It is not an unfamiliar
word. It is heard, said, discussed day after day. It is close to everyone’s (2).....life. You turn
on the lamp and it is (3).......that gives you light.You turn on a TV and it is energy that gives
you pictures and sound. You ride a motocycle and it is energy that gives you (4)..........You
cook your meals and it is energy that gives you heat to boil rice.
The problem is that the demand for energy is rising and that the price of energy is
getting(5).........and higher. The supply of energy on earth is limited. It cannot provide us all
forever. The (6)........of energy in the future is inevitable.Therefor, saving energy is a must if
we want to (7)...... to live in a safe and sound world.
If we save energy, the(8)...........will be less polluted and our health will be better and
we will live a more meaningful life and more happily. Perhaps the best(9)......... to the
problem of energy is a source of clean energy coming from the sun:solar energy. This kind
of energy is easily available, free, and inexhaustible.Furthermore, it does not cause(10).........
Part 3:Read the passage and answer the questions.
Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31. The night of 31
st
October was
believed in the past that dead people appeared from their graves,and which is now
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celebrated in the US,Canada and Britain.It is a time when children have parties, and ghosts.
Many children dress up as movie characters or a favorite superhero.
They make lanterns out of pumpkins (large and round vegetables) from which the
inside has been removed, and play “trick or treat”, a traditional activity at Halloween, in
which children dress in costumes and visit houses.At each house they say “trick or
treat”.This means that they will play a ‘trick’, or joke ,on the people in the house unless they

These magazines.......................................................
7.The flight to Ho Chi Minh City lasted one hour and a half.
It took..........................................................
8. “If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill the boy ’’, said the kidnappers
The kidnappers.............................................................
9.We don’t visit you very often because you live so far away.
If.....................................................................................
10.The film was so interesting that all we want to see again.
It was such............................................................
11.I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday.
I would rather .....................................................
12. Susan was too excited to sleep.
Susan was so..............................
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Part 2:Join each pair of sentences, using the word(s) in brackets:
1. The day was too hot. He had to cancel the tennis game. (such....that)
2. You’d better take a sweater. It might get cold. (in case)
3. Most of the audience didn’t know the result of the match. The television was
interrupted in the middle of the game. (therefore)
4. Tom has continued to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day. The doctor warned him.
(eventhough)
5. We take you up Da Lat. You can enjoy pure air there. (where)
6. Jim doesn’t study hard. He doesn’t get better grades. (if)
7. Tuan is very active. He studies the best of us. (who)
8. The oil washed from land will also lead to the death of fish. People are worried.
(adjective + that)
9.He was advised to stop smoking. His health was very poor.(because of )
10.The book was very interesting. He read it from cover to cover.
(so......that)
Part 3 : Write a letter to your pen pal, using the words provided: