sở giáo dục và đào tạo
hải dơng
kì thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh
lớp 9 thcs năm học 2007-2008
đề chính thức
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 29/03/2008
Đề thi gồm: 6 trang
A. PHONETICS, VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR:
Question I: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the others in each group. (5 pts)
1. A. Tamil B. baggy C. casual D. article
2. A. cupboards B. cigarettes C. maps D. ghosts
3. A. great B. bread C. break D. steak
4. A. dropped B. looked C. laughed D. raised
5. A .cook B. flood C. book D. woman
Question II: Choose the word that has the main stress in a different position
from the others: (5 pts)
1. A. necessary B. inform C. interest D. dangerous
2. A. control B. foolish C. broken D. greedy
3. A. movies B. answer C. article D. machine
4. A. agree B. internet C. radio D. travel
5. A. order B. customer C. commercial D. brutal
Question III: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.(10
pts)
1. He seldom goes to the market,............ ?
A. doesnt he B. does he C. is he D. isnt he
2. The ball went towards a passing boat. It went........ of a passing boat.
A. forwards B. forward C. in the direction D. in direction
3. You can borrow my book ..............you bring it back by Monday.

B C D
3. When we arrived at the store to purchase the dishwasher advertise in the
A B
newspaper, we learned that all the dishwashers had been sold.
C D
4. That manufacture is not only raising his prices but also decreasing the production
A B C
of his product as well.
D
5. The harder he tried, the worst he danced before the large audience.
A B C D
6. Tom said that if he had to do another homework tonight , he would not be able
A B C
to attend the concert.
D
7. The Greens have two sons, neither of them lives with them.
A B C D
8. I went to the United States six months ago because mine cousin is out there.
A B C D
9. It’s high time people pay much attention to education.
A B C D
10. John, I think you should stop playing computer games and concentrate in your
study. A B C D
Question VI: Provide the correct form of the words in brackets (5 pts):
1. The old lady hid all her .. under the floor. (… save)
2. She got very angry but later she apologized for her .. . (… patient)
3. Her parents .her to apply for the blank. (… courage)
4. It was extremely .. of you to leave your library books on the bus. (… care)
5. He regularly writes ..for our newspaper. (… poet)
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casualties as people jumped into the icy water or fought to be among the few to get
on the lifeboats. Four hours after the accident, another ship, the Carpathia, rescued
the survivors — less than a third of those aboard.
The infamous Titanic enjoyed only two days of sailing on its voyage in 1912
before sinking into 12,000 feet of water near the coast of New found land, where it
lies today.
1. How many lifeboats did the Titanic provide?
2. Were there possible 3,500 passengers on the ship the night it crashed into an
iceberg?
3. Where did it hit the iceberg?
4. How many passengers were rescued ?
5. Was the Titanic ’s life short ?
Question III: Fill in the blank of the following passage with one suitable word :
(l0 pts)
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Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution ...(1) is as complicated as
it is serious. It is complicated (2) much pollution is caused by things that benefit…
people. For example, (3) from automobiles causes a large percentage of all air…
pollution. But the automobiles (4) transportation for millions of people. Factories…
(5) much of the material that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment…
to a large number of people.
Thus, to end (6) greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to…
stop using many things that (7) them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of…
course. But pollution can be (8) reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers…
can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as
automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that (9)…
businesses and (10) to stop, or cut down on certain polluting activities.…
Question IV: Match each sentence in A with the best response in B. Each
respond is used once only. (5 pts)
A B

A. Jasmine’s doctor insisted that she should rest for a few days.
B. The doctor suggested that Jasmine should take a short rest.
C. It is the doctor’s recommendation that Jasmine rested shortly.
D. The doctor strongly advised Jasmine to take a few days’ rest.
5. The doctor advised him against taking a holiday in a tropical country.
A. The doctor’s advice was against his taking a holiday in a tropical country.
B. He was advised to take a holiday in a tropical country by his doctor.
C. The doctor suggested that he should not take a holiday in a tropical country.
D. The doctor asked him not to take a holiday in a tropical country.
6. He didn t have breakfast, so he feels hungry now.’
A. If he had breakfast, he wouldn’t feel hungry now.
B. He wouldn’t have felt hungry now if he had had breakfast.
C. If only he had had breakfast, he wouldn’t feel hungry now.
D. If he had had breakfast, he wouldn’t feel hungry now.
7. I m sorry, Huong , said Lan“ ’ ” , I m afraid I ve damaged your “ ’ ’
computer .”
A. Lan apologized to Huong for damaging her computer.
B. Lan apologized that she had damaged Huong’s computer.
C. Lan was sorry for Huong for having damaged her computer.
D. Huong was apologized by Lan for having damaged her computer.
8. Although my neighbor wasn t experienced, he got the job’
A. In spite of not having experienced he got the job.
B. Even though without any experience, he got the job.
C. Despite his being inexperienced, he got the job.
D. Due to his inexperience, he got the job.
9. I wasn t interested in the movie, so I turned the TV off.’
A. I didn’t find the movie so interested, so I turned off the TV.
B. I didn’t find the movie interesting so I turned off the TV.
C. I turned off the TV because the film wasn’t found interesting.
D. Since the film was not interesting, I turned it off.