ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9
Năm học 2010 – 2011
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
I. Choos the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. music B. future C. cubic D. public
2. A. plaid B. plain C. pain D. afraid
3. A. Christmas B. chemistry C. machine D. scholarship
4. A. play B. says C. may D. away
5. A. moon B. soon C. school D. good
II. Choose the best option in each sentense
1. Tom, a boy (with whom/that/whose/whose) I went to school, is ill in hospital.
2. Can you see Lan (in/on/among/between) the crowd?
3. Christmas Day, 25
th
(in/on/of/at) December is the biggest day of the holiday in many countries.
4. “Mum, you (smell/taste/look/seem) nice.” ~ “Thank you. It’s a new perfume from Chanel.”
5. It took them ages to (put off/take off/put out/ put away) the fire.
6. In Britain friends often give (themselves/them/each other/ their own) presents at Christmas.
7. Can you tell me (how far is it/it is how far/how far it is/is it how far) to the station?
8. He told the students to read the questions and (not to write/not write/don't write/not writing) anything.
9. The number of the months in a year (is/are/was/were) twelve.
10. (What/What a/How/How a) terrible weather we're having today!
11. That restaurant (can/must/should/will) be very good. It's always full of people.
12.Every body says Sharon takes (for/on/like/after) her mother. They look pretty much alike.
13. Alice: How many eggs have we got?
Celia: (Nothing/No/No one/None). I'll go and buy some from the shop if you like.
14. Mark: I hope you enjoyed yourself at the seaside. ~ James: Yes, I (was/am/did/do), thanks.
15. I suggest that he (study/studies/studied/studys) English.
III. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the original one.
1. He prefers you to lend him some money.

3. Women nowadays have more (free) to participate in social activities
4. Every week, there are two (fly) from Ha Noi to Nha Trang.
5. Our district had a campaign to (courage) smoking among teenagers .
VI. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
Jeans are very popular with young people all ___(1) the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of
___(2). But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans started ___(3) two hundred years ago. People
in Genoa, Italy, made pants. The cloth ___(4) in Genoa was called “Jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In
1850, a saleman ___(5) California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. ___(6)
they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became ___(7) with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years ___(8),
Levi began making his pants with blue cotton ___(9) called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the United
States and Europe began ___(10) jeans.
VII. Choose the correct sentence that has the same meaning as the given one.
1. Harry left early so as not to miss the train.
A. Harry left early providing he could catch the train.
B. Harry left early, but he missed the train.
C. Harry left early because he didn’t want to miss the train.
D. Harry left early without catching the train.
2. I’d rather you didn’t go out tonight.
A. I’d rather you went out tonight.
B. I wish you went out tonight.
C. I’d rather go out with you tonight.
D. I’d prefer you not to go out tonight.
3. We haven’t had our eyes tested for three months.
A. We have had our eyes tested since three months ago.
B. We last tested our eyes by ourselves three months ago.
C. Our eyes were not tested for three months.
D. We last had our eyes tested three months ago.
4. It’s unusual for Carol to get angry with her staff.
A. Carol is usually angry with her staff.
B. Carol hardly loses temper with her staff.

7. Without his father’s help, he can’t do his work.
8. Vinh is always forgetting his homework.
9. It’s ages since he last met them.
10.Unless you promise to pay her back next salary, she won’t lend you any money
IV. 3 điểm (mỗi từ đúng: 0,3 điểm)
1. is always wearing 5. to leave
2. want…is having 6. has been done
3. has been reading … takes 7. being used
4. broke… was being moved
V. 1,5 điểm (mỗi từ đúng: 0,3 điểm)
1. modernized 2. tropical 3. freedom 4. flights 5. discourage
VI. 2 điểm (mỗi từ đúng: 0,2)
1. over 6. Because
2. youth 7. popular
3. almost/about 8. later
4. made 9. cloth
5. in 10. wearing
VII. 1,5 điểm (mỗi câu đúng: 0,3 điểm)
1. C 2. D 3. D 4. B 5. B
VIII. 2 điểm (mỗi câu đúng: 0,4 điểm)
1. The last time I saw a Korean film was six months ago.
2. The heavy rain made it impossible for us to go on a picnic.
3. However, no one can deny the advantages that TV brings to our lives.
4. The less time he has the better he works.
5. It is stupid of him to give up his job when he needs money.
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