SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TUYÊN QUANG
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 9 THCS
Năm học 2009-2010
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút . (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề này có 05 trang
(Thí sinh làm bài trên tờ đề thi)
Điểm của toàn bài thi Họ, tên, chữ ký Số phách
(Do Trưởng ban
Bằng số Bằng chữ
- Giám khảo số 1.......................................................
- Giám khảo số 2 :....................................................
SECTION I: PHONETIC
Part I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.(0.5 pt)
1. A. clean B. bread C. threaten D. death
2. A. grew B. threw C. knew D. flew
3. A. cell B. cube C. cease D. rice
4. A. washed B. worked C. watched D. naked
5. A. ensure B. leisure C. television D. pleasure
Part II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group (0.5 pt):
1. A. mountain B. maintain C. shorthand D. baseball
2. A. natural B. asleep C. typhoon D. about
3. A. display B. intention C. basic D. unless
4. A. although B. mature C. enough D. access
5. A. mechanic B. service C. realize D. national
SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
Part I. Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (4 pts)
1. Faraday attended a lecture ___________ by a famous scientist.
A. giving B. gave C. given D. to give
2. We couldn’t help___________ when he told us what had happened.

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
17. The boy insisted ___________ seeing the horror film last night.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
18. I'm not interested___________ anything that happened ___________ the very remote past.
A. on ... in B. in ... on C. on ... on D. in … in
19. The sun was very bright ___________ Paula put on her sunglasses.
A. but B. and C. so D. too
20. ___________ his denial, we knew that he was guilty.
A. Despite B. Though C. Because of D. Though
21. Beside the roadside ___________.
A. a horse stood B. stood a horse C. did a horse stand D. does a horse stand
22. It was not ___________ 1989 that he became a newspaper reporter.
A. when B. as C. until D. before
23. It was ___________ a hot day that we decided to stay at home and watch television.
A. such B. too C. very D. so
24. We couldn’t remember the name of the man ___________ we talked at the meeting yesterday.
A. who B. to whom C. whose D. that
25. We must make ___________ our mind about where to go out for our picnic.
A. out B. off C. up D. on
26. Let's go out now, ___________ ? The weather is so nice!
A. won't you B. shan't we C. will you D. shall we
27. After a lot of difficulty, he ___________ to open the door.
A. managed B. succeeded C. obtained D. realized
28. At weekends, all the shops in my homeland are crowded ___________ shoppers.
A. with B. in C. on D. of
29. - “Would you like some more coffee?” - “___________.”
A. No, I wouldn't B. No, I don't C. No, Thanks D. No, I wouldn't like
30. She is a ___________ girl with ___________.
A. green-eyes/red hair B. green-eye/red hair
C. green-eyed /red hairs D. green-eyed/red hair

month, they (5-go) ______________ to a tournament in Australia. Monika (6-play) ______________
well, but she (7-not win) ______________ . She (8-not play) ______________ at Wimbledon yet, but
she (9-hope) ______________ she (10-play) ______________ there next year.
B. Nothing (11-do) ______________about this problem for months.
C. I wish they (12- pass) ______________ their exam next year.
D. Were you to have a car what you (13- do) ______________?
E. I (14-not have) ______________ much time for entertainment these days.
F. His hair is short . He (15-have) ______________a haircut.
G. By the time you come home, I (16-finish) ______________decorating our room.
H. I hate (17- drive) ______________ to school I like travalling by bike.
I. This skyscraper (18-build) ____________ for five years but it (19-not, finish) ___________ yet.
J. My younger sister(20-give) ______________a birthday present on her last birthday.
Part III. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not right in standard written English then
correct it. (1 pt)
1. Ginger is three time as hot as cumin, but not as hot as chili powder.
A B C D
2. Because my broken Sony TV set couldn’t be repaired so I bought a LG one instead.
A B C D
3. Only by keeping patient you can achieve success.
A B C D
4. The harder he tried, the worst he danced before the large audience.
A B C D
5. A five - thousand - dollar reward were offered for the capture of the escaped criminals.
A B C D
6. Cars make in Germany are usually very expensive.
A B C D
7. My father has retired three years ago and he is now living on his pension.
A B C D
8. West Malaysia and East Malaysia is separated by 640 km of sea.
A B C D

swimming – maybe next time.
Anyway, I must go now as I’ve got to (15) ____________ a bit of homework for tomorrow.
Love, Janie
1. A. says B. tells C. speaks D. talks
2. A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. talking
3. A. watch B. watched C. to watch D. watching
4. A. a little B. little C. a few D. few
5. A. trip B. visit C. tour D. excursion
6. A. shows B. sights C. views D. looks
7. A. set B. group C. gallery D. collection
8. A. in B. by C. with D. on
9. A. voyage B. travel C. drive D. journey
10. A. a little B. little C. a few D. few
11. A. spoken B. said C. called D. told
12. A. any B. a C. the D. those
13. A. sorry B. apologetic C. displeased D. regretful
14. A. spend B. waste C. spare D. take
15. A. make B. do C. solve D. see
Part II: Read the following passage and fill in each gap with one suitable word (1.5 pt).
Jack Tippit and his wife, Isabel, who is Spanish, both work at the Regent Hotel in the center of
London. Jack is a receptionist and (1) ___________ works in the hotel bar.
Jack says: “Ten million people visit London every year. Our hotel (2) ___________ sixty rooms, and
visitors (3) ___________ from all over the world, especially from America and Japan. I speak English,
German, and Spanish. I don’t speak Japanese but I want to learn it. Isabel (4) ___________ English,
French and Spanish, of course. Our visitors like doing many things. They often (5) __________ breakfast
in the hotel, an English breakfast (6) ___________ eggs, bacon, and toast. Then perhaps after breakfast,
they (7) __________ the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace and (8) ___________ shopping in
Harrods. They come back to the hotel at four o’clock and (9) ___________ tea and relax. Then in the
evening, they go to the theater. Isabel and I work long hours. We work from six o’clock in the morning till
three in the afternoon, (10) ___________we love our work”.

B. four seasons
C. good things about modern life
D. people in the country
5. According to the passage, all the followings are true EXCEPT that _______________.
A. there are four seasons in the country where the author used to live
B. the author was born and raised on a farm
C. people in the country eat the same type of food all the year round
D. the author takes frozen and tinned food now
SECTION IV: WRITING
Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the given words so that the meaning stays the same. (1.5 pt)
1. “I am going to travel to Hue City next Saturday.” said the man.
The man said
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………….
2. “I didn’t attack anybody!” said the man.
The man denied
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………
3. We do not have enough money so we can’t buy that house.
If
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. I haven’t decided to continue my study in a foreign country.
I haven’t made
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. In spite of the rain, the match continued until the last minute.
Although
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….
6. There were so many people on the train that I couldn’t get a seat.
The train was
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. " Would you like to go out for a drink with me tonight?" he told me.
He invited