Sở giáo dục và đào tạo
Bắc giang
Đề Dự Bị
kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh
năm học 2009 - 2010
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (lớp 9)
Ngày thi: 28 tháng 3 năm 2010
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
điểm
Bài thi
Bằng số:
Bằng chữ:................................
Chữ kí Giám khảo 1: ..............................................................
Chữ kí Giám khảo 2: ...............................................................
L u ý: - Đề thi gồm 04 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi.
- Thí sinh không đợc sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển.
section a. Phonetics (10 points)
Part I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Circle
A , B , C or D.
1. A. volcano B. damage C. earthquake D. teenager
2. A. predict B. destroy C. behavior D. preparation
3. A. highland B. flashlight C. strike D. volcanic
4. A. bureau B. funnel C. hurricane D. erupt
5. A. earthquake B. path C. southern D. thunderstorm
Part II. Choose the word that has the stress on a different syllable from the rest in each group
.
1. A. access B. forecast C. publish D. abroad
2. A. recent B. border C. provide D. gemstone
3. A. alien B. grocery C. acquaintance D. rivalry
4. A. pagoda B. separate C. benefit D. Internet
5. A. category B. dormitory C. temperature D. communicate

children between four and seven years old (4. make) ________________ several drawings of men. When
they (5. draw)________________ front views of male figures, the size of the heads (6. noticeably
enlarge)________________ . However, when the children drew rear views of men, the size of the heads
was not so exaggerated. Researchers (7. suggest) ________________ that children (8.
draw)________________ bigger heads when they (9. know)________________ they must leave room
for facial details. Therefore, the odd head size in children’s illustrations (10. be)________________ a
shape of planning and not an indication of a poor sense of scale.
Part III. Read the passage and give the correct form of the words in brackets.
Most of the people in Saragossa were attending a children’s (1. graduate)
________________ ceremony in
the village school when one of the worst tornadoes in American history (2. sudden) ________________
struck.
A sudden loud (3. whistle)______________ sound made everyone sit up as the (4.
young)_____________ child was shaking hands with the village mayor. It was (5.
suppose)______________ to be a time of great (6. happy)________________. Instead, it ended in
tragedy. The children were receiving their certificates when the tornado hit the village without any (7.
warn) ______________. The walls of the school building fell in while most of the parents were watching
the ceremony. Tons of concrete were sent crashing down on them. Other parents were preparing a huge
meal in the school kitchen at the time of the disaster. Afterwards, no building in Saragossa remained (8.
stand)________________. Out of a (9. populate) ________________ of 185, at least 25 were (10.
die)________________ and a further 112 were injured. “The whole village has gone”, said the officer
Paul Deshler. “There’s nothing at all here now. It looks worse than a war zone.”
Part IV. Fill in the blank with one preposition.
1.2. Colleges responded swiftly ___________ the demand ___________ new courses.
3. It wasn’t very polite ___________ you to keep interrupting me.
4. The park is open ___________ May through September.
5. Jim lived with his parents ___________ he was twenty five.
Section C. Reading comprehension (30 points)
Part I. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions below it.
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ended the Indochina War. Today Dien Bien Phu is a tourist

Part III. Read the passage then choose the correct answer to each question. Circle A, B ,C or D.

The play now on at the New Theater as part of the Eastern Arts Festival is not among the best
plays for which the director, Army Fielding, has been responsible. The action takes place in the home
of Professor Spear. One night his landlady comes to the house for a chat. After inviting her in, the
professor hears a sound and thinking it is a burglar coming to rob the house, fires his gun. By mistake
the wrong person is shot and the thief gets away. The scene of the second act is a law court, in which
everyone waits to find out if the professor is guilty of murder.
I did not care for the acting in some cases. Norman Jones is normally seen in some comedies and
it is not satisfactory as the professor. He doesn’t look like a wise old man. Also Simon Fry, as the
servant, shouted at the top of his voice through the play. The hit of the evening, however, was James
Smith as the judge. On the whole, the play appeared to be a little out of date. I can think of many other
plays which would have been more suitable for a group of clever young actors to perform. The play
continues until the end of the month.
1. The passage is from ________.
A. a review of the play. B. an instruction to a book.
C. a letter. D. an advertisement.
2. What is the writer trying to do ?
A. To give advice to the writer of the play. B. To warn people not to go and see the play.
C. To give his own opinion of the play. D. To persuade the director to change the play.
3. The writer’s opinion about the play is that ______.
A. there were not enough actors for the parts.
B. the actors would have performed better in a modern play.
C. the play was being performed at the wrong time of the year.
D. the play was a comedy but the audience did not find it amusing.
4. The writer thought the actor who played the professor was unsatisfactory because ____.
A. he made the audience laugh too much. B. he did not look like a professor .
C. he had the wrong kind of moustache. D. he was not clever enough to play the part
5. Who, among the four following persons, will probably enjoy the play ?
A. “I don’t care much for serious subjects. I like comedies, especially about the young. Norman Jones

8. A. anything B. every C. something D. everything
9. A. attract B. appealing C. appeal D. influence
10. A. to B. for C. in D. of
Section D. Writing (25 points)
Part I. Find and correct the mistake in each sentence below.
1. If you had taken my advice before doing the task, you would have been able to do it more better.
2. Despite rain or snow, there are always more than 50 thousand fans in the football games.
3.Tom is often late for work, that makes his boss angry.
4. When you return home from London next month, we will finish the project.
5. Many discoveries have made in the field of chemistry and physics.
6. In the unlikely event that you are not completely satisfied with your vacation, we will offer a
fully refund.
7. Since all of the students had done poor on the test, the teacher decided to give it again.
8. They are having a small party to celebrate the achievement in the first year’s goals.
9. It is important that she attends all the lectures given by professor Harry.
10. His view has been received support from an unlikely source.
1. ______________________________ 6. ______________________________
2. ______________________________ 7. ______________________________
3. ______________________________ 8. ______________________________
4. ______________________________ 9. ______________________________
5. ______________________________ 10. ______________________________
Part II. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the
same as the sentence printed before it. Use the words given and do not change their form.
1. I regret that I didn’t finish my work before the picnic. (wish)
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2. The children bought a lot of food in order to live in the forest for two weeks. (so that)
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3. It doesn’t matter how hard Mike tries, he can’t pass the driving test. (However)
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4. On arrival, she went straight to her hotel room. (as soon as)