PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC –ĐÀO TẠO VĨNH YÊN
TRƯỜNG THCS ĐỊNH TRUNG
ĐỀ thi KSCL hỌc sinh giỎi lỚp 9
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Năm học : 2010-2011
Thời gian: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
I. PRONUNCIATION :
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. fear B. near C. pear D. rear
2. A. s w amp B. sweet C. swear D. sword
3. A. headache B. character C. stomach D. challenging
4. A. ploughs B. contacts C. stops D. talks
5. A. faced B. wicked C. fixed D. wrapped
II. MULTIPLE CHOICE :
Choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the blank spaces:
1. Milk bottles can be _____________________after being cleaned.
A. recycled B. reused C. broken D. reduced
2. It was raining heavily __________________we arrived home.
A. while B. until C. because D. when
3. She asked me ____________________I liked eating chocolates.
A. if B. and C. that D. but
4. You look _____________________than last year.
A. much tall B. more tall C. much taller D. more taller
5. What ____________________advice she gave us !
A. so good B. such good C. a good D. good
6. My dog as well as my cats ____________________twice a day.
A. eat B. eats C. has eaten D. have eaten
7. When I came into the class, I realized I knew ______________________.
A. them all B. all them C. they all D. all of they
8. Do it right now, ___________________ ?
A. do you B. aren’t you C. will you D. don’t you

2. We should learn about keeping our environment ................... . (pollute)
3.I think these thin clothes are .............................. cold weather. (suit)
4. I am going to have a………… check-up next Monday. (medicine)
5. The knife is ……… it can cut every thing . (use)
IV. ERROR IDENTIFICATION:
Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting:
1. Would you like me helping you with your homework ?
A B C D
2. Meat must keep in a refrigerator or it will spoil.
A B C D
3. There is a cat sitting in the middle to the road.
A B C D
4. Tom is always forget his keys and that really annoys me.
A B C D
5. She spends her free time to visit galleries and museums.
A B C D
6. Our teacher told that the sun always rises in the east.
A B C D
7. She had the gardener to plant some trees.
A B C D
8. Come up to my place and we will discuss it.
A B C D
9. He has repeated urged the government to do something about this.
A B C D
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10. I have to fetch the kids at school at 4 o’clock.
A B C D
V. Choose the best option to fill in each of the blanks to make a meaningful passage:
There has been a revolution in the world of newspapers. Not many years (1).............., newspapers were still
being produced using techniques unchanged for (2)........hundreds years.

Scientists believe that animals can perceive these environmental changes as early as several days
before the disaster.
In 1976 after observing animal behavior, the Chinese were able to predict a terrible quake. Although
hundreds of thousands of people were killed, the government was able to evacuate millions of people and
thus keep the death toll at a lower rate.
1. What prediction may be made by observing animal behavior ?
A. the number of people who will die.
B. environmental changes.
C. a coming earthquake.
D. the ten-kilometer radius of an earthquake.
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2. Why can animals perceive these changes when humans can not ?
A. Animals are more intelligent than humans.
B. Humans don’t know where to look.
C. By running around, they can feel the vibrations.
D. Animals have certain instincts that humans don’t possess.
3. If scientists can accurately predict earthquakes, there will be ..........
A. a lower death rate.
B. fewer animals going crazy.
C. fewer people evacuated.
D. fewer environmental changes.
4. Which of the following statements is not true ?
A. Some animals may be able to sense an approaching earthquake.
B. All birds and dogs in the ten-kilometer radius of an earthquake center become wild before the
quake.
C. The Chinese have successfully predict an earthquake and saved many lives.
D. By observing animal behavior scientists perhaps can predict earthquake.
5. In the passage, the word “evacuate” most means ..............
A. save B. exile C. destroy D. remove
IIX. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:

. 1. C. pear
2. D. sword
3. C. challenging
4. A. ploughs
5. B. wicked
II. MULTIPLE CHOICE (2 điểm) : 0,1 đ/câu
1. B. reused 11. B. looking
2. D. when 12. C. How long
3. A. if 13. A. have it cut
4. C. much taller 14. C. would rather
5. D. good 15. B. were
6. B. eats 16. D. so bad a singer
7. A. them all 17. C. wouldn’t do
8. C. will you 18. C. It’s OK
9. D. have been waiting 19. D. was the first bridge built
10. D. neither is he 20. B. Would you mind
III. WORD FORM (1đ) : 0,2 đ/ câu
1.informative 3. unsuitable 5. useful
2.unpolluted 4. medical
IV. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (1đ) : 0, 1 đ/ câu
1. C (to help) 6. A (said)
2. A (be kept) 7. C (plant)
3. D (of) 8. A (over)
4. B (forgetting) 9. A (repeatedly)
5. C (visiting) 10. C (from)
V. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (1đ) : 0,1 đ/ câu
1.C 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.C
6.B 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.D
VI. OPEN CLOZE TEST (1đ)
1. There 6. competed