I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
by circling the letter A, B, C or D : ( 10 points )
1. A. put B. push C. full D. but
2. A. faced B. fixed C. wicked D. wrapped
3. A. one B. song C. long D. gone
4. A. broad B. coat C. road D. boat
5. A. cheap B. chemist C. child D. cheap
6. A. enough B. although C. cough D. rough
7. A. damage B. manage C. teenage D. luggage
8. A. noon B. tool C. spoon D. blood
9. A. plays B. says C. stays D. rays
10. A. watches B. oranges C. figures D. classes
II. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the blank spaces by circling
the letter A, B, C or D : ( 30 p )
1. "................ children like ice-cream." "That's quite natural."
A Most of B. Most C. The most D. The most of
2. They have been married for ten years but they have no children. They're a ........................ couple.
A. childlike B. childish C. childly D. childless
3. We don’t allow ............. in the classrooms.
A. that students smoke B. smoke C. students to smoke D. to smoking
4. My brother is much taller than I ...........
A. do B. did C. am D. was
5. People ............... think that the sun went round the earth.
A. were used to B. used to C. got used to D. are used to
6. He isn't honest. He always gives ....................... advice.
A. useless B. use C. useful D. usefulness
7. The four-storey house ......................... on that hill is still new.
A. be built B. building C. built D. being building
8. In the old days, many poor and ....................... people had to live and work in the workhouses.
A. home B. homely C. homeless D. homelike
9. It’s high time you .................. to study seriously.

A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
23. You should have known that Lan could not keep a secret. Never again ......... her anything.
A. I tell B. I will tell C. will tell D. will I tell
24. ............. and you will succeed.
A. Study hard B. Studying hard C. If you study hard D. If you only study hard
25. His father had someone ............ the house on Christmas Day.
A. decorated B. to decorate C. decorate D. decorating
26. Since they came, we .......... able to work on the project.
A. are B. were C. have been D. have to be
27. In addition ......... the news, television provides us with variety of programmes that can satisfy ....... taste.
A. to / every B. to / each C. for / every D. for / all
28. The more a motorbike costs, ........... it goes.
A. the more fastly B. the fastest C. faster D. the faster
29. Do you have the book ........ the teacher ?
A. that it belongs to B. to which belongs C. to which belongs to D. that belongs to
30. People who exercise frequently have greater physical endurance than those ........... .
A. who doesn’t B. who don’t C. which don’t D. that doesn’t
III. Read the text below. Then decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each space : ( 10p )
Traffic lights
The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed outside the
Houses of Parliament in 1868. It (1)......... like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas.
(2) .........., it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident discouraged further development until cars
became common.
(3) .......... traffic lights are an American invention. Red – green systems were installed in Cleveland
in 1914. Three – colour signals, operated (4) ........ hand from a tower in the (5) .......... of the street, were
installed in New York in 1918. The first lights of this type to (6) ....... in Britain were in London on the
junction between St. Jame’s Street and Piccadilly in 1925. Automatic signals were installed (7) ......... year
later.
In the past, traffic lights were special . In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles
the lights did not just (8) ........ silently, but would ring bells to (9) .......... the sleeping motorists of the 1930s.

9 He was late for work this morning because his car had a ......... on the motorway.
break
10. The lovers stood, hand in hand, gazing at the ......... sky.
star
Your answers :
1. .................. 2, ........................ 3. .................. 4. .................... 5. .................
6. ................. 7. ........................ 8. .................. 9. .................... 10. ...............
V. Identify a mistake in the underlined word or phrases in the following sentences.
Circle the letter A, B, C or D for your choice : ( 10 p )
1. At present, I am a student at the Local Technical College, which I am studying English part-time.
A B C D
2. The letter was typed clear and careful, but without any address or signature.
A B C D
3. It is believed that the wanted man was living in London.
A B C D
4. "How far Vietnamese do you know?” asked my friend.
A B C D
5. The blind is unable to see anything.
A B C D
6. Jane said she is 18 years the following week.
A B C D
7. Does the grass need be cut?
A B C D
8. We can prevent flood by preservation the forests.
A B C D
9. The result was quite different with what I expected.
A B C D
10. What seems easy for you seems difficult to me.
A B C D
VI. Read the following passage. Then choose the best answers to the questions below : (10 p)

A. Spelling B. Ideas C. Whole words D. Expressions
VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first sentence using the
word given in parentheses. You must not change the given words : ( 20 p )
1. I can’t describe people as well as you can. ( better )
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2. Every one was surprised to see George leave the party early. ( surprise )
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3. My teachers were always telling me what to do when I was at school. ( being )
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4. They left early because they didn’t want to get caught in the traffic. ( avoid )
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5. “ If I were you , I wouldn’t trust him “, she told Lan. ( advised )
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6. This food is so good that I’m going to have some more. ( such )
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7. I was the only person who wanted to watch the program. ( else )
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8. I bought myself some good new clothes. I need them for my new job. ( which )
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9. I don’t have a dictionary , so I can’t look the words up . ( if )
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10. It is ages since I last saw a ghost film . ( haven’t )
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Híng dÉn chÊm Thi chän häc sinh giái líp 9 cÊp huyÖn
M«n : TiÕng Anh
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I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
by circling the letter A, B, C or D : ( 10 points )

7. There was nobody else but me who wanted to watch the program.
8. I bought myself some good new clothes which I need for my new job.
9. If I had a dictionary, I could look the words up.
10. I haven t’ seen a ghost film for ages.
Note: 2 points for each correct sentence.
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