Phßng GD&§T
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Kú thi häc sinh giái líp 9 N¨m häc 2010 2011–
m«n thi: ho¸ häc
(Thêi gian lµm bµi : 150 phót, kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò)
Ngµy thi : 10 th¸ng 12 n¨m 2010
( §Ò thi cã 03 Trang)
I- Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently in each word group below.
1. A. days B. girls C. movies D. parks
2. A. changed B. learned C. laughed D. earned
3. A. sure B. say C. some D. sentence
4. A. problem B. popular C. convenient D. rod
5. A. celebrate B. bulb C. plumber D. blanket
6. A. switch B. stomach C. match D. catch
7. A. fan B. bad C. catch D. wash
8. A. collection B. question C. nation D. inspiration
9. A. turn B. burn C. curtain D. bury
10. A. campus B. relax C. locate D. fashion
II- Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. Cuba is .....................sugar - growing areas in the world.
A. one of the larger B. one of largest C. largest D. one of the largest
2. You have never been to Nha Trang, .........................?
A. have you B. haven’t you C. you have D. you haven’t
3. I find the time of English meals very strange. I’m not used ......................dinner at 5 p.m
A. to have B. to having C. having D. have
4. I wish this exam ........................easier.
A. is B. will be C. would D. were
5. If I ................ Minh’s address, I .................her a letter.
A. have - write B. had - will write C. had - would write D. had - wrote
6. We haven’t seen Liz ........................two months.
A. since B. until C. for D. before

A. locking B. for locking C. to lock D. lock
22. The couple .................divorce was in the newspaper has got married again.
A. who B. whose C. which D. people
23. Alan and Ruth took these photographs .......................
A. themselves B. herself C. himself D. ourselves
24. ...................weather! We can’t go out for a walk now.
A. How terrible B. How a terrible C. What terrible D. What a terrible
25. Daisy wrote ......................on the Vietnam war.
A. ten - page report B. a ten - page report C. ten - pages report D. a ten - paged report
26. In the 18
th
century jean cloth .................completely from cotton.
A. was made B. were made C. makes D. make
27. I was cooking dinner when my friends ....................
A. was coming B. came C. coming D. come
28. His car struck ................tree, you can still see the mark on .............tree.
A. a / a B. the / a C. a / an D. a / the
29. If the driver .................more carefull, he ..............the accident.
A. had be / wouldn’t have B. had been / would have had
C. had been / wouldn’t have had D. have been / would have had
30. He ................his car since he was 21.
A. had B. has had C. have had D. has
III- Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals.
1. When you take an exam, you are an...................... EXAMINE.
2. The................damage around this area is caused by chemical factories. ENVIRONMENT.
3. You are only one of many...............for that job. APPLY.
4. I’m very ...........of my father and love him so much. PRIDE.
5. The earthquake caused terrible.................. DESTROY.
6. The price of ....................has gone up again. ELECTRIC.
7. If it doesn’t rain soon, there’ll be a great.................of water. SHORT.

7. A. colleagues B. employees C. customers D. employers
8. A. in B. of C. with D. by
9. A. Attract B. Give C. Turn D. Pay
10. A. so B. either C. neither D. or
VI- Fill each gap with a suitable word.
We are all destroying the earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so
(1) ....................smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world’s cities. In one
well-known city, for example, poisonous gases from cars (2) ...................the air so much that
policemen have to wear oxygen masks.
We have cut down so many (3) ...................... that there are now vast areas of wasteland
(4) ................. over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa can not (5)............... enough to
eat. In certain countries in Asia there is so little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough
(6)................. of the countryside. Wild (7) ................ are quickly disappearing. For instance, tigers
are rare in India now because we have (8).................. too many for them to survive. However, it
isn’t so simple to (9) ................ about the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do
anything about it. Join us now. Save the Earth. This is (10) ............ important to ignore.
VII- Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the old one, begins with the given words
or phrases.
1. They have just sold that old house.
- That old house .............................................
2. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
- Despite ......................................................
3. If you don’t succeed, you will have to try it again.
- Unless ........................................................
4. “ Let’s use fewer plastic bags” he said:
- He suggested ................................................
5. We last saw our grandfather five months ago.
- We haven’t ...................................................
6. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.
- The fog prevented ..........................................

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1. many much 6. wouldnt lost wouldnt have lost
2. for on 7. go going
3. carefully careful 8. makes me to do makes me do
4. going to go 9. didnt used to didnt use to
5. have having 10. equally equal
V- Read the passage and choose the best answer.
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1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D
6. A 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C
VI- Fill in each gap with a suitable word.
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1. much 2. pollute 3. trees 4. all 5. grow
6. care 7. animals 8. killed 9. talk 10. too
VII- Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the old one, begins with the given
words or phrases.
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11. That old house has just been sold.
12. Despite (his) taking / having taken a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
13. Unless you succeed, you will have to try it again.
14. He suggested using fewer plastic bags.
15. We havent seen our grandfather for five months.
16. The fog prevented us from driving.
17. She asked John where he lived.
Where john lived.
18. Mike doesnt play tennis as well as Bob.
19. It was such a cold day that we stayed indoors
20. The mother warned him she was going to punish him if he went home late the next day
the following day
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