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đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi thị - Năm học 2010 - 2011
Môn thi : Tiếng anh 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1. A. mention B. option C. federation D. question
2. A. ghost B. office C. long D. modern
3. A. climate B. comprise C. notice D. divide
4. A. house B. happen C. hair D. honor
5. A. took B. look C. blood D. good
6. A. almost B. not C. gold D. post
7. A. catalogue B. past C. cast D. class
8. A. issue B. divide C. library D. dictation
9. A. read B. ready C. reach D. teach
10. A. city B. my C. sky D. cry
II- Make a circle on the correct answer A, B, C or D in the following sentences:
1- They havent seen each other, but they write to each other frequently. They are ...................
A. pen pals B. writers C. co-writer D. paper pals
2- Churches, temples and pagodas are places of ............................................................................
A. gossip B. warship C. worship D. friendship
3- Their friendliness makes a deep ......................................................... on tourists.
A. correspondences B. beauty C. recreation D. impression
4- The Singaporean ......................................................... is Singapore dollars.
A. currency B. capital C. language D. climate
5- Children in this poor village are allowed to go to school without ......................................_

20- .....................................does it take to get there?
A. How B. How long C. How often D. How much
III- Fill in the blanks with the correct from of the words in parentheses :
1- He is a famous……………….............................…………. (correspond)
2- She was really ...................................... by the beauty of the city. (impress)
3- Every day, there are two ……………from Vinh City to HCM City. ( fly )
4- Many ......................................... come to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum every day. (visit)
5- We enjoyed the ............................................ atmosphere in Hue. (peace)
6- Team games help to ................................. the students’ solidarity. (strong)
7- They go to church every Sunday. They are very ........................................ (religion)
8- The .................................................... language in Malaysia is Bahasa Malaysia. (nation)
9- In Malaysia, .............................................. is free. (educate)
10- Don't……………………………….me. I really want to come to your party but I can't. (understand)
IV- Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting:
1. To be frank, I am extremely unhappy that you have made the same mistake twice times this week.
A B C D
2. Lan didn’t go to the cinema with her friends last Saturday evening because her sickness.
A B C D
3. The food that mom is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious.
A B C D
4. The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted.
A B C D
5. It is surprising hearing that she was promoted after 3 months working for the company.
A B C D
6. If I am in your place, I would make a trip to England.
A B C D
7. The policeman told her not to driving her car so fast again.
A B C D
8. Do you know how getting to the post office from here?
A B C D

1. People say that the price of petrol will rise soon.
 The price of petrol ……………………………………………………………………………………
2. “I am myself a stranger here” said the man.
 The man said…………………………………………………………………………………………
3. I last saw him when I was a student.
 I haven't ........................................................................................................................................……...
4. My father no longer smokes.
 My father……………………………………………………………………………………………...
5. A knock at the door interrupted my grandmother’s story.
 My grandmother was………………………………………………………………………………….
6. Alice feels very strange when driving on the right.
 Alice isn’t……………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. I can’t cook very well.
 I am not ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. Mr. Hung cannot afford to buy a new motorbike.
 Mr. Hung doesn’t……………………………………………………………………………………..
9. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn't go under it.
 It was………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. If you are a student, you can get special reduced prices.
 Unless…………………………………………………………………………………...…………….
VIII- Write an essay (about 120-150 words) on this topic:
“What should you do to improve your English?”
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Híng dÉn chÊm thi chän häc sinh giái thÞ
N¨m häc 2010 - 2011
M«n thi : TiÕng anh 9
Tổng: 20 điểm
CỤ THỂ:
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:

2. The man said (that) he was himself a stranger there.
3. I haven't seen him since I was a student.
4. My father used to smoke.
5. My grandmother was telling a story when there was a knock at the door.
6. Alice isn’t used / accustomed to driving on the right.
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