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KỲ THI KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 VÒNG I
NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian thi: 150 phút - Không kể thời gian phát đề
I - Pronunciation: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others in each group.
1. A. breath B. bathe C. mouths D. clothes
2. A. sacred B. crooked C. cursed D. stopped
3. A. touch B. doubt C. enough D. cousin
4. A. longer B. singer C. younger D. stronger
5. A. rhinoceros B. ghost C. exhaust D. household
6. A. compulsory B. bus C. subject D. bury
7. A. comfortable B. information C. informative D. forget
8. A. capital B. capable C. casual D. capture
9. A. southern B. without C. breath D. breathe
10. A. ragged B. cursed C. crooked D. ploughed
II - Stress: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
1. A. flower B. mountain C. open D. July
2. A. machine B. police C. decide D. finish
3. A. lemonade B. picturesque C. Vietnamese D. Hinduism
4. A. referee B. convenient C. accessible D. emergency
5. A. natural B. festival C. canal D. coffee
6. A. follow B. allow C. narrow D. elbow
7. A. begin B. become C. before D. bellow
8. A. cuckoo B. bamboo C. canoe D. career
9. A. explanation B. equipment C. experience D. experiment
10. A. apply B. happen C. reduce D. result
III - In each of the following sentences, four words or phrases are underlined. Choose one in

4. My neighbors made_________noise last night that I couldn t get to sleep.’
A. so many B. so much C. such D. so
5. I m terrified_________breaking down on a motorway at night.’
A. for B. with C. from D. of
6. A virus is so_________that it can be seen only with an electron microscope.
A. infinite B. imaginary C. minute D. irregular
7. I slept really badly. I_________and turned all night long.
A. revolved B. twisted C. turned D. tossed
8. They had never come_________such a beautiful little village before.
A. off B. along C. at D. across
9. They_________cycle to school when they were students.
A. was used to B. used to C. did use to D. are used to
10. _________a famous personality has its advantages and its disadvantages.
A. To be B. Been C. Be D. Being
11. My color TV, _________I bought 10 years ago, still gives beautiful pictures.
A. which B. that C. whom D. when
12. After the accident, the injured cyclist was in great_________.
A. agony B. suffuring C. hurt D. pain
13. She went_________a bad cold just before Christmas.
A. down with B. in for C. over D. through
14. It was clear that the young couple were_________of taking charge of the restaurant.
A. responsible B. reliable C. capable D. able
15. Your kitchen is fantastic! Did you do it all yourself? “ ”
~ No. I _________by a professional.“ ”
A. have designed it B. designed it C. had it designed D. had designed it
16. I ve never_________very well with my brother. I ve got completely different personalities.’ ’
A. got off B. got on C. got away D. got up
17. The noise of the typewriter really_________me off. I just couldn t concentrate.’
A. put B. pulled C. set D. took
18. The Parker family is very friendly, _________Van enjoys being a member of their family.

B. The girl wanted to make a coffee for the lady.
C. The girl refused to make a coffee for the lady.
D. The girl promised to make a coffee for the lady.
8. No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.
A. Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately.
B. As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone.
C. Scarely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back.
D. She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back.
9. The captain to his men: "Abandon the ship immediately!"
A. The captain invited his men to abandon the ship immediately.
B. The captain ordered his men to abandon the ship immediately.
C. The captain suggested his men abandon the ship immediately.
D. The captain requested his men to abandon the ship immediately.
10. The film star wore dark glasses so that noone would recognize him.
A. The film star wore dark glasses in order not to be recognized.
B. The film star wanted to be recognized by wearing dark glasses.
C. The glasses were so dark that the film star couldn t see anyone.’
D. Everyone could recognize the film star because he wore dark glasses.
VI - Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question from the four choices (A or B,C,D).
Sequoyah was a young Cherokee Indian, son of a white trader and an Indian squaw. At an early
age, he became fascinated by the talking leaf an expression that he used to describe the white man s“ ” ’
written records. Although many believed this talking leaf to be a gift from the Great Spirit, Sequoyah“ ”
refused to accept that theory. Like other Indians of the period, he was illiterate, but his determination to
remedy the situation led to the invention of a unique eighty-six-character alphabet based on the sound
patterns that he heard.
His family and friends thought him mad, but while recuperating from a hunting accident, he
diligently and independently set out to create a form of communication for his own people as well as for
other Indians. In 1821, after twelve years of work, he had successfully developed a written language
that would enable thousands of Indians to read and write.
Sequoyah s desire to preserve words and events for later generations has caused him to be’

young men, the majority of whom stop offending as they grow older - the (6)________age for offending
is fifteen. Also, and not surprisingly, the (7)________of being a victim of crime (8)________greatly
depending on where you live.
This (9)________by criminals on the easy opportunity is the (10)________to much crime
prevention. Motor cars, for example, are a sitting target for the criminal. Surveys have shown that
approximately one in five drivers do not always (11)________to secure their cars by locking all the
doors and shutting all the windows, and in 30 per cent of domestic burglaries the burglar simply walks
in without having to use (12)________. If opportunities like these did not exist, criminals would have a
much harder time. The chances are that many crimes would not be committed , which would release
more police time for (13)________ serious crimes.
Of course, the primary responsibility for (14)________with crime rests with the police and the
courts, but, if you care about improving the (15)________of life for yourself and your community, there
are many ways you can help reverse the trend.
0. A. aware B. conscious C. informed D. known
1. A. unprepared B. hopeless C. powerless D. weak
2. A. nature B. type C. reason D. method
3. A. the victim B. the public C. residents D. citizens
4. A. increase B. thrive C. develop D. happen
5. A. performed B. started C. done D. committed
6. A. peak B. major C. top D maximum
7. A. percentage B. risk C. rate D. seriousness
8. A. varies B. adapts C. adjusts D. transformed
9. A. awareness B. seizing C. reliance D. taking
10. A. answer B. method C. way D. key
11. A. trouble B. bother C. care D. ensure
12. A. force B. threat C. tools D. tricks
13. A. removing B. facing C. tackling D. dealing
14. A. containing B. destroying C. fighting D. coping
15. A. peacefulness B. quality C. way D. enjoyment
VIII - Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, begin with the

We have something to offer both those 9(look) for a peaceful time taking it easy, and more10(energy)
people looking for the adveture of a lifetime.
X - Write a paragraph of 100 - 120 words to support the argument that secondary school
students should wear casual clothes when they are at school. Follow the language and outline.
1.I think/ My opinion is that… 2.Firstly, Secondly, Thirdly, Finally,… … … … 3. Therefore, /In conclusion,…
…
- Secondary school students should wear casual clothes when they are at school.
- Wearing casual clothes:
+ makes students feel comfortable.
+ gives students freedom of choice (sizes, colors, and fashions, etc.).
+ makes students feel self-confident when they are in their favorite clothes.
+ makes school more colorful and lively.
- The end –