PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC BÙ GIA MẬP
TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 THCS CẤP TRƯỜNG
Năm học 2009-2010
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh lớp 9
Thời gian: 120 phút . (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề này có 06 trang
(Thí sinh làm bài trên tờ đề thi)
Họ và tên thí sinh___________________________
Lớp_________
Chú ý: Giám thị không giải thích và hướng dẫn gì thêm. Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả
từ điển. Thí sinh làm bài ngay vào tập đề thi này.
A. PHONETICS
I: Choose a word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest of the group ( 5 pts )
1. A. needed B. worked C. stopped D. booked
2. A. thick B. thorough C. healthy D. weather
3. A. hour B. honor C. host D. honest
4. A. publish B. popular C. documentary D. refuse
5. A. invite B. river C. shrine D. primary
II. Choose the words that has different stress from the others ( 5 pts )
6. A. climate B. design C. region D. comic
7. A. entertainment B. information C. education D. television
8. A. recycle B. potato C. collection D. dangerous
9. A. picnic B. fishing C. arrive D. movie
10. A. public B. occasion C. player D. problem
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
III. Choose the word or phrase best complete each sentence ( 35 pts):
11. In Malaysia, _________ is free.
A. educate B. educational C. education D. educationally
12. I wish Mary _________harder for her examination.
A. will work B. works C. worked D. has worked

27. Maths and Literature are subjects in high school.
A. optional B. adding C. religious D. compulsory.
28. He often goes to the to pray because his religion is Islam.
A. temple B. mosque C. church D. pagoda
29. This guide book is full useful information.
A. in B. of C. off D. to
30. He has gone to China last week.
A. for B. since C, X D. in
31. She went out saying a word.
A. to B. with C. without D. between
32. What do you often do the weekends ?
A. on B. in C. since D. to
33. A lot of come to Van Mieu every day.
A. visiter B. visiters C. visitor D. visitors.
34. Hanoi is not from Kuala Lumpur.
A. differ B. difference C. different D. differently
35. The language in Malaysia is Bahasa Malaysia.
A. nationality B. national C. nation D. nationally
36. Mary got quickly and went to her club.
A. dressed B. dresses C. dress D. dressing
37. Nguyen Du is considered a famous Vietnamese
A. poetry B. poet C. poetic D. poem
38. Millions of Christmas cards last month.
A. are sent B. were sent C. sent D. send
39. It’s dangerous in this river.
A. to swim B. swam C. swimming D. swim
40. Marie Curie the nobel prize for Physics in 1903.
A. was awarded B. award C. has awarded D. awarded
41. In the 18
th

A. use to B. used to C. be used to D. used
56. Their friendliness makes a deep __________ on tourists.
A. correspondences B. beauty C. recreation D. impression
57. She now regrets_______ it.
A. say B. having said C. to say D. to have said
58. My village lies near the ……………… of the mountain and by the river.
A.foot B.leg C.feet D.legs
59. We have many well ……………………teachers here.
A.qualified B.qualification C.quality D.qualify
60. The football match had to be called_________ because of the weather.
A. on B. out C. off D. by
61. Look at these two beautiful vases. Which one do you like ?
A. most B. better C. more than D. best
62. She never let you cook the meal, ?
A. didn’t she B. doesn’t she C. did she D. does she
63. My penpal and I have ______ once every month since 2004.
A. called B. read C. wrote D. corresponded
64. Designers of Vietanmese Ao dai have taken ______ from Vietnam’s ethnic monitory.
A. poetry B. inspiration C. material D. thinking
65. At the ______ to the village stands a big old banyan tree.
A. entrance B. enter C. fence D. hedge
66. That restaurant is ______ dirty that few people eat in it.
A. so B. such C. very D. too
67. How wide is this street? – ______ .
A. It’s 20 meters wide B. It’s wide 20 meters
C. It’s 20 meters in wide D. It’s in wide 20 meters
68. Remember ______ the door before going to bed.
A. locking B. to lock C. locked D. not locking
69. This is the first time I _____ this Shakespeare’s novel.
A. read B. have read C. reading D. to read

IV. Give the correect tense or form of the verbs in brackets. ( 7.5 pts)
81. He talked as if he (know) _______________where she was.
82. Were I your age, I (do) ______________ differently.
83. My room _________________ (not clean) yet.
84. My father told me ___________________ (not stay) up too late.
85. When I met him , he__________________ (talk) to his friends in the bookstore.
86. I (work) ___________________ very hard lately.
87. My teacher was not at home when I arrived. She (just go) _________________out.
88. It is essential that he ______________(be) here on time
89. He intends __________________( help) his mother to clean the house tomorrow.
90. Mozart ______________( write) more than 500 pieces of music.
91. They suggested that we ______________(find) out the best solution for that trouble.
92. Your hair is long. Do you think that It’s time you ____________(have) it cut.
93. I remembered _____________(lock) the door last night before I went to bed
94. Stop _____________(talk) in class the teacher is coming.
95. She is used to ____________(drive) on the left now.
V. Each sentence has a mistake identify then correct it (10 pts)
96. The teacher asked Lan how she will use English in future. ……………………………….
A B C D
97. They didn’t see their grandfather for three years. ……………………………….
A B C D
98. Nam asked Mai what she can do to help her ……………………………….
A B C D
99. My brother-in-law hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he? ……………………………….
A B C D
100. If I was you, I would study harder. ……………………………….
A B C D
101. Three kilometers are long distance to walk ……………………………….
A B C D
102. I haven’t seen her since a long time ……………………………….

9. A. beneath B. out of C. to D. at
10. A. owe B. private C. single D. own
VIII. Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answer: (7.5 pts)
The search for alternative sources of energy has led in various directions. Many communities are burning
garbage and other biological waste products to produce electricity. Converting waste product to gases or oil is
also an efficient way to dispose of waste.
Experimental work is being done to derive synthetic fuels from coal, old shale and coal tars. But today,
that process has proved expensive. Other experiments are underway to harness power with giant windmills
Geothermal power, heat from the earth, is also being treated.
Some experts utility companies to revive hydroelectric power derived from steam and rivers. Fifty years
ago hydroelectric power provides one third of the electricity used in the United State, but today it supplies only
four percent. The oceans are another potential source of energy. Scientists are studying ways to covert the energy
of ocean currents, tides and waves to electricity. Experiments are also underway to make use to temperature
differences in ocean water to produce energy. Of ocean currents, tides and waves to electricity. Experiments are
also underway to make use to temperature differences in ocean water to produce energy.
1. Which is the best little for the passage?
A. The use of water products for energy B. The search for alternatives Sources of energy
C. efficient ways of disposing of waste D. new discoveries in Geothermal Power.
2. Fifty years ago one third of the electricity in the United State was provided by.
A. wind B. waste products
C. water D. oil
3. In the second paragraph, the phrase “synthetic fuels” could best be replaced by which of the following:
A. biological fuels B. low burning fuels
C. fast burning fuels D. artificially made fuels
4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an alternative source of energy?
A. burning of garbage B. geothermal power
C. synthetic fuels D. electricity
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5. According to author, the impracticability of using coal, oil shade and coal tars as sources of energy is due
to:

5. They let their children go to the movie theater every weekend
 Their children
6. She is too young to get married
 She isn’t ?
7. It was pity I didn’t go to the meeting last night
 I wished…….
8. The flight to Moscow lasted three and half hours.
 It took
9. People think that he is a spy
 He
10. The thieves forced all the bank officers to lie on the floor.
 The thieves made
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