Phng gd - t hng lnh

thi chn hc sinh gii th - Nm hc 2010 - 2011

Mn thi : Ting anh 9
Thi gian lm bi: 150 pht (khng k thi gian giao )

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Lu : - thi ny gm 04 trang, hc sinh lm bi trc tip vo
- Hc sinh khng c s dng bt k loi ti liu no.
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 ......................................_
A. education
B. instruction
C. tuition fee
D. impression
6- English ...................................... widely ......................................in this country nowadays.
A. is / speaking
B. is / spoken
C. was / spoken
D. is / spoke
7- ..................................... English is their official language, most of them can speak Chinese.
A. Although
B. So
C. Despite
D. If
8- My grandmother ........................................................the most beautiful girl in the village.
A. did use to being
B. use to be
C. used to being
D. used to be
9- We are having a good time together; I wish you ..................................... here with us now.
A. are
B. will be
C. were
D. would be
10- Since the economic ..................................... gets better, the sale of clothes increases.
A. convenience
B. situation
C. risk
D. style
11- ..................................... can take inspiration from events in their daily life.
A. Poets
B. Poem
C. Poetry
D. Poetic
12- They have ...................................... this problem in many discussions.
A. talked
B. rose
C. mentioned
D. spoke
13- You should always wear a ..................................... when riding a motorbike.
A. hat
B. cap
C. guard
D. helmet
14- My sisters can make her own clothes and design her own ...................................... .

A. models
B. labels
C. sizes
D. styles
15- In most factories, workers have to wear uniform .................................... work.
A. at
B. on
C. in
D. out
16- Will you join us on a .....................................trip to Vung Tau ?
A. two days
B. two-days
C. two-day
D. day-two
17- Would you mind .................. in this library?
A. not to smoke
B. not smoke
C. not smoking
D. dont smoke
18- ........................................................ have you known him?
A. How often
B. When
C. How long ago
D. How long
19- He finds his new shirt very .......................................................... It will be his favorite one.
A. comfortable
B. comfortably
C. uncomfortable
D. uncomfortably
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 Minhs 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 didnt 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
9. I will lend you this money if you will promise to pay it back.
A
B
C
D
10. The children are very boring and they dont know what to do.
A
B
C
D
V- Use the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage below.
I (write) (1) ....................................... to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the Lord Hotel in
London last weekend. I (book) (2) ...................................... the hotel in Sweden and also (receive)
(3) ................................... information about the hotel. I (promise) (4) ................................ a luxury
weekend. However, I (be) (5)..................................... not satisfied. The room was comfortable, but the

traffic from the road opposite the hotel (make) (6) .................................... it impossible to (sleep)
(7). .................................. I (ask) (8) ...................................... for another room, but no single rooms (be)
(9) .................................... available. I required room-service one night and I (have)
(10) .................................. to wait for almost one hour before someone came.
VI- Read the passage, then choose one word from the box to fill in each numbered blank.
Majority
Population

Coast
Official

Industries
Agriculture

Produces
Founded

Country
Snow-capped

Colombia is located in a North Western part of South America and is the fourth largest
(1).......................................in South America. It has (2).............................................lines on both the
Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. It has (3)................................................of around 36 million and is a
very beautiful country with (4)....................................................mountains as well as hot lowland
plains. The capital city is Bogot, which was (5)................................................by the Spaniards in
1538.
Almost
all
Colombians
speak
Spanish,
which
is
the
countrys
(6).................................................language. The religion of the (7)....................................................of
the population is Roman Catholic. Some of the most important (8)...............................................are
textiles and clothing. Other industries include mining and oil. Agriculture is the most important section
of the economy, and Colombia's main (9)...................................................................products are coffee,
flowers, sugar, banana, rice, corn and cotton. Colombia (10)................................................more coffee
than any other country except Brazil.
VII. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first.
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 grandmothers story.
My grandmother was.
6. Alice feels very strange when driving on the right.
Alice isnt..
7. I cant cook very well.
I am not ..
8. Mr. Hung cannot afford to buy a new motorbike.
Mr. Hung doesnt..
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?

Phng gd - t hng lnh

Hng dn chm thi chn hc sinh gii th

Nm hc 2010 - 2011
Mn thi : Ting anh 9

Tng: 20 im
C TH:
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:

(10 x 0.2 = 2.0 im)

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1. d
2. a
3. c
4. d
5. c
6. b
7. a
8. c
9. b
10. a
II- Make a circle on the correct answer A, B, C or D in the following
sentences:

(20 x 0.2 = 4.0 im)

1. a
6. b
11. a
16. c

2. c
7. a
12. c
17. c

3. d
8. d
13. d
18. d

4. a
9. c
14. d
19. a

5. c
10. b
15. a
20. B

III- Fill in the blanks with the correct from of the words in parentheses:

(10 x 0.2 = 2.0 im)

1. correspondent
6. strengthen

2. impressed
7. religious

3. flights
8. national

4. visitors
9. education

5. peaceful
10. misunderstand

IV- Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting:

(10 x 0.2 = 2.0 im)

1. d
6. a

2. c
7. b

3. c
8. b

4. d
9. d

5. b
10. b

V- Use the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage below:

(10 x 0.2 = 2.0 im)

1. am writing
6. made

2. booked
7. sleep

3. received
8. asked

4. was promised
9. were

5. am
10. had

VI- Read the passage, then choose one word from the box to fill in each numbered blank.

(10 x 0.2 = 2.0 im)

1. Country
6. Official

2. Coast
7. Majority

3. Population
8. Industries

4. Snow-capped
9. Agriculture

5. Founded
10. Produces

VII. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first.

(10 x 0.2 = 2.0 im)

1. The price of petrol is said to be going to rise (soon).
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 isnt used / accustomed to driving on the right.

7. I am not very good at cooking.
8. Mr. Hung doesnt have enough money to buy a new motorbike.
9. It was such a low bridge that the bus couldn't go under it.
10. Unless you are a student, you cant get special reduced price.

VIII- Write an essay (about 120-150 words) on this topic:

What should you do to improve your English?

(20 x 0.2 = 4.0 im)

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Ni dung , tng: 2.0 im :

K thut v ngn ng : 2.0 im :
- Vit c on vn di khong 120 150 t,
- C b cc r rng, cu vn mch lc, vit ng ng php, dng t phong ph , chnh xc
Ty mc th sinh vit c, gim kho da vo thang im quyt nh.