Bo de HSG Lop9

phòng giáo dục và đào tạo
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đề thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9
năm học 2009 – 2010


Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi gồm: 05 trang

A. Listening. (10 points)
Listen carefully and answer the questions. Write the numbers of the questions and your answers in your paper. (twice)
Questions:
1. How much are the trainers?
2. What is the size of the trainers?
3. What other things does he buy?
4. Does he pay by credit card or cash?
5. What does he do before he says goodbye?

B. PHONETICS.
Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. (5 pts)
1. A. thirsty B. guitar C. dirty D. listen
2. A. ground B. found C. though D. sound
3. A. normal B. order C. oven D. origin
4. A. honesty B. hair C. honor D. hour
5. A .cook B. flood C. book D. woman

C. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY – LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
I. Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify the mistakes. (5 points)
1. Lan didn’t go to the cinema with her friends last Saturday evening because her sickness.
A B C D
2. The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted.
A B C D
3. My daughter likes watching cartoon films, and so do my son.
A B C D
4. They were really impressive by the beauty of the city and the hospitality of its people.
A B C D
5. Susan hardly never misses an opportunity to get good marks in our class.
A B C D
II. Choose the best options A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (15 points)
1. The boss said that he would fly to Ho Chi Minh City __________ day.
A. next B. the previous C. the following D. the before
2. __________ adequate precautions are taken, there is no risk involved in the operation.
A. Although B. Providing C. Nevertheless D. Even
3. The computer won’t work unless you _________ these cables.
A. connect B. connected C. don`t connect D. didn’t connect
4. Let’s go to the zoo, _________?
A. don’t we B. don’t you C. shall we D. will you
5. He ran out of money so he had to ________ some from his friend.
A. borrow B. ask C. lend D. earn
6. Not once _________ his promises.
A. he is keeping B. he keeps C. did he keep D. has he kept
7. The teacher didn`t explain the reason ________ he was punished.
A. what B. which C. how D. why
8. Mothers are always _________ towards their children, aren’t they?
A. protect B. protective C. protected D. protections
9. Don’t tell me I didn’t lock the door last night. I remember __________ it.
A. to lock B. lock C. locked D. locking
10. I’ll give you a ring _________ we get back from our vacation.
A. and B. as soon as C. as long as D. since
11. Would you mind _________ in this library?
A. not to smoke B. not smoke C. not smoking D. don’t smoke
12. Those mushrooms are ________. Don’t eat them!
A. poisoned B. poisoning C. poisonous D. poison
13. I __________ the piano in my room at this time yesterday.
A. played B. were playing C. was playing D. have played
14. I saw your school`s ________ in today`s edition of The Vietnam News.
A. advertising B. advertises C. advertised D. advertisement
15. He tried to walk ________ so as not to be late for school.
A. fast B. quick C. rapid D. slowly
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