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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HƯƠNG THỦY
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN (NĂM HỌC 2008-2009)
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9
Thời gian làm bài : 120 phút (không kể giao đề)


I. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (40 POINTS)
Part 1 (10 points). Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.
1. Did you succeed ..................... the problem?
A. to solve B. on solving C. in solving D. to solve
2. I rarely eat ice cream now but I ..................... it when I was a child.
A. eat B. used to eat C. get used to eating D. didn’t use to eat
3. I’ll remember ..................... him about the fair when I see him.
A. tell B. to tell C. telling D. having told
4. Everyone spoke very quietly ..................... wake the baby up.
A. for not to B. so not to C. do not to D. in order not to
5. John fell off the ladder while he ..................... the ceiling.
A. was painting B. painted C. paints D. is painting
6. I am ..................... to call the doctor. I just need to get some rest.
a. too sick B. not sick enough C. sick enough D. so sick that
7. It’s dangerous ..................... in this river.
A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swims
8. Hurry up! They have only got ..................... seats left.
A. a little B. a few C. a lot of D. plenty of
9. “ Where’s the old chicken coop?” – “ It ..................... by a windstorm last year.”
A. destroy B. is destroyed C. was destroyed D. destroyed
10. Would you ..................... helping me with the washing?
A. mind B. like C. show D. please
Part 2 (10 points). Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct form and tense
1. We (not receive) ..................... any letter from him since he (leave) ..................... four months ago.
2. I (see) ..................... a car accident while I (wait) ..................... for you on this corner yesterday.
3. Miss Lee often (write) ..................... when she was on holiday.
4. Marie Curie (award)..................... the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903.
5. Is this the first time you (cook) ..................... pasta?
6. Hundreds of people (employ)................... by his company last year.
7. I (meet)..................... Jane this evening. Do you want me to pass your words?
8. Every time I print a document, the printer (break).................... down.
Part 3 (10 points). Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses
1. She felt asleep because of the ..................... film. (BORE)
2. Most of young people like the city life because there are many kinds of ..................... (ENTERTAIN)
3. Nowadays a lot of ..................... are carried out by ..................... (INVENT/SCIENCE)
5. The boy fell of the tree and became ..................... for a while. (CONSCIOUS)
Part 4 (10 points). Complete each sentence with a suitable preposition
1. Can I help you ..................... your luggage, Mr. Smith?
2. I’m tired ..................... lying flat in bed.
3. We might have a picnic. It depends ..................... the weather.
4. We can’t leave the country ..................... a passport.
5. You are quite right. I agree ..................... you completely.
II. READING (30 POINTS)
Part 1 (10 points). Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
The Telephone
You may use the telephone everyday but how much do you know about it? The telephone was (1) ..................... by Alexander Bell in 1876. Bell was born in Scotland in 1847. Later he went (2) ..................... in the US. Alexander Bell was always interested (3) ..................... sound. He wanted to be able to send sound through a wire. He had a workshop in his house and did many (4) ..................... there.
One day, while I was doing an experiment in his workshop. He was careless and spilt some burning liquid onto his clothes. (5) ..................... into his telephone, Bell said: “Mr. Watson, I want you to come over here immediately, please”. His (6) ....................., Watson, was in another room far away (7) ..................... the workshop. However, he heard Bell clearly on his own telephone. Quickly