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THI CHỌN ĐỘI SƠ TUYỂN HSG TỈNH LỚP 9
Năm học 2009-2010

Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút





I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (10 points)
1. A. countless B. house C. although D. mouth
2. A. food B. cook C. foot D. good
3. A. visit B. impress C. reserved D. used
4. A. afraid B. answer C. annoy D. away
5. A. busy B. unhappy C. sun D. bus
6. A. smile B. unkind C. night D. driven
7. A. knew B. flew C. drew D. threw
8. A. nor B. store C. front D. shore
9. A. months B. breaks C. states D. lives
10. A. pleased B. closed C. missed D. scared

II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence below (10 points)
1. Nga ______ really happy when I met her yesterday.
A. seemed B. were C. fell D. did
2. Does anybody know ______ Son is absent today?
A. for B. why C. to D. about
3. I feel ______ that your brother had a broken arm last week.
A. pleased B. happy C. lucky D. sorry
4. “A number of windows ______ last night, I’m afraid”, said the old man.
A. was damaged B. were damaged C. damaged D. be damaged
5. Can you please ______ this letter for me on your way home, Miss Lien? ~ Sure.
A. write B. post C. receive D. get
6. We were all ______ at his strange behavior at the school festival.
A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly
7. I want to buy a table ______ of plastic.
A. makes B. make C. made D. making
8. My mother cannot go jogging tonight ______ her painful legs.
A. because B. and C. thanks to D. because of
9. Do you mind my ______ here, Miss? ~ No, of course not.
A. sit B. sits C. sitting D. to sit
10. English, ______ many other subjects, is compulsory in Vietnamese secondary schools.
A. and B. with C. unlike D. together

III. Use the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete the sentences (10 points):
Many girls like dolls but I don’t, they are _____ (attract).
My teacher is kind but his wife is _____ (friend).
If you want to take part in our summer _____ , you must fill out this _____ form (act / apply).
Uncle Ho was a great _____ of Viet Nam (lead).
He got lost . _____, a boy helped him find the way (luck).
In the fire - making contest, _____ must make a fire in the _____ way (contest / tradition).
You should listen to your teacher’s _____ carefully (explain).
There were a lot of _____ in the 19th century (discover).
IV. Fill in each blank with one suitable word (8 points):
Dear Janet,
I am having a wonderful __(1)__ in India. This is really a relaxing place. I’m glad I took no notice __(2)__ John’s complaints about this country.
You know you asked me to bring back some local cloth for you. Well, I can’t find __(3)__ very nice. Mike took me to the market the __(4)__ day and there was nothing. So, instead I’m bringing you a surprise. I hope you won’t be disappointed. There is so __(5)__ wonderful craft here. I want to bring it all home to England. I would love to take some over to America at Christmas. The only __(6)__ is money! I wish