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ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
LẦN I - NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
( Không kể thời gian giao đề )


Đề thi gồm 04 trang
A. PRONUNCIATION:
I/ Choose the word which contains the vowel sound pronounced differently from that of the others:
1. a. publish b. tunic c. subject d. love
2. a. hike b. style c. stripe d. slit
3. a. grow b. plow c. now d. house
4. a. order b. course c. ghost d. cross
5. a. notice b. mosque c. grow d. poetry
II/ Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern:
6. a. appliance b. activity c. adventure d. average
7. a. chemical b. effective c. experience d. biology
8. a. primary b. satisfy c. variety d. remedy
9. a. compulsory b. population c. occasionally d. immediately
10. a. honour b. perform c. moment d. cancel
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
I/ Circle the best option (A, B, C or D):
11. It was only....... he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same school.
A. then B. until C. as soon as D. when
12. He got an excellent grade in his examination .... the fact that he had not worked particularly hard.
A. on account of B. because C. in spite of D. although
13. Their eventual choice of house was ........ by the time Peter would take to get to the office.
A. related B. consequent C. determined D. dependent
14. Her business must be going rather well, ....... by the car she drives.
A. deducing B. deciding C. inferring D. judging
15. It turned out that we ......... rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.
A. hadn’t B. should have C. needn’t have D. mustn’t
16. I am afraid this vase is anything but antique. - In fact, it is .............
A. pointless B. worthless C. meaningless D. hopeless
17. .......... for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the project.
A. If it had been B. If it had not been C. Had it been D. Hadn’t it been
18. Whenever he had an important decision to make, he ....... a cigar, supposedly to calm his nerves.
A. had it B. would have it C. would light D. would be lighting
19. Many children who get into trouble in their early teens go on to become .............offenders.
A. persistent B. insistent C. consistent D. resistant
20. He had repeatedly warned the children ........ playing too near the canal.
A. of B. with C. about D. for
21. Good restaurants serving traditional English food are very hard to .............
A. come into B. come by C. come to D. come at
22. Secondary schools offer a wide ...... of subjects.
A. field B. scope C. list D. range
23. If you don’t know the language, you may have to use .......... language.
A. hand B. gesture C. head D. signal
24. The government has recently ......... the buildings in the old section of the city.
A. reformed B. adjusted C. restored D. modified
25. When he came ....., she found herself in hospital.
A. round B. off C. over D. out
26. She is going to have my car……………………….tomorrow evening.
A. wash B. washing C. washed D. being washed
27. What’s your address? We live……………………….23 Brookfield Avenue.
A. in B. at C. on D. to
28. We’re really looking forward……………….with you.
A