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ĐỀ THI KHẢO SAT HSG LỚP 9 THÁNG 12/2011
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian : 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )


Ngày thi 14 tháng 12 năm 2011
A. PHONETICS
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
A. table
B. vegetable
C. innovation
D. stage

A. ghost
B. most
C. lost
D. post

A. aviation
B. language
C. attraction
D. applicant

A. lecturer
B. inventor
C. medium
D. president

A. age
B. college
C. change
D.altogether

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
A. cartoon
B. open
C. paper
D. answer

A. prefer
B. shortage
C. village
D. teacher

A. remain
B. volunteer
C. convenient
D. memorable

A. maintain
B. marine
C. device
D. challenge

A. important
B. community
C. organize
D. diseases

B. LEXICAL - GRAMMAR
I. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C and D) one best answer to complete each sentence. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. I am afraid that these regulations have to be __________ with.
A. complied
B. provided
C. faced
 D. met

2. His business is growing so fast that he must take __________ more workers.
A. up
B. on
C. in
 D. over

3. It is too early in the ________ to expect many visitors to the town .
A. term
B. season
C. time
D. calendar

4. You are late again, please try to be __________ in the future.
A. accurate
B. punctual
C. efficient
 D. reliable

5. Edward has found a bigger flat and is __________ move into it.
A. near to
B. ready for
C. on the way
D. about to

6. All the applicants for the post are thoroughly __________ for their suitability.
A. searched
B. investigated
C. vetted
D. scrutinized

7. __________ every part of the world has experienced an earthquake in recent years.
A. Most
B. Almost
C. Each
D. Nearby

8. He didn’t know anyone at the wedding __________ than the bridge and groom.
A. other
B. expect
C. rather
D. apart

9. When Bill saw my new car, he was __________ with envy.
A. blue
B. green
C. yellow
D. white

10. He was holding a tiny bird in the __________ of his hand.
A. thumb
B. hole
C. shin
D. palm

II. Use the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete the following passage/ sentences.
a. The advantage of living in the countryside is that the air is (1-pollute).
b. The Lunar New Year holiday is one of the most important (2-celebrate) for Vietnamese people.
c. I always wanted to be a great (3-science). I had these dreams of discovering a revolutionary new drug that would save the lives of hundreds of people. (4-fortunate) , I was never very good at (5-chemist) at school.
After a while, I decided I would become an (6-invent) and designed an amazing new (7-produce) which would become a household name. My parents were quite encouraging, but told me to be a little more (8-practice) and not so (9-ambition) . A few weeks later, I had a brilliant idea for a pen that would write upside down. To my (10-disappoint), a friend of mine pointed out that it was not a new discovery .
III. There are ten mistakes in the text . Identify each mistake, write it down and give your correction. (10 points)
As far back as 700 B.C, man has talked about children to be cared for by wolves. Romulus and Remus, the legend twin founders of Rome, were purported to have been cared for by wolves.