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ĐỀ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2008-2009
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
Họ và tên thí sinh: ……………………………. Số báo danh ………….
Học sinh lớp: …….. Trường THCS ………………………………………
Hội đồng coi thi: THCS …………………………………………………..
Giám thị số 1: …………………Giám thị số 2: …………………….


Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi: 1: ………………………………
2: ………………………………
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READING COMPREHENSION
Passage 1
Nylon was invented in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill. Other scientists worked with his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, nylon was introduced to the world. It was cheap and strong and immediately became successful, especially in the making of ladies’ stockings.
During the Second World War, the best present for many women was a pair of nylon stockings, but more importantly, it was used to make parachutes and tyres. Today, nylon is found in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture, computers, and even spare parts of human body. It has played an important part in our lives for over 50 years. Next year, about 36 million tons of it will be manufactured.
Read and choose the best answer
1. What is the best title for this passage?
A. Nylon, the first man-made fibre
B. Nylon, a future wonderful invention
C. The uses of nylon in our everyday life
D. The role of nylon in industry2. The word strong in the passage is closest in meaning to:
A. Powerful B. Best C. Solid D. Durable
3. When did people begin to use nylon?
A. In the early 1930s
B. After the Second World War
C. In the late 1930s
D. 50 years ago
4. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Nylon is an American invention
B. Nylon was useful during the Second World War.
C. Parachutes and tyres of the First World War were made from nylon
D. Almost everything we use today is made from nylon.
5. Which of the following pairs of words describe the characteristics of nylon?
A. Important and cheap
B. Cheapest and best
C. successful and useful
D. inexpensive and strong









Passage 2

Stress is a disease of the twentieth century. Life has never been faster and jobs have never been more stressful than they are today. People have to perform more and more work under more difficult and more stressful conditions. Many people suffer from stress and the illness it can cause. But as this situation is becoming recognized, people shouldn`t have to fear comments such as, `He`s had a nervous breakdown. Can`t take the pressure, you know`. This is because more people are recognizing that stress is a natural reaction. It is a reaction of a person`s body to pressure, either from the outside world or from the inner world of emotions and physical organs. We can`t avoid stress. And we can`t help ourselves, or others, until we know more about it. Not all stress is bad and perhaps if we understood it better we could make the most of it. The way our jobs affect the way we live and how we feel is very important. Most of us spend more of our walking hours at work than we do even with our families. In fact, we may spend over 100,000 hours at work in a lifetime. People do many different jobs, and are satisfied for different reasons. They also suffer from many different problems and stresses.

Read the text and tick (v) the correct statements or answer the questions below

1.Stress is more common in this century than in previous century  2.Stress can cause illness and illness can cause stress  3.Some people still think that stress is natural  4.We should stop felling stress  5.Why is stress "a disease of the twentieth century"?
……………………………………………………………………………………………… 6.How are attitudes to stress changing?
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LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
I. Complete following sentences by using the correct form of the words in brackets
The problem of (RETIRE) …………………..is sooner or later going to affect us all.
Owing to medical (DISCOVER) …………………..we may all expect to live longer than people in earlier time.
Yet many people make no plans for this period of their lives and suddenly find themselves (OCCUPY) …………………..
They have always been accustomed to getting up at a regular time with a busy day in front of them, and plenty of (ACTIVE) …………………..
And now they have all day in which to do the (NUMBER) …………………..things they always said they never had time to do before.
But the prospect of so much free time seems