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ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VĂN HÓA CẤP TỈNH
NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh; Lớp: 9 Phổ thông
Ngày thi: 30 tháng 3 năm 2013
Thời gian làm bài 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (5 pts)
1. A. perform B. campus C. mountain D. equal
2. A. distinguish B. appliance C. opinion D. politics
3. A. cover B. although C. freedom D. ancient
4. A. experience B. encourage C. mystery D. convenient
5. A. efficiency B. communicate C. territory D. environment
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (10 pts)
1. - “Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti or something different?” - “______.”
A. Anything will do B. Yes, please C. Never mind D. I don’t mind
2. If I ______ be somebody else, I ______ to be a film star.
A. could / would B. can / would like C. could / would like D. can / like
3. Opposite our house there is a large park, ______ there are beautiful trees and flowers.
A. where B. in that C. which D. that
4. We have done a lot of work on tenses lately and we now ______ most of the rules.
A. were understanding B. are understanding
C. understand D. will understand
5. – “Your hairstyle looks terrific, John!” - “ ______.”
A. I’m glad you like it B. I don’t know
C. No, you are wrong D. Excuse me
6. We delayed our departure ______ the weather condition.
A. in spite of B. on account of C. instead of D. on behalf of
7. During the rush hour the traffic ______ in the city centre is terrible.
A. condensation B. accumulation C. concentration D. congestion
8. If a bomb goes off, it ______.
A. fails B. explodes C. strikes D. misses its objects
9. Mike is not feeling well so we gave him ______ to do than you.
A. fewer B. little work C. less work D. least works
10. Our friends won a big prize when he took part in the ______ on TV last week.
A. game show B. news C. music program D. weather forecast
IV. Rearrange these following sentences to make a complete conversation. (5 pts)
A. And we shouldn’t cut many trees or burn too much coal or gas. We should recycle things, save power and water.
B. Yes, you’re right.
C. I see. So now we keep the paper in our bag.
D. Look! There’s a lot of waste paper on the floor.
E. What should we do to prevent pollution now?
F. That’s good. Do you know anything about pollution?
G. Yes, I do. Pollution is very harmful to our Earth.
H. Let’s pick up and put it into the trash can.
I. That’s a good idea.
J. Why don’t we recycle it? We can save a lot of it and we don’t pollute the environment.
Your answers: 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. ________
6. _______ 7. _______ 8. _______ 9. _______ 10. _______
V. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (5 pts)
1. I asked him to put ________ the lights if he was the last to leave the room.
2. The village has changed a lot thanks ________ the knowledge the children brought home.
3. The boys got ________ the garden by climbing ________ the fence.
4. I turned ________ the job because it was badly paid.
5. My grandparents live ________ 34 Hai Ba Trung Road, in a flat ________ the top floor.
6. What do you buy these eggs ________?
7. Look after the baby while I am ________.
8. She wanted to know what aspect ________ learning English I found most difficult.
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