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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc
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ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013
Môn kiểm tra :ANH VĂN
Thời gian : 120 phút ( không kể thời gian phát đề )
PART A
I.Choose one word whose underline part is pronounced differently . Identify your answer by circling a, b ,c or d (1,5 P)
a. helped b. booked c. hoped d. waited
a. pays b. stays c. says d. plays
a. wants b. says c. looks d. laughs
a. machine b. washing c. brush d. chin
a. theme b. there c. thin d. thank
6. a. fee b. meet c. need d. pioneer.
II.Choose one word whose stress pattern is different . Identify your answer by circling a, b ,c or d (0,5 P)
7. a.family b. disaster c.buffalo d. several
8. a.country b. cousin c. polite d. borrow
PART B
I.Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space (2P).

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Public transport in London is expensive. The fare (1)...........on the length of the journey; you can not buy books of tickets in advance. Children (2)..........sixteen pay half and those under five travel free, you usually(3).............bus tickets from a conductor. But on some buses you pay the driver. Most London(4) ...........are doubledeckers.
On the (5).........railway (or tube) you buy your ticket from a (6)...........or ticket office, and give it up at the (7)..........of the journey. Not all trains from one (8)............go to the same place, so watch the signs. The last train leaves at about 00.15.
II.Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D ) for each space(2P)
Jeans are very popular with young people all (1)...........the world. Some people say that jeans are the "uniform" of (2) ............ But they haven`t always been popular. The story of jeans started (3) ...........two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth (4) ...........in Genoa was called "jeanos". The pants were called "jeans". In 1850, a saleman (5) ..........California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, "Levi`s pants" became (6) ........ with gold miners; farmers and cowboys. Six years later, Levis began making his pants with blue cotton (7)………… called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the United States and Europe began (8) .........jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them.
1. A.in B. on C.over D.above
2. A.youth B. young C. youger D.youngest
3. A.lots B. much C. most D. almost
4. A.make B. makes C. making D. made
5. A.in B. on C. at D. with
6. A.famous B. popular C. good D. wonderful
7. A.cloth B. clothing C. cloths D. clothes
8. A.wear B. wearing C. wore D. worn

III. Read the paragraph. Then choose the best answer for each question.( 2P)
Christmas .
Two popular traditions at Christmas are : decorating the home and singing the Christmas carols. The home is the center of the Christmas celebration.Inside, an evergreen tree is usually placed in the corner of the Living room.Children and their parents wrap string of colorful lights around the tree, they hang ornaments on the branches . A star or angle often crowns the top. Careful- wrapped gifts are placed beneath. Outside, families often string lights around the windows and wind light around trees and shrubs in the