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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO T.P HÀ GIANG
TRƯỜNG THCS YÊN BIÊN

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG
MÔN THI : ENGLISH
LỚP 9 Thời gian : 90 Phút
Date : ………………/ 10 / 2011
Name: Vân Long
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Questions
I. Choose the words having the underlined letters pronounced differently(1M)
1. A. banana B.favorite C. famous D. grade
2. A. horrible B. hour C.house D. here
3.A. science B. biology C.fine D. comic
4.A. party B. lovely C.sky D. empty
II. Choose and underline the best answers: ( 2Ms)
1. She is not (enough old to/ old enough to/ enough old for/ old enough for)
get married.
2. Jeans have never been out ............................ fashion.( at , on , in , of )
3. The test is too difficult for the students (finishing- finish – finished- to finish)
in time.
4. Do you mind (open – to open – opening – opened) the window?
5. They go to school in order (to prepare –prepared –preparing –prepare)
their lessons.
6. She decided ( to stay – stay – staying – stayed ) at home because of the heavy rain.
7.He has been here..................................yesterday. (in, since, for, on)
8. He wishes he ......................... a billionaire. (were , is , will be , are )

III. Change these sentences into reported speech or the passage form (3Ms)
1.“How many students are there in your class?”
- She asked Mai how many sts there were in her class
2.“What aspect of learning English do the students find most difficult?”
- The teacher asked me what aspect of learning E.Lthe sts findedmost difficult
3.“Do you need an umbrella to go out?”
- She asked me if I needed an umbrella to go out
4. Hoa doesn’t do the job well.
- The job isn’t done well by Hoa
5. People play soccer all over the world.
- Soccer is played all over the world
6.My brother will buy a car next week.
- A car will be bought next week by my brother

IV. READING:

Read the text and decide which answer A,B,C or D best fits each sentence. (2Ms)
Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn English.
Why do all these people learn English ? It`s not difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
1/ According to the writer
A. only young people learn English
B. English is useful only for university students
C. all people learn English at school
D. English is popular all over the world
2/ Most people learn English by ........................................................................
A. watching films
B. hearing the language on television
C. working hard on the lessons
D. speaking English to their friends
3/ Many boys and girls learn English because ..................................................
A. it is included in their study courses
B. it`s useful for their higher studies
C. it`s their own language
D. they are forced to learn it
4/ Many adults learn English ............................................................................
A. in order to be able to read newspapers in English
B. because it helps them in their work
C. because of their higher studies
D. to communicate with their colleagues in the office
5/ Which of the following isn`t mentioned ?
A. English is widely used
B. English is a compulsory subject
C. English is spoken in the office
D. English is the language of diplomacy

V. Supply the correct forms of the word in parentheses. (2Ms)

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We`ll live a happier and healthier life if we keep our environment clean.
 health

2
Do you