ĐỀ THI HSG TIẾNG ANH LỚP 6 CẤP TP NĂM HỌC 2011-2012TRƯƠNG CHU VĂN AN ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC KHÔNG NHANH KẺO LỠ

GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH Ngày thi: 28/ 3/ 2012
NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi theo hướng dẫn dưới mỗi câu)

Điểm
Giám khảo số 1
(họ tên, chữ ký)
Giám khảo số 2
(họ tên, chữ ký)
Số phách
(do chủ tịch HĐ ghi)

Bằng số
Bằng chữ














Đề thi này gồm 7 trang đợc đánh số từ 1 - 7. Thí sinh kiểm tra số trang trớc khi làm bài.

I. Circle the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. A. bead B. convenient C. great D. speak
2. A. visited B. stamped C. wanted D. collected
3. A. rings B. museum C. opposite D. anniversary
4. A. dormitory B. occupy C. minority D. territory
5. A. beard B. word C. learn D. thirty

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II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
6. All the boys are good at cooking, but …. is as good as the girls.
A. either B. neither C. every D. none
7. Instead of … about the good news, Peter seemed to be indifferent.
A. exciting B. being excited C. to excite D. to be excited
8. She was happy …. a few of her friends sent her birthday cards.
A. although B. because C. while D. so
9. He doesn’t know how to … the central heating so the room is cold.
A. stop B. shut C. operate D. hold
10. He was very upset by the …. of his English examination.
A. result B. failure C. effect D. success
11. My brother, together with his friends, always … round collecting wood for bonfire night.
A. go B. goes C. going D. gone
12. The train will be leaving in five minutes so you… better hurry up.
A. had B. should C. will D. would
13. If you have trouble going to sleep, try … a glass of milk before bedtime.
A. to drink B. drink C. to be drinking D. drinking
14. Miss Lan usually travels to work by bus but today she … her car.
A. takes B. take C. is taking D. taking
15. She said that she could not … a new dress on her small salary.
A. spend B. save C. spare D. afford

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III. Read the passage and then decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space.
People attitude to money has changed in recent years. When my mother was younger, she never (16)…. from anyone and she always paid her (17)… on time. Things like cars, TVs and washing machines (18)…a huge amount of money and there weren’t so many different (19)…to choose from.
Nowadays, the (20)…of mobile phones on the market is unbelievable. Some of my friends change their mobile every few months (21)…the expense. There is also huge choice in clothes and shoes, especially on the Internet. I ordered some jeans once but they were very (22)…because they didn’t (23)…me very well – they were much too big. I prefer to try things (24)…before I buy them. I think I know what (25)…good on me and I quite often get great (26)… in the sales. Some shops (27)… a fortune but the (28)…of clothes that they sell is awful. They persuade people to buy things that don’t (29)…them, just because they have a designer label. I don’t have to pay high (30)…in shops