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ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH
LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2007-2008
MÔN THI :TIẾNG ANH
THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI :150 phút

I.PHONETICS
Part 1:Choose the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from the rest in each group:
1. a. comfort b. hobby c. popular d. knowledge
2. a.eats b. tapes c. lives d. cooks
3. a.complain b. main c. explain d. certain
4. a. official b. collect c. collapse d. colony
5. a. fashion b. elephant c. champagne d. casual
6. a.uniform b. ticket c. tide d. inspration
7. a. mountain b. found c. ground d. moussaka
8. a.shore b. short c. shorthand d. observe
9. a. seat b. search c. seaside d. seaport
10. a.preposition b. prepayment c. prepare d. prescribe
Part 2:Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group.
1. a. equipment b. criminal c. evidence d. passenger
2. a. adventure b. discover c. represent d. experience
3. a. dependent b. computer c. mechanic d. interest
4. a. definite b. suggestion c. influence d. probably
5. a. proceed b. welfare c. include d. provide
6 . a. energy b. ancestry c. continent d. province
7. a. vegetables b. lettuce c. contain d. market
8 a. industry b. although c. fertile d. heroic
9. a. advertise b. consumption c. history d.influence
10. a. committee b. employee c. referee d. refugee
II.GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Part1:Choose the best answer among a, b, c, or d
............are easy to dissolve.
a. Plastic bags b. Banana leaves c. Glass bottles d. Tins and cans
2. The red flag with a yellow star in the centreis the..........flag of Vietnam.
a. nation b. international c. national d. nationality
3. Tell me the ............why you come here late.
a. cause b. reason c. proof d. possibility
4. Australia is one of the.............countries.
a.speaking English b. spoken English c. English spoken d. English speaking
5. English is used as an access ...........world scholarship and world trade.
a. to b. for c. in to d. toward
6. I enjoy living in the countryside ............the air here is very quiet.
a. because b.although c.so that d. when

7. What .........if there .........a serious nuclear accident?
a. happens / was b. will happen / were c.would happen / were d. would happen / had been
8. The boy .............next to me is very good at English.
a.is sitting b. sitting c. sits d. sat
9. ...........my friends were unsuccessful at the job interviews.
a.Most b.The most of c. Most of d. Most out of
10.It was not ...........to finish that work before 5 o’clock.
a. expected b. expecting c. expectative d. expectation
11. I t was very difficult for you .............................if you can’t speak his native language.
a. getting acquainted to a foreign b. to get acquainted with a foreigner c. getting acquainted with a foreig d. to get acquainted to a foreigner
12. We should do some thing to protect water from being polluted .............. we will have nothing to drink in the future.
a. if b. whether c. or d. unless
13. Hurry up! They’ve only got..........seats left.
a. a few b. a little c. a lot of d. plenty of
14. I hope he doesn’t keep us ..............
a. to wait b.waiting c. for waiting d. wait
15. Those were the days ...........we were very happy .
a. that b. of which c. about which d. when
16. I turn down the job ...........the attractive salary.
a. because b. because of c.although d. despite
17. The scientists and engineers have become key figures in our modern ................society
a. industry b. industrial c. industrialize d. industrialization
18. He asked me .............
a. since when I waited b. since when I am waiting
c. how long I have been waiting d. how long I had been waiting
19 . She remembered the correct address only ..........she had posted the letter.
a