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PHÒNG GD&ĐT QUỲ HỢP KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG 2 LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề thi có 04 trang)
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

ĐIỂM
 HỌ TÊN, CHỮ KÍ GIÁM KHẢO
 SỐ PHÁCH

Bằng số: ………………………..
Bằng chữ: ………………………
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SECTION A: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. shout B. plough C. drought D. cough
2. A. dynamite B. determine C. combine D. minimize
3. A. Buddhism B. exhaust C. hike D. honor
4. A. advance B. advertise C. adventure D. addition
5. A. century B. ocean C. commercial D. sociable
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II. Choose the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others.
6. A. climate B. region C. language D. balloon
7. A. stylish B. hungry C. remote D. sporty
8. A. prefer B. listen C. appear D. invent
9. A. pollution B. computer C. pesticide D. advantage
10. A. minority B. inspiration C. available D. environment
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 SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D.
11. She was proud that she was independent ….. her parents.
A. on B. of C. in D. at
12. If you ……. careful with electricity, you might get a shock.
A. don’t B. won’t C. wouldn’t D. aren’t
13. There’s no …….. in persuading her to take part in the competition.
A. good B. point C. need D. worth
14. Nobody was absent from class yesterday, ……….?
A. was he B. weren’t they C. wasn’t he D. were they
15. If environmental organizations work together, many problems will be ……….
A. given B. had C. solved D. grown
16. Neither Lan nor I …….. going to the movie theater tonight.
A. are B. is C. am D. were
17. I’d …….. play volleyball than watch TV.
A. prefer B. rather C. like D. love
18. Nhi and I had a …….. trip to Phong Nha Cave last summer vacation.
A. three – day B. three – days C. day – three D. days – three
19. ……. her mother’s advice, she would never have got the job.
A. Except B. But for C. Apart from D. As for
20. Yesterday she was not at home. She must ……….. her grandmother in Vinh city.
A. visit B. visited C. have visted D. visiting
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 II. Complete the paragraph by using the correct form of the words in brackets.
ASEAN Tourism Association (ASEANTA) is a non-profit tourism association (21-
include) ………. public and (22- privacy) ………. tourism organizations from ASEAN. Its role is to carry on (23- market) …………, representation, and other (24- relevance) ……… programs to promote the (25- grow) ……….. of ASEAN as the main destination for leisure and business travelers. Since its (26- establish) ………….., this Association has played an important role in promoting and developing ASEAN Tourism (27- serve) ……… It launched the Visit ASEAN Pass at the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2006 in the Philippines with the aim of boosting trade and (28- young) ……… traveling within the region. VAP is (29- current) …….. made available for sale through all travel agencies as well as ASEAN airlines offices (30- world)………..
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III. Each of the lines in the following passage has a mistake. Find and correct it.
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 In Britain, the availability of higher education has increased great in the second half