HSG TINH NINH BINH 08-09

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TỈNH NINH BÌNH
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
NĂM HỌC 2008 - 2009

 Môn: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi gồm có 05 trang)
ĐIỂM BÀI THI
HỌ VÀ TÊN, CHỮ KÍ CỦA GIÁM KHẢO
SỐ PHÁCH
(Do chủ tịch hội đồng chấm ghi)

Bằng số:......................................
Bằng chữ:...................................
Giám khảo 1:
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Giám khảo 2:
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(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào các tờ đề thi!)
Question I: Choose the word( marked A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1
A. primary
B. notice
 C. write
D. climate

2
A. force
B. for
C. order
D. doctor

3
A. lives
B. likes
C. stays
D. learns

4
A. listened
B. cleaned
C. looked
D. played

5
A. the
B. think
C. within
D. that

6
A. wonderful
B. pagoda
C. remote
D. notebook

7
A. says
B. plays
C. stays
D. rays

8
A. health
B. ready
C. heavy
D. appear

9
A. sight
B. sure
C. source
D. sale

10
A. occurred
B. warned
C. existed
D. claimed

Question II: Choose the word or phrase( marked A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.
1. I wish I ______ English well to get a better job.
A. speak B. could speak C. can speak D. will speak
2. Would you ______ opening the window?
A. care B. mind C. like D. help
3. The teacher asked the students ______ in class.
A. talk B. talking C. not to talk D. not talk
4. You don’t go to school on Sunday, ______ ?
A. don’t you B. do you C. are you D. aren’t you
5. The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur and it is also the largest city in ______ country.
A. a B. an C. the D. any
6. The more ______ we walk, the longer it will take us to get home.
A. slowest B. slower C. slowly D. slow
7. Lan ______ Maryam to Hoan Kiem Lake last weekend.
A. takes B. has taken C. took D. had taken
8. I saw the girl ______ helped us last Monday.
A. which B. whom C. who D. whose
9. Mai said she ______ a wonderful time there.
A. is having B. are having C. was having D. were having
10. I am ______ that people have spoiled this area.
A. disappoint B. disappointed C.disappointing D. disappointingly
Question III: Fill in each blank with the correct form of the words in capital.
1. We want to buy ______ that will save money. (PRODUCE)
2. The Internet has ______ developed in every field. (INCREASE)
3. I like this car because it is very ______. ( ECONOMY)
4. Books help people to get more ______ .( KNOW)
5. You should be ______ when you open that door. ( CARE)
6. He didn’t feel happy because he worked ______. ( SUCCESS)
7. Our school has a lot of ______ teachers. ( QUALIFY)
8. I have a dental ______ at 3 p.m. ( APPOINT)
9. We are ______ of our country. ( PRIDE)
10. Some of these traditional dresses need ______ .(MODERN)
Question IV: Choose the best word or phrase(marked A, B, C or D) to complete the following passage.

The Importance Of Computers

Many of the things we do depend on receiving information from other people. Catching a train, making a phone call or going to the cinema all involve information (1) ______ is stored, processed and communicated. In the past, this information used to (2) ______kept on paper in the form of,