Lesson 9

Part I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. gymnastics B. got C. enlarge D. bridge
2. A. worm B. worse C. more D. work
3. A. meat B. leader C. heat D. sweater
4. A. good B. mood C. noon D. pool
5. A. hurt B. nurse C. bury D. curly
Part II. Fill in the blank with one preposition.
1. He arives in Singapore ___________ Monday evening.
Tuesday morning, there is a meeting ___________ 11am and 1pm.
He has not been here _____________ a long time.
Ha Noi is different ______________ Kuala Lumpur.
I’m just going out to do some shopping . I’ll be back __________ half an hour.
Part III. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D
1. Nam, please____________Ba to lock the door carefully if he goes out tomorrow.
A. say B. talk C. remember D. remind
2. Some people ____________ sports in order to keep fit, not because they like them.
A. train B. practise C. make D. do
3. After a lot of difficulty, he ___________ to open the door.
A. managed B. succeeded C. obtained D. realized
4. On the __________ to the town, there is a beautiful wood.
A. way B. direction C. street D. entrance
5. Be patient __________you won’t succeed.
A. because B. or C. unless D. otherwise
Part IV. Give the correct form of the word in bracket (0,5 point)
1. My mother likes this machine because it works very …………………. (EFFECT)
2. Accidents happen because of driving ……………………………. (CARE).
3. How ………………this knife is ! It can’t cut anything. (USE)
4. Among the boys, Nam is the ………………… (BAD)
5. I found the film ……………… so I turn off the TV and went to bed. (INTEREST)
Part III: Read the text carefully then answer the questions (2 points)
People have smoked for a long time now. The tobaco which is used to make cigarettes was the first grown in what is now part of the United States. Christopher Columbus, who discovered America, saw Indians smoking, Soon the dried leaves were transported to Europe where smoking began to catch on. In the late 1800s, the Turkish made cigarettes popular.
Cigarette smoke contains at leat two harmful substances, tar and nicotine. Tar, which forms as the tobacco burns, damages the lungs and therefore affects breathing. Nicotine, which is found in the leaves, cause the heart to beat faster and increases the breathing rate.
Smoking cigarettes is dangerous. The US Public Heath Service stated that cigarette smoking is the cause of lung cancer and several other deadly diseases. The US government now requires that each package of cigarettes bears a special warning about the danger of smoking.
Who was the first to smoke?
Where were cigarettes made popular in the late 1800s?
Why is smoking dangerous?
Which substance, tar or nicotine or both, affects breathing?
Why, in your opinion, do people smoke?
Part I. Rewrite the sentences so that the meanings stay the same. (2 points)
1. Miss Lien wrote the letter.
-> The letter......................................................................................................................................
2. Do you know My Son, Nga?
-> Nhi asked Nga.............................................................................................................................
3. It is a contest in which participants have to make a fire.
-> It’s a ………................................................................................................................................
4. The house is more expensive than the apartment.
-> The apartment ……………….......................................................................................................
5. The facsimile was invented by Alexander Bain in 1843
-> Alexander Bain............................................................................................................................
6. Mary is 16 years old. She can not get married.
-> Mary is not ………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. The man said: “I’m a plumber”.
-> He said…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. Nam can’t play the guitar.
-> He wish …………………………………………………………………………………………………
PHÒNG GD&ĐT HOÀI ÂN KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC NĂM HỌC 2010-2011

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