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đề thi Học sinh giỏi lớp 9 cấp huyện
năm học 2012 - 2013
Môn thi: Tiếng anh
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 26/02/2013
(Đề thi này gồm 04 trang).




SECTION I: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each group (3 points).
A. measure B. decision C. pleasure D. permission
2. A. closed B. established C. laughed D. developed
3. A. too B. food C. good D. soon
II. Pick out the word that has the stress syllable different from that of the other words
(2 points).
1.A. entry B.value C.author D.avoid
2.A. remove B.repeat C.effort D. prefer
SECTION II: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
I. Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence.(10 points)
1. The new Ford is designed to be....................fuel than earlier models.
A. smaller
B. less
C. fewer
D. bigger

2. Jame is .............. . His jokes often make his friends laugh a lot.
A. unusual
B. generous
C. easy-going
D. humorous

3. “What ...................................?” - “She is very nice”
A. is Sandra like
B. did Sandra like
C. does Sandra like
D. was Sandra like

4. Last night he didn’t go home .................10 o’clock
A. at
B. after
C. until
D. in front of

5. My sister has decided to lose weight, so she is living ______ oranges for a week.
A. with B. on C. in D. by
6. The ...............operation which was performed on Mrs Brown`s hip was expensive.
A. five hour B. Five hours C. Five-hour D. Five hours
7. It is imperative that this letter __________ immediately.
A. were sent B. send C. be sent D. sent
8. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted ___________ a good answer.
A. came up to B. came up with C. came up for D. came out of
9. The door is unlocked. _____ here last night.
A. Something strange was happened B. Something strange should have happened
C. Something strange had happened D. Something strange could have happened
10. Many people read newspapers _____ waiting for the bus.
A. while B. as they C. if D. during
II. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets (5 points)
1. Lan’s hair was dirty. Now it is clean, she (clean) it.
2. Most of the NOKIA mobile phones (sell) in this shop are imported from China.
3. That proposal ( consider) by the members right now.
4. Less than half of the cans of paint (use) up to now.
5. If I hadn’t stayed up late last night, I (not feel) sleepy now.
III. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences. (10points)
1.You had better do some ………………….. for the final exams (revise)
2.You must make a quick ........................about who wins the contest. (decide)
3.She is extremely .................about history of art. (know)
4. The ancient .................... wrote on a plant called papyrus. (Egypt)
5. There used to be a big tree at the ................ to this village (enter)
6. People used to wear just a .................... wrapped round the body. (clothes)
7. ..............., I don`t have much homework today. I`ll go with you. (luck)
8. Why do you look so ................. ? (bore)
9. Paul`s old coat was so ................out that he had to buy a new one. (wear)
10. I live in a small village and its ........................are very beautiful. (surround)
IV.A- Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition to complete the sentences.
(5 points)
He found it hard to get……the shock from his wife’s death.
They brought that child very badly, she is so spoilt