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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC: 2010 - 2011
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI: 150 PHÚT


Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi
Đề thi gồm 7 trang
A. PHONETICS
I. Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose bold and underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the following questions of 1 to 5.
1. A. thin B. thick C. this D. think
2. A. onion B. coffee C. lot D. what
3. A. shirt B. pork C. world D. university
4. A. height B. eight C. weight D. freight
5. A. greet B. again C. arrange D. gold
II. Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest in the following questions of 6 to 10.
6. A. education B. community C. development D. unbreakable
7. A. prepare B. repeat C. purpose D. police
8. A. literature B. entertainment C. recreation D. information
9. A. chocolate B. structural C. important D. national
10. A. cinema B. position C. family D. popular
B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following questions of 11 to 20.
11. Of course, all those who ____________ can apply again.
A. have not listed B. didn’t list C. will not list D. have not been listed
12. Mary wishes she ______________ her uncle this coming weekend.
A. will visit B. had visited C. visits D. could visit
13. _______ the beginning of the story the two main characters meet in the lift.
A. At B. On C. To D. In
14. The book contained a lot of ____________ about how little petrol the car used.
A. examination B. fact C. news D. information
15. She said I _________ learn harder ___________ pass the exam.
A. had/in order to B. should/so as to C. must/in order D. will/so as to
16. The sun gives ______________ vast amounts of gases.
A. off B. on C. up D. down
17. There’s no ______ fixing that toy. He’ll just break it again.
A. point B. worth C. harm D. good
18. I have three brothers, _____________ are businessmen.
A. that all of them B. who they all C. all of whom D. who all of them
19. It is important that he ____________ with Dr. Baker immediately.
A. speak B. spoke C. will speak D. speaks
20. When the visitors arrived, the company gave them the ___________ carpet treatment.
A. blue B. red C. orange D. green
II. Complete the following questions from 21 to 30 with the correct preposition.
21. Actors have to learn their lines ____________ heart.
22. Is Nurse Smith ___________ duty tonight?
23. Coffee shops will always be popular ____________ retired people.
24. It’s typical ____________ Jim to forget his keys.
25. ____________ my astonishment, I won $1,000.
26. Plans for the trip are still ___________ discussion.
27. We’re ____________ schedule, so hurry up!
28. The injured man had to be taken to hospital ____________ delay.
29. Schools in Vietnam are different ____________ those in the USA.
30. I’m going to treat myself _____________ an ice-cream when I’ve finished work.
III. Fill the blanks from 31 to 40 with the right form of the CAPITAL words provided in the right column.
Learning a foreign language

Most people have the (0.) ability to learn a foreign language. They simply need constant (31.) ______ in order to overcome their fears. (32.) ______ seems to be the most difficult aspect for some students, while for others it is the (33.) _______ of the spoken words. This feeling is not (34.) _______ to those who feel least (35.) _______, as even the most outgoing students are sometimes (36.) _______ to speak. One reason for this reluctance may be (37