PHÒNG GD & ĐT BÙ GIA MẬP
TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO


ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Ngày thi: 11-09-2011
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Thí sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi được phát kèm cùng với đề thi này

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I. Choose the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from the rest in each group:
1. A. comfort B. hobby C. popular D. knowledge
2. A.eats B. tapes C. lives D. cooks
3. A.complain B. main C. explain D. certain
4. A. seat B. search C. seaside D. seaport
5. A.preposition B. prepayment C. prepare D. prescribe
II. Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group.
1. A. equipment B. criminal C. evidence D. passenger
2. A. adventure B. discover C. represent D. experience
3. A. dependent B. computer C. mechanic D. interest
4. A. definite B. suggestion C. influence D. probably
5. A. proceed B. welfare C. include D. provide
III. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete these following sentences.
1.________ are easy to dissolve.
A. Plastic bags B. Banana leaves C. Glass bottles D. Tins and cans
2. The red flag with a yellow star in the centreis the________ flag of Vietnam.
A. nation B. international C. national D. nationality
3. Tell me the ________ why you come here late.
A. cause B. reason C. proof D. possibility
4. Australia is one of the________ countries.
A.speaking English B. spoken English C. English spoken D. English speaking
5. English is used as an access________ world scholarship and world trade.
A. to B. for C. in to D. toward
6. I enjoy living in the countryside ________ the air here is very quiet.
A. because B.although C.so that D. when
7. What ________ if there ________ a serious nuclear accident?
A. happens /was B. will happen /were
C.would happen /were D. would happen /had been
8. The boy ________ next to me is very good at English.
A. is sitting B. sitting C. sits D. sat
9. ________ my friends were unsuccessful at the job interviews.
A. Most B.The most of C. Most of D. Most out of
10.It was not ________ to finish that work before 5 o’clock.
A. expected B. expecting C. expectative D. expectation
11. It was very difficult for you ________ if you can’t speak his native language.
A. getting acquainted to a foreign B. to get acquainted with a foreigner
C. getting acquainted with a foreig D. to get acquainted to a foreigner
12. We should do something to protect water from being polluted________ we will have nothing to drink in the future.
A. if B. whether C. or D. unless
13. Hurry up! They’ve only got________ seats left.
A. a few B. a little C. a lot of D. plenty of
14. I hope he doesn’t keep us________.
A. to wait B.waiting C. for waiting D. wait
15. Those were the days ________ we were very happy .
A. that B. of which C. about which D. when
16. I turn down the job________ the attractive salary.
A. because B. because of C.although D. despite
17. The scientists and engineers have become key figures in our modern ________ society
A. industry B. industrial C. industrialize D. industrialization
18. He asked me________.
A. since when I waited B. since when I am waiting
C. how long I have been waiting D. how long I had been waiting
19 . She remembered the correct address only ________ she had posted the letter.
A. since B. afterward C. following D. after
20. His parents never allowed him________
A. a smoking B. smoking C. to smoke D. some smoke