Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh lớp 9 -thcs
Năm học 2007 - 2008 Môn tiếng anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )

Question 1: Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
1. A.Sun
B. Sure
C. Success
D. Sort

2. A. evening
B. key
C. envelope
D. secret

3. A.kissed
B. helped
C. forced
D. learned

4. A.dear
B. hear
C. bear
D. clear

5. A.both
B. south
C. truth
D. smooth

6. A.few
B. new
C. threw
D. knew

7. A.beds
B. doors
C. students
D. plays

8. A.question
B. protection
C. aviation
D. exception

Question 2: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
She (learn) English at school, but she (forget) most of it.
There is someone behind us, I think we (follow).
The police (pay) no attention to Clare`s complaint because she (phone) them many times before.
Jane (not wear) her glasses at the time, so she (not notice) what kind of car the man (drive).
On the left (be) three paintings by Picasso
Anyone who (not finish) his work won`t be allowed to leave now.
Question 3: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
The ..............of the bird flu is worrying ( break)
Congratulations! You have made ..............progress in your study so far (remark)
No ..............details about the celebration have been given ( far)
He has spent many .............nights examining the question (sleep)
He is in the government; he is a well-known ................... (speak)
The result was, however, ................. What a shame! ( satisfy)
You must make a quick ............about who wins the contest (decide)
People who eat a lot often become .............. ( weigh)
It was a long, slow film. I nearly died of ................ (bore)
Graham hates queuing; He is very ............... (patient)
Question 4: Read the passage and then choose the best answer.
The Internet is celebrating its 30th birthday this year. Its universal accessibility has (1) .......
...........it the most powerful and cost -effective tool in business and personal communication. It currently has 60 million users and has a growth(2)...........0f 200,000 users per month. Not surprisingly, it has also created a great (3)..............of millionaires under the age of thirty. The Internet was developed by scientists, (4).............as a way for the American government to withstand nuclear attacks, so it was (5)...................used in the field of military. Who (6) ...............30 years ago that its applications would have (7)............. so many areas of our present-day life? And in the years to (8)..............., the Internet is (9)............... the key factor not only in communication, but also in the (10)................of knowledge on the planet Earth.
1.A. taken
B. made
C. changed
D. set

2.A. number
B. speed
C. rate
D. development

3.A. deal
B. amount
C. lots
D. number

4.A. originally
B. first
C. generally
D. ultimately

5.A. totally
B. mainly
C. importantly
D. major

6.A. would think
B. will have thought
C. would have thought
D. will think

7.A. done
B. effected
C. affected
D. had

8.A. go
B. be
C. run
D. come

9.A. coming
B. being
C. getting
D. becoming

10.A.riches
B. richness
C. enrichment
D. rich

Question 5: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word
A medical student had to read a text-book which was far too expensive for him to buy. He couldn’t get it (1)......... the library and the only copy he could find was in a bookshop.. Every afternoon, therefore, he would go along to the shop and read a little of the book (2)............. a time.