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 ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI - NĂM HỌC 2008 - 2009
MÔN : TIẾNG ANH - Lớp 9
Thời gian làm bài : 120 phút



I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
(1 m)
1. A. begin B. enjoy C. decide D. benefit
2. A. how B. know C. follow D. below
3. A. book B. soon C. choose D. school
4. A. polite B. today C. pop D. from
II.Choose the best answer A, B, C or D: (2.5 ms)
1. It’s very kind ……. you to say so!
A. in B. to C. for D. of
He has ………… money that he can’t afford to buy food.
A. so few B. so many C. so little D. so much
3. Minh has to walk to school, so he wishes he ………. a bicycle.
A. has B. had C. will have D. shall have
4. He has …………. interesting book that we all want to borrow.
A. so B. such C. such a D. such an
5. What is your daughter named ………. ? – A kind of flower
A. after B. on C. in D. from
6. My friends asked me ………. keep me touch.
A. promise to B. promised to C. promising to D. to promise to
7. The course is ……….. for children in this country.
A. religious B. option C. adding D. compulsory
8. Remember …………. the door before you leave.
A. to lock B. lock C. locked D. locking
9. She has come here ………… yesterday.
A. in B. since C. for D. on
10. We ……. the nearest village before sunset.
A. came B. arrived C. want D. reached
III.The following passage contains 9 errors. Find and correct them. (2 ms)
The first one has been done as an example.
Summer in England is the better season of all. The sky is clear and blue. The sun shines bright. But it is not pleasant to go out at noon because of the sun dazzles our eyes. The air is generally dry. It is very pleasant taking a walk in the morning when the country is cool, or again on the evening when the sunshine is not so heat, and the moon raises above the horizon. How beauty it is in summer in the countryside. There high in the sky, there has the moon which sheds its silver light together with thousands of little stars twinkling and twinkling.
Example: 0. better --> best
1/ ……..…..……. 2/ …..…….……. 3/ …..……..…… 4/ ……….………….
5/ ……….....…… 6/ ……..…..……. 7/ ……..….……. 8/ ……….…….……

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IV. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals: (1 m )
1. It is ………..to eat too much sugar and fat. (HEALTH)
2. The ……….. charged me 50,000 VND for each room. (DECORATE)
3. ……………. In Vietnam has brought a lot of big changes. (INDUSTRY)
4. The ……… in his province is very dramatic. (LAND)
5. The Internet has ……….. developed in every field. (INCREASE)
V.Fill each gap with a suitable word: (2ms)
I (0) saw your company’s advertisement in today’s edition (1) ……...……….. the Vietnam News.
I am (2) ……… in learning Vietnamese and I would like some (3) about your school.
I speak a little Vietnamese, but I want to (4) ………. to read and write it. Could you please (5) …………… details of courses (6) ……….. fees? I can complete a spoken Vietnamese test if (7) …………I look forward to (8) ………… from you.
VI. Complete the second sentence with the same meaning . (0.5 m)
She last ate this kind of food in January.
She hasn’t …………………………………………………………………………
Lan doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
Lan used …………………………………………………………………………..
VII. Complete each sentence of the following letter. (1 m)
Dear Steve,
you / be / kind / put me up / your home / my visit / the United States / earlier / this summer.
……………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………………….
I / want / thank you / because / my visit / be / perfect.
……………………………………………………………………………………….
3. It / make / me / happy.
……………………………………………………………………………………….
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