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<b>PHONG GIAO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO QUẬN 2</b> <b>ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI </b>

<b>TRƯỜNG THCS NGUYỄN VĂN TRỖI</b> <b>Môn : Tiếng Anh – Lớp 9</b>

<b>Năm học : 2012 – 2013</b>
<b>Ngày thi :</b>

<b>Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút</b>

<b>I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: ( 10 pts)</b>
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. official B. collect C. collapse D. colony
5. A. fashion B. elephant C. champagne D. casual
6. A. uniform B. ticket C. tide D. inspiration
7. A. mountain B. found C. ground D. moussaka
8. A. shore B. short C. shorthand D. observe
9. A. seat B. search C. seaside D. seaport
10. A. preposition B. prepayment C. prepare D. prescribe
<b>II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others: ( 10 pts)</b>

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. influent D. probably
5. A. proceed B. welfare C. include D. provide
6. A. energy B. ancestry C. continent D. province
7. A. vegetables B. lettuce C. contain D. market
8. A. industry B. although C. fertile D. heroic
9. A. advertise B. consumption C. history D. influent

10. A. committee B. employee C. referee D. refugee
<b>III. Choose the word or phrase ( A, B, C, or D ) that best completes the sentence: ( 40 pts )</b>

1. The tourists ____________ on the beach when a big wave swept ashore, carrying everything to the sea.
A. were sunbathing B. are sunbathing C. had been sunbathed D. sunbathed
2. The doctor advised him _____________ and to take up some sport.

A. to stop smoke B. stop smoking C. to stop smoking D. to stop to smoke
3. Lan was very surprised to find the door unlocked. She remembered _____________ it before she left.

A. to lock B. having locked C. to have locked D. she locks
4. The job they offer _____________ very interesting with a fashion house in the city centre.

A. hears B. sounds C. appears D. looks
5. Mai came _____________ an interesting book when she was tidying the room yesterday.

A. across B. round C. into D. pass

6. Although they played very well, they didn’t win the match because they lacked team ______________.
A. work B. interest C. sport D. spirit

7. You are not allowed to drive your trucks in the city centre at rush hours ______there is too much traffic then.
A. therefore B. because C. however D. although

8. Although some people earn a lot of money, they are not ______________with their lives.

A. satisfy B. pleasant C. contented D. concerned
9. You will be surprised at how ____________ Minh is in English after a year.

A. fluently B. fluent C. fluency D. influence

10. We often take this small road home to avoid heavy ____________ on the main streets.

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A. on holiday B. in holiday C. for a holiday D. during holiday
12. The harder you try, ____________________.

A. the most you achieve B. you achieve the more
C. the more you achieve D. the better achieve you have

13. We succeeded _____________ persuading a lot of people to join our protest against low-quality products.

A. of B. with C. on D. in

14. Everyone hopes to succeed in life, ____________ ?

A. doesn’t he B. hasn’t he C. haven’t they D. don’t they
15. It looked dark and heavy ______________ it was going to rain.

A. although B. unless C. as if D. whereas
16. The final examination will be held _______________ June 16th_{, 2009.}

A. on B. in C. at D. to

17. When he came to the counter to pay, he found that he had ________ cash ________ his credit card with him.
A. either / or B. neither / nor C. both / and D. not / neither

18. I’d rather ____________ to the party with my parents because there was nothing interesting there.

A. haven’t been invited B. hadn’t been invited C. not be invited D. not have been invited
19. ______________ the Christmas shopping season begins.

A. That is after Thanksgiving B. After Thanksgiving it is
C. It is after Thanksgiving that D. It is Thanksgiving that

20. New York City is America’s largest city, __________ it is not the capital of New York State.
A. therefore B. but C. so D. however
21. ____________ members of the class has to be responsible for his own actions.

A. Each of the B. Every C. None of D. All

22. Some scientists say it is essential that mankind ___________ the amount of air pollution in big cities.
A. be reduced B. reduced C. reduce D. will reduce
23. This country earns a lot of annual income from the tourist ______________.

A. money B. trade C. bank D. cheque
24. My sister graduated _______________ the University of Education.

A. from B. at C. in D. for

25. Computers are ______________ used in schools and universities.

A. widely B. wide C. width D. widen
26. Daisy often wonders ______________ she will be able to get a good job after her graduation.
A. so B. whether C. even if D. what
27. His wife’s _______________ was a great loss to him.

A. dying B. dead C. death D. die
28. She went to the _______________ to get some bread.

A. baker’s B. barber’s C. hairdresser’s D. chemist’s
29. An operation is usually performed by a / an ________________.

A. surgeon B. operator C. dentist D. scientist
30. Everybody was there, _______________ ?

A. was he B. wasn’t she C. were they D. weren’t they
31. When the teacher comes in, the class stop ________________ and stand up.

A. talk B. to talk C. talks D. talking
32. Your lifestyle here is somewhat similar _______________ ours.

A. to B. with C. for D. from

33. The village seemed strangely familiar ______________ I’d never been there before.

A. however B. although C. in spite of D. despite
34. Mary doesn’t like going to the theater and _________________.

A. neither go I B. neither I like C. neither am I D. neither do I
35. Man ______________ the soil with too many fertilizers and pesticides.

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A. fertilizer B. manure C. water D. pestiside
37. He couldn’t give a _______________ explanation for his actions.

A. satisfactory B. satisfaction C. dissatisfied D. satisfy
38. There is a _______________ of carrots because of the bad weather.

A. shortly B. shorten C. shortage D. short
39. Unfortunately, the excursion turned _____________ to be a disaster.

A. out B. against C. with D. into

40. I won’t lend you this money _______________ you promise to pay it back.

A. in case B. if C. otherwise D. unless
<b>IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that need correcting: ( 20 pts )</b>
1. Despite the pills which they are avalable, many people still have trouble sleeping.

A B C D
2. Letters sending by special delivery must be important.

A B C D

3. People tend to become annoyed and short-temper whenever they get overtired.
A B C D
4. Victor served as president of the school club since fifteen years.

A B C D

5. Some people believe that humans will never use away all the natural resources of the earth.
A B C D

6. Elephants have so long flexible trunks that they seem clumsy as the walk.
A B C D

7. The new laws should be written to meet changes in our society.
A B C D

8. The expanation that our teacher gave us was different from the one your gave you.
A B C D

9. Our new neighbors had been living in Arizona for ten years after moving into their present house.

A B C D

10. Drug abuse have become one of America’s most serious social problems.
A B C D
<b>V. Choose the suitable word to fill in each blank: ( 10 pts )</b>

The World Trade Oganization ( WTO) is an international organization designed (1) ____________ and liberalize
international trade. The WTO came into being (2) ____________ January 1, 1995 and is the successor to the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT), ( 3) ____________ was created in 1947 and continued to
operate for almost five decades as a defactor international organization. The World Trade Organization deals with
the ( 4) ____________ of trade between nations at a near- global (5) __________ it is ( 6) ____________for
negotiating and implementing new trade agreements and is in charge of policing member countries’ adherence to all
the WTO agreements, signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their ( 7) ___________. Most
of the WTO’s current work ( 8) ___________ from the 1986-1994 negotiations called Uruguay Round, and earlier
negotiations under the GATT. The organization is currently the host to new negotiations, under the Doha
Development Agenda ( DDA) launched in 2001. The WTO is ( 9) ___________ by a Minister Conference, which
meets every two years, a General Council, which implements the conference’s policy decisions and is responsible
for day-to-day administration, and a director-general, who is (10) ___________ by the Minister Conference. The
WTO’s headquarters are in Geneva Switzerland.

1. A. see B. look at C. supervise D. take care

2. A. in B. on C. from D. at

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7. A. state B. agency C. office D. government
8. A. goes B. comes C. derives D. come

9. A. governed B. governing C. government D. governmental
10. A. appointed B. directed C. leaded D. acted

<b>VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to the questions: ( 20 pts )</b>

A balanced diet contains proteins, which are composed of complex amino acids. There are 20 types of amino acids,
comprising about 16 percent of the body weight in lean individual . A body needs all 20 to be healthy.Amino acids
can be divided into two groups: essential and nonessential.There are 9 essential amino acids. These are the proteins
that the body cannot produce by itself, so a healthy individual must ingest them. The 11 nonessential amino acids,
on the other hand, are produced by the body, so it is not necessary to ingest them. Proteins are described as being
either high-quality or low-quality, depending on how many of the 9 essential amino acids the food contains.
High-quality proteins, typically found in animal meats, are proteins that have ample amounts of the essential amino acids.
Low-quality proteins are mainly plant proteins and usually lack one or more of the essential amino acids. Since
people who follow a strict vegetarian diet are ingesting only low-quality proteins, they must make sure that their
diets contain a variety of proteins, in order to ensure that what is lacking in one food is avalable in another.This
process of selecting a variety of the essential proteins is called proteins complementation. Since an insufficient
amount of proteins in the diet can be crippling, and prolonged absence of proteins can cause death, it is imperative
that a vegetarian diet contains an ample amount of the essential proteins.

1. With what topic is this passage primarily concerned ?

A. the 20 types of amino acids B. healthy diets for vegetarians
C. the process of complimentation D. high- and low-quality proteins
2. The word “lean” in line 2 could best be replaced by

A. thin B. fat C. tall D. short
3. The word “ingest” in line 4 is closet in meaning to which of the following ?

A. chew B. swallow C. suck D. drink
4. The word “ample” in line 7 is closet in meaning to which of the following ?

A. meager B. frequent C. substantial D. harmful
5. Which of the following would NOT be an example of a low-quality protein ?

A. legumes B. apples C. grainsk D. tuna
6. As used in line 9, which of the following words is closet in meaning to “strict” ?

A. responsible B. casual C. harmonious D. rigid
7. According to the passage, a vegetarian could die from insufficient protein ingestion if he or she

A. did not follow a varied and properly protein-complemented diet.
B. ate too many animal proteins, and could not ingest them properly.
C. did not follow a diet in which nonessential proteins were ingested.
D. ate too many low-quality proteins.

8. Which of the following is closet in meaning to the word “ crippling” as used in line 12 ?

A. discouraging B. betraying C. incapacitating D. amazing
9. Which of the following words could best replace the word “prolonged” in line 12 ?

A. narrow B. hollow C. hard-hearted D. extended
10. In line 12, the word “imperative” can best be replaced by

A. crucial B. impossible C. wonderful D. satisfying
<b>VII. Supply each blank with one suitable word: ( 30 pts )</b>

Looking nervously around, Michael ( 1) _____________ up the wallet which the (2) _____________ in the street.
Michael was unemployed and he needed some ( 3) _______________, and now he could buy food for his family.
( 4) ______________ first he thought it was a book, but then he saw some money in it. He thought he was (5)
_____________ .

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When he ( 9) ______________ the wallet, he saw lots of money and several ( 10) ______________ cards and an
address inside. Michael took the ( 11) _______________ to the address. The address was at a large house in the city

and the ( 12) _______________ was very glad to get it ( 13) ______________. He gave Michael a big (14)
_______________ for ( 15) _________________ he did.

<b>VIII. Fill in each blank with an appropriate word formed from the words in the list below: ( 10 pts )</b>

1. Rob was dismissed after being told by his ________________ that he must leave in a month’s time. (employ)
2. Enlish is a _____________________ easy language for the Swedes to learn. ( compare )
3. I’m full of ___________________ for my English teacher. ( admire)
4. If it doesn’t rain soon, there’ll be a great _________________ of water. ( short )
5. My brother can repair electric ____________________ very well. ( apply )
6. The result of the match was ___________________. ( surprise)
7. You can ____________________ your tea with honey instead of sugar. ( sweet )
8. ________________, we intended to go to Portugal, but then we decided to go to Spain. ( origin )
9. He __________________ since he was five. ( orphan )
10. John drives so _____________________ that he often has accidents. ( care )
<b>IX. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning: ( 20 pts )</b>

1. I was so tired that I don’t feel like eating.

 So tired ______________________________________________________________________________
2. It is said that the robbers escaped in a stolen car.

 The robbers ___________________________________________________________________________
3. I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party.

 I really wish __________________________________________________________________________
4. We had to wait for so long that we got fed up and left.

 We had to wait for such _________________________________________________________________
5. I didn’t realize who he was until later.

 Until later ____________________________________________________________________________
6. When did you start learning English ?

 How long ____________________________________________________________________________
7. I didn’t know much about computer programming, so I didn’t work for a computer company.

 If ___________________________________________________________________________________
8. His story was very funny and we couldn’t help laughing.

 His story was _________________________________________________________________________
9. If only I had taken his advice.

 I regret ______________________________________________________________________________
10. They made me do all the cleaning that day.

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