PHÒNG GD & ĐT ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) I. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (20 points) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 7 8 9 A. fox A. honest A. charity A. advise A. pleasure A. both A. kitchen A. kindness A. consider B. exactly B. hang B. choke B. promise B. sound B. month B. children B. climate B. century B. teach C. existence C. honour C. purchase C. release C. same C. son C. teacher C. village C. cigarette C. bread D. exhaust D. vehicle D. parachute D. tense D. best D. none D. chemist D. climbing D. celebrate D. mean 10 A. heat II. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. ( 30 points) 1. A contest . next week. A. are held B. will be held C. used to be held D. will hold 2. You should have a/ an . check your motorbike regularly. A. electrician B. carpenter C. mechanic D. plumber 3. She’s very intelligent. , she’s quite lazy. A. Therefore B. But C. However D. So 4. Sorry, I’m late. The car on the way here. A. put up B. broke down C. drove off D. get on 5. Peter . his father in many ways, but he has his mother’s sense of humor. A. takes after B. comes across C. makes out D. gives in 6. She is very kind. She is always towards her employees. A. distinguished B. proud C. considerate D. happy 7. Whatever you do, you mustn’t that switch. It’s very dangerous. A. get B. take C. bring D. touch 8. The club is for members only. You . you’re a member. A. can’t go in if B. can go in only C. can’t go in unless D. can go in unless .9. Jane takes better photographs than A. me B. I C. I take D. me take 10. Someone must have taken my bag. I clearly remember it by the window and now it has gone. A. left B. leave C. to leave D. leaving 11. It’s late. It’s time home. A. we go B. we must go C. we should go D. we went 12. It took us quite a long time to get there. It’s . journey. A. three hour B. a three hours C. a three-hour D. three hours 13. The waiter for pouring wine on the man’s suit. A. order B. apologized C. waited on D. recommended 14. Tuition. at Stamfort have now reached $ 9,000 a year. A. bills B. prices C. fees D. fares 15. Did you congratulate Ann the exam ? A. of passing B. on passing C. passing D. to pass 16. My brother can’t play tomorrow and A. either can I B. neither can I C. neither I can D. I can’t too 17. Thank you very much for the card you sent me while I was in hospital. It’s very. of you. A. grateful B. generous C. thoughtful D. appreciative 18. No one can make me .my mind. A. change B. to change C. changed D. changing 19. I didn’t hear . You must have been very quiet. A. have come B. came C. to come D. come 20. My mother used to research in this library when she was a student. A. do B. make C. making D. doing 21. That’s the girl . brother sits next to me at school. A. that B. whose C. who D. whom 22. The movie was . I went to sleep. A. so boring that B. too boring C. boring until D. so bored that 23. Let’s go to the beach this weekend, ? A shall we B. do we C. don’t we D. will we 24. The students have got news about their exams. A. many B. few C. some D. a few 25. The more you study, the . you will become .A . happy B . smarter C .beautiful D . intelligent 26. Eating carrots is good the eyes A . of B . at C .in D . for 27. She didn’t get .well with her boss, so she left the company. A. at B. on C. through D. up 28. Most visitors to Ha Noi came to visit Ho Chis Minh's Mausoleum. A. large house B. lasting memorial C. nature trail D. impressive tomb 29. Hurry up! They have only got . seats left. A. a little B. plenty of C. a lot of D. a few 30. The
