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Kỳ thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9 Năm học 2010 – 2011
môn thi: Tiếng anh
(Thời gian làm bài : 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi : 10 tháng 12 năm 2010

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Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently in each word group below.
1. A. days B. girls C. movies D. parks
2. A. changed B. learned C. laughed D. earned
3. A. sure B. say C. some D. sentence
4. A. problem B. popular C. convenient D. rod
5. A. celebrate B. bulb C. plumber D. blanket
6. A. switch B. stomach C. match D. catch
7. A. fan B. bad C. catch D. wash
8. A. collection B. question C. nation D. inspiration
9. A. turn B. burn C. curtain D. bury
10. A. campus B. relax C. locate D. fashion
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
Cuba is .....................sugar - growing areas in the world.
A. one of the larger B. one of largest C. largest D. one of the largest
You have never been to Nha Trang, .........................?
A. have you B. haven’t you C. you have D. you haven’t
I find the time of English meals very strange. I’m not used ......................dinner at 5 p.m
A. to have B. to having C. having D. have
I wish this exam ........................easier.
A. is B. will be C. would D. were
If I ................ Minh’s address, I .................her a letter.
A. have - write B. had - will write C. had - would write D. had - wrote
We haven’t seen Liz ........................two months.
A. since B. until C. for D. before
Mr Black sounded really ................this morning. He had his car stolen.
A. unhappy B. unhappily C. happy D. happily
The smaller the room is, the ..................furniture it needs.
A. fewer B. small C. more D. less
Let’s go to the cinema tonight, ...................?
A. don’t we B. shall we C. Let me D. shan’t we
...............his broken legs, he couldn’t go to work.
A. Because B. Because of C. Though D. Despite
Mrs parker works ......................at a grocery store in a nearby town
A. part - times B. parts - time C. part - time D. parts - times
We wish we .....................speak English ....................
A. could / fluently B. could / fluency C. can / fluently D. can / fluency
Our traditional dress ...................by some designers recently.
A. are modernized B. have modernized C. has been modernized D. modernizde
Are you tired .....................watching advertisement on TV?
A. of B. by C. with D. at
We have just had our house......................
A. rebuild B. rebuilt C. to rebuild D. rebuilding
Practicing .......................with a native speaker helps improve our pronunciation.
A. speak B. to speak C. speaking D. spoke
Someone had recognized him, .......................?
A. had they B. had he C. hadn’t he D. hadn’t they
The librarian asked us .................so much noise.
A. not to make B. no make C. not making D. don’t make
He hates ..................at while he is out in the street.
A. staring B. is stared C. being stared D. be stared
The .............growth rate of Vietnam reached about 8,0 % in 2007
A. economics B. economic C. economy D. economically
Don’t forget ................the door when you go out.
A. locking B. for locking C. to lock D. lock
The couple .................divorce was in the newspaper has got married again.
A. who B. whose C. which D. people
Alan and Ruth took these photographs .......................
A. themselves B. herself C. himself