Phòng giáo dục và đào tạo kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp trường
Trường THCS Khánh Yên Năm học 2011- 2012
Lớp: 9 THCS
Đề thi môn: Tiếng Anh
(Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề.)


Họ và tên thí sinh: …………………..
Lớp:………
Sinh: Ngày……tháng……năm…….
- Thí sinh làm trực tiếp vào đề.

Section I: Phonetics- vocabulary- grammar.
Question I: Choose one word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others. (1.5ps)
1. A. potatoes B. lazy C. comfortable D. cake
2. A .reason B. forest C. visit D. resort
3. A. live B. kill C. alive D. silk
4. A. though B. thought C. through D. three
5. A. five B. fight C. ring D. ride
6. A. sugar B. seat C. say D. sand

Question II: Circle A, B, C, or D to choose the word which is the best to fill in each of blank (3.25ps)
1. The teacher said that we ………............... harder on our pronunciatinon.
A. work B. working C. should work D. have worked
2. The train couldn’t run fast …………………….. snow.
A. so B. if C. because of D. because
3. Don’t let children ……………………….. in the kitchen.
A. play B. playing C. to play D. played
4. She has ……………………… provided a picnic lunch for us.
A. kind B. unkind C. kindly D. kindness
5. Nam wanted to know if I…………………..other languages.
A. spoke B. could speak C. can speak D. speak
6. He thinks that ………………….. on the Internet is a waste of time.
A. to chat B. chat C. chatting D. chatter
7. I am tall, ………………….. I ?
A. are B. am not C. aren’t D. isn’t
8. Do you have an ……………………… trip ?
A. excited B. excite C. excitedly D. exciting
9. He gets used to…………………………..on the left.
A. drive B. driving C. drove D. driven
10. She has a friend …………… is the manager of this company.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
11. There…………... no sounds on the moon.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
12. I will be ……….. if she manages to sell that motorbike at a high price.
A. surprising B. surprised C. to surprise D. surprise
13. Do you know the man ………….. next to my house.
A. to live B. living C. lives D. is living
14. This movie………………….on TV several times.
A. was shown B. showed C. has shown D. has been shown
15. I really don’t mind …………….. the house work.
A. to do B. do C. doing D. did

Question III: Write the correct from of the word ( in bracket ) to complete the sentences. (1.5ps)
1. This is a party for ……………………… not for adults. ( TEEN)
2. The were a lot of kids in my …………... ….when I was growing up. ( NEIGHBOR)
3. Go on finishing the dessert. It needs ………………up because it won’t stay fresh until tomorrow. (EAT)
4. The country is very …………………….. so traveling by road is difficult. (MOUNTAIN)
5. Our …………………. from London to Sydney took 24 hours. ( FLY )
6. There were over fifty …………………… in the orchestra. ( MUSIC)

Question IV: Using the correct form of the verbs in bracket to complete the sentences. (1.5ps)
I wish that I (know) …(1)… how to mend this shirt.
He had a bad fall while he ( repair ) ... (2)... his roof.
Her brother ( talk) ...(3)… to his pen pal on the phone at the moment. They ( not