SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
THANH HOÁ

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
Năm học: 2012-2013
Môn thi:
Lớp 9 THCS
Ngày thi: 15/03/2013
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi gồm 70 câu, 4 trang.



Part A : PHONETICS ( 5pts )
I/ Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest of the group. ( 2points )
1. A. predict B. environment C. exist D. precious
2. A. books
 B. tables
 C. roots
 D. makes


II/ Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group. ( 3 points )
3. A. career B. avoid C. manage D. advise
4. A. valuable B. entertain C. honesty D. mountain
5. A. separate B. mechanic C. produce D. deny

Part B : LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR ( 35 pts )
I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. ( 15pts )
6. My colour TV, _____ I bought 10 years ago, still gives beautiful pictures.
A. which
B. that
C. what
D. X

7. “Who is Mr. Madely?” “ I have no idea. I’ve never heard _____ him”.
A. about
B. from
C. after
D. of

8. Most tourists didn`t bring their meals with them , _____ they ate at the foodstalls along the roads.
A. because
B. but
C. so
D. although

9. I’ve never____very well with my brother. We’ve got completely different personalities.
A. got off
B. got on
C. got away
D. got up

10. When my father retired, he decided to take ____ golf.
A. in
B. with
C. up
D. for

11. The doors were painted blue to .................... the walls.
A. suit B. match C. fix D. fit
12. I’m sure he didn’t do it ............................ purpose.
A. on B. with C. for D. in
13. She came ....................... a lot of problems at work.
A. up with B. down with C. in for D. up against
14. We will go for a walk ..................... it’s foggy - I hate walking in the fog.
A. though B. unless C. if D. in case
15. Daisy wrote_________ report on the Vietnam war.
A. ten-page B. a ten-page C. ten pages D. ten-paged
16. His__________ made him cry.
A. fearful B. fearfulness C. fearless D. fearlessness
17. The children were completely fascinated___________.
A. on the story the teacher told them B. by the story the teacher told them.
C. by the teacher told story. D. on the story telling them by the teacher.
18. My boss is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work I __________ last week.
A. should do B. should have done
C. could do D. must have done
19. “I have never seen such a perfect thing on you.”-“________”
A. haven’t you? B. I am so happy
C. really? D. Thank you. That’s a nice compliment.
20. “____________”- “Thank you. I’m glad you like it.”
A. Congratulations! You have a beautiful motorbike.
B. The motorbike is beautiful.
C. Where did you buy this motorbike?
D. I didn’t know you bought a motorbike.

II. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form(10pts)
21-22. He (not finish) ____his work yet. He only (start) ____ an hour ago.
23. A lot of people (kill) ____ by AIDS recently, and I wish nobody would die any more.
24. Only yesterday I (realise) ____ what was going on.
25. George as well as his brothers (not go) ____ to the cinema very often.
26-27.