ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2015-2016 (ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC) Mã A213338

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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:

1. A. eventually B. depletion C. competitive D. regretful 2. A. vacancy B. wholesale C. inflation D. stagnant 3. A. education B. bridges C. garage D. enlarge 4. A. box B. clocks C. class D. relics 5. A. church B. further C. sure D. urgent II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others: 1. A. possession B. property C. industry D. element 2. A. basically B. eminent C. ordinary D. maternal 3. A. shortcoming B. leopard C. kindergarten D. personify 4. A. undoubtedly B. economic C. university D. agricultural 5. A. enthusiasm B. fertilizer C. indicator D. socializing III. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank: 1. I don’t see any _______ in arriving early at the theater if the show doesn’t start until 9 o’clock. A. cause B. reason C. aim D. point 2. The new manager’s office has _______ new equipment. A. many B. a lot of C. some of D. a few 3. I don’t _______ to change my job because I like it. A. risk B. intend C. persist D. insist 4. You thought I did wrong but the result _______ my action. A. agreed B. approved C. proved D. justified 5. Thomas has a garden which is _______ mine. A. double as large B. semi-larger than C. twice as large as D. as two-time as large 6. _ “What do you think of the film we’ve watched?” _ “____________” A. It’s a breeze! B. No kidding! C. I’ve seen better. D. None of your business! 7. In 1870, _______, John D. Rockefeller and others created the Standard Oil Company. A. that oil prices fluctuated B. despite fluctuating oil prices C. but the oil prices fluctuated D. oil prices were fluctuating 8. ______ to school by bus. A. Many a student goes B. Many the students go C. Many of students go D. Much student goes 9. Careless driving also accounts ______ the increasing number of traffic accidents. A. on B. into C. for D. with 10. ______ is not clear to researchers. A. Why dinosaurs having become extinct B. Why dinosaurs became extinct C. Did dinosaurs become extinct D. Dinosaurs became extinct 11. The new manager is ______ easy-going. He is always very serious about the work. A. by no means B. by means of C. by all means D. in the mean time 12. We enjoy the hams and coffee at this _______ restaurant. A. family-owning B. family-owned C. owning-family D. owned-family 13. 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 14. When the university suggested _______, the student union protested vigorously. A. tuition be raised B. to raise tuition C. on raising tuition D. that tuition should raise 15. ______ one after another, parallel computers perform groups of operations at the same time. A. Conventional computers, by handling tasks

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