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Đề thi Olympic tiếng Anh lớp 9
Thành phố Hà Nội - lần thứ 3 – vòng 1
Năm học 2012- 2013
Đề bài gồm: 80 câu
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
(Học sinh tô đáp án vào phiếu trả lời-không làm trực tiếp vào đề thi này)
I. Phonetics
a. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. Mark your answers in the answer sheet.
1. A. plaid B. plain C. maintain D. explain
2. A. cushion B. push C. rude D. full
3. A. youth B. cloth C. bathe D. month
4. A. honey B. donkey C. money D. survey
5. A. washed B. handed C. laughed D. helped
b. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest. Mark your answers in the answer sheet.
6. A. discovery B. calculator C. aeroplane D. difficulty
7. A. chemistry B. organize C. flavour D. delicious
8. A. purpose B. institute C. champagne D. viable
9. A. extensive B. priority C. distinguish D. temperature
10. A. economics B. mathematics C. photography D. nationality

II. Vocabulary and grammar
Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Mark your answers in the answer sheet.
11. Daisy`s boss doesn`t want her to make a habit of using the office phone __________ personal calls.
A. with B. to C. for D. in
12. __________ amount of money can buy love and liberty.
A. Not only B. Never C. None D. No
13. “Do you think it’s going to rain heavily?” - “___________”
A. I hope not B. I don’t hope C. I don’t hope so D. I won’t hope so
14. I looked for George and Mike but I saw __________ of them.
A. all B. none C. neither D. both
15. He took very careful __________ at the lecture.
A. notes B. texts C. lessons D. copies
16. The children cheered wildly when the teacher let them _________ a game.
A. play B. playing C. to play D. played
17. We have got problems of one kind or _________.
A. another B. other C. some others D. the other
18. There was nothing they could do _________ leave the car at the roadside where it had broken down.
A. than B. unless C. instead of D. but
19. None of club members came to the meeting, __________?
A. did they B. didn`t they C. did he D. didn`t he
20. The stolen jewels were _________ a lot of money.
A. valued B. cost C. worth D. priced
21. ‘The leaves ______ brown as the weather got colder.’
A. became B. turned C. changed D. grew
22. Mr Brian spoke __________ to his wife before leaving for work because he was late.
A. slowly B. suddenly C. simply D. briefly
23. Mother asked Mary _________ in her tests.
A. if she will do well B. whether she did not do well
C. why didn’t she do well D. why she did not do well
24. You should keep a box of matches ___________ in case the lights go out again.
A. handy B. by hand C. in touch D. in the way
25. Never _________ till tomorrow what we can do today.
A. put over B. put off C. put back D. put away
26. The number of candidates ________ very large in the examination last month.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
27. He has read ________ of the book.
A. three-five B. three fives C. three-fifth D. three-fifths
28. ________ of men and women in four continents speak English as their first language.
A. Million B