Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh lớp 9

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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 9
Năm học 2010-2011
Môn thi :Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
Ngày thi: 20/02/2010
Question 1: Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part (10 points).
1. A.convenient B.together C.today D.modern
2. A.tool B.moon C.soon D.cook
3. A.chemistry B.champ C.church D.champion
4. A.cough B.though C.rough D.tough
5. A.hour B.honour C.host D.honest
6. A.though B.thought C.within D.than
7. A.fear B.tear C.bear D.hear
8. A.food B.good C.soon D.too
9. A.cure B.tutor C.sure D.pure
10. invention B.question C.information D.protection.
Question 2: Choose a word that has different stress pattern (10 points).
1. A.person B.enough C.picture D.people
2. A.rainfall B.children C.religion D.different
3. A.extreme B.generous C.lonely D.clothing
4. A.friendly B.extra C.along D.orphanage
5. A.method B.quiet C.major D.electric
6. A.produce B.towel C.advent D.flower
7. A.interactive B.experience C.commercial D.linguistics
8. A.temperature B.acquaintance C.distinguish D.describe
9. A.generous B.humorous C.precious D.mysterious
10. A.reputation B.description C.suggestion D.pollution
Question 3: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter A,
B, C or D next to the correct word or phrase (13 points).

1. The social services are chiefly ……… with the poor, the old and the sick.
A. Influenced B. related C. suffered D. concerned
2. I know you’re annoyed, but you must try to control your…………
A. blood B. storm C. explosion D temper
3. It was a hot day, and many people were………….their way to the beach.
A. taking B. hitting C. making D. setting
4. After a lot of difficulty, he ………….to open the door.
A. managed B. succeeded C. obtained D. realized
5. The car was badly smashed up, but the driver escaped without serious…………
A. damage B. pain C. wound D. injury
6. The country’s annual……… of coffee beans has increased each year since 1977
A. produce B. growth C. outcome D. production
7. he kept his marriage a secret for years ,but eventually the truth……………
A came out B. came through C. went out D turned out
8. Jo was shocked when I disagreed with her . She’s so used to getting her own…………
A. mind B. way C. opinion D. views
9. When he sings, he has the ability to make songs sound good.
A. sparse B. rare C. infrequent D. scarce
10. The management are making to increase the company's efficiency.
A. measures B. steps C. moves D. deeds
11. I know this is a big disappointment but don't take it to
A. soul B. mind C. spirit D. heart
12. I was told yesterday that the car had been fixed but it's broken down again!
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A. even B. still C. yet D. right
13. Simon in me on the understanding that I wouldn't tell anyone else.
A. confided B. intimated C. confessed D. disclosed
Question 4: Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form
a word that fits in the space in the same line (10 points).

Example: (0) depression
EXERCISE
Exercise is one of the best ways of keeping (0)
away. It improves your body and your mind and (1) you
to perform better in the work place at home.
Proper (2) is essential if you want to get the most
from exercise and you should also take into (3) your
heart rate. It can be (4) to do too much, which is why all
good fitness instructors emphasise the (5) of "listening
to your body”.
When you first start you should use good (6) ,
because it's essay to make the mistake of using the
equipment (7) or doing too much at one time. Start
slowly and build up gradually.
Exercise should not be seen as a (8) task; it
can be as essay as a quick walk. To increase your fitness
(9) , exercise for 20 minutes a day, 4 to 6 times a week
and you will notice a (10) in your body and mind in a
few weeks.
DEPRESSED
ABLE
BREATH
CONSIDER
HARM
IMPORTANT
JUDGE
CORRECT
DEMAND
STEADY
DIFFERENT

Question 5: Put the verbs in brackets into the suitable tenses, including passives if necessary
(12 points).
The mystery of the Mary Celeste is one of the greatest mysteries of the sea. An American
sailing ship, the Mary Celeste set sail from New York on 5 November 1872 - bound for Genoa in
Italy, with a cargo of 1,700 barrels of commercial alcohol.
A month later - on 5 December - she (1 sight) east of the Azores, in
the eastern Atlantic, by a British ship, the Dei Gratia. By an amazing coincidence, the master of the
British ship, Captain David Reed Morehouse, and the master of the Mary Celeste , captain
Benjamine Spooner Briggs (2 dine) together in New York the night
before the Mary Celeste (3 set sail) So Morehouse (4
realize) , that the Mary Celeste (5 sail) in the
wrong direction. What could be the ship doing, he (6 wonder) ?
Having hailed his friend's ship and got no reply, he (7 go) to
investigate. There (8 be) nobody on board. Captain Briggs, his wife and
two-year-old daughter (9 all vanish) The last entry in the ship's log
was for 25 November, on which day the Mary Celeste (10 be) within
six miles of the Azores.
An enquiry (11 hold later) in Gibraltar, but to this day the mystery
of the Mary Celeste ( 12 never solve) .
Question 6: Fill in each gap with ONE appropriate word. The first gap has been done as an
example (15 points).
EVOLUTION
It is generally accepted that present-day animals and plants differ from those of the
past, (0) having changed by a general process called evolution. But this theory has been
widely accepted for little (1) than a hundred years. The present theory of evolution was
developed (2) two naturalists – Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace – working
independently.
When he was a young man (3) 22, Darwin went as naturalist on a round-the-
world, map-making cruise aboard a British naval survey ship, HMS Beagle. The cruise began in
1831 and lasted (4) 1836. In the Galapagos islands, Darwin came (5) a group

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of birds, later to become known (6) “Darwin’s finches”. They were similar to
one (7) in their colour, song, nests and eggs, and were clearly descended (8)
the same finch stock, (9) each had a different kind of beak and was adapted
(10) a different way of life. (11) were seed-eaters, fly-catchers, woodpeckers
and various other types.
Darwin assumed that the ancestors of all (12) types had been blown to the
islands in bleak weather, had survived and changed somehow (13) the various forms. In
the years after the voyage, Darwin gradually came to the conclusion that individuals better suited
(14) their environment would tend to leave more offspring while those (15)
well adapted would die out.
Question 7: Read the passage and decide which answer best fits each space(10 points).
There people jumed (1) … a car on a busy Oxford road after a fire started under the bonnet this
morning. They were just able to rescue their possessions before the car burst into (2) … . Mr. Peter
Collins, 25, of Wey Road, Berinsfield (3) … his Avenger estate car home (4) …. Work with two
friends when he noticed smoke coming into the car. He stopped, (5) … was unable to open the
bonnet. He poured a bottle of water over the radiator where the smoke was coming from, but could
not put out the fames. He then (6) … to get fire extinguishers from a nearby (7) …, but (8) … also
failed to have any effect. (9) … he telephone for a (10) …, but by the time it arrived, the car was
totally burnt out.
1. A. into
2. A. flames
3. A. dorve
4. A. to
5. A. but
6. A. wandered
7. A. hospital
8. A. this
9. A. at length
10.A. police car

B. on
B. petrol
B. has driven
B. from
B. because
B. jumped
B. garage
B. those
B. finally
B. ambulance
C. out of
C. smoke
C. was driving
C. at
C. although
C. walked
C. library
C. that
C. at the end
C. taxi
D. over
D. sparks
D. was driven
D. in
D. so
D. ran
D. swimming pool
D. these
D. Terminally
D. fire engine

Question8: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence
(10 points).
1. I came home, it began to rain.
Barely ……………………………………………………………………………………
2. Peter is poor, but he usually helps the handicapped.
Poor……………………………………………………………………………………….
3. John is sick because he doesn’t take his doctor’s advice.
Did………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Maryam is poor, but people easily believe that she is a millionaire when she talks.
Maryam talks……………………………………………………………………………
5. We admire Thanh because she did well in the French speaking contest.
We look …………………………………………………………………………………
6. She dresses in red so that everyone will take notice of her.
She dresses in red so………………………………………………………………………
7. It is such an interesting book that I can’t put it down.
It is so……………………………………………………………………………………
8. He is so strong that he can lift two tables at the same time.
Such……………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Turn off all the faucets before going out.
All…………………………………………………………………………………………
10. “ You will be successful at any cost!”, said the teacher to Jason.
The teacher demanded that ……………………………………………………………….
11. “ I can’t work with Daisy any more.” John said to the boss.
John couldn’t put…………………………………………………………………………
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12, “ What you have cooked is the best in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend.
John congratulated…………………………………………………………………………
13. They have read us an interesting story.
An…………………………………………………………………………………………
14. Now that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it.

On …………………………………………………………………………………………
15. The last storm destroyed Lan’s house.
It ‘s high time………………………………………………………………………………
Question 9: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence
(10 points).
1.The weather forecast predicts a drop in temperature tomorrow. will
They say tomorrow ……………………………………………………………………….
2.The time of departure for your flight to Rio is six o’clock. takes
The plane to Rio ………………………………………………………………………
3.It looks like that old bridge is ready to fall down. is
It looks like that old bridge ……………………………………………………………….
4.I suppose you are very tired after your long walk. must
You ……………………………………………………………………………… ………
5.’I won’t come home late from late the party.’ she said. promised
She…………………………………………………………………………………………
6.It would have been better if you had gone to bed earlier. should
You……………………………………………………………………………….………
7.’Don’t swim just after you have eaten,’ she said to them. warned
She………………………………………………………………………………….……
8. He would not stop talking although no one was listening. insisted
He …………………………………………………………………………………………
9. The house was in darkness except for a light in the kitchen. apart
The house was completely ………………………………………………………………
10. They continued to look for the girl till it got dark. search
The ……………………………………………………………………………………….
Question 10: Write a short paragraph about 150 – 200 words to show your opinions(10 points)
A proverb says that : “A friend in need is a friend indeed”
- What does this proverb mean ?
- Can you show your opinions about it ?
- Tell me impotance of friends in our life.

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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI
Question 1: 10 điểm: 1 điểm cho một từ đúng
1. D.modern
2. D.cook
3. A.chemistry
4. B.though
5. C.host
6. B. thought
7. C. bear
8. B. good
9. C. sure
10. B.question
Question 2: 10 điểm: 1 điểm cho một từ đúng
1. B.enough
2. C.religion
3. A.extreme
4. C.along
5. D.electric
6. A.produce

7. A.interactive
8. A.temperature
9. D.mysterious
10. A.reputation
Question 3: 13 điểm: 1 điểm cho một từ đúng
Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Key D D C A D D A B B C D C A
Question 4: 10 điểm: 1 điểm cho một từ đúng
1. enables 6. judgement
2. breathing 7. incorrectly
3. consideration 8. demanding
4. harmful 9. steadily
5. importance 10. difference
Question 5: 12 điểm: 1 điểm cho một từ đúng
1. was sighted
2. dined/ had dined
3. set sail/ had set sail
4. realized
5. was sailing
6. wondered
7. went
8. was
9. had all vanished
10. had been
11. was later held
12.has never been solved
Question 6: 15 điểm: 1 điểm cho một từ đúng
1. more
2. by
3. of

4. until/till
5. across/upon
6. as
7. another
8. from
9. but/although
10. to
11. There
12. these
13. into
14. to
15. less/not
Question 7: 10 điểm: 1 điểm cho một từ đúng
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. B
8. D
9. B
10.D
Question 8: 10 điểm: 1 điểm cho một từ đúng
1. Barely had I come home when it began to rain.
2. Poor as he (Peter)is, Peter (he) usually helps the handicapped.
3. Did John take his doctor’s advice, he wouldn’t be sick.
4. Maryam talks as if she were a millionaire.
5. We look up to Thanh because she did well in the French speaking contest.
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6. She dresses in red so as to be taken noticed of / so as for everyone to take notice of her.
7. It is so interesting a book that I can’t put it down.
8. Such is his strength that he can lift two tables at the same time.
9. All the faucets should (must) be turned off before you go out.
10. The teacher demanded that Jason be successful at any cost.
11. John couldn’t put up with Daisy (any more).
12. John congratulated his girlfriend on her cooking.
13. An interesting story has been read to us.
14. On account of his mother’s being there, they said nothing about it.
On account of the fact that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it.
On account of his mother’s presence , they said nothing about it.
15. It’s high time Lan repaired her house. / It’s high time for Lan’s house to be repaired.
Question 9: 10 điểm: 1 điểm cho một từ đúng
1. They say tomorrow (it) will be colder.
2. The plane to Rio takes off at six o’clock
3. It looks like that old bridge is going to collapse/ fall down.
4. You must be very tired after your long walk.
5. She promised not to come home late from the party.
6. You should not have gone to bed so late.
7. She warned them not to swim just as they had eaten.
8. He insisted on talking although no one was listening.
9. The house was completely dark apart from a light in the kitchen.
10. The search for the girl went on till it got dark.
Question 10: 10 điểm
- Giáo viên chấm thi chấm điểm đúng ngữ pháp
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