Đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9 THCS môn tiếng anh (số 6) doc

PHÒNG GD & ĐT BÙ GIA MẬP
TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO
ĐỀ THI SỐ 6
ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Ngày thi: 02-09-2011
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Thí sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi được phát kèm cùng với đề thi này
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I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. internet B. education C. impress D. remote
2. A. access B. soccer C. successful D. accept
3. A. read B. feature C. means D. great
4. A. changes B advises C. miles D. plays
5. A. connected B. linked C. processed D. laughed.
II. Pick out the word whose main stress pattern is different from that of others
6. A. climate B. polite C. beauty D. region
7. A. tropical B. optional C. carelessly D. dependent
8. A. repair B. fashion C. design D. agree
9. A. champagne B. novel C. label D. campus
10. A. government B. development C. improvement D. retirement
III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
11. You cannot see the doctor_____ you have made an appointment with him.
A. because B. even C. unless D. however
12. She has been working so hard, she feels quite__________.
A. wasted B. exhausted C. empty D. dull
13. Young boys like online games and the games __________them hours a day.
A. spend B. pass C. continue D. take
14. You should _________to your uncle for what you’d done.
A. advise B. apologize C. promise D. refuse
15. _________, the Internet is a very fast and convenient way to get information.

A. In my opinion B. According to me C. To be honest D. I’m afraid
16. She wishes she_________ her son a computer. He is so interested in playing on it and neglects
his study.
A. didn’t buy B. hadn’t bought C. can buy D. bought
17. Wearing uniforms encourages students to be proud_______ their school.
A. of B. in C. about D. for
18. I ________to dinner with his family at Christmas party. It was a very impressive party!
A. invited B. to invite C. was invited D. am invited
19. We were lucky __________the last bus and arrived home late that day.
A. to take B. taking C. took D. have taken
20. _______ he completes his homework, he feeds the chickens and collects their eggs.
A. As soon as B. Since C. As a rule D. Consequently
21. Please ___________ the radio. I can’t study with all that noise.
A. turn up B. turn in C. turn down D. turn out
22. I’m just going to _______ a photo of the town square.
A. take B. make C. paint D. draw
23. I think my English pronunciation needs___________.
A. to improve B. improving C. improved D. improve
24. The Browns had an enjoyable trip to the countryside,____________?
A. did the Browns B. hadn’t they C. didn’t they D. had the Browns
25. Margaret asked me__________ English in Royal English Center.
A. why was I learning B. why I was learning
C. how long I have been learning D. how long had I been learning
26. OK. I’ll wait for you at the main __________ to the Hung Vuong Plaza.
A. arrival B. entrance C. access D. highway
27. This shirt is twice _______ my shirt.
A. as expensive as B. more expensive C. most expensive D. more expensive than
28. Everyone went home.______ was in the classroom.
A. Anyone B. No one C. Someone D. Everyone
29. She has ___________experience in computing that she can’t deal with the tasks.

A. so much B. a little C. so few D. so little
30. Adam: - “Hello. You must be Brian.” Brian: - “_____________”
A. It’s my pleasure B. Oh, really? I’d love to.
C. Yes, I think it’s true D. That’s right, I am.
31. – “How long have you been with the company” – “I ________ there for two years.”
A. will work B. was working C. worked D. have worked
32. She still ________ on her parents for money because she hasn’t got a job.
A. denies B. depends C. deposit D. desert
33. I saw a lot of new people at the party, ____________ seemed familiar.
A. some of whom B. some of who C. whom D. some of that
34. "Have you ever met the man ________ over there?" "No. Who is he?"
A. stands B. standing C. is standing D. who he is standing
35. Which is the European country ____ economy is growing the fastest?
A. who B. what C. whose D. that
36. Nobody told me that George was ill.
A. I was told that George wasn't ill. B. I wasn't told that George was ill.
C. George wasn't told to be ill. D. George was told not to be ill.
37. Birds aren’t all the same. There are many different _____.
A. categories B. species C. animals D. plants
38. Robert’s new book will be ___ in August.
A. typed B. published C. broadcast D. announced
39. The book ___ me of the days I was in the army.
A. remembers B. reminds C. recalls D. recollects
40. The dictionary is too expensive for me. I can’t ___ it.
A. spend B. cost C. afford D. pay
41. Unlike football, a water polo game is ___ into quarters.
A. divided B. separated C. cut D. played
42. William won first ___ in the tennis competition.
A. medal B. prize C. reward D. position
43. After a lot of difficulty, he _______ to open the door.

A. managed B. succeeded C. obtained D. realized
44. Their marriage _________.
A. broke out B. broke through C. broke up D. broke with
45. He ________ the exercise carefully then started to solve it.
A. looks over B. looks ahead C. looks up D. looks out
46. Her mother _________ the children while she’s at work.
A. looks at B. looks over C. looks after D. looks down to
47. Her father finally _______ smoking.
A. gave in B. gave away C. gave up D. gave back
48. The police have been investigating the bank robbery that happened last week.
A. looking into B. looking down on
C. looking out D. looking over
49. It was a great success. He succeeded ______ everyone laugh.
A. to make B. in make C. for making D. in making
50. He couldn't have known what was in the letter ______ he had written it himself.
A. until B. if C. unless D. if only
51. I remember ______ him once in my life.
A. to meet B. meeting C. to have met D. met
52. He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at ______ it has come.
A. last B. the end C. present D. the finish
53. The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes ______ for a cup of tea.
A. on B. over C. off D. to
54. There was a small room into ______ we all crowded.
A. which B. where C. that D. it
55. We were so late, we ______ had time to catch the train.
A. nearly B. almost C. hardly D. simply
56. Your work has been very good ______ this year.
A. so far B. by far C. as far as D. so long
57. Give her a telephone number to ring ______ she gets lost.
A. whether B. in case C. unless D. perhaps

58. Tell me ______ there is anything special that you would like to do.
A. that B. which C. so D. if
59. I was born in Huế but I______ in Nha Trang.
A. grew up B. raised C. brought up D. rose
60. She described her boss______ a very unpleasant person.
A. like. B. as if C. such as D. as
IV. Read the passage then choose the best answer to each question.
Aspirin’s origins go back at least as early as 1758. In that year, an Englishman Edward
Stone noticed a distinctive bitter flavour in the bark of the willow tree. To Stone, this particular
bark seemed to have much in common with “Peruvian Bark,” which has been used medicinally
since the 1640s to bring down fevers and to treat malaria. Stone decided to test the effectiveness of
the willow bark. He obtained some, pulverized it into tiny pieces, and conducted experiments os its
properties. His test demonstrated that this pulverized willow bark was effective both in reducing
high temperatures and in relieving aches and pains. In 1763, Stone presented his findings to the
British Royal Society.
Several decades later, further studies on the medicinal value of the willow bark were being
conducted by two Italian scientists. These chemists, Brugnatelli and Fontana, determined that the
active chemicals that were responsible for the medicinal characteristics in the willow bark was the
chemical saclicin, which is the active ingredient of today aspirin.
The name “aspirin” in the trade name of the drug based on the chemical salicin. Properly
known as acetylsacylic acid. The trade name “aspirin” was invented for the drug in the 1890s by
the Bayer Drug Company in Germany. The first bottles of aspirin actually went on sale to the
public just prior to the turn of the century, in 1899.
61. According to the passage, aspirin originated__________.
A. no later than 1758 B. sometime after 1758
C. definitely sometime in 1758 D. no earlier than 1758
62. It can be inferred from the passage that Peruvian bark__________.
A. caused fevers
B. was ineffective in treating malaria
C. was described to the British Royal Society by Stone

D. was the use prior to aspirin
63. What did the willow bark look like after Stone prepared it for his experiments.
A. It was in large chunks B. It was a thick liquid
C. It was a rough powder D. It was in strips of bark.
64. What is true about Brugnatelli and Fontana.
A. They were from Italy.
B. They added a chemical to the willow bark.
C. They conducted studies on willow bark.
D. They were medical doctors.
65. The expression “prior to” in line 14 could best be replaced by__________.
A. at B. before C. during D. after
V. Read the text carefully and choose the best option to answer the questions below.
The rate at which the deforestation of the world is proceeding is alarming. In 1950
approximately 25 percent of the Earth’s land surface had been covered with forests, and less than
twenty-five years later the amount of forest land was reduced to 20percent. This decrease from 25
percent to 20 percent from 1950 to 1973 represents an astonishing 20million square kilometre of
forests. Predictions are that an additional 20 million square kilometres of forests will be lost by
2020.
The majority of deforestation is occurring in tropical forests in developing countries, fuelled by
the developing countries’ need for increased agricultural land and the desire on the part of
developed countries to import wood and wood products. More than 90 percent of the plywood used
in the United States, for example, is imported from developing countries with tropical rain forests.
By the mid-1980s, solutions to this expanding problem were being sought, in the form of attempts
to establish an international regulatory organization to oversee the use of tropical forests.
66. The author’s main purpose in this passage is to____________ .
A. cite statistics about an improvement on Earth’s land surface
B. explain where deforestation is occurring
C. make the readers aware of a worsening world problem
D. blame developing countries for deforestation
67. According to the passage, it is estimated that by 2020,_____________.

A. the areas of forest will have increased by 20 million square kilometres
B. another 20 million square kilometres of forest will be reduced
C. forests will represents only 20 percent of Earth’s land surface
D. forests areas will decrease from 25 percent to 20 percent
68. “Deforestation” in the passage is closest in the meaning to________
A. the state of destroying and clearing trees B. the action of planting trees
C. the state of importing wood D. the increase in agricultural land
69. In which part of the world does the most deforestation occur?
A. the United States B. developed countries
C. developing countries D. international regulatory organizations
70. In this passage, the United States__________.
A. establishes an organization to solve deforestation
B. represents 90 percent of rain forests in the world
C. used 20 percent of world plywood
D. imported more than 90 percent of the plywood the country uses.
VI. Supply the verbs in the brackets with the correct forms
1. If you (71. not, practice)__________ English regularly, you (72. not, get) _________any better.
2. Jennifer said that she (73. return) _________the following day.
3. Both English and French (74. speak) _________in Canada.
4. When I (75. get)__________ home last night, everybody (76. sleep)___________.
5. This building (77. be) ___________over one hundred years old. It (78. build) ___________ by
foreign architects.
6. He wanted to know what his children (79. do)__________ while he (80. not, stay)__________
at home.
VII. Give the words in the brackets the right forms.
81. She performed so (attract)__________ that all the audience stood up to applaud.
82. Although jeans are casual clothing, they make the young look (fashion)_____________
83. Some (design)_________have modernized the Ao Dai by printing lines of poetry on it.
84. D.com 3G is a (move)_________ device that enables people to get access to the Internet.
85. Bluetooth doesn’t work. Please check the (connect)_____________

86. He has received a letter from his (pen)______________ in America.
87. I’m (delight)________ to know that you’ve passed the exam excellently.
88. Remember to (plug)__________ the cord after charging to save the energy.
89. The weekend passed enjoyably and we felt (rest)_____________.
90. My parents usually ____________ (courage) me to study harder.
VIII. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed
before.
91.Many children can’t go to school because of the extremely cold weather.
=> The weather was so

92.This is the most interesting film that I’ve ever seen in my life.
=> Never in my life

93.That girl is not a singer but she sings really beautifully.
=> That girl sings well as

94.Be patient and hard-working, you’ll succeed.
=> Unless

95.If I were you, I would accept the offer.
=> He advises me

96.The ending of the film is dramatic.
=> The film ends

97.I’ll be on holiday next week, so I won’t be able to attend the meeting.
=> Since

98.I regret because I sent her that letter.
=> I shouldn’t

99.He is an architect. He designed the new city library.
=> He is the architect

100.I’m hungry now because I didn’t eat breakfast this morning.
=> If

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ANSWER KEYS
1. D 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.A
6. B 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. A
11. C 12. B 13. D 14. B 15. A
16. B 17. A 18. C 19. A 20. A
21. C 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. B
26. B 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. D
31. D 32. B 33. A 34. B 35. C
36. B 37. B 38. B 39. B 40. C
41. A 42. B 43. A 44. A 45. A
46. C 47. C 48. A 49. D 50. D
51. B 52. A 53. B 54. B 55. C
56. A 57. B 58. D 59. C 60. D
61. A 62. D 63. C 64. C 65. B
66. C 67. B 68. A 69. C 70. D
71. don’t practice 72. won’t get 73. would return 74. are spoken 75. got home
76.was sleeping 77. is 78.was built 79. did 80.didn’t stay
81. attractively 82. fashionable 83. designers 84. removable 85. connectivity
86. pen pal 87. delighted 88. unplug 89. restful 90. encourage
91. The weather was so cold that many couldn’t go to school.
92. Never in my life have I seen such an interesting film
93. That girl sings well as if she were a singer.

94. Unless you are patient and hard-working, you will not succeed.
95. He advises me to accept the offer.
96. The film ends dramatically.
97. Since I’ll be on holiday next week, I won’t be able to attend the meeting
98. I shouldn’t have sent her that letter
99. He is the architect who designed the new city library
100. If I had eaten breakfast this morning, I wouldn’t be hungry now