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

PHÒNG GD & ĐT BÙ GIA MẬP
TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO
ĐỀ THI SỐ 09
ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Ngày thi: 11-09-2011
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. Choose the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from the rest in each
group:
1. A. comfort B. hobby C. popular D. knowledge
2. A.eats B. tapes C. lives D. cooks
3. A.complain B. main C. explain D. certain
4. A. seat B. search C. seaside D. seaport
5. A.preposition B. prepayment C. prepare D. prescribe
II. Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group.
1. A. equipment B. criminal C. evidence D. passenger
2. A. adventure B. discover C. represent D. experience
3. A. dependent B. computer C. mechanic D. interest
4. A. definite B. suggestion C. influence D. probably
5. A. proceed B. welfare C. include D. provide
III. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete these following sentences.
1.________ are easy to dissolve.
A. Plastic bags B. Banana leaves C. Glass bottles D. Tins and cans
2. The red flag with a yellow star in the centreis the________ flag of Vietnam.
A. nation B. international C. national D. nationality
3. Tell me the ________ why you come here late.
A. cause B. reason C. proof D. possibility
4. Australia is one of the________ countries.

A.speaking English B. spoken English C. English spoken D.
English speaking
5. English is used as an access________ world scholarship and world trade.
A. to B. for C. in to D. toward
6. I enjoy living in the countryside ________ the air here is very quiet.
A. because B.although C.so that D. when
7. What ________ if there ________ a serious nuclear accident?
A. happens /was B. will happen /were
C.would happen /were D. would happen /had been
8. The boy ________ next to me is very good at English.
A. is sitting B. sitting C. sits D. sat
9. ________ my friends were unsuccessful at the job interviews.
A. Most B.The most of C. Most of D. Most out of
10.It was not ________ to finish that work before 5 o’clock.
A. expected B. expecting C. expectative D. expectation
11. It was very difficult for you ________ if you can’t speak his native language.
A. getting acquainted to a foreign B. to get acquainted with a foreigner
C. getting acquainted with a foreig D. to get acquainted to a foreigner
12. We should do something to protect water from being polluted________ we will have
nothing to drink in the future.
A. if B. whether C. or D. unless
13. Hurry up! They’ve only got________ seats left.
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A. a few B. a little C. a lot of D. plenty of
14. I hope he doesn’t keep us________.
A. to wait B.waiting C. for waiting D. wait
15. Those were the days ________ we were very happy .
A. that B. of which C. about which D. when
16. I turn down the job________ the attractive salary.
A. because B. because of C.although D. despite

17. The scientists and engineers have become key figures in our modern ________ society
A. industry B. industrial C. industrialize D. industrialization
18. He asked me________.
A. since when I waited B. since when I am waiting
C. how long I have been waiting D. how long I had been waiting
19 . She remembered the correct address only ________ she had posted the letter.
A. since B. afterward C. following D. after
20. His parents never allowed him________
A. a smoking B. smoking C. to smoke D. some smoke
21. She's finished the course, ______?
A. isn't she B. hasn't she C. doesn't she D. didn't she
22. The stolen painting was ______ a large sum of money.
A. worth B. valued C. cost D. priced
23. Although the weather is not so good, the match will ______.
A. go about B. go ahead C. go over D. go along
24. The greater the demand, ______ the price.
A. the highest B. the high C. higher D. the higher
25. The children's mother warned them ______ near the river.
A. not to go B. to not go C. not going D. don't go
26. Jane ______ her parents that she wouldn't marry that rich man.
A. told to B. said C. told D. is telling
27. The football match had to be ______ because of the bad weather.
A. put out B. put off C. putting off D. put up
28. I hate school, the teachers make us _________ so much homework every day!
A. do B. doing C. to do D. did
29. “Excuse me sir, are we allowed ________ dictionaries into the exam?”
A. take B. to take C. taking D. took
30. I go to the gym to build up my __________.
A. length B. warmth C. depth D. strength
31. When she died, she gave _________ all her money to a charity for cats.

A. away B. out C. on D. off
32. You boy! Don’t walk ________ when I’m speaking to you.
A. on B. to C. away D. out
33. The fire alarm went off when smoke rose.
A. explodes B. shouted C. rang D. burned.
34. I don't think that the red dress_______ her.
A. suits B. matches C. cheers D. agrees
35. On the_______ to the town there is a beautiful woods.
A. direction B. way C. street D. entrance
36. Approximately half the people interviewed were in manual occupations.
A. hobbies B. careers C. jobs D. visits
37. The teacher encouraged the students to speak.
A. required B. persuaded C. stimulated D. forced
38. She was born in a picturesque fishing village in Ha Long Bay.
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A. beautiful B. poor C. pictured D. dangerous
39. What makes computer a miraculous device?
A. strange B. powerful C. magical D. excellent
40. The Internet helps us to interact _______ other people around the world
A. to B. from C. of D. with
IV. Fill each gap with the correct form of the verb from the box
1. If you work harder ,you ‘ll be____________ the scholarship.
2. He said he____________ forward to Tet holidays.
3. This is the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever____________
4. If he ____________ that English school, his English would get better.
5. Please tell me if you ____________ from her.
6. I don’t want my document ____________ out, Iwant to keep it secret.
7. Viruses can keep you from ____________ access to the file you want to open.
8. I enjoy ____________ the net looking for informationon MTV.
9. Over ninety teenagers have ____________ to Jim’s questions.

10. Sometimes we see him ____________ alone in the park.
V. Fill each gap with the correct form of the word in brackets
1. One major ____________ of the area is the lack of public transport. (advantage)
2. We asked her to take part but she made no____________ to us. (respond)
3. Taxis are too____________ for many people to offord. (cost)
4. Could you please____________ us about the courses and fees? (information)
5. Martin looked at her ____________ (thoughtful)
6. The tast we are dealing with is ____________ complicated. (extreme)
7. This book provides information which is very ____________ to us. (value)
8. No one can deny the ____________ of his contribution. (precious)
9. Our house is____________ by several burglar alarms. (protection)
10. It was ____________ so all we stay at home. (snow)
VI. Choose the word (a,b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces
AIR POLLUTION
Every one wants to (1) _______ pollution. But the pollution problem is as (2) _______
as it is serious. It is complicated(3) _______ much pollution is caused by things that benefit
people. For example(4) _______ from automobiles causes a large (5) _______ of all air
pollution. But the automobile(6) _______ transportation for millions of people.Factories (7)
_______ much of waste that pollutes air and water, but factories gives employment to a large
number of people.
Thus to end or greatly reduce pollution (8) _______ people would have to stop using
many things that benefit them. Most of people don’t want to do that, of course. But pollution
can be(9) _______ reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to lessen the
amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass
and enforce laws that (10) _______ businesses and traffic to stop or cut down on certain
polluting activities.
1. A. cause B. destroy C. lessen D. increase
2. A. easy B. simple C. permanent D. complicated
3. A. because B. so that C. although D. when
4. A. gas B. exhaust C. vapour D. garbage

5. A. series B. percentage C. number D. emission
6. A. carries B. gives C. provides D. brings
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Experience , lose, get, attend, award, respond
look, hear, improve,surf ,wander, leak
7. A. discharge B. provide C. supply D. cause
8. A. gradually B. obviously C. differently D. immediately
9. A. only B. gradually C. clearly D. directly
10. A. forbit B. require C. permit D. prevent
VII. Fill in each of the blank spaces with one suitable word.
Energy is one of the (1) _______ that many people are interested in. It is not an
unfamiliar word. It is heard, said, discussed day after day. It is close to everyone’s (2) _______
life. You turn on the lamp and it is (3) _______ that gives you light.You turn on a TV and it is
energy that gives you pictures and sound. You ride a motocycle and it is energy that gives you
(4) _______ You cook your meals and it is energy that gives you heat to boil rice.
The problem is that the demand for energy is rising and that the price of energy is getting
(5) _______ and higher. The supply of energy on earth is limited. It cannot provide us all
forever. The (6) _______ of energy in the future is inevitable.Therefor, saving energy is a must
if we want to (7) _______ to live in a safe and sound world.
If we save energy, the (8) _______ will be less polluted and our health will be better and
we will live a more meaningful life and more happily. Perhaps the best (9) _______ to the
problem of energy is a source of clean energy coming from the sun:solar energy. This kind of
energy is easily available, free, and inexhaustible.Furthermore, it does not cause (10) _______
VIII. Read the passage and answer the questions.
Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31. The night of 31
st
October was believed in
the past that dead people appeared from their graves,and which is now celebrated in the
US,Canada and Britain.It is a time when children have parties, and ghosts. Many children dress
up as movie characters or a favorite superhero.

They make lanterns out of pumpkins (large and round vegetables) from which the inside
has been removed, and play “trick or treat”, a traditional activity at Halloween, in which
children dress in costumes and visit houses.At each house they say “trick or treat”.This means
that they will play a ‘trick’, or joke ,on the people in the house unless they are given a
‘treat’,e.g. sweets or money.Most people prefer to give treats rather than having tricks played on
them.The practice of ‘trick or treat’ began in the US in the 1930s but is now comon in Britain
also. But Halloween is not just for children. Many adults enjoy showing off their costumes at
Halloween parties!
Questions:
1. When is Halloween celebrated?
=> __________________________________________________________________________
2. Do they still believe dead people appear from their graves on the night of 31
st
October?
=> __________________________________________________________________________
3. What do children pretend to be when they dress up?
=> __________________________________________________________________________
4. Tell the activities children do at Halloween.
=> __________________________________________________________________________
5. Do they have the practice of ‘trick or treat’ in Britain?
=> __________________________________________________________________________
6. How do children play ‘trick or treat’?
=> __________________________________________________________________________
7. In order to avoid tricks,what do people do?
=> __________________________________________________________________________
8. Where is Halloween celebrated now?
=> __________________________________________________________________________
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IX. Completethe second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first sentence using
the word given:

1. I had to cancel the birthday party because my closest friend is seriously ill.
=> I had to cancel_______________________________________________________
2. Hung will write an essay on the life of President Ho Chi Minh.
=> An essay____________________________________________________________
3. I hadn’t visited my grandfather.
=> I wished____________________________________________________________
4. Although he came late he gained the highest result.
=> In spite of___________________________________________________________
5. We hadn’t known that Lan had an accident. We hadn’t visited her
=> If we_______________________________________________________________
6. You shouldn’t leave these magazines on the table.You should put them on this shelf.
=> These magazines_____________________________________________________
7. The flight to Ho Chi Minh City lasted one hour and a half.
=> It took______________________________________________________________
8. “If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill the boy ’’, said the kidnappers
=> The kidnappers_______________________________________________________
9. We don’t visit you very often because you live so far away.
=> If__________________________________________________________________
10. The film was so interesting that all we want to see again.
=> It was such__________________________________________________________
11. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday.
=> I would rather________________________________________________________
12. Susan was too excited to sleep.
=> Susan was so________________________________________________________
X. Join each pair of sentences, using the word(s) in brackets:
1. The day was too hot. He had to cancel the tennis game. (such that)
=> __________________________________________________________________________
2. You’d better take a sweater. It might get cold. (in case)
=> _________________________________________________________________________
3. Most of the audience didn’t know the result of the match. The television was interrupted in

the middle of the game. (therefore)
=> __________________________________________________________________________
4. Tom has continued to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day. The doctor warned him.
(eventhough)
=> __________________________________________________________________________
5. We take you up Da Lat. You can enjoy pure air there. (where)
=> __________________________________________________________________________
6. Jim doesn’t study hard. He doesn’t get better grades. (if)
=> __________________________________________________________________________
7. Tuan is very active. He studies the best of us. (who)
=> __________________________________________________________________________
8. The oil washed from land will also lead to the death of fish. People are worried. (adjective + that)
=> __________________________________________________________________________
9. He was advised to stop smoking. His health was very poor. (because of)
=> __________________________________________________________________________
10. The book was very interesting. He read it from cover to cover. (so that)
=> __________________________________________________________________________
XI. Write a letter to your pen pal, using the words provided:
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1. I/ not see/ a long time /.And /miss /so much.
=> __________________________________________________________________________
2. Your letter /you say /wish /visit Nha Trang.
=> __________________________________________________________________________
3. Now /I write /give information
=> __________________________________________________________________________
4. Nha Trang /beautiful city /the center /Vietnam.
=> __________________________________________________________________________
5. This city /the seashore /more one million inhabitants.
=> __________________________________________________________________________
6. The central area /the city /there be / hotel, restaurants, cinemas and office-building.

=> __________________________________________________________________________
7. Nha Trang /several interesting sights /such as /The Goddess Tower/ Vinpearl Land island.
=> __________________________________________________________________________
8. Weather /Nha Trang / cool /fine.
=> __________________________________________________________________________
9. There be /thousands /tourists /come /Nha Trang /spend /summer holidays /every year.
=> __________________________________________________________________________
10. write /me soon /kook forward /hear from you.
=> __________________________________________________________________________
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THE KEYS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from the rest in each
group:
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. A
II. Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group.
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. B
III. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete these following sentences.
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. D. 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. A
11. B. 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. D 16. D 17. B 18. D 19. D 20. C
21. B 22. A 23. B 24. B 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. D
31. A 32. C 33C 34. A 35. B 36. C 37. C 38. A 39. C 40. D
IV. Fill each gap with the correct form of the verb from the box
1. awarded 2. looked 3. experienced 4. attended 5. hear
6. to leak 7. getting 8. surfing 9. responsed 10. wandering
V. Fill each gap with the correct form of the word in brackets
1. disadvantage 2. response 3. costly 4. inform 5. thoughtfully
6. extremely 7. valuable 8. preciousness 9. protected 10. snowy
VI. Choose the word (a,b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces
1. C 2. D. 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10.B
VII. Put one suitable word in each space.

1. problem 2. daily 3. energy 4. movement 5. higher
6. shortage 7. continue 8. environment 9. solution 10. pollution
VIII. Read the passage and answer the questions.
1.It is celebrated on October 31st.
2. No, they don’t.
3. They pretend to be witches, wolves, vampires, and ghosts, as movie characters or a favorite
superhero.
4. Children have parties, dress up as witches woplves, vampires,ghosts or as movie characters
or a favorite superhero, make lanterns out of pumpkins, play ‘trick or treat’, get candy or money
from the hosts of the houses they visit.
5. Yes, they do.
6. They dress in costumes and visit houses.At each house they say ‘trick or treat ’. This means
that they will play a ‘trick’, or joke, on the people in the house unless they are given a
‘treat’,e.g.sweets or money.
7. In order to avoid ‘tricks’, they give ‘treats’ to children.
8. Halloween is celebrated in the US, Canada and Britain now.
IX. Completethe second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first sentence using
the word given:
1. I had to cancel the birthday party because of my closet friend’s serious illness.
2. An essay on the life of President Ho Chi Minh will be written by Hung.
3. I wished I had visited my grandfather.
4. In spite of coming late, he gained the highest result.
5. If we had known that Lan had an accident, we would have visited her.
6. These magazines shouldn’t be left on the table.They should be put on this shelf.
7. It took one hour and a half to fly to Ho Chi Minh City by plane.
8. The kidnappers threatened him if he didn’t pay the ranson, they would kill the boy.
9. If you lived near us, we would visit you very often.
10. It was such an interesting film that all we wanted to see again.
11. I would rather you deliver the sofa on Friday.
12. Susan was so excited that she shouldn’t sleep.

X. Join each pair of sentences, using the word(s) in brackets:
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1.It was such a hot day that he had to cancel the tennis game.
2.You’d better take a sweater in case it gets cold.
3.The television was interrupted in the middle of the game, therefore most of the audiences
didn’t know the result of the match.
4.Tom has continued to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day, eventhough the doctor warned
him.
5.We take you up Da Lat where you can enjoy pure air.
6.If Tim studied hard, he could get better grades.
7.Tuan, who studies the best of us, is very active.
8.People are worried that the oil washed from land will also lead to the death of fish.
9.He was advised to stop smoking because of his poor health.
10.The book was so interesting that he read it from cover to cover.
XI. Write a letter to your pen pal, using the words provided:
1. I haven’t seen you for a long time. And I miss you so much.
2. In your letter you said you wished to visit Nha Trang.
3.Now I’m writing to give you some information about city.
4.Nha Trang is a beautiful city in the center of Vietnam.
5.This city is on the seashore with more than one million inhabitants.
6.In the central area of the city, there are many hotels, restaurants, cinemas and office-buildings.
7.Nha Trang has several interesting sights such as The Goddess Tower and Vinpearl Land
island
8. The weather in Nha Trang is cool and fine.
9. There are thousands of tourists who come to Nha Trang to spend their summer holidays
every year.
10. Write to me soon. I’m looking forward to hearing from you.
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