Đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9 THCS môn tiếng anh (số 10) ppt

PHÒNG GD & ĐT BÙ GIA MẬP
TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO
ĐỀ THI SỐ 10
ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Ngày thi: 13-09-2011
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 that has the underlined part pronounced different from the other:
1. A. climate B. Budhism C. Hinduism D. impress
2. A. beach B. peaceful C. recreation D. meat
3. A. impressed B. wanted C. wished D. stopped
4. A. summer B. difficult C. much D. currency
5. A. proud B. pronoun C. enough D. around
II. Choose the word which is stressed different from the rest.
1. A. quiet B. receive C. couple D. wedding
2. A. delightful B. important C. everyone D. develop
3. A. arrive B. birthday C. forward D. feeling
4. A begin B. silver C. dinner D. people
5. A. anniversary B. activities C. librarian D. American
III. Choose the best answer.
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!
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
14. He’ll never pass his driving test _______ .He takes more lessons .
A unless B if C because D when
15. The teacher encouraged us _______ good compositions .
A write B to write C writing D wrote
16. To quit means to _______ .
A give up B start C begin D sleep
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17. I asked him whether _______ leaving for the capital last night .
A is he B he is C he was D was he
18. I _______ bread and eggs every morning .
A used to eat B am used to eating C am used to eat D used to eating
19. She spoke softly to him _______ nobody else could hear a word .
A because B unless C although D so that

20. One _______ of our new house is that it has no garden .
A dislike B complaint C disadvantage D pity
21. The Vietnamese people worship their ancestors .
A fossils B elders C forefathers D heirs
22. The teacher says “ The time is up “ . This means that the period of time has _______
A begun B ended C passed D continued
23. This house needs _______ because it looks very old .
A clean B to clean C cleaned D cleaning
24. My father sometimes _______ the washing up after dinner .
A washes B makes C takes D does
25. Never put _______ until tomorrow what you can do today .
A off B from C on D of
26. Look ! There is a _______ of fish in the water .
A bar B school C slice D block
27. She never comes on time . It is no use _______ for her .
A waiting B to wait C waited D wait
28. The number of unemployed people in that country is increasing rapidly .
A retired B working C business D jobless
29. She telephoned while I _______ dinner .
A cooking B was cooking C have cooked D was cooked
30. I am not ready and _______ .
A she isn’t too B neither is she C so is she D she is neither
31. The computer isn’t woking . It _______ this morning .
A broke down B let down C turned down D put down
32. It’s time the children _______ to bed .
A go B going C went D going
33. To reduce means to _______ .
A increase B decrease C destroy D rise
34 Hung_______ go fishing with his uncle when he lived in the countryside.
A. used to B. is used to C has used to D. who used to

35. If I _______ you, I'd take some rest before the game tomorrow
A. am B. could be C. were D. would be
36. You have never been to Ha Long Bay,_______ ?
A. have you B. haven't you C. you have D. you haven't
37. If only I_______ play the guitar as well as you.
A. would B. shall C. could D. might
38. There's no need to be nervous. You're quite capable_______ your final exam.
A. of passing B. passing C. to pass D. pass
39. As she arrived at the theatre, she remembered that she_______ to meet a friend somewhere else
A. promised B. had promised C. has promised D. promised
40. " Does Jack know about your project". "Yes, I told him_______ to do"
A. what was I planning B. what I have planned C. what did I plan D. what I was planning
IV. Put the verbs in the right tense or form.
1. I (not/eat)___________ any thing yesterday because I (not/feel)___________ hungry.
2. The glasses look very clean. ___________you (wash) them ?
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3. Why Long (not/ want)___________ to play soccer last sunday ?
4. I don't know Hung's sister. I (never/meet)___________ her.
5. If more and more trees (die)___________, the climate (change)___________.
6. What she (do___________ if it rains ?
7. I like (play) ___________soccer on sunday.
8. Hoa prefer (listen) ___________to music to watching T.V.
V. Complete each sentence with correcting of the word in bracket:
1. The machine stopped working due to___________fault . (ELECTRICITY)
2. They had a quarrel after ___________about who was responsible. (AGREE)
3. Her parents ___________ her to apply for the job. (COURAGE)
4. I was late because I___________how much time I’d need. (ESTIMATE)
5. He is very generous and everyone admired his ___________ (SELF)
6. In the summer, Hoi An gets rather ___________ because many visitors visit the city. (CROWD)
7. The Cotswolds is an area of great _____________ in England. (BEAUTIFULLY)

8. The letter was _____________ yesterday but I haven’t received it yet. (SEND)
9. In Britain, women couldn’t study ____________ at universities until the 19
th
century. (MEDICAL)
10. The president made a _______________ on New Year’s Day. (SPEAK)
VI. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
1. They asked me what did happen lastnight, but I was unable to tell them.
A B C D
2. Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities
today. A B C D
3. These televisions are quite popular in Europe, but those ones are not.
A B C D
4. Nora hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments.
A B C D
5. Many people believe that New York is the most great city in America.
A B C D
6. Each year people around the world spending billions of dollars buying goods on the Internet
A B C D
7. Children enjoy telling and listening to ghosts stories, especially on Hallowen night.
A B C D
8. One of the most urgent problem facing us now is the need to control population growth.
A B C D
9. I'd lost my front door key and I had to smash a window by a brick to get in.
A B C D
10. Despite of the heavy snow, she went out.
A B C D
VII. Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word .
I was very excited when I knew I was going to New Zealand (1)________ I had never been there before. I
didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (2)________ I met my host family. At first I couldn’t
communicate (3)________ them because my English was so bad. All the eight years I had been learning

English wasn’t much use at all, because we didn’t have real practice at school. Even (4)________ my
grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is pronouncing ‘‘L” and ‘‘R”. For (5)________ ,
New Zealand people often asked ‘‘What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but
they didn’t understand when I said ‘‘We eat lice”. My host mum (6)________ me a lot by correcting my
pronunciation. I usually practised by talking to (7)________ when I had a shower, so no one could hear me.
After four months my English was (8)________ better. Apart from English I learnt to make my (9)________
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breakfast and lunch. I had to ride a bike to school every day. I went swimming and tried water-skiing and
sailing. It was wonderful. But (10)________ most valuable thing was that I learnt to be myself and to be
independent.
VIII. Read the passage carefully , then decide whether the following statement are true( T ) or false (F).
In Britain there is a holiday now which people call Mother’s Day. In the old days many girls from
working- class family in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the country worked in rich houses.
Once a year , it was usually on Sunday in March , they could visit their mothers. They went home and brought
presents for their mothers and for other members of their families. People call the day Mothering Day or
Mothering Sunday.
Later workers at the factories and girls who worked in the houses of rich families received one free
day a week and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day . It is the last Sunday in March.
In 1914 , President Woodrow Wilson and congress agreed that the second Sunday in March should be
observed as Mother’a Day in American.On that day , children give their mothers flowers , presents,and cards
to show their love to their mothers. Today , millions of Americans celebrate Mother’s in some way. More than
150 million Mother’s Day greeting cards are bought each year . It is also one of the busiest days of the year
for the flower industry, Americans spend millions of dollars to buy Mother’s Day gifts, clothes, perfume ,
jewelry , and books or tickets to the theater are given to mothers. People who cannot be with their mothers on
that day usually send them presents or call them on the phone.
1. Mother’s Day has its origins in American.
2. Mother’s Day was originally a day when servants were given a holiday to visit their families.
3. Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May all over the world.
4. Many Americans give their mother flowers on Mother’s Day.
5. Children who cannot visit their mothers o Mother’s Day often call on them the next day.

6. Mother’s Day is a national holiday.
IX. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word (3pts)
For many young people sport is a popular part of school life and…(1)…in one of the school teams and
playing in matches is very important . …(2)… someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often
spending a Saturday or Sunday away …(3)…home , as many matches are played then . It …(4)… also
involve travelling to other towns to play against other school teams and then…(5)…on after the match for a
meal or a drink .Some parents , friends or other students will travel with the team to support…(6)…own side .
When a school team win a match , the whole feel proud ,…(7)…only the players . It can also mean a school…
(8)…well-known for being good at certain sports and pupils from that school may end up playing …(9)…
national and international teams so that the school has some really…(10)…names associated with it !
1 A having B being C taking D putting
2 A If B As C Then D So
3 A at B on C for D from
4 A ought B is C can D has
5 A being B staying C leaving D spending
6 A their B its C our D his
7 A but B however C and D not
8 A turn B makes C comes D becomes
9 A up B to C for D beside
10 A old B new C common D famous
X. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence
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
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=> 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 ……………………………………………………………………………………….
Xi. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences which together make a
complete letter of complaint from Jane to Mr. Pike Smith.
Dear Mr. Smith,
1. I write / complain / dirt / smoke / come / your factory / chimneys.
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2. Two days ago / I / decide / do / my washing.
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3. I wash / sheets / put them out to dry / it / be / nice sunny day/ there / be / breeze.
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4. When I take / washing in / I / be / horrified / discover / it / covered / in dirty marks.
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5. I / assume / breeze I mention / carry / dirt / your chimneys.
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6. Until this accident / I think / your chimneys / be safe and clean.
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7. I / suggest / your factory / fit / new filters to its chimneys / as the dirt and smoke / dangerous.
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8. I look / receive your reply.

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Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Jane Hunter
THE END
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ANWER KEYS
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the other:
1. a 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. c
II. Choose the word which is stressed different from the rest.
1. b 2. c 3.a 4.a 5. a
III. Choose the best answer.
1.d 2.d 3.c 4.a 5.d 6.d 7.a 8.b 9.b 10.c
11.d 12.c 13.a 14.a 15.b 16.a 17.c 18.b 19.d 20.c
21.c 22.b 23.d 24.d 25.a 26.b 27.a 28.d 29.b 30.b
31.a 32.c 33.b 34. A 35.C 36.A 37.C 38.A 39.B 40.D
IV. Put the verbs in the right tense or form.
1. didn't eat / didn't feel 2. Have you washed ? 3. Why didn't Long want ? 4. have never meet
5. die / will change 6. what will she do ? 7. playing 8. listening
V. Complete each sentence with correcting of the word in bracket:
1. electric 2. disagreement 3. encourage 4. estimated 5. selflessness
6.overcrowded 7. beauty 8. sent 9. medicine 10. speech
VI. 10 points
1. A 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.B 8.B 9.C 10.A
VII. Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word .
1. because 2. when 3. with 4. though 5. example
6. helped 7. myself 8. much 9. own 10. the
VIII. Read the passage carefully , then decide whether the following statement are true( T ) or false (F).
1 F 2. T 3.F 4. T 5 F 6. F
IX. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word (3pts)
1.B 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.D 9.C 10.D

X. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence
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.
X. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences which together make a complete
letter of complaint from Jane to Mr. Pike Smith.
Dear Mr. Smith,
1. I am writing to complain about the dirt and smoke which come from your factory chimneys / coming from
your factory chimneys.
2. Two days ago, I decided to do my washing.
3. I washed the sheets and put them out to dry because it was a nice sunny day and there was a breeze.
4. When I took the washing in, I was horrified to discover that it was covered in dirty marks.
5. I assume that the breeze I mentioned carried the dirt from your chimneys.
6. Until this incident, I thought your chimneys were safe and clean.
7. I would suggest that your factory should fit new filters to its chimneys as the dirt and smoke are really
dangerous.
8. I look forward to receiving your reply.
Yours sincerely,
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Mrs. Jane Hunter
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