Đề thi học sinh giỏi anh văn lớp 9 pps

PHÒNG GD- ĐT PHÙ MỸ ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
TRƯỜNG THCS THỊ TRẤN PHÙ MỸ MÔN ANH VĂN NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
Phân môn: Đọc hiểu – Viết
Thời gian làm bài: 140 phút
( Không kể thời gian giao đề)
I. READING: ( 12ms)
PART 1: Choose the best answer to complete each ß the following sentences. Write your answers
in the spaces below. Number O is an example .(1,0 m)
0: He a teacher.
A: is B: are C: be D: will
The correct answer is A
1. Scientists are searching…… some other kinds of energy.
A. at B. in C. about D. for
2. Income tax rates are usually ……………. to one’s annual income?
A. related B. dependent C. associated D. adapted
3. Money is said to be the………………… of all evils.
A. source B. reason C.cause D. root
4. I………thirty cigarettes a day, but now I have cut down to ten.
A. am smoking B. am used to smoke C. get used to smoke D. used to smoke
5. Please shut the gate …….the dog won’t get out.
A. in order for B. in order to C. so as to D. so that
6. One ……of their new house is that it has no garden.
A. pity B. dislike C. complaint D. disadvantage
7. Two other ……in his argument for his country independence are worth a mention.
A. notices B. points C. effects D. reports
8. I could probadly………out the answer if I had a pencil, some paper and a calculator.
A. think B. study C. hand D. work
9. This is a big decision to make. Think it…….before you give me your final word tomorrow.
A. over B. upon C. carefully D. on
10. The soldier was punished for ……to obey his commanding officer’s order.
A. refusing B. regretting C. objecting D. resisting

PART 2. Choose the most suitable form of the verbs given in the box to complete the following
pasage: (2,0ms)
Look write perform go become drive come try be imagine not have achieve have
In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world. Since
then, there ………(1) a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult
now ………….(2) how sensational The Beatles were at that time. They were four boys from the north
of England and none of them ………(3) any training in music. They started by ……….(4) and
recording songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they started
writing their own songs and that was when they …………(5) really popular. The Beatles changed pop
music. They were the first pop group ………….(6) great success from songs they …………(7)
themselves. After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs. The Beatles
………….(8) a long career. Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up in 1970. They stopped
doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for them – their fans were so
excited that they surrounded them and …………(9) to take their clothes as souvenirs! However, today
some of their songs remain as famous as they were when they first ……….(10) out. Throughout the
world many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them.
Part 3: Read the text about booking a flight and put the following sentences in the correct order.
There is one sentence that you don't need to use. Write the letters A, B, C, next to the
numbers. Number 1 has been done for you as an example. ( 1m) 1G
When you want to book a flight to a certain place, visit your nearest travel agent. Tell the travel
agent the date when you want to travel and the destination to which you want to go. The travel agent
will then type the information into a small computer. After checking everything on the computer
screen, he/she will send the information to a central computer. The central computer contains all
information about bookings and destinations, and sends a reply, showing which are the most suitable
flights. It also shows whether the flights are fully booked or not. The information which is now shown
on the small computer screen is continually changing as other bookings are made in other parts of the
world.
The travel agent now types in your booking, then the computer will ask for your name and
address as well as for certain other information. It will also ask how you will pay for your ticket (by
cheque or by credit card). Next the computer confirms the booking and makes a request for payment.

When you have paid for your ticket, the travel agent types the information into the computer as well.
Finally, some computers print out a ticket before you leave the travel agent’s.
A. Details about the flights and seats available are sent back.
B. The computer then wants information about the method of payment.
C. The tickets are issued either at that time or later.
D. The computer asks for personal details.
E. Make your request to the travel agent and give him/her all the details.
F. Your request is then checked and sent to the main computer.
G. Go to a travel agent.
H. The computer asks for payment.
I. The computer asks for the flight number.
J. The travel agent fills your initial request into a small computer.
K. The booking is typed into the small computer.
L. The booking is confirmed.
PART 4. Read the passage and choose the best answer: ( 1m)
Do you want to take part in the battle to save the world’s wildlife? Animal Watch is the book
which will (1) you in the fight for survival that (2) many of our endangered animals and
show how they struggle on the edge of extinction. As you enjoy the book’s 250 pages and over 150
colour photographs, you will have the (3) of knowing that part of your purchase money is being
used to help animals (4) From the comfort of your armchair, you will be able to observe the
world’s animals close-up and explore their habitats. You will also discover the terrible results of human
(5) for land, flesh and skins.
Animal Watch is packed with fascinating facts. Did you know that polar bears cover their black
noses with their (6) so they can hunt their prey in the snow without being seen, for example? Or
that for each orang-utan which is captured, one has to die?
This superb (7) has so (8) Britain's leading wildlife charity that it has been chosen as
Book of the Year, a title awarded to books which are considered to have made a major contribution to
wildlife conservation. You will find Animal Watch at a special low (9) price at all good
bookshops, but hurry while (10) last.
1. A. combine B. involve C. bring D. lead

2. A. meets B. opposes C. forces D. faces
3. A. satisfaction B. enjoyment C. virtue D. value
4. A. preserve B. conserve C. revive D. survive
5. A. greed B. interest C. care D. concern
6. A. feet B. claws C. paws D. toes
7. A. publicity B. periodical C. publication D. reference.
8. A. imposed B. impressed C. persuaded D. admired
9. A. beginning B. preparatory C. original D. introductory
10. A. stores B. stocks C. goods D. funds YOUR
PART 5: Read the text and choose the best sentence ( A to J) to fill in each gap:(1m)
A dreams are a kind of escape B. they are carried off to another world
C. filled with something D. we benefit from dreams
E as soon as you wake up F. when we are in good spirit
G. we quickly forget it H. with its fears and responsibilities
I. connected to our daily lives J. we have a wonderful time
Most people feel that when they dream, ……………….(1). On the contrary, dreams are often
………….(2)When our whole mind ……… (3), when we are either very upset or ………(4) , a
dream will represent this reality in symbols. It is often said that ………….(5) because they help the
spirit to heal itself. When things go wrong, …………(6), almost a holiday from real life, ………… (7)
. It is, however, a strange type of holiday because whether ………….(8) or whether it turns out to be a
nightmare, …………….(9). Most dreams disappear forever, unless you are one of those people
disciplined enough to write them down ………… (10).
PART 6 : Choose the most suitable word in the box to complete each blank: (1,0m)
because problems suffer important perform disease stress from hours emotions
Stress is a …… (1) of the twentieth century. Life has never been faster and jobs have never
been more stressful than they are today. People have to …………(2) more nad more work under more
difficult and more stressful conditions. Many people ………….(3) from stress and the illness it can
cause. But as this situation is becoming recognized, people shouldn't have to fear commnents such as,
'He's had a nervous breakdown. Can't take the pressure, you know'. This is …………(4) more people
are recognizing that stress is a natural reaction.It is a reaction of a person's body to pressure, either

from the outside world or from the inner world of ……….(5) and physical organs. We can't
advoid……….(6) . And we can't help ourselves, or others, until we know more about it. Not all stress
is bad and perhaps if we understood it better we could make the most of it.
The way our jobs affect the way we live and how we feel is very ………(7) Most of us spend more of
our walking ……….(8) at work than we do even with our families. In fact, we may spend over
100,000 hours at work in a lifetime. People do many different jobs, and are satisfied for different
reasons. They also suffer ………(9) many different …………. (10) and stresses.
PART 7: Use the word given in brakets to form a word that fits in the space. ( 1m)
1.We are waiting for the of his plane. (arrive)
2. Until the situation has settled down, it is to travel to that country. (advise)
3. They’re going to the town with more trees and parks. (beautiful)
4. I’d like a nice orange. (juice)
5. An should be good at maths. (account)
6. Scientists have made tests on the new drugs. (compare)
7. China is one of the world’s leading of rice. (produce)
8. We are spending too much. We must (economy)
9. She was accused of the financial accounts. (false)
10. She stood in the way of the escaping robbers. (courage)
PART 8: Read the text below and think of the word which best fifs each space: ( 1m)
The director has overall responsibility for the artistic side of a production and must (1) ____ all
the rehearsal and keep an (2) _____ on all the backstage and technical departments (3) _____. Directors
tend to have (4) ______ personalities and can be temperamental. But the success or (5) _____ of a play
is in their (6) ______. It is their job to (7) _____ out the imaginative qualities in the actors in order to
get the best response from them. Some directors let actors decide on their own interpretation while (8)
_____ give detailed instruction as to (9) ______ they want the parts to be played. Some directors also
(10) ______ on duties, such as planning a season’s program and supervising the budget.
Part 9: Read the following passage and choose the correct answers: (1m)
Over a period of time, many habitats change with respect to the types of plants and animals that live
there. This change is known as succession.
Succession occurs because plants and animals cause a change in the environment in which they live.

The first weeds and grasses that appear on a bare field, for example, change the environment by
shielding the soil from the direct sunlight. As these plants spread, the ground surface becomes cooler
and moisture than it was originally. Thus, the environment at the ground surface has been changed.
The new surface conditions favor the sprouting of shrubs. As shrubs grow, they kill the grasses by
preventing light from reaching them and also build up the soil in the area. In addition, they attract
animals that also enhance the soil. Pine seedlings soon take hold and as they grow, they in turn shade
out the shrubs. They are not able to shade out oak and hickory seedlings, however, they have found the
forest floor suitable. These seedlings grow into large trees that eventually shade out the pines
1. What is the best title of this passage?
A. The importance of weeds and grasses. B. How environmental habitats change.
C. The success of oak and hickory. D. Animal and plant habitat.
2. Which is the correct order of plant succession in the example in the passage?
A. Weeds, pine, shrubs, oak. B. Oak, pines, shrubs, weeds.
C. Weeds, shrubs, pines, oak. D. Shrubs, weeds, pines, oaks.
3. According to the passage, how do weeds and grasses affect the soil?
A. They make it cooler and wetter. B. They attract animals to it.
C. They spread seeds on it. D. They add nutrients to it.
4. It can be inferred from the passage that.
A. oak and hictoky trees grow taller than pines B. weeds and grasses prefer cold climate.
C. pines and grasses can exist together D. birds discourage the growth of shrubs
5. Which of the following is a stage of succession as described in the passage?
A. A forest cut down to build an airport B. A flood washing away a crop of wheat.
C. wildflowers growing in an unused parking lot D. Animals being tamed by children.
6. Which of the following encourages the life of animals?
A. large trees B. pine seedlings C. grasses D. shrubs.
7. The word ' originally ' is closest in meaning to
A. specially B. at the first source C. in the first place D. for a short time
8. The word ' sprouting ' is closest in meaning to
A. blossoming B. starting to grow C. flourishing D. nourishing
9. The word ' shielding ' can be replaced by

A. protecting B. hiding C. exposing D. changing
10. A. Compared to pines, hickories are
A. higher B. shorter C. as high D. more suitable for the forest floor.
PART 10:There are 11 mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. There is an
example for you:( 2ms ): Ex: looks → look
Sally Ride, American’s first spacewoman, doesn’t looks very different from a lot of other
American professional women. She is attracting with curly brown hair, dark brown eyes, and a bright
smile. She like to dress simply: she wears comfortable but colorful clothes, like much people from
California. But in 1983 Sally Ride became America's first woman astronaut. She was one of the five
astronaut on the space shuttle Challenger, which completed a successful six-days voyage in space in
June 1983. What makes a woman want to go in space?
Sally Ride grows up in Los Angeles, California. Her father is a professor at Santa Monica College,
and his mother is housewife. At Westlake High School for girls, she was both an excellent student but a
tennis player.Today she still looks like a sportswoman. She is 1.6 meters tall, weighs 52 kilos, and very
fit.While she was till a student, she became a very successful tennis player. She thought on becoming a
professional sportswoman but she decided to continue with her studies at college, and later at
university.
B: WRITING: (6ms)
PART I: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it:(2ms)
1. It was wrong of you to allow a 4-year-old child to walk home alone.
- You should
2. I could realize how important the family is only after I left home.
- Not until
3. Mrs. Green is proud of her son’s contribution to the play.
- Mrs. Green is proud of what
4. The recruited very few young engineers.
- Hardly
5. Only two out of the five rooms we have booked have air conditioning.
- We have booked five rooms, only

6. Jane seems to come to the performance lat.
- It looks
7. I could hold a big party due to my Mom’s help.
- Had it
8. Success depends on hard work.
- The harder
9. Fiona was so disappointed that she could not keep on working.
- Such
10. Although Richard is competent in his work, he does not know how to deal with this client.
- Competent
PART II:. Complete these sentences, using the words in the blankets: (1m)
1. When I was younger, this record was one of my favourites.
* This record used_______________________________ mine when I was younger. ( favourite)
2. ' Honestly, I've never met him before, " she said.
* She _______________________________him before. ( denied)
3. He didn't run fast enough, did he?
* He ________________________________he? ( too)
4. The moment he realized his mistakes, he apologized.
* He apologized _____________________________________his mistakes. ( soon)
5. Learning new words is not easy for me.
* I __________________________________new words. ( find)
PART 3: The following table shows the number of students played computer games in Phu My
Junior High School in 2009. Describe the table. You must write about 100 words: (1m)
CLASS Number of students
6 60
7 75
8 120
9 100
PART 4: Write a composition on the following topic: ( write about 150 words) (2ms)
YOUR LAST SUMMER HOLIDAY

KEY- ENGLISH 9
A. READING ( 12MS)
Part 1: ( 1m) ( moói ủaựp aựn ủuựng ủửụùc 0.1 ủieồm.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A A D D D D B D A A
Part 2: ( 2ms ) ( moói ủaựp aựn ủuựng ủửụùc 0.2 ủieồm.)
1. have been ; 2. to imagine; 3. had; 4. performing; 5. became;
6. to achieve; 7. had written 8. did not have; 9. tried ; 10. came
Part 3: ( 1m) ( moói ủaựp aựn ủuựng ủửụùc 0.1 ủieồm.)
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
E J F A K D B L H C
Part 4: (( 1m) ( moói ủaựp aựn ủuựng ủửụùc 0.1 ủieồm.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B D A D A C C B D B
Part 5: ( 1m) ( moói ủaựp aựn ủuựng ủửụùc 0.1 ủieồm.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B I C F D A H J G E
Part 6: ( 1m) ( moói ủaựp aựn ủuựng ủửụùc 0.1 ủieồm.)
1. disease ; 2. perform ; 3. suffer; 4. because; 5. emotions;
6. stress; 7. important; 8. hours; 9. from; 10. problems.
Part 7: ( 1m) ( moói ủaựp aựn ủuựng ủửụùc 0.1 ủieồm.)
1. arrival 2. inadvisable 3. beautify 4. juicy 5. accountant
6. comparative 7. producers 8. economize 9. falsifying 10. courageously
Part 8: ( 1m) ( moói ủaựp aựn ủuựng ủửụùc 0.1 ủieồm.)
1. conduct ; 2. eye ; 3. involved; 4. strong; 5. failure; 6. hands; 7. dra; 8. others; 9. how; 10. take
Part 9: ( 1m) ( moói ủaựp aựn ủuựng ủửụùc 0.1 ủieồm.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B C A A C D C B B A
Part 10:( 2ms) ( moói ủaựp aựn ủuựng ủửụùc 0.2 ủieồm.)
1. attracting → attractive 2. like → likes 3. much → many

4. astronaut → astronauts 5. days → day 6. grows → grew
7. his → her 8. but → and 9. while → when 10. on → of/about
B. WRITING : ( 6MS)
Part 1: ( 2ms) ( mỗi đáp án đúng được 0.2 điểm.)
1. You should not have allowed a four-year-old child to walk home alone.
2. Not until I left home could I realize how important the family is.
3. Mrs. Green is proud of what her son can contribute / contributes to the play.
4. Hardly any young engineers were recruited.
5. We have booked five rooms, only two of which have air conditioning.
6. It looks as if she will come to the performance late.
7. Had it not been for Mom’s help, I could not have held a big party.
8. The harder you work, the more successful you are.
9. Such was Fiona’s disappointment that she could not keep on working.
10. Competent as/ though Richard is / may be in his work, he does not know how to deal with this
client
Part 2: ( 1m) ( mỗi đáp án đúng được 0.2 điểm.)
1. This record used to be a favourite of mine when I was younger.
2. She denied meeting him before.
3. He ran too slowly, didn’t he?
4. He apologized as soon as he realized his mistakes.
5. I find it difficult to learn new words.
Part 3: ( 1m) Tuỳ vào cách viết của học sinh
Part 4: (2ms) Tuỳ vào cách viết của học sinh
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ NGHỊ
1. D 51. B
2. B 52. C
3. B 53. C
4. A 54. B
5. C 55. A
6. B 56. D

7. B 57. D
8. B 58. A
9. B 59. C
10. B 60. D
11. A 61. D
12. C 62. C
13. B 63. B
14. C 64. B
15. A 65. A
16. D 66. C
17. C 67. C
18. D 68. A
19. D 69. D
20. C 70. A
21. D 71. B
22. C 72. B
23. C 73. D
24. D 74. B
25. A 75. B
26. B 76. A
27. D 77. C
28. D 78. D
29. B 79. D
30. B 80 B
31. C 81. standing
32. C 82. authorized
33. C 83. alternatives
34. A 84. indistinguishable
35. D 85. incomparable
36. C 86. deadened

37. B 87. disgrace
38. A 88. native
39. A 89. celebrations
40. D 90. refusal
41. B 91. unsuitable
42. A 92. unpredictable
43. B 93. fooled
44. C 94. similarly
45. A 95. Forewarned
46. C 96. valuable
47. D 97. inadvisable
48. C 98. indispensable
49. B 99. waterproof
50. C 100. fitness