Đề thi học sinh giỏi tiếng anh 9 Tỉnh Vĩnh Phúc năm học 2008 - 2009(có đáp án)

SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
KÌ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9-THCS NĂM HỌC 2008-2009
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian thi: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi có 03 trang)
I. Listen to Ryan talking about his life and tick () the things he has done and put a
cross (X) beside the things he hasn’t done.
Questions Numbers of things Ryan
1 lived in a foreign country
2 worked for a big company
3 stayed in an expensive hotel
4 flown in a jumbo jet
5 cooked a meal for ten (or more) people
6 met a famous person
7 seen a play by Shakespeare
8 driven a tractor
9 been to hospital
10 won a competition
II. Pick out the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of
the other words. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D
on your answer sheet.
1. A. hear B. dear C. pear D. clear
2. A. punctual B. rubbish C. frustrate D. furious
3. A. theatre B. therefore C. throughout D. thunder
4. A. influenced B. terrified C. averaged D. accompanied
5. A. hat B. dangerous C. battle D. calculate
III. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C or D) to complete each
sentence below by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet.
1. The Chinese _________printing.
A. invented B. discovered C. found out D. revealed

2. That English will become dominant in most scientific fields is _________.
A. predicting B. predictable C. on predictions D. to predict
3. Taxation has been used to increase the price and reduce the _________of cigarettes.
A. consumer B. consuming C. consumed D. consumption
4. I caught _________of a lion lying under the tree, and my heart jumped.
A. view B. sight C. look D. scene
5. After the war, many of us _________touch with our relatives
A. kept B. lost C. in D. got
6. I am looking forward to _________on vacation.
A. go B. be going C. going D. having gone
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7. The department store _________by the Johansson for many years.
A. has been run B. is run C. runs D. has run
8. It is 6 years _________we moved to Chicago.
A. when B. that C. since D. after
9. The theatre failed _________a suitable play to appeal to audience
A. producing B. to produce C. to have produce D. producing of
10. He put the two letters into the wrong envelopes _________mistake.
A. on B. by C. with D. in
11. Even though he was bored _________doing the same thing everyday, he was nervous
_________making a change.
A. about/at B. with/for C. in/about D. with/about
12. While Peter was driving home last night, he _________petrol.
A. was running out B. ran out C. ran out of D. was running out of
13. They gave me their address _________send them a brochure.
A. so that I B. in order to C. so that I could D. in order that I will
14. She wondered _________her father looked like now, after so many years away.
A. how B. whose C. what D. that
15. The police suggested that anyone who saw the accident _________in touch with them.
A. should B. got C. had to get D. would get

IV. Identify the one underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that must be changed in
order for the sentence to be correct. Write the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the
answer sheet.
1. We were sacked due to Bill's carelessly schedule, and we all blamed him for that.
A B C D
2. No sooner had the secretary hang up than the telephone rang again.
A B C D
3. If I had finish a course on computer programming, I would have a better salary.
A B C D
4. I try hardly but I can never catch up with him, because he is so smart.
A B C D
5. I tried to make it clear to them that urgent action were required.
A B C D
6. At the moment the company is in the process of reorganizing their department.
A B C D
7. The government suggested that small businesses gave their own ideas on the bill.
A B C D
8. We were at trouble because we had entered the building without permission.
A B C D
9. When they will pay me for the decoration, I will have enough money to buy a car.
A B C D
10. It's that we'll be able to afford it or not that I'm not sure about.
A B C D
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V. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C or D) to complete each of
the numbered blanks in the following passage by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C
or D on the answer sheet.
Holidays
Most people enjoy going (1)____________for their holidays, and having the
opportunity to (2)____________in an interesting city or a seaside (3)____________. If you

speak (4)____________languages, you can make new friends, and (5)____________home
some interesting (6)____________as presents. But before you can do that, you have to
(7)____________your destination, and that is often a problem! If you fly, then you may find
that your flight has been (8)____________. (9)____________by train can also be difficult,
since trains are often (10)____________in the summer, you might have to reserve a
(11)____________in advance. Whichever way you (12)____________, you can have
problem with your (13)__________, and it is often difficult to find good (14)__________.
Apart from this, you might not be able to afford the (15)____________.
1. A. out B. forward C. abroad D. foreign
2. A. remain B. pass C. spend D. stay
3. A. resort B. post C. too D. one
4. A. strange B. stranger C. foreigner D. foreign
5. A. fetch B. take C. go D. get
6. A. memories B. souvenirs C. memoirs D. recollections
7. A. reach B. arrive C. go D. travel
8. A. waited B. reversed C. delayed D. booked
9. A. Journeys B. Travels C. Voyages D. Passes
10. A. filling B. occupied C. overdone D. crowded
11. A. post B. chair C. seat D. position
12. A. voyage B travel C. trip D. tour
13. A baggages B. luggage C. goods D. sacks
14. A. staying B. homes C. lodges D. accommodation
15. A. fare B. fair C. far D. fur
VI. Read the passage then choose the best answer from the four options A, B, C or D.
Write your answer on the answer sheet.
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong started flying at an early age. He became interested in airplanes at the
age of 2. At 15, he took flying lessons. He got a license to fly at 16. He learned how to fly
before he learned how to drive a car. At university, he studied aeronautic engineering. This is
the study of designing and making aircraft.

After Armstrong became an astronaut in 1962, he was trained for 4 years for the
Apollo program. The Apollo mission was to put a man on the moon in ten years. On July 16,
1969, the Apollo 11 landed on the moon. Because Armstrong was the leader, he became the
first man to step on the moon. He said, "This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for
mankind". He and his fellow astronaut, Buzz Aldrin, walked on the moon for two and a half
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hours. They collected rocks and did some experiments. Since Apollo 11, more men have
been on the moon.
1. What is the main idea to the moon.
A. The Apollo mission to the moon.
B. Why Neil Armstrong became an astronaut.
C. Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon.
D. The aeronautic education of Neil Armstrong.
2. The word "license" is closest meaning to________.
A. skill B. desire C. education D. permission
3. The word "this" refers to________.
A. license to fly B. aeronautic engineering
C. flying lessons D. aircraft
4. According to paragraph 2, which of the following is true about Armstrong's training as an
astronaut?
A. Its purpose was to have him step on the moon.
B. Its aim was to make Neil Armstrong a leader.
C. It helped Neil Armstrong to design the Apollo spacecraft.
D. It made Neil Armstrong an astronaut in 1962.
5. The author's main purpose in paragraph 2 is________.
A. to explain the objectives of the Apollo 11 mission
B. to compare Apollo 11 and late flights to the moon
C. to tell about Armstrong and the success of Apollo 11's mission
D. to reveal what Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did on the moon
VII. Write complete sentences using the suggested words.

1. Galieo/ be/ consider/ the father/ modern astronomy.
2. The value/ sterling/ fall/ considerably/ the past week.
3. The film/ start/ when/ we/ arrive/ the cinema.
4. My parents/ let me/ go abroad/ the first/ last year.
5. The car/ rusty/ that/ it/ couldn't/ repair.
6. Each student/ the class/ have to have/ book
7. It/ easy/ him/ translate/ this text/ English.
8. The river/ contaminate/ the chemicals/ the factories and rubbish from households nearby.
9. Her mother/ ask/ her/ lay/ the table/ the evening meal.
10. Mary/ disappointed/ that/ she/ burst/ tears.
VIII. What qualities a true friendship should have? Use reasons and specific examples
to support your point of view (120 - 150 words).
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