Đề thi thử học sinh giỏi lớp 9 môn tiếng anh năm 2012 đề số 17

I.

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI KHỐI 9 – ANH VAN )
Ng÷ ©m:(10ms)
A. Odd out the word whose sound of the bold parts is pronounced differently
from that of the others.

1. A. drunkard
B. postcard
C. remark
D. discard
2. A. kites
B. catches
C. oranges
D. buzzes
3. A. student
B. stupid
C. study
D. studio
4. A. wealth
B. cloth
C. with
D. marathon
5. A. brilliant
B. strip
C. stripe
D. tip
B. Odd out the word whose stresses syllable is different from that of the others.
1. A. maxim
B. pursue
C. direct

D. consult
2. A. fancy
B. portrait
C. endless
D. require
3. A. agency
B. memory
C. encounter
D. influence
4. A. advancement
B. chemical
C. conception
D. deposit
5. A. similar
B. Japanese
C. superpose
D. teenager
II.
§äc hiÓu: ( 20ms)
A. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
Robert Edwards was blinded in an automobile nine years ago. He was also partially deaf because
of age. Last week, he was controlling near his home when a thunderstorm approached. He took
refuge under a tree and was struck by lightning. He was knocked to the ground and woke up
some 20 minutes later, lying face down in water below a tree. He went into the house and lay
down in bed. A short time later, he awoke; his legs were numd and he was trembling, but, when
he opened his eyes, he could see the clock across the room fading in and out in front of him.
When his wife entered, he saw her for the first time in nine years. Doctor confirm that he has
regained his sight and hearing apparently from the flash of lightning, but they are unable to
explain the occurrence. The only possible explanation offered by one doctor was that, since
Edwards lost his sight as a result of trauma in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way it could be

restored was by another trauma.
1. What caused Robert Edwards’s blindness?
A. He was struck by lightning.
C. He was in a car accident.
B. He was very old.
D. He fell down in his yard.
2. What was the first thing that he saw after being struck by lightning?
A. his wife
B. a clock
C. a tree
D. lightning
3. Which of the following statements is Not true?
A. Edwards had been blind for nine years.
B. Edwards was unconsious for twenty minutes after the lightning had struck him.
C. Doctor believe that Edwards was never really blind or deaf
D. Edwards awoke with his face in a puddle of water.
4. What was Edwards doing when he was struck by lightning?
A. hiding from the storm under a tree
C. driving a car
B. climbing a tree
D. lying on the ground
5. What was the reason given by one doctor that Edwards regained his sight?
A. He gained his sight from a head injury when he fell from a tree.
B. He was happy after his wife entered his room for the first time in nine years.
C. The lightning took the feeling from his legs and gave feeling in his eyes.
D. Because the blow that blinded him was very severe, it took another very severe blow to restore
his sight.
B. Read the passage below and do the tasks that follow.
Louis Braille was born in 1809 in Coupvray. He was a French teacher of the blind. He himself
was blind from the age of three, and in 1818 he went as a founding to the National Institute for

the Young Blind in Paris. Soon showing marked ability in both science and music, he became
famous in Paris as an organist and violoncellist. In 1826 Braille began teaching the blind in the
institute. Braille is known for his idea of modifying the Barbier “ point writing” system, used for
coded army messages, to enable the blind to read. Point writing consists of embossed dots and
dashes on cardboard; the Braille system derived from it is used successfully today, in slightly
modified form, and in many countries.
B1. Match a word in A with its meaning or definition in B.


B
a. having a design or a piece of writing raised above the
surface.
b. Be composed of something.
c. Have something as its source or origin.
d. Clear; noticeable; easily seen.
e. An abandoned child of unknown parents who is found by
somebody.
f. The mental or physical capacity, power or skill required
to do something.
g. A society or an organization for a special, usually social,
professional or educational purpose.
h. Unable to see.
B2. Reread the passage and answer the questions.
1. When and where was Louis Braille born?
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………. .
2. Was he a teacher of the blind?
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………. .
3. Where did he go in 1818?
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………. .
4. In what fields did he show his marked ability?

 ……………………………………………………………………………………………. .
5. When did he begin teaching the blind in the institute?
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………. .
6. Was the Braille system derived from the Barbier “ point writing system” ?
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………. .
7. Was there anything special in the Barbier “ point writing system”? What was it?
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………. .
III. clozed test (10ms)
Read the text below and choose the correct word or phrase for each space. For each
question, circle the letter you choose A, B,C or D.
The most famous diary in English was written by Samuel Pepys. It give a detailed and interesting
(1) …………… of everyday life in England (2) …………….. 1660 and 1669. Pepys write about
important news stories of the time, like disease, an enemy navy (3) …………… up the River
Thames and the Great Fire of London.
He also writes about himself, even about his (4) ……………..- he often slept during church or (5)
……………. At the pretty girls. He describes his home life- a (6) ……………. With his wife and how
they became friends again, his worry about her illness. As well as books, he like music, the
theater, card (7) ……………….. , and parties with good food and (8) ……………… of fun. Pepys was a
busy man who had many important (9) …………….. –he was a Member of Parliarment and
President of the Royal Society. He is also (10) ……………….. for his work for the British Navy.
1. A. description
B. letter
C. notice
D. story
2. A. between
B. from
C. through
D. to
3. A. driving
B. fying

C. running
D. sailing
4. A. accidents
B. plans
C. dreams
D. faults
5. A. looked
B. prayed
C. talked
D. thought
6. A. conversation
B. discussion
C. quarrel
D. talk
7. A. battles
B. games
C. matches
D. plays
8. A. amount
B. plenty
C. much
D. some
9. A. acts
B. hobbies
C. jobs
D. studies
10. A. reviewed
B. remembered
C. reminded
D. reported

PART B: WRITTEN TEST
I. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets ( 10ms)
1. From the day five years ago when they ....................( marry) untill today. Tom....................
(rely) on his wife....................(do)everything in house and she....................(never
fail) .................... (give) himthe easiest home life a man could have.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

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ability
marked
institute
embossed
consist of
founding
derive


2. It's no use ....................(ask) children....................( keep) quiet. They can't help....................
(make) a noise.
3. It's imperative that you ....................( be) on time
4. I would rather you ....................(not be) absent from class yesterday.
5. I suggest her ....................( stop) smoking

6. This time next week, we ....................( walk) about London.
7. By the age of twenty, he .................... (achieve) his ambition of becoming a pianist.
8. I don't think it is worth....................(spend) money on it. It ....................(be) there in the shop
for ages.
9. When I was there two year ago, the bilding ....................( build), but now it....................
(not finish) yet.
10. If only I ....................( see) you earlier !
11. Is it vital that no one else...................( know) about thesecret government operation.
I'd rather my house ...................(paint) yellow.
II. Supply the missing prepositions or particles ( 10ms)
1. I turned ................... at t he meeting but the others didn't come
2. My shoes have been worn ...................very quekly since I started walking to the office.
3. The ship was bound ................... japan when it ran into a typhoon.
4. The gun went................... in his hand while he was cleaning it.
5. It always pays to buy high – quality goods. ...................the long run it's cheaper.
6. There is no cure................... badness except a wig.
7. They are fed up ...................doing the same thing everyday.
8. Plants give ...................oxygen.
9. I can't make ................... his writing
10. She can always tell artificial pearls ................... real ones
III Supply the correct form of words in breakets. (10ms)
1. Peter's ....................... (eye)got worse as hereturned to wear glasses .
2. Apparently, eating fish and lots of vegetables greatly increasis your life .......................
( expect).
3. The local TV company was stopping .......................( pass) to aske their opinion about the
new shopping centre.
4. Low .......................( consume) of animal fats generally means alow risk of heart disease.
5. A lot of people keep up their English by listening to radio.......................(broad)
6. You had better read the government ....................... ( guide) on setting up a business abroad.
7. Global .......................( warm), or " the green house effect", is due to a build up of gasses in

the statosphere.
8. I was born at home but most babies are born in hospitals.......................( now)
9. She roared with ....................... ( laugh) when she heard the funy story.
10. He ....................... ( threat) to hit me if I didn't hand over my money
IV. Read the text below and find out the error words then write them down at the end
of this line. ( 10ms)
Exercise is one of the best ways of keeping depressed away. It
Depressed
improves your body and your mind and your able you to perform better in .......................
the work place and at home.
......................
Proper breath is essential if you wat to get the most from exercise .
and you should also take into consider your heart rate. It can be harm to .......................
do too much, which why all good fitness instructors emphasise the
.......................
important of " listening to your body". When you first star you should use
.......................
good judge, because it's easy to make the mistake of using the
.......................
equipment correct or doing too much at one time. Start slowly and build
.......................
up gradually.
.....................
Exercise should not be seen as a demand task; it can be as easy as a
..
quik walk. To increase your fitness steady exercise for 20 minutes a day, 4
.......................
to 6 times a week and you will notice a different in your body and mind .......................
in few weeks.
V. Open close test ( 10ms)

Nguyen Dinh Chieu Special School for the Blind
November 25, 2006
Dear Mom and Dad,


It has been four months since I left home. Life in this (1)____________ school has been
all right as ever. I have many new friends now but I cannot see their faces! I can only hear
them through their (2)____________. I have learned many things, especially
(3)____________. Now I can read and write in Braille. My homeroom teacher has helped me
translate the letters into the (4)____________ alphabet so that you both can read them. I miss
the whole (5)____________ very much but don’t (6)____________ about me. I’m doing all
right. The letter you sent me was also read by my homeroom teacher. She is a nice teacher with a
sweet voice, and she is very kind and helpful to us, the (7)_____________ to this school.
She (8)____________ us like her young brothers and sisters. I will come back home on
the (9)_____________ holidays and stay with you all for ten days. I love you, Mom and Dad.
Send my regards to our (10)_____________, and particularly, to Grandma.
Tell her I love her and miss her, too.
Answers:
1: _____________
6: _____________
2: _____________
7: _____________
3: _____________
8: _____________
4: _____________
9: _____________
5: _____________
10: _____________
VI. Use the sugested words to rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning
1. “Why don't we take a taxi ?”, she suggested.

She suggested ..................................................................................................................
2. In spite of the cold weather, we went out.
Although............................................................................................................................
3. I have never been to this shop before.
This is the first .................................................................................................................
4. Learn hard or you won’t pass the exam.
If ……………………………………………………………………
5. The boy is bored. His bike has been stolen ( whose )
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6. No one in this club is a better swimmer than John.
John swims .....................................................................................................................
7. I'd like to express my thanks for everything you've done for me ( thankful)
................................................................................................................................................
8. It is a wast of time to try and explain anything toTony ( worth)
................................................................................................................................................
9. The cause of the explosion is still unknown ( caused )
................................................................................................................................................
10. You must drive more slowly in town. ( reduce)

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