De thi chon HSG tỉnh NB-9-Anh

Sở giáo dục và đào tạo Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 THCS
Tỉnh ninh bình năm học 2007 - 2008
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(không kể thời gian giao đề)


Đề thi gồm 5 trang
Điểm bài thi Họ tên chữ ký của các gián khảo Số phách
( do chủ tich hội đồng
chấm ghi )
Bằng số: .
Bằng chữ:
Giám khảo số 1:

Giám khảo số 2:

( Thi sinh làm bài vào các tờ in đề thi )
Question 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the others.
1. A. soon B. book C. took D. look
2. A. realise B. surprise C. promise D. devise
3. A. window B. how C. flow D. show
4. A. pretty B. get C. net D. wet
5. A. there B. though C. than D. theme
1. .. 2. 3. . 4. 5. .
Question 2. Choose the best word in the bracket to finish each sentence.
1. ( Who / Whose / Which / What ) novel are you reading? Tams
2. I disagree. My ideas are entirely opposite ( to / from / of / against ) yours.
3. The more ( slowest / slower / slowly / slow ) we walk the longer it will take us to
get home.

4. Would you ( care / mind / like / help ) opening the window, please?
5. Ill ( speak / tell / say / talk ) you just one more story before you go to sleep.
6. Your car is very ( economical / economic / ecumenical / ecological ). It hardly
seems to use any petrol at all.
7. By appearing on the soap powder commercials, she became a ( housewife /
housekeeper / house / household ) name.
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8. I’m in a terrible ( problem / quandary / loss / trouble ) I don’t know what to do.
9. How you invest your money is none of my ( affair / business / matter / care ).
10. If the price is ( raised / risen / arisen / raising ) this year, our lives will be
affected.

1. 2. 3. 4. ... 5. …………… …………… …………… ………… ………………
6. 7. 8. 9. 10 . .…………… …………… …………… …………… ……………
Question 3. Use correct form of the verb in bracket to finish each sentence.
1. I ( think ) of selling my car but I ( not decide ) yet.……… ……
2. Penny ( live ) .. here ever since she ( arrive ) .. from England.…… ……
3. I usually ( drink ) . coffee but yesterday I ( give up ) .. .…… ……
4. Decorating is difficult, but I ( finish ) painting the kitchen and now I………
( do ) . The living room.………
5. This exercise ( look ) difficult. You ( do ) one like this before? …… ……
6. I’m afraid that you can’t talk to Jack now. He (get ) . very dirty playing ……
football and he ( have ) . a bath.……
7. I ( wait ) .. for you here for ages! Why ( you / not phone ) me earlier?……… …
8. ( You visit ) .. this country before? When ( you /come ) here for the first…… ……
time?
9. ( You / still do ) .. your homework? I ( finish ) ..mine ages ago.…… ……
10.We ( live ) . in Scotland for two years and then we ( move ) to Northern…… ……
Ireland.

1. . - . 2. .. - .………………… ………………… ………………… …………………
3. - . 4. .. - ..………………… ………………… ………………… …………………
5. .. - . 6. .. -... ..………………… ………………… ………………… ………………
7. . - . 8. .. - .………………… ………………… ………………… …………………
9. .. - .. 10. . - .………………… ………………… ………………… …………………
Question 4. Use correct form of the word in bracket to complete each sentence.
1. I think it’s very . ……… ( reason ) of him to expect us to work overtime every
night this week.
2. My father often talks about the ( important )……… of studying and hard work.
3. The shoes were very nice, but they were .. ………… ( comfort ).
4. He’s not very .. …………… ( talk ), except on the subject of his plants.
5. Travelling in big cities is becoming more .. ……… ( trouble ) every day.
6. He’s ………… ( surprising ) small for his age.
7. In some areas water had to be boiled to .. ………… ( pure ) it.
8. He’s an . ……… ( imagine ) child who likes telling stories.
9. I understand .. ………… ( perfect ) what you are saying.
10.The weather was terrible, so we had a very .. …… ( please ) holiday.
1. ..2. .3. .4. 5 ..…………… ……………… ……………… ……………… ……………
6. ..7. . ...8. 9. . 10 .…………… …………… ……………… …………… ……………
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Question 5. Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions.
A plan for London Traffic
London, like so many big cities, has traffic problems that seem to get worse every
year. Tom Jenkins, a bus-driver, was asked what he would do to improve the situation if
he was put in charge of London transport. This is what he said, “ If you put me in charge
of London transport, I’d make a number of changes. I’d ban private cars from central
London between 7.30 a. m and 6. 30 p. m unless the owner actually lives in the area. I’d
build a lot of new, cheap car parks near the railway stations on the outskirts of London,
so that people could leave their cars there and travel to and from work by train. I’d
decide a standard fare for all bus or tube journeys in the centre, and I’d make it possible

for people to buy ten or dozen tickets at one time. Then the buses and taxis would be
able to move much more quickly and easily, and life would become more comfortable
for everyone”.
1. What would Tom do about private cars?
……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
2. Why would he build new car parks near the railway stations on the outskirts of
London?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………….
3. What would he do about fare?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
4. What other changes would he like to make regarding tickets?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………….
5. What effect would these changes have?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………….
Question 6. Fill in each space with a suitable word.
The country and the city have (1) . and disadvantages. People in the ………
country live in more beautiful(2) .. . They enjoy peace and quiet, and can do their ………
work at their own pace because no one is in a (3) .. . They live in larger, more ………
comfortable houses, and their (4) . are more friendly, and ready to help them ………
when they need it. Their life can be (5) .. and they can be isolated, along way ………
from the nearest town, which is a serious problem if they are ill or they (6) . to take ……
children to school.
The city has the services the country lacks, but it also has a lot of (7) . ………
Cities are often ugly and (8) .. ; they not only have bad air, but are also noisy. …………
Everyone is always in a (9) .. and this means that people have no time to get to ………
know each other and make (10) ………

1. ……………. 2. .. 3. . 4. .. 5. .………… …………… …………… ……………
6. ……………..7. 8. . 9. . 10. ..…………… …………… …………… ……………
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Question 7. Read the text below and then choose the correct word from A, B , C
or D to fill in each space.
Weather
Weather influences the lives of everyone. The climate of any country depends on
Its position on earth, its (1) from the sea and how high it is. In countries which ………
have sea all (2) ..them, like Britain and New- Zealand, winters are mild, and …………
summers are cool. There is not a huge change from one season to (3) . Countries………
near the Equator have hot weather all year with some (4) . rain, except in deserts ………
where it rains (5) .little. Above the desert there are no clouds in the sky so the (6)………
of the sun can easily warm and the ground during the day but it gets very cold at ……
night. People are always (7) . in unusual weather. Strong winds and rain can (8)………
. a lot of damage to buildings and in spite of modern (9) . of weather ……… ……
forecasting they can (10) . Surprise us.………
1. A. distance B. space C. depth D. length
2. A. through B. beside C. around D. near
3. A. next B. another C. later D. other
4. A. hard B. large C. big D. great
5. A. not B. quite C. more D. very
6. A. heat B. fire C. light D. temperature
7. A. attracted B. interested C. keen D. excited
8. A. make B. happen C. have D. cause
9. A. jobs B. tools C. methods D. plans
10 . A. yet B. still C. already D. ever
1. . 2. .3. .4. . 5. .. 6 7 .. 8 .. 9 .. 10 . .… … … … … …… … … … …
Question 8. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines
are correct and some have a word which should not be there. If a
line is correct, put a stick (

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). If the line has a word which should not
be there, write the word.
Cars became popular as a quick and comfortable way of getting
around. This is still true when you will drive along a quiet country
road or a modern motorway. As far as you getting from one place
to another in the city is concerned, it is a different story. Whenever
I want to get up anywhere in a hurry. I leave the car at home and
go on foot. It often turn out to be much more quicker. I still make
the mistake now and again of thinking the car is an efficient means
of a transport. The other day my wife was feeling a bit under the
weather. She had been having terrible headaches for some long
time and she decided she couldn’t take it any more and asked from
me to give her a lift to the doctor, whose surgery is in the centre
part of the town. We live in a suburb in the old quarter of the city and it
is twenty minutes away on foot. On the way back, however,
it is all up hill and I must to admit it can be exhausting, especially on a
hot day. Reluctantly I got the car out of the garage and we set it off,
I was muttering about the wonders of taxis. My heart was sank as we
hit the first traffic jam- I knew we were beginning a long journey.
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Question 9. Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown, so that the meaning
remains the same as given one.
1. This work doesn’t need to be finished this afternoon.
It …………………………………………………………………………………
2. “ Don’t forget to buy some bread, Mum,” said Pauline.
Pauline reminded…………………………………………………………………
3. Michael laughed when I told him the joke.
The joke .…………………………………………………………………………
4. Jenny does not play tennis as well as she used to.
Jenny used ..………………………………………………………………………
5. The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t push it open.
The door was too .. ………………………………………………………………
6. Our meeting is tomorrow.
We are ..…………………………………………………………………………
7. You can’t visit the United States unless you get a visa.
If you .……………………………………………………………………………
8. She didn’t say a word as she left the room.
She left the room …………………………………………………………………
9. I’m always nervous when I travel by air.
Travelling .. ………………………… ……………………………………………

10.“ I wouldn’t go swimming on a day like this if I was you Tom.”
Brian advised ……………………………………………………………………
Question 10. Use given words or phrases to finish the letter.
1. I /be / delighted / hear / you / pass / exam.
……………………………………………………………………………………
2. I / be / sorry / I / not congratulate / you / before.
……………………………………………………………………………………
3. I / love /see / you / before / go back / France.
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4. You / like /stay / us / few days?
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5. Next weekend / if / you / be / free.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
6. We / have / long talk / plans /summer.
……………………………………………………………………………………
7. You / ring / me / home / one evening / this week?
……………………………………………………………………………………
8. John / meet / you / station / if / you / come.
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With love
Mary
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