Đề thi HSG tỉnh Lớp 9 tiếng Anh (2003-2004)

sở giáo dục và đào tạo kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 THcs
Thanh Hoá Năm học 2003-2004
đề chính thức Môn thi: Tiếng anh ( bảng a)
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Question 1: Use correct tenses of the verbs in brackets.
1. When I see my sister again, she (finish) all her exams.
2. Can we stop working soon? I (start) to feel very tired.
3. A new bridge (build) across the river. Workers (start) last year and the bridge (expect) to
open next year.
4. They (see) to go out three times a day.
5. Did you see the film (show) on T.V last night ?
6. All the tickets (sell) out by the time we arrived at the theatre.
7. What do you think the children (do) when we get home?
8. If all (go) well, Ill finish it in a fortnight.
Question 2 : Complete the following sentences with correct form of the words in brackets.
1. I am ............ grateful to you for your help. (true)
2. The train service was ............ because it wasnt used by many people. (continue)
3. Hard work always brings ............. . (succeed )
4. She is complaining about her ............. . (comfort)
5. They often ride their bicycles to the countryside for ........... . (please)
6. She is very .............. about wild animals. (know)
7. He is ready to overcome any .............. . (hard)
8. Without turning off the light, he ............ left the room. (silence)
9. After the explosion, only two people were left ............. . ( live)
10. My new trousers are too long, they need ........... . (short)
Question 3: Read the text below and choose the correct word for 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 the ground
during the day but it gets very cold at night. People are always ...(7)... in unusual weather and
pictures of tornadoes, for example, are shown on television. Strong winds and rain can ...
(8)... a lot of damage to buldings 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-heavy 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
Question 4: Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
A doctor ......1...... worked in a village was very annoyed because many people used to
stop him in the street and asked for his .....2.... . In this way, he was never .....3...... for his
service and he never managed to earn much ........4..... . He made up his ....5..... to put an end
to this. One .........6...... , he was .......7...... by a young man who said to him "Oh, doctor, I've
got severe pain in my left side". The doctor pretended to be interested and ......8....... "Shut
your eyes and open your mouth". Then he went away, leaving the .......9....... standing in the
street with his mouth ........10...... and a large crowd of people laughing at him.
Question 5:
a- Fill in each blank with one correct preposition.
1. Our neighbours complained ................. us about the noise we made last night.
2. Everyone can benefit ............... a better road system.
3. He has been ............... many countries in Asia.
4. My alarm clock goes ............. at 7 o’clock every morning.

5. My brother was very confident ................. his success.
b- Combine each pair of sentences into one using the guiding words in brackets.
1. Jack and Alice went out. They wanted to have a drink. ( for )
2. This book is quite interesting. I’ve read it twice ( so ..... that )
3. The lesson is difficult. We try hard. ( double comparative )
4. The film was very good, We saw it through. ( enough ...... to )
5. A man answered the phone. He told me you were out. (who)
Question 6: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1. people think the climate is changing.
- The climate .........
2. I lent my car to that man.
- That’s .........
3. As I get older, I want to travel less.
- The older ..........
4. She wants someone to make her a new dress.
- She wants to have ............
5. Our lessons were held in a very cold classroom.
- The classroom in .............
6. If she doen’t work hader, she’ll lose her job.
- Unless ..........
7. These young men became doctors after six years’training.
- After these young men ........
8. That meal was excellent !
- What ..........
9. It is sometimes difficult for me to fall asleep at night.
- I sometimes have ..........
10. They haven’t seen each other for two years.
- The last time ..........
Sở GD&ĐT Thanh Hoá đáp án - hdc đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 - THCS
Năm học 2003-2004

Môn : Tiếng Anh (Bảng a) Đề chính thức
Question1: (10 points)
1. will have finished 5. shown
2. am starting 6. had been sold
3. is being built / started / is expected 7. will be doing
4. are seen 8. goes
Question 2: (10 points)
1. truly 6. knowledgeable
2. discontinued 7. hardship
3. success 8. silently
4. discomfort 9. alive
5. pleasure 10. shortening
Question 3: (10 points)
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. B
Question 4: (10 points)
1. who 6. day
2. advice 7. stopped
3. paid 8. said
4. money 9. man
5. mind 10. open
Question 5: (10 points)
a- (5 points) 1. to 2. from 3. to 4. off 5. of
b- (5 points)
1. Jack and Alice went out for a drink.
2. This book is so interesting that Ive read it twice.
3. The more difficult the lesson is, the harder we try.
4. The film is good enough for us to see it through.
5. A man who answered the phone told me you were out.
Question 6: (10 points)
1. The climate is thought to be changing

2. That s the man I lent my car to.
3. The older I get, the less I want to travel.
4. She wants to have a new dress made.
5. The classroom in which our lessons were held was very cold.
6. Unless she works harder, she ll lose her job.
7. After these young men had been trained for six years, they became doctors.
8. What an excellent meal it was !
9. I sometimes have difficulty in falling asleep at night.
10. The last time we saw each other was two years ago.
H ớng dẫn chấm :
- Tổng điểm toàn bài: 60 points Tổng những phần làm đúng
- Thang điểm 20 Điểm bài thi =
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