ĐỀ THI HSG 9 VÒNG 2 ( có đáp án)

Kì thi chọn học sinh giỏi huyện.
Năm học 2008- 2009 . Lớp 9.
Môn : Tiếng Anh.
Thời gian : 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề chính thức
Họ và tên:..............................................................
Ngày sinh:........................................................
Số báo danh:.....................................................
Điểm bằng số:.....................................
Điểm bằng chữ:...................................
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Chữ kí của ngời chấm thi:.......................
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(Đề thi này gồm có 4 trang)

SECTION A: PHONETICS:
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced different from the
other.
1. A. bush B. brush C. pull D. put
2. A. found B. sound C. bought D. south
3. A. learned B. pronounced C. underlined D. switched
4. A. excited B. careful C. escaped D. careless
5. A. asked B. advised C. worked D. missed
6. A. deal B. great C. meat D. treat
7. A. blind B. find C. kind D. win
8. A. my B. baby C. spy D. cry
9. A. coup B. group C. soup D. touch
10.A. caused B. increased C. practised D. promised
SECTION B: VOCABULARY & STRUCTURE
II. Choose the correct answer A,B,C, or D to complete the sentences

1. Would you mind ................................ me a hand with this bag.
A. give B. giving C. to give D. to have given
2. Sweet are harmful because they make our teeth.............................
A. black B. ache C. bad D. cracked
3. We all ............. forward to our summer holiday.
A. bring B. take C. look D. wish
4. She is very good ........................ playing chess .
A. to B. at C. on D. in
5. He..................... for 25 years before he retired last year.
A. has taught B. was teaching C. had been teaching D. has been teaching
6. I’m ....................... tired that I can’t go on.
A. too B. very C. such D. so
7. I wish he ................................ here tomorrow.
A. was B. were C. will be D. would be
8. She used to ................. her living by working as a typist.
A. win B. raise C. earn D. support
9. He seems ................................ the Vietnamese food.
A. enjoying B. to enjoy C. be enjoy D. enjoyed
10. How long ................ she .................. English in this school?
A. has/teached B. have/ taught C. has/ taught D. has/ teaching
Answer: 1......; 2.......; 3........; 4......; 5........; 6.........; 7........; 8........; 9.......; 10........
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. We could see some strange..................... on her face. (EXPRESS)
2. If you want to ...................... your English, we can help you.( IMPROVEMEN)
3. If your work is..................... you can stay.(SATISFY)
4. After several ................. attempts we have finally done it.( SUCCEED)
5. That result in an ..................... with divided England into two parts. (AGREE)
Answer : 1................................ ; 2............................
3.................................; 4........................; 5.................................
IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. A lot of people (kill)................... by AIDS recently. And I wish nobody would die
any more.
2. If only I (have)............................. money, i would lend you some.
3. He is going to have his house (build).................................
4. He now (study)................................ in the USa as an exchange student.
5. When the police arrived, their car(go)..............................
Answer : 1.................... ; 2...................... ;3 ..........................;4....................
SECTION C: SPEAKING
V. Mach the sentences in column A with the ones in columnB
A
0. I’m bored
1. I don’t know how to play this game.
2. What happens if I can’t guess the
word exactly?
3. Do you know the Hanging garden of
Babylon?
4. Why did they go to the beach?
5. Where can I post this letter?
B
a. I’ll win.
b. Let’s play a game.
c. I have no idea about that.
d. Just because of the weather . It was too
hot
e. The problem is I don’t know where to
do it either?
f. It ‘s easy. I think of a person when you
ask me questions to find out who that
person is.
Answer: 0.....b; 1........; 2.........; 3.......; 4..........; 5...........

SECTION D: READING.
VI. Read the text and choose the best answer to complete each sentences below.
Every year, students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are
young children . Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others
study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing language in films, on TV, in
the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky to do that. Most people must
work hard to learn another language.
Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects.They
study their own language , and mathematics....and English. In England, America, or
Australia, many boys and girls study their own English , which is English, and
mathematics... and another language , perhaps French , or German or Spanish.
Many adults learn English , because it is useful for their work . teenagers often learn
English for their higher studies, because some of their books are in English at the
college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read
newspapers or magazines in English.
1. According to the writer.........................................
A. only adults learn English.
B. no children like to learn English.
C. English is useful only for teenagers.
D. English is popular all over the world.
2. Most people learn English by.....................................
A. watching video only.
B. hearing the language in the office.
C. talking with foreigners.
D. working hard on their lessons.
3. Many boys and girls learn English because.........................................
A. English can give them a job.
B. it is included in their study course.
C. they are forced to learn it.
D. they have to study their own languages.

4. In America or Australia many school children study...............................
A. English as a foreign language .
B. English and mathematics only.
C. such foreign languages as French, German, and Spanish.
D. their own language and no foreign language.
5. Many adults learn English because...........................................
A. English is spoken in their office.
B. they want to go abroad.
C. most of their books are in English.
D. it helps them in their work.
Answer: (1)......................; (2)........................; (3).........................
(4).....................; (5).......................
VII. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words from the box.There are three extra words
that you do not need to use.
knows - understanding - also - things - subjects - written - many
to - know - friendship - in - what - meaning
English is not only very useful language but it is (1)............... used as an international
language. If we (2)......... ........... English, we can go to any countries we like. We will
not find difficult to make people understand (3)................. we want to say. English
also helps us to learn all kinds of (4)................... Hunreds of book are
(5)....................... English every day in (6)............................ countries. English has also
helped to spread ideas and knowledge(7).................. all corners of the world. In
addition, learning English well , you can easily understand the (8)............... of your
favorite english songs.
Therefore, the English language has helped to spread better (9) ........................ and
(10) .................................. among countries of the world.

Answer: (1)..................... (2)...................... (3).................. (4).................(5)...............
(6).................... (7).................... (8)...................(9)...................(10).............
SECTION E : WRITING.

VIII. Rewrite the folloing sentences without chaning the meaning.
1. Trung’ s parents gave him a microcomputer on his birthday.
=> Trung.....................................................................................................................
2. reading newspapers in the evening gives him pleasure.
=> He enjoys.........................................................................................................
3. No one has seen peter since the day of the party.
=> Peter...................................................................................................................
4. Unless he phones her immediately, he won’t get any information.
=> If he.................................................................................................................
5. She falls asleep because she doesn’t usually stay up late.
=> She is not used to................................................................................................
6. “ We moved here three years ago,” my neighbor said.
=> my neighbor said..........................................................................................
7. My friend ,Lan, couldn’t come to my birthday party.
=> I wish..............................................................................................................
8. Nga offered to carry Nam’s case for him.
=> “Would..................................................................................................
9. I regret not studying Chinese when I had a chance.
=> I wish
10. Let’s play table tennis together in the afternoon.
=> Shall.............................................................................................................
L u ý : Häc sinh ë B¶ng A lµm tõ c©u 1- 10 trong phÇn VI nµy.
Häc sinh ë B¶ng B lµm tõ c©u 1- 6 trong phÇn VI nµy.
Häc sinh ë B¶ng C lµm tõ c©u 1- 3 trong phÇn VI nµy.
IX Do you like learning English? Why or why not?Write some thing about it. (about
100-120 words)
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THE END.
§¸p ¸n híng dÉn chÊm ®Ò thi chän HSG huyÖn
N¨m häc :2007-2008
M«n : TiÕng Anh . Líp 9
Thêi gian : 150 phót ( Kh«ng kÓ giao ®Ò)