Đề thi học sinh giỏi Anh Tuyên Quang (2009-2010)

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TUYÊN QUANG
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 9 THCS
Năm học 2009-2010
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút . (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề này có 05 trang
(Thí sinh làm bài trên tờ đề thi)
Điểm của toàn bài thi Họ, tên, chữ ký Số phách
(Do Trưởng ban
Bằng số Bằng chữ
- Giám khảo số 1.......................................................
- Giám khảo số 2 :....................................................
SECTION I: PHONETIC
Part I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.(0.5 pt)
1. A. clean B. bread C. threaten D. death
2. A. grew B. threw C. knew D. flew
3. A. cell B. cube C. cease D. rice
4. A. washed B. worked C. watched D. naked
5. A. ensure B. leisure C. television D. pleasure
Part II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group (0.5 pt):
1. A. mountain B. maintain C. shorthand D. baseball
2. A. natural B. asleep C. typhoon D. about
3. A. display B. intention C. basic D. unless
4. A. although B. mature C. enough D. access
5. A. mechanic B. service C. realize D. national
SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
Part I. Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (4 pts)
1. Faraday attended a lecture ___________ by a famous scientist.
A. giving B. gave C. given D. to give
2. We couldn’t help___________ when he told us what had happened.

A. laugh B. to laugh C. to be laughing D. laughing
3. “___________ bad weather we are having this summer!” said the woman.
A. What a B. How C. What D. How this
4. I understand most of this, _________ there are still one or two points I would like you to clear up for me.
A. however B. but C. therefore D. so
5. Could you buy me a copy of the newspaper___________ your way to work?
A. for B. by C. along D. on
6. The car was easy to recognize so it wasn’t ___________ difficult for the police to catch the thieves.
A. much B. many C. too D. such
7. I was so tired that I ___________ asleep in the chair.
A. got B. went C. felt D. fell
8. This is Mr. White ___________ invention has helped hundreds of disabled people.
A. who B. which C. that D. whose.
9. I need some help with the table. ___________ you lift the other end, please?
A. May B. Should C. Could D. Shall
10. She used to___________ her living by delivering vegetables to local hotels.
A. gain B. get C. earn D. win
11. The Boing 747 is twice ___________ the Boing 707.
A. bigger than B. as big as C. as bigger as D. much big as
12. I am very grateful ___________ your help.
A. to B. at C. with D. for
13. Tuyen Quang Province is well-known ___________ its historical and revolutionary sites.
A. for B. as C. after D. about
14. They didn't ___________ to the station in time to catch the last train to Hue.
A. make B. get C. reach D. arrive
15. The bus won't stop ___________ you ring the bell.
A. when B. if C. if not D. unless
16. It's ages ___________ we said goodbye to our form teacher.
A. for B. since C. during D. until
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17. The boy insisted ___________ seeing the horror film last night.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
18. I'm not interested___________ anything that happened ___________ the very remote past.
A. on ... in B. in ... on C. on ... on D. in … in
19. The sun was very bright ___________ Paula put on her sunglasses.
A. but B. and C. so D. too
20. ___________ his denial, we knew that he was guilty.
A. Despite B. Though C. Because of D. Though
21. Beside the roadside ___________.
A. a horse stood B. stood a horse C. did a horse stand D. does a horse stand
22. It was not ___________ 1989 that he became a newspaper reporter.
A. when B. as C. until D. before
23. It was ___________ a hot day that we decided to stay at home and watch television.
A. such B. too C. very D. so
24. We couldn’t remember the name of the man ___________ we talked at the meeting yesterday.
A. who B. to whom C. whose D. that
25. We must make ___________ our mind about where to go out for our picnic.
A. out B. off C. up D. on
26. Let's go out now, ___________ ? The weather is so nice!
A. won't you B. shan't we C. will you D. shall we
27. After a lot of difficulty, he ___________ to open the door.
A. managed B. succeeded C. obtained D. realized
28. At weekends, all the shops in my homeland are crowded ___________ shoppers.
A. with B. in C. on D. of
29. - “Would you like some more coffee?” - “___________.”
A. No, I wouldn't B. No, I don't C. No, Thanks D. No, I wouldn't like
30. She is a ___________ girl with ___________.
A. green-eyes/red hair B. green-eye/red hair
C. green-eyed /red hairs D. green-eyed/red hair

31. Unless you hurry, we ________ catch the bus.
A. can B. can’t C. must D. mustn’t
32. Nam ____ speaks Chinese but speaks Japanese as well.
A. not only B. so C. only D. can
33. Wearing uniform helps students____ equal in many ways.
A. fell B. felt C. feel D. fall
34. Although he is intelligent, he doesn't do well at school.
A. Despite being intelligent, he doesn't do well at school.
B. Although his intelligence, he does well at school.
C. In spite of intelligent, he doesn't do well at school.
D. In spite he is intelligent, he doesn't do well at school.
35. I asked her ___________ she understood the lesson.
A. if not B. if C. even if D. if only
36. Metal ________ at high temperatures.
A. grows B. increases C. enlarges D. expands
37. According to a recent survey, most people are on good ___ with their neighbors.
A. relations B. relationships C. acquaintance D. terms
38. If my grandfather ……, I’m sure he would be proud of me.
A. were alive B. alive C. would be alive D. had been alive
39. At the end of the winter, the price of winter clothes in the shops usually ..............
A. drops B. lowers C. sinks D. reduces
40. The car burst into ________ but the driver managed to escape .
A. fire B. burning C. heat D. flames
Part II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (2 pts)
MONIKA KOVAK
A. Monika Kovak is a tennis player. She is only 14 years old, but she (1-win) ______________ many
tournaments in her life. She (2-start) ______________ playing tennis with her father when she was
three years old. Two years ago, she (3-go) ______________ to America to a famous tennis school in
California. Monika and her father (4-travel) ______________ to many countries in the world. Last
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month, they (5-go) ______________ to a tournament in Australia. Monika (6-play) ______________
well, but she (7-not win) ______________ . She (8-not play) ______________ at Wimbledon yet, but
she (9-hope) ______________ she (10-play) ______________ there next year.
B. Nothing (11-do) ______________about this problem for months.
C. I wish they (12- pass) ______________ their exam next year.
D. Were you to have a car what you (13- do) ______________?
E. I (14-not have) ______________ much time for entertainment these days.
F. His hair is short . He (15-have) ______________a haircut.
G. By the time you come home, I (16-finish) ______________decorating our room.
H. I hate (17- drive) ______________ to school I like travalling by bike.
I. This skyscraper (18-build) ____________ for five years but it (19-not, finish) ___________ yet.
J. My younger sister(20-give) ______________a birthday present on her last birthday.
Part III. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not right in standard written English then
correct it. (1 pt)
1. Ginger is three time as hot as cumin, but not as hot as chili powder.
A B C D
2. Because my broken Sony TV set couldn’t be repaired so I bought a LG one instead.
A B C D
3. Only by keeping patient you can achieve success.
A B C D
4. The harder he tried, the worst he danced before the large audience.
A B C D
5. A five - thousand - dollar reward were offered for the capture of the escaped criminals.
A B C D
6. Cars make in Germany are usually very expensive.
A B C D
7. My father has retired three years ago and he is now living on his pension.
A B C D
8. West Malaysia and East Malaysia is separated by 640 km of sea.
A B C D

9. These vegetables should be washed and boil before we serve them.
A B C D
10. One advantage of listening to English news broadcasts are that you can improve your listening skill.
A B C D
Part IV. Give the correct form of words in the brackets. (1 pt)
There is one particular feeling which I find difficult to express. When I am (1-ANGER) __________
about something, I say nothing. Once, for example, after I had bought a very (2-EXPENSE) __________
jacket, I met a friend in a café who said that the jacket didn’t fit me very (3-GOOD) __________ . I was very
(4-ANNOY) __________ but I said nothing. I didn’t feel like continuing our (5-CONSERSE) __________ .
My friend noticed my (6-SILENT) __________ and asked me what was wrong. I couldn’t tell him the (7-
TRUE) __________ . I began to feel rather (8-EMBARRASS) __________ and left without giving him an
(9-EXPLAIN) __________. Later I felt rather (10-SHAME) __________ of my behavior.
SECTION III: READING COMPREHENSION:
Part I. Read the following letter from someone who is doing a language course in France then
choose the best word to fill in the gap by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. (1.5 pts)
Dear Mum and Dad,
This is just a quick letter to let you know that I’m fine. We’re all working quite hard because the exams
are only a few weeks away, but our teacher (1) ____________ he thinks we’ll do well. (My landlady’s not
so sure - she keeps (2) ____________ me I should stop (3) ____________ so much TV and do a bit more
reading!)
Anyway, we had a wonderful time at half-term. I went off to Paris for (4) ____________ days with
some of the others from the school, and we went on a guided (5) ____________ of the city. We saw most
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of the famous (6) ____________ like the Louvre, where they have an amazing (7) ____________ of
paintings, and the Eiffel Tower. Then, we went down to the South of France (8) ____________ train. It was
so fast – the whole (9) ____________ was only about four hours. We spent (10) ____________ time in
Nice and in Cannes as well, and we all really enjoyed it. On our last day, we went to a small island (11)
____________ the Ile des Pelerines, and we saw the castle where they used to keep the “Man in the Iron
Mask”. All in all, we had a great time and (12) ____________ weather was really good as well. The only
thing I felt (13) ____________ about was that we didn’t have enough time to (14) ____________ to go

swimming – maybe next time.
Anyway, I must go now as I’ve got to (15) ____________ a bit of homework for tomorrow.
Love, Janie
1. A. says B. tells C. speaks D. talks
2. A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. talking
3. A. watch B. watched C. to watch D. watching
4. A. a little B. little C. a few D. few
5. A. trip B. visit C. tour D. excursion
6. A. shows B. sights C. views D. looks
7. A. set B. group C. gallery D. collection
8. A. in B. by C. with D. on
9. A. voyage B. travel C. drive D. journey
10. A. a little B. little C. a few D. few
11. A. spoken B. said C. called D. told
12. A. any B. a C. the D. those
13. A. sorry B. apologetic C. displeased D. regretful
14. A. spend B. waste C. spare D. take
15. A. make B. do C. solve D. see
Part II: Read the following passage and fill in each gap with one suitable word (1.5 pt).
Jack Tippit and his wife, Isabel, who is Spanish, both work at the Regent Hotel in the center of
London. Jack is a receptionist and (1) ___________ works in the hotel bar.
Jack says: “Ten million people visit London every year. Our hotel (2) ___________ sixty rooms, and
visitors (3) ___________ from all over the world, especially from America and Japan. I speak English,
German, and Spanish. I don’t speak Japanese but I want to learn it. Isabel (4) ___________ English,
French and Spanish, of course. Our visitors like doing many things. They often (5) __________ breakfast
in the hotel, an English breakfast (6) ___________ eggs, bacon, and toast. Then perhaps after breakfast,
they (7) __________ the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace and (8) ___________ shopping in
Harrods. They come back to the hotel at four o’clock and (9) ___________ tea and relax. Then in the
evening, they go to the theater. Isabel and I work long hours. We work from six o’clock in the morning till
three in the afternoon, (10) ___________we love our work”.

Part III. Read the following passage then choose the best answer by circling its corresponding A, B,
C or D. (0.5 pt)
The thing I like most about living on a farm when I was small was the change of seasons. Spring,
summer, autumn and winter - I could see them all come and go and each one was completely different. If I
hadn't been born and raised in the country, I would have never been able to tell the difference - now in the
city, you can buy summer flowers in winter and eat the same vegetables all the year round! Whereas, in
the country, I could only eat things at certain times of the year - for example strawberries in June and
turnips in winter. I lived my childhood with the seasons.
Also we made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food. Everything was fresh - so it
must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city. City people may think people in the country
miss a lot of good things about modern life, but in my opinion they miss a lot more than them - they miss
real life.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Comparison between life on a farm and that in the city.
B. Food in the country in comparison to that in the city.
C. Seasons in the country.
D. The author's childhood.
2. According to the author, the seasons on the farm were _______________ .
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A. similar
B. very different from one another
C. beautiful
D. different from those in the city
3. What can be inferred from the passage about the experience of seasons in a year for the city people?
A. Seasons are similar
B. It may be difficult for them to tell seasonal difference
C. They see different seasons come and go
D. Food is similar in all four season
4. The word "them" in line 9 refers to _______________.
A. city people

B. four seasons
C. good things about modern life
D. people in the country
5. According to the passage, all the followings are true EXCEPT that _______________.
A. there are four seasons in the country where the author used to live
B. the author was born and raised on a farm
C. people in the country eat the same type of food all the year round
D. the author takes frozen and tinned food now
SECTION IV: WRITING
Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the given words so that the meaning stays the same. (1.5 pt)
1. “I am going to travel to Hue City next Saturday.” said the man.
The man said
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………….
2. “I didn’t attack anybody!” said the man.
The man denied
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………
3. We do not have enough money so we can’t buy that house.
If
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. I haven’t decided to continue my study in a foreign country.
I haven’t made
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. In spite of the rain, the match continued until the last minute.
Although
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….
6. There were so many people on the train that I couldn’t get a seat.
The train was
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. " Would you like to go out for a drink with me tonight?" he told me.
He invited

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party.
I really wish I
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Linda gave me that present on my 20th birthday.
That present
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. They couldn’t move any further because of the thick fog.
The thick fog
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
_________THE END_______
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