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Đề khảo sát học sinh Giỏi Năm học 2007-2008 ( Lần 1 )
Môn : Tiếng Anh 9 ( Thời gian : 120 phút )
Họ và tên : ...............................................Lớp : 9 A
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I. Read this passage carefully then answer the questions.
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from a local police . In the
letter he was asked to call at the station . Ted worried why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the
station yesterday and now he is not worried any more. At the station he was told by a smiling police that his
bicycle had been found . Five days a go , the police told him , the bicycle was picked up in a small village for
hundred miles away . It is now being sent to his home by train . Ted was not surprised when he heard the
news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found . It was stolen twenty years ago
when Ted was a boy of fifteen.
1, Why was Ted worried? - ....................................................................................................
2, Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news? - -------------------------------------
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3, When was Ted's bicycle found? - ....................................................................................
4, Which of the following statements is not true?
a, The police asked Ted to go to their station.
b, The policeman told Ted the good news five days ago.
c, Ted is no longer anxious d, Ted is 35 years old.
II. Choose the best word to complete the following sentences.
1, The sun is ( independent / modest / slight / distant ) from the earth.
2, Your composition is ( more / much / very ) better than her.
3, Do you often get your motorbike ( washing / to wash / washed )?
4, He speaks slowly ( so that / in order to / because ) the pupils may understand him.
5, I never wear yellow because it doesn't ( match / suit / fit ) me.
6, The letter arrived ( by / with / from / though ) post.
7, I wish you ( should / would / will / shall ) stop correcting every word I say.
8, Her mother wouldn't ( allow / permit / accept / let ) her ride a bicycle.
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

Rob Fellow ( come ) ...................... from England . He ( come ) .............. to Paris six months ago to
learn French . He ( start ) ............. learning French at school in England when he was eleven. So he
( learn ) ................. it for nearly ten years . He ( just / take ) an exam . If he passes , he
( move ) ........... into the next class. He ( be ) ......... excited today because his parents
( come ) ....................... tomorrow to stay with him for a few days.
IV. Fill in the blanks with one suitable preposition:
1, I was absent .................. class yesterday.
2, Your job is similar ................. me.
3, Mr Smith is very kind ................ us
4, Tom is excellent ................... repairing thing.
5, What does NATO stand ..................?
6, Could you look ....................... the baby when I am away?
7, My birthday is ................... the first ............ the month.
8, Be careful .............. the traffic when you go .................. the street.
V. Give the correct form of the words in blankets.
1, In her ............................... she was a well known athlete ( young )
2, I believe you because I know you are ..................... ( truth )
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3, The house is large but it is terribly ................... to live in ( comfort )
4, I fell so ........................... that I am going to bed ( sleep )
5, It's a nice shop and the assistants are all polite and very ................. ( help )
6, Thousand of people have been made .................. by the war ( home )
7, When Pele retired , it was a great ............... to the Brazilian soccer ( lose )
8, We have had a lot of ...................... from customers to day ( complain )
9, All of his ....................... are about love ( poet )
10, The ...................... of the new guest caused trouble to my aunt ( arrive )
VI. Fill in the blank with one suitable word to complete the passage:
Computers are helpful in many ways. First they are fast. The can work with information much
more quickly than a person 1 - ............. , computer can work with lots of information at the 2

- ............. time . Third , they can keep 3 - ............. for a long time , they do not forget things the
ways 4- ............. do . Also , computers are almost always correct . They are not 5- .....................
of course , but they usually don't make mistakes . These days 6- ................. is important to
know something about computers . There are number of ways to 7 - ................ . Some
companies have classes at work. Also , most universities offer day and 8- ................ course .
Another way to learn is 9 - ............ a book. There are many books about computer in bookstores
and libraries . Or you can learn from a friend . After a few hours of practice you can work with
10- ........... . You may not be an expert, but you can have fun.
VII. Correct the mistakes ( each sentence has only one )
1- He used to getting up early when he worked as a baker. -
2, He felt excited for the football match on TV last night. -
3, I had better to stay at home and do my homework. -
4, I have learned English during three years. -
5, A friend of me has gone abroad several times. -
6, What a beautiful house! It's as a place. -
7, She looked very beautifully. -
8, He likes to get some informations.
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences with the words or phrases given below.
1, It was such good weather that we went swimming.
- The weather ...........................................................................................................
2, It's very difficult to leave here after such a long time.
- It isn't ..............................................................................................................
3, That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
- It is such ..................................................................................................................
4, You can't visit Moscow unless you get a visa.
- If you .....................................................................................
5, Reading scientific books is one of my interest.
- I'm .............................................................................................................................
6, Jane is the tallest girl in her class.
- Nobody ............................................................................................................................

7, His parents made him study for his exam.
- He was made ....................................................................................................................
8, Peter said he wasn't feeing well .
- Peter said " I ............................................................................................................"
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9, I'm pleased that we shall meet again soon.
- I'm looking .......................................................................................................................
10, I have never met a famous person before.
- It is .................................................................................................................................
- The end -
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