Tài liệu De KSCL HSG lop 9-dap an

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC –ĐÀO TẠO VĨNH YÊN
TRƯỜNG THCS ĐỊNH TRUNG
ĐỀ thi KSCL hỌc sinh giỎi lỚp 9
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Năm học : 2010-2011
Thời gian: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
I. PRONUNCIATION :
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. fear B. near C. pear D. rear
2. A. s w amp B. sweet C. swear D. sword
3. A. headache B. character C. stomach D. challenging
4. A. ploughs B. contacts C. stops D. talks
5. A. faced B. wicked C. fixed D. wrapped
II. MULTIPLE CHOICE :
Choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the blank spaces:
1. Milk bottles can be _____________________after being cleaned.
A. recycled B. reused C. broken D. reduced
2. It was raining heavily __________________we arrived home.
A. while B. until C. because D. when
3. She asked me ____________________I liked eating chocolates.
A. if B. and C. that D. but
4. You look _____________________than last year.
A. much tall B. more tall C. much taller D. more taller
5. What ____________________advice she gave us !
A. so good B. such good C. a good D. good
6. My dog as well as my cats ____________________twice a day.
A. eat B. eats C. has eaten D. have eaten
7. When I came into the class, I realized I knew ______________________.
A. them all B. all them C. they all D. all of they
8. Do it right now, ___________________ ?
A. do you B. aren’t you C. will you D. don’t you

9. We ____________________for her for ten minutes.
A. wait B. waited C. are waiting D. have been waiting
10. His father is not interested in tennis and ____________________.
A. he doesn’t, either B. so doesn’t he
C. neither does he D. neither is he
11. The little girl wasted half an hour _______________for her picture book.
A. look B. looking C. to look D. looked
12. ____________________does it take you to do the washing ?
A. How fast B. What time C. How long D. How often
13. Your hair is long. Are you going to _____________________ ?
A. have it cut B. have cut it C. be cutting it D. have it cutting
14. Would you like tea or coffee? – I _________________drink tea than coffee.
A. would like B. would prefer C. would rather D. would wish
15. It is high time you ______________________more attentive in class.
A. are B. were C. must be D. have been
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16. He was _____________________that we turned off the TV set immediately.
A. so bad singer B. such bad singer C. such bad a singer D. so bad a singer
17. I wish you _______________________that! It’s really annoying habit.
A. won’t do B. couldn’t do C. wouldn’t doD. don’t do
18. “I’m sorry about that!” – “______________________!”
A. That’s right B. Of course C. It’s OK D. You’re welcome
19. Not until 2008 ______________________across the river.
A. the first bridge was built B. the first building of a bridge was
C. built the first bridge D. was the first bridge built
20. Excuse me! I’m learning my lesson. __________turning down your stereo a bit ?
A. Would you please B. Would you mind C. Could you D. Would you like
III. WORD FORM:
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in parentheses:
1. This book is not so big but it is ..................... . (inform)

2. We should learn about keeping our environment ................... . (pollute)
3.I think these thin clothes are .............................. cold weather. (suit)
4. I am going to have a………… check-up next Monday. (medicine)
5. The knife is ……… it can cut every thing . (use)
IV. ERROR IDENTIFICATION:
Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting:
1. Would you like me helping you with your homework ?
A B C D
2. Meat must keep in a refrigerator or it will spoil.
A B C D
3. There is a cat sitting in the middle to the road.
A B C D
4. Tom is always forget his keys and that really annoys me.
A B C D
5. She spends her free time to visit galleries and museums.
A B C D
6. Our teacher told that the sun always rises in the east.
A B C D
7. She had the gardener to plant some trees.
A B C D
8. Come up to my place and we will discuss it.
A B C D
9. He has repeated urged the government to do something about this.
A B C D
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10. I have to fetch the kids at school at 4 o’clock.
A B C D
V. Choose the best option to fill in each of the blanks to make a meaningful passage:
There has been a revolution in the world of newspapers. Not many years (1).............., newspapers were still
being produced using techniques unchanged for (2)........hundreds years.

The journalists gave their stories to a typist, who prepared them for an editor, who passed them on
(3)...........the printer. The printer, who was a (4)........skilled man, set up the type. (5)............was then
collected to make the pages. When the pages were completed, the printing machines could be (6).............
Nowadays what (7)...............? The journalist types their stories into a computer. The (8)....................checks
their spelling, plans the pages, shapes the articles. When the pages are ready, another computer may
control the printing.
(9).............can no be double about it, producing a newspaper is an entirely different (10)..........................
1. A.before B.after C.ago D.yet
2. A.a B.some C.an D.over
3. A.to B.by C.through D.with
4. A.hardly B.mostly C.partly D.very
5. A.They B.Which C.This D.All
6. A.swiched B.started C.stopped D.moved
7. A.gives B.occurs C.goes D.happens
8. A.computer B.editor C.typist D.printer
9. A.It B.There C.You D.We
10. A.skill B.work C.business D.management
VI. Complete the passage with ONE suitable word in each space :
The first Olympic Games were in Greece in 776 BC. (1)_________ was only one event.
People ran a race the length of the (2)_________. The Games (3)_____________one day.
Slowly people added more (4)_________________. The Games were only for
(5)_____________. And women could not even watch them. Only Greeks (6)__________. They came
(7)______all parts of the Greek world. The time of the Games was a time of peace, and the government
(8)_________everyone travel safely. Kings competed (9)_________ common people. The winners
became (10)____heroes.
VII.Read the passage and choose the best answer A-B-C or B for each the question.
A recent investigation by scientists at the US Geological Survey shows that strange animal behavior
might help predict future earthquake.
Investigators found such occurrences in a ten-kilometer radius of the centre of a fairly recent quake.
Some birds screeched and flew about wildly. Dogs yelped and ran uncontrollably.

Scientists believe that animals can perceive these environmental changes as early as several days
before the disaster.
In 1976 after observing animal behavior, the Chinese were able to predict a terrible quake. Although
hundreds of thousands of people were killed, the government was able to evacuate millions of people and
thus keep the death toll at a lower rate.
1. What prediction may be made by observing animal behavior ?
A. the number of people who will die.
B. environmental changes.
C. a coming earthquake.
D. the ten-kilometer radius of an earthquake.
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2. Why can animals perceive these changes when humans can not ?
A. Animals are more intelligent than humans.
B. Humans don’t know where to look.
C. By running around, they can feel the vibrations.
D. Animals have certain instincts that humans don’t possess.
3. If scientists can accurately predict earthquakes, there will be ..........
A. a lower death rate.
B. fewer animals going crazy.
C. fewer people evacuated.
D. fewer environmental changes.
4. Which of the following statements is not true ?
A. Some animals may be able to sense an approaching earthquake.
B. All birds and dogs in the ten-kilometer radius of an earthquake center become wild before the
quake.
C. The Chinese have successfully predict an earthquake and saved many lives.
D. By observing animal behavior scientists perhaps can predict earthquake.
5. In the passage, the word “evacuate” most means ..............
A. save B. exile C. destroy D. remove
IIX. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:

Rewrite the sentences so that they mean almost the same as those printed before them:
1. John only understood very little of what the teacher said.
John could hardly_______________________________________________?
2. I haven’t seen them for a long time.
It’s ______________________________________________________________
3. No one took the victim to the hospital so I am surprised.
I am _______________________________________________________
4. Why don’t you ask her yourself ?
I suggest _________________________________________________________
5. We left quietly so that we wouldn’t disturb the children.
So as_____________________________________________________________
6. What a pity I don’t have a laptop.
I wish ___________________________________________________________
7. You shouldn’t touch that switch.
If I ______________________________________________________________
8. He could not afford to buy the car.
The car____________________________________________________________
9. People say football is the best game to play.
Football __________________________________________________________
10. Hoa is good- looking and well-behaved.
Not only__________________________________________________
IX. Write a passage of 80-100 words to talk about the subject you like best in school.
……………………………………….THE END……………………………………
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC –ĐÀO TẠO VĨNH YÊN
TRƯỜNG THCS ĐỊNH TRUNG
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI KSCL HSG TA 9
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
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Năm học : 2010-2011
I. PRONUNCIATION (0,5 đ) : 0,1 đ/câu

. 1. C. pear
2. D. sword
3. C. challenging
4. A. ploughs
5. B. wicked
II. MULTIPLE CHOICE (2 điểm) : 0,1 đ/câu
1. B. reused 11. B. looking
2. D. when 12. C. How long
3. A. if 13. A. have it cut
4. C. much taller 14. C. would rather
5. D. good 15. B. were
6. B. eats 16. D. so bad a singer
7. A. them all 17. C. wouldn’t do
8. C. will you 18. C. It’s OK
9. D. have been waiting 19. D. was the first bridge built
10. D. neither is he 20. B. Would you mind
III. WORD FORM (1đ) : 0,2 đ/ câu
1.informative 3. unsuitable 5. useful
2.unpolluted 4. medical
IV. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (1đ) : 0, 1 đ/ câu
1. C (to help) 6. A (said)
2. A (be kept) 7. C (plant)
3. D (of) 8. A (over)
4. B (forgetting) 9. A (repeatedly)
5. C (visiting) 10. C (from)
V. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (1đ) : 0,1 đ/ câu
1.C 2.D 3.A 4.D 5.C
6.B 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.D
VI. OPEN CLOZE TEST (1đ)
1. There 6. competed

2. stadium 7. from
3. lasted 8. let
4. events 9. with
5. men 10. National
VII. Reading (1đ) : 0,2 đ/ câu
Read this passage carefully and then choose the best answers to the questions below by circling the
corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.
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