Tài liệu HSG huyện anh 29

Phßng GD & §T TPTN §Ò thi chän häc sinh giái cÊp trêng
Trêng THCS NguyÔn du M«n : TiÕng Anh líp 9.
N¨m häc : 2009 2010.–
Thêi gian : 90 phót ( Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò)
Hä vµ Tªn : . ……………………………………… §iÓm : ……………………………
I- Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
01. A. could B. shoe C. cook D. took.
02. A. orator B. horse C. claw D. talk.
03. A. look B. who C. foot D. would
04. A. wear B. hair C. where D. here
05. A. woke B. show C. whose D. toast
06. A. frown B. tow C. flow D. grow
07. A. sand B. land C. band D. husband
08. A. donkey B. monkey C. obey D. hockey
09. A. hut B. cut C. put D. shut
10. A. shower B. powder C. show D. power.
II- Give the correct form of the verbs.
- I (11. phone) you as soon as I arrive home.
- You ever (12.try) Indian food?
- A young boy who (13.fall) down a deep gully (14.save) by the action of his pet dog. The boy
(15.bushwalk) with his pet dog in the late afternoon when he suddenly (16.fall) into the gully. The
dog’s barking (17.alert) nearby picnickers who could raise the alarm. A few hours later, the boy
(18.lift) to safety by a rescue helicopter. That evening, the dog (19.reward) with an extra juicy
bone.
- I wish I (20.not tell) him about that when I met him.
11 . . 12 ……………… ………………… 13 ………………… 14…………………
15. .. 16 ……………… ………………… 17 . ………………… 18…………………
19 ... 20…………… … …………………
III- Fiil in each numbered blank ONE suitable word.
When I was sixteen, I (21) .. school and went to work in a butcher’s shop. The manager…
was a young man, only a (22) . years older (23) ..me, and he was very ambitious. Also, he was… …

a (24) ..bit dishonest. When customers asked (25) . best steak, he would sell them poor quality… …
beef. He used to do this to young housewives, who if the meat (26) .tough, blamed (27) for not… …
cooking it properly. Sometimes, he did not give the (28) . change and the customer did not…
notice. One day, (29) before Christmas, we decided to close early because we (30) .sold all…… …
our meat, except for one small turkey. As I was (31) to lock the door, a woman rushed in and……
said that she really had (32) .have a ten-pound turkey. The manager tried to sell her the (33)… …
one we had left. “It’s too small”, she said. The manager said he (34) .get another one and went…
to the back of the shop with the turkey. I knew we did not have (35) .more, so I followed him to…
see (36) ..he was going to do. He pulled and stretched the turkey to (37) . it look bigger and… …
then went back (38) ..said, “Here (39) .are, madam.Here is a bigger one”. “Yes”, she said “… …
but not (40) .bigger. I’ll take both of them”.…
21. 22 .. ……………… ……………… 23 .. ……………… 24 .………………
25 .. 26 .. ……………… ……………… 27 .. ……………… 28 .………………
29 .. 30 .. ……………… ……………… 31 .. ……………… 32 .………………
33 .. 34 .. ……………… ……………… 35 .. ……………… 36 .………………
37 .. 38 .. ……………… ……………… 39 .. ……………… 40 .………………
IV- Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given.
41. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you.
-- If .………………………………………………………………………………………………
42. Peter didn’t begin to read until he was eight.
-- It wasn t’ ..………………………………………………………………………………………
43. Mackenzie wrote four best sellers before he was twenty.
-- By the age of twenty……………………………………………………………………………
44. He is such a slow speaker that his students get very bored.
-- He speaks………………………………………………………………………………………
45. The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic.
-- We were ..………………………………………………………………………………………
46. They never made us do anything we didn’t want to do.
-- We………………………………………………………………………………………………
V - Choose the best answer.

47. Cut the cake into six .. pieces.…
a. same b. like c. alike d. equal.
48. My car is almost ten years old, but it cost me a . at the time I bought it.…………
a. luck b. fortune c. treasure d. deposit
49. I have so many routines that sometimes I feel . I'm an automatic robot.………
a. as if b. even if c. like d. even though
50. I suggest that our family try to on expenses.…
a. cut b. drop c. reduce d. cut down
51. I can't go .. - shopping without buying anything.…
a. door b. window c. store d. market
52. These days women are not expected to stay at home their mother did in the past.…
a. as b. like c. as if d. even if
53. Both are informative articles, but this one is ………
a. best b. the best c. most d. better.
54. Can you deliver this letter . hand?…
a. by b. with c. in d. to
55. We must . our pounds for dollars before going to New York.…
a. change b. convert c. turn d. exchange
56. It was clear that the young couple were of taking charge of the restaurant.……
a. able b. reliable c. capable d. responsible.
VI - Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
57. He was ..when he did the test badly. (HOPE)……………
58. I am sorry about my , but I hate being kept waiting. (PATIENCE)……………
59. Are there any ..river left in the world? (POLLUTE).…………
60. It is difficult to give a speech without (PREPARE).……………
61. We started our trip on a beautiful ..morning. (SUN).………
62. I’ll always remember that journey. It was an experience. (FORGET).………
63. Sam works as a ..in an office in the town centre. (TELEPHONE).……
64. These birds have a .ability to find their way home again. (NATURE).………
65. Playing tennis is one of his favourite (ACT).…………

57. . ……………… 58. ………………… 59. .. 60 .……………… ………………
61. . ……………… 62. ………………… 63 ... 64 .……………… ………………
65. . ………………
VII- Read the passage then choose the best answer.
The first few days after getting home from college were okay but then I began to feel rather
bored and lonely. My parents were busy working and most of my friends were either away on
holiday or else had holiday jobs. I had tried to get a job myself but without success. I was
beginning to wish I had not come home when I saw an advertisement for holiday courses in the
local newspaper.
For a small fee you could try lots of different activities organized by the town’s youth club.
Each activity lasted half a day. I had not expected the courses to be very interesting but they were
excellent. I also met new people as many of the tourists staying in the town joined in. You could
do things like painting, acting, play-writing or computing. I met some students from Bulgaria who
invited me to visit their country next year. You can imagine how excited I am; in fact it was one
of the best summer holidays I have ever had!
66. What is the writer trying to do in the passage?
a. to describe a holiday in the country c. to describe her new holiday home
b. to explain how she spent a holiday d. to explain why she couldn’t go on holiday
67. Why would somebody read the passage?
a. to find out about holiday courses c. to make contact with Bulgarian students
b. to discover the writer’s news d. to read about the advertisements
68. How did the writer feel when she arrived home?
a. She was pleased to have time to herself c. She was delighted to see her friends
b. She felt nervous about being alone d. She almost regretted coming back
69. Why is the write looking forward to next year?
a. There will be new holiday courses c. She is planning to go Bulgaria
b. She has found a holiday job d. Her friends will visit her
70. Which of these advertisements did the writer see?
a. A week’s free course on an activity of your own choice. Open to visitors and residents alike.
Name your course and you can spend a week enjoying yourself.

b. Join a holiday course! We are offering half-day courses in a variety of water sports. During the
summer holiday period all courses are half price.
c. Throughout the summer holiday we are offering cheaper entry to the town’s sports and leisure
facilities. Special low prices for tourists. Don’t miss this opportunity!
d. We welcome everyone to join in our holiday programme. A wide range of sports and activities
is available on a morning or afternoon timetable.
Total mark : 70 : 7 = 10.
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Phßng GD & §T TPTN
§¸p ¸n ®Ò thi chän häc sinh giái cÊp trêng
M«n : TiÕng Anh 9.
N¨m häc : 2009 -2010.
I- Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
01. B. shoe
02. A. orator
03. B. who
04. D. here
05. C. whose
06. A. frown
07. D. husband
08. C. obey
09. C. put
10. C. show
II- Give the correct form of the verbs.
11 . will phone 12 . Have .tried 13 . fell …… 14. was saved
15. was bushwalking 16. fell 17. alerted 18. was lifted
19. was awarded 20. hadn’t told
III- Fiil in each numbered blank ONE suitable word.
21. left / finished 22. few 23. than 24. little
25. for 26. was 27. themselves 28. right / correct

29. just 30. had 31. going / about 32. to
33. only 34. would 35. any 36. what
37. make 38. and 39. you 40. much
IV- Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given.
41. -- If I had known you were coming, I would have waited for you.
42. -- It wasn t’ until Peter was eight that he began to read
43. -- By the age of twenty Mackenzie had written four best sellers.
44. -- He speaks so slowly that his students get very bored.
45. -- We were unable to have our picnic because of the heavy rain.
46. -- We were never made to do anything we didn’t want to do.
V - Choose the best answer.
47. d. equal.
48. b. fortune
49. a. as if
50. d. cut down
51. b. window
52. a. as
53. d. better.
54. a. by
55. d. exchange
56. c. capable
VI - Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
57. hopeless 58. impatience 59.unpolluted 60 .preparation
61. sunny 62. unforgetable 63. telephonist 64. natural
65. activities
VII- Read the passage then choose the best answer.
66. b. to explain how she spent a holiday
67. b. to discover the writer’s news
68.d. She almost regretted coming back
69.c. She is planning to go Bulgaria

70. d. We welcome everyone to join in our holiday programme. A wide range of sports and
activities is available on a morning or afternoon timetable.
Total mark : 70 : 7 = 10.
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Phßng GD & §T TPTN §Ò thi gi¸o viªn d¹y giái cÊp trêng
Trêng THCS Nha trang M«n : TiÕng Anh .
N¨m häc : 2009 2010.–
Thêi gian : 90 phót ( Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò)
Hä vµ Tªn : . ……………………………………… §iÓm : ……………………………
I- Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
01 . a. hear b. clear c. bear d. ear
02. a. noon b. tool c. blood d. spoon
03. a. with b. library c. will d. if
04. a. comfort b. hobby c. knowledge d. popular
05. a. enough b. rough c. laugh d. though
06. a. not b. nobody c. wrote d. spoken
07. a. sound b. amount c. country d. noun
08. a. thin b. than c. they d. there.
09. a. fond b. off c. follow d. honey
10. a. could b. shoe c. cook d. took.
II- Give the correct form of the verbs.
Peter (11.work) for a construction company. He (12.work) for this company for nearly 5
years. They build roads, bridges and things like that. At the moment his company (13.produce) a
plan for a new motorway. He usually (14.work) in the road department, but this month he
(15.work) in the department that builds bridges. So his working day is different just now. He
normally (16.spend) a lot of time outdoors because he (17.have) to go to the construction sites, but
with his new project he (18.spend) a lot of time in the workshop. Now he (19.test) a model of one
of the new bridges. He (20. enjoy) it a lot because he has learned a lot of new things.
11. ……………… 12. 13. .. 14 .………………… ……………… ………………
15. ……………… 16. ………………… 17 ... 18 .……………… ………………

19. . 20. . ……………… …………………
III- Choose the best answer.
21. Lan is very in the water- fetching contest.……
a. interest b. interested c. interesting d. interests
22. They telephone the station to make .. of the time of the train.…
a. sure b. true c. real d. right
23. Many years ago, Christmas songs .. for people in towns and villages.…
a. performed b. were performed c. were performing d. have performed.
24. They invited .. dinner with them.…
a. us for having b. us to have c. that we have d. our having
25. He came home very late, so I asked him where been.……
a. he has b. has been c. he had d. had he
26. I am . to call the doctor. I just need to get some rest.…
a. too sick b. not sick enough c. sick enough d. so sick that
27. We'll go out as soon as it .. raining.…