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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Phòng giáo dục và đào tạo. Trêng THCS Kh¸nh Yªn đề chính thức. kú thi chän häc sinh giái cÊp trêng. N¨m häc 2011- 2012 Líp: 9 THCS §Ò thi m«n: TiÕng Anh (Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề.). Hä vµ tªn thÝ sinh: ………………….. Líp:……… Sinh: Ngµy……th¸ng……n¨m……. - Thí sinh làm trực tiếp vào đề.. Section I: Phonetics- vocabulary- grammar. Question I: Choose one word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others. (1.5ps) 1. A. potatoes B. lazy C. comfortable D. cake 2. A .reason B. forest C. visit D. resort 3. A. live B. kill C. alive D. silk 4. A. though B. thought C. through D. three 5. A. five B. fight C. ring D. ride 6. A. sugar B. seat C. say D. sand Question II: Circle A, B, C, or D to choose the word which is the best to fill in each of blank (3.25ps) 1. The teacher said that we ………............... harder on our pronunciatinon. A. work B. working C. should work D. have worked 2. The train couldn’t run fast …………………….. snow. A. so B. if C. because of D. because 3. Don’t let children ……………………….. in the kitchen. A. play B. playing C. to play D. played 4. She has ……………………… provided a picnic lunch for us. A. kind B. unkind C. kindly D. kindness 5. Nam wanted to know if I…………………..other languages. A. spoke B. could speak C. can speak D. speak 6. He thinks that ………………….. on the Internet is a waste of time. A. to chat B. chat C. chatting D. chatter 7. I am tall, ………………….. I ? A. are B. am not C. aren’t D. isn’t 8. Do you have an ……………………… trip ? A. excited B. excite C. excitedly D. exciting 9. He gets used to…………………………..on the left. A. drive B. driving C. drove D. driven 10. She has a friend …………… is the manager of this company. A. who B. whom C. which D. whose 11. There…………... no sounds on the moon. A. was B. were C. is D. are 12. I will be ……….. if she manages to sell that motorbike at a high price. A. surprising B. surprised C. to surprise D. surprise 13. Do you know the man ………….. next to my house. A. to live B. living C. lives D. is living 14. This movie………………….on TV several times. A. was shown B. showed C. has shown D. has been shown 15. I really don’t mind …………….. the house work. A. to do B. do C. doing D. did.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> Question III: Write the correct from of the word ( in bracket ) to complete the sentences. (1.5ps) 1. This is a party for ……………………… not for adults. ( TEEN) 2. The were a lot of kids in my …………... ….when I was growing up. ( NEIGHBOR) 3. Go on finishing the dessert. It needs ………………up because it won’t stay fresh until tomorrow. (EAT) 4. The country is very …………………….. so traveling by road is difficult. (MOUNTAIN) 5. Our …………………. from London to Sydney took 24 hours. ( FLY ) 6. There were over fifty …………………… in the orchestra. ( MUSIC) Question IV: Using the correct form of the verbs in bracket to complete the sentences. (1.5ps) 1. I wish that I (know) …(1)… how to mend this shirt. 2. He had a bad fall while he ( repair ) ... (2)... his roof. 3. Her brother ( talk) ...(3)… to his pen pal on the phone at the moment. They ( not contact ) ...(4)...to each other for a long time. 4. Up to now, our teacher ( give ) …(5)... us five tests. 5. Birds (build)…..(6)… their nests in the summer. 1………………… 4……………….. 2………………… 5……………….. 3………………… 6……………….. Question V: Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided.(0.75p) 1. If Lan won’t come soon, she might be late for the exam. 1/____________ 2. My brother didn’t wear that uniform since he left school. 2/____________ 3. I suggested that you writing to them to accept their offer. 3/____________ Section II: Reading Question I: Circle the word below that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage.(2.5ps). Dorchester, September 13th At six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its (1) ……….. and flooded a wide area. By nine o’clock the floods had reached the town of Dorchester. The main street was soon (2) ……… three feet of water. Fire engines arrived quickly to pump away the water, but the heavy rain made their job very (3) ……….. Mrs. Rose Willow, a (4)……….. nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs (5)………. three hours. Finally, firemen were able to rescure her with ladders and a small (6)............ “ My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time” said Mrs. Willow. “ She (7)………. me a lot. She sat with me so I didn’t feel afraid.” The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather of forecast is good, (8)……… the floods have done a great deal of damage. “ Luckily, nobody was (9)……….. or injured” Chief Fire Office Hawkins (10) ……… reporters, “ but it will take a long time to clear up the mess.” 1. A. shop 2. A. over 3. A. easy 4. A. girl 5. A. for 6. A. ship. B. hotels B. under B. difficult B. man B. during B. boat.. C. banks C. through C. quick C. lady C. while C. car. D. markets D. between D. clean D. child D. through D. bicycle.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> 7. A. worried 8. A. but 9. A. burnt 10. A. said. B. frightened B. also B. cut B. asked. C. bored C. therefore C. scatched C. told. D. helped D. so D. drowned D. spoke. Question II: Fill in each blank with one suitable word. (3ps) The world's first computer was made at the University of Pennsylvania …(1)… 1946 although computer like machines were built in the 19 th century. …(2)…were sold commercially for the first time in the 1950s, and a lot of progress has been made …(3) … then. Computers now are much smaller …(4)… more powerful and they can be bought much more cheaply. Computer are …(5)…in many fields: business, science, medicine, education and so on. …(6)…can be used to forecast the weather or to control robots which made cars. A lot of difficult calculations …(7)…be done very quickly on a computers . Great numbers of home computers have been sold …(8)…. People know more about computers …(9)… they used to. Computer help us much in our work and they are playing …(10)… big part in our lives. Many …(11)…believe we can look forward to the day when even our household jobs like cleaning, ironing, decorating will be …(12)… by computer - controlled robots. Your answer: 1. ………………………………………7………………………………………… 2. ………………………………………8………………………………………… 3. ………………………………………9………………………………………… 4. ………………………………………10……………………………………… 5. ………………………………………11……………………………………… 6. ………………………………………12……………………………………… Section III: Writing Question I: Finish each of the following incompleted sentence so that it has the same meaning as the one printed before it. (3.5ps) 1. “ You’d better not spend any more time in the sun, Kate”. Said Annie Annie advised………………………………………………………………………… 2. They have sold that old house at the end of the road. That old house……………………………………………………………………….. 3. You will have bad marks if you don’t learn hard. Unless……………………………………………………………………………….. 4. It’s a pity your close friend isn’t at this wedding. I wish…………………………………………………………………………………. 5. Does your brother use the internet everyday? Your brother…………………………………………………………………………? 6. Mina last wrote to his penpal five months ago. Mina hasn’t…………………………………………………………………………. 7. Tim will be eighteen next week. It’s ………………………………………………………………………………… Question II: Use the words cue to write the sentences. (2.5ps) 1. She/ so busy/ not come/ party/ last week. ………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Their new house/ build/ next month. ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. Floor/ not strong/ us/ dance. ………………………………………………………………………………………….

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> 4. You/ not want/ sell/ house/ you? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. I/ look forward/ hear/ you. ………………………………………………………………………………………… - The end -. Phòng giáo dục và đào tạo. Trêng THCS Kh¸nh Yªn. kú thi chän häc sinh giái cÊp trêng. N¨m häc 2011- 2012 Líp: 9 THCS Híng dÉn chÊm m«n: TiÕng Anh (Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề.). Tæng ®iÓm toµn bµi: 20 ®iÓm Section I: Phonetics- vocabulary- grammar. Question I: (1.5 points- 0.25 for each right answer) 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. A Question II: (3.25 points- 0.25 for each right answer) 1. C 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. A 11. D 12. B 13. B 14. D 15. C Question III: (1.5 points- 0.25 for each right answer) 1. teenagers 2. neighborhood 3. eating 4. mountainous 5. flight 6. musicians Question IV: (1.5 points- 0.25 for each right answer) 1. knew 2. was repairing 3. is talking 4. haven’t contacted 5. has given 6. build Question V: (0.75 point- 0.25 for each right answer) 1. won’t -> doesn’t 2. didn’t wear -> hasn’t worn 3. writing -> should write/ write Section II: Reading Question I: (2.5 points - 0.25 for each right answer) 1. C 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. C Question II: (3points - 0.25 for each right answer) 1. in 4. and 7. can 10. a 2. computers 5. used 8. recently 11. people 3. since 6. they 9. than 12. done Section III: Writing Question I: (3.5 points - 0.5 for each right answer) 1. Annie advised Kate not to spend any more time in the sun. 2. That old house at the end of the road has been sold. 3. Unless you learn hard, you will have bad marks. 4. I wish your close friend were at this wedding. 5. Your brother uses the internet everyday, doesn’t he? 6. It’s Tim’s eighteenth birthday next week. Question II: (2.5 points - 0.5 for each right answer) 1. She was so busy that she couldn’t/ didn’t come to the party last week. 2. Their new house will be built next month. 3. The floor is not strong enough for us to dance on. 4. You don’t want to sell the house, do you?.

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