Tài liệu Đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi Anh lớp 9 (Số 4) doc

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC BÙ GIA MẬP
TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO
ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO(4)
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 THCS CẤP TRƯỜNG
Năm học 2009-2010 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 90 phút . (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề này có 05 trang
(Thí sinh làm bài trên tờ đề thi)
Họ và tên_______________________________
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I: Choose a word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest of the group ( 5 pts )
1. A. depend B. enjoy C. separate D. return
2. A. nature B. national C. narrow D. channel
3. A. invite B. river C. shrine D. primary
4. A. problem B. love C. box D. hobby
5. A. arrived B. mentioned C. ended D. loved
II. Choose the words that has different stress from the others ( 5 pts )
1.A. complain B. favorite C. terrible D. famous
2.A. awful B. empty C. delicious D. lovely
3.A. climate B. design C. region D. comic
4.A. inspiration B. economic C. reputation D. dormitory
5.A. entertainment B. information C. education D. television
III. Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct form and tense (10 pts).
1. We (not receive) .............. any letter from him since he (leave) .............. four months ago.
2. I (see) ............... a car accident while I (wait) .................. for you on this corner yesterday.
3. Miss Lee often (write) .................... when she was on holiday.
4. Marie Curie (award)..................... the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903.
5. Is this the first time you (cook) ..................... pasta?
6. Hundreds of people (employ)................... by his company last year.
7. I (meet)..................... Jane this evening. Do you want me to pass your words?
8. Every time I print a document, the printer (break).................... down.

IV. Choose the word or phrase best complete each sentence (50 pts):
1. I wish you ........ us someday.
A. will visit B. visited C. would visit D. visit
2. He used to ........ full time, but now he is a part-time worker.
A. working B. worked C. works D. work
3. Let’s .......... somewhere for a drink!
A. do B. doing C. go D. going
4. I wish you .......... me with my work.
A. will help B. helped C. help D. would help
5. I wish you .................. it again.
A. don’t do B. won’t do C. didn’t do D. wouldn’t do
6. I can’t go to the park with you .......... it is raining.
A. so B. because C. and D. but
7. He wishes he ............ speak English well.
A. can B. could C. should D. will
8. It was an ........ day.
A. enjoy B. enjoyable C. enjoyment D. enjoying
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9. They walked ............ half an hour to reach the village.
A. in B. at C. to D. for
10. We will be there ........ 5.00 o’clock early ......... the morning.
A. on / in B. in / on C. at / in D. in / at
11. The telephone was .......... by Alexander G.Bell.
A. invent B. invented C. inventing D. inventor
12. I wish she ............ next exam.
A. can pass B. will pass C. could pass D. pass
13. I am very proud ........... my school.
A. from B. at C. of D. off
14. She did the test very well and I did ..............
A. even B. also C. too D. so

15. He worked very hard, .......... he passed the exam easily.
A. and B. so C. but D. because
16. On the ........ to the village, we saw a big hotel.
A. way B. entrance C. direction D. mountain
17. I knew her ................. I was a child.
A. since B. until C. while D. when
18. Hurry up, or you won’t .................. the last bus.
A. miss B. take C. catch D. go
19. He can swim and ......... can I .
A. to B. too C. so D. such
20. let’s wait .......... the rain stops.
A. before B. after C. until D. when
21. .......... this street, you will see my school on the left.
A. Reach B. Take C. Arrive D. Come
22. ............ does it take you to school ? About 15 minutes.
A. How often B. How long C. How far D. How much
23. He ......... this car since he ............... it.
A. hasn’t used / buys B. hasn’t used / bought
C. didn’t use / buy D. didn’t use / bought
24. She has just taken the exam ........... Maths.
A. for B. at C. on D. in
25. Now he doesn’t take the train as he ................
A. does B. is C. did D. used to
26. The stamp collection made him .......... famous in the country.
A. been B. being C. to be D. be
27. They .......... in that house for several months.
A. live B. are living C. lived D. have lived
28. It rains heavily, .............. I can’t go to the movie with you.
A. because B. and C. so D. but
29. My father ........... teaching in a small village 10 years ago.

A. is starting B. started C. starts D. has started
30. Minh wishes he ................... a new bike.
A. has B. would have C. had D. will have
31. The librarian told us not ______ reference books out of the library.
A. to take B. taking C. take D. took
32. When I came to visit her last night , she ______ a bath .
A. had B. was having C. were having D. is having
33. Nobody liked the film, ______ ?
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A. does he B. doesn’t he C. did they D. didn’t they
34.5oo kilometers ………………not far in Australia.
a.are B.is C.was D.were
35. Vietnamese language is different ___________ English language.
A. from B. to C. with D. for
36. Hoang likes _______ the piano in his freetime.
A. playing B. plays C. to playing D. play
37. London is _________ capital city in Europe.
A. the largestB. the larger C. largest D. large
38. Bao used to past the pagoda on her way to shool every schoolday six years ago.
a. walk b. walked c. walking d. to walk
39. Who look ………. your chilren when you are away from home.
a. for b. at c. after d. to
40. They wear ……….. whenever they are at school.
a. uniforms b. dresses c. clothes d. shirts
41. Whenever we meet, we stop ……………..
A. talking B. to talking C. to talk D. talk
42. Are your plans for this weekend still ………………..?
A. the same B. same C. like D. alike
43. …………. you run quickly, you are likely to be late.
A. If B. Unless C. Since C. However

44. You should spend more time …….. speaking English.
A. to practise B. practising C. to practising D. practise
45. Before he joined the army, Danny always went out at night. He never …… stay in.
A. would B. used to C. use to D. was used to
46. We always spend our summer holidays ………….
A. in the sea B. in the beach
C. at the country C. at the seaside
47. He says he enjoys job as a baker, but it has taken him over a year to …. to working at night.
A. be use B. get used C. used D. getting used
48. My brother refused ………… me $10.
A. lending B. lend C. to lend D. to lending
49. You should go and get ……….. rest before tonight’s performance.
A. lot of B. some C. many D. few
50. The new office block ……….. well with its surroundings.
A. blends in B. stands out C. shapes up D. sets off
V. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one (20 pts) :
1. Charlie said, "I'm thinking of going to live in Canada".
a. Charlie said that I was thinking of going to live in Canada.
b. Charlie said that I am thinking of going to live in Canada.
c. Charlie said that he was thinking of going to live in Canada.
d. Charlie said that he is thinking of going to live in Canada.
2. "Don’t shout", I said to Jim.
a. I told Jim don't shout b. I told to Jim not to shout
c. I told Jim not to shout d. I said to Jim don't shout.
3. "Don’t wait for me if I'm late", Ann said.
a. Ann said don't wait for her if she was late. b. Ann said not to wait for me if I was late.
c. Ann said not to wait for her if she was late. d. Ann said don't wait for me if I'm late.
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4. "I can see you later", he said.
a. He said he could see me later b. He said I can see you later

c. He said I can see you later b. He said he can see me later
5. "Are you willing to travel?" she asked.
a. She asked me am I willing to travel? b. She asked me if I am willing to travel
c. She asked me was I willing to travel? b. She asked me if I was willing to travel
6. "I must have slept through the alarm", she said.
a. She said she must have slept through the alarm b. She said I must have slept through the alarm
c. She said she left through the alarm d. She said she had to have slept through the alarm
7. "How long have you bee working at your present job?" she asked
a. She asked me how long I had been working at my present job.
b. She asked me how long had I been working at my present job.
c. She asked me how long I have been working at my present job.
d. She asked me how long have you been working at your present job.
8. "Where did you go?".
a. She asked me where I had gone. b. She asked me where did you go.
c. She asked me where did I go. d. She asked me where you had gone.
9. "How long have you been back?" he said.
a. He asked me how long had I been back? b. He asked me how long I had been back?
c. He asked me how long have you been back? d. He asked me how long you had been back?
10. "Why did you come back?" he asked.
a. He asked me why I had come back. b. He asked me why had I come back.
c. He asked me why did you come back. b. He asked me why you had come back.
VI/ Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space(10 points).
The Telephone
You may use the telephone everyday but how much do you know about it? The telephone was
(1) ..................... by Alexander Bell in 1876. Bell was born in Scotland in 1847. Later he went
(2) ..................... in the US. Alexander Bell was always interested (3) ..................... sound. He wanted to be
able to send sound through a wire. He had a workshop in his house and did many (4) ..................... there.
One day, while I was doing an experiment in his workshop. He was careless and spilt some burning liquid
onto his clothes. (5) ..................... into his telephone, Bell said: “Mr. Watson, I want you to come over here
immediately, please”. His (6) ....................., Watson, was in another room far away (7) ..................... the

workshop. However, he heard Bell clearly on his own telephone. Quickly he ran to Bell’s workshop. “Mr.
Bell, I heard every (8)..................... you said!”. Watson shouted (9) ...................... Bell had finally succeeded.
He had invented the first telephone. Later other (10) ..................... made better ones.
1. A. invent B. inventing C. invented D. to invent
2. A. to live B. living C. live D. lived
3. A. into B. to C. in D. by
4. A. examples B. samples C. work D. experiments
5. A. Talk B. Talking C. Talked D. To talk
6. A. worker B. helper C. assistantD. aider
7. A. from B. to C. by D. of
8. A. sound B. word C. phrase D. sentence
9. A. excited B. exciting C. excitedly D. excitingly
10. A. invent B. invention C. inventing D. inventors
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