Tài liệu Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Anh văn năm 20009-2010 lớp 9 pptx

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC BÙ GIA MẬP
TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 THCS CẤP TRƯỜNG
Năm học 2009-2010
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh lớp 9
Thời gian: 120 phút . (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề này có 06 trang
(Thí sinh làm bài trên tờ đề thi)
Họ và tên thí sinh___________________________
Lớp_________
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từ điển. Thí sinh làm bài ngay vào tập đề thi này.
A. PHONETICS
I: Choose a word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest of the group ( 5 pts )
1. A. needed B. worked C. stopped D. booked
2. A. thick B. thorough C. healthy D. weather
3. A. hour B. honor C. host D. honest
4. A. publish B. popular C. documentary D. refuse
5. A. invite B. river C. shrine D. primary
II. Choose the words that has different stress from the others ( 5 pts )
6. A. climate B. design C. region D. comic
7. A. entertainment B. information C. education D. television
8. A. recycle B. potato C. collection D. dangerous
9. A. picnic B. fishing C. arrive D. movie
10. A. public B. occasion C. player D. problem
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
III. Choose the word or phrase best complete each sentence ( 35 pts):
11. In Malaysia, _________ is free.
A. educate B. educational C. education D. educationally
12. I wish Mary _________harder for her examination.
A. will work B. works C. worked D. has worked

13. It’s very kind _________ you to say so !
A. of B. in C. to D. with
14. It is necessary that children_____ of their old parents.
A. to take care B. takes care C. took care D. take care
15. Sally turned in her report, _____?
A. had she B. did she C. hadn't see D. didn’t she
16. I enjoy_______ alone.
A. be B. being C. to be D. to have been
17. The nurse suggested_______ two aspirins.
A. taking B. being taken C. to take D. to be taken
18. It's no good_______ video games.
A. play B. to have played C. to play D. playing
19. Hurry up, there’s _________ time left
A. a little B. a few C. little D. few
20. For lunch, you may have _________ fish or chicken.
A. both B. neither C. not only D. either
21. I am late , _________?
A. aren’t I B. aren’t we C. we aren’t D. aren’t you
22. If we had known your new address, we ________ to see you.
A. came B. will come C. would come D. would have come
23. He looked forward to ________ his first pay packet.
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A. receive B. have received C. be receiving D. receiving
24. “Let’s go dancing, _________?” – “Yes, let’s.”
A. won’t we B. don’t we C. do we D. shall we
25. The United States has a _________ of around 250 million
A. population B. introduction C. separation D. addition
26. We are really _________ by the beauty of Hue
A. impression B. impress C. impreessive D. impressed

27. Maths and Literature are subjects in high school.
A. optional B. adding C. religious D. compulsory.
28. He often goes to the to pray because his religion is Islam.
A. temple B. mosque C. church D. pagoda
29. This guide book is full useful information.
A. in B. of C. off D. to
30. He has gone to China last week.
A. for B. since C, X D. in
31. She went out saying a word.
A. to B. with C. without D. between
32. What do you often do the weekends ?
A. on B. in C. since D. to
33. A lot of come to Van Mieu every day.
A. visiter B. visiters C. visitor D. visitors.
34. Hanoi is not from Kuala Lumpur.
A. differ B. difference C. different D. differently
35. The language in Malaysia is Bahasa Malaysia.
A. nationality B. national C. nation D. nationally
36. Mary got quickly and went to her club.
A. dressed B. dresses C. dress D. dressing
37. Nguyen Du is considered a famous Vietnamese
A. poetry B. poet C. poetic D. poem
38. Millions of Christmas cards last month.
A. are sent B. were sent C. sent D. send
39. It’s dangerous in this river.
A. to swim B. swam C. swimming D. swim
40. Marie Curie the nobel prize for Physics in 1903.
A. was awarded B. award C. has awarded D. awarded
41. In the 18
th

century, Jean cloth was made from cotton.
A. complete B. completely C. completion D. completed
42. Minh suggested …… to the library.
A. go B. to go C. went D. going
43. Let’s go to the beach this weekend, ………… ?
A shall we B. do we C. don’t we D. will we
44. Neither I nor he seeing horror films.
A. enjoys B. enjoy C. enjoying D. to enjoy
45. John, as well as I, ______ a student.
A. are B. were C. is D. has been
46. Physics______ my favourite subject.
A. are B. is C. was D. have been
47. It was an day.
A. enjoy B. enjoyable C. enjoyment D. enjoying
48. They penpal for over two years
A. was B. were C. will be D. have been
49. They correspond least once every two weeks
A. at B. in C. on D. for
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50. Malaysia is divided two regions
A. into B. out to C. on D. for
51. Vietnamese people are very and hospitable
A. friend B. friendly C. friendless D. friendship
52. Nobody does this , ?
A. do they B. does it C. doesn’t he D. don’t they
53. Would you mind if I the door ?
A. open B. opening C. opened D. have opened
54. Will you join us on a ___________ trip to Vung Tau ?
A. two days B. two-days C. two-day D. day-two
55. When he was your age, he ________ walk 5 kilometres to school every morning.

A. use to B. used to C. be used to D. used
56. Their friendliness makes a deep __________ on tourists.
A. correspondences B. beauty C. recreation D. impression
57. She now regrets_______ it.
A. say B. having said C. to say D. to have said
58. My village lies near the ……………… of the mountain and by the river.
A.foot B.leg C.feet D.legs
59. We have many well ……………………teachers here.
A.qualified B.qualification C.quality D.qualify
60. The football match had to be called_________ because of the weather.
A. on B. out C. off D. by
61. Look at these two beautiful vases. Which one do you like ?
A. most B. better C. more than D. best
62. She never let you cook the meal, ?
A. didn’t she B. doesn’t she C. did she D. does she
63. My penpal and I have ______ once every month since 2004.
A. called B. read C. wrote D. corresponded
64. Designers of Vietanmese Ao dai have taken ______ from Vietnam’s ethnic monitory.
A. poetry B. inspiration C. material D. thinking
65. At the ______ to the village stands a big old banyan tree.
A. entrance B. enter C. fence D. hedge
66. That restaurant is ______ dirty that few people eat in it.
A. so B. such C. very D. too
67. How wide is this street? – ______ .
A. It’s 20 meters wide B. It’s wide 20 meters
C. It’s 20 meters in wide D. It’s in wide 20 meters
68. Remember ______ the door before going to bed.
A. locking B. to lock C. locked D. not locking
69. This is the first time I _____ this Shakespeare’s novel.
A. read B. have read C. reading D. to read

70. No one has ever asked me that question before.
In the passive voice, this should be read:
A. That question has ever been asked me by no one before.
B. That question has never been asked me before by any one.
C. I have not ever been asked that question before.
D. I have never been asked that question before.
71. She prefers ______
A. going for a swim to study B. going for a swim to studying
C. go for a swim to studying D. go for a swim to study
72. Let's go somewhere else. There's … noise in this room.
A. too many B. too much C. enough D. too
73. I don’t think he can the baby while his wife is out.
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A. look up B. look for C. look after D. look over
74. Tom said he me the following day.
A. phones B. would phone C. will phone D. phoned
75. We decided not to go camping because of the ………rain.
A. great B. strong C. heavy D. extra
76. Mary works at a supermarket. She ………. $ 5 an hour.
A. pays B. brings C. takes D. earns
77. A new air-conditioner will be
A. installed B. install C. installing D. to install
78. _____, the lion is a member of the cat family.
A. Like the tiger B.Alike the tiger C.Liking the tiger D. It is like the tiger
79. He
/
s not really interested in … on the farm.
A. to work B.work C.working D.worked.
80. Three thousand cars……… next year.
A. produced B. were produced C. will produce D.will be produced

IV. Give the correect tense or form of the verbs in brackets. ( 7.5 pts)
81. He talked as if he (know) _______________where she was.
82. Were I your age, I (do) ______________ differently.
83. My room _________________ (not clean) yet.
84. My father told me ___________________ (not stay) up too late.
85. When I met him , he__________________ (talk) to his friends in the bookstore.
86. I (work) ___________________ very hard lately.
87. My teacher was not at home when I arrived. She (just go) _________________out.
88. It is essential that he ______________(be) here on time
89. He intends __________________( help) his mother to clean the house tomorrow.
90. Mozart ______________( write) more than 500 pieces of music.
91. They suggested that we ______________(find) out the best solution for that trouble.
92. Your hair is long. Do you think that It’s time you ____________(have) it cut.
93. I remembered _____________(lock) the door last night before I went to bed
94. Stop _____________(talk) in class the teacher is coming.
95. She is used to ____________(drive) on the left now.
V. Each sentence has a mistake identify then correct it (10 pts)
96. The teacher asked Lan how she will use English in future. ……………………………….
A B C D
97. They didn’t see their grandfather for three years. ……………………………….
A B C D
98. Nam asked Mai what she can do to help her ……………………………….
A B C D
99. My brother-in-law hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he? ……………………………….
A B C D
100. If I was you, I would study harder. ……………………………….
A B C D
101. Three kilometers are long distance to walk ……………………………….
A B C D
102. I haven’t seen her since a long time ……………………………….

A B C D
103. They started to working in that factory in 2001 ……………………………….
A B C D
104. The child promised obeying his parents ……………………………….
A B C D
105. Would you mind to give me a hand? ……………………………….
A B C D
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C. READING
VI. Read the following passage below and choose one correct answer to each of the questions that follow.
( 10 pts)
You have probably never heard of Charles Burgess Fry but in the early years of last century, he was the
most famous man in England. He became (1) while still at the university, mainly (2) of his sporting
achievements. He was, at the same time, captain of the university football, cricket and athletics team and held the
world record for the long jump. He was (3) a popular sport journalist. He was so famous that letters
addressed to “Mr. Fry, Oxford” were delivered to him (4) any difficulty. His college, although it has a
quite different name, (5) known as “Fry’s College”.
Some people have criticized Fry’s sporting (6) . They point out that he lived at a time (7)
standards were quite low and (8) was much easier to do well in several sports. It is certainly true that
athletes at a time did not have the totally delicate approach of modern athletes. However, it is only fair to judge
him (9) the standards of his (10) time. There is no doubt that he had extra ordinary skills and an ability to
write about sport with style and intelligence.
1. A. rich B. well-known C. fame D. common
2.A. which B. that C. because D. thus
3. A. of B. also C. so D. too
4. A. without B. not C. with D. no
5. A. which B. what C. was D. be
6. A. famous B. achievements C. succeed D. expect
7. A. when B. which C. then D. that
8. A. it B. him C. men D. they

9. A. beneath B. out of C. to D. at
10. A. owe B. private C. single D. own
VIII. Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answer: (7.5 pts)
The search for alternative sources of energy has led in various directions. Many communities are burning
garbage and other biological waste products to produce electricity. Converting waste product to gases or oil is
also an efficient way to dispose of waste.
Experimental work is being done to derive synthetic fuels from coal, old shale and coal tars. But today,
that process has proved expensive. Other experiments are underway to harness power with giant windmills
Geothermal power, heat from the earth, is also being treated.
Some experts utility companies to revive hydroelectric power derived from steam and rivers. Fifty years
ago hydroelectric power provides one third of the electricity used in the United State, but today it supplies only
four percent. The oceans are another potential source of energy. Scientists are studying ways to covert the energy
of ocean currents, tides and waves to electricity. Experiments are also underway to make use to temperature
differences in ocean water to produce energy. Of ocean currents, tides and waves to electricity. Experiments are
also underway to make use to temperature differences in ocean water to produce energy.
1. Which is the best little for the passage?
A. The use of water products for energy B. The search for alternatives Sources of energy
C. efficient ways of disposing of waste D. new discoveries in Geothermal Power.
2. Fifty years ago one third of the electricity in the United State was provided by.
A. wind B. waste products
C. water D. oil
3. In the second paragraph, the phrase “synthetic fuels” could best be replaced by which of the following:
A. biological fuels B. low burning fuels
C. fast burning fuels D. artificially made fuels
4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an alternative source of energy?
A. burning of garbage B. geothermal power
C. synthetic fuels D. electricity
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5. According to author, the impracticability of using coal, oil shade and coal tars as sources of energy is due
to:

A. their being time consuming B. their being money consuming
C. the scarcity of sources D. the lack of technology.
D. WRITING
VIII. Choose the sentences that has the same meaning as the root ones( 5 pts)
1. They use cars and trucks to carry food to market.
A. Cars and trucks are used to carrying food to market. B. Cars and trucks are used to carry food to market.
C. Cars and trucks are use to carry food to market. D. Cars and trucks are used to carried food to market.
2. No one could help him.
A. He could be helped by no one. B. He couldn’t be helped by no one.
C. He couldn’t helped . D. He couldn’t be helped .
3. The flowers shouldn’t be cut in this garden.
A. You shouldn’t be cut the flowers in this garden.
B. The flowers shouldn’t cutting the flowers in this garden.
C. The flowers shouldn’t cut the flowers in this garden.
D. You shouldn’t cut the flowers in this garden.
4. I last saw her 10 years ago.
A. I haven’t seen her since 10 years. B. I didn’t see her for 10 years.
C. I haven’t seen her for 10 years. D. I didn’t seen her since 10 years.
5. My father started to give up smoking last year.
A. My father has give up smoking last year. B. My father started to give up smoking since last year.
C. My father has given up smoking since last year. D. My father gave up smoking since last year.
IX. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues( 15 pts)
1. Mary is more intelligent than her sister
 Her sister is
2. We had a man repair the roof yesterday
 We had
3. "Have you ever been to Paris ?" Mandy asked Peter
 Mandy asked
4. We started learning English in 1998
 We have

5. They let their children go to the movie theater every weekend
 Their children
6. She is too young to get married
 She isn’t ?
7. It was pity I didn’t go to the meeting last night
 I wished…….
8. The flight to Moscow lasted three and half hours.
 It took
9. People think that he is a spy
 He
10. The thieves forced all the bank officers to lie on the floor.
 The thieves made
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