Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn tiếng Anh 9

UBND huyện Bảo Thắng 
Phòng GD & ĐT Bảo Thắng 
 kì thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp huyện
Lớp: 9 THCS - Năm học: 2009 - 2010
Hội đồng coi thi: 	 Ngày thi: ......./ ......./ 2010
Họ và tên thí sinh: 	 Ngày, tháng, năm sinh: .. 
Trường: 	 Số báo danh: 
	Chữ ký của giám thị coi thi
	(Ký, ghi rõ họ tên)	 Số phách
Giám thị 1: 	
Giám thị 2: 	
(Đường dọc phách)
	 Số phách	
Điểm bài thi (Do giám khảo chấm thi ghi)
Bằng số: ..
Bằng chữ: .
 Giám khảo 1: ..
	 Giám khảo 2: ..
Đề chính thức
Đề thi HSG môn tiếng Anh 9
	Thời gian làm bài 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi có 5 trang)
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Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm.
Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi. 
Section I. Phonetics: (1pt) 
Question 1. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the rest. Circle your option (1pt) 
Ex: 0. A. my	B. city	C. sky	D. cry
Answers: 0. B. city 
1.	A. updated	B. needed 	C. cooked	D. wanted
2. 	A. deny	B. hobby	C. poetry	D. primary
3. 	A. comic	B. campus	C. income	D. access
4.	A. pool	B. flood	C. bamboo	D. school
Section II. Vocabulary - Grammar (7 pts)
Question 2. Give the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the sentences (2pts)
1. She (leave) (a) school last year. Since then she (work) (b).. as a waitress at a local pub.
(a) .	(b) 
2. Listen to those people! What language they (speak)...(c)..?
(c) 
3. It (not rain)..(d)much in our country in winter.
(d) .
4. Who (carry)..(e). our bag when we climb the mountains?
(e) 
5. When I (come) (f).. to see Mr. Long last night, he (read). (g). a newspaper.
(f) .	(g) 
6. Nothing (do)..(h).. since I moved here.
(h) 
Question 3. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete these sentences (3pts)
1. When ....................... a dictionary, you need to be able to understand the symbols
 and the abbreviations it contains.
A. having used 	B. use 	C. to use 	D. using
2. How can I know ...................... book is yours? They are so alike.
A. what 	B. which 	C. this 	D. the
3. If I ....................... you, I would take some rest before the game tomorrow.
A. am 	B. could be 	C. were 	D. would be
4. You have never been to Nha Trang, ....................?
A. have you 	B. haven't you 	C. you have 	D. you haven't
5. They arrived . Paris .. 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
A. at/at
B. in/at
C. on/of
D. on/in
6. This film is .. than the one we saw last week.
A. as good
B. gooder
C. more good
D. better
7. Nowadays, Vietnamese women wear Ao dai on special  . 
A. chances
B. opportunities
C. occasions
D. times
8. My aunt lives in Ho Chi Minh city. I wish I  her.
A. could visit
B. have visited
C. am visiting
D. visit
9. When she was young, she  do a lot of exercises.
A. wasn't used to
B. was used to
C. used to
D. was use to
10. I don't like playing games on the Internet.
A. I don't, either.
B. Neither do I.
C. I don't, neither.
D. Both A & B are correct.
11. It is difficult to .. a date which is convenient for everyone.
A. elect
B. arrange
C. organize
D. provide
12. My brother enjoys  to Michael Jackson's songs.
A. listening
B. listens
C. listen
D. to listen
Question 4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. (1pt)
1. They live in a . area in the north-east of the country.	(MOUNTAIN)
2. In , it's more convenient to wear casual clothes. 
(CONCLUDE)
3. The Internet has . developed in every field. (INCREASE)
4. My teacher  me to take this examination. (COURAGE)
Question 5. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake (A, B, C or D) and correct it. (1pt)
Ex: 0. What do you often do at your free time? Answer: 0: C. at -> in
	 A B	 C	 D	 
1. The sun rises in the East and set in the West. 	 1 .
	A B C D	.
2. She lives in Rome when she was a little girl. 2 .
 	 A B C D	.
3. Are you interested on the film we saw last night? 	 3 .
	 A B 	 C D	.
4. Since I arrived, I have been learning many about farm life	 4 .
 A	B	 C	 D	.
Section III. Reading: (6pts)	
Question 6. Read the passage below and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for each space. Circle your option (2,5pts)
 Environmental pollution is a term that (1)______ to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air with (2)______ gases and smoke, (3)_____ the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the (4)_____ with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings (5)_____ various other ways. For example, people ruin natural beauty by (6)_____ junk and litter on the land and in the water.
 Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the (7)_____ of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (8)_____ death. Polluted water kills fish and other (9)_____ life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s (10)_____ beautiful world.
 1. A. means
B. refers
C. provides 
D. reduces
 2. A. thick 
B. natural
C. exhaust
D. influent
 3. A. purifies 
B. pumps
C. sprays
D. poisons
4. A. soil 
B. forests
C. streets 
D. beaches
 5. A. on
B. in 
C. by
D. with
 6. A. spoiling
B. leaving
C. scattering
D. gathering
 7. A. survival 
B. environment
C. development
D. growth
 8. A. so
B. ever
C. too
D. even
 9. A. animal
B. marine
C. human
D. plant
10. A. nature 
B. natural
C. naturally
D. natured
Question 7. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the passage. Write your answers in the spaces provided in the passage (2,5pts)
The country is (1) ........................ beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country (2) ............................ the summer holiday though they can't live (3) .............................. all the year round. Some have cottage built in a village (4) ..................... that they can go there whenever they (5) ............................. find the time.
 	English villages are not alike, but (6) ........................ some ways they are not very different from (7) ................................ other. Almost every village (8) ........... a church, the round or square tower of which can (9) ..................... seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, (10) ........................ people are buried.
Question 8. Read the paragraph then answer the questions. (1pt) 
	Michael Faraday, the great English physicist, was born in 1791 in London. His family was very poor and he didn't learn much. When he was fourteen, he worked in a bookshop where he had a good chance to read books. He used to go to some talks about science. One day Michael went to talk by Humphry Davy, England's greatest scientist of the time. He liked Davy's talk very much and a few months later he became Davy's laboratory assistant. Like Davy, he became interested in electricity which could be made by a machine. He died in 1867.
1. When was Michael Faraday born?
.......................................................................................................................................2. What did he do when he was fourteen?
.......................................................................................................................................3. Who became Davy's laboratory assistant a few months later?
......................................................................................................................................
4. How could electricity be made?
......................................................................................................................................
Section IV. Writing: (6pts)	
Question 9. Read the first sentence, and then complete the second sentence with the same meaning. (2pts)
1. She can't have more children because of her age.
=> She is too ................................................................................................................
2. I will call the police if you don't leave me alone.
 => Unless ...................................................................................................................
3. He could not afford to buy the car.
 => The car ..................................................................................................................
4. Lan is a better cook than Hoa.
=> Hoa can't 	
5. Minh began to collect stamps in 2000
=> Minh has 	
6. "You'd better not lend that man any more money, Mary" said John.
=> John advised 	
7. It's a pity. I can't play chess.
=> I wish 	
8. People can find a cure for cancer in the near future.
=> A cure for cancer 	
Question 10. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given word. (2pts)
1. His parents made him study hard for the exam. (was)
2. "Are you leaving for Hanoi tomorrow morning?" he said to me (whether)
3. Let's attend the Brighton Language Center. (don't)
4. Ba is too young to get married. (enough)
Question 11. Complete each sentence of the following letter (2pts)
Dear Mary, 
1. It/ be/ long time/ since/ I / last hear / you.
2. you/ like/ come/ stay/ me/ cottage/ countryside?
3. You/ your family/ welcome/ if/ want/ visit/ us.
4. What about/ come/ the end/ next month?
5. Write/ let/ me/ know/ if/ come.
Yours, 
Linh
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