PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN BÙ GIA MẬP TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO ĐỀ THI SỐ 18 ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG HUYỆN, TỈNH, THPT CHUYÊN LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC : 2010 – 2011 Khóa ngày : 13 / 03 / 2011 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề) (Thi sinh làm bài trên đề thi :đề thi có 6 trang) ============================================================================ I. Choose whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the same group 1. A. prayed B. divided C. arrived D. seemed 2. A. means B. rests C. drinks D. surfs 3. A. depend B. benefit C. invent D.enable 4. A. hobby B. hard C. hour D. hungry 5. A. reading B.speaking C. learning D. pleasing 6. A. movie B. possible C. college D. scholar 7. A. blanket B. relax C. travel D. admire 8. A. there B. healthy C. gather D. northern 9. A. special B. century C. city D. notice 10. A. humour B. student C. lunar D. useful II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others in the same group 11. A. language B. advice C. summer D. region 12. A. fashion B. pattern C. symbol D. design 13. A. currency B. capital C. religion D. seperate 14. A. assistant B. conference C. uniform D. waterfall 15. A. traditional B. material C. minority D. economic III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences. 16. I think we had better go to Australia _________English. A. and learned B. learning C. to learn D. speak 17. There is a river_________ across Nam’s village. A. flying B. flowing C. plowing D. lying 18. The unit of _________of the USA is dollar. A. money B. change C. bank- note D. currency 19. Flowers _________from Holland are very expensive A. imported B. imports C. import D. that imports 20. _________we go on picnic in the country this weekend? - Good idea. A. Let’s B. Shall C. How about D. Why not 21. Can you _________ me the difference between these two computers? A. say B. talk C. tell D. speak 22. Unluckily, they didn’t _________to the bus station in time to catch the first bus. A. get B. reach C. arrive D. leave 23. Would you like _________drink?- No, thanks. A. other B. another C. each other D. one another 24. - Andrew: What would you like for dinner? - Laura:____we’re both so tired, why don’t we order a pizza? A. Since B. Moreover C. However D. Although 25. When the headmaster ______ the room, all the pupils stood up. A. came B. arrived C. appeared D. entered 26. She asked me if I would like half an apple or ______. A. whole one B. the whole one C. a one whole D. a whole one 27. - Peter: Is our breakfast OK? - Mary: Yeah, mom is ______ it ready. A. doing B. getting C. cooking D. All are correct 28. All the boys are good at cooking, but ______ is as good as the girls. - 1 - A. either B. neither C. every D. none 29. Time is short, so the secretaries are typing the documents ______. A. with a pressure B. under pressure C. under the pressure D. to pressure 30. - Mrs. Smith: You made a lot of noise last night! - David: ______ A. Really? B. What a pity! C. Oh! I’m really sorry! D. It’s kind of you to say so. 31. Everybody has known the day I return, ______? A. haven’t they B. have they C. don’t I D. won’t I 32. The smaller the room is, the______furniture it needs. A. fewer B. smaller C. more D. less 33. Nowadays, chatting and eating at recess ______the most common activities in the USA. A. is B. are C. was D. were 34. Let's listen to the radio, ______? A. will we B. shall we C. will I D. shall I 35. We don't want ______like that. A. talking B. being talked C. talked D. to be talked 36. Where are the photos ______at the Christmas party? A. taking B. taken C. were taken D. have taken 37. How can I know ______book is yours? They are so alike. A. what B. which C. whose D. the 38. Minh is motivated to study ______he knows that a good education can improve his life. A. therefore B. however C. because D. so 39. When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to cut ______the electricity supply to the flat. A. down B. out C. across D. off 40. Bob's been ______work for six months now. A. on B. out of C. over D. under 41. After arriving home, they usually ______their uniforms. A. take out B. put out C. take off D. put off 42. Your car is much more expensive than ________. A. I B. me C. my D. mine 43. He has _______ knowledge of history. A. many B. much C. a few D. some 44. Don’t go anywhere untill I_______ back. A. come B. came C. will come D. am coming 45. I am going to speak with the boss when the meeting _______. A. will end B. ends C. is ending D. would end 46. Before she came to England, she ______ English. A. studied B. will study C. had studied D was studying 47. _____, Peter came to see me. A. While having dinner B. While I was having dinner C. When having dinner D. When lam having dinner 48. If she the train last night , she _______here now. A. had taken / would have been B. were taking / is C. took / were D. had taken / would be 49. I_______any letter from him yet. A. don’t receive B. haven’t received C. will receive D. didn’t receive 50. Mike said,”We have bought these books today.” A. Mike said they had bought those books that day. B. Mike said they bought those books that day. C. Mike said they have bought those books that day. D. Mike said they had bought those books today. 51. The Lunar New Year holiday is the mist important_______for Vietnamese people. - 2 - A. celebration B. congratulation C. competition D. consideration 52. She has been ______ as the president of our company. A. nominate B. nomination C. nominated D. nominative 53. On this festival, people celebrate _______ from slavery. A. happiness B. freedom C. life D. survival 54. What __________advice she gave us! A. so good B. such good C. a good D. good 55. My dog as well as my cats ________twice a day. A. eat B. eats C. has eaten D. have eaten 56. When I came into the class, I realized I knew _____________. A. them all B. all them C. they all D. all of they 57. He was _________that we turned off the TV set immediately. A. so bad singer B. such bad singer C. such bad a singer D. so bad a singer 58. I wish you _____________that! It’s really annoying habit. A. won’t do B. couldn’t do C. wouldn’t do D. don’t do 59. “I’m sorry about that!” – “_____________!” A. That’s right B. Of course C. It’s OK D. You’re welcome 60. I find it difficult to make a good _________ on this problem. A. want B. decision C. thought D. view 61. We didn’t ________ to the station in time to catch the train. A. reach B. arrive C. get D. lead 62. My mother is one of the women who _________money. A. enjoys to spend B. enjoys spending C. enjoy spending D. enjoy to spend 63. I live in Dalat, _________ is one of the most beautiful cities of Vietnam. A. who B. where C. which D. that 64. I am not used _________ in public. A. to speak B. to speaking C. speaking D. at speaking 65. We have known him _________ we were small. A. since B. when C. at D. until 66. _______ I entered the room than I noticed her. A. Hardly had B. No sooner had C. Had hardly D. Had no sooner 67. The shop is crowded ____________ rush hour. A. at B. with C. in D. on 68. The boy was able to learn English; _________, he is very lazy. A. but B. so C. however D. therefore 69. He is thought _______ hiding in the room. A. be B. being C. to be D. is 70. He postponed_______ a decision till it was too late ________ anything. A. make / do B. making / doing C. making / to do D. to make / to do III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form (1,5m) A. I distinctly remember (71. play)____________him. I gave him two dollars. B. I think his book (72.become) ____________a best-seller when it (73.publish) ____________ C. My chidren enjoy (74.allow) __________ to stay up late when there is something special on TV. D.The last time he (75.see) ____________in public he was wearing a grey suit. E. A friend of mine, Judith Nelson (76.presently, work) ____________in the internationnal sales division at an electronics firm. She (77.just, return)… from a trip to Japan. She (78.ask) ____________ (79.go) ____________to Japan because she can speak Japanese. When she (80.be) ____________a business student at Boston University, she (81. study) ____________Japanese for four years. She (82.never have) ____________the opportunity to use her Janpanese until she ( 83. go) ____________ to Tokyo last year. While she was there, she (84. speak) ____________Japanses every day and( 85. enjoy) ____________every minute of it, She’s anxious to return. IV. put the word in brackets into the correct form (1m) - 3 - 86. He made a deep____________on the members of his English speaking club. (impress) 87. We went to see many____________places in Hanoi last year (fame) 88. In Malaysia, ____________is free. (educate) 89. She’s a good singer. She sings very____________ (beauty) 90. Some designers have____________the Ao Dai by printing lines of poetry on it (modern) 91. The accident happens because of driving____________ (care) 92. I was very____________ that you won the first prize. (amaze) 93. Thousands of people were____________killed in that morning. (disaster) 94. The stories about UFOs caught the____________the whole class. (imagine) 95.Do you want to plan for some kind of____________trip? (excite) V. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition or adverb article (1m) 96.My village is about 120 kilometers______ the West of Ho Chi Minh city 97.There is a shrine______ the top of this mountain. 98. The Internet has developed and become part______ our daily life 99. We can see many international programs______ different channels 100. We will go______ a picnic tomorrow. 101. I lost my pen.I have looked______it for all morning 102. Don’t forget to turn______ the light before going to bed. 103. What can we do to spend less______ lighting? 104. He often takes part______ many different charity activities. 105. You should take______ your shoes when you go into the temple. VI. Fill the blank with an appropriate word(1.5m) In an earthquake the ground moves. Earthquakes commonly last for a few(106) ______ There are big earthquakes______ (107) small earthquakes. Big earthquakes can damage buildings and.(108) ______ people. The size of an earthquake can be (109) ______ A number is given to an earthquake (110) ______ shows the size of an earthquake. Methods for.(111) ______the size of an earthquake into a number (112) ______the Richter scale and the Modified Mercalli scale. Some countries,such as Janpan and Iran, are in (113) ______.with many earthquakes. In these places it is good to(114) ______ houses and other buildings lighter.(115) ______ they will not break when there is an earthquake. VII. read the passage below and circle the best answer (A, B, C, D) to complete the sentences (1m) Every day on the radio, on TV, and in the newspapers, we hear, see, or read about many problems in the world. Because of this we must think about these problems. We must also try to find a solution for them. Our lives depend on this. For example, there are pollution problems. Air pollution is the first kind. It mostly comes from fumes released from cars, airplanes, and trains. Also, factories give out waste anywhere, even in the city where many people are living. The factory owners must knmw that people don’t want to live in pollution that is dangerous for their heath. Nobody in this world wants to breathe dirty air. 116. ______ helps us know many problems in the world A. Transportation B. Media C. Air D Factories 117. We can infer from the passage that______. A.the factories owners must live in the city B.the factories should owners don’t want to live the in pollution C.factories should be in the city D.factories shouldn’t be in the city 118. Pollution is the cause of many______. A. diseases B. trains C. fumes D.cars 119. The word “them” in line 3 of the passage refers to______. A. newspapers B. factories C. problems D. people 120. The word “dirty” in the last sentence of the passage can be best replaced by______. A. clean B. pure C. harmless D. polluted - 4 - VIII. Read the passage below and circle the best answer ( A,or B, C, D) to complete the sentences or to answer the questions (1,5m) Many peole continue to skip breakfast despite its being most important meal of the day. Busy people often rush out the door in the mornings with out giving their bodies the fuel they need to handle a long day at work. They end up feeling tired by the afternoon and resort to the office snack machine or biscuit tin. Loysa Hourigan, from Nutrition Australia, said that catching up on food at lunch time did not provie the body with enough sustenance to keep it going for the rest of the day. “Even if you have had lunch, you won’t have as much food as you need. Your brain gets depleted of glucose and you feel tired.” Ms Hourigan said. According to Ms Hourigan, wholegrain bread and cereals provide endurance. Milk, eggs and baked beans provide protein, which helps people to be alert. Rolled oats are also an excellent endurance food. 121. According to the passage, people should______. A. have breakfast B. skip lunch C. not eat snacks D. not have breakfast 122.The word “fuel” in line 2 means______. A. food B. meal C. nutrition D. energy 123. Ms Hourigan said that if we did not have breakfast, we would feel tired because______. A. our brain ran out of glucose B. our brain was full of glucose C. there was no oxygen in our brain D. we did not have lunch 124.According to Ms Hourigan, which of the following is NOT mentioned as andurance foods? A. rolled oats B. cereals C. wholegrain bread D. bananas 125.Loysa Hourigan might work as______. A. teacher B. nutritionist C. writer D. businnesswoman IX. Read the passage below and circle the best answer( A,or B, C, D) to complete the sentences (1 ms) As viewed from space, Earth’s distinguishing characteristics are its blue water and white clouds. Enveloped by an ocean of air consisting of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen, the planet is the only one in our solar system known to harbor life. Circling the Sun at an average distance of 149 million kilometers (93 millons miles), Earth is the third planet from the sun and the fifth largest planet the solar system. Its rapid spin and molten nickled-iron core give rise to an extensive magnetic field which, coupled with the atmosphere, shiedls us from nearly all of the harmful radiation coming from the sun and other stars. Most meteors burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere before they can strike the surface. The planet’s active geological processes have left no evidence of the ancient pelting it almost certainly received soon after it was formed. The Earth has singe natural satellite-the Moon. 126.The main idea of the passage is that_________. A.there are life-supporting characteristics on Earth B.Earth is predominantly water C.Earth has no common charateristics with other planets D.Earth is the only planet with a moon 127. The word “distinguishing” as it is used in the passage means_________. A.devastaing in nature B.elevating in nature C.charateristics like all other planets D.charateristics that set it apart from other planets 128. It’s probable that the next paragraph would discuss_________. A. people on planets B. the solar system as a whole C. the Earth’s natural satellite-the Moon D. rings around Saturn 129. As used in the passage, the word “harbor” is synonymous with_________. A. support B. surround C. water D. include 130. This passage leads one to believe that Earth_________. A.never gets hit by meteors B.always gets hit by metors C.was hit by meteors in some past time period D.may be bombarded by metors in the near future X. Finish each of the follwing sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (1m) 131. No one can answer this question. => This________________________________________________________________________ - 5 - 132.I regret going to bed so late last night. => I wish_______________________________________________________________________ 133. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your test. => As long as___________________________________________________________________ 134. I didn’t see her again for five years. => Five years___________________________________________________________________ 135. “Let me go!” the boy said to the policeman. => The boy_____________________________________________________________________ XI. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but use the word given. This work must not be altered in any way (1m) 136. People say that he is the best student of this school. (said) => ____________________________________________________________________________ 137. “If I were you, I woudn’t trust Peter,” she told John. (advised) => ____________________________________________________________________________ 138. He started investigating the case a week ago. ( has) => ____________________________________________________________________________ 139. Why isn’t this TV working? ( what) => ____________________________________________________________________________ 140. Whose car is this? ( belong) => ____________________________________________________________________________ XII. Use these sets of suggested words to write a letter (2ms) Dear Tom, 141. I / just arrive back/ Vietnam => ____________________________________________________________________________ 142. It / lovely/ see/ family again / but / miss you / friends / New York => ____________________________________________________________________________ 143. I / have / a wonderful time/ you/ your apartment => ____________________________________________________________________________ 144. It./very kind/ you/ show me so much/ the city => ____________________________________________________________________________ 145. I /love / go up/ Empire State Building/ Central Park/ Statue of Liberty => ____________________________________________________________________________ 146. My brother, Miguel,/ be going/ New York / month => ____________________________________________________________________________ 147. He/come /see you? => ____________________________________________________________________________ 148. I / hope/ one day/ you/ visit me/ Vietnam => ____________________________________________________________________________ 149. I /love/ show you/ Tan Son Nhat Airport => ____________________________________________________________________________ 150. I / look forward/ receive/ letter/ see/again => ____________________________________________________________________________ Love, - 6 - ANSWER KEYS 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5.C 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. A 10.C 11. B 12. D 13.C 14.A 15.D 16. C 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. B 21. C 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. D 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. C 31. A 32. D 33. B 34. B 35. D 36. B 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. B 41. C 42. D 43. B 44. A 45. B 46. C 47. B 48. D 49. B 50. A 51. A 52. C 53. B 54. C 55. B 56. A 57. D 58. C 59. C 60. B 61. C 62. B 63. C 64. B 65. A 66. B 67. A 68. C 69. C 70. C 71. paying 72. will become 73. is published 74. being allowed 75. was seen 76. is presently working 77. has just returned 78. was asked 79. to go 80. was 81. studied 82. had never had 83. went 84. spoke 85. enjoyed 86. impression 87. famous 88. education 89. beautifully 90.modernized 91. carelessly 92. amazed 93. disatrously 94. imagination 95. exciting 96. to 97. on 98. of 99. on 100. for 101. for 102. off 103. on 104. in 105. off 106. seconds 107. and 108. hurt 109. measured 110. that / which 111. turing 112. include 113. areas 114. make 115.so 116. B 117. D 118. A 119. C 120. D 121. A 122. D 123. A 124. D 125. B 126. A 127. D 128. C 129. A 130. C 131. This question can not be answered 132. I wished I hadn’t gone to bed so late last night . 133. As long as you (can ) keep (stay ) calm, you will pass your test. 134. Five years has passed since I last saw her . 135. The boy asked the policeman to let him go . 136. It is said that he is the best student of this school . 137. She advised John not to trust her . 138. He has investigated / has been investigating the case for a week. 139. What’s the matter / wrong with this TV ? 140. Who does this car belong to ? Dear Tom, 141. I have just arrived back in Vietnam 142. It is very lovely to see my family again but I miss you and your friends in New York 143. I had a wonderful time with you in your apartment 144. It was very kind of you to show me so much of the city 145. I loved going up the Empire State Building , Central Park and the Statue of Liberty. 146. My brother, Miguel, is going to visit New York next month. 147. Can he come to see you ? 148. I hope one day you will visit me in Vietnam. 149. I’d love to show you at Tan Son Nhat Airport. 150. I’m looking forward to receiving your letter and seeing again. - 7 - . THCS BÙ NHO ĐỀ THI SỐ 18 ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG HUYỆN, TỈNH, THPT CHUYÊN LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC : 2010 – 2011 Khóa ngày : 13 / 03 / 2011 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian. 79. to go 80. was 81. studied 82. had never had 83. went 84. spoke 85. enjoyed 86. impression 87. famous 88. education 89. beautifully 90 .modernized 91 . carelessly 92 . amazed 93 . disatrously 94 93 . disatrously 94 . imagination 95 . exciting 96 . to 97 . on 98 . of 99 . on 100. for 101. for 102. off 103. on 104. in 105. off 106. seconds 107. and 108. hurt 1 09. measured 110. that / which 111.