PHÒNG GD – ĐT THỊ XÃ ĐỒNG XOÀI ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP THỊ NĂM HỌC 2007-2008 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Thời gian 90 phút Ngày thi: Chiều ngày 09-01-2010 Chú ý : Đề thi này có 4 trang Thí sinh làm vào phiếu trả lời có phát kèm đề I. Chose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. . good B. roof C. foot D. flood 2. A. winter B. intelligent C. spine D. wind 3. A. steps B. makes C. fights D. stairs II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that in the rest. 4. A. danger B. include C. devote D. police 5. A. union B. united C. wonderful D. library III. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences. 6. Computer are not _________, of course, but they usually do not make mistakes. A. perfect B. well C. common D. truthful 7. Hardly ________can find the answer to the complex problem. A. no one B. someone C. anyone D. everyone 8. The little girl looked up ________thinking her mother would beat her. A. fear B. feared C. fearful D. fearfully 9. She spoke ________nobody could understand her. A. so fastly that B. so fast that C. fastly so that D. fast so that 10. I’m sorry I________to you so long. A. don’t write B. haven’t written C. didn’t write D. am not writing 11. It’s ________you to make your own dicession. A.up / for B. for/ on C. up / to D. on / of 12. Trees __________-since it stopped raining last month. A. have been planted B. were planted C. were being planted D. had been planted 13. He made me _______the task over and over again. A. do B. to do C. doing D. done 14. “ I am taking my first exam next week” _________________! A. Cheers B. Well done C. Congratulations D. Good luck 15. Many things which we can do now couldn’t ___________years ago. A. do B. done C. being done D. be done 16. She asked “ Will it rain tonight?” In reported speech this should be read A. She asked me would it rain tonight B. She asked me it would rain that night C. She asked me if it would rain that night D. She asked me it would rain tonight 17. Do you happen to know ______________? A. what his name B. what his name is C. what is his name D. what was his name 18. The teacher told his students _________ the mistakes again. A. not to make B. not make C. don’t make D. won’t make 19. We can’t solve this problem if only our teacher ________here now to help us. A. is B. are C. were D. to be 20. When ________________? _ In 1786. A. the telephone was invented B. was the telephone invented C. did the telephone invented D. did the telephone invent 21. Mary: “ What a lovely house you have!” John :“____________________”. A. Thank you hope you will drop in B. I think so C. No problem D. Of course not, It’s not costly Page 1 of 4 22. Two hours _________not enough to finish this test. A. is B. are C. was D. were 23. It takes me about two hours __________to Vung Tau. A. ride B. riding C. to ride D. rode 24. Nobody phoned while I was out, ___________? A. did they B. didn’t they C. did it D. didn’t it 25. Did Giang say he would attend the class party. A. organize B. play C. refuse D. be present at 26. Mary is the best student in the class. She is ________ to all the other students. A. superior B. better C. excellent D. brightest 27. Some of my friends are taking extra classes in English __________become tourist guides. A. so that B. so as C. in order that D. so as to 28. Please don’t touch anything before ___________________. A. the police will come B. the police come C. the police comes D. the police would come 29. Did you watch the documentary about wildlife on TV last night. A. film that acted by famous actors B. the science fiction C. funny play D. film giving fact 30. ________of the students know the answer to that question. A. Almost B. The most C. Most D. Mostly 31. Be patient __________you won’t succeed. A. because B. or C. unless D. otherwise 32. Susan couldn’t help _________when I told her the joke. A. laughing B. laugh C. to laugh D. laughed 33. Regina, __________you have never met before, is a genius in painting. A. that B. whose C. whom D. whomever 34. Doctors advise _________too many hours watching television. A. not to spend B. not being spent C. not spend D. not spending 35. Can you give me the _________for tomato soup ? A. formula B. recipe C. order D. method 36. I am fed __________hanging around here with nothing to do. A. up on B. out of C. up with D. by 37. I was named _________a wealthy relative of my Mom’s. A. after B. to C. as D. in on 38. Some young people today have a very strange _________. A. appear B. appearance C. disappear D. disappearance 39. If today ________Sunday, we ________to the beach. A. is / would go B. were / would go C. will be / will go D. were / will go 40. I don’t believe _______ the existence _______UFOs _______the earth. A. in / of / on B. in / on / of C. of / in / on D. on / of / in IV. Read the following passage, then choose the letter ( A, B, C, D ) that best fits each of the blanks. Paul had a very exciting summer holiday this year. His French pen-friend invited him to visit her family in the south of France. Paul (41)___________ by plane from London to Paris. Marie, his pen-friend, (42)____________ him in Paris and together they took a train from Paris to Marseilles. Marseilles is the (43)_________ where Marie’s family lives. It is a very large port. A lot of people live in Marseilles and (44)______________ are many interesting shops and café there Paul started learning French at school two years ago and he spoke French all the time with Marie and her family. (45)_______ it was difficult for him but soon it became (46)__________ easier. One day Marie and her parents(47)_________ Paul for a picnic in the mountains. They climbed a big hill. From the top of the hill, they had a wonderful (48)__________ in the (49)_________ they could see the sea. Paul was very sad when it was time to go back to London and school. Page 2 of 4 He is already looking (50)_______ to the next summer when Marie is going to spend her holiday with her family in England. 41. A. got B. moved C. went D. transferred 42. A. met B. saw C. took D. greeted 43. A. country B. town C. capital D. village 44. A. they B. those C. these D. there 45. A. At first B. At beginning C. At starting D. At first time 46. A. much B. so C. too D. extremely 47. A. brought B. took C. carried D. got 48. A. view B. sight C. scene D. scenery 49. A. space B. air C. distance D. way 50. A. through B. forward C. on D. out V. Fill in each blank with one suitable word. Early morning Jack Dobbins left the house(51)____________ he lived and walk to a newsagent’s. He bought a morning paper and then (52)____________home again. One day in 1954 Jack did that as usual, except (53)___________ one thing: he didn’t return to the (54)___________. Mrs Dobbins missed her (55)_________, but she is a brave woman. She took a (56)________ in a shop, working there full-time and earning enough money to live (57)_____________. She (58)____________ a lot of new friends and found new interests. Many years (59)_____________ , five, ten, twenty … Mrs Dobbins grew old. One morning in 1979 Jack came home.He held up the morning (60)_____________ “ Not much news today” he said to his wife. VI. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. 61. These animals are not used to(keep) _______________in the iron cages 62. Last summer, Tom and I (stay) _______________ on his uncle’s house for a week 63. You (walk) _______________too fast. That why you are tired now. 64. They are considering (buy) _______________a new house. 65. Without water and air, we (not survive) _______________on this planet. VII. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistakes ( A, B, C, D) and correct it 0 is done for you. For example: 0 My brother are going to study in New York next month. A B C D Answer: 0. B is going. 66. What often do you write to your pen pal? _ Twice a week. A B C D 67. In my view parents should not let children to watch too much television. A B C D 68. Your intelligent and energy will help you solve any problem you encounter, use these stenghts wisely A B C D 69. Five millions of botlle of champagne will be produced in France next year. A B C D 70. Last weekend Ba went to see a movie, calling “ Ghosts and monster”. A B C D 71. Last year we went to Australia and stayed at my grandmother for two weeks. A B C D 72. I have learned English for five years I think learning languages is a hard work. A B C D 73. Each of the students in the class has to do their own assignment this semester. A B C D Page 3 of 4 74. John was upset last night because he had to do too many homework. A B C D 75. Don’t expect to learn all words in a day. Learning languages is time-consumed work A B C D VIII. Supply the correct forms of the words given in bold capital letters. 76. Have you seen the lastest ______________ for Pepsi ADVERTISE 77. I feel so _________ that I am going to bed. SLEEP 78. 8 is devided by 2 and 4 but not by 3. DIVIDE 79. The baby slept _____________ PEACE 80. The building is used for ________________ purposes. RELIGION IX. Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same 81. Please don’t smoke in the dining room. I’d rather ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 82. The flight to Moscow lasted three and a half hour. It took …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 83. Getting a good job doesn’t interest him. He ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 84. Mrs. Smith is the wisest member of the family. No member …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 85. I remembered and so did she. He didn’t ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 86. I wasn’t there at that time. He denied ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 87. Immediately after his arrival, thing went wrong. No sooner …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 88. He will come because he wants to be sure of meeting you. He will come so …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 89. The room wasn’t only cold, It was also very damp. Not ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 90. Would you like me to finish the work tonight? I ‘ll ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. THE END *** GOOD LUCK TO YOU*** Họ và tên thí sinh …………………………………………………………….……… Số báo danh ………………………. Học sinh trường …………………………………………………………….……… GIÁM THỊ 1 ( Ký và ghi rõ họ tên) GIÁM THỊ 2 ( Ký và ghi rõ họ tên) Page 4 of 4 I. Chose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. D 2. C 3. D II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that in the rest. 4. A. danger B. include C. devote D. police 5. A. union B. united C. wonderful D. library III. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences. 6. Computer are not _________, of course, but they usually do not make mistakes. A. perfect B. well C. common D. truthful 7. Hardly ________can find the answer to the complex problem. A. no one B. someone C. anyone D. everyone 8. The little girl looked up ________thinking her mother would beat her. A. fear B. feared C. fearful D. fearfully 9. She spoke ________nobody could understand her. A. so fastly that B. so fast that C. fastly so that D. fast so that 10. I’m sorry I________to you so long. A. don’t write B. haven’t written C. didn’t write D. am not writing 11. It’s ________you to make your own dicession. A.up / for B. for/ on C. up / to D. on / of 12. Trees __________-since it stopped raining last month. A. have been planted B. were planted C. were being planted D. had been planted 13. He made me _______the task over and over again. A. do B. to do C. doing D. done 14. “ I am taking my first exam next week” _________________! A. Cheers B. Well done C. Congratulations D. Good luck 15. Many things which we can do now couldn’t ___________years ago. A. do B. done C. being done D. be done 16. She asked “ Will it rain tonight?” In reported speech this should be read A. She asked me would it rain tonight B. She asked me it would rain that night C. She asked me if it would rain that night D. She asked me it would rain tonight 17. Do you happen to know ______________? A. what his name B. what his name is C. what is his name D. what was his name 18. The teacher told his students _________ the mistakes again. A. not to make B. not make C. don’t make D. won’t make 19. We can’t solve this problem if only our teacher ________here now to help us. A. is B. are C. were D. to be 20. When ________________? _ In 1786. A. the telephone was invented B. was the telephone invented C. did the telephone invented D. did the telephone invent 21. Mary: “ What a lovely house you have!” John :“____________________”. A. Thank you hope you will drop in B. I think so C. No problem D. Of course not, It’s not costly 22. Two hours _________not enough to finish this test. A. is B. are C. was D. were 23. It takes me about two hours __________to Vung Tau. A. ride B. riding C. to ride D. rode 24. Nobody phoned while I was out, ___________? A. did they B. didn’t they C. did it D. didn’t it 25. Did Giang say he would attend the class party. A. organize B. play C. refuse D. be present at 26. Mary is the best student in the class. She is ________ to all the other students. Page 5 of 4 A. superior B. better C. excellent D. brightest 27. Some of my friends are taking extra classes in English __________become tourist guides. A. so that B. so as C. in order that D. so as to 28. Please don’t touch anything before ___________________. A. the police will come B. the police come C. the police comes D. the police would come 29. Did you watch the documentary about wildlife on TV last night. A. film that acted by famous actors B. the science fiction C. funny play D. film giving fact 30. ________of the students know the answer to that question. A. Almost B. The most C. Most D. Mostly 31. Be patient __________you won’t succeed. A. because B. or C. unless D. otherwise 32. Susan couldn’t help _________when I told her the joke. A. laughing B. laugh C. to laugh D. laughed 33. Regina, __________you have never met before, is a genius in painting. A. that B. whose C. whom D. whomever 34. Doctors advise _________too many hours watching television. A. not to spend B. not being spent C. not spend D. not spending 35. Can you give me the _________for tomato soup ? A. formula B. recipe C. order D. method 36. I am fed __________hanging around here with nothing to do. A. up on B. out of C. up with D. by 37. I was named _________a wealthy relative of my Mom’s. A. after B. to C. as D. in on 38. Some young people today have a very strange _________. A. appear B. appearance C. disappear D. disappearance 39. If today ________Sunday, we ________to the beach. A. is / would go B. were / would go C. will be / will go D. were / will go 40. I don’t believe _______ the existence _______UFOs _______the earth. A. in / of / on B. in / on / of C. of / in / on D. on / of / in Page 6 of 4 . ĐT THỊ XÃ ĐỒNG XOÀI ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP THỊ NĂM HỌC 2007-2008 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Thời gian 90 phút Ngày thi: Chiều ngày 09- 01-2010 Chú ý : Đề thi này có 4 trang Thí. lot of new friends and found new interests. Many years ( 59) _____________ , five, ten, twenty … Mrs Dobbins grew old. One morning in 197 9 Jack came home.He held up the morning (60)_____________. Good luck 15. Many things which we can do now couldn’t ___________years ago. A. do B. done C. being done D. be done 16. She asked “ Will it rain tonight?” In reported speech this should be read