§Ò thi KHẢO SÁT HỌC sinh giái n¨m häc 2013-2014 Môn tiếng Anh – lớp 9 Thời gian làm bài : 120 phút I. Choose the word whose underlined part is different pronouned. 1. A. honest B. honor C. hour D. hair 2. A. grew B. threw C. drew D. sew 3. A. clear B. dear C. wear D. hear 4. A. celebration B. question C. education D. collection 5. A. ploughts B. contacts C. stops D. talks 6. A. though B. thought C. within D. thank 7. A. nature B. national C. narrow D. chanel 8. A. filled B. played C. washed D. prepared II. Choose the best answer ( A,B,C or D ) to complete the following sentences 1. His face looks ( similar/ alike/ memorial/ familiar ), but I can’t remember his name. 2. Hurry up ! there’s ( a little/ a few/ little/ few ) time left. 3. It took weeks to get used to ( have/ having/ had/ has ) some one else around. 4. Would you like tea or coffee?- I ( would lke/ would prefer/ would rather/ would wish ) drink tea than coffee. 5. If only I ( were/ am/ can be/ would be ) in the countryside right now. 6. Don’t forget ( locking/ for locking/ to lock/ lock ) the door when you go out. 7. He hates ( to be asked/ asking/ to ask/ being asked ) to do some things by others. 8. The school yard was ( crowd/ crowds/ crowded/ crowding) with students. 9. I’m looking forward to ( see/ seeing/ be seeing/ be seen ) you. 10. We didn’t ( get/ reach/ arrive/ approach) to the station in time to catch the train. 11. After arriving home, they usually ( take out/ take off/ put out/ put off) their uniform. 12. He was made ( to wait/ wait/ waiting/ waited ) for 2 hours. III.Provide the the correct form of the verds in brackets. 1. “ Where are my jeans ?” “ They ( wash ) at the moment. Sorry.” 2. I ( meet ) him twice this week but I ( not speak ) to him. 3. You (walk) too fast. That’s why you are tired. 4. Minh ( talk ) to another student when I (see) him to day. 5. His sister ( give ) a bike for her seventeenth birthday next year. 6. He would never miss ( go ) to such a good party. IV. Each sentence below contains an error, find and correct it. 1. The table made in wood is very nice. 2. We reached the nearest village after walk for five hours. 3. Jane looked sadly and worried this morning. I wonder what happened to her. 4. The kitchen is not very big but there’s a lot of cupboards. 5. In case it may rain hard this afternoon, you should take the rain coat with you. 6. The bicycle is not so expensive for me to buy. V. Fill in each gap in the sentence with the correct form of the word . 1.The …… area of the city is not very attractive. ( industry ) 2. Don’t worry. I’ll try to finish this work……( succeed ) 3. That… has composed a lot of beatiful songs. ( music ) 4. The….she gave last night was maverlous ( perform ) 5. I watch the news everyday because it’s very…( inform ) 6. The….from HN to London was delayed in two hours ( fly ) VI. Fill in each blank with one suitable word. Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics. (71)_____ a boy , Alexander became interested in sounds and speech . in 1870, The Bells decided to (72) _____ to America. They lived in Boston, (73) ____ Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine (74) _____ help the deaf hear .While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea, “Why do not use electricity to (75)_____ the human voice from one place to another ? ” He began to work on a new (76) _____ . For years , Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson , worked day (77) _____ night. They rented rooms in a boarding house . Bell was on one floor , and Watson was on (78) _____ . They tried to send (79) _____ through a wire . Finally, on March 19th, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly : “ Mr Watson, come here. I want you.”. Watson rushed upstairs, ran (80) _____ Bell’s room, and shouted , “ I heard you ! ” 1. A. Despite B. During C. Be D. As 2. A. leave B. take C. move D. return 3. A. which B. why C. when D. where 4. A. for B. in order C. to D. so that 5. A. go B. get C. change D. send 6. A. invention B. inventor C. inventive D. invent 7. A. by B. after C. and D. or 8. A. others B. the others C. another D. other 9. A. speaking B. letters C. speech D. telegram 10. A. onto B. into C. in D. to VII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children. Others are teenages. Many aare adults. Some learn at school, others study by themseves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in film, on TV, in the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language, and mathematics…and Englosh. In England , America or australia, many boys and girls study their own language, which is English and mathematics…and another language, perhaps French or German or Spanish. Many adults learn English, because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for ther higher studies, because some of their books are in English at the collecge or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English. 1. According to the writer……… A. only adults lear E B. no children like to learn E. C. E is useful only for teenagers D. E is popular in most of the world. 2. Most people learn E by……. A. working hard on their lesson B. hearing the language in the offoce C. talking with foreibners D. watching videos only. 3. Many boys and girls learn E because………. A. E can give them a job. B. it is included in their study couses. C. they are forced to learn it. D. they have to study their own language 4. In America and Australia many school children study… A. E as a forgeign language B. such forgeign language as French, German and Spanish C. E and mathematics only D. their own language no foreign language. 5. Many adults learn E because… A. E is spoken in their office B. they want to go abroad C. most of their books are in E D. it helps them in their work. VIII. Finish the second sentences with the same meanings as the first ones. 1. I didn’t arrive in time to see her. -> I wasn’t……. 2. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. -> This is the first time… 3. Many years ago she was interested in basketball. -> Basketball… 4. You might fall if you are not caful. -> Be… 5. Nam keeps forgetting his homework. -> Nam is… 6. I’m often made to wash the clothes by my elder sister . -> My elder sister IX. Last summer you had a holiday by the sea. Write a passage ( 100-120 words) . §Ò thi KHẢO SÁT HỌC sinh giái n¨m häc 2013-2014 Môn tiếng Anh – lớp 9 Thời gian làm bài : 120 phút I. Choose the word whose underlined. be asked/ asking/ to ask/ being asked ) to do some things by others. 8. The school yard was ( crowd/ crowds/ crowded/ crowding) with students. 9. I’m looking forward to ( see/ seeing/ be seeing/. Jane looked sadly and worried this morning. I wonder what happened to her. 4. The kitchen is not very big but there’s a lot of cupboards. 5. In case it may rain hard this afternoon, you should take