IV Give the correctform ofthe words given to complete thefollowing sentences.. III Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions.The African and the Asi
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ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 Năm học 2010 - 2011 Môn: Tiếng Anh (Thời gian làm bàì: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề) Điểm
Bằng số:………
Bằng chữ:………
Họ tên, chữ ký giám khảo 1:………
Họ tên, chữ ký giám khảo 2:………
(Đề thi gồm 5 trang Học sinh làm trực tiếp vào đề này.) A Phonetics I Choose the word that has the underlinedpartpronounced differentlyfrom the others by circling A, B, C or D. 1 A campus B relax C locate D fashion 2 A gather B there C ethnic D although 3 A beginning B passenger C biology D technology II Choose one word whose stresspattern is differentfrom the rest. 4 A education B geography C occupation D information 5 A relative B cinema C continue D suddenly B Vocabulary and grammar I Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 6 We got onthe plane and waited about 10 minutes before it
A take off B land C took off D landed 7 We took a short for thirty minutes in the middle of the afternoon A talk B meal C rest D time 8 In any case, you should not give up
A hope B worry C death D danger 9 I think it's high time for the children ………to bed A go B went C going D to go 10 It is almost impossible ……….because it is too crowded A moving B to move C move D moved 11 You have never been to Ha Noi, ……… ?
12 He hasn't been cheerful ……… the death ofhis friend
13 I wish I to retake my exams
A do not have B will not have C did not have D am having
14 ………excellent art museums, Moscow has a world - famous baliet company
Số phách
Đề chính thức
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15 Marge's children are used to ….after school every day They don't have to walk home
A picking up B being picked up C be picked up D pick up
16 Sam always remembers ……… in the garage so that the driveway is free for other cars
17 You ……… photographs in the museum! It is not allowed
A don't have to take B needn't have taken C mustn't have taken D mustn't take
18 I have a sister
A seven years old B seven-years - old C seven-year - old D seven year olds
19 I'dratheryou that
20 We are now wet You ………the raincoats with you
A should bring B should have brought C must bring D have to bring
II Choose the underlined word orphrase in each sentence then correct.
21 It takes me about an hour getting to work everyday
A B C D
22 When I was young, I was used to go swimmingevery morning
A B C D
23 Many kinds of vegetablesare growthin Califomia's Imperial Valley
A B C D
24 A number of 1arge insurrance companies has their headquarters in the capital city
A B C D
25 Some language students have difflculty to express exactly what they want to say
A B C D
26 Monica moved to the city last year because she was tired for driving so far to work everymoming
A B C D
27 Schools teach mathematics because it plays such a important part in our life
A B C D
28 Ifyou leamed English well, we can travel abroad or read newspapers or magazines in English
A B C D
29 This hotel, building five years ago,is the most impressive in our city
A B C D
30 They suggested to buy some flowers for their teacher on Teacher's Day
A B C D
III Give the correctform ofthe verbs to complete the sentences.
31-32 We (Just move ) ……… to a new house but we (be) ……… dissatisfied with it 33-34 When I (meet)……… him two weeks ago, he (retum)………… from the South ofFrance 35-36 While the two thieves (discuss) ……… someone ( steal) ………their car 37-38 She ( expect) ( arrive) in a few days
39-40 The story (tell) ……… by our grandmother made me (cry)……… a lot
IV Give the correctform ofthe words given to complete thefollowing sentences.
41 Sony about the mistakes, I ……… the instructions you gave me (understand)
42 Don't depend on him He's very person (rely)
43 She alwayslistens to what she is told (attention)
44 We can see many on TV today (advertise)
45 The Intemet is avery usefulmeans of (conlmunicate)
V Complete thefollowing sentences with the correct form ofa phrasal verb with PUT.
Trang 346 You mus ……… the lights b efore you le ave.
47 That man is so rude I just can't his behaviour
48 Becaus e she kept ……… going to the dentist, her toothache got worse
49 You are weight You’ll have to stopeating chocolate
50 Look at this mess! your toys at once
C Reading comprehension.
I Complete thepassage with some of the words given.
When you’ve (51) the compulsory part ofyour (52) , you then have to decide what to do next You could leave school to find a job straight away, you coưld undergo (53) for a specific (54) or you may decide
to continue your (55)…in order to enter (56) If you go to university, you will have to work hard at your choosen (57) , in order to qualify for your (58)… If you are lucky, your govenưnent may give you a (59)…
to help you pay your living expenses Even when you have completed your studies, and are a university graduate, you may have (60)… in finding the right iob
II Read the text and decide which word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fts each space.
Anna Anderson , the woman (61) claimed for more …(62)….sixty years, right up to her death in
1984, that she was Grand Duchess Anastasia, (63) youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, (64) been proved (65) a fraud (66) many ofMrs Anderson's friends believed her story, forensic scientists (67) canied out genetic tests on part of her intestine (68) that she (69)… in fact a woman of Polish- German descent, who had disappeared in Berlin (70)… 1920, around the same tiine that Anna Anderson first appeared
There is still no trace of Crown Prince Alexis or his sister Anastasia, (71) bodies were missing from the communal grave of the Russian (72) family, which was discovered in a forest in 1991 Researchers have offered no (73) to the mistery so far But despite the lack of clues, the public are still (74) by the tragic death, or disappearance, of this young woman, and it seems (75)….that there will be continued interest in her story
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The African and the Asian elephants are the largest land animals in the world They are really enormous animals The African and the Asian elephants are alike, or similar, in many ways, but there are differences between the two types of elephants, too
What are some of similarities between the African and the Asian elephant? Well, for one thing, both animals have long noses, called trunks An elephant sometimes uses its trunks like a third hand Both kinds of elephants use their trunks to pick up very small objects and very large, heavy object They can even pick up trees with their trunks For another thing, both the African anf the Asian elaphant's ears are considerably larger
In addition, both animals are intelligent They can be trained to do heavy work They can also be trained to do tricks to entertain people In another words, they both work for people and entertain people
As I said before, the African and the Asian elephants aare alike in many ways, but they also quite different, too Let me explain what I mean The African elephant weighs between 12,000 and 14,000 pounds In contrast, the average Asian male elephant weighs between 7,000 and 12,000 pounds
76 This is from
A a magazine article B a theatre programme C a diary D a poscard
77 The writer is ………
A giving information about the differences between the Asian and the African elephants
B saying how to train the Asian and the African elephants
C giving information about the Asian and African elephants
D explain about the habits ofthe Asian and the African elephants
78 The word "kinds" most nearly means ………
79 The word "entertain" most nearly means ………
80 The Asian and the African elephants are alike in many ways except that the Asian elephant is ……
D Writing.
I Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the frst one Use the word given (Do not change the word given)
They……… ten years
I m ………my cousins next month
If ………buy that car
A new footballstadium the town council
……… film !
Trang 586 Although the weather was good, we stayed indoors (DESPITE)
We stayed indoors weather
87 "You stole my necklace!" the woman said to the boy (STEALING) The woman……….….……… .her necklace
Tom said……….……… minutes
Tom's……… ……… Jack's
I wish……….……… that book
II Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
91 You won't find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs Brown
Nowhere
92 I haven't been to Bristol for three years
The last time……… ………
93 The day was so cold that we stayed indoors
It was……… ………
94 Let's go to the beach tomorrow
Why……….………
95 A train 1eaves at seven o'clock every moming
There is……… ………
96 She asked John how he 11ked her new skirt
"How………
97 People are afraid oftenorism so they are staying at home
Because of………
98 The fumiture was so expensive that I didn't buy it
The fumiture was too
99 Ifwe can solve the problem soon, it will be better for all concemed
The sooner
100 When the students were asked about'the test, they didn't say anything
On ……….………
The end
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Môn: Tiến anh lớp 9
A Phonetics
I 1 C locate 2 C ethnic 3 A begiuning
II 4 B geography 5 C continue
B Vocabulary and grammar
I 6 C 8.A 10 B 11 D 13 C 15 B 17 D 19 D
7 C 9 D 12 C 14 D 16 C 18 C 20 B
II 21 D getting to get 22 B was used used 23 C growth growing
24 B has have 25 C to express in expressing 26 C for 0f
28 A 1eamed leam 27 C a important an important 29 B building built
30 A to buy buying
III 31-32 have just moved; are 33-34 met; had retumed
35-36 were discussing; stole 37-38 is expected; to anỉve 39-40 told; cry
IV 41 Misunderstood; 42 unreliable 43 Attentively;
44 Advertisements 45 communication
V 46 put out 47 put up with 48 putting off 49 putting on 50 Put away
C Reading comprehension.
I 51 finished 52 education 53 training 54 career, 55 studies
56 university 57 subjiect, 58 degree 59 grant 60 difficulty
III 76 A a magazine article 78 B types 79 D amuse 80 C less large
77 A giving infurmation about the differences between the Asian and the African elephants
D Writing I 81 They have had / owned their cottage for ten years
82 I’m looking forward to my cousins next month
83 IfI were you I wouldn’t buy that car
84 A new football stadium is being built by the town council
85 What an interesting film!
86 We stayed indoors despite the good weather
87 The woman accused the boy of stealing her necklace
88 Tom said he would be back in five minutes
89 Tom’s grades were worse than Jack’s
90 I wish I had bought that book
II 91 Nowhere will you find a more dedicated worker than Mrs Brown.
92 The last time I went to Bristol was three years ago
93 It was such a cold day that we stayed indoors
Trang 794 Why don’t we go to the beach tomorrow?
95 There is a seven- o’ clock train every moming/ There is a train leaving at seven o’clock every moming
96 "How do you like my new skirt, John?" she said
97 Because ofbeing afraid oftenorism, people are staying at home
98 The fumiture was too expensive for me to buy
99 The sooner we can solve the problem, the better it will be for all concemed
100 On being asked about the test, the students didn’t say anything
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