Cat Minh junior high school HNV - 1 PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC - ĐÀO TẠO PHÙ CÁT ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI Môn: Tiếng Anh – Năm học 2009-2010 Lớp 9 – Thời gian 150 phút I. Choose the best answer, circle the letter A, B, C or D. (1,5ms) 1. Tan __________ go fishing with his brother when he was young. A. used to B. is used to C. has used to D. was used to 2. Fred _______ in the same city for over 10 years now. A. lives B. has lived C. was living D. is living 3. Van’s going to move to a new house __________ the end of November. A. at B. in C. on D. for 4. She wishes she _________ a millionaire. A.is B. were C. was D. B&C 5. I remember ____________ him say the grass nedded ______________ . A. hearing/ cutting B. hearing – to cut C. to hear – to cut D. to hear - cutting 6. She was a popular film star. A. disliked & unknown B. hated & admired C. liked & admired D. unknown & liked 7. As __________, the newspapers were full of bad news. A. ordinary B. usual C. common D. every day 8. In a ________ of moments. The whole situation had changed. A.case B. matter C. question D. A & C 9. I can’t give you a lift tonight, my car’s out of ________ again! A. motion B. funcion C. order D. action 10. She _____________ a letter when the telephone rang. A. writes B. wrote C. has written D. was writting 11. I’m going to see my doctor for a ____________ . A.check-up B. check-out C. check-in D. check-off 12. He has just got an interesting _________ in a textile factory. A. work B. job C. occupation D. employment 13. Nam is rather ________ but sometimes he talks freely about himself. A. sociable B. reserved C. serious D. peaceful 14. Helen asked me ________ the film called “Star Wars”. A. have I seen B. If I had seen C. have you seen D. If had I seen 15. He always ____________ the crosswords in the paper before dinner. A. makes B. writes C. does D. works II. Fill the blanks with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses. (1m) 16. His ………………….… has not improved much. (behave) 17. She has an …….…….…… command of the language. (impress) 18. Lan is extremely ……………………… about the history of art. (know) 19. It’s very …………………… to live in a damp room. (health) 20. He felt very ………… …. when he saw he had failed the exam again. (courage) 21. ……………… many houses have to be demolished. (fortune) 22. I’m afraid you aren’t suitably …………… for the job. (qualification) 23. He is a fine ………….… . He has composed a lot of beautiful songs. (music) 24. The world of computers is extremely …………… . (compete) 25. …………… is a very serious problem in many countries. (employ) III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, active or passive. (1m) Cat Minh junior high school HNV - 2 Nylon (26) …………….……(invent) in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill. Other scientists (27) ……………………. (work) with his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, Nylon (28) ………………… (introduce) to the world. It (29) ……………….……. (be) cheap and strong and immediately (30) …………… …. (become) sucessful, especially in making of ladies’ stockings. During the Second World War, the best present for many women (31) ……….………. (be) a pair of nylon stockings, but more importantly, it (32) ……………. (use) to make parachutes and tyres. Today, nylon (33) …………… (find) in many things. It (34) ……………… (play) an important part in our lives for over 50 years. Next year about 36 million tons of it (35) …………………. (make). IV. Read the following text and choose the best answer among A, B, C or D. (1m) Living in the country is something (36) ………… people from the city often dream about. However, in reality, it has both advantages and (37) ………… . There are certainly many advantages to living in the countrysyde. First of all, you can enjoy (38) ………. and quite. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A further advantage is that there is less (39) …………. so it is safer for young children. However, there are certain drawbacks to life outside the city. Firstly, because there are (40) …………… people, you are (41) ……………… to have few friends. In addition, entertainment is difficult to find, (42) ………… in the evening. Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops and services means that it is hard to find (43) ………. . In conclusion, it can be seen that the country is (44) ………. suitable for some people than others. On the whole, it is often the best place for those who are retired or who have young children. In (45) ……………. young people who have a career are better provided for in the city. 36. A. which B. who C. whom D. that 37. A. benefit B. difficulty C. hardship D. disadvantages 38. A. peace B. peaceful C. silent D. still 39. A. cars B. motors C. traffic D. vehicles 40. A. more B. fewer C. less D. little 41. A. like B. likely C. likelihood D. possibly 42. A. early B. particularly C. specially D. usually 43. A. career B. job C. place D. work 44. A. many B. more C. most D. much 45. A. contrary B. contrast C. convert D. conversion V. Read the following text and think of the word which best fits each space. (2ms) We moved into our new house (1) ………….………… a warm August day. It was not really a new house; it was a hundred years (2) ……………… … , but it was new to us. The house had running (3) ………………….… , gas and electricity, but for (4) ………………… reason there was no electric light in the kitchen. We had not noticed this shortage (5) ………………… we had first looked over the house. It was something quite unexpected: a house with electricity but (6) ……………… a kitchen light. It was especially puzzling because our (7) ………………….… was a large room, perhaps (8) ………….……… largest in the house. I telephoned for an (9) …………………… . He came and fixed it for us. And he charged $40 for (10) ……………… the job. VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first, using the word given. Do not change the given word. (2ms) Eg: The film only finished a minute ago. (just) The film has just finished. 1. Sam regrets not buying that house. (wishes) Sam ……………………………………………………………………………. . 2. The banana was too green to eat. (ripe) The banana ……………………………………………………………………………. . 3. The doctor told me to stop smoking. (give up) Cat Minh junior high school HNV - 3 The doctor ……………………………………………………………………………. . 4. It isn’t necessary to book tickets for the show in advance. (need) You ……………………………………………………………………………. . 5. People all over the world speak English. (spoken) English ……………………………………………………………………………. . 6. Let’s visit the museum this afternoon. (go) Why ……………………………………………………………………………. ? 7. The film I saw last week was better than this one. (good) This film ……………………………………………………………………………. . 8. You didn’t think carefully enough before you decided. (should) You ……………………………………………………………………………. . 9. I hadn’t made a speech before so I was very nervous. (used) Because I ……………………………………………………………………………. . 10. What caused him to change his mind? (reason) What was ……………………………………………………………………………. ? VII. Use the following words or phrases to make a complete letter. (1,5ms) Dear Sir, 1. I/ see/ your advertisement/ “Daily Message”. ……………………………………………………………………………. . 2. And I/ be/ interest/ piano/ you have/ sale. ……………………………………………………………………………. . 3. Before/ I arrange/ see/ instrument/ you/ plesase/ send/ more information? ……………………………………………………………………………. . 4. I/ be glad/ if you/ tell/ me/ age/ instrument. ……………………………………………………………………………. . 5. And/ lowest/ price/ you accept/ it. ……………………………………………………………………………. . 6. I/ visit/ you/ Thursday/ October 12. ……………………………………………………………………………. . 7. And/ tell/ me/ time/ be/ most/ convenient/ you. Thanks. ……………………………………………………………………………. . Yours sincerely. . Cat Minh junior high school HNV - 1 PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC - ĐÀO TẠO PHÙ CÁT ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI Môn: Tiếng Anh – Năm học 2009-2010 Lớp 9 – Thời gian 150 phút I. Choose the best answer, circle the letter. museum this afternoon. (go) Why ……………………………………………………………………………. ? 7. The film I saw last week was better than this one. (good) This film ……………………………………………………………………………. . 8. You didn’t think. there was no electric light in the kitchen. We had not noticed this shortage (5) ………………… we had first looked over the house. It was something quite unexpected: a house with electricity but (6) ………………