Phßng GD & §T TPTN §Ò thi chän häc sinh giái cÊp trêng Trêng THCS §éc lËp M«n : TiÕng Anh líp 9. Thêi gian : 90 phót ( Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò) Hä vµ Tªn : . ……………………………………… §iÓm : …………………………… I- Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 01. A. could B. shoe C. cook D. took. 02. A. orator B. horse C. claw D. talk. 03. A. look B. who C. foot D. would 04. A. wear B. hair C. where D. here 05. A. woke B. show C. whose D. toast 06. A. frown B. tow C. flow D. grow 07. A. sand B. land C. band D. husband 08. A. donkey B. monkey C. obey D. hockey 09. A. hut B. cut C. put D. shut 10. A. shower B. powder C. show D. power. II- Give the correct form of the verbs. - I (11. phone) you as soon as I arrive home. - You ever (12.try) Indian food? - A young boy who (13.fall) down a deep gully (14.save) by the action of his pet dog. The boy (15.bushwalk) with his pet dog in the late afternoon when he suddenly (16.fall) into the gully. The dog’s barking (17.alert) nearby picnickers who could raise the alarm. A few hours later, the boy (18.lift) to safety by a rescue helicopter. That evening, the dog (19.reward) with an extra juicy bone. - I wish I (20.not tell) him about that when I met him. 11 . . 12 ……………… ………………… 13 ………………… 14………………… 15. 16 ……………… ………………… 17 . ………………… 18………………… 19 20…………… … ………………… III- Fiil in each numbered blank ONE suitable word. When I was sixteen, I (21) school and went to work in a butcher’s shop. The manager… was a young man, only a (22) . years older (23) me, and he was very ambitious. Also, he… … was a (24) bit dishonest. When customers asked (25) . best steak, he would sell them poor… … quality beef. He used to do this to young housewives, who if the meat (26) .tough, blamed (27)… for not cooking it properly. Sometimes, he did not give the (28) . change and the customer… … did not notice. One day, (29) before Christmas, we decided to close early because we (30)…… .sold all our meat, except for one small turkey. As I was (31) to lock the door, a woman… …… rushed in and said that she really had (32) .have a ten-pound turkey. The manager tried to sell… her the (33) one we had left. “It’s too small”, she said. The manager said he (34) .get another… … one and went to the back of the shop with the turkey. I knew we did not have (35) .more, so I… followed him to see (36) he was going to do. He pulled and stretched the turkey to (37) . it… … look bigger and then went back (38) said, “Here (39) .are, madam.Here is a bigger one”.… … “Yes”, she said “ but not (40) .bigger. I’ll take both of them”.… 21. 22 ……………… ……………… 23 ……………… 24 .……………… 25 26 ……………… ……………… 27 ……………… 28 .……………… 29 30 ……………… ……………… 31 ……………… 32 .……………… 33 34 ……………… ……………… 35 ……………… 36 .……………… 37 38 ……………… ……………… 39 ……………… 40 .……………… IV- Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given. 41. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you. If .……………………………………………………………………………………………… 42. Peter didn’t begin to read until he was eight. It wasn t’ ……………………………………………………………………………………… 43. Mackenzie wrote four best sellers before he was twenty. By the age of twenty…………………………………………………………………………… 44. He is such a slow speaker that his students get very bored. He speaks……………………………………………………………………………………… 45. The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic. We were ……………………………………………………………………………………… 46. They never made us do anything we didn’t want to do. We……………………………………………………………………………………………… V - Choose the best answer. 47. Cut the cake into six pieces.… a. same b. like c. alike d. equal. 48. My car is almost ten years old, but it cost me a . at the time I bought it.………… a. luck b. fortune c. treasure d. deposit 49. I have so many routines that sometimes I feel . I'm an automatic robot.……… a. as if b. even if c. like d. even though 50. I suggest that our family try to on expenses.… a. cut b. drop c. reduce d. cut down 51. I can't go - shopping without buying anything.… a. door b. window c. store d. market 52. These days women are not expected to stay at home their mother did in the past.… a. as b. like c. as if d. even if 53. Both are informative articles, but this one is ……… a. best b. the best c. most d. better. 54. Can you deliver this letter . hand?… a. by b. with c. in d. to 55. We must . our pounds for dollars before going to New York.… a. change b. convert c. turn d. exchange 56. It was clear that the young couple were of taking charge of the restaurant.…… a. able b. reliable c. capable d. responsible. VI - Give the correct form of the words in brackets. 57. He was when he did the test badly. (HOPE)…………… 58. I am sorry about my , but I hate being kept waiting. (PATIENCE)…………… 59. Are there any river left in the world? (POLLUTE).………… 60. It is difficult to give a speech without (PREPARE).…………… 61. We started our trip on a beautiful morning. (SUN).……… 62. I’ll always remember that journey. It was an experience. (FORGET).……… 63. Sam works as a in an office in the town centre. (TELEPHONE).…… 64. These birds have a .ability to find their way home again. (NATURE).……… 65. Playing tennis is one of his favourite (ACT).………… 57. . ……………… 58. ………………… 59. 60 .……………… ……………… 61. . ……………… 62. ………………… 63 64 .……………… ……………… 65. . ……………… VII- Read the passage then choose the best answer. The first few days after getting home from college were okay but then I began to feel rather bored and lonely. My parents were busy working and most of my friends were either away on holiday or else had holiday jobs. I had tried to get a job myself but without success. I was beginning to wish I had not come home when I saw an advertisement for holiday courses in the local newspaper. For a small fee you could try lots of different activities organized by the town’s youth club. Each activity lasted half a day. I had not expected the courses to be very interesting but they were excellent. I also met new people as many of the tourists staying in the town joined in. You could do things like painting, acting, play-writing or computing. I met some students from Bulgaria who invited me to visit their country next year. You can imagine how excited I am; in fact it was one of the best summer holidays I have ever had! 66. What is the writer trying to do in the passage? a. to describe a holiday in the country c. to describe her new holiday home b. to explain how she spent a holiday d. to explain why she couldn’t go on holiday 67. Why would somebody read the passage? a. to find out about holiday courses c. to make contact with Bulgarian students b. to discover the writer’s news d. to read about the advertisements 68. How did the writer feel when she arrived home? a. She was pleased to have time to herself c. She was delighted to see her friends b. She felt nervous about being alone d. She almost regretted coming back 69. Why is the write looking forward to next year? a. There will be new holiday courses c. She is planning to go Bulgaria b. She has found a holiday job d. Her friends will visit her 70. Which of these advertisements did the writer see? a. A week’s free course on an activity of your own choice. Open to visitors and residents alike. Name your course and you can spend a week enjoying yourself. b. Join a holiday course! We are offering half-day courses in a variety of water sports. During the summer holiday period all courses are half price. c. Throughout the summer holiday we are offering cheaper entry to the town’s sports and leisure facilities. Special low prices for tourists. Don’t miss this opportunity! d. We welcome everyone to join in our holiday programme. A wide range of sports and activities is available on a morning or afternoon timetable. Total mark : 70 : 7 = 10. The end Phßng GD & §T TPTN §¸p ¸n ®Ò thi chän häc sinh giái cÊp trêng M«n : TiÕng Anh 9. N¨m häc : 2008 -2009. I- Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 01. B. shoe 02. A. orator 03. B. who 04. D. here 05. C. whose 06. A. frown 07. D. husband 08. C. obey 09. C. put 10. C. show II- Give the correct form of the verbs. 11 . will phone 12 . Have .tried 13 . fell …… 14. was saved 15. was bushwalking 16. fell 17. alerted 18. was lifted 19. was awarded 20. hadn’t told III- Fiil in each numbered blank ONE suitable word. 21. left / finished 22. few 23. than 24. little 25. for 26. was 27. themselves 28. right / correct 29. just 30. had 31. going / about 32. to 33. only 34. would 35. any 36. what 37. make 38. and 39. you 40. much IV- Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given. 41. If I had known you were coming, I would have waited for you. 42. It wasn t’ until Peter was eight that he began to read 43. By the age of twenty Mackenzie had written four best sellers. 44. He speaks so slowly that his students get very bored. 45. We were unable to have our picnic because of the heavy rain. 46. We were never made to do anything we didn’t want to do. V - Choose the best answer. 47. d. equal. 48. b. fortune 49. a. as if 50. d. cut down 51. b. window 52. a. as 53. d. better. 54. a. by 55. d. exchange 56. c. capable VI - Give the correct form of the words in brackets. 57. hopeless 58. impatience 59.unpolluted 60 .preparation 61. sunny 62. unforgetable 63. telephonist 64. natural 65. activities VII- Read the passage then choose the best answer. 66. b. to explain how she spent a holiday 67. b. to discover the writer’s news 68.d. She almost regretted coming back 69.c. She is planning to go Bulgaria 70. d. We welcome everyone to join in our holiday programme. A wide range of sports and activities is available on a morning or afternoon timetable. Total mark : 70 : 7 = 10. The end Phßng GD & §T TPTN §Ò thi gi¸o viªn d¹y giái cÊp trêng Trêng THCS Nha trang M«n : TiÕng Anh . N¨m häc : 2009 2010.– Thêi gian : 90 phót ( Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò) Hä vµ Tªn : . ……………………………………… §iÓm : …………………………… I- Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 01 . a. hear b. clear c. bear d. ear 02. a. noon b. tool c. blood d. spoon 03. a. with b. library c. will d. if 04. a. comfort b. hobby c. knowledge d. popular 05. a. enough b. rough c. laugh d. though 06. a. not b. nobody c. wrote d. spoken 07. a. sound b. amount c. country d. noun 08. a. thin b. than c. they d. there. 09. a. fond b. off c. follow d. honey 10. a. could b. shoe c. cook d. took. II- Give the correct form of the verbs. Peter (11.work) for a construction company. He (12.work) for this company for nearly 5 years. They build roads, bridges and things like that. At the moment his company (13.produce) a plan for a new motorway. He usually (14.work) in the road department, but this month he (15.work) in the department that builds bridges. So his working day is different just now. He normally (16.spend) a lot of time outdoors because he (17.have) to go to the construction sites, but with his new project he (18.spend) a lot of time in the workshop. Now he (19.test) a model of one of the new bridges. He (20. enjoy) it a lot because he has learned a lot of new things. 11. ……………… 12. 13. 14 .………………… ……………… ……………… 15. ……………… 16. ………………… 17 18 .……………… ……………… 19. . 20. . ……………… ………………… III- Choose the best answer. 21. Lan is very in the water- fetching contest.…… a. interest b. interested c. interesting d. interests 22. They telephone the station to make of the time of the train.… a. sure b. true c. real d. right 23. Many years ago, Christmas songs for people in towns and villages.… a. performed b. were performed c. were performing d. have performed. 24. They invited dinner with them.… a. us for having b. us to have c. that we have d. our having 25. He came home very late, so I asked him where been.…… a. he has b. has been c. he had d. had he 26. I am . to call the doctor. I just need to get some rest.… a. too sick b. not sick enough c. sick enough d. so sick that 27. We'll go out as soon as it raining.… a. has stopped b. is stopping c. will stop d. will have stop. 28. In this school most hard.…… a. of students work b. students work c. student works d. of student work. 29. All the students do well in writing.…… a. I teach them b. whom I teach them c. I teach d. which I teach 30. " What do you do a living?" Mr. Brown asked the man.… a. with b. for c. by d. through. IV - Read the following passage and then choose the best answer to complete the passage. Every year students (31. at, from, of, in) many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by (32. themselves, theirs, them, their) . A few learn English just by hearing the language ( 33. by , in, on, at) films, on television , in the office, or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough (34. to do, do, doing, did) that. (35. Most the , Mostly, Most of, Most) people must work hard to learn another language. Learning another language! Learning English! Why do all these people want (36. learn, learnt, learning, to learn) English? It's not difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because (37. there, these,it, here) is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English (38. because at, because, because of, because on) it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies, because some of their books are in English (39. at, on, in, of) college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines (40. at , on, in, of) English. V- Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given. 41. They no longer write to each other . They used………………………………………………………………………………… 42. " Do you speak any other languages?" He asked me …………………………………………………………………………… 43. I regret telling him about it. I wish .……………………………………………………………………………………… 44. When did you last see him? How long .………………………………………………………………………………… 45. “ Do you like having holidays abroad?” He asked me. - He asked me ……………………………………………………………………………… 46. They have already sold their old house at the end of this road. - Their old house……………………………………………………………………………… 47. I can’t get the job because I don’t know English. If .…………………………………………………………………………………………… 48. Having a vacation abroad is very interesting. - It is ………………………………………………………………………………………… 49. They made the fire in the traditional way. - The fire .…………………………………………………………………………………… 50. It was so late that nothing could be done. - It was………… …………………………………………………………………………… VI- Write a passage ( about 100 words) about your work at school. (51-60) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… Total mark : 60 : 6 = 10. The end Phßng GD & §T TPTN Trêng THCS Nha trang §¸p ¸n §Ò thi gi¸o viªn d¹y giái cÊp trêng M«n : TiÕng Anh . N¨m häc : 2009 2010.– Thêi gian : 90 phót ( Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò) I- Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 01 . c. bear 02. c. blood 03. b. library 04. a. comfort 05. d. though 06. a. not 07. c. country 08. a. thin 09. d. honey 10. b. shoe II- Give the correct form of the verbs. 11. works 12. has worked / has been working 13. is producing 14 .works 15. is working 16. spends 17 .has 18 .spends/ is spending 19. is testing 20. enjoys III- Choose the best answer. 21. b 22. a 23. b 24. b 25. c 26. b 27. a 28. b 29. c. 30. b IV - Read the following passage and then choose the best answer to complete the passage. Every year students (31. at, from, of, in) many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by (32. themselves, theirs, them, their) . A few learn English just by hearing the language ( 33. by , in, on, at) films, on television , in the office, or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough (34. to do, do, doing, did) that. (35. Most the , Mostly, Most of, Most) people must work hard to learn another language. Learning another language! Learning English! Why do all these people want (36. learn, learnt, learning, to learn) English? It's not difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because (37. there, these,it, here) is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English (38. because at, because, because of, because on) it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies, because some of their books are in English (39. at, on, in, of) college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines (40. at , on, in, of) English. V- Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given. 41. They used to write to each other. 42. He asked me if I spoke any other languages. 43. I wish I hadn’t told him about it. 44. How long is it since you last saw him? 45. He asked me if I liked having holidays abroad. 46. Their old house at the end of this road has already been sold. 47. If I knew English, I could get the job. 48. It is very interesting to have a vacation abroad. 49. The fire was made in the traditional way. 50. It was too late to do anything / for anything to be done. VI- Write a passage ( about 100 words) about your work at school. (51-60) - The passage must be : + enough words. + logical and meaningful. + correct grammar. Total mark : 60 : 6 = 10. The end . traditional way. 50. It was too late to do anything / for anything to be done. VI- Write a passage ( about 100 words) about your work at school. (5 1-6 0) - The passage must be : + enough words. +. interesting. - It is ………………………………………………………………………………………… 49. They made the fire in the traditional way. - The fire .…………………………………………………………………………………… 50. It was so late that nothing could be done. - It. shower B. powder C. show D. power. II- Give the correct form of the verbs. - I (11. phone) you as soon as I arrive home. - You ever (12.try) Indian food? - A young boy who (13.fall) down a deep