[[ Phßng GD&§T huyÖn §Ò chÝnh thøc Kú thi chän häc sinh giái líp 9 VßNG 2 N¨m häc 20 20 M«n thi: TiÕng Anh Thêi gian lµm bµi 150 phót Question I/ Choose the most suitable word or phrase .(2.5p) 1. He laughed … when he was watching “Tom and Jerry” on TV. A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. unhappy 2. The children felt … when their mother was coming back home. A. excitement B. excitedly C. excited D. exciting 3. The Browns had to use all their ……. to buy their new house. A. savings B. expenses C. reservers D. remains 4. He is a person … friends trust him. A. whom B. his C. who’s D. whose 5. If he worked more slowly, he …. so many mistakes A. wouldn’t make B. won’t make C. didn’t make D. doesn’t make 6. The party, at … I was the guest honor, was extremely enjoyable. A. that B. who C. which D. where. 7. It’s ……. long time since he last saw his grandparents. A. so B. very C. too D. such a. 8. She never let you cook the meals, …… ? A. didn’t she B. doesn’t she C. did she D. was she 9. After arriving home, they usually……. their uniforms. A. take out B. take off C. put out D. put off. 10. He worked……… than his workmates. A. more carefully B. more careful C. as carefully D. carefullier. Question II/ Give correct form of the verbs in the brackets (2.5p) Tom Smith has musical talent, but he 1.(be) a very lazy boy. He always 2.(get) up late, and he is seldom on time for school. When he 3.(know) that he 4.(have) to work hard in school on a certain day, he 5.(stay) at home. If Tom 6.(be) wise, he 7. (not try) so hard to avoid all the problems of his youth. He often says that he 8.(wish) he had been born rich or he 9.(complain) that if his greatgrandfather hadn’t been unlucky, his family 10. (be) rich now. Your answer: 1. is 2. gets 3. knows 4. has 5. stays 6. were 7. wouldn’t try 8. wishes 9. complains 10. would be Question III/ Each line of the following passage contains one error. Find and correct it (2.5p) Tet holiday is celebrating on the first day of the Lunar New Year . Some weeks after the New Year the Vietnamese clean their house 0/ celebrated 1/ before and paint their walls. New clothes are buyed for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, who is the traditional cake, and others goodies. On the New Year’s Ever, the whole family gets together for a reunion dinner. Every members of the family should be present during the dinner in which much differents kinds of dishes is served. On the New Year’s morning, the young members of the family pay them respects to the elders. In return they receive lucky money wrapping in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighborhoods friends and relatives. 2/ bought 3/ which 4/ other/ in 5/ member 6/ many 7/ are 8/ their 9/ wrapped 10/ neighbors Question IV/ Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capitals(2.5p) 1. Their friendship lasted a lifetime. friend 2. The streets were widened so that planes could use them. wide 3. My brother is an electrical engineer . electric 4. You must be careful when you open that door. Care 5. Don’t worry. I’ll try to finish this work successfully. Succeed 6. Preserving natural resources is of great importance. important 7. Many university and college student like wearing jeans study 8. Daphne has always been interested in collecting antiques. Interest 9. There are many celebrations in our country of a year. celebrate 10. We must learn about keeping the environment unpolluted. Pollute Question V/ Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each space(2.5p) Jeans are very popular with young people all (1)……. the world. Some people say that jeans are the “ uniform” of (2)…… But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans started (3)……… two hundred years ago. People in Genoe, Italy made pants. The cloth (4)…. in Genoa was called “Jeans”. The pants were called “Jeans”. In 1850, a saleman (5)….California began selling pants made of cancas. His name was Levi Strauss. (6)….they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (7)…… with gold miners, farmer and cowboys. Six years (8)… , Levis began making his pants with blue cotton (9)……called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the United States and Europe began (10) … jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them. 1. A. in B. on C. over D. above 2. A. youth B. young C. younger D. youngest 3. A. lots B. much C. most D. almost 4. A. make B. makes C. making D. made 5. A. in B. on C. at D. with 6. A. Although B. But C. Because D. So 7. A. famous B. popular C. good D. wonderful 8. A. late B. later C. latest D. last 9. A. cloth B. clothing C. cloths D. clothes 10. A. wear B. wearing C. wore D. worn Question VI/ Choose the correct prepositions or adverbs(2.5p) 1. He hasn’t forgiven her for /with what she said. 2. I no longer care of/ about what he thinks 3. I’m old enough to look after /on myself. 4. She’s ferfectly capable in/ of managing alone. 5. He’ll never succeed in /on changing her opinion. 6. I’m relying on /at her to help me. 7. He is not very good at /in repairing things. 8. The guide book was full with / of usefull information. 9. They arrived in /on London on time. 10. At last I’ve found the information that I was looking on/ for . Question VII/ Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, begin with the given words or phrases.(2.5p) 1. Jane eats very little so as not to put on weight. -> Jane eats very little because she doesn’t want to put on weight. 2. My brother works in a factory which has more than a thousand employees. -> There are more than a thousand employees where my brother works. 3. “Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year,” said Mr.Ba. -> Mr.Ba suggested going abroad for our holiday that year. 4. Keep your feet dry or you will get a cold. -> If you don’t keep your feet dry, you will get a cold. 5. Two trading centers have been opened here this year. -> They have opened two trading centers here this year. 6. “ Do you sometimes go to this English Speaking Club?” Mrs.Brown asked. -> Mrs.Brown asked me if I sometimes went to that English Speaking Club. 7. I can’t sing beautifully, so I can’t join them now. -> I wish I could sing beautifully, so I could join them now. 8. Mr.Pike played soccer after school everyday when he was a school boy. -> Mr.Pike used to play soccer after school everyday when he was a school boy. 9. The children are very happy. Their team won the match. - > The children whose team won the match are very happy. 10. He is a more persuasive speaker than his brother. -> He speaks more persuasively than his brother does. Question VIII/ Use the suggested words to write full sentences.(2.5p) 1. Don’t forget / keep / touch / us. -> Don’t forget to keep in touch with us. 2. How many / hour / week / you / spend / watch TV/?/ -> How many hours a week do you spend watching TV? 3. If / I / be / you / I / take part / these / cultural / activity. -> If I were you, I would take part in these cultural activities. 4. It / be / national holiday / yesterday / so / my friends / I / go / picnic. -> It was a national holiday yesterday so my friends and I went on picnic. 5. It / take / us / half / hour / get / picnic site / motorbike. -> It took us half an hour to get to the picnic site by motorbike. 6. I / would like / congratulate / you / pass / your exam. -> I would like to congratulate you on passing your exam. 7. They / as / fast / your cars. -> They are as fast as your cars. 8. Good evening / ladies / gentlemen. / Thank you / come. -> Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for coming. 9. What / population / Vietnam /?/ -> What is the populartion of Vietnam? 10. We / suggest / learn / ten / word / heart / every day. -> We suggest learning ten words by heart everyday. The end . [[ Phßng GD&§T huyÖn §Ò chÝnh thøc Kú thi chän häc sinh giái líp 9 VßNG 2 N¨m häc 20 20 M«n thi: TiÕng Anh Thêi gian lµm bµi 150 phót Question I/ Choose the most suitable. you will get a cold. 5. Two trading centers have been opened here this year. -> They have opened two trading centers here this year. 6. “ Do you sometimes go to this English Speaking Club?”. clothes are buyed for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, who is the traditional cake, and others goodies. On the New Year’s Ever, the whole family gets together