thi HSG tiếng Anh lớp 9 (2011- 2012)

Phßng GD Vµ §T TH¹CH THµNH ®Ò thi häc sinh giái m«n tiÕng anh líp 9 TR¦êng thcs th¹ch t îng n¨m häc : 2011 - 2012 Thêi gian : 150 phót ( Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò ) Question I : Part A: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. carol B. habit C. graze D. match 2. A. headache B. character C. challenging D. stomach 3. A. cure B. tutor C. sure D. pure 4. A. money B. mother C. donkey D. other 5. A. wants B. says C. looks D. laughs PartB: Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from the others. 1. A. effort B. effect C. deafness D. speaker 2. A. tomorrow B. badminton C. aerobic D. usually 3. A. deposit B. festival C. institute D. resident 4. A. activity B. electricity C. simplicity D. pollution 5. A. achievement B. experiment C. explanation D. discovery Question II : Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences. 1. I want everybody to listen A. care B. careful C. careless D. carefully 2. We feel very today. A. happy B. happiness C. happily D. happen 3. I've looked my pen everywhere and I can't find it anywhere. A. at B. for C. up D. on 4. Solar energy doesn't cause A. pollution B. polluted C.pollute D. pollutant 5. Where you go if you have a car? A. would B. have C. will D. did 6. Prevention is better than A. treatment B. pills C. cure D. doctors 7. He is tired he stayed up late watching TV. A. so B. because C. but D. and 8. I suggest to the movies. A. going B. to go C. go D. went 9. All the classes were painted. A. bad B. badly C. worse D. good 10. My parents saw me at the railway station. A. in B. for C. up D. off 11. Thank you very much for that! - Well, A. you're welcome B. of course C. thank you D. I don't mind 12. It's no use children quiet. They are always noisy. A. to ask / to keep B. asking /keeping C. to ask / keeping D. asking /to keep 13.We finally our teacher to go on a camping trip with us A. persuaded B. argued C. pleased D. liked 14. Who’s responsible for ink over my book. A. putting B. spreading C. spilling D. pouring 15. Linda was the last person the classroom yesterday A. leave B. to leave C. left D. leaves Question III : Part A: Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would be very useful in teaching and learning. Many schools have brought television sets, intending to use them effectively to improve the quality of education; but actually they are rarely used properly in classrooms. Meanwhile, children spending the majority of their out-of-school hours watching TV and their typical school days proceed as if television did not exist. There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers. Firstly, the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside money for equipment repairs and maintenance so these television sets are sooner and later out of work. Secondly these schools have not found an effective way to train teachers to integrate television into their ongoing instructional programs. Lastly, most teachers do not regard the quality of television and its usefulness in the classroom. Teachers at the schools work hard for at least twelve years to train their students to become good readers. However, according a recent statistics, teenagers seldom spend their free time reading books and newspapers but watching television instead. 1) The text is about: A. the use of television at schools. B. teaching and learning television C. educational specialists. D. watching TV outside school. 2) When TV first appeared, educational specialists ……… A. appreciated it. B. did not appreciate it. C. believed it would be useful for schooling. D. banned children from watching TV. 3) According to the text, TV ……… A. has not been used properly in classrooms. B. has been used effectively in classrooms. C. has not existed in classrooms. D. has not attracted students’ interest. 4) There are …………explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers. A. two B. three C. four D. five 5) Children spend their free time ………. A. reading books B. reading newspapers. C. learning foreign languages D. watching TV. Part B: Read the passage and fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word in the box. newspaper radio T.V website program magazines emails information chats news There are four people in my family. Each of us has a different hobby. My dad likes reading ….(1)…. he can get the latest ….(2)…. every morning. However my mom enjoys watching ….(3)… and reading ….(4)… Mom often spends hours reading articles about fashion and cooking. Unlike my mom and dad, my brother only loves exploring ….(5)…. about airplanes. He spends most of his freetime getting ….(6)…. about the history and development of aircraft. He also writes ….(7)…. or ….(8)…. with his friends about his hobby. For me, I am really interested in listening to music. I love listening to music on the FM ….(9)…. I also like music ….(10) ….on TV on Sundays. What about you ? What is your hobby ? 1……………………… 5 …………………… 2 ………………………. 6 …………………… 3………………………. 7 …………………… 4………………………. 8 …………………… 9………………………. 10…………………… Question IV : Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1. She felt that she (look) at. 2. All students objected to (do) that work. 3. Hoa isn't in her room at the moment. She (cook) in the kitchen. 4. I can't afford ( go) on holiday abroad this year. 5. Passengers (travel) on this bus bought their tickets in books. 6. George (fall) off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling. 7. Before you (leave), don’t forget to shut the windows. 8. Tom was tired because he (study) hard all day. 9. It is raining now. It (rain) for 2 hours. 10. The race (start) as planned if the weather clears. Question V : Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters to complete the following sentences. 1.All the newspapers praised the …………… of the firemen brave 2. He draws cartoons for a ………………magazine. HUMOUR 3.The tiger wanted to see the farmer's ………………… wise 4. It is ………………. to drink alcohol and drive. RESPONSIBLE 5. The ……………… program put the children to sleep. BORE 6. I think these thin clothes are ………………. for cold weather. suit 7. The computer is one of the most marvelous ………… in our modern age. invent 8. Flowers are often ………………. by bees as they gather nectar. fertile 9. He was kept in the hospital overnight as a ………………. measure. Precaution 10. Housework has ………………. been regarded as women’s work. tradition Question VI : Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition. 1. It’s very difficult to find work ………… the moment. 2. This service is free ………… charge. 3. In many ways you take …………your mother. 4. This computer is still ………… guarantee. 5. Mr Pike is away ………… vacation this week Question VII : There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out and correct it. 1. He has forgotten to tell us when will she be back. 2. It’s pleasant of reading books in spare time. 3. He is so slow as he never gets to class on time. 4. Ann prefers going swimming than playing table tennis. 5. Not only her parents but her brothers and sisters also live in London. Question VIII : Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same. 1. Thank you for your help! It was ………………………………. 2. "Don’t open the door please" said Mary. Mary told………………………………. 3. Staying at home would be better than going out to night. I'd rather………………………………………………… 4. Ba last time it visted Kim Tan town was three months ago. Ba ………………………………………………… 5. He never has enough money. He's always………………………………. 6. They said that Mr Tuan is a good teacher. Mr Tuan……………………………………. 7. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult. My French friend isn't ………………………………. 8. His parents made him work hard for the final examination. He …………………………………………………………… 9. I’ve been learning English for eight years. I started ……………………………………………… 10. It’s the cheapest watch but it’s the nicest. Not only………………………………………… KEY Question I : ( 2,5 marks ) Part A: ( 1,25 marks ) 1. C 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. B PartB: ( 1,25 marks ) 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. C Question II : ( 3,75 marks ) 1. D 4.A 7. B 10. D 13.A 2. A 5.C 8. A 11. A 14. C 3. B 6.C 9. B 12. D 15. B Question III : ( 3,75 marks ) Part A: ( 1,25 marks ) 1. A 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D Part B: ( 2,5 marks ) 1. newspaper 2. news 3. T.V 4. magazines 5. website 6. information 7. emails 8. chats 9. radio 10. program Question IV : ( 2,5 marks ) 1.was being looked 2. doing 3. is cooking 4. to go 5. travelling 6. fell 7. leave 8. had studied/ studied 9. has been raining 10. will start/will be started Question V : ( 2,5 marks ) 1. bravery 2. humourous 3. wisdom 4. irresponsible 5. boring 6. unsuitable 7. inventions 8. fertilized 9. precautionary 10. traditionally Question VI : ( 1,25 marks ) 1. at 2. of 3. after 4. under 5. on Question VII : ( 1,25 marks ) 1. will she she will 2. of reading to read 3. as that 4. than to 5. but her brothers and sisters also but also her brothers and sisters Question VIII : ( 2,5 marks ) 1. It was very kind of you to help me. 2. Mary told me/us not to open the door. 3. I'd rather stay at home than go out tonight. 4. Ba hasn’t visted Kim Tan town for three months. 5. He's always short/lack of money( he's always broke) 6. Mr Tuan was said to be a good teacher. 7. My french friend isn't used to driving on the left. 8. He was made to work hard for the final examination by his parents . 9. I started learning English eight years ago. 10. Not only is it the cheapest watch, but it’s also the nicest. . Phßng GD Vµ §T TH¹CH THµNH ®Ò thi häc sinh giái m«n tiÕng anh líp 9 TR¦êng thcs th¹ch t îng n¨m häc : 2011 - 2012 Thêi gian : 150 phót ( Kh«ng. ………… the moment. 2. This service is free ………… charge. 3. In many ways you take …………your mother. 4. This computer is still ………… guarantee. 5. Mr Pike is away ………… vacation this week Question. moment. She (cook) in the kitchen. 4. I can't afford ( go) on holiday abroad this year. 5. Passengers (travel) on this bus bought their tickets in books. 6. George (fall) off the ladder while