Vocabulary Question 1-10: Choose the best word or phrase that best complete each sentence below 1.. Grammar and structure Question 21-31: Choose the correct answer.. encouraging Question
Trang 1Phòng GD & ĐT Cam Lộ
Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn tiếng anh lớp 9
Năm học: 2007 - 2008
Thời gian: 120 phút( Không kể thời gian giao đề)
A Vocabulary
Question 1-10: Choose the best word or phrase that best complete each sentence below
1 His always makes people laugh
a quiet character b sense of humor c Christmas presents d smiles
2 The way of life in this country is to that in my country
a similar b the same c like d as
3.You have to make children do not play with matches
a ensure b surely c sure d ensuring
4.The prince immediately the girl
a fall in love with b fell in love with c fall into love at d fell into love at
5 Different language learn words in different ways
a learners b learner c people d person
6 My little brother pictures very much
a enjoy to draw b enjoy drawing c enjoys to draw d enjoys
drawing
7 Some people in the neighborhood are not happy the changes
8 TV information and entertainment
a brings b takes c gives d makes
9 His feet hurt so he has to walk to school
a on crutch b on crutches c on foot d on feet
10 natural resources ? Is it difficult ?
a what about to save b what about saving c how about save d how about to save
Question 11-21: Words form:
11 It is to eat too much sugar and fat health
12 If you can give a reasonable for your bad behavior last night,
13 My brother often does experiments about electricity for please
14 The charged me 50,000 VND for each room decorate
15 There many cultural between his country and mine differ
16 A toaster is a chicken that cooks food apply
17 in Viet Nam has brought a lot of big changes industry
18 After taking an aspirin, her headache appear
19 The she gave last night was marvelous Perform
20 The in his province is very dramatic landed
B Grammar and structure
Question 21-31: Choose the correct answer Only one answer is correct:
21 After the clothes we can wear them to Ann's birthday party
a washing b wash d are washed
22 A new university without a library in USA
a recently opened b opened recently c recently has opened d has recently opened
23 Do you know the place I can have a meal with my friends ?
a where b which c what d when
24 On Christmas Eve, people often a tree
Trang 2a are decorated b were decorated c decorating d decorate.
25 to your place tomorrow Hope to meet you there
a would come b will come c am coming d was coming
26 The can overturned and everyone into the deep river
a fall b fell c feel d felt
27 The games were important that they stopped fighting for a time
a so b too c very d such
28 This is an emergency Please an ambulance to Cua Viet beach
a to sending b sending c to send d send
29 Of all the members in the family, my grandpa is
a oldest b the oldest c most old d the most old
30 How long here ? - Since 1980
a do you live b did you live c have you live d have you lived
31 We are having a plan to help them by them do things
a encouraged b encourage c to encourage d encouraging
Question 32-41: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct from:
32 Most of the Earth's surface (cover) by water
33 The first festival (hold) nearly eight hundred years ago
34 There's some behind us I think we (follow)
35 My mother (not visit) us since he (move) to the new town
36 This bike (use) for more than six years
37 Nowadays, many historical place (destroy) seriously
38 It (get) hotter and hotter in June
39 Last month when we (visit) him, he (do) an experiment on the
upstairs
40 Tet holiday in Viet Nam (celebrate) around January and February
41 The Eiffel Tower is in Paris It (visit) by millions of people every year
C Phonetics
Question 42-51: In three of the four words, the underlined part is pronounced the same; in the fourth word the underlined part is pronounced differently Find the fourth word.
42 a held b flew c mend d tent
43 a quiet b industry c relative d participant
44 a nothing b clothes c hold d told
45 a bear b ear c tear d hear
46 a lot b floor c box d dog
47 a small b law c tall d plane
48 a float b noun c about d out
49 a arrive b abroad c around d armchair
50 a snowy b cold c prison d Chicago
51 a great b hate c heat d afraid
Question 52-59: In three of these words the first syllable is stressed In the fourth the
second syllable is stressed Find the word in which the second syllable is stressed.
52 a person b enough c picture d people
53 a Japan b Australia c Britain d Canada
54 a surprise b wonderful c ticket d evening
55 a busy b fortunate c include d follow
56 a depart b medical c husband d business
57 a volcano b gallery c seafood d windy
58 a sunny b facility c humid d minus
59 a weather b lava c middle d delicious
D reading
Question 60-69: read the article and circle the letter next to the word that best fits each space:
Traveling in the Lake District
The Lake District is very popular for holidays all year round Roads leading into the area have been improved in .(60) years inside the area itself, however, many roads are (61) and winding with steep hills and it may not be safe to drive (62)
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Trang 3roads like this when they are (63) in ice For the mountain walker a word of warning - every season visitors .(64) lost or are injured and (65)
to be rescued by the Mountain Rescue teams This kind of problem can be (66)
by following a few simple rules When exploring the mountains, wear warm clothing Sensible boots, take a map, compass and whistle and a small .(67) of food Don't go (68) alone and always tell someone where you (69) to go to
60 a recent b next c last d close
61 a thin b slim c narrow d shallow
62 a along b above c by d in
63 a wrapped b covered c drowned d filed
64 a have b be c make d get
65 a must b should c need d ought
66 a encouraged b prevented c arranged d organized
67 a quantity b weight c length d limit
68 a for b by c with d off
69 a look b seem c plan d know
E Writing:
Question 70-77: Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
70 It was such an interesting film that we watched it several times
The film
71 The football match was won by Manchester United
Manchester
72 Peter was too ill to get up
Peter was so
73 Her father asked her if she would go to the cinema with her friends
Her father asked her :"
74 Parents ought to send their children to school
Children
75 People think that doing morning exercises is good health
It is
76 Tom is not as tall as Peter
Peter
77 Every day thousand of trees are cut down in the world
Every day people
Question 78-85: Make sentences based on the given cues.
78 I / going / visit / after work/ evening
79 Residents / store owners / concerned / new mall / for/ few months
Vocabulary:
1 (to) wind: uèn lîn
2 steep (adj ): dèc
3 warning (n): c¶nh b¸o
4 (to) rescue: cøu
5 whistle(n): c¸i cßi
Trang 480 What / mum / going / do / weekends ?
81 You / ought / go / market / buy / fish / vegetables
82.People / do / everything / without / help / modern equipment / years ago
83 How old / your brother / sister / then ?
84 Some people / neighborhood / not happy/ changes
85 It / difficult / learn / two languages/ same time
- Good luck to you !
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Trang 5Key answers:
A vocabulary:
1 b 2.a 3.c 4.b 5.a 6.d 7.b 8.a 9.a 10.b
11 unhealthy 12 explanation 13 pleasure 14 decorator 15 differences
16 appliance 17 Industrialization 18 disappeared 19 performance 20 land
B grammar and structure:
21 d 22 d 23 a 24 c 25 c 26 b 27 a 28 d 29 b 30 d 31 d
32 is covered 37 are being destroyed
33 was held 38 is getting
34 are being followed 39 visited .was doing
35 hasn't visited moved 40 is celebrated
36 has been used 41 is visited
c phonetics:
42 b 43.a 44.a 45.a 46.b 47.d 48.b 49.d 50.c 51.c
52 b 53.a 54.a 55.c 56.a 57a 58.b 59.d
d reading:
60.a 61.c 62.a 63.b 64.d 65.d 66.b 67.a 68.d 69.c
e Writing:
70 The film was so interesting that we watched it several times
71 Manchester United won the football match
72 Peter was so ill that he couldn't get up
73 Her father asked: "Will you go to the cinema with your friends?"
74 Children ought to be sent to school by their parents
75 It is thought that doing morning exercises is good for health
76 Peter is taller than Tom
77 Every day people cut down thousands of trees in the world
78 I am going to visit grandma father work this evening
79 Residents and store owners have been concerned about the new mall for few months
80 What is mum going to do at the weekends ?
81 You ought to go to the market to buy fish and vegetables
82 People did everything without the help of modern equipment years ago
83 How old were your brother and sister then ?
84 Some people in the neighborhood are not happy with the changes
85 It is difficult to learn two languages at the same time
20 The in his province is very dramatic lan
B Grammar and structure
Question 21-31: Choose the correct answer Only one answer is correct:
28 This is an emergency Please an ambulance to liddle
a to sending b sending c to send d send