Phßng GD & §T Cam Lé §Ò thi häc sinh giái m«n tiÕng anh líp 9 N¨m häc: 2007 - 2008 Thêi gian: 120 phót( Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò) 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 a. with b. about c. at d. of 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, I'll for give you. explain 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. 1 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. a. 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 2 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) roads 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 3 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 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. . 80. 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 ! -------------------- 4 Key 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. 5 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 6 . Phßng GD & §T Cam Lé §Ò thi häc sinh giái m«n tiÕng anh líp 9 N¨m häc: 2007 - 2008 Thêi gian: 120 phót(. 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