Chọn HSG thi Tinh Anh 9 năm 08-09

Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi dự thi học sinh giỏi tỉnh Môn : Anh Văn 9 (Vòng 5) Ngày thi: 16 tháng 3 năm 2009 Thời gian làm bài 150 phút không kể thời gian giao đề (Đề thi gồm có 07 trang) I- Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space: Food plays an 1 part in the development of nations. In countries where food is 2 , people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat. This usually slows down 3 , because men have little time to .4. to science, industry, government, and art. In nations where food is .5. and easy to get, men have more time to spend in activities that .6. to progress, and enjoyment of leisure. The problem of 7. good food for everybody has not yet been solved. Many wars have been .8. for food. But it is no longer necessary to go to war for food . Nations are beginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a 9 of their food problems. They work together in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations 10 more food. 1. 2. 3. . 4. 5. 6. 7. . 8. 9. 10. II- Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer A,B,C or D by circling the letter you choose: The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international organization designed (61) and liberalize international trade. The WTO came into being (62) January 1,1995 and is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), (63)was created in 1947 and continued to opearate for almost five decades as a defactor international organization. The World Trade Organization deals with the (64) of trade between nations at a near-global (65)it is (66)for negotiating and implementing new trade agreements and is in charge of policing member countriess adherence to all the WTO agreements, signed by the bulk of the worlds trading nations and ratified in their (67)Most of the WTOs current work (68) from the 1986-1994 negotiations called Uruguay Round, and earlier negotiations under the GATT. The organization is currently the host to new negotiations, under the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) launchad in 2001. The WTO is (69)by a Minister Conference, which meets every two years, a General Council, which implements the conferences policy decisions and is responsible for day-to-day administration, and a director-general, who is (70) by the Minister Conference. The WTOs headquaters are in Geneva Switzerland 1.A.see B.look at C.supervise D.take care 2.A.in B.on C.from D.at 3.A.that B.where C.thing D.which 4.A.rulers B.law C.standard D.stipulations 5.A.levels B.level C.degree D.scales 6.A.able B.responsibility C.responsible D.charge 7.A.state B.agency C.office D.government 8.A.goes B.comes C.derives D.come 9.A.governed B.governing C.government D.governmental 10.A.appointed B.directed C.leaded D.acted III- Complete the passage with correcting of the form verb in bracket: Dear Linda, I’m sorry I (1. not write) . to you for so long, but I (2. be) . very busy lately. All last month I (3. have) . exams, and I (4. not do) . anything else but study for ages. Anyway, I (5. stop) . studying now, and I (6. wait) for my exam results. As you can see from the letter, I (7. change) . my address and (8. live) in Croydon now. I (9. decide) that I wanted a change from central London because it (10. become) . so expensive. A friend of mine (11.tell) . me about this flat, and I (12. move) . here about two months ago. When you (13. come) to London this summer, please visit me. I (14. stay) here until the middle of August. Then I (15. go) . on holiday to Scotland. Please write soon Margaret 1. .2. .3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. .10. …… . 11. 12. .13. 14. .15. IV- Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other: 1. A. rose B. disclose C. chosen D. whose 2. A. ocean B. decision C. cushion D. patient 3. A. though B. laugh C. cough D. rough 4. A. one B. follow C. horror D. across 5. A. myth B. truth C. both D. northern 6. A. carol B. habit C. graze D. match 7. A. sound B. southern C. drought D. mountain 8. A. headache B. character C. stomach D. challenging 9. A. ploughs B. contacts C. stops D. talks 10. A. faced B. wicked C. fixed D. wrapped V- Choose the best anwer: 1. What ____________________advice she gave us ! A. so good B. such good C. a good D. good 2. My dog as well as my cats ____________________twice a day. A. eat B. eats C. has eaten D. have eaten 3. When I came into the class, I realized I knew ______________________. A. them all B. all them C. they all D. all of they 4. Do it right now, ___________________ ? A. do you B. aren’t you C. will you D. don’t you 5. We ____________________for her for ten minutes. A. wait B. waited C. are waiting D. have been waiting 6. His father is not interested in tennis and ____________________. A. he doesn’t, either B. so doesn’t he C. neither does he D. neither is he 7. The little girl wasted half an hour ___________________for her picture book. A. look B. looking C. to look D. looked 8. ____________________does it take you to do the washing ? A. How fast B. What time C. How long D. How often 9. Your hair is long. Are you going to _____________________ ? A. have it cut B. have cut it C. be cutting it D. have it cutting 10.Would you like tea or coffee? – I ____________________drink tea than coffee. A. would like B. would prefer C. would rather D. would wish 11.It is high time you ______________________more attentive in class. A. are B. were C. must be D. have been 12.He was _____________________that we turned off the TV set immediately. A. so bad singerB. such bad singer C. such bad a singer D. so bad a singer 13.I wish you _______________________that! It’s really annoying habit. A. won’t do B. couldn’t do C. wouldn’t do D. don’t do 14. “I’m sorry about that!” – “______________________!” A. That’s right B. Of course C. It’s OK D. You’re welcome 15.Not until 2008 ______________________across the river. A. the first bridge was built B. the first building of a bridge was C. built the first bridge D. was the first bridge built 16.Excuse me! I’m learning my lesson. ______________________turning down your stereo a bit ? A. Would you please B. Would you mind C. Could you D. Would you like 17. I was just _______ to go out when Peter phoned. A. used B. planned C. about D. around 18. The book provides students ________ useful tips to pass the coming exam. A. of B. about C. on D. with 19. _______ he practised hard, he didn’t pass the driving test. A. As long as B. Even though C. In spite of D. If 20. I felt disappointed because I was ________ by the company I applied to. A. criticized B. rejected C. blamed D. forgotten 21. If I were you, I __________ harder to pass the examination. A. would work B. will work C. worked D. work 22. We were all hungry, so she suggested __________ dinner early. A. to have B. having C. had D. have 23. I wish I _______ in London with my friends now. A. am B. was C. were D. will be 24. I find it difficult to make a good _________ on this problem. A. want B. decision C. thought D. view 25. We didn’t ________ to the station in time to catch the train. A. reach B. arrive C. get D. lead 26. My mother is one of the women who money. A. enjoys to spend B. enjoys spending C. enjoy spending D. enjoy to spend 27. Their exports are just . ours. A. similar B. like C. as D. same 28. You may put money in a small coin bank, a piggy bank at home to keep it safe. A. as such B. such C. such as D. so 29. It is time you hard for the exam. A. to revise B. revise C. revised D. revising 30. I live in Dalat, . is one of the most beautiful cities of Vietnam. A. who B. where C. which D. that VI- Complete each sentence with correcting of the word in bracket: 1. The machine stopped working due to fault . (electricity) 2. They had a quarrel after about who was responsible. (agree) 3. Her parents her to apply for the job. (courage) 4. I was late because I how much time I’d need. (estimate) 5. He is very generous and everyone admired his . (self) 6. In the summer, Hoi An gets rather _____________ because many visitors visit the city. (CROWD) 7. The Cotswolds is an area of great _____________ in England. (BEAUTIFULLY) 8. The letter was _____________ yesterday but I haven’t received it yet. (SEND) 9. In Britain, women couldn’t study _______________ at universities until the 19 th century. (MEDICAL) 10. The president made a _______________ on New Year’s Day. (SPEAK) VII- Make any changes and additions when necessary to build the sentences from the following sets of words and phrases. 1. It/ necessary/ students/ wear uniforms/ they/ school/. __________________________________________________________________ 2. About five million/ bottle/ champagne/ produced/ France/ next year/. __________________________________________________________________ 3. I/ now/ tired/ since/I /stay/ late/ do/ homework/. __________________________________________________________________ 4. That/ one/ most/ interesting/ books/I/ read/. __________________________________________________________________ 5. Know/ how/ use/ computer/ very important nowadays/. __________________________________________________________________ 6. He/ show/ photograph/ hotel/ stay/ holiday/. __________________________________________________________________ 7. I went / school / age / six. - __________________________________________________ ___ 8. It / important / you / stop / smoke / at once. - __________________________________________________ ___ 9. He / start / cook / ten minutes ago. - __________________________________________________ ___ 10. I wish / go / beach / you / last Sunday. - __________________________________________________ ___ VIII- Pick out the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the others: 1. a. passage b. enjoyable c. moment d. matches 2. a. associate b. together c. traveler d. protected 3. a. weather b. electric c. absorb d. potential 4. a. preference b. attraction c. advantage d. discover 5. a. escaping b. eruption c. delicate d. explain 6. a. entertain b. magazine c. industry d. volunteer 7. A. result B. imaginary C. annoyed D. politics 8. A. admire B. honor C. title D. difficult 9. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise 10. A. decay B. purpose C. however D. invention IX- Read the following passage and then put a circle round the letter of the correct words to complete each sentence which follows: Keeping our teeth healthy It’s very important to have healthy teeth. Good teeth help us to chew our food. They also help us to look nice. How does a tooth go bad? The decay begins in a little crack in the enamel covering of the tooth. This happens after germs and bits of food have collected there. Then the decay slowly spreads inside the tooth. Eventually, poison goes into the blood, and we may feel quite ill. How can we keep our teeth healthy? First, we ought to visit our dentist twice a year. He can fill the small holes in our teeth before they destroy the teeth. He can examine our teeth to check that they are growing in the right way. Unfortunately, many people wait until they have toothache before they see a dentist. Secondly, we should brush our teeth with a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste at least twice a day once after breakfast and once before we go to bed. We can also use wooden toothpicks to clean between our teeth after a meal. Thirdly, we should eat food that is good for or teeth and our body: milk, cheese, fish, brown bread, potatoes, red rice, raw vegetables and fresh fruit. Chocolate, sweets, biscuits and cakes are bad, especially when we eat them between meals. They are harmful because they stick to our teeth and cause decay. 1) Good teeth help us _______. a) be nice b) have good eyesight c) chew our food d) be important 2) When food and germs collect in a small crack, our teeth _________. a) become hard b) begin to decay c) send poison into the blood d) make us feel quite ill 3) A lot people visit a dentist only when __________. a) their teeth grow properly b) they have holes in their teeth c) they have toothache d) they have brushed their teeth 4) We ought to try to clean our teeth __________. a) once a day b) at least twice a day c) between meals d) before breakfast 5) We shouldn’t eat a lot of _________. a) red rice b) fresh fruit c) fish d) chocolate 6) Sweets are harmful because they make our teeth ___________. a) black b) ache c) bad d) cracked X- Study these sentences and decide if the sentences are correct or incorrect. If the sentence is correct, make a tick (). If the sentence is incorrect, underline the mistake and provide the correct sentence. 1. I don't like when she tells me that I have to study. ______________________________________________________________________ 2. Parachute is a dangerous sport. ______________________________________________________________________ 3. He studies here on this table. ______________________________________________________________________ 4. The guide gives useful informations about the city. ______________________________________________________________________ 5. She cleaned the house and after she ironed the clothes. ______________________________________________________________________ 6. She both speaks and she writes French very well. ______________________________________________________________________ 7. He is very mature despite of his age. ______________________________________________________________________ 8. She sent to her teacher a beautiful Christmas. ______________________________________________________________________ 9. Tom said that if he had to do another homework tonight, he wouldn't be able to attend the concert. ______________________________________________________________________ 10. When there are low sales, companies often decide to develop new products. ______________________________________________________________________ 11. Although both of them are trying to get the scholarship, she has the highest grades. ______________________________________________________________________ 12. Science and technology are part of the knowledges of educated people. ______________________________________________________________________131 3. The food that mark is cooking in the kitchen smells delicious. ______________________________________________________________________ 14. Everyone who takes the examination will receive their score reports in three weeks. ______________________________________________________________________ 15. Tom spent such enjoyable holiday in Europe this summer that he plans to return as soon as he saves enough money. ______________________________________________________________________ XI- Read the passage below: During the last Christmas holidays, a group of my classmates decided to have an excursion to Johore Bahru. I was elected as the leader and did the burden of making arrangement for the trip fell on my shoulders. We left early in the morning by the first Singapore – Johore express bus and reached the customs cheeks-points half an hour later. From the customs we went by a chartered van to the Johore Bahru seaside. As it was clear sunny day we had decided to have a dip in the water. For nearly an hour we enjoyed the bath much to our satisfaction. By the time our sea-bath was over. It was about 9 am and we had an appetizing breakfast, with sandwiches, cakes and coffee which we carried along with us. Then we relaxed under a shady tree for a while. Later we visited the zoo we had some fun there with the monkeys in cages. Then went round the tour for sightseeing. By the time, our sightseeing was over, it was about 1 p.m. We had a sumptuous lunch of chicken rice and returned home by bus. * Complete the summary with the missing words. During the last Christmas holidays, the writer and ___________ (1) had an interesting excursion in __________ (2). She was elected ___________ (3) so she was responsible for making arrangement __________ (4). First they took the first __________ (5) to the customs cheek-points then went by a ________ (6) to the Johore Bahru sea-side. They had a __________ (7) there. Next they visited ___________ (8) and enjoyed themselves there too. After that they made __________ (9) around the city for sightseeing and then returned home ____________ (10). They had really lovely holidays. XII- 1. I’m too poor to take a space trip. I’m not…………………………………………………………………………………… 2. she was tired , but she stayed up late to watch the late film on TV. Although…………………………………………………………………………………… 3. My sister offered me a lift so it wasn’t necessary for me to call a taxi. As my sister offered me a lift , I…………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. All visitor to the city was impressed by its beauty. Everyone ………………………………………………………………………………… 5. The last time Thuy met her old friends was when they left school. Thuy hasn’t………………………………………………………………………………… 6. You should take a map because you might get lost in those mountains. In case……………………………………………………………………………………… 7.The news about the earthquake distressed Josephine. Josephine…………………………………………………………………………………… 8. He bought such a lot of books that he couldn’t read them all. So…………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. The doctor advised him to say in bed for a few days . He………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. I regretted not telling him what happened last night . I wish ……………………………………………………………………………………… 11. It was such lovely weather that we decided to spend the day on the beach. The weather………………………………………………………………………………… 12. Tokyo and Yokohama were struck by a disastrous earthquake in 1923. The cities…………………………………………………………………………………… 13. They will have to change the date of the meeting again. The date…………………………………………………………………………………… 14. I haven’t got a key , so I can’t get in. If…………………………………………………………………………………………… 49. It was difficult for me to stop laughing at Wendy’s letter. I couldn’t help……………………………………………………………………………… - - - the end - - - . Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi dự thi học sinh giỏi tỉnh Môn : Anh Văn 9 (Vòng 5) Ngày thi: 16 tháng 3 năm 20 09 Thời gian làm bài 150 phút. into being (62) January 1, 199 5 and is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), (63)was created in 194 7 and continued to opearate