Tài liệu de hsg tieng anh 9

kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 cấp huyện vòng 1 Năm học : 2009 - 2010 đề thi môn: Tiếng anh. Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề ). Họ và tên thí sinh: Ngày tháng năm sinh: . Trờng THCS: Lớp: Số báo danh: Giám thị số 1: . Giám thị số 2: Số phách do Chủ tịch HĐ ghi Điểm bằng số: Số phách do Chủ tịch HĐ ghi Điểm bằng chữ: Giám khảo số 1: Giám khảo số 2: . I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (10 pts) 1. A. describe B. debt C bomb D. doubt 2. A. means B. physics C. indoors D. score. 3. A. device B. advice C. service D. mice. 4. A. but B. bury C. shut D. nut 5. A. prefer B. completely C. frequently D. convenient 6. A. switch B. stomach C. match D. catch 7. A. depended B. needed C. wanted D. striped 8. A. beach B. lead C. great D. pleased. 9. A grocery B. baggy C. scenery. D. qualify 10. A. tourism B. crowd C. pronounce D. sound II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences (40 pts): 1. They made me the whole story. A. repeat B. to repeat C. repeated D. repeating. 2. He gave me two oranges but were bad. A. all B. most C. both D. some. 3. I would . you didn t leave just at the moment. A. advise B. like C. ask D. rather Đề chính thức 4. I ’ ll look in my . and see if I ’ m free on Wednesday. A. dictionary B. diary C. briefcase D. calendar. 5. Computers have been . widely all over the world nowadays. A. in use B. on use C. of use D. with use 6. Ngan asked me . Ha Long Bay was in Northern Viet Nam. A. as B. so C. if D. that 7. Lan promised with us in London. A. to keep in touch B. to contacty C. to meet D. to see 8. John admitted the stone through the window. A. to throw B. to be thrown C. being thrown D. throwing 9. My friend advised me . to go from Ha Noi to SaPa. A. what B. how C. why D. where 10. The house . so it looks very clean and nice. A. has been tidied B. has tidied C. is tidying D. was tidying. 11. We to do all exercises before going to class by our teacher. A. were asked B. are asking C. have asked D. asked 12. He . to be the best student in our school. A. is saying B. is said C. said D. says. 13. We stayed in a big hotel and our breakfasts in the accomodation. A. are included B. included C. was included D. were included. 14. This is a nice place. The air is fresh and the scene is wonderful. I feel . staying in this area. A. relax B. relaxed C. to relax D. relaxing 15. The number of high buildings . risen. A. is B. are C. have D. has 16. Most of the rooms in her house . air – conditioners. A. have B. has C. had D. has had. 17. We ’ ll have to use the stairs. The lift is order. A. in B. out of C. outside D. without. ThÝ sinh kh«ng ®îc ghi vµo phÇn g¹ch chÐo nµy 18. He doesn ’ t know anybody in London, apart . his sister. A. from B. for C. than D. of. 19. They sat down to a . meal. A. five – coursed B. five course ’ s C. five – courses D. five - course. 20. This cloth . very thin. A. touches B. holds C. feels D. handles. 21. Everybody loves him because of his A. polite B. politely C. more polite D. politeness. 22. They decided to go for a picnic the cold weather. A. because of B. because C. in spite of D. and 23. I ’ ll call the hotel and confirm a . for us for Friday night. A. protection B. reservation C. conservation D. preservation. 24. His parents are old and he doesn ’ t want to rely them for his expenses. A. on B. for C. with D. to 25. Jennet gets used to . breakfast very early with rice. A. have B. having C. has D. had 26. My family and I are looking forward you. A. to seeing B. of seeing C. to see D. for seeing 27. “ No one touch anything in the room”, said the policeman. A. has to B. will C. can D. had better. 28. My mother was in the of feeding the pigeons in the morning. A. manner B. habit C. custom D. tradition. 29. John is very good . his hands. A. at B. about C. with D. for. 30. There is no in going to school if you are not willing to learn. A. reason B. aim C. purpose D. point. 31. It is difficult for him to buy good shoes because he had such a big of feet. A. couple B. pair C. size D. number. 32. The shoes fit her A. perfectly B. justly C. fairly D. rightly 33. He is by far the richest man I know. A. He is the richest man in my country. B. He is one of many rich men I know. C. He is richer than all his friends. D. He is much richer than anyone I know. 34. Iam used to studying for exams in the library. A. I always study for the exams in the library. B. I never studied in the library. C. I don ’ t study for exams in the library. D. In the past I went to the library to study for exams. 35. The last time I played tennis was ten years ago. A. It ’ s 10 years since I have played tennis. B. I last played tennis 10 years ago. C. I haven ’ t played tennis fo 10 years. D. all are correct. 36. John asked Mary if it was the blue one or the green one she wanted. A. “Which one did she want, the blue or the green, Mary ?” asked John. B. “Which one did you want, the blue or the green ?” asked John. C. “ Which one does Mary want, the green or the blue ?” asked John. D. “Which one do you want, the blue or the green, Mary ?” asked John. 37. If you don ’ t pay attention, you ’ ll early make a mistake. Unless A. you don ’ t pay attention, you ’ ll early make a mistake. B. you pay attention, you ’ ll early make a mistake. C. you pay attention, you won ’ t early make a mistake. D. you ’ ll early make a mistake, you don ’ t pay attention. 38. The conference in London next week. A. is held B. is being held C. will hold D. will be held. 39. He has so . money that he can ’ t afford to buy food. A. few B. many C. little D. much 40. She has her meals by one of her friendly neighbors. A. preparing B. prepared C. prepare D. to prepare. III. Read the passage then choose the correct word to fill in the blank by circling the letter A, B, C or D (10 pts) The threat to the environment Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (1) Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become (2) if we do not make an effort to (3) . them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are (4) for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught (5)………… and sold pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat – the place where they live – is (6)………… More land is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open (7)………. than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better (8)…………., but these chemicals pollute the environment and (9) ……… wildlife. The most successful animals on earth – human beings – will soon be the only ones (10)………… , unless we can solve this problem. 1. A. danger B. threat C. problem D. vanishing 2. A. disappeared B. vanished C. empty D. extinct 3. A. harm B. safe C. protect D. serve 4. A. hunted B. chased C. fed D. raised 5. A. lively B. alive C. for life D. for living 6. A. exhausting B. departing C. escaping D. disappearing 7. A. spaces B. air C. up D. parts 8. A. products B. fields C. herbs D. crops 9. A. spoil B. harm C. wound D. injure 10. A. survived B. over C. missing D. left IV. In each of the following sentences, there is a mistake. Underline the mistake and correct it (5 pts): 1. They heard her to sing beautifully last night. 1 . 2. Many people have stopped to smoke because they are afraid that it may be harmful to their health. 2 3. It took the old woman a hour to walk to the shop and returned. 3 4. I look forward to hear from my mother in Singapore. 4 5. Staying at home all day sounds bored to me. 5 . 6. The children prefer playing with sand on the beach than swimming in the sea. 6 7. Collecting stamps from foreign countries are one of my father ’ s interest. 7 . 8. Each of us should do everything possible to keep our environment cleanly. 8 . 9. The novel writing by Mark Twain attracts a lot of children. 9 10. They ’ re going to get their house to decorate for the Christmas. 10 V. Give the correct form of the word in capital letters given to complete the sentences (10 pts): Write your answers here 1. You should . yourselves with the environment family 2. The boy was . He lost the match success . 3. She received a lot of . from her parents courage 4. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been . in the last few years urban 5. The child should be punished because of this bad behave . 6. This knife is it can ' t cut anything. use 7. Angkor Watt was .built to honor a Hindu God. origin . 8. You don ' t have to do that work. In other words, it is . for you. necessity 9. I live in a small village and its .are very beautiful. surround . 10. My mother doesn ' t like me wearing short skirts to church - she doesn ' t think they ' re . suit . VI. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the original one. Use the words or phrases given (10 pts): 1. We decided not to phone them because it was very late. It was …………………………………………………………………………………… 2. She couldn ’ t afford to buy the computer. The computer ………………………………………………………………………… 3. It ’ s not easy to do all this work in half an hour. I find it ……………………………………………………………………………. 4. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult. My French friend isn ’ t . 5. They think the owner of the house is abroad. The owner of the house 6. “Why don ’ t you put your luggage under the seat ?” he asked. He suggested that . 7. It looks like rain to me. I 8. Unless he phones immediately, he won ’ t get any information. If he . 9. We ’ ve run out of tea. There is . 10. Somebody repaired her car yesterday. She . VII. Make complete sentences from the sets of words and phrases provided ( 5 pts): 1. My brother / prefer / play soccer / watch it. . 2. The weather / so bad / we have / stay home. . 3. We / hope / give / more / green / color / town / earn / money. . 4. He / not want / anybody/ know / that / he / be / here. . 5. Brother / decided / spend / all / summer vacation / study / World Heritage Sites / Viet Nam. . 6. Nothing / can / do / unless / more information / given / us. . 7. student / only play / piano / also play / soccer. . 8. nurse / kind enough / help him / walk. . 9. You / always / be / careful / when / you / cross / road. . 10. Remember / turn off / gas / when / you / finish. . VIII. Complete the passage by filling in each space with one suitable word (10 pts): The world ’ s oceans are (1)……… vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution. However, little (2)……. known about the long – term effects of such low poisoning. The (3)… serious problem of modern times is that man is destroying the earth ’ s natural resources and transforming huge areas (4)……. wasteland. (5)……… a result, it is becoming extremely difficult to grow (6)……. to feed the world ’ s rapidly increasing population. A way of protecting all the wildlife (7)……. the earth must also be found as many species are in dangers of disappearing completely from the face of the earth. The dangers, however, are not confined solely to the land (8)… the sea. The smoke in the atmosphere, for (9)…… is increasing so much that the amount of sunlight has (10)… reduced in many cities. Man ’ s whole environment is being changed in a serious way. Key: 1……………… ; 2………………. ; 3…………………; 4………………… 5………………………; 6…………………; 7…………………. ; 8…………………. 9………………………; 10………………. The end (§Ò thi cã 06 trang. ThÝ sinh kh«ng ®îc sö dông bÊt kú tµi liÖu g×, kÓ c¶ tõ ®iÓn. Gi¸m thÞ coi thi kh«ng ph¶i gi¶i thÝch g× thªm). Đáp án và hớng dẫn chấm thi chọn học sinh giỏi 8 môn văn hoá lớp 9 cấp huyện vòng 1 Năm học 2009 2010 Môn: Tiếng Anh. I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (10 pts) Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 1 điểm x 10 = 10 điểm. 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. A II. Choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C or D (40pts): Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 1 điểm x 40 = 40 điểm. 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. A 11. A 12. B 13. D 14. B 15. D 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. D 20. C 21. D 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. B 26. A 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. D 31. B 32. A 33. C 34. A 35. D 36. D 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. B III. Read the passage then choose the correct word to fill in the blank by circling the letter A, B, C or D (10 pts ): Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 1,0 điểm x 10 = 10 điểm. 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. D IV. Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Underline the mistake and correct it (10 pts ): Mỗi câu tìm đợc lỗi sai và sửa lại đúng đợc 0,5 điểm x 10 = 5,0 điểm. 1. to sing - sing 2. to smoke - smokimg 3. a - an 4. to hear to hearing 5. bored - boring. 6. than - to 7. are - is 8. cleanly - clean 9. writing - written 10. to decorate - decorated. V. Give the correct form of the word in capital letters given to complete the sentences (10 pts ): Mỗi từ đúng đợc 1 điểm x 10 = 10 điểm 1. familiarize 2. unsuccessful 3. encouragement. 4. urbanised/ urbanized 5. behavior/ behaviour 6. useless 7. originally 8. unnecessary 9. surroundings. 10. suitable. VI. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the original one. Use the words or phrases given (10 pts): Mỗi câu viết lại đúng đợc 1 điểm x 10 = 10 điểm. 1. It was too late for us to phone them/ It was so late that we decided not to phone them. 2. The computer was/ is too expensive for her to buy. The computer was / is so expensive that he couldn t afford to buy. 3. I find it difficult to finish this work in half an hour. 4. My French friend isn t used to/ accustomed to driving on the left. 5. The owner of the house is thought to be abroad. 6. He suggested that I should put my luggage under the seat. 7. I think / expect / reckon that it ll / may / might / is going to/ likely to rain. 8. If he doesn t phone immediately, he won t get any information. 9. There is no more tea/ is no tea left/ isn t any more tea/tea left. 10. She had/ got her car repaired. She got someone to repair her car. VIII. Make complete sentences from the sets of words and phrases provided ( 5 pts): Mỗi câu viết đúng đợc 0,5 điểm x 10 = 5,0 điểm. 1. My brother prefers playing soccer to watching it. 2. The weather was so bad that we had to stay at home. 3. We hope to give more green color to the town and 4. He doesn t want anybody to know that he is there. 5. My brother decided to spend all his summer vacation studying on the World Heritage Sites of Viet Nam. 6. Nothing can be done unless more information is given to us. 7. The student not only plays the piano but also plays soccer. 8. The nurse is kind enough to help him to walk. 9. You should/ must always be careful when you cross the road. 10. Remember to turn off the gas when you finish/ have finished cooking. VIII. Complete the passage by filling in each space with one suitable word (10 pts): Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 1 ,0 điểm x 10 = 10 điểm. 1. so 2. is 3. almost 4. into 5. As 6. enough 7. on 8. and 9. example 10. been Điểm của toàn bài là 100 điểm. Quy về thang điểm 10, tổng điểm của bài là 10 điểm. Lu ý: Các cách trả lời khác nếu không giống với hớng dẫn chấm mà vẫn đúng thì giám khảo căn cứ vào thang điểm vẫn cho điểm tối đa cho phần tơng ứng. . accomodation. A. are included B. included C. was included D. were included. 14. This is a nice place. The air is fresh and the scene is wonderful. I feel B. stomach C. match D. catch 7. A. depended B. needed C. wanted D. striped 8. A. beach B. lead C. great D. pleased. 9. A grocery B. baggy C. scenery. D.