®Ò thi chän häc sinh giái líp 9 - THCS M«n thi: TiÕng Anh Thêi gian: 150 phót ( Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò ) Question 1: a- Choose the word whose underlined part is pronouced differently from that of the others in each group. 1. A- thank B- than C- month D- youth 2. A- advantage B- adventureC- advertise D- addtion 3. A- main B- complain C- curtain D- entertain 4. A- good B- noon C- soon D- food 5. A- sing B- morning C- long D- angry b- Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets: 1. When we …(see) … them last night, they …(sing)… ; they …(say)… they …(sing)… since six o’clock. 2. We …(wait)… for you when you …(get)… back tomorrow. 3. They …(not come)… home until they …(see)… everything. 4. What do you think the children …(do)… when we get home ? 5. I’m sure the letter won’t arrive in time unless it …(send)… by air. Question 2 : a- Fill each blank with correct form of the word given in capital letters. 1. He was ………. when he did the test badly. HOPE 2. We started our trip on a beautiful ……… morning. SUN 3. I enjoyed the book very much, because it was so ……… READ 4. What time do you ……… start work ? USE 5. I really don’t think he has the ………. to do this job. ABLE 6. He was very ……. of the work he had done. PRIDE 7. Thank you for a very ……… evening. ENJOY 8. Their ……. has lasted a lifetime. FRIEND 9. He cycled ……… and had an accident. CARE 10. She has one of the biggest ……… in Britain. COLLECT b- Correct the wrong form of verbs in the following sentences. 1. I enjoyed to listen to her song. 2. The breaking glass was still on the floor. 3. He walked away without to look back. 4. Most of people inviting to dinner were old friends. 5. We’re looking forward to visit London. Question 3: Read the text below then choose the right sentence a, b, c or d. Do you like seasons? The four seasons in Britain are very different. Read about what Daniel and Fiona think about winter, spring, summer and autumn. Daniel Autumn is very beautiful time of the year. The leaves on the trees go brown, red and yellow and they go down. I love to watch it ! We play in the parks a lot but we wear warm clothes, because the days get cold. School starts again in autumn, at the beginning of September. I don’t like school ! Summer is the time for me! School finishes in July and we can play in the parks all the time. Sometimes it is very hot. People are happier and they talk with their friends and go for a walks more. The days are very long. In July, for example, it gets dark only about 10 o’clock. It’s very difficult to go to sleep at night! Fiona It’s very cold in winter! Sometimes, we have a lot of snow and we can make snowmen. I don’t like winter because we can’t go for a walks very much. We wear thick clothes and in our house it sometimes gets cold. When we come home from school at 4 o’clock, it is already dark. I don’t like it at all! But there is one good thing about winter - Chirismas! After the long winter, sprong is great! There are new leaves on the trees and the birds start to sing. We can go for long walks again and play in the park. The days are longer and it doesn’t get dark until about six o’clock. It’s much warmer but it rains a lot and the days are very windy. 1. a- Daniel likes autumn because the trees are beautiful. b- Daniel likes autumn because school starts in September. c- Daniel doesn’t play in the park in autumn because the days are cold. d- Daniel goes to school with great pleasure. 2. a- School in Britain finishes in May. b- Daniel doesn’t like to meet his friends in the park in summer. c- People in Great Britain sometimes have hot summers. d- In July it is dark at nine. 3. a- Daniel always goes to sleep at eight in summer because the days are shorter than in winter. b- It is always very hot in Britain in summer. c- Daniel doesn’t like autumn at all ! d- In summer Daniel is happier than in autumn because he doesn’t go to school. 4. a- Fiona makes snowmen every day in winter. b- Fiona likes to go for walks with her friends. c- Fiona doesn’t like winter because it is cold in winter. d- It never gets cold in Fiona’s house. 5. a- Winters are short in Britain. b- Fiona comes home in the afternoon. c- Fiona doesn’t like winter at all ! d- It never snows in Great Britain. 6. a- Fiona likes spring very much. b- Fiona likes dark winter days. c- It gets dark at 5 in the afternoon in spring. d- In Great Britain it doesn’t rain much in spring. Question 4: Complete the sentences with at / in. 1. Hamid works …… a restaurant ……… Oxford. 2. We live ……… number 32 Redland Road now. 3. We had a wonderful week ………… Madrid. 4. The accident happened because the driver didn’t stop ………. the traffic lights. 5. There’s a supermarket ……… the end of the street. 6. We had a great fun last night ………. Mick’s party. 7. Are there any fish …… this river ? 8. It’s too cold to go out. I’m staying ……… home tonight. Question 5: Fill in each blank with one suitable word. 1. Quiet please! The headmaster would like to …… a few words. 2. You are late; we’ve been waiting for you ……… eight o’clock. 3. ……… he is wrong, almost everyone admires him. 4. I don’t think I’ve lent you this book before, ……… I ? 5. Many people find ………. difficult to give up smoking. 6. I don’t know ………… to call him, Mister or Doctor. 7. We must find him, ……… he is. 8. If I had today ………., I would go to the seaside. 9. Practice ………… perfect. 10. The book I am talking about is that ………. on the second shelf. Question 6: Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. 1. It isn’t necessary to finish the work to day. You don’t ……………………………… 2. Sally finally managed to get a job. Sally finally succeeded …………………. 3. That’s the last time I go to that restaurant. I certainly ………………………………. 4. “I advise you to take a holiday,” the doctor continued. You’d ………………………………… 5. If you don’t rest yourself you really will be ill. Unless ………………………………… ®¸p ¸n - híng dÉn chÊm ®Ò thi chän häc sinh giái líp 9 - THCS M«n : TiÕng Anh A- §¸p ¸n Question1: ( 15 points) a- 1-B 2- D 3- C 4- A 5- D b- 1. saw / were singing / said / had been singing 2. will be waiting / get 3. won’t come / see 4. will be doing 5. is sent Question 2: ( 15 points) a- 1. hopeless 2. sunny 3. readable4. usually 5. ability 6. proud 7. enjoyable 8. friendship 9. carelessly 10. collections b- 1. enjoyed listening to 2. broken 3. without looking back 4. people invited to 5. forward to visiting Question 3: ( 6 points) 1- a 2- c 3- d 4- b 5- b 6- a Question 4: ( 9 points) 1. at / in 2. at 3. in4. at 5. at 6. at 7. in 8. at Question 5: ( 10 points) 1. say 2. since 3. Although ( Though) 4. have 5. it 6. what 7. wherever 8. off 9. makes 10. one Question 6: ( 5 points) 1. You don’t have to finish the work today. 2. Sally finally succeeded in getting a job. 3. I certainly won’t go to that restaurant any more. 4. You’d better take a holiday. 5. Unless you rest yourself you really will be ill. B- Híng dÉn chÊm - Tæng ®iÓm toµn bµi: 60 points - Thang ®iÓm 10 Tæng nh÷ng phÇn, c©u lµm ®óng §iÓm bµi thi = 6 . since 3. Although ( Though) 4. have 5. it 6. what 7. wherever 8. off 9. makes 10. one Question 6: ( 5 points) 1. You don’t have to finish the work today difficult to go to sleep at night! Fiona It’s very cold in winter! Sometimes, we have a lot of snow and we can make snowmen. I don’t like winter because we can’t