George (9) ………… that the money won’t change his life completely but he has (10) ………… his wife to fly to the Caribbean with him, on their first holiday abroad for more than ten years.. Tw[r]
(1)Phòng gd-đt việt yên Trờng thcs tự lạn GV đề: nguyễn Thị Ninh
§Ị thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp HUYệN
năm học 2009 - 2010 M«n thi: TiÕng Anh líp 9 Thêi gian lµm bµi: 150 phót
I Choose the word in each group that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest Circle the letter you choose (10 pts)
1 a journey b mountain c house d hour
2 a collection b question c nation d inspiration
3 a gather b theater c earth d thanks
4 a sightseer b hike c shrine d picnic
5 a exchange b bank c hamburger d bamboo
6 a sugar b sale c soil d sun
7 a comprise b violent c dormitory d websibe
8 a ache b mechanic c chemistry d champagne
9 a laughed b hiked c impressed d earned
10 a maps b books c months d bananas
II Circle the best answer among a, b, c, d to complete each of the following sentences (10pts)
1 That’s Bob’s, ?
a is he b isn’t he c is it d isn’t it
2.I wish my best friend ……… never leave me alone
a will b would c.can d could
3 It’s very cold outside You have to your coat
a turn on b put on c go on d come on
4 When I came in, the lesson
a was teaching b was taught c was being taught d taught
5 Nguyen Du is a very famous
a poet b poem c writer d novelist
6 The Ao dai is the ………… dress of Vietnamese women
a beautiful b traditional c casual d baggy
7 you say, I won’t believe you any more
a However b What c How d Whatever
8 He climbed up the tree _ to pick the apples before the wind blew them off
a so b in order c so that d for
9 Next summer, we’re _ a swimming pool built in our garden
a making b deciding c letting d having
10.I _ very well with my father now, we never have any arguments
(2)III Each sentence below contains an error Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided (10 pts)
1 The men told the children didn’t play too noisily ……… If tomorrow the weather will be bad, the match ……… will be postponed
3 Mary asked me how did I go to school every day ……… The amount of the money they took from the bank ……… were very little
5 The price of oil used to be a great deal higher than ……… it is now, wasn’t it?
6 My village is on the west of the city ……… He wishes he can sleep well tonight but it’s to cold ……… Would you please stop to make so much noise? ……… Jack always arrives lately for his chemistry class even
though he leaves his dormitory in plenty of time ……… 10 It has been a long time since we talked to John,
isn’t it ? 10 ………
IV Put the verbs in the brackets into the right form ( 10 pts )
1 Don’t worry! She (be) in a few minutes She (sleep) for hours ! you must wake her up
3 Tom (wash) his hands He has just repaired the T.V set
4 Don’t forget to bring my dictionary when you ( come) back tomorrow We would rather (stay) at home than go out on rainy days
6.I’m sorry I (not finish) this work yet I ( invite) to her party last weekend I’d rather we (have) more time together Is Lan used to (write) to Maryam?
10 It took Mary two hours (travel) to the countryside last week
* Answer
1 10
V Fill in each blank with the correct form of the given word in capital (10 pts)
1 A child receives its early at home EDUCATE
2 Which is , movie or play? INTEREST
(3)and told me to it
5 Traditional _ are a good source of fun and entertainment CELEBRATE My tooth was really , so I went to see the dentist PAIN
7 I’m afraid you aren’t suitably _ for the job QUALIFICATION She has an command of the language IMPRESS
9 I watch the news everyday because it’s very _ IN FORM 10 I am thankful to my teacher who always gives me lots of _ to better my knowledge COURAGE
VI Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has exactly the same meaning as the one printed before it (10 pts)
1 I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party
=>I really wish It was my breakfast time when Susan rang
=> I was ……… Bill and Peter are too young to ride motor-cycles
=>Bill and Peter are not……… She couldn’t go to the movie theater because of her sickness
=> As she ………
5 We have to test these products before exporting
=> These ………
6 My advice for you is to get there on time
=> I’d rather ………
7 Neither Tim nor Mary can speak Portugese
=> Both ………
8 Marco told me not to forget my tennis racket
=>Marco said: “………” “Do you know where Tony is ? ”- I asked my brother
=> I asked my brother 10 The flood was so high that they had to live on the roofs
=> It was such……… VII: Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.(10 points)
(4)1.A paid B spent C earned D bought
2.A remind B know C remember D believe
3.A had B used C needed D must
4.A won B put C ordered D kept
5.A thought B felt C expected D imagined 6.A replied B sent C handled D received
7.A turn B fact C case D time
8.A set B book C get D make
9.A tells B insists C speaks D refuses
10.A argued
B blamed C offered
D persuaded
VIII Read the passage and answer with true ( T ) / false ( F ) / not given ( N ): (10 points)
There are about 3000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important ones Two-thirds of the world’s population speaks those languages More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue Another 400 million speak it as a second language No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but it is only the language for more than one billion Chinese people English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area in the world It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages In many countries, the textbooks in universities are written in English More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is composed in English More than three-fifths of the radio stations broadcast programs in English More than half of the scientific and research journals are in English English is the language of international communication
1 Chinese is the most important language About 66.6 per cent of the world’s population speak six major languages Vietnamese speak English as their first language 75 per cent of the world’s mail is in English
5 40 per cent of the world’s radio stations use English English has more speakers than Chinese People in India speak English as their second language People in New Dehli cannot speak English People in France speak English as their foreign language 10 People in Australia also speak English
IX Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition: 10 points) It’s very difficult to find work ……… the moment This service is free ……… charge
(5)6 Some designers take inspiration of fashion……… some ethnic minorities Parents are naturally anxious ……… their children
8 I’m sure you will succeed ……… this entrance test We try to prevent people ……… littering
10 I’m going to complain to the principal ……… this
X Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences 10 points)
1) Learning / foreign language / necessary / us / get / job // Video film / interesting / I / see/ twice
3) family / I / spend / two months / plan / summer / holiday // 4) driver / stop / car / time / save / child //
5) Boxing / too / dangerous / her / play, / it ? //
6)It / difficult/ learn English / without/ good dictionary 7) Of all / hotels in town / the Royal Hotel / comfortable //
8) He / try / stop / smoking / many times / but / he / never / succeed // 9) I / hope / my English / considerably / improve / the end / course // 10) It / difficult / prevent / people / park here //
. Phòng gd-đt việt yên
Trng thcs t ln GV đề: nguyễn Thị Ninh
híng dÉn chÊm thi chän hsg cÊp HUYÖN
(6)I Choose the word in each group that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest Circle the letter you choose (10 p)
Q 10
Key a b a d a a c d d d
II. Circle the best answer among a, b, c, d to complete each of the following sentences (10pts) (10 p).
Q 10
Key d b b c a b d b d c
III Each sentence below contains an error Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided (10 pts)
1 didn’t → not to on → to will be → is can → could
3 did I go → I went to make → making were → was lately → late
5 wasn’t → didn’t 10 isn’t → hasn’t
IV Put the verbs in the brackets into the right form ( 10 pts )
1 will be have not fininshed has slept was invented
3 is washing had
4 come writing
5 stay 10 to travel
V Fill in each blank with the correct form of the given word in capital (10 pts)
1 education painful
2 interesting qualified
3 carefully impressive
4 rewrite informative
5 celebrations 10 encouragement
VI Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has exactly the same meaning as the one printed before it (10 pts)
1 I really wish I had invited her to the party I was having breakfast when Susan rang
3 Bill and Peter are not old enough to ride motor-cycles As she was sick, She couldn’t go to the movie theater These products have to be tested before exporting I’d rather you got there on time
7 Both Tim and Mary can’t speak Portugese
8 Marco told me not to forget my tennis racket =>Marco said: “Don’t forget your tennis racket”
“Do you know where Tony is ? ”- I asked my brother => I asked my brother if I knew where Tony was
10 The flood was so high that they had to live on the roofs => It was such a high flood that they had to live on the roofs
(7)Q 10
Key D C B A C D B C B D
VIII Read the passage and answer with true ( T ) / false ( F ) / not given ( N ): (10 points)
F T F T F
6 F T F N 10 T
IX Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition: 10 points) at from
of for
after in under from to 10 about
X Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences (10 points)
1/ Learning a foreign language is necessary for us to get a good job This video film is so interesting that I have seen it twice
3/ My family and I spent two months planning our summer holiday 4/ The driver stopped his car in time to save the child
5/ Boxing is too dangerous for her to play , isn’t it ?
6./ It is difficult to learn English (well) without a good dictionary 7/ Of all the hotels in town, the Royal Hotel is the most comfortable 8/ He has tried to stop smoking many times but he has never succeeded 9/ I hope my English will be considerably improved at the end of the ( this ) course