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(1)PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC- ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2008 -2009 HUYỆN TRỰC NINH Môn : Tiếng Anh 9
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian : 120 phút( không kể thời gian giao ) Chú ý : Thí sinh làm vào tờ giấy này
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Giám khảo 1: Giám khảo :
I-Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest by circling A, B, C or D:
1- A- violent B- pagoda C- poetry D- locate
2- A -hour B- honour C- host D- honest
3- A- enjoy B- between C- election D- entrance
4- A-rather B- ethnic C- although D- without
5- A- eight B - height C- weight D- weigh
II- Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences by circling A, B, C or D :
1-It was raining very so I took my raincoat
A- wet B- badly C- hard D- hardly
2-You are your time trying to persuade him, he’ll never help you
A- spending B- wasting C- losing D- missing
3- On your to the town there is a beautiful wood
A- direction B- street C- entrance D- way
4- The bus us at o’clock early in the morning
A- took B- collected C- carried D- bought
5- Take this road and you will at the hotel in five minutes
A- arrive B- come C- find D- reach
6- Their life was happy
A- wonder B- wonders C- wonderful D- wonderfully
7- Reading can help you your knowledge quickly
A- wide B- widely C- widen D- widened
8-The bus company has the fare by 20%
A- raised B- risen C- raising D- arisen
III- Fill in the blank with one word given in the box:
make bring about events pictures coverage designed in addition to through entertainment means
Television is one of man’s most important of communication It brings and sound from around the world into millions of home A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the president a speech or visit a foreign country He can see a war being fought and watch statement try to peace TV home viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in farways lands.Television even takes its viewers out of this world It
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brings them of American’s astrounauts as astrounauts explore outerspace
all these things television brings its viewers a steady tream of programs that are to entertain In fact TV provides many more programs than any other kinds The programs include another – packed dramas, light comedies, sporting 10 and motion pictures
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IV-Read this passage carefully then the tasks given below: Welcome to visit this museum
This museum is in the centre of the town, a few meters from the cathedral, and near the market It contains dolls, dolls’ house, books, games and pastimes , mechanical and constructional toys In this collection there are toys made by all sorts of toy manufacturers from the most important to the smallest, including the most ordinary toys and the most precious There are also records of children’s pastimes over the last hundred and fifty years Most major manufacturing countries of Europe had toy industries in the last century
French and German factories produced millions of toys each years Many collectors of toys think that the second half of the nineteenth century was the best period for toy production and the museum has many examples of toys from this period which are still in perfect condition There is now a growing interest in the toys of the 1920s and 1930s and as the result of this the museum has begun to build up a collection from these years Visitors to the museum will find that someone is always available to answer questions – we hope you will visit us
Hours of opening : 10 : 00 – 17 30 ( every day , Except December 25 and 26 )
1-This is from
A- An advertisement B- A school history book
C- A story book D- A letter
2- What is the writer trying to do?
A- To give advice B- To give an information
C- To give warning D- To give opinion
3- The museum has many toys from the late nineteenth century because:
4-What are the examples of toys from this period like?
5-Why has the museum started to collect toys from the 20 th century?
V- Give the correct form of the verbs in each blank :
1- When he lived in Manchester, he ( 1- work ) in a bank 2- How long you ( 2- study ) in this school?
(3)4- The bell ( 5- ring ) while Tom ( 6- take ) a bath
5- Listen to those people! What language they ( 7- speak )? 6- Nothing ( 8- ) since I moved here
7- I ( 9- see ) that film several times because I like it 8- If you read in bad light, your eyes ( ruin )
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5-6- 7- 8- 9-
10-VI- Give the correct form of the words in parentheses:
1- Students should be to be proud of school uniform ( courage ) 2- Her son wants to be a fashion when he grows up ( design )
3- Your English is much better, but there is still room for ( improve ) 4- The dictionary is so big but it is very ( inform )
5- What shall we to our own country? ( modern ) 6- All of his are about love ( poet )
7- He gave no for his absence ( explain ) 8- I am just a beginner in with her ( compare )
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4-5- 6- 7- 8-
VII- Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word:
In the United States of America the national is also English Four hundred years some English people sailed to North America to live there, and brought the new language to this new Now in the United States of America people American English Most of the words are the in America and in Bristish English, but American people say some English words not like people in England
Canada is to the north of the United States of America It is than the United States In Canada many people speak English they also came from England many years ago But in some parts of Canada, they speak 10 People living in these parts came from France
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10-VIII- Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first ,you must use between two and five words DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN Write the answers on
the spaces provided: For example: 0- whose bag is this ? ( belong )
Who to ? you 0- Who does this bagbelong to? 1-Very few cities are as expensive as Tokyo ( one )
Tokyo is cities in the world 2- Peter regrets not seeing that film ( wishes )
Peter that film 3- “ Please come back tomorrow ” ( mind )
“ Would to morrow ? ” 4- I’d rather read newspapers than watch TV ( to )
I prefer TV 5- Please don’t open the window ( you )
I’d the window 6-It was such a boring film that we left before the end ( so )
The film we left before the end 7-We couldn’t drive because of the fog ( prevented )
The fog driving 8-It was so late that nothing could be done ( ( too )
(4)9- I’m always nervous when I travel by air ( makes )
Traveling nervous
10-John only understood very little of what the teacher said ( hardly ) John could the teacher said
IX –Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it Write your answers on the spaces provided:
1- He gets up early in the morning and he’s used to it
He’s used to 2- “ Who can I ask about the history of computer?.”
He wanted to know 3- We have invited all the students in the school
All the students 4- “ Will you be in class tomorrow ?” Nam asked me
Nam asked me 5- What they hold this meeting for ?
What is 6- I always spends much more than I earn
My income 7- It is believed that the thieves got in through the kitchen window
The thieves 8- This is my first visit to Scotland
I 9- Peter was impressed by HaNoi people
HaNoi people made 10- He hasn’t been to the hairdresser’s for three months
It X-Complete the letter by using suggested words given below.
Dear Peter,
1-Here / photo / my family / and let / tell / you / us
2-Father / mechanic / and / work / factory / suburb
3- He / work / five days / week / about / 40 hours
4- He usually / work / morning / so he / free / afternoon
5- In / free time / father / often / go / play baminton
6- Mother / teacher / and / teach math / school / near / house
7- So she / have / lot / time / take care / house / and look / me
8- Brother / 17 years / and he / grade 11
9- He / love / collect stamps / and have hundreds / stamps / his collection
10- Please write / me soon / and / tell / more / your family
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