Name: ……………………………………………………… ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH VĂN LỚP 9 Class: 9A Năm học: 2005- 2006. A. Reading (13ms). I. Supply the correct form of the verb in bracket (1.6ms) 1. It (be) hours since I ( leave). 2. Look! The teacher ( watch) you. He (look) angry. 3. Peter (lose) his purse when he (play) football yesterday. 4. Last night I (finish) my homework before you (come). 1------, -------2,-------- 3------,------- 4----------, -----------. II. Supply the missing prepositions (1.6ms). 1. The earth is------ a spaceship travelling------- the sun. It does so------a very great speed. 2. Buying presents------- children is sometimes very difficult.-------- the end I bought a kite------ Tom and torch------ Ann. They are interested------ these presents. III. Fill in the spaces with A, AN, THE or O ( No articles). 1. In----- USA, students like playing------ guitar and playing------ football in free time. 2. In----- active sentence,------- subject performs------ action. 3. I have got------ toy car. It’s nice. IV. Circle the letter of the best answer (1.6ms). 1. Leave it----- it is. a. that b. as c. like d. so. 2. She can’t afford that book because she has------ money. a. a lot of b. few c. a little d. little. 3. When was that book-------- ? a. made b. produced c. published d. created. 4. She spoke quietly to him------ nobody elso could hear a word. a. because b. if c. although d. so that 5. He was----- ill that he couldn’t get up a. such b. so c. much d. too. 6. We consider him ------ a. our father b. is our father c. be our father d. to be our father. 7. I don’t like the place ------ he lives. a. that b. which c. where d. what 8. That man is ----- deaf to hear what we say a. so b. enough c. too d. not V. Fill each blank with ONE suitable word (1.6ms) Many thousands of children have (1)-------- in their homes. As a result some children die. The most common accidents are with (2)------ and hot water. Small children often touch pots of (3)------ water on the stove. The pots fall over and the hot water falls on the children and (4)------ them. Some children like to play with fire. They enjoy striking matches or throwing things on fire to make it burn brightly. If the fire gets too big, it gets out of (5)------. Then 1 the house (6)------ fire. It is very dangerous to play with matches. When a child strikes a match, the flame soon burn near his (7)----- . Then he (8)------ the match on the floor. Many house catch fire in this way. VI. Read the text below and decide which word or phrase A, B, C, D best fits each place (1.6ms) For many people, travelling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find the whole idea quite terrifying. (1)--------- flying is no more dangerous (2)------ any other form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer. It is known, however, that most accidents occur (3)------ taking off and landing when a (4)------ decisions are vitally important. The people (5)------- job is look (6)------- the passengers, the stewards and stewardesses, play an important part in helping passengers to feel safe and comfortable. Indeed for many passengers being (7)-------- care of is all part of the total experience. (8)------ other form of travel involves waiting on people in quite the same way, with food, drink, newspapers, magazine, music and even video films. 1. a. although b. too c. and d. because 2. a. than b. as c. then d. with 3. a. while b. during c. for d. through 4. a. leader’s b. chief’s c. driver’s d. pilot’s 5. a. whose b. which c. their d. that 6. a. for b. up c. after d. round 7. a. given b. kept c. shown d. taken 8. a. Any b. No c. All d. No VII. Read the passage and answer the questions (2ms). Large forests are important to us in many ways. They give us wood for building and heating. They are home for many kinds of plants and animals. And for many city people, forests are a place to go for a vacation. People can learn about nature there. They can breathe fresh air and sleep in a quite place. But there is one more reason why forests are important for everyone. The leaves on the strees in a forest help clean the air. Dirty air is a problem in many parts of the world. Without our forests this problem might be such worse. * Questions: 1. Why are large forests important to us? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Where can many city people go camping? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Which is he largest forest in the world? ……………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Where about in VietNam is Cuc Phuong forest? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… VIII. Give correct form of the word given to complete the sentence (1.4ms). 1. He drives so--------- that he never has any accidents (care). 2 2. This examination is ----------- than one (easy). 3. How much do you ------------ ? (weight). 4. It’s ----------- to go out late at night (safety). 5. Many people think that Faraday is the greatest.------------- in history ( invent). 6. All ---------- must be received before June 15 th (apply). 7. She sings that song-----------. (beauty). B. WRITING (7ms). I. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the words given (2.5). 1. They are building a new school in a village. A new school……………………………………………………………… 2. I’m sorry that I don’t finish my work today. I wish………………………………………………………………………… 3. Mary is better at math than Susan. Susan isn’t ………………………………………………………. 4. The flat is too small for us to live. The flat is so……………………………………………… 5. Let’s go swimming. Why…………………………………………………………… II. Put the words in correct orders to make sentences (2ms). 1. own / is / that / I / all / yours. ………………………………………………………………………… 2. you / I’ll / all / want / you / give. …………………………………………………………………………… 3. I / got / all / is / this / have / what. …………………………………………………………………………… 4. want / a / I / room / is / all / somewhere. III. Write a passage ( about 100 words ) on the following topic (2.5ms) “ what should you do to improve your English?”. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 KEYS A. READING (13ms) I. Correct verbs: 0,2 . 8 = 1,6ms. 1. has been, left 3. lost, was playing 2. is watching, looks 4. had finished, came II. Prepositions: o,2 . 8 = 1,6ms. 1. like, round, at 2. for, In, for, for, in. III. Articles: o,2 . 8 = 1,6ms. 1. the,the, 0 2. an, the, the 3. a IV. The best answers: 0,2 . 8 = 1,6ms. 1. b 2. d 3. c 4. d 5. b 6. a 7. c V. The suitable words: o,2 . 8 = 1,6ms 1. accidents 2. fire 3. boiling 4. burns 5. control 6. catches 7. fingers 8. drops VI. The best option: 0,2 . 8 = 1,6ms. 1. a 2. a 3. b 4. d 5. a 6. c 7. d 8. a VII. Answers: o,5 . 4 = 2ms. 1. Because they give us wood for heating and building, a place to go for a vacation and a home for many kinds of plants and animals. 2. They can go camping in a forest. 3. Amazone is the largest forest in the world. 4. Cuc Phuong is in Ninh Binh province in the north of VietNam. VIII. Correct words: o,2 . 7 = 1,4ms 1. careful 2. easier 3. weigh 4. unsafe 5. inventor 6. applications 7. beautifully. B. WRITING(7ms) I. 0,5 . 5 = 2,5ms 1. A new school is being built in a village. 2. I wish I finished my work today. 3. Mary isn’t as good at math as Susan. 4. The flat is so small that we can’t live in it. 5. Why don’t we go swimming? II. 0,5 . 4 = 2ms. 1. All that I own is yours. 2. I’ll give you all you want. 3. This is all I have got. 4. All I want is a room somewhere. III. Students’ writing Sai 1 loi ngu phap - 0,2m Sai 1 loi chinh ta - 0,2 m 4 5 . people, forests are a place to go for a vacation. People can learn about nature there. They can breathe fresh air and sleep in a quite place. But there. best fits each place (1.6ms) For many people, travelling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find the whole idea quite terrifying. (1)---------