PHÒNG GIÁO D C BÙ GIA M PỤ Ậ TR NG THCS BÙ NHOƯỜ THI THAM KH OĐỀ Ả ĐỀTHI CHỌN HSG LỚP9 THCS CẤP TRƯỜNG Năm học 2009-2010 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian: 90 phút . (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề này có 05 trang (Thí sinh làm bài trên tờ đề thi) ===================================================== =============== I. Which word is stressed differently from the others? ( 10 pts) 1. A. picnic B. fishing C. arrive D. movie 2. A. tomorrow B. badminton C. aerobic D. usually 3. A. frequently B. gymnastic C. adjective D. difference 4. A. activity B. destination C. independentD. intersection 5. A. recycle B. potato C. collection D. dangerous II. Which underlined part is pronounced differently? (10 pts) 6. A. drop B. joke C. top D. confidence 7. A. ground B. found C. though D. sound 8. A. normal B. order C. oven D. origin 9. A. honesty B. hair C. honor D. hour 10. A. sugar B. steam C. press D. waste III. Give the correct tense or form of the verb in brackets ( 0.5 p ): 1.Can’t you see that I’m busy (write) ………… …. ? 2.I lit the fire at 7.00 and it (burn) …………….…. brightly when Jack came in at 8.00. 3.The money (steal) ……………… in the robbery was never found. 4.English is essential in this job. All the telephonists speak it. If they (not know) ……………. English, they (not understand) …………… half the callers. 5.At this time next month, they (work) …………………. in Ho Chi Minh City. 6.I (work) ……………… … very hard lately. 7.She locked the door so as (not disturb) ……………… … . 8.The city now (crowd) …………… with people who (seek) ……… … employment. IV/Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (50 pts) 1. Minh suggested …… to the library. a. go b. to go c. went d. going 2. Let’s go to the beach this weekend, ………… ? a shall we b. do we c. don’t we d. will we 3. My mother used to ………. research in this library when she was a student. a. make b. do c. making d. doing 4. I wish he ……… that. a. doesn’t say b. didn’t say c. hasn’t said d. hadn’t said 5. I came _______an old friend while I was walking along the street. a. across b. into c. over d. for 6. If it _______ so late, we could have some coffee. a. wasn’t b. isn’t c. weren’t d. not be 7. If you saw a UFO, what __________________you do? a. will b. would c. can d. did 8.Neither I nor he seeing horror films. a. enjoys b. enjoy c. enjoying d. to enjoy 1 Sample test for gifted student 5 9.Everyone has heard the news from him, ? a. hasn’t it b haven’t they c. haven’t them d. hasn’t everyone 10. Tom with dog_____ here now. a. is b. are c. was d. were 11. Mathematics_____ difficult. a. is b. are c. was d. were 12. Two billion dollars_____ not enough for the victims of the tsunami a. was b. were c. is d. are 13. The number of students______ in creasing now. a. are b. was c. were d. is 14. A number of students ______ playing table - tennis now. a. are b. was c. were d. is 15. Physics______ my favourite subject. a. are b. is c. was d. have been 16. About 60% of students in this class ______ from China. a. was b. were c. are d. is 17. Either you or I ______ wrong. a. am b. is c. are d. were 18. Neither my gloves nor my hat______ with this dress. a. is going b. are going c. goes d. go 19. The poor living her______ help. a. is needing b. are needing c. need d. needs 20. John, as well as I, ______ a student. a. are b. were c. as d. has been 21. Not only John but his brothers ______ also in debt. a. is b. have c. was d. were 22. We should call Rita, _______? a. should we b. shouldn't we c. shall we d. should not we 23. Monkeys can's sing, ______? a. can they b. can’t they c. can it d. can't it 24. These books aren't yours, ____? a. are these b. aren't these c. are they d. aren’t they 25. That's Bod's, _____? a. is that b. isn’t that c. are they d. aren’t they 26. No one died in the accident, _____? (British English) a. didn’t they b. did he c. didn't he d. did they? 27. I'm right, _____? a. aren't I b. amn't I c. isn't I d. not I am 28. They never came to class late, __________? a. didn’t they b. did they c. do they d. don’t they 29. My wife had never been to Hue, __________? a. did they b. didn’t they c. haven’t they d. hadn’t they 30. They are studying pronunciation with Mr. Brown, _____? a. are they b. aren’t they c. do they d. don’t they 31. She should have obeyed her parents, _____? a. should she b. should have she c. shouldn't have she d. shouldn't she 32. Dan’s parents insist that he home every week. a. must call b. call c. called d. has to call 33. It is essential that she . the truth about her illness. a. tell b. tells c. is told d. be told 34. The director requests that all packages . at the central office. 2 Sample test for gifted student 5 a. send b. be send c. be sent d. are sent 35. Local news ______ on TV every night at 5:30 a. were b. was c. is d. are 36. Mathematics_____ very interesting to me. a. are b. have been c. were d. is 37. Twenty dollars_____ the price. a. are b. is c. being d. were 38. If you had the chance, _____ you go fishing? a. did b. may c. would d. do 39. If I find it, I _____ you. a. will tell b. would tell c. had told d. told 40. If I______, I would have said hello. a. had seen b. saw c. see d. would see 41. If I were to leave my country, I ______ disappointed. a. probably be b. would have been c. will be d. would be 42. If it______ tomorrow, we may postpone going. a. rains b. will rain c. shall rain d. raining 43. If the car_____ larger, we would have bought it. a. had been b. has been c. have been d. been 44. She wishes she ______ a fairy now. a. was b. were c. is d. were 45. His friends suggest that the _____ for that post. a. applies b. apply c. applying d. will apply 46. It's high time we_____ these mice. a. are getting rid of b. are going to get rid of c. get rid of d. got rid of 47. My father doesn’t speak Chinese, _____? a. doesn’t he b. does he c. don’t he d. doesn’t my father 48. The air-hostess knows the time she has been here, _____? a. does she b. isn’t it c. doesn’t she d. did she' 49. This is the second time she has been here, _____? a. has she b. hasn't she c. isn’t this d. isn't it 50. They must do as they are told, _____? a. must I b. mustn’t they c. must he d. must we V/ Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning (30 ms): 1) The children were left behind by their parents. Their parents…………………………………………………………………… …… 2) She said that she went to that shop every morning to buy food. She said to me:”…………………………………………………………………… ….” 3) The blue house is not as big as the green one. The green house………………………………………………………….……………… 4) No one in the club sings better than Hoa. Hoa sings………………………………………………………………………………… 5) This kitchen is different from mine. This kitchen is not ……………………………………………………………………… 6) He phoned in order to talk to her. He phoned so ……………………………………………………………………………… 7) They have lived here for ten years. They started ………………………………………………………………………….…… 8) How long ago did she start dancing? How long has …………………………………………………….……………………… 9) She said to him:” I am going to leave here soon” 3 Sample test for gifted student 5 She told……………………………………………………………………………… …… 10) This house has been built for more than 5 months by skillful workers. The skillful workers………………………………………………………………… …… VI.- Read the passage and choose the best option:-------------------------------------------- You have probably never heard of Charles Burgess Fry but in the early years of last century, he was the most famous man in England. He became (1) . while still at the university, mainly (2) of his sporting achievements. He was, at the same time, captain of the university football, cricket and athletics team and held the world record for the long jump. He was (3) . a popular sport journalist. He was so famous that letters addressed to “Mr. Fry, Oxford” were delivered to him (4) any difficulty. His college, although it has a quite different name, (5) . known as “Fry’s College”. Some people have criticized Fry’s sporting (6) . . They point out that he lived at a time (7) . standards were quite low and (8) . was much easier to do well in several sports. It is certainly true that athletes at a time did not have the totally delicate approach of modern athletes. However, it is only fair to judge him (9) . the standards of his (10) . time. There is no doubt that he had extra ordinary skills and an ability to write about sport with style and intelligence. (1). A. rich B. well-known C. fame D. common (2). A. which B. that C. because D. thus (3). A. of B. also C. so D. too (4). A. without B. not C. with D. no (5). A. which B. what C. was D. be (6). A. famous B. achievements C. succeed D. expect (7). A. when B. which C. then D. that (8). A. it B. him C. men D. they (9). A. beneath B. out of C. to D. at (10). A. owe B. private C. single D. own 4 Sample test for gifted student 5 . NHOƯỜ THI THAM KH OĐỀ Ả ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 THCS CẤP TRƯỜNG Năm học 20 09- 2010 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian: 90 phút . (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề này. 90 phút . (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề này có 05 trang (Thí sinh làm bài trên tờ đề thi) ===================================================== ===============