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Trường THCS Thanh Khương

Name: ………

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP

HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2017-2018 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 9 Thời gian : 120’

I Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other.

( 5pts)

5 A cough B plough C weigh D though

II Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others ( 5pts)

determined

metro

underpass

exporter

III Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences ( 30pts)

1 by the sea, the country has the advantage of having a large coastal area

A.Situating B.Located C.Locating D.Stood

2.The station building used to be a high wooden _ with a curved roof

A.facility B.carriage C.complex D.structure

3 When she first started work, she little thought she would come _ such difficulties

A up against B into C up with D in for

4 The Olympics Games are held _

A once 4 yearsB every 4 years C 4 years once D every once 4 years

5 Carbon emissions from airplanes and other pollutants greatly _ to global warming

A attribute B stem C contribute D spark

6 He was _ with bribery after he offered to pay the policeman a big sum of money

to overlook his offence

A charged B accused C sued D suspected

7 Television came into _ and quickly became a competitor with the motion pictures

A practice B fact C use D life

8 Without _, natural resources will be used up within a hundred years

A preservation B maintenance C conservation D protection

9 He is _ the most successful pop singer of his generation

A far and away B by far C so far D far from

10 _ the students in my class enjoy taking part in social activities

A Most of B Most C Many D Almost of

11.I would rather you that

A.do B.don’t do C.didn’t do D.to do

12 It is worth the historical places of the area

A to visit B visit C visiting D visited

13.Once you’ve finished cleaning, you can continue doing your work

A.go out B go over C go on with D.go to

14 Ho Chi Minh City has been divided into twenty-four divisions since

December 2003

A.administer B.administration C.administrative D.administrator

15.There is general that Vietnamese students lack knowledge of the wonders

of VN

A.accepting B.saying C.recognition D.undertaking

16 If only we all this information about the market many weeks ago

17 A: My closest friend misunderstood me - B:

A Well done! B If I were you I would get some sleep

C Congratulation! D I understand how you feel

18.Working in a place full of hustle and bustle like this, I can't help missing my tranquil and _ village

A.picturesque B.modern C.loud D.ugly

19 Hardly ………Duy when she stayed smiling

A had she seen B she had seen C has he seen D does she see

20 The police questioned me at some length and I didn’t enjoy…………

…………

A to question B questioning C being

questioned

D to be questioned

21 All the best theatres and restaurants are _ within a few minutes’ walk

of each other

A laid B situated C seated D stood

22 That was a ceremony

A prepared-well B well-prepared C prepare-well D

well-prepare

23 Remember the door before going to bed

locking

24 Since _, I have heard nothing from him

A he had left B he left C he has left D he was left

25 This is the first time I have seen this car Where ?

A did it make B did it made C was it make D was it made

26 Two hours not long enough for this rest

27 The trousers you bought for me me

28 John as well as Mary very kind

29 I wondered the right thing

A if I am doing B was I doing C am I doing D whether I was doing

30 _ you are, it is to learn

A the most young/ the easy B the more young// the easier

C the youngest/ the more easily D the younger/ the easier

IV Put each verbs in brackets into an appropriate form ( 10pts)

1 This is the first time I (read) a novel (write) by an American novelist.

2 She wore a wig (avoid) (recognize).

3 Bill (have) breakfast when I (stop) by his house this morning.

4 She (learn) English at school, but she (forget) most of it now.

5 By the time he (return) next week, I’m sure we (finish) decorating our house.

V.Complete each sentence by filling each blank with the correct form of the capital word (10pts)

1.Yesterday we went to a photo _ which shows Hanoi in the 1980s

EXHIBIT

2.He has an to become an explorer

AMBITIOUS

3.My mother is kind-hearted and _ She usually helps people in need and share with them

SYMPATHY

4.Nowadays many _ walkways are built to help pedestrians cross the road sagely

ELEVATE

5 Linh is feeling a bit _ about her study She’s failed the exam once again!

DEPRESS

6 Do you know that _ have to follow 15 stages to make a conical hat

ART

7.Obviously, our handicraft are in with those of other villages

COMPETE

8 Many people move to the city because they enjoy the _ and convenient

life there

PLEASURE

9 The Internet has _ developed in every field

INCREASE

10 He gets very angry if you _ with his ideas

AGREE

VI.Rewrite the sentences below beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same (10pts)

1 Would you mind not making a mess here?

rather

2 The weather was so fine that no one wanted to stay at home

was

3 Laura has more books than Jane

Jane

4 “What time did you come home last night, Tom?” asked Bill

Bill

wanted

5 His alarm clock didn’t go off, so he was late for class

If

6 They believe the boss’s secretary wrote that letter

The boss’s

secretary

7 It was such rotten meat that I threw it away

The

meat

8 She grows up more She is more beautiful

The

more

9 My English friend finds using chopsticks difficult

isn’t

10.“Why don’t we go out for a walk?”

My father

suggested

VII Fill in each blank with a suitable word (10pts)

Today cities are bigger and noisier than cities from the past They are also more crowded and much (1) because more population lives in them Cities are less relaxed and less friendly (2) before Everything has changed, not only in cities In the past, people (3) hand-written letters to their

friends.Today we use computers or laptops (4) writing or sending e-mails In fact, computers are much more used than some years ago They are also less (5) to buy and easier to use

One of the games children used to (6) was horseshoes Today, they play much more sophisticated and complex games (7) as Play Station 3

or wii So games are funnier and more expensive than yesterday games (8) to most children

The way we cook has changed, too In the past, we used to cook on the stove.Today, food (9) cooked in a microwave oven Food is also cheaper and more delicious.So some things are (10) than before and some things are worse than before

IX Choose one word which is incorrect and correct (5 pts)

1 She has never been late for class from she started the course

2 Mary, as well as her two cousins, have studied French for 5 years

3 They could not help noticing the article about an unusual fly object seen recently

_ _

4 None of them had any idea about how make a raft with only a few bamboo

canes

5 Petrol is twice as expensive as it is a few years ago

VIII Read the passage and choose the correct word to fill each gap.

Write your answer A, B, C or D in the space given on the right (10 pts)

…(1)… show beyond doubt that cigarette smoking can …(2)… the health, yet a surprisingly large number of people continue to smoke …(3)… all warnings By doing so they are not just shortening their own lives, they are also affecting the health of …(4)… around them It is time that non-smokers fought back! Personally,

I think smoking should …(5)… be banned in public places In the first place, it is very unpleasant …(6)… in a smoke-filled room, such as a restaurant or cinema, if you do not yourself smoke …(7)… to this, smoking can be a serious fire risk, especially in crowed places …(8)… discos Finally, in my opinion, nobody should

be asked to risk his heath just because of another person's bad habits Smokers may

…(9)… that they should be free to do as they like They say that we already have no-smoking areas in public places, and that this should be enough To my mind, however, non-smokers should also be free to go anywhere they choose without risking their health Smoking is harmful not just to smokers but to non-smokers too

If some people are foolish enough to continue this dangerous habit, it seems to me that they should at least be …(10)… from doing so in public

1 A Surveys B Conducts C Statistics D Evidence

2 A damage B destroy C spoil D hurt

3 A thanks to B in spite of C because of D due to

4 A they B these C those D things

5 A definite B indefinite C indefinitely D definitely

6 A sit B to sit C sitting D sat

7 A Add B Adding C To add D Added

9 A protest B object C refuse D deserve

10.A prevented B stopped C kept D discouraged

X Use given words and phrases to write complete sentences (5 pts)

1 Bob/ used/ smoke/ lot/ but he/ not/ anymore

_

2 Wear/ uniforms/ encourage/ students/ proud/ school

_

3 In/ end/ I decide/ not buy/ camera/ because/ too expensive

_

4 He/ start/ learn/ play/ piano/ age/ 5.

_

5 Learning/ English/ necessary/ us/ get/ good job

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KEY

I Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the

other.

( 5pts) 1.C 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.A

II Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others ( 5pts)

1.A 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.A

III Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences ( 30pts)

1.B 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.C 9.B 10A

11.C 12.C 13.C 14.C 15.C 16.D 17.D 18.A 19.A 20.C

21.B 22.B 23.B 24.B 25.D 26.C 27.A 28.C 29.D 30.D

IV Put each verbs in brackets into an appropriate form (10 pts)

1 have read – written 4 learned– has forgotten 2 to avoid – being recognized

3 was having – stopped 5 returns – will have finished

V.Complete each sentence by filling each blank with the correct form of the

capital word (10pts)

1 EXHIBITion 2.AMBITIon 3.SYMPATHic 4.ELEVATEd

5.DEPRESSed

6.ARTisans 7.COMPETive 8.PLEASant 9.INCREASingly

10.disAGREE

VI.Rewrite the sentences below beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same (10 pts)

1 I’d rather you didn’t make a mess here.

2 It was such fine weather that no one wanted to stay at home

3 Jane does not have as/so many books as Laura./Jane has fewer books than Laura

4 Bill wanted to know what time Tom had come home the night before / the previous night

5 If his alarm clock had gone off, he wouldn’t have been late for class

6 The boss’s secretary is believed to have written that anonymous letter

7 The meat was so rotten that I threw it away

8 The more she grows up, the more beautiful she is

9 My English friends isn’t used to using chopsticks

10.My father suggested going/we ( should) go out for a walk

VII.Fill in each blank with a suitable word(10 pts)

VIII Read the passage and choose the correct word to fill each gap (10 pts)

1 A 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 C 6 B 7 D 8 C 9 A 10 A

IX Choose one word which is incorrect and correct (5 pts)

1.from → since 2.have → has 3.fly → flying

4.make → to make 5.is → was

X Use given words and phrases to write complete sentences (5 pts)

1 Bob used to smoke a lot, but he does not (smoke) anymore

2 Wearing uniforms encourages students to be proud of their school

3 In the end I decided not to buy the camera because it was too expensive

4 He started to learn to play the piano at the age of 5

5 Learning English is necessary for us to get a good job