Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 THCS năm học: 2012 - 2013 (vòng 1) môn: Tiếng Anh

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO THANH THỦY
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
NĂM HỌC: 2012 - 2013 (VÒNG 1)
MÔN: Tiếng Anh
Đề chính thức
Thời gian: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
Đề thi có: 5 trang
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (2 Points):
A. massage 	B. carriage	C. voyage	D. dosage
A. switch	B. stomach	C. match	D. catch
A.compassion	B. compulsion	C. conclusion	D. consession
A. eight	B. weight	C. freight	D. heighten
A. angle	B. face	C. page	D. angel
A. understand	B. untill	C. unusual	D. underwater
A. watched	B. reduced	C. coughed	D. raised
A. three	B. without	C. through	D. thank
A. champaign	B. haste	C. marathon	D. land
A. ancient	B. social	C. physicist	D. commercial
	II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is differenty from that of the others. Cirele A, B, C or D (1 Point)
1. A. average	B. general	C. multiply	D. including
2. A. rescue	B. announce	C. complete	D. appear
3. A. stranger	B. finish	C. behave	D. recent
4. A. adequate	B. vegetables	C. interest	D. particular
5. A. historian	B. appropriate	C. ashamed	D. sociologist
III. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A,B,C or D. (3 points).
the weather, ..the rice grows.
A. The warm the better	B. The warmer the better
C. Warm better	D. Warmer better
It is a..........................from the hotel to the beach.
A. 5 minutes walk	B. 5- minute walk
C. 5 minutes's walk	D. all are correct.
We couldn’t help ..when he told us what had happened.
A. laugh	B. to laugh	C. to be laughing	D. laughing
When David came to Britain, he had to get used on the left.
A. driving	B. to drive	C. to driving	D. drive
Paul didn't mind.............by his fortieth birthday party held by his friends.
A. surprising	B. being surprised	C. to surprise	D. to be surprised
Peter hardly ever goes to parties, .................?
A. does he	B. doesn't he	C. has he	D. hasn't he
 Something funny...................in my class yesterday.
A. happened	B. was happened	C. happens	D. is happened
 If no one .to the plan, we will start work next week.
A. objects	B. avoids	C. minds	D. argues
The boy insisted ..seeing the horror film last night.
A. in	B. at	C. on 	D. for
 He .............. have committed the crime because he was with me that day.
A. mustn't	B. shouldn't	C. won't	D. couldn't
 Nick, close the door, ..?
A. will you	B. won’t you 	C. do you	D. don’t
 It’s no use .a language if you don’t try to speak it too.
A. to learn	B. learned	C. learning	D. learn
The woman ............... you saw last week is my secretary.
A. who	B. whose	C. whom	D. the
 Cuba is sugar-growing areas in the world.
A. one of the lager	B. one of largest	C. largest	D. one of the largest
 Don't forget ............... home as soon as you arrive at your.
A. to call	B. calling	C. having called	D. to be called
IV. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. (2 points)
Laura wishes that she (not live)........................in a small flat.
Don’t let him play with scissors in case he (cut) ..himself.
His parents never allowed him (smoke) 
Hardly I (arrive) ....when a quarrel broke out.
When I got to the station, my pen pal (wait) ...................... for me.
We (make) .....................to work hard last week by the teacher.
Had he followed my advice before, he (not be) ..in danger now.
It’s high time that you (get) ..down to more serious work.
“Your guest already (come) ”. – “I know”.
I’m sure the letter won’t arrive in time unless it (send) ..by air.
V. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (2 points)
My thirteen-years-old daughter wishes she weren’t so tall and that her hair were 
	A	B	C
	black and straight.
	D
He finally came with us, although it took a long time for persuade him.
	A	B	C	D
The policeman told her not to driving her car so fast again.
	A	B	C	D	
After graduated he was awarded a scholarship to do research.
	A	B	C	D
Even though being ill, Phong still went to school last Monday.
	A	 B	 C	 D
One of the most powerful forms of nonverbal communicate is body language.
A	B	C	D
I stopped worrying about what people would think of me, and I tried to pay
	A	B	C
	attentions to what people were saying.
	D
I usually avoid to go to parties because it’s such a problem for me to remember 
	A	B	C	D
	people’s names.
The figure vanished as silently as if it had simply been a figment of her image.
	A	B	C	D
Don’t speak English with him; he hardly not know any English.
	A	B	C	D
VI. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the words in capital. (2 points)
This knife is very blunt. It needs . (SHARP)
I would like to book a ..to Hong Kong. (FLY)
I’m afraid this iron you sold me is .. (FAULT)
We have had a lot of .from customers today. (COMPLAIN)
Please make your .at the counter over there. (PAY)
Unless something is done about unemployment, the ..for the future is not good. (LOOK)
The .....is that the plan will fail. (CONCLUDE)
There is no ...between the two. (COMPARE)
I have never been ....like that before. (THREAT)
That rule is not ..in this case. ( APPLY)
VII. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space. (2 points)
	My wife and I have always enjoyed travelling .........................(1) sea, and last year we decided to go ..........................(2) a Mediterranean cruise. ........................(3) our holiday was rather expensive we thought that the high standard of accommodation, the first-class food and the many interesting places we saw were well .........................(4) the price we paid.
	We found that most of ..........................(5) other passengers were friendly and interesting, but there was one man, a Mr James, who irritated and annoyed us, and not .............................(6) us but all the others who shared our table at dinner. Whatever subject we talked about, it seemed that he was an expert ............................(7) it. He ............................(8), apparently, read more books, visited more countries and studied more languages, than anyone ...........................(9). After a few days, we ate our meals in ..........................(10), because nobody wanted to begin a conversation that would soon be taken over by this man.
VIII. Read the following passage then choose the best answer by circling its corresponding A, B, C or D. (2 points)
	The thing I like most about living on a farm when I was small was the change of seasons. Spring, summer, autumn and winter – I could see them all come and go and each one was completely different. If I hadn’t been born and raised in the country, I would have never been able to tell the difference – now in the city, you can buy summer flowers in winter and eat the same vegetables all the year round! Whereas, in the country, I could only eat things at certain times of the year – for example strawberries in june and turnips in winter. I lived my childhood with the seasons.
	Also we made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food. Everything was fresh – so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city. City people may think people in the country miss a lot of good things about modern life, but in my opinion they miss a lot more than them – they miss real life.
What is the main idea of the passage?
Comparison between life on a farm and that in the city.
Food in the country in comparison to that in the city.
Seasons in the country.
The author’s childhood.
According to the author, the seasons on the farm were ..
similar
very different from one another
beautiful
different from those in the city
What can be inferred from the passage about the experience of seasons in a year for the city people?
Seasons are similar.
It may be difficult for them to tell seasonal difference.
They see different seasons come and go.
Food is similar in all four season.
The word “them” in line 9 refers to 
city people
four seasons
good things about modern life
people in the country
According to the passage, all the followings are true EXCEPT that 
there are four seasos in the country where the author used to live
the author was born and raised on a farm
people in the country eat the same type of food all the year round
the author takes frozen and tinned food now
IX. Use the given words to complete the sentences. (2 points)
Next Sunday / we / go / Hai Phong / which / big city / northeast / VietNam.
brother / wish / that / can speak / English / fluent / as / native speaker.
I / ask / whether / he / study / university / America / then.
If / it / not rain / tomorrow / I / go camping / friends.
Phong / be / absent / school / since / he / break / leg.
These exercises / too difficult / students / do / without / mistakes.
The / clearly / teacher / explain / lessons / faster / we / understand / them.
He / can't / go / work / bicycle / because / love / far / office.
Our friend / birthday / next week / we / give / present / that / he / dream / long time.
 If / Bob / have / lot / money / he / buy / car / and / travel / around / world. 
X. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the given words. (2 points)
Although he had a bad cold, William still went to work.
	- In spite of 
Without this treatment, the patient would have died.
	- If the patient 
Given fair warning, I could have avoided that date.
	- If you had told me 
They are building a new museum in the city centre.
	- A new museum 
We don't have enough money, so we can't buy that house.
	- If we 
You will catch a cold if you don't keep your feet dry.
	- Unless 
Tom failed the exam because of his laziness.
	- Because Tom................
Her voice is so soft that it is impossible for me to hear it.
	- She 
People don’t do enough exercises, so there are a lot of heart diseases.
	- If people 
 “Do you know who broke the window. Tom?” she said.
	- She 
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Họ và tên thí sinh:............................................................................SBD:....................
Cán bộ coi thi không cần giải thích gì thêm./.
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO THANH THỦY
ĐÁP ÁN CHẤM THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013(VÒNG 1)
MÔN: Tiếng Anh
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (2 Points).
(0,2 points for each correct answer)
	1. A	2. B	3. C	4. D	5. A
	6. B	7. D	8. B	9. B	10. C
	II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is differenty from that of the others. Cirele A, B, C or D (1 Point)
(0,2 points for each correct answer)
	1. D	2. A	3. C	4. D	5. D
III. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A,B,C or D. (3 points). 
(0,2 points for each correct answer)
	1. B	2. B	3. D	4. C	5. B	
	6. A	7. B	8. A	9. C	10. D	
	11. A	12. C	13. C	14. D	15. A	
IV. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. (2points)
 (0,2 points for each correct answer)
1. didn't live	6. were made
2. cuts	7. wouldn’t be
3. to smoke	8. got
4. had I arrived	9. has already come
5. was waiting	10. is sent	
V. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (2 points)
	(0,2 points for each correct answer)
	1. A	2. D	3. B	4. A	5. A	
	6. D	7. C	8. A	9. D	10. C
VI. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the words in capital. (2 points)
	(0,2 points for each correct answer)
	1. sharpening	2. flight
	3. faulty	4. complaints
	5. payment	6. outlook
	7. conclusion	8. comparison
	9. threatened	10. applicable
VII. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space. (2 points)
	(0,2 points for each correct answer)
	1. by	2. for / in	
	3. Although/Though/While	4. worth
	5. the	6. only / just
	7. in / on / at	8. had
	9. else	10. silence
VIII. Read the following passage then choose the best answer by circling its corresponding A, B, C or D. (2 points)
(0,4 points for each correct answer)
	1. A	2. B	3. B	4. A	5. C	
IX. Use the given words to complete the sentences. (2 points)
(0,2 points for each correct answer)
Next Sunday we are going to Hai Phong, which is a big city in the northeast of VietNam.
My brother wishes that he could speak English as fluently as a native speaker.
I asked him whether he studied/ was studying at a university in America then.
If it doesn't rain tomorrow, I will go camping with my friends.
Phong has been absent from school since he broke his leg.
These exercises are / were too difficult for the students to do without (any) mistakes.
The more clearly the teacher explains / explained our / the lessons, the faster we understand / understood them.
He can't go to work by bicycle because he lives (very) far (away) from the / his office.
On our friend's birthday next week we will give him a present that he has dreamed of for a long time.
 If Bob had a lot of money, he would buy a car and travel around the world.
X. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the given words. (2 points)
	(0,2 points for each correct answer)
In spite of his bad cold/ a bad cold, William still went to work.
If the patient hadn’t had this treatment, the patient would have died.
If you had told me in advance, I could have avoided that date.
A new museum is being built in the city centre by them.
If we had enough money, we would / could buy that house.
Unless you keep your feet dry, you will catch a cold.
Because Tom was lazy, he failed the exam.
She has such a soft voice that it is impossible for me to heart.
	Or: - She speaks so softly that it is impossible for me to hear.
If people did enough exercises, there wouldn’t be a lot of heart diseases.
She asked Tom if / whether he knew who had broken the window.
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