Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Đề 1 - Phòng GD & ĐT Thủy Nguyên

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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI 
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 9
Thời gian: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Question I : Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other words in each group. (5 pts)
1. 	A. both	B. month	C. son	D. none
2. 	A. kitchen	B. children	C. teacher	D. chemist
3. 	A. kindness	B. climate	C. village	D. climbing
4. 	A. consider	B. century	C. cigarette	D. celebrate
5. 	A. heat	B. teach	C. bread	D. mean
Question II: Choose the best option from A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences(15 pts)
1. Peter used to __________ swimming every Friday when he was a student
	A. went	B. goes	C. going	D. go
2. He is not_______ get married.
	A. enough old to 	B. enough old for 	C. old enough to 	D. old enough for
3. My friend __________ me that he was going to take a driving test
	A. spoke	B. told	C. said	D. talk
4. The teacher advised the children __________ and see the dentist regularly
	A. went 	B. going 	C. go 	D. to go
5. You will miss the last bus to school __________ you leave now.
	A. unless	B. until	C. while	D. till
6. Peter : “ I enjoy listening to pop music,”
 Maria : “__________”
	A .I’m too 	B. I don’t	C. Neither do I D. So am I	
7. I asked my friend __________ he wanted to go out with me. 
	A. that	B. which	C. what 	D. if
8. I’m learning English __________ I want to get a better job.
	A. or 	B. but 	C. therefore 	D. because
9. I wish you __________to the theater last night , but you didn’t.
	A. would come 	B. had come 	C. was coming	D. came 
10. Mike “ Would you like to have dinner with me ?”.
 Jane : “__________”
	A. Yes, I’d love to	B. Yes , so do I	C. I’m very happy	D. Yes, it is
11. After drinking a big bottle of __________, he got drunk.
	A. wine	B. milk	C. water	D. orange juice
12. Michael : “ It’s hot in here”.
 Tom : “__________ I open the window ?”
	A. Did	B. Do	C. Would 	D. Shall
13. Mary never cooks, __________?
	A. did not she	B. doesn’t she	C. does she	D. did she
14. I don’t study hard enough for the examination. I wish I __________ harder.
	A. study	B. studied	C. have studied	D. studies
15. She looks forward __________ seeing her mother coming back soon.
	A. to	B. on	C. with	D. at
Question III: Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify the mistakes. (10 pts)
1. My brother hasn’t played football for last year.
 A 	 B 	C 	D 
2. Your new bicycle is more cheap than John’s .
 A 	 B C 	D 
3. I am fond with jogging every morning .
 A 	 B C 	 D 
4. Do you mind to go out with her to buy some ice - creams?
 	 A B 	C 	 D 
5. My brother said me to sit down at the table and do my homework .
 	 A 	 B 	C 	 D 
6. My father prefers watching films at home than going to the cinema .
 A 	 	B 	 	 C 	D 
7. I’d like some informations about the flights to Lon Don tomorrow, please.
 A 	 B 	 C 	 D 
8. I wish I can go with you to the seaside next weekend.
 A B 	 C 	 D 
9. The film was so bored that all audience had gone home before it ended .
 A B 	C 	 D 
10. Jane asked me how did I go to school everyday. 
	 A 	 B 	C 	D 
Question IV: Give the correct form of the words in the brackets. (15 pts)
1. You must be __________ when you open that door . ( care )
2. We can see many __________ on TV everyday . ( advertise )
3. I watch the news everyday because it very __________ . ( inform )
4. He didn’t feel happy because he worked __________ . ( success )
5. Our school has a lot of __________ teacher ( qualify )
6. She received a lot of __________ from her mother . ( encourage )
7. He was very __________ of the work he had done . ( pride )
8. Do you have a __________ costume in your country . ( nation )
9. The children are more __________ in cartoons . ( interest )
10. Every student was very __________ about the holiday . ( excite )
Question V: Match the sentences in column A with those in column B (10 pts).
A
B
1. Will you empty the basket for me, please?
2. How are you today ?
3. It’s very nice of you to meet me here.
4. Do come in.
5. Where is your house ?
6. Shall we go to the Chemist’s? - I need some medicine.
7. Shall we go to the stadium now?
8. Will you have some more cakes?
9. Oh, I’m sorry.
10. Shall I warm the milk for you?
A. It’s near here .
B. No, thank you . I’m full.
C. That’s all right. 
D. Yes, please.
E. Yes, certainly.
F. Yes, let’s.
G. Thank you.
H. It’s a pleasure.
I. No, let’s not. I have some.
J. I’m fine, thanks. And you ? 
 1+ ..... 2 + ...... 3 + ....... 4 + ....... 5 + ...... 7 + ....... 8 + ...... 9 + ....... 10 + .......
Question VI: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each blank in the following passage (10 pts):
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics. (1)_____ a boy , Alexander became interested in sounds and speech . in 1870, The Bells decided to (2) _____ to America. They lived in Boston, (3) ____ Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine (4) _____ help the deaf hear .While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea, “Why do not use electricity to (5)_____ the human voice from one place to another ? ” He began to work on a new (6) _____ . For years , Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson , worked day (7) _____ night. They rented rooms in a boarding house . Bell was on one floor , and Watson was on (8) _____ . They tried to send (9) _____ through a wire . Finally, on March 19th, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly : “ Mr Watson, come here. I want you.”. Watson rushed upstairs, ran (10) _____ Bell’s room, and shouted , “ I heard you ! ”
1. A. Despite
B. During
C. Be 
D. As
2. A. leave 
B. take 
C. move 
D. return
3. A. which 
B. why 
C. when
D. where
4. A. for 
B. in order 
C. to 
D. so that 
5. A. go 
B. get 
C. change 
D. send
6. A. invention
B. inventor
C. inventive
D. invent
7. A. by 
B. after
C. and 
D. or
8. A. others 
B. the others 
C. another
D. other
9. A. speaking
B. letters
C. speech
D. telegram
10. A. onto 
B. into 
C. in 
D. to
Question VII: Read the passage and choose the correct answer. (10 pts)
Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age. 
 	Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light was the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new. He worked 16 out of every 24 hours.Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. 
 	 Thomas Edison died in 1931, in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that 
improved the quality of life all over the world. 
 1. Thomas Edison was ______. 
A. a discoverer 	B. a teacher 	C. an explorer 	D. an inventor 
2. In 1854 Edison’s family ______. 
A. moved to Port Huron, Michigan 	B. bought a new house in Milan, Ohio 
C. decided to settle in Milan, Ohio 	D. sent him to a school in New Jersey 
3. The word “self-educated” in the passage mostly means ______. 
A. “having been well taught” 	B. “having had good schooling” 
C. “having taught himself” D. “having had a high education” 
4. Edison died at the age of ______. 
A. 76 	B. 84 	C. 47 	D. 74 
5. Which of following statements is NOT true about Edison? 
A. He invented the motion picture camera. 	B. He didn’t go to school at all. 
C. He made numerous inventions. 	D. He worked very hard. 
Question VIII: Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.( 5 pts)
1. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.
A. He had tested his eyes ten months ago.
B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.
C. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months.
D. He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten months
2. I have never been to France before.
It’s the first time that I’ve gone to France.
It’s the first time that I went to France.
It’s the first time that I’ve been to France.
It’s the first time that I was to France.
3. The car was so expensive that I didn’t buy it .
The car was not so cheap that I couldn’t buy it .
The car was such expensive that I didn’t buy it .
The car was cheap enough for me to buy.
The car was too expensive for me to buy.
4. We must take steps to preserve natural resources; otherwise the planet will be in danger.
Unless we take steps to preserve natural resources, the planet will be in danger.
Unless we take steps to preserve natural resources, the planet will not be in danger.
If we take steps to preserve natural resources , the planet would be in danger.
If we take steps to preserve natural resources, the planet will be in danger.
5. “I would study English if I were you ,” Mai’s friend said .
Mai’s friend advised her to study English.
Mai’s friend advised her to have studied English.
Mai’s friend said that she was like Mai..
Mai told her friend to study English.
Question IX: Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same meaning as the first (l0 pts):
1. His parents made him study hard for his exam.
à He was made _________________________________________.
2. We spent two hours getting to London.
àIt took ______________________________________________.
3. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again.
à The date _____________________________________________.
4. Peter doesn’t play football anymore.
à Peter used ____________________________________________.
5. He has been collecting stamps for five years .
à He started ____________________________________________.
6. I haven’t seen my sister since 2000.
à I last ________________________________________________.
7. “You shouldn’t ride your bike too fast ,” I said to Nam.
à I advised ______________________________________________.
8. He is too young to go to school alone .
à He is __________________________________________________.
9. “Why don’t we go out for a walk ,” My brother said 
à My brother suggested ____________________________________.
10. “ It was nice of you to help me. Thank you very much ,” Tom said to you
à Tom thanked _________________________________________ .
Question X: Listen. (10 pts)
You will hear people talking about their occupations. Listen and number five of the occupations below from 1 to 5:
.typist ..machanic
.hairdresser ..nusre
.actor ..pilot
.engineer ..university lecturer
.hotel receptionist .computer programmer
UBND HUYỆN THUỶ NGUYÊN
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI CHỌN HSG
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 9
Question I : 5 points (1p for each correct answer)
 1. A
 2. D
 3. C
 4. A
 5. C
Question II : 15 points (1p for each correct answer) 
 1.D
 2.C
 3.B
 4.D
 5.A
 6.B
 7.D
 8.D
 9.B
 10.A
 11.A
 12.D
 13.C
 14.B
 15.A
Question III : 10 points (1p for each correct answer) 
D à since
Cà cheaper
B à of 
A à going
Aà told
Cà to
B à information 
B àcould go
B à boring
B à I went 
Question IV : 15 points (1,5p for each correct answer)
1/ careful
2/ advertisements
3/ informative
4/ unsuccessfully
5/ qualified
6/ encouragement
7/ proud
8/ national
9/ interested
10/ excited
Question V : 10 points (1p for each correct answer)
 1+E
 2+J
 3+H
 4+G
 5+A
 6+I
 7+F
 8+B
 9+C
 10+D
Question VI : 10 points (1p for each correct answer)
 1.D
 2.C
 3.D
 4.C
 5.D
 6.A
 7.C
 8.C
 9.C
 10.B
Question VII : 10 ponts 
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 D
 A
 C
 B
 B
 Question VIII : 5 points 
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 C
 C
 D
 A
 A
Question IX : 10 points (1p for each correct answer)
 1
He was made to study hard for his exam.
 2
It took us two hours to get to London.
 3
The date of the meeting will have to be changed again.
 4
Peter used to play football
 5
He started collecting stamps five years ago.
 6
I last saw my sister in 2000.
 7
I advised Nam not to ride his bike too fast.
 8
He is not old enough to go to school alone.
 9
My brother suggested going out for a walk.
 10
Tom thanked me for helping him.
Question X : 5 points (1p for each correct answer)
1. university lecturer
2. nusre 
3. hotel receptionist
4. mechanic 
5. typist
Tape transcript
1. Yes, it’s wonderful job. I like teaching. I also like the long summer holidays. The students are very nice, too.
2. It’s an interesting job, but I often have to work long hours at the hospital. Sometimes I start work at 11.00 in the morning and work through till 10.00 in the evening.
3. It’s a good job. People come from all over the world to stay at the hotel because we are famous for our food.
4. I’ve always wanted to do kind of work. I love cars and engines. Of course, it’s quite dirty work, but the money is good.
5. It’s all right. I like typing and the people in my office are very nice to work with.