Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Đề 2 - Phòng GD & ĐT Thủy Nguyên

UBND HUYỆN THỦY NGUYÊN	ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO	
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9
Thời gian: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
I. Choose the one which has the underlined part is different from the rest (10ps)
A. complete	B. command	C. common	D. community	
A. height	B. weight	C. freight	D. eighty	
A. honour 	B. horse	C. house 	D. home	
A. missed	B. hoped	C. ploughed 	D. coughed	
A. opens	B. bites	C. walks	D. stops
A. precious 	B. prepare 	C. pretty 	D. prehistory	
A. wealth 	B. heat 	C. bread	D. spread	
A. invited 	B. provided 	C. sacred 	D. reduced	
A. lamp 	B. material 	C. champagne 	D. cancel	
A. bomb 	B. debt 	C. climb 	D. disturb	
II. Choose the best answer: ( 10ps)
I enjoyed that dish very much. Would you mind letting me have the _____ for it, so that I can try it at home?
A. menu 	B. prescription	C. receipt 	D. recipe	
The station is too _____ away for us to walk.
A. long	B. far	C. way	D. distant	
I'd be very _____ to go to Japan one day.
A. fond	B. enjoyable	C. interested	D. hopeful	
Dinner will be ready soon. Can you please _____ the table?
A. lay	B. settle	C. make	D. put	
The washing machine was out of _____, so I couldn’t wash my clothes.
A. activity	B. work	C. order	D. condition	
Can I _____ an appointment to see the doctor?
A. do	B. say	C. ask	D. make	
You can go home, if you _____ your work.
A. finished 	B. have finished C. are finished D. finish	
Peter wanted to win the race, he ran _____.
A. fast as he could	B. so fast as he can 
C. fast as he can 	D. as fast as he could 	
It is English pronunciation that _____ a lot of difficulties to foreign students.
A. makes	B. causes	C. does	D. gets	
Cancer is a _____ disease.
A. killing 	B. death	C. dead	D. kill	
III. Give the correct verb form: (20 ps)
I (see) a car accident while I (wait) for you on this corner yesterday.
I am sure that I (recognize) him when I (see) him again.
He (lose) his job last month and since then he (be) out of work.
I meant (buy) an evening paper but I didn't see anyone (sell) them.
Do you feel like (eat) out or would you rather (have) dinner at home?
His greatest ambition is (choose) (take) part in the Olympic Games.
Tom was here not long ago. If you (come) round earlier, you (see) her.
This is the first time I (read) a novel (write) by a Japanese author.
My mother (rest) now. She always (take) a rest after lunch.
When I (meet) her two weeks ago, she told me that she (just be) to London.
IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (10ps)
He does his (science) research in the laboratory.	
Bells have been in (exist) for quite a long time. 	
It is an (forget) memory. I’ll remember it eternally. 	
Every (participate) has made good preparations for the trip. 	
You can buy things like saucepans in the (house) store. 	
The roof is too weak. It needs (strong). 	
He may be successful one day; after all he’s very (ambition). 
He is an (experience) worker because he is so young. 
My uncle is a (history). He knows a lot about Chinese history. 
Smoking is (harm) to your health. 
V. Fill each gap with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)
The car went ______________ full speed and crashed ______________ a big tree.
If it stays sunny ______________ this, the clothes will dry ______________ a couple of hours.
Are you ashamed ______________ your behaviour ______________ the party?
______________ mistake I opened my sister's letter instead ______________ my own. 
He’s gone ______________ China ______________ business.
VI. Each sentence below contains an error, find and correct it (10ps)
Since the early 1900s, the most popular indoor sport played in America was basketball.
 A 	 B 	 C 	 D
Jim was upset last night because he had to do a lot of homeworks.
 A 	 B 	C 	D
She wishes she could speak English as fluent as her sister. 
 A B 	 C D
There are less students present today than there were yesterday.
 A 	 B 	 C 	 D
The price of oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn't it?
 A 	 	 B 	 C 	 D
Alike bears, the giant panda of China has a clumsy manner of walking.
 A 	 B 	 C 	 D
Some of us have to study their lessons more carefully if we expect to pass this exam.
 A 	B 	 C 	 D
A fivethousanddollars reward was offered for the capture of the escaped criminals.
 A 	 B 	 C 	 D
Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the party.
 A 	 B 	 C 	 D
They are going to have to leave soon, and so do we.
 A 	 B 	 C 	 D
VII. Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word (10 pts)
THE TROUBLE
A man (1) into a bar and (2) to the barman, “Give me a glass of beer before trouble starts!” The (3) was very surprised but he (4) the man a glass of beer. The man drank (5) quickly then he said, “Give me one more before trouble starts!” The barman said nothing (6) he gave the man another (7). The man drank that glass very very quickly and then he said, “One more, please. One more before trouble starts.” This time the barman was (8) busy so he gave the man the (9) glass. Then he asked the man worriedly, “What is the (10) you are talking about?” The man drank the glass of beer quickly and answered, “The trouble is that I haven’t got any money.”
VIII. Finish the second sentence so that its meaning stays the same as the original one. (10 pts)
There's no point in asking George to help.
It is no 	
We left quietly so that we wouldn't disturb her.
So as 	
I'm sorry that I asked her to stay.
Now I wish 	
Mark is too young to undertake this job.
Mark is not 	
If you are happier, you look younger. 
The happier	
What an intelligent boy he is.
How	
John has not written to his mother for over six months.
It is	
He knows a lot more about computers than I do. 
I don’t	
"Have you been out at all this evening, Mr Jones?" the detective asked. 
The detective asked 	
He would prefer you to make one more try.
He'd rather 	
IX. Listen and fill in the blanks ( 10 points )
Are you (1). for a cheap, clean, effective source of power that doesn’t cause pollution or waste natural resources? Look no further (2).. solar energy from our sun. At present most of our electricity comes from the (3)..of coal, gas, oil, or nuclear power. This power could be provided by the (4). One percent of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provide for the total population. Many countries are already using solar (5).. Solar panels are placed on the roof of a house and the sun’s energy is used to heat (6)... Theenergy can stored for a number of (7................), so on cloudy days you can use 
solar energy too.Sweden has an (8)................... solar energy (9).. There, all buildings will be heated by solar energy and cars will use solar power instead of gas by the year (10).
UBND HUYỆN THỦY NGUYÊN 	HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI CHỌN HSG
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO	MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9
Thời gian: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
I. Choose the one which has the underlined part is different from the rest (10ps)
1 point for a correct answer
1. C	2. A	3. A	4. C	5. A 6. A	7. B	8. C	9. B	10. D
II. Choose the best answer: ( 10ps)
1 point for a correct answer
1. D	2. B	3. D	4. A	5. C	6. D	7. B	8. D	9. B	10. A
III. Give the correct verb form: (20 ps)
2 point for a correct answer
1. saw – was waiting	6. to be chosen – to take
2. will recognize – see	7. had come – would have seen
3. lost – has been	8. have read – written
4. to buy – selling	9. is resting – takes
5. eating – have	 10. met – had just been
IV. Give the correct word form: (10 ps)
2 point for a correct answer
1. SCIENTIFIC 2. EXISTENCE 3. UNFORGETTABLE 4. PARTICIPANT
5. HOUSEHOLD	6. STRENGTHENING 7. AMBITIOUS	 8.INEXPERIENCED 9. HISTORIAN 10. HARMFUL
V. Fill each gap with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)
1 point for a correct preposition
1. AT - INTO	 3. OF - AT	5. TO - ON	 
2. LIKE - IN	 4. BY - OF	
VI. Each sentence below contains an error, find and correct it (10ps)
0.5 point for identification and 0.5 point for correction
1. ___D___ __has been	6. ___A___ __like
2. ___D___ __homework	7. ___B___ __our
3. ___C___ __fluently	8. ___A___ __A five-thousand-dollar 
4. ___A___ __fewer	9. ___C___ __is planning 
5. ___D___ __didn’t it	 10. ___D___ __are we
VII. Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word (10 pts)
THE TROUBLE
1 point for a correct answer
1. got/came	3. barman	5. it	7. glass	9. third
2. spoke	4. gave	 	6. but	8. not	10. trouble
VIII. Finish the second sentence so that its meaning stays the same as the original one. (10 pts)
It is no use asking George to help.
So as not to disturb her we left quietly.
Now I wish I hadn’t asked her to stay.
Mark is not old enough to undertake this job.
The happier you are, the younger you look.
How intelligent the boy is.
It is over six months since John (last) wrote to his mother.
I don’t as much about computers as he does.
The detective asked Mr Jones if/ whether he had been out at all that evening.
He'd rather you made one more try.
IX. LISTEN AND FILL IN THE BLANKS (10 pts)
1. looking 2. than 3. use 4. sun 5. energy 6. water 7days 8 advanced 9. programs 10. 2015