Đề và đáp án thi chọn học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh lớp 9 - Năm học 2008-2009

 Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9
 Năm học 2008- 2009 
 ( Thời gian làm bài : 150 phút ) 
Question 1: Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
 A. needed	B. worked	C. stopped	D. booked
A. thick	B. thorough	C. healthy	D. weather
A. like	 B. lively	C. live	D. life
A. cook	B. blood	C. school	D. look
A. feat	 B. great	C. seat	 D. fear
A. flame	B. hate	 C. page	D. adventure
A. sugar	B. settle	C. surprise	D. sentence
A. helped	B. liked	C. watched	D. hated.
A. good	B. book	C. foot	 D. food
A. lie	B. height	C. weight	D. Pie
Question II: Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets
His hair is short . He (have) a haircut.
He said that he (see) that man before.
If today (be) Sunday, we would go picnic.
This house didn’t use to (paint) green.
My father told me (not stay) up too late.
She wishes she (not punish) tomorrow.
When I met him , he (talk) to his friends in the bookstore. 
If I (tell) before, I would have come to your wedding.
She gets used to (take) to the zoo on weekends.
By the time you come home, I (finish) decorating our room.
 Question III: Complete sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets.
1- This dictionary is not so big but it is ................... ( inform )
2- She looks .................... in her new dress. ( attract )
3- The ................... have to cook rice in this contest. ( participate )
4- Old people often have ............................ in breathing. ( difficult )
5- There were two .................. yesterday: Boxing and Swimming. ( compete )
6- I don’t think she has the ................... to do this work. ( able )
7- How ...................... of you to break that glass! ( care )
8- Some of my ............ live in a village outside Thanh Hoa city. ( relate )
9- The house is large but it is terribly ................... to live in . ( comfort)
10-We should learn about keeping our environment ................... . ( pollute )
Question IV: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
 1.Young generation is fond ................. wearing Jeans.
A. in B. at C. of D. on
2.There is always .................. traffic in the city centre at rush hours.
A. strong B. full C. heavy D. many
3. How many people took part .............. the contest?
A. in B. from C. with D. to
4. I want to ask my parents ................... some money.
A. from B. for C. with D. about
5. You are very different ........................ your brother.
A. to B. for C. with D. from 
6. I am better ........................ English than Nam.
than B. with C. at D. for
7. You will not pass the exam ......................... working harder.
A. unless B. if C. without D. although
8. It was raining very ......................... so I had to wear my raincoat.
A. wet B. badly C. hard D. heavy
9. Mr Dung said he .............................. 35 the following week.
A. was B. is C. will be D. would be
 10- Don’t let the good chance go ........................ .
 A. by B. on C. over D. off
 11- I wish I ................................. to him .Now it’s too late.
 A. listened B. has listened C. had listened D. would have listened
 12- In Britain, you’ll be given a key ........... the door when you’re 21 years old.
 A. of B. for C. to D. at
 13- The man ................. our teacher is taking to is the headmaster of our school.
 A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
 14- Noone knows what is happening here ................. Mary and Tom.
 A. and B. but C. however D. with
 15- What is ............. ,a dog or a cat?
 A. intelligent B. more intelligent C. as intelligent D. the most intelligent
16 .............the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished.
A. Until	B. In	C. By	D. On
It was .............hot day that we decided to leave work early.
A. so	B. such	C. a so	D. such a
 He seldom goes fishing, ...................?
A. doesn't he	B. is he	C. does he	D. isn't he
 She spoke quietly to him ............nobody else could hear a word.
A. because	B. if	C. although	D. so that
..............weather ! We can't go out for a walk now.
A. How terrible	B. What terrible	C. How a terrible	D. What a terrible
 Question V: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word 
The country is (1).............beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country (2) .......... the summer holiday though they can't live (3) ............. all the year round. Some have cottage built in a village (4) .......... that they can go there whenever they (5) ..........find the time.
 English villages are not alike, but (6)............. some ways they are not very different from (7) ...................other. Almost every village (8) ...........a church, the round or square tower of which can (9) ............seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, (10).......... people are buried.
Question VI: Read the text then answer the question below.
Education in England
 Every child in Great Britain between the age of five and fifteen must attend school. There are three main types of educational institutions: primary (elementary) schools, secondary schools and universities.
 State schools are free, and attendance is compulsory. Morning school begins at nine o'clock and lasts until half past four. School is open five days a week. On Saturdays and Sundays there are no lessons. There are holidays at Christmas, Easter and in summer. In London as in all cities there are two grades of state schools for those who will go to work at fifteen: primary schools for boys and girls between the ages of five and eleven, and secondary schools for children from eleven to fifteen years.
 The lessons are reading, writing , the English language, English literature, English history, geography, science, Nature study, drawing, painting, singing, woodwork and drill (physical training).
What are three main types of educational institutions?
What are the two grades of state schools for those who will go to work at fifteen?
What subjects do children study at school?
Are state schools free?
When do pupils have holidays?
 Question VII: 
a) There is a mistake in the sentence. Find the mistake and correct it.
We had better to review this chapter carefully because we will have some questions on it our test.
Our teacher of physics would like us spending more time in the laboratory.
If I was you, I would help him.
Mr Nam is used to get up early in the morning.
He died on lung cancer because he smoked a lot of cigarettes.
	b/ Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
If I/ be/ him / I / choose/ English / learn
In/ end/ I decide/ not buy / dictionary / because/ too expensive.
This video film / so interesting / I / see /twice.
 4- Mai /bad / at/ Math/ than / Lan Anh.
 5- Hoa/ have / many/ books/ than/ her/ sister 
 Question VIII Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues
Ann is good-looking and well-behaved.
Not only .....................................................
I think you should tell the police about the accident.
If I .......................................................................
"Have you got any free time next week?" Mandy asked.
Mandy asked ................................................................
Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test
As long as.......................................................................
The children's singing was really beautiful.
The children sang ....................................................
Who wrote this story?
By ..................................................................?
I think that no city in the world is more beautiful than Paris.
I think Paris ..............................................................
The flight to Moscow lasted three and half hours.
It took..................................................................
Henry regretted buying the second-hand car.
Henry wished......................................................
I tried as hard as I could, but I just couldn’t get the money.
No matter ...............................................................
Đáp án , biểu điểm chấm đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi năm học 2008-2009
I. Question 1: ( 1 điểm- mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm )
A	4. B	7.A	10. C	
D	5. B	8. D
 3. C	6.D	9. D 	
Question II: ( 1 điểm - mỗi câu đúng dược 0,1 điểm )
has had 6. wouldn’t be punished
had seen 7.was talking
were 8. had been told
be painted 9. being taken
not to stay 10. will have finished
Question III: (2 điểm- mỗi câu đúng được 0,5 điểm )
informative 6- ability
attractive 7- careless
participants 8- relatives
difficulty 9- uncomfortable
5- competitions 10- unpolluted
Question IV: ( 2 điểm- mỗi câu đungd được 0,1 điểm )
 1- C. of 11- C. had listened
 2- C. heavy 12- C. to
 3- A. in 13-C. whom 
 4- B. for 14- B. but
 5- D. from 15-B. more intelligent
 6- C. at 16- C. by
 7- C. without 17- D. such a
 8- C. hard 18- C. does she
 9- D. would be 19- D. so that
 10- A. by 20- B. What terrible
Question V: ( 1 điểm- mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm )
more	2. for	3. there	4. so	5. can
6. in	7. each	8.has	9. be	10. where
Question V: ( 1 điểm- mỗi câu đúng được 0,5 điểm )
Primary schools, secondary schools and universities
The two grade of state schools are primary schools and secondary schools.
Reading, writing, English language, English literature, English history, geography, science, nature study, drawing, painting, singing, woodwork and drill.
Yes, they are.
At Christmas, Easter and summer.
Question VII: 
a) ( 0,5 điểm- mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm )
to review à review
spending à to spend
was à were
get à getting
on à of
b/ ( 0,5 điểm- mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm )
If I were him, I would choose English to learn.
In the end, I decided not to buy that dictionary because it was too expensive.
This video film is so interesting that I have seen it twice.
Mai is worse at Math than Lan Anh (is)
Hoa has more books than her sister (does)
Question 8: (2 điểm – mỗi câu đúng được 0,5 điểm )
Not only is Ann good looking, (but) she is also well-behaved.
If I were you, I would tell the police about the accident.
Mary asked if I had got any free time the following week/ a week after
As long as you are calm ( you keep calm ) , you’ll pass your driving test
The children sang really beautifully.
By whom was this book written ?
I think Paris is the most beautiful city in the world.
It took three and half hours to fly to Moscow.
Henry wished he had not bought the second hand car.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get the money.