Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 cấp huyện năm học 2009 - 2010 môn thi: Tiếng anh thời gian 150 phút không kể thời gian giao đề

Phòng giáo dục & Đào tạo Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 cấp huyện 
 Hậu lộc Năm học 2009-2010
 Đề chính thức Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 
 (Đề thi gồm 04 trang ) (Thời gian 150 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)
SBD:...
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others in each group. (1 point)
	1- A.enough	B.cough	C.though	D. laugh
	2- A.chooses	B.houses	C.rises	D. horses
	3- A.suit	B.seven	C.sugar	D. sun
	4. A.food	B.look	C.took	D. good
II. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets. (2.5 points)
The sewing machine which you are using at present (invent) in 1830 by a French.
This book (just publish) by Kim Dong publisher.
Take these pills and you ( feel) better then, Ba!
It took us ages to get used to (live) in flats.
I told my mother that I wanted to ( wake) up at 6.30.
Let’s get the house (clear) up before he arrives.
Come to see me at 5 this afternoon. I (not arrive) home until 4.30.
We have plenty of time, our train (not leave) until 4.30 p.m.
(Write) the letter, she put it in an envelope.
Lan felt that she (look) at.
III. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.
 (2.5 points)
They have .my name on this form: the first letter is L not R. (SPELL)
I feel so . I’m going to bed. (SLEEP)
To his great loss his wife died in .when he was only 24 years old. (CHILD)
There is no water left in the well. (NEAR)
They have a good .of stamps. (COLLECT)
Some package trips to Thailand are ..cheap. (SURPRISE)
Poets take ..from many things in life. (INSPIRE)
So people are being ..in the suburbs and have to commute to work. (HOUSE)
We were impressed by her . (FRIEND)
Most companies have their production line. (COMPUTER)
IV. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (2.5 points)
He often writes a pencil.
The child’s illness is getting worse, so the doctor has been sent ...
He has worked here the war.
The baby was sick, so she cried a lot the night.
Tom came to the party his new car.
What do you often do Christmas Day?
She took a lot of photographs ..her visit to Da Lat last summer.
He is quite different .his father .
Our country is rich ..natural resources.
Hard work leads to success but failure results .laziness.
V. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. (2.5 points)
 1. I had to wear .uniform when I worked in the hotel.
 A. a	B. an	C. some	D. any
 2. She wondered her father looked like now, after so many years away.
 A. how	B. who	C. that	D. what
 3. He likes to take ..in sport, not only to watch it.
 A. practice	B. place	C. part	D. exercise
 4. John swims very well and does his brother.
 A. also	B. so	C. too	D. neither
 5. Let’s wait .the rain stops.
 A. until	B. after	C. before	D. when
 6. She’s wearing a hat mine.
 A. as B. the same C. like	D. such as
 7. .the wet weather, the football match went ahead.
 A. Although	B. Owing to	C. However	D. In spite of
 8. Which hat do you prefer? – Hm. I don’t like .
 A. either	B. neither	C. none	D. nor
 9. I am going to do shopping. Do you need anything?
 A. a	B. the	C. any	D. my
 10. Everybody enjoyed ..a lot at the wedding party.
 A. ourselves B. oneself	C. themselves	D. himself/ herself
VI. Fill in each blank with one suitable word. (2.5 points)
 Computers are helpful in many ways: First, they are fast. They can work with information much more quickly than a person. .(1), computers can work with lots of information at the..(2)time. Third, they can keep (3).. for a long time. They do not forget things the way (4)..do. Also, computers are almost always correct. They are not ..(5)., of course, but they usually don’t make mistakes. These days, ..(6)..is important to know something about computers. There are a number of ways to ......(7). Some companies have classes at work. Also most universities offer day and ..(8)courses in computer science. Another way to learn is ..(9)a book. There are many books about computers in bookstores and libraries. Or you can learn from a friend. After a few hours of practice you can work with .(10) You may not be expert, but you can have fun!
VII. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.(2.5 points)
 ..(1).. country is more beautiful than a town and ..(2)to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year (3).. Some have a cottage ..(4)in a village (5)they can go there whenever they can find the time.
 English villages are not all alike, but in some (6)they are not very different (7).each other. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard, where people are burried.
 The village green is a ..(8)stretch grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have water ..(9)through pipes into each house.
 Most villages are ..(10)close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops.
 A. A 	B. An	C. The 	D. No article
A. pleasant	B. please	C. pleased	D. pleasure
A. round	B. through	C. length	D. whole
A. build	B. built	C. building	D. builds
A. because	B. if	C. such that	D. so that
A. roads	B. streets	C. ways	D. routes
A. with	B. from	C. between	D. on
A. width	B. wide	C. wider	D. widely
A. brought	B. brings	C. bringing	D. bring
A. such	B. too	C. enough	D. so
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown so that the meaning stays the same. (2.5points)
People believe that the Chinese invented paper in 105 A.D. -> Paper is ..
May I borrow your pen? -> Would you mind...?
Someone has stolen the boss’s car. -> The boss has..
We haven’t been here since 2000. -> The last time
When is John and Mary’s wedding? -> When are.
It is not very expensive. -> It doesn’t 
She and I have never been there before. -> Neither ...
I always get up early in the morning. -> I’m......
I often wore jeans when I was young. -> I used.
 Her grief was so great that she almost fainted. -> So ..
IX. Find and correct mistakes in the following sentences. (1.5 points)
Come here and sit down besides me.
He is very weak to lift this suitcase.
This text is too long for me to read it.
My brother is working hardly to pass the final exams.
None of them wrote to you, didn’t they?
They rarely went swimming when they were your age, weren’t they?
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Đáp án và hướng dẫn chấm Thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9 cấp huyện
 Năm học 2009-2010
 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 
 I. 1 điểm (mỗi câu đúng 0,25 đ)
 1. 	C	2. 	D	3.	C	4. A
II. 2,5 điểm (mỗi câu đúng 0,25 đ)
 1. was invented	2. has just been published 3. will feel
 4. living	 5. be woken 	6. cleared 	7. won’t arrive
 8. doesn’t leave	9. Having written	10. was being looked
III. 2,5 điểm (mỗi câu đúng 0,25 đ)
 1. mis-spelled( mis-spelt) 2. sleepy	 3. childbirth	4. nearby
 5. collection	6. surprisingly	7. inspiration	8. housed
 9. friendliness	10. computerised (computerized)
IV. 2,5 điểm (mỗi câu đúng 0,25 đ)
 1. with	2. for	3. since	4. during	5. in
 6. on	7. during	8. from	9. in	10. From
V. 2,5 điểm (mỗi câu đúng 0,25 đ)
 1. A	2. D	3. C	4. B	5. A
 6. C	7. D	8. A	9. B	10. C
VI. 2,5 điểm (mỗi câu đúng 0,25 đ)
 1. Second	2. same	3. information	4. people	5. perfect
 6. it	7. learn	8. night	9. from	10. computers
VII. 2,5 điểm (mỗi câu đúng 0,25 đ)
 1. C	2. A	3. B	4. B	5. D
 6. C	7. B	8. B	9. A	10. D
VIII. 2,5 điểm (mỗi câu đúng 0,25 đ)
Paper is believed to have been invented by the Chinese in 105 A.D.
Would you mind lending me your pen?
The boss has had his car stolen.
The last time we were/ came here was in 2000.
When are John and Mary going to get married?
It doesn’t cost much/ a lot of money.
Neither she nor I have ever been there before.
I’m used to / accustomed to getting up early in the morning.
I used to wear jeans when I was young.
So great was her grief that she almost fainted.
IX. 1,5 điểm (mỗi câu đúng 0,25 đ)
 1. besides -> beside	2. Very -> too 	3. bỏ “it”	
 4. hardly -> hard	5. didn’t -> did 	6. weren’t -> did
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