Đề 2 thi chọn đội tuyển đi thi học học sinh giỏi cấp huyện lớp 9 THCS Năm học 2005 - 2006 Môn tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )

Đề thi chọn đội tuyển đi thi học hsg cấp huyện lớp 9 THCS
Năm học 2005-2006
 Môn tiếng anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
Question I: Choose one word that is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
1- A. town B. how C. grow D. cow
2- A. exciting B. bridge C. combine D. die
3- A. washed B. worked C. watched D. naked
4- A.card B. dark C. adventure D. harvest 
5- A. notice B. shoping C. topic D. crossing
Question II: Supply the corect 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.
I hope the dog (feed) well. 
This house didn’t use to (paint) green.
My father told me (not stay) up too late.
She wishes she (not punish) tomorrow.
The hotel we stayed at was quite good.The rooms (clean) everyday.
When I met him , he (talk) to his friends in the bookstore. 
I wonder why Mary(not invite) to the wedding party lastnight.
It’s ages since I last (have) chiness food.
Don’t worry! the plane (land) in a moment.
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 sentenses.
Young generation is fond ................. wearing Jeans.
A. in B. at C. of D. on
There is always .................. traffice in the city centre at rush hours.
A. strong B. full C. heavy D. many
How many people took part .............. the contest?
A. in B. from C. with D. to
I want to ask my perrents ................... some money.
A. from B. for C. with D. about
You are very different ........................ your brother.
A. to B. for C. with D. from 
I am better ........................ English than Nam.
than B. with C. at D. for
You will not pass the exam ......................... working harder.
A. unless B. if C.without D. although
It was raining very ......................... so I had to wear my raincoat.
A. wet B.badly C. hard D. heavy
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
Question V: Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
 Dear Thuy,
We are having an .......(1)..... time in Hoi An . The streets here are so ....(2)...... that cars are not allowed to the center of the ...(3).... .Therefore we have to ....(4)...... .The houses are very ....(5)..... but beautiful. However, I don’t like the way they do business here. It seems that every house has a shop to sell ........(6)...... and other stuffs. The people are very .....(7)...... and helpful. The food looks funny but it .....(8)...... quite nice. I haven’t ....(9)...... anything for you. But I will buy you some little ....(10)...... lanterns.
See you nextweek.
Love.
Mathew.
Question VI: Read the paragraph. Then choose the best answer for each question. 
Christmas .
 Two popular traditions at Christmas are : decorating the home and singing the Christmas carols. The home is the center of the Christmas celebration.Inside, an evergreen tree is usually placed in the corner of the Living room.Children and their parents wrap string of colorful lights around the tree, they hang ornaments on the branches . A star or angle often crowns the top. Careful- wrapped gifts are placed beneath. Outside, families often string lights around the windows and wind light around trees and shrubs in the front yard. As the families decorate their homes, they often put on Christmas record. Almost every family has at least one favorite album or compact disc. School children of all ages perform Christmas concerts for their parents and communities. On Christmas’ Eve, family members gather around Christmas tree to sing traditional songs Such as Jingle bells and Silent night and then give presents to each other. 
Questions.
What are the popular traditions at Christmas?
a) Decorating the home. b) Singing Christmas carols.
c) Eating Christmas pudding. d) a and b are correct.
Where is the evergreen put ?
a)In the middle of the livingroom. c) In the middle of the bedroom. 
b)In the corner of the livingroom. d) In the corner of the bedroom.
How do they decorate the Christmas tree?
a) They wrap string of colorful lights around the tree. c) They crown a star on the top.
b) They hang ornaments on branches d) a,b and c are correct.
What do the family members often do on Christmas’ Eve ?
a) They gather around Christmas tree.
b) They sing traditional songs.
c) They gather around the tree,sing traditional song and get presents
d) They give presents to each other.
What do they do as they decorate their home ?
a) They sing traditional songs. c) They eat Christmas pudding.
b) They put on Christmas record. d) a , b and c are correct.
Question VII:
Each sentence has one mistake. Find and correct it.
 1- He usually works hardly.
 2- I wish it would stop to rain tomorrow.
 3- I am in class 9A , I aren’t ?
 4- She has much money than I do.
5- He advises me don’t get up late.
Complete the sentences with the words given.
1- She/ say / enjoy / Vietnamese food / much.
2- I / tell / him /the truth/ if / I / be / you.
3- My father/ used to/ smoke / when/ he / young.
 4- Mai /bad / at/ Math/ than / Lan Anh.
 5- Hoa/ have / many/ books/ than/ her/ sister 
Question VIII: Rewrite the following sentences so that they stay the same meaning.
It was a dirty house because we hadn’t clean it for weeks.
- The house..........................................................................
A painter painted our house last month
- We....................................................................................
Have you ever driven this kind of car?
- Do you.............................................................................?
Who wrote this story ?
- By......................................................................................?
They leave me alone at home at night.I’m afraid of this.
- I am..................................................................................
6- Tom is the best football player in his club.
- Noone..............................................................................
7- I have never seen a more beautiful house than this.
-This..................................................................................
8- Do you have to do your homework tonight?
- Does..............................................................................?
9- I don’t have a bigger problem than Listening.
- My ................................................................................
10- Has anybody shown you what to do?
- Have you.......................................................................?
Đáp án 
Question I: Choose one word that is pronounced differently from the others in
 each group
 1- C. grow 2-B. bridge 3- D. naked 4- C. adventure 5- A. notice
Question II: Supply the corect form of the verbs in the brackets.
has had 6- not to stay 11- had
had seen 7- wouldn’t be punished 12-will land
 were 8- were cleaned 13- had been told
will be fed 9- was talking 14- being taken
 5- be painted 10- wasn’t invited 15-will have finished
Question III: Complete sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets.
informative 6- ability
attractive 7- careless
participants 8- relatives
difficulty 9- uncomfortable
5- competitions 10- unpolluted
Question IV: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentenses.
 1- C.of 6- C. at 11- C. had listened
 2- C.heavy 7- C. without 12- C. to
 3- A.in 8- C. hard 13- C.whom
 4- B.for 9- D. would be 14- B. but
 5- D.from 10- A. by 15- B. more intelligent
Question V: Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
excellent(interesting) 6- souvernirs
narrow 7- friendly
town 8- tastes
walk 9- bought
old 10-colorful
Question VI: Read the paragraph. Then choose the best answer for each question.
d 2- b 3- d 4- c 5- b 
 Question VII:
a-Each sentence has one mistake. Find and correct it.
 1- hardly --> hard.
 2- to rain --> raining
 3- I aren’t ? --> aren’t I ?
 4- much. --> more
 5- don’t get --> not to get
b- Complete the sentences with the words given.
1- She said she enjoyed Vietnamese food very much.
2- I would tell him the truth if I were you.
3- My father used to smoke when he was young.
 4- Mai is worse at Math than Lan Anh.
 5-Hoa has more books than her sister.
Question VIII: Rewrite the following sentences so that they stay the same meaning.
The house was dirty it hadn’t been cleaned for weeks by us.
We had our house painted lastmonth/ We had a painter paint our house last month
Do you have any experience of driving this kind of car?
By whom was this story written ?
I am afraid of being left alone at home at night.
Noone in Tom’s football club is a better football player than him.
This is the most beautiful house I have ever seen.
Does your homework have to be done by you tonight ?
My biggest problem is Listening / Listening is my biggest problem.
Have you been shown what to do ?