Đề thi chọn đội tuyển đi thi học học sinh giỏi cấp huyện lớp 9 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.
a. few	b. new	c. threw	d. knew
a. nicest	b. largest	c. hottest	d. best
a. can	b. cell	c. call	d. cold
a. played	b. cooked	c. examined	d. called
a. eggs	b. floors	c. books	d. pens
Question II: Supply the corect form of the verbs in the brackets
 Mr Brown just ( finish) reading the letter when the telephone on his desk ( ring) 
 Those students who ( fail) the exam are going to take another one held in August
 Hurry up or you ( be) late for class.
 Hurry up or our favourite TV programme ( be) over long before we ( reach) home
 I ( not have ) much time for entertainment these days.
 Look! A man ( run) after the bus. He wants to catch it.
 We don’t want to ( pay ) low wages.
 Two robbers ( put) in prison escaped yesterday.
 It is 2 years since I ( last give) presents on Christmasday.
 Nothing ( do) about this problem for months	
 If it ( be not) for your help, I could not have passed the exam.
 I wish they ( pass) their exam next year.
 Were you to have a car what you ( do)?	
Question III: Complete sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets.
I believe you because I know you are  ( truth)
The factory was ..so the management tried to cut cost by making some workers redundant. ( compete)
The alpine .is very dramatic. ( land)
You can find out what a book is about by looking at its table of ..( contain)
When Pele retired, it was a great to the Brazilian soccer. ( lose)
It is really quite .. that we should have been at the same college without having met before. ( ordinary)
Leisure habits won’t change much in the  future. ( see)
I don’t think Tom’s getting too much sleep lately. His eyes are terribly . ( blood)
All of his .are about love. ( poet)
The ..staff consists of ten experienced journalists. ( edit)
Question IV: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentenses.
There was hardly money left in my bank account.
a. more 	b. no	c. some	d. any
You are .who noticed.
a. the single	b. the only	c. only one	d. the only one
Their house is .. near the Cathedral .
a. whereabouts	b. anywhere	c. somewhere	d. anyplace
The reason I left is .I was bored.
a. why	b. that	c. while	d. for
I will go on holiday ..I can.
a. as soon as 	b. as 	c. until	d. how
I am sorry I your party. I was away at the time.
a. lost	b. failed	c. told	d. missed
We .her a happy birthday.
a. wished 	b. said	c. told	d. wanted
Your room is a mess! .it up at once.
a. Arrange	b. Make	c. Tidy	d. Do
Could you .me ten pounds until next payday?
a. let	b. provide	c. borrow	d. lend
Bill has .his job and gone back to college.
a. let off	b. given up	c. passed up	d. withdawn
I wish to apply ..the post of surveyor with your company.
a. in	b. for	c. to	d. with
I came .a reference to Makonde carving when I was an artist.
a. across	b. into	c. over	d. for
Does anyone know ..this hat might be?
a. who	b. whom	c. whose	d. to whom
The old lady was ..exhausted after the long walk.
a. very	b. absolutely	c. pretty	d. fairly
Nam’s brother does not work as a teacher, and she doesn’t ..
a. either	b. neither	c. so	d. too
Question V:	A- Put one suitable word in the blanks.
 A popular theory explaining the evolution ..1.. the universe is known as the Big Bang Model. According ..2.. the model, at some time between ten ...3.. twenty billion years ago, all present matter and energy were compressed into a small ball only a few kilometres in diameter. It was, in effect, an atom 4 contained in the form of pure energy all of the components of the entire universe. Then, at a moment 5..time that astronomers refer to as T = 0, the ball exploded, hurling the energy 6space. Expansion occurred. As the energy cooled, most 7.it became matter in the form of protons, neutrons and .8. These original particles .9to form hydrogen and helium, and continue to expand. Matter formed into galaxies with stars and 10.
B/ Choose the best one.
1/ Which sentence below best summarises this passage?
The Big Bang theory does not account for the evolution of the universe.
According to the Big Bang Model, an explosion caused the formation of the Universe.
The universe is made of hydrogen and helium.
The universe is more than ten billion years old.
2/ According to the passage , when was the universe formed?
Ten billion years ago.
Fifteen billion years ago
At T = 0 	
Twenty billion years ago
3/ The environment before the Big Bang is described as all of the following except 
compressed matter
energy
all the components of the universe
protons, neutrons and electrons
4/ The word compressed could best be replaced by.
excited
blanced
reduced
controlled
5/ It may be inferred that
energy and matter are the same.
Protons, neutrons, and electrons are not matter
Energy may be converted into matter
The galaxies stopped expanding as energy cooled
Question VI:
 A- Find the mistakes and correct them in these sentences.
1. His drawings are as perfect as his instructor.
2. Although my mother never eats desert, I prefer something sweet.
3. The price of oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
4. John lived in New York since 1960 to 1975, but now he is living in Detroit.
5. We had better to review this chapter carefully because we will have some questions on it our test.
B- Make up sentences with the words given.
The hotter/it/miserable/feel./
The sooner/medicine/better/feel/
Lately/not work/hard/as/should/
It/an hour/wash/his car./
Nam/give/a book/ his / last birthday/
Question VII: Rewrite the following sentences and the meaning stays the same.
 Your hair is long. You’d better have it cut.	
	- Your hair .......
2. Are you against working on Sunday? 	
- Do you object .....
3. We looked for the letter everywhere but we didn’t find it.
 - The letter was .....
When I arrived in China. I wrote a letter home.	
- On ......
If you hadn’t helped him, he couldn’t have gained such maverllous result. 
- But ........
If Nam arrived on time. We could start early.
	- Were .......
I haven’t seen my old school friend for 2 years.	
- The last ......
It’ll be necessary for her to give up her job soon.	
- Soon she........
This event will always be remembered for the rest of our life.
- Never .......
10.	 It was my first visit to North America. 
 	- I .........
Đáp án 
Question I: Choose one word that is pronounced differently from the others in each group
1. c
	2. d
	3. b
	4. b
	5. c
Question II: Supply the corect form of the verbs in the brackets.
had just finished/ rang
failed
will be
will have been/ reach
haven’t had
is running 
be paid
put
was last given
 has been done
 hadn’t been
 would pass
 would you do
Question III: Complete sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets.
	1. truthful
	2. incompetitive
	3. landscape
	4. contents
	5. loss
	6. extraordinary
	7. foreseeable
	8. blood - shot(bloody)
	9. poems
	10. editorial
Question IV: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentenses.
d
d
c
b
a
d
a
c
d
b
b
a
c
b
a
Question V:	A- Put one suitable word in the blanks.
of
to
and
that
in
into
of
electrons
combined
planets
B/ Choose the best one.
b
c
d
c
a
Question VI:
 A- Find the mistakes and correct them in these sentences.
 his instructor	- his instructor’s 
desert	- dessert
wasn’t it ?	- didn’t it
since	- from
had better to review	- had better review
 B- Make up sentences with the words given.
The hotter it is, the more miserable I feel.
The sooner you take medicine, the better you feel.
Lately, you haven’t worked as you should.
It took him an hour to wash his car .
Nam was given a book on his last birthday. 
Question VII: Rewrite the following sentences and the meaning stays the same.
Your hair needs cutting, it is too long.
Do you object to working on Sunday?
The letter was found nowhere.
On arriving in China, I wrote a letter home.
But for your help, he couldn’t have gained such maverllous result.
Were Nam to arrive on time, we could start early.
The last time I saw my old school friend was 2 years ago.
Soon she should give up her job.
Never will we forget this event for the rest of our life.
 I have never been to North America before.