Đề thi chọn đội tuyển đi thi học học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh lớp 9 - Thcs năm học 2006 - 2007 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 tỉnh lớp 9 -thcs
Năm học 2006-2007
Môn tiếng anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
Question 1: (2,0 điểm) Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. What you ( do ) after you ( go ) home yesterday?
2. Before leaving home in the morning, she (tell) her mother she (work) in the factory that 
 afternoon.
3. I realised that someone ( steal ) my wallet when I ( feel ) his hand in my pocket.
4. She (be) here but she (go) down with flu.
5. Bill (have) breakfast when I (stop) at his house this morning.
Question 2: (2,0 điểm)
a- (1,0 điểm) In each sentence has one mistake, find and correct it.
1. No matter how hard his life be, he is determined to study well.
2. Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest restaurant?
3. Travelling by air is preferable than travelling by train.
4. She is looking forward to go to Europe after she finishes her studies at the university.
5. Sorry, I seem to have taken the wrong umbrella for mistake. 
b- (1,0 điểm) Fill each blank with the appropriate form of the word given in brackets. 
1. Every year we celebrate our . . 	(depend)
2. There’s no  service in the United Kingdom. 	( nation)
3. The temperature is very .. at this time of the year. 	(vary)
4. He gets very angry if you  with his ideas.	(agree)
5. She smiles so  , doesn’t she?	(attract)
Question 3: (1,0 điểm) Fill each of the blank with the most suitable preposition.
1. Students were angry . being treated like children.
2. They export their products .... markets . the world.
3. I am extremely grateful ..... all the teachers . their help.
4. She went to London . the aim . finding a job.
5. He’s sitting .the chair .. to the piano.
6. She suffers . a lack of confidence.
Question 4: (2,0 điểm) Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space.
Food plays an ...1... part in the development of nations. In countries where food is ..2.., people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat. This usually slows down ..3.., because men have little time to .4. to science, industry, government, and art. In nations where food is .5. and easy to get, men have more time to spend in activities that .6. to progress, and enjoyment of leisure. The problem of 7. good food for everybody has not yet been solved. Many wars have been .8. for food. But it is no longer necessary to go to war for food . Nations are beginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a 9 of their food problems. They work together in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations 10 more food.
Question 5: (1,0 điểm) Read the text and choose the correct word for each space: English around the world
 English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom. 
When you...1... speakers of English from around the world, you ...2.... notice that they do not all speak in the same way. There are also some ......3...... in the words they use, including the names of ...4.... objects that are part of everyone’s daily life. But although pronunciation and ...5... are not the same everywhere, it is interesting that English speakers...6.... opposite sides of the world can understand ...7... other quite easily. It does not seem to ...8... where they learnt the language. And of course this is one reason why speakers of other languages are keen ...9... learning English too. If you know English, you are more...10... to be able to study or work in all sorts of exciting places, such as the United States or Australia.
1.
A- recognise
B- meet
C- find
D- attend
2.
A- originally
B- strangely
C- curiously
D- immediately
3.
A- mistakes
B- corrections
C- changes
D- differences
4. 
A- common
B- popular
C- favourite
D- general
5.
A- reading
B- composition
C- dictation
D- vocabulary
6.
A- of
B- in
C- from
D- at
7.
A- each
B- one
C- the
D- some
8. 
A- mine
B- care 
C- matter
D- worry
9.
A- by
B- on
C- to
D- for
10.
A- likely
B- probably
C- possibly
D- luckily
Question 6: (2,0 điểm) 
a- Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same 
 as the sentence printed before it. (1,0 điểm)
1. I’m sure he was at home last night.
	He ..........
2. Nam’s parents were here last week and gave us a present.
	Nam’s parents, ......... 
3. Although Sue felt tired, she stayed up late talking to Jill.
	Despite ...........
4. It was a hot day so we had lunch outside in the garden.
	It was such ........
5. I’ve been working for this company for ten years.
	I started ......
b- Make one sentence from each group of sentences, beginning as shown. (1,0 điểm)
1. I lent you a book. It was written by a friend of mine. She lives in France.
The book I  
2. I used to own a dog. People came to the door. The dog never barked at them.
The dog 
3. I bought my car from a woman. She lives in a house. You can see the house over 
 there.
The woman I  
4. My friend Bill has decided to buy a motor-bike. His car was stolen last week.
My friend Bill,  
5. I bought a new car. It cost me a lot of money.
The new  
Đáp án 
Question 1: ( 2,0 điểm) mỗi động từ làm đúng cho 0,2 điểm
1. did you do / had gone
2. told / would work
3. was stealing / felt
4. should have been / has gone
5. was having / stopped
Question 2: ( 2,0 điểm)
a- ( 1,0 điểm) mỗi câu làm đúng cho 0,2 điểm
1. be	--> is
2. Could 	--> Would
3. than	 --> to
4. go 	--> going
5. for 	--> by
b- ( 1,0 điểm) mỗi từ làm đúng cho 0,2 điểm
independence
national
variable
disagree
attractively
Question 3: ( 1,0 điểm) mỗi giới từ làm đúng cho 0,1 điểm
1. at
2. to... .throughout
3. to ...for 
4. with ...of 
5. on... next
6. from
Question 4: ( 2,0 điểm) mỗi từ điền đúng cho 0,2 điểm
1. important	6. lead	
2. scarce	7. providing	
3. progress	8. fought	
4. devote	9. solution	
5. plentiful	 10. produce
Question 5: ( 1,0 điểm )
1- B	 	2- D 	 	3- D 	 	4- A 	 	 5- D 	 	
6- C 	 	7- A 	 	8- C 	 	9- B 	 	10- A 
Question 6: ( 2,0 điểm ) Mỗi câu viết đúng cho 0,2 điểm
a- 
1. -->He must have been at home last night.
2.-->Nam’s parents, who were here last week, gave us a present.
3.-->Despite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill.
4.-->It was such a hot day that we had lunch outside in the garden. 
5.-->I started working for this company ten years ago.
b. 
1. --> The book I lent you was written by a friend of mine who lives in France.
2.--> The dog I used to own never barked at people who came to the door.
3. --> The woman I bought my car from lives in the house you can see over there.
4. --> My friend Bill, whose car was stolen last week, has decided to buy a motor-bike.
5.--> The new car I bought cost me a lot of money.