Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp huyện môn Tiếng Anh 9 - Năm học 2017-2018 - Trường THCS Thanh Khương

Trường THCS Thanh Khương 
Name: . 
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2017-2018
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 9
Thời gian : 120’
 I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other.
( 5pts)
1. A.indicator 	B.confident	C.helpline	D.strip
2.A.thread	B.treat	C.weave	D.weak
3.A.authenticity	B.thatched	C.cathedral	D.within
4.A.cast	B.craft	C. embarressed	D.artic
5. A. cough 	B. plough 	C. weigh 	D. though
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others . ( 5pts)
1.A. artisan	B. attraction	C. forbidden	D. determined
2.A. conflict	B. depressed	C. reliable	D. metro	
3.A. helpline	B. dweller	C. downtown	D. urban
4.A. negative	B. self-aware	C. paradise	D. underpass
5.A. cultural	B. astounding	C. extended	D. exporter
III. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. ( 30pts) 
1. ________ by the sea, the country has the advantage of having a large coastal area.
 A.Situating	B.Located	C.Locating	D.Stood
2.The station building used to be a high wooden_____ with a curved roof.
 A.facility	B.carriage	C.complex	D.structure 
3. When she first started work, she little thought she would come _____ such difficulties.
A. up against	B. into	 C. up with	 D. in for	 
4. The Olympics Games are held _____.
A. once 4 years	B. every 4 years C. 4 years once D. every once 4 years 	
5. Carbon emissions from airplanes and other pollutants greatly _____ to global warming.
A. attribute  B. stem C. contribute  D. spark	
6. He was _____ with bribery after he offered to pay the policeman a big sum of money to overlook his offence.
A. charged  B. accused C. sued  D. suspected	
7. Television came into _____ and quickly became a competitor with the motion pictures.
A. practice 	 B. fact 	 C. use 	 D. life	
8. Without _____, natural resources will be used up within a hundred years.
A. preservation  B. maintenance  C. conservation  D. protection	
9 . He is _____ the most successful pop singer of his generation.
A. far and away B. by far	 C. so far	 D. far from	 
10. _____ the students in my class enjoy taking part in social activities.
A. Most of 	 B. Most 	 C. Many 	 D. Almost of	
11.I would rather you ________ that. 
 A.do	B.don’t do	 C.didn’t do	 D.to do
12. It is worth________ the historical places of the area.
 A. to visit 	B. visit 	 C. visiting 	 D. visited
13.Once you’ve finished cleaning, you can continue doing your work. 
 A.go out B. go over 	C. go on with 	D.go to
14. Ho Chi Minh City has been divided into twenty-four ____ divisions since December 2003.
 A.administer B.administration C.administrative 	D.administrator
15.There is general ____ that Vietnamese students lack knowledge of the wonders of VN
 A.accepting B.saying	 	C.recognition D.undertaking
16. If only we ________ all this information about the market many weeks ago 
 A. knew	B. know	C.known	D. had known
17. A: My closest friend misunderstood me. - B: ________ 
	A. Well done!	B. If I were you I would get some sleep.
	C. Congratulation!	D. I understand how you feel.
18.Working in a place full of hustle and bustle like this, I can't help missing my tranquil and _______ village.	
 A.picturesque	B.modern	C.loud	D.ugly
19. Hardly Duy when she stayed smiling.
	A. had she seen	 B. she had seen	 C. has he seen	 D. does she see
20. The police questioned me at some length and I didn’t enjoy...
 A. to question
B. questioning
C. being questioned
D. to be questioned
21. All the best theatres and restaurants are _____ within a few minutes’ walk of each other.
 A. laid    	B. situated    	C. seated    	D. stood
22. That was a ______ ceremony.
 	A. prepared-well B. well-prepared	C. prepare-well	 D. well-prepare
23. Remember ______ the door before going to bed.
 A. locking	B. to lock	C. locked	D. not locking	
24. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.
	A. he had left 	B. he left	C. he has left	D. he was left
25. This is the first time I have seen this car. Where ______?
 A. did it make	B. did it made	C. was it make	D. was it made
26. Two hours ______ not long enough for this rest.
	A. have 	B. has 	C. is 	D. are
27. The trousers you bought for me ______ me.
	A. don’t fit	B. doesn’t fit 	C. fits 	D. fit not
28. John as well as Mary __________ very kind.
	A. were	B. are	C. is	D. have been
29. I wondered	the right thing.
A. if I am doing	B. was I doing	C. am I doing	D. whether I was doing
30. _____________ you are,____________it is to learn
	A. the most young/ the easy 	B. the more young// the easier 
	C. the youngest/ the more easily 	D. the younger/ the easier
IV. Put each verbs in brackets into an appropriate form. ( 10pts)
This is the first time I (read) a novel (write) by an American novelist.
 __________ __________
She wore a wig (avoid) (recognize).
 __________ __________
Bill (have) breakfast when I (stop) by his house this morning.
 __________ __________
She (learn) English at school, but she (forget) most of it now.
 __________ __________
By the time he (return) next week, I’m sure we (finish) decorating our house.
 __________ __________
V.Complete each sentence by filling each blank with the correct form of the capital word (10pts)
1.Yesterday we went to a photo _____ which shows Hanoi in the 1980s. EXHIBIT 
2.He has an ____________ to become an explorer. AMBITIOUS 
3.My mother is kind-hearted and ___________. She usually helps people in need and share with them. SYMPATHY 
4.Nowadays many _________ walkways are built to help pedestrians cross the road sagely. ELEVATE
5. Linh is feeling a bit _______________ about her study. She’s failed the exam once again! DEPRESS 
6. Do you know that_______ have to follow 15 stages to make a conical hat. 	ART
7.Obviously, our handicraft are in ________ with those of other villages. COMPETE
8. Many people move to the city because they enjoy the _________ and  convenient life there. PLEASURE
9. The Internet has _________ developed in every field.	 INCREASE	
10. He gets very angry if you _________ with his ideas. 	 AGREE	
VI.Rewrite the sentences below beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (10pts)
Would you mind not making a mess here? 
à I’d rather ............................................................................................................
The weather was so fine that no one wanted to stay at home.
à It was .....................................................................................................................
Laura has more books than Jane. 
àJane ..............................................................................................................................
“What time did you come home last night, Tom?” asked Bill.
àBill wanted ..................................................................................................................
His alarm clock didn’t go off, so he was late for class.
àIf ..............................................................................................................................
They believe the boss’s secretary wrote that letter.
àThe boss’s secretary ....................................................................................................
7. It was such rotten meat that I threw it away
àThe meat ...............................................................................................................
8. She grows up more. She is more beautiful
àThe more................................................................................................................
9. My English friend finds using chopsticks difficult
àMy English friend isn’t .........................................................................................
10.“Why don’t we go out for a walk?” 
 àMy father suggested ................................................................................................ 
VII. Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10pts)
Today cities are bigger and noisier than cities from the past. They are also more crowded and much (1).................... because more population lives in them. Cities are less relaxed and less friendly (2)................. before. Everything has changed, not only in cities. In the past, people (3).....................hand-written letters to their friends.Today we use computers or laptops (4)..................writing or sending e-mails. In fact, computers are much more used than some years ago. They are also less (5).......................to buy and easier to use.
One of the games children used to (6)......................was horseshoes. Today, they play much more sophisticated and complex games (7)..................as Play Station 3 or wii. So games are funnier and more expensive than yesterday games (8)..............to most children.
The way we cook has changed, too. In the past, we used to cook on the stove.Today, food (9).....................cooked in a microwave oven. Food is also cheaper and more delicious.So some things are (10)................than before and some things are worse than before.
IX. Choose one word which is incorrect and correct. (5 pts) 
She has never been late for class from she started the course	
__________
Mary, as well as her two cousins, have studied French for 5 years	
__________
They could not help noticing the article about an unusual fly object seen recently
__________
None of them had any idea about how make a raft with only a few bamboo canes.
 __________
Petrol is twice as expensive as it is a few years ago. 	__________
VIII. Read the passage and choose the correct word to fill each gap.
 Write your answer A, B, C or D in the space given on the right. (10 pts)
(1) show beyond doubt that cigarette smoking can (2) the health, yet a surprisingly large number of people continue to smoke (3) all warnings. By doing so they are not just shortening their own lives, they are also affecting the health of (4) around them. It is time that non-smokers fought back! Personally, I think smoking should (5) be banned in public places. In the first place, it is very unpleasant (6) in a smoke-filled room, such as a restaurant or cinema, if you do not yourself smoke. (7) to this, smoking can be a serious fire risk, especially in crowed places (8) discos. Finally, in my opinion, nobody should be asked to risk his heath just because of another person's bad habits. Smokers may (9) that they should be free to do as they like. They say that we already have no-smoking areas in public places, and that this should be enough. To my mind, however, non-smokers should also be free to go anywhere they choose without  risking their health. Smoking is harmful not just to smokers but to non-smokers too. If some people are foolish enough to continue this dangerous habit, it seems to me that they should at least be (10) from doing so in public.
A. Surveys	B. Conducts	C. Statistics	D. Evidence	__________
A. damage	B. destroy	C. spoil	D. hurt	__________
A. thanks to	B. in spite of	C. because of	D. due to	__________
A. they	B. these	C. those	D. things	__________
A. definite	B. indefinite	C. indefinitely	D. definitely	__________
A. sit	B. to sit	C. sitting	D. sat	__________
A. Add	B. Adding	C. To add	D. Added	__________
A. same	B. as	C. like	D. such	__________
A. protest	B. object	C. refuse	D. deserve	__________
A. prevented	B. stopped	C. kept	D. discouraged	__________
X. Use given words and phrases to write complete sentences. (5 pts)
Bob/ used/ smoke/ lot/ but he/ not/ anymore.
Wear/ uniforms/ encourage/ students/ proud/ school.
In/ end/ I decide/ not buy/ camera/ because/ too expensive.
He/ start/ learn/ play/ piano/ age/ 5.
Learning/ English/ necessary/ us/ get/ good job. 
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KEY
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other.
( 5pts) 1.C	2.A	3.D	4.C	5.A
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others . ( 5pts)
1.A	2.D	3.C	4.B	5.A
III. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. ( 30pts) 
1.B	2.D	3.A	4.B	5.C	6.A	7.C	8.C	9.B	10A	
11.C	12.C	13.C	14.C	15.C	16.D	17.D	18.A	19.A	20.C
21.B	22.B	23.B	24.B	25.D	26.C	27.A	28.C	29.D	30.D
IV. Put each verbs in brackets into an appropriate form. (10 pts)
1. have read – written	4. learned– has forgotten 2. to avoid – being recognized	
3. was having – stopped	5. returns – will have finished
V.Complete each sentence by filling each blank with the correct form of the capital word (10pts)
1. EXHIBITion	2.AMBITIon	3.SYMPATHic 	4.ELEVATEd	5.DEPRESSed 
6.ARTisans	7.COMPETive	8.PLEASant	9.INCREASingly	10.disAGREE
VI.Rewrite the sentences below beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (10 pts)
I’d rather you didn’t make a mess here.
It was such fine weather that no one wanted to stay at home.
Jane does not have as/so many books as Laura./Jane has fewer books than Laura.
Bill wanted to know what time Tom had come home the night before / the previous night.
If his alarm clock had gone off, he wouldn’t have been late for class.
The boss’s secretary is believed to have written that anonymous letter.
The meat was so rotten that I threw it away.
The more she grows up, the more beautiful she is.
My English friends isn’t used to using chopsticks.
My father suggested going/we ( should) go out for a walk
VII.Fill in each blank with a suitable word(10 pts)
1.polluted	2.than	3.wrote	4.for	5.expensive	
6.play	7.such	8.according	9.is	10.better
VIII. Read the passage and choose the correct word to fill each gap. (10 pts)
1. A	 2. A	 3. B	 4. C	 5. C	 6. B 7. D	 8. C	 9. A	 10. A
IX. Choose one word which is incorrect and correct. (5 pts) 
1.from → since	2.have → has	3.fly → flying
4.make → to make	5.is → was
X. Use given words and phrases to write complete sentences. (5 pts)
Bob used to smoke a lot, but he does not (smoke) anymore.
Wearing uniforms encourages students to be proud of their school.
In the end I decided not to buy the camera because it was too expensive.
He started to learn to play the piano at the age of 5.
Learning English is necessary for us to get a good job.