Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 môn : Tiếng Anh hời gian làm bài : 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )

phòng gd & Đt hạ hòa Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9
môn : tiếng anh
Ngày thi : 9/12/2011
Thời gian làm bài : 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
Đề thi có 05 trang
( thí sinh làm bài thi vào luôn tập đề thi này ) 
Số phách
......................
 Điểm bài thi họ, tên và chữ ký của giám khảo
 Bằng số bằng chữ 1..........................................................................
 ,,,,,,,,,,,.. .......................... 
 2....................................................................,,,,,
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 
A. rose 	B. disclose 	C. chosen D. whose
A. monkey B. donkey	 C. grey	 D. key
A. ocean 	B. decision 	C. cushion D. patient
A. though 	B. laugh	C. cough	 D. rough
A. one 	 B. follow	C. horror	 D. across
A. finished	B. stopped	C. closed	 D. pronounced
7. A. site B. kite	 C. high	 D. sit 
8. A. food B. mood C. understood D. good
9. A. music B. singer	 C. sacrifice	 D. singular
10.A. they	 B. them C. thing D. the 
II. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 
1. When the party was ...........we helped them clear up the house.
 A. up	B. off	 C. out 	 D. over 
2 Jack can’t remember ............. the telephone number down. 
 A. write 	 B to write 	 C. writing 	 D. written 
3. Has Sue finished ........... yet? 
 A. washing up 	 B. to wash up 	 C. wash up 	 D. wash upping 
4. Jane stopped the car .......... a newspaper. 
 A. buying 	B. to buy 	 C. buy 	 D. bought 
5. I .......... your name. Could you tell me again? 
 A. am forgetting	B. ’ve been forgetting C. ’ve forgotten D. was forgetting 
6. There you are! I ............. for two hours. Where’ve you been? 
 A. am waiting 	 B. wait 	 C. waited 	 D. have been waiting 
7. This job .......... working very long hours.
 A. involves	B. consists	 C. includes	 D. contains
8. “Have they arrested the thieves yet?” “It’s only a ............ of time.”
 A. period	 B. matter	 C. length	 D. waste
9. Just think, .......... two years’ time, we’ll be 18!
 A. under	 B. over	 C. after	 D. in
10. I’ll give you ten minutes to come ............. with a better idea.
 A. out	B. in	 C. through	 D. up 
11. The sun .................. in the west. Look ! It ....................... . 
A. set/ is setting
B. sets/ is setting
C. setting/ set
D. set/ set
12. The weather ................ fine so far this week.
A. is
B. was
C. has been
D. had been
13. I have so many routines that sometimes I feel ........... I am an automatic robot.
A. as if
B. even if
C. even though
D. like
14. When I came, he ........... TV.
A. was watching
B. watched
C. watches
D. watching
15. That novel was written by a well-known writer. It is worth ............. .
A. to read
B. reading
C. read
D. have read
16. You should take regular exercise ......... sitting in front of the television all day.
A. in spite of 
B. instead of
C. without
D. even
17. I don’t want to go out tonight .......... Anna phones.
A. so that
B. even though
C. when
D. in case
18. I object to ....... like this.
A. be treating
B. treating
C. being treated
D. have been treated
19. Shy people often find it difficult to ....... group discussions.
A. take place in
B. take part in
C. get on with
D. get in touch with
20. Don’t forget to ........ the alarm clock for six o’clock tomorrow morning.
A. set
 B. put
C. ring
D. wind
III. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 
1. We are having my house paint. That is why there is all this mess.
	 A B C D
2. I think Helen is accustomed to work eight hours a day.
 A B C D
3. After said goodbye to my parents, I went to school with my sister.
 A B C D
4. Only when you have had a chance to know various occupations you will decide on 
 A B C D
 your career.
5.I tried to do everything to contact John two weeks ago but so far I don’t receive his 
 A B C D
reply.
6. That’s the girl whose brother sit next to me at school.
 A 	 B	 C	 D
7. The letter was sent by special delivery must be important.
 A B C D
8. Have you receive the parcel which we sent you ?
	 A 	 B C	 D
9. The meal last night, that wasn’t tasty, was quite expensive.
	 A B	 C	 D
10. Either Lan or her sister do the housework every day.
 A B C D
IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences. 
1. Vietnam declared its ________ on September 2nd, 1945. 	(DEPEND)
2. The phone doesn’t work. It’s been _________. 	(CONNECT)
3. It was a complete _________ due to poor planning. 	(FAIL)
4. Her was so great that she broke a glass. (ANXIOUS)	
5. He is thinking of taking early _________ next year. 	(RETIRE)
6. I am afraid you have ______ me because that is not what I meant. (UNDERSTAND)
7. The of the film star, Jimmy Halton , made everyone sad. (DIE) 
8. Some people claim to be able to the future. 	 (TELL) 
9. A famous pianist was _________ for seven years. 	 (PRISON)
10. In March, the days start to (LONG)
Your answers : 
1. ...................
2. ....................
3. .................
4. .....................
5. ....................
6. ...................
7. ....................
8. ....................
9. ......................
10. ..................
V. Read, then choose the best answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 
Many British people go abroad on holiday, to visit family, or on short business trips. People are (1) to find out how to get urgent treatment before leaving the UK. They have to (2) a form which explains what they (3).. do if they fall ill or (4) an accident, and what arrangements exist in (5) country for medical treatment. The regulations are fairly simple but(6). people do not have this information, they may(7).that private medical care is extremely expensive. It is not unsual for people to discover that they do not have (8).. money with them to (9) the total costs and (10) such circumstances an already difficult situation becomes even more complicated.
1. A. advised	B. suggested	C. said	D. spoken
2. A. put	B. bring	C. till	D. get
3. A. ought	B. will	C. should	D. may
4. A. have	B. get	C. happen	D. take
5. A. their	B. each	C. one	 D. this
6. A. because	B. whether	C. as	D. if
7. A. look	B. want	C. find	D. know
8. A. enough	B. little	C. few	D. full
9. A. pay	B. give	C. spend	D. have
10. A. on	B. in	C. at	D. up
VI. Give the correct form of the verb in bracket. 
1. This is the first time I (1 - read)  a novel (2 - write )  by an American novelist.
2. The stereo (3 - play)  since 6 pm. I wish someone (4 - turn)  it off.
3. He wore a false beard (5 - avoid)  (6 - recognize) 
4. She describes the accident as if she (7 - witness)  it yesterday.
5. (8 -Write)  the letter, she put it carefully in an envelope.
6. If you don’t hurry, all the tickets (9 - sell)  by the time we (10 - get)  there.
Your answers : 
1. .......................... .... 
6. ................................. . 
2. ...............................
7. ................................... 
3. ................................
8. ................................... 
4. ....................................
9. ................................... 
5. ............................
10. ................................
VII. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 
1. The furniture was too old for us to keep.
 It was .........................................................................................................................
2. Nobody has cleaned the streets this week.
The streets .................................................................................................................
3.“ If I were you , I would not trust Peter,” she told Tom .
 She advised Tom.......................................................................................................
4. He brought the umbrella along but it didn’t rain.
He needn’t .................................................................................................................
5. Would you mind not smoking here ? 
 I’d rather ......................................
6. She didn’t say anything when she walked in .
 She walked in without................................................................................................. 
7. He couldn’t drive because of the fog.
 The fog prevented .................................................................................................... 
8. Neil regrets having sold his car.
 Neil wishes ..................................................................................................................
9. The child ran out because of the strange noise.
 The strange noise.......................................................................................................
10. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.
 No sooner ..................................................................................................................
VIII. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.
1. I am fond (1)  watching TV.
2. I am interested (2)  reading books.
3. (3)  be half of everyone here tonight, I’d like to thank you (4)  your advice.
4. We arrived (5)  London (6)  nine o’clock.
5. How much did he change you (7)  doing (8)  the room?
6. She began her talk (9)  an apology (10)  the audience.
Your answers : 
1. ...................
2. .......................
3. .......................
4. ......................
5. ..................
6. ...................
7. .......................
8. ......................
9. ......................
10. ................
IX. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. 
	HOW DO WE SEE 3D
When we look across a field, how (0) do we know that one distant object is bigger than another (1) ............. that one object is behind another, not in front of it? In (2) .................words, how do we see things in three dimensions, in proper relation to (3) ................ other, instead of seeing every thing “ flat ”? The answer is that (4) ............... we see things, we see them not (5) ................ with our eyes but with our minds as well: we see things (6) ............... the light of experience. Our minds and memories help (7) .............. to interpret what we see. For instance, experience gives us an idea about the size of things. A man (8) ............ a boat some distance from the shore looks much smaller than a man on the beach. But you don’t think that one is very large man and the (9) ........... a very small man. What you say to yourself is that one man is nearby and the other is (10) ............. away.
Your answers : 
1. ...................
2. .......................
3. .......................
4. ......................
5. ..................
6. ...................
7. .......................
8. ......................
9. ......................
10. ................
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phòng gd & Đt hạ hòa hướng dẫn chấm Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9
môn : tiếng anh
Ngày thi : 9/12/2011
Thời gian làm bài : 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
Đề thi có 05 trang
 (Hướng dẫn chấm cú 02 trang)
I. Each right answer gets 0,2 point.
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. D
9. A
10. C
II. Each right answer gets 0,2 point.
1. D
2. C
3.A
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. D
10. D
11. B
12. C
13. A
14. A
15. B
16. B
17. D
18. C
19. B
20. A
III. Each right answer gets 0,2 point.
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. A
9. A
10. C
IV. Each right answer gets 0,2 point.
1. independence
2. disconnected
3. failure
4. anxiety
5. retirement
6. misunderstood
7. death
8. foretell
9. imprisoned
10. lengthen
V. Each right answer gets 0,2 point.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. A
9. A
10. B
VI. Each right answer gets 0,2 point.
1. have read 
6. being recognized 
2. written
7. had witnessed 
3. has been playing
8. Having written 
4. would turn
9. will have been sold 
5. to avoid
10. get
VII. Each right answer gets 0,4 point.
1. It was such old furniture that we wouldn’t/ couldn’t keep it.
2. The streets haven’t been cleaned this week.
3. She advised Tom not to trust Peter.
4. He needn’t have brought the umbrella along (because it didn’t rain anyway)
5. I’d rather you didn’t smoke here .
6. She walked in without saying anything.
7. The fog prevented him from driving .
8. Neil wishes he hadn’t sold his car.
9. The strange noise made the child run out.
10. No sooner had he arrived than things went wrong.
VIII. Each right answer gets 0,2 point.
1. of
2. in
3. on
 4. for
5. in
6. at
7. for
8. up
 9. with
10. to	
IX. Each right answer gets 0,2 point.
1. or
2. other
3. each
4. when
5. only
6. in/though
7. us
8. on
9. other
10. far