Đề thi học sinh giỏi khối 9 năm học 2007 - 2008 Môn : Tiếng Anh Thời gian : 90 phút

Đề thi học sinh giỏi khối 9 năm học 2007 - 2008
 Môn : Tiếng Anh
Thời gian : 90 phút
 Đơn vị : Trường THCS .............
Đề số: ............
Question 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
( Chọn một từ có chữ cái ghạch chân được phát âm khác so với các từ còn lại )
1. 	A. cash	B. fact	C. wash	D. stamp
2.	A. boat	B. road	C. broad	D. coat
3. 	A. most	B. lost	C. cost	D. frosty
Question 2 : Choose the word that has the different stress from the others
( Chọn một từ có dấu trọng âm khác so với các từ còn lại )
 1.	A. paper	B. tonight	C. lecture	D. story
2.	A. understand	B. engineer	C. regular	D. introduce
Question 3: Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentence :
( Chọn một từ hoặc cụm từ thích hợp nhất để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau )_
1. Oh, no! I don’t believe it! My wallet ............!
	A. is stolen	B. has been stolen	C. is being stolen	D. was stolen
2. Jack was clearly so .......... before the exam that he nearly broke down.
	A. anxious	B. nervous	C. worried	D. tired
3. We are really ................ of milk. 
	A. rare	B. keen	C. short	D. plenty
4. You can stay here ....... you don’t make much noise.
	A. until	B. unless	C. otherwise	D. so long as
5. They worked hard .......... they might be well prepared for the exam.
	A. then	B. since	C. so that	D. because
6. This is the first time I ...... the experiment on this subject.
	A. do	B. did	C. have done	D. would do
7. I’m sorry I didn’t see her yesterday. I wish I ........... her.
	A. saw	B. have seen	C. had seen	D. didn’t see
8. I’ll go on holiday ............ I can.
	A. as	B. until	C. how 	D as soon as
9. It was ........... that we decided to stay indoors.
	A. so a day hot	C. so hot a day	B. such a day hot	D. such hot a day
10. I ...... her a happy birthday.
	A. wished	B. said	C. told	D. wanted
11. My boss had his assistant ......... the newspaper for him while he was away on business,
	A. send	B. sent	C. sending	D. having sent
12. It .........everyday so far this week.
	A. rains	B. rained	C. is raining	D. has rained
13. ......... there on time, we must start now.
	A. Be	B. To be	C. Being	D. Is
14. John paid $ 2 for his meal, ......... he thought it would cost.
	A. less as	B. not many as	C. not so much as	D. not as much
15. I came ........ this ring when I tidied the room. Does it belong .......... you. 
	A. up/with	B. out/to	C. across/with	D. across/to
16. Jack hasn’t .............. to Paris for ages; In fact he has visited it in 2000.
	A. gone	B. been	C. arrived	D. visited
17. Why did you sit there ......... television while everything was in such a mess.
	A. watch	B. and watching	C. to watch	D. watching
18. Let me know as soon as Linda ................. here.
	A. gets	 B. got	 C. will get	D. would get
19. I can't stand ................ on the underground when it is busy. 
 	A. travel B. traveling	 C. to travel 	D. to traveling
20. I suggest that Susan .................. and see him.
 	A. going B. goes 	 C. go	D. went
Question 4: Supply the correct from of the word in bracket in each of the following sentences.
( Cho dạng đúng của từ cho sẵn trong ngoặc)
1. The ........ situation in Viet Nam have been greatly improved.	 ( ECONOMY )
2. Unfortunately, you will be at a ......... if you can’t drive	 ( ADVANTAGE)
3. Visitors complained about the ........... in the old museum	 ( ORGANISE )	
4. It’s no use trying to explain this problem to Jane, she 
 is so .......... . She can’t remember everything.	 ( FORGET)
5. The country is very ........... so traveling by road is difficult	 (MOUNTAIN)	
6. Many students at .......... School have already chosen a career. ( SECOND )	
7. The chicken is good. It is very ................. ( TASTE )
8. It was .......of you to make fun of him like that.	 ( KIND )
9. I’m tired of your ......... behavior, when are you going to
 grow up?	 ( CHILD )
10. I’m afraid I was very .......... with the travel arrangement ( SATISFY )
Question 5: Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A,B,C,D.
( Đọc doạn văn sau và chọn câu trả lời thích hợp nhất từ 4 lựa chọn A,B,C,D)
 	American Sign Language (ASL), which is the first language of many deaf people in North America, uses hand gestures, facial expressions, and other body movements to communicate. ASL is one of the four most commonly used languages in the United States.
	ASL was first introduced to America in 1817. In that year, a French teacher who came to America to teach brought with him the French Sign Language (FSL) and taught it to his deaf students. The students then added their own American signing and changed the FSL into ASL. Modern ASL and FSL share some elements, including a large amount of vocabulary. However, an ASL user cannot understand FSL users.
	No one form of sign language is universal. For example, British Sign Language (BSL) differs notably from ASL. Different sign languages are used in different countries or regions.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
	A. A language for the deaf.	C. The universal sign language
	B. The differences between ASL and FSL	D. How ASL works
2. ASL uses all of the following to communicate, EXCEPT for........
	A. hand gestures	C. alphabetical letters
	B. facial expressions	D. body movements
3. Who introduced FSL to American?
	A. An American student	C. An American teacher
	B. A French student	C. A French teacher
4. How was ASL formed from?
	A. A French teacher brought FSL to America and added new American signing to it
B. A French teacher brought FSL to America and omitted some of its sign.
C. A French teacher brought FSL to America and his American students then added their own signing to it.
D. A French teacher brought FSL to America and his colleagues changed it into ASL.
5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
	A. There is a universal sign language.
	B. ASL, FSL, and BSL are different forms of sign language.
	C. ASL originated from FSL.
	D. ASL users and FSL users cannot understand each other.
Question 6: Choose one word or phrase which best completes each gap of the passage.
( Chọn một từ hoặc cụm từ thích hợp nhất trong A,B,C,D để điền vào mỗi chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau )
Hypatia was born in Alexandria, in Egypt, in 307 A.D. For many centuries she was ..(1).. only woman scientist to have a place in the history books.
Hypatia's father was a director of Alexandria University , and he .. (2).. sure his daughter had the best education available. This was unusual, as most women then had few ..(3).. to study.
After studying in Athens and Rome, Hypatia returned to Alexandria, ..(4).. she began teaching mathematics. She soon became famous ..(5).. her knowledge of new ideas. We have no copies of her books, ..(6).. we know that she wrote several important mathematic works. 
Hypatia was also interested in technology and.. (7).. several scientific tools to help with her work. At the ..(8).. many rulers were afraid of her science and ..(9).. connected with it was in danger. One day, in March, 415, Hypatia ..(10).. attacked in the street and killed.
1. A. one	B. the	C. a	D. an
2. A. could	B. made	C. said	D. put
3. A. classes	B. customs	C. opportunities	D. teachers
4. A. where	B. how	C. there	D. which
5. A. from	B. by	C. for	D. in
6. A. because	B. but	C. or	D. in
7. A. did	B. experimented	C. invented	D. learned
8. A. day	B. period	C. year	D. time
9. A. anyone	B. nobody	C. all	D. something
10. A. was	B. had	C. has	D. is
Question 7 : Rewrite these following sentences so that the meanings stay the same as the one given:
(Viết lại các câu sau bằng tự gợi ý sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi so với câu đã cho)
1. He failed to win the race.
a He didn’t ..............................................................................
2. I’d rather go out for a meal than stay at home.
aI’d prefer................................................................................
3. It's a pity you didn't tell us a bout it.
aI wish................................................................................................................
4. We couldn't go out because the weather was so bad.
aIt was such .......................................................................................................
5. My brother has stopped smoking now.
a My brother used .............................................................................................
6.He didn't have any interest in technology.
aHe was not........................................................................................................
7. He ran so quickly that I couldn't catch him
aHe was..............................................................................................................
8. If you want to keep fit, you must play sports.
aUnless...........................................................................................................................
9. He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the film.
aHe was too...................................................................................................................
10. My last exam is on Thursday afternoon.
aBy Friday morning I ..................................................................................................
ANSWER KEYS
Question 1:
1. C	2. C	3. A
Question 2:
	1. B	2. C
Question 3:
	1. B	2. B	3. C	4. D	5. C	6. C	7. C	8. D	9. C	10. A
	11. A	12. D	13. B	14. C	15. D	16. B	17. D	18. A	19. B	20. C
Question 4: 
	1. economic	2. disadvantage	3. disorganization	4. forgetful
	5. mountainous	6. secondary	7. tasty	8. unkind
	9. childish	10. dissatisfied
Question 5:
	1. A	2. C	3. D	4. C	5. A
Question 6:
	1. B	2, B	3. C	4. A	5. C	6. B	7. C	8. D	9. A	10. A	
Question 7:
He didn’t succeed in winning the race.
I’d prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
I wish you had told me about it.
It was such bad weather that we couldn’t go out.
My brother used to smoke.
He wasn’t interested in technology.
He was such a quick runner that I couldn’t catch him.
Unless you play sports, you can’t keep fit.
He was too tired to watch the end of the film.
 By Friday morning, I will have finished my last exam.