Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Kỳ thi học sinh giỏi Lớp 9 - Năm học 2007-2008 (Có đáp án)

Kì thi chọn HSG lớp 9- Vòng 1
Năm học: 2007 – 2008
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài:150 phút.
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group: (5 marks)
1. 	a. get	b. gentle	c. give	d. guest
2. 	a. cloth	b. clothes	c. both	d. boat
3. 	a. look	b. book	c. soon	d. good
4. 	a. bill	b. lively	c. live	d. mineral
5. 	a. dictation	b. repetition	c. station	d. question
 II. Give the correct form and tense of the verb in bracket:
Why you..(not have) your eyes(test) yesterday?
Nobody(like) him because he is very naughty.
This girl is used to .(take) to school/.
When he.(sit) on the bus to school, he suddenly .(realize) that he ..(not lock) the front door.
She ..(be) a student of English in four year.
This morning I saw a man (lie) across the road.
Jack .(look) no trouble with my English lesson up to now.
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence given(20 marks):
In spite of all our warnings, he left home without taking his umbrella.
à although .
It is a pity that you wrote htat letter.
à I would..
3. I am sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
à I apologise...
4. After fighting the fire for 12 hours, the firemen succeeded in putting it out.
à The firemen managed.
5. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
à I don’t know
6. They have sold that old house at the end of the road.
à That old house
We spend more time on English. Our English is better.
à The
I am sure it wasn’t Mrs Elton you saw because she is in Bristol.
à I can’t 
9. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
à If we..
I write to him almost everyday.
àHardly..
Use ONE word to fill in the blank: (10 marks)
Save the earth
	We are all slowly destroying the earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much smoke in the (1).. that it is (2).to live in many of the world’s cities. In one well known city, for example, poisonous gases from cars (3)the air so much that traffic policemen have to wear oxygen masks.
We have cut down so many trees that there are now vast of wasteland all over the world. (4) a result, farmers in parts of Africa can not (5)..enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia, (6)..is too little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are quickly (7) . For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed too many for them to survive. We must act now before it is too late to do (8).about it. (9).us now ! Save the earth! This is (10)..important to ignore.
Find and correct mistakes in each sentence: (10 marks):
Which one is the most hard-working of these two girls?
When moving to the kitchen, the tea cup was broken.
After the party, a lot of people fell into a drunk sleep.
Her parents would not let her to go out alone.
Would you like to work in an university, Helen?
I would rather her came with us.
The book that you see laying on the table belongs to the teacher.
The flight to Rome and Naples are at gate 4 right now.
The important of education is clear to everyone.
Peter apologized of breaking the glass.
Give the correct word form : (15 marks):
I live in a small village and itsare very beautiful. (surround)
The world of computers is extremely 	(complete)
What is the ..of Thomas Edison? 	(nation)
D.E. Huges was theof microphone	(invent)
Discovering penicillin made Sir Alexander Flemingall over the world (fame)
Her .was so great that she broke a glass.	(anxious)
She is extremely about the history of art.	(know)
You do not have to do that work. In other words, it is ..for you. (necessity)
Ants and bees are descibed as ..insects.	(industry)
You must make a quick about who wins the contest. (decide)
Use the given words to complete this letter: (20 marks):
Dear Sir/ madam.
I / stay / your hotel / 24 April / 30 April / room 415.
On arrive / home, I realise / I leave / book / room
I wonder / it / be /find / hand in
It / be / small, hardback book / blue cover/ call / “Gallions Reach” / H.M Tomlinson.
I / be / very anxiuos / get / book back because it / be / now /out of / print / it / be / difficult / find / bookshops.
Also, / book / be / give / me / author / signature / be / front cover .
I / enclose / cheque / 1.50 / cover / cost / post / it / back / me.
If, unfortunately, you /not find / book, please return / cheque.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours truly,
Peter Hackett.
Find a suitable preposition and fill in the blank: (10 marks):
You can’t phone me. I am not the phone.
They won’t let you..the restaurant.a tie.
Children get presents..Christmas. They get them..Christmas day
I am going to hang the picturemy family....the wall. 
The train was late, nut no one knew the reasonthe delay.
Have you read any books..Agatha Chritie?
I would like to have a house .a garden.
The end
Keys
5 điểm, mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm:
1. b	2. a	3. c	4. b	5. d
II. 10 điểm: mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm:
didn’t you have / tested
likes
being taken
was sitting / realized / hadn’t locked
will be
lying
has looked
III.20 điểm, mỗi câu đúng 2 điểm:
Although we had warned him, he left home without taking his umbrella.
I would rather you hadn’t written that letter.
I apologised for being rude to you yesterday.
The firemen manage to put out the fire after fighting it for 12 hours.
I don’t know as / so much about it as she does.
That old house at the end of the road has been sold.
The more time we spend on English, the better our English is.
It can’t have been Mrs Elton you saw yesterday because she is in Bristol.
if we had had a map, we wouldn’t have got lost.
Hardly a day passes/ goes by without me writing to him.
IV. 10 điểm:
air
unhealthy
pollute
as
grow
there
disappearing
anything
join
too
V. 10 điểm:
Câu
Lỗi sai
Chữa
Câu
Lỗi sai
Chữa
1
Most
More
6
Her
She
2
Moving
Being moved
7
Laying
lying
3
Drunk
drunken
8
Are
Is
4
To go
go
9
Important
importance
5
An
a
10
Of
for
VI. 15 điểm:
1. surroundings	2. competitive	
3. nationality	4. inventor
5. famous	6. anxiety
7. knowledgeable	8. unnecessary
9. industrious	10. decision
VII. 20 điểm:
I stayed in (at) your hotel from 24 April to 30 April in room 415.
On arriving (my arrival) (back) home, I realised (that) I had left a (my)book in my (the) room.
I wonder (am wondering) if/ whether it has been found and handed in
It is (was) a small, hardback book with a blue cover called “Gallions Reach” (written) by H.M. Tomlinson.
I am very anxious to get the book back because it is now out of print and it is (will be) difficult to find in bookshops.
Also, the book ws given to me by author whose ignature is on the (inside) front cover.
I enclose (am enclosing) a cheque for 1.50 to cover the cost of posting it back to me.
If, unfortunately, you don’t (can’t) find the book, please return me the cheque.
VIII.10 điểm:
1. on	2. into , without
3. at , on	4. of, on
5.. for	6. by	7. with