Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh năm học 2016-2017 - Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 - Đề số 7 - Đỗ Bình

ĐỀ SỐ 12
Name:.. Mark:
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others 
1. A. missed 	B. pleased 	C. stopped 	D. washed
2. A. adventure 	B. mature 	C. nature 	D. pleasure
3. A. great 	B. meat 	C. seat 	D. repeat
4. A. club 	B. use 	C. cover	D. pub 
II Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. (2.5 pts)
5. The children felt _________ when their mother was coming back home.
	A. excitement 	B. excitedly 	C. excited 	D. exciting
6. ________ he worked hard, he couldn’t pass the exam.
	A. So 	B. Because of 	C. Even though 	D. Therefore
7. He laughed _________when he was watching “Tom and Jerry” on TV.
	A. happy 	B. happily 	C. happiness 	D. unhappy
8. If I ________ free, I’ll come to see you.
	A. am 	B. was 	C. will be 	D. have been
9. Miss Hanh, ________ sings very well, is my English teacher.
	A. whom 	B. who 	C. which 	D. that
10. What would you do if you ________ me?
	A. are 	B. have been 	C. were 	D. will be
11. She felt tired. ________, she had to finish her homework.
	A. However 	B. Therefore 	C. So 	D. Although
12. I suggest ________ a picnic at the weekend.
	A. to have 	B. having 	C. had 	D. have
13. You ________ better if you took this medicine.
	A. will feel 	B. feel 	C. felt 	D. would feel
14. Three thousand cars___________ next year.
	A. produced 	B. were produced 	C. will produce 	D. will be produced
15. If disasters _________in an area, people from the other area will offer their help.
	A. happen 	B. will happen 	C. happening 	D. would happen
16. Viet Nam is a country _________exports a lot of rice.
	A. who 	B. where 	C. when 	D. which
17. Last night, I was watching T.V _________my mother was cooking in the kitchen.
	A. then 	B. and 	C. when 	D. while
18. Run_________ or you'll not catch the ball.
	A. firstly 	B. fast 	C. slow 	D. slowly
19. In 1995, a huge earthquake ________the city of Kobe in Japan.
	A. struck 	B. strike 	C. stricken 	D. striking.
20. They made their living by ________ fish in the ocean every day.
	A. catch 	B. catching 	C. caught 	D. to catch.
21. I look _____ to seeing the protection of environment from the local authority.
	A. for 	B. at 	C. forward 	D. after.
22. There is too much traffic. ______, the air is polluted.
	A. Since 	B. Therefore 	C. However 	D. But.
23. I suggest _______ harder on the pronunciation.
	A. work 	B. worked 	C. working 	D. to work.
III Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D
A forest is a special place. In the forest, (24) by tall trees, you are cut off from the world (25) ..you, and filled with the sights and sounds of nature. Many fairy tales and legends are set in forests, (26) have been thought to hold magic and mystery. (27) we know that these are only stories, but the forest is still a place that (28) many of the world’s most valuable (29) Forest has always been (30) to people. In the past, many people got food by (31) forest animals and gathering wild plants. With the advance of civilization, (32) people now live in forests, but forests are (33) .. valuable than ever. Forests have an important economic value (34) .they provide us with resource such as timber. Forests are vital to the (35) because they clean the air we breathe. Forests are also treasured for their beauty. 
A. surrounded	B. covered	C. discovered	D. polluted
A. to	B. around	C. for	D. about
A. they	B. who	C. which	D. that
A. Although	B. In case	C. Because	D. Today
A. increases	B. pollutes	C. holds	D. gets
A. resources	B. things	C. pollutants	D. woods
A. crowded	B. popular	C. familiar	D. important
A. hunting	B. raising	C. feeding	D. growing
A. less	B. fewer	C. more	D. little
A. the most	B. much	C. more 	D. fewer
A. Athough	B. because	C. Despite 	D. so
A. world	B. country	C. air 	D. enviroment
IV True or False
There are many celebrations throughout the year in Viet Nam, but Tet or the Lunar New Year is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet usually occurs in late January or early February. A few days before Tet is the time for people to clean and decorate their homes. During Tet, people, old and young, enjoyed special food cooked on the occasion of Tet. It is also the time for family members to be together. 
36. The Lunar New Year is another name for Tet.
37. Tet usually begins in early January or late February.
38. People often make their houses nice and new a few days after Tet.
39. Tet is the time for family reunions.
V. Error identification
If the government wanted to build a nuclear power plant at the end of your street, you would probably protest about it.
	A	 B	C 	D
Living next to a nuclear power plant is dangerous than driving a car.
 	A	 B 	C	 D
When an airplane crashes, a lot of people killed at the same time.
 	A	 B	 C	D
All motorcycle accidents involve young men between 16 and 25.
 	 A	 B	 C	 D
Every summer, millions young people risk skin cancer from sunbathing because they want to look healthier or more beautiful.
 	A	B	 C	D
 Most of the money comes from advertising clothes, sports equipment, soft drinks, and another products.
 	A	 B	 C	 D
VI Word forms
There are many ..programs at the Festival in Hue ( culture )
Although some societies are ....underdeveloped, their languages are very complex ( technology )
It’s education that helps with the ....of knowledge ( rich )
Esperanto proves to be useless because it is ..( popular )
His ..makes him a famous person. ( popular )
His ...makes everybody dislike him a lot. ( popular )
Everything has its own ..( limit )
The .children are opening their presents ( excite )
Will you please give me some.explanation? ( far )
You should yourselves with the environment ( family )
...., they didn’t intend to do it ( origin )
speak louder than words ( act )
The explanation of the accident is very ..( confuse )
His is unreasonable ( confuse )
Visitors said that the ..of the people in Viet Nam was most unforgettable ( hospitable )
VII Rewrite
61/ Tuan took a taxi, but he still arrived late for the interview. 
@ Although	
62/ He was sick, so he didn’t go to school.
@ He didn’t 	
63/ We didn’t go because of the rain. 
@ Because it	
64/ He started learning Chinese last year.
@ He has	
65/ Nobody saw her book at the party.
@ She 	
66/ The pupils raised their hands. They wanted to answer the question
@ The pupils who	
67/ Jack can’t tell you about that sight because he doen’t see it.
@ If	
68/ They won’t come with us.
@ I wish	 
69/ “What is your name?” Mary asked Tom.
@ Mary asked Tom	
70/ There are more pictures than text in this magazine.
@ There isn’t 	
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