Hoµng V¨n H¶i Trêng THCS ThiÖu §« 10/10/2006 §Ò thi häc sinh giái líp 9 M«n TiÕng Anh Thêi gian lµm bµi : 150 phót I) Supply the correct tense for the verbs in brackets (3 ms) 1- She (often take) to the theatre by The Greens. 2- We (live) in this house for ten years. 3- It began to rain while we (work) in the garden. 4- As soon as It (stop) raining ,the workers went on with their work. 5- It’s time we (go) 6- They kept (watch) TV until midnight. II) Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences (4.0ms) 1- She often goes to the …………… to pray because her religion is Islam. A- church B-pagoda C-temple D- mosque 2- I wish they……………here tomorrow. A- will come B-would come C-come D- came 3- It’s ………… to call anyone at night. A- convenience B- inconvenience C- convenient D- inconvenient 4- She describes herself ………… a fashion designer. A- by B- as C- in D- from 5- Millions of Christmas cards……………last month. A- were sent B- sent C- send D- are sent 6- They often go to that ………….to pray. A- market B-hotel C- hostel D- shrine 7- We often go for a walk …………… the weekends A- in B- at C- on D- to 8- The stamp collection made him …………….famous in the country. A- be B- to be C- been D- being III) Circle the word which is pronounced differently with those left(1.0 m) 1 a- tourism b- crowd c- pronounce d- sound 2 a- home b- come c- tongue d- uncle 3 a- beard b- learn c- her d- verse 4 a- need b- meet c- it d- meat 5 a- after b- late c- half d- hard IV) Correct mistakes in the following sentences (2.0 ms) 1- She became sick since the children left 2- Lan is looking forward to see her grandparents. 3- She also extreme kind and generous. 4- You don’t ought to do that .I will do it for you 5- I am busy at doing my homework now .Should you help cook the meal? V) Supply the correct word form (3.0 ms) 1- Some young people today have a very strange …… (appear) 2- He is a strict …….(examine) 3- I want to ……at course (attendance) 4- There is a ………lot near my house.(park) 5- He has a fine stamp……….(collect) 6- This school has excellent……… (repute) Hoµng V¨n H¶i Trêng THCS ThiÖu §« 10/10/2006 VI) Fill in the blanks with a suitable word (4.0 ms) The English are always (1)…… of sports, especially football (2)…….is the most popular game.(3)…….likes watching it when important matches take place (4)……. the famous football teams.As soon as the game (5) ……People start shouting and cheering for one or the (6) …….When their favorite team players (7)…….a goal, some even begin throwing things .They only (8)…….doing these things when the game finished. VII)Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown , so that the meaning stays the same(3.0 ms) 1- I think it would be a good idea to take a train. => I suggest…………………………………… 2- She went out ,but she didn’t say a word. => She went out………………………… 3- I often go to bed late. => I am used………………………………………. 4- What about going to the cinema tonight? => Shall we………………………………… ? 5- “Why don’t you go with me?” He asked me. =>He asked me why………………………………. 6- Does he spend most of his free time playing video games? => Does it take…………………………………………… ? The end §¸p ¸n Key I): (3 ®iÓm) 1- is often taken 2- have lived 3- were working 4- stopped 5- went 6- watching II) (4 ®iÓm) 1- D 2- B 3- D 4- B 5- A 6- D 7- C 8- A III) (1 ®iÓm) 1 - a 2 - a 3- a 4- c 5- b IV) (2 ®iÓm) 1- became  has become 2- see  seeing 3- also extreme is also extremely 4- don’t ought to  oughtn’t to Hoµng V¨n H¶i Trêng THCS ThiÖu §« 10/10/2006 5- Should  Can/Could V): (3 ®iÓm) 1- appearance 2- examiner 3- attend 4- parking 5- collection 6- reputation VI): (4 ®iÓm) 1- fond 2- which 3- everyone 4- between 5- begins 6- other 7- score 8- stop VII) : (3 ®iÓm) 1- I suggest taking a train 2- She went out without saying a word 3- I am used to going to bed late 4- Shall we go to the cinema tonight? 5- He asked me why I didn’t go with him. 6- Does it take him most of his free time to play video games? . Hoµng V¨n H¶i Trêng THCS Thi u §« 10/ 10/2006 §Ò thi häc sinh giái líp 9 M«n TiÕng Anh Thêi gian lµm bµi : 150 phót I) Supply the correct tense for. my house.(park) 5- He has a fine stamp……….(collect) 6- This school has excellent……… (repute) Hoµng V¨n H¶i Trêng THCS Thi u §« 10/ 10/2006 VI) Fill in the blanks with a suitable word (4.0 ms) The. cheering for one or the (6) …….When their favorite team players (7) ….a goal, some even begin throwing things .They only (8)…….doing these things when the game finished. VII)Rewrite each sentence,