ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 MÔN TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC 2005 – 2006 ( thời gian làm bàI 150 phút ) Giáo viên: Vũ Hồng Quyết Đề số 1 I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (2m) 1. I have had a toothache ……………… last Monday a. for b. during c. until d. since 2. The children like the cartoons ……………… a. more b. best c. better d. more than 3. Why don’t you ……………… your friends with you next time? a. take b. bring c.carry d. fetch 4. The work ……………………. by the time she came. a. had been done b. had done c. has done d. is done 5. The reason …………. you get a bad mark is obvious a. when b. because c. for d. why 6. He is …………………. a busy businessman that he has no time to relax. a. so b. such c. very d. quite 7. Her daughter looks ………………… a. beautiful b. beautifully c. beautify d. beauty 8. That is the house …………… Shakespeare was born a.that b. when c. which d. where II. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with suggestion given so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (5m) 1. What is your age? How ………………………………………………………………………… ? 2. Nobody in our class is better at English than Trung Trung is ………………………………………………………………………. 3. I have a very small house I wish ………………………………………………………………………… 4. Theatre programmes usually have a lot of information There ………………………………………………………………………… 5. Can they control the weather? Can the weather ………………………………………………………………? 6. I don’t know why he refuses such a good job If ……………………………………………………………………………… 7. It took us three hours to learn this lesson by heart We …………………………………………………………………………… 8. “ Where is the best place to buy souvenirs?” I asked her …………………………………………………………………… 9. He was extremely lazy. He failed his exam again Because of …………………………………………………………………… 10.People say that he is over 100 years old He …………………………………………………………………………… III. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage. (4m) My brother, (1)……………. is seven years older (2) …………. I am, once decided to take me with him on a trip up the river. We went to a collective farm far from the place (3) … …. we lived. My brother wanted to stay there for a (4)…………. days We were tired when we got to the farm. The weather was warm and I told my brother that I’d like to go (5) ……… a swim in the river. He said that (6) …………. It seemed hot, the water in the river was still cold. “ I’m afraid”, he said “ you will be fall ill”. But the idea of cold water didn’t (7) …………….…. me. “That’s nonsense”, I thought and took off my clothes and jumped into the water. But the water was so cold that I couldn’t even move. So I got out of the water as fast as (8) …………… . My brother was right I caught a cold and lay in bed the whole week. IV. Complete the following sentences with the suitable form of the words given in the bracket. (2m) 1. I had my trousers …………………… because they are too short. ( LONG) 2. It was ………… of you to break that coffee cup. ( CARE ) 3. He soon put on ………………. when he stopped playing football. ( WEIGH) 4. The little village is very quiet and ………………. ( PEACE ) 5. Lien sings more ………… than her sister. ( BEAUTY) 6. She got very angry but later she apologized for her ……………… ( PATIENT) 7. His story is very …………… We are …………… at hearing it. ( AMUSE) V. Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition. (2m) 1. He is very brave . He’s not afraid ………… anything 2. I’m surprised …………. the amout of traffic today. I didn’t think it would be so busy. 3. Do you know the girl ……………. the green dress …………… there? 4. You remind me ……………. somebody I knew a long time ago. You look just like her 5. The strange man smiled ………… me and spoke ………… me …………… foreign language VI. Complete the following letter with cues given. (2,5m) Dear Nhung, 1. Thank you / much / flowers / you send / while I / be / hospital …………………………………………………………………………………… 2. They / beautiful / they / really help / cheer / up. …………………………………………………………………………………… 3. I / come out / hospital / Thursday morning. …………………………………………………………………………………… 4. You / come over / place / weekend /?. Because / I / very bored / now ……………………………………………………………………………………. 5. I / look / forward / see / soon. ……………………………………………………………………………………. Your friend, Linda VII. Put the correct form of verbs given. (2,5m) 1. She advised me (not go ) ……………… there alone 2. The president ( try) …………………. to contact his advisors now 3. This is the first time she ( meet ) …………………. Tim’s family. 4. I ( have) ……………. my car ( steal) ……………… recently. 5. After he ( finish ) …………. …. his homework, he (take ) ………………… his brother to the zoo last Sunday 6. Tom ( not visit ) ………… his grandparents since he ( fail) … ……. his exam 7. I’d rather you ( not stay ) …………………… up late. THE END ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 MÔN TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC 2004 – 2005 ( thời gian làm bàI 150 phút ) Giáo viên: Vũ Hồng Quyết Đề số 2 I. Read the following passage and then answer the questions below. Once upon a time there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen while her lazy sisters did nothing. One night her sisters went to a ball at the palace. Cinderella was left at home, very sad. After a time her fairy godmother appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the ball, but to return home by midnight. So she went to the ball in a beautiful dress and a wonderful coach. She danced with the prince but at midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on the dance floor. The prince wanted to see her again and went to every house in the capital until he found that the shoe was the right size for Cinderella. She and the prince were married and lived happily ever after • Answer these questions: (1,5m) 1. Where did Cinderella’s sisters go one night? …………………………………………………………………………………… 2. How was Cinderella when she was left at home ? …………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Who appeared and helped Cinderella? …………………………………………………………………………………… 4. What did Cinderella do at the ball? …………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Why did Cinderella become the prince’s wife? ……………………………………………………………………………………. 6. What do you think of the end of the story? …………………………………………………………………………………… II. Put the correct form of words given to complete the following sentences (2m) 1. . are trying to find new stars. ( SCIENCE) 2. We are very proud of our . ( FRIEND) 3. He will never forget his happy . ( CHILD) 4. It is for a small child to cross the street alone ( DANGER) 5. In the free time, my father often reads newspapers. ( DAY) 6. Tung was punished for his . ( LAZY) 7. Last week there was an . football match on TV ( EXCITE) 8. Long turned out to be the . in our class. ( GOOD) III. Write meaningful sentences with cues given :(2,5m) 1. I/ not understand / you / saying. ⇒ . 2. When we / there / train / already leave / station. ⇒ . 3. How long / it / you / go / school / bike every day /?/ ⇒ . 4. Mrs Lan / best story teller / we / ever know. ⇒ . 5. Driver / stop / time / save / child. ⇒ . IV. Fill in each space one suitable preposition to complete the following sentences (2,5m) 1. Linh’s uncle left Hanoi . Ho Chi Minh City last week. 2. I’m looking forward to hearing you soon. 3. That is very kind you to help me this math problem. 4. Our group is planng to help the community encouraging all members to participate . a recycling programme. 5. Look ! many birds are flying . the sky 6. Everybody is peace and . war 7. They have become close friends . they were in grade 5. V. Choose the best words in the bracket to complete the following letter. (3,5m) Dear Nam, Well, here I am in London. Thank you for your (1- kind / kindly) letter. You ask me what it is like here. I must say it’s pretty (2- good / well) ! The language is very (3- efficient / efficiently) organized . On the first morning we had to do a test, which I found rather (4-hard / hardly ). However I got a (5- surprising/ surprisingly) good mark, so I am in the second class.I didn’t talk much at first , because I couldn’t think of the words (6-quick / quickly) enough, but (7- lately / late) I’ve become much more (8- fluent/ fluently). I am staying with a family who live (9-near / nearly ) the school. They are quite (10-pleasant / pleasantly), although I don’t see much of them because I am always so (11-busy / busily) with my friends from school . I was surprised how (12- easy/ easily) I made new friends here . They come from (13-different/ diffrently) parts of the worlds and we have some (14- absolute / absolutely) fascinating discussions. I do hope you will be able to join me here next term I’m sure we’d have good fun together. All the best , Mai VI. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning the words given (4m) 1. Unless someone has a key, we can’t get into the house. We can get …………………………………………………………………………… 2. Although Mary was sad at losing the contest, she managed to smile Inspite of …………………………………………………………………………… 3. Despite his injury, he continued to play Although …………………………………………………………………………… 4. I can’t go to the cinema tonight because I have a lot of homework. The reason why ……………………………………………………………………… 5. How many plays has he written? How many plays …………………………………………………………………… 6. “ You have broken my special pen, Paul”, said Kate. Kate accused ………………………………………………………………………… 7. My father regrets not buying that house. My father wishes …………………………………………………………………… 8. “ I’m sorry I have to leave so early”, John said John apologised ……………………………………………………………………… VII. Put “ a , an , the or nothing ( ∅ )” in the blank. ( 2m) 1. I bought (1) ………… hat and (2) ………… pair of shoes at (3) …………. Shops. Unfortunately (4) ………… . are (5) ……… .…. wrong size. I’ll take them back tomorrow. 2. My favourite subject is (6) …………. History, but I’m not very good at (7) ……… Maths 3. When you come to bed, can you turn off (8) ……………. lights? VIII. Write the question for the underlined words in these sentences 1. I like the blue one best. ⇒ ………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. We have been living here since 1995. ⇒ ………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. It took him several minutes to repair his bicycle ⇒ ………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. This book is Jame’s brother’s. ⇒ ………………………………………………………………………………………. THE END ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 MÔN TIẾNG ANH ( NĂM HỌC 2005 – 2006) Đề số 1 I. (2m) Mỗi đáp án chọn đúng được 0,25 đ 1- d 2 – b 3 – a 4 – a 5 – d 6 – b 7 – a 8 - d II. (5m) Mỗi câu hoàn thành đúng được 0,5 đ 1. How old are you ? 2. Trung is the best at English in our class 3. I wish I had a big house 4. There are a lot of information in theatre programmes 5. Can the weather be controlled? 6. If I were him, I didn’t refuse such a good job 7. We spent three hours learning this lesson by heart 8. I asked her where the best place to buy souvenirs was 9. Because of his extreme laziness , he failed his exam again Being extremely lazy, 10. He is said to be over 100 years old III. (4m) Mỗi chỗ trông điền đúng từ được 0,5 đ 1- who 2 – than 3 – where 4 – few 5 – for 6 – although 7 – frighten 8 - possible IV. (2m) Mỗi từ điền dạng đúng được 0,25 đ 1- lengthened 2 – careless 3 – weight 4 – peaceful 5 – beautifully 6 - impatience 7 – amusing ; amused V. (2m) Mỗi giới tưd đúng được 0,25 đ 1- of 2 – at 3 – in ; over 4 – of 5 – at ; to ; in VI. (2,5m) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,5 đ Dear Nhung, 1. Thank you very much for the flowers you sent to me while I was in hospital 2. They were beatiful and they really helped to cheer me up 3. I am coming out of hospital on Thursday morning 4. Will you come over to my place at weekend / on the weekend? Because I’m very bored now 5. I am looking forward to seeing you soon Your friend, Linda VII. (2,5m) mỗi động từ đúng được 0,25 đ 1 – not to go 2- is trying 3- has met 4- have had ; stolen 5 – had finished ; took 6 – has not visited ; failed 7 – din’t stay THE END ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 MÔN TIẾNG ANH ( NĂM HỌC 2004 – 2005) ĐỀ SỐ 2 I. Answer these questions: (1,5m)Mỗi câu trả lời dung được 0,25đ 1. They went to a ball at the palace 2. She was very sad 3. Her fairy god mother appeared and helped her 4. She danced with the prince 5. Because she was the girl who fitted the shoe well 6.It is a happy ending II. (2m) Mỗi dạng đúng được 0,25đ 1- scientists 2 – friendship 3 – childhood 4 – dangerous 5 – daily 6 – lazines 7 – exciting 8 - best III.(2,5m) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,5đ 1. I do not understand what you are saying 2. When we came there , the train had already left the station 3. How long does it take you to go to school by bike every day? 4. Mrs Lan is the best story teller we have ever known 5. The driver stopped in time to save a child IV. (2,5m) Mỗi giới từ đúng được 0,25đ 1- for 2 – from 3 – of ; with 4 – by ; in 5 – in 6 – for ; against 7 - since V. (3,5M) Mỗi từ chọn đúng được 0,5đ 1- kind 2- good 3- efficiently 4-hard 5- surprising 6- quickly 7- lately 8- fluent 9-near 10-pleasant 11-busy 12-easily 13- different 14- absolutely VI. (4m) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,5 đ 1. We can get into the hose if someone has a key 2. Inspite of her sadness / being sad at losing the contest, Mary managed to smile 3. Although he was injured, he continued to play 4. The reason why I can’t go to the cinema to night is that I have a lot of homework 5. How many plays have been written by him? 6. Kate accused Paul of having broken/ breaking her special pen 7. My father wishes he had bought that house 8. John apologised for having to leave so early VII. ( 2m) Mỗi mạo từ điền đúng được 0,25đ 1- a ; a ; the ; the ; the 2 - ∅ ; ∅ 3 - the VIII. (2m) Mỗi câu hỏi đúng được 0,5đ 1. Which one do you like best? 2. Since when have you been living here? 3. How long did it take him to repair his bike? 4. Whose is this book? . ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 MÔN TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC 2005 – 2006 ( thời gian làm bàI 150 phút ) Giáo viên: Vũ Hồng Quyết Đề số 1 I. Choose. preposition. (2m) 1. He is very brave . He’s not afraid ………… anything 2. I’m surprised …………. the amout of traffic today. I didn’t think it would be so busy. 3.