ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011 MÔN : TIẾNG ANH 9. Thời gian 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao nhận đề) Thí sinh làm vào Tờ giấy thi của mình I. Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1 a. invite b. river c. shrine d. primary 2 a. both b. thought c. with d. sixth 3 a. says b. wants c. looks d. laughs 4 a. off b. of c. safe d. knife 5 a. dictation b. station c. nation d. question II. Choose the best answer. 1. Next week, we’re going to take a ( three - day trips / three - days trip / three - day trip / three - day’s trip). 2. It was ( very / such / so / enough ) an interesting book that he couldn’t put it down. 3. He’s a person ( who / whom / whose / that) friends trust him very much. 4. I remember (put / to put / putting / have put ) my pens in this box when I finished my homework last night. 5. I’d rather you (don’t smoke / not smoke/ didn’t smoke / won’t smoke) in here. 6. Nobody is ready to go, ( isn’t he / is he / are they / aren’t they) ? 7. I ( was used to enjoying / was used to enjoy / used to enjoying / used to enjoy ) detective stories but I don’t any more. 8. Is this the address to ( where / that / which / who ) you want the backage sent ? 9. I really need (an information /informations / some informations /some nformation). Can we talk ? 10. I didn’t see anyone but I felt as though I ( am being watched / was being watched / have been watched / watched). III. Put the correct tense or form of the verbs in the parentheses. 1. Look! A man (run) …… …. after the bus. He (want) …… …. to catch it. 2. I’m sorry, I (not write) …… …. to you for a long time. Since we (move) …… …. to our new house, we (be) …… …. very busy decorating. 3. We (play) …… …. tennis when it (begin) …… …. to rain yesterday afternoon. 4. Alex said he (get) …… …. married soon. 5. Nothing (do) …… …. about this problem for months. 6. Lan always (talk) …… …. on the phone very long, so her mother is very angry. IV. Find the mistake in the following sentences and correct it. Eg: 0. Hoa enjoys to read Doremon. Find and correct: to read -> reading 1. It is kind for you to help me with my study. 2. If it will rain tomorrow, we shouldn’t go fishing. 3. Everyone in our neighborhood are very pleased about the new shopping mall 4. The children are very boring and they don’t know what to do. 5. My brother prefers tea more than coffee. Trang 1/4 V. Put the correct preposition in the blackets if necessary. 1. This job is a lot different …… …. what I’m used to. 2. …… …. hot afternoons, we used to go swimming in the river. 3. We can see a lot of stars in the sky …… …. night. 4. They’ll visit the shrine of a Vietnamese hero …… …. tomorrow. 5. Phuong Linh did all the work …… …. her own. 6. He went to school …… …. the age …… …. seven. 7. When my father was young he had to go to school …… …. foot. 8. We’ll wait …… …. the rain stops. 9. Our school was named …… …. a young hero, Phan Dinh Giot. VI. Give the correct form of the words in the parentheses. 1.Everyone wants to live a long and (health) …… …. life. 2. I’d love to come to your party but (lucky) …… …. , I have to go to somewhere else. 3. We’re really impressed by the (friendly) …… …. of your town’s people. 4. Some designers have (modern) …… …. the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it. 5. Your trousers are so long that it needs (short) …… …. . 6. Their teacher used to punish them by (make) …… …. them stay behind after school. 7. We started our trip on a beautiful (sun) …… …. morning. 8. Thanks for your (enjoy) …… …. evening. 9. She has one of the biggest (collect) …… …. in Britain. 10. If you do not see the doctor, your condition will only get (bad) …… …. . VII. Rewrite the following sentences, begin as shown and keep the meaning unchanged. 1. “ Don’t forget to buy some milk.” said my brother. -> My brother reminded me ……………………………………………………………………. 2. It usually takes him about two hours to do his homework everyday. -> He usually …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Mrs Thuy didn’t enjoy the meal because of the stomachache. -> The stomachache prevented ………………………………………………………………… 4. You’d better put your money in the bank, Jack. -> I advised ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. I’ve never read a more interesting story. -> It is …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. You should review your lessons for the final exam. -> It’s time …………………………………………………………………………………… …………. 7. Hoa was sick but she still went to school yesterday. -> In spite …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. It’s difficult to express our ideas in English. -> We find ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. Daisy is excited about going to Paris on holiday. -> Daisy is looking ……………………………………………………………………………………. 10. His father is going to repair the ball for him next week. -> He is going …………………………………………………………………………………… ……… Trang 2/4 VIII. Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer from a,b,c or d. Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language, and mathematics… and English. In England, America or Australia, many boys and girls study their own language, which is English and mathematics… and another language, perhaps French or German or Spainish. Many adults learn English, because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies, because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English. 1. According to the writer ……………………………… ………… A. only adults learn English. B. no children like to learn English. C. English is useful only for teenagers. D. English is popular in most of the world. 2. Most people learn English by ……………………………… ………… A. watching videos only. B. hearing the language in the office. C. talking with foreigners. D. working hard on their lessons. 3. Many boys and girls learn English because ……………………………… ………… A. English can give them a job. B. it is included in their study courses. C. they are forced to learn it. D. they have to study their own language. 4. In America or Australia many school children study ……………………………… ………… A. English as a foreign language. B. English and mathematics only. C. foreign languages such as : French, German and Spainish. D. their own language and no foreign language. 5. Many adults learn English because ……………………………… ………… A. it helps them in their work . B. they want to go abroad. C. most of their books are in English. D. English is spoken in their office . IX. Change the following sentences in to the passive form. 1. She likes me to write that report. 2. Someone saw him pick up the ring. 3. What language are you speaking ? 4. People believed that the man escaped in a stolen car. 5. Will you invite her to your wedding party ? X. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. 1. In my life time / I / never / be / Pac Bo Cave. 2. I / apologize / him / not able / arrive / on time. 3. Linh / succeed / persuade / her brother / take part / Speaking English Club. 4. If / be / you /, / I / not buy / that car. 5. Look! / sun / set / mountains. Trang 3/4 XI. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space. One day in June I wanted to visit some friends in Quang Binh, which is a long way ………1……. my home. It ………2……. about three hours to get there by train. I looked at the timetable and saw that. ………3…. was a train that left at 5 a.m in the morning. It arrived ………4……. Quang Binh at 8 a.m and so I could spend the whole day with my friends. The night before my journey I slept badly ………5……. I was afraid I would not wake up in time to catch the train. I woke up at least an hour before my ………6……. clock went off at 4 o’clock. When I arrived at the railway station, I found that the train times had changed on the 1 st of June. There was no train at 5 a.m. I had to wait until 7 a.m. It was raining heavily and I had to wait on a very wet platform ………7……. the train arrived. At quarter to 10, we were only five miles from Quang Binh when the train stopped. After a ………8……. minutes, the ticket collector told the passengers that there was flooding on the lines and we could not go any further. He said a bus would come and take us to Quang Binh station. We waited and waited. The train had no restaurant and I was very ………9……. and thirsty. When I finally arrived in Quang Binh it was not 10 a.m but 4 p.m and I had only two hours ………10……. my friends before it was time to go home. The end ! Họ và tên thí sinh: ………………………………………………………… Số báo danh: ……………………. Trường THCS ……………………………. Trang 4/4 ĐÁP ÁN VÀ BIỂU ĐỂM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011 MÔN : TIẾNG ANH 9. 1đ (5 X 0,2) 1.b- invite 2. c- with 3. a- says 4. b- of 5. d- question II. 2đ ( 10 X 0,2) 1. three day trip 2. such 3. whose 4. putting 5. didn’t smoke 6. are they 7. used to enjoy 8. which 9. some information 10. was being watched III. 2đ ( 10 X 0,2) 1. is running / wants 2. haven’t written / moved / have been 3. were playing / began 4. would be 5. has been done 6. is always talking IV. 1đ ( 5 X 0,2) 1. for -> of 2. will rain -> rains 3. are -> is 4. boring -> bored 5. more than -> to V. 1đ ( 10 X 0,1) 1. from 2.on 3. at 4. X 5. on 6. at - of 7. on 8. till/ until 9. after VI.3đ ( 10 X 0,3) 1. healthy 2. unluckily 3.friendliness 4. modernized 5. shortening 6. making 7. sunny 8. enjoyable 9. collections 10. worse VII. 3đ ( 10 X 0,3) 1. My brother reminded me to buy some milk 2. He usually spends about two hours (on) doing his homework everyday. 3. The stomachache prevented Mrs Thuy from enjoying the meal. 4. I advised Jack to put his money in the bank. 5. It’s the most interesting story I have (ever) read. 6. It’s time for you to review your lessons for the next exam. Or It’s time you reviewed your lessons for the next exam 7. In spite of being sick, Hoa still went to school yesterday. Or In spite of her sickness, Hoa still went to school yesterday. 8. We find it difficult to express our ideas in E.L Or We find expressing our ideas in E.L is difficult. 9. Daisy is looking forward to going to Paris on holiday. 10. He is going to have/ get his ball repaired by his father next week. Or He is going to have (get) his father repaire (to repaire) his ball next week VIII. 2đ ( 5 X 0,4) 1. D 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. A IX. 1.5đ ( 5 X 0,3) 1. She likes that report to be written by me. 2. He was seen to pick up the ring. 3. What language is being spoken (by you) ? 4. It was believed that the man escaped in a stolen car Or The man was believed to have escaped in a stolen car. 5. Will she be invited to your wedding party ? X. 1.5đ ( 5 X 0,3) 1. In my life, I have never been to Pac Bo Cave. 2. I apologized to him for not being able to arrive on time. 3. Linh succeeded in persuading her brother to take part in Speaking E.L Club. 4. If I were you, I wouldn’t buy that car. 5. Look! The sun is setting behind the mountains. XI. 2đ ( 10 X 0,2) 1. from 2. took 3. There 4. in 5. because 6. arlam 7. till/ until 8. few 9. hungry 10. with . English. In England, America or Australia, many boys and girls study their own language, which is English and mathematics… and another language, perhaps. lines and we could not go any further. He said a bus would come and take us to Quang Binh station. We waited and waited. The train had no restaurant and