Sở GD và Đt Hải phòng phòng giáo dục huyện thuỷ nguyên Số báo danh: Đề thi học sinh giỏi - Năm 2005-2006 Môn: Tiếng Anh 9 Thời gian: 120' Question I. Circle the best answer (15ps) 1. She loves London, ( mostly / specially / most / especially) in the spring. 2. The station is too ( long / far / way / distant ) away for us to walk. 3. (North / Both / Either / Neither) Tom nor his brother helps me with doing the housework. 4. The football team won partly because they had ben well trained by their (teacher / director / instructor / coach) 5. Everyone (as / from / but / for) Tom was invited to the party. 6. For (what / why / how / that) reason is this meeting being held? 7. We hope that the students themselves will enjoy taking ( advantage / notice / part/ place) in this project. 8. Max is not a(n) (addict / drunk / heavy / strongly) drinker but he likes a glass if wine occasionally. 9. The castle ( who / where / whose / that ) we visited last year was manificient. 10.They look very ( cheer / cheerful / cheerfully / cheering) when they came to see us last night. Question II. Read the following passage and circle the best anwer. (15ps) Are there intelligent 1 . on the other planets in our solar system? May be there are. In our 2 . galaxy, there are millions of stars. Some must have planets with 3 . like those on earth. 4 in space, there could be other thinking beings. They would probably look 5 different that we might not 6 them as people. However, 7 . their planets are older than our planets, they may know more than 8 . They may have more progress 9 . some aspects. They may be travelling in space and be 10 human beings. 1. A. things B. humans C. beings D. animals 2. A. own B. distant C. nearby D. far away 3. A. air B. conditions C. climate D. gerstones 4. A. Nowhere B. Anywhere C. Somewhere D. Where 5. A. much B. many C. such D. so 6. A. recognize B. look C. approve D. consider 7. A. when B. if C. in case D. unless 8. A. our B. us C. we do D. we are 9. A. on B. for C. with D. in 10. A. examing B. looking C. discover D seeking Question 3: Complete the sentences with the correct forms, tenses of the verbs in brackets. (15ps) 1. When I started talking with him I realized that we (meet) ___________ before. 2. They were a few minutes late, so the film (already start)____________ when they (get) __________ to the cinema. 3. Ehen she (look) _____________ out, she (see) __________ the boy (swim)_________ 4. The children dislike (ask) __________ to do something. 5. If you find ________ a wallet in the street, what would you do with it? 6. You (not tidy) ____________ this room so far. It needs (clean) ____________ Question 4: Rewrite the sentences so that their meanings stay the sme as them before, using the bold in brackets (20ps) 1. Now, the children would rather play computer games than take part in out door activities .( prefer) 2. Peter is very good at volleyball. .(well) 3. It is pity that Hoa is not here. .(were) 4. A plumber checked the pipes for for us. .(had) 5. Let's go to Vung Tau for our holidays this summer. .(don't) 6. Who will look after their children when they are away from home? .(take) 7. We last went to Sa Pa two years ago/ .(been) 8. He climbed the tree so that he could get a better view. .(order) 9. She has never seen a more unusual festival than this .(most) 10. I'm willing to help you repair the radio .(mind) Question 5: Find and correct the mistakes (5ps) 1. After she bought a new car herself, she sold her old one. 2. What do you do if you lost your passport? . 3. You have to meet your uncle in fifteen minutes. You have better go now or you will be late. . 4. Despite most the people consider tomatoes as vegetables, bontanists classify them as fruit. . 5. That is the man who he told me the bad new . Question 6. Supply the correct form of the words.(10ps) 1. Eggs soon go (bad) in hot weather. 2. The volcano had been (action) for 500 years when it errupted. 3. This kind of (fertile) / . will make your fields more (production) 4. Do you have any (difficult) in solving this problem? 5. He is having (treat) . for his bad back . 6. Years later, she passed me in the street without even the smallest sign of (recognize) 7. Two (represent) from the group "Friend of the Earth" are talking to the students. 8. There are more and more people concerning about (environment) . pollution 9. Ihis knife is (use) It cannot cut anything . / that) reason is this meeting being held? 7. We hope that the students themselves will enjoy taking ( advantage / notice / part/ place) in this project __________ to do something. 5. If you find ________ a wallet in the street, what would you do with it? 6. You (not tidy) ____________ this room so far. It needs