Phòng GD & ĐT TPTN Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp
trường
Trường THCS Nguyễn du Môn : Tiếng Anh lớp 9.
Năm học : 2009 – 2010.
Thời gian : 90 phút ( Không kể thời
gian giao đề)
Họ và Tên : ………………………………………. Điểm : ……………………………
I- Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.
01. A. could B. shoe C. cook D. took.
02. A. orator B. horse C. claw D. talk.
03. A. look B. who C. foot D. would
04. A. wear B. hair C. where D. here
05. A. woke B. show C. whose D. toast
06. A. frown B. tow C. flow D. grow
07. A. sand B. land C. band D. husband
08. A. donkey B. monkey C. obey D. hockey
09. A. hut B. cut C. put D. shut
10. A. shower B. powder C. show D. power.
II- Give the correct form of the verbs.
- I (11. phone) you as soon as I arrive home.
- You ever (12.try) Indian food?
- A young boy who (13.fall) down a deep gully (14.save) by the
action of his pet dog. The boy (15.bushwalk) with his pet dog in
the late afternoon when he suddenly (16.fall) into the gully.
The dog’s barking (17.alert) nearby picnickers who could raise
the alarm. A few hours later, the boy (18.lift) to safety by a
rescue helicopter. That evening, the dog (19.reward) with an
extra juicy bone.
- I wish I (20.not tell) him about that when I met him.
11 . ………………. 12 ………………… 13 ………………… 14…………………
15. ……………….. 16………………… 17…………………. 18…………………
19……………... … 20…………………
III- Fiil in each numbered blank ONE suitable word.
When I was sixteen, I (21)….. school and went to work in a
butcher’s shop. The manager was a young man, only a (22)…. years
older (23) …..me, and he was very ambitious. Also, he was a
(24)…..bit dishonest. When customers asked (25)…. best steak, he
would sell them poor quality beef. He used to do this to young
housewives, who if the meat (26)….tough, blamed (27)…for not
cooking it properly. Sometimes, he did not give the (28)….
change and the customer did not notice. One day, (29)……before
Christmas, we decided to close early because we (30)….sold all
our meat, except for one small turkey. As I was (31)……to lock
the door, a woman rushed in and said that she really had (32)
….have a ten-pound turkey. The manager tried to sell her the
(33)…one we had left. “It’s too small”, she said. The manager
said he (34)….get another one and went to the back of the shop
with the turkey. I knew we did not have (35) ….more, so I
followed him to see (36)…..he was going to do. He pulled and
stretched the turkey to (37)…. it look bigger and then went back
(38)…..said, “Here (39) ….are, madam.Here is a bigger one”.
“Yes”, she said “ but not (40)….bigger. I’ll take both of them”.
21. ……………… 22……………….. 23……………….. 24……………….
25……………….. 26……………….. 27……………….. 28……………….
29……………….. 30……………….. 31……………….. 32……………….
33……………….. 34……………….. 35……………….. 36……………….
37……………….. 38……………….. 39……………….. 40……………….
IV- Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given.
41. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you.
-- If ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
42. Peter didn’t begin to read until he was eight.
-- It wasn’t………………………………………………………………………………………..
43. Mackenzie wrote four best sellers before he was twenty.
-- By the age of twenty……………………………………………………………………………
44. He is such a slow speaker that his students get very bored.
-- He speaks………………………………………………………………………………………
45. The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic.
-- We were………………………………………………………………………………………..
46. They never made us do anything we didn’t want to do.
-- We………………………………………………………………………………………………
V - Choose the best answer.
47. Cut the cake into six ….. pieces.
a. same b. like c. alike d. equal.
48. My car is almost ten years old, but it cost me a …………. at
the time I bought it.
a. luck b. fortune c. treasure d. deposit
49. I have so many routines that sometimes I feel ………. I'm an
automatic robot.
a. as if b. even if c. like d. even though
50. I suggest that our family try to … on expenses.
a. cut b. drop c. reduce d. cut down
51. I can't go ….. - shopping without buying anything.
a. door b. window c. store d. market
52. These days women are not expected to stay at home… their
mother did in the past.
a. as b. like c. as if d. even if
53. Both are informative articles, but this one is ………
a. best b. the best c. most d. better.
54. Can you deliver this letter …. hand?
a. by b. with c. in d. to
55. We must …. our pounds for dollars before going to New York.
a. change b. convert c. turn d. exchange
56. It was clear that the young couple were …… of taking charge
of the restaurant.
a. able b. reliable c. capable d. responsible.
VI - Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
57. He was ……………..when he did the test badly. (HOPE)
58. I am sorry about my……………, but I hate being kept waiting.
(PATIENCE)
59. Are there any …………..river left in the world? (POLLUTE).
60. It is difficult to give a speech without…………… (PREPARE).
61. We started our trip on a beautiful ………..morning. (SUN).
62. I’ll always remember that journey. It was an ………experience.
(FORGET).
63. Sam works as a ……..in an office in the town centre.
(TELEPHONE).
64. These birds have a ……….ability to find their way home again.
(NATURE).
65. Playing tennis is one of his favourite …………(ACT).
57. ………………. 58. ………………… 59. ……………….. 60 ……………….
61. ………………. 62. ………………… 63………………... 64 ……………….
65. ……………….
VII- Read the passage then choose the best answer.
The first few days after getting home from college were
okay but then I began to feel rather bored and lonely. My
parents were busy working and most of my friends were either
away on holiday or else had holiday jobs. I had tried to get a
job myself but without success. I was beginning to wish I had
not come home when I saw an advertisement for holiday courses in
the local newspaper.
For a small fee you could try lots of different activities
organized by the town’s youth club. Each activity lasted half a
day. I had not expected the courses to be very interesting but
they were excellent. I also met new people as many of the
tourists staying in the town joined in. You could do things like
painting, acting, play-writing or computing. I met some students
from Bulgaria who invited me to visit their country next year.
You can imagine how excited I am; in fact it was one of the best
summer holidays I have ever had!
66. What is the writer trying to do in the passage?
a. to describe a holiday in the country c. to describe
her new holiday home
b. to explain how she spent a holiday d. to explain why she
couldn’t go on holiday
67. Why would somebody read the passage?
a. to find out about holiday courses c. to make contact
with Bulgarian students
b. to discover the writer’s news d. to read about the
advertisements
68. How did the writer feel when she arrived home?
a. She was pleased to have time to herself c. She was
delighted to see her friends
b. She felt nervous about being alone d. She almost
regretted coming back
69. Why is the write looking forward to next year?
a. There will be new holiday courses c. She is planning to
go Bulgaria
b. She has found a holiday job d. Her friends will
visit her
70. Which of these advertisements did the writer see?
a. A week’s free course on an activity of your own choice. Open
to visitors and residents alike. Name your course and you can
spend a week enjoying yourself.
b. Join a holiday course! We are offering half-day courses in a
variety of water sports. During the summer holiday period all
courses are half price.
c. Throughout the summer holiday we are offering cheaper entry
to the town’s sports and leisure facilities. Special low prices
for tourists. Don’t miss this opportunity!
d. We welcome everyone to join in our holiday programme. A wide
range of sports and activities is available on a morning or
afternoon timetable.
Total mark : 70 : 7 = 10.
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Phòng GD & ĐT TPTN
Đáp án đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp trường
Môn : Tiếng Anh 9.
Năm học : 2009 -2010.
I- Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.
01. B. shoe
02. A. orator
03. B. who
04. D. here
05. C. whose
06. A. frown
07. D. husband
08. C. obey
09. C. put
10. C. show
II- Give the correct form of the verbs.
11 . will phone 12 . Have …….tried 13 . fell
14. was saved
15. was bushwalking 16. fell 17. alerted
18. was lifted
19. was awarded 20. hadn’t told
III- Fiil in each numbered blank ONE suitable word.
21. left / finished 22. few 23. than 24.
little
25. for 26. was 27. themselves 28. right /
correct
29. just 30. had 31. going / about 32.
to
33. only 34. would 35. any 36. what
37. make 38. and 39. you 40. much
IV- Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given.
41. -- If I had known you were coming, I would have waited for
you.
42. -- It wasn’t until Peter was eight that he began to read
43. -- By the age of twenty Mackenzie had written four best
sellers.
44. -- He speaks so slowly that his students get very bored.
45. -- We were unable to have our picnic because of the heavy
rain.
46. -- We were never made to do anything we didn’t want to do.
V - Choose the best answer.
47. d. equal.
48. b. fortune
49. a. as if
50. d. cut down
51. b. window
52. a. as
53. d. better.
54. a. by
55. d. exchange
56. c. capable