Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 năm học 2005 - 2006. môn thi Tiếng Anh

phòng gd đakrông 	 	 đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 
đề chính thức
vòng I
	 năm học 2005-2006. 
	 Môn thi tiếng anh
 	 Thời gian làm bài 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Question I (1-10): Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words in each group. Number 0 has been done as an example.
0. 	A. city	B. my	C. sky	D. cry
1. A. invite	B. shrine	C. village	D. primary
2. 	A. under	B. lunch	C. hungry	D. minute
3.	A. mention	B. option	C. nation	D. question
4.	A. boot	B. food	C. look	D. loose
5.	A. freight	B. height	C. weight	D. eight
6. 	A. exchange	B. reach	C. chance	D. chemist
7.	A. future	B. manure	C. adventure	D. measure
8.	A. home	B. heir	C. house	D. high
9.	A. poet	B. novel	C. modern	D. majority
10.	A. voices	B. wants	C. Geoge/s	D. cases
Question II (11-25):Fill in the blanks with the suitable preposition. Number 0 has been done as an example. 
 An English friend ..of(0).. mine, Lan, was staying (11)friends in America. One night, while he was having a drink (12) a bar, he met an English woman called Jane. They spent a lot (13). time together (14)..Lan/s holiday and got (15)very well, but when he left he did not write down Jane/s address in England. Two months later, (16)a sunny morning, when Lan was relaxing (17)holiday(18).Corfu, he met an Irish woman called Elizabeth. They had a great time together and (19)..the end (20) the holiday they exchanged addresses.
21. If we do our best, we will be successful  our examinations.
22. They drove  the street to the cinema.
23. What is . TV tonight ?
24. We don/t like him, so we always laugh .. him.
25. My school has used good ways to prevent lazy students .. throwing trash.
Question III (26-35): Complete the following sentences by using the correct form of the words in parentheses. Number 0 has been done as an example.
0. It is difficult(difficulty) to learn English 
26. The singer is always (fashion) dressed. No wonder she/s very popular.
27. Fashion (design) must be imaginative people.
28. Every summer, thousands of people have a trip to the .(country)
29. I can see the .. (similiar) between you and your mother.
30. She is always .(delight) to hear other/s point of view.
31. He has just moved to London, so he is (friend) at the first time.
32. I am afraid that I have to  (agree) with you on that.
33.The Internet is useful in communication and ..(entertain).
34. Necessity is the mother of .(invent).
35. Nowadays books bring us more .(know) around the world.
Question IV (36 - 45): Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passage. Number 0 has been done as an example.
 One day Jonh/s father (buy) bought a computer for him. He (think)(36)..that it was a good replacement for John/s typewriter, which (break) (37)down. John could use the computer (write) (38) essays. He (not expect) (39). that John would spend all his time (play) (40). computer games on it. However, John (neglect) (41).. his studies and he actually failed his test.
 When that happened, John (realize) (42) that he (make) (43). a terrible mistake.
 Now he (play) (44). computer games only in his free time. Recently he (top) (45).. his classmates in mid-year examination.
Question V(46-50):Read the passage and then choose the best answer from A, B, C,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 or television, in the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky 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 language and mathematics  and English. In England, America or Australia, many boys and girls study their own language, perhaps French, or German or Spanish. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work.
46.According to the writer ..
Only adults learn English. C. English is useful only for teenagers.
No children like to learn English D. English is popular in most of the world.
47.Most people learn English by .. 
A. watching videos only. C. talking with foreigners
B. learning the language in the office D. working hard in their lessons
48.Many boys and girls learn English because..
A. English can give them a job. C. They are forced to learn it
B. It is included in their study course D. They have to study their own language.
49.In America or Australia, many school children study 
A. English as a foreign language. C. their own language and no foreign language
B. English and mathematics only D. such foreign language as Frech, German and 	 Spanish
50. Many adults learn English because ..
A. English is spoken in their office. C. most of their books are in English
B. they want to go abroad D. it helps them in their work.
Question VI (51-60: Read the passage below and choose the correct answer from A,B,C or D for each space. Number 0 has been done as an example.0.A
HOLIDAYS THAT DON/T COST THE EARTH
 The tourist industry is considered to be (0) . world/s largest industry. Before 1995 about 1 million people (51) . abroad each year (52) . by the 1990s the figure had 
(53) .. up over 400 million every year.	
 (54) .. large numbers of tourist, however, beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains (55)  came to enjoy. Every parts of Mount Everest in the Himalaya are reported to be covered (56)  old tins, tents and food that have been (57)  away. But at a time when we have greater freedom to (58) . than ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holiday (59) . causing problems by spoiling the countryside.
 Now there is a new holiday guide called Holiday That Don/t Cost the Earth. It (60) .. you how you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent or your tour operator the right questions before you go on holiday.
0. 	A. the	B. a	C. one	D. that
51.	A. travelled	B. came	C. sailed	D. got
52.	A. as	B. because	C. but	D. when
53.	A. gone	B. flown	C. risen	D. raised
54.	A. Such	B. More	C. Few	D. So
55.	A. where	B. you	C. they	D. that
56.	A. for	B. on	C. below	D. with
57.	A. put	B. thrown	C. given	D. got
58.	A. travel	B. buy	C. send	D. have
59.	A. outside	B. instead	C. beside	D. without
60.	A. says	B. offers	C. tells	D. gives
Question VII (60-70):Rewrite the following sentences using the words given so that the second sentence means exactly the same as sentence before it. Number 0 has been done as an example.
0. She is older than me. à I am younger than her.
61. My friend got bad marks because of his laziness . (à My friend/s laziness ....)
62. I haven/t seen our grandfather for five months.(à I last ..)
63. When they take part in stamp collector/s club, they find it delighting. (à They get..)
64. I/d rather watch TV than read newspapers. (à I prefer ..)
65. If I finish my work, I can go out with you. (à Unless.)
66. No students in Lan/s class is more intelligent them her. (à Lan is..)
67. It is six-hour drive from London to Liverpool. (à It takes..)
68. “ What a lovely house!. When did you buy it, Nam?” John asked.(àJohn exclaimed ...)
69. In spite of his age, Mr. Bay runs 100 meters before breakfast. (à Although.)
70. These excercises are too difficult for us to complete them. (à They are such.)
Question VIII (71-75): Write the complete letter by using the words given. You should make all the changes and additions as necessary.
Dear Sir,
71. I/see/school/s advertisement/TV/last night.
72. I/interested/learn English/and/I/like/information/school.
73. I/study/English/four years/but/want/improve/speaking/listening/skill.
74. I/be/very grateful/if/you/send/details/courses/fees.
75. Look/forward/hear/you/soon.
Yours faithfully,
Tran Hai.
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Question I (1-10): ( 1,0 điểm – Mỗi câu trả lời đúng được 0,1 điểm)
1.C	 	 2.D	 	3.D	 4.C 	5.B 
6.D	 7.B	8.B	 9.D 	10.B 
Question II (11-25): ( 1,5 điểm – Mỗi câu trả lời đúng được 0,1 điểm)
11.with	 12. in	 13.of	14.during	 15.on 16.on	17.on 18.in	 19.at	 20. of	 21.in	 22.along	 23.on 24.at 25.from
Question III (26-35): ( 1,0 điểm – Mỗi câu trả lời đúng được 0,1 điểm)
26.fashionably	27.designer(s)	28. countryside	29. similiarity (similiarities)	
30.delighted 	31.friendless	32.disagree	33. entertainment. 34.invention
35..knowledge
Question IV (36-45): ( 1,5 điểm – Mỗi câu trả lời đúng được 0,15 điểm)
36.thought 37.was broken/had been broken. 38. to write 3 9. did not expect 40. playing
41.neglected/had neglected 42.realized 43. had made 44. plays 45. has topped.
Question V ( 46-50): ( 0,5 điểm – Mỗi câu trả lời đúng được 0,1 điểm)
46.D 	47.D 	 48.B 	49.D 	50.D
Question VI (51- 60): ( 1,5 điểm – Mỗi câu trả lời đúng được 0,15 điểm)
51.A 52.C 53.A 54.A 55.C 56.D 57.B 58.A 59.D 60.C
Question VII ( 61-70): ( 2,0 điểm – Mỗi câu trả lời đúng được 0,2 điểm)
61. My friend/s laziness made him get bad marks.
62. I last saw our grandfather five months ago.
63. They get delighted at taking part in stamp collector/s club. Or They get delighted to take part in stamp collector/s club.
64. I prefer watching TV to reading newspapers.
65. Unless I finish my work, I cannot go out with you.
66. Lan is the most intelligent student in her class.
67. It takes six hours to drive from London to Liverpool.
68. Tom exclaimed ( that)the house was lovely and asked Nam when he had bought it.
69. Although Mr. Bay is old, he runs 100 meters before breakfast.
70. They are such difficult exercises that we cannot complete them.
Question VIII (71-75): ( 1,0 điểm – Mỗi câu trả lời đúng được 0,2 điểm)
71. I saw your school/s advertisement on TV last night.
72. I am interested in learning English and I would like the (some) information of your school.
73. I have studied English for four years but I want to improve my speaking and listening skill.
74. I am very grateful if you send me the details of the courses and fees.
75. I look forward/Looking forward/I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
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