Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 – THCS

đỀ thi chỌn hỌc sinh giỎi lỚp 9 – THCS

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )

 §Ò Sè 15

Question I: Phonetics  (5 points)

 a, Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

   1.  A. looked            B. missed                     C. stopped                   D. united

   2.  A. smooth                        B. both            C. month                     D. think

   3.  A. host                 B. lost                        C. most              D. post

 b, Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest. 

   1.  A. predict                        B. receive                    C. label                        D. behave

   2.  A. document                    B. celebrate                 C. energy                     D. pedestrian

Question II: (15 points) Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form.

 1. He still.... (have) a pain in his leg now, but it  ... (get) better.

 2. -I understand you ....(have) an unpleasant experience at the weekend.

      - What ...(happen) ?

 3. I’m sorry about the noise last night. We ...(have) a party.

 4. You look tired. You ....(work) too hard ?

 5. When I arrived home, she was busy ....(get) lunch ready.

 6. Imagine you ...(be) in London now, Where you ...(like) to visit ?

 7. I’m hungry because I ....(not have) breakfast or lunch.

  8. No one expected that he ...(be) so successful.

  9. It’s about time something ....(do) about traffic problems in big cities.

   10. I still remember ....(take) to Thu Le zoo once.

  11. The boat was made ...(return) by the police.

  12. Is there anything here worth ...(buy) ?

Question III: (15 points) Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

1. My pen is out of........... ink.

           A. the               B. Æ                            C. an                            D some

    2. The museum,..........we wanted to visit, was shut when we got there.

           A. that              B which                       C. what                        D. where

    3. Unexpectedly, the lights .............out and we were left in darkness 

            A. went                       B. turned                     C. put                          D. gave

    4. Did Ann’s parents leave her any money ?-   No. She has to support............

             A. her             B. all alone                  C. herself                     D. on her own

    5. Most children feel............. on New Year’s Eve .

              A. excited                  B. exciting                   C. excitement  D. being excited

   6. How........ does the plane fly ? - It flies at 6oo m p h.

             A. far              B. long            C. quick                       D. fast

   7. The man sat down, took off one shoe, and then...........   .

           A. other                       B. the other                  C. another                    D. the rest

   8. My brother has refused that job, ......... the attractive salary.

         A. although                   B. despite of                C. in spite of                D. because of

   9. Let’s go to the beach tomorrow, ...........   ?

          A. shall we                   B. shan’t we                C. will you                  D. don’t you       

   10. There was a small room into...........we all crowded.

          A. it                              B. that              C. which                      D. where

   11. We started early ............ to miss the train.

             A. so that                    B. so as                        C. not in order D. in order not

   12. Have I.............you about how Mary is getting on at school ?

             A. told                        B. said             C. answered                D. explained

    13. Because of the rain, I was .............    .

            A. late an hour B. an hour late C. late for an hour       D. late of an hour

    14. Jamie was .............. excited to sit still for long.

            A. very                        B. too                          C. so                            D. much

    15. You have to hurry because the ............train will leave in ten minutes.

             A. last             B. late                          C. latter                        D. latest

Question IV: (10 points) Give the correct form of the word in the bracket.

1. The situation was ...........  . Nobody could do anything to help. (hope)
2. Rudeness never gets you what you want ;...........always pays ! (polite)
3. Are there any ...........rivers left on earth ?                                      (pollute)
4. There was a .............of water here last year.                               (short)
5. The scientist took great .......... in his new discovery.                      (proud)
6. What is the ............ of this pool ?                                                    (deep)
7. Please ............your seatbelt. The plane is taking off.                       (fast)

8. The value of the ...........gold was over $ 10,000.                          (steal)

9. I’ve been told some............news.                                                (surprise) 

10. We should be more........with our electricity.                              (economy)

 Question V: (10 points) Fill in the gap with one suitable preposition.

1. That old man asked me ............ a coin but I didn’t have any.
2. My children are important...........me.
3. Wine is made..............grapes.
4. He looked at me..............a smile.
5. It isn’t an answer................my question.
6. Don’t look at me..............that.
7. He is .............work on a new book.
8. What do you mean..............that ?
9. The car went..............full speed.
10.   Don’t turn............from me when I’m talking to you.

Question VI: (10 points) Rewrite each sentence, starting as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. 

1. I have to do a lot of homework today.  -  I wish................      .

      2. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.                        – It’s years............     .

      3. You can try to get Tim to lend you his car, but you won’t succeed.

       - There is no point..............................     .

     4.- There are a lot of  hotels and restaurants in this city.           

       – This city............      .

      5. I last saw him when I was a student.       – I haven’t............      .

      6. Is it really necessary for us to arrive so early?                       

         - Do we really.......  .

      7. Be careful or you may fall.                 – If you...........        .

      8. She left the university two years ago.      – It...................       .

      9. This is my first visit to Scotland.     – I have...........       .

      10.Mark is too young to see the horror film.       – Mark is not......    .

Question VII: (5 points) Find out one mistake in each sentence and correct it.

1. We discussed about the problem.
2. We are truly sorry that you had to wait so long for the delivery.
3. I have three brothers, all of them are businessmen.
4. I’d like to buy a watch as yours.
5. It will get cold in the desert when winter will come.

 Question VIII: (10 points) Fill in the gap with one suitable word to complete the paragraph.

    There are four people in my family. Each of us has a.....1....hobby. My dad likes reading newspapers because he can get the.....2......news every morning. However, my mom enjoys watching TV and reading magazines. She often spends hours reading articles about fashion and cooking. .....3...... my mom and dad , my brother .....4.....loves exploring websites about airplanes. He spends ....5.....of his free time....6....information about the history and development....7.... aircraft. He also writes emails......8......chats with his friends about his hobby. For me, I am ....9.......interested in listening to music. I love listening to music on the FM radio. I also like music.....10....on TV on Sundays. What about you ? What is your hobby ?