Sở Giáo dục và Đào tạo Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh lớp 9 -thcs
Thanh Hoá Năm học 2005-2006
Môn tiếng anh ( Bảng A )
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
(Đề thi gồm 03 trang)
Question 1: Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that
of the others.
1. A. concerned B. received C. attached D. concealed
2. A. teacher B. clear C. reason D. mean
3. A. check B. cheese C. chemistry D. cherry
4. A. smells B. cuts C. opens D. plays
5. A. name B. flame C. man D. fame
Question 2: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. He (have) four cars. All of them are Rolls-Royces
2. I (have) lunch with my mother tomorrow.
3. It's nice to be back here in London. This is the second time I (come) here.
4. Look ! Her eyes (be) red and wet. She must (cry)
5. Did you hear me come in last night ? No, I (be) asleep
6. So far we (not notice) anything unusual, but we (not pay ) very close attention.
7. He shouldnt (tell) about our plan. He can't keep any secrete.
8. "Come on Ladies" She shouted. "There is nothing to be afraid of. The mice (leave) the
room".
9. The children enjoy (allow) (stay) up late when there's something special on TV.
10. You (drive) all day. Let me ( drive) now.
11. If we dont hurry, all the tickets (sell) by the time we get there.
12. I won't let you go until I (tell) the truth.
Question 3: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
1. He suffered from constant ............... (sleep)
2. It seems ................. to change the timetable. (logic)
3. His .............with the local languages surprised me ( familiar)
4. My brother lives in a ...............area. ( reside)

12. I'm sure he didn’t do it ...............purpose
a. in b. with c. for d. on
13. Children! It's time you ...........away those toys.
a. to tidy b. tidy c. tidied d. should tidy
14. We were walking down the street when it began to rain ............
a. greatly b. heavily c. severally d. very big.
15. My bag's gone. I've been ...........
a. stolen b. robbed c. kidnapped d. thieved
Question 5: Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the way ...1.....which man polluted
his ....2... . Man dities the air ....3....... gases and smoke, poisons the ..4....... with chemicals
and others substances, and damages the .....5...... with too many fertilizers and
pesticides. ........6... also pollutes his surroundings .......7...... various other ways. For
example, people ....8..... natural beauty by scattering junk and litter on the land and ...9.....
the water. They operate the machines and motor vehicles and ....10...... the air with
disturbing noise.
Question 6: Read the passage carfully and then answer the questions above.
Would you like a robot in your house? It is now generally accepted that in the future
robots will take over many of uor tasks, especially jobs of a repetive nature. But it's doubtful
if robots will ever be able to do any of the more creative types of work-or indeed if people
would want them to . In the home robots would probably be used to do the cleaning, table-
laying scrubbing and washing up, but it's considered unlike so far that they'll be used to do
cooking- at least not in the near future. Robots in the home might not be creative enough to
do the cooking, plan the meals, and so on. They would be used as slaves, thereby freeing
people to do more of the things they wanted.
1. What kind of job would a robot take over?
2. What are the types of creative jobs?
3. Can robots do creative work ? Why?
4. what would people use robots for?
5. Would you like a robot in your house ? If yes why? If no, Why not?

- No matter .................................................
7. I was on the point of leaving the house when the telephone rang.
-I was ..........................................................
8. My English friend finds using chopsticks difficult.
- My English friend isn't ..............................
9. I don’t really like her, even though I admire her achievement.
- Much .........................................................
10. She was not only bad-tempered but very lazy
- As well................................................
Sở giáo dục và đào tạo đáp án - hớng dẫn chấm đề thi chọn học sinh
giỏi lớp 9 - THCS
Thanh Hoá Năm học 2005 - 2006
Môn : Tiếng Anh (đề chính thức bảng A)
A- đáp án
Question1: ( 5points)
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. C
Question 2: (15 points)
1. has had 7.be told
2. am having 8. have left
3. have come 9. being allowed - to stay
4. are - have cried 10 have been driving - drive
5. had been 11. will have been sold
6. haven't noticed - haven't been paying 12. am told/ have been told
Question 3: ( 10 points)
1. sleeplessness 6.entry
2. illogical 7.appreciatively

4. D  eating
5. B. has
b) ( 5 points)
1. Dick was listening to classical music when his friend arrived.
2. They warned us not to sleep without mosquito nets.
3. In the past, most people believed that the world's resources could be never used up.
4. My sister has been learning English for two years now.
5. Before giving the evidence, you must swear that you will say the truth.
Question 8: (10 points)
1. Not until he got home did he remember about the bag.
2. Phong, whose father has given him a present looks very happy.
3. It's foolish of him to say that.
4. Not only is Ann good-looking (but) she is also well-behaved.
5. Henry wished he hadn't bought the second hand car.
6. No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t get the money.
7. I was about to leave the house when the telephone rang.
8. My English friend isn't used to using chopsticks.
9. Much as I admired her achievements, I don’t really like her.
10. As well as being bad-tempered, she was very lazy.
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