UBND HUYỆN THỦY NGUYÊN
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TRƯỜNG THCS LẬP LỄ
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG
NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016
MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH 9
Thời gian làm bài : 120’ ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the others in each group. (5 points)
1. A. author
B. other
C. there
D. they
2. A. forest
B. control
C. product
D. ecology
3. A. industry
B. translate
C. construction D. satisfy
4. A. baggage
B. courage
C. damage
D. invasion
5. A. advantage
B. addition
C. advertise
D. adventure
5. What is the (oppose) … of the adjective “solid”.
6. (Consume) … should complain if they are not satisfied with the service they receive.
7. If your work is (satisfy) … you won’t get a raise.
8. (Conserve) … are alarmed by the rate at which tropical rainforest are being destroyed.
9. The athletes take part in the Olympic Games in the true spirit of (sport)….
10. You can never be sure what he is going to do. He is so (predict)….
V. There is a mistake in each sentence below. Underline the mistake and write the
correct sentence. (10 points)
1. My mother, that is nearly 60, is coming to live with us.
2. Andrew has been a teacher of English since a very long time.
3. It is not easy to grow up children in a modern world.
4. I think we should go some sightseeing this afternoon.
5. The room where I am staying in is very noisy.
6. This is Peter, whom sister works at your school.
7. Do you want to see the pictures that we took them on holiday?
8. Have you ever considered to become a professional footballer?
9. I’ll give Tania your letter if she will come to school tomorrow.
10. I’ve really got to cut up smoking.
VI. Fill in each blank with a correct preposition (10ps).
1. The teacher divided the class (1) … two groups.
2. We will provide you (2) … plastic bags.
3. We’re afraid to say that we don’t agree (3) … your project. It causes many bad things
(4) … the environment.
4. Tom’s parents was disappointed (5) … him because he failed the final test.
5. Take an umbrella with you. It will save you (6) … getting wet on the way home.
6. The boy keeps (7) … asking his father (8) … protecting the environment.
7. The streets are full (9) … garbage.
C. a band
D. a record
3.
A. spectators
B. people
C. guests
D. audience
4.
A. happening
B. performance
C. music
D. action
5.
A. fan
B. enthusiasm
C. reader
D. friend
6.
A. matches
B. grounds
C. pitches
D. pools
7.
A. Historical
B. Nation
C. Traditional
D. Ancient
8.
A. do
B. get
8. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the bus.
> If......................................................................................................................................
9. The children are looked after by the woman. Their parents are very busy.
> The children...................................................................................................................
10. I regret staying up late last night
> I wish..............................................................................................................................
X. Imagine you and your friends went on a picnic to the countryside last year. Write a
short passage to retell the trip. ( about 80 – 100 words) (10pts)
THE END
UBND HUYỆN THỦY NGUYÊN
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TRƯỜNG THCS LẬP LỄ
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG
NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016
MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH 9
Thời gian làm bài : 120’ ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
PART I: PHONETICS (2.0 PTS)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others. (5ps)
1. A. Tamil
B. Islam
C. advance
D. gather
2. A. official
B. mosque
C. territory
D. journalism
5. A. mausoleum
B. vegetarian
C. intermediate
D. informative
PART II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (10ps)
1. As Hugh and I (come) down the steps we nearly (run) into my my father.
2. I’m sure we (finish) al the work by the time he (return) next week.
3. The city now (crowd) which people who (seek)employment.
4. It’s high time that you (start) writing the report (require) by the boss.
5. I don’t mind (wait). I’d rather (be) too early than too late.
6. They (build) that bridge when I (be) there two years ago. They haven’t finish it yet.
7. I regret (not see)him when he (visit) our school last week.
8. Jane (write )her report for two hours but she (write) only two pages.
9. He (work) so hard this week. I’m sure he (pass) the exam with a high score.
10.The English course (be) ended by the end of 2020.
II. There is a mistake in each sentence below. Underline the mistake and write the
correct sentence. (10 points)
1.I bought a computer which screen was not very good.
2. He has hardly ever talked so much in public, hasn’t he ?
3. The man was beaten by a hard stick.
4. The boss told me to request the other employees didn’t make noise when he was writing.
5. The bad weather, together with the bad roads, are making our trip extremely difficult.
6. The WWT woorkers have devoted all their lives to protect all animals.
7. I couldn’t help noticing the article about a unusual flying object seen recently.
8. Both John, Bob and Peter are outstandinggolfers and reasonably good tennis players.
going on holiday next week?
7. She said to me “why don’t you relax
_a while?”
8. ___________ the end of the film, the heroine was reunited with her family.
9. On behalf
our group, he made a speech at the meeting.
10. Have you washed your hands having lunch.
PART III. READING
I.Put ONE suitable word in each space.(10ps)
Louis Armstrong, who ………(1)…….. born in 1890 and ……(2)…………… in 1971,
was a very famous jazz musician. He used to be known as “ Satchmo” and this nickname
stayed with him all his ……(3)………… As a child in New Orleans, he learnt to ……(4)
……….. The trumpet while he was living in a special home for childen who ………(5)
……… got into trouble with the police. When he had finished his stay in his home, he
………(6)…….. Various bands and then formed his own. Between 1925 ……(7)…….. 1928
he made about 60 records. These records made him one ……(8)………. The first solo stars
in the history of pop ………(9)……. Whe he died, he had ……(10)….…… making records
and he had been touring all over the ………(11)……. For more than forty years, and he
………(12)………. Just as popular ……(13)……….. he had been before. …(14)……He
even ……….(15)….. a number one pop record – What A Wonderful – in the 1960s.
II. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks. (10ps)
The popular image of student life is of young people with few responsibilities enjoying
themselves and (1)___________very little work. This is often not true. Many older people
now study at college or university, sometimes (2) ___________a parttime basis while
having a job and looking after a family. These students are often (3) ___________motivated
and work very hard.
6. A. whether
B. what
C. which
D. who
7. A. money
B. fees
C. allowances
D. charge
8. A. had better
B. should
C. may
D. have to
9. A. include
B. consist
C. compose
D. belong
10. A. large
B. generous
C. considerate
D. considerable
PART V: WRITING (4.0 PTS)
I.Finish the second sentence so that the meaning stays the same the original one.(15ps)
1. Please don’t smoke in the kitchen.
I’d rather ___________________________________________________________
2. There is no point in seeing the manager now.
It’s no_______________________________________________________________
3. I tried very hard , but I just counldn’t finish the job.
No matter ____________________________________________________________
4. Has anybody shown you what to do ?
Have you _____________________________________________________________
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