Question 3: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences 2.. It is really quite ...that we should have been at the same college without having Question 4: Choose
Trang 1Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh lớp 9 -thcs
Năm học 2007 - 2008 Môn tiếng anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề ) Question 1: Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that
of the others.
1 A dubbing B robot C climbing D sober
2 A cube B document C business D huge
3 A advantage B advanture C addition D advertise
4 A coughs B attacks C repeats D mouths
Question 2: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1 People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are
2 Hurry up or our favourite TV programme ( be) over long before we ( reach) home
3 If we don’t hurry, all the tickets (sell) by the time we get there
4 The classroom is still very dirty I don’t think it (clean)
5 We ( tell) not to go out at nights recently
6 Thank for your help If you ( not help) me , I ( not pass) the exam
7 You (be) to the laboratory this week?
8 David (repair) the TV set at the moment He (work) at it for one hour or so
9 He was busy packing, for he ( leave) that night
10 Hello, Pat I ( phone ) to ask if you( do )anything this saturday
11 It is crucial that Dido (stop) using Quang Ha
Question 3: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences
2 Please accept this present as a token of our ( grateful)
3 The soldier was accused of because he ran away ( coward)
4 The duty of the police is the of law and order. (maintain)
5 My dog never does what it is told, it's very ( obey)
6 the children were surprised at the sudden of their teacher. ( enter)
7 You can find out what a book is about by looking at the table of ( contain)
8 The song has been selected for the Sea Games 22nd, Vietnam (office)
9 The homemade ice-cream after it had been in the freezer for an hour (hard)
10 It is really quite that we should have been at the same college without having
Question 4: Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence.
1 Nobody was injured in the accident, ?
a was there b was he c were they d wasn’t it
2 You are who noticed.…
a the single b the only c only one d the only one
3 Parents have no control …… their children these days
4 Several people, ……….voice could be clearly heard, were waiting outside
5 We her a happy birthday.…
6 Your room is a mess! It up at once.…
7 Could you me ten pounds until next pay day?…
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a stolen b robbed c kidnapped d thieved
9 the boy long hair was talking to the girl who was red
a with/in b of/at c in/with d at/of
10 The poor woman with her two children in a street corner
a was seen beg b was seen begging c were seen begging d were seen beg
11 You can by a lot of farm products sale at the Fair
12 The dinner smelt
a good b well c to be good d very well
13 Listen carefully I'm going to give you advice
14 .at 212 degrees F
a Waters boils b Water boils c The water boils d Waters boil
15 The economic conditions today are they were in the past
a much more good b much better than c much better d the best than
Question 5: Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
Intelligence
Are some people born cleaver and others born (1) ? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to both these (2) .is "Yes" To some extent, our intelligence is given at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a (3) born with low intelligence On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring surrounding will develop his intelligence less than(4) .who lives in rich and varied surrounding Thus the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth but (5) or not he reaches those limits will(6) on his environment This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways
It is easy to show that intelligence is something we are born with (7) we take two unrelated people at random from the population It is likely that (8) degrees of intelligence will be completely different If, on the other hand, we take children-identical twins, they will very likely be (9) .inteligent as other This clearly suggests that intelligence depends on (10)
Question 6: Read the passage carefully then answer the questions below.
Higher education is given in colleges and universities The average course is four years Students choose a major and take courses in this subject After four years they get a bachelor degree Then the students may go on to graduate school and, with a year or two of further study, get a master's degree After another two or three years of study, they may get
a still higher degree as doctor of philosophy Higher education trains people to become teachers, nurse, engineers or do other professional work Lawyers and doctors must go to school longer than four years
1 What degree do students get after four years of higher education?
2 How long does it take a student to obtain a master's degree?
3 Who must go to school longer than four years?
4 How long is the average course in an American university?
5 How long is a student trained into a teacher?
Question 7 :
a) Find out mistake in each sentnces and correct it
1 Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest restaurant?
2 I'd prefer to do it on myself because other people make me nervous
3 I read something about Tararino's new film on that magazine
2
Trang 34 Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must wait until the next meeting to vote
5 A dictionary is something which I have wished to have for years
b) Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1 My father/ person / whom/ I / respect / most / my family
2 However/ hard / she / try / couldn’t / pass / driving test
3 He/ not / know/ where / his friend Liz/ live
4 I / be/ invited/ her party / the occasion/ birthday last week
5 The sooner/medicine/better/feel/
Question 8: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues
1 If people deliberately start a fire, they should be punished
-I think anyone
2 So I bought neither
- So I didn’t
3 Terry will get over his illness Then his work will improve
- Once
4 It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error
- The accident is
5 You can’t visit the United States unless you get a visa
- If you ………
6 I burst into tears when I heard the bad news
- I broke
7 John little realizes just what it's going to be like working in a restaurant kitchen
- Little
8 Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second child
- Only when
9 You are under no obligation to accept their offer
- You can please ………
10 Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life
- Martin's poor ………
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Question1: ( 5points)
1 C climbing 2 C business 3.D advertise
4 D mouths 5 A idiom
Question 2: (15 points)
1 are blaming
2 will have been - reach
3 will have been sold
4 has been cleaned
5 have been told
6 hadn't helped - wouldn’t have passed
7 have you been?
8 is repairing - has been working
9 would leave
10 are phoning - are doing
11 should stop
Question 3: ( 10 points)
1 generosity
2 gratitude
3 cowardice
4 maintaining/ maintenance
5 disobedient
6 entry
7 contents
8 officially
9 hardened
10 extraordinary
Question 4: (15 points)
1 C were they?
2 D the only one
3 B over
4 A whose
5 A wished
6 C tidy
7 D lend
8 B robbed
9 A with/in
10 B was seen begging
11 B for
12 A good
13 B some
14 C The water boils
15 B much better than
Question 5:(10 points)
Question 6: ( 5 points)
4
Trang 51 A bachelor's degree
2 A year or two
3 Lawyers and doctors
4 Four years
5 Four years
Question 7: ( 10 points)
a)(5 points)
1 Could Would
2 on myself by myself
3 on that magazine in that magazine
4 less fewer
5 something which something that
b) ( 5 points)
1 My father is the person whom I respect the most in my family
2 However hard she tried, she couldn’t pass her driving test
3 He doesn't know where his friend, Liz lives
4 I was invited to her party on the occasion of her birthday last week
5 The sooner you take medicine, the better you feel
Question 8: (10 points)
1 I think anyone who starts a fire should be punished
2 So I didn’t buy any
3 Once Terry gets over his illness, his work will improve
4 The accident is thought to have been caused by human error
5 If you don’t get a visa, you can't visit The United States
6 I broke down when I heard the bad news
7 Little does John realize just what it's going to be like working in a restaurant
kitchen
8 Only when Alice and Charles had (had) their second child, did they decide to move
to a bigger house
9 You can please yourself (yourselves) about whether you accept their offer or not
10 Martin's poor health doesn't doesn't stop (prevent) him from enjoying life