Đề thi hsg lớp 9 - THCS

Đề thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9 -thcsNăm học 2010 - 2011 Môn thi : tiếng anh Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút Không kể thời gian giao đề Question 1: Choose the word whose part underlined is pron

Đề thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9 -thcs

Năm học 2010 - 2011 Môn thi : tiếng anh

Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )

Question 1: Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each group (10pts)

8 A.question

9 A the

10.A.occasion

B protection

B th us

B condition

C aviation

C these

C production

D exception

D th ey

D mission

Question 2: Choose the best answer (10pts)

1 Let’s wait until the rain ……

Question 3: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets (10pts)

1 She (learn) English at school, but she (forget) most of it

2 There is someone behind us, I think we (follow)

3 The police (pay) no attention to Clare's complaint because she (phone) them many times before

4 Jane (not wear) her glasses at the time, so she (not notice) what kind of car the man (drive)

5 On the left (be) three paintings by Picasso

6 Anyone who (not finish) his work won't be allowed to leave now

7 Listen! I (hear) somebody knocking at the front door

8 The police (pay) no attention to Mary’s complaint

Question 4: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences (10pts)

1 The _of the bird flu is worrying

2 Congratulations! You have made _ progress in your study so far

3 No _ details about the celebration have been given

4 He has spent many _nights examining the question

5 He is in the government; he is a well-known _

7 You must make a quick _about who wins the contest

9 It was a long, slow film I nearly died of _

10 Graham hates queuing; He is very _

(break) (remark) (far) (sleep) (speak) ( satisfy) (decide) (weigh) (bore) (patient)

Question 5: Read the passage and then choose the best answer (10pts)

The Internet is celebrating its 30th birthday this year Its universal accessibility has (1) _it the most powerful and cost -effective tool in business and personal

communication It currently has 60 million users and has a growth (2) _of 200,000 users per month Not surprisingly, it has also created a great (3) _ of millionaires under the age of thirty The Internet was developed by scientists, (4) _ as a way for the American government to withstand nuclear attacks, so it was (5) _ used in the field of military Who (6) _ 30 years ago that its applications would have (7)

_ so many areas of our present-day life? And in the years to (8) _, the

Internet is (9) _ the key factor not only in communication, but also in the (10)

_ of knowledge on the planet Earth

Question 6: Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question (4pts)

DIET AND WEIGHT

Most of the joggers who are overweight are reasonable for talking about and obsessing with their weight Since many people start jogging to lose weight (perhaps you’re one of them), it is not surprising that body size is important More and more people are on a diet,

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50% of the women and close to 25% of the men in the US are watching what they eat Body weight is the second most talked among joggers - heart disease and high blood pressure are the first! There are many factors that affect your weight They include: body type, diet, exercise level, sex and age What may be an “ideal" weight for you at the age of

27 may not be ideal when you are 54 And your ideal weight will probably be different during racing season when in a specific training phase

2 To many people, _

3 In the US, _

4 What are the most talked among joggers?

Question 7: Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions (10pts)

1 We wish we had a father yours

2 When I saw Marry I congratulated her her success in the exam

3 What do people jog ?

4 I've just rewarded her a book her good study

5 They've just left Hanoi Dalat their holiday

6 paper, many other products can be recycled

7 We should provide any child a chance to go to school

8 He doesn’t take much exerc ise apart walking

Question 8: Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct (10pts)

A B C D

A B C D

3 George told Mary that he has seen this film three times

A B C D

4 It was so nice weather that we would like to go to the beach

A B C D

A B C D

A A B D

A B C D

8 The earth is the only planet with a large number of oxygen in its atmostphere

A B C D

A B C D

10 By measuring the color of star , astronomers can tell how hot is it

A B C D

Question 9: Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning (10pts)

1 Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life

Martin’s ………

2 Thanks to his aunt’s legacy of £10.000 he was able to buy the house he wanted

Had his ……… 3.The workers only called off the strike after a new pay ofter

Only after ………

4 I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home

I’d rather ………

5 Mary was the only student absent from class

Apart ………

6 It’s difficult for older people to learn a language

Older people have ………

7 Jane hasn’t made much progress at school

Jena has only ………

8 He does almost no work

He hardly ………

9 I had expected the weather to be worse

The weather was not ………

10 It’s the cheapest watch but it’s the nicest

Not only ………

THE END

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Question 1: Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each group.

1 B 2.C 3.D 4 C 5 D 6 C 7 C 8 A 9.B 10.A

Question 2: Choose the best answer.

Question 3: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1 learnt - has forgotten

2 are being followed

3 paid - had phoned

4 wasn’t wearing - didn’t notice - was driving

5 are

6 hasn’t finished

7 hear

8 paid

Question 4: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1 outbreak

2 remarkable

3 further

4 sleepless

5 speaker

6 unsatisfactory

7 decision

8 overweight

9 boredom 10.impatient

Question 5: Read the passage and then choose the best answer.

1 B

2 C

3 D

4 A

5 B

6 A

7 C

8 D

9 D 10.C

Question 6 : Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question.

Question 7: Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions.

1 like

2 on

3 for

4 with - for

5 for - for

6 besides

7 with

8 from

Question 9: Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning.

1.Martin’s poor health doesn’t prevent him from enjoying life

2.Had his aunt not died and left him her legacy of £10.000, he wouldn’t have been able to buy the house he wanted

3.Only after a new pay offer, did the workers call off the strike

4.I’d rather go out for meal than stay at home

5.Apart from Mary every students was present in class

6.Older people have difficulty in learning a language

7.Jane has only made a little progress at school

8.He hardly does any work

9.The weather was not as bad as I had expected

10.Not only is it the cheapest watch but it’s also the nicest

THE END

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