ĐỀ TIẾNG ANH 9 ôn THI HSG

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentences.. Find and correct the underlined word or phrase that is not correct as standard English.1pt 1.. Use the corre

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PHÒNG GIÁO DUC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 9

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

I Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.(1pt)

II Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentences (1pt)

1 Have you ever read anything _ Earnest Hemingway?

2 I didn’t intend to take you umbrella I took it

A by chance B by accident C by mistake D on purpose

3 How are you getting in your new job? Are you enjoying it?

4 Things are changing all the time It’s difficult to keep all these changes

5 We let the kids decorate their rooms they want to

6 I to see Chris on my way home

A dropped in B turned over C got by D crossed out

7 Don’t until tomorrow what you can do today

8 …………the gold medal, he will have to do better than that

A To win B So he wins C So that he wins D Winning

9 Who can suggest a good…… to this problem?

10 Not until darkness fell……… he hadn’t done half of his work

A that he realized B that he didn’t realize C did he realize D didn’t

he realize

III Find and correct the underlined word or phrase that is not correct as

standard English.(1pt)

1 If I can’t leave my bags here, what do you suggest me to do with them

2 Some university students support themselves by tutoring, working in restaurants or

A B they do market research

3 We are looking forward to taking on a tour of athens by our Greeks friends

A B C D

4 The prize-giving ceremony will be televised lively from Hoa Binh theater

5 He usually comes home at five o’clock, but this week he works very late

A B C D

IV Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.(1pt)

1 They are going to announce the ……… of the Prince (arrive)

2 people stand to benefit most from these policies (employ)

3 At present, solar cells are too expensive and _to be used in the

commercial generation of electricity (effeciency)

4 His English is not the in the class ( bad )

5 Visitors said that the of the people in Vietnam was most

6 One of the _of English is that it is becoming simpler and simpler

(strong)

7 The explaination of the accident is very (confuse)

8 Freedom of is one of the fundamental rights (speak )

9 Don't be so We've only been waiting for a few minutes (patient)

10 acology will lead to a lot of natural disasters (balance) V

Read the passage below and circle the best answer( A,or B, C, D) to complete the sentences (1m)

As viewed from space, Earth’s distinguishing characteristics are its blue water

and white clouds

Enveloped by an ocean of air consisting of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen, the planet

is the only one in our solar system known to harbor life Circling the Sun at an average distance of 149 million kilometers (93 millions miles), Earth is the third planet from the sun and the fifth largest planet the solar system

Its rapid spin and molten nicked-iron core give rise to an extensive magnetic field which, coupled with the atmosphere, shields us from nearly all of the harmful radiation coming from the sun and other stars Most meteors burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere before they can strike the surface The planet’s active geological processes have left no evidence of the ancient pelting it almost certainly received soon after it was formed The Earth has singe natural satellite-the Moon

1 The main idea of the passage is that………

A there are life-supporting characteristics on Earth

B Earth is predominantly water

C Earth has no common characteristics with other planets

D Earth is the only planet with a moon

2 The word “distinguishing” as it is used in the passage means………

A devastating in nature

B elevating in nature

C characteristics like all other planets

D characteristics that set it apart from other planets

3 It’s probable that the next paragraph would discuss………

A people on planets B the solar system as a whole

C the Earth’s natural satellite-the Moon D rings around Saturn

4 As used in the passage, the word “harbor” is synonymous with………

A support B surround C water D include

5 This passage leads one to believe that Earth………

A never gets hit by meteors

B always gets hit by meteors

C was hit by meteors in some past time period

D may be bombarded by mentors in the near future

VI Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to make a meaningful passage (1pt)

The country and the city have (1) and disadvantages People in the country live in more beautiful (2) They enjoy peace and quietness, and can

do their work (3) _ their own pace because no one is in a hurry They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their (4) are more friendly, and ready

to help them when they need it However, their (5) can be monotonous and

they can be isolated, a long way from the nearest town, which is a serious problen if they are ill or (6) _to take children to school

The city has all the services the country lacks, but it also has a lot of

(7) _ Cities are often ugly and (8) _ ; They not only have bad air but are also noisy Everyone is always in a (9) _ and this means that people have no time to get to know each other and make (10)

VII/ Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it (2ms)

1 His briefcase was too full for the the zip fastener to close properly

 His briefcase was so

2 He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk

 No sooner

3 “Why didn’t you report the incident to the police last week?” the officer asked the frightened witness

 The officer wanted to know

4 A fire destroyed most of the old city of London in the 1600s

 The destruction

5 He hasn’t been back to his home town for over 20 years now

 It is

6 I would love to be rich and famous

 If only

7 If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately

 Only by

8 I’m having a lot of trouble now because I lost my passport last week

 If I

9 We had planned to visit grandmother, so we left early in the morning

 We were

10 It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car

 The man

VIII Write complete sentence using the suggested words.(1pt)

1 I / write / Jim / last week / but / so far / receive / no reply / my letter//

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2 I / invite / party / occasion / her birthday / last week

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3 Yuri Gararin / first man / travel / space

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4 Tet / time / Vietnamese people / celebrate / beginning / spring

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5 concert hall / so crowded / I / see / hear / nothing

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IX/ Listen (1pt)

UBND HUYỆN THỦY NGUYÊN HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI CHỌN HSG

PHÒNG GIÁO DUC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 9

1 I Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. (1,0m)

2 II Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank

3

III Find and correct the underlined word or phrase that

is not correct as standard English.

1m

4 IV Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence 1m

10.Unbalanced 0,1

5 V Read the passage below and circle the best answer( A,or B, C, D) to complete the sentences

1m

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VI Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to make

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VII/ Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it

2m

1 His briefcase was so full that the zip fastener didn’t close

2 No sooner had he returned from his walk than he got down

to writing the letter

0,2

3 The officer wanted to know why the witness had not

reported the incident to the police the previous week 0,2

4 The destruction of most of the old city of London was

5 it is over 20 years since he last went back to his home

town

0,2

7 Only by operating immediately can we save your eyesight 0,2

8 If I hadn’t lost my passport last week, I wouldn’t be having

so much trouble now

0,2

9 We were planning/ going/ intending to visit/ We were to

visit grandmother, so we left early in the morning 0,2

10 The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car 0,2

VIII Write complete sentence using the suggested words 1m

1 I wrote to Jim last week, but so far I have received no reply

2 I was invited to her party on the occasion of her birthday

3 Yuri Gagarin was the first man to walk on the moon 0,1

4 Tet is the time when Vietnamese people celebrate the

5 The concert hall was so crowded that I saw nad heard

………HẾT………