Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light.. Although the electric light was the most useful, it was not his only invention.[r]
Trang 1Phòng gd & đt lâm thao Bài thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp huyện
Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 9 Năm học: 2011- 2012
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút ( không kể thời gian giao bài)
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
II Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
2.a preparation b information c fashionable d reputation
III Choose the most suitable words or phrases to fill in the blanks.
1 What is the name of the girl……… phoned you yesterday, Minh?
2 It was…… …a boring film that I left before the end
3 I am very ……… with your improvement
4 ~ How do you feel today? ~ …………better, thank you
5 Mai: How beautifully you sing, Lan ! Lan:………
a Oh, sorry b It’s kind of you to say so c Well done d Yes, thanks
6 We all……… a good time at the party
7 A: I think we should take a shower instead of a bath to save energy.
B:……….
Trang 2a That’s a good idea b Ok c Great! Let’s do it d a, b, c are correct
8 She’s not really poor, she just to be poor
9 This is your new classroom, ……….?
10 Susan couldn’t help………when I told her the joke
11 Fuel………can be cut down by having fewer cars on the roads
12 We are really impressed by the……….of the people here
13 She is………….good pianist She can play ………….piano beautifully
14 If you don’t want this one, try something …………
15 You are not the one who didn’t hear the news I didn’t,………
16 Go along this road and you will……….at the bank in 5 minutes
17 I wish I…………in the countryside now
18 I knew him ………I was a child
19 What a………shirt !
a cotton beautiful blue b beautiful cotton blue
c beautiful blue cotton d blue cotton beautiful
20 The bigger the room is, the……… furniture it needs
IV Use the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 I hope we will have ( sun)………weather for our holidays.
2 Children need good ( educate)………
3 The restaurant is now under new ( manage)……….
4 There is a great ( similar)……….between Harry and his elder brother.
5 What old people fear most is ( lonely)………
6 There are many kinds of ( pollute)……….in this river.
7 It’s ( extreme) ……….difficult to solve your problem.
8 We should use fuel as ( economy)……… as we can.
9 Solar panels ( install)……… … on the roof of a house to receive the
energy from the sun
Trang 310 Thanks to television, people can get the latest information and enjoy interesting
programmes in an (expensive)……… and convenient way.
V Choose the word or phrase ( A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
1 I wish you will stop fighting and try to work things out
A B C D
2 Ten kilometers are not a long way, is it?
A B C D
3 Despite of his illness, he went on working in the rain
A B C D
4 He started working as a teacher 10 years ago but now he knows as a famous singer
A B C D
5 Lan is the girl whom is wearing a blue shirt and black trousers
A B C D
6 He is very disappointing that people have spoilt this tropical forest
A B C D
7 Tom didn’t knew how to dance, so he wanted to go to the school dance
A B C D
8 We listened to the news on the radio because our TV set was broke
A B C D
9 The test yesterday was so easy that I can do it in 30 minutes
A B C D
10 Jack’s parents are very proud of their son’s excellent
A B C D
VI Fill each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1 The car (1 break)………….………… down when he was driving home from work.
2 A big cake just (2 make)……… ………… for her
3 If I (3 come)……… ……….……home from work earlier yesterday,
I (4.meet)…… ……….my uncle.
4 Na is used to (5 get)………up early because she (6 work)……….in
a bakery
5 You had better have your house (7 repaint)……….right now.
6 We have so much homework (8 do)………tonight that we can’t go out
with them
7 You can’t meet my director now because he (9 go)……….to Canada and (10 not return)………until next Sunday.
Trang 4VII Read the passage and decide which is the best answer Circle the letter A, B,C
or D next to the word you choose.
Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847 His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan when he was seven years old Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age
Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light Although the electric light was the most useful, it was not his only invention He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things About every two weeks he created something new He worked 16 hours of every 24 hours.Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat
Thomas Edison died in 1931, in West Orange, New Jersey He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world
1 Thomas Edison was ………
2 How many things did Thomas Edison invent?
3 The word “ self-educated ” in the passage mostly means …………
4 Edison died at the age of………
5 Which of following statements is NOT true about Edison?
VIII Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with a suitable word.
Most people know that cigarette smoking is harmful to their (1) Scientific research shows that it can (2) _many kinds of diseases In fact, many people (3) smoke get lung cancer Doctors believe that it may also cause lung cancer in people who (4) not smoke Nonsmokers often breathe in the smoke from other people’s cigarettes This is secondhand smoking People are becoming very aware (5) _the danger of secondhand smoke (6) _ a result, they have passed laws that prohibit people from smoking in many public places (7) _ addition, many governments tend to put taxes on cigarettes so as (8) _ discourage people from smoking With all the concerted efforts made by the authority (9) non-smokers, we can look forward to a world without (10)
Trang 5IX Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition.
1 Minh works hard (1)………Monday (2)……….Friday
2 The teachers are very kind (3)……….us
3 Ha Long Bay is famous (4)………many beautiful caves
4 I have to fetch the children (5)……… school at 4:30 every afternoon
X Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first.
1 I don’t know much about sports
I wish………
2 ‘‘ How often do you go to the cinema ?’’ Minh said to Giao
Minh asked Giao ………
3 The exam was so difficult that I couldn’t finish it
It was such ………
4 Mr Baker couldn’t drive because of the fog
The fog ………
5 She lives far from her family She can’t visit her parents often
If she………
6 People say that the prisoner escaped in a black car
The prisoner is………
7 Do you know the song? It is being sung on TV
Do you know………?
8 Although the weather was cold, they worked until 8 p.m
In spite of the………
9 This is the most boring film I have ever seen
I have never………
10 His boss made him work very hard all day and night
He……… ………
XI Make the meaningful sentences with the words and phrases provided.
1 Remember/ turn/ lights/ before/ leave/ your room
………
2 I/ would/ like/ congratulate/ you/ pass/ your exam
………
3 She/ interested/ walk/ work
………
4 They/ suggest/ we/ use/ cloth bags/ instead/ plastic bags
………
5 My son/ break/ window/ while/ play/ soccer
………
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