I’m happy to have a house near the sea. It is rather far from London and I usually drive there for three hours. It’s an old house, about 100 years old, and it’s very small but very clean[r]
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Question 1:
a- Choose the word whose underlined part is pronouced differently from that of the others in each group.
2 A- advantage B- adventure C- advertise D- addtion
b- Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets:
1 When we …(see) … them last night, they …(sing)… ; they …(say)… they
…(sing)… since six o’clock
2 We …(wait)… for you when you …(get)… back tomorrow
3 They …(not come)… home until they …(see)… everything
4 What do you think the children …(do)… when we get home ?
5 I’m sure the letter won’t arrive in time unless it …(send)… by air
Question 2 :
a- Fill each blank with correct form of the word given in capital letters.
2 We started our trip on a beautiful ……… morning SUN
3 I enjoyed the book very much, because it was so ……… READ
5 I really don’t think he has the ……… to do this job ABLE
10 She has one of the biggest ……… in Britain COLLECT
b- Correct the wrong form of verbs in the following sentences.
1 I enjoyed to listen to her song
2 The breaking glass was still on the floor
3 He walked away without to look back
4 Most of people inviting to dinner were old friends
5 We’re looking forward to visit London
Question 3: Read the text below then choose the right sentence a, b, c or d.
Do you like seasons?
The four seasons in Britain are very different Read about what Daniel and Fiona think about winter, spring, summer and autumn
Daniel
Autumn is very beautiful time of the year The leaves on the trees go brown, red and yellow and they go down I love to watch it ! We play in the parks a lot but we wear warm clothes, because the days get cold School starts again in autumn, at the beginning of September I don’t like school !
Summer is the time for me! School finishes in July and we can play in the parks all the time Sometimes it is very hot People are happier and they talk with their friends and go for a walks more The days are very long In July, for example, it gets dark only about 10 o’clock It’s very difficult to go to sleep at night!
Fiona
It’s very cold in winter! Sometimes, we have a lot of snow and we can make snowmen I don’t like winter because we can’t go for a walks very much We wear thick clothes and in our house it sometimes gets cold When we come home from
school at 4 o’clock, it is already dark I don’t like it at all! But there is one good thing about winter -Chirismas!
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1 a- Daniel likes autumn because the trees are beautiful
b- Daniel likes autumn because school starts in September
c- Daniel doesn’t play in the park in autumn because the days are cold
d- Daniel goes to school with great pleasure
2 a- School in Britain finishes in May
b- Daniel doesn’t like to meet his friends in the park in summer
c- People in Great Britain sometimes have hot summers
d- In July it is dark at nine
3 a- Daniel always goes to sleep at eight in summer because the days are shorter than in winter b- It is always very hot in Britain in summer
c- Daniel doesn’t like autumn at all !
d- In summer Daniel is happier than in autumn because he doesn’t go to school
4 a- Fiona makes snowmen every day in winter
b- Fiona likes to go for walks with her friends
c- Fiona doesn’t like winter because it is cold in winter
d- It never gets cold in Fiona’s house
5 a- Winters are short in Britain
b- Fiona comes home in the afternoon
c- Fiona doesn’t like winter at all !
d- It never snows in Great Britain
6 a- Fiona likes spring very much
b- Fiona likes dark winter days
c- It gets dark at 5 in the afternoon in spring
d- In Great Britain it doesn’t rain much in spring
Question 4: Complete the sentences with at / in.
1 Hamid works …… a restaurant ……… Oxford
2 We live ……… number 32 Redland Road now
3 We had a wonderful week ………… Madrid
4 The accident happened because the driver didn’t stop ……… the traffic lights
5 There’s a supermarket ……… the end of the street
6 We had a great fun last night ……… Mick’s party
7 Are there any fish …… this river ?
8 It’s too cold to go out I’m staying ……… home tonight
Question 5: Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
1 Quiet please! The headmaster would like to …… a few words
2 You are late; we’ve been waiting for you ……… eight o’clock
3 ……… he is wrong, almost everyone admires him
4 I don’t think I’ve lent you this book before, ……… I ?
5 Many people find ……… difficult to give up smoking
6 I don’t know ………… to call him, Mister or Doctor
7 We must find him, ……… he is
8 If I had today ………., I would go to the seaside
9 Practice ………… perfect
10 The book I am talking about is that ……… on the second shelf
Question 6: Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1 It isn’t necessary to finish the work to day
You don’t ………
2 Sally finally managed to get a job
Sally finally succeeded ………
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4 “I advise you to take a holiday,” the doctor continued
You’d ………
5 If you don’t rest yourself you really will be ill
Unless ………
DE 2
Question 1:
a- Choose a word that the way of spelling underlined sound is different from another.
2 A- advantage B- adventure C- advertise D- addtion
b- Complete this report, putting the verbs in the right tense.
As I (1- get) … into my car my neighbour ( 2- shout) …… out of his front window and (3-ask)… me where I (4 - go ) … When I (5- tell) …… him I (6- go ) …… to town he (7- ask )… if I (8- can)…… give him a lift into work He (9- be ) …… afraid he (10- be ) …… late for work because his car (11- break down )…… and it (12- not start ) … I explained that I (13- not go ).… into town but I (14- can) …… give him a lift to the railway station
Question 2:
a- Fill each blank with correct form of the word given in capital letters.
2 We started our trip on a beautiful ……… morning SUN
3 I enjoyed the book very much, because it was so ……… READ
5 I really don’t think he has the ……… to do this job ABLE
b- Find and correct the wrong form of verbs in the following sentences.
1 I enjoyed to listen to her song
2 The breaking glass was still on the floor
3 He walked away without to look back
4 Most of people inviting to dinner were old friends
5 We’re looking forward to visit London
Question 3: Fill in the blank with must, have to, or be to
1 “It’s eight o’clock The children …… go to bed”, Mr Brown said to the nurse
2 He told me that I …… learn by heart some twenty lines every day to know Enlish well
3 He …… stay the night with us because he was missed the last bus
4 I …… start on my new job on Monday
5 She …… learn to do things for herself I refuse to help her in future
6 He …… stay the night with us and tomorrow he sets off on his tour to Europe
7 We …… begin as early as possible or we shan’t finish it today
8 My mother says that I …… not be out after 11 o’clock but I don’t have to hurry home because she herself is out playing bridge
9 My bike was under repair and I ……… collect it that afternoon
10 My bike is under repair and I ……… walk here this morning
Question 4: Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
The Browns live in the countryside Last week when they came up to London, they …1… their times in seeing as much as …2… Mrs Brown was most interested in stores, especially in Oxford Street, and bought some of …3… things which she could not find in the shops in the countryside Their two children, George and Susan, …4… had never been to London before, were surprised at the crowds everywhere They enjoyed travelling on the underground and going down the moving stairs …5… lead to the platforms
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…7… about, sheep were eating the grass, there were …8… of flowers, and ducks were swimming about on the Round Pond George, …9… hobby was planes and boats, was very much interested in the model boats which boys were sailing …10… the Pond
Before the end of the week they had seen a great They hoped, however, to see more of London on their next visit
Question 5:
a- Choose the best answer
1 ……… he was sick, he still turned up for his guitar lesson
2 The old man was very fond ………… telling stories
3 They ……… haven't replied to the letter we sent two months ago
4 His face looks …………., but I can’t remember his name
5 The fire officer is coming to …………the building tomorrow
6 The boys hurt ……… when they injured down from the tree
A one anotherB each other C himself D themselves
7 I’m sure they were …………lies
8 She’d rather die than ……… Peter
A she marriedB to marry C marrying D marry
b-Read the text below then choose the right sentence a, b, c or d.
Baby
It was a beautiful spring day: the sun was shining, the sky was blue In the centre of London
a policeman cried He saw a man with a big lion They were walking down the street
“Hey,you!” he said “What are you doing here with this lion? You can’t walk around the streets with a lion Take it to the Zoo!”
“OK, officer I want to show Baby the town.”
The man opened the door of his car and the lion jumped in The car went away
The next day the police officer saw the same man and the same lion again
“Hey, you!” he said.”Come over here! And bring that lion with you!”
The man took the lion to the police officer
“What’s the problem, officer?”
“Problem? I told you yesterday to take the lion to the Zoo!”
“Oh, I did, officer, I took Baby to the Zoo He enjoyed it very much But today, I am taking him to the swimming pool !”
1 a- It wasn’t raining that day
b- A policeman saw a man with a dog in the centre of New York
c- The man and his pet were walking along the park
d- The man didn’t have a car
2 a- The lion couldn’t get into the car, the lion was too big
b- The policeman took the lion to the Zoo and put the lion into the cage
c- The man showed his pet the Zoo
d- The policeman was happy to see a man with a lion in the centre of London
3 a- The man had a baby It was a nice girl of three
b- Baby was the lion’s name
c- The policeman told the man to show Baby the town
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b- The lion didn’t like the Zoo at all
c- The policeman took the lion to the swimming pool
d The policeman met people with lions in London streets every day
5 a- The lion was the man’s pet
b- The man had a baby lion as a pet
c- The policeman showed the park and the school to the lion
d- When the policeman saw the man with the lion he got very hungry
Question 6: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.
1 I was very interested in our conversation
It was interesting ………
2 Why did you do that ?
Whatever ……… ?
3 These bookshelves are my own work
I made ………
4 I don’t play tennis as well as you do
You ………
5 I haven’t been to the dentist’s for two years
It’s ………
6 Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress
She never ………
7 I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university
After ………
8 It’s not worth living to make her change her mind
There’s ………
DE 3
Question 1: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1 He (work)………… hard all the week, but today he (have.) …………a good time at home
2 There (be) ……… a lot of changes since computers (invent)…………
3 The house where the dead man (find) ………… is being guarded by the police to prevent it from being entered
4 This is only one of his poems that (be)……… worth reading
5 When I came to school, everybody (be)………… there
Question 2: Fill each of the numbered blank spaces with the most suitable preposition.
1 The old man was standing there … the street corner waiting … someone
2 His story was of no interest … … us
3 You must not fail to thank him … all he has done … us
Question 3: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage Use only ONE word in each space.
In Britain there is a … 1… now which people call Mother’s Day In the old days, many girls from working-class families in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the country worked in rich houses They had to do all the ….2… and their working day was usually very long, they often worked on … 3… , too Once a year, it was usually ……4… Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers They went home on that day and ……5… presents for their mothers and for other members of their families They could stay at home only one day, and ……6…… they went back to their work People call that day Mothering Day or Mothering ……7…… Later, workers at the factories and girls who worked in the houses of rich families received one free day a month, and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day It ….8… the last Sunday in March
Question 4: Read the text below then choose the right sentence a, b, c or d.
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My name is Mary and two years ago I bought a nice house to live in on my holidays I work
in the museum in London but I love to spend my holidays in the country, in the open air, near the sea
I’m happy to have a house near the sea It is rather far from London and I usually drive there for three hours It’s an old house, about 100 years old, and it’s very small but very clean and comfortable There are two bedrooms upstairs but no bathroom The bathroom is downstairs next to the kitchen and there is a living- room where there is a lovely old fireplace In the living-room there are eight very old pictures - portraits of the people who lived in the house many years ago Some of
my friends are afraid of them, they think that these dead people visit the house at night But I don’t think so I’m never afraid in my house, but always happy
There is a garden in front of the house The garden goes down to the sea and in spring and summer there are flowers everywhere Behind my house there are old apple trees and every autumn
I have got a lot of nice red apples I often give them to my friends as birthday presents They are really great!
I live alone with my dog, Rex, but we have a lot of visitors My city friends come to see me very often and we have a lot of fun together They are always welcome! Every year we celebrate Halloween and Christmas there
I love my house for many reasons: the garden, the flowers, the fire in the winter, but the best thing is the sea-view from my bedroom window I enjoy the sea
When my holidays are over I must go back to London, so I leave my house for London I’m never happy to the back in London I think that someday I will leave my work and live in my country house for all my life
1 a) Mary likes to go the country in summer when she is on holidays
b) Mary bought a new house near the sea , it is only two years old
c) Mary is a teacherand she works in a London primary school
d) Mary hasn’t got a car and goes to her house near the sea by plane
2 a) Mary bought a house near the sea and every week- end walks there for three hours b) Mary can’t drive a car
c) There is no bathroom upstairs in Mary’s house
d) There are ten bedrooms in Mary’s house, they are down- stairs
3 a) There is a fireplace in Mary’s house, it is in the kitchen and Mary cooks food on fire b) Some Mary’s friends are afraid of the old pictures in the living- room
c) Everyone who visits Mary’s house like the old pictures in the the living-room
d) Mary doesn’t know what the people who lived in her house many years ago looked like
4 a) Mary always happy her new country house
b) There are no flowers in Mary’s garden because her house is near the sea
c) Mary always give red apples to her friends because she doesn’t like red apples
d) Mary’s house is rather old -100 hundred years but the apple trees are young- Mary plented them a year ago
5 a) Mary has got a big family
b) Mary is happy to see her fiends in the country house only Chrismas and Haloween
c) There is a window in Mary’s bedroom
d) Mary has got a pet, it’s Rex , a nice and clever cat
6 a) Mary hasn’t got any flowers in her garden, she has got only apple - trees
b) Mary never gose to her new house in winter
c) Mary is always happy when she leaves her new house for London
d) Mary would like to live in her house for all her life
Question 5: Fill in the blank with the right word given say, tell, speak, talk.
1 I am going to a few words about the recent film festival
2 What did you ?
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5 Michael me to in the discussion
6 lounder, I can hardly hear you
7 He much, but little
Question 6: Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so the meaning stays the same.
1 He never has enough money
He always ……
2 All the other witnesses were called before Mr Nam
Mr Nam was …
3 You can leave only when I tell you
Until …
4 Minh went home before I arrived
When …
5 I wish I could work in the evenings as I used to
I miss …
DE 4
I Find the word which is pronounced differently in the part underlined.
II Choose a, b, c or d to complete the following sentences
1 My sisiter will have a Course of English next month
a two month, b two – months c two – month d second - month
2 To prepare his works , he spent his while days in his library
a science b scientific c scientist d sciences
3 The less we study , the we are
4 After the summer holiday, the children all looked
5 The person he works with like him very much
6 Football all over the world
7 I know she has gone for holiday
8 Come here and sit me
9.Andrew came to the party he hadn't been invited
10.It was Sunday shop was open, all the others were closed
III Fill each gap in the sentences with a suitable preposition
1 The teacher divided the class two groups
2 I apologized Mary for the misunderstanding
3 Look these flowers Aren’t they pretty?
4 I like the picture hanging the wall the kitchen
5 Tom’s parents was disappointed him because he failed the final test
6 My present job isn’t wonderful, but I prefer it what I did before
7 The plan flew ……… The clouds to avoid the storm
8.The people next door are furious … us … making so much noise last night
IV Give the correct form of the word in the bracket.
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2.The 22nd SEA GAMES were great (succeed).
3 How this man is ! (danger )
4 You are very from your brother (differ)
5 We can see many on T.V everyday (advertise )
6.Is it possible to between a hobby and an interest? (distinct)
7.It was a long, slow film I nearly died of (bore)
8.On a day we receive about fifty letters (type)
9.Freedom of is one of the fundamental rights (speak)
10.The duty of the police is the of law and order (maintain )
V: Find out the mistake in four parts underlined of each sentence
1 There's a new Oriental restaurant in town, isn't it?
A B C D
2 Nam seldom pays his bills on time, and his brother does too
3 Mai didn’t go to the zoo with her friends last Sunday because her sickness
4 The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted
5 Our neighbor will look for the garden when we go on holiday
A B C D
VI Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1 Look! / sun / set / mountains
2 I/ wait/ half an hour/ but she/ not come
3 If I/ be/ him / I / choose/ English / learn
4 In/ end/ I decide/ not buy / dictionary / because/ too expensive
5 This video film / so interesting / I / see /twice
VII Give the correct tense of the verb in the parentheses
1 We couldn’t risk ( leave) him alone
2 I’m sitting in class right now I (sit) in class at this time yesterday
3 I’m sure you will have forgotten me by the time I (be) back in five years
4 Up to now, our teacher ( give ) our class five tests
5 Trung is used to ( get ) up early every morning
6 If you ( smoke ) less, you would have much more money But I don’t
think you will
7 What shouldn’t the children ( drink ) ?
8 Tom’d rather ( be) early than late
9 I knew him when I ( be ) a child
10 I can’t go with you as I ( not finish ) my work
VIII , Fill in each blank with the most suitable word to complete the text.
The Browns live in the countryside Last week when they came up to London, they …1… their times in seeing as much as …2… Mrs Brown was most interested in stores, especially in Oxford Street, and bought some of …3… things which she could not find in the shops in the
countryside Their two children, George and Susan, …4… had never been to London before, were surprised …5… the crowds everywhere They enjoyed travelling on the underground and going down the moving stairs …6… lead to the platforms
One day they went to Hyde Park and walked along on the grass to Kensington Garden …7… the bright autunm sunshine It was very quiet here Only …8… noise from the streets reminded them that they were still in a city The …9… of the tall trees were turning red, brown and yellow, birds were …10… about, sheep …11… eating the grass, there were …12… of flowers, and ducks were
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Before the end of the week they had seen a great …15… They hoped, however, to see more
of London on their next visit
IX Rewrite the following sentences with suggested words.
1 It’s such a pity your sister can’t come as well
If only
2 The house seemed to have been occupied for several months
It looked
3 He was so tired that he fell asleep before the end of the film
4 Everyone heard about the accident before I did
I was the ………
5 Keeping the environment clean is very important
It’s……….…
6 He didn’t attend the seminar simply because he was not informed
If ………
7 Although I’m short of money, I’ll lend you some
In spite of ………
8 “Don’t swim out too far, boys” I said
I warned ………
9 She forgot to add salt, so the food was tasteless
If she hadn’t forgotten ………
10 What a shame you didn’t tell me earlier
If only ………
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-đáp án - huớng dẫn chấm đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 - THCS
Môn : Tiếng Anh ( 5 )
A Đáp án
I Find the word which is pronounced differently in the part underlined
(5 Points)
2 c 4 a
II.Choose a, b, c or d to complete the following sentences ( 10Points )
1 c 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 d
6 c 7 b 8 b 9 a 10 a
III Fill each gap in the sentences with a suitable preposition ( 10 Points )
2 to 4 on – in 6 to 7 above 8 with - for
IV Give the correct form of the word in the bracket ( 10 Points )
1 organization 2 success 3 dangerous 4 different
5.advertisement 6 distinguish 7 boredom 8 typical
9 speech 10 maintainance
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1 D 2 D 3 C 4 D 5 B
VI Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences
( 5 Points )
1 Look! The sun is setting behind the mountains
2 I have been waiting for her for half an hour but she hasn’t come (yet)
3 If I were him , I would choose English to learn
4 In the end, I decided not to buy that (the) dictionary because it was too expensive
5 This video film is so interesting that I have seen it twice
VII Give the correct tense of the verb in the parentheses ( 10 Points )
3 am 8 be
VIII Fill in each blank with the most suitable word to complete the text
( 15 Points )
IX Rewrite the following sentences with suggested words ( 10 Points )
1) If only your sister could come as well
2) It looked as if / though the house had been occupied for several months
3) He was too tired to stay awake until the end of the film
4) I was the last person to know about the accident
5) It’s very important to keep the environment clean
6) If he had been informed, he would have attended the seminar
7.In spite of being short of money, I’ll lend you some
8) I warned the boys not to swim out too far
9) If she hadn’t forgotten to add salt, the food wouldn’t have been tasteless
10) If only you had told me earlier
B- H ớng dẫn chấm
- Tổng điểm toàn bài: 80 Points
- Thang điểm: 20
Tổng số câu, từ làm đúng
- Điểm bài thi =
4
- Tổng điểm toàn bài làm tròn đến 0,25.
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