Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.. Direct: “ They’ve lived here for more than ten years” Bob said.. Bob said they have lived here for more than ten years.. Bob
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THỨC KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THCS LỚP 9 CẤP THỊ NĂM HỌC 2008-2009
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Thời gian 90 phút
Ngày thi: Chiều ngày 29-11-2008
(Chú ý: đề thi này có 5 trang thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi này)
ĐIỂM CỦA TOÀN BÀI THI CÁC GIÁM KHẢO
(Họ tên và chữ ký)
SỐ PHÁCH
(Do trưởng ban chấm thi ghi) Giám khảo 1
Giám khảo 2
I/ Chose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1 A ethnic B depend C impress D region
2 A climate B tropical C official D combat
3 A subject B.tunic C study D much
II/ Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that in the rest.
4 A republic B.receive C collection D uniform
5 A pagoda B grocery C hamburger D picnic
III/ Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
6 Your trousers are torn You should buy _
A a new one B a new pair C new ones D some new pair
7 This room is very dirty _for ages?
A Didn’t it use B wasn’t it used C Hasn’t it used D Hasn’t it been used
8 We should obey the safety at the hospital
A regulate B regulation C regular D regulations
9 Nowadays, Vietnamese women wear the Ao dai on special _
A chances B opportunities C occasions D times
10 Susan felt since her boyfriend didn’t apologize for his coming late
A annoyed B annoying C annoyance D annoys
11 We _ in this house since it
A lived / was built B have lived / built
C have lived / was built D lived / is built
12 I don’t have time to take you to visit places _ interest because I’m so busy
13 I feel lonely in this city because I know _here
A anyone B everyone C not one D no one
14 He went to see a movie _ Hamlet
A calls B calling C called D call
15 Last night, I watched the movie Romeo and Juliet At last, they killed _
A their selves B themselves C together D either
16 Three hours _not enough to finish this test
17 His _towards her is becoming more and more aggressive
A behave B behaves C behavior D behaving
18 He does morning exercise _improve his health
A so as to B in order to C to D All are correct
19 You should pay attention _what he says
Trang 2A at B of C to D towards
20 Do you _my turning the television on now
A want C object C mind D disapprove
21 She has never learned _to play the guitar
A what B how C why D whether
22 When I was at school, I every night
A used to study B studied C was studying D A and B are correct
23 I was very _that you won the first prize
A amaze B amazed C amazing D amazement
24 Direct: “ They’ve lived here for more than ten years” Bob said.
Reported speech:
A Bob said they have lived here for more than ten years
B Bob said they lived here for more than ten years
C Bob said they had lived there for more than ten years
D Bob said they were living there for more than ten years
25 To put off means _.
A destroy B postpone C cancel D wait
26 I’ll give you a lift to the station if _ in a hurry
A you’re B you were C you’ll be D you’d be
27 The chameleon is a strange
A creation B creator C creature D creative
28 Learning a foreign language also includes learning the of that country
A reputation B scenery C listening D culture
29 She is _ a singer nor an actress
A nor B both C either D neither
30 It is _ long time since he last saw his grandparents
IV/ There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentences Find the mistakes( A, B,
C, or D) and correct it 0 is an example.
For example : 0 My brother are going to study in new york next month
A B C D
Answer: 0 B is going to
31 Hoang has felt much better when he took the pill
A B C D
32 After driving in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left
A B C D
33 My younger sister was afraid for dogs, but now she isn’t
A B C D
34 I’d rather you not leave your motorbike outside the back door
A B C D
35 My teacher advised me to study hardly for the next semester
A B C D
36 I feel rather cold I wish I had brought a pullover with me tonight
A B C D
37 These Jeans were making in the USA in 1990
A B C D
Trang 338 We are going to give David a big surprising.
A B C D
39 The man said he was taking the train tomorrow evening
A B C D
40 Don’t go up that ladder, it doesn’t look safety
A B C D
V Read the following passage, the choose the letter (A,B,C or D) that best fits each of the blanks.
My neighborhood is Hue, a beautiful(41) _city of Vietnam There are a lot of (42) spots in this poetic city On the north side of the river is the Citadel, the center of the historic city Most of Hue’s important monuments, the temples and pagodas(43) in this area The south side of the river is newer, and (44) _ most of the city’s business and residental areas
Hue’s most outstanding attractions are the (45) _citadel-an imperial city and the emperor’s tombs And this complex of monuments(46) _ among the UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites
Hue is a very peaceful and marvelous city in the central part of Vietnam There (47) many famous people who (48) in Hue had spent some time in this beautiful city This ciy is one of the most popular places(49) tourists (50) _ Vietnam
41 A modern B big C ancient D age
42 A beauty B.beautiful C beautifully D beautify
43 A found B is found C are found D were found
44 A contain B contains C contained D containing
45 A.royal B royalty C royalist D royalism
46 A are listed B listed C is listed D was listed
48 A.were born B was born C born D are born
VI Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer.
Liverpool’s most famous musicians are the Beatles In the 1960s this British rock group was popular all over the world They had 30 top ten hits They were all born in Liverpool and started the group there in 1959 They first played at a night club called the Cavern and then traveled the world One of them, Paul Mc Carney, is now the richest musician in the world Many tourists visit Liverpool
to see the homes of the Beatles
51 The Beatles became very famous all over the world
A in the 1950s B in the 1960s C in 1959 D in 1979
52 The Cavern was the night club
A where they was born
B that had 30 top hits
C which belonged to Paul Mc Carney
D where the Beatles played for the first time
53 _were born in Liverpool
A All of the Beatles B Some of the Beatles
C One of the Beatles D None of the Beatles
54 Paul Mc Carney
A was the owner of the Beatles
Trang 4B used to managed the Beatles.
C was the owner of the night club called the Cavern
D used to be a member of the Beatles
55 Which of the following sentences is not true?
A The Beatles was the rock group
B Many tourists come to see the Beatles’ home
C The Beatles began to play in 1969
D The Beatles had thirty top ten hits
VII Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same
56 When did you first know him?
How ………
57 Their trip lasted three day
They had ………
58 It may rain hard this afternoon, so take the rain coat with you
In case ……… …………
59 She had to do the washing up but she didn’t
She forgot………
60 English is easy to learn
It ……….………
61 Don’t leave the lights on all night, you will waste electricity
If ………
62 The furniture was too old to keep
It was ………
63 Gary is the best guitarist in her class
No one else ………
64 Since the invention of computer, people have saved a lot of time
Since the computer was ………
65 It’s necessary for everybody to clean up their neighborhood once a week
Everybody ………
VIII Build a complete sentence with the given words.
66 It / national holiday / yesterday / so / my friends / I / go / picnic
67 It / take / us / half / hour / get/ picnic site / lake / motorbike
68 Vietnam / education / compulsory / children / between / ages / 6 / 18
69 Students / be / able / learn / a lot /life / farm / since / they / get / there
70 I / pleased / learn / you / be / good health
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