Telegraph messages sent on radio waves helped ships at sea where there were no wires.. Sinking ships could send messages calling for help.[r]
Trang 1ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
I/ Find one mistake in each sentence and correct (2 points)
1 I’m wrong, amn’t I?
2 Would you mind to shut the door?
3 Dung suggested to go to the park
4 He works in that office to night
5 They used to play volleyball much years ago
6 His older brother is born in 1972
7 Today is not Sunday If it is Sunday, We will go for a picnic
8 Minh didn’t have money He wished he had money
II/ Give the correct form of the words in blankets (2 points)
1 You must be ……….…….when you open that door ( care)
2 The internet is a very useful means of ……….……(communicate)
3 The internet has ……….……….developed in every field ( increase)
4 don’t eat those vegetables They are ……… ……… ( poison)
5 My brother is a stamp……… …………( collect)
6 we must learn about keeping the environmemt………(pollute)
7 We want to buy……… that will save money ( produce)
8 The price of ……… ……… has gone up again (electric)
III/ Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the words given ( 3 points)
1 “ What is the depth of this lake?”
They wanted to know………
2 She couldn’t come because of her serious illness
Because………
3 Phong eats very little so as not to gain weight
Because………
4 If she doesn’t hurry She will miss the last train
Unless………
5 He is too old to take part in the game
He is such………
6 It’s a pity Our teacher isn’t here at the moment
We wish………
7 They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again
The date………
8 My mother didn’t cook lunch yesterday, I didn’t have any things to eat
If………
9 “ This year is 2005 and my sister is fifteen years old”
He said………
10 “ Don’t get up too late or you won’t go to school in time.”
Huy told his brother………
11 Lan doesn’t know how to make a cake
Lan wishes………
12 Practice speaking everyday or you can’t improve your English
If………
IV/ Put an accent mark (‘) over the stressed syllables of the following words (1point)
Trang 2Comprise, compulsory, punishment, government, provide
V/ Use the words given to rewrite the following sentences Do not change the form of the given word and the meaning of the first sentence ( 2 points)
1 “ You should enroll in this college” said my father ( Advised)
………
2 Work hard or you can’t past the exam (If)
………
3 “Where are you working now, Nam?” Said Peter (Then)
………
4 Let’s attend the Brighton Language Center (Don’t)
………
VI/ Supply the correct verb forms (2 points)
1 I can’t go out now because it (rain) and I (not have) a raincoat
………
2 Who the telegraph (fix) by yesterday?
………
3 If today ( be) Sunday, we would go to your home village
………
4 It takes the students about 150 minutes ( finish) the test
………
5 I hope it ( not rain) when the bride (leave)
………
6 He ( learn) English for two years now
………
7 they drank small cups of coffee after they ( finish) dinner
………
8 She wishes she (become) an excellent teacher in the future
………
VII/ Match the clauses (phrases) in column A with those ones in column B to make meaningful sentences (2 points)
A
1 Mai was impressed
2 when I last saw her,
3 He was fond of her,
4 Tom met Mary in 1999
5 When we were small,
8 They were watching TV
9 While he was reading,
10 The child has been sick
B
A.and they have been good friends since then.
B because of high buildings.
Trang 5Who invented radio?
During the 1800s, several scientists made
discoveries that led to the invention of radio An Italian inventor named Guglielmo Marconi sent the first sounds on radio waves in 1895 The sound he sent were just clicks The clicks were a kind of code that carried telegraph messages People already knew how to send telegraph messages over wires on land Telegraph messages sent on radio waves helped ships at sea where there were no wires Sinking ships could send messages calling for help Other inventors learned how to send music and voices over radio waves Radio stations began broadcasting programs in the 1920s Families used
to gather around the radio to listen to band music, soap operas, or other radio programs
Inventors have found more and more uses for radio waves Radio waves have become very important for helping you stay in touch with family and friends
Questions:
1 When did several scientists make discoveries that led to the invention of radio?
………
………
…
2 Who sent the first sounds on radio waves in 1895?
………
………
…
3 What was a kind of code that carried telegraph messages?
………
………
…………
4 When did the radio stations start broadcasting programs?
………
……… …
X/ Make complete sentences from the words given (1point)
1 Lan and Tam / been / pen pals/ five years
………
………
…
2 Sun Flower / be / one / popular / magazines
Trang 6………
… 3 He / must / punished / police ………
………
… 4 If / you tell / him / lie, he / get / angry ………
………
… XI/ Translate into Vietnamese (1 point) The earth’s atmosphere is made up of mix of gases called air Air contains more nitrogen than any other gas Nitrogen makes 78 percent of the air Oxygen, the gas that is the most important for keeping you alive, makes up 21 percent ………
………
………
………
………
………
………
………
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 NĂM
2008 – 2009 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH I/ Find one mistake in each sentence and correct ( Mỗi câu 0.25 x 8 = 2 điểm)
1 I’m wrong, amn’t I?
I’m wrong, aren’t I?
2 Would you mind to shut the door?
Would you mind shutting the door?
3 Dung suggested to go to the park.
Dung suggested going to the park
4 He works in that office to night
He works in that office till night
5 They used to play volleyball much years ago.
They used to play volleyball many years ago
6 His older brother is born in 1972
His older brother was born in 1972
7 Today is not Sunday If it is Sunday, We will go
for a picnic
If it were Sunday, We would go for a picnic
8 Minh didn’t have money He wished he had
money
He wished he had had money
II/ Give the correct form of the words in blankets (Mỗi câu 0.25 x 8 = 2 điểm)
1 You must be careful when you open that door
2 The internet is a very useful means of communication.
3 The internet has increasingly developed in every field increase
4 don’t eat those vegetables They are poisonous
5 My brother is a stamp collector
6 we must learn about keeping the environmemt pollution.
7 We want to buy product that will save money produce
8 The price of electricity has gone up again
III/ Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the words given (Mỗi câu 0.25 x 12 = 3 điểm )
1 “ What is the depth of this lake?”
They wanted to know what the depth of that lake was.
2 She couldn’t come because of her serious illness
Because her illness was serious, she couldn’t come.
3 Phong eats very little so as not to gain weight
Because Phong doesn’t want to gain weight, he eats very little.
4 If she doesn’t hurry, She will miss the last train
Unless she hurries, She will miss the last train
5 He is too old to take part in the game
He is such an old man that he can’t take part in the game.
6 It’s a pity Our teacher isn’t here at the moment
Trang 7We wish Our teacher were here at the moment.
7 They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again
The date of the meeting will have to be changed again
8 My mother didn’t cook lunch yesterday, I didn’t have any things to eat
If my mother had cooked lunch yesterday, I would have had some things to eat
9 “ This year is 2005 and my sister is fifteen years old”
He said that year was 2005 and his sister was fifteen years old.
10 “ Don’t get up too late or you won’t go to school in time.”
Huy told his brother not to get up too late or he wouldn’t go to school in time.
11 Lan doesn’t know how to make a cake
Lan wishes she knew how to make a cake
12 Practice speaking everyday or you can’t improve your English
If you practice speaking everyday, you can improve your English
IV/ Put an accent mark (‘) over the stressed syllables of the following words (Mỗi câu 0.1 x 10 = 1 điểm )
Com’prise, com’pulsory, /punishment, /government, pro’vide
V/ Use the words given to rewrite the following sentences Do not change the form of the given word and the meaning of the first sentence (Mỗi câu 0.5 x 4 = 2 điểm )
1 “ You should enroll in this college” said my father ( Advised)
My father advised me that I should enroll in that college
2 Work hard or you can’t past the exam (If)
If you work hard, you can past the exam
3 “Where are you working now, Nam?” Said Peter (Then)
Peter asked Nam where he was working then / Peter asked where Nam was working then.
4 Let’s attend the Brighton Language Center (Don’t)
Why don’t we attend the Brighton Language Center.
VI/ Supply the correct verb forms (Mỗi câu 0.25 x 8 = 2 điểm)
1 I can’t go out now because it (rain) and I (not have) a raincoat
Is raining - don’t have
2 Who the telegraph (fix) by yesterday?
. Who was the telegraph fixed by yesterday?
3 If today ( be) Sunday, we would go to your home village
If today were Sunday, we would go to your home village
4 It takes the students about 150 minutes ( finish) the test
It takes the students about 150 minutes to finish the test
5 I hope it ( not rain) when the bride (leave)
I hope it will not rain when the bride leaves
6 He ( learn) English for two years now
He has been learning English for two years now
7 they drank small cups of coffee after they ( finish) dinner
they drank small cups of coffee after they had finished dinner
8 She wishes she (become) an excellent teacher in the future
She wishes she would become an excellent teacher in the future.
VII/ Match the clauses (phrases) in column A with those ones in column B to make meaningful sentences (Mỗi câu 0.2 x 10 = 2 điểm)
A
1 Mai was impressed
2 when I last saw her,
3 He was fond of her,
4 Tom met Mary in 1999
5 When we were small,
8 They were watching TV
9 While he was reading,
Trang 810 The child has been sick
B
A.and they have been good friends since then.
B because of high buildings.
C at 8 o’clock last night.
D but I didn’t believe he loved her.
E she was in good health.
F we used to go boating.
G since yesterday.
H his parents were listening to the radio.
I in Ho Chi Minh city.
J as he was getting into the taxi.
VIII/ Complete the spaces with the suitable words: (Mỗi câu 0.2 x 10 = 2 điểm)
My best friend
I have many friends of several races, and (1) one of my best friends is an English boy whose name is Owen
We made (2) friends when I stayed with my aunt in Leeds last summer Owen is fifteen years (3) old and lives
us He is not only a clever boy(4) but also a good boy.
Owen’s father is a businessman and his mother is a nurse (5) They are very hard-working and kind to me Owen went to evening classes (6) with me We were in the same class He sometimes helped me in my lesson and I sometimes helped (7) him to do math exercises as well.
After (8) school, Owen and I played some games Now and (9) then we went out to catch some fish in the lake near our houses We had a lot of fun(10) together.
Indeed, I realy like him
IX/ Read the passage then answer the questions (Mỗi câu 0.5 x 4 = 2 điểm )
Who invented radio?
During the 1800s, several scientists made discoveries that led to the invention of radio An Italian inventor named Guglielmo Marconi sent the first sounds on radio waves in 1895 The sound he sent were just clicks The clicks were a kind of code that carried telegraph messages People already knew how to send telegraph
messages over wires on land Telegraph messages sent on radio waves helped ships at sea where there were no wires Sinking ships could send messages calling for help
Other inventors learned how to send music and voices over radio waves Radio stations began broadcasting programs in the 1920s Families used to gather around the radio to listen to band music, soap operas, or other radio programs
Inventors have found more and more uses for radio waves Radio waves have become very important for helping you stay in touch with family and friends
Questions:
1 When did several scientists make discoveries that led to the invention of radio?
Several scientists made discoveries that led to the invention of radio during the 1800s.
2 Who sent the first sounds on radio waves in 1895?
Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian inventor sent the first sounds on radio waves in 1895
3 What was a kind of code that carried telegraph messages?
The clicks were a kind of code that carried telegraph messages
4 When did the radio stations start broadcasting programs?
The radio stations started broadcasting programs in the 1920s.
X/ Make complete sentences from the words given (Mỗi câu 0.25 x 4 = 1 điểm )
1 Lan and tam / been / pen pals/ five years
Lan and Tam have been pen pals for five years.
2 Sun Flower / be / one / popular / magazines
Sun Flower is one of the most popular magazines.
3 He / must / punished / police
He must be punished by the police.
4 If / you tell / him / lie, he / get / angry
If you tell him a lie, he will get very angry
XI/ Translate into Vietnamese (Mỗi câu 0.25 x 4 = 1 điểm)
Trang 9The earth’s atmosphere is made up of mix of gases called air Air contains more nitrogen than any other gas Nitrogen makes 78 percent of the air Oxygen, the gas that is the most important for keeping you alive, makes
up 21 percent
Không khí của trái đất được tạo bởi hỗn hợp khí gọi là không khí Không khí chứa nhiều khi Nitơ hơn các loại khí khác Khí Nitơ chiếm khoảng 78% trong không khí Khí Ôxy, loại khí quan trọng nhất giúp cho bạn sống chiếm khoảng 21%