Đề thi học sinh giỏi huyện môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2007-2008

đề thi học sinh giỏi huyện – thcs năm học 2007 – 2008
 Môn thi : Anh 9
 Thời gian làm bài : 120 phút
I. Listen:
 * Listen to the paragraph and put one suitable word in the gaps. You will hear the recording 3 times.
 I have recently taken up cooking as a hobby A lot (1)................my friends find this very a musing as I am not very (2)..................at it yet. It's much (3)............difficult (4)..............I thought it was. There are so (5)............................
things to remember to do and it's very easy to (6)..............mistakes. Last week I invited several people round so I could try out a new (7)................... Everything was ready in the kitchen, so I relaxed with my guests and we (8) ..............a drink But I'm not (9) ............to giving dinner parties and I suddenly remembered that the chicken was still in the freezer we had to wait two hours (10) ......dinner !
II. Grammar and vocabulary 
 Part 1: Choose the best answer among A; B; C or D 
1. Tam................go fishing with his brother when he was young .
 A. used to B. is used to C. has used to D. was used to.
2. I don't know what to do this evening what about .........to the movie ?
 A. go B. to go C. going D. goes
3. I don't like doing the ..................... , especially cleaning the windows
A. homework B. housework C. job D. occupation 
4. My favorite ...................is Literature.
A. play B. game C. subject D. activity
5. My mother is very ...............at cooking.
A. well B. good C.popular D. famous
6. She....................a letter when the telephone rang
A. write B. wrote C. has written D. was writing
7. He has just got an interesting .............. in a textile company
A. work B. job C. occupation D. employment 
8. William suggested ................at home for a change
A. Staying B. to stay C. stay D. stayed
9. The ................of waste paper can save a great amout of wood pulp
A.recycle B. recyclable C.recyclement D. recycling
10. Mrs Nga forgot to .............. the faucet when she left for work
A. turn off B. turn on C. turn up D. turn down
11. This book is diffrent ................. the one I had 
A. with B. to C. from D. at
12. What will happen if the pollution ................... on ?
A. puts B. Goes C. keeps D. takes 
13. I'm afraid this article is ...............date
A. over B. pass C. behind D. out of
14. I had to get up early .................I would miss the train 
A. otherwise B. if not C. but D. so that
15. Most young people want to ................more about environment problems
A. look up B. find out C. deal with D. make out
Part 2: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses
1. Jane felt very ..................... when she saw the police car ( RELIEF )
2. They reached the hotel just as ................................. fell ( DARK )
3. When Jack left home, he began to enjoy his ................ ( INDEPENDENT )
4. You are ...................to choose how to spend the evening ( FREEDOM )
5. Our house is ..................by several burglar alarms (PROTECTION )
6. You should go to a doctor and have a thorough .............. ( EXAMINE )
7. The phone doesn't work It's been ...................... ( CONNECTION )
8. Linda has a rapid ...................... from her illness ( RECOVERED )
9. This road is much ........................ than I thought ( LENGTH )
10.The radio gave them a ........................ about the storm ( WARNED )
III.Reading:
*Read the passage and choose the best answer .
It's always worth preparing well for an interview. Don't just hope (1) .............
 the best. Here are a (2) ............... tips. Practise hou you say things, as well as what you (3) ............... to say. If you don't own a vedeo camera, perhaps a friend of (4) ............... does. Borrow it and make a video tape of yourself. Find (5) ............... wach it with you and give you a (6) ........... of advice on how you appear and behave. Before the interview, plan what to wear. Find out how the company expects its (7) ............... to dress. At the interview, believe (8) .....
........... yourself and be honest, open and friendly.(9) ........... attention and keep your answers to the point. The interviewer doesn't want to waste time and (10) .................. do you.
1. A. against B. for C. to D. at
2. A. little B. several C. few D. lot
3. A. intend B. consider C. imagine D. think
4. A. his 	B. yours C. mine D.ours
5. A. anybody B. nobody C. everybody D.somebody
6. A. number B. slice C.plenty D. bit
7. A. colleagues B. emfloyees C. customers D.employers
8. A. in B. of C.with D. by
9. A. Attract B.Give C.Turn D. Pay
10. A. so B. either C. neither D. or
IV.WRITING:
Part 1: Each of the following sentenccs has an error ( a word combination). Underline the errors, and rewrite the sentences correctly in the blanks provided.
1. Where is the ruler that I left it on the desk ?
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2. The people which luggage was lost had to wait a long time.
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3. Although Mary was ill, but she went to school.
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4. Carol can't swim today, She's having a cold.
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5. In the end there was the war between the two countries.
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6. As soon as we'll be ready, we'll phone you,
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7. That was a very strange question for asking.
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Part 2: Rewrite each sentence beginning as show, so that the meaning remains the same.
1. Although he wasn't experienced, he got the job.
Despite ............................................................................................................
2. If you are a student, you can always get special reduced prices.
Unless ..............................................................................................................
3. Nowhere is more expensive than this restaurant.
This restaurant .................................................................................................
4. All the other players on the field were better than Jim.
Jim was the ......................................................................................................
5. I didn't go to bed early, so I didn't wake up at 5.00.
If I ....................................................................................................................
6. Harry can't afford to go on holiday.
Harry hasn't got ................................................................................................
7. “Would you like to go to the concert with us tonight ? ” they said to me.
They invited ....................................................................................................
8. Helen is fantastic dancer.
I wish ..............................................................................................................
Part 3:
Use the following sets of words and phrases to write a complete letter.
Dear Nam,
1.school year/ going/ come/ end.
2.I/ look/ foward/ summer vacation.
3.this occasion/ I/ go/ your country.
4. I/ intend/ stay/ house/ two/ weeks.
5. I/ hope/ your/ parents/ kind/ provide/ food/ accommodation.
6. this opportunity/ amuse/ heartily.
7. first day/ morning/ long/ walk/ country.
8. and/ evening/ swim/ river.
9. following days/ help/ parents/ farm work/ and ...
10. give/ regards/ everybody/ hope/ see/ soon.
Affectionately yours,
 Hoang
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Part 2: Read the text below and look carefully at line. Some of the lines are correct and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (V). If the line has word which should not be there, write the word.
Cars became popular as a quick and comfortable of getting o. V
around. This is still true when you will drive along a quiet country oo. will
road or a modern motoway. As far as you getting from one place 1.............
to another in the city is concerned, it is a different story. Whenever 2.............
I want to get up anywhere in a hurry, I leave the car at home 3.............
and go on foot. If often turns out to be much more quicker.I still make 4............
the mistake now and again of thinking the car is an efficient means 5.............
of a transport. The other day my wife was feeling a bit under the 6.............
weather. She had been having terrible headaches for some long 7..............
time and she decided she couldn't take it any more and asked from 8.............
me to give her a lift to the doctor, whose surgery is in the center 9..............
part of a town. We live in a suburb in the old quarter of the city and 10............
it is twenty minutes away on foot. On the way back, however, 11...........
it is all up hill and I must to admit it can be exhausting, especially on a 12...........
hot day. Reluctantly I got the car out of the garage and we set it off 13...........
me muttering about the wonders of taxis. My heart was sank as we 14............
hit the first traffic jam – I knew we were beginning a long journey. 15............
đáp án
Listen: ( 10points )
1. of 2. good 3. more 4.than 5. many
6.make 7. recipe 8. had 9. used 10.for
II. Grammar and vocabulary: ( 35 points )
Part 1: ( 15 points )
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Part2: ( 20 points )
1. relieved 2. darkness 3. independence 4. free 5. protected
6. disconneted 7. examination 8. recovery 9. longer 10. warning
III. Reading: (15 points )
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IV. Writing: (40 points )
Part 1: ( 7 points )
1. Where is the rular that I left on the desk ? 
2. The people whose luggage was lost had to wait a long time. 
3. Although Mary was ill, she went to school.
4. Carol can't swim to day. She has a cold
5. In the end there was a war between the two countries 
6. As soon as we're ready, we'll phone you.
7. That was a very strange question to ask.
Part 2: ( 8 points )
 Despite his inexperience, he go the job
 Unless you are a student, you cant get special reduced prices
 This restaurant is the most expensive.
 Jim was the worst player on the fild
 If I had gone to bed early, I would have woken up at 5 :oo
 Harry hasn't got enough money to go on holiday.
 They invited me to go to the concert with them tonight.
 I wish I could dance as well as her/ I wish I danced as well as her/ I wish I were a fantastic dancer like her.
Part3: ( 10 points )
1.The school year is going to come to an end
2. I' m looking forward to the summer vacation
3.On this occasion, I' ll go to your country
4. I intend to stay in your house for two weeks
5. I hope your parents will be kind enough to provide me with food and accomdation
6. In this opportunity, we'll amuse ourselves heartily
7. On the first day in the morning, we'll go for a long walk around the country
8. And in the evening, we'll swim in the river
9. On the following days, we'll help your parents with their farm work, and .........
10. Please give my regards to everybody. I hope to see you soon
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