ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG LỚP 9 TRƯỜNG HOÀNG VĂN THỤ NĂM HỌC 2007-2008 Họ và tên: ……………………………… Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Lớp: ………. Thời gian làm bài: 150’ ĐIỂM TOÀN BÀI THI BẰNG SỐ BẰNG CHỮ I. Phonetics A. Pick out the word which the underlined part has a pronunciation different from that of the others words in the same line: (5pts) 1. a. head b. feather c. reading d. leather 2. a. breath b. bath c. soothe d. thought 3. a. lane b. man c. hat d. hand 4. a. hour b. honor c. honest d. honey 5. a. line b. middle c. life d. kind 6. a. gave b. slave c. hat d. escape 7. a. seat b. meadow c. feature d. teach 8. a. washed b. cooked c. wanted d. hoped 9. a. cow b. know c. own d. bowl 10. a. best b. frequently c. red d. head B. Underline the stressed syllable of the following words. (5pts) 1. remember 6. succeed 11. toothpaste 16. balloon 2. believe 7. description 12. holiday 17. depend 3. introduce 8. machine 13. development 18. advertisement 4. explain 9. understand 14. vegetable 19. headache 5. museum 10. sometimes 15. content 20. surprise II. Grammar and use of English A. Choose the best answer. Circle the letter before the word you choose. (20pts) 1. We took _______ in most activities of our school. a. notes b. part c. care d. rest 2. Please show me your library card before _______ any books. a. lending b. borrowing c. selling d. asking 3. The book describes adventures that happened _______ . a. at a long time b. a long time ago c. in the very old d. an old time ago 4. All the rooms in this hotel are _______ . a. air-condition b. air-conditioners c. air-conditioning d. air-conditioned 5. Could you _______ me how the machine works? a. show b. indicate c. explain d. draw 6. I _______ the heat because I had been living there for a long time. a. used to b. was used to c. be used to d. was used of 7. The purpose of the examination was to _______ the students’ knowledge of the subject. a. try b. inspect c. prove d. test 8. Jane _______ spending the afternoon at the swimming pool. a. urged b. encouraged c. suggested d. persuaded 9. I can not go _______ this afternoon. I have to do my homework. a. nowhere b. everywhere c. somewhere d. anywhere 10. You have got a scholarship; you are luckier _______ a. as I b. than me c. than I d. as me 11. We went to the railway station to _______ to our friends. a. set on b. say goodbye c. wave at d. see off 12. Each of the girls _______ a lot of toys. a. has b. have c. having d. to have 13. I’m very _______ to meet you again. a. please b. to please c. pleasing d. pleased 14. I have never experienced _______ before a.so hot weather b.such hot weather c.such a hot weather d.a such hot weather 15. He worked in Paris _______ the war. a. between b. when c. among d. during 16. It’s about time he _______ to look after himself. a. learnt b. has learnt c. was learning d. were learning 17. The question is easy enough, but _______ students could answer it. a. a few b. few c. less d. little 18. When _______ waste paper, we can save much money and labor. a. co-operating b. destroying c. recycling d. creating 19. He kept on _______ after the teacher had come in. a. to talk b. talked c. talk d. talking 20. She came in quietly _______ not to wake the baby. a. as if b. so as c. such as d. if so B. Complete the following sentences with suitable prepositions. (10pts) 1. When does the next train leave _______ Manchester? 2. They arrived _______ London when it was dark. 3. _______ the time the book is finished, he will have found a agent. 4. This house consists _______ five rooms. 5. They often march to show their solidarity _______ May Day. 6. Long ago parts of the land were covered _______ sea. 7. Workers all _______ the world have the same interests and feelings. 8. May Day is a good occasion _______ them to show this unity. 9. I am tired _______ working in the countryside. 10. According _______ the mother, what will happen if the pollution goes on? C. Fill in each blank with an appropriate word form the box. (10pts) looked discouraged Modern systems appear by middle a first However TRAFFIC LIGHTS The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed outside the House of Parliament in 1686. It (1) ________________ like railway signal of the time and was operated by gas. (2) ________________, it exploded and killed a policeman and the accident (3) ________________ further development until cars became common. (4) ________________ traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (5) ____________ were installed in Cleverland in 1914. Three-colour signals, operated (6) ________________ hand from a tower in the (7) ________________ of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The (8) ________________ lights of this type to (9) ________________ in Britain were in London. Automatic signals were installed (10) ________________ year later. D. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the following five sets of words and phrases five complete sentences. (5pts) 1. I/ write/ thank you/ lovely flowers/ you/ send me/ eighteenth birthday.  ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. I/ have/ wonderful party/ nearby restaurant/ my birthday.  ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. We/ invite/ about thirty/ my friends/ have/ dinner first.  ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. After dinner/ we/ dance/ restaurant/ close/ midnight.  ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. I/ look forward/ see you/ when you come here/ holiday/ next summer.  ……………………………………………………………………………………………. E. Rearrange into correct order to make a logical dialogue. (5pts) 1. Thank God! I was worried. 2. Well, you are lucky, your classmate found it. 3. Where did you lose it? 4. Excuse me, I lost my school bag this morning. 5. Here it is. He gave it to me an hour ago. 6. In the classroom 10A. I left it in the desk. F. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to make complete sentences.(10pts) 1. After their summer holidays, the children looked ________________ < HEALTH >. 2. Time passes ________________ when you are alone . < SLOW >. 3. Don’t do things ________________ from others. < DIFFER >. 4. We have a class ________________ every month. < DISCUSS >. 5. The people in your country are very warm and ________________ < FRIEND >. 6. She told us about the________________ of English in every day life. < IMPORTANT >. 7. She has just had an ________________ book to read . < INTEREST >. 8. Ho Chi Minh City is an important ________________ centre of Vietnam. <COMMERCE>. 9. It is really an ________________ Monument. < IMPRESSION >. 10. Smoke and waste chemicals make the air and water ________________ <POLLUTE >. G. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning. (10pts) 1. My father used to play football when he was young.  My father doesn’t …………………………………………………………………… . 2. Jane gave me a present on my last birthday.  I was …………………………………………………………………………………… 3. “Let’s go swimming”  She suggests …………………………………………………………………………… 4. “Would you like a cup of coffee?”  He ……………………………………………………………………………………… 5. We got lost in the jungle because we didn’t have a map.  If we had ………………………………………………………………………………. 6. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.  I haven’t seen …………………………………………………………………………. 7. It is a three-hour drive from Hanoi to Namdinh.  It takes ………………………………………………………………………………… 8. It’s a pity you didn’t tell us about this.  I wish ………………………………………………………………………………… 9. They think the owner of the house is abroad.  The owner …………………………………………………………………………… 10. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.  The sea was too ………………………………………………………………………. = = = = = The end = = = = = ( Try your best ! ) . ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG LỚP 9 TRƯỜNG HOÀNG VĂN THỤ NĂM HỌC 2007-2008 Họ và tên: ……………………………… Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Lớp: ………. Thời gian. ………………………………………………………………………………… 8. It’s a pity you didn’t tell us about this.  I wish ………………………………………………………………………………… 9. They think the owner of the house is abroad.  The owner