PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC BÙ GIA MẬP TRƯỜNG THCS BÙ NHO ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 THCS CẤP TRƯỜNG Năm học 2009-2010 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian: 90 phút . (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề này có 05 trang (Thí sinh làm bài trên tờ đề thi) I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. Circle A, B, C or D: ( 10 pts) 1. A. needed B. worked C. stopped D. booked 2. A. thick B. thorough C. healthy D. weather 3. A. like B. lively C. live D. life 4. A. cook B. blood C. school D. look 5. A. feat B. great C. seat D. fear 6. A. flame B. hate C. page D. adventure 7. A. sugar B. settle C. surprise D. sentence 8. A. helped B. liked C. watched D. hated. 9. A. good B. book C. foot D. food 10. A. lie B. height C. weight D. Pie II: Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets( 10 pts) 1. His hair is short . He___________ (have) a haircut. 2. He said that he___________ (see) that man before. 3. If today___________ (be) Sunday, we would go picnic. 4. This house didn’t use to ___________ (paint) green. 5. My father told me ___________ (not stay) up too late. 6. She wishes she ___________ (not punish) tomorrow. 7. When I met him , he___________ (talk) to his friends in the bookstore. 8. If I ___________ (tell) before, I would have come to your wedding. 9. She gets used to ___________ (take) to the zoo on weekends. 10. By the time you come home, I ___________ (finish) decorating our room. III: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences( 50 pts) 1. 'I don’t like strong coffee, _____? a. don't I b. do I c. does I d. doesn’t I 2. He hardly has anything nowadays, _____? a. has he b. doesn’t he c. does she d. hasn't she 3. You've never been in Italy, _____? a. haven’t you b. have you c. been you d. had you 4. Sally turned in her report, _____? a. had she b. did she c. hadn't see d. didn’t she 5. You have a ticket to the game, _____? a. do you b. haven't you c. don't you d. have you 6. Tom knows Alice Reed, _____? a. doesn't he b. does he c. is he d. isn’t he 7. It is necessary that children_____ of their old parents. a. to take care b. takes care c. took care d. take are 8. “What instructions did your boss give you?”- “He requires that Alice the meeting.” A. would attend B. attends C. attended D. attend 9. “What is your opinion?” - “It is necessary that an employee . his work on time.” A. finish B. finishes C. can finish D. to finish 10. It is essential that the sponsor_____ the file early. 1 Sample test for gifted student 6 a. make b. makes c. made d. making 11. I demand that I_____ to retake the exam. a. be allowed b. am allowed c. will be allowed d. were allowed 12. He suggested that I_____ tolerant of other people. a. am b. was c. be d. would be 13. It is imperative that you_____ careful on construction site. a. to be b. were c. are d. be 14. It is advisable that she_____ care of he mother. a. to take b. takes c. take d. took 15. I wish you_____ here yesterday. a. were b. had been c. to be d. were 16. The teacher demanded that Tom . the room. a. leave b. leaves c. has to leave d. leaving 17. The boys proposed that their group leader a camping trip. a. organized b. organize c. organizes d. organizing 18. It was urgent that she the robbery to the police immediately. a. reported b. reports c. report d. must report 19. Let me_______ from you soon. a. to hear b. hear c. hearing d. heard 20. My father has decided_______ a new house. a. find b. to find c. finding d. him find 21. I enjoy_______ alone. a. be b. being c. to be d. to have been 22. I intend _________ there. a. live b. living c. to live d. to have lived 23. Please remember_______ this letter. a. to post b. post c. posting d. to have posted 24. Someone must have taken my bad. I clearly remember_______ it by the window and now it has gone. a. leave b. leaving c. to leave d. to have left 25. The nurse suggested_______ two aspirins. a. taking b. being taken c. to take d. to be taken 26. We stopped_______ hello to her. a. say b. saying b. to have said d. to say 27. It's no good_______ video games. a. play b. to have played c. to play d. playing 28. It's no use_______ with him. a. working b. work c. to work d. to have worked 29. The child promised_______ his parents. a. being obeyed b. obeying c. obey d. to obey 30. I'll never forget_______ that race. What a thrill! a. to win b. win c. being won d. winning 31. He tried to avoid_______ my question. a. answer b. answering c. to answer d. to have answered 32. Don't keep_______ me while I'm talking. a. interrupt b. to interrupt c. interrupting d. to have interrupted 33. She now regrets_______ it. 2 Sample test for gifted student 6 a. say b. having said d. to say d. to have said 34. I don’t advise anybody_______ in that hotel. a. stay b. to stay c. staying d. to have stayed 35. I cannot remember_______ him last week. a. meet b. meeting c. to meet d. met 36. Susan is interested in _______ a bus. a. drive b. driving c. to drive d. driven 37. What about_______ for a walk? a. going b. gone c. go d. to go 38. Would you mind_______ me a hand? a. to give b. giving c. give d. given 39. I can’t stand_______ her cry. a. to have seen b. to see c. see d. seeing 40. Hurry up, there’s …… time left. a. a little b. a few c. little d. few 41. For lunch, you may have _________ fish or chicken. a. both b. neither c. not only d. either 42. The clerk said she was tired …… hearing complaints day after day. a. with b. of c. about d. for 43. You and I are busy right now, ……? a. aren’t i b. aren’t we c. we aren’t d. aren’t you 44. We arrived …… to have some coffee before class. a. enough early b. early enough c. too early d. early too 45. “What are you doing?” “I …… the flowers. They …… wonderful!” a. am smelling / smell b. smell / smell c. am smelling / are smelling d. smell / are smelling 46. Do you know _________ ? a. who how many people go on sundays to church b. who go to church on sundays how many people c. how many people who go on sundays to church d. how many people who go to church on sundays 47. If we had known your new address, we ________ to see you. a. came b. will come c. would come d. would have come 48. He looked forward to ________ his first pay packet. a. receive b. have received c. be receiving d. receiving 49. “Let’s go dancing, _________?” – “Yes, let’s.” a. won’t we b. don’t we c. do we d. shall we 50. I wish I _________ all about this matter a week ago. a. knew b. know c. had known d. b & c are correct. IV. Choose the sentences that has the same meaning as the root ones( 10 pts) 1. They believer that the thieves got in through the kitchen window. a. The thieves are believed to have got in through the kitchen window. b. The thieves are believed to get in through the kitchen window. c. They believe the thieves got in through the kitchen window. d. They believe the thieves have got in through the kitchen window. 2. They think that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall. a. The prisoner is thought to escape by climbing over the wall. b. The prisoner is thought escaped by climbing over the wall. c. The prisoner is thought having escaped by climbing over the wall. d. The prisoner is thought to have escaped by climbing over the wall. 3 Sample test for gifted student 6 3. They say that three men were arrested after the explosion. a. Three men are said to be arrested after the explosion. b. Three men are said to have been arrested after the explosion. c. Three mend are said to have arrested after the explosion. d. Three men are said to arrest after the explosion. 4. Tom bought that book yesterday. a. That book was bought yesterday by Tom. b. That book was bought by Tom yesterday. c. That book yesterday was bought by Tom. d. That book was bought yesterday. 5. People say that he is the most experienced teacher of English. a. He is said to be the most experienced teacher of English. b. He is said the most experienced teacher of English. c. He is to be said the most experienced teacher of English. d. That he is the most experienced teacher of English is said by people. V Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues( 20 pts) 1. Ann is both good-looking and well-behaved. - Not only . . . 2. I think you should tell the police about the accident. - If I . 3. "Have you got any free time next week?" Mandy asked. - Mandy asked . . . 4. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test - As long as 5. The children's singing was really beautiful. - The children sang . . 6. Who wrote this story? - By . ? 7. I think that no city in the world is more beautiful than Paris. - I think Paris . 8. The flight to Moscow lasted three and half hours. - It took . 9. Henry regretted buying the second-hand car. - Henry wished . . 10. I tried as hard as I could, but I just couldn’t get the money. - No matter . VI: Read the following passage then choose the best word to fill in the gap by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Do you think computer games are just for kids? Then you should think again. You might be (61) ____________to learn that the games industry now makes more money than Hollywood. (62)__________ a family buys a new PC, all they really want to do is to play games. It is hardly surprising that video gaming has (63) __________ one of the most popular forms of entertainment today. A good game is like a good film; it will hold your (64) _________, capture your imagination and play with your emotions. The big (65) __________, however, is that watching a movie is a passive pastime. You have not to say how the plot (66) __________ or which characters dominate the story. (67)_________ computer games, you direct the action and that is what makes them so exciting. Finding the right game is likely to signal the beginning of a lasting love (68)_________ with the interactive world of make – believe . It is wrong to think (69)__________ gaming as something simply for children and teenagers. In fact , the (70)_________ growth area of the market is the 35-35 age group. 4 Sample test for gifted student 6 61. A. concerned B. admired C. surprised D. startled 62. A. As soon as B. As well as C. As far as D. As long as 63. A. begun B. grown C. sounded D. become 64. A. gaze B. attention C. breath D. control 65. A. gap B. variety C. difference D. direction 66. A. becomes B. develops C. turns D. produces 67. A. Along B. With C. For D. About 68. A. match B. story C. secret D. affair 69. A. of B. on C. at D. off 70. A. longest B. widest C. biggest D. deepest - 5 Sample test for gifted student 6 . NHO ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 THCS CẤP TRƯỜNG Năm học 20 09- 2010 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian: 90 phút . (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề này. 90 phút . (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề này có 05 trang (Thí sinh làm bài trên tờ đề thi) I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently