Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 năm học 2014-2015 - Trường THCS Ấm Hạ

gift they gave, she felt very happy.
 A. Because
B. Thanks
C. Because of 
 D. In spite
11. Where is your sister? - She _____________ vegetables in the garden. 
 A. grows
B. will grow
C. was growing
 D. is growing
12. I hope they _________ the report by 9 o’clock tomorrow morning. 
 A. finish
B. will finish
C. are going to finish
 D. would finish
13. It is careless ___________ you to break the vase.
 A. from
B. for
C. of
 D. in
14. As soon as he opened the door, he found someone had __________his house.
 A. broken down
B. broken into
C. broken out
 D. broken up
15. We will hold a party in a luxurious _________ November the third 2013.
 A. in
B. between
C. on
 D. till
16. He wondered _________ with my heavy language.
 A. what I will do
B. what I would do
C. what will I do
 D. what would I do
17. He has been waiting for this letter for days, and _________ it has come.
 A. at last
B. at the end
C. in present
 D. to the finish
18. She ___________ him for having lied to her last weekend.
 A. threatened
B. succeeded
C. criticized
 D. accused
19. I wish my mother ___________ me to go out tonight.
 A. will allow 
B. allows
C. would allow
 D. has allowed
20. __________, they always felt happy.
 A. Very poor they are
B. They are very poor
C. Poor they are
 D. Poor as they are
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Question IV. There is a mistake in the underlined parts of each sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (10 points)
1.The holiday was very disappointing, so they decided to ask about their money back. 
	A	B C D
2. If you want to attend the course, you must pass the speaking test first.
 	 A B C D
3. With interactive TV, viewers can be able to ask questions about the 
 A B C 
 show by using their remote controls.
D
4. The Ao dai is the traditional dress of Vietnamese women. It consists of 
a long silk tunic that is slit on the side and worn over loose pants.	 	 A	 B C D
5. The landlady wanted to know what sort of carpet I want to replace.
 A B C D
Question V. Supply the correct form of the words in capital. (10 points)
1."Time of our lives" was the .............song of the World Cup 2006. OFFICE
2. When we took an exam last year, we met a very strict .................. EXAM
3. After taking an aspirin, her headache ..................................... APPEAR
4. My teacher usually ...................... me to take part in the IOE. COURAGE
5. I find this piece of music very ................................................ REST
Question VI. Give correct form of the verbs in the brackets (10 points)
1. We enjoy ( allow) .(stay).. up late if there is something special on TV. 
2. Tom ( lose ).his job eight months ago, and since then he ( be) unemployed.
3. Look, Trung! You ( know) the man who ( talk ) to our teacher?
4. This morning while I ( wait).. for the bus, the rain (stop)...
5. Jenny (study).. French for a few month last year.
Your answer: 
1. ......................... ................................
2. ........................ ...............................
3. ........................ ...............................
4. ................................. ...........................
5. ................................
C.READING
Question VII. Complete the passage below by choosing the most suitable word. (20 points)
The Nobel Prize was founded by a. (1) inventor, Alfred Nobel. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1833. His father was (2) an inventor. Under his influence, the young Nobel was very eager to (3) his knowledge. Unfortuntely, Nobel, as a child he didn’t .(4) a school. 
As a.(5), his father had his school lessons(6) by a private.(7) so 
he learned(8) to read and write at home.
 Nobel felt curious (9) everything whenever he had a problem, he would study .(10) he could understand it throughly. He would do an experiment over and over again in his library until he finally invented explosive.
	1. A. Swedish	 B. Spanish	 C. English	 D. British
	2. A. even	 B. only	 C. still	 D. also
	3. A. enable	 B. equal	 C. enrich	 D. enter
	4. A. go	 B. arrive	 C. come	 D. attend
	5. A. cause	 B. reason	 C. fact	 D. result
	6. A. taught	 B. studied C. instructed	 D. learnt 
	7. A. professor	 B. teacher	 C. headmaster D. tutor
	8. A. what	 B. which	 C. how	 D. why
	9. A. at	 B. for	 C. about	 D. to
	10. A. toward	 B. until	 C. when	 D. while
Question VIII. Read this passage carefully and then choose the best answers to the questions below by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. (10 points)
	Although speech is the most advanced form of communication, there are many ways of communicating without using speech. Signals, signs, symbols, and gestures may be found in every known culture. The main function of a signal is to impinge upon the environment in such a way that it attracts attention, as for example, the dots and dashes of a telegraph circuit. Coded to refer to speech, the potential for communication is very great. Less adaptable to the codification of words, signs also contain meaning in and of themselves. A stop sign or a barber pole conveys meaning quickly and more difficult to describe than either signals or signs because of their intricate relationship with the receiver’s cultural perceptions. In some cultures, applauding in a theatre provides performers with an auditory symbol of approval. Gestures such as waving and handshaking also communicate certain cultural messages.
	Although signals, signs, symbols, and gestures are very useful, they do have a major disadvantage. They usually do not allow ideas to be shared without the sender being directly adjacent to the receiver. As a result, means of communication intended to be used for long distances and extended periods are based on speech. Radio, television, and the telephone are only a few.
1. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
 A. Signs, Signals, and Symbols	B. Gestures
 C. Communication	D. Speech
2. What does the author say about speech?
 A. That it is the only true form of communication.
 B. That it is dependent upon the advances made by inventors.
 C. That it is necessary for communication to occur.
 D. That it is the most advanced form of communication.
3. Applauding was cited as an example of
 A. a sign	B. a signal	C. a symbol	D. a gesture
4. Why were the telephone, radio, and TV invented?
 A. Because people were unable to understand signs, symbols, and signals.
 B. Because people wanted to communicate across long distances.
 C. Because people believed that signals, and symbols were obsolete.
 D. Because people wanted new forms of entertainment.
5. It may be concluded from this passage that
 A. signals, signs, symbols, and gestures are forms of communication.
 B. symbols are very easy to define and interpret.
 C. only some cultures have signals and symbols.
 D. waving and handshaking are not related to culture.
Question IX.Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space(20 points).
 In Britain there is a ..1.. now which people call Mother’s Day. In the old days, many girls from working-class .2. in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the country worked in rich houses. They had to do all the .3.. and their working day was usually very long, they often worked on ..4.., too. Once a year, it was usually 5.. Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers. They went home on that day and 6. presents for their mothers and for other members of their families. They could stay at home only one day, and 7 they went back to their work. People call that day Mothering Day or Mothering 8 . Later, workers at the factories and girls who worked in the houses of rich families received one ..9 day a month, and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day. It .10.. the last Sunday in March.
	Your answer: 
1. ........................................
2. .......................................
3. ......................................
4. .....................................
5. ....................................
6. ............................................
7. ...........................................
8. ..........................................
9...........................................
10. .......................................
D.WRITING
Question X. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, begin with the given words or phrases.(20 points)
1. How long is it since you saw Tom?
- >When 	?
2. People speak English all over the world.
-> English	
3. They have worked in that factory since 2001.
-> They started 	
4. He is too young to go to school by himself.
-> He isn’t	
5. Peter said to me “Can I borrow you some money?”
->Peter asked me 	
6. He can’t pass the exam.
-> He wishes 	
7. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
 -> It’s.......................................................
8. I don’t play tennis as well as you do.
 -> You ..................................................................
9. “ What’s your name? 
-> She asked me..........................................................................................................
10. When I was a child, we lived in Bristol.
-> We used..................................................................................................................
Question XI. Use the given words or phrases to complete the following letter (20 points)
Dear Mike,
1. Last month/ I / go/ an excursion/ Paris
->............................
2. I/ go/some/ my classmates
-> ...........................
3. I /get up/ early/ and/ meet/ them/ station
->.............................
4. morning/ we/ visit/ Palace
->................................
5. It/ be/ very/ interesting
->....