Đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9 môn Tiếng Anh trường THCS Bù Nho năm 2011 (Đề số 10)

we didn’t have real practice at school. Even (4)________ my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is pronouncing ‘‘L” and ‘‘R”. For (5)________ , New Zealand people often asked ‘‘What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said ‘‘We eat lice”. My host mum (6)________ me a lot by correcting my pronunciation. I usually practised by talking to (7)________ when I had a shower, so no one could hear me. After four months my English was (8)________ better. Apart from English I learnt to make my (9)________ breakfast and lunch. I had to ride a bike to school every day. I went swimming and tried water-skiing and sailing. It was wonderful. But (10)________ most valuable thing was that I learnt to be myself and to be independent.
VIII. Read the passage carefully , then decide whether the following statement are true( T ) or false (F).
In Britain there is a holiday now which people call Mother’s Day. In the old days many girls from working- class family in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the country worked in rich houses. Once a year , it was usually on Sunday in March , they could visit their mothers. They went home and brought presents for their mothers and for other members of their families. People call the day Mothering Day or Mothering Sunday.
Later workers at the factories and girls who worked in the houses of rich families received one free day a week and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day . It is the last Sunday in March.
In 1914 , President Woodrow Wilson and congress agreed that the second Sunday in March should be observed as Mother’a Day in American.On that day , children give their mothers flowers , presents,and cards to show their love to their mothers. Today , millions of Americans celebrate Mother’s in some way. More than 150 million Mother’s Day greeting cards are bought each year . It is also one of the busiest days of the year for the flower industry, Americans spend millions of dollars to buy Mother’s Day gifts, clothes, perfume , jewelry , and books or tickets to the theater are given to mothers. People who cannot be with their mothers on that day usually send them presents or call them on the phone.
1. Mother’s Day has its origins in American.
2. Mother’s Day was originally a day when servants were given a holiday to visit their families.
3. Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May all over the world.
4. Many Americans give their mother flowers on Mother’s Day.
5. Children who cannot visit their mothers o Mother’s Day often call on them the next day.
6. Mother’s Day is a national holiday.
IX. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word (3pts)
	For many young people sport is a popular part of school life and…(1)…in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important . …(2)… someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away …(3)…home , as many matches are played then . It …(4)… also involve travelling to other towns to play against other school teams and then…(5)…on after the match for a meal or a drink .Some parents , friends or other students will travel with the team to support…(6)…own side . When a school team win a match , the whole feel proud ,…(7)…only the players . It can also mean a school…(8)…well-known for being good at certain sports and pupils from that school may end up playing …(9)… national and international teams so that the school has some really…(10)…names associated with it ! 
1	A having	B being	C taking	D putting
2	A If	B As	C Then	D So	
3	A at 	B on	C for 	D from
4 	A ought	B is	C can	D has
5	A being	B staying	C leaving	D spending
6	A their	B its	C our	D his
7	A but	B however	C and	D not
8	A turn	B makes	C comes	D becomes
9	A up	B to	C for	D beside
10	A old	B new	C common	D famous
X. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence 
1.The weather forecast predicts a drop in temperature tomorrow. will
=> They say tomorrow ……………………………………………………………………….
2.The time of departure for your flight to Rio is six o’clock. takes
=> The plane to Rio ………………………………………………………………………......
3.It looks like that old bridge is ready to fall down. is
=> It looks like that old bridge ……………………………………………………………….
4.I suppose you are very tired after your long walk.	 must
=> You ………………………………………………………………………………..………
5.’I won’t come home late from late the party.’ she said. promised
=> She…………………………………………………………………………………………
6.It would have been better if you had gone to bed earlier.	 should
=> You……………………………………………………………………………….………..
7.’Don’t swim just after you have eaten,’ she said to them.	 warned
=> She………………………………………………………………………………….……...
8. He would not stop talking although no one was listening. insisted
=> He …………………………………………………………………………………………
9. The house was in darkness except for a light in the kitchen. apart
=> The house was completely ………………………………………………………………...
10. They continued to look for the girl till it got dark. search 
=> The ……………………………………………………………………………………….
Xi. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences which together make a complete letter of complaint from Jane to Mr. Pike Smith. 
Dear Mr. Smith,
I write / complain / dirt / smoke / come / your factory / chimneys.
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Two days ago / I / decide / do / my washing.
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I wash / sheets / put them out to dry / it / be / nice sunny day/ there / be / breeze.
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When I take / washing in / I / be / horrified / discover / it / covered / in dirty marks.
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I / assume / breeze I mention / carry / dirt / your chimneys.
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Until this accident / I think / your chimneys / be safe and clean.
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I / suggest / your factory / fit / new filters to its chimneys / as the dirt and smoke / dangerous.
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I look / receive your reply.
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 Yours sincerely,
 Mrs. Jane Hunter
THE END
ANWER KEYS
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the other:
1. a 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. c
II. Choose the word which is stressed different from the rest.
1. b 2. c 3.a 4.a 5. a
III. Choose the best answer.
1.d	2.d	3.c	4.a	5.d	6.d	7.a	8.b	9.b	10.c	
11.d	12.c	13.a	14.a	15.b	16.a	17.c	18.b	19.d	20.c	
21.c	22.b	23.d	24.d	25.a	26.b	27.a	28.d	29.b	30.b	
31.a	32.c	33.b	34. A	35.C	36.A	37.C	38.A	39.B	40.D
IV. Put the verbs in the right tense or form.
1. didn't eat / didn't feel 	2. Have you washed ?	3. Why didn't Long want ?	4. have never meet 
5. die / will change	6. what will she do ?	7. playing	8. listening
V. Complete each sentence with correcting of the word in bracket:
1. electric	 	2. disagreement	3. encourage	4. estimated 	5. selflessness
6.overcrowded	7. beauty	8. sent	9. medicine	10. speech
VI. 10 points 
1. A
2.B
3.C
4.A
5.C
6.B
7.B
8.B
9.C
10.A
VII. Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word .
1. because	2. when	3. with	4. though	5. example
6. helped	7. myself	8. much	9. own	10. the
VIII. Read the passage carefully , then decide whether the following statement are true( T ) or false (F).
1 F 2. T 3.F 4. T 5 F 6. F
IX. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word (3pts)
1.B	2.A	3.D	4.C	5.B	6.A	7.D	8.D	9.C	10.D
X. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence 
1. They say tomorrow (it) will be colder.
2. The plane to Rio takes off at six o’clock
3. It looks like that old bridge is going to collapse/ fall down.
4. You must be very tired after your long walk.
5. She promised not to come home late from the party.
6. You should not have gone to bed so late.
7. She warned them not to swim just as they had eaten.
8. He insisted on talking although no one was listening.
9. The house was completely dark apart from a light in the kitchen.
10. The search for the girl went on till it got dark.
X. Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences which together make a complete letter of complaint from Jane to Mr. Pike Smith. 
Dear Mr. Smith,
1. I am writing to complain about the dirt and smoke which come from your factory chimneys / coming from your factory chimneys. 
2. Two days ago, I decided to do my washing. 
3. I washed the sheets and put them out to dry because it was a nice sunny day and there was a breeze. 
4. When I took the washing in, I was horrified to discover that it was covered in dirty marks. 
5. I assume that the breeze I mentioned carried the dirt from your chimneys. 
6. Until this incident, I thought your chimneys were safe and clean.
7. I would suggest that your factory should fit new filters to its chimneys as the dirt and smoke are really dangerous.
8. I look forward to receiving your reply.
 Yours sincerely,
 Mrs. Jane Hunter