Đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9 môn Tiếng Anh trường THCS Bù Nho năm 2011 (Đề số 12)

______ the cold weather. 
A. with 	B. to 	C. for 	D. in 
60. They insisted she________ the party. 
A. attended 	B. attends 	C. to attend 	D. attend 
IV Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.1. What you (do)..................... after you (go).....................home yesterday?2. Before leaving home in the morning, she (tell)..................... her mother she (work)..................... in the factory that afternoon.3. I realised that someone (steal)..................... my wallet when I felt his hand in my pocket.4. She (be) .....................here but she (go)..................... down with flu.5. Bill (have)..................... breakfast when I (stop)..................... at his house this morning.
V. In each sentence has one mistake, find and correct it.1. No matter how hard his life be, he is determined to study well.2. Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest restaurant?3. Travelling by air is preferable than travelling by train.
4. She is looking forward to go to Europe after she finishes her studies at the university.5. Sorry, I seem to have taken the wrong umbrella for mistake. 
6. The farmers work hardly all day long on the farm to grow rice.
7. He has visited Ha Long Bay yet, he is going to visit it this summer.
8. The more he work the much he earns.
9. Bread is made of wheat or cereal product.
10. She is taken to the zoo when she was as young as your age.
VI. Fill each blank with the appropriate form of the word given in brackets. 1. Every year we celebrate our …......................	(depend)2. There’s no …...................service in the United Kingdom. 	(nation)3. The temperature is very …...................at this time of the year. 	(vary)4. He gets very angry if you …...................with his ideas. 	(agree)5. She smiles so …..................., doesn’t she? 	(attract)
6. The Internet has …………………… developed in every field.	(increase)
7. The matter is under …………………	(investigate)
8. I quarreled with my ……………… ,and he dismissed me.	(employ)
9. The teacher asked each student to write a ………....… of his hometown.	(describe)
10. I prefer living in the countryside because of …………..……………	(quiet)
VII. Fill each of the blank with the most suitable preposition.1. Students were angry ….........…. being treated like children.2. They export their products ….........….markets …...........the world.3. I am extremely grateful ....to… all the teachers …...........their help.4. She went to London …...........the aim …...........finding a job.5. He’s sitting …...........the chair …...........to the piano.6. She suffers …...........a lack of confidence.VIII. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space.
Food plays an (1) .....................part in the development of nations. In countries where food (2) ...................., people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat.This usually slows down(3) ...................., because men have little time to (4) ................to science, industry, government, and art. In nations where food is (5) ...................and easy to get, men have more time to spend in activities that (6) ....................to progress, and enjoyment of leisure. The problem of (7) ......................good food for everybody has not yet been solved. 
Many wars have been (8) ...................for food. But it is no longer necessary to go to war for food. Nations are beginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a (9) ................... of their food problems. They work together in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations (10) ................more food.IX. Read the text and choose the correct word for each space: English around the world.
English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom. When you(1)................ speakers of English from around the world, you (2)................. notice that they do not all speak in the same way. There are also some (3)................... in the words they use, including the names of (4)................. objects that are part of everyone’s daily life. But although pronunciation and (5)................ are not the same everywhere, it is interesting that English speakers(6)................. opposite sides of the world can understand (7)................ other quite easily. It does not seem to(8)................ where they learnt the language. And of course this is one reason why speakers of other languages are keen (9)................ learning English too. If you know English, you are more(10)................ to be able to study or work in all sorts of exciting places, such as the United States or Australia.
1. A. recognise 	B. meet 	C. find	 	D. attend
2. A. originally	B. strangely	C. curiously	D. immediately
3. A. mistakes 	B. corrections 	C. changes 	D. differences
4. A. common 	B. popular 	C. favourite 	D. general
5. A. reading 	B. composition 	C. dictation 	D. vocabulary
6. A. of 	B. in 	C. from 	D. at
7. A. each 	B. one 	C. the	D. some
8. A. mine 	B. care 	C. matter 	D. worry
9. A. by 	B. on 	C. to 	D. for
10. A. likely 	B. probably 	C. possibly 	D. luckily
X. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. 
1. I’m sure he was at home last night.
--> He	
2. Nam’s parents were here last week and gave us a present.
--> Nam’s parents, 	3. Although Sue felt tired, she stayed up late talking to Jill.
--> Despite 	4. It was a hot day so we had lunch outside in the garden.
--> It was such 	5. I’ve been working for this company for ten years.
--> I started 	6. I'm sorry that I didn't finish my homework last night.
--> I wish........................................................................................................
7. Reading scientific books is one of my interests.
--> I'm...............................................................................................................
8. Hai finally managed to get a job.
--> Hai finally succeeded...................................................................................
9. It isn't necessary to finish the work today.
--> You don't ...................................................................................................
10. She can meet him if he arrives before eleven.
--> So...............................................................................................................
XI. Make one sentence from each group of sentences, beginning as shown. 
1. I lent you a book. It was written by a friend of mine. She lives in France.
-->The book I 	2. I used to own a dog. People came to the door. The dog never barked at them.
-->The dog 	3. I bought my car from a woman. She lives in a house. You can see the house over there.
-->The woman I 	4. My friend Bill has decided to buy a motor-bike. His car was stolen last week.
-->My friend Bill, 	5. I bought a new car. It cost me a lot of money.
-->The new 	
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ 12
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
1.B 2.C 3.A 	. 
II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from the others: 
4. C 	5. C
III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. B	2. C	3. D	4. A	5. A	6. C	7. D	8. C	9. B	10. D	
11. A	12. C	13. A	14. B	15. D	16. C	17. A	18. D	19. D	20. D	
21. D	22. B	23. C	24. C	25. A	26. A	27. D	28. B	29. C	30. C	
31. A     32. D  33. C  	34. B 	35. A   36. B	37. A	38. B	39. B	40. C	
41. D	42. A	43. A	44. A	45. A	46. C	47. A	48. D	49. D	50. A
51. C	52. A	53. D	54. C	55. B	56. B	57. C	58. D	59. B	60. D
IV. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.1. did you do / had gone 	2. told / would work 3. was stealing / felt 	4. should have been / has gone 	5. was having / stopped 
V. In each sentence has one mistake, find and correct it.1. be --> is	2. Could --> Would	3. than --> to	4. go --> going 	5. for --> by6. hardly --> hard	7. has --> hasn't	8. much --> more	9. of --> from	10. is --> was
VI. Fill each blank with the appropriate form of the word given in brackets. 1. independence	2. national 	3. variable)	4. disagree	5. attractively
6. increasingly	7. investigation	8. employer	9. description	10. quietness
VII. Fill each of the blank with the most suitable preposition.1. at 	2. to/throughout	3. to/ for	4. with/of	5. on/next	6. from
VIII. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space.
1.important	2.scarce	3.progress	4.devote	5.plentiful 
6.lead	7.providing	8.fought	9.solution	10.produce
IX. Read the text and choose the correct word for each space: English around the world1. B	2. D	3. D	4. A	5. D	6. C	7. A	8. C	9. B	10. AX. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. 1. He must have been at home last night.
2. Nam’s parents, who were here last week, gave us a present.
3. Despite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill.
4. It was such a hot day that we had lunch outside in the garden. 
5. I started working for this company ten years ago.
6. I wish I had finished my homework last night.
7. I'm interested in reading scientific books.
8. Hai finally succeeded in getting a job.
9. You don't have to finish the work today.
10. So long as he arrives before eleven, she can meet him
XI. Make one sentence from each group of sentences, beginning as shown. 
1. I lent you was written by a friend of mine who lives in France.2. The dog I used to own never barked at people who came to the door.3. The woman I bought my car from lives in the house you can see over there.4. My friend Bill, whose car was stolen last week, has decided to buy a motor-bike.5. The new car I bought costs me a lot of money.