Đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9 môn Tiếng Anh trường THCS Bù Nho năm 2011 (Đề số 16)

 simpler 	strong
57. The explaination of the accident is very __confusing___ 	confuse
58. Freedom of ___speech__ is one of the fundamental rights. 	speak
59. Don't be so ___impatient__. We've only been waiting for a few minutes	patient
60. ___unbalanced___ acology will lead to a lot of natural disasters.	balance
VI. Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Getting good results in your studies comes from (61) ________ good study habits. The best place to study is a comfortable room with good (62) ________ . The best chair for studying should be one which you would be comfortable in, (63)________ so comfortable that you may fall asleep in it after a while!Before you study, look for a (64) ________ environment with no distractions. If you find your home too noisy for studying, try the library or community center (65) ________.
	When you study, set realistic (66) ________ for yourself to achieve. For example, do not (67) ________ to study five chapters of Geography in one (68) _________ when you know that you take more than an hour to read one chapter. Furthermore, remember not to push yourself too (69) _________. When you have studied for a period of time, (70) _________ yourself by taking a short break. You could perhaps take a short walk or listen to music for a while.
61. A. creating	B. producing	C. developing	D. getting
62. A. lighting	B. shining	C. brightness	D. lightning
63. A. rather than	B. without	C. unless	D. but not
64. A. clean	B. quiet	C. secure	D. still
65. A. then	B. or else	C. instead	D. just so
66. A. targets	B. charges	C. styles	D. shorts
67. A. push	B. aim	C. reach	D. press
68. A. moment	B. serving	C. stretch	D. sitting
69. A. strongly	B. hardly	C. powerfully	D. hard
70. A. award	B. reward	C. compliment	D. congratulation
VII. Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answerA, B, C or D.
The increasing power of the internet and the growth in the number of tis users suggests great potential for internet advertising. the internet was used primarily by scientists and by professioanals an the computer industry, but there are now millions of users of all ages and professions. There are three basic types of advertisements appearing on the internet. The first is what is called a banner ad. These are small, rectangular advertisements that a business places on its internet site to provide information about its products. This type of ad is simply a static display, but the increasing sophistication of the technology allows them to be more interactive.
The second types is small, square ad placed at the bottom of an internet page. These are called bottom ads. A bottom ad has only the brand name of the product being advertised. The bottom provides a link to the product site where more information is available.
The third type is call an interstitial ad or a pop up ad and is similar to a television ad because it uses visuals and sometimes sound. Interstitial ads are controversial because they appear automatically without the users requesting the information the advertisements provide.
71. What is the article mainly about?
A. The growth of the computer industry.	B. New uses of the Internet.
C. The chaging face of advertising.	D. The mainly types of internet advertisements.
72. What reason are given for the growing popularity of the internet advertising.
A. The cost of Internet advertising is low
B. There are more internet users of all types today.
C. There are few restrictions on this type of advertising.
D. The internet users need access to more information.
73. Which type of ad only features the name of the company's product?
A. botton ads	B. Banner ads	C. Interstitial ads	D. Pop-up ad
74. Which will allow greater interaction in banner ads?
A. Computer users' growing skill.	B. Discussions among users.
C. Inprovements in computer technology.	D. Customers' need for information.
75. Which of the following is not true?
A. The internet is becoming more popular.
B. Business usually use banner ads to provide information about their new products.
C. A pop-up ad appears unexpectedly.
D. An interstitial ad also called a television ad.
VIII. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to make a meaningful passage.
The country and the city have (76)________ and disadvantages. People in the country live in more beautiful (77)________ . They enjoy peace and quietness, and can do their work (78) _______ their own pace because no one is in a hurry. They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their (79)________ are more friendly, and ready to help them when they need it. However, their (80) ______ can be monotonous and they can be isolated, a long way from the nearest town, which is a serious problen if they are ill or (81)___________to take children to school.
	The city has all the services the country lacks, but it also has a lot of (82)_________ . Cities are often ugly and (83) ___________ ; They not only have bad air but are also noisy. Everyone is always in a (84) ___________ and this means that people have no time to get to know each other and make (85) ___________ .
76. advantages	77. surrounding / environment
78. at	79. neighbors
80 life	81. have / want
82. disadvantages	83. dirty / polluted
84. hurry / haste	85. friends
IX. Choose the sentence that is almost the same meaning as the sentence given.
86. I felt that it had been a mistake to write to him.
A. I regretted having written to him.
B. There was a mistake in the letter I wrote to him.
C. I felt like making a mistake to write to him.
D. I made a few mistakes when I wrote to him.
87. He went down with flu as soon as he recovered from bronchitis.
A. He caught flu just before he recovered from brochitis.
B. No sooner had he recovered from brochitis than he went down with flu.
C. He recovered from brochitis soon after he went down with flu.
D. He caught flu and brochitis at the same time.
88. If he could speak French, he would be able to get a job there.
A. He wishes he could speak French and worked there.
B. He can't speak French because he won't get a job there.
C. He won't speak French so he won't be able to get a job there.
D. He couldn't speak French so he wasn't given a job there.
89. The man had his dirty car washed at last.
A. The car got dirty last week.	B. Someone finally washed the man’s car
C. The man finally washed his dirty car.	D. The man got dirty when he washed his car.
90. The plane was supposed to land at 6.00, but the flight was thirty minutes ahead of schedule.
A. The plane was on time.	B. The plane land at 5.30.
C. The flight was delayed for half an hour.	D. The plane didn’t land until 6.30
X. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
91. Her mother was the most warm-hearted person I’ve ever known.
I’ve never known any person who was as warm-hearted as her mother.
92. “Can you remenber where you put the camera, Phillip?” said Sarah.
Sarah asked Philip if he could remember where he put / had put the camera.
93. After six years studying abroad, Micheal returned home as a doctor of law.
After Micheal had studied abroad for six years, he returned home as a doctor of law.
94. When Einstein was 26 years old, he beganto research on the theory of relative.
At the age of twenty six, Einstein began to research on the theory of relative
95. It is both a comfortable hotel and a popular meeting place.
Not only is it a comfortable hotel, but it’s also a popular meeting place.
XI. Write complete sentence using the suggested words.
96. I / write / Jim / last week / but / so far / receive / no reply / my letter//
=> I wrote to Jim last week, but so far I have received no reply for my letter.
97. I / invite / party / occasion / her birthday / last week
=> I was invited to her party on the occasion of her birthday last week.
98. Yuri Gararin / first man / travel / space.
=> Yuri Gagarin was the first man to walk on the moon.
99. Tet / time / Vietnamese people / celebrate / beginning / spring.
=> Tet is the time when Vietnamese people celebrate the beginning of the spring.
100. concert hall / so crowded / I / see / hear / nothing.
=> The concert hall was so crowded that I saw nad heard nothing.
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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ 16
1. C
2. D
3. D
4. C
5. D
6. B
7. B
8. D
9. D
10. C 
11. A
12. D
13. C
14. B
15. C
16. A
17. B
18. D
19. A
20. B
21. A
22. D
23. B
24. B
25. D
26. D
27. B
28. C
29. A
30. D
31. B
32. A
33. B
34. D
35. D
36. C
37. D
38. B
39. C
40. A
41. A
42. A
43. C
44. D
45. B
46. C => should do 	47. C => doing 	
48. B => to be taken 	49. D => live 
50. C => is working	51. preferable	
52. unemployed	 53. ineffecient	
54. worst	 	55. hospitablity
56. strength	 57. confusing	
58. speech	59. impatient 
60. unbalanced
61. C
62. A
63. D
64. B
65. C
66. A
67. B
68. D
69. D
70. B
71. D
72. D
73. A
74. C
75. D
76. advantages 77. surrounding / environment
78. at 79. neighbors
80 life 81. have / want
82. disadvantages 83. dirty / polluted
84. hurry / haste 85. friends
86. A
87. B
88. C
89. B
90. B
91. I’ve never known any person who was as warm-hearted as her mother.
92. Sarah asked Philip if he could remember where he put / had put the camera.
93. After Micheal had studied abroad for six years, he returned home as a doctor of law.
94. At the age of twenty six, Einstein began to research on the theory of relative
95. Not only is it a comfortable hotel, but it’s also a popular meeting place.
96. I wrote to Jim last week, but so far I have received no reply for my letter.
97. I was invited to her party on the occasion of her birthday last week.
98. Yuri Gagarin was the first man to walk on the moon.
99. Tet is the time when Vietnamese people celebrate the beginning of the spring.
100. The concert hall was so crowded that I saw nad heard nothing.