Đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9 môn Tiếng Anh trường THCS Bù Nho năm 2011 (Đề số 7)

D. Not until had 
65. I turn down the job______ the attractive salary.
A. because 	B. because of 	C. although 	D. despite
66. He asked me______.
A. since when I waited 	B. since when I am waiting 
C. how long I have been waiting 	D. how long I had been waiting
67. His parents never allowed him ______.
A. to smoking 	B. smoking 	C. to smoke 	D. some smoke 
68. It’s difficult to pay one’s bills when prices keep______.
A. growing 	B. gaining 	C. rising 	D. raising
69. I failed to buy that nice dress, for I had forgotten to bring my______.
A. gloves 	B. purse 	C. bonnet	D. trousers
70. He has______to speak English.
A. the ability 	B. an ability 	C. ability 	D. abilities
IV. Use words on the right hand side in their correct forms. 
Before the invention of instruments to measure weather conditions,	
people relied on their own (71) …………….of the wind and sky as well as the	OBSERVE
(72) ……………. of birds and animals in connection with different types of	BEHAVE
weather. Many rhymes that have an (73)…………….…with the weather have	ASSOCIATE 
become popular over the centuries. In the short term, (74)…………….… a like	SAY
'red sky in the morning, sailor's warning', often proves to be (75)……accurate.	SURPRISE
However, it is very (76)………….… that next year's summer can be predicted	LIKELY
from this year's winter. Such predictions can't be considered (77)…………….…	USE
in precise weather forecasting. (78)………… of this can be found in past records.PROVE
Nowadays, all aspects of the weather such as hours of (79)……………..…	SUN
and rainfall are observed on a (80)…………..……basis by meteorological	DAY 
stations with specialised equipment. 
V. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable form.
A. When I entered his room, I __________(81. see) him __________ (82. sleep) in a chair.
B. If only I__________ (83. have) money with me, I __________ (84. lend) you some.
C. I think that as he______ (85. leave) the next week, he certainly _____ (86. come) to say goodbye.
D. There __________ (87. be) no rain here for two months.
E. We watched the children __________ (88. jump) from the window and __________ (89. fall) into a blanket__________ (90. hold) by the people below.
F. I'm sorry about the noise last night. We__________ (91. have) a party.
G. Look ! A man__________ (92. run) after the train. He__________ (93. want) to catch it.
G. When we__________ (94. take) our exams, we__________ (95. have) a holiday.
VI. Choose the word(A, B, C or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
The Ancient Mexicans used to respect and fear the sun. They were frightened that the sun (96)_______ stop rising. As a result, they (97)_______ make sacrifices (98) _______ the sun god would continue to give them day and night and the four (99)_______.
Farmers, however, used to (100)_______the rain god almost as(101)_______ as the sun god. Even today there are ruins of great pyramids they used to build to worship the sun and the rain gods.
Another popular god waas the wind god, which took the form of a (102)_______ with feathers. This feathered snake was also the (103)_______ of knowledge for Ancient Mexicans. Under its influence, civilization spread throughout Mexico, which at that time was (104)_______ a peaceful country with plenty of skilled craftmen and traders. Unfortunately, news of this country eventually (105)_______, and Mexico was invaded from the far north. Later, other people called Aztecs settled in Mexico.
96. A. might	B. will	C. can	D. may
97. A. have to	B. used to	C. is used to	D. get used to
98. A. for	B. in order to	C. since	D. so that
99. A. seasons	B. directions	C. dimentions	D. quarters
100. A. respect	B. worship	C. admire	D. prays
101. A. much	B. many	C. more	D. popular
102. A. god	B. snake	C. statue	D. monster
103. A. snake	B. king	C. god	D. animal
104. A. mostly	B. most	C. the most	D. most of
105. A. popular	B. known	C. transmit	D. spread
VII. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions or adverbial particles.
Mrs. Brown had a small garden (106) ………… her house, and in the spring she planted some vegetables (107) …………… it. She looked (108) ………… them very carefully, and when the summer came, they looked very nice.
One evening Mrs. Brown looked (109) ………… her vegetables and said, “Tomorrow I am going to pick them, and then we eat our vegetables!“
But early the next morning, her son ran (110) ………… the kitchen and shouted, “Mother, Mother! Come quickly! Our neighbour’s ducks are (111) ………… the garden and they are eating our vegetables!”. Mrs. Brown ran out, but it was too late! All the vegetables were finished! Mrs. Brown cried, and her neighbour was very sorry, but that was the end (112) ……………… the vegetables.
Then a few days (113) ………… Christmas, the neighbour brought Mrs. Brown a parcel. In it was a beautiful, fat duck, and (114) ………… it was a piece of paper (115) ………… the words “Enjoy your vegetables!“
VIII. Complete the sentences so that it has the same meaning to the first sentence, using the word given in brackets. Do not change the words given. 
116. They advised us not to drink the water. (WERE)
	=> We…………………………………… the water.
117. We managed to climb over the wall into our house because we had lost our keys(SUCCEEDED)
	=> We …………………………………………….… because we had lost our keys
118. Going swimming after eating is dangerous. (GO)
=> It is dangerous …………………………………………… after eating.
119. “Who ate the cake ?” She asked. (HAD)
 => She wanted…………………………………………………………….
120. He promised he would come on time in the future. (LATE)
=> “ I promise I………………………..…………………..…. in the future”
121. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it. (SUCH)
=> It was ………………………….…………… the bus couldn’t go under it.
122. He said that he hadn’t stolen that car last week (denied)
=> He ………………………………….…………… last week
123. People used to think that he was selfish. (THOUGHT) 
=> He …………………………………………………….......... to be selfish. 
124. She was grateful to them for their hospitality. (THANKED)
=> She ………………………………………………….…… their hospitality.
125. They all felt eager to enjoy the holiday in Nhatrang. (LOOKED)
=> They all…………………………………………..………….. in Nhatrang. 
IX. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences:
126. It / very kind / you / make friend / me.
=>	
127. This book / enough / interesting / you / read / it.
=>	
128. The fruit / green / too / be eaten.
=>	
129. He / is / used to / live / big city.
=>	
130. The teams / playing / an hour.
=>	
X. In each of the following line there is a mistake find and correct it. 
131. Would you like me helping you with your homework ?	 	
 A	 B C	 D 
132. Meat must keep in a refrigerator or it will spoil. 	 A B	 C D
133. There is a cat sitting in the middle to the road. 
 A B C	 D 
134. Tom is always forget his keys and that really annoys me.  A B	 C	 D
135. She spends her free time to visit galleries and museums.  A B	 C	 D
136. Our teacher told that the sun always rises in the east.  A B 	 C D
137. She had the gardener to plant some trees.  A B 	 C	 D
138. Come up to my place and we will discuss it. 	 A B	 C	 D
139. He has repeated urged the government to do something about this.  A B	 	 C	 	 D
140. I have to fetch the kids at school at 4 o’clock. 
 A 	 B C 	 D
ANSWER KEYS ĐỀ 7
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the other.
1. D	2. D	3. C	4. D	5. A
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
6. A	7. A	8. A	9.B	10.D
III. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.
11. C	12. B	13. D	14. A	15. A	16. D	17. A	18. C	19. C	20. C
21. A	22. D	23. C	24. D	25. C	26. A	27. C	28. D	29. A	30. D
31. B	32. D	33. A	34. A	35. B	36. C	37. C	38. A	39. B	40. B
41. D	42. A	43. B	44. C	45. C	46. A	47. C	48. C	49. C	50. D
51. B	52. A	53. D	54. A	55. B	56. A	57. A	58. D	59. C	60. C
61. C	62. D	63. B	64. A	65. D	66. D	67. C	68. C	69. B	70. C
IV. Use words on the right hand side in their correct forms. 
71. observation(s)	72. behavio(u)r	73. association	74. saying	 	 75. surprisingly
76. unlikely	77. useful	 	78. proof	79. shunshine 	80. daily
V. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable form.
81. saw	82. was sleeping	83. had 	84. would lend	85. leaves 
86. will come	87. has been 	88. jumping	89. falling	90. holding
91. had	92. is running	93. wants	94. take	95. will have
VI. Choose the word(A, B, C or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
96. A	97. B	98. C	99. D	100. B	
101. A	102. B	103. C	104. A	105. D
VII. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions or adverbial particles.
106.behind 	107.in 	108.after 	109.at 	110.into 
111.in 	112.of 	113.before 	114.on 	115.with 
VIII. Complete the sentences so that it has the same meaning to the first sentence, using the word given in brackets. Do not change the words given. 
116. We were advised not to drink the water.
117. We succeeded in climbing over the wall into our house because we had lost our keys
118. It is dangerous to go swimming after eating.
119. She wanted to know who had eaten the cake
120. I promise I won’t be late in the future”
121. It was such a low bridge that the bus couldn’t go under it.
122. He denied stealing / having stolen that car last week
123. He used to be thought to be selfish. 
124. She thanked them for their hospitality.
125. They all looked forward to the holiday in Nhatrang. 
IX. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences:
126. It is very kind of you to make friend with me.
127. This book is interesting enough for you to read it.
128. The fruit is too green to be eaten.
129. He is used to living in big city.
130. The teams have been playing for an hour.
X. In each of the following line there is a mistake find and correct it. 
131. C to help	132. A be kept	133. D of	134. B forgetting	135. C visiting
136. A said	137. C plant	138. A over	139. A repeatedly	140. C from