Đề thi học sinh giỏi cấp trường THCS Lập Lê năm học 2015 – 2016 môn thi: Tiếng anh 9

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5. A. compulsory	B. adult 	C. publish	D. campus
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.(5ps)
1. A. deny	B. remote	C. income	D. unique
2. A. locate	 	B. subject	C. scenery 	D. tuition
3. A. admire	B. Internet	C. violent	D. website
4. A. government	B. lin
guistics 	C. territory 	D. journalism 
5. A. mausoleum	B. vegetarian	C. intermediate	D. informative
PART II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (10ps)
1. As Hugh and I (come) down the steps we nearly (run) into my my father.
2. I’m sure we (finish) al the work by the time he (return) next week.
3. The city now (crowd) which people who (seek)employment.
4. It’s high time that you (start) writing the report (require) by the boss.
5. I don’t mind (wait). I’d rather (be) too early than too late.
6. They (build) that bridge when I (be) there two years ago. They haven’t finish it yet. 
7. I regret (not see)him when he (visit) our school last week.
8. Jane (write )her report for two hours but she (write) only two pages.
9. He (work) so hard this week. I’m sure he (pass) the exam with a high score.
10.The English course (be) ended by the end of 2020. 
II. There is a mistake in each sentence below. Underline the mistake and write the correct sentence. (10 points)
1.I bought a computer which screen was not very good. 
2. He has hardly ever talked so much in public, hasn’t he ? 
3. The man was beaten by a hard stick. 
4. The boss told me to request the other employees didn’t make noise when he was writing. 
5. The bad weather, together with the bad roads, are making our trip extremely difficult. 
6. The WWT woorkers have devoted all their lives to protect all animals. 
7. I couldn’t help noticing the article about a unusual flying object seen recently. 
8. Both John, Bob and Peter are outstandinggolfers and reasonably good tennis players. 
9. In an essay writing in 1779, Judith Murray promoted the cause of human’s education.
10. Each of the students in the class has to type their own research paper this term. 
III. Use the words given at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space. (10pts)
1. He treated them with ___________. 	 (GENEROUS)
2. There are many people living in ____________now in the world. 	 (POOR)
3. My new car is more ____________than the one I had before. 	(ECONOMY)	 
4. How many ____________entered the race? 	(COMPETE) 
5. Housework has ____________been regarded as women’s work. 	(TRADITION)	 
6. Her ___________ worries her parents the most. (APPEAR)	
7. I love my grandfather very much. He gota ______ smile. (CHILD)
8. Mary is the most ______________ student in our class. (STUDY)
9. My aunt made a quicker ____________ than we had expected (RECOVER)	
10. Congratulation! You have made ________ progress in you study so far (REMARK)
IV. Complete the following sentences with proper prepositions(10ps)
1. Opening the parcel, he was surprised what he saw.
2. She insisted 	him wearing the red tie.
3. Teacher tried to explain the new formula 	his students.
4. The English contest organized	our teachers is an annual event in my school.
5. The participants must find 	all the answers in order to go in the next round.
6. Are you excited 	going on holiday next week?
7. She said to me “why don’t you relax 	_a while?”
8. ___________ the end of the film, the heroine was reunited with her family.
9. On behalf 	 our group, he made a speech at the meeting.
10. Have you washed your hands having lunch.
PART III. READING
I.Put ONE suitable word in each space.(10ps)
Louis Armstrong, who (1).. born in 1890 and (2) in 1971, was a very famous jazz musician. He used to be known as “ Satchmo” and this nickname stayed with him all his (3) As a child in New Orleans, he learnt to (4).. The trumpet while he was living in a special home for childen who (5) got into trouble with the police. When he had finished his stay in his home, he (6).. Various bands and then formed his own. Between 1925 (7).. 1928 he made about 60 records. These records made him one (8). The first solo stars in the history of pop (9). Whe he died, he had (10). making records and he had been touring all over the (11). For more than forty years, and he (12). Just as popular (13).. he had been before. (14)He even .(15).. a number one pop record – What A Wonderful – in the 1960s. 
II. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks. (10ps)
The popular image of student life is of young people with few responsibilities enjoying themselves and (1)___________very little work. This is often not true. Many older people now study at college or university, sometimes (2) ___________a part-time basis while having a job and looking after a family. These students are often (3) ___________motivated and work very hard. 
Younger students are often thought to be lazy and careless about money but this (4) ___________is changing. In Britain reduced government support for higher education means that students can no longer rely on having their expenses (5) ___________for them. Formerly, students received a grant towards their living expenses. Now most can only get a loan (6) ___________has to be paid back. Since 1999 they have paid over £1 000 towards tuition (7) ___________and this amount will increase up to a maximum of £3 000. In the US students already (8) ___________pay for tuition and room and board. Many get a financial aid package which may (9) ___________grants, scholarships and loans. The fear of having large debts places (10) ___________pressure on students and many take part-time jobs during the term and work full-time in the vacations. 
1. A. producing	B. carrying	C. doing	D. making
2. A. for	B. with	C. on	D. at
3. A. highly	B. mainly	C. absolutely	D. adequately
4. A. position	B. state	C. situation	D. condition
5. A. paying	B. paid	C. pay	D. to pay
6. A. whether	B. what	C. which	D. who
7. A. money	B. fees	C. allowances	D. charge
8. A. had better	B. should	C. may	D. have to
9. A. include	B. consist	C. compose	D. belong
10. A. large	B. generous	C. considerate	D. considerable
PART V: WRITING (4.0 PTS)
I.Finish the second sentence so that the meaning stays the same the original one.(15ps) 
1. Please don’t smoke in the kitchen.
I’d rather ___________________________________________________________
2. There is no point in seeing the manager now. 
It’s no_______________________________________________________________
3. I tried very hard , but I just counldn’t finish the job. 
No matter ____________________________________________________________
4. Has anybody shown you what to do ?
Have you _____________________________________________________________
5. Have you got a larger bag ? 
Is this __________________________________________________________
6. Tim didn’t join our trip because of his illness 
If Tim __________________________________________________________
7. She wanted to know if he had studied French at school .
She asked him “__________________________________________________”
8. It is not a habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon.
I am____________________________________________________________
9. He brought the umbrella along but it didn’t rain.
She needn’t ______________________________________________________
10.He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.
No sooner _______________________________________________________
II. Rewrite each sentence in such a way that it means the same as the first, using the word at the end of the sentence. Do not change thisword in any way.(5ps)
1.Perhaps someone will find a cure for this disease oneday. (found) 
__________________________________________________________________________
2. Normally I have a 10 – minute journey to school .(me)
__________________________________________________________________________
3. I haven’t been to the cinema for two months. (since)
__________________________________________________________________________
4. Nobody took any notice of his appearance. (attention)
__________________________________________________________________________
5. We couldn’t go out because of the heavy rain. (prevented)
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III. Write a paragraph of 100 – 120 words about the benefit of the internet. (10ps)
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