Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn tiếng Anh lớp 9

.......................destroying the environment around us. ( slow / slowly )
2. Wild plants and animals on the earth are.............................disappearing. ( quick / quickly )
3. Farm workers have to work very...........................during the harvest. ( hard / hardly )
4. Bob is sometimes a.................................driver. I think he drives...............................
when he’s in a hurry. ( dangerous / dangerously )
5. Please don’t go too.............................the edge of the cliff. ( near / nearly )
6. Mr. Black sounded really........this morning. He had his car stolen. ( unhappy / unhappily )
7. Frog are found........................rare in this area. ( comparative / comparatively )
8. The lakes in our town are polluted.......................( bad / badly )
II/ Report the sentences. They were all spoken last week. Use the verbs in brackets : ( 2 pts )
1. A policeman to me : Have you got a driving license ? ( ask )
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2. Andrew : I can’t come to the party tomorrow. ( say )
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3. Tessa : I ate all the cake yesterday. ( say )
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4. Simon to Ann : How do you travel to work ? ( ask )
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5. Ted to Sue : Would you like to join me for lunch ? ( invite )
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6. Robert : What time will the bank close this evening ? ( ask )
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7. Daniel : Is there a post office nearby ? I want to buy a telephone card. (ask / say )
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8. Peter to me : Please don’t tell anybody what happened. ( tell )
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III/ Complete these sentences with the correct preposition : ( 2 pts )
1.There was panic when people realised the building was.........................fire.
2. The weather was terrible when we were.......................holiday in South Africa.
3. Next year I’m going to Australia...........................a short holiday.
4. Where did you go.............................your holidays last month ?
5. I won’t be at work next month. I’ll be.........................holiday.
6. We’re going...........................holiday with some friends of ours in July.
7. I wouldn’t like to go..........................a cruise. I think I’d get bored.
8. The shop assistant wouldn’t accept my cheque and insisted that I paid .................... cash.
IV/ Read a sentence and write another sentence with the same meaning : ( 2 pts )
1.We can solve the poblem.
Y The problem.................................................................................................................. .
2. People should send their complaints to the head office.
Y Complaints.................................................................................................................... .
3. They had to postpone the meeting because of illness.
Y The meeting................................................................................................................. .
4. Someone might have stolen your car if you had left the keys in it.
Y Your car........................................................................................................................ .
5. An electrical fault could have caused the fire.
Y The fire.......................................................................................................................... .
6. They are going to hold next year’s congress in Philadelphia.
Y Next year’s congress..................................................................................................... .
7. They shouldn’t have played the football match in such bad weather.
Y The football match........................................................................................................ .
8. They can delay the seminar.
Y The seminar.................................................................................................................. .
D. Writing
Make sentences using the words given. Using that – Clause : ( 4 pts )
1.We / determined / our experiment is wrong.
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2. I / confident / my explanation will soon / accepted.
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3. He / aware / he will / in the first term if he’s lazy.
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4. She / unaware / the weather goes bad.
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5. We / happy / our merchandises are becoming better all / time.
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6. He / annoyed / his motorcycle is out of order.
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7. She / afraid / the next flight will / cancelled.
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8. I / delighted / I / afford / build / new house.
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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI HSG
A. Listening
You will hear people describing some of the things they do at work. Listen and tick ( x ) the activities they describe: ( 8 x 0.5 = 4 pts )
1.
x
interview people
5.
collect post
describe people
x
deliver post
2.
x
collect guests
6.
sell TV sets
take guest on tours
x
repair TV sets
3.
fill in forms
7.
x
check machines
x
type letters
mend machines
4.
x
sell houses
8.
x
take telephone calls
buy houses
make telephone calls
B. Reading
Read the following passge carefully, then make questions from the suggestion and answer them: ( 4 x 1.0 = 4 pts )
1.What can electricity be produced from ?
It can be produced from any sources of energy.
2. What would happen if we didn’t waste so much energy ?
Our resources would last longer.
3. What will happen unless we do research on solar energy and other alternative sources of energy ?
Our fossil fuels will run out ( and we’ll all freeze or starve to death )
4. Why are many countries spending much more time and money doing research on energy from the sun, the waves and the wind ?
Because they last forever.
C. Grammar
I/ Choose the best option in brackets to complete each of the following sentences : m ( 8 x 0.25 = 2 pts )
1.
slowly
5.
near
2.
quickly
6.
unhappy
3.
hard
7.
comparatively
4.
dangerous - dangerously
8.
badly
II/ Report the sentences. They were all spoken last week. Use the verbs in brackets : ( 8 x 0.25 = 2 pts )
1.The policeman asked me if I had / had got a driving license.
2. Andrew said he couldn’t come to the party the day after / the following day.
3. Tessa said she ate / had eaten all the cake the day before / the previous day.
4. Simon asked Ann how she traveled to work.
5. Ted invited Sue to join him for lunch.
6. Robert asked what time the bank would close that evening.
7. Daniel asked if / whether there was a post office nearby and said he wanted to buy a telephone card.
8. Peter told me not to tell anybody what happened / had happened.
III/ Complete these sentences with the correct preposition : ( 8 x 0.25 = 2 pts )
1.
on
5.
on
2.
on
6.
on
3.
for
7.
on
4.
for
8.
in
IV/ Read a sentence and write another sentence with the same meaning : 
( 8 x 0.25 = 2 pts )
1.The problem can be solved.
2. Complaints should be sent to the head office.
3. The meeting had to be postponed because of illness.
4. Your car might have been stolen if you had left the keys in it.
5. The fire could have been caused by an electrical fault.
6. Next year’s congress is going to be held in Philadelphia.
7. The football match shouldn’t have been played in such bad weather.
8. The seminar can be delayed.
D. Writing
Make sentences using the words given. Using that – Clause : ( 8 x 0.5 = 4 pts )
1.We’re determined ( that ) our experiment is wrong.
2. I’m confident ( that ) my explanation will soon be accepted.
3. He’s aware ( that ) he will fall in the first term if he’s lazy.
4. She’s unaware ( that ) the weather goes bad.
5. We’re happy ( that ) our merchandises are becoming better all the time.
6. He’s annoyed ( that ) his motorcycle is out of order.
7. She’s afraid ( that ) the next flight will be cancelled.
8. I’m delighted ( that ) I can affort to build a new house.