Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 - Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp thành phố Yên Bái năm học 2009-2010

_ tired that he fell asleep while doing homework.
A. such	B. so	C. very	D. much	
49. It was _______ that we went for a walk in the mountain
A. so nice day	B. such nice day	C. such a nice day	D. so a nice day	
50. She entered the room quietly _______ wake the baby up
A. so that	B. so as not to	C. in oder to	D. not to
IV. Complete the passage by choosing the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) (2ms)
 For good or bad, computers are now part of our daily life. Experts predict that before long all school and business and most families in rich parts of the world will (21) ………. a computer of some kind. Among the general public, computers rouse strong feelings people either love them (22) ……… hate them.
 The computer lovers talk about how useful computers can be in business, in education and (23) ………. the home. Apart (24) ………….. all the games, you can do your accounts on them, learn languages from them, write letters on them and in some places, even (25) …………. your shopping with them. Computers, they say, bring not leisure, as many (26) …………… jobs but are taken over by computerized robots as well.
 The haters, on the other hand, argue that computers, they say that computers bring not leisure but (27) ………. They worry, too, that people (28) …………… spend all the time talking to computers may forget (29) …………. to talk to each other. Their biggest fear is that computers may eventually take (30) ………….. from human beings altogether.
21. A. own
B. do
C. learn
D. make
22. A. to
B. but
C. and
D. or
23. A. at
B. on
C. in
D. to
24. A. for
B. from
C. with
D. to
25. A. do
B. make
C. have
D. surf
26. A. interesting
B. skillfull
C. pleasant
D. unpleasant
27. A. unemployed
B. employment
C. unemployment
D. employ
28. A. that
B. on who
C. who
D. whom
29. A. why
B. how
C. what
D. when
30. A. over
B. in
C. place
D. off
PHẦN II: TỰ LUẬN: (14 ĐIỂM)
Fill in each plank with ONE suitable word to complete this passage(3 ms)
 	Are the people born clever and others born (1) …………..? or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to both these (2) …………is “yes”. To some extent, our intelligence is given at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a (3) …………. born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child lives in boring surrounding will develop his intelligence less than (4) ………….. who lives in rich and varied surrounding. 
Thus the limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth but (5) …………. Or not he reaches those limits will (6) …………..on his environment. This wiew, no held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways. It is easy to show that intelligence is something we are born with. (7) …………… we take two unrelated people at random from population, it is likely that (8) …………… degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take children identical twins, they will very likely be (9) …………….. intelligent as others. This clearly suggests that intelligence depends on (10) …………..
Read the text carefully then answer the questions (2ms).
 People have smoked for a long time now. The tobaco which is used to make cigarettes was the first grown in what is now part of the United States. Christopher Columbus, who discovered America, saw Indians smoking, Soon the dried leaves were transported to Europe where smoking began to catch on. In the late 1800s, the Turkish made cigarettes popular.
 Cigarette smoke contains at leat two harmful substances, tar and nicotine. Tar, which forms as the tobacco burns, damages the lungs and therefore affects breathing. Nicotine, which is found in the leaves, cause the heart to beat faster and increases the breathing rate.
 Smoking cigarettes is dangerous. The US Public Heath Service stated that cigarette smoking is the cause of lung cancer and several other deadly diseases. The US government now requires that each package of cigarettes bears a special warning about the danger of smoking.
Questions
Who was the first to smoke?
………………………………………………………………………………………
Where were cigarettes made popular in the late 1800s?
………………………………………………………………………………………
Why is smoking dangerous?
………………………………………………………………………………………
Which substance, tar or nicotine or both, affects breathing?
………………………………………………………………………………………
Why, in your opinion, do people smoke?
………………………………………………………………………………………
III. Use the correct form of the word in the brackets to complete these sentenses. (2ms)
My mother likes this machine because it works very …………………. (EFFECT)
I suppose you can compare me to secretary although the ……….. isn’t a good one. (COMPARE)
Accidents happen because of driving ……………………. (CARE).
My aunt lives in the ………………….. area of the country. (MOUNTAIN)
How ………………this knife is ! It can’t cut anything. (USE)
If your work is ……………….., you will get a raise. (SATISFY)
Among the boys, Nam is the ……………… (BAD)
The world of computers is extremely ………………. (COMPETE)
I found the film ……………… so I turn off the TV and went to bed. (INTEREST)
Please, don’t be so …………….. like that (PATIENCE)
IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the passage (2ms)
A friend of mine, Jenny (1. work) ………………. in the international sales division at an electronics firm now. She (2. just return) ………………. from a trip to Japan. She (3, ask) …………………… (4. go)…………………. to Japan because she can speak Japanese, When she (5. be) ………… a business student at London University, she (6. study) ……… Japanese for four years. She (7. never have) ……………the opportunity to use her Japanese until she (8. go) ……………. to Tokyo last year. While she was there, she (9. speak) ………….. Japanese everyday and (10. enjoy) ………. every minute of it. She’s anxious to return.
V. Underline the ONLY mistake in each sentences the correct it. If the sentences are right, write T (true) (2ms).
1. There were such many people on the bus that we decided to walk
1. ……………
2. There are a few mistake in this test.
2. ……………
3. Must I carry these books home? – No, you mustn’t.
3. ……………
4. Houses in our city are getting moderner.
4. ……………
5. These may be the goods bringing to Viet Nam from China.
5. ……………
6. The verb ‘see” is an unregular verb.
6. ……………
7. Have you seen this film, haven’t you?
7. ……………
8. I wish I had been on holiday at the beach now.
8. ……………
9. Many Vietnamese woman prefer to wear modern clothing at work.
9. ……………
10. She hates laughing at by others.
10. ……………
VI. Rewite the following sentences so that the second one means exactly the same the one before. (3 ms).
My brother started working for this company six years ago.
My brother has …………………………………………….
“Please, do not smoke in this area of the restaurant”
Customers are ………………………………………………………………………….
I don’t have time to help mom with housework.
I wish …………………………………………………………………………………..
There is no better teacher in this school than Mr Jones.
Mr Jone ………………………………………………………………………………
Although John was severely disabled, he participated in many sports
In spite of his……………………………………………………………………………
Both my brother and I are too young to drive.
Neither my brother ……………………………………………………………………
They have just built a new shopping mall there.
A new shopping mall ………………………………………………………………….
We don’t finish the work because of his carelessness.
If he ……………………………………………………………………………………
I wrote the report in two days last week.
It ………………………………………………………………………………………
The Bakers used to grow vegetables in the behind garden.
Vegetables ……………………………………………………………………………..
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ĐÁP ÁN CHẤM ĐỀ THI HSG CẤP THÀNH PHỐ
PHẤN I: TRẮC NGHIỆM: (0,2 X 30 = 6 điểm)
D
A
B
16. B
21. A
26.D
A
A
C
17. A
22. D
27. C
C
D
D
18. C
23. C
28. C
D
B
 A
19. B
24. B
29. B
B
C
D
20. B
25. A
30.A
21. D	22. B	23. A	24. B	25. A	26. C	27. A	28. D	29. D	30. D
31. D	32. B	33. C	34. C	35. C	36. D	37. C	38. C	39. B	40. D
41. B	42. A	43. B	44. A	45. B	46. A	47. B	48. D 	49. C	50. B
51. C	52. A	53. D	54. B	55. D	56. B	57. C	58. B	59. C	60. B
PHẤN II: TỰ LUẬN: (14 ĐIỂM)
Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete this passage (0,2 X 10 =2ms)
stupid
questions
person/child
that
whether
depend
if
their/the
as
birth
Read the text carefully then answer the questions (0,4 X 5 = 2ms).
The Indians were the first to smoke
Cigarettes were made popular in Turkey in the late 1800s
Because it causes lung cancer and other deadly diseases
Both tar and nicotine affect breathing.
Students’ ideas.
III. Use the correct form of the word … (0, 2 X 10 = 2ms)
effectively
comparison
carelessly
mountainous
useless
satisfactory
worst
competitive
uninteresting
10.impatient
IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the passage (0,2 X10 = 2ms)
1. is working
2. has just returned
3. was asked
4. to go
5. was
6.studied
7. had never had
8. went
9. spoke
10. enjoyed
V. Underline the ONLY mistake in each sentences the correct it… (0,2 X 10 = 2ms)
1. such
-> so
6. unregular
-> irregular
2. mistake
-> mistakes
7. Have you seen
-> You have seen
3. mustn’t
-> needn’t
8. had been
-> were
4. moderner
-> more modern
9. woman
-> women
5. bringing
-> brought
10. laughing
-> being laughed
VI. Rewite the following sentences . (0,2 X 10 = 2ms)
My brother has been working/worked for this company for six years
Customers are asked not to smoked in this area of the restaurant.
I wish I had time to help mom with the housework
Mr Jone is the best teacher in this school.
In spite of his disability, John participated in many sports
Neither my brother nor I am old enough to drive.
A new shopping mall has just been built there.
If he were/was careful (weren’t/wasn’t careless), we would finish the work.
It took two days to write the report last week.
Vegetables used to be grown in the behind garden by the Bakers.