Ôn luyện học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh lớp 9

“proliferated” in line 9 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
  A. prospered 
B. organized 
C. disbanded 
D. expanded
9. Which of the following is closet in meaning to the word “ constituting ” in line 15 ?
  A. looking over
B. sitting down
C. doing in
D. making up
10.According to the passage, approximately how many nonnative users of English are there in the world to day? 
  A. a quarter million 
B. half a million
C. 350 million
D. 700 million
II. These paragraphs or sentences ( A – H ) are not in a good order. Rearrange them into a good order (1 – 8) to make it a logical meaningful passage. (8 points)
Anyone can try to make a drink which tastes similar to Coca-Cola. Chemists say that it consists almost entirely of carbonated water and sugar.
In only a few years Coca-Cola became the national drink of the United States. The shape of the famous bottle was invented in 1961. During the Second World War, American soldiers drank three million bottles of Coca-Cola a day.
Coca-Cola was originally invented by John Pemberton, a pharmacist in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1886, he created a new kind of medicine to cure tiredness and headaches. 
This helped spread the name and flavour of ‘ Coke’ all over the world .
Then a businessman bought Pemberton’s recipe for his creation. He did something to the recipe and made a really refreshing drink that appealed to many people. Demand for the drink grew.
But no one outside the Coca-Cola company has yet discovered what the ‘magic’ combination of ingredients is, and a very few people- only seven, have ever known the secrete formula of Coca-Cola. Only two of them are still alive today, so they never travel on the same aeroplane.
Today, nearly a hundred million bottles or cans are drunk every day, in one hundred and fifty-five different countries.
It tasted so revolting that just about no one wanted to buy it. In the first year, Pemberton only made $50 from his creation.
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage. (12 points)
LOOKING FOR A JOB
I finished university six month (1) _______, I’ve got a degree in business administration. I enjoyed the course very much (2) _______ I realize I should have studied a lot harder! A few of my friends have (3) _______ got full-time jobs but most, me, are still waiting (4) _______ something suitable to turn up. Meanwhile, I make sure that I keep myself busy. I look through the job advertisements (5) _______ the newspapers every day and I also ask all the people I know to tell me if they hear of any vacancies (6) _______ they work . What I am looking for is something challenging and I would certainly be happy to move to another city or even work abroad for a while. The (7) _______ is not so important at this stage , provided I earn enough to live on , because I don’t want to continue (8) _______ to depend on my parents , although they are (9) _______ generous to me . At the moment, I’m working in a nearby restaurant two evenings (10) _______ week, washing up and generally helping out, which brings a little money . The other people working there are very friendly, and many of them are in the same (11) _______ as me, so we have lots of to talk (12) _______.
D. WRITING (20 points).
I. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them. (10 points)
Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
Martin’s .......................................................................................................................................
Thanks to his aunt’s legacy of £10.000 he was able to buy the house he wanted.
Had his ........................................................................................................................................
Mary was the only student absent from class.
Apart ..........................................................................................................................................
Jane hasn’t made much progress at school.
Jane has only ...............................................................................................................................
My parents find fault with everything I do.
No matter ....................................................................................................................................
It’s the cheapest watch but it’s the nicest.
Not only ......................................................................................................................................
The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murder.
Little ............................................................................................................................................
“ What you have cooked is the best in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend.
John congratulated ......................................................................................................................
Now that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it.
On ................................................................................................................................................
The last storm destroyed Lan’s house.
It‘s high time ...............................................................................................................................
II. Use the suggest words and phrases to write complete sentences of a passage.. (10 points)
Jack London/ famous/ American writer.
He/ bear/ January 13th/1876/ San Francisco/ California.
family/ poor/ he/ have/ leave/ school/ make money.
He/ work/ hard/ different jobs.
Later/ he/ return/ school/ he/ not/ stay/ long.
1897/he/ go/ Alaska/ find/ gold.
There/ he/ find/ ideas/ books / stories.
He/ come/ home/ start/ write.
writings/ successful/ he/ become/ rich/ famous/ twenties.
poor health/ he/ die/1916/ age/ 40.
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M«n thi : TiÕng Anh
Thêi gian: 120 phót ( kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò )
Ngµy thi: 10/ 7/ 2008
A. pronunciation (10 points).
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronunced differently from the others in each group. (5 points) - 1/ each.
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. C
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. (5 points) - 1/ each.
1. A
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. C
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (35 points).
I. Choose the best answers to completes each sentence (10 points) - 1/ each.
1. D
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. C
9. A
10. A
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets (10 points) - 1/ each.
have read – written
has been playing – would turn
to be included
to avoid - being recognized 
Having written 
will have been sold – get
III. Fill in the blank with a / an / the. Put an Æ where none is required. (5 points) - 0.5/ each.
1. an
2. the
3. a
4. a
5. Æ
6. the
7. the
8. the
9. Æ
10. Æ
IV. Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage (10 points) - 1/ each.
comparison
youth
abundant
Unemployment
sizeable
pursuits
collection
prosperity
tendency
critical
V. Fill in each blank with a suitable prepostion (5 points) - 0.5/ each.
1. off
2. by
3. on
4. for
5. to
6. for
7. for
8. up
9. with
10. to
C. READING (30 points).
I. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question (5 points) - 1/ each.
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. D
9. D
10. C
II. These paragraphs or sentences ( A – H ) are not in a good order. Rearrange them into a good order (1 – 8) to make it a logical meaningful passage. (8 points)
1. C
2. H
3. E
4. B
5. D
6. G
7. A
8. F
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage (12 points) - 1/ each.
LOOKING FOR A JOB
1. ago
2. although 
3. already 
4. for 
5. in
6. where 
7. salary 
8. having 
9. a/per
10. very
11. situation 
12. about
IV. WRITING (20 points).
I. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them. (10 points) - 1/ each.
Martin’s poor health doesn’t prevent him from enjoying life.
Had his aunt not died and left him her legacy of £10.000, he wouldn’t have been able to buy the house he wanted.
Apart from Mary every students was present in class.
Jane has only made a little progress at school.
No matter what I do, my parents find fault with it.
Not only is it the cheapest watch but it’s also the nicest.
Little did the police suspect that the judge was the murder.
John congratulated his girlfriend on her cooking.
On account of his mother’s being there, they said nothing about it.
On account of the fact that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it.
On account of his mother’s presence , they said nothing about it.
It’s high time Lan repaired her house. / It’s high time for Lan’s house to be repaired. 
II. Use the suggest words and phrases to write complete sentences of a passage. (10 points)
Jack London was a famous American writer. (1 point)
He was born (0.5 point) on January 13, 1876 in San Francisco, California.(0.5 point) 	 
His family was very poor, (0.5 point) and he had to leave school to make money.(0.5 point)
He worked hard in different jobs. (1 point)
Later, he returned to school (0.5 point) where he didn't stay long.(0.5 point) 	
In 1897, he went to Alaska (0.5 point) to find gold.(0.5 point) 
There he found ideas (0.5 point) for his books and stories.(0,5 point)	
He came back home (0.5 point) and started to write. (0.5 point) 	 
His writings were successful,(0.5 point) and he became (0.5 point)rich and famous in his twenties
Or : His writings were so successful that he became rich and famous in his twenties	
In poor health, he died in 1916 at the age of 40. (1 point)
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