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Phòng giáo dục & đào tạo Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 Số 1
Trường THCS Hoà Tiến Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 120 phút

I. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets. ( 3 marks )
1. Penicilline (discover) in 1860.
2. She (sleep) for hours ! you must wake her up.
3. Tom (wash) his hands. He has just repaired the T.V set.
4. On arrival at home I (find) that she had just left just a few minutes before.
5. There was a cold wind (blow) in our faces when we were in the field that day.
6. The children were frightened because it (get) dark.
1......................... 2............................ 3................................
4......................... 5............................ 6................................
II. Circle the best answer among a, b, c or d to complete each of the following sentences. (3marks)
1. You can not smoke in here. It`s .......... the law.
a. anti b. according c. against d. opposite
2. Her parents never ..........her to go out after 8.
a. made b. allowed c. let d. accustomed
3. It took him ages to ............. living in the new town.
a. used to b. get used to c. use to d. agree.
4. She never let you cook the meals,..............?
a. didnot she b. doesnot she c. does she d. did she
5. Some people ................. at least four hours a day chatting on line.
a. take b. use c. cost d. spend
6. When did you buy this car? ..............
a. Since ten years b. For ten years c. Ten years ago d. In ten years
III. - Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. (3 marks)
1. The ( fame) singer walked down the stage ( proud)
2. My teacher found a lot of mistakes in my essay and told me to ( write) it.
3. The heavy rain made it ( posibility) for us to have our picnic.
4. English is a ( compare) easy language for Swedish to learn.
5. ( regular) verbs must be memorized.
6. Houses are ( build) to live in and not ( look) on.
IV. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original one. (3 marks)
1. They think that honesty is the best policy.
->Honesty.............................................................................................................
2. Some one saw them pick up those guns
-> They.................................................................................................................
3. Mary`s parents sent her to an English speaking club.
-> Mary................................................................................................................
4. He didn`t have any bigger problem than reading comprehension.
->His....................................................................................................................
5. They haven`t seen each other for 2 years.
-> The last time...............................................................................................
6. A man opened the door . He told me you were out.
-> The man...............................................................................................................
V - Complete the following sentences.. (2 marks)
1. You can`t get there ontime unless...................................................................................
2. If I spoke English perfectly ,..........................................................................................
3. The holiday was short; However,...................................................................................
4. The radio is too loud. Could you please............................................................................ ?
VI - Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and correct it. (2 marks)
1. They made him to stay behind an oak tree.
2. Bad weather has delayed the flight to one hour.
3. Mrs Taylor didn`t take proper careful of her children.
4. If it will rain tomorow, we shall cancel our picnic
VII - Using the cues given to complete the passage below. (2 marks)
driver, office, fare, conductor, machine,
transport, length, double- deckers, advance, are

 Public (1) ......................... in London is expensive. The fare depends on the (2) ......................... of the journey; you cannot buy tickets in (3) ............................ Children under sixteen pay half and those under five (4) ........................ free. You usually buy bus tickets from a conductor, but some buses you pay the (5) ..................... Most London buses are (6) ...................... You can smoke upstairs. On the underground, you buy your ticket from a (7) ....................... or a ticket (8