DE HSG 9_Q.HOAN KIEM

Đề THI học sinh Giỏi Năm học 2008-2009
Môn : Tiếng Anh 9 ( Thời gian : 120 phút )
Họ và tên : ...............................................Lớp : 9 A
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I. Read this passage carefully then answer the questions.
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from a local police . In the letter he was asked to call at the station . Ted worried why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday and now he is not worried any more. At the station he was told by a smiling police that his bicycle had been found . Five days a go , the police told him , the bicycle was picked up in a small village for hundred miles away . It is now being sent to his home by train . Ted was not surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found . It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen.
1, Why was Ted worried? - ....................................................................................................
2, Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news? - -------------------------------------
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3, When was Ted`s bicycle found? - ....................................................................................
4, Which of the following statements is not true?
a, The police asked Ted to go to their station.
b, The policeman told Ted the good news five days ago.
c, Ted is no longer anxious d, Ted is 35 years old.
II. Choose the best word to complete the following sentences.
1, The sun is ( independent / modest / slight / distant ) from the earth.
2, Your composition is ( more / much / very ) better than her.
3, Do you often get your motorbike ( washing / to wash / washed )?
4, He speaks slowly ( so that / in order to / because ) the pupils may understand him.
5, I never wear yellow because it doesn`t ( match / suit / fit ) me.
6, The letter arrived ( by / with / from / though ) post.
7, I wish you ( should / would / will / shall ) stop correcting every word I say.
8, Her mother wouldn`t ( allow / permit / accept / let ) her ride a bicycle.
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
Rob Fellow ( come ) ...................... from England . He ( come ) .............. to Paris six months ago to learn French . He ( start ) ............. learning French at school in England when he was eleven. So he ( learn ) ................. it for nearly ten years . He ( just / take ) an exam . If he passes , he ( move ) ........... into the next class. He ( be ) ......... excited today because his parents ( come ) ....................... tomorrow to stay with him for a few days.
IV. Fill in the blanks with one suitable preposition:
1, I was absent .................. class yesterday.
2, Your job is similar ................. me.
3, Mr Smith is very kind ................ us
4, Tom is excellent ................... repairing thing.
5, What does NATO stand ..................?
6, Could you look ....................... the baby when I am away?
7, My birthday is ................... the first ............ the month.
8, Be careful .............. the traffic when you go .................. the street.
V. Give the correct form of the words in blankets.
1, In her ............................... she was a well known athlete ( young )
2, I believe you because I know you are ..................... ( truth )
3, The house is large but it is terribly ................... to live in ( comfort )
4, I fell so ........................... that I am going to bed ( sleep )
5, It`s a nice shop and the assistants are all polite and very ................. ( help )
6, Thousand of people have been made .................. by the war ( home )
7, When Pele retired , it was a great ............... to the Brazilian soccer ( lose )
8, We have had a lot of ...................... from customers to day ( complain )
9, All of his ....................... are about love ( poet )
10, The ...................... of the new guest caused trouble to my aunt ( arrive )
VI. Fill in the blank with one suitable word to complete the passage:
Computers are helpful in many ways. First they are fast. The can work with information much more quickly than a person 1 - ............. , computer can work with lots of information at the 2 - ............. time . Third , they can keep 3 - ............. for a long time , they do not forget things the ways 4- ............. do . Also , computers are almost always correct . They are not 5- ..................... of course , but they usually don`t make mistakes . These days 6- ................. is important to know something about computers . There are number of ways to 7 - ................ . Some companies have classes at work. Also , most universities offer day