Đề K.Tra khảo sát HSG khối 9, vòng I

TRƯỜNG THCS NGUYỄN DU
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút ( Không kể giao đề)

Họ và tên học sinh:……………………………
Lớp: 9/ ………..
Điểm ghi bằng chữ: ……………….
Điểm ghi bằng số:………………….
Chữ ký giám khảo: …………………


SECTION I: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (6 PTS).
Question 1: Circle the letter next to the word or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences.(3 pts):
I didn’t play very well and he _________ me at tennis.
A. won B. defeated C. gained D. beat
His job is very well paid; he __________ more than ,100,000 a year!
A. gains B. wins C. does D. earns
I’ve __________ my keys. Have you seen them anywhere?
A. foggotten B. waited C. lost D. missed
Brad Pitt is very ________ with young people in America.
A. famous B. well known C. liked D. popular
They managed to score and _________ the game in the last 30 seconds.
A. win B. gain C. defeat D. beat
She’s a very _________ writer; one day she’ll be famous.
A. successful B. promising C. well-known D. excellent
I tried my __________ but I didn’t manage to pass the test.
A. hard B. efforts C. best D. everything
She’s put a lot of football posters _________ in her room.
A. on B. out C. up D. down
I look forward __________ new friends.
A. to make B. make C. to making D. making
My mother has had the biggest influence _________ my life.
A. in B. on C. at D. about
His son is the most important person __________ his life.
A. in B. of C. on D. about
12.The games will _________ in June.
A. take place B. take part C. take hold D. take care
Question 3: Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
(3 pts):
What _____________________ (you/look) for, Nam? ___________________ (you/lose) anything?
______________ (drink) too much beer isn’t good for you.
Our classroom is dirty. It needs ___________________ (clean).
If you save up, you ____________________ (soon be able) to afford a new car.
Let’s get the room ___________________ (clear) up before she arrives.
My old motorbike ___________________ (sell) because it ________________ (not be) economical.
If I ______________ (have) a car, I’d drive to work.
Watch out! You ___________________ (knock) the milk jug over.
My birthday ____________ (fall) on a Saturday this year.
She __________________ (use/speak) French but she has forgotten it all now.

SECTION II: READING. (8.0 PTS)
Question 1: Read the passage, then answer the questions below.(2.5 pts):
The first stamp in the world was an English stamp. It was made in 1840. Before that, people paid money to the postman for every letter that they received and the postman didn’t give the letters to anybody who didn’t pay him.
An English teacher, whose name was Rowland Hill, thought much about this. One day, he said that the people who wrote the letter should pay for them, and not the people who got the letters. He then spoke about it to the people in the government. Soon the post offices began to sell little pieces of paper with a stamp on them.
Which country made the first stamp?
When did the first stamp appear?
Before that, what did people have to do when they got a letter?
Did people get the letter if they refused to pay?
Who invented the stamp?
Question 2: Read the passage and fill in each space with ONE appropriate word from the words given in the box.(3 pts):
live space signals poor events radio until transmitted expensive landing broadcast one use

 All early television was (0) broadcast in black and white. Color television was possible, but it was too (1) _____________ and of very (2) _______________ quality (3) ______________ the middle of the 1950s. Color television broadcasts began in the United States in 1954, in Japan in 1960, and in Europe in 1967.
The first (4) ________________ on the moon was broadcast (5) ________________ on television in 1969, and