Đề Thi chọn HSG lớp năm cấp tỉnh năm học 2010-2011

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC - ĐÀO TẠO PHÙ CÁT

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI
Môn: Tiếng Anh – Năm học 2009-2010
Lớp 9 – Thời gian 150 phút


I. Choose the best answer, circle the letter A, B, C or D. (1,5ms)
Tan __________ go fishing with his brother when he was young.
A. used to B. is used to C. has used to D. was used to
Fred _______ in the same city for over 10 years now.
A. lives B. has lived C. was living D. is living
Van’s going to move to a new house __________ the end of November.
A. at B. in C. on D. for
She wishes she _________ a millionaire.
A.is B. were C. was D. B&C
I remember ____________ him say the grass nedded ______________ .
A. hearing/ cutting B. hearing – to cut C. to hear – to cut D. to hear - cutting
She was a popular film star.
A. disliked & unknown B. hated & admired C. liked & admired D. unknown & liked
As __________, the newspapers were full of bad news.
A. ordinary B. usual C. common D. every day
In a ________ of moments. The whole situation had changed.
A.case B. matter C. question D. A & C
I can’t give you a lift tonight, my car’s out of ________ again!
A. motion B. funcion C. order D. action
She _____________ a letter when the telephone rang.
A. writes B. wrote C. has written D. was writting
I’m going to see my doctor for a ____________ .
A.check-up B. check-out C. check-in D. check-off
He has just got an interesting _________ in a textile factory.
A. work B. job C. occupation D. employment
Nam is rather ________ but sometimes he talks freely about himself.
A. sociable B. reserved C. serious D. peaceful
Helen asked me ________ the film called “Star Wars”.
A. have I seen B. If I had seen C. have you seen D. If had I seen
He always ____________ the crosswords in the paper before dinner.
A. makes B. writes C. does D. works

II. Fill the blanks with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses. (1m)
His ………………….… has not improved much. (behave)
She has an …….…….…… command of the language. (impress)
Lan is extremely ……………………… about the history of art. (know)
It’s very …………………….. to live in a damp room. (health)
He felt very …………..…. when he saw he had failed the exam again. (courage)
……………….... many houses have to be demolished. (fortune)
I’m afraid you aren’t suitably …………….. for the job. (qualification)
He is a fine ………….….. . He has composed a lot of beautiful songs. (music)
The world of computers is extremely …………….. . (compete)
…………….... is a very serious problem in many countries. (employ)
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, active or passive. (1m)
Nylon (26) …………….……(invent) in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill. Other scientists (27) ……………………. (work) with his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, Nylon (28) ………………….. (introduce) to the world. It (29) ……………….……. (be) cheap and strong and immediately (30) ……………..…. (become) sucessful, especially in making of ladies’ stockings. During the Second World War, the best present for many women (31) ……….………. (be) a pair of nylon stockings, but more importantly, it (32) ……………. (use) to make parachutes and tyres.
Today, nylon (33) …………… (find) in many things. It (34) ……………….. (play) an important part in our lives for over 50 years. Next year about 36 million tons of it (35) …………………. (make).

IV. Read the following text and choose the best answer among A, B, C or D.