De thi hsg 08-09 vong 2

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC ĐAKRÔNG ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 Năm học: 2008-2009
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề)



PART I: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Question I: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence below.
1. You will not succeed ........... working harder.
A. unless B. without C. but D. if
2. John cannot buy a computer because he has …… money.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
3. Trains stop here to ...............passangers only.
A. get off B. pick up C. get on D. get in
4. I think we should turn ........... the faucets after use.
A. off B. on C. in D. at
5. They were ........... when they read that result.
A. delight B. delighted C. delighting D. delights
6. She sang the song .........................
A. beautiful B. beauty C. beautifully D. beautily
7. What is the............. between living in the city and living in the country.?
A. differ B. difference C. different D. differently
8. That film is interesting ............ for me to see it many times.
A. enough B. so C. too D. such
9. she is not happy ……….a lot of her friends sent her birthday cards.
A. because B. if C. so D. although
10. That computer was expensive, ………. we couldn/t afford to buy it.
A. because B. so C. but D. if
Question II: Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable preposition to complete the following passage.O. in

Mark Twain is a famous American writer. His name was Samuel Langhorn Clemens and Mark Twain was his pen name. He was born ......(0) a small town on the Missouri river in the USA. The boy had many friends (1) ............ school and when he became a writer, he described them (2) ... his stories. Samuel always wanted to be a sailor and (3)....... the age of twenty he found work on a river boat. After some time he left the boat and went to live (4)..............California. Here he began to write short stories (5) ............. the name (6).......... Mark Twain. He sent them (7) ...... newspapers. The readers loved his stories very much.
Question III: Complete the following letter by putting the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

Dear David,
I/ve got a surprise for you! My life (1)..................(change) quite a lot since I last saw you. I am in Australia now. It is a fantastic country. I (2) .............(come) here for a holiday. When I came here, I didn/t meet my parents because they (3).......(visit) Boston. I stayed at a small hotel and I/d really like (4).......(move) to Sydney.
I/m not married but I/ve got a wonderful girlfriend (5) .........(call) Kelly. I (6) ......... (learn) to repair machines but I am not very good. I wish you (7).........(be) here with me now.
How about (8)..............(come) out to stay with me in the summer? Please write soon
Best wishes,
John.
PART II: SPEAKING AND READING
Question IV : Choose the best explanation to find out what each sign means.

1. A.Do not use this entrance to return vehicles to the factory
B. Factory vehicles are turning here all the time.
C. Do not turn here as this entrance in used all the time.

2. A.Nobody minds if you smoke.
B. You may smoke only everybody agrees
C. Go outside if you want to smoke
D. Everyone has agreed not to smoke.

3. A. Musicians must not play here.
B. Musicians will not be paid.
C. Musicians can leave instruments here.

4. A. Close the door if there is a fire.
B. This door will not close easily.
C. This fire door should not be used.
D. Always keep this door closed.

5. A.The play will start later than usual today.
B. Please be quite because the play has started.
C. We never start late for any reason.
D. If