De thi HSG 9

Phòng Giáo dục Sơn Động
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Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp huyện
Năm học 2009-2010
Môn: Tiếng Anh 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

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Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (10 points)
1 If only I............ in the countryside now

A. were
B. am
C. can be
D. would be

2. He used to............ his living by delivering vegetables to the city hotels

A. earn
B. gain
C. get
D. make

3. I knew him............ I was a child

A. until
B. when
C. as
D. during

4. Long wishes he............ have to clean all the windows

A. don’t
B. doesn’t
C. wasn’t
D. didn’t

5. They have never............ any experience of living in the country

A. had
B. wished
C. done
D. made

6. Do you............ my turning the television now

A. want
B. object
C. mind
D. disapprove

7. Take this road and you will............ at the hotel in five minutes

A. arrive
B. come
C. find
D. reach

8. They have to take that French course, ............ they?

A. haven’t
B. mustn’t
C. needn’t
D. don’t

9. ............ he had no money for a bus, he had to walk all the way home.

A. For
B. Thus
C. So
D. As

10. We haven’t seen Liz............ two months

A. since
B. for
C. until
D. before

Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. ( 20 points)
1 My father gets used to (read) ............ newspapers in the morning.
2. I wish you ( stay) ............ here longer.
3. If she (not hurry) ............, she will miss the last train.
4. He (have) ............ his hair cut recently.
5. The childrent prefer ( watch) ............ TV to (read) ............ books.
6. Would you mind (show) ............ me how to send an e-mail.
7. When I came to see Mr. Robinson last night, he (read) ............ a newspaper.
8. He enjoys (play) ............ football.
9. Nga is looking forward to (meet) ............ her aunt again soon.
III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals. ( 20 points)
1. I watch the news every day because it’s very............
Inform

2. The Internet is a very useful means of............
communicate

3. We can see many............ on TV every day
Advertise

4. They live in a............ area in the north-east of the country
Mountain

5. It’s............ of you to cheat in the exam.
Honest

6. The police are looking for a dangerous............
Crime

7. She receives a lot of ............ from her friends
Courage

8. There are............ about wearing uniforms at school.
Argue

9. The ............ situation in that country is getting worse and worse
Economy

10. The Internet has............ developed in every field
increase

Fill in each blank with one suitable word. ( 10 points)
Every year many people .....(1)..... the world learn English. Some .....(2).....
them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn .....(3)..... school, others learn in evening classes. A few learn English .....(4)..... themselves or just by hearing the language.....(5)..... television or among their friends. Most people must work hard .....(6)..... learn English. Why do these people want to learn English? It isn’t difficult to answer that question. Young children learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful.....(7)..... their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies, because some of their books are in English .....(8)..... college .....(9)..... university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines .....(10)..... English.
Read the following passage and answer the questions below (10 points)
The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a “cursed tree”. Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased. The tree was planted near a church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gain an evil reputation.