Đề Thi HSG 9

Đề khảo sát chất lượng học sinh giỏi lớp 9
Năm học 2007-2008
Môn : Tiếng anh 9
Thời gian làm bài 150 phút
Question I: Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense or form.
1.From the day five years ago when they (1.marry) until today, Tom (2.rely) on his wife (3.do) everything in the house, and she (4.never fail) (5.give) him the easiest home life a man could possible have.
2.Right now it (6.be) 3 a.m. My friend`s plane (7.leave) at 6:05, so I (8.decide) not to go to bed though I (9.get) a little sleep. I (10.take) a nap after I (11.get) back from taking her to the airport.
3.This morning, on the M6 Motorway, a high-sided vehicle, which (12.carry) dangerous chemical (13.blow over).
4.There (14.be) a cold wind (15.blow) in our faces when we were in the field.
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Question II: Write the correct form of the words in the brackets.
How to succeed
Let me make a (1.suggest) to help you deal with difficult situations. If, for example, you are taking part in a sport (2.compete), meeting someone important, or giving a (3.perform) in front of a large audience, you will probably be quite (4.nerve), and worry that you will not be as (5.succeed) as you would like to be. What you need to do is to prepare yourself thoroughly by running through the whole (6.active) over and over again in your mind, (7.care) going through every detail.
For example, a famous pianist, (8.prison) for seven years for (9.politics) reasons, could still play magnificently on his release. When asked how he managed to play so well, his (10.explain) was that he had practised everyday in his mind.
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Question III: Fill in each number blank with a suitable preposition.
When he was 22 Chaplin left England ...(1)... America. He soon became admired ...(2)... an actor, comedian and a director. In his early work as a director he worked very fast producing 62 films ...(3)...four years. However, it is the figure of the tramp that we always connect...(4)...his name. The tramp is both lovable and amusing: his feet always get...(5)...the way, his cane punishes his enemy...(6)....a distance. In some of his films Chaplin comments.....(7)....the fate of the world and in others he tells...(8)...his own experiences.

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Question IV: Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word.
A doctor ....(1)....worked in a village was very ....(2)....because many people used ...(3).... stop him on the street and ask his ....(4).... In this....(5)..., he was never paid for his service, and he never ...(6).... to earn much ....(7)... He made....(8)....his mind to put an....(9)...to this. One day, he was stopped by a young man who said to him, "Oh, doctor, I`m so ...(10) to meet you. I`ve got a severe...(11)... in my left side". The doctor ...(12)...to be interested and said, "Shut your eyes and stick your tongue...(13)... of your mouth". Then he went away,...(14)... the man standing on the street with his tongue hanging out and a large ...(15)....of people laughing at him.
1................ 4................ 7................ 10................ 13................
2................ 5................ 8................ 11................ 14................
3................ 6................ 9................ 12................ 15................
Question V:Read the text and decide which answer A,B,C or D best fits each numbered blank.
I was...(1)....by my uncle and aunt and...(2)....on a small farm in the West of England. I think it was better...(3)...living in the city because every day