Đề thi HSG Anh 9 ( THCS Thanh Văn)

PHÒNG GD&ĐT THANH OAI
TRƯỜNG THCS THANH VĂN
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không kể giao đề)
SECTION I: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (7.0 PTS)
Question 1: Choose the one whose underlined part is incorrect. (2.0 pts):
Example: 0. Nam were very tired, so he didn’t come to the club.
A B C D
1. If you drank less, you will feel better.
A B C D
2. They live independent of their parents.
A B C D
3. During late 1900`s, many companies invested heavily in digital communications systems.

A B C D
4. My parent allowed me to go camping with my friends.
A B C D
5. The most common languages after English in Australia are Chinese, Italy, Greek, Vietnamese, and Arabic.
A B C D
6. Europe has many of the world`s oldest and more respected universities.
A B C D
7. All the students are looking forward spending their free time relaxing in the sun this summer.
A B C D
8. Uniform is a style of clothing that identifies people as members of a group or as workers in a particularly field. A B C D

9. You should try your better to pass the exam.
A B C D
10. Many kinds of tigers are at danger now.
A B C D
11. Our environment is being damaged, thus something should do.
A B C D
12. She didn’t find it easily to keep the children amused.
A B C D
13. Each of student should write the lesson carefully.
A B C D
14. If he does a mistake, will he feel sorry for it?
A B C D
15. There were interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Japan.
A B C D
16. Many experts group the language of the world into nine major language families.
A B C D
Question 2: Unscramble the letters to make suitable adjectives describing personality to complete the sentences. 0 is an example. (1.25 pts):
0. He is a kind (idnk) person. He is willing to help everyone.
1. Sue is so _______________ (ventouadurs). She’s planning to travel around the world on her own.
2. I wish I was more _______________ (tapeitn). I get angry very easily.
3. I’m not _______________(misibtaou). I want an easy job and an easy life.
4. Tom is very _______________ (recavtie). He can paint, he can play the piano, and now he’s learning the violin.
5. Don’t be so _______________ (ssyob)! I can decide for myself what I want to do.
6. She was very _______________ (oipslt) when she was a child. Her parents gave her everything she wanted.
7. Helen is so _______________( ifeshsl). She only thinks about herself.
8. Nam is very_______________(revlec). He always gets good marks at school.
9. Sally is a very _______________(lderaxe) person. She never seems to worry about anything.
10. You are so _______________ (ompcetveiti)! You always want to win!
Question 3: Five of these sentences are wrong. Put a tick (() next to the ones that are right and correct the ones that are wrong. 0 and 00 are examples. (1.25 pts):
0. I always go to work by bus. (
00. She is very interested on sports. on = in
1. Helen speaks three different languages. ..............................
2. I would go on holiday for a year if I win a lot of money. ...............................
3. The Internet has increasingly developed and become part of our life. ...........................
4. Michael is going swimming twice a week. ...............................
5. Suddenly I was hearing a noise. ...............................
6. I think it would be better if we use banana leaves instead of plastic bags to wrap food. ..............................
7. My car is in the garage, so I’m going to work by bus this morning. .............................
8. I will intend to go back home when I finish my education. ...............................
9. The phone rung while I was washing the dishes. ...............................
10. I was thinking about you when you phoned. ..................................
Question 4: Finish each of the following sentences with one suitable preposition. (2.5 pts).
1. He sent a copy of his will to his bank _______ safe keeping.
2. Although I practise quite a lot, I never seem to win very often _______ tennis.
3. Nam`s brothers are very