Đề thi HSG lớp 9 năm học 2008-2009

UBND HUYỆN TRẦN VĂN THỜI ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2008 -2009
Ngày thi : 10 - 01 - 2009
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Điểm:
Giám khảo 1:


Giám khảo 2:
Mã phách:

A. GRAMMAR
I. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c, or d) which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter you choose (3.0m)
1. Is the woman really ………… with his plan to destroy her house?
a. disapointing b. disapointment c. disapointed d. disapoint
2. When you see Ton, remember ………… him my regards.
a. to give b. giving c. gave d. give
3. Tom spoke ………… because he was so excited.
a. breathlessly b. breath c. breathless d. breathing
4. Did he tell you how much ……………… ?
a. does the car cost b. the car cost c. the car costs d. did the car cost
5. ………… people go to the movies now than ten years ago.
a. Fewer b. Few c. Less d. Lesser
6. “How did Susan find out about her promotion?”
“ She …………………… by her boss”
a. has told b. told c. was told d. was telling
7. He asked me ……………………………… .
a. what name I am. b. what was my name.
c. what was my name ? c. what my name was.
8. Let’s go to the movies, ………………………?
a. shall we b. shan’t we c. don’t we d. shan’t they
9. He doesn’t drive so fast as he ………… .
a. was b. used to c. does d. is used to
10. English should ………………………… in primary school.
a. taught b. be taught c. teach d. is taught
11. I stopped my car …………………… a newspaper.
a. buying b. buy c. bought d. to buy
12. I ……………… go swimming with my father when I was a child.
a. am used to b. was c. used to d. was used to
II. Use the correct forms of verbs in brackets. Choose from the following active or passive forms: present simple, present continuous, past simple, present perfect, past perfect and modals.(3.75m)
VOLUNTEERING
Two and a half years ago, Anita Kapur (0) left (leave) university with high hopes and a degree in the History of Art. She then (1) …………… (spend) the next two years applying in vain for jobs. “I soon (2) ……… (realize) that I (3) ………… (study) something more practical, like computing or acountancy”, admits Anita. “I (4) ……………… (have) no work experience, and there (5) …………… (always be) a lot of competition for jobs in the art world.” Last summer, Anita (6) ………… (see) an advertisement for volunteers to help organize an arts festival in hometown. She (7) ……………… (apply) and (8) ……………… (accept). Since then, Anita (9) ……………… (find) a job as an administrator in a London gallery. “I definitely (10) ……………… (not get) this job, if I (11) ………………… (not gain) such useful experience doing the the voluntary job at the arts festival”, she says. Anita’s experience is far from unique, but it is not only job – seekers who (12) ……………… (benefit) from vonlunteering. If business (13) ……………… (see) to be doing something for the community, it (14) ……………… (enhance) their public image. For this reason, more and more companies nowadays (15) ……… (encourage) their employees to volunteer, either partly or wholly in the company’s time.
Your answers:
1. ……………………………………………………………………… 9. ………………………………………………………………………
2. ……………………………………………………………………… 10. ………………………………………………………………………
3. ……………………………………………………………………… 11. ………………………………………………………………………
4. ……………………………………………………………………… 12. ………………………………………………………………………
5. ……………………………………………………………………… 13. ………………………………………………………………………
6. ……………………………………………………………………… 14. ………………………………………………………………………
7. ……………………………………………………………………… 15. ………………………………………………………………………
8. ………………………………………………………………………
III. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the