ĐỀ THI HSG LỚP 9 TUYÊN QUANG 2011

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TUYÊN QUANG

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 9 THCS
Năm học 2010-2011
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)


 SECTION I: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (10 points)
Part I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (2 points)
MONIKA KOVAK
Monika Kovak is a tennis player. She is only 14 years old, but she (1-win) ______________ many tournaments in her life. She (2-start) ______________ playing tennis with her father when she was three years old. Two years ago, she (3-go) ______________ to America to a famous tennis school in California. Monika and her father (4-travel) ______________ to many countries in the world. Last month, they (5-go) ______________ to a tournament in Australia. Monika (6-play) ______________ well, but she (7-not win) ______________ . She (8-not play) ______________ at Wimbledon yet, but she (9-hope) ______________ she (10-play) ______________ there next year.
Part II. Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (6 points)
1. Faraday attended a lecture ___________ by a famous scientist.
A. giving B. gave C. given D. to give
2. We couldn’t help___________ when he told us what had happened.
A. laugh B. to laugh C. to be laughing D. laughing
3. “___________ bad weather we are having this summer!” said the woman.
A. What a B. How C. What D. How this
4. I understand most of this, ___________ there are still one or two points I would like you to clear up for me.
A. however B. but C. therefore D. so
5. Could you buy me a copy of the newspaper___________ your way to work?
A. for B. by C. along D. on
6. The car was easy to recognize so it wasn’t ___________ difficult for the police to catch the thieves.
A. much B. many C. too D. such
7. I was so tired that I ___________ asleep in the chair.
A. got B. went C. felt D. fell
8. This is Mr. White ___________ invention has helped hundreds of disabled people.
A. who B. which C. that D. whose.
9. I need some help with the table. ___________ you lift the other end, please?
A. May B. Should C. Could D. Shall
10. She used to___________ her living by delivering vegetables to local hotels.
A. gain B. get C. earn D. win
11. The Boing 747 is twice ___________ the Boing 707.
A. bigger than B. as big as C. as bigger as D. much big as
12. I am very grateful ___________ your help.
A. to B. at C. with D. for
13. Tuyen Quang Province is well-known ___________ its historical and revolutionary sites.
A. for B. as C. after D. about
14. They didn`t ___________ to the station in time to catch the last train to Hue.
A. make B. get C. reach D. arrive
15. The bus won`t stop ___________ you ring the bell.
A. when B. if C. if not D. unless
16. It`s ages ___________ we said goodbye to our form teacher.
A. for B. since C. during D. until
17. The boy insisted ___________ seeing the horror film last night.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
18. I`m not interested___________ anything that happened ___________ the very remote past.
A. on ... in B. in ... on C. on ... on D. in … in
19. The sun was very bright ___________ Paula put on her sunglasses.
A. but B. and