Hoc s gioi 9

Name: ……………………………………………………… ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH VĂN LỚP 9
Class: 9A Năm học: 2005- 2006.

A. Reading (13ms).
I. Supply the correct form of the verb in bracket (1.6ms)
1. It (be) hours since I ( leave).
2. Look! The teacher ( watch) you. He (look) angry.
3. Peter (lose) his purse when he (play) football yesterday.
4. Last night I (finish) my homework before you (come).
1------, -------2,-------- 3------,------- 4----------, -----------.
II. Supply the missing prepositions (1.6ms).
1. The earth is------ a spaceship travelling------- the sun. It does so------a very great speed.
2. Buying presents------- children is sometimes very difficult.-------- the end I bought a kite------ Tom and torch------ Ann. They are interested------ these presents.
III. Fill in the spaces with A, AN, THE or O ( No articles).
1. In----- USA, students like playing------ guitar and playing------ football in free time.
2. In----- active sentence,------- subject performs------ action.
3. I have got------ toy car. It’s nice.
IV. Circle the letter of the best answer (1.6ms).
1. Leave it----- it is.
a. that b. as c. like d. so.
2. She can’t afford that book because she has------ money.
a. a lot of b. few c. a little d. little.
3. When was that book-------- ?
a. made b. produced c. published d. created.
4. She spoke quietly to him------ nobody elso could hear a word.
a. because b. if c. although d. so that
5. He was----- ill that he couldn’t get up
a. such b. so c. much d. too.
6. We consider him ------
a. our father b. is our father c. be our father d. to be our father.
7. I don’t like the place ------ he lives.
a. that b. which c. where d. what
8. That man is ----- deaf to hear what we say
a. so b. enough c. too d. not
V. Fill each blank with ONE suitable word (1.6ms)
Many thousands of children have (1)-------- in their homes. As a result some children die. The most common accidents are with (2)------ and hot water. Small children often touch pots of (3)------ water on the stove. The pots fall over and the hot water falls on the children and (4)------ them. Some children like to play with fire. They enjoy striking matches or throwing things on fire to make it burn brightly. If the fire gets too big, it gets out of (5)------. Then the house (6)------ fire. It is very dangerous to play with matches. When a child strikes a match, the flame soon burn near his (7)----- . Then he (8)------ the match on the floor. Many house catch fire in this way.
VI. Read the text below and decide which word or phrase A, B, C, D best fits each place (1.6ms)
For many people, travelling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find the whole idea quite terrifying. (1)--------- flying is no more dangerous (2)------ any other form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer. It is known, however, that most accidents occur (3)------ taking off and landing when a (4)------ decisions are vitally important.
The people (5)------- job is look (6)------- the passengers, the stewards and stewardesses, play an important part in helping passengers to feel safe and comfortable. Indeed for many passengers being (7)-------- care of is all part of the total experience. (8)------ other form of travel involves waiting on people in quite the same way, with food, drink, newspapers, magazine, music and even video films.
1. a. although b. too c. and d. because
2. a. than b. as c. then d. with
3. a. while b. during c. for d. through
4. a. leader’s b. chief’s c. driver’s d. pilot’s
5. a. whose b. which c. their d. that
6. a. for b. up c. after d. round
7. a. given b. kept c. shown d. taken
8. a. Any b. No c. All d. No
VII. Read the passage and answer the questions (2ms).
Large forests are important to us in many ways. They give us