Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Đề số 1

TEST 1
I. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern from the others
1. A. breakthrough	B. design	C. reference	D. nature
2. A. mineral	B. production	C. recipe	D. politics
3. A. monastery	B. situation	C. manufacture	D. disadvantage
4. A. department	B. appearace	C. determine	D. conqueror
5. A. conscientious	B. racialism	C. problematic	D. recreation
II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences
6. After several years, the group was Each one has particular activities
	A. disbanded	B. disappeared	C. abandonded	D. disapproved
7. Employees can not be discriminated .race
	A. on grounds of	B. for reason of	C. with good cause	D. a matter of
8. Give him time. He is sure to ..our way of thinking in the end
	A. come against	B. come in for	C. come round to	D. come up with
9. Have you thought what the might be if you did not win your case in court?
	A. implications	B. connotations	C. results	D. application
10. When my children .their toys, I donated them to a charity
	A. outlasted	B. outnumbered	C. outgrew	D. outwore
11. To .our check- in, we decided to not carry any hand luggage
	A. rush	B. expedite	C. increase	D. speed
12. Thanks to the Internet, we can communicate with foreigners ..
	A. effortlessly	B. consistently	C. unnecessarily	D. continuously
13. Those who don not take any exercise at all are .to falling ill
	A. prepared	B. ready	C. waiting	D. prone
14. The girl was very ..to follow the stranger to his house when he told her that her mother was waiting for her
	A. easy	B. gullible	C. childlike	D. immature
15. She screamed and ran away when she saw the mad dog ..her
	A. coming to	B. coming up	C. coming at	D. coming into
16. The new film the latest in animation techniques
	A. exposes	B. features	C. displays	D. performs
17. “ . Is it your student card?” - “Let me see. Yes, it is mine”
	A. Excuse me	B. Pardon	C. Hello	D. Oh
18. “Do you know Linh, a fair-haired girl in class 9A?” – “Yes, she is my neighbor. What’s up?”
	A. indoor	B. inside	C. next-door	D. front-door
19. “Do you know anything about the Earth, Lan?” – “Yes, the Earth .around the Sun at about 67,000 miles per hour (about 107,000 kilometers per hour)
	A. travels	B. travelling	C. is travelling	D. to travel
20. “Why don’t you ..the French Club?” – “ I am not confident in my French”
	A. be	B. join	C. take	D. participate
III. Read the two following passage and choose the correct answer for each of the following questions
	Most of us have heard stories about people keeping their money under the floorboards or in their mattress but this is not the best way to look after money. We need money to live our lives so it is important that we keep it somewhere that we can get hold of it but we also need to make sure it is safe.
	People have worries about keeping their money safe throughout history. Rather than leaving it at home, the ancient Egyptians used to keep their gold in temples because they believe it would be safer. The temples were bid, sturdy buildings that were never left unattended and they were so sacred, which mean it was less likely someone would steal from them.
	Today most of us choose to keep our money in banks or building societies. While we don’t see these as sacred they do have qualities similar to ancient temples. Set up specially to manage money, banks and 
buildings societies are considered safe places that are capable of keeping our money secure for us until we need it.
21. Why do people have to look after their money?
	A. It is the safest way to reserve money
	B. They must sure that money will be always by their side
	C. It is believed that God will protect them
	D. Money helps them maintain their lives
22. The word “sturdy” in the second paragraph is closet in meaning to 
	A. robust	B. determined	C. fragile	D. delicate
23. The word “unattended” in the second paragraph is closet in meaning to 
	A. absent	B. unwatched	C. overlooked	D. unseen
24. People choose to have their money kept in banks or building societies because ..
	A. the holy places are no longer safe to keep money
	B. there are no other places for money
	C. these places are believed to be secure for their money till it is used
	D. the holes temples have no more space for money
25. Which of the following might NOT be the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
	A. To warn people against a way of keeping money
	B. To reduce the essence of protecting money
	C. To introduce a religious belief realted to money saving
	D. To encourage banking transactions
	Through the end of the 19th century, Vacouver was the center of British Columbia’s logging and sawmilling industry. Its forest provided some of the finest straight masts and spars the world’s shipyards had ever seen. Framing timbers, 70 feet long ad 20 inches square with scarcely a knot and blemish, fed hungry Imperial Palace was contructed with beams shipped from Vancouver to Perking in 1879
	Today greater Vancouver is home to 1.6 million people. Although temperature rainforests have given away to high-rises and highways, manicured lawns and surburban sprawl, vestiges of the region’s original ecology remain. Though logged to various degrees around the turn of the century, the North Shore mountains, Stanley Park and the Pacific Spirit Park are all examples of the temperate rainforest ecosystem that once dominated British Columbia’s south coast. 
26. The topic of the passage is 
	A. The important location of Vancouver
	B. The prosperity of Vancouver
	C. The abundance of woods in Vancouver
	D. The development periods of industry in Vancouver
27. The word “scarcely” is closet meaning to ..
	A. almost	B. hardly	C. totally	D. lacking
28. According to the first paragraph, what can be inferred?
	A. Shipbuilding industry of Vancouver was popular
	B. Woods in Vancouver was exported all over the world
	C. Vancouver has a prosperous logging and sawmilling sector thanks to large forests
	D. The nineteenth century is the successful starting point for the next period
29. Accordung to the second paragraph, which of the following statement is TRUE?
	A. Varous places of entertainment are popular in Vancouver
	B. Areas of rainforests are now the same as in the past
	C. In spite of being logged to a certain extent, Vancouver forests are still large
	D. The protection of rainforests is paid much attention in Vancouver
30. The word “tenpertate” is closet in meaning to 
	A. extreme	B. mild	C. calm	D. controlled
IV. Read the given passage and choose the correct option A, B, C or D for each blank
	Foreign families living in Japan have to decide (31) to send their children to Japanese schools or to make other (32) arrangements. Those who choose (33) Japanese 
schools are demonstrating a (34) to the Japanese way of life. Many foreign families are concerned (35) .their inability to use the language and possibility that they will not only stay in Japanese for a (36) time. Those who do not use the Japanese system are pleased by the free education, standard of teaching, the facilities and the (37) ..of the elementary schools. They also see (38) ..for their children in becoming part of Japanese society. There are some problems, largely to do with class size and language. Although (39) ..happy with Japanese elementary education, the foreign parents are less pleased with the Japanese education system as it (40) . To secondary school students.
31. A. whether	B. both	C. either	D. whole
32. A. selections	B. arrangements	C. decisions	D. options
33. A. use	B. to use	C. using	D. used
34. A. preparation	B. warranty	C. promise	D. commitment
35. A. at	B. of	C. about	D. to
36. A. limited	B. unlimited	C. limitless	D. limit
37. A. generosity	B. creativity	C. imagination	D. innovation
38. A. strengths	B. advantages	C. profits	D. shortcomings
39. A. completely	B. perfectly	C. generally	D. totally
40. A. applies	B. glues	C. sticks	D. requests
V. Use the correct form of the words given in the brackets to complete the passage
	41. (CONSTRUCT) of the Bamboo Organ was begun in 1816 by a Spanish 42(MISSION) ., Diego Cera. Why was bamboo used? 43 (CONSIDER) the relative 44 (POOR) ..of the area, perhaps the need to use 45(EXEPENSE) material was a factor. Moreover, the 46 (MAKE) .of the organ no doubt desired to use appropriate 47 (LOCALLY) ..materials.
	In 1916, bamboos were cut and buried under the sand of the seashore for about a year. Those that survived this 48 (EXPOSE) .to insects and the elements were considered of durable quality an used in 49 (BUILD) ..building the organ. Over the next several years, the 50 (VARIETY) parts of the organ were put together. When the bulk of it was finished in 1821, it was proclaimed “the finest and the first of its kinds in the country”.
VI. Fill each blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage
	New Zealand enjoys a (51) ..of temperature approximate to (52) .. experienced by Australia’s eastern seaboard. Free from the influence (53) any close land mass, yearly temperature variations are small approximate 100C (54) .between winter and summer.
	The north of the country was (55) to be subtropical and the south, temperature. Mountain ranges (56) .down much of the lengthi of New Zealand, (57) . the regions lying west of the ranges (58) .much higher rainfall (59) those to the east. The drier eastern regions average over 2000 hours of sunshine a year and contain the main wine-growing areas and summer resorts.
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction
61. We travelled away from the city and towards the countryside where several classical houses caught our eyes. 	A	B	C
D
62. My brother is an archeologist who has been travelling around the world on search of historical remains	A	B	C	D
63. The chauffer who was hired to drive Mr.Williams around daily was reprimanded for not picking him on time.	A	 B	C	D
64. The students are told solving the same type of sums many times to ensure that they able to do them 
	A	B	C
correctly when they encounter them.
	D
65. Today’s farmers have increased milk production greatly through improved methods of breeding, feeding, 
	A	 B	 C
and manage dairy cattle
	D
66. Despite of many attempts to introduce a universal language, not ably Esperanto and idiom Neutral, the 
	A	 B	 C
effort has met with very little success	
	D
67. The modern detective story, in which a detective solves a crime by discovering and interpretation 
	A	B	C
evidence is considered to have originated with Edgar Allan Poe’s “The murder in the Rue Morgue” in 1841.
	 D
68. Orchestrating musical works requires a undersanding of the range and characteristics of each instrument
	A	B	C	D
69. The black leopard is very dark that its sports are difficult to see
	 A	B C	 D
70. The astronomy is the oldest science, but it continues to be at the forefront of scientific thought.
	A	 B	C	 D
VIII. Finish each of the following statements in such a way that it means the same as the one printed before it
71. Although it rained torrentially all day, we enjoyed the voyage
Torrentially .
72. He said he did not steal the car
He denied .
73. I am sorry now that I left my family for a man
Now I wish ..
74. This is the worst meal I have ever had
Never 
75. Is this the only way to reach the city center?
Isn’t there ?
76. He never suspected that money has been stolen
At no time ..
77. We would prefer you not to behave in a polite way
We would rather 
78. I am not friendly with him, in fact I hardly even know him
Far from .
79. As people grow older, they become more and more forgetful
The .
80. Some stole my bag while we were playing tennis
During .
IX. Complete each of the sentences with one of the prepositions given below (some can be used more than once, some may not be used)
into back through from
out away up at
81. Thomas burst ..laughter when his mother finished the funny story
82. Everyone clapped their hands after the boy blew the flames on the candles.
83. The rude student answered .when he was being scolded by his teacher
84. The bully scared me .handing over all my pocket money to him
85. The department was told to cut travel expenses for the next month
86. We were turned .because we did not make a reservation
87. Our teacher only started talking when the noise died 
88. I have been trying to call him on the phone the whole afternoon but I can not put .
89. I wear a long dress to cover the .the scars on my leg
90. I tried to discourage her .walking into the park at night but she refused to listen to me
X. Writing (99-100)
	Write a passage about 150-200 words about the statement “The invention of Internet has had negative effects on our civilization”. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.