Đề thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9 THCS tỉnh Ninh Thuận năm 2012 - 2013 môn Tiếng Anh

SECTION 1: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (70 points)

PART 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A,B,C, or D) in the numbered box es. (30 points)

1. …………. Monday morning, there is a meeting …………. 11 a.m and 1 p.m.
A. At/at B. For/at C. In/on D. On/between

2. Jim always gets very annoyed if he can’t get his own ………….
A. wish B. desire C. way D. object

3. Because of the heavy rain, my parents couldn’t see me …………. at the railway station.
A. out B. off C. up D. away

4. Modern architecture, in many ……….., is horribly ugly.
A. means B. examples C. reasons D. cases

5. After a lot of difficulty, he ………….. to open the door.
A. succeeded B. managed C. finished D. completed

6. They have made a lot of progress ………….. the country became independent.
A. for B. since C. before D. until

7. Nam : What are you going to do next year?
Ba : I wish I………….the answer to that question.
A. knew B. know C. could know D. would know

8. Sometimes advertising signs …………….down during a storm and people are injured by them.
A. blow B. are blown C. blew D. were blown

9. He always did ……………. seemed right to him.
A. which B. that C. what D. who

10. Everything seems all right, …………..?
A. doesn’t it B. isn’t it C. don’t they D. aren’t they

11. His parents never allowed him ________________.
A. smoke B. smoking C. smoked D. to smoke

12. The noise of the traffic prevented me ________________ going to sleep.
A. from B. on C. away D. of

13. I wish you would tell me what I ____________do in this difficult situation.
A. shall B. should C. would D. ought

14. It is _____________ that we have our hair cut at th at hairdresser’s.
A. suggestion B. suggesting C. suggested D. suggest

15. I ____________ if she manages to sell that motorbike.
A. will be surprised B. am surprised C. will surprise D. surprising

PART 2: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered boxes. (10 points)

Barbara saw a doctor who is a specialist in such cases. Her powers of (1. concentrate)…………. aren’t as good as they used to be and at times s he is very forgetful but the doctor has confidently predicted that in time she will make a complete (2. recover)…………… He believes she is making very (3. satisfy)…………progress in this direction. Of course, not all such predictions come true, but the doctor is usually very reliable. As for the cuts and bruises she had, they have healed almost (4.complete)…………… Barbara herself is very (5. thank) …………to be alive. As one of the people who examined her at hospital said, she was extraordinarily lucky.

PART 3: Put each verb in the numbered brackets into a suitable verb form. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. (20 points)

Dear Linda,

I’m sorry that I haven’t written to you for so long, but I (1. be) …………….very busy lately. All last month I (2. have) ……………. exams, and I haven’t done anything else but study for ages. Anyway, I (3. stop) ……………. studying now, and I (4. wait) ……………. for my exams results.

As you can see from the letter, I (5. change) ……………. my address and live in Croydon now. I (6. decide) ……………. that I wanted a change from central London because it (7. become) ……………. so expensive. A friend of mine told me about this flat, and I (8. move) …………….here about two months ago. When you come to London this summer, pl ease visit me. I (9. stay) ……………. here until the middle of August. Then I (10. go) ……………. on holiday to Scotland.

Love,
Peter

PART 4: Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting: (10 points)

1. The harder (A) you learn (B), the most (C) knowledge you get (D).

2. My family spent (A) an interested (B) holiday in (C) Nha Trang last summer (D).

3. Lan didn’t go (A) to the cinema with her friends (B) last Saturday evening (C) because (D) her sickness.

4. They played so (A) good game of tennis (B) last night (C) that they surprised (D) their audience.

5. Mary's (A) mother gave her (B) a new hat (C) at (D) her birthday.

SECTION 2: READING (70 points)

PART 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer in the numbered box es. (15 points)

Learning how to learn

There is usually one important (1) .... ..... missing from most school (2) ............ Very few students are (3) ........... how to organize their learning, and how to (4) ........... the best use of their time. Let's take some simple (5) ............ Do you know how to (6) ...........up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the (7) ........... the dicti onary contains? Can you (8) ........... notes quickly, and can you understand them (9) ........... ? For some reason, many schools give learners no (10) ........... with these matters. Teachers ask students to (11) ........... pages from books, or tell the m to write ten pages, but don't explain (12) ........... to do it. Learning by (13) ........... can be useful, but it is important to have a genuine (14) ........... of a subject. You can (15) ........... a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject!

1. A theme B book C subject D mark
2. A agendas B timetables C terms D organizations
3. A taught B learnt C educated D graduated
4. A take B give C get D make
5. A sentences B results C rules D examples
6. A find B look C research D get
7. A information B advise C subjects D themes
8. A do B send C make D revise
9. A after B afterward C lastly D at last
10. A teaching B ability C instruction D help
11. A concentrate B remind C forget D memorize
12. A how B what C why D it
13. A the way B heart C now D law
14. A information B success C understanding D attention
15. A pass B waste C tell D use

PART 2: Read the following passage and choose the cor rect answer (A, B or C) to each of the questions that follow.Write your answer in the numbered box es. (30 points)

Are you an exercise fanatic or do you prefer to lie in front of the TV? There’s good news and there’s bad news whoever you are.

We all have some idea how fit we are- for example, someone even a little fitter than me doesn’t have to stop for breath at the top of a hill! The question is how do you get fit? Exercise, of course! But (and this is the good news for people like me!) not all the time.

Too much training is actually bad for your body. Of course, this doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t take exercise, but rest is also important. Muscles are damaged during physical exercise.

After a really hard day, your body needs around 48 hours to recover. While you are resting, your muscles are repaired and strengthened.

A good way to get fit is to take up running. If you want to give it a try, choose a distance that’s long is enough to challenge you but short enough to allow you to finish in comfort. Save the long distances until you’ve had plenty of practice.

A ‘fun run’ with runners every level of training is a good place to start. Keep away from runs with big hills and try to avoid extremely hot or cold weather. Remember - build up gradually and have two or three rest days every week. A few days before the ‘big day’, start taking it easy. There’s more good news for lazy people like me. After hard exercise, your muscles need carbohydrates and protein- so you should eat something like a sandwich fairly quickly. And the more you exercise, the more food you need.

Rest is essential if you want your fitness to improve - and so is sensible eating and drinking. And that can be done in front of the TV! Fitness fanatic or couch potato? It’s best to be a bit of both!

1. The article is mainly about __________
A. exercise. B. watching TV. C. eating.

2. The article is from __________
A. a popular magazine. B. a sport club newsletter. C. a scientific journal.

3. According to the article, the best way to get fit is to __________
A. exercise as much as possible. B. exercise and rest. C. eat the correct foods.

4. According to the article __________
A. muscles are built during exercise.
B. muscles are strengthened after exercise has stopped.
C. you should take care not to damage your muscles when you exercise.

5. When you start running you should __________
A. run as fast as you can. B. run a distance that is not too hard. C. run only a short distance.

6. A ‘fun-run’ is a race for __________
A. non-serious runners. B. all kinds of runners. C. runners who are training.

7. According to the article you shouldn’t __________
A. run in the rain. B. run in direct sunlight. C. run if it’s freezing.

8. According to the article people who exercise __________
A. should eat more than people who don’t.
B. should eat the same as people who don’t.
C. should not change the amount they eat.

9. ‘Couch potato’ means someone who __________
A. is very keen on exercise.
B. likes doing exercise, but not too often.
C. does not like exercise at all.

10. The writer __________
A. is very keen on exercise.
B. likes doing exercise, but not too often.
C. does not like exercise at all.