Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Đề số 6 (Có đáp án)

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1. ĐỀ SỐ 6 I. PHONETICS (1-3). Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. a. couple b. about c. doubt d. without 2. a. fear b. dear c. bear d. hea 3. a. hones b. honey c. homeless d. hope (4-5). Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. 4. a. industry b. vehicle c. erosion d. energy 5. a. saucepan b. migrant c. pancake d. typhoon GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (6-20). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 6. I’d rather not have been absent___ class yesterday. a. in b. for c. from d. of 7. She wants to be independent___ her parents. a. to b. of c. on d. with 8. She got up when the alarm went___. a. in b. up c. over d. off 9. The children were so___ by the film on TV that they didn’t want to go to bed early. a. interested b. bored c. attracted d. attached 10. I have to go to the meeting ___ I want to or not. a. because b. whether c. although d. only if 11. After Jack’s mother died, he was___ up by his aunt. a. grown b. taken c. set d. brought 12. It looks like they’re going to succeed___ their present difficulties. a. despite b. because of c. even though d. yet 13. Jane is the___ of the three girls. a. prettier b. prettiest c. pretty d. most pretty 14. There’s plenty of time for you to make up your mind. You___ decide now. a. mustn’t b. can’t c. needn’t d. oughtn’t 15. Robert asked what time ___ close that evening. a. the office b. will the office c. would the office d. the office would 16. Five million bottles of champagne___next year. c. will be a. will produce b. will be produced producing d. will have produced will produce will be produced c. will be producing d. will have produced
2. 17. What___ if you___ an alien from outer space? a. will you do – meet b. do you do – meet c. would you do – me d. would you do – would meet 18. In Viet Nam, people enjoy ___ newspaper and magazine. a. read to b. read c. reading d. in reading 19. We stopped ___ a some magazines on our way to the station. a. to buy b. buying c. for buying d. having bought to buy buying c. for buying d. having bought 20. ‘Would you like a cup of coffee?’ ‘___’ a. Yes, I would b. Yes, I do like. c. Yes, please. d. Yes, of course. (21-25). Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, c or D) that needs correcting. 21. The New York (A) subway system is the most longest (B) underground railroad (C) in (D) the world. 22. He always drives (A) his car too (B) fast that (C) he often causes (D) 23. I’d rather to stay (A) at home than (B) go (C) out at (D) weekends. 24. Children are not allowed to go (A) out alone (B) after midnight because (C) lack of security (D). 25. His grandfather left (A) him 50,000 dollars, this (B) was too big a sum (C) to him. (26-30). Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. 26. Japan is an___ country, (industry) 27. Kate’s___ has kept her away from school for a week. (ill) 28. It doesn’t cut at all. (use) 29. Some students in my class are starting to learn another language and they find it___ . (enjoy) 30. The news caused great___ among her friends, (excite) III. READING (31-38). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. People use energy each day for transportation, cooking, heating and cooling rooms, manufacturing, lighting, (31)___ , and many other uses. The choices people make about how they use energy – (32)___ machines off when they’re not using them or choosing to buy (33)___ vehicles and energy-efficient appliances – affects the environment and everyone’s lives. What is the difference between energy conservation and energy efficiency? Energy efficiency is using (34)___ that requires less energy to perform the same function. Using a compact (35) . light bulb that requires less energy instead of using an incandescent bulb to produce the same amount of light is an (36)___ of energy efficiency.
3. Energy conservation is any behavior that results in the use of (37)___ energy. Turning the lights off when leaving the room and (38)___ aluminum cans are both ways of conserving energy. 31. a. entertainment b. entertaning c. entertainer d. entertain 32. a. taking b. driving c. turning d. making 33. a. economic b. fuel-efficient c. commercial d. petrol-driver 34. a. programme b. technology c. method d. system 35. a. electric b. halogen c. unshaded d. fluorescent 36. a. example b. model c. pattern d. way 37. a. much b. more c. less d. fewer 38. a. reusing b. reoproducing c. reprocessing d. recycling (39-43). Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer a, b, c or d. Along with jogging and swimming, cycling is one of the best all-round forms of exercise. It can help to increase your strength and energy, giving you more efficient muscles and stronger heart. But increasing your strength is not the only advantage of cycling. Because you’re not carrying the weight of your body on your feet, it’s a good form of exercise for people with painful feet or backs. However, with all forms of exercise it’s important to start slowly and build up gently. Doing too much too quickly can damage muscles that aren’t used to working. If you have any doubts about taking up cycling for health reasons, talk to your doctor and ask his/ her advice. Ideally you should be cycling at least two or three times a week. For the exercise to be doing you good, you should get a little out of breath. Don’t worry that if you begin to lose your breath, it could be dangerous and there must be something wrong with your heart. This is simply not true; shortness of breath shows that the exercise is having the right effect. However, if you find you are in pain then you should stop and take a rest. 39. This piece of writing is for___ . a. children b. doctors c. anyone d. sportsmen and women 40. What is the writer’s purpose? a. to amuse b. to amuse c. to warn d. to persuade 41. People with back problems might go cycling because___ . a. they avoid putting all their weight on their feet b. it can help to strengthen their back c. they can start slowly and build up gently d. it give them more efficient muscles. 42. What is the disadvantage of sudden exercise? a. You can lose your breath. b. You may have a heart attack.
4. c. You can damage muscles that aren’t used to working. d. You can be painful. 42. Which of the following is NOT true? a. Cycling is an excellent form of exercise. b. You should do cycling as quick as possible. c. Going cycling regularly and you’ll get stronger and healthier. d. If you have any health problem, check with your doctor first. WRITING (44-46). Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) that is almost the same in meaning as the sentence given. 44. Tom writes French as well as he speaks it. a. Tom, is bad at writing French. b. Tom does not speak French so well as he writes it. c. Tom writes and speaks French equal well. d. Even though Tom writes French well, he cannot speak it. 45. The game will be held, rain or shine. a. The game will be cancelled because of the rain. b. There will be no game whether it rains or shines. c. If the weather is fine, the game will be held. d. There will be a game regardless of the weather. 46. Never has anyone spoke to me like that! a .I never speak to anyone that way. b. Everyone speaks to me that way. c. No one speaks to me that way. d. Some people always speak to me that way. (47-50). Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them. 47. ‘I’m taking my French exam tomorrow,’ Mary said to John. Mary___ 48. She’s always phoning me at work when I’m busy. I wish___ 49. They couldn’t do anything to stop people polluting the river. Nothing___ 50. The game was called off because of heavy rain. It rained___ Đáp án I. 1. a 2. c 3. a 4. c 5. d II. 6. c 7. b 8. d 9. c 10. b
5. 11. d 12. a 13. b 14. c 15. d 16. b 17. c 18. c 19. a 20. c 21. B (longest) 22. B (s0) 23. A (stay) 24. C (because) 25. C (which) 26. industrial/ industrialized 27. illness 28. useless 29. enjoyable 30. excitement III. 31. a 32. c 33. b 34. b 35. d 36. a 37. c 38. d 39. c 40. d 41. a 42. a 43. b IV. 44. c 45. d 46. c 47. Mary told John that she was taking her French exam the following day. 48. I wish she didn’t phone me at work when I was busy 49. Nothing could be done to stop people polluting the river 50. It rained so heavily that the game was called off.