Đề thi học sinh giỏi huyện năm học 2009 - 2010 môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2009-2010 
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9 
Thời gian làm bài: 100 phút (kể cả thời gian giao đề) 
READING COMPREHENSION 
I. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D 
“Students should be allowed to study without worrying about grades. Fortunately, 
most educators are becoming aware of the fact that students have different interests and 
abilities. However, the regimentation resulting from grades still exists. Grades often stifle 
creativity. Competing for better grades causes many students to turn down opportunities 
to pursue music, dramatics and sports. Grades impose an arbitrary standard of success on 
everyone. I do not demand as some extremists do, that grades should be abolished 
immediately. However, I do believe that less emphasis should be placed on grades. I hope 
that some day grades will become optional at Village High School.” 
 Written by Magdalena Smith 
11. Magdalena Smith thinks it is important for 
A. students to get good jobs 
B. students to participate in music, dramatics, and sports 
C. students to compete more for grades 
D. educators to have more control over grades 
12. Which of the following states a fact about grades at Village High School? 
A. They are not useful B. They foster unnecessary competition 
C. They should be optional D. They are currently in use 
13. Grades 
A. promote creativity. B. enhance competition. 
C. limit creativity. D. limit success. 
14. Which of the following is NOT an opinion expressed by Magdalena Smith? 
A. Grades should be abolished. 
B. Grades impose arbitrary standards of success. 
C. Students should be able to learn without worrying about grades. 
D. Competition may discourage students from pursuing subjects such as drama 
and art. 
15. Magdalena Smith think that there should be........ 
A. more emphasis on grades. 
B. less emphasis on grades. 
C. less emphasis on music, dramatics and sports 
D. less emphasis on an arbitrary standard of success. 
II. Read the passage below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D 
TRAFFIC IN OUR CITIES 
The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This 
causes many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater 
risk of accidents. Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to 
........(16)........ people to change their habits and leave their cars at home. 
One possible approach is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars 
by........(17)........ charges of parking and bringing in tougher fines for anyone who 
........(18)........ the law. In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular 
routes at different times of the day. This system,........(19)........ as “road pricing”, is 
already being introduced in a........(20)........ of cities, using a special electronic card fixed 
to the windscreen of the car. 
Another way of........(21)........ with the problem is to provide cheap parking on 
the........(22)........ of the city, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the 
centre. Drivers and their passengers then use a special bus service for the ........(23)........ 
stage of their journey. 
Of course, the most important thing is to provide good public transport. However, 
to get people to ........(24)........ the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to 
be reliable, convenient and comfortable, with fares .........(25)........ at an acceptable level. 
16. A. make B. arrange C. suggest D. persuade 
17. A. enlarging B. increasing C. growing D. developing 
18. A. crosses B. refuses C. breaks D. cracks 
19. A. named B. seen C. called D. known 
20. A. quantity B. number C. total D. sum 
21. A. doing B. handling C. dealing D. solving 
22. A. outskirts B. border C. outside D. limit 
23. A. late B. end C. complete D. final 
24. A. pass on B. throw away C. give up D. leave out 
25. A. taken B. kept C. given D. stood 
LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE 
I. Choose the correct word in brackets to complete the following sentences. 
26. They felt.when Tet was coming near. 
 A. excitement B. excited C. excitedly D. exciting 
27. Nam to the sea when he lived in Cua Lo. 
 A. goes B. has gone C. used to go D. is going 
28. They ..me if I could speak Japanese. 
 A. told B. said C. talked D. asked 
29. Let’s go to the post office,.? 
 A. shall we B. will we C. do we D. did we 
30. Don’t make me upset,..? 
 A. shall you B. do you C. did you D. will you 
31. I carry that bag for you ? - Oh , thank you. 
 A. Do B. Shall C. Will D. Would 
32. When Jane came to England, she had to get used ..on the left. 
 A. to drive B. driving C. to driving D. drive 
33. This is the first time IThailand. 
 A. has visited B. visit C. visited D. have 
visited 
34. Would you mind if I .a photo ? 
 A. take B. took C. would take D. am going to 
take 
35. There is nothing to prevent the children.playing here. 
 A. from B. of C. away D. to 
36. What is theof your country ? - 75,000.000 people 
 A. introduction B. population C. separation D. addition 
37. Many people think it’s necessary. 
 A. for students to wear uniform 
B. for students wearing uniform 
 C. for students wear uniform 
D. for students to wearing uniform 
38. Don’t shout , dear. I can’t the shout ! 
 A. stand B. sit C. listen D. hear 
39. He laughs of her funny face. 
 A. because B. since C. as D. for 
40. We are going to ..our 20th wedding . Please stay and come. 
 A. occur B. celebrate C. do D. parade 
41. my students are familiar with this kind of activities. 
 A. Most B. Most of C. A few D. Few 
42. I remember..to the zoo before. 
 A. being taken B. taking C. be taking D. to make 
43. We spent half a year.this house. 
 A. for building B. build C. building D. builds 
44. Our village had.money available for education that the schools had to close. 
 A. so little B. so few C. so many D. so much 
45. I was responsible to my mother..looking after our pets while she was at 
work. 
 A. because B. of C. for D. with 
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the 
others in each group. 
46. A- match B- chair C- watch D- chemistry 
47. A- needed B- worked C- stopped D- booked 
48. A- game B- guest C- guess D- gesture 
49. A- wool B- wood C- food D- foot 
50. A- supply B- simply C- deny D- reply 
WRITING 
Do you like watching TV? Which program do you like the best? Write a passage of 150 
words to show your point of view.