Phßng gi¸o dôc vµ ®µo t¹o ®Ò thi chän häc sinh giái líp

9 - THCS
TP Thanh Ho¸ N¨m häc 2001-2002
M«n thi: TiÕng Anh
Thêi gian: 150 phót ( Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian
giao ®Ò )

Question 1: Supply the correct form of the verb in

brackets:
1. The money ( steal ) in the robbery was never found.
2. ( come ) into the room he ( see ) Mary where he ( leave ) her.
3. Yesterday I ( walk ) along the street when I ( realize ) a man
with a black beard, whom I ( see ) three times already,
( follow ) me.
4. What do you think the children ( do ) when we get home.
5. All things ( consider ) , there was nothing ( do ) now.
6. Nobody would listen to the stories ( tell ) by him so many
times.
7. If all ( go ) well, I’ll finish it in a fortnight.
8. I think you ( tell ) this before.

Question 2 : Complete the following sentences with

correct form of the words in brackets.
1. We were lucky to have one of the ( nice ) room in the hotel.
2. I got ( little ) than you.
3. Hard work always brings ( succeed ).
4. Your rice field is more ( produce ) than ours.
5. They often ride their bicycles to the countryside for ( please )
6. ( polution ) air and water are not good for our health.
7. An engineer is a person who uses science for ( practise )
purpose.
8. Both the Italians and Polish are famous for their ( friend ) and
good spirit.
9. Although they are poor, they are living ( happy ).
10. Nothing could ( satisfaction ) him.

Question 3: Combine each pair of sentences into one

using the guiding words in brackets.
1. The teacher spoke slowly. The pupils could understand him.
( so that )
2. Jack and Alice went out. They wanted to have a drink. ( for )
3. This book is quite interesting. I’ve read it twice ( so ..... that )
4. The lesson is difficult. We try hard.( double comparative )
5. The film was very good, We saw it through. ( enough ...... to )
6. It was very cold. We could swim. ( such ..... that )
7. If you don’t try hard, you can not pass your exam. (Replace “if”
with “ unless”)
8. Bob was good at English, but he couldn’t understand that
sentence. ( Rerwite the sentence using “though” )

Question 4: Fill in each blank with one suitable word.

Most people who .....1..... a holiday in travelling take a
camera......2..... them and photograph anything .......3......
interests or pleases them the sights .....4..... a city, views of
mountains, lakes, plains, water falls, forests ; famous men and
women ; The ruins of ancient buildings, and even animals and
birds that are new ....5....... them. Later, perhaps years late, they
will be reminded .....6..... the photographs ......7...... the happy
time that had .......8..... the visit to a foreign country.

Question 5: Fill in each blank with one correct preposition.

We send our children ....1.... school to prepare them .....2.....
the time when they will be big and will have to work .......3........
themselves. They learn their own language so that they will be
able to tell others clearly what they want and what they know
and understand what others tell them. They learn foreign
languages .......4........ order to be able to benefit ........5....... what
people ........6........ other coumtries have written and said, and in
order to make people .........7........ other countries understand
what they themselves mean. Nearly everything they
study .....8...... school has some practical use ..........9......... their
life. We go to school ......10....... all to learn how to learn, so that ,
when we have left school, we can continue to learn.

Question 6: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the

same meaning.
1. Does he know French enough to work as a translator ?
- Is his .........
2. I lent my car to that man.
- That’s .........
3. As I get older, I want to travel less.
- The older ..........
4. Their teacher is making them to study hard.
- They are ............
5. It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error.
- The accident is .......
6. Must you so soon ? It’s only 9 o’clock.
- Can’t you ..........
7. It was so late that nothing could be done.
- It was too ........
8. That meal was excellent !
- What ..........
9. I didn’t arrive in time to see her.
- I wasn’t early ..........
10. They haven’t seen each other for two years.
- The last time ..........

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Phßng gd & ®t ®¸p ¸n - híng dÉn chÊm ®Ò thi chän häc sinh
giái líp 9 - THCS
TP Thanh Ho¸ N¨m häc 2001-2002
M«n : TiÕng Anh
Question1:
1. stolen 2. coming / saw /
had left
3. was walking/ realized / had seen / was following 4.
will be doing
5. considered / to be done 6. told
7. goes 8. have been told
Question 2:
1. nicest 6. polluted
2. less 7. practical
3. success 8. friendliness
4. productive 9. happily
5. pleasure 10. satisfy
Question 3:
1. The teacher spoke slowly so that the pupils could understand
him.
2. Jack and Alice went out for a dring.
3. This book is so interesting that I’ve read it twice.
4. The more difficult the lesson is, the harder we try.
5. The film is good enough for us to see through.
6. It was such cold weather that we couldn’t swim.
7. Unless you try hard you can not pass your exam.
8. Though Bob was good at English, he couldn’t understand that
sentence.
Question 4:
1. spend 2. with 3. that 4, of
5. to 6. by 7. of 8. on
Question 5:
1. to 2. for 3. for 4. in
5. from
6. in 7. from 8. at 9. in
10. above
Question 6:
1. Is his knowledge of French good enough to work as a
translator ?
2. That’s the man I lent my car to.
3. The older I get, the less I want to travel.
4. They are being made to study hard.
5. The accident is thought to have been caused by human error.
6. Can’t you go a bit later? It’s only 9 o’clock.
7. It was too late for anything to be done ( to do anything )
8. What an excellent meal it was !
9. I wasn’t early enough to see her.
10. The last time we saw each other was two years ago.

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Phßng gi¸o dôc vµ ®µo t¹o ®Ò thi chän ®éi tuyÓn häc sinh
giái líp 9 - THCS
TP Thanh Ho¸ N¨m häc 2001-2002
M«n thi: TiÕng Anh
Thêi gian: 150 phót ( Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian
giao ®Ò )

Question 1: Supply the correct form of the verb in

brackets:
1. After ( stop ) by the police, the man admitted ( steal ) the car
but denied ( drive) at 100 miles an hour.
2. There were many houses ( blow ) in the storm.
3. My father ( work ) in the factory for 30 years and he is not
planning ( retire ) yet.
4. The first plane ( explode ) just as our plane ( land ) but the
pilot skilfully climbed up again before touching the tarmac. All
the people who ( wait ) for us witnessed the incident.
5. If you ( swim ) this afternoon, you shouldn’t eat too much now.
6. By the end of next month he ( be ) here for ten years.
7. Neither the president nor his representatives ( be ) to attend
the meeting.

Question 2 : Complete the following sentences with

correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Linda was was very ............. of what she had done. ( shame )
2. His company is not taking on any new ............ this year.
( employ )
3. The thief replaced the diamond with a ............ stone . ( worth )
4. Young children are often very ......... . They can’t sit still for a
moment. ( live )
5. I’d like to read ............. stories. ( history )
6. Fresh air and good food are ............ to your health. ( benefit )
7. I’m tired of your .......... behaviour. ( child )
8. Could you ....... the picture over there ? ( straight )
9. She is quite .......... ? she plays the flute and piano. ( music )
10. She left school with good ........... . ( qualify )

Question 3: Choose the best answer.

1. The final ........... of the play will take place on Saturday.
a. action b. performance c. view d. sight
2. As it hasn’t rained for several months, there was a ........ of
water.
a. wast b. shortage c. drop
d. less
3. Modern buildings should ....... with the surrounding area.
a. suit b. fit c. blend d.
job
4. Does she have a hard time ....... English ?
a. to speak b. speak c. speaking d.
talking
5. I’m sure, she is ......... lies.
a. telling b. making c. saying d. talking
6. Everything in the supermarket is marked with a price ..........
a. notice b. mark c. tag d.
stain
7. They quarrelled ........ the choice of a house.
a. on b. over c. for d. to
8. You ought ....... this to me last week.
a. to mention b. to mentioned c. to have mentioned d.
have mentioned
9. All work is better than ....... at all.
a. no b. none c. some d. not
10. Please help yourself ....... whatever you like.
a. on b. in c. over d. to
Question 4: Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
Everyone wants to reduce polution, but the pollution
problem is ....1..... complicated as it is serious. It is
complicated .........2........ much pollution is caused ......3......
things that benefit people. For example, exhaust .....4.......
automobiles causes a ........5........ percentage of all air pollution.
But the automobile ......6...... transportation for millions of people.
Factories benefit much ......7...... the material that ......8...... air,
and water, but factories .........9...... employment to ..... 10.......
large number of people.

Question 5:
a. Fill in each blank with a , an , the if necessary
1. I have ........... big supper, I can’t sleep at ....... night.
2. Summer is ....... warmest season but ....... summer of 1971 was
unusually cool.
3. Love of money is ........ root of all evil.
4. ......... big books on ....... table are for my history class.
5. His father bought him .......... bicycle that he had wanted for his
birthday.
b. Write sentences using suggested words.
1. high time / stop smoking / healthy food.
2. only / this way / law / effective.
3. at my age / I / not think / I find / journey / easy.
4. today / world / not look / same / distant / future.

Question 6: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the

same meaning.
1. His passport was nowhere to be found.
- No one ..........
2. Why didn’t I think of that before ?
- I should ...........
3. Couldn’t you find a better hotel ?
- Is this ............ ?
4. My parents find fault with everything I do.
- No matter .............
5. We haven’t received confirmation of our hotel booking yet.
- Our hotel booking hasn’t ...............
6. I haven’t seen that man before.
- This ..............

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 Phßng gd & ®t ®¸p ¸n - hdc ®Ò thi chän ®éi tuyÓn hsg
líp 9 - THCS
TP Thanh Ho¸ N¨m häc 2001-2002
M«n : TiÕng Anh

A- §¸p ¸n
Question1: ( 12 points )
1. being stopped / stealing ( having stolen ) / driving
( having driven )
2. blown
3. has been working / to retire
4. exploded / was landing / were waiting
5. swim
6. will have been
7. are
Question 2: ( 10 points )
1. ashamed 6. beneficial
2. employees 7. childish
3. worthless 8. straighten
4. lively 9. musical
5. historical 10. qualifications
Question 3: ( 10 points )
1. b - performance 6. c - tag
2. b - shortage 7. b - over
3. c - blend 8. c - to have mentioned
4. c - speaking 9. b - none
5. a - telling 10. d - to
Question 4: ( 10 points )
1. as 6. provides
2. because 7. of
3. by 8. pollutes
4. from 9. give
5. large 10. a
Question 5: ( 12 points )
a.
1. a / the
2. the / the
3. the
4. the / the
5. the
b.
1. It’s high time you stopped smoking and ate healthy food.
2. Only in this way we can make law effective.
3. At my age, I don’t think I would find the journey easy.
4. Today’s world will not look the same in a distant future.

Question 6: ( 6 points )
1. No one could find his passport anywhere.
2. I should have thought of that before.
3. Is this the best hotel you could find ?
4. No matter what I do my parents are never satisfied.
5. Our hotel booking hasn’t been confirmed yet.
6. This is the first time I have seen that man here.

B- Híng dÉn chÊm

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- Thang ®iÓm 20

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- §iÓm bµi thi =
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