KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2004-2005 THÀNH PHỐ ĐÀ NẴNG

I. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Write either A, B, C or D in the boxes
1. It was a waste of time _________ him to go. Answers
A persuaded B for persuading C persuading D to persuade 1.
2. I remember _______ her before.
A seeing B to see C to have seen D having seen 2.
3. The _________ vase is lying on the floor.
A break B breaking C broken D broke 3.
4. They decided to call off the trip because of the bad weather.
A end B begin C continue D cancel 4.
5. We left early ________ the lecture was boring.
A because of B because C although D as if 5.
6. ______________ helps to sell a new product.
A An exhibition B A contest C A performance D An advertisement 6.
7. He spent his _________ life in the countryside.
A complete B total C whole D all 7.
8. I have to __________ a pen from you. I left it at home.
A lend B rent C borrow D get 8.
9. Our holiday was ___________ by bad weather.
A spoilt B damaged C overcome D wasted 9.
10. Do you think he is _________ of doing the job?
A competent B capable C able D suited 10.
11. She asked if they would _______ to share the room.
A accept B consider C approve D agree 11.
12. If you wish to learn a new language you must _________ classes regularly.
A follow B present C attend D assist 12.
13. It takes a great deal of ________ for the class to make a trip abroad.
A arrangement B organization C expense D business 13.
14. I wanted to tell you about the good news but you didn't give me a ___________.
A time B second C chance D word 14.
15. Would you remind _______ the phone number? I didn't hear properly.
A to repeat B repeat C repeating D for repeating 15.

16. We aren't rich enough to __________ around the world.

A arrive B move C drive D travel 16.
17. Everyone has his own ____________. Mine is collecting stamps.
A work B pleasure C hobby D job 17.
18. He ______ his son of the dangers of driving too fast in his new motorbike.
A warned B remembered C threatened D concerned 18.
19. He is _________ his driving test today.
A examining B answering C taking D holding 19.
20. Brian wants to be a soldier, but he dislikes wearing ___________.
A clothes B a uniform C a suit D a custom 20.

II. Use the correct form of the verb (10 marks)

Answers
Last week I (1)_____ (walk) home after playing tennis when it 1..................................
(2)_____ (start) raining very heavily. "Oh no, I (3) _____ (get) soaked 2....................................
before I (4) _____ (reach) home," I thought. "I wish I (5) .
______(remember) to bring my rain-coat." But unfortunately I (6 ______ 3....................................
(leave) it at home. "How stupid of me! I (7) ______ (always forget) to 4....................................
bring it with me." Luckily just then a friend of mine passed in her car and 5....................................
offered me a lift. "(8) ______(you go) home?" she asked, "or (9) 6....................................

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 _______(you want) to go for a drink?" "I think I’d rather you (10) 7....................................
________ (take) me home," I said. 8....................................
9....................................
10..................................

III. Fill in each of the blanks with ONE correct word (10 marks)
People in Britain don't eat out very often. They usually go to restaurants on (1) ___________
occasions. Restaurants are quite expensive. Young people eat out more (2) _________ than older
people. There are four kinds of eating (3) _____________in Britain: 1. Take-aways You buy your food
here and you take it (4) ____________. The most common take-aways are fish and chip shops and
Chinese take-aways. The food here is quite cheap. 2. Fast food restaurants You order your food at
the (5) __________________ and then (6) _____________ it to your table to eat it. Hamburger and
pizza restaurants are the most (7) _________________ fast food places. 3. Pubs Most pubs serve food.
But you (8) ____________ be 16 to go into a pub and you can't buy alcohol (9) ______________ you're
18. 4. Restaurants A waiter or waitress (10) _________________ you. There are many different kinds
of restaurant in Britain. Chinese, French, Indian and Italian are the most common.
IV. Read the passage and fill in each blank with the correct form of the words or the verbs
Answers
The most (1) _________ (FAME) diary in English was (2) _________ 1.................................
(WRITE) by Samuel Pepys. It gives a (3) _____________ (DETAIL) and
2..................................
interesting (4) _________(DESCRIBE) of everyday life in England between
1660 and 1669. Pepys writes about (5) _____________ (IMPORTANCE) 3..................................
new stories of the time, like disease, an enemy navy (6) _________ (SAIL)
4..................................
up the River Thames and the Great Fire of London.
He also writes about himself, even about his faults - he often (7) 5..................................
____________(SLEEP) during church or looked at the pretty girls. He
6..................................
describes his home life - a quarrel with his wife and how they (8)
___________(BECOME) friends again, his worry about her (9) ________ 7..................................
(ILL). As well as books, he likes music, the theatre, card games, and parties
8.................................
with good food and plenty of fun. Pepys was a busy man who had many
important jobs - he was a member of Parliament and President of the Royal 9.................................
Society. He is also (10) _______________ (REMEMBER) for his work for the
10...............................
British Navy.

V. Read the passage below carefully then choose the most suitable word for each space (10
Happy New Year
One of the most important days of the year is the first of January and it is celebrated all over the
world. It is the time of year _______ (1) people get together and eat and drink a lot and generally
behave with warmth and affection _______ (2) each other. In London, on the stroke of midnight before
New Year begins, people gather in Trafalgar Square and not only celebrate in the _______ (3) way but
also sometimes throw themselves into the fountain under Nelson’s column. In Spain, people eat a grape
for _______ (4) of the twelve strokes of midnight. No one knows exactly how the _______ (5) of
celebrating the New Year began. Some people believe _______ (6) was the Chinese who started it,
_______ (7) say it was the Romans. In China, they celebrate New Year, which is at a different time
from _______ (8) in the West, not only for one day but for several days. A special custom in some
countries is to make so-called “New Year’s Resolutions.” This means you make a big decision to improve
your life in some way _______ (9) any bad habits you may have. For example, people say they will stop
smoking, they will work harder, they will do their _______ (10) to pass their exams, and so on. It is
pity that the optimistic spirit of New Year often does not last very long!
1. A which B that C when D in which
2. A for B with C towards D to
3. A usual B strange C nice D different
4. A one B all C every D each
5. A tradition B habit C custom D rule

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 6. A they B it C that D who
7. A others B they C some D people
8. A which B time C those D that
9. A to stop B by stopping C for stopping D and stop
10. A study B effort C best D most

VI. Read the statements 1- 10. Write A if you think the author agrees with the statement, D
if the author does not agree with it. Write your answers in the boxes provided (10 marks)
Does reading really matter?
(1) Some people say that reading is not now as important as it was. These days we have
photographs, films, radio and television. Why read a description of something when you can glance at a
photograph? Why read a novel when we can see a film? Why read a newspaper when the latest news
is brought to us hourly on radio and TV?
(2) Photography was certainly a wonderful invention. Photographs can give a very accurate idea of
places and of people that we have never seen. An encyclopedia, for example, is always better for good
illustrations. But we also need words to explain the photographs and drawings. A photograph of an
elephant may give us a very good impression of what an elephant looks like, but it tells us nothing
about where elephants are found, what types there are, what their exact size and weight are, how they
are useful to man and so on.
(3) In the same way, a good feature film has action, movement, colour, and maybe music. These
are things we do not find on the printed page. But reading a novel has certain advantages over
watching even an excellent feature film. Reading a novel requires imagination. Each of us imagines a
story differently.
(4) Television news broadcasts can certainly be gripping. But we need newspaper as well. Some
important events happen when there are no cameras around. More importantly, a newspaper does not
just report the news. It explains what has been happening. It also contains interesting articles on many
subjects. Newspapers are an important part of our lives, if we want to understand what is going on in
our town community and in other parts of the world.
(5) Reading is thus essential for information and pleasure. We need to be good readers to enjoy
a full life as human beings. Moreover, reading is a skill. Like other skills, it needs practice. The more we
read, the better readers we become. And better readers we become, the more we enjoy reading! The
secret is to get the reading habit. Read at least a little every day.
Answers
1. Reading is no longer important. 1. _____
2. The radio brings you the latest news more quickly than newspapers. 2. _____
3. A good encyclopedia does not need photographs. 3. _____
4. An encyclopedia must have writing. 4. _____
5. Photographs of elephants are not very informative. 5. _____
6. Films are not worth seeing. 6. _____
7. When we read a novel we must see our imagination. 7. _____
8. Some important news cannot be shown on TV. 8. _____
9. Newspapers does not report but explains the news. 9. _____
10. We should read regularly. 10. ____

VII. Read the passage and, for Questions 1 - 10 , choose the best option to complete each
A clever way to catch a thief
(1) Many years ago, a rich man found that someone was taking valuable things from his house. He
locked all the doors and windows. Still things went. It must be one of the servants! How could he catch
the servant? He thought of a good plan.
(2) Late one evening, when it was dark, he called all the servants together. “There’s a thief in the
house, but I know how to catch him,” he said. “In the next room there is a table, in the middle of which
there is a square box. In that box there is a cock which has magic power. Each of you must go into the
room in turn. It’s quite dark in the room. You must feel your way to the table and press the first finger

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of the right hand on top of the box. If you are not the thief, nothing will happen. But if you are the thief,
the cock will crow so loudly that everyone in the house will hear it.”
(3) Some of the servants said they did not want to do this. They were frightened of the magic cock.
But the man said they must do what he said. If they were innocent, they had nothing to fear. So the
servants went into the dark room one at a time, while the rest listened carefully. Soon everyone had
been in the room, but the cock made no sound. “Good,” said the man. “Now I know who the thief is!”
The servants looked very surprised.
(4) “Show me your right hands! The cock did not make a sound for a very good reason. There was
no cock in the box! But the top of the box was covered with soot. Therefore, you all have soot on your
fingers, except for one person. That person is the thief, and he was afraid to put his finger on the box.”
He pointed to one of the servants: “Your finger is clean! You are the thief.
Answers
1. The rich man locked his doors and windows ____ .
A. so the cock would not escape 1. _____
B. so that his servants could not leave
C. to keep the house dark.
D. so that thieves could not come in
2. After he had locked the door and windows _____.
A. no more things were stolen 2. _____
B. the servants could not go out
C. more things were stolen
D. he found a cock in a box
3. He knew one of his servants was the thief because _____.
A. no one from outside could come in 3. _____
B. the servants believed in magic
C. he was very clever at making plans
D. the cock crowed in the morning
4. He told his servants ______.
A. to go together into the room and touch the box 4. _____
B. to put the box on the table with a cock inside it
C. to go into the room singly
D. to keep very quiet so the clock would not crow
5. Inside the room there was ______ .
A. a box on a table with a cock inside it 5. _____
B. a table with nothing on it except soot
C. a table with a box on it covered with soot
D. nothing at all
6. After the servants had been in the room ____.
A. the cock had crowed once - when the thief touched the box. 6. _____
B. everyone had soot on his finger
C. only the thief had no soot on his finger
D. only the thief had soot on his finger
7 - 10: Matches these short titles with each paragraph: 7. Para. 1: ____
(a) The thief discovered. 8. Para. 2: ____
(b) Some mysterious thefts! 9. Para. 3: ____
(c) The servants must obey. 10. Para. 4: ___
(d) The rich man explains his plan.

VIII. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one
before it. (10 marks)
1. He is still young, but he’s reliable.
Although ...............................................................................................
2. As he has behaved badly, he must be punished.
Because of ...............................................................................................
3. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you.

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 If ..............................................................................................................
4. Couldn’t you find a better hotel?
Is this ...........................................................................................................?
5. She prefers reading a book to watching TV.
She would ........................................................................................................
6. He announced his discovery to the world only when he was certain of his results.
Only when ..............................................................................................................
7. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat? ”
He suggested ..............................................................................................................
8. Turn off all the switches before leaving the workshop.
All the switches .........................................................................................................
9. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
In spite ........................................................................................................................
10. She has ordered a new outfit from her dressmaker.
She is having ...............................................................................................................
IX. Your mother wants to invite one of her English friends to have dinner with your family.
Here are the details which your mother wants you to include in the letter you write for her.
You can add some more words to write up the sentences. Remember that these sentences
together will form a letter (10 marks)

1. Dear Jane,
Thank you / much / birthday present / few days ago.
..................................................................................................................................... .
2. It / be / lovely / hear / you.
..................................................................................................................................... .
3. I / sorry / not write / such / long time / but / be very busy.
..................................................................................................................................... .
4. As / know, we / busy / new house / last February.
..................................................................................................................................... .
5. I / bad condition / and / need / lot / repairs.
..................................................................................................................................... .
6. We finish / most / now / and / look / much better.
..................................................................................................................................... .
7. Husband and I / decide / give / party / April 12 th .
..................................................................................................................................... .
8. You / think / able / come?
..................................................................................................................................... .
9. Please / give / ring / let / know / you / make it.
..................................................................................................................................... .
10. I / really / look forward / see / again.
..................................................................................................................................... .
Love,
Huong

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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2004-2005
THÀNH PHỐ ĐÀ NẴNG Môn thi: Tiếng ANH lớp 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
Đề chính thức (Thí sinh làm bài trên đề thi)

H ƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ A

I. Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) (20 marks)

1. C 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B 6.D 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.B 11.D 12. C
13.B 14.C 15.C 16. D 17.C 18.A 19. C 20.B

II. Use the correct form of the verb (10 marks)

1 was walking 6 had left
2 started 7 am always forgetting/ always forget
3 will get 8 are you going
4 reach 9 do you want
5 had remembered 10 took

III. Fill in each of the blanks with ONE correct word (10 marks)
special 2 often 3 place 4 home 5 counter

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6 take 7 common 8 must 9 until 1 serves
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IV. Read the passage and fill in each blank .....(10 marks )
1. famous 2. written 3. detailed 4. description 5. important
6. sailing 7. slept 8. became 9. illness 10. remembered

V. Read the passage below carefully then choose the most suitable word for each space (10
marks)
Happy New Year

Answers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C C A D C B A D B C

VI. Write A if you think the author agrees with the statement, D if the author does not
agree with it. (10 marks)
Does reading really matter?

1. D 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. A 9. D 10. A

VII. Read the passage and, for Questions 1 - 10 , choose the best option to complete each
sentence. Write either A, B, C, or D in the boxes for Answers. (10 marks)
A clever way to catch a thief

1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. C 6.C
7. Para. 1: (b) 8. Para. 2: (d) 9. Para. 3: (c) 10.
Para. 4: (a)

VIII. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one
before it. (10 marks)
1. Although he is still young, he is reliable.
2. Because of his bad behavior, he must be punished.
3. If I had known you were coming, I would have waited for you.
4. Is this the best hotel you could find?
5. She would rather read a book than watch TV.
6. Only when he was certain of his results did he announce his discovery to the world.
7. He suggested (that) I (should) put my luggage under the seat.
8. All the switches must be turned off before you leave the workshop.
9. In spite of his (having a) good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
10. She is having a new outfit made(by her dressmaker).

IX. (10 marks)

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