Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi vòng Trường môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2018-2019 - Trường THCS Vĩnh Mỹ A (Có đáp án)

 They read the Bible and  (6) hymns, ..(7).. the service was over, everyone in 
the church got up and greeted one another. After  ( 8) to their friends, and Lionel and 
Fred left for home. They told their friends they .( 9)  come again .(10) . 
Sunday
1. A. visiting B. visit C. to visit D. visits
2. A. stood B. stand C. to stand D. standing
3. A. thought B. felt C. made D. began
4. A. door B. foot C. exit D. entrance
5. A. sitting B. sit C. to sit D. sits
6. A. talked B. danced C. sang D. spoke
7. A. During B. Since C. Then D. When
8. A. talk B. talking C. to talk D. talks
9. A. would B. should C. could D. shall
10. A. the next B. the previous C. the after D. the following
III. Completed the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same meaning 
as the first printed before.( 2.5 pts)
1.She did her homework two hours.
- It took .
2.It’s five years since I and my close friend last played football together.
- We haven’t .
3.A new palace is going to be built next month.
- They ..
4.I couldn’t attend Tim’s wedding ceremony because I was sick.
- Because of ...
5.This is the best computer I have ever used.
- I have never .
6. “ Would you mind closing the window behind you ” Mary said to Tom.
- Mary asked Tom 
7. We haven’t seen her since we left university.
- The last time 
8. That computer is so expensive that I cannot buy it.
- That computer is too 
9. The boy went out but he didn’t tell his mother about this.
- The boy went out without .
10. He had a barber cut his hair last week.
- He had his hair ..
Part 3.Reading
I.Read the passage and fill in each blank with only one suitable word ( 2 pts)
 Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But pollution is (1) complicated as it is 
serious. It is complicated (2) much pollution is caused by things that benefit 
people. For example, exhaust (3) automobiles causes a large percentage of all air 
pollution. But automobiles.(4) transportation for millions of people. Factories 
discharge much of the material (5) pollutes the air and water, but factories give 
employment to a large . ( 6). of people. Too much fertilizer or pesticide can ruin 
soil, but fertilizers and pesticide .(7) important aids to the growing of crops. Thus, 10. What word in Paragraph 2 means the opposite of “ different”?
A.sausages B.similar C. several
III.Read the passage carefully and answer the questions ( 2pts)
 The first stamp in the world was an English stamp. It was made in 1840. Before 
that, people paid money to the postman for every letter that they received, and the 
postman did not give the letters to anybody who did not pay him.
 An English teacher, whose name was Rowland Hill, through much about this. 
One day, he said that the people who wrote the letter should pay for them, and not the 
people who got the letters. He then spoke about it to the people in the government. 
Soon the post offices began to sell little pieces of paper with a stamp on them.
1. Which country made the first stamp?
2. When did the first stamp appear?
3. Before that, what did people have to do when they got a letter?
4. Did people get the letter if they refused to pay?
5. Who invented the stamp?
Part 4. Writing( 5 pts)
 Write a paragraph ( 100-150 words) about a person you love or admire
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