Test 1 - Grade 9 - de

\\hoivietanh\acss\23.
De Thi HSG\
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI GRADE N
NĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023
ĐỂ SỐ 2
I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: (40 points)
Part 1: Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D (15 points)

1. Tam ………………go fishing with his brother when he was young.
A. used to B. is used to C. has used to D. was used to
2. I don't know what to do this evening. What about . ……………. to the movies?
A. go B. to go C. going D. goes
3. I don't like doing the . ……………. , especially cleaning the windows.
A. homework B. housework C. job D. occupation.
4. My favorite . ……………. is Literature.
A. play B. game C. subject D. activity
5. My mother is very . ……………. at cooking.
A. well B. good C. popular D. famous
6. She. ……………. a letter when the telephone rang.
A. writes B. wrote C. has written D. was writing
7. He has just got an interesting . ……………. in a textile company.
A. work B. job C. occupation D. employment
8. William suggested . ……………. at home for a change.
A. staying B. to stay C. stay D. stayed
9. The . ……………. of waste paper can save a great amount of wood pulp.
A. recycle B. recyclable C. recyclement D. recycling
10. Mrs Nga forgot to . ……………. the faucet when she left for work.
A. turn off B. turn on C. turn up D. turn down
11. This book is different ..................... the one I had.
A. with B. to C. from D. at
12. What will happen if the pollution ....................... on.
A. puts B. goes C, keeps D. takes
13. I’m afraid this article is ........................ date.
A. over B. pass C. behind D. out of
14. I had to get up early, .................... I would miss the train.
A. otherwise B. if not C. but D. so that
15. Most young people want to .......................... more about environmental problems.
A. look up B. find out C. deal with D. make out
Part 2: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses. (10 points)
The holiday of a lifetime
If you want a truly (1) .............................. holiday , book with us now! We (MEMORY)
can offer you a (2) ........................ service that no other company can. (person)
Our expert staff will provide you with useful (3) ....................... about all (inform)
of the (4) ................................ buildings and areas that you can visit. On some (history)
excursions, for a small (5) .................................................change, we can even provide (add)
you with your own individual guide. A trip with us will give you an insight
into the (6) ................................................................. of the region. We try to make sure (cultural)
that nothing is (7) ............................................................ in order to make your trip a (miss)
(8) ............................... one that you will talk about for ages. We have (marvel)
something to offer both those (9) ..................................................... for a peaceful time (look)
taking it easy, and more (10) ............................................... people looking for the (energy)
adventure of a lifetime.
Part 3: Complete the gaps in the newspaper article below with a suitable form of the verb in
brackets. Choose from the following active or passive forms: present simple, present
continuous, past simple, present perfect, past perfect and modals. (15 points)
VOLUNTEERING
Two and a half years ago, Anita Kapur (0) left (leave) university with high hopes and a
degree in the History of Art. She then (1) ........................... (spend) the next two years applying in
vain for jobs. ‘I soon (2) ............................................ (realise) that I (3) ........................... (study)
something more practical, like computing or accountancy,’ admits Anita. ‘I
(4) .................................. (have) no work experience, and there (5) ...........................................
(always be) a lot of competition for jobs in the art world.’ Last summer, Anita (6) ...........................
(see) an advertisement for volunteers to help organise an arts festival in her home town. She
(7) ................. (apply) and (8)................ (accept). Since then, Anita (9) ........................ (find) a job
as an administrator in a London gallery. ‘I definitely (10) ........................................... (not get) this
job, if I (11) ......................................... (not gain) such useful experience doing the voluntary job at
the arts festival,’ she says. Anita’s experience is far from unique, but it is not only job-seekers who
(12) ......................... (benefit) from volunteering. If businesses (13) ..................... (see) to be doing
something for the community, it (14) ............................ (enhance) their public image. For this
reason, more and more companies nowadays (15) .................. (encourage) their employees to
volunteer, either partly or wholly in the company’s time.
II. READING: (35 points)

Part 2: Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. (10 points)
George Holmes has (1) ………… a lottery ticket once a week for as long as he can (2)
………… , but he won’t be doing that any more. He (3) ………… to dream about what he would
do if he ever (4) ………… a big prize but he never really (5)………… this to happen. However,
on Saturday George (6) ………… the news that would change his life forever – he had become a
millionaire! In (7) ………… , his lucky ticket had rewarded him with £3.7 million. The first thing
he did was to (8) ………… some flowers delivered for his wife – one thousand red roses, to be
exact. George (9) ………… that the money won’t change his life completely but he has (10)
………… his wife to fly to the Caribbean with him, on their first holiday abroad for more than ten
years.
1.A paid B spent C earned D bought

2.A remind B know C remember D believe
3.A had B used C needed D must
4.A won B put C ordered D kept
5.A thought B felt C expected D imagined
6.A replied B sent C handled D received
7.A turn B fact C case D time
8.A set B book C get D make
9.A tells B insists C speaks D refuses
10.A argued B blamed C offered D persuaded
Part 3: Put ONE suitable word in each space(15 points)
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong, who (1) ..................born in 1990 and (2) ........................ in 1971, was a
very famous jazz musician. He used to be known as “Satchmo” and this nickname stayed with him
all his (3) .................... . As a child in New Orleans, he learnt to (4) .................. the trumpet while
he was living in a special home for children who (5) .......................got into trouble with the police.
When he had finished his stay in the home, he (6) ............various bands and then he formed his
own. Between 1925 (7) ............................1928 he made about 60 records. These records made him
one (8) .......................the first solo stars in the history of pop (9) .................... When he died, he
had (10) .................... making records and he had been touring all over the
(11) .................................. for more than forty years, and he (12) ..................... just as popular
(13) ............................. he had been before. He even (14) ........................... a number one pop
record - What A Wonderful World – (15) ....................... the 1960s.
III. WRITING: (25 points)
Part 1: Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown, so that the meaning remains the same.
(10 points)
Example: He wrote the letter in two hours.

It took him two hours to write the letter.
1. I am sorry I don’t have time to come and help you with your homework.
I wish ____________________________________________________________.
2. Let’s visit the museum this afternoon..
Why don’t _________________________________________________________.
3. The school keeper cleans the classrooms every day.
The classrooms ____________________________________________________.
4. “Why don’t we go out for a while?”
He suggested _____________________________________________________.
5. He forgot his umbrella, so he got wet.
He got ___________________________________________________________.
6. At the weekend I get up later than during the week.
During the week I __________________________________________________
7. The college where I study is quite near my apartment.
The college _______________________________________________________
8. Yesterday morning my friend Marco arrived before I finished breakfast.
Yesterday morning I was ____________________________________________
9. Marco told me not to forget my tennis racket.
Marco said: “ ______________________________________________________.’
10. We play tennis every Wednesday afternoon.
We play tennis once _________________________________________________
Part 2: Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct and
some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (). If the line has a
word which should not be there, write the word. (15 points)
I’m really a keen on going to the cinema, so I’ve got lots of favourite 1.________
films. But the best one as I’ve seen lately is called Pressure. In some 2.________
ways, I suppose that you could regard it as a detective film but it’s 3.________
different from most films of that one kind because the characters are 4.________
they such unusual people. The detective in it, for example, is a computer 5. _______
expert who solves crimes on her computer using information given to 6.________
her by her assistants, who go out and interview to people. The case in 7.________ the film
concerns about the wife of a millionaire, who has gone missing. 8.________
Sometimes the plot gets a bit complicated but it isn’t too hard to keep 9.________
up with it. There are a lot of strange characters in it, such as a man 10._______
who always wears two hats on, and some of the scenes really made me 11. ______
laugh. Also there is a big surprise at the end but I won’t say you what 12. ______
that is in the case you go to see it. It’s very well acted and I also like 13._______ the music
in it. But what do I really like about the film is that it’s so 14. ______
original – I’ve never seen another film quite like that. 15._______
- THE END -

Test 1 - Grade 9 - de

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Test 1 - Grade 9 - de

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Test 1 - Grade 9 - de

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

\\hoivietanh\acss\23.

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI GRADE N

NĂM HỌC 2022 - 2023

Part 1: Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D (15 points)

II. READING: (35 points)

1.A paid B spent C earned D bought

Example: He wrote the letter in two hours.

You might also like