Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 môn Tiếng Anh năm 2009- Tuyên Quang

Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 

MONIKA KOVAK

Monika Kovak is a tennis player. She is only 14 years old, but she ____(1.win) many tournaments in her life. She______ (2. start) playing tennis with her father when she was three years old. Two years ago, she _____(3. go) to America to a famous tennis school in California. Monika and her father_______ (4. travel) to many countries in the world. Last month, they _____(5. go) to a l tournament in Australia. Monika_____ (6. play) well, but she_____ (7. not win). She______ (8. not play) at Wimbledon yet, but she____ (9. hope) she______ (10. play)there next year.

Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D.

Give the correct form of words in the brackets.

There is one particular feeling which I find difficult to express. When I am (1-ANGER)____ about something, I say nothing. Once, for example, after I had bought a very (2-EXPENSE) ______jacket, I met a friend in a café who said that the jacket didn’t fit me very (3-GOOD)____ . I was very (4-ANNOY)_____ but I said nothing. I didn’t feel like continuing our (5-CONSERSE)_____. My friend noticed my (6-SILENT)___ and asked me what was wrong. I couldn’t tell him the (7-TRUE) _____. I began to feel rather (8- EMBARRASS)_____ and left without giving him an (9-EXPLAIN) _____Later I felt rather (10-SHAME) ____of my behavior.

Read the following letter from someone who is doing a language course in France then choose the best word to fill in the gap by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 

Dear Mum and Dad,This is just a quick letter to let you know that I’m fine. We’re all working quite hard because the exams are only a few weeks away, but our teacher (1) _____he thinks we'll do well. (My landlady’s not so sure - she keeps (2)___ me I should stop (3) so much TV and do a bit more reading!

Anyway, we had a wonderful time at half-term. I went off to Paris for (4)__ days with some of the others from the school, and we went on a guided (5) of the city. We saw most of the famous (6) like the Louvre, where they have an amazing (7) of paintings, and the Eiffel Tower. Then, we went down to the South of France (8) train. It was so fast - the whole (9)____ was only about four hours. We spent (10) ___time in Nice and in Cannes as well, and we all really enjoyed it. On our last day, we went to a small island (11)__ the Ile des Pelerines, and we saw the castle where they used to keep the “Man in the Iron Mask". All in all, we had a great time and (12)____ weather was really good as well. The only thing I felt (13)_____ about was that we didn’t have enough time to (14)__ to go swimming - maybe next time. Anyway, I must go now as l’ve got to (l5)___a bit of homework for tomorrow.

Love, Janie

Read the following passage and fill in each gap with one suitable word

Read the following passage then choose the best answer by circling its corresponding A, B, C or D.

The thing I like most about living on a farm when I was small was the change of seasons. Spring, summer, autumn and winter - I could see them all come and go and each one was completely different. If I hadn't been born and raised in the country. I would have never been able to tell the difference - now in the city, you can buy summer flowers in winter and eat the same vegetables all the year round! Whereas, in the country, I could only eat things at certain times of the year - for example strawberries in June and turnips in winter. I lived my childhood with the seasons.

Also we made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food. Everything was fresh - so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city. City people may think people in the country miss a lot of good things about modem life, but in my opinion they miss a lot more than them - they miss real life.

Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the given words so that the meaning stays the same.