Anh văn, HSG Thành phố lớp 9 (vòng 1), 1998-1999
THI
HỌC
SINH
GIỎI
LỚP
9
(VÒNG
I)
Môn
thi:
Tiếng
Anh
Năm
học
1998-1999
Thời
gian
làm
bài:
120
phút
I.
Look
at
this
story
and
give
the
correct
forms
of
the
verbs.
(7.5
pts)
When
I
(1.
be)
a
child,
things
(2.
be)
very
different.
I
(3.
live)
very
happily
with
my
parents
like
all
the
other
children
I
(4.
know).
We
(5.
have)
a
small
but
comfortable
house
and
I
(6.
go)
to
school,
which
I
(7.
not
like)
very
much.
Then
when
I
(8.
be)
fourteen,
my
parents
(9.
get)
divorced.
I
will
never
forget
how
they
(10.
tell)
me.
I
(11.
study)
geography
in
my
bedroom
when
my
mother
(12.
come)
in
and
(13.
tell)
me
the
news.
When
I
(14.
be)
sixteen,
(at
that
time
I
(15.
live)
with
my
father),
he
(16.
tell)
me
some
more
news.
The
news
(17.
be)
that
he
(18.
want)
to
get
married
again,
and
his
new
wife
(19.
have)
two
small
children,
so
I
would
have
to
leave
school
and
start
working
because
there
would
not
be
enough
money.
I
(20.
cannot)
believe
it,
but
I
(21.
see)
that
he
really
(22.
want)
to
get
married,
and
so
I
(23.
agree).
Well,
three
years
ago
I
(24.
find)
a
job
as
a
secretary
and
translator
in
an
office
near
my
home.
I
(25.
work)
there
since
then.
I
(26.
save)
some
money
during
the
last
years.
Life
at
home
is
not
perfect
because
I
(27.
not
like)
children
very
much,
but
it
(''28.
not
be)
really
difficult
-
just
boring!
And
so
next
year
I
(29.
move)
into
my
own
flat
and
I
(30.
study)
at
night
school.
Or
perhaps
a
handsome
prince
on
a
beautiful
horse
will
save
me!
II. There are twelve mistakes in the following passage, underline and correct them. (6.0 pts)
Dear
Mr
and
Mrs
Wilcox,
I'm
very
happy
that
you
can
come
to
visit
us
in
August,
but
I
would
like
to
tell
you
something
in
my
town.
The
weather
here
in
August
is
usually
very
good,
and
bring
a
warm
jumper
or
jacket
with
you
because
it
is
sometimes
cool
in
the
evenings.
I
know
if
you
like
going
to
the
theatre
and
to
the
opera,
then
I
have
booked
tickets
for
the
performance
of
'Aida'
in
August
4th.
An
opera
will
start
at
9.00
in
the
evening.
Because
there
are
lots
of
people
when
the
seats
do
not
have
numbers
we
must
arrive
very
early.
I
know
that
you
will
like
the
monuments
in
Verona,
especially
the
Arena
and
the
Roman
theatre.
There
is
a
lot
of
good
restaurants
and
cafés
in
Verona
and
we
can
try
some
of
the
local
dishes.
I'm
sure
you
like
our
food,
especially
the
pasta
and
the
fruit
ice-cream.
Please
write
to
me
early
and
tell
me
early
what
time
you
are
arriving
in
Verona.
With
best
wishes,
III. Arrange these sentences to make a complete passage. (5.0 pts)
a.
As
they
built
bigger
and
bigger
ships,
they
were
able
to
sail
further
and
further
away.
b.
They
don't
really
mean
that
the
world
is
getting
smaller,
of
course.
c.
They
found
that
as
they
sailed
further
away
from
their
home
countries,
the
world
became
bigger.
d.
Then
men
began
to
use
ships
to
explore
the
world.
e.
Today,
there
are
no
undiscovered
countries
left
to
put
on
the
map.
f.
But
2,300
years
ago
the
Egyptians
and
the
Greeks
thought
that
the
world
was
very
small
and
flat
and
that
around
it
was
the
ocean.
g.
We
often
hear
people
saying
that
the
world
is
getting
smaller.
h.
So
they
had
to
make
new
maps
to
show
the
countries
that
they
found.
i.
And
they
discovered
new
countries
that
they
didn't
know
about.
j.
What
they
mean
is
that
with
modern
means
of
transport,
we
can
now
reach
every
part
of
the
world
very
quickly.
IV. Use the suggested words to make a complete letter. (1.5 pts)
Dear
Jane,
1.
It/
be/
month/
since/
I/
write/
you.
2.
And
we/
not
meet/
or
see/
each
other/
three
months.
3.
Now/
here/
be/
suggestion/
I/
be/
very
happy/
make.
4.
You/
come/
stay
here/
me/
weekend/
after
next?
5.
I/
love/
have
you/
Friday
evening/
Monday
morning.
6.
I/
have/
lot
of/
news/
give
you/
many
questions/
ask.
Please
write
back
to
me
as
soon
as
possible.
Yours
ever,
