Đề thi chọn đôi tuyển học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2010-2011 - Phòng GD & ĐT Hạ Hòa

PHềNG GD& ĐT HẠ HOÀ
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH CHỌN ĐỘI TUYẾN HSG LỚP 9
 NĂM HỌC 2010- 2011
MễN: TIẾNG ANH 
Ngày thi: 28/01/2011 
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phỳt( Khụng kể thời gian giao đề)
Họ và tờn thớ sinh: ................................................................................................ Nam (Nữ) .....................
Số bỏo danh: .....................................................................................................................................................
Ngày, thỏng, năm sinh: ................................................ Nơi sinh: ................................ .............................
Học sinh lớp: ..................... Trường: .............................................................................................
Họ và tờn, chữ ký của giỏm thị
SỐ PHÁCH 
Giỏm thị số 1: .................................................................
(Do Chủ tịch hội đồng chấm thi ghi)
Giỏm thị số 2: .................................................................
Quy định :
1) Thớ sinh phải ghi đầy đủ cỏc mục ở phần trờn theo hướng dẫn của giỏm thị. 
2) Thớ sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bản đề thi cú phỏch đớnh kốm này.
3) Thớ sinh khụng được kớ tờn hay dựng bất cứ kớ hiệu gỡ để đỏnh dấu bài thi, ngoài việc làm bài thi theo yờu cầu của đề thi.
4) Bài thi khụng được viết bằng mực đỏ, bỳt chỡ; khụng viết bằng hai thứ mực. Phần viết hỏng, ngoài cỏch dựng thước để gạch chộo, khụng được tẩy xoỏ bằng bất cứ cỏch gỡ kể cả bỳt xoỏ. Chỉ được làm bài trờn bản đề thi được phỏt, khụng làm bài ra cỏc loại giấy khỏc. Khụng làm ra mặt sau của của tờ đề thi.
5) Trỏi với cỏc điều trờn, thớ sinh sẽ bị loại.
PHềNG GD& ĐT HẠ HOÀ
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH CHỌN ĐỘI TUYẾN HSG LỚP 9
 NĂM HỌC 2010- 2011
MễN: TIẾNG ANH 
Ngày thi: 28/01/2011 
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phỳt( Khụng kể thời gian giao đề)
(Thớ sinh trả lời ngay vào đề thi này)
Điểm của toàn bài thi
Họ và tên, chữ ký
các giám khảo
Số phách 
(Do CTHĐ chấm ghi)
Bằng số
Bằng chữ
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PART I: PHONETICS (1.0 points)
Question 1: Circle the letter (a, b, c or d) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
1
A 
celebrate
B 
decorate
C 
describe
D 
generous
2
A
ultimately
B
receive 
C
innovation
D
persuade
3
A
acquaintance
B
thunderstorm
C
congratulation
D
temperature
4
A
provide
B
sewage
C
conserve
D
pollution
5
A
minimize
B
limitation
C
interactive
D
documentary
Question 2: Circle the letter (a, b, c or d) next to the word which has the underlined part pronounced in a different way 
1
A
strike
B
chill
C
conflict
D
singe
2
A
game
B
start
C
rain
D
play
3
A
garbage
B
garage
C
sewage
D
carriage
4
A
pagoda
B
category
C
suggest
D
regular
5
A
element
B
preservation
C
emission
D
gesture
PART II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (3.5 points) 
Question 1: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses. 
1. We have an old clock. It (keep)................................. in the living room. It (belong) ....................................to our family since my father (be)...................... a little boy. 
2. In the 1970s, more and more people (start) ...................wearing jeans because they became cheaper. 
3. If farmers (use)........................ powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, these chemicals (pollute)......................... the air and harm wildlife. 
4. Ten miles (not be) ..............................a long distance. 
5. Unfortunately, I (not have)............................ my address book with me when I was in New York, If I (have)............................. your address, I (send)......................... you a postcard then. 
Question 2: Circle the best answer (a, b, c or d) 
1. By September next year I .................................here for ten years. 
A. will be working 
B. work 
C. will have been working 
D. have been working 
2. The first customer .................this morning was quite rude 
A. dealing with 
B. with whom we dealt 
C. to deal with 
D. dealt with 
3. We each .....................success in life. 
A. desire
B. desire for
C. desires
D. desires for
4. Pupils should have eyes ................regularly. 
A. tested
B. to test 
C. test
D. testing
5. The supervisor’s job is to ............the work of his particular department. 
A. overlook
B. overrun	 
C. oversee
D. overview
6. She prides herself ..............never having had a day off sick. 
A. in 
B. on 
C. for
D. of
7. The man with the hat is sitting ............the middle 
A. on
B. at 
C. in
D. to
8. The man with the guitar has been playing it ............he has a boy. 
A. during
B. while
C. when
D. since
9. Most people were no longer listening to his long ..............story. 
A. irritable
B. boring
C. tiring
D. annoying
10. His father said that he could not ..............on the money his son needed being available for another year. 
A. believe
B. expect
C. act
D. rely
Question 3: Use the word given in bracket to form a word that fits in the space
1. ................................always make different styles of clothes. (design) 
 2. A teacher often ...........................students to be proud of their school because the uniforms bear their school name. (encouragement) 
3. It was an ......................day (enjoy) 
4. Thanks to TV we can enjoy interesting programs in an .....................................and convenient way. (expense) 
5. In Europe, there is a ...............................scheme for refrigerators, freezers, washing machines and tumble dryers. (label) 
6. Lunar New Year Holiday is one of the most important ............................ for many nations. (celebrate) 
7. They want us to learn about keeping the environment .....................? (pollute) 
8. The Internet also has limitations; it is not only ...........................and costly but also dangerous because of viruses and bad programs. (time) 
9. ......................, AO DAI was frequently worn by both men and women (tradition).
10. Mary was really impressed by the beauty of Ha Noi capital and by the ................. of its people. (friend) 
Question 4: Fill in the space with a, an, the or nothing (0). 
	Dr Brown handed Mrs. Grain (1) .............list of prescriptions. (2).................. list was very long and Mrs. Grain almost fainted as she tried to read it. She had (3).......headache and (4)...........cold and felt as if she was getting (5) .........flu. At home, one of her children was in (6)........... bed with mumps. He had to take some medicine for (7)..........high blood pressure as well. Carefully, Mrs. Grain asked “How many do I have to take?. “Oh, you have to take one pill with each meal, so three pills (8)..................day”. She thanked (9)...........doctor and walked out of (10)............surgery with some difficulty. 
Question 5: Fill in the space with the correct preposition 
	One of the main sources (1) ........... the spreading of news and events (2) ........... the world is the newspaper. The purpose (3) ............ newspapers is to inform the public of political, social, economic and entertainment happenings, among other things. Generally, there are three types (4) ................. newspapers. 
Daily newspapers publish (5) ............... least one edition every weekday. Most dailies also have a weekend edition. Daily newspapers often have sections (6) .............news, sports, arts and entertainment, business, and classified advertising. Weekly newspapers print once a week and cover news of interest (7).............. readers in a smaller area than that of a daily paper. They focus (8).............. local happenings rather than national or international events. Special-interest newspapers may publish daily, weekly, monthly, or even less frequently. They generally disseminate news of interest to a particular group (9) ............ readers or feature news (10) ........ a specific topic. 
PART III: READING (3.0 points) 
Question 1: Read the following passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)
Schooling is compulsory for all children aged from five to sixteen. Children may attend either state-funded or fee-paying independent schools. In England and Wales the primary cycle lasts from five to eleven. Generally speaking, children enter infant school, moving onto junior school at the age of eight, and then onto secondary school at the age of eleven. Roughly 90 percent of children receive their secondary education at “comprehensive” schools. Secondary school lasts either until the end of the compulsory attendance cycle, or includes the two final years of secondary education, generally known in Britain (for historical reasons) as the “sixth form”. In many parts of the country, these two years are spent at a tertiary or sixth form college, which provides academic and vocational courses. 
Two public examinations are set, on completion of the compulsory cycle of education at the age of sixteen, and on completion of the two voluntary years. At sixteen pupils take the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE). During the two voluntary years of schooling, pupils specialized in two or three subjects, and take the GCE Advanced Level or “A level” examinations. 
T
F
1. In England and Wales the primary cycle lasts for seven years. 
2. Approximately 90 per cent of children have their secondary education 
 at “comprehensive” schools. 
3. The children finish the secondary school at the age of eleven. 
4. Children in England take the General Certificate of Secondary 
 Education examination at the age of sixteen. 
5. Every pupil has to take the GCE Advanced level or “A level” 
 examinations. 
Question 2: Read the following passage and then choose the best answer to the question.
	Man is a land animal, but he also closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man. The sea has provided man with food and convenient way to travel to many parts of the world. Today, nearly two thirds of the world’s population live within 80 kilometers of the sea coast. 
	In the modern technological world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on land are beginning to be used up. The sea, however, still can be hoped to supply many man’s needs. The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by man’s technology is impressive. Oil and gas explorations have been carried out for nearly 30 years. Valuable amounts of minerals exists on the ocean floor are ready to be mined. 
	Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food. The culture of fish and shellfish is an ancient skill practiced in the past mainly by Oriental people. 
	Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe that the warm temperature of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship. Ocean currents and waves offer possible use as a source of energy. 
	Technology is enabling man to explore ever more deeply under the sea. The development of strong, new materials has made this possible. The technology to harvest continues to improve. Experts believe that by the year 2020 the problems that prevent us from exploiting fully the food, minerals, and energy source of the sea will be largely solved. 
1. The major things that the sea offers man are ................................ 
A. fish and oil 
B. minerals and oil 
C. food, energy sources, and minerals
D. ocean currents and waves 
2. The sea serves the needs of man as .................................
A. it provides man with food 
B. it offers oil and other valuable sources 
C. it provides man with modern technology 
D. both A and B 
3. We can conclude from the passage that ............... 
A. the sea resources have largely been used up. 
B. the sea, in a broad sense, has not yet been developed. 
C. the problems that prevent us from fully exploiting the sea have already been solved 
D. by the year 2020, the technology will be good enough to exploit all the sea resources 
4. The words Oriental people in the fourth paragraph means .......................
A. people in Asia 
B. people in Africa 
C. European people 
D. American people 
5. The best title for this paragraph is ......................... 
A. Seafood 
B. Technology for Exploiting the Sea 
C. Sea Harvest 
D. Man and the Sea 
Question 3: Read the following passage and then fill in each blank with a suitable word.
	For many people, traveling (1)..........................plane is an exciting experience. (2)................., however, find the whole idea quite terrifying, although flying (3)....... no more dangerous (4)...............any other form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer. It is known, however, that most accidents occur (5).................. take-off and landing when the pilot’s decisions are (6)...................... important. 
	The people (7) .......................job is to look after the passengers- the stewards and stewardesses- play an important (8)................... in helping passengers to feel safe and comfortable. Indeed for many passengers being taken such care (9)............... is all part of the total experience. No other form of travel involves waiting on people (10) ...................quite the same way, with food, drink, newspapers, magazines, music and even video films. 
Question 4: Choose the best sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling letter a, b, c or d. 
1. “Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work”, he said. 
a. He requested me not forget to go to the supermarket after work. 
b. He asked me not to forget to go to the supermarket after work. 
c. He told me that I shouldn’t forget to go to the supermarket after work. 
d. He reminded me to go to the supermarket after work. 
2. I can hear voices upstairs. 
a. I can hear someone talking upstairs. 
b. Someone is heard to talk upstairs. 
c. There ‘re strange voices upstairs. 
d. It ‘s too noisy upstairs. 
3. He thinks learning English is easy. 
a. He thinks it is not easy to learn English. 
b. He thinks it is easy to learn English. 
c. He thinks it is not easy learning English. 
d. He thinks it is easy learn English. 
4. They have just stolen his car 
a. His car have just been stolen. 
b. His car has just stolen. 
c. His car has just been stole 
d. His car has just been stolen. 
5. I will let you borrow the book but you must promise to return it next week. 
a. If you promise to return the book, I let you borrow it. 
b. If you promised to return the book, I‘ll let you borrow it. 
c. If you promise to return the book next week, I‘ll let you borrow it. 
d. If you promise to return the book next week, I won’t let you borrow it. 
PART IV: WRTING (2.5 points) 
Question 1: Write the second sentence using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Don’t change the word given
	Example: “Do you know how to get to the town center?” she asked me. (way)
	She asked me if (whether) I knew the way to the town center. 
It’s no use arguing (point)
Making money interests him more than anything else (interested)
She gets bored with things very quickly (bore) 
I am only sixteen, so I can’t drive a car (too)
He said that he was sorry he hadn’t told me before (apologized) 
I don’t like leaving that house because I was born there. (so) 
His friend never gets good grades because he works lazily. (if)
Can you help me open the door, please? (mind)
I don’t have much money. (wish)
 My father always reads newspapers in his free time. (likes)
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Question 2: Write a 180- word passage about the advantages and disadvantages of traveling by train.
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