Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp huyện Tiếng anh lớp 9 - Năm học 2010-2011 - Trường THCS Mỹ Cát

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TRƯỜNG THCS MỸ CÁT MÔN: ANH VĂN 9 – NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 
	 THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI : 150 PHÚT .
I. READING (14 ms)
Part 1. In this section you must choose the word or phrase that has the same or that best to complete each sentence. Write your answer in the spaces below. Number 0 is an example. (2,5 ms)
0. He goes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ School at 6.30 everyday.
 a. to	b. in	c. at	d. on
1. I'm sure they werelies!
A. telling	B. speaking	C. talking	D. saying
2. She always the crossword in the paper before breakfast.
A. makes	B. writes	C. does	D. works
3. The newspaper report containedimportant information.
A. many	B. another	C. an	D. a lot of
4. He couldn't ..his father that he was telling the truth.
A. admit	B. confide	C. trust	D. convince
5. Milk bottles can be ..after being cleaned.
A. recycled	B. reused	C. broken	D. reduced
6. It was raining heavily ..we arrived home.
A. while	B. until	C. because	D. when
7. She asked me ..I liked eating chocolates. 
A. if	B. and	C. that	D. but
8. You look than last year.
A. much tall	B. more tall	C. much taller	D. more taller 
9. What advice she gave us !
A. so good	B. such good	C. a good	D. good
10. My dog as well as my cats twice a day.
A. eat	B. eats	C. has eaten	D. have eaten
11. When I came into the class, I realized I knew ...
A. them all	B. all them	C. they all	D. all of they
12. Do it right now,  ?
A. do you	B. aren’t you	C. will you	 	D. don’t you
13. We for her for ten minutes.
A. wait	B. waited	C. are waiting	D. have been waiting
14. His father is not interested in tennis and 
A. he doesn’t, either 	B. so doesn’t he
C. neither does he	D. neither is he 
15. The little girl wasted half an hour .for her picture book.
A. look	B. looking	C. to look	D. looked
16...does it take you to do the washing ?
A. How fast	B. What time	C. How long	D. How often
17. Your hair is long. Are you going to .?
A. have it cut	B. have cut it	C. be cutting it	D. have it cutting
18. Would you like tea or coffee? – I .drink tea than coffee.
A. would like	B. would prefer	C. would rather	D. would wish
19. It is high time you .more attentive in class.
A. are	B. were	C. must be	D. have been
20. He was .that we turned off the TV set immediately.
A. so bad singer	B. such bad singer	C. such bad a singer	D. so bad a singer
21. I wish you that! It’s really annoying habit.
A. won’t do	B. couldn’t do	C. wouldn’t do	D. don’t do
22. “I’m sorry about that!” – “..!”
A. That’s right	B. Of course	C. It’s OK	D. You’re welcome 
23. Not until 2008 ..across the river.
A. the first bridge was built	B. the first building of a bridge was 	
C. built the first bridge	D. was the first bridge built
24. Excuse me! I’m learning my lesson. ..turning down your stereo a bit ?
A. Would you please	B. Would you mind	
C. Could you	D. Would you like
25. Tom, Write carefully and don't any mistakes.
A. do	B. have	C. give	D. make
	YOUR ANSWER:
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 	6. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ 9._ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 10. _ _ _ _ _ _ 
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	Part 2: read the text below and then decide which words below best fits its space. Write your answer in the spaces below. (1m)
	Most British people (1) --- abroad on holiday to visit family or on short business trips. People are advised to find out how to get urgent treatment before leaving the UK. They have to (2) --- a form which explains what they (3) --- do if they fall ill or (4) --- an accident, and what arrangement exist in (4) --- in country for medical treatment. The regulations are fairly simple. But (6) --- people do not have this information; they may (7) --- that private medical care is extremely expensive. It is not unusual for people to discover that they don't have money (8) ---with them to (9) --- the total cost and (10) --- such circumstances an already difficult situation becomes event more complicated.
A. go	B. come	C. arrive	D. visit
A. put	B. bring	C. fill	D. get
A. ought	B. will	C. should	D. may
A. have	B. get	C. happen	D. take
A. their	B. each	C. one	D. this
A. because	B. weather	C. as	D. if
A. look 	B. want	C. find	D. know
A. enough	B. little	C. few	D. full	
A. pay	B. give	C. spend	D. have
A. on	B. in	C. at	D. up
* YOUR ANSWER:
	1. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2. _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4._ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 5. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
 	6. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9._ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ 10. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
Part 3: Complete each sentence with a phrase from box A followed by a phrase from box B. Do not use any phrase more than once. (2ms)
 	A	B	
clear up 
keep on advertising
picked out
rush into
ring you back
burst into tears
is getting on well
will be taking off
got over
brought him up
as she waved goodbye.
when I get home.
anything
in his new job.
her tragic loss.
until we find someone suitable.
on her farm in Cornwall.
in two hours' time
the best display.
his room before doing his homework
1.I'll......................................................................................................................
2. The plane ....................................................................................................
3. The boy was told to ......................................................................................
4. Tom's grandmother ........................................................................................
5. It was a long time before she .......................................................................
6. John ....................................................................................................
7. We'll have to ..........................................................................................
8. The competition judges ................................................................................
9. Daisy ..........................................................................................................
10. Think about it. Don't ..........................................................................
Part 4. For question from 1 to 10, read the following text and then choose from the list A_K the best phrase or sentence given below to fill each f the spaces. Write one letter (A-K) in the spaces below. The exercise begins with an example. (2ms)
A. the first language	B. such as skiing
B. Island continent	D. Its neighbors
E. The biggest population	F. Both English and French
G. who speak other languages	H. small country
I. a cold water	J. is famous for
K. many French speaking people
Australia is an (0) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the south Pacific. The capital is Canberra, but the city with (1) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is Sydney which has nearly four million. English is (3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of most people, but there are also many immigrants (3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Canada is the second largest country in land side. It stretches 3.223 miles from east to west and from the North Pole to the US border. (4) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are official languages. (5) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ live in the province of Quebec, where Montreal is the biggest city. Canada has (6) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and many Canadian enjoy water sports and ice skating.
Switzerland is a (8) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in central Europe. (9) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are France in the west, Italy in the South, Australia in the east, And Germany in the North. Sixty percent of the land in Switzerland. Is mountains. Switzerland (10) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ its banks, tourism and skiing.
YOUR ANSWER: 0: C
	1. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 4._ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ 5. _ _ _ _ _ _ 	6. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 9._ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ 10. _ _ _ _ _ _ 
Part 5: Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to complete the passage. Write your answer in the spaces below. Number 0 is an example. (1 ms)
New Year (0) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ one of the most important (10_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most people go to the party. At twelve o’clock (2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ night, everyone says “Happy new year” and they (3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ their friend and relative good luck. New Year’s parties usually last along (4) ---. Many people don’t go home (5)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children (6) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ as witches, ghost or other. Most children go (7)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ house to house asking for candy or fruit. If the people at the house do not give (8) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ candy, the children will (9) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a trick on them. But this (10)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ever happens. Almost people give them candy or fruit.
	YOUR ANSWER: 0: holiday
	1. _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 2. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 4._ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ 5. _ _ _6. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 9._ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ 10. _ _ _ _ _ _ 
Part 6: Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces: 
Air Pollution
 Every one wants to (1)...........pollution. But the pollution problem is as (2)...........as it is serious. It is complicated(3).............much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For example(4)...........from automobiles causes a large (5)...........of all air pollution. But the automobile(6)...........transportation for millions of people.Factories (7).....much of waste that pollutes air and water, but factories gives employment to a large number of people.
 Thus to end or greatly reduce pollution (8)........people would have to stop using many things that benefit them. Most of people don’t want to do that, of course. But pollution can be(9)...........reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that (10)...........businesses and traffic to stop or cut down on certain polluting activities.
1. A. cause 	B. destroy	C. lessen 	D. increase
2. A. easy	B. simple 	C. permanent	D. complicated
3. A. because	B. so that 	C. although 	D. when
4. A. gas 	B. exhaust 	C. vapor	D. garbage
5. A. series 	B. percentage 	C. number 	D. emission
6. A. carries	B. gives	C. provides 	D. brings
7. A. discharge 	B. provide	C. supply 	D. cause
8. A. gradually 	B. obviously 	C. differently 	D. immediately
9. A. only 	B. gradually 	 	C. clearly 	D. directly 
10.A. forbit 	B. require 	C. permit 	D. prevent
YOUR ANSWER: 
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Part 7. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. And only one word in each space. Write your answer in the spaces below. Number 0 is an example. (1m)
Relative top although put to holiday preparations Bought are about start
Christmas is the biggest (0) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the year in most of Britain. Celebrations (1) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on 24th December, Christmas’s Eve, (2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ there have been several weeks of (3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ before hand. The Christmas trees, presents, food, drinks and decorations have been (4) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Christmas cards have already been sent (5)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ friends and (6)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a week before Christmas, people usually (7)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ up their decorations and an angel on the (7) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the Christmas trees family presents (10)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ usually put under the tree.
	YOUR ANSWER: 0: holiday
	1. _ _ _ _ _ __ 2. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 4._ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ 5. _ _ _ _ _ _ 	6. _ _ _ _ _ __ 7. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 9._ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ 10. _ _ _ _ _ _ 
Part 8: give the correct form of the words in bracket. Write your answer in the spaces below.. (1, 5 ms)
1.One major ........of the area is the lack of public transport. (advantage)
 2. We asked her to take part but she made no............ to us. (respond)
 3. Taxis are too..........for many people to offord. (cost)
 4.Could you please ..........us about the courses and fees? (information)
 5. Martin looked at her ......... (thoughtful)
 6. The tast we are dealing with is .........complicated. (extreme)
 7. This book provides information which is very ............to us.(value)
 8. No one can deny the ...........of his contribution. (precious)
 9. Our house is ...........by several burglar alarms. (protection)
 10. It was ............so all we stay at home. (snow)
The air is heavily with traffic fumes.	 	(polluted)
Bao is very _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ kind and generous. 	(social)
Ann is a home for children whose parents are dead.	 (orphan)
I’m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sorry for her delay. (extreme)
There was a lot of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ this morning at work began on the new supermarket. (Active)
	YOUR ANSWER: 
	1. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 4._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
 	6. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 9._ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ 10. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
 	11. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13. _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ 14._ _ _ _ _ _ __ 15. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
Part 9: Each line of the following passage contains one error. Find and correct it. (2ms)
Tet holiday is celebrating on the first day of the Lunar New Year (0) celebrated 
some weeks after the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses (1) _________________ and paint the walls. New clothes are buyed for the occasion. One or (2) _________________ two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, who is the (3) ________________
traditional cake, and others goodies . On the New Year’s Eve , the (4) _________________ whole family gets together for a reunion dinner. Every members of (5) ________________ the family should be present during the dinner in which much (6) _________________ 
different kinds of dishes is served . On the New Year morning, the (7) _________________ young members of the family pay them respects to the elders. In (8) _________ _________ return they receive lucky money wrapping in red tiny envelops. (9) ________________ 
Then people go to visit their neighborhoods, friends and relatives. (10) _________________
 YOUR ANSWERS 
	1. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 4._ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ 5. _ _ _ _ _ _ 
 	6. _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 9._ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ 10. _ _ _ _ _ _ 
II. WRITING. (6 ms)
Part 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1. In the briefcase you will find a map, a file and a calculator.	
The briefcase..........................................................................................................
2. Pierre emigrated to Brazil in 1991 and is still there.
Pierre has ..................................................................................................
3. Are you sure that jacket is the right size for you?
Does that jacket .....................................................................................?
4. There may be some delay in obtaining the permit.
Perhaps there .............................................................................................
5. I gave Ted the message, but he already knew about it.
I needn't .......................................................................................................
6. He is a fascinating lecturer because he knows a lot about his subject.
His wide ......................................................................................................
7. I'd prefer you to sign the contract without any further delay.
I'd rather ..................................................................................................
8. Lola said she was sorry she had not attended the meeting.
Lola apologized for ........................................................................................
9.We know that feudalism lasted for hundreds of years in Europe.
Feudalism .................................................................................................
10. I was very sorry I wasn't able to see him off at the station.
If only ......................................................................................................
Part 2: Write a short composition (about 250 words). (4ms)
“Where would you like to live? In the country or in the city? Why?"
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ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
I/ READING:
Part 1. 2,5 ms Chọn đúng mỗi từ cho 0,1 điểm 
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Part 2. 1m Chọn đúng mỗi từ cho 0,1 điểm 
1. a	2. c	3. c	4. a	5.d 6. d
7. c	8.a	9.a	10. b
Part 3. 2msChọn đúng mỗi từ cho 0,2 điểm 
1. I'll ring you back when I get home.
2. The plane will be taking off in two hours' time.
3. The boy was told to clear up his room before doing his homework.
4. Tom's grandmother brought him up on her farm in Cornwall.
5. It was along time before she got over her tragic loss.
6. John is getting on well in his new job.
7. We'll have to keep on advertising until we find someone suitable.
8. The competition judges picked out the best display.
9. Daisy burst into tears as she waved goodbye.
10. Think about it. Don't rush into anything. 
Part 4: 2 ms Chọn đúng mỗi câu cho 0,2 điểm 
1. E 2. A	3. G	4.F	5.K	6.I
7. B	8. H	9. D	10.J
Part 5. 1m mỗi câu đúngcho 0,1 điểm 
1. festivals/holiday	2. at	3. wish	4.time 5.until/till
6. dress	7. from	8. them	9. play	10. hardly
Part 6: 1m
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Part 7. 1m 
1. start	2. Although	3. preparations	4. bought 5. to	 6. relatives
7. About	8. put	9. top	10. are
Part 8: 1,5 ms mỗi câu đúngcho 0,1 điểm 
1. disadvantage	2. response 	3. costly	4. inform 5. thoughtfully
6. extremely	7. valuable 	8. preciousness 	9. protected	 	10. snowy
11. polluted	12. sociable	13. orphanage	14.extremely	15. activity
 Part9 . 2 ms mỗi câu đúngcho 0,2 điểm 
1. after à before	2. buved à bought 3. who à which	 4. others à othe
 5. members à member	6. much à many 	7. is à are 	
8. them à their 9. wrapping à wrapped	10. neighborhoods à neighbors 
II. WRITING. 6ms
Part 1. 2ms mỗi câu đúngcho 0,2 điểm 
1. The briefcase contains a map, a file and a calculator.
2. Pierre has been living/lived in Brazil since 1991.
3. Does that jacket really fit you?
4. Perhaps there will be some delay in obtaining the permit.
5. I needn't have given Ted the message because he already knew about it.
6. His wide knowledge of his subject makes him/means he is a fascinating lecturer.
7. I'd prefer you to sign the contract without any further delay.	
8. Lola apologized for not attending/ having attended the meeting.
9. Feudalism is known to have lasted for hundreds of years in Europe.
10. If only I had been able to see him off at the station.
Part 2.(4 ms ) Giám khảo chấm bài theo bài làm của HS .
 - Ý tưởng : 2 điểm
 - Ngữ pháp : 2. điểm