Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh Tiếng anh lớp 9 - Năm học 2012-2013 - Sở GD & ĐT Quảng Bình

 ĐỀ THI GIAO LƯU HSG TIẾNG ANH 1
 Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
I. PHONETICS 
Pick out the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words. (5 pts)
16. 	A. pleased	B. punished	C. practiced	D. promised
17. 	A. beds	B. doors	C. students	D. plays
18. 	A. tour	B. course	C. court	D. pour 
19. 	A. cell	B. center	C. cube	D. ceiling
20. 	A. boot	B. root	C. shoot	D. foot	
II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR 
Part 1. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence. (10 pts)
21. Her marriage has been arranged by her parents. She is marrying a man ........................ .
	A. she hardly knows him	B. whom she hardly know him
	C. she hardly knows	D. All are correct 
22. "Can I give you a little more coffee?"	- “ ........................ ”
A. No, you're welcome. 	B. No. Thanks.	
C. Yes, you're right.	D. Yes, I'm OK.
23. It was ........................ serious accident that he was kept in hospital for a month.
	A. such	B. such a	C. so	D. so a
24. A fire must have a readily available supply of oxygen. ........................, it will stop burning.
 	A. Consequently	B. Furthermore	C. Otherwise	D. However	
25. I enjoy doing things on my own, and I don’t need company ........................ the time.
	A. all	B. most	C. much	D. whole
26. Harrods, in London, is probably one of the best-known ........................ in the world.
	A. departmental stores	B. department shops	
C. department stores	D. stores department 
27. Robert does not have ....................... Peter does.
A. money more than 	B. as many money as 	C. more money as 	D. as much money as
28. In ........................ 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam won ........................ 158 gold medals.
A. Ø/ the 	B. the/ Ø 	C. a/ the 	D. the/ the
29. You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday. You ........................ be really hungry.
	A. might	B. will	C. can	D. must
30. This ring is only made of plastic so it’s quite ........................ .
	A. valuable	B. invaluable	C. worthless	D. priceless
Part 2. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition. (5 pts)
31. Most American men earn ........................ average about $110 a week.	
32. He is married ........................ my friend.	
33. You’d better not drink that milk, Joe. It’s gone ........................ .	
34. Are you aware........................ the regulations concerning the use of guns?	
35. I used to watch ........................ the postman's arrival to seize unwanted envelopes and tear off the corner with the stamp stuck on it.	
Part 3. Complete the sentences with appropriate form of the word in block capitals. (5 pts) 
36. ........................ are trying to find out new stars. 	SCIENCE 
37. He was turned down for the job because he wasn’t........................ .	QUALIFY 
38. My colleagues are very pleasant but the manager is a little ........................ .	FRIEND 
39. Teenagers are now ........................ dressed. 	FASHION 
40. Some people claim to be able to ........................ the future. 	TELL 
Part 4. Put the verbs given in the brackets into their appropriate tenses or forms. (10 pts)
41. Peter did not get used to (get) ........................ up early when he first came to Vietnam.	
42. By the time your brother (return) ........................ here next year, the city will have changed a lot. 
43. What tune (play) ........................ when we came in? 
44. I wish I (know) ........................ her address now.
45. They (learn) ........................ English from nine to ten in this room. Don’t let anyone disturb them then. 
46. The prisoner is thought (escape) ........................ by climbing over the wall yesterday. 
47. Five kilometres (be) ........................ a long way for a little boy to walk.	
48. He stepped down from the bench on which he (stand) ................... and walked out of the room. 
49. He (serve) ........................ in the army in the last war. 
50. She regrets (not/ buy) ........................ that house. It is much more expensive now. 
Part 5. In each of the following sentences, the 4 words or phrases are marked A, B, C or D. Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct and correct it. (5 pts)
51. The police has not decided whether or not to charge the four young men. 
	 A	B	 C	 D
52. Without transportation, our modern society could not be existed.
 A	 B	 C	 	D
53. She left the room with not saying a word.
 A	 B	 	C	 D
54. The more careful you drive, the fewer accidents you will have .
 A B C D
55. The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
	 A	 B	 C	D
III. READING COMPREHENSION 
Part 1. Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) which best fits each space. (10 pts)
	What is money? The pound, the dollar or the franc are actually just like a gram or a kilometre. The difference is that you can exchange money for something (56) ........................ . A five pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweets, or a (57) ........................ of cinema tickets. But the note itself is only a printed (58) ........................ of paper which costs almost nothing to make.
 	Thousands of years (59) ........................ people didn't have money as we know (60) ........................ . There were no banks (61) ........................ even shops. In those days, Mr. Green, the farmer exchanged the corn he (62) ........................ grown for Mr. Hive's honey. This was an exchange arranged between the two (63) ........................, each of whom had something that the other wanted. But in time, most societies invented their own "currencies" (64) ........................ that people could exchange more. The different currencies began to join together, which is why (65) ........................ everyone uses a national currency.
56. 	A. other	B. else	C. another	D. apart
57. 	A. couple	B. double	C. few	D. several
58. 	A. slice	B. part	C. side	D. piece
59. 	A. since	B. past	C. before	D. ago
60. 	A. them	B. it	C. some	D. that
61. 	A. or	B. neither	C. and	D. but
62. 	A. did	B. was	C. had	D. has
63. 	A. jobs	B. people	C. things	D. goods
64. 	A. for	B. by	C. before	D. so
65. 	A. tomorrow	B. today	C. recently	 	D. soon
Part 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (10 pts)
People have always dreamed of living forever, and although we all know this will (66) ........................ happen, we still want to live as long as possible. Naturally, there are advantages and disadvantages to a long (67) ........................ 
 	In the first place, people (68) ........................ live longer can spend more time with their family and friends. Secondly, people who have busy working lives look forward to a long, relaxing time when they can do the things they have never had time for.
(69) ........................ the other hand, there are some serious disadvantages. Firstly, many people become ill and consequently have to (70) ........................ time in hospital or become (71) ........................ on their children and friends. Many of them (72) ........................ this dependence annoying or embarrassing. In addition to this, the (73) ........................ people get, the fewer friends they seem to have because old friends die or become ill and it's often (74) ........................ to make new friends.
 	To sum up, it seems that living to a very old age is worthwhile for people who stay healthy (75) ........................ to remain independent and enjoy life.
Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers (A, B, C, or D). (5 pts)
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony.
 	Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000. 
 	Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes.
 	No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.
76. The word "foresaw" is nearest in meaning to ................
A. prevailed 	B. postponed	
C. prevented 	D. predicted 
77. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT:
A. awards vary in monetary value. 
B. ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention.
C. politics plays an important role in selecting the winners. 
D. a few individuals have won two awards.
78. The passage implies that Nobel's profession was in ...............
	A. economics 	B. medicine	
	C. literature 	D. science
79. The word "worthwhile" is closest in meaning to ...............
A. economic	B. prestigious	C. trivial	D. valuable
80. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite. 
B. Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity.	
C. Alfred Nobel left all his money to science.
D. Alfred Nobel made lasting contribution to humanity.
IV. WRITING
Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it. (5 pts)
81. I haven't seen this film before.
→ This is..
82. “I was not there at the time,” he said.
→ He denied
83. The bus takes longer than the train.
→ The train does.
84. I have never seen such a mess in my life!
→ Never in  
85. My father is the owner of that car. 
→ That car 
Part 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. (5 pts)
86. Susan regrets not going to the airport to say goodbye to her friend.	(WISHES)
→ Susan ................................. the airport to say goodbye to her friend.
87. Despite his age, he’s still working. 	(RETIRED)
	→ He still . despite his age.
88. Despite knowing the area well, I got lost. 	(EVEN)	
→ I got lost ..the area well.
89. I do not intend to tell you my plans.	(OF)
→ I have.................................................... you my plans.
90. Graham spends all his time doing research. 	(DEVOTED)
	→ Graham has  doing research.
Part 3. Composition (10 pts)
Write an essay at least 200 words about “The importance of technology in modern life”.
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ANSWER KEYS	 
Tống số điểm toàn bài: 100 điểm
Làm đúng mỗi câu, cho 1,0 điểm. Bài luận cho tối đa 10,0 điểm. 
Sau khi cộng toàn bộ số điểm, giám khảo quy về hệ điểm 10, không làm tròn số.
I. LISTENING
Part 1. (7 points)
	1. A	2. D	3. B	4. D	5. A	
6. B	7. C
Part 2. (8 points)
8. women	 9. coming 	10. nearly	11. feelings
12. unwilling	13. permission	 	14. enthusiastic	15. 264	
II. PHONETICS (5 points)
	16. A	17. C	18. A	19. C	20. D
III. LEXICO - GRAMMAR 
Part 1.	(10 points)
	21. C 	22. B 	23. B 	24. C	25. A 	
	26. C 	27. D	28. B 	29. D	30. C
Part 2. (5 points)
31. on	32. to	33. off	34. of	35. for	
Part 3. (5 points)
	36. scientists	37. qualified	38. unfriendly	39. fashionably 40. foretell	
Part 4. (10 points)
	41. getting	42. returns	43. was being played	44. knew
	45. will be learning	 	46. to have escaped	47. is	
 48. had been standing	49. served	50. not buying
Part 5. (5 points) (Chọn đúng 50%, sửa đúng 50%)
51. A. has	 	à	have
52. D. be existed 	à	exist 
53. C. with not 	à	without
54. A. careful	 	à	carefully
55. D. wasn’t	à	didn’t
IV. READING COMPREHENSION 
Part 1. (10 points) 	
56. B 	57. A 	58. D 	59. D 	60.B 
61. A 	62. C 	63.B	64. D 	65. B 
Part 2. (10 points)
66. not/ never 	67. life	68. who/that 	69. On 	70. spend
71. dependent 	72. find 	73. older 	74. hard/difficult	75. enough
Part 3. (5 points)
76. D 	77. B 	78. D 	79. D	80. D
V. WRITING
Part 1. (5 points)
81. This is the first time I have seen this film.
82. He denied being/ having been there/ (that) he had been there at the/ that time.
83. The train does not take as long as the bus (does).
84. Never in my life have I seen such a mess!
85. That car belongs to my father.
Part 2. (5 points)
86. wishes she had gone to 
87. has not retired
88. even though I knew 
89. no intention of telling 
90. devoted all his time to
Part 3. (10 points) 
Notes: The mark given to part 3 is based on the following scheme:
- Content: (50% of the total mark)
- Organization and presentation: (20% of the total mark)
- Language: (20% of the total mark)
- Handwriting, punctuation and spelling: (10% of the total mark)
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