Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Vòng 2 - Năm học 2010-2011 (Có đáp án)

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 
Năm học: 2010 – 2011
Mụn: Tiếng Anh (Vũng 02)
Thời gian: 150 phỳt (khụng kể thời gian giao đề)
Chỳ ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm cú 06 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 06.	 
- Thớ sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này.
Điểm
Họ tờn, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1:
Số phỏch
- Bằng số:..
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(Do Chủ tịch hội đồng chấm thi ghi)
- Bằng chữ:
Họ tờn, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2:
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Part a: listening: 
 Listen to the following conversation and fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word: (100,2=2pts):
TODD’S TENNIS TOUR
Ellen:
You’re so lucky, Todd. You travel all over the world. I never (1). Chicago! 
Todd:
Year! But it’s hard (2).. I just practise, practise, practise and play tennis all the time. I don’t get time to see (3)..
Ellen:
What about last year? Where did you go? Tell me about it.
Todd:
Well – in (4). I was in Melbourne, for the Australian Open. It’s a beautiful city, sort of big and very cosmopolitan, like Chicago. There’s a nice (5). of old and new buildings. January’s their summer so it was hot when I was there.
Ellen:
And what’s Dubai like? When were you there?
Todd:
In February. We went from Australia to Dubai for the Dubai Tennis (6).. Boy is Dubai hot! Hot, very dry, very modern. Lots of really modern buildings, white buildings. Interesting place, I (7). it.
Ellen:
And Paris! That’s where I want to go! What’s (8). like? 
Todd:
Everything that you imagine! Very beautiful, wonderful old buildings but lots of interesting (9). ones, too. And of course very, very romantic, especially in (10).. Maybe I can take you there sometimes.
Ellen:
Yeah?
 Part b: PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word in each group which has the main stress on a different syllable from the others (50,2=1mk):
 1/ A. accident 
B. indicator
C. magnificent
D. longitude
 2/ A. despite
B. dislike
C. despair
D. distance
 3/ A. chemistry
B. physics
C. geography
D. literature
 4/ A. injury
B. intend
C. income
D. interest
 5/ A. spontaneous
B. secondary
C. honesty
D. monarchy
Part c: vocabulary and grammar: (6,0 pts)
I. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms or tense of the verbs in brackets (60,25=1,5pts):
1. While Thomas (spend) ..the last few months working hard at his studies, his sister (concerntrate) ..on how to get their new business off the ground.
2. When the sun (set) ..this evening, the sky for miles around (be suffused).
3. Tom (live) ..in Paris for five years, from 1981 to 1986.
4. Tony always (criticise) ..his family – they never do the right thing as far as he is concerned.
II. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the sentences that needs correcting: (5 0,2 = 1 pt)
 1. Before she became a film star, she has been a stand-up comedian.
 A B C D 
2. I’m trying to persuade my sister to drive, but I can’t get her to do it.
 A B C D 
3. In order to not forget things, I put a string around my finger.
 A B C D 
4. I’ve been studying French since I’ve started high school.
 A B C D 
5. I succeeded in to find a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college.
 A B C D 
III. Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best completes each sentence: (100,2=2pts):
 1. The air is not as pure as it 
A. used to be
B. is used to be
C. is used to being
D. was used to be
 2. The politician to admit that he had done anything wrong.
A. accepted
B. denied
C. explained
D. refused
 3. I wanted some tea but there wasleft in the pot.
A. none
B. nothing
C. any
D. no
4. Why don’t you buy bananas when they are muchapples?
A.expensive than
B.not expensive than
C.less expensive than
D.lesser expensive than
 5. He has arrived, but he talks as if heall about that.
A. know
B. knows
C. known
D. knew
 6. When I lastJane, sheto find a job.
A. saw/ was trying
B. saw/ tried
C. have seen/ tried
D. see/ is trying
7. I don’t mindhome but I’d rathera taxi.
A. to walk/ to get
B. walking/ to get
C. walking/ get
D. to walk/ getting
 8. All these leaflets must be delieved
A. in hand
B. at hand
C. to hand
D. by hand
 9. John never come to class on time and
A.neither does Peter
B. so does Peter
C. so doesn’t Peter
D. neither doesn’t Peter
 10. After spending large sums of money decorating their house, the Browns found themselves
A. in common
B. in debt
C. in time
D. in public
IV. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets: (60,25=1,5 pts)
1. Gold has several qualities that have made it a commodity of value throughout history.	 EXCEPTION
2. All the pupils must have their parents’ to go for the picnic. PERMIT
3. Tim is one of the on a boat trip on Lake Michigan. PARTICIPATE
4. I received a letter offrom the airport. 	 	 CONFIRM
5. Advertising us to buy things that we don’t really need. COURAGE
6. It’s a good book because it’s very 	 INFORM
 Part d: reading comprehension: (5,5 pts)
I. Complete the passage with the most suitable words: (6 0,25 = 1,5pts):
 All over the world people listen to (1).. music. Classical music is difficult to describe. It means different things to different people.
 Some famous classical (2)..were Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, and Mozart. In their music, they did not tell a story or show strong emotion. They wanted to make a beautiful, interesting design. They wanted to write lovely sounds. 
 Then composers started to interpret ideas. They told stories about wars, armies, and soldiers. They wrote (3).. religion. Sometimes they composed music for holidays. They told love stories and showed strong emotion. Some of these composers were Beethoven, Schumann, Choplin, Mendelssohn, Waggner, (4).. Tchaikovsky.
 Classical music stays with people a long time. Bach wrote about 300 years ago, Beethoven wrote about 200 years ago, and Tchaikovsky wrote about over 100 years ago. 
 Sometimes people close their eyes to (5)..to classical music. When they close their eyes, they can see the design. They can listen to the same classical music many times and enjoy it.
 Sometimes it is difficult to understand. The (6).. has to think about it. However, we can all learn to enjoy some classical music. It is very important to people.
 1..
2..
3..
 4..
5..
6..
II. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage: (100,2=2 pts)
HOAN KIEM LAKE
 Right in the middle of the city of Hanoi, Hoan Kiem Lake, or locally (1). as Bo Ho that means “the shore of lake”, is (2)..the place for morning exercises, leisure and recreation activities. It is the heart and the beats of the city – thousands of local folks (3)..together on the Liberation Day and the photographers snap photos of brides and grooms (4)..the wedding season.
 The lake has the legend way back in the mid-15th century (5)..Emperor Ly Thai To (Le Loi) got a magical sword from heaven to fight (6)..the Chinese, the Ming aggressors, out of Viet Nam. After that one day when he was out (7)..in the lake, a giant golden tortoise suddently grabbed the sword and (8)..into the water. The lake is also known as “Ho Hoan Kiem”, the Lake of the Restored Sword, (9)..it is believed the sword was taken to its original divine oweners.
 On an islet in the middle of the lake towards its south (10)..the Tortoise Tower or the Thap Rua on the top of which a red star is often held as an emblem of Hanoi.
 1. A. believed
B. known
C. considered
D. said
 2. A. so as
B. much as
C. more than
D. more or less
 3. A. gather
B. reach
C. arrive
D. go
 4. A. during
B. on
C. of
D. within
 5. A. which
B. when
C. while
D. what
 6. A. above
B. down
C. for
D. against
 7. A. diving
B. playing
C. sailing
D. walking
 8. A. disappeared
B. endangered
C. lost
D. fled
 9. A. although
B. however
C. so
D. because
10. A. sits
B. stands
C. run
D. watches
III. Read the following passage, then decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or no information (NI): (80,25=2pts)
 The great English scientist Isaac Newton, whose theory of gravitation is well-known throughout the world, was born in the little village Woolthorpe, not far from his own town of Cambridge, on December 25th, 1642. His father was a farmer who died when Newton was fourteen years old. His mother, uncle and grandmother took care of him.
 When still young, Newton was more of a mechanic than a scholar. His neighbors thought he would probably become a well-known clockmaker, because he had already made a clock his neighbours had never heard of before. It worked by water. Besides the water clock Newton also made a sundial. When he grew older, he became interested in mathematics and physics. His first physical experiment was carried out in 1658, when he was 16 years old. On June 5th, 1661 Newton entered the University of Cambridge where he studied mathematics and soon became famous at the age of 21.
 When Newton was 22 years old, he began studying the theory of gravitation. In 1669 he was appointed professor and began giving lectures on mathematics at Cambrige. Isaac Newton died in 1727 at the age of 85.
Newton was not a physics, he was a mathematician.
He was born in the town of Cambridge.
When he was young he was very intelligent.
He wasn’t very interested in mathematics until he grew older.
His first physical experiment was carried out when he was not yet twenty.
Newton’s Laws explained the relationships between force, mass and movement.
He entered the University of Cambridge at the age of 21.
He became a professor when he was not yet 30.
Part e: writing (5,5 pts)
I. Make complete sentences from the words and phrases given: (50,2=1pt)
1. many/ hundred/ years ago/ many villages/ few towns/ England.
 -> ..
2. such questions/ not answer/ satisfactorily/ so far.
-> ..
3. The visitors/ welcome/ at the station/ by a huge crowd/ people/ when the train arrives.
-> ..
 ..
4. man/ who/ standing/ front/ shop/ my uncle.
-> ..
5. when can/ book/ published? - It/ publish/ in three months.
-> ..
II. Rewrite these sentences, not to change their meaning, beginning with the words given: (6 0,25 = 1,5 pts)
He plays the guitar for a small group so that he can earn some extra money.
 -> To...
2. I didn’t find the new movie amusing.
 -> I wasn’t
3. We will have to make him work harder.
 -> He will.. .
4. We breathe a lot of polluted air, we get weaker.
 -> The more. ..
5. “I am leaving tomorrow,” she said “by 4.30 from Nha Trang station”.
 -> She said.
6. Our heating isn’t working and I feel cold.
 -> If our heating.
III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given word. (5 0,2 = 1 pt):
 1. Viet Nam hasn’t won a gold medal in this sport for ages. TIME	 
 -> It’s ..medal in this sport.
 2. My Thuan is the longest bridge that I’ve ever seen.	 LONGER
 -> I ...
 3. Have you got any pictures which are prettier than this one?	 THE
 -> Is .?
 4. No one apart from my mother thought I would win the race.	 PERSON
 -> My mother...the race.
 5. Williamson, the policeman, lived next door.	 WHOSE
 -> The policeman..next door.
IV. Write a short paragraph, about 150 words to describe the seasons in Viet Nam
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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HọC: 2009 - 2010
MÔN: TIếNG Anh (VòNG 02)
Part a: listening: 
 Listen to the following conversation and fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word: (100,2=2pts):
leave
work
much
January
mixture
Open
enjoyed
Paris
modern
 May
Part b: PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word in each group which has the main stress on a different syllable from the others (50,2=1mk):
1/
C. magnificent
2/
D. distance
3/
C. geography
4/
B. intend
5/
A. spontaneous
Part c: vocabulary and structures: (6mks)
I. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms or tense of the verbs in brackets (60,25=1,5pts):
1. has been spending/have been concerntrating
2. sets/ will be suffused
3. lived
4. is always criticising
II. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the sentences that needs correcting: (5 0,2 = 1 pt)
 B
 D
 B
 C
 B
III. Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best completes each sentence: (100,2=2pts):
A
D
B
C
D
A
C
D
A
 B
IV. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets: (60,25=1,5 pts)
exceptional
permission
participants
confirmation
encourages
informative 
Part d: reading comprehension: (5,5 mks)
I. Complete the passage with the most suitable words: (6 0,25 = 1,5pts):
 1. classical
2. composers
3. about 
 4. and
5. listen
6. listener
II. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage: (100,2=2 pts)
 1. 
B. known
 2. 
C. more than
 3. A. gather
 4. A. during
 5. 
B. when
 6. 
D. against
 7. 
C. sailing
 8. A. disappeared
 9. 
D. because
10. 
B. stands
III. Read the following passage, then decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or no information (NI): (80,25=2pts)
- F
- F
- T
- T
- T
- NI
- F
- T
 Part e: writing (5,5mks)
I. Make complete sentences from the words and phrases given: (50,2=1pt)
1. Many hundred years ago, there were many villages and few towns in England.
2. Such questions have not been answered satisfactorily so far.
3. The visitors will be welcomed at the station by a huge crowd of people when the train arrives.
4. The man who is standing in front the shop is my uncle.
5. When can the book be published? - It will be published in three months.
II. Rewrite these sentences, not to change their meaning, beginning with the words given: (6 0,25 = 1,5 pts)
1. To earn some extra money, he plays the guitar for a small group.
2. I wasn’t amused at the new movie.
3. He will have to be made to work harder.
4. The more polluted air we breathe, the weaker we get.
5. She said that she was leaving the next day by 4.30 from Nha Trang station.
6. If our heating were working, I couldn’t feel cold.
III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given word. (5 0,2 = 1 pt):
 1. It’s a long time since Viet Nam won a gold medal in this sport.
 2. I have never seen a longer bridge than My Thuan (bridge).
 3. Is this the prettiest picture (that) you have (got)?
 4. My mother was the only person who/that thought I could win the race.
 5. The policeman whose name was Williamson, lived next door.
IV. Write a paragraph, about 150 words to describe the seasons in Viet Nam(2 pts)
Mở bài: Nờu được chủ đề của bài viết	0,25 điểm
Thõn bài: Kể tờn được cỏc mựa trong năm ở Việt Nam; đặc tớnh, tỡnh hỡnh thời tiết của từng mựa riờng biệt ảnh hưởng tới con người, mựa màng vv như thế nào; nờu một số vớ dụ minh hoạ . Vớ dụ như ta thường làm gỡ trong mựa hố khi trời núng, thời tiết này kộo dài trong bao lõu, từ thỏng mấy đến thỏng mấy 	 	1,5 điểm
	Kết luận: Tóm tắt, khẳng định lại chủ đề của bài viết: 	0,25 điểm.
Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9
(vòng 2)
Năm học: 2010 - 2011 
Họ tên, chữ ký của người coi thi
- Giám thị số 1: 
- Giám thị số 2: 
Môn thi: tiếng anh
Ngày thi..tháng ..năm 2011 Số báo danh: ..
Họ và tên thí sinh: 
Sinh ngày: ..tháng ..năm ....
Nơi sinh: ....Nam (nữ) ..
Học sinh trường THCS ....
..
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