Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Vòng 2 - Năm học 2011-2012

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 
Năm học: 2011 – 2012
Môn: Tiếng Anh (Vòng 02)
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
III. READING: 
a. Read the passage and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage:
 (2,0 pts) 
JEANS
 Jeans are very popular with young people all (51)  the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of (52) But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans started (53)  two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy, made pants. The cloth (54) in Genoa was called “jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a saleman (55)  California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strass. (56)  they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (57)  with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years (58) , Levi began making his pants with blue cotton (59) called delim. Soon after, factory workers in the United States and Europe began (60)  jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them.
 51. A. in
B. on
C. over
D. above
 52. A. youth
B. young
C. younger
D. youngest
 53. A. lots
B. much
C. most
D. almost
 54. A. make
B. makes
C. making
D. made
 55. A. in
B. on
C. at
D. with
 56. A. Although
B. But
C. Because
D. So
 57. A. famous
B. popular
C. good
D. wonderful
 58. A. late
B. later
C. latest
D. last
 59. A. cloth
B. clothing
C. cloths
D. clothes
 60. A. wear
B. wearing
C. wore
D. worn
b. Read the passage, and choose the best answer: (1,0 pt)
 The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communication industry. Although Samuel B. Morse succeeded in making the invention useful in 1837, it was not until 1843 that the first telegraph line of consequence was constructed. By 1860 more than 50,000 miles of lines connected people east of the Rockies. The following year, San Francisco was added to the network.
 The national telegraph network fortified the ties between East and West and contributed to rapid expansion of the railroads by providing an efficient means to monitor schedules and routes. Furthermore, the extension of the telegraph, combined with the invention of the steam - driven rotary priting press by Richard M. Hoe in 1846, revolutionized the world of journalism. Where the business of new gathereing has been dependent upon the mail and on hand-operated presses, the telegraph expanded the amount of information a newspaper could supply and allowed for more timely reporting. The establishment of the Associated Press as a center wire service in 1846 marked the advent of a new era in journalism.
61. The main topic of the passage is
	A. the history of journalism.
	B. the origin of the national telegraph.
	C. how the telegraph network contributed to the expansion of railroads.
	D. the contributions and development of the telegraph network.
62. The word “gathering” refers to
	A. people	B. information	C. objects	D. substance
63. The other’s main purpose in this passage is to
	A. compare the invention of the telegraph with the invention of the steam driven rotary 
 press.
B. propose new ways to develop the communication industry.
C. show how the electric telegraph affected the communication industry.
D. cririsize Samuel B. Morse.
64. This passage would most likely be found in a
	A. U.S history book.	C. science textbook.
	B. book on trains.	D. computer magazine.
65. It can be inferred from the passage that
	A. Samuel Morse did not make a significant contribution to the communication industry.
	B. Morse’s invention did not immediately achieve its full potential.
	C. the extension of the telegraph was more important than its invention.
	D. journalists have the Associated Press to thank for the birth of the communication
 industry.
c. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage: (100,2=2 pts)
WITHOUT TV
 The most radical thing we have ever done is not have a TV in our house. Since 99.1 percent of American (66)..can not make this claim, it may be of some interest to know why. Certainly, our (67)..of a TV has created (68)..curiosity, puzzlement, and anger among the people we know, and I suspect even more of these emotions behind our backs. “If the Wetherells get (69)without a TV, why can’t we?
We did have a television during the first days of our marriage. I remember the dizzy way the (70)..flickered across the screen. A few days later, after I recovered my senses, we took the set to our local dump, (71)..hands in satisfaction and have been without one ever (72)..
 Now that my TV watching days are (73)..me, I can afford to be nostalgic towards it all. I remember those nights when the whole family used to sit in the living room watching Ed Sullivan, one (74).. light left on in the corner, laughing at the comedians before the (75)..came on. Nevertheless, even warmer and more precious in memory will be these quiet, peaceful years with no TV at all.
66. A. households
B. housewives
C. holdalls
D. houseworks
67. A. shortage
B. lack
C. need
D. absence
68. A. large
B. big
C. high
D. great
69. A. over
B. on
C. by
D. away
70. A. images
B. drawings
C. icons
D. movies
71. A. waves
B. tightened
C. moved
D. shook
72. A. since
B. again
C. afterwards
D. before
73. A. past
B. behind
C. over
D. away
74. A. smooth
B. peaceful
C. tender
D. soft
75. A. announcements
B. publications
C. commercials
D. clips
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC: 2011 – 2012
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (VÒNG 2)
III. READING:
a. Read the passage and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage 
 (2,0 pts):
51. C. over
52. A. youth
53. D. almost
54. D. made
55. A. in
56. C. Because
57. B. popular
58. B. later
59. A. cloth
60. B. wearing
b. Read the passage, and choose the best answer: (1,0 pt)
61. D. the contributions and development of the telegraph network.
62. B. information	
63. C. show how the electric telegraph affected the communication industry.
64. A. U.S history book.	.
65. B. Morse’s invention did not immediately achieve its full potential.
c. Choose the word or phrase which 
66. A. households
67. B. lack
68. D. great
69. C. by
70. A. images
71. D. shook
72. A. since
73. B. behind
74. D. soft
75. C. commercials