SỞ GD-ĐT KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 9 THCS QUẢNG BÌNH NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC (Khóa ngày 30 tháng 3 năm 2011) SỐ BÁO DANH:……… Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề) (Đề thi gồm có 04 trang) Lưu ý: Học sinh làm bài trên tờ giấy thi. A. LISTENING COMPREHENSION: I. Listen to the following passage about water conservation and find out the missing word to fill in each blank. You will hear the recording twice. (5 pts) 1. ………………….water, people and other living things cannot live. 2. If there were no plants, water would ……………… after it rains. 3. Water can be held on the land by planting………………. 4. Dams are built across rivers to…………………back the water. 5. Water is ……………… in reservoirs during wet seasons for use in dry seasons II. Listen to the passage and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). You will hear the recording twice. (10 pts) 6. Mai was fifteen years old recently. T F 7. Her friends held a birthday party for her. T F 8. The party started at about three in the afternoon. T F 9. There were about twelve visitors gathering in Mai’s house. T F 10. However, Mai liked having a party at a restaurant because it is happy. T F 11. Mai didn’t opened the presents until her visitors left. T F 12. Mai’s mother served them soft drinks and biscuits. T F 13. Fifteen colorful candles sat in the middle of the cake. T F 14. Mai blew out the candles and cut the cake after they sang “Happy Birthday”. T F 15. The party finished at six in the evening. T F B. PHONETICS : Pick out the word (A, B, C or D) which has the underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words. (5 pts) 16. A. luggage B. fragile C. general D. bargain 17. A. nourish B. flourish C. courageous D. southern 18. A. naked B. sacred C. needed D. walked 19. A. chalk B. champagne C. machine D. ship 20. A. eight B. freight C. height D. weight C. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE: I .Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence. (10 pts) 21. Is physical education________in your country? A. traditional B. additional C.national D. compulsory 22. People in Israel are going to celebrate their festival________is called Passover. A. whose B.who C. which D. where 23. ________he was ill, he still went to work. A. Even though B. So C. Therefore D. Because of 1 24. Lan is very tired. ________, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed. A. Although B. So C. Therefore D. However 25. My boss suggested________some money for poor children. A. raise B. to raise C. raised D. raising 26. She asked me if I________a laptop computer the following day. A.buy B. will buy C. bought D. would buy 27. I ________telephone her if I knew her number. A. would B. have to C. will D. shall 28. My pen-pal and I are away from each other, but we always________ . A. keep on B. get on C. keep in touch D. write 29. All the houses in the area________immediately. A. has to rebuilt B. had to rebuild C. have to be rebuilt D. have to rebuild 30. Let’s go out for dinner, ________ ? A.don’t you B. will you C. shall we D.shan’t we II. Fill in each of the blanks with the correct form of the word in capitals. (10 pts) 31. That company has 2,000 ………………. EMPLOY 32. I don’t know why they call him a ……………… LIE 33. The old hotel we used to stay at has been …………… MODERN 34. Conservationists believe that we should preserve the … rainforests in the world. TROPIC 35. The little village is very quiet and ……….at night. PEACE 36. Women nowadays have more ………… to participate in social activities. FREE 37. The ……… of the new guest caused trouble to my aunt. ARRIVE 38. She has cut herself and it's ………… quite badly. BLOOD 39. His parents are very ………….of him. PRIDE 40. Every week, there are two ……… from Ha Noi to Nha Trang. FLY III. Find a word or a phrase that needs correcting and then correct it. (5pts) 41. Most babies will grow up to be as cleverer as their parents. 42. My brother attends an university in London which specializes in economy. 43. Modern farms are much larger than that of former times. 44. The milk of both goats and cows can be used to do dairy products. 45. Here she comes the new employee. IV. Put the verbs given in brackets into the appropriate tenses or forms. (5pts) 46. “You’ll soon get used to (drive) on the right, Mary.” 47. It’s time we………… (leave) for the airport. 48. He means …………… (take) the coming exam. 49. Try to finish it. It is no use …………… (complain). 50. Why didn’t you have your eyes (examine)………………. D. READING COMPREHENSION: I. Put ONE suitable word in each space. (10 pts) I'm a writer, and I work (51) home. It doesn't particularly (52) where my house is, as long as it is (53)… nice house. But last year my wife (54)…… a job in a different part of the country. So, we had to move. This was our first (55) of (56)…… one house and selling another at the same time. I wouldn't like to do it again. We quickly saw the house (57)… we wanted. It was then that our problems began: The people who wanted to buy our house couldn't sell (58) and the man (59)…… house we wanted couldn't find a house he liked. It (60)…… us nine months to buy the house. Now, I'm not sure if I like it. 2 II. Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to fill in each space. (10pts) There is now an increasing concern about the world’s energy…………… (61) particularly about those involving fossil……………(62). In less than a hundred years we shall probably exhaust all the present……………(63)of oil and gas. The world’s coal……………. (64) should last longer but, once used, these can’t be …………(65). It is important, therefore, that we should develop such …………(66) sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy as well as water and wind …………….(67) (classed as …………(68) energy). Until these energy…………… (69) are widely used, It is important for the developed countries to reduce energy ……………(70) as much as possible. 61. A. possessions B. resources C. goods D. materials 62. A. fuels B. powers C. forms D. energies 63. A. findings B. products C. amounts D. sources 64. A. reserves B. stores C. mines D. contents 65. A. updated B. repeated C. renewed D. produced 66. A. traditional B. alternative C. revolutionary D. surprising 67. A. force B. strength C. power D. motion 68. A. repeatable B. continual C. renewable D. continuous 69. A. goods B. supplies C. provisions D. materials 70. A. exhaustion B. destruction C. waste D. consumption III. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D). (5 pts) Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday, and now he is not worried any more. At the station he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found. Five years ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It’s now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen. 71. Ted was worried because_________. A. he received a letter B. he went to the police station yesterday C. the police would catch him D. he didn’t know why the police wanted him 72. The policeman who talked to Ted was_________. A. pleasant B. worried C. surprised D. small 73. Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news? A. Because his bicycle was stolen 20 years ago. B. Because his bicycle was found when he was a boy of fifteen. C. Because he thought he would never find the bicycle. D. Because the bicycle was sent to him by train. 74. When was Ted’s bicycle found? A. Last Tuesday B. Five years ago C. Twenty years agoD. Yesterday 75. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The police asked Ted to go to their station. B. The policeman told Ted the good news 5 days ago. C. Ted is no longer anxious now. D. Ted is 35 years old now. 3 E. WRITING: I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in the meaning to the sentence printed before it. (5 pts) 76. She doesn’t enjoy traveling any more → No longer……………………………………………… 77. Since she was careless, Mary lost her job. →Because of ……………………………………………… 78. I don’t work hard and John doesn’t either. →Neither ……………………………………………………… 79. I don’t really like her, although I admire her achievements. →Much ……………………………………………………… 80. Somebody opened the door just after she rang the bell →Hardly II. Use the given words/ phrases to make meaningful sentences. (5 pts) 81. He/ be/ very upset/ because / not know/ what/ do. →…………………………………………………………… 82. It/ be/ kind/ you/ invite me/ come and see you again/ →.…………………………………………………………… 83. Most/ students/ my class/ not/ used/ work/ under pressure// →………………………………………………………… 84. He/ cleverest boy / meet / last ten years. →…………………………………………………………… 85. They/ warn/ us/ not/ sleep/ without/ mosquito nets. →…………………………………………………………… III. Write each sentence, using the word given in capitals so that the meaning stays the same. ( 5 pts) 86. Susan regrets not buying that house. WISHES →Susan………………………………………that house. 87. I can’t possibly work in all this noise. IMPOSSIBLE →It………………………………… work in all this noise. 88. The bread was too stale to eat. FRESH →The bread…………………………………to eat. 89. His handwriting is so small that I can hardly read it. SUCH →He…………………………… I can hardly read it. 90. He never suspected that the money had been stolen. DID →At no time……………………………stolen. IV. Composition. (10 pts) Write an essay about the importance of learning English and introduce some methods that help you to better your English. Your essay should be at least 150 words long. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… THE END 4 HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM SỞ GD-ĐT KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 9 THCS QUẢNG BÌNH NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC (Khóa ngày 30 tháng 3 năm 2011) Tổng số điểm toàn bài: 100 điểm Sau khi chấm xong, giám khảo qui về hệ điểm 10, không làm tròn số A. LISTENING COMPREHENSION: I. 5.0 điểm. Điền đúng mỗi từ cho 1.0 đ 1. Without 2. run off 3. vegetation 4. hold 5. stored II. 10.0 điểm. Mỗi lựa chọn đúng cho 1.0 đ 6. F 7. F 8. T 9. F 10. F 11. F 12. T 13. F 14. T 15. T B. PHONETICS: 5.0 điểm. Mỗi lựa chọn đúng cho 1.0 đ 16. D 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. C C. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE: I . 10.0 điểm. Mỗi lựa chọn đúng cho 1.0 đ 21.D 22.C 23. A 24.D 25. D 26.D 27.A 28. C 29.C 30. C II. 10.0 điểm. Biến đổi đúng mỗi từ cho 1.0 đ 31. employees 36. freedom 32. liar 37. arrival 33. modernized 38. bleeding 34. tropical 39. proud 35. peaceful 40. flights III. 5.0 điểm. Tìm và sửa đúng một từ cho 1.0 đ 41. cleverer →clever 42. an →a 43. that →those 44. to do →to make 45. Here she comes →Here comes IV. 5.0 điểm. Biến đổi đúng mỗi động từ cho 1.0 đ 46. driving 47. left 48. to take 49. complaining 50. examined D. READING COMPREHENSION: I. 10.0 điểm. Điền đúng mỗi từ cho 1.0 điểm 51. at 52. matter 53. a 54. got/had 55. experience 56. buying 57. that/which 58. theirs 59. whose 60. took. II. 10.0 điểm. Mỗi lựa chọn đúng cho 1.0 đ 61.B 62.A 63.D 64.A 65.C 66.B 67.C 68.C 69.B 70.D 5 III. 5.0 điểm. Mỗi lựa chọn đúng cho 1.0 đ 71.D 72.A 73.C 74.B 75.B E. WRITING: I. 5.0 điểm. Viết đúng mỗi câu cho 1.0 đ 76. No longer does she enjoy traveling 77. Because of being careless/ her carelessness, Mary lost her job. 78. Neither I nor John works hard. 79. Much as I admire her achievements, I don’t like her. 80. Hardly had she rung the bell when somebody opened the door. II. 5.0 điểm. Viết đúng mỗi câu cho 1.0 đ 81. He was very upset because he didn’t know what to do. 82. It is very kind of you to invite me to come and see you again. 83. Most of the students in my class are not used to working under pressure. 84. He is the cleverest boy I have ever met for the last ten years. 85. They warned us not to sleep without mosquito nets. III. 5.0 điểm. Viết đúng mỗi câu cho 1.0 đ 86. Susan wishes she had bought that house. 87. It is impossible (for me) to work in all this noise. 88. The bread was not fresh enough to eat. 89. He has such small handwriting that I can hardly read it. 90. At no time did he suspect that the money had been stolen. IV. 10.0 điểm. 1. Nội dung, ý tưởng: (5.0 điểm) + Nêu được tầm quan trọng của việc học tiếng Anh. + Nêu được các phương pháp mà bản thân đã áp dụng trong quá trình học tập. 2. Kỹ thuật viết: (5.0 điểm) + Sử dụng từ vựng chính xác và phong phú. + Dùng đúng cấu trúc ngữ pháp. + Trình bày mạch lạc, logic. THE END 6 . CẤP TỈNH LỚP 9 THCS QUẢNG BÌNH NĂM HỌC 2010 -2011 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC (Khóa ngày 30 tháng 3 năm 2011) SỐ BÁO DANH:……… Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề) . CHẤM SỞ GD-ĐT KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 9 THCS QUẢNG BÌNH NĂM HỌC 2010 -2011 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC (Khóa ngày 30 tháng 3 năm 2011) Tổng số điểm toàn bài: 100 điểm Sau. to eat. FRESH →The bread…………………………………to eat. 89. His handwriting is so small that I can hardly read it. SUCH →He…………………………… I can hardly read it. 90 . He never suspected that the money had been