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Reformers, however, fear raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programmes to help young people to develop" responsible attitudes" ab[r]

Sở GD&ĐT Nghệ An đề thi đề xuấthọc sinh giỏi tỉnh Năm học 2008-2009

M«n thi: TiÕng anh 9

Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

( Người đề đề xuất: Nguyễn Thị Thanh Thu- Trờng THCS Đặng Thai Mai- Vinh) SECTION A: PHONETICS

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others Write your answers (A or B, C, D) in the numbered spaces.

1 A century B crystal C Christmas D comment A children B charity C charm D champagne A danger B angry C language D passage

4 A socket B notice C enroll D mobile

5 A engineer B excited C experiment D exhibition A comment B equipment C improvement D development A ancient B century C center D rice

8 A sensitive B benefit C pretty D remedy

9 A guessed B moved C used D raised

10 A means B meant C bean D clean

Your answers:

1

6 10

SECTION B: LEXICO–GRAMMAR

Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence Write your answers (A or B, C, D) in the numbered spaces.

11 As he approached the end of the race he found it hard to ……… his speed A carry on B keep on C maintain D preserve 12 She ……… wanted a house overlooking the sea

A particularly B strongly C essentially D extremely

13 " Most people ……… the government's economic policy as a success", claimed the spokesman A measure B consider C look on D believe

14 For my birthday, I was given a writing set ……… two pens, envelopes and notepaper A involving B comprising C consisting D holding

15 A glass of wine now and then won’t ……… you any harm

A make B take C D give

16 ……… receipt of your instructions, I immediately sent a telex message to Algeria

A On B In C With D By

17 We've bought some ……… chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away A adapting B bending C adjusting D folding

18 The local people……… on the questions of whether or not to support the plans for the airport A disputed B disagreed C separated D divided

19 I didn't want to discuss the matter but he insisted on bringing it ………

A up B out C about D over

20 No ……… you're hungry if you haven't eaten since yesterday

A matter B surprise C wonder D problem

21 I don't want lots of excuses, I just want to hear the ……… truth

A clear B plain C pure D right

A available B capable C acceptable D accessible 23 His failure ……… great disappointment to his parents

A forced B made C caused D provided

24 Don't jump ……….conclusions ; we don't yet know all the relevant facts A into B up C to D for

25 For people with hearing difficulties, telephones with volume controls provide the best ……… A solution B response C reply D result

Your answers:

11 14 17 20 23

12 15 18 21 24

13 16 19 22 25

The passage below contains 10 mistakes IDENTIFY and CORRECT them Write your answers in the numbered spaces.

When I was injured my back I had to take a break from my running career I decided to introduce more women to the sport to show them how much funny it can be and to give them confidence to get out and run

I decided starting a running club for women in my area because I was annoyed by the attitude of many organizers They complain about the lack of women in the sport but also use this as an excuse for not providing separate changing facilities

I put up posters and 40 women, young and old fit or imfit joined All of these were attracted by the ideas of losing weigh but I don't think they had really thought about running before When or if they did, they have a picture on painful training They didn't think of chatting and smiling while running in beautiful places, like by a tree

At first they ran for only a minute now they can run thirty minutes They've also learned from other runners about diet and keeping fit in generally

I wanted to something for woman's running and I've had so much pleasure watching their progress- almost as much as they've had theirselves

Your answers:

Mistakes Corrections Mistakes Corrections

26 26 31 31

27 27 32 32

28 28 33 33

29 29 34 34

30 30 35 35

Fill in each gap in each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters Write your answers in the numbered spaces

36 Unusual beliefs

Despite the fact that this is now the 21st century an

of aliens and especially, the (44) of contact POSSIBLE with alien life forms is (45) common EXTREME Your answers:

36 38 40 42 44

37 39 41 43 45

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION

Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage Write your answers in the numbered spaces under this passage.

The Northwest School offers an (46) _ school care program for NWS Middle School students It is a supervised setting for students who need to be at school (47) _ until 6:00 PM each school day This program is not available to non-NWS students

The program is (48) _ in the school library, providing a quiet space to work on homework, and get some (49) _ assistance While not tutoring per se, sometimes that extra help getting backpacks in order and keeping track of assignments is a (50) _ boost A small snack is provided daily for the students There are no (51) _ classes or activities in this design This is (52) _ to keep costs very (53) _ for our families Any student (54) _in the program must have informed the school by 9:00 AM and (55) _in the library by 4:00 PM

Your answers:

46 48 50 52 54

47 49 51 53 55

Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided under this passage.

Primary education is the first (56) of compulsory education It is preceded by pre-school or nursery education and is followed by secondary education In North America this stage of education is usually (57) _ as elementary education

In most countries, it is (58) _ for children to receive primary education, though in many jurisdictions it is permissible for parents to provide it The transition to secondary school or (60) _ school is somewhat arbitrary, but it (59) _ occurs at about eleven or twelve years of (61) _ Some educational systems have separate middle schools with the transition to the final stage of education taking

(62) _ at around the age of fourteen

The major goals of primary education are achieving basic literacy and numeracy amongst all pupils, as well as (63) _ foundations in science, geography, history and (64) _ social sciences The relative priority of various areas, and the methods used to (65) _ them are an area of considerable political debate

Your answers:

56 58 60 62 64

57 59 61 63 65

Read the following passage and choose the best answer from the given ones:

Drunken driving- sometimes called America's socially accepted form of murder- has become a national epidemic Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past decade

A drunken driver is usually defined as one with 0.10 blood alcohol content or roughly three beers, glasses of wine or shots of whisky drunk within two hours Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of American macho image and judges wee lenient in most courts, but the drunken slaughter has recently caused so many well- publicised tragedies, especially involving young children, that public opinion is no longer to tolerant

Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21, reversing a trend in 1960s to reduce it to 18 After New Jersey lowered it to 18, the number of people killed by 18- 20 year old drivers more than doubled, so the state recently upped it back to 21

Reformers, however, fear raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programmes to help young people to develop" responsible attitudes" about drinking and teach them to resist peer pressure to drink

Tough new laws have led to increased arrests and tests and, in many areas already, to a marked decline in fatalities Some states are also penalising bars for serving customers to many drinks A tavern in Massachusetts was fined for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who was "obviously intoxicated" and later drove off the road, killing a nine year old boy

As the fatalities continue to occur daily in every state, some American are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years of national prohibition of alcohol that began in 1919, what President Hoover called the "noble experiment" They forget that legal prohibition didn't stop drinking, but encouraged political

corruption and organised crime As with the blooming drug trade generally, there is no easy solution 66 Drunken driving has become a major problem in America because

A Most Americans are heavy drinkers

B Americans are now less shocked by road accidents C Accident attracts so much publicity

D Drinking is a socially accepted habit in America

67 Why has public opinion regarding drunken driving changed? A Detailed statistics are now available

B The new media have highlighting the problem C Judges are giving more severe sentences D Drivers are more conscious of their image 68 Statistics issued in New Jersey suggested that: A Many drivers were not of legal age

B Young drivers were often bad drivers C The level of drinking increased in the 1960s D The level of drinking should be raised

69 Laws recently introduced in some states have A Reduced the number of convictions

B Resulted in fewer serious accidents

C Prevented bars from serving drunken customers

D

Specified the amount drivers can drink 70 Why is the problem of drinking and driving difficult to solve?

A Alcohol is easily to obtained

B Drinking is linked to organised crime C Legal prohibition has already failed D Legislation alone is not sufficient

Your answers:

66 67 68 69 70

SECTION IV: WRITING

Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. (Using the word in BOLD)

 I'm certainy ……… ……… (not)

72 The weather forecast predicts a drop in temperature tomorrow (will)

 They say tomorrow……… 73.The time of departure for your flight to Rio is six o’clock (takes)

 The plane to Rio ……… 74.It looks like that old bridge is ready to fall down (is)

 It looks like that old bridge ……… 75.I suppose you are very tired after your long walk (must)

 You ……… …

76.’I won’t come home late from late the party.’ she said (promised)

 She………

77 The door was so heavy that the child couldn’t push it open

 The door was ………( enough) 78.We were allowed to stay up late if there was a good film on television (let)

 My parents………

79.’Don’t swim just after you have eaten,’ she said to them (warned)

 She……….…

80 The police accused him of stealing the wallet (charged)

 He 81 He would not stop talking although no one was listening (insisted)

 He 82 The house was in darkness except for a light in the kitchen (apart )

 The house was completely 83 I have had enough of tidying after you every day (tired )

 I 84 They continued to look for the girl till it got dark ( search )

 The 85.They will want to know what you have in your suitcase

You will be asked (have) Write an essay (about 150-200 words) on the following topic:

“Children have more freedom nowadays.” Your opinion

_THE END _ đáP án biểu điểm chấm đề thi đề xuất môn ting anh 9

Năm học 2008-2009

( Ngi đề đề xuất: Nguyễn Thị Thanh Thu- Trờng THCS Đặng Thai Mai- Vinh)

SECTION A: PHONETICS

PRONUNCIATION: (1 point for correct answer X 10 = 10pts)

1 A D A 4.A 5.A

6.A 7.A C 9.A 10 B

SECTION B: LEXICO–GRAMMAR

VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: (1 point for correct answer X 15 = 15pts)

11 C 14 B 17 D 20 C 23.C

12 A 15 B 18 D 21 B 24 C

13 C 16 A 19 A 22 A 25 A

MISTAKE CORRECTION: (1 point for correct answer X 10 = 10pts)

Mistakes Corrections Mistakes Corrections

26 was injured 26.injured 31 have 31.had

27 how much funny 27 how much fun 32 thirty minutes 32.for thirty minutes 28 decided starting 28 decided tostart 33 generally 33.general

29 imfit 29 unfit 34 woman's 34.women's

30 losing weigh 30 losing weight 35 theirselves 35.themselves

WORD FORMATION: (1 point for correct answer X 10 = 10pts)

36 increasing 38 explanation 40 discoveries 42 security 44 possibilities 37 believe 39 scientists 41 psychological 43 existence 45 extremely

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION

GAP-FILL: (1 point for correct answer X 10 = 10pts)

46 after 48 held 50 welcome 52 largely 54 participating

47 up 49 organizational 51 scheduled 53 affordable 55.be

CLOZE TEST: (1 point for correct answer X 10 = 10p)

56 stage 58 compulsory 60 high 62 place 64 other 57 known 59 generally 61 age 63 establishing 65 teach

COMPREHENSION: (1 points for correct answer X 5 = 5pts)

66.d 67.b 68.d 69.b 70.d

SECTION IV: WRITING

TRANSFORMATION: (1 point for correct answer X 15 = 15pts)

71 I'm certainly not going to give you any money 72 They say tomorrow (it) will be colder

73 The plane to Rio takes off at six o’clock

74 It looks like that old bridge is going to collapse/ fall down.

75 You must be very tired after your long walk

76 She promised not to come home late from the party.

77 The door was not light enough for the child to push open.

78 My parents let us stay up late if there were a good film on television 79 She warned them not to swim just as they had eaten.

80 He was charged with stealing the wallet.

82 The house was completely dark apart from a light in the kitchen.

83 I am tired of tidying after you every day 84 The search for the girl went on till it got dark.

85 You will be asked to show what you have in the suitcase/ the content of your suitcase.

ESSAY: (content + vocabulary + grammar + style = 15pts)