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Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building …… …… .. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum ……… ….[r]
(1)§Ị thi häc sinh giái cÊp tØnh năm học 2009-2010 Môn thi : Tiếng Anh Lớp 9
Thêi gian : 90 lµm bµi PART I: PHONETICS
Exercise 1: Choose word whose underlined part is pronouced differently from the others.
1/ a; age 2/ a; surround 3/ a; mingling 4/ a; abroad 5/ a; accompany
b; altogether b; destroy b; simplicity b; coat b; occur
c; change c; increase
c; variety c; float c; accident
d; college d; preserve d; difficult d; road
d; occasionally
1/………… 2/ ………… 3/ ………… 4/ ………… 5/ ………
Exercise 2: How may ways of pronunciation of the underlined parts in each line. 6/ sure , season , sometime , sea , stop 7/ govement , whole , forest , open , reasonable 8/ treatment, disease , overeating , heating , reading 9/ pollution , alcohol , doctor , ordinary , ghost 10/ mankind , woman, cancer , man , decaying 6/………… 7/ ………… 8/ ………… 9/ ………… 10/ ………
PART II : VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Exercise 1: Use the correct form of the verbs in blankets a/ I (11.listen) to you for the past half an hour, but I’m afraid I (12 not understand) a word b/ In Britain, the weather is very varied People never (13 know) what it (14 be) like the next day c/ “Do you still have a headache?” “No, it (15 go) away I’m all right now.” d/ We decided noyt to go out because it (16 rain) pretty hard e/ You (17 hear) of Agatha Christie? She (18 be) a writer who died in 1976 She (19 write) more than seventy detective novels You (20 read) any of them? 11/ ……… 16/ ………
12/ ……… 17/ ………
13/ ……… 18/ ………
14/ ……… 19/ ………
15/ ……… 20/ ………
Exercise 2: Complete the following sentences with the correct prepositions 21/ Marry felt quite cold but Peter insited ……… having the window open 22/ What happened ………… the money I lent you? What did you spend it on? 23/ You must go ……… the bridge to get to the picnic grounds 24/ Tam’s mother gave him a handkerchief with his name embroidered ………… … blue thread 25/ One ………… five adults takes physical exercise at least once a week 26/ In the last century many people headed West in the search ……… …… gold 27/ After running up the stairs I was quite ……… of breath 28/ On Wednesday, the candidate dilivered his speech ……… thousands of cheering voters 29/ Contrary to my expectations, they did not feel uneasy … …… the result of the match 30/ The Prime Minister will be leaving ……… London on Friday 21/………… 23/ ………… 25/ ………… 27/ ………… 29/ ………
22/ ………… 24/ ………… 26/ ………… 28/ ………… 30/ ………
Exercise 3: Use the correct form of the words in the blankets to complete the sentences 31/ We couldn’t go out because it rained ………… (cotinue)
32/ The profesor criticized his students both ……….and individually (collect)
33/ His teacher found that she could the ………… with no trouble at all (calculate)
34/ After the war, many soldiers turned to live in ……… (retire)
35/ There is a ……… fishing village in the Bay (picture)
(2)37/ They are going to ……… some roads in this region (large)
38/ Should we ……… this envention (public)
39/ This city provides many cutrural opportunities It has an excellent art museum ………., it has a fine symphony orchestra (add)
40/ For me, job ………… is more importance than the money (satisfy)
31/ ……… 36/ ………
32/ ……… 37/ ………
33/ ……… 38/ ………
34/ ……… 39/ ………
35/ ……… 40/ ………
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer 41/ Because the vase is very fragile, It must be handled with ……… A; caring B; careful C; care D; carefully 42/ Flight six6teen from New York and Washington is now arriving at ……… A; gate three B; the gate three C; the three gate D; third gate 43/ Noise pollution generally receeives less attention than ……… air pollution A; it does B; it does over C; over D; does 44/ Neither Mary nor her brothers ……… a consent form for tomorrow’s field trip A; need B; needs C; is needing D; has needed 45/ In some cultures, it’s polite to raise one’s hand to ……… attention A; find B; obtain C; attract D; hold 46/ The librarian told the students ………… to find the book A; which B; where C; what D; who 47/ He could have helped us but it now appears that he’s had a change of ……… A; heart B; plan C; mind D; hand 48/ After letting the phone ring ……… times, the receptionist finally answered it A; few B; several C; some D; couple 49/ My neighbor is …… photographer; let’s ask him for ……… advice about colour film A; a / O B; the / the C; a / the D; the / an 50/ The old palace ……… we stayed during our honeymoon last year has been burnt A; that B; which C; when D; where 41/………… 43/ ………… 45/ ………… 47/ ………… 49/ ………
42/ ………… 44/ ………… 46/ ………… 48/ ………… 50/ ………
PART III: READING COMPREHENSION Exercise 1: There are ten mistakes in the passage Find out and correct them. In Britian there is a holiday now which people called Mother’s Day In the old days many girls from worked- class families in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the country work in rich houses They had to all the housework and their working day was usually very long, they often worked on Sundays, too Once a year, it was usually on Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers They went home on that day and brought presents for their mothers and other members of their families They could stay at home only one day, and then they went back tho their work People call that day Mothering Day or Mothering Sunday Later wokers at the factories and girls who workedin the houses of rich families received one free day a week, and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day It is the last Sunday in March 51/ ……… 56/ ………
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35/ ……… 60/ ………
Exercise 2: Fill in each blank with one suitable word
Most people think of computers as, very modern inventions, products of our new technological age But actually the idea for a computer ………(61) worked out over two centuries ago by a man ………(62) Charles Babbage
(3)them Over the years people have argued ……… …… (66) his machines would ever work
Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building …… …… (67)
engine based on one of Babbage’s designs ………… …… (68) has taken six years to complete and more ……… (69) four thousand parts have been specially made Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum ……… … (70) remind people of Babbage’s work 61/ ……… 65/ ……… 69/ ………
62/ ……… 66/ ……… 70/ ………
63/ ……… 67/ ………
64/ ……… 68/ ………
Exercise 3: Read the passage then the tasks bellow. Almost all our energy comes from oil, coal, and natural gas We call them fossil fuels The earth’s fossil fuels are running out What will happen when there is no oil, coal, and gas on earth Scientists are trying to find and use other alternative sources of energy We can use energy from the sun, the wind, and the water Solar energy is unlimited The supplies all the energy used to grow plants, to evaporate water for rain, and to maintain the temprature of the planet All are necessary for human life If we’re ableto collect solar energy, we’ll be sure have this abundant source of power Another source of energy from the nature is the wind Wind power is clean and plentiful Energy from the wind has been used for centuries to move ships, grind grain, pump water and other forms of work In more recent times, wind has been used to generate elctricity Water can also provide power For a long time, people have used water to power machines Some early uses of water power were to mill grain, saw wood and power machinery for the textile industry Today water power is mostly used to generate electricity a) Complete the sentences using the words in the box There are more words than needed. A rain B create C maintain D the wind E sources F sunlight G fossil fuels H alternative 71/ The text mentions four ……… sources of energy 72/ Energy from ……… is limited, but energy from the sun is not 73/ The result of water that evaporates is ……… 74/ Solar power helps ……… our planet’s temperature 75/ Plants can’t grow without ……… 71/………… 72/ ………… 73/ ………… 74/ ………… 75/ ………
b)Choose the best option to complete the sentences
76/ We are asking the question “What will happen when there is no oil, coal, and gas on earth? Because ………
A We are looking for other alternative sources of energy B We are looking forward to seeing great changes
C We are now depending so much on oil, coal, and natural gas
D Other sources of energy can come from the sun, the wind, and the water 77/ Which pair of words can be used alternatively?
A the sun / the wind B energy / power C rain / temprature D plentiful / unlimited 78/ Centuries ago, people used the wind power to ………
A maintain the earth’s temperature B grow plants
C get water from underground D generate electricity 79/ Up till now, water energy has been used for ………
A similar purposes B moving ships C the textile industry D different purposes 80/ The word “abundant” in the tex probably means ………
(4)76/………… 77/ ………… 78/ ………… 79/ ………… 80/ …………
PART IV: WRITING
Exercise 1: Rewrite the following sentences without their original meaning 81/ She sings so well that she has been asked to make a record
She is ……… ……… ………… 82/ I’d prefer to stay at home rather than go to the circus
I’d rather ……… 83/ Please not interrupt me when I am making a report to the manager
Would you ……….?
84/ I think that no body left the party before me
I think that………
85/ Because the English Channel seperates Britian and Europe, the country has not been invaded since 1066
Thanks to ………
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86/ “Well, in the end I think I’ll take the black pair,” said the customer
The customer finally ……… 87/ When the goods arrived at the shop, they are inspected carefully
On ………
88/ Although he was able to the job, he wasn’t given the position
Despite ………
89/ You shoul take the train instead of the bus
If ………
90/ The flight to London lasted fourteen hours
It took ……… …
Exercise 2: Build a complete sentence with the words given.
1/ We / start / learn / English / years ago
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2/ She / tired / / same work / every day
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3/ The Amazon / the Nil / two / long / the world
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4/ I / borrow / a motorbike / my uncle / go / the theater / my neighbors
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5/ If / weather / bad / we / not / go away
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6/ Sister / sometime / forget / turn off / stove / when / finish / cook
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7/ If / I / be / you / not buy / that motorbike / Because / old second-hand one
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8/ You / usually bored / read / long books?
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9/ He / not drive / careful / as / used to
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10/ I / never forget / meet her / first time
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