Tieng anh

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HẢI DƯƠNG ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP THCS NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011 Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút Ngày thi: 27/3/2011 (Đề thi gồm 04 trang) Học sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi, không làm vào đề Phần trắc nghiệm: Chỉ cần viết phương án chọn A B, C, D Phần tự luận : Viết đầy đủ theo u cầu (Thí sinh khơng sử dụng tài liệu gì) A LISTENING Hướng dẫn phần thi Nghe hiểu: - Thí sinh nghe lần Mở đầu kết thúc phần nghe có tín hiệu - Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) có nghe Listen to Ryan talking about his life and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) (10 points) He has lived in a foreign country.t He has worked for a big company.f He has stayed in an expensive hotel.t He has flown in a jumbo jet.t He has cooked a meal for a lot of people.f He has met a famous person.t He has seen a play by Shakespeare.t He has ridden a motorbike.t He has been to hospital.t 10 He has won a competition.f B PHONETICS Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group (5 points) 11 A programme 12 A available 13 A occasion 14 A unfriendly 15 A contain B earthquake B conclusion B opinion B lazily B achieve C evidence C century C official C gallery C improve D examine D ambition D optional D quality D visit C GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY – LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS I Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (10 points) 16 Due to the bad weather, the picnic has been put until next Wednesday A ahead B forward C out D off 17 I want some coffee but there was in the pot A any B no C none D nothing 18 Your brother is very tall What is his exact ? A size B height C measure D length 19 If Minh comes to England, it will be a good for him to improve his English A opportunity B possibility C advantage D experience 20 much television is not good for a growing child A Watching B Watch C To be watched D Being watched 21 she’s nearly ninety years old, my grandmother still drives to the shops everyday A Even though B Furthermore C However D Nevertheless 22 There's somebody walking behind us I think A we are following B we are being following C we are being followed D we are followed 23 James suggested the roof of the house A that I should repair B me to repair C to me to repair D that I was repairing 24 There was an accident as I was going home last night Two people were taken to hospital I think accidents are caused by people driving too fast A a _ the most B the _ most C Φ _ the most D Φ _ most 25 It’s no use her You’ll have to wait till she stops talking A try to interrupt B to try to interrupt C trying to interrupt D to try interrupting II Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences (10 points) 26 We believe him because we know he is (TRUTH) 27 Fashion (DESIGN) have done a lot to modernize the traditional ao dai 28 The roof of his cottage needs (STRONG) 29 He is one of the most famous (ENVIRONMENT) in the world 30 He always wears a (STRIPE) shirt 31 You’d better drive I’m too (EXPERIENCE) for such traffic 32 If we don’t (ECONOMY) on electricity, there will be power cut 33 Lack of sleep can have a (NOTICE) effect on your performance at work 34 Most people think of computers as very modern products of our new (TECHNOLOGY) age 35 (FORTUNE), many houses have to be pulled down to make way for the roads III Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correction (5 points) 36 Stop making so much noise or the neighbours are going to get angrily A B C D 37 It is usually much difficult to learn a subject by listening to the lectures than by reading books A B C D 38 She said her mother that she was still very poor and couldn’t afford to buy the car she really wanted A B C D 39 He paid me $5 for cleaning twenty windows, most of them hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year A B C D 40 In case it will rain hard this afternoon, you should take the raincoat with you A B C D IV Match each sentence in column A with its suitable response in column B Use each response once only (5 points) A 41 May I use your phone to ring for a taxi? 42 Hi, Alice What are you going to this evening? 43 Would you mind lending me your dictionary for a while? 44 Could you post this letter for me on the way to school? 45 I need a favor B A I’d prefer you didn’t B No, of course not C Sure, I will D Nothing special E What’s wrong? F How can I help? G No, thank you H Yes, I could I Oh, there’s no need for that My son will drive you home D READING I Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C, D best fits each space (10 points) Science has told us so (46) _ about the moon that it is fairly easy to imagine what it would be like to go there It is certainly not (47) _ friendly place As there is no air or water, there can be no (48) _ of any kind There is no variety of scenery (49) _ For mile after mile there are only flat plains of dust with mountains around them Above, the sun and stars shine (50) _ a black sky If you step out of the mountain shadows, it will (51) _ moving from severe cold into great heat These extreme (52) _ continually break rocks away from the surface of the mountains The moon is also a very silent world, (53) _ sound waves can only travel through air But beyond the broken horizon, you see a friendly sight, our earth is shining more (54) _ than the stars From this distance, it looks (55) _ an immense ball, color ed blue and green and brown 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 A many A a A living A neither A in A like A weather A for A warmly A as if B much B the B existence B though B on B appear B temperatures B though B quickly B like C any C an C sign C either C up C seem C climates C but C steadily C as D some D too D life D too D over D mean D levels D when D brightly D up II Read the following passage and fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word (10 points) Mozart, who was born on January, 27 th, 1756 in the Austrian city of Salzburg, was (56) _ the first nor the last child prodigy, but he was certainly the greatest He was born into a moderately prosperous family (57) _ his unmatched musical genius made itself known extremely early Mozart (58) learning to play the harpsichord at three and his earliest known work was composed in 1761 when he was only five, the age (59) _ which he also first appeared in public From the age of six, when his father first took (60) _ on the first foreign tour, Mozart toured the courts (61) _ musical concerts of Austria, Germany, France, England, Holland, Switzerland and Italy It has been calculated that Mozart spent almost a third of his short (62) _ – he died at the age of 35 – travelling As Mozart matured, he continued to tour and (63) _ concerts Mozart (64) _ wrote a lot of operas His first opera, Ri de Ponto, was first (65) _ in Milan when he was 14, and it was the first of his many successes in the theater III Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D (10 points) Today our knowledge of food and what it does for our bodies is far more advanced than that of the ancient Now we know about vitamins and how each kind of vitamin helps in the growth of a particular part of our bodies There are on the market all kinds of vitamin pills which one can take to make up for one’s lack of certain important things which are needed for normal health Of course, if we eat well and properly, the food that we eat will take care of our bodies without these pills and so there is no need to take any kinds of vitamin pills unless our doctor tells us that our bodies are short of something which can be supplied by them Generally speaking, everything we eat does some good to our bodies, but if we eat too much of one kind of food and pay no attention to others, we may have too much of one kind of chemical substance and not enough of others Then, we may be in trouble We are often told that we must eat some meat at each meal in order to get the necessary protein That is only partly true, for proteins are not found only in meat We can also get them from some vegetables The best advice about what to eat is that we should eat all kinds of food but never too much of any 66 According to the passage, we now know A more and more about food and health B food and health C how to keep fit and stay healthy D health is not important 67 People take certain vitamin pills when they A want to develop their muscle B find their bodies are short of something C want to prevent their diseases D are strong enough to work everything 68 The writer thinks we should A have balanced food B be careful in choosing food C eat simple food D go on a diet 69 According to the passage, to get proteins we must eat A food and vitamin pills B only fruit C meat and vegetables D more vegetables 70 The main topic of the passage is A proteins and food B vitamins and proteins C food and health D health and vitamin pills E WRITING I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (5 points) 71 You’d better not buy this car - If …………………………………………………………………………………………… 72 He was unable to paint the gate of his house because of the heavy rain - The heavy rain ……………………………………………………………………………… 73 He never has any successful results, even though he tries hard - However …………………………………………………………………………………… 74 He was late because his car broke down - The reason ………………………………………………………………………………… 75 I’m sorry that I didn’t learn to drive a car when I was younger - I regret …………………………………………………………………………………………… II Use the words given to write the biography of Elizabeth Taylor (10 points) 76 Elizabeth Taylor/ born/ England/ 1932 77 She/ beautiful child/ black hair/ violet-blue eyes 78 1939/ she/ family/ move/ America 79 Film makers/ there/ notice/ beauty/ when/ she/ only nine 80 Soon/ she/ a child star 81 She/ one/ few child stars/ continue/ successful/ become/ adults 82 She/ make/ many films 83 However/ her private life/ not be/ successful/ as/ her career/ in films 84 She/ get married/ several times 85 Today/ she/ grandmother/ but/ still/ have/ film-star looks III You have seen an advertisement for English courses at New Horizon Foreign Language Center You now want to improve your English and you are interested in these courses Write a letter of inquiry to the center requesting for more information about the courses and the fees (10 points) New Horizon Foreign Language Center Do you want to improve your English? Come to us! We have well-qualified teachers Classes for all levels available in the morning, afternoon and evening Courses begin second week of April We are at 73, Tran Hung Dao Street Your letter should include: - How you come to know about the center; your interest in the courses - How good your English is - What class you want to attend - What kind of information you want Begin and end your letter as follows: 50 Pham Hong Thai St., Hai Duong City, Viet Nam March 27th, 2011 Dear Sir, Yours faithfully, Tuan Anh ========== THE END ========== Họ tên thí sinh: Số báo danh Họ tên, chữ ký giám thị 1: Họ tên, chữ ký giám thị 2: SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HẢI DƯƠNG KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP THCS NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011 MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH NGÀY THI: 27/3/2010 HƯỚNG DẪN VÀ BIỂU ĐIỂM CHẤM A LISTENING (10 points) I Listen to Ryan talking about his life and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).Tổng 10 điểm, câu cho điểmng 10 điểm, câu cho điểmiểm, câu cho điểmm, câu cho điểmi câu điểm, câu cho điểmúng cho điểm, câu cho điểmiểm, câu cho điểmm T T F T F F T T F B PHONETICS (5 points) I Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group 10 F Tổng điểm, câu cho điểmng điểm, câu cho điểmm, câu cho điểmi câu cho điểm, câu cho điểmm 11 12 13 14 D C D A C GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY I Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (10 points) 15 D Tổng điểm, câu cho điểmng 10 điểm, câu cho điểmm, câu cho điểmi câu cho điểm, câu cho điểmm 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 D C B A A A C A D II Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences (10points) 25 C Tổng điểm, câu cho điểmng 10 điểm, câu cho điểmm, câu cho điểmi câu cho điểm, câu cho điểmm 26 27 TRUTHFUL DESIGNERS 31 32 INEXPERIENCED ECONOMIZE / ECONOMISE 28 STRENGTHENING 33 NOTICEABLE 29 ENVIRONMENTALISTS 34 TECHNOLOGICAL 30 STRIPED 35 UNFORTUNATELY III Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correction (5 points) Tổng điểm, câu cho điểmng điểm, câu cho điểmm, câu cho điểmi câu cho điểm, câu cho điểmm 36 D 37 A 38 A 39 C 40 A IV Match each sentence in column A with its suitable response in column B Use each response once only (5 points) Tổng điểm, câu cho điểmng điểm, câu cho điểmm, câu cho điểmi câu cho điểm, câu cho điểmm 41 42 43 44 45 I D B C F D READING I Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C, D best fits each space (10 points) Tổng điểm, câu cho điểmng 10 điểm, câu cho điểmm, câu cho điểmi câu cho điểm, câu cho điểmm 46 B 47 A 48 D 49 C 50 A 51 D 52 B 53 A 54 D 55 B II Read the following passage and fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word (10 points)Tổng điểm, câu cho điểmng 10 điểm, câu cho điểmm, câu cho điểmi câu cho điểm, câu cho điểmm 56 neither 61 and 57 where 62 life 58 began/started 63 give 59 at 64 also 60 him 65 performed III Read the following passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D (10 points) Tổng điểm, câu cho điểmng 10 điểm, câu cho điểmm, câu cho điểmi câu cho điểm, câu cho điểmm 66 67 68 69 70 A B A C C E WRITING I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (5 points) Tổng điểm, câu cho điểm Possible answer: 71 If I were/was you, I wouldn’t buy this car 72 The heavy rain prevented/ stopped him from painting the gate of his house OR: The heavy rain made it impossible for him to paint the gate of his house 73 However hard he tries, he never has any successful results 74 The reason why he was late was that his car broke down 75 I regret not having learned/learnt to drive a car when I was younger OR: I regret not learning to drive a car when I was younger II Use the words given to write the biography of Elizabeth Taylor (10 points) Tổng 10 điểm, câu cho điểm 76 Elizabeth Taylor was born in England in 1932 77 She was a beautiful child with black hair and violet-blue eyes 78 In 1939, she and her family moved to America 79 (The) film makers there noticed her beauty when she was only nine 80 Soon she became a child star 81 She was one of the few child stars who continued to be successful when they became adults OR: She was one of the few child stars who continued to be successful when becoming adults OR: She was one of the few child stars continuing to be successful when becoming adults OR: She was one of the few child stars continuing to be successful when they became adults 82 She (has) made many films 83 However, her private life is not as successful as her career in films 84 She (has) got married several times 85 Today she is a grandmother but she still has her film-star looks III You have seen an advertisement for English courses at New Horizon Foreign Language Center You now want to improve your English and you are interested in these courses Write a letter of inquiry to the center requesting for more information about the courses and the fees (10 points) Tổng 10 điểm Bài viết cần phù hợp hình thức thư (formal letter), ngơn ngữ (language) nội dung (content) Gợi ý phần cho điểm chi tiết sau: Form: - Form of the letter: a formal letter (1.0 p) Content: (4 pts) + Say how you come to know about the center; express your interest (1.0 p) + State how good your English is; what kind of information you want… (2.5 p) + End with a polite closing (0.5 p) Language: (5 pts) + Appropriate vocabulary (1.5 p) + Correct grammar (2.5 p) + Punctuating/ Spelling (1.0 p) Chú ý: Tổng số điểm 100, sau qui thang điểm 10 làm tròn đến số thập phân thứ