Read the text and choose the best answer to complete each sentences below.5pts Many people now think that teachers give pupils too much homework.. Moreover, they argue that most teacher
Trang 1ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP THÀNH PHỐ LỚP 9
Môn thi : Tiếng Anh Thời gian : 150 phút
- -I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (5pts)
1 A late B plant C exchange D enjoyable
2 A computer B conclude C introduce D institute
3 A convenient B consist C comfortable D secondary
4 A symbol B sweater C inspiration D design
5 A food B soon C good D school
II Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others (5pts)
1 A novel B poet C gather D remote
3 A condition B character C vegetable D favorite
4 A teenager B commercial C appliance D environment
5 A federation B compulsory C intermediate D documentary
III Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences (10pts)
1 She can't be interested in the lessons, that she always arrives late
A viewing B fudging C noting D seeing
2 She saw the deception immediately Sù dèi tr¸
A through B past C into D round
3 I am never free on Tuesday evenings as I have a arrangement to go to the cinema with
a friend
A long-lived B long-standing C long-range D long-lasting long time
4 I turned down his offer to stay as I did not wish to upon his family
A interfere B disturb C impose D invade
5 Because of rapid technological progress, the computers being made today will be in five years' time
A obsolete B extinct C outdone D retired
6.The noise of the machinery the words of the factory manager
A covered B suppressed C drowned D deadened
7 To make the sauce, a small bar of chocolate and melt it over a pan of water
A splash B hack C cut D grate
8 I could see the tip of his cigarette in the darkness
A glinting B sparkling C gleaming D glowing
9 Send for our free brochure by the coupon below
A completing B responding C answering D filling
10 It would be helpful if you could ………… the report into three or four pages
A resume B condense C reduce D decrease
IV.Use the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage below (10pts)
I (write) (1) to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the Lord Hotel in London last weekend I (book) (2) the hotel in Sweden and also (receive) (3) information about the hotel I (promise) (4) a luxury weekend However, I (be) (5) not satisfied The room was comfortable, but the traffic from the road opposite the hotel (make) (6) it impossible to (sleep) (7) I (ask) (8) for another room, but no single rooms (be) (9) available I required room-service one night and I (have) (10) to wait for almost one hour before someone came
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Kids watch more TV
A study into children's television (0) viewing habits reveals
that children whose parents have a high level of (1)………
tend to watch less television than children from less educated
family (2) ……… The report also suggests that a high
rate of TV watching among children in poorer (3) ………
area and in the provinces, compared to those living in large
urban centre, is often due to (4)……… and a lack of other
kinds of (5) ……… in the area Disco, cinema, theatre and
sports (6) ……… offer children in urban centre a wider
rangeof pastimes, which leads to far (7) ……… hours
being spent in front of the box (8) ……… , comedies and
adventure films are children's (9) ……… programmes,
while twenty per cent of children said they preferred (10)
……… films and thrillers
VIEW EDUCATE BACK SUBURB POOR ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVE
FEW COMMERCE FAVOUR VIOLENCE VI.Complete the passage, choosing the best answer (10pts)
Everyone wants to reduce pollution But the pollution (1)………… is as complicated as it is serious It is complicated (2) ………… much pollution is caused by things that benefit people For example, (3) ………… from automobiles causes a large percentage of all air pollution But the automobile (4) ………… transportation for millions of people Factories (5) ………… much of material that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people
Thus, to end (6) ………… greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to stop using many things that (7) ………… them Most of the people do not want to do that, of course But pollution can be (8) ………….reduced in several ways Scientists and engineers can work to find ways
to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and
factories cause Governments can pass and enforce laws that (9) ………… businesses and (10)
………… to stop, or cut down on certain polluting activities
1 A work B problem C accident D event
2 A because B so C that D while
4 A carries B takes C affords D provides
5 A offer B bring C discharge D cause
7 A benefit B harm C motivate D encourage
8 A little B gradually C so D that
9 A require B forbid C prevent D request
10 A commercials B surroundings C individuals D traffic
VII Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition (10pts)
1 Measuring money must be very difficult to carry ……
2 In this respect, French differs…… English
3 I'll come …… to pick her up at 8 o'clock
4 The passage is written …… English
5 Mr Duc Thanh is thinking of exporting rice …… India
6 As I was coming out of the room, I collided …… somebody who was coming in
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8 When I realized I was wrong I apologized …… them …… my mistake
9 She works quite hard You can’t accuse her …… being lazy
10 It’s stupid …… her to go out without a coat in such cold weather
VIII Read the text and choose the best answer to complete each sentences below.(5pts)
Many people now think that teachers give pupils too much homework They say that it is unnecessary for children to work at home in their free time Moreover, they argue that most teachers
do not properly plan the homework tasks they give to pupils The result is that pupils have to repeat tasks which they have already done at school Recently in Greece many parents said that most of the homework was a waste of time, and they wanted to stop it Spain and Turkey are two countries which stopped homework recently In Denmark, Germany and several other countries in Europe, teachers cannot set homework at weekends In Holland, teachers allow pupils to stay at school to do their homework The children are free to help one another Similar arrangements also exist in some British schools
1.The purpose of the author when he writes the above passage is
A to complain about the difficult homework
B to explain why homework is difficult
C to suggest that homework should be stopped
D to present the various evaluations and solutions to the problems of homework
2 By “most teachers do not properly plan the homework tasks they give to pupils,” the author means that
A most teacher do not prepare very well and carefully the homework tasks
B most teachers do not give the homework tasks to individual students
C most teachers do not choose the suitable time to give the homework tasks
D most teachers do not give the proper plan to pupils at home
3 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A In some countries, children are free to choose proper homework at weekends
B Parents are free to help their children to do their homework at school
C Homework was a waste of time to parents, not to children
D Homework may be done at school
4 Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?
A Homework is still necessary if the teachers properly plan its tasks
B Pupils can help their friends to do homework
C Homework should not be done at weekends
D Homework helps pupils to improve their memory
5 The best title of the passage is
A Homework, a Waste of Time B Homework, an Unnecessary Task
C Different Solutions to Homework D Different Measurements to Plan Homework Tasks
IX Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word (15pts)
SAVING THE TIGER.
In 1973, when the tiger appeared to (0) be facing extinction, the World Wide Fund for nature and (1)………… Indian Government agreed to set (2) ………… “Operation Tiger” – a campaign (3)
………… save this threatened creature They started by creating nine special parks (4) ………… that tigers could live in safety The first was at Ramthambhore , a region (5) ………… was quickly turning into a desert (6) ………… too much of the grass was being eaten by the local people’s cattle
At the time there (7) ………… just fourteen tigers left there The government had to clear twelve small villages, which means moving nearly 1,000 people and 10,000 cattle so the land (8) …………
be handed back to nature
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X Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning (10pts)
1 Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life
Martin’s ………
2 Thanks to his aunt’s legacy of £10.000 he was able to buy the house he wanted
Had his ………
3 Mary was the only student absent from class
Apart ………
4 Jane hasn’t made much progress at school
Jane has only ………
5 My parents find fault with everything I do
No matter ………
6 It’s the cheapest watch but it’s the nicest
Not only ………
7 The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murder
Little ………
8 “ What you have cooked is the best in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend
John congratulated………
9 Now that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it
On ………
10 The last storm destroyed Lan’s house
It‘s high time……….…………
XI.Use the suggestions to build the meaningful sentences.(5pts)
1 If people/ stop/ use/ dynamite/ for/ fish/ lot/ sea creatures/ be/ well/ preserve
2 Our runner/ be/ so/ exhausted/ that/ he/ not complete/ race/ yesterday
3 The woman/ pale/ weak because/ lack/ fresh air
4 I/ rather you/ not/ tell anyone/ what/ say
5 I/ pick/ lot/ English/ my stay/ you/ last year
XII.Write a short paragraph about 150 – 200 words to show your opinions (5pts)
A proverb says that : “A friend in need is a friend indeed”
- What does this proverb mean ?
- Can you show your opinions about it ?
- Tell me impotance of friends in our life.
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Môn thi : Tiếng Anh Thời gian : 150 phút
- -I (1p for 1 correct answer X 5 = 5 points)
1 B 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 C
II ( 1p for 1 correct answer X 5 = 5 points )
1 D 2.C 3.A 4 A 5 B
III (1p for 1 correct answer X 10 = 10 points)
1.D 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.C 7.D 8.D 9.A 10.B
IV (1p for 1 correct answer X 10 = 10 points)
1) am writing 2) booked 3) received 4) was promised 5) am not 6) made 7) sleep 8) asked 9) were 10) had
V (1p for 1 correct answer X 10 = 10 points)
1 education 2 backgrounds 3 suburban 4 poverty
5 entertainment 6 activities 7 fewer 8 Commercials
9 favourite 10 violent
VI (1p for 1 correct answer X 10 = 10 points)
VII (1p for 1 correct answer X 10 = 10 points)
1 out
2 to
3 over
4 in
5 to
6 with
7 of
8 with – for
9 to – for 10.of
VIII (1p for 1 correct answer X 5 = 5 points)
IX (1p for 1 correct answer X 15 = 15 points)
1 the
2 up
3 to
4 so
5 that/ which
6 since/ as/ because/ for
7 were
8 might/ could
9 enough 10.least
11.in 12.more 13.who/ that 14.from 15.a
X (1p for 1 correct answer X 10 = 10 points)
1.Martin’s poor health doesn’t prevent him from enjoying life.
2.Had his aunt not died and left him her legacy of £10.000, he wouldn’t have been able
to buy the house he wanted.
3.Apart from Mary every students was present in class.
4.Jane has only made a little progress at school.
5.No matter what I do, my parents find fault with it.
6.Not only is it the cheapest watch but it’s also the nicest.
7.Little did the police suspect that the judge was the murder.
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9 On account of his mother’s being there, they said nothing about it.
On account of the fact that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it.
On account of his mother’s presence , they said nothing about it.
10 It’s high time Lan repaired her house / It’s high time for Lan’s house to be repaired
XI (1p for 1 correct answer X 5 = 5 points)
1 If people stop using dynamite for fishing, a lot of sea creatures will be well preserved.
2 Our runner was so exhausted that he couldn’t/ didn’t complete the race yesterday.
3 The woman was/ looked pale and weak because of the lack of fresh air/ because she lacked fresh air.
4 I would rather you didn’t tell anyone what I said.
5 I picked up a lot of English during my stay with you last year.
XII 5 points
- Giáo viên chấm điểm đúng ngữ pháp
Total points : 100 points
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