ỦY BAN NHÂN DÂN TP HẢI PHÒNG KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2009-2010 B¶NG B M«N THI: TiÕnG ANH LíP 9 Thêi gian: 150 phót Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này. (Bµi thi gåm 6 trang. Tæng ®iÓm: 100) ®iÓm bµi thi B»ng sè: ……………………………… B»ng ch÷: ……………………………… Hä tªn, ch÷ kÝ cña gi¸m kh¶o 1. ……………………………………………… 2. ……………………………………………… Sè ph¸ch: ……………………………… PART ONE: PHONOLOGY I. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those in other words in each group. Write your answer (A, B , C or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts) 1. A. who B. when C. whole D. whom ___________ 2. A. then B. their C. thick D. though ___________ 3. A. rises B. houses C. advises D. promises ___________ 4. A. moon B. tool C. cook D. food ___________ 5. A. played B. placed C. opened D. believed ___________ II. Choose the word with different stress pattern in each group. Write your answer (A, B , C or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts) 1. A. intelligent B. industrial C. exciting D. interesting ___________ 2. A. prefer B. comfort C. student D. pretty ___________ 3. A. success B. Chinese C. accept D. wonder ___________ 4. A. association B. responsibility C. environmental D. mathematical ___________ 5. A. channel B. apply C. honest D. circle ___________ PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. Write your answer (A, B , C or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts) 1. He is _____ to lift this heavy case. A. not enough strong B. enough strong C. strong not enough D. not strong enough ___________ 2. I would like _____ sugar than this. A. less B. fewer C. such D. many ___________ 3. People do exercise _____. A. keeping fit B. making fit C. to keep fit D. to make them fix ___________ 4. I never forget _____ I went to school. A. the time first which B. what the first time C. that the time D. the first time when ___________ 5. The girls and flowers _____ he painted were very vivid. A. who B. which C. whose D. that ___________ Page 1 of 6 6. Children don't have to cross busy streets which are full of _____. A. circulation B. movement C. traffic D. buses ___________ 7. The washing machine was out of _____ so I couldn't wash my clothes. A. activity B. work C. order D. condition ___________ 8. If he wants to be healthy, he should cut _____ on his smoking. A down B. up C. through D. out ___________ 9. Can I _____ an appointment to see the doctor? A. do B. say C. ask D. make ___________ 10. She has been a teacher for many years, so she has a lot of _____. A. experience B. examinations C. experiments D. knowing ___________ 11. If you don't want this pen, take _____. There are some left in the box. A. the other B. others C. another D. one other ___________ 12. I remember _____ you before but I am sorry I have forgotten your name. A. to meet B. meet C. met D. meeting ___________ 13. This ring is only made of plastic so it is quite _____. A. valuable B. invaluable C. worthless D. priceless ___________ 14. She never comes on time. It is no use _____ for her. A. to waft B. wait C. waiting D. waited ___________ 15. Could you please tell me if you have any electric typewriters _____? A. in store B. in order C. in supply D. in stock ___________ 16. I don't understand how John could have made _____. A. such big mistake B. so big mistake C. so big mistake D. such a big mistake ___________ 17. _____ the fifth largest among the nine planets that make up our solar system. A. The Earth is B. The Earth being C. That the Earth is D. Being the Earth ___________ 18. I have not made _____ my mind yet. A. to B. in C. up D. on ___________ 19. _____ all animals need oxygen, water, food, and the proper range of temperatures. A. To survive B. Their survival C. Surviving D. They survive ___________ 20. I would like to offer a small _____ to anyone who finds my missing dog. A. receipt B. repayment C. expense D. reward ___________ II. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each sentence. Write your answer in the space given on the right. (10 pts) 1. He regularly writes (poet) for our newspaper. _____________________ 2. Jameson is a (crime) who stole five million pounds from a bank. _____________________ 3. He does his (science) research in the laboratory. _____________________ 4. My wife is (terror) of spiders. _____________________ 5. He may be successful one day; after all he's very (ambition). _____________________ 6. I'll ask one of our (represent) to discuss the matter with you. _____________________ 7. Both the US and Russia continue their (explore) of the moon. _____________________ 8. Vietnam is an (agriculture) country. _____________________ 9. (Fortunate), the boy got lost on the way home. _____________________ 10. Tom gave the (beg) a pound. _____________________ 11. Dogs are very (faith) pets. _____________________ 12. Bells have been in (exist) for quite a long time. _____________________ 13. English is the most (wide) used language in the world. _____________________ 14. Smoking is (harm) to your health. _____________________ 15. He had some serious (injure) in the accident. _____________________ Page 2 of 6 16. Her uncle works as a (sail) on that ship. _____________________ 17. He was very good at (nature) science. _____________________ 18. The (educate) system of our country is being improved. _____________________ 19. He was too (shame) to tell about the stupid mistake. _____________________ 20. The police are interested in the sudden (appear) of the valuable painting. _____________________ III. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. Write your answers in the spaces given. (10 pts) 1. My mother (have) a rest now. She always (take) a rest after lunch. 2. I (never see) any film (direct) by Hughes. 3. I (not see) her since she (go) to Australia. 4. My mum (cycle) to work everyday, but last Monday she (walk). 5. I (stay) here until he (come) tomorrow. 6. The light (go) out while I (have) dinner. 7. Oh, John, I (look) for you everywhere. Where you (be)? 8. He (type) for nearly 2 hours and he (type) about 15 pages. 9. This book tells you how (win) at games without actually (cheat). 10. Now he (wish) he (not miss) so many lessons. 1. _____________________ _____________________ 6. _____________________ _____________________ 2. _____________________ _____________________ 7. _____________________ _____________________ 3. _____________________ _____________________ 8. _____________________ _____________________ 4. _____________________ _____________________ 9. _____________________ _____________________ 5. _____________________ _____________________ 10. _____________________ _____________________ IV. Fill each blank gap in the passage below with a suitable preposition or adverb particle. (10 pts) 1. She had great difficulty ______________ making both ends meet. 2. Is she taking pride ______________ being well-known? 3. We both thank you ______________ the bottom of our hearts. 4. He's now independent ______________ his parents as he has a very good job. 5. It is likely that he will never get ______________ his illness. 6. It never snows here ______________ Christmas. 7. I'm very busy ______________ present. 8. This book is ______________ Dickens. 9. ______________ mistake, someone took my umbrella. 10. I am ______________ the impression that Tom is telling lies. V. Identify one of the four underlined parts In each sentence that is incorrect. Page 3 of 6 Write your answer (A, B , C or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts) 1. John lived in New York since 1960 to 1975, but he is now living in a suburb of London. A B C D 2. My little child can walk to school himself when he was only 6. A B C D 3. Do you know a girl dressed in blue dress over there? A B C D 4. Tom, together with his 4 friends, have been chosen to take part in the next English contest. A B C D 5. He doesn't never go home before he has finished his work. A B C D 6. As soon as they will phone me, I'll contact you. A B C D 7. She wishes she could speak English as fluent as her sister. A B C D 8. Although Tim had been studying exceptionally hard but he didn't pass the exams. A B C D 9. The price of oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn't it? A B C D 10. In an essay writing in 1779, Judith S. Murray promoted the cause of women's education. A B C D VI. Read the passage and fill each blank with a suitable word. Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (10 pts) THE FIRST STAMP The first stamp in the world was an English stamp. It was made in 1840. Before the time people paid money to the postman for every letter they (1) and the postman didn't give letters to anybody (2) did not pay him. An English teacher, (3) name was Rowland Hill, thought much about this. One day he (4) that the people (5) wrote the letters must pay (6) them, and not the people who (7) the letters. (8) spoke about it to people in the government (9) the post- offices began to sell little pieces of (10) with a stamp on them. 1. ______________ 2. ______________ 3. ______________ 4. ______________ 5. ______________ 6. ______________ 7. ______________ 8. ______________ 9. ______________ 10. ______________ PART 3: READING COMPREHENSION I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow. Write your answer A, B, C or D in the space given on the right. (5 pts) Although women now make up almost half of all workers in the US, nearly 80 percent of them are employed in low-paying clerical, sales, service, or factory jobs. Approximately a third of all women workers have clerical jobs, which pay on average $12,000 or less. Partly as a result, women make only seventy-five cents for every dollar earned by men. Moreover, men routinely make more money even when education, experience, and responsibilities are equal. The gap in male-female earning has great significance because more than 16 percent of U.S. households are headed by women. Low-paying jobs keep many of these households in poverty. Women's groups such as National Organization for Women have demanded that equal opportunities and equal pay be given to women. According to women's activist Maggie McAnany, it is imperative that the government help to change the situation of employment for women. We cannot wait for the companies to reform themselves. Change must come through the law? 1. The passage is mainly about _____. ___________ A. The National Organization for Women B. The Women's Liberation Movement in the US C. Low-paying jobs D. The unfairness to women workers in the US 2. In the American labour force, _____. ___________ Page 4 of 6 A. there are as many women as men B. there are almost as many women as men C. there are very few women D. women are in the majority 3. In the US, _____. ___________ A. men work harder than women B. women workers do not receive equal pay for equal work C. sex is not used to judge workers D. women workers are paid as high as men workers 4. In the US, men get higher pay _____. ___________ A. just because they are men B. because they are better qualified C. because they are experienced D. because they are more responsible 5. According to Maggie McAnany, _____. ___________ A. there should be a law to protect women's rights B. women's organizations should do something about the situation of employment C. the companies have to reform themselves D. women should take action over their problem II. Read the dialogue and choose the word or phrase that fits in each numbered blank. Write your answer A, B, C, or Din the space given on the right. (10 pts) Marie Curie, the Polish-born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman. She (1) her home for Paris to (2) her interest in science. (3) in poverty, she still (4) to (5) at the top of her class. She (6) Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and (7) him a year later. Together, Pierre and Marie (8) the most famous husband-and-wife partnership in science history. They (9) the Radioactive elements: Polonium and Radium. They (10) the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903. 1. A. moved B. went C. left D. lived ___________ 2. A. follow B. meet C. pursue D. satisfy ___________ 3. A. Born B. Having C. Looking D. Living ___________ 4. A. managed B. made C. attempted D. suggested ___________ 5. A. finish B. graduate C. complete D. reach ___________ 6. A. watched B. met C. saw D. looked ___________ 7. A. left B. hit C. asked D. married ___________ 8. A. built B. formed C. established D. organized ___________ 9. A. invented B. made C. discovered D. manufactured ___________ 10. A. were awarded B. awarded C. were awarding D. had awarded ___________ PART FOUR: WRITING I. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one. (10 pts) 1. We couldn't drive because of the thick fog. The thick fog __________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Although it was raining hard, they went out to the beach. In spite _______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. They believe that John broke the window. John _________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. I wish I hadn't told him about our plan. I regret _______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. I've never eaten with knives and forks before. Page 5 of 6 This is the ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. "I'm very busy. ring you tomorrow," he said. He told me____________________________________________________________________________________ 7. I last wrote to her three months ago. It's __________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. "I'm sorry I'm late," Ben said. Ben apologized ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. I should really start studying for my exam now. It’s time ______________________________________________________________________________________ 10. The boy is so clever! What ________________________________________________________________________________________ II. Use the given words and phrases to make complete sentences. Necessary changes can be made. (10 pts) 1. mystery / seem / be / beyond / my understanding. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Peter / regret / not attend / lecture / last week. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. by / time / we / get / station / train / leave. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 0. we / upset / because / her failure. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. when / you / born / and where/ you / grow up? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. everyday I / spend / 2 hours / do / homework. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. despite / all / effort/ he / not succeed. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. more / we / travel / more / learn / about / world. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. mathematics / play / important / part / lives. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. I / going / have / house / repair. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 6 of 6 ®¸p ¸n vµ híng dÉn chÊm ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9 – BẢNG B Tổng điểm: 100 PART ONE: PHONOLOGY I. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those in other words in each group. (5 pts) 1 point for each correct answer. 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. B II. Choose the word with different stress pattern in each group. (5 pts) 1 point for each correct answer. 1. D 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 pts) 0.5 point for each correct answer. 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. D 6. C 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. A 11. C 12. D 13. C 14. C 15. D 16. D 17. A 18. C 19. A 20. D II. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each sentence. (10 pts) 0.5 point for each correct word. 1. poems 6. representatives 11. faithful 16. sailor 2. criminal 7. exploration 12. existence 17. natural 3. scientific 8. agricultural 13. widely 18. education 4. terrified 9. Unfortunately 14. harmful 19. ashamed 5. ambitious 10. beggar 15. injuries 20. disappearance III. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (10 pts) 0.5 point for each correct verb. 1. is having - takes 6. went – was having 2. have never seen – directed 7. have been looking – have you been 3. haven’t seen – went 8. has been typing – has typed 4. cycles – walked 9. to win - cheating 5. will stay – comes 10. wishes – hadn’t missed IV. Fill each blank gap in the passage below with a suitable preposition or adverb particle. (10 pts) 1 point for each correct answer. 1. in 2. in 3. from 4. of 5. over 6. at 7. at 8. by 9. By 10. under V. Identify one of the four underlined parts In each sentence that is incorrect. (5 pts) 0.5 point for each correct answer. 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. B Page 7 of 6 VI. Read the passage and fill each blank with a suitable word. (10 pts) 1 point for each correct word. 1. sent 2. who 3. whose 4. thought5. who 6. for 7. got/received 8. He 9. Then 10. paper PART 3: READING COMPREHENSION I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow. (5 pts) 1 point for each correct answer. 1. D 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. A II. Read the dialogue and choose the word or phrase that fits in each numbered blank. (10 pts) 1 point for each correct answer. 1. C 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. A PART FOUR: WRITING I. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one. (10 pts) 1 point for each correct sentence. 1. The thick fog prevented us from driving./ made it impossible for us to drive. 2. In spite of the rain, they went out to the beach. 3. John is believed to have broken the window. 4. I regret telling/having told him about our plan. Or: I regret that I told/have told him about our plan. 5. This is the first time I have eaten with knives and forks. 6. He told me he was busy and/so he would ring me the following day/the next day/the day after. 7. It's three months since I (last) wrote to her. 8. Ben apologized for (his) being late. 9. If’s time I started studying for my exam (now). Or: It’s time for me to start studying for my exam now. 10. What a clever boy (he is). II. Use the given words and phrases to make complete sentences. Necessary changes can be made. (10 pts) 1 point for each correct sentence. 1. The mystery seems to be beyond my understanding. 2. Peter regrets not attending the lecture last week. 3. By the time we got to the station, the train had left. 4. We are/were upset because of her failure. 5. When were you born and where did you grow up? 6. Everyday I spend 2 hours doing my homework. 7. Despite all his effort, he did/could not succeed. 8. The more we travel, the more we learn about the world. 9. Mathematics plays an important part in our lives. 10. I am going to have my house repaired. THE END Page 8 of 6 . HẢI PHÒNG KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2009-2010 B¶NG B M«N THI: TiÕnG ANH LíP 9 Thêi gian: 150 phót Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này. (Bµi thi gåm 6 trang D. organized ___________ 9. A. invented B. made C. discovered D. manufactured ___________ 10. A. were awarded B. awarded C. were awarding D. had awarded ___________ PART FOUR: WRITING I. Finish. both ends meet. 2. Is she taking pride ______________ being well-known? 3. We both thank you ______________ the bottom of our hearts. 4. He's now independent ______________ his parents as