SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỒNG THÁP KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS CẤP TỈNH NĂM 2011 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Ngày thi: 13/3/2011 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề) (Đề thi gồm có: 08 trang) STT do giám thị ghi Họ và tên thí sinh: _________________________ Số báo danh: ________________Phòng thi _____ Học sinh lớp _____ trường___________________ Giám th ị 1: ________________________ Giám th ị 2: ________________________ (Ký tên - Ghi họ và tên) Số phách (Do TB chấm thi ghi) Điểm từng phần Điểm bài thi Họ tên và chữ ký Bằng số Bằng chữ Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2 Câu 1: Câu 2: Câu 3: Câu 4: Tổng: Số phách STT do TB chấm thi ghi I. LISTENING:(2 marks) A. Listen to the CD player 3 times and check ( P ) if the sentences are True or False. There is a pause after each time you listen. (1m) True False 1. In Sydney, the weather will be dry and windy. £ £ 2. In Tokyo, the low temperature will be 22 degrees. £ £ 3. It will be very cool with the low of minus three in London. £ £ 4. In Bangkok, it will be warm and cool with the high of 32 degrees. £ £ 5. In Paris, it will be cool and dry with the low of 10 degrees. £ £ B. Listen to the statements from the CD player 3 times. There is a pause after each time you listen. Circle the correct answer that fixes the statement you hear. (1m) 1. I like to ____________ in the _________ with my ________. A. hiking B. running C. driving D. riding 2. My dad _______________ twice a week. A. weight lifting B. swimming C. basketball D. volleyball 3. He ____________________________________ to get exercise. A. bicycling B. soccer C. volleyball Đ Ề THI CHÍNH THỨC Thí sinh không được viết vào phần này 2/8 D. driving 4. She usually uses ___________________________________. A. pottery B. knitting C. painting D. watering 5. They went to the lake ______________________________. A. sailing B. bird watching C. fishing D. boating II.GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (8 marks) A. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (2ms) 1. She never helps anyone in the class,…………………….? A. does she B. doesn’t she C. she does D. she doesn’t 2. Don’t forget …………………… the door when you go out A. locking B. for locking C. to lock D. lock 3. Pupils are made …………………… hard at school. A. work B. to work C. worked D. working 4. I wish I…………………….to him. Now it’s too late. A. had listened B. would listen C. listened D. have listened 5. Daisy wrote …………………….report on the Vietnam War. A. ten pages B. a ten-page C. a ten pages D. a ten-paged 6. When you cross a street, remember to walk in the …………………… A. junction B. roundabout C. zebra crossing D. pavement 7. Peter tried to avoid…………………… my questions. A. answer B. to answer C. answering D. answers 8. Helen asked me …………………….the film called “Star Wars”. A. have I seen B. have you seen C. if had I seen D. if I had seen 9. …………………….weather! We can’t go out for a walk now. A. How terrible B. How a terrible C. What terrible D. What a terrible 10. Before…………………….evidence you must swear…….the truth. A. giving / to speak B. giving / to be spoken C. to give / to speak D. giving / speaking Thí sinh không được viết vào phần này 3/8 B. There are 5 mistakes in the following passage. Write out the line, the mistakes and correct them. (1m) Line Mistakes Correct words 1 0. to of 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. C. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the brackets. (2ms) The world oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of (1)………………… (pollute). However, little is known about the long term effects of such slow poisoning. The most serious problem of modern time is that man is destroying the earth’s (2)………………… (nature) resources and transforming huge areas into wasteland. As a result, it is becoming (3) …………………….(extreme) difficult to grow enough (4)……………………(feed) the world’s rapidly (5) …………………… (increase) population. A way of protecting all the wildlife on the earth must also be (6) …………………… (find) as many species are in (7) …………………… (dangerous) of disappearing completely from the surface of the earth. The danger, however, are not confined (8) …………………… (sole) to the land and the sea. The smoke in the atmosphere, for example, is increasing so much that the amount of the sunlight has been (9) …………………… ( reduce) in many cities. Man’s whole (10) ……………………. (environmental) is being changed in a serious way. Line 5 BICYCLES The bicycle is a cheap and clean means to traveling. The first bicycle was made about one hundred and fifty years ago. At first, bicycles were very expensive. Only rich people could buy one. These bicycles looked very different from the one we have today. Later, when bicycles became cheaper, lot people bought one. People started riding bicycles with their free time. Today, people use cars more than bicycles; cars are much faster and you don’t get wet when it rain. But some people still prefer to cycle to work. They say that there is too many cars in town centers and you can’t find anywhere to park! Thí sinh không được viết vào phần này 4/8 D. Use the correct form of the verbs in the brackets in this passage. (2 ms) I (1) …………………….(just receive) a letter from my brother, Nam. He (2)……………………. (be) in Australia now. He (3) …………………….(be) there for five months. My brother is an engineer. At present, he (4) ……………………. (work) for a big firm in Australia. My brother (5) …………………….(already visit) a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought a new car and (6) ……………………. (go) to Alice Spring, a small town in the center of Australia. Tomorrow he (7) ……………………. (visit) Darwin. From there he will fly to Pert. My brother (8) …………………….(never be) abroad before so he hopes that he (9) ……………………. (spend) more time in Australia because it is a very beautiful country and its people (10) ……………………. (be) very friendly. E. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (1m) 1. Don’t forget to add water……………………. the soup. 2. Many people think it’s necessary …………………….students to wear uniform. 3. Since I walked to the office everyday, my shoes wore …………………….very quickly. 4. She was born …………………….May 19 th , 1990. 5. I suggest taking Petit …………………….with us on our trip to Can Gio. III. READING COMPREHENSION: (4 marks) Passage 1: Read the passage below and circle the best answer to fill in each blank. (2ms) Jeans are very popular with young people all (1) …………………….the world. Some people say that jeans are the "uniform" of (2) ……………………. But they haven't always been popular. The story of jeans started (3) …………………….two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth (4) …………………….in Genoa was called "jeanos". The pants were called "jeans". In 1850, a salesman (5) …………………….California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. (6) …………………… they were so strong, "Levi's pants" became (7) …………………… with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years (8) …………………… , Levis began making his pants with blue cotton (9)…………………… called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the United States and Europe began (10) …………………… jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them. 1. A. in B. on C. over D. above 2. A. youth B. young C. younger D. youngest 3. A. lots B. much C. most D. almost 4. A. make B. makes C. making D. made Thí sinh không được viết vào phần này 5/8 5. A. in B. on C. at D. with 6. A. Although B. But C. Because D. So 7. A. famous B. popular C. good D. wonderful 8. A. late B. later C. latest D. last 9. A. cloth B. clothing C. cloths D. clothes 10. A. wear B. wearing C. wore D. worn PASSAGE 2: Read the article carefully and do the tasks below. (2ms) THE RAINFORESTS: WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT? A Rainforests cover six percent of the earth’s surface. There are rainforests in many parts of the world but the biggest forests are in South America, Africa and South East Asia. There aren’t any rainforests in Europe or North America. B About 75 per cent of all the types of animals that we know come from rainforests. Thousands and thousands of animals live in rainforests. There are many very beautiful birds, insects and reptiles. Many of them live in the trees, over 30 meters from the ground. There are also thousands of different plants – and lots of tall trees! It is always hot in a rainforest and the ground is always wet. It is also dark. C The rainforests are very important for us. We need them! The trees and other plants in the forest help to make the air that we breathe. They also help to control the weather. They give us wood, rubber, fruits and many of our medicines. D Unfortunately, in many places, the rainforests are in danger. For example, many years ago there was a large rainforest in Java. There were thousands of different plants and animals in the forest, but now there is nothing. People chopped down the trees because they wanted to grow rice. They also planted rubber trees to make rubber. Many animals lived in the forest. Some of them went to other parts of Java but many of them disappeared – forever. The same thing is happening now in many other parts of the world. The rainforests are in danger! 5 10 15 20 25 Thí sinh không được viết vào phần này 6/8 · Match the 4 subheadings to the 4 paragraphs of the text by putting A, B, C, or D in the boxes. 1 Why are the rainforests important? 2 What’s in the rainforests? 3 What’s happening to the rainforests? 4 Where are the rainforests? · Read the article carefully and circle the correct answer of A, B, C or D for each question. 5. Where are the biggest rainforests located? A. In Europe or North America. B. In South America, Africa and South East Asia. C. In America. D. In Asia. 6. How can rainforests help us? A. The trees and plants help to make the air that we breathe. B. They help to control the weather. C. They give us wood, rubber, fruits and many of our medicines. D. All the above. 7. What is the weather like in a rainforest? A. It is warm. B. It is always hot. C. It is cool. D. It is sunny and hot. 8. How many types of animals live in rainforests? A. All types of animals. B. Some of animals. C. About 75 per cent of all the types of animals. D. Thousands and thousands of animals. 9. Why is there nothing in the rainforest in Java now? A. People chopped down the trees for growing rice. B. Some of the animals went to other parts of Java. C. Many animals lived in the forest. D. A and B are correct. 10. How large do rainforests wrap the earth’s surface? A. Six percent of the earth’s surface. Thí sinh không được viết vào phần này 7/8 B. Seventy-five percent of the earth’s surface. C. Half of the earth’s surface. D. All the earth’s surface. IV. WRITING: (6 marks) A. Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (3ms) 1. The wall is too high for me to jump over. The wall isn’t………………………………………………………………… ……………… 2. I would like you to help me put the chairs away. Do you mind ……………………………………………………………………………………? 3. What’s your opinion of this painting? What do you …………………………………………………………………… ………………? 4. What sort of weather did you have on holiday? What was ……………………………………………………………………… ………………? 5. Lan will be sixteen next week. It is Lan’s ………………………………………………………………………. ……………… 6. She doesn’t usually stay up so late. She’s not used …………………………………………………………………. ……………… 7. I advise you not to buy that car. If………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday. I would rather …………………………………………………………………………………… 9. Millions of people watch this popular TV program every week. This popular ……………………………………………………………………………………… 10. Although Mai was angry, she tried to hide her feeling. Despite ………………………………………………………………………………………… Thí sinh không được viết vào phần này 8/8 B. Write a personal report with the given words. (3ms) 1. I / begin / teaching career / fifteen years / ago ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. I / spend / six years / teach / a remote village / the villagers / poor ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Sometimes / I / disappointed / because of / bad living condition / low pay ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. I / really / homesick ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. However / youth enthusiasm / I / try / best / devote / the noblest career ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. I / love / poor little students ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. They / living / poverty / rural area ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. But / they / couldn’t suffer / empty mind ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. Now / I / proud / myself / a teacher ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. A teacher / as / a ‘boatman’ / take / students / the ‘destination’ of knowledge ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… THE END . THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS CẤP TỈNH NĂM 2011 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Ngày thi: 13/3/2011 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề) (Đề thi gồm có: 08 trang) STT do giám. này 3/8 B. There are 5 mistakes in the following passage. Write out the line, the mistakes and correct them. (1m) Line Mistakes Correct words 1 0. to of 1. 2. 3 degrees. £ £ B. Listen to the statements from the CD player 3 times. There is a pause after each time you listen. Circle the correct answer that fixes the statement you hear. (1m) 1. I like