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Trang 1ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC SINH GIỎI – NĂM HỌC :20……- 20…
Môn Thi : Anh Văn ( Khối 9 ) Thời gian : 180 phút ( không kễ thời gian phát đề )
PAPER ONE: READING COMPREHENSION (40 pts )
Section A: In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (20 pts)
1 Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year They a) have already finished b) haven’t finished yet
c) finished along time ago d) are finishing now
2 Next week when there a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher
3 Vitamin C by the human body It gets into the blood stream quickly
a) absorbs easily b) is easily absorbing
c) is easily absorbed d) absorbed easily
4 People who do not file an income tax return
a) It may prosecute b) may be prosecuted
c) prosecution may follow d) they may be prosecuted
5 This summer resort is absolutely fantastic and we’d _it to anyone
accommodate
6 Migration, however, is not confined birds but can be seen in reptiles, insects, and mammals
7 “I can’t find the book I left here an hour ago.” “It _for the readers over there a) might be taken b) would have been taken
c) should be taken d) must have been taken
8 Many of these birds in navigating over long distances
9 such a fantastic story
a) Rarely have I heard b) Rarely I have heard
c) I rarely do heard d) I do rarely hear
10 Brian used to be an active person, but now he has to limit his activities _
problems with his health
a) nevertheless b) because of c) although d) in spite of
11 Fossil fuels are far too valuable to on the production of electricity
Trang 2a) waste b) throw c) destroy d) omit
12 Even if the railway had no competition, Parliament would see that their charges were fair and _
a) reason b) reasonable c) reasonably d) reasonless
13 Wipa _to the hospital yesterday but nobody took her there
a) could go b) would go c) should have gone d) must have gone
14 The world _a better place if we had known a hundred years ago what we know today about the earth’s environment
15 Had you told me that this was going to happen, I _it
a) would never have believed b) don’t believe
16 The police asked if I thought I could _the man who stole the car if I looked at some photos
17 It was no use that she had not seen him It wasn’t worth pretending
a) pretending b) pretend c) to pretend d) to pretending
18 If you see Nam, you mind _him to get in touch with me?
a) will/ reminding b) will/ to remind c) would/ reminding d) would /to remind
19 There were many scientists at the meeting, several of were very young
20 This is the most surprising thing about it It is than anything
a) most surprising b) more surprising c) more surprised d) most surprised
Section B: In this section you will find after the passage five questions, each with four suggested answers You must choose one which you think fits best (10 pts)
The giant panda is probably the most valuable and popular zoo animal They live in the steep mountains of Western China About 1000 giant pandas still survive in the wild, but only a very few have ever been seen alive outside China In 1961 it was adopted as the symbol of the world Wildlife Fund and the panda has become a familiar sight on T-Shirts, badges and car stickers It is certainly popular with children and regularly rates in the top ten of children favorite animals The arrival of a panda at a zoo can turn a loss into a healthy profit
Giant pandas can live for up to 20 years, and a big male can weigh 150 kilos They live
on a diet of rock-hand bamboo stems They can eat 4 kilos at a sitting and may chew for 12 hours a day Their dependence on bamboo is the main threat to their survival The bamboo plant dies off about every 100 years and when this last happened in 1975, nearly 150 pandas died This threat of extinction has led to the setting up of a panda research center in China with $1 million being contributed by the World Wildlife Fund
21 What is the passage about?
Trang 3a) the valuable of wild animal b) bear c) panda d) zoo animal
22 “Their dependence on bamboo is the main threat to their survival” means
a) They often fall from bamboo plants and injure themselves
b) The unreliability of the bamboo plant is the greatest danger to pandas, because it is the only food they eat
c) Pandas use bamboo sticks to defend themselves against other pandas
d) They live on a diet of rock-hand bamboo stems
23 A panda research center is a place where people
a) look for pandas b) look after pandas
24 ‘They can eat 4 kilos at a sitting” means the pandas
a) can eat 4 kilos at one mealtime
b) eats 4 kilos every time if it sits down
c) don’t eat 4 kilos at one mealtime
d) eats 4 kilos every time from morning until midnight
25 “It was adopted as the symbol of the world Wildlife Fund” means
a) They decided to use a picture of a panda to represent their organization
b) They decided to look after only giant pandas
c) They keep one giant panda in a cage at their headquarters
d) They showed the pandas as a familiar sight on T-Shirts, badges and car stickers
Section C : Supply the correct word form ( 10 pt )
1.How about (ask)……… our teacher for help
2.I suggested (give)………lesson to poor children
3.I suggest that you should (speak)……… English in class
4.There are many (celebrate)………throughout the year
5.He wants to (decoration)………his room
6.Tet is a (joy)………….festival of the Vietnamese people
7.She isn’t happy with her(prepare)………for Tet
8.People crowded the streets on (nation)…………Day to watch (color)………parades 9.He is the (compose)………… of our string band
PAPER TWO: USE OF ENGLISH (10 pts )
Section A: Passage for Gap-Fill
Fill each of the numbered blanks of the passage with one suitable word.
We spent our first (1) ……… in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, and took a
sightseeing tour around this fascinating city By seven o'clock the next (2) ……… we were already travelling to the River Trisuli Here we began a dramatic journey by boat through the Trisuli rapids It was heart-stopping - the most (3) ……… experience of my whole life For mile after mile the white water threw our small boat from side to side Then suddenly
we arrived in the calm water of a beautiful lake Then a (4) ……… took us to Pokhara for our three-day trek into the mountains Each day of the trek began at six o'clock Our guides carried all the (5) ……… and luggage, (6) ……… all the meals and put up the tents every night We walked for about four to six hours each day through the most spectacular scenery in the world On day 6 we (7) ……… back in Pokhara for the return flight to
Trang 4Kathmandu, and we (8) ……… our final day in Kathmandu buying our souvenirs Our seven days in Nepal were (9) ……… but don't expect luxuries In Kathmandu we stayed
in the 3-star Marshyangdi Hotel The food was (10) ……… , but simple
Section B: Sentence Building (10 pts)
Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1 He/used to/ play football/ famous team/ but/too/old/play/now
2 Everybody/just/ finish/task
3 It /difficult/ me/ eat/ American food/ when/ be/ New York
4 Nobody knows/ exactly/ when/ the earth/ create
5 The noise /the traffic/prevented/ me/go to/ sleep
6 because /heavy rain/ students/ not to school /test/ last week
7 take/ them /years/ build/ the bridge
8 I/wish/I/not/ rude/her/party/yesterday
9 father /tired/that/ go/to/ bed/ right/dinner
10 By /practice/ English/day/ speak/ fluently
Section C: Sentence Transformation ( 10 pts )
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same, as the sentence printed before it.
1 Speaking English fluently is not easy
It
2 He not only spent all his money, he even borrowed some from me
Not only _
3 We have made great progress in our economy in the last few years
Great progress
4 Without a passport she can’t leave the country
If
5 My sister can’t cook as well as I do
I
Section D: Composition (30 pts )
Write an essay 150 – 180 words on one of these topics:
1 Tell about your trip last summer
2 The reasons for your study of English and the ways you have been learning it
THE END
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PAPER ONE: READING COMPREHENSION
Section A: In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence
1 Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year They
a) have already finished b) haven’t finished yet
c) finished along time ago d) are finishing now
2 Next week when there a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher
3 Vitamin C by the human body It gets into the blood stream quickly
a) absorbs easily b) is easily absorbing
c) is easily absorbed d) absorbed easily
4 People who do not file an income tax return
a) It may prosecute b) may be prosecuted
c) prosecution may follow d) they may be prosecuted
5 This summer resort is absolutely fantastic and we’d _it to anyone
6 Migration, however, is not confined birds but can be seen in reptiles, insects, and mammals
7 “I can’t find the book I left here an hour ago.” “It _for the readers over there
a) might be taken b) would have been taken
c) should be taken d) must have been taken
8 Many of these birds in navigating over long distances
9 such a fantastic story
a) Rarely have I heard b) Rarely I have heard
c) I rarely do heard d) I do rarely hear
10 Brian used to be an active person, but now he has to limit his activities _ problems with his health
a) neverthelessb) because of c) although d) in spite of
11 Fossil fuels are far too valuable to on the production of electricity
12 Even if the railway had no competition, Parliament would see that their charges were fair and _
a) reason b) reasonable c) reasonably d) reasonless
13 Wipa _to the hospital yesterday but nobody took her there
a) could go b) would go c) should have gone d) must have gone
14 The world _a better place if we had known a hundred years ago what we know today about the earth’s environment
15 Had you told me that this was going to happen, I _it
a) would never have believed b) don’t believe
c) hadn’t believed d) can’t believe
Trang 616 The police asked if I thought I could _the man who stole the car if I looked at some photos
17 It was no use that she had not seen him It wasn’t worth pretending
a) pretending b) pretend c) to pretend d) to pretending
18 If you see Nam, you mind _him to get in touch with me?
a) will/ reminding b) will/ to remind c) would/ reminding d) would /to remind
19 There were many scientists at the meeting, several of were very young
20 This is the most surprising thing about it It is than anything
a) most surprising b) more surprising c) more surprised d) most surprised
Section B: In this section you will find after the passage five questions, each with four suggested answers You must choose one which you think fits best.
The giant panda is probably the most valuable and popular zoo animal They live in the steep mountains of Western China About 1000 giant pandas still survive in the wild, but only
a very few have ever been seen alive outside China In 1961 it was adopted as the symbol of the world Wildlife Fund and the panda has become a familiar sight on T-Shirts, badges and car stickers It is certainly popular with children and regularly rates in the top ten of children favorite animals The arrival of a panda at a zoo can turn a loss into a healthy profit
Giant pandas can live for up to 20 years, and a big male can weigh 150 kilos They live on
a diet of rock-hand bamboo stems They can eat 4 kilos at a sitting and may chew for 12 hours
a day Their dependence on bamboo is the main threat to their survival The bamboo plant dies off about every 100 years and when this last happened in 1975, nearly 150 pandas died This threat of extinction has led to the setting up of a panda research center in China with $1 million being contributed by the World Wildlife Fund
21 What is the passage about?
a) the valuable of wild animal b) bear c) panda d) zoo animal
22 “Their dependence on bamboo is the main threat to their survival” means
a) They often fall from bamboo plants and injure themselves
b) The unreliability of the bamboo plant is the greatest danger to pandas, because it is the only food they eat
c) Pandas use bamboo sticks to defend themselves against other pandas
d) They live on a diet of rock-hand bamboo stems
23 A panda research center is a place where people
a) look for pandas b) look after pandas
c) study pandas d) mate pandas
24 ‘They can eat 4 kilos at a sitting” means the pandas
a) can eat 4 kilos at one mealtime
b) eats 4 kilos every time if it sits down
c) don’t eat 4 kilos at one mealtime
d) eats 4 kilos every time from morning until midnight
25 “It was adopted as the symbol of the world Wildlife Fund” means
a) They decided to use a picture of a panda to represent their organization
b) They decided to look after only giant pandas
Trang 7c) They keep one giant panda in a cage at their headquarters
d) They showed the pandas as a familiar sight on T-Shirts, badges and car stickers
Section C : Supply the correct word form ( 10 pt )
1 asking
2 giving
3 speak
4 celebration
5 decorate
6 joyfull
7 preparation
8 national / colorful
9 composer
PAPER TWO: USE OF ENGLISH
Section A: Passage for Gap-Fill
Fill each of the numbered blanks of the passage with one suitable word.
We spent our first day in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, and took a sightseeing tour around this fascinating city By seven o'clock the next morning we were already travelling to the River Trisuli Here we began a dramatic journey by boat through the Trisuli rapids It was heart-stopping - the most exciting experience of my whole life For mile after mile the white water threw our small boat from side to side Then suddenly we arrived in the calm water of a beautiful lake Then a minibus took us to Pokhara for our three-day trek into the mountains Each day of the trek began at six o'clock Our guides carried all the equipment and luggage, prepared all the meals and put up the tents every night We walked for about four to six hours each day through the most spectacular scenery in the world On day 6 we arrived back in Pokhara for the return flight to Kathmandu, and we spent our final day in Kathmandu buying our souvenirs Our seven days in Nepal were wonderful but don't expect luxuries In Kathmandu we stayed in the 3-star Marshyangdi Hotel The food was good, but simple
Section B: Sentence Building
Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
1 He used to play football for a famous team but he is too old to play now
2 Everybody has just finished the task
3 It is difficult for me to eat American food when I was in New York
4 Nobody knows exactly when/ the earth was created
5 The noise of the traffic prevented me from going to sleep
6 Because the heavy rain, some students did not go to school for the test last week
7 It took them two yearsto build the bridge
Trang 88 I wish I was not rude to her at the party yesterday.
9 My father was so tired that he went to bed right after dinner
10 By practicing English every day, I can speak Engkish fluently
Section C: Sentence Transformation
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same, as the sentence printed before it.
1 It is not easy to speak English fluently
2 Not only did he spend all his money, he even borrowed some from me
3 Great progress has been made in our economy in the last few years
4 If she had a passport, she could leave the country
5 I cook worse than my sister does
Section D: Composition Students’ writing
Trang 9PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN CHÂU THÀNH
Đề chính thức
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
LỚP 9 TRUNG HỌC CƠ SỞ Năm học 2011-2012 - Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian : 150 phút (không kể phát đề)
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Lưu ý:
Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi, đề thi gồm có 07 trang,
Thí sinh viết câu trả lời vào đúng vị trí qui định trên bài thi
Thí sinh không được phép ghi gì thêm ở phần trên này, vì đây sẽ là phách của bài thi
PART I: LISTENING:(3 pts)
Listen and fill in each gap with one word you hear.
Doctor: I want to (1)……… you a few questions before I start Hoa, (2)
……… old are you?
Hoa: Fourteen
Doctor: And (3) ……… height is one meter (4) ……… centimeters?
Hoa: No, I think I’m (5) ……… The nurse measured me
Doctor: Oh How (6) ……… are you?
Hoa: One meter (7) ……… centimeters
Doctor: I will ask the nurse to check your (8) ……… again How heavy are you?
Hoa: I think I’m 42 kilos
Doctor: No It (9) ……… on your (10) ……… that you’ re
40 kilos
PART II: LEXICO & GRAMMAR: (8,5pts)
Question 1: Pick out the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences and write your answers at the end of this question (1pt)
1 This program is harder to get accustomed to than the old one
Trang 10A such B so many
2 When he got home, his wife dinner
C fixing D was fixing
3 Though they look very much alike, the two brothers have personalities
A different B difficult
C varied D differentiated
4 He wouldn’t leave the platform her train went out of sight
5 The instructor told us to find the book
6 You used to learn English at school, ?
A weren’t you B don’t you
C aren’t you D didn’t you
7 “Romeo and Juliet”, by Shakespeare, is my favorite play
A written B has been written
C was written D writing
8 He depended his writing for his income
9 After arriving at London, they _ sightseeing and shopping first
10 Would you drink some wine?
No thanks If I drink it I _ sick
A will be B am to be
C would be D would have been
Your answers:
Question 2: Read this letter and choose the best option A, B, C or D to fill in the numbered blank and then write your answers at the end of this question (1pt)
Dear Lan,
At last I’m now in Ha Noi (1) I arrived (2) the airport,
it was shining brightly It (3) me about an hour to the center Ha Noi is smaller but more exciting (4) Nha Trang I think it is the best city (5)