phßng gi¸o dôc vµ ®µo t¹o chÝ linh ®Ò thi häc sinh giái líp 9 n¨m häc 2009 2010 – M«n: TiÕng Anh Thêi gian: 150 phót (kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò) §Ò thi gåm: 05 trang A. Listening. (10 points) Listen carefully and answer the questions. Write the numbers of the questions and your answers in your paper. (twice) Questions: 1. How much are the trainers? 2. What is the size of the trainers? 3. What other things does he buy? 4. Does he pay by credit card or cash? 5. What does he do before he says goodbye? B. PHONETICS. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. (5 pts) 1. A. thirsty B. guitar C. dirty D. listen 2. A. ground B. found C. though D. sound 3. A. normal B. order C. oven D. origin 4. A. honesty B. hair C. honor D. hour 5. A .cook B. flood C. book D. woman C. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY – LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS I. Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify the mistakes. (5 points) 1. Lan didn’t go to the cinema with her friends last Saturday evening because her sickness. A B C D 2. The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted. A B C D 3. My daughter likes watching cartoon films, and so do my son. A B C D 4. They were really impressive by the beauty of the city and the hospitality of its people. A B C D 5. Susan hardly never misses an opportunity to get good marks in our class. A B C D II. Choose the best options A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (15 points) 1. The boss said that he would fly to Ho Chi Minh City __________ day. A. next B. the previous C. the following D. the before 2. __________ adequate precautions are taken, there is no risk involved in the operation. A. Although B. Providing C. Nevertheless D. Even 3. The computer won’t work unless you _________ these cables. A. connect B. connected C. don't connect D. didn’t connect 4. Let’s go to the zoo, _________? A. don’t we B. don’t you C. shall we D. will you 5. He ran out of money so he had to ________ some from his friend. A. borrow B. ask C. lend D. earn 6. Not once _________ his promises. 1 A. he is keeping B. he keeps C. did he keep D. has he kept 7. The teacher didn't explain the reason ________ he was punished. A. what B. which C. how D. why 8. Mothers are always _________ towards their children, aren’t they? A. protect B. protective C. protected D. protections 9. Don’t tell me I didn’t lock the door last night. I remember __________ it. A. to lock B. lock C. locked D. locking 10. I’ll give you a ring _________ we get back from our vacation. A. and B. as soon as C. as long as D. since 11. Would you mind _________ in this library? A. not to smoke B. not smoke C. not smoking D. don’t smoke 12. Those mushrooms are ________. Don’t eat them! A. poisoned B. poisoning C. poisonous D. poison 13. I __________ the piano in my room at this time yesterday. A. played B. were playing C. was playing D. have played 14. I saw your school's ________ in today's edition of The Vietnam News. A. advertising B. advertises C. advertised D. advertisement 15. He tried to walk ________ so as not to be late for school. A. fast B. quick C. rapid D. slowly III. Provide the correct form of the words in brackets (5 pts): 1. My new car is more . . . . . . . . than the one I had before. (economy) 2. He didn't feel happy because he worked . . . . . . . (success) 3. We must make a . . . . . . . . . . about where to go. (decide) 4. I hope there won’t be too much . . . . . . in getting a work permit. (difficult) 5. . . . . . . . , the weather was so bad that we couldn’t go out. (fortune) D. READING I) Read the following passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D (10 points) THE BEATLES In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world. Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time. They were four boys from the north of England and none of them had any training in music. They started by performing and recording songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they started writing their own songs and that was when they became really popular. The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs. The Beatles did not have a long career. Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up in 1970. They stopped doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for them – their fans were so excited that they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as souvenirs! However, today some of their songs remain as famous as they were when they first came out. Throughout the world many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them. 1. The passage is mainly about A. How the Beatles became more successful than other groups 2 B. Why the Beatles split up after 7 years C. The Beatles’ fame and success D. Many people’s ability to sing a Beatles song 2. The four boys of the Beatles A. Came from the same family B. Were at the same age C. Came from a town in the north of England D. Received good training in music 3. The word “sensational” is closest in meaning to A. Notorious B. Bad C. Shocking D. Popular 4. The first songs of the Beatles were A. Written by themselves B. Broadcast on the radio C. Paid a lot of money D. Written by black Americans 5. What is not true about the Beatles? A. The members had no training in music B. They had a long stable career C. They became famous when they wrote their own songs D. They were afraid of being hurt by fans 6. The Beatles stopped their live performances because A. They had earned enough money B. They did not want to work with each other C. They spent more time writing their own songs D. They were afraid of being hurt by fans. 7. The year 1970 was the time when A. They split up B. They changed pop music C. They started their career D. They stopped singing live 8. What the fans of the Beatles often did was A. Sing together with them B. Take their clothes as souvenirs C. Ask them to write more songs D. Ask them why they should separate 9. Some songs of the Beatles now A. Are still famous as they used to be B. Became too old to sing C. Are sung by crazy fans D. Are the most famous 10. The tone of the passage is that of A. Admiration B. Criticism C. Neutral D. Sarcasm II. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space. (10 points) “My home is in the air – I do an enormous amount of traveling. It is a fast life and (1) ______ of work, but I like it and that is the only way (2) ______ me. Everything is tiring – music, traveling – but what can I do? I am not (3) ______ to complaining. It is hard to imagine now (4) ______ I will ever be very long in one place. My home town is on the Caspian Sea. There is sea, wind, sun and (5) ______ (many tourists and hotels. I have my own flat with four or five rooms, but I am seldom there. If I am there for a day or two I prefer to (6) ______ with my mother and grandmother. They live in a small house, (7) ______ it is very comfortable and my mother cooks for me. I like good, simple food. 3 I have no wife, no brothers or sisters and my father (8)______ when I was seven. He was an engineer and I don’t (9)______ him very well. He liked music very much and wanted me to (10) ______ a musician.” 1. A. most B. full C. complete D. more 2. A. for B. to C. in D. by 3. A. wanted B. taken C. used D. known 4. A. and B. so C. while D. that 5. A. far B. too C. much D. more 6. A. stay B. go C. do D. spend 7. A. but B. since C. even D. which 8. A. killed B. gone C. passed D. died 9. A. know B. remember C. remind D. see 10. A. become B. turn C. develop D. grow III. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one word in the box. (10 points) school teachers education reading believed improve train effective watching later In the early years of television, educational specialists (1)…………that it would be very useful in teaching and learning. Many schools have brought television sets, intending to use them effectively to (2) …………….the quality of (3)…………… ; but actually they are rarely used properly in classrooms. Meanwhile, children spending the majority of their out-of-school hours watching TV and their typical (4) ……………days proceed as if television did not exist. There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the (5) …………… Firstly, the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside money for equipment repairs and maintenance so these television sets are sooner and (6) ….out of work. Secondly these schools have not found an (7) ……………way to train teachers to integrate television into their ongoing instructional programs. Lastly, most teachers do not regard the quality of television and its usefulness in the classroom. Teachers at the schools work hard for at least twelve years to (8)…………. their students to become good readers. However, according a recent statistics, teenagers seldom spend their free time (9) …… books and newspapers but (10) ……… television instead. E. WRITING. I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it (10 points) 1. We arrived too late to see the first film. We didn’t ……………………………………………………………………………… 2. “Would you mind not smoking in here?” I’d rather ………………………………………………………………………………… 3. If I don’t leave now, I’ll miss the train. Unless …………………………………………………………………………………… 4. “Why don’t we go out for a walk?” 4 My father suggested ……………………………………………………………… …… 5. Toan looks nothing like his father. Toan doesn’t…………………………………………………………………………… II. Complete the passage with the suggested words. (10 points) The Threat to the Environment Nowadays people / more aware / wildlife / all over / world / danger // Many species / animals / become / extinct / we / not make / effort / protect them // There / reasons / this // In / cases / animals / hunt / fur / other valuable parts / bodies // Some birds / parrots/ caught alive / sold / pets // For / animals / birds / problem / habitat / place / they live / disappearing // More land / used / farms / houses / industry / there / fewer open spaces / there once // Farmers / use / powerful chemicals / help them / grow better crops / but / chemicals pollute / environment / harm wildlife // The most successful animals / earth /human beings / soon / only ones left / we / solve / problem// III. In about 100- 120 words, write a passage about: “Why are bicycles popular today?“ (10 pts) ( You may use the suggested ideas: not expensive / easy and cheap to fix/ parking/ no pollution/ never to wait in traffic …) THE END 5 . happy because he worked . . . . . . . (success) 3. We must make a . . . . . . . . . . about where to go. (decide) 4. I hope there won’t be too much . . . . . . in getting a work permit. (difficult) 5 least twelve years to (8)…………. their students to become good readers. However, according a recent statistics, teenagers seldom spend their free time (9) …… books and newspapers but (10) ……… television. left / we / solve / problem// III. In about 100- 120 words, write a passage about: “Why are bicycles popular today?“ (10 pts) ( You may use the suggested ideas: not expensive / easy and cheap