Đề và đáp án thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9 môn Tiếng Anh- Huyện Phù Mỹ 2010.

B: READING: 12msPart I : In this part of the test you must choose the words or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences.. Part III: Read the following passage carefull

UBND HUYỆN PHÙ MỸ ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN

PHÒNG GD - ĐT Năm học: 2010- 2011 - Môn: Tiếng Anh

Ngày thi: 07/10/2010

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC: Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

( Không tính thời gian phát đề thi)

A LISTENING: (2ms)

Part I: Listen and complete the spaces You have one minute to study the part and listen to

the dialogue twice ( 1.0 m ) :

Mrs Smith: Hello.

Mrs Quyen: Sandra, it’s Quyen I am calling ………(1)……… Ha Noi.

Mrs Smith: Hello, Quyen This is a nice surprize!

Mrs Quyen: Thanh and I are coming to San Francisco on ………(2)………

Mrs Smith: That is wonderful ! Would you like to come and ………(3)……… with us

while you are in town ?

Mrs Quyen: That’s very kind of you, but we are coming on a ………(4)……… Our

accommodation is included in the ticket price

Mrs Smith: Then you must come over for ………(5)……… one night

Mrs Quyen: Yes, we’d love to, but we’ll only be in town for ………(6)……… nights We

leave on the 28th

Mrs Smith: Are you ………(7)……… on Tuesday evening ?

Mrs Quyen: No, I am going out that night, but I am not ………(8)……… the following

evening

Mrs Smith: What about Thanh ? Will he come with you ?

Mrs Quyen: No .………(9)……… , he has a business meeting in the evening.

Mrs Smith: Oh dear He’s always working Well, I’ll pick you up at your hotel Shall we

say seven o’clock ?

Mrs Quyen: That ………(10)……… fine Thanks, Sandra See you then

Mrs Smith: Bye

Part II: Listen to the story and answer the questions You listen to it twice (1.0m)

1: How old was he when he left Viet Nam ?

2: Where did he work in the early 1990s ?

3: How many years did he spend in Paris ?

4: Did he become President of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam in 1941 ?

5: Who will always remember Ho Chi Minh ?

B: READING: (12ms)

Part I : In this part of the test you must choose the words or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences ( 2ms)

1 This building……… in the city two years ago

a were found b was founded c found d founded

2 It is very difficult to a secret from my family

a keep b learn c take d hear

3 My sister got……… quickly and went to school yesterday

a dress b dressed c dressing d dresses

4 When I ………… the station this morning, the train …………ten minutes before

a reached / had left b had reached / left c was reaching / left d have reached / left

5 Money …………on education is an investment in the future

a spends b spending c is spent d spent

6 The man was accused ………….three million dollars ………….the bank

a to / at b in / in c of / from d off / into

7 ……….Lan is late, let’s begin without her

a Since b Although c Howerver d Moreover

8 “Would you rather have wine or coke ? ” - “……….”

a No problem b It doesn’t matter c Sure d None, please

9 “Is your brother interested in studying medicine ?” - “ Yes, it’s a field that is

quite……… to him.”

a attracted b attracting c attractive d attractively

10 I am practising English ……… I don’t want to fail in the oral test

a so as to b so that c in order to d because

Part II: Filling in each space with one appropriate word (1,0m)

The weekend picnic I enjoyed most was just a few weeks ago My class decided to pay a

…… (1)……… to the Botanic Garden

It was a glorious Sunday We assembled …… (2)…… the school gate punctually and traveled to the Botanic Garden …… (3)……… bus It was a long way to our destination and we sang merrily all the way

The Botanic Garden …… (4)……… a very beautiful place We made a short tour round the garden and …… (5)……… some pictures of the whole class Then we …… (6)……… a lot of games on a spacious piece of grassland One of the boys brought along his guitar and we sang our favorite …… (7)……… We laughed, talked …… (8)……… danced, too After a delicious meal with various kinds of food that we brought, we all took a rest Some of us slept very soundly …… (9)……… it was so peaceful and quiet there In the afternoon, we went on playing …… (10)……… more games Then we packed up the left-overs and started home at four o’clock We all felt very happy

Part III: Read the following passage carefully, and then choose the words (A,B,C or D) that best answers each of the questions about it ( 0.5 m)

Long ago a lot of people thought the moon was a god Other people thought it was just a light

in the sky And others thought it was a big ball of cheese!

Then telescopes were made And men saw that the moon was really another world They wondered what it was like They dreamed of going there

On July 20th , 1969, that dream came true Two American men landed on the moon Their names were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin

The first thing the men found was that the moon is covered with dust The dust is so thick that the men left footprints where they walked Those were the first marks and living had ever made on the moon And they could stay there for years and years There is no wind or rain to wipe them off The two men walked on the moon for hours They picked up rocks to bring back to the earth for study They dug up dirt to bring back They set up machines to find out things people wanted to know Then they climbed back into their moon landing craft

Next day the landing craft roared as the two men took off from the moon They joined Michael Collins in the spaceship that waited for them above the moon Then they were off on their long trip back to earth

Behind them they left the plains and high mountains of the moon They left the machines they had set up And they left footprints that may last forever

1 This story tells………

a about the first men to walk on the moon

b how men found footprints on the moon

c what the men brought back from their trip to the moon

d who had left footprints on the moon before the two men landed there

2 A telescope………

a makes balls of light seem brighter

b turns the moon into another world

c makes many of men’s dream come true

d makes faraway things seem closer

3 The men brought rocks and dirt from the moon because ………

a they wanted something to show they were there

b people wanted to use them to learn about the moon

c they wanted to keep them as souvenirs

d they might sell them to scientists

4 The American machines will most likely stay on the moon until………

a someone takes them away

b a storm covers them with dust

c rain and wind destroy them

d they become rusty and break to pieces

5 The next people who go to the moon most likely could………

a find that the machines have disappeared

b leave the first set of footprints on the moon

c find the places where Armstrong and Aldrin walked

d find that dust has wiped off the two men’s footprints

Part IV: Read the following passage carefully, and then decide whether the following statements are True (T), False (F) or No Given (N) (0,5 m)

London is the Britain’s bigger city It is a very old city and dates back to the Romans It is a city of historic buildings and churches, and it has many beautiful parks It also has some of the best

museums in the world London is very famous It is a popular city with foreign tourists, and has more than eight million visitors a year The city is famous for its shopping and department stores London has an excellent underground railway system, so it is easy for tourists to get around In London, there are plenty of good restaurants where you can get excellent British food The city also has lots of good Indian, Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, and Greek restaurants

1 London is a very old city because it has a lot of modern buildings and churches

2 London is famous for its shopping and department stores

3 Industries in London have polluted the water and the air

4 In London, you can get excellent British food from plenty of good restaurants

5 Young people like to live in England because they like to go on a trip by underground

Part V: You are going to read a passage about reading habits Five sentences or phrases have been removed from the passage Choose from the sentenes A-H the one which fits each gap

1-5 Remember that there are more sentences or phrases than needed There is an example for you (1m) Ex: 0 + A

A it is surprising to discover at

B who read for pleasure is considerably higher than

C Boys also like playing games when they have spare time.

D there are more opportunities for girls to read

E A number of students try to study hard in class to get good marks

F have clear views about what they want to read

G tend to buy magazines about their hobbies

H but 50 per cent of what they read

A good deal of fascinating research has been done about the reading patterns of young

people, and …………(0)……… what an early age children start expressing preferences for

particular kinds of books A recent report, which examined in detail the reading habits of primary -school children, showed that even seven-year-old boys and girls …………(1)……… Girls, in general, read more, and far more girls than boys preferred reading stories Boys were showing a taste for the more instant appeal of picture stories, or else books about their hobbies

These tastes continue unchanged until the children are teenagers Apparently girls read more

in general, but more fiction in particular You could say that …………(2)……… fiction: magazines encourage the fiction habit in girls in their early teens, and by their late teens they have

probably moved on to the adult women’s magazines Teenage boys …………(3)……… :

motorcycles, heavy transport and so on

Adult reading tastes are also the subject of research Again the number of women …………

(4)……… the number of men It seems that the majority of women still want love stories.

There has also been some analysis of what men actually read Apparently only 38 per cent of men

read anything, …………(5)……… is fiction in the form of action-packed stories of space or

gunmen

Part VI: There are 11 mistakes in the following passage Find and correct them There have been

an example for you (1m)

Ex : be à been Gravity has always be around In ancient times, people tried to explain why things fall

toward the earth An English scientist name Sir Isaac Newton came up with the great idea about gravity at 1687 He thought about how an apple falls and wondered how far gravity went He came

up with the idea that gravity does more than hold people on the earth Newton thinks of gravity as a kind of mysterious force pulling objects together He said that gravity holds the moon in orbit around a earth It holds the planets in orbit around the sun Newton’s ideas on gravitation explained much things about how apples fall and how stars and planets move

In the early 1900s, another scientist named Albert Einstein came up with a very difference idea of what gravity is Einstein had some pretty amazed ideas He thought of gravity as a dent in space-time This is not as hard to imagination as it might seem Think about placing a bowling ball

on a soft mattress the mattress is like space-time A bowling ball are a star The bowling ball makes

a dent in the mattress This is sort of how a star dents space-time If you tries to roll a tennis ball past the bowling ball, it curves around the bowling ball as it passed through the dent

Part VII: Give the correct form of the words in brackets.There is an example for you.(1m)

Ex : She is a good ………of English (teach ) : teach à teacher

1 He is probably the most ……….tennis player of all time (success)

2 Don’t depend on him, he’s a very ……….person (rely)

3 The streets were ……… so that planes could use them (wide)

4 There is no ……….of pleasant hotels in our city (short)

5 The countryside in the area is very ……… (charm )

6 Children should also be ……… to take part in sports (courage)

7 There is no ………to the problem of the beginning of the universe (solve)

8 These shoes look quite smart but they are terribly……… (comfort)

9 My colleagues are very pleasant, but the manager is a little ……… (friend)

10 Jane’s ……… as director came as no surprise (appoint )

Part VIII: Read the text below and then decide which word best fits each space.(1m)

Modern cinema audiences expect to see plenty of thrilling scenes in action films These scenes, which are (1) as stunts, as usually performed by stuntmen whop are specially trained

to do .(2) things safely Anyone can crash a car, but if you’re shooting a film, you .(3) be extremely precise, .(4) stopping right in front of the cinema .(5) film crew At an early (6) .in the production, an expert stuntman is (7) into work out the action scenes and form a team He is the only person (8) can go against the wishes of the director, (9) he will usually only do this in the .(10) of safety

1 - a remarked b known c referred d named

2 - a dangerous b danger c dangerously d dangered

3 - a has to b had to c have to d hadn’t to

4 - a never b hardly c fortunately d sometimes

5 - a and b but c direct d between

6 - a period b minute c part d stage

7 - a led b taken c drawn d called

8 - a whom b who c which d whose

9 - a despite b inspite of c although d because of

10 - a interests b interest c interesting d interestingly

Part IX: Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each sentence below There have been an example for you (1m)

EX: 0 + C

WHAT SORT OF SHOPPER ARE YOU ?

Love it or hate it, we all go shopping, but there are different types of shopper Do you know which kind you are ? Abby Edwards asked around ………

A Melanie, 22, dancer

I am an addict - I can’t spend enough money! When I have the cash I am out there and then I don’t get miserable I definitely have difficulty walking past sale signs My boyfriend’s exactly the same, so we often drag each other around the shops We are an addicted couple!

B Juliet, 28, personel manager

I only shop for essentials – I hate shopping and only go when I really have to When I do, I know what I want and I won’t settle for anything else I find shopping tiring and there is always something I’d rather be doing

C Lizzie, 41, secretary

I don’t enjoy shopping in the least I really dislike shopping for clothes as I can never find what

I want, or anyone to help me to look for it The shops are too noisy, everything is disordered and I find it an absolute nightmare Fortunately, I rarely have to shop for clothes as most of my clothes are given to me As for food shopping, I go to the local suppermarket once a week and get it over and done with quickly!

D Ann, 29, nursery worker

I love shopping – but only on certain days and never on a Saturday, as it’s far too busy, I’d say I

am a careful shopper…… I always set off with a fair idea of what I want, and I never snap things up immediately I have to look in other shops, in case I can find a better bargain- it takes ages!

WHICH OF PEOPLE

0 really dislikes shopping for clothes ?

1 compares prices before buying things?

2 finds it impossible to resist buying things?

3 prefers spending her time on activities other than shopping?

4 feels unhappy when she can’t afford to go shopping ?

5 does not need to buy clothes very often?

6 prefers going to the shops at quiet times?

7 is critical of the way shops are run ?

8 goes shopping when it is really necessary ?

9 never goes shopping at weekends ?

10 enjoys shopping with other people ?

Part X: Complete each space with the correct form of the verbs given in the list Remember that there are more verbs than needed : (1m)

expect balance work celebrate plan think

have hear get hope live want

In Vietnam, International Women’s Day is an important event and celebrated with gusto – with women of all ages seemingly being showered with flowers and presents In contrast, in the UK

it isn’t officially (1) at all Indeed, I have to confess that before I came to Vietnam

I had never even (2) of International Women’s Day, let alone celebrated it That

having been said, according to the IWD website, this year more than 116 events (3) around the UK to celebrate the importance of this day, ranging from all female workshops to film festivals, theatrical plays to a keep fit day

To get a female perspective on women in the UK I spoke to a number of British women .(4) in Vietnam Two of the key themes which emerged were that of

‘independence’ and ‘choice’ Samantha in HCMC felt that, “Nowadays, British women (5) to be more independent and not reliant on others Indeed, we are quite lucky in Britain that we (6) many opportunities, more than women in many other countries” This idea of choice was also echoed by Vicki in Hanoi “If I (7) about the choices I’ve had and the decisions I’ve made, I feel I’ve been incredibly fortunate”

One of the main areas where this change has made an impact is in relation to women choosing (8) their family with their careers As Vicki points out, “In the past, women would be (9) to get married and have children in their 20s Now, there is less pressure on them (10) married so young and many are choosing to start a family later in life, in their 30s or even early 40s, so that they can focus on their careers”

Part XI : Choose one sentence that has the most similar meaning to the original one(0,5m)

1 I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye

a I wish I went to the airport to say goodbye

b I wish I would go to the airport to say goodbye

c I wish I had gone to the airport to say goodbye

d I wish I would have gone to the airport to say goodbye

2 “Why don’t you ask the teacher for help ?” Peter asked me.

a Peter recommended me not to ask the teacher for help

b Peter advised me to ask the teacher for help

c Peter told me the reason why I did not ask the teacher for help

d Peter suggested that he should ask the teacher for help

3 She has stopped playing tennis with her colleagues on Sundays

a She no longer played tennis with her colleagues

b She used to play tennis with her colleagues on Sundays

c She doesn’t play tennis with her colleagues any more

d She is used to playing tennis with her colleagues on Sundays

4 No one in the class can play chess as well as he does

a No one else can play chess better than him

b No one else can play chess better than he is

c He’s an excellent chess player in the class

d He plays chess better than anyone else in the class

5 She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests; ………

a however, she didn’t have much sugar

b although she hadn’t many sugar

c therefore, there was not a great amount of the sugar

d so, she was lacking in amount of the sugar

Part XII: The following sentences belong to a paragraph but they are mixed up Sort the sentences out and put them in the correct order of a paragraph (0,5 m)

1 “Are you going home?” she asked, “ or do you want to go for a drink ?”

2 He thought that he would get wet before he reached home because he didn’t bring his raincoat

3 Last week Tom was walking home late after playing tennis when it started raining heavily

4 He thought he’d rather she took him home because If he didn’t change his clothes, he knew

he would fall ill

5 But Luckily just then a friend of his passed in her car and offered him a lift

Part XIII: Identify the underlined word or word phrases (A, B, C or D) that must be changed in order to correct the sentence There have been an example for you (1 m)

EX: He buy me a new book every month.

A B C D

- The correct answer is B

1 My brother was used to smoke a lot when he was studying

A B C D

2 Two metres are about the size of the most doorways

A B C D

3 My next door neighbour , that is very shy and doesn’t say much, is very friendly

A B C D

4 My father stopped to write his letter because he had to leave for the hospital

A B C D

5 John’s professor had his reports to rewrite many times

A B C D

C : WRITING : (6ms)

Part I: Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it (2ms)

1 He would prefer you to pay him immediately

-> He would rather ………

2 People think that the jewels were stolen by one of the guests

-> One of the guests ………

3 I last saw him when I was a student

-> I haven’t … ………

4 The living room hasn’t been painted for many years

-> We ………

5 Harry broke his leg, and also injured his hands

-> Not only ………

6 “Don’t forget to bring your passports with you”

-> She reminded ………

7 He spoke so quietly that I didn’t hear a thing he said

->So ……… ………

8 The book is too expensive for me to buy

-> The book isn’t ……… ………

9 The football match took place although it rained heavily

-> In spite of ………

10 As I get older, I want to travel less

-> The ……….………

Part II: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it, using the words in the brackets (1m)

1 I spend two hours on collecting stamps everyday

->IT ……….everyday ( takes )

2 “Do you buy me this hat, Mum?”

-> He……… hat ( bought )

3 You remembered to post the letter, didn’t you ?

->You ……… , ……… you ? ( forget )

4 The noise next door did not stop until after midnight

->It was not ……… (that )

5 The police said John had stolen the money

-> The police (accused )

Part III: The table below shows the number of 9th students who entered 10th form of the secondary school in the last school year Describe the information shown in the table You should write at least 100 words (1,0 m)

The number of students entered

Part IV: Write a composition about 250 words on the following topic: (2,0 ms)

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF LIVING IN A BIG CITY

-UBND HUYỆN PHÙ MỸ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI HSG LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN PHÒNG GD-ĐT NĂM HỌC: 2010 - 2011

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

-HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM

A: Listening: (2 điểm)

Part I: 1,0 điểm (0,1 đ x 10 )

1 from 2 Monday 3 stay 4 tour 5 dinner

6 three 7 free 8 busy 9 unfortunately 10 sounds

Part II : 1,0 điểm ( 0,2 đ x 5 )

1: He was twenty – one years old

2: He worked in a hotel in London in the early 1990s

3: He spent six years in Paris

4: No, he didn’t

5 Vietnamese people will always remember Ho Chi Minh

B: Reading: ( 12 điểm )

Part I : 2,0 điểm ( 0,2đ x 10 )

1.B 2 A 3 B 4 A 5 D

6 C 7 A 8 B 9 C 10 D

Part II : 1,0 điểm ( 0,1 đ x 10 )

1 visit 2 at 3 by 4 is 5 took

6 played 7 songs 8 and 9 because 10 some

Part III : 0,5 điểm (0,1 đ x 5 )

1 A 2 D 3 B 4 A 5 C

Part IV: 0,5 điểm ( 0,1 đ x 5 )

1 F 2 T 3 N 4 T 5 N

Part V : 1,0 điểm ( 0,2 đ x 5 )

1 F 2 D 3 G 4 B 5 H

Part VI : 1,0 điểm ( 0,1 đ x 10 )

1 name -> named 2 at -> in 3 thinks -> thought 4 a -> the

5 much -> many 6 difference -> different 7 amazed -> amazing

8 imagination -> imagine 9 are -> is 10 tries -> try

Part VII : 1,0 điểm ( 0,1 đ x 10 )

1 successful 2 unreliable 3 widened 4 shortage 5 charming

6 encouraged 7 solution 8 uncomfortable 9 unfriendly 10 appointment

Part VIII : 1,O điểm ( 0,1 đ x 10 )

1 B 2 A 3 C 4 D 5 A 6 D 7 D 8 B 9 C 10 A