Đề và đáp án thi học sinh giỏi mônTiếng Anh 9- THCS Mỹ Quang 2010-2011

Part 2: Read the passage and then answer the following questions: 2,5ms Alfred Bernard Nobel 1833 - 1896 a Swedish scientist was the first man to make dynamite.. He allowed his invention

PHÒNG GD-ĐT PHÙ MỸ ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN

TRƯỜNG THCS MỸ QUANG NĂM HỌC 2010-2011

Môn : Tiếng Anh – Lớp 9

Thời gian làm bài :150 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề)

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A READING: (13ms)

Part 1: In this part of the test you must choose the words or phrases which best completes each of the following sentences: (1m)

1 When the party was _ we helped them clear up the house

2 Jack can’t remember _ the telephone number down

3 Has Sue finished _ yet?

A washing up B to wash up C wash up D wash upping

4 Jane stopped the car _ a newspaper

5 I _ your name Could you tell me again?

A am forgetting B ’ve been forgettingC ’ve forgotten D was forgetting

6 There you are! I _ for two hours Where’ve you been?

A am waiting B wait C waited D have been waiting

7 This job working very long hours

A involves B consists C includes D contains

8 “Have they arrested the thieves yet?” “It’s only a _ of time.”

9 Just think, two years’ time, we’ll be 18!

A under B over C after D in

10 I’ll give you ten minutes to come with a better idea

YOUR ANSWERS :

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Part 2: Read the passage and then answer the following questions: (2,5ms)

Alfred Bernard Nobel (1833 - 1896) a Swedish scientist was the first man to make dynamite He allowed his invention to be used in peace However, he saw it being used in war to destroy things, he was extremely

unhappy On his death, he left all his money to be spent upon a prize every year The Nobel Prize is now one of the greatest prizes that a person can ever receive It is given every year for the best work in one of the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Medicine; Literature and Peace Some of the world's greatest scientists are asked

to choose who should be given the prizes

1 What was Nobel's invention about?

2 How was he when he knew his invention being used for bad purpose?

3 Did he give all the money to his relatives on his death?

4 What is his money used for?

5 Can we choose who should be given the prizes? If not, who can?

YOUR ANSWERS :

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Part 3: Fill in each blank with one suitable word.(2,5ms)

John Lennon was born in Livepool in 1940 He was always (1) on music and played in pop groups (2) school and Art College John got married (3) Cynthia in 1962 and they had a son, (4) name was Julian At that (5) , John was member of a group (6) "The Beatles" Many beautiful songs (7) written by John and wherever the group went, crowds of fans gathered to see them They (8) scream and faint when "The Beatles" played, and lot of people (9) their hair cut in a Beatles styles Soon everyone had heard of "The Beatles" and John was (10) richer than he had ever been

Part 4: Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D ) for each space.(1m)

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 saleman (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

9 A.cloth B clothing C cloths D clothes

YOUR ANSWERS :

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Part 5: Give the correct form of the words in brackets There is an example for you: (2,5ms) Ex:We take part in many different ……… at recess (act) activities 1 You must be careful when playing video games because they can be ………(addictive) 2 He is sure to have an accident because he drives very ……… (care) 3 Our students are going to have a ……….check up next Monday (medicine) 4 Gramophone was one of J Edison’s great ……… (invent) 5.We take part in many different………… at recess (act) YOUR ANSWERS : 1………….…2……….3………… … 4……….…5………

Part 6: Each line in the following passage has a spare word; Underline that word and write it in the blanks given (2,5ms) BICYCLES The bicycle is a cheap and clean way to for travel The first 0/ for

Bicycle was made in about one hundred and fifty years ago At 1/

First, bicycles were much expensive Only rich people could 2/

buy one These early time bicycles looked very different from 3/

the ones we have them today Later, when bicycles became 4/

cheaper, many lot people bought one People started riding 5/

bicycles to work and in their with free time Today, people use 6/

cars more than bicycles; cars are much more faster and you 7/

don’t get wet when it start rains! But some people still prefer to 8/

cycle to work They say that there have are too many cars in 9/

town centers and you can't able find anywhere to park! 10/

Part 7 You are going to read a passage Five sentences or phrases have been removed from the passage Choose from the sentences A – G the one which fits each gap 1 – 5 : (1m) Camping holidays are always popular ………(1)……… They are a cheap and easy way to see a country People often travel by train, coach or on foot, so …….(2)…… you can take with you what you can carry -usually in a rucksack on your back If you travel with a friend, of course, some items …….(3)…… Other things must be taken by each person-clothes ; foot wear, a sleeping bag Many people …….(4)……take too much and then find they have forgotten the essentials -a tin of beans is no good ….(5)… ! But with practice and good advice you can have a fantastic holiday A want to drive on the big wheel B with students and young people C without a tin opener D can be shared a tent, a gas stove, food E who go camping for the first time F one thing is important to remember before starting YOUR ANSWERS : 1………….…2……….3………… … 4……….…5………

B WRITING: (7ms) Part 1:Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it : 1.Thank you for your help! - It was

2."Don’t open the door please" said Mary - Mary told

3.Staying at home would be better than going out to night - I'd rather

4.The last time it rained here was a fortnight ago - It

5.He never has enough money - He's always

6.They said that Mr Tuan is a good teacher - Mr Tuan

7.My French friend finds driving on the left difficult - My French friend isn't

8.I think that no city in the world is more beautiful than Paris - I think Paris

9.The flight to Moscow lasted three and half hours - It took

10.Rich as he was, he never helped the poor - No

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Part 2:Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.(2ms) 1 Look! / sun / set / mountains 2 I/ wait/ half an hour/ but she/ not come 3 If I/ be/ him / I / choose/ English / learn 4 In/ end/ I decide/ not buy / dictionary / because/ too expensive 5 This video film / so interesting / I / see /twice 6 She/ say / enjoy / Vietnamese food / much 7.I / tell / him /the truth/ if / I / be / you 8.My father/ used to/ smoke / when/ he / young 9.Mai /bad / at/ Math/ than / Lan Anh 10.Hoa/ have / many/ books/ than/ her/ sister YOUR ANSWERS : 1………

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Part 3: Present a composition on the following topic: “Do you think that learning English is very important ? Why?” You should write about 200 words (3ms) ………

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ĐÁP ÁN

A.READING (13ms)

Part 1: (1 m)

D C A B C D A B D D

Part 2:(2,5 ms)

1 It was about dynamite

2 He was very unhappy

3 No,he didn’t

4 (his money is now used) for the best working one of the following subjects: physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace

5 No, we can't Some of the world's greatest scientists

Part 3:(1 m)

Part 4: (1 m)

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

Part 5: (2 ms)

1 addictive

2 carefully

3.medical

4.invention

5.activities

Part 6: (1 m)

1 in 2 much 3 time 4 them 5 lot 6 with 7 more 8 start 9 have 10 able

Part 7: (1 point)

1B, 2F, 3 D, 4E , 5C

B.WRITING(7ms)

Part 1: (2 ms)

1 it was very kind of you to help me

2 Mary told me/us not to open the door

3 I'd rather stay at home than go out tonight

4 It hasn’t rained here for a fortnight

5 He's always short/lack of money( he's always broke)

6 Mr Tuan was said to be a good teacher

7 My french friend isn't used to driving on the left

8 I think Paris is the most beautiful city in the world

9 It took three and half hours to fly to Moscow

10 No matter how rich he was, he never helped the poor

Part 2: (2ms)

1 Look! The sun is setting behind the mountains

2 I have been waiting for her for half an hour but she hasn’t come (yet)

3 If I were him , I would choose English to learn

4 In the end, I decided not to buy that(the) dictionary because it was too expensive

5 This video film is so interesting that I have seen it twice

6.She said she enjoyed Vietnamese food very much

7.I would tell him the truth if I were you

8.My father used to smoke when he was young

9.Mai is worse at Math than Lan Anh

10.Hoa has more books than her sister

Part : (3ms)

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