HSG8-N9

Trêng THCS Trùc B×nh §Ò thi häc sinh giái M«n tiÕng Anh 8-N9 N¨m häc 2010-2011 Thêi gian lµm bµi : 120 phót SECTION 1: PRONUNCIATION: ( 2 points) I-Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the others. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper. 1.A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough 2.A. chair B. cheap C. chorus D. child 3.A. missed B. closed C. called D. planned 4.A. fat B. any C. gas D. hat 5.A physics B. basic C. sailor D. subject II- Choose one word that has a different stress position from the others. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper. 6.A. scissors B. object C. wardrobe D. transmit 7.A. comfortable B. commercial C. generous D. demonstrate 8.A. experiment B. assistant C. sociable D. equipment 9.A. advice B. beauty C. picture D. postcard 10.A. theater B. career C. cinema D. gallery SECTION 2: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Part 1: Choose the correct answer: Circle the letter A, B, C or D (4pts) Example: 0. Where you go last night? – I went to the movies. a. do b. are c. did d. will 1. His towards me is very strange. a. behave b. behavior c. behaved d. behaving 2. The doctor he should take a few days off. a. say b. said c. ask d. tell 3. I tried my not to laugh. a. good b. well c. better d. best 4. We left at 6 a.m late. a. so as not to be b. so as not being c. so as to be d. so as not being 5. I remember you that shirt. a. buy b. to buy c. buying d. for buying 6. are the people who live in a place. a. Community b. Environment c. Organization d. Program 7. “Where is Sue?” “She be in the garden.” a. may b. has to c. need to d. can 8. It the coldest day in Ha Noi for 40 years. a. has b. was c. is d. has been 9. Living in the countryside is not expensive, and it isn’t complex, a. too b. either c. neither d. so 1 10. Tim’s teacher asked him to spend more time Spanish pronunciation. a. in b. of c. at d. on 11. Italy France in tomorrow’s final. a. has played b. played c. is playing d. play 12. These medicines can your headache. a. ease b. elevate c. revive d. affect 13. She covered her knees a blanket. a. in b. under c. of d. with 14. Would you mind the window? a. to close b. closing c. about closing d. closed 15. How much is the car in Japan? a. makes b. making c. to make d. made 16. Will you pick me after the party? a. on b. over c. up d. through 17. Thank you very much the Christmas gift . A. of B. with C. for D. about 18. ………… she plays the piano! A. How well B. How good C. What well D. What good 19. Life here is very ……………. A. peace B. peacefully C. peaceful D. peacefulness 20. It is raining outside, and Tom brought his umbrella with him ………… he wouldn’t get wet. A. so as to B. in order C. so that D. in order to Part 2: Complete the following sentences with the new word formed from the ones in CAPITAL at the end of each sentence. (1.5 pts) Example: She has cut herself and it’s __bleeding _quite badly. (BLOOD) 1. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more ________________. (COMFORT) 2. The child should be punished of his bad _________________. (BEHAVE) 3. Mr. Minh has made an ________________to see us at 3 o’clock. (ARRANGE) 4. Bell_________________ demonstrated his invention. (SUCCESS) 5. __________________, dark clouds appeared and it began to rain. (FORTUNATE) 6. Every day, there are two ______________ from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city. (FLY) SECTION 3: READING COMPREHENSION Part 1: Choose the words from the box to fill in the gaps. (4 pts) 2 example limits make countries where lot under include them lights travel is obey miss license When you are driving (0) _ abroad __ you should (1) _____________ sure that you have all documents with you. These (2)_______________ your passport, your driving (3) ______________ and insurance papers. It (4) _______________ very inconvenient if you (5) ______________ any of these or if you cannot find (6)_____________ quickly. You must also make (7) ________________ that your car has a national plate which shows the country (8) _______________ the car is registered; for (9) _________________, GB for Britain, F for France, N for Norway and so on. In some (10) _________________ you have to pay if you don’t (11) ______________ motoring laws and this can sometimes cost you a (12) ______________of money. For instance, you may have to pay immediately if you are stopped by a police officer for taking no notice of traffic (13) ______________, speed (14) _______________ or if you allow children (15) _______________ the age of twelve to (16) ______________ in the front seat of a vehicle. Part 2: Rearrange these sentences to make a dialogue between a tourist and a guide (2 pts) ______ Tourist: I have heard of Hoi An. Is it an interesting place? ______ Guide: Why don’t you go to Ha Noi? You can find many historical sites there. ___1__ Tourist: What can I see in Central Viet Nam? ______ Guide: Yes. It’s an old town with many Japanese and Chinese cultural features. ______ Tourist: What other places should I go to? ______ Guide: You can enjoy many coastal towns with beautiful beaches. Besides, you can go to Hue and visit the mausoleum of the Nguyen Kings. ______ Tourist: That’s a good idea. Thank you very much. SECTION 4: WRITING Part 1: Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. Do not change the given bold word form and do not write more than 5 words. (2pts) Example: 0. My school has two thousand students. 0. are There are two thousands students in my school. 3 1. May I turn on the television? mind Do you _________________________________ the television? 2. Would you mind not using the office phone? use I’d ____________________________________ the office phone. 3. “Don’t throw things away” - Mrs. Thanh said to the students. asked Mrs. Thanh_____________________________ throw things away. 4. Does your country export coffee to Europe? exported Is _______________________________ by your country? 5. I suggest going to the movies now. that I ______________________________to the movies now. Part 2: Use the following words and phrases. Make all the necessary changes and additions to write complete and meaningful sentences. (1.5 pts) Example: Last week/ we/ go/ camping/ classmates Last week we went camping with our classmates. 1. I/ not/ see/ him/ since/ we/ leave/ school ______________________________________________________ 2. This / be/ first time/ Tim/ see/ rice paddies ______________________________________________________ 3. compost/ make/ from household and garden waste ______________________________________________________ 4. he/ tell/ me/ that/ he/ borrow/ book/ school library ______________________________________________________ 5. would/ you/ mind/ if / I / sit/ here? ______________________________________________________ Part 3 : Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before (3 pts) 1. It’s a long time since we became close friends. We have___________________________________________________ 2. No one is more intelligent than her in our school. She ______________________________________________________ 3. ‘Can I borrow your bike, Nga?’, Nam asked.  Nam asked Nga ____________________________________________ 4. Lan is 1.60m tall and Hoa is 1.60 tall, too.  Lan ______________________________________________________ 5. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.  Apples are not ______________________________________________ 6. He’d rather play golf than tennis.  He prefers __________________________________________________ The End 4 Đáp án và hớng dẫn chấm đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh N9 Năm học 2010-2011 I. SECTION 1: PRONUNCIATION I. (1 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng cho 0,2 điểm. 1. A 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. A II. (1 điểm). Mỗi câu đúng cho 0,2 điểm. 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. B SECTION 2: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Part 1: (4 marks) (0.2 mark for each correct answer) 1B 2B 3D 4A 5C 6A 7A 8D 9B 10D 11C 12A 13D 14B 15D 16C 17C 18A 19C 20C Part 2: (1.5pts) (0.25 mark for each correct answer) 1. comfortable 4. successfully 2. behavior 5. unfortunately 3. arrangement 6. flights (thiu s khụng cho im) SECTION 3: READING COMPREHENSION Part 1: (4pts) (0.25 mark for each correct answer) 1. make 5. miss 9. example 13. lights 2. include 6. them 10. countries 14. limits 3. license 7. sure 11. obey 15. under 4. is 8. where 12. lot 16. travel Part 2: (2 pts) (0.33 mark for each correct answer) ___3__ Tourist: I have heard of Hoi An. Is it an interesting place? ___6__ Guide: Why dont you go to Ha Noi? You can find many historical sites there. ___1__ Tourist: What can I see in Central Viet Nam? ___4__ Guide: Yes. Its an old town with many Japanese and Chinese cultural features. ___5__ Tourist: What other places should I go to? ___2__ Guide: You can enjoy many coastal towns with beautiful beaches. Besides, you can go to Hue and visit the mausoleum of the Nguyen Kings. ___7__ Tourist: Thats a good idea. Thank you very much. 5 SECTION 4: WRITING Part 1: (2pts) (0.4 mark for each correct answer) 1. May I turn on the television? Do you ___mind if I turn on__ the television? 2. Would you mind not using the office phone? I’d ___rather you didn t use’ __ the office phone. 3. “Don’t throw things away” - Mrs. Thanh said to the students. Mrs. Thanh ___asked the students not to throw things away. 4. Does your country export coffee to Europe? Is ___coffee exported to Europe__ by your country? 5. I suggest going to the movies now. I __suggest that we should go__to the movies now. Part 2: (1.5 pts) (0.3 mark for each correct answer ) 1. I/ not/ see/ him/ since/ we/ leave/ school I have not seen him since we left school. (Dùng sai thì (tenses) không cho điểm) 2. This / be/ first time/ Tim/ see/ rice paddies This is the first time Tin has seen (the) rice paddies. 3. compost/ make/ from household and garden waste Compost is made from household and garden waste. 4. he/ tell/ me/ that/ he/ borrow/ book/ school library He told me that he borrowed this/ that/ a book from the school library. 5. would/ you/ mind/ if / I / sit/ here? Would you mind if I sat here? (Sai thì chữ “sat” không cho điểm) Part 3: (3pts) (0.5 mark for each correct answer ) 1. We have become/have been close friends for a long time 2. She is the most intelligent student/girl in our school. 3. Nam asked Nga to lend him her bike./Nam asked Nga if he could borrow her bike. 4. Lan is the same height as Hoa/ Lan is as tall as Hoa/ Lan and Hoa are the same height. 5. Apples are not as expensive as oranges. 6. He prefers golf to tennis/ He prefers playing golf to (playing) tennis 6