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UBND HUYỆN NGHĨA ĐÀN PHÒNG GD & ĐT KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI DỰ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH Năm học 2010-2011 MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH 9 (Đề thi có 04 trang) Thời gian : 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Họ và tên thí sinh: Ngày tháng năm sinh: Số báo danh Học sinh trường: Số phách Họ tên, chữ kí giám thị 1 Họ tên chữ kí giám thị 2 §Ò chÝnh thøc SỐ PHÁCH ĐIỂM: CHỮ KÍ GK1 CHỮ KÍ GK 2 SECTION A: PHONETICS 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. Write your answers (A or B, C, D) in the numbered spaces. 1. A. answer B. ask C. watch D. disaster 2. A. surgeon B. agent C. engine D. regard 3. A. basic B. preserve C. design D. physical 4. A. sword B. sweet C. swear D. swing 5. A. kite B. dioxide C. decide D. determine 2. Choose the word which has different stress pattern from others. 6. A. museum B. musician C. competent D. computer 7. A. divide B. decide C. notice D. invent 8. A. primary B. material C. collection D. pagoda 9. A. persuade B. standard C. prevent D. conserve 10. A. nature B. culture C. measure D. Mature SECTION B: LEXICO–GRAMMAR 1.Choose the best answer by circling A, B,C or D to fill in the gap. 11. She was looking _________ her missing dog when I arrived. A. after B. for C. up D. forward to 12. Nobody was injured in the accident, _________? A. was he B. weren’t they C. were they D. wasn’t she 13. We’ve _________ of time to catch the bus so there’s no need to rush. A. very much B. enough C. great deal D. plenty 14. The reason I left is _________ I was bored. A. why B. that C. while D. for 15. I’m sure she will do all she can _________ us. A. for helping B. help C. to help D. to helping 16. There are _________ many people in the room that I can't move. A. so B. such C. very D. too 17. He wants you to _________ a good hotel. A. introduce B. direct C. recommend D. tell 18. Excuse me, I _________ if you can help me. A. expect B. hope C. believe D. wonder 19. John_________ very badly at Mary’s birthday party. A. behaved B. conducted C. showed D. operated 20. We wish _________ her a birthday cake and a bunch of flowers. A. to send B. send C. sending D. sent 11. B 12. C 13. D 14.B 15.C 16.A 17.C 18.D 19.A 20.A 2. Complete the paragraph by using the correct form of the words in the breakets. There is a considerable public concern in Shaston following the (21- discover) _________on Wednesday evening of a metal (22- contain) _________ filled with (23- poison) _________ liquid. The object was found by a local (24- reside) _________ when he was walking with his lovely dog in a field behind a newly- built chemical factory. As yet, the factory has been (25- able) _________ to provide any (26- explain) _________ as to show how the object came to be in the field. A spokesperson stated that a full investigation was taking place and that security procedures were being reviewed. People living in the (27- neighbor) _________ are (28- extreme) _________ angry, as a year ago they withdrew their objections to the (29- decide) _________ to build the factory here after the company had stated that no dangerous (30- chemistry) _________ would be produced on this site. Your answer: 21 Discovery 22 Container 23 poisonous 24 resident 25 unable 26 Explanations 27 Neighborhood 28 Extremely 29 Decision 30 Chemicals 3. Each of the lines in the following passage has a mistake. Find and correct it. 31. In order to request telephone service in the United States, either call nor visit your local 32. telephone store. A sales representative will be glad showing you samples of the designs and colors 33. available. Simple choose the design and color that you prefer, and leave your name, and address 34. and employer’s name with the sales representative. Students with scholarships should provide his 35. sponsor’s name instead with employer’s name. 36. A fifty- dollars security deposit must be paid prior to telephone installation, and may be paid by 37. cheque, cash or mastercard. In the day that your telephone is to be installed, a responsible 38. person such as an apartment manager, must be at home to lock the door for the serviceman to go inside. Lin e Mistake Correction Lin e Mistake Correction 31. Nor or 35. With Of 32. Showing To show 36. Dollars Dollar 33. Simple Simply 37. In on 34. His Their 38. Lock Unlock SECTION C : READING 1. Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the paragraph. Make extinction Provide Habitats Cause Control prey Starve Vegetation Plentiful Wild animals play an important part in the balance of nature and ___39___ us with many important products. Birds and other small animals help___40___ insects. Wild animals provide fur, food and recreation. They also ___41___ our surroundings more interesting. Uncontrolled hunting has destroyed much wildlife. People have also harmed animals by destroying their ___42___ . Many animals, such as the passenger pigeon, have disappeared completely. Others, including the whopping crane, the blue whale and the American alligator, are in danger of ___43___. Sometimes it is necessary to keep animals from becoming too ___44___. For example, rabbits and such rodents as ground squirrels and mice may ___45___ great damage to crops if they are too abundant. Deer may eat so much ___46___ that the herd will ___47___ in winter because no food is left. Predators help hold down the population of their ___48___. Your answer 39. Provide 40. Control 41. Make 42. Habitats 43. Extinction 44. Plentiful 45. Cause 46. Vegetation 47. Starve 48. prey 2. Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order to make a meaningful dialogue.The first one has been done for you. A. Will you accept cheque? B. No, sir. But can you enroll me as a member? C. Yes, sir. I suppose I need your help. D. Do you want just to consult the book here, or are you thinking of borrowing it? E. Certainly. Here is an application form. You have to pay a deposit of 20 dollars. F. We lend books only to members. Are you a member? G. Can I help you? H. No, I am afraid we can’t accept cheque. I. I want to borrow books. J. What a pity. I am short of cash. 49.G 50.C 51.D 52.I 53.F 54.B 55.E 56.A 57.H 58.J 3. Read the following passage then answer the questions. How many times have you come back from what was meant to be a relaxing holiday and said, “If only I had stayed at home”? Why are holidays often more stressful than staying at home? It is not actually very surprising that foreign travel is tiring and it is not just because of the distances involved. A successful trip needs planning and very careful preparation – this is hard work. Having set off, you will probably have to spend hours in stuffy airports because of endless delays. Flying, as everyone knows, is itself a stressful experience for most people. Finally, you arrive in an unfamiliar environment with perhaps no knowledge whatever of the local language. It is almost like becoming a child again: one feels so helpless and stupid. Imagine not being able to explain what you want to eat to a waiter or where you are staying to a taxi driver! 1. The causes of the holiday stress are all mentioned in the passage EXCEPT A. the distance B. the local language C. the luggage D. the flight 2. What does “ hard work” in line 4 refer to? A. a trip’s careful preparation B. a trip’s planning C. waiting hours for the plane D. both A and B 3. What does “stuffy” in line 5 mean? A. having no fresh air B. being too large C. having no staff D. being too small 4. What is the writer’s attitude toward foreign travel ? A. positive B. indifferent C. objective D. unfavorable 5. The following can’t be concluded from the passage except that A. One should work hard in order to have a relaxing holiday B. Holidays can cause more stress than being home. C. Domestic travel sounds better than foreign one D. For a successful trip one had better book the flight weeks in advance 59. C 60. D 61. A 62. D 63. B SECTION D: WRITING 1.Rewrite the following sentences, keep the meaning unchanged. 64. My teacher made me study for my exam I was made to study for my exam by my teacher 65. The restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there It is such a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there 66. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult My French friend isn’t used to driving on the left. 67. "You caused the accident !" the inspector said to the boy. The inspector accused the boy of having caused/ causing the accident. 8. The meeting was so interesting that we didn't want to leave it. It was such an interesting meeting that we didn’t want to leave. 2.Write a paragraph of about 150-180 words express you ideas about the following topic. “Regular physical exercises are very useful to our health” Biểu điểm: - Các câu từ 01 – 68 mỗi câu đúng được 01 điểm. - Bài luận được 12 điểm. (Tổng điểm chia cho 4-> thang điểm 20) . UBND HUYỆN NGHĨA ĐÀN PHÒNG GD & ĐT KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI DỰ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH Năm học 2010-2011 MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH 9 (Đề thi có 04 trang) Thời gian : 150. Lin e Mistake Correction 31 . Nor or 35 . With Of 32 . Showing To show 36 . Dollars Dollar 33 . Simple Simply 37 . In on 34 . His Their 38 . Lock Unlock SECTION C : READING 1. Fill in each blank with one. 9 (Đề thi có 04 trang) Thời gian : 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Họ và tên thí sinh: Ngày tháng năm sinh: Số báo danh Học sinh trường: Số phách Họ tên, chữ kí giám thị 1 Họ tên chữ kí