sở giáo dục và đào tạo hải dơng kì thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh lớp 9 thcs năm học 2007-2008 đề chính thức Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: 29/03/2008 Đề thi gồm: 6 trang A. PHONETICS, VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR: Question I: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. (5 pts) 1. A. Tamil B. baggy C. casual D. article 2. A. cupboards B. cigarettes C. maps D. ghosts 3. A. great B. bread C. break D. steak 4. A. dropped B. looked C. laughed D. raised 5. A .cook B. flood C. book D. woman Question II: Choose the word that has the main stress in a different position from the others: (5 pts) 1. A. necessary B. inform C. interest D. dangerous 2. A. control B. foolish C. broken D. greedy 3. A. movies B. answer C. article D. machine 4. A. agree B. internet C. radio D. travel 5. A. order B. customer C. commercial D. brutal Question III: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. (10 pts) 1. He seldom goes to the market, ? A. doesnt he B. does he C. is he D. isnt he 2. The ball went towards a passing boat. It went of a passing boat. A. forwards B. forward C. in the direction D. in direction 3. You can borrow my book you bring it back by Monday. A. as long as B. unless C. so that D. while 4. The customer insisted seeing the manager. A. of B. on C. in D. about 5. I remember them somewhere in the city. A. to see B. saw C. seeing D. seen 6 sweets are not good for childrens teeth. A. A B. An C. The D. no article 7. Lets wait until the rain A. stops B. will stop C. has stopped D. is stopping 8. When in Rome do the Romans do. A. like B. as C. same D. the same 9. Lets go for a drink, ? A. shall we B. do we C. do us D. let us 10. The brothers are so alike. I cant one from the other. A. say B. notice C. tell D. mark 1 Question IV: Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the words in bracket: (5 pts) ( job, occupation, work, position, career) 1. He has to take a boring . delivering food.… 2. She has just returned to after having the baby.… 3. Peter was appointed to the .… of director of the company. 4. All of us have to fill our names and in the forms…… . 5. Her political …… began 20 years ago. Question V: Identify the error in the following sentences. (10 pts) 1 .The number of the students who have got bad marks since Christmas are appalling. A B C D 2. Mary said that she knows how the procedures for doing the experiment, but when A we began to work in the laboratory, she found that she was mistaken. B C D 3. When we arrived at the store to purchase the dishwasher advertise in the A B newspaper, we learned that all the dishwashers had been sold. C D 4. That manufacture is not only raising his prices but also decreasing the production A B C of his product as well. D 5. The harder he tried, the worst he danced before the large audience. A B C D 6. Tom said that if he had to do another homework tonight , he would not be able A B C to attend the concert. D 7. The Greens have two sons, neither of them lives with them. A B C D 8. I went to the United States six months ago because mine cousin is out there. A B C D 9. It’s high time people pay much attention to education. A B C D 10. John, I think you should stop playing computer games and concentrate in your study. A B C D Question VI: Provide the correct form of the words in brackets (5 pts): 1. The old lady hid all her under the floor. (… save) 2. She got very angry but later she apologized for her . (… patient) 3. Her parents .her to apply for the blank. (… courage) 4. It was extremely of you to leave your library books on the bus. (… care) 5. He regularly writes for our newspaper. (… poet) 2 B. READING: Question I: Read the passage and choose the best answer. (10 pts) There is much more water than land _(1)_ the surface of the earth. The sea and oceans _(2)_ nearly four-fifths of the whole world, and only one-fifth of _(3)_ land. If you travelled over the earth _(4)_ different directions, you would have to spend much more of your time _(5)_ on water than on roads or railways. We sometimes forget that _(6)_ every mile of land there is four miles of water. There is much water on the surface of our earth that we _(7)_ to use two words to describe. We use the word seas _(8 )_ those parts of water surface which _(9)_ only a few hundreds of miles wide, the word oceans to describe the huge areas of water which are thousands of miles wide _(10)_ very deep. 1. A in B on C from D over 2. A covered B covering C cover D to cover 3. A them are B its C it is D it’s 4. A. in B for C to D by 5. A moving B to move C move D moved 6. A on B in C within D for 7. A must B should C have D would 8. A describing B describes C to describe D describe 9. A have B is C are D will be 10. A then B and C but D also Question II: Read the following passage then answer the questions below. (10 pts) In an effort to produce the largest, fastest, and most luxurious ship, British built the Titanic. The owners were so sure of this that they provided lifeboats for only 950 of its possible 3,500 passengers. Many passengers were on the ship the night it crashed into an iceberg, only two days at sea and more than half way between England and the New York destination. Because the ship was traveling so fast, it was impossible to avoid the iceberg. A terrible fire also contributed to the ship’s sinking. Panic increased the number of casualties as people jumped into the icy water or fought to be among the few to get on the lifeboats. Four hours after the accident, another ship, the Carpathia, rescued the survivors — less than a third of those aboard. The infamous Titanic enjoyed only two days of sailing on its voyage in 1912 before sinking into 12,000 feet of water near the coast of New found land, where it lies today. 1. How many lifeboats did the Titanic provide? 2. Were there possible 3,500 passengers on the ship the night it crashed into an iceberg? 3. Where did it hit the iceberg? 4. How many passengers were rescued ? 5. Was the Titanic ’s life short ? Question III: Fill in the blank of the following passage with one suitable word : (l0 pts) 3 Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution (1) is as complicated as it is serious. It is complicated (2) much pollution is caused by things that… benefit people. For example, (3) from automobiles causes a large percentage of… all air pollution. But the automobiles (4) transportation for millions of people.… Factories (5) much of the material that pollutes air and water, but factories give… employment to a large number of people. Thus, to end (6) greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to… stop using many things that (7) them. Most of the people do not want to do that,… of course. But pollution can be (8) reduced in several ways. Scientists and… engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that … (9) businesses and (10) to stop, or cut down on certain polluting activities.… Question IV: Match each sentence in A with the best response in B. Each respond is used once only. (5 pts) A B 1. I prefer cartoons. A. Mom did. 2. That’s an excellent hat! B. Two hours by bike. 3.1 think we should go to the cinema. C. The dark-blue one, please. 4. How long does it take you there? D. It’s nice of you to say so. 5. Do you like watching sports? E . That’s a good idea. 6. You don’t like beer, do you? F. I’m the opposite. 7.1 think we should buy a ladder. G. Not really . I like listening to music. 8. Which of these would you like? H. What for? 9. Who helped you finish this shirt? I. Lan. 10. Who did Mai meet yesterday? J. No ,I don’t. C. WRITING Question I: Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one (10 pts) 1. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago. A. He had tested his eyes ten months before. B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then C. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months. D. He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten month. 2. If I were you , I wouldn t take the job“ ’ , said my room - mate” . A. My room- mate was thinking about taking the job. B. My room- mate advised me not to take the job C. My room- mate introduced the idea of taking the job to me. D. My room- mate insisted on taking the job for me. 3. The children couldn t go swimming because the sea was too rough.’ A. The children were not calm enough to swim in the sea. B. The sea was rough enough for the children to swim in. C. The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming. D. The sea was too rough to the children’s swimming. 4 4. The doctor said, You really ought to rest for a few days, Jasmine.“ ” A. Jasmine’s doctor insisted that she should rest for a few days. B. The doctor suggested that Jasmine should take a short rest. C. It is the doctor’s recommendation that Jasmine rested shortly. D. The doctor strongly advised Jasmine to take a few days’ rest. 5. The doctor advised him against taking a holiday in a tropical country. A. The doctor’s advice was against his taking a holiday in a tropical country. B. He was advised to take a holiday in a tropical country by his doctor. C. The doctor suggested that he should not take a holiday in a tropical country. D. The doctor asked him not to take a holiday in a tropical country. 6. He didn t have breakfast, so he feels hungry now.’ A. If he had breakfast, he wouldn’t feel hungry now. B. He wouldn’t have felt hungry now if he had had breakfast. C. If only he had had breakfast, he wouldn’t feel hungry now. D. If he had had breakfast, he wouldn’t feel hungry now. 7. I m sorry, Huong , said Lan“ ’ ” , I m afraid I ve damaged your “ ’ ’ computer .” A. Lan apologized to Huong for damaging her computer. B. Lan apologized that she had damaged Huong’s computer. C. Lan was sorry for Huong for having damaged her computer. D. Huong was apologized by Lan for having damaged her computer. 8. Although my neighbor wasn t experienced, he got the job’ A. In spite of not having experienced he got the job. B. Even though without any experience, he got the job. C. Despite his being inexperienced, he got the job. D. Due to his inexperience, he got the job. 9. I wasn t interested in the movie, so I turned the TV off.’ A. I didn’t find the movie so interested, so I turned off the TV. B. I didn’t find the movie interesting so I turned off the TV. C. I turned off the TV because the film wasn’t found interesting. D. Since the film was not interesting, I turned it off. 10. You d better go to the dentist when you have got a toothache, ” ’ Loan, Lan said” . A. Lan advised Loan to go to the dentist when she had a toothache. B. Lan said that Loan had better go to the dentist if he had got a toothache. C. Lan told Loan to go to the dentist when she had a toothache. D. Lan asked Loan that she should go to the dentist when she had a toothache. Question II: Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the one given.( 5 pts): 1. Somebody repaired her car yesterday. =>She 2. His parents made him study for his exams. =>He 5 3. I’ve never met such a beautiful girl before. => It’s 4. He would rather watch TV than go to the cinema. => He prefers……………………… 5. I haven’t been to Hanoi for 2 years. => The last time Question III: Write a paragraph of about 120 words about the following topic: (10 pts) “What should we do to save energy ?” Use the cues given below: -walk/ turn off / check / turn off / save /travel / protect / keep closed/ … prepare /get… - electricity/ the fridge door closed/the faucet after using/food carefully/the stove. / a plumber to make sure/ crack in the pipes/ the fan/ the light/ the air conditioner in the room / electricity/ the fridge door closed/ by bike or by bus / energy/ the environment .… .==========THE END========== Hä vµ tªn thÝ sinh: Sè b¸o danh: Ch÷ ký gi¸m thÞ sè 1: Ch÷ ký gi¸m thÞ sè 2: 6 sở giáo dục và đào tạo hải dơng kì thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh lớp 9 thcs năm học 2007-2008 Key: A. PHONETICS, VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR: Question I: Choose the word which the underlined letter has different pronunciation to the others: (5 pts) 1.D 2.A 3.B 4. D 5. B Question II: Choose the word that has the main stress in a different position from the others: (5 pts) 1.B 2.A 3.D 4. A 5.C Question III: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. (10 pts) 1. B 2.C 3.A 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. C Question IV: Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the words in bracket: (5 pts) 1. He has to take a boring job delivering food. 2. She has just returned to work after having the baby. 3. Peter was appointed to the position of director of the company. 4. All of us have to fill our names and occupations in the forms. 5. Her political career began 20 years ago. Question V: Identify the error in the following sentences. (10 pts) 1.D 2.A 3.B 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. D Question VI: Provide the correct form of the words in brackets (5 pts): 1. savings 2. impatience 3. encouraged 4. careless 5. poems B. READING: Question I: Read the passage and choose the best answer. (10 pts) 1 .B 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.A 6. D 7. C 8.C 9.B 10.B Question II: Read the following passage then answer the questions below. (10 pts, 2 pts for 1 answer) 1. 950 . / The Titanic provided 950 lifeboats. 2. Yes, there were. 3. More than half way between England and the New York destination. /It hit the iceberg more than half way between England and the New York destination. 4. Less than a third of those aboard./ Few./ Less than a third of those aboard / Few passengers were rescued. 5. 2. Yes, it was. Question III: Fill in the blank of the following passage with ONE suitable word : (l0 p) 7 1. problem 2. because 3. exhaust 4. provide 5. discharge 6. or 7. benefit 8. gradually 9. require 10. individuals Question IV: Match each sentence in A with the best response in B. Each respond is used once only. (5 pts) 1.F 2.D 3.E 4. B 5. G 6. J 7. H 8. C 9. A 10. I C. WRITING Question I: Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one (10 pts) 1. C 2.B 3.C 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. A Question II: Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the one given.( 5 pts): 1. She had / got her car repaired yesterday. 2. He was made to study for his exams by his parents. 3. It's the first time I've ever met such a beautiful girl. 4. He prefers watching TV to going to the cinema. 5. The last time I went to Hanoi was 2 years ago. Question III: Write a paragraph of about 120 words about the following topic: (10 points) - * Marking scheme for Part III: (10 pts) -Task fulfillment (1/2 of total mark): - Complete the task appropriately with all main ideas and important details: - Get a plumber to check the crack in the pipes. - Turn off the fan/ the light/ the air conditioner when there is no one in the room to save electricity. - turn off the faucet after using. - Keep the fridge door closed - Travel by bike, bus or walk to save energy and protect the environment. - Prepare food carefully before turn on the stove. - Language (1/2 of total mark): - accurate grammar - appropriate vocabulary - variety of sentence types - appropriate linking devices - good organization .==========THE END========== 8 9 . dơng kì thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh lớp 9 thcs năm học 2007-2008 đề chính thức Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: 29/03/2008 Đề thi gồm: 6 trang A. PHONETICS,. gi¸m thÞ sè 1: Ch÷ ký gi¸m thÞ sè 2: 6 sở giáo dục và đào tạo hải dơng kì thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh lớp 9 thcs năm học 2007-2008 Key: A. PHONETICS, VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR: Question I: Choose the