PHÒNG GD-ĐT VĨNH TƯỜNG TRƯỜNG THCS VĨNH TƯỜNG ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HSG LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Question I. (LISTENING) You will hear two tourists; Sally and Peter talking in a coffee shop. Listen to the dialogue carefully and choose the correct letter A, B or C to confirm the information you hear. 1. How long has Sally been waiting? A. five minutes B. twenty minutes C. thirty minutes 2. What caused Peter problems at the bank? A. The exchange rate was down. B. He was late. C. The computers weren’t working. 3. Who did Peter talk to at the bank? A. an old friend B. an American man C. a German man 4. Henry gave Peter a map of A. the city. B. the bus routes. C. the train system. 5. What do Peter and Sally decide to order? A. food and drinks B. just food C. just drinks Question II. Choose the word whose stressed syllable is different from the rest in each group. 6. A. minister B. dependent C. encourage D. agreement 7. A. lemon B. physics C. decay D. decade 8. A. favorable B. talkative C. successful D. beautiful 9. A. salary B. essential C. industry D. interview 10. A. television B. advertisement C. dictionary D. supervisor Question III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 11. Your plan is similar ………………….mine. A. with B. to C. in D. of 12. Robots may be …………………………….the housework for us in the future. A. used to do B. used to doing C. using to do D. using to doing 13. Are you saying you ……………….her again? A. never saw B. never will see C. will never see D. would ever see 14. Jane said she ………………….18 years old the next week. A. was B. is C. will be D. would be 15. I know him …………….sight but not to speak to. A. at B. in C. by D. on 16. Mother! Someone ……………………….my bicycle! I can not see it. A. took B. has taken C. takes D. is taking 17. He’s left his book at home; he’s always so …………………… A. forgetting B. forgotten C. forgettable D. forgetful 18. I could not finish my work…………………….the help he offered me. A. although B. despite C. because D. because of 19. He forgot………………… the letter for me this morning, so now I will have to do it. A. to post B. posting C. post D. posted 20. Noone ……………him could solve this problem. I really admired his intelligence. A. except from B. apart for C. subtract D. but 21. I tried hard but I couldn't him. A. take B. gain C. win D. beat 22. This soup tastes that I can't eat it. A. so sweetly B. too sweetly C. so sweet D. very sweet 23. Let’s go for a long walk,…………….? A. will you B. do we C. shall we D. must you 24. This is not the right to ask for my help: I am far too busy even to listen ! A. moment B. situation C. opportunity D. circumstances 25. I'm looking forward to …………… on vacation. A. go B. be going C. going D. having gone Question IV: Read the text carefully and choose the best answer to complete it. A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, (26) _______ largely on the beauty of their physical appearance. The modern beauty pageant can (27) _______ its origin to the Miss America pageant, first held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1921, under the title ‘Inter-City Beauty' contest. The following year the title was (28) _______ as Miss America. Other contests include the yearly Miss World competition and Miss Universe, which are the two largest and most famous (29) _______ beauty contests. Women from around the world (30) _______ in the competition for these titles. To be selected as Miss World or Miss Universe, a contestant must be (31) _______ . If a Miss WorId fails to live up to people's expectations, she may, be (32) _______. The organizers of the major beauty contests represent their contests (33) _______ being events of world importance. (34) _______, many other people consider beauty contests to be (35) _______ entertainment event of no great importance. 26. A. set B. based C. regarded D. used 27. A. trace B. explain C. pass D. share 28. A. renewed B. removed C. renamed D. retained 29. A. nation B. national C. internationale D. international 30. A. interest B. participate C. excite D. involve 31. A. single B. married C. impressive D. attractive 32. A. dismissed B. declared C. disqualified D. dispensed 33. A. of B. to C. for D. as 34. A. Besides B. However C. Therefore D. Furthermore 35. A. mass B. popular C. agreeable D. remarkable. Question V: Speaking; Imagine that you are going shopping in a foreign shop and you want to buy a shirt. What does the shop assistant say? And what should you say to deal with your task successfully? Read the following dialogue and fill in the missing information. Write your full sentence in your answer paper. AT THE SHOP Shop assistant: Good morning! (36)…………………………………………………….? Customer: I would like to buy a T-shirt. Shop assistant: (37)………………………………………………… you? Customer: Uh! Size XL, please. Shop assistant: (38)………………………………………………… ? Customer: I’d like the blue one. (39) ……………………………………on? Shop assistant: Of course. Here is the shirt. Customer: How much is it? Shop assistant: 10 dollars, Sir! Customer: Ok! I (40)…………………………………… Question VI: Supply the correct form of the words in each blank of the following sentences. 41. That was a very thing to say (HURT) 42. There's enough in the world without people making films about it. (SAD) 43. The food was rather (DISAPPOINT) 44. He's caused his parents a lot of (UNHAPPY) 45. He doesn’t drive as……………….… as he did last year (DANGER) Question VII: Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. The habits of those who constantly play video games are very important to people working in video-game industry. If video games are going to be one of the most attractive features of future interactive systems, it is essential for producers to know what types of games to make, how best to present such games on interactive video and how to ensure that such games maintain their fascination for people. Above all, it is vital to build up detailed profiles of people who are addicted to video games. Until recently, the chief market for video games has been boys aged eight to fifteen. The fascination for interactive video games is seen in its purest form in this group. Video games appeal to some deep instinct in boys who find it impossible to tear themselves away from them. Schoolwork is ignored, health is damaged and even eating habits are affected. Girls of the same age, however, are entirely different, demonstrating far greater freedom from the hold of video games. Quite simply, they can take video games in their stride, being able to play them when they want and then leave them alone. 46. Producers of video games are keen on _____ . A. developing computer techniques in making such games B. learning about drug to which people are addicted C. designing ways to change their video games into television programs D. finding the best ways of continuing to attract people 47. The people who are most attracted to video games are______. A. young adult women B. girls between eight and fifteen C. boys from eight to fifteen years old D. both boys and girls between eight and fifteen. 48._____have different attitude towards playing video games. A. Adult men and women B. Girls and boys below eight C. Girls and boys above fifteen D. Boys and girls from eight to fifteen 49.The addiction to video games can be so powerful that it can _____ . A. make people relaxing B. destroy people's instincts C. separate boys from girls D. make people physically ill 50. Compared with boys of the same age, girls are_______ . A. more addicted to video games B. more intelligent than boy C. more concentrated on video games D. less influenced by video games Question VIII: Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence has the same meaning as the one printed before. 51. The book interested me more than the film. =>I thought………………………………………………………………………………………… 52. No, please don’t tell him. => I’d rather you ……………………………….………………………………………………… 53. You travel much. You know much about the world. => The …………………………………………………………………………………………… 54. They said that the man was a famous composer. => The man………………………………………………….……….…………………………… 55. There is no milk left =>We……………………………………………………………………………………………… Question IX: Imagine that you have just returned from an interesting trip to a countryside/ mountain or another country. Write a short essay (150-> 180 words) to describe your trip. _______________THE END________________ PHÒNG GD-ĐT VĨNH TƯỜNG HD CHẤM THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Question I: 1 điểm – 0,2 điểm / 1 đáp án đúng. 1. C 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A Question II. 0,5 điểm – 0,1 điểm / 1 đáp án đúng. 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. B Question III. 1,5 điểm – 0,1 điểm / 1 đáp án đúng. 11. B 12. A 13. C 14. D 15. C 16. B 17. D 18. B 19. A 20. D 21. D 22. C 23. C 24. A 25. C Question IV. 1 điểm – 0,1 điểm / 1 đáp án đúng. 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. C Question V. 1 điểm – 0,2 điểm / 1 đáp án đúng. 36. Can/ May I help you? / How can I help you?/ What can I do for you? 37. What size are you? / Which size fits you? 38. What color would/do you like/want? Which one do/would you like/want? 39. Can/ Could I try it on? 40. I will take/buy it/this. Question VI. 0,5 điểm – 0,1 điểm / 1 đáp án đúng. 41. hurtful 42. sadness 43. disappointing 44. unhappiness 45. dangerously Question VII. 1,5 điểm – 0,3 điểm / 1 đáp án đúng. 46. D 47. C 48. D 49. D 50. D Question VIII. 1 điểm – 0,2 điểm / 1 đáp án đúng. 51. I thought the book was more interesting than the film (was). I thought the film was less interesting than the book (was). I thought the film wasn’t as interesting as the book (was). 52. I’d rather you didn’t tell him. 53. The more you travel, the more you know about the world. 54. The man was said to be/have been a famous composer. 55. We have run out of milk. Question IX. 2 điểm Good opening: 0,5 điểm Good body: 1 điểm Good conclusion: 0,5 điểm . PHÒNG GD-ĐT VĨNH TƯỜNG TRƯỜNG THCS VĨNH TƯỜNG ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HSG LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Question I. (LISTENING). words) to describe your trip. _______________THE END________________ PHÒNG GD-ĐT VĨNH TƯỜNG HD CHẤM THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Question I: 1 điểm – 0,2 điểm / 1 đáp án. 22. This soup tastes that I can't eat it. A. so sweetly B. too sweetly C. so sweet D. very sweet 23. Let’s go for a long walk,…………….? A. will you B. do we C. shall we D. must you 24. This