SỞ GD&ĐT NGHỆ AN (Đề thi gồm 04 trang) KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - BẢNG B Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ĐIỂM HỌ TÊN, CHỮ KÍ GIÁM KHẢO SỐ PHÁCH Bằng số:……………………… Bằng chữ:….……………………. Giám khảo 1: ………………………………. Giám khảo 2: ……………………………… SECTION A: PHONETICS I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1. A. bake B. baby C. tap D. take 2. A. breather B. feather C. health D. leather 3. A. damage B. luggage C. manage D. teenage 4. A. jumped B. traveled C. seemed D. stared 5. A. ache B. cheer C. orchestra D. chemist 6. A. look B. book C. tool D. cook 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. II. Identify the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words. 1. A. carry B. invent C. appoint D. become 2. A. sentence B. season C. success D. saucer 3. A. company B. atmosphere C. customer D. employment 4. A. confidence B. conductor C. conference D. context 1. 2. 3. 4. SECTION B. Vocabulary and grammar. I. choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D. 1. My daughter is always afraid _________dog. A. at B. of C. about D. with 2. People all love _________stories about fairy A. to be read B. read C. reading D. reads 3. This work needs _________ A. finishing B. to finish C. finish D. to have finished 4. They made me__________ the whole story . A. repeated B. to repeat C. repeating D. repeat 5. The ASIAN country is divided _________ by the sea is Malaysia. A. in B. into C. with D. by 6. Lunar New Year is the festival _________ popular in China, too. A. which was B. which are C. which is D. in which Đề chính thức 7. The crowd at a soccer match are often____________. A. excited B. excite C. exciting D. excitement 8. Just watch me and do _____________ I tell you. A. whoever B. whenever C. however D. whatever 9. I wish I ________there yesterday morning! A. were B. had been C. was D. would have been 10. Laura promised us he would finish the ___________day. A. tomorrow B. previous C. following D. before 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. II. Supply the correct verb forms to complete the sentences. 1. The children enjoy _________ (allow) to stay up late when there is something special on TV . 2. If other alternative sources of energy ________ (not find), the current sources of energy will soon run out 3. While we __________ (fish), someone came to the house and _______ (leave) this note. 4. I wish I _______ (know) you needed the book. I could have bought it for you in India 5. I ________ (not hear) from Minh for a long time. I ________ (be) a bit worried about him. 6. It’s three months since he last ________ (write) to his wife. 7. Hung has a right to know. He ought to ___________ (tell) the news immediately. 8. It’s time we ___________ (go) home, it’s too late now. 1. 4. 2. 5. 3. 6. 7. 8. III. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences. 1. The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the seven ________________ of the ancient world. (WONDERFUL) 2. There is a great ______________ between Phuong and her twin sister. (SIMILAR) 3. They live in a ______________ area in the north - west of the country. (MOUNTAIN) 4. Artists are ____________ people. (CREATE) 5. The students discussed and pointed out what to do to save ___________ and water. (ELECTRIC) 6. Lan’s mother usually prepares food _____________ before she turns on the stove. (CARE) 7. He tried his best, however, he was __________________. (SUCCESS) 8. If you are good at English, you could get the ___________ from Cambridge Language Center. (SCHOLAR) 1. 5. 2. 6. 3. 7. 4. 8. IV. IDENTIFY and CORRECT a mistake in each line in the following passage. 1 Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is a contrast. It’s an excited, crowded, modern city, 2 a city that is full of history. Streets of Bangkok are usually noise and crowed 3 with people sell food, clothing, flowers or souvenirs. Visitors love the 4 river markets, the beauty temples and architectures and the friendly Thai people 5 Most of the year, Bangkok is hot than any other capital city in Asia, but from 6 December to February, the weather is cooler and the more comfortable. 7 Bangkok is an interested city to visit at any time of the year. 8 There are always plenty to do there from watching Thai dancing or boxing to 9 take a boat trip on the river or trying some delicious and spicy food or 10 spending hours at the beautiful beachs Line Mistake Correction Line Mistake Correction 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 SECTION C. READING I. Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. THE RICHTER SCALE R. Richter in 1935 to measure the amplitude of the largest trace recorded by standard seismograph one hundred kilometers from the epicenter of an earthquake. tables have been formulated to demonstrate the magnitude of any earthquake from any seismograph. For example, for a one-unit increase in magnitude, there is an increase of thirty times in released energy. the Richter scale considers earthquakes of 6,5 as great and 7,0 to 7,5 as major. An earthquake that reads 4 to 5,5 would be expected to cause localized damage, and those of, magnitude 2 may be felt. It is estimated that almost one million earthquakes occur each year, but most of them are so minor that they pass unnoticed. 1. What does this passage mainly discuss? A. Earthquake B. The Richter scale C. Charles R Richter D. Seismograph 2. In what kind of textbook would this passage most likely be found? A. History B. Biography C. Geology D. Mathematics 3. According to the passage, what does the Richter scale record?. A. The distance from the epicenter. B. The amplitude of the largest trace. C. The degree of damage. D. The location of the epicenter. 4. What is the value of the tables? A. They allow us to interpret the magnitude of earthquake. B. They help us to calculate our distance from earthquakes. C. They record all earthquakes D. They release the energy of earthquakes. 5. According to the Richter scale, which of the following numbers would indicate that there had probably been damage to the immediate area only? A. 7.0 B. 6.0 C. 2.0 D. 5.0 I. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. More than 300,000,000 people speak English as their (1)_______ language. Another 300,000 speak it as a second language. No one knows how many speak it as a (2)_________ language. Chinese is the only (3) ___________ with more speakers than English. This is because (4) _____________ the huge population of Chinese, more than one million people. More people speak English (5) __________ any other language. English is the language of aviation, commerce, and education. Thank (6) _______ English, a lot of people from the Third World have chances to change their (7) ________ . Despite the appearance of the Esperanto, , which used to be thought the world official language, English is still the most (8) _________ language. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. SECTION D: WRITING I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. 1. It is said he escaped to a neutral country . He is ………………………………………………………………… ………………. 2. If it doesn’t rain soon, millions of pounds’ worth of crop will be lost Unless …………………………………………………………………………………… 3. He started working as an editor 5 years ago. He has …………………………………………………………………………………. 4. The coffee is so weak that we can’t drink it The coffee isn’t ………………………………………………………………………… 5. They have found the stolen money in the man’s car. The stolen money …………………………………………………………………… 6. Although he has a good job, he doesn’t feel happy about it In spite of ………………………………………………………………………………. 7. “Would you like to have dinner with me?” Lan said to Ba Lan invited …………………………………………………………………………… II. COMPOSITION: Our environment is polluted more and more seriously. Write a composition (about 120- 140 words) about how to protect environment. ANSWERKEYS Tổng điểm toàn bài 80 / 4 = 20 điểm. (Trong đó mỗi câu đúng HS được 1 điểm. Bài luận 12 điểm.) SECTION A: PHONETICS I. Pick out the word whose ………… 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. C II. Identify the word whose stress pattern………… 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. I. Choose the best …………. 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. C II. Supply the correct verb forms…… 1. being allowed 5. haven’t heard ; was 2. are not found 6. wrote 3. were fishing ; left 7. be told 4. had known 8. went III. Supply the correct word forms 1. wonders 5. electricity 2. similarity 6. carefully 3. mountainous 7. unsuccessful 4. creative 8. scholarship IV. IDENTIFY and CORRECT mistake …… Line Mistake Correction Line Mistake Correction 1 excited exciting 6 the 2 noise noisy 7 interested interesting 3 sell selling 8 are is 4 beauty beautiful 9 take taking 5 hot hotter 10 beachs beaches SECTION C: READING I. Read the passage ………… 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D II. Fill in each ………… 1. first 2. foreign 3. language 4. of 5. than 6. to 7. lives 8. international SECTION D: WRITING I. Complete the second………………. 1. He is said to have escaped to a neutral country . 2. Unless it rains soon, millions of pounds’ worth of crop will be lost 3. He has been working as an editor 5 years ago 4. The coffee isn’t strong enough for us to drink 5. The stolen money has been found in the man’s car. 6. In spite of having a good job, he doesn’t feel happy about it. 7. Lan invited Ba to have dinner with her. II. COMPOSITION Grammar & Vocabulary 30% Style 40% Content 30% THE END. . SỞ GD&ĐT NGHỆ AN (Đề thi gồm 04 trang) KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - BẢNG B Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ĐIỂM HỌ TÊN,. Richter in 193 5 to measure the amplitude of the largest trace recorded by standard seismograph one hundred kilometers from the epicenter of an earthquake. tables have been formulated to demonstrate. magnitude of any earthquake from any seismograph. For example, for a one-unit increase in magnitude, there is an increase of thirty times in released energy. the Richter scale considers earthquakes