KEY - ĐỀ THI HS GIỎI TIẾNG ANH 9 TỈNH ĐĂK LĂK - 2011

I. LISTENING (20 points) Part 1. CD 2 – Track 32 (5 points) 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. C 10. D Part 2. CD 3 – Track 44 (5 points) 11. T 12. F 13. T 14. T 15. T Part 3. CD 3 – Track 44 (10 points) 16. They are friends. 17. She says that friendliness and friendship are not the same thing in the US. 18. No, they don’t. 19. According to her, “How are you?” isn’t a real question. It’s more like a greeting , a way of saying hello. 20. B II. PHONETICS (20 points) Part 1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (10 points) 21. A 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. D Part 2. Group the following words into columns according to their stress patterns. (10 points) 1 st syllable 2 nd syllable 3 rd syllable 4 th syllable 31. necessary 32. deforestation 33. permission 34. economical 35. inventory 36. modernization 37. synonym 38. spectacular 39. industry 40. magazine III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (60 points) Part 1. Choose the words or phrases which best fit the blanks. (20 points) 41. A 42. B 43. D 44. B 45. B 46. C 47. A 48. C 49. C 50. D 51. B 52. C 53. A 54. A 55. D 56. C 57. B 58. C 59. A 60. B Part 2. (10 points) 61. wake up 62. get off 63. go on 64. carried out 65. look – up 66. call on 67. switched off 68. take up 69. see – off 70. leaked out Part 3. Put a, an, the or nothing (X) in the blanks to complete the following passage. (10 points) 71. the 72. an 73. a 74. a 75. an 76. x 77. the 78. the 79. the 80. x Part 4. The passage below contains 10 errors. Identify and correct them. (10 points) 81. who – which 82. portrait – picture 83. another – other 84. being – been 85. youth – young 86. France – French 87. resulted – resulting 88. active – activities 89. produce – products 90. economic – economy Part 5. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. (10 points) 91. implicit 92. smiling 93. success 94. exploit 95. believing 96. beneficial 97. product 98. brighten 99. government 100. honesty IV. READING COMPREHENSION (50 points) Part 1. Read the passage and then choose the best answers. (20 points) 101. B 102. B 103. C 104. C 105. C Part 2. Read the passage and then decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space. (20 points) 106. C 107. D 108. A 109. C 110. B 111. A 112. B 113. D 114. A 115. C Part 3. Fill in each space with ONE suitable word. (10 points) 116. means 117. deed 118. friends 119. with 120. or 121. from 122. stand 123. careful 124. difficult 125. takes IV. WRITING (50 points) Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (20 points) 126. air pollution for destroying forests. 127. off the idea. 128. being recognized by wearing dark glasses. 129. you keep/ can keep calm, you will/can pass the driving test. 130. he was half way through the task did he realize how difficult it was. 131. you had listened/ been listening to what I told you earlier, you wouldn’t be asking these questions. 132. last seen (more than) a fortnight/ 2 weeks ago. 133. yourself to your work more/ yourself more to your work. 134. is believed to be held in Germany. 135. though/as he was, he agreed to play tennis. Part 2. Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets. Do not alter the words given. (20 points) 136. The rejection of his proposal greatly embarrassed the young man. 137. Our parents were accustomed to seeing/ watching romantic, musical and western films in their youth. 138. Without the help of his neighbor, Mr. Watson could not/ never have managed to repair/ have succeeded in repairing the garage roof. 139. The last Olympic Games took place in Seoul. 140. I wish I had solution to this problem. 141. How about going for a coffee in 10 minutes or so? 142. There is no room in the garden for a swimming pool to be built. 143. Only when you become a parent will you understand what true responsibility is. 144. Vicky, whose name was missed off the list, wasn’t very pleased. 145. I look forward to your confirmation soon. Part 2. With the cues given, write complete sentences. (10 points) 146. The driver flashed his car lights several times to indicate he wished to overtake. 147. They expected the ship to arrive at the harbor at five o’clock. 148. The hens laid five eggs this morning which we had for breakfast. 149. Mark Twain, one of the greatest authors, told an interesting tale of a boy’s adventures in his book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” 150. Neither is there excitement nor entertainment in this small old town. THE END . in the space in the same line. (10 points) 91 . implicit 92 . smiling 93 . success 94 . exploit 95 . believing 96 . beneficial 97 . product 98 . brighten 99 . government 100. honesty IV. READING COMPREHENSION. spectacular 39. industry 40. magazine III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (60 points) Part 1. Choose the words or phrases which best fit the blanks. (20 points) 41. A 42. B 43. D 44. B 45. B 46. C 47. A 48. C 49. . A 55. D 56. C 57. B 58. C 59. A 60. B Part 2. (10 points) 61. wake up 62. get off 63. go on 64. carried out 65. look – up 66. call on 67. switched off 68. take up 69. see – off 70. leaked out Part