Sở giáo dục và đào tạo YÊN BáI Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh năm học 2010 - 2011 Ngày thi: 08 tháng 1 năm 2011 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh lớp 9 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút điểm Bài thi Bằng số: Bằng chữ:. Chữ kí Giám khảo 1: Chữ kí Giám khảo 2: Số phách Lu ý: - Đề thi gồm 4 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi. - Thí sinh không đợc sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển. _________________________________________________________________________ I. Choose the word in each group that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Circle the letter you choose (5 p) 1. A. campus B. relax C. locate D. fashion 2. A. sing B. fine C. time D. nice 3. A. gather B. ethnic C .there D. although 4. A. talked B. watched C. ordered D. stopped 5. A. exchange B. reach C. chance D. chemistry II. Choose the word in each group that has different stress pattern. Circle the letter you choose (5 p) 1. A. control B. remote C. purpose D. respond 2. A. economic B. encourage C. embroider D. experience 3. A. inspiration B. collection C. reputation D. limitation 4. A. objection B. opinion C. official D. optional 5. A. compulsory B. convenient C. correspond D. communicate III. Choose the best answer A, B , C or D to complete each sentence. Circle the letter you choose (10 p). 1. They .all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach. A. passed B. used C. took D. spent 2. The hotel room.over a very beautiful park. A. viewed out B. faced up C. opened up D. looked out 3. On Sundays in England, most shops were closed and .the theaters and cinemas. A. so were B. neither were C. were too D. so werent 4. We didnt.to the station in time to catch the train. A. get B. reach C. arrive D. leave 5. Either John or his brothers . the money. A. has stolen B. have stolen C. has been stolen D. have been stolen 6. I remember the letter some time ago but I cant remember exactly when. A. to post B. posted C. posting D. post 7. Jane lost her case because it didnt have .with her name on. A. a ticket B. a poster C. a label D. an identification 8. Do you know what time the train for Leeds? A. gets B. reaches C. arrives D. leaves 9. The policeman warned us . there. A. to not go B. not to go C. not to going D. not go 10. The trip was very interesting. Jack wishes he.enough time to join. A. had B. had been C. had had D. has had IV. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the words in capital letters. (10 p) 1. The weather was terrible, so we had a veryholiday. PLEASE 2. Im afraid you have been. She no longer works for us. INFORM 3.When you are late for school, you should to your teacher. APOLOGY 4.Liverpool is an city in the north of England. INDUSTRY 5.There are many people living in now in the world. POOR 6.Our school has a lot of teachers. QUALIFY 7.Unfortunately, the film got reviews . FAVOUR 8.We could see some strange on her face. EXPRESS 9.You should write a letter of .to that institute. INQUIRE 10. Environmental is everybodys responsibility. PROTECT V. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (10 p) 1. The astronauts clothes(make) from special materials. 2. My teacher was not at home when I arrived. She (just go) . out. 3. We would have caught the last bus if we ( leave) the cinema five minutes earlier. 4. Jeans (make) about two hundred years ago. Trang 1/4 5. If you go to England, you’ll have to get used to (drive) ……………….… on the left. 6. You may feel frightened when you are in a forest (surround) …………., …………… by tall trees. 7. He talked as if he (know) ……………………. where she was. 8. Look, Hoa! Do you know the man who (talk) ………………. to Mrs. Luy in the playground? 9.I wrote to my pen pal two weeks ago, but I (not receive) …………………her reply since then. 10 .Were I your age, I (do)……………………………… differently. VI. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition. (10 p) 1. We wish we had a father …………………… yours. 2. When I saw Mai, I congratulated her …………………… her success in the exams. 3. What do people jog…………………….? 4. I’ve just rewarded with a book … ………………her good study. 5. They’ve left Hanoi…………Sapa . 6. Vietnamese women usually wear the ao dai, sometimes at work, and especially ……their special occasions. 7. She ‘ll visit us as soon as she arrives ……………………. Paris. 8. Nam is not very good …………… mathematics. 9. Have you ever been ………………. New York yet? - No, never. 10. I’ll be waiting for you ……… 8.00 tomorrow morning at the station. VII. Each line of the following passage contains one error. Find out and underline the error then correct it.(10) Tet holiday is celebrating on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Example: 0/ celebrated Some weeks after the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses 1……………… …. and paint the walls. New clothes are buying for the occasion. One or 2………………… two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, that is the 3…………………… traditional cake, and others goodies. On the New Year’s Eve, the 4……………… …. whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every members of 5……………… …. the family should be present during the dinner in which much 6……………… …. different kinds of dishes is served. On the New Year morning, the 7……………… …. young members of the family pay them respects to the elders. In 8……………… …. return they receive lucky money wrapping in red tiny envelopes . 9……………… …. Then people go to visit their neighborhoods, friends and relatives. 10……………… …. VIII. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (10 p) Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the way by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air (1)…………………. gases and smoke, poisons the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the soil with (2)……………… many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings in various (3)……………… ways. For examples, people ruin natural beauty by scattering junk and litter (4) …………. the land and in the water. They operate machines and motor vehicles (5)………………… fill the air with disturbing noise. Environmental pollution is (6)………………… of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are (7)……………………….to the survival of all living things. Badly polluted air can (8) …………………… illness, and even death. Polluted water kills fish and other marine life. Pollution of soil (9) ……………………the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution (10)………… brings the ugliness to man’s naturally beautiful world. IX. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer A, B, C or D by circling the letter you choose. (10 p) The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international organization designed to (1)……and liberalize international trade. The WTO came into being (2) …. January 1,1995,and is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), (3)……… was created in 1947, and continued to operate for almost five decades as a de facto international organization. The World Trade Organization deals with the (4)……… of trade between nations at a near-global (5) ……………; it is (6)……… for negotiating and implementing new trade agreements, and is in charge of policing member countries’ adherence to all the WTO agreements, signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their (7)… . Most of the WTO’s current work (8)…… from the 1986-94 negotiations called Uruguay Round, and earlier negotiations under the GATT. The organization is currently the host to new negotiations, under the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) launched in 2001. The WTO is (9)….… by a Ministerial Conference, which meets every two years; a General Council, which implements the conference’s policy decisions and is responsible for day-to-day administration; and a director-general, who is (10)………… by the Ministerial Conference. The WTO’s headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. 1. A. see B. look at C. supervise D. take care 2. A. in B. on C. from D. at 3. A. that B. where C. thing D. which Trang 2/4 4. A. rules B. law C. standard D. stipulations 5. A. levels B. level C. degree D. scales 6. A. able B. responsibility C. responsible D. charge 7. A. state B. agency C. office D. government 8. A. goes B. comes C. derives D. come 9. A. governed B. governing C. government D. governmental 10. A. appointed B. directed C. leaded D. acted X. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the given words. (10 p) 1. If nobody puts some more coal in, the fire will go out. - Unless………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches. - In case…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. In spite of not speaking Vietnamese, Mr. Anderson decided to settle in Hanoi. - Although………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. All visitors to the town fall in love with it. - Everyone who……………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. That man used to work with me when I lived in Moscow. -That’s……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. John has never been so rude to anybody. - Never…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. Her voice is so soft that it is impossible for me to hear it. - She……………………………………………………………………………………… 8. People don’t do enough exercise, so there are a lot of heart diseases. - If people………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. They are building a new museum in the city centre. - A new museum………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. I now regret spending too much money on clothes. - I wish…………………………………………………………………………………………………….… XI. Use the given suggestions to complete each sentence of the following letter (10p) Dear Mary, 1.I / sorry / it take / so long / reply / letter. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2.I / just / come back / trip / the north / country. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3.I / pleased / know / you come / London / next week. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4.It / seem / long time / since / we / last see / other. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5.I / like / meet / you / and / go out / together. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6.I wonder / you like / go / see / film / play. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7.There / new Harrison film / New Century Cinema. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8.Perhaps / can go / meal / drink / afterwards. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9.Give / ring / later / week / arrange / more definite. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10.I / look forward / hear / you soon. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Yours, Trang 3/4 Peter. The end. P N V HNG DN CHM THI HC SINH GII MễN: TING ANH LP 9 NM HC 2010 - 2011 (ỏp ỏn gm 2 trang) ANSWER KEYS I. 5 points, one for each right answer: 1. C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.D II. 5 points, one for each right answer: 1. C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.C III. 10 points, one for each right answer : 1. D 2.D 3.A 4.A 5.D 6. C 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.C IV. 10 points, one for each right answer : 1. unpleasant 6. qualified 2. misinformed 7. unfavourable/ unfavorable 3. apologize/ apologise 8. expressions 4. industrial 9. inquiry 5. poverty 10. protection V. 10 points, one for each right sentence: 1. are made 6. surrounded 2. had just gone 7. knew 3. had left 8. is talking 4. were made; 9. havent received 5. driving 10. would do VI. 10 points, one for each right sentence: 1. like 2. on 3. for 4.for 5. for 6.on 7. in 8.at 9.to 10.at VII. 10 points, one for each right correction: (Trừ 0,5 điểm của mỗi đáp án nếu thiếu gạch chân ở từ sai hoặc sửa không đúng) 1. after before 6. much many 2. buying bought 7. is are 3. that which 8. them their 4. others other 9. wrapping wrapped 5. member s member 10. neighborhoods neighbors/neighbours VIII. 10 points, one for each right word: 1. with 2. too 3. other 4. on 5. that/ which 6. one 7. necessary/(or: essential/ vital/ important) 8. cause 9. reduces 10.also IX. 10 points, one for each right answer: 1. C 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.B 6. C 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.A X. 10 points, one for each right sentence: 1. Unless someone puts some more coal in, the fire will go out. 2. In case you (may) get hungry on the train, youd better/ you should take some sandwiches. Trang 4/4 3. Although Mr. Anderson didn’t/ couldn’t speak Vietnamese, he decided to settle in Hanoi. 4. Everyone who visits the town falls in love with it. 5. That’s the man who used to work with me when I lived in Moscow. 6. Never has John been so rude to anybody. 7. She has such a soft voice that it is impossible for me to hear it. Or:- She speaks so softly that it is impossible for me to hear. 8. If people did enough exercise, there wouldn’t be a lot of heart diseases. 9. A new museum is being built in the city centre by them. 10. I wish I hadn’t spent so much money on clothes. XI. 10 points, one for each right sentence: Dear Mary, 1. I’m sorry it has taken so long to reply to your letter. 2. I have just come back (home) from a trip to the north of the country. 3. I am (very) pleased to know (that) you are coming to London next week. 4. It seems a long time since we last saw each other. 5. I would like to meet you and we can go out together. 6. I wonder if you would like to go and see a film or a play. 7. There is a new Harrison Ford film on at the New Century Cinema. 8. Perhaps we can go for a meal or a drink afterwards. 9. Give me a ring later this week to arrange something more definite. 10. I look/ am looking forward to hearing from you soon. Yours, Peter. ( Total mark: 100 points ) The end Trang 5/4 . Sở giáo dục và đào tạo YÊN BáI Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh năm học 2010 - 2011 Ngày thi: 08 tháng 1 năm 2011 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh lớp