SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BẮC GIANG ĐỀ DỰ BỊ KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (Lớp 9) Ngày thi: tháng năm 2011 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ĐIỂM BÀI THI Bằng số: Bằng chữ: Chữ ký giám khảo 1: Chữ ký giám khảo 2: LƯU Ý : - Đề thi gồm 04 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi. - Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển. I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (5 pts) 1. A. laughed B. opened C. moved D. tired 2. A. through B. themselves C. threaten D. thunder 3. A. looks B. likes C. stops D. arrives 4. A. near B. fear C. pear D. rear 5. A. given B. risen C. ridden D. whiten Your answers: 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______ II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others. (5 pts) 1. A. continent B. constant C. consider D. content 2. A. district B. display C. discipline D. dismal 3. A. intelligent B. comfortable C. necessary D. terrified 4. A. inevitable B. considerable C. industrial D. difficult 5. A. industrious B. advisable C. knowledgeable D. traditional Your answers: 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______ III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. (10 pts) 1. The twins look so ________ their father. A. likely B. alike C. likeness D. like 2. After leaving school, he tried to ________ his living as a door-to-door salesman. A. gain B. save C. earn D. obtain 3. As children, we were ________ to become educated people. A. grown up B. kept up C. held up D. brought up 4. She tried to ________ out of the window to see the march more clearly. A. bend B. slope C. bow D. curve 5. I wish Janet ________ to the meeting this afternoon. A. came B. could come C. can come D. will come 6. I know him ________ but I have never actually spoken to him. A. by sight B. in sight C. in sight D. from sight 7. He gave his listeners a vivid ________ of his journey through London. A. account B. tale C. news D. plot 8. His name was on the ________ of my tongue, but I just couldn’t remember it. A. edge B. top C. point D. tip 9. Three fifths of the police ________ in the camp near the town. A. has trained B. have trained C. has been trained D. have been trained 10. When you cross a street, remember to walk in the ________ . A. junction B. roundabout C. zebra crossing D. pavement Your answers: 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. ________ 6. _______ 7. _______ 8. _______ 9. _______ 10. _______ IV. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. (10 pts) 1. For centuries, poets, writers and (MUSIC) _______________ have mentioned the ao dai in poems, novels and songs. 2. The advantage of living in the countryside is that the air is (POLLUTE) _________________. Trang 1 Số phách 3. Reading funny stories is an (ENJOY)______________________ way to relax. 4. Burning forest will lead to the (DESTROY) ________________________ of wildlife habitats 5. Ecotourism helps provide funds for (CONSERVE) __________________________. 6. Do you know the (WIDELY) _______________________ of this lake? 7. Thu Ha is not satisfied with her (PREPARE) _______________________ for Tet holiday 8. We were very surprised because she came so (EXPECT) _______________________. 9. It's (HONEST) _______________________ of you to say that. You know it isn't true! 10. (FORTUNATE) _______________________ , you will be at a disadvantage if you can’t drive. V. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (10 pts) 1-2. This is the first time I (read) ______ a novel (write) ______ by an English novelist. 3-4. At that time I (not know) ______ what (say) ______ since I was too shocked. 5-6. When we (arrive) ______ at their house yesterday, they (have) ______ lunch. 7-8. I (work) ______ on my report for nearly 3 hours and I (write) ______ the conclusion at the moment. 9 -10. The bridge (build) ______ at this time last year. But it (not complete) ______ so far. Your answers: 1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. VI. Underline one mistake in every sentence, and then correct it. (10pts) 1. The doctor suggested that the little boy took it easy for some days. 2. I regret to tell you that you have not appointed to the post. 3. My best friend is coming to Hanoi to visit me in 19 th July. 4. Da Lat, where is located on High Land, is famous for its mild climate. 5. It was such a good news that we could hardly believe that it was true. 6. People are asked not cut a lot of trees for firewood. 7. Mary usually arrives at the office at 9 o’clock, but because the storm, she was two hours late. 8. If modern technology didn’t exist, we will never have these precious pictures. 9. The children are looking forward to go camping this summer vacation 10. Most of the students seemed very nervously before the final exam. 1. ………………… 2. ………………… 3. ………………… 4. ………………… 5. ………………… 6. ………………… 7. ………………… 8. ………………… 9. ………………… 10. ……………… VII. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 pts) Rivers are one of the world’s most important natural resources. Many cities are on large rivers, and (1) ___ every country has at least one river that (2) ____ an important part in the lives of its people. Besides transportation, rivers (3) ___ food, water for crops, water to drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their (4) _____. And in (5) ____ to get water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam (6) ____ a river and let the water become a lake behind the dam. Then, people can use their water not (7) _______ to irrigate fields but also to make electricity for homes and industries. (8) _____, the water often becomes polluted when cities on river banks grow (9) ______ size and the number of industries increases. We are learning that it is necessary to (10) _____ rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources Your answers: 1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________ 4. _____________ 5. _____________ 6. _____________ 7. _____________ 8. _____________ 9. _____________ 10. ____________ VIII. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (10 pts) About 50 or so kinds of modern plastics are made from oil, gas, or coal – non-renewable natural resources. We (1)______ well over three million tons of the stuff in Japan each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away. A high (2)______ of our annual consumption is in the (3)______ of packaging and this (4)______ about seven percent by weight, of our domestic (5)______. Almost all of it can be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling (6)______ is growing fast. Trang 2 The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich, they have a higher calorific (7)______ than coal and one (8)______ of “recovery” strongly (9)______ by plastic manufacturers is the (10)______ of waste plastic into a fuel. 1. A. import B. remove C. consume D. consign 2. A. rate B. proportion C. portion D. amount 3. A. kind B. way C. type D. form 4. A. constitutes B. carries C. takes D. makes 5. A. goods B. refuse C. rubble D. requirement 6. A. plant B. manufacture C. industry D. factory 7. A. value B. degree C. effect D. demand 8. A. mechanism B. measure C. medium D. method 9. A. argued B. favoured C. desired D. presented 10. A. melting B. change C. conversion D. replacement Your answers: 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. ________ 6. _______ 7. _______ 8. _______ 9. _______ 10. _______ IX. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (5 pts) During the last 400 years, most scientists have relied on mathematics for the development of their inventions or discoveries. However, one great British scientist, Michael Faraday, did not make use of mathematics. Faraday, the son of a poor Blacksmith, was born in London in 1791 and had no education beyond reading and writing. In 1812, Faraday was hired as a bottle washer by the great chemist Humphry Davy. Later, Faraday became a greater scientist than Davy, making the last years of Davy’s life embittered with jealousy. Faraday made the first electric motor in 1821, a device that used electricity to produce movement. Then Faraday became interested in the relationship between electricity and magnetism. In 1831, he discovered that when a magnet is moved near a wire, electricity flows in the wire. With this discovery, he produced a machine for making electricity called dynamo. Faraday then went on to show how electricity affects chemical substances. Because Faraday believed that money should be given to the poor, when he grew old, he was very poor. However, Queen Victoria rewarded him for his discoveries by giving him a stipend and a house. He died in 1867. 1. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Faraday? A. He didn’t make use of mathematics to develop his inventions B. He just knew how to read and write. C. He was born in a rich family. D. His father was a Blacksmith. 2. Humphry Davy hired Faraday to work as a ______. A. chemist B. bottle washer C. scientist D. professor 3. All of the followings are mentioned as Faraday’s achievements except ______. A. his invention of dynamo B. his discovery of the effects of electricity on chemical substances C. his invention of electric motor in 1821. D. his discovery of magnetism 4. Faraday got a stipend and a house as a reward from ______. A. Humphry Davy B. his father C. Queen Victoria D. his friend 5. Faraday died in ______. A. 1867 B. 1831 C. 1812 D. 1827 Your answers: 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. ________ X. Read the passage and write your answers to the questions given. (5 pts) There are various activities for school-aged children at my little town. Among the activities, I like the program called “Meet & Speak” the most. “Meet & Speak” happens once a fortnight from 3 p.m to 5 p.m on a Saturday at the common hall of Tran Mai Ninh Secondary School. The aim of the activity is for children in the locality to meet one another and share their learning experiences. In each meeting, we work in a whole group or in small groups talking about our interests, hobbies, dreams and about our study. We also have topics for discussion. At the meetings, we sometimes have chances to talk with writers, poets or soldiers who come to talk about how they have become such and such people in the society. I find the activity interesting and useful. Here I can make friends with many other children. Particularly, I have chances to express myself in front of other people. Speaking in public helps me overcome shyness and build up confidence. Trang 3 1. What is the aim of “Meet & Speak”? → 2. How often do children meet? → 3. What do children usually talk about? → 4. Who also come to the meeting? And what do they talk about? → 5. What makes the author of the text like the activity? → XI. Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (10 pts) 1. At the airport, they made her hand over her passport → She 2. She started working as a secretary five years ago. → She has 3. There’s an improvement in your work. → Lately your work 4. Despite the cold weather, they went for a walk. → Although 5. Margaret wishes she had studied harder for the exam → Margaret regrets 6. “Shall we go to the zoo?” Tom said. → Tom suggested 7. They kept his passport so that he couldn’t leave the country. → They prevented 8. He hasn’t met his mother for two months. → The last time 9. He bought so many books that he couldn’t read them all → So 10. Just when I arrived at the station, the train started to move. → No sooner XII. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences. (10 pts) 1. When we / get / station / train / leave / 5 minutes. → 2. This / second time/ Peter / make / such / mistake. → 3. You / know/ where / she / come? → 4. We/ decide / go for / short walk / before / sit / lunch. → 5. He / apologize / father / not able / arrive / on time. → 6. My father / you meet / yesterday morning / go swimming every day. → 7. She / tell me / not forget / send / my parents / best wishes. → 8. My brother / advise / me / not come back / too late. → 9. The book / interesting / that / I / put it down. → 10. Since / beginning / course / she / never / late / school → - THE END - Trang 4 . TẠO BẮC GIANG ĐỀ DỰ BỊ KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (Lớp 9) Ngày thi: tháng năm 2011 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ĐIỂM BÀI THI Bằng số: Bằng chữ: Chữ. ________________________ of wildlife habitats 5. Ecotourism helps provide funds for (CONSERVE) __________________________. 6. Do you know the (WIDELY) _______________________ of this lake? 7. Thu Ha is not. A. plant B. manufacture C. industry D. factory 7. A. value B. degree C. effect D. demand 8. A. mechanism B. measure C. medium D. method 9. A. argued B. favoured C. desired D. presented 10. A.