ĐỀ THI HSG lớp 9 môn TIẾNG ANH (3)

The children were divided ……… small groups.. He is quite different ……… his father.. The water in the oceans has more salt than river water.. A baby learns his native tongue naturally by

A GRAMMAR

I Fill in each blank with One suitable preposition (2.0m)

1 I always

2 The children were divided ……… small groups

3 He is quite different ……… his father

4 The committee consists ……… ten members

5 He likes playing soccer ……… weekends

6 My brother's birthday is ……… March

7 The street is full of traffic from morning ……… night

8 We'll have to leave ……… lunch

II Use the correct forms of verbs in brackets (2.0m)

We …………(1)………… (arrive) in Rome at 10 o'clock yesterday morning We ……

(2)…… (stay) in a nice little hotel not far from the city center We already … (3) … (see) St Peter's and tomorrow we … (4) … (go) on a trip to Pmpeii I … (5) … (be) there before I (6)

… (go) to Italy quite often when I … (7) … a child but it will be interersting to see if it … (8) … (change) in any way Your answers: 1 ……… 5

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III Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words provided after each sentence so that they can make the sentences meaningful (2.0m) 1 The journey to the countryside is very ……… (interest)

2 The meeting finished without a single ……… ……… ( agree )

3 We have to leave the party ……… or we'll miss the train (hurry)

4 This restaurant is ……… for its western meals (fame)

5 Have you seen the new ……… for Double Rich shampoo?

(advertise)

6 Most of the machines are old, but they are still very

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7 Lan has a very lovely ……… of dolls (collect)

8 Radio was ……… by Marconi (invent)

IV Choose the correct word or phrase to fill in the blank (2.5m)

1 He had my watch ……… (steal / to steal / be stolen / stolen)

2 They haven't kept in touch with each other

……… (for 2 years / since 2 years / 2 years ago / over 2 years)

3 Lam worked hard, ……… she passed the exam easily (because / so / so that / but)

4 We wish we ……… a plane (to fly / could fly / fly / did fly)

5 On the ……… to the town there

is a beautiful wood (direction / street / entrance / way)

6 John swims very well and ……… does his brother (also / so / even / too)

7 There's a river ……… across the village (flowing / to flowing / flow / flowed)

8 His assistant hasn't come, ……… ? (does she / has she / hasn't she / doesn't she)

9 The ……… of petrol goes up and up It's never goes down (cost / price / value / expense)

10 We finished ……… ……… round seven (eat / ate/ eating / eaten)

B READING

I Read this passage carefully (1.25m)

There is a lot of salt on the Earth, and it mixes very well with water There is some salt in all water Water on the land runs into lakes and rivers These rivers run into the seas and oceans They carry a little salt with them Some of the ocean water moves into the air and clouds - it evaporates Salt can not evaporate, it stays in the oceans The water in the oceans has more salt than river water Some seas have more salt than others

Some lakes do not have a river to carry the water and salt away Some of the water leaves the lakes It evaporates, but the salt can not These lakes are very salty There are two famous lakes like this They are the Dead Sea in the Middle East and Great Salt Lake in the USA

Check T (True) or F (false) for the statements.

1 Salt mixes with water

2 Water on the land moves into lakes and rivers

3 There is salt in rivers

4 Rivers have more salt than oceans

5 Salt evaporates

II Read this passage carefully Then answer the questions (1.0m)

Language, the way we express ourselves, is a vital part of learning A baby learns his native tongue naturally by hearing speech around him If the speech he hears rapid, not clear and never directed at him, then he learns slowly and badly A child of two or three who can't make his desires known or put his thoughts into words will usually become angry His relationships with others will get worse If the speech a baby hears around him clear, and his family talk to him, he will gain a satisfactory command of his native language ability will be greater

Questions

1 Is language a vital part of learning? Why or why not?

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2 How can a baby learn his native tongue?

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3 What will happen if the speech he hears is rapid, not clear and never directed at him? ………

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4 In what case can a child gain a satisfactory? ………

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III Use the given words in the box to complete the text below (2.0m) which carry because to

is the richest in Brunei is one of the smallest counties in the world Its population ……… (1) ………

only 250,000 and most of them live ………… (2) ……… Bandar Seri Begawan (the capital city with ……… (3) ……… longest name in the world) It is also the ………… (4) ………… country in Asia and maybe the richest country in the world ……… (5)

………… it has a lot of oil and gas ……… (6) it exports to Japan Every week huge tankers …… (7) …… oil and gas from the oil-fields of Brunei ……… (8) ………

Japan Your answers: 1 ……… 5

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2 ……… 6

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3 ……… 7

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4 ……… 8

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C WRITING

I Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete these sentences (1.25m)

1 Father / too poor / so / he / not go to school.//

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2 She / wish / she / be / millionaire //

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3 I / want / get / fresh air / so / went / garden //

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4 You / eïnoy / watch / action films?//

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5 wear / uniforms / help / students / feel / equal / many ways.//

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II Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same

as the sentence printed before it (4.0m)

1 " Do you know who broke the window, John ? Said Mrs Clark

Mrs Clark asked

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2 She said, " I really like this furniture."

She said

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3 What a pity! Nam isn't here

I wish Nam

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4 As a child, I liked chocolate very much

When I

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5 I've studied English for 2 years

I began

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6 I'll return the book to you tomorrow

The book

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7 I have told the children about the party

The children

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8 It's five years since we last met each other

We

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III Use the sets of words given to write a complete letter (2.0m)

Dear Sir

1 I / your Institute's advertisement / Today's TV program

2 I / interested / learn English

3 I / more information / Institute

4 I / can speak / a little English / but / read slowly / writing / bad

5 I / want / improve / reading / writng

6 Could / provide / length / courses / fees / beginers?

7 I / supply / record of English study / necessary

8 I / look forward / hear / you / soon

Your sincerely,

Mai Lan

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UBND HUYỆN TRẦN VĂN THỜI HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI HỌC SINH GIỎI PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC MÔN TIẾNG ANH

NĂM HỌC 2005 -2006

A GRAMMAR

I (2.0m, 0.25 m for each correct answer)

1 between 2 into 3 from 4 of

II (2.0m, for each correct answer)

1 arrived 5 have been

2 are staying 6 went

3 have already seen 7 was

4 are going 8 has changed

III (2.0m, 0.25 m for each correct answer)

1 interesting 2 agreement 3 hurrily 4 famous

5 advertisement 6 useful 7 collection 8 invented

IV (2.5m, 0.25 m for each correct answer )

2 for 2 years 7 flowing

B READING

I (1.25m, 0.25 m for each correct answer)

1 T

2 T

3 T

4 F

5 T

II (1.0m, 0.25 m for each correct answer)

Answers

1 Yes, it is Because it's the way we expresses ourselves

2 A baby can learn his native tongue by hearing speech around him

3 If the speech he hears is rapid, not clear and never directed at him, he will be very angry

4 If the speech a baby hears around him clear, and his family talk to him, he'll gain a satisfactory command of his native language directly

III (2.0m, 0.25 m for each correct answer)

1 is 2 in 3 the 4 richest

5 because 6 which 7 carry 8 to

C WRITING

I (2.0m, 0.5 m for each correct answer )

1 His father was too poor, so he could not go to school

2 She wishes she was a millionaire

3 I wanted to get some fresh air so I went out into the garden

4 Do you enjoy watching action films?

5 Wearing uniforms helps students feel equal in many ways

II (4 0m, 0.5 m for each correct answer )

1 Mrs Clark asked John if he knew who had broken the window

2 She said she really liked that furnitrure

3 I wish Nam were here

4 When I was a child I liked chocolate very much

5 I began studying English two years ago

6 The book will be returned to you tomorrow

7 The children have been told about the party

8 We hven't seen each other for five years

III (2.0m, 0.25 m for each correct answer )

Dear Sir,

I saw your Institute's advertisement on Today's TV program I am very interested in learning English and I would like some more information about your Institute

I can speak a little English, but I read it very slowly and my writing is bad.So I want to improve my reading and writng

Could you please provide more information about the length of courses and fees for beginers? I can supply my record of English study if necessary

I look forward to hearing you soon.

Your sincerely,

Mai Lan

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