Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo Chữ ký G.khảo Số phách Số T.tự Bài thi 1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NINH THUẬN (Đề chính thức) KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH NĂM H ỌC 2012 – 2013 Khóa ngày: 18 / 11 / 2012 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Cấp THCS Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề) Lưu ý: - Đề thi gồm 7 trang - Thí sinh làm bài tr ực tiếp vào đề thi, - Thí sinh viết câu trả lời vào đúng vị trí quy định trên bài thi. SECTION 1: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (70 points) PART 1: Choose the word or phrase t hat best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A,B,C, or D) in the numbered box es. (30 points) 1. …………. Monday morning, there is a meeting …………. 11 a.m and 1 p.m. A. At/at B. For/at C. In/on D. On/between 2. Jim always gets very annoyed if he can’t get his own …………. A. wish B. desire C. way D. object 3. Because of the heavy rain, my parents couldn’t see me …………. at the railway station. A. out B. off C. up D. away 4. Modern architecture, in many ……… , is horribly ugly. A. means B. examples C. reasons D. cases 5. After a lot of difficulty, he ………… to open the door. A. succeeded B. managed C. finished D. completed 6. They have made a lot of progress ………… the country became independent. A. for B. since C. before D. until 7. Nam : What are you going to do next year? Ba : I wish I………….the answer to that question. A. knew B. know C. could know D. would know 8. Sometimes advertising signs …………….down during a storm and people are injured by them. A. blow B. are blown C. blew D. were blown 9. He always did ……………. seemed right to him. A. which B. that C. what D. who 10. Everything seems all right, ………… ? A. doesn’t it B. isn’t it C. don’t they D. aren’t they 11. His parents never allowed him ________________. A. smoke B. smoking C. smoked D. to smoke 12. The noise of the traffic pr evented me ________________ going to sleep. A. from B. on C. away D. of 13. I wish you would tell me what I ____________do in this difficult situation. A. shall B. should C. would D. ought 14. It is _____________ that we have our hair cut at th at hairdresser’s. A. suggestion B. suggesting C. suggested D. suggest 15. I ____________ if she manages to sell that motorbike. A. will be surprised B. am surprised C. will surprise D. surprising Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo Chữ ký G.khảo Số phách Số T.tự Bài thi 2 PART 2: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered boxes. (10 points) Barbara saw a doctor who is a specialist in such cases. Her powers of (1. concentrate)…………. aren’t as good as they used to be and at times s he is very forgetful but the doctor has confidently predicted that in time she will make a complete ( 2. recover)…………… He believes she is making very (3. satisfy)…………progress in this direction. Of course, not all such predictions come true, but the doctor is usually very reliable. As for the cuts and bruises she had, they have healed almost ( 4. complete)…………… Barbara herself is very ( 5. thank) …………to be alive. As one of the people who examined her at hospital said, she was extraordinarily lucky. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. PART 3: Put each verb in the numbered brackets into a suitable verb form. Write your answers in the numbered box es. (20 points) Dear Linda, I’m sorry that I haven’t written to you for so long, but I (1. be) …………….very busy lately. All last month I (2. have) ……………. exams, and I haven’t done anything else but study for ages. Anyway, I (3. stop) ……………. studying now, and I (4. wait) ……………. for my exams results. As you can see from the letter, I (5. change) ……………. my address and live in Croydon now. I (6. decide) ……………. that I wanted a change from central London because it (7. become) ……………. so expensive. A friend of mine told me about this flat, and I (8. move) …………….here about two months ago. When you come to London this summer, pl ease visit me. I (9. stay) ……………. here until the middle of August. Then I (10. go) ……………. on holiday to Scotland. Love, Peter Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. PART 4: Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting: (10 points) 1. The harder you learn, the most knowledge you get. A B C D 2. My family spent an interested holiday in Nha Trang last summer. A B C D 3. Lan didn’t go to the cinema with her friends last Saturday evening because her sickness. A B C D 4. They played so good game of tennis last night that they surprised their audience. A B C D 5. Mary's mother gave her a new hat at her birthday. A B C D Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo Chữ ký G.khảo Số phách Số T.tự Bài thi 3 SECTION 2: READING (70 points) PART 1: Read the followi ng passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer in the numbered box es. (15 points) Learning how to learn There is usually one important (1) missing from most school (2) Very few students are (3) how to organize their learning, and how to (4) the best use of their time. Let's take some simple (5) Do you know how to (6) up words in a dictionary, and do you understand all the (7) the dicti onary contains? Can you (8) notes quickly, and can you understand them (9) ? For some reason, many schools give learners no (10) with these matters. Teachers ask students to (11) pages from books, or tell the m to write ten pages, but don't explain (12) to do it. Learning by (13) can be useful, but it is important to have a genuine (14) of a subject. You can (15) a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject! 1. A theme B book C subject D mark 2. A agendas B timetables C terms D organizations 3. A taught B learnt C educated D graduated 4. A take B give C get D make 5. A sentences B results C rules D examples 6. A find B look C research D get 7. A information B advise C subjects D themes 8. A do B send C make D revise 9. A after B afterwards C lastly D at last 10. A teaching B ability C instruction D help 11. A concentrate B remind C forget D memorize 12. A how B what C why D it 13. A the way B heart C now D law 14. A information B success C understanding D attention 15. A pass B waste C tell D use Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. PART 2: Read the following passage and choose the cor rect answer (A, B or C) to each of the questions that follow . Write your answer in the numbered box es. (30 points) Are you an exercise fanatic or do you prefer to lie in front of the TV? There’s good news and there’s bad news whoever you are. We all have some idea how fit we are - for example, someone even a little fitter than me doesn’t have to stop for breath at the top of a hill! The question is how do you get fit? Exercise, of course! But (and this is the good news for people like me!) not all the time. Too much training is actually bad for your body. Of course, this doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t take exercise, but rest is also important. Muscles are damaged during physical exercise. Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo Chữ ký G.khảo Số phách Số T.tự Bài thi 4 After a really hard day, your body needs around 48 hours to recover . While you are resting, your muscles are repaired and strengthened. A good way to get fit is to take up running. If you want to give it a try, choose a distance that’s long is enough to challenge you but short enough to allow you to finish in comfort. Sa ve the long distances until you’ve had plenty of practice. A ‘fun run’ with runners every level of training is a good place to start. Keep away from runs with big hills and try to avoid extremely hot or cold weather. Remember - build up gradually and have two or three rest days every week. A few days before the ‘big day’, start taking it easy. There’s more good news for lazy people like me. After hard exercise, your muscles need carbohydrates and protein - so you should eat something like a sandwich fairly quickly. And the more you exercise, the more food you need. Rest is essential if you want your fitness to improve - and so is sensible eating and drinking. And that can be done in front of the TV! Fitness fanatic or couch potato? It’s best to be a bit of bo th! 1. The article is mainly about __________ A. exercise. B. watching TV. C. eating. 2. The article is from __________ A. a popular magazine. B. a sport club newsletter. C. a scientific journal. 3. According to the article, the best way to get fit is to __________ A. exercise as much as possible. B. exercise and rest. C. eat the correct foods. 4. According to the article __________ A. muscles are built during exercise. B. muscles are strengthened after exercise has stopped. C. you should take care not to damage your muscles when you exercise. 5. When you start running you should __________ A. run as fast as you can. B. run a distance that is not too hard. C. run only a short distance. 6. A ‘fun-run’ is a race for __________ A. non-serious runners. B. all kinds of runners. C. runners who are training. 7. According to the article you shouldn’t __________ A. run in the rain. B. run in direct sunlight. C. run if it’s freezing. 8. According to the article people who exercise __________ A. should eat more than people who don’t. B. should eat the same as people who don’t. C. should not change the amount they eat. 9. ‘Couch potato’ means someone who __________ A. is very keen on exercise. B. likes doing exercise, but not too often. C. does not like exercise at all. 10. The writer __________ A. is very keen on exercise. B. likes doing exercise, but not too often. C. does not like exercise at all. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo Chữ ký G.khảo Số phách Số T.tự Bài thi 5 PART 3: Read the article about Freddy Adu. Choose the most suitable heading from the box (A - F) for each part of the article (1 -5). There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. Write your answers in the numbered box. (15 points) A. Life in a new country B. Born to play soccer C. A popular teen D. Just having fun E. Attractive offer F. A dream comes true Freddy Adu: A successful teen 1. _____________ Are you one of the millions o f people who love soccer? Perhaps you dream of being a famous soccer player yourself, watched by excited fans all over the world! For a young American soccer player named Freddy Adu, that dream came true. At just 14, Freddy started playing professionally f or DC United, which made him the youngest professional athlete in modern team sports history. 2. _____________ How did Freddy Adu become one of the most exciting young soccer players in the world? A few years ago, he was just another kid in Ghana, kicking a b all around with his friends. But it wasn’t hard to see that he was born to play the game. His mother, Emelia, says he has been playing soccer since he could walk. Back home in Ghana, he played soccer against men three times his age. 3. _____________ Freddy’s career took off after his family moved to the USA. He was only years old then. Life wasn’t easy at first. As a single mother, Emelia worked long hours to support the family. Meanwhile, Freddy practiced his game on the school grounds. He was soon noticed by a local soccer coach, and became the best player on the team, playing with kids four or five years older than him. 4. _____________ Soon others started paying attention. When Freddy was 10, a team from Italy offered him $750,000 to play for them. But Emelia, who has always looked out for him, decided he was too young to accept. Freddy wasn’t very disappointed. He joined the Bradenton Academy, a US soccer program in Florida, and finished high school when he was 14. Shortly afterwards, he signed his contract wi th DC United and now, at the age of 17, earns half a million dollars a year doing what he loves. 5. _____________ Freddy says he’s just like any ordinary kid in many ways. He likes Playstation, and tries to look good for the girls. He thinks his mom is the be st cook in the world. Like many other teens, his dream is to play in the World Cup and his favorite soccer players are Pele and Ronaldinho of Brazil. As a soccer star, he is having the time of his life. “I’m just having a blast,” he said. “ That was the go al all along. When you don’t enjoy yourself, it takes a lot out of it.” Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. PART 4: Read the text. Fit the missing sentences A -E into gaps 1-5 in the text. Write your answers in the numbered box es. (10 points) One day in 1963, a dolphin named Elvar and a famous astronomer, Carl Sagan, were playing a little game. The astronomer was visiting an institute which was looking into the way dolphins communicate with each other. Sagan was standing on the edge of one of the tanks wher e several of these friendly, highly intelligent creatures were kept. (1)………………… The dolphin wanted Sagan to scratch his stomach again, as the astronomer had done twice before. Elvar looked up at Sagan, waiting. Then, after a minute or so, the dolphin leapt up through the water Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo Chữ ký G.khảo Số phách Số T.tự Bài thi 6 and made a sound just like the word ‘more’. The astonished astronomer went to the director of the institute and told him about the incident. (2)……………. Dolphins have bigger brains in proportion to their body size than human have, and i t has been known for a long time that they can make a number of sounds. (3)………………….Sound travels much faster and much further in water than it does in air. That is why the parts of the brain that deal with sound are much better developed in dolphins than i n humans. (4)……………… Scientists don’t agree on this. A language is not just a collection of sounds, or even words. A language has a structure and what we call a grammar. The structure and grammar of a language help to give it meaning. (5) …………… If you stop to think about it, you will see that this difference doesn’t come from the words in the question but from the difference in structure. That is why the question “Can dolphin speak?” can’t be answered until we find out if dolphins not only make sounds but also arrange them in a grammatical order which affects their meaning. A. For example, the two questions “Who loves Mary?” and “Who does Mary love?” mean very different things. B. “Oh, yes. That’s one of the words he knows”, the director said, showing no surpris e at all. C. Elvar had just swum up alongside him and had turned on his back. D. But can it be said that dolphins have a “language”, in the real sense of the word? E. What is more, these sounds seem to have different functions, such as warning each other of danger. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. SECTION 3: WRITING (60 points) PART 1: Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning as the original ones. (10 points) 1. He couldn’t afford to buy that car. That car was ………………………………………… ………………………………………….… 2. Mr. Long spent six hours driving from London to Edinburgh. It took…………… ………………………………………………………………… ……………. 3. John finally managed to get a good job. John finally succeeded ………………………………………………………………….………… 4. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice. It can’t …………………………………………………………………… …………….……… 5. “Why do you study English, Hoa?” asked Bill. Bill asked .…………………………………………………………………………………… … Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo Chữ ký G.khảo Số phách Số T.tự Bài thi 7 PART 2: Use the sets of words to write meaningful sentences so that they together can make a complete letter. Make all the changes and additions if necessary. (20 points) Dear Mrs. Brown, 1. I write / tell / how much I enjoy / few hours I spend / you and your family. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2. I be / England since / beginning / October. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 3. I find / conversation/ most interesting and I / be glad/ practice English. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 4. I also like / congratulate you / excellent cooking. ………………………………………………………………………… …………… 5. I / be very grateful / all helpful information / you / give me / cour se / England. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 6. I hope / find / suitable / school / next few days. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 7. You / give / best wishes / husban d and children? ……………………………………………………………………………………… 8. I / forward / see / you next month. ……………………………………………………………………………………… Sincerely, Mary PART 3: Write a composition (about 100 words) about the best ways to protect the environment . (You may continue your writing on the back page if you need more space). ( 30 points) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………… …………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… THE END . Số T.tự Bài thi 1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NINH THUẬN (Đề chính thức) KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH NĂM H ỌC 2012 – 2013 Khóa ngày: 18 / 11 / 2012 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Cấp THCS Thời gian. phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề) Lưu ý: - Đề thi gồm 7 trang - Thí sinh làm bài tr ực tiếp vào đề thi, - Thí sinh viết câu trả lời vào đúng vị trí quy định trên bài thi. SECTION 1: LEXICO – GRAMMAR. expensive. A friend of mine told me about this flat, and I (8. move) …………….here about two months ago. When you come to London this summer, pl ease visit me. I (9. stay) ……………. here until the middle