which is produced by the fall of water to make electricity a.hydro power b.air energy c.wind energy d.solar energy 5 .... Choose the word a,b,c,d that best fits each of the blank spaces
Trang 1UBND Huyện Châu Thành CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
PHÒNG GD&ĐT Châu Thành Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc
ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2007 – 2008
Môn : Tiếng Anh 9
Thời gian :150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
I / PHONOLOGY
A Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
3 a.intermediate b.immediate c.medium d.medicine
B Pick out the word having:
1 The final sound / d /
2 The final sound / iz /
3 The homonym of “worry ” is
4 The consonant sound / ∫ /
a.century b.infectious c.structure d.question
C Pick out the word whose main stress is placed differently the others
1 a.spacecraft b.exist c.typhoon d.collapse
2 a.battery b.appliance c.institute d.separate
3 a.disappearance b.innovation c.disappointed d.infrastructure
4 a.meteor b.advertise c.persuation d.scholarship
II / PREPOSITION Choose the best option:
1 This medicine protect you a return of the illness
2 Mrs Anderson is responsible hiring and firing employees
3 I really like Joe’s sister but I don’t get with his brother at all
Trang 2a.out b.by c.on d.through
4 Tam was so ill that his parents had to send a doctor
5 She was nominated a special award
6 Can’t you claim your insurance?
7 He can run 100 meters 11 seconds
8 Thank you for your donation It was very generous you
III / VOCABULARY
Choose the best word to complete the following sentences
1 When you are in orbit, you will be out of the earth’s ; you are weightless a.gravity b.atmosphere c.outside d.outskirt
2 Pilots must know about the weather or they can’t land and
a.take into b.get into c.take up d.take off
3 Using electricity to catch fish is very dangerous People may die from shock a.electric b.electronic c.electrician d.electrify
4 For many tears we have already used which is produced by the fall of water
to make electricity
a.hydro power b.air energy c.wind energy d.solar energy
5 oil is an irreplaceable natural resource, we must do whatever we can in other
to conserve it
a.Since b.Although c.Now that d.Even though
6 He’s a choreographer who has drawn from Javenese dance
a.inspired b.inspires c.inspiration d.inspiring
7 This plant grows well in above 550 F
a.tempera b.temperate c.temperature d.temperatures
8 The earthquake the city at two in the morning
9 Technological advandces could lead to even more job losses
a.ultimate b.ultimately c.untidy d.untidily
10 The factory is struggling to national environmental standards
IV / GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
A Find the best choice
1 We can wait for the bus take a taxi to town
Trang 3a either/ nor b.either/ or c.and/ or d.both/ or
2 I don’t really like reading novels ., I enjoy his lastest novel
3 He admires Mr Brown, his enemy, surprises me
4 I have three brothers, are businessmen
a.that all them b.who they all c.all of whom d.who all of them
5 “ Would you like a cup of coffee?” , she asked
a.She asked if I like a cup of coffee
b.She asked me if I would like a cup of coffee
c.She invited me if I would kike a cup of coffee
d.She inveted me to have a cup of coffee
6.I’d like to say to the doctor advice I couldn’t stay so healthy
a.without who
b.of which no
c.whose did not
d.without whose
B Identifying mistakes :
Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standards written English
1 Peter has told Mary to shut the door behind her but do not lock it
A B C D
2 He told me that his father had gone to Nha Trang by a comfortable coach the day before
A B C D
3 The authority praised the bravery of the firemen that fought to put the fire out
A B C D
4 It is really annoyed to talk to so stubborn a person like him
A B C D
5 90 percents of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim
A B C D
6 Motor vehicles are among the majoring causes of air pollution in big city centers
A B C D
V / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE:
Supply the correct answers in the gaps
1 August 1st is the day when celebrate their independence from the Netherland
2 Egypt is famous for
Trang 43 The Minister of Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training now
is
4 There are junior high schools in Chau Thanh District
VI / READING
A Choose the word (a,b,c,d ) that best fits each of the blank spaces
Many of the UFO stories that we read about in the paper are based on the reports of people who have been on their own when they (1) the event occurred,
(2) we only have word that what they saw really happened
However, when mystery lights appeared in the distance over the sea in Lincolnshire, the police, the Air Force, coast guards and a tanker out at the sea managed to witness what occurred It was 3.14 in the morning when police reported (3) an unrecognizable red and green rotating light in the sky It made no sound At 3.31 am, the RAF confirmed that there were in fact two unidentified objects At 7.08, it became known that a civil aircraft had also seen these strange lights Several fascinating facts were revealed
(4) this investigation All man-made flying objects carry ‘transponder’ which (5) them to be identified but these mystery objects had (6) The crew of the (7) tanker, who had the best view of the objects, recalled watching the lights for or five hours and rejected the idea that they could have been (8)
by weather conditions There was no storm in the area that would have prevented them from seeing clearly So, were they really UFOs? You’ll have to make up your own mind!
3 a.starting b.looking c.glancing d.seeing
4 a.within b.during c.for d.across
6 a.neither b.no one c.nothing d.none
8 a.discovered b.caused c.developed d.noticed
B Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer a, b, c or d
Although they are safe to use in the shorten term, coal, gas and oil present a long term threat to the environment All three types of fossil fuels produce carbon dioxide in far greater quantilies than plants can use The carbon dioxide then accumulates in the
atmosphere and may even increase the earth’s ‘heat load’ and lead to global sises in temperature Thus, contrary to popular belief, the use of coal, gas and oil is not as safe as was orgirinally thought Furthermore, all three fossil fuels are none renewable foorms of energy
Hydro power offers a much more useful source of energy It is also renewable but it availabitily is limited Dams cannot be built in certa in area In addition, dam may have a
Trang 5damaging effect on a locality, resulting in the loss of farming land and the stiling up of rivers Large dams are also capable of causing changes in the world’s climate
Solar power is renewable, it does not cause pollution and it does not add to the earth’s heat load Unfortunately, solar power is not distributed equally, and in northen latitudes it
is difficult to collect and store Solar power also requires expensive equipment.
Finally, nuclear power provideds a very efficient and renewable power source However, not only is there a great danger of leaks or accidents but there is also the problem of the disposal of radioactive waste
1.Fossil fuels
a.are safe but limited
b.are not safe eveb if they’re used in the short term
c.are none renewable forms of energy
d.produce carbon doixide but the trees can use it so they don’t pollute the environment
2 According to the passage, hydro power
a.is the best sourse of energy in certain way
b.offers a much more useful source of energy and does no harm
c.is not as safe as was originally thought
d.is renewable
3 The word ‘equipment’ in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by which of the
following ?
a arrangement
b.appointment
c.instrument
d.appliance
4 Which of the following is true?
a.Nuclear power is non-polluting
b.Coal, gas and oil are three types of fossil fuels
c.Hydro power is renewable and doesn’t affect the word’s climate
d.Solar power is renewable and doesn’t cost much
VII / WRITING
Rewrite the sentences in such way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them:
1 He tried as hard as he could to win the race
- He did the
2 They cancelled the fight because of the heavy rain
- So heavily
3 The last time she went out with him was two years ago
- She hasn’t
4.All students face the problem of the phrasal verbs
- All students come
Trang 65.He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk
- No sooner
6 You remembered to post the letter, didn’t you?
- You didn’t
THE END
ĐÁP ÁN
I / PHONOLOGY : 3ms ( 0,25m / the best answer)
A: 1m
B : 1m
C : 1m
II / PREPOSITION : 2ms ( 0,25 / the best answer )
III / VOCABULARY : 3ms ( 0,25 / the best answer )
IV / GRAMMAR & STRUCTURE : 3ms ( 0,25 / the best answer )
A : 1,5 ms
B: 1,5ms
V / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE : 2ms ( 0,5 / the best answer )
1 Indonesians
2 ancient pyramids
3 Nguyen Thien Nhan
4 twelve
VI / READING: 4ms
A: 2ms ( 0,25 / the best answer)
B: 2ms ( 0,5m / the best answer )
VII / WRITING : 3ms ( 0,5 / the best answer )
1.He did the best to win the race
2.So heavily did it rain that they cancelled the fight
Trang 73.She hasn’t gone out with him for two years
4.All students come up against the problem of phrasal verbs
5.No sooner had he returned from his walk than he got down to writing 6.You didn’t forget to post the letter, didn’t you?