UBND TỈNH THỪA THIÊN HUẾ KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO LỚP 9 THCS – NĂM HỌC 2008 – 2009 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút Mã số: Điểm bằng số: Giám khảo 1: Điểm bằng chữ: Giám khảo 2: I. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 points) Part 1: Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D. 1. I don't have my own room. I have to ______ the bedroom with my elder brother. A. divide B. share C. separate D. live 2. In my company, the director deputy usually ______ the responsibility for organizing meetings and conferences. A. makes B. gets C. takes D. becomes 8. Some candidates failed the oral examination because they didn't have enough ______ A. confide B. confident C. confidence D. confidential 4. "What did you buy so much paint ______?" "I'm going to paint my room again." A. for B. about C. with D. by 5. We can't go along here because the road is ______ . A. been repaired B. being repaired C. repair D. repaired 6. After Freddie ______his degree, he intends to work in his father's company. A. finishes B. will finish C. will have finished D. finished 7. If the bus to the airport ______ so late, we'd have caught the plane. A. weren't B. hadn't been C. haven't been D. wouldn't be 8. This pen is no good. Please give me______. A. one B. other one C. another one D. one another 9. Don't go too fast! I can't ______ up with you. A. go B. walk C. keep D. run 10. You were wrong ______ her for something she didn't do. A. so as to criticize B. of criticizing C. that criticizing D. to criticize 11. I'm very tired. ______ more than 800 kilometers today. A. I'm driving B. I've driven C. I've been driving D. I drive 12. My father didn't go to college; ______ did my mother. A. none B. either C. so D. neither 13. You ______ to spend more time in the library. A. must B. should C. had better D. ought 14. Carol is excited ______ her new job. A. for starting B. to starting C. about starting D. for start 15. He said that he ______me the book soon. A. will return B. would return C. is returning D. returns 16. In the last thirty years, space exploration______ great contributions to weather forecasting. A. makes B. has made C. is making D. made 17. Everybody was pleased with the ______ . A. vegetable soup delicious hot B. hot delicious vegetable soup 1 C. delicious hot vegetable soup D. delicious vegetable hot soup 18. His short stories, ______ usually had unhappy endings, were collected and published. A. who B. which C. whom D. that 19. ' ______ I carry that bag for you?' 'Oh, thank you.' A. Do B. Shall C. Will D. Would 20. "How about driving to the countryside this Sunday?" " ______ " A. That's a good idea. B. That's my pleasure. C. Yes, I am driving. D. Never mind. Part 2: Read the text below. Use the word given in CAPITALS at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Dress Code UK companies have received (0) criticism from CRITIC a business forum for what their report refers to as a rather narrow-minded attitude towards the dress code for office workers. This follows a case in which a male (1) …………………………… working in the post room of a EMPLOY large (2) ………………………………… in the United Kingdom received a ORGANIZE (3) …………………………… for wearing jeans to work. While the report SUSPEND accepts that there is a need for people dealing with (4) ………………… CUSTOM to look well dressed, it questions whether employees who work behind the scenes necessarily need to dress formally. The authors of the report made a (5) …………………between the UK COMPARE and other European nations where employers seem (6) …………………. CONCERN about the need for their workers to wear smart clothes in the office. Their (7) ………………………… is based on research that claims ARGUE workers are far more (8) ……………….……… when they have the PRODUCT (9) ………………………………. to dress in a way that they feel most FREE (10) …………………………… in. COMFORT II. READING COMPREHENSION(30 points) Part 1: Read the text and choose the correct answer. Plants Plants grow in almost (1)______part of the world. We see (2)______ plants as flowers, grass, and trees nearly every day. Plants grow high on mountain-tops, far in the oceans, and in many deserts and (3)______ regions. Without plants, there could be no life on earth. Man could not live without air or food, and so he couldn’t live without plants. The oxygen in the air we breathe comes from plants. The food we eat also comes from plants or from animals that eat plants. We build houses and make many useful (4)______ from lumber cut from trees. Much of our clothing is made (5)______ the fibers of the cotton plant. Scientists believe there are more than 350000 species of plants, but no one knows for (6)______. Some of the smallest plants, called diatoms, can be seen only with a (7)______. A drop 2 of water may hold as many as 500 diatoms. The largest living things are the giant sequoia trees of California. Some of them stand more than 290 feet high and measure over 30 feet wide Scientists (8)______ all living things into two main groups – plants and animals. It is usually easy to tell the two (9)______. Almost all kinds of plants stay in one place, but nearly all species of animals move about under their own power. Most plants make their own food from air, sunlight, and water. Animals cannot make their own food. The basic units of all life, called cells, are also different in plants and animals. Most plants have thick walls that (10)______ a material called cellulose. Animal cells do not have this material. 1. A. all B. each C. every D. total 2. A. these B. those C. all D. such 3. A. polar B. polarized C. poled D. pole 4. A. products B. activities C. games D. plays 5. A. in B. up C. by D. from 6. A. certainty B. guarantee C. sure D. certainly 7. A. telescope B. periscope C. stethoscope D. microscope 8. A. part B. separate C. divide D. sort 9. A. difference B. apart C. distinctly D. separately 10. A. contain B. maintain C. stock D. incorporate Part 2: Read the text and choose the correct answer. It is often said that books are always a good friend and reading is an active mental process. Unlike TV, books make you use your brain. By reading, you think more and become smarter. Reading improves concentration and focus. Reading books takes brain power. It requires you to focus on what you are reading for long periods. Unlike magazines, Internet posts or e-emails might contain small pieces of information. Books tell the whole story". Since you must concentrate in order to read, you will get better at concentration. Many studies show if you do not use your memory; you lose it. Reading helps you stretch your memory muscles. Reading requires remembering details, facts and figures and in literature, plot lines, themes and characters. Reading is a good way to improve your vocabulary. Do you remember that when you were at elementary school you learned how to infer the meaning of one word by reading the context of the other words in the sentence? While reading books, especially challenging ones, you will find yourself exposed to many new words. Reading is a fundamental skill builder. Every good course has a matching book to go with it. Why? Because books help clarify difficult subjects. Books provide information that goes deeper than just classroom discussions By reading more books you become better informed and more of an expert on the topics you read about. This expertise translates into higher self-esteem. Since you are so well-read, people look to you for answers. Your feelings about yourself can only get better. Books give you knowledge of other cultures and places. The more information you have got, the richer your knowledge is. Books can expand your horizons by letting you see what other cities and countries have to offer before you visit them. 1. Books have great influence on ________. A. TV B. friendship C. brain D. muscles 2. When you are reading a book, ________. A. you have to read small pieces of information B. you use your brain in concentration and focus C. you have to read during a very long time D. you lose your memory 3. A challenging book ________. A. helps you to improve your vocabulary B. is only for primary pupils C. can translate all new words D. contains a lot of difficult vocabulary 4. Books ________. A. are compulsory in every course B. are not needed in most of course C contain less information than class discussions 3 D. make a sick patient feel better 5. Books cannot give you ________. A. knowledge B. information C. self-esteem D. muscles Part 3: Read the text and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. The Old Clock John lived (1)________ his mother in a very big house, and when she died, the house became (2)________ big for him, (3)________ he bought a smaller one in the next street. There was a very nice old clock in his first house, and when the men came to take his furniture (4)________ the new house, John thought, "I'm not going to let them (5)________ my beautiful old clock in their truck. Perhaps they'll break it, and then repairing it will (6)________ expensive." So he picked it up and began to carry it down the road in his arms. It was heavy, so he stopped two or three times to have a (7)________ . Then suddenly a small boy came along the road. He stopped and looked (8)________ John for a few seconds. Then he said to John, "You're a foolish man, (9)________ you? Why don't you (10)________ a watch like everybody else?" III. WRITING (20 points) Part 1: complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. 1. 'Why don't you come over for dinner at the weekend?' he asked her. suggested He 2. The school I studied at last year was better than this one. good This school 3. The boss wouldn't object to you going early today. objection The boss would not 4. That’s the garage where I left my car last week. repaired That’s where I went 5. He said to me: 'Don’t believe everything she says.” not He 6. Although the weather was terrible we had a good time. spite We had ……………………………………………… 7. Do your parents allow you to watch TV late at night? let Do your parents ……………………………………………… ? 8. I regret that I gave him the money. lent I wish ………………………………………………………………… ……. 9. I wonder if you can lend me something to wear tonight. mind Would ………………………………………………………… ……… … ? 10. It is often difficult to find an answer to a problem. solution Finding ………………………………………………….……………….…… Part 2: In about 200 words, write a passage about the following topic: The rising levels of congestion and air pollution found in most of the world cities can be attributed directly to the rapidly increasing number of private cars in use. In order to reverse this decline in the quality of life in cities, attempts must be made to encourage people to use their cars less and public transport more. Discuss possible ways to encourage the use of public transport. 4 UBND TỈNH THỪA THIÊN HUẾ KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO LỚP 9 THCS – NĂM HỌC 2008 – 2009 5 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM I. LISTENING: (20 points) Part 1: (10 points) Q # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 7 8 9 10 Key F F T F F T F T F T Part 2: (10 points) 1. last night 2. living room 3. sofa 4. windows 5. bookcase 6. bedroom 7. table 8. books 9. TV 10. things II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: (30 points) Part 1: (20 points) Q # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 7 8 9 10 Key B C C A B A B C C D Q # 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Key B D D C B B C B B A Part 2: (10 points) 1. employee 2. organization 3. suspension 4. customers 5. comparison 6. unconcerned 7. argument 8. productive 9. freedom 10. comfortable III. READING: (30 points) Part 1: (10 points) Q # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 7 8 9 10 Key C D A A D C D C B A Part 2: (10 points) : Q # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Key C B A A D Part 3: (10 points) 1. with 2. too 3. so 4. to 5. carry 6. be 7. rest 8. at 9. aren’t 10. buy IV. WRITING: (20 points) 6 Part 1: (10 points) 1. He suggested (her)coming over/that she come over/ for dinner at the weekend. 2. This school is not as good as the school I studied at last year. 3. The boss would not have any objection to you going early today. 4. That’s where I went to get/have my car repaired. 5. He told me not to believe everything she said. 6. We had a good time in spite of the terrible weather. 7. Do your parents let you watch TV late at night? 8. I wish I hadn’t lent him the money. 9. Would you mind lending me something to wear tonight? 10. Finding a solution to a problem is often difficult. Part 2: (10 points) Total score : 100 points 7 . UBND TỈNH THỪA THI N HUẾ KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO LỚP 9 THCS – NĂM HỌC 2008 – 20 09 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút Mã. UBND TỈNH THỪA THI N HUẾ KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO LỚP 9 THCS – NĂM HỌC 2008 – 20 09 5 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM I. LISTENING: (20. The largest living things are the giant sequoia trees of California. Some of them stand more than 290 feet high and measure over 30 feet wide Scientists (8)______ all living things into two main