Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh (2)

People ……… billions of cans every year all over the world.. Yesterday, our form teacher 5 ……… hold a visit to the paper mill near my school.. It’s very interesting 6 ……… see the process

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HƯƠNG THỦY

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2009 – 2010

MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9

Thời gian làm bài : 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

Học sinh làm trực tiếp trên đề thi

I VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (40 POINTS)

Part 1 (20 points) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.

1 Kate grew up on a farm She ……… up early in the morning

A used to get B is used to get C is used to getting D used to getting

2 That receptionist looked ……… but he spoke ………

A polite/ rude B politely/ rudely C polite/ rudely D politely/ rude

3 Your work isn’t very good I’m sure you can do ……… this

4 Look at Tom’s suit Is it ……… mine?

A the same style that B the same style than C as same as D the same style as

5 I’m applying ……… a new management position in my company

6 A: I’ve come out without any money

B: Never mind, I ……… you some

7 Jane is studying very hard ……… she can pass the final exam

8 ……… we walk home? It’s not very far

9 Then the empty bottles are cleaned and ………

10 I’d like to cook these noodles, but it’s ……… the directions on the package

A difficulty to read B difficult for reading C difficulty to reading D difficult to read

11 People ……… billions of cans every year all over the world

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

12 Don’t postpone things you need to do Important work shouldn’t ………

13 Would you mind if I ……… on the radio?

14 The children went to the circus For them, the circus was ………

15 The money ……… in the robbery was never found

16 I can’t stand Jack He ……… always ………… his dirty dishes on the table

17 While Mrs Emerson ……… the little boy a story, he ……… asleep

A read/ fall B was reading/ fell C was read/ fell D was reading/ felt

18 Viet Nam is a country which exports a lot of rice Viet Nam is a ……… country

A rice-export B rice- exported C rice-exporting D export-rice

19 This street ……… It’s more convenient for us to travel now

20 Can you tell me how ……… this washing machine?

operate

Part 2 (13 points) Complete the letter, using the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.

Dear Paul,

I (1) ……… (just/ receive) your letter since yesterday I’m very happy (2) ……… (hear) that everybody in your family (3)

……… (be) all well Please (4) ……… (give) them my regards

Yesterday, our form teacher (5) ……… (hold) a visit to the paper mill near my school It’s very interesting (6) ……… (see) the process of (7)

……… (recycle) plastic things You know, the plastic things such as old plastic bottles, cans, and plastic sandals can (8) ……… (reuse) (9)

……… (recycle) The recycled plastic (10) ……… (use)

to make toys and utensils Next month, we (11) ……… (visit) a paper-mill to see how (12) ……… (recycle) waste paper (13) ……… you ever ……… (visit) a paper-mill? Write soon and share your recycling story with me

Love Peter Part 3 (7 points) Complete the passage with the correct form of words in brackets

The computer – one of the most marvelous (1) ……… (invent) in our modern age has proved to be extremely (2) ………(help) to man’s life A computer can not only solve the most complex math problems with lightning speed and perfect (3) ………(accurate), but also gather the wide range of (4)

………(inform) for (5) ………(variety) purposes in

many fields Nowadays, the computer always plays an (6) ……… (importance) role that is (7) ……… (change)

II READING (30 POINTS)

Part 1 (11 points) Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the

……… World They are believed to have been built by King Nebuchadnezzar in the sixth (2) ……… B.C as a present for his wife, Amytis

The gardens were (3) ……… in layers – one on top of the other, much like a modern multi-storey car (4)……… though a lot more (5) ……… to look at Each layer was a large terrace (6) ……… with tropical flowers, plants and trees The large (7) ……… of water which these plants required was pumped from the river Euphrates nearby It is said that Nebuchadnezzar and his wife would sit in the shade of the gardens and (8) ……… down on the city of Babylon below

The gardens’ fame quickly spread and travellers would come from far and wide to (9)

……… them Even thousands of years ago, people used to go (10) ……… ! the city of Babylon itself was also famous throughout the whole (11) ……… for its beautiful buildings, huge tiled walls and magnificent gates made of brass

Sadly, nothing remains today of the beautiful hanging gardens, and the city of Babylon lies in ruins in what is modern-day Iraq

Part 2 (9 points) Read the following text and then fill in each gap with ONE suitable word

Clothes today are very different (1) ……… the clothes of the 1800s One difference is the way they look For (2) ………, in the 1800s all women (3)

……… dresses The dresses all had long skirts But today women do (4)

……… always wear dresses with long skirts Sometimes they wear (5)

……… skirts Sometimes they wear pants Another difference (6)

……… 1800s and today is the cloth In 1800s, clothes (7) ……… made only from natural kinds of cloth They were made from cotton, wool, silk or linen But today, (8)

……… are many kinds of man-made cloth A (9) ……… of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon, or polyester

Part 3 (10 points) Read and complete the following passage with the suitable words in the

box There are FIVE extra words you don’t need to use

Television is one of man’s most important (1) ……… of communication It brings (2) ……… and sounds from around the world into millions of homes A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President (3) ……… a speech or visit a foreign country He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to (4)

………peace (5) ……… television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things in faraway lands TV even takes its viewers out of this world It brings them (6) ……… of America astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space

(7) ……… all these things, television brings its views a steady stream of programs that are (8) ………to entertain In fact, TV provides many more (9)

………programs than any other kind The programs include antion-packed dramas, light comedies, sporting (10) ………, and motion pictures

III WRITING (30 POINTS)

Part 1 (10 points) Finish the second sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first

1 I haven’t eaten this kind of food before

This is

2 The wall is too high for me to jump over

The wall isn’t

3 I would like you to help me to put the chairs away

Do you mind

4 “ Don’t touch anything in this room, children!”

The guard warned

5 How much do you pay for this computer?

How much does .?

6 Her best friend is slightly better looking than she is

She is not as

7 I would rather watch TV than go to the cinema

I prefer

8 “ Where will you spend your vacation next year?” Liz said to us

Liz

9 You’d better put your money in the bank, Jack

I advised

10 Roses can’t possibly grow in such poor ground.

It is impossible

Part 2 (10 points) Imagine you are studying English in London now Make all the changes and additions necessary, from the words and phrases, to produce a complete letter to your Japanese pen pal

Dear Kumiko,

1 I/ have/ wonderful time/ here in London

2 I/ stay/ International School of English/ some foreign students

3 They/ come/ France, Italy and Spain

4 They/ be/ friendly and very helpful,/ and/ their English/ be/ much better/ mine

5 Every day/ I / practice/ speak English/ them

6 My speaking/ be/ bad,/ and/ they/ often/ correct/ pronunciation

7 Sometimes/ I / find/ it/ difficult/ understand them,/ especially/ they/ speak fast

8 My English grammar/ be/ Ok, but I sometimes/ make/ spelling mistakes/ writing

9 I/ hope/ improve/ my English/ the end/ course

10 Write/ me soon

Yours sincerely

Part 3 (10 points) Write a short paragraph of about 100 words telling about your last holiday You may use the following prompts:

- Where did you go?

- Whom did you go with?

- How did you go?

- How long did you stay?

- Where did you stay?

- What did you do?

- How was the weather?

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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HƯƠNG THỦY

ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM

I VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (40 POINTS)

Part 1: 20 điểm Mỗi câu trả lời đúng 1 điểm

Part 2 13 điểm mỗi động từ chia đúng thì được 1 điểm

6 to see

7 recycling 8 be reused 9 being recycled 10 is used 11 are going

Part 3 7 điểm Mỗi từ đúng 1 điểm.

information

II READING (30 ĐIỂM)

Part 1 11 điểm Mỗi câu trả lời đúng 1 điểm

Part 2: 9điểm Mỗi từ đúng 1 điểm

5 short

Part 3: 10điểm Mỗi từ đúng 1 điểm

1 means 2 pictures 3 make 4 bring about 5 through 6 coverage

III WRITING (30 POINTS)

Part 1 10 điểm Mỗi câu trả lời đúng 1 điểm

1 This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food

2 The wall wasn’t low enough for me to jump over

3 Do you mind helping me to put the chairs away

4 The guard warned children not to touch anything in that room

5 How much does this computer cost?

6 She is not as good-looking as her best friend

7 I prefer watching TV to going to the cinema

8 Liz asked us where we would spend our vacation the following year

9 I advised Jack to put his money in the bank

10 It is impossible to grow roses in such poor ground

Part 2 10 điểm Mỗi câu trả lời đúng 1 điểm

1 I am having a wonderful time here in London.

2 I stay/ am staying in the International School of English with some foreign students.

3 They come from France, Italy and Spain.

4 They are friendly and very helpful, and their English is much better than mine.

5 Every day I practice speaking English with them.

6 My speaking is so bad, and they often correct my pronunciation.

7 Sometimes I find it difficult to understand them, especially when they speak fast.

8 My English grammar is Ok, but I sometimes make some spelling mistakes in writing.

9 I hope to improve my English at the end of the course.

10 Write to me soon.

Part 3: 10 points

- Viết đủ các ý đã cho 5 điểm

Ngữ pháp và chính tả 5 điểm

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