Đề thi học giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 (4)

in spite of Question VI: Fill in each gap with one suitable word to complete the following passage.. Read the following passage then answer the questions below 10 pts Every child in Grea

Phòng GD­ĐT Văn Giang

Trường THCS Mễ Sở

Người soạn: Nguyễn Thị Vui

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN

Năm học 2010­ 2011

(Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào giấy thi Phần trắc nghiệm chỉ ghi số câu hỏi và phương án

chọn A, B, C hoặc D Phần tự luận làm đầy đủ theo yêu cầu của đề bài)

Question I: a.Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group (5 pts)

1 A Tamil B baggy C casual D article

2 A cupboards B cigarettes C maps D ghosts

3 A great B bread C break D steak

4 A dropped B looked C laughed D raised

5 A cook B flood C book D woman

b Choose the word that has the main stress in a different position

from the others: (5 pts)

6 A necessary B inform C interest D dangerous

7 A control B foolish C broken D greedy

8 A movies B answer C article D machine

9 A agree B internet C radio D travel

10 A order B customer C museum D brutal

Question II Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence (10 pts)

1 He took his seat quietly _ their conversation

A in order that not to disturb B so as to disturb

C so as not to disturb D in order not disturb

2 The noise startled the woman

A frightened B frighten C frightening D fright

3 His shoes are very dirty They need

A cleaning B cleaned C to clean D clean

4 His pronunciation causes me a lot of

A difficulties B difficult C difficulty D difficultly

5 _ time you put your toys away

A It’s the B There’s C It’s D There is a

6 I caught of a lion lying under the tree, and my heart jumped

A view B scene C look D sight

7 The students are used to in the school library

A work B working C worked D being worked

8 I’d rather until Jill comes back Let’s go home

A not to wait B not wait C have not waited D I didn’t wait

9 We tried a lot of hotels, but of them had any free rooms

A neither B none C no D not

10 You want to address an envelope to a whole family You write: _

A Mr and Mrs Wilson and family B Family Wilson

C Family Mr & Mrs Wilson D Wilson’s family

Question III: Each of the following sentences has an error marked A, B, C or D Identify it (10p)

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1 I suggested that you taking his advice to treat your cough

A B C D

2 The pollution of the sea can be the result of careless or dumping of waste

A B C D

3 The bridge was hitting by a large ship during a sudden storm last week

A B C D

4 If you took more exercise, you might feel healthily

A B C D

5 A daily newspaper was published in Germany in 1650, didn’t it?

A B C D

6 I think it is necessary to students to wear uniforms when they are at school

A B C D

7 Though being ill, Mr Ba went to the meeting last Monday

A B C D

8 There was never any secret among my sister and me when we were growing up

A B C D

9 It was very nice of you inviting me to your party

A B C D

10 I looked all over the house for her, but I couldn’t find her nowhere

A B C D

Question IV: Provide the correct form of the words in brackets (10 pts)

1 The _ are scheduled to take off at 15:00 and 15:30 (FLY)

2 It was the most _ visit to Hue Citadels (EDUCATE)

3 There were 50 in the talent contest (COMPETE)

4 Sorry about the mistake, I the instructions you gave me (UNDERSTAND)

5 His has not improved much (BEHAVE)

6 She has an command of the language (IMPRESS)

7 It was extremely of you to leave your library books on the bus (CARE)

8 She always listens to what she is told (ATTENTION)

9 This knife is _ It can’t cut anything (USE)

10 There is no easy to the problem (SOLVE)

Question V Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best

fits each space (10 points)

POLAR ADVENTURER

In March 1999, Amyr Klink, a Brazilian yachtsman and polar adventurer, became the first man to circle Antarctica while staying south of 50 degrees latitude

He took the most dangerous sea route in the world Klink was already _(1) known because in 1984 he had rowed across the Atlantic in a small boat The book which he wrote, based on his _(2) on that trip, had by then _(3) _ millions of copies

For his polar adventure, Klink built his _(4) boat He _(5) off in 1998 from South Georgia and he arrived back there 88 days later­although he _(6) eleven of those days on dry land in Antarctica He did not stop there out of necessity, but because he wanted to see the Antarctic Peninsula

Klink knew that his _(7) would be dangerous On the way he had to be careful to (8) _ huge floating blocks of ice These icebergs, as they are called,

were everywhere As Klink knew that any rescue mission would have been impossible

in the rough sea, he did not bother to take a life­boat

When he sailed into (9) _winds 750 miles south of Tasmania, he met waves that were twenty­five meters high This meant staying awake most of the time He only managed to sleep for twenty­ minute periods at a stretch But he succeeded in the end, _(10) all the difficulties that he had to face

1 A really B widely C broadly D thoroughly

2 A events B incidents C happenings D experiences

3 A sold B printed C bought D produced

4 A proper B individual C own D single

5 A set B put C left D got

6 A passed B lived C spent D remained

7 A excursion B tour C voyage D cruise

8 A expect B avoid C escape D refuse

9 A fast B strong C heavy D hard

10 A as far as B apart from C according to D in spite of

Question VI: Fill in each gap with one suitable word to complete the following passage (10 pts)

About twenty percent of the world’s present energy already (1) from the sun in one form or another Special devices have already been made to (2) _

on the roofs of houses and flats to (3) the sun’s ray and thus heat water

Thousands (4) these devices are now being used to provide (5) in houses throughout the United States while more (6) a million solar water­heating units (7) already been built in houses in Japan Other purposes for which solar energy is at present being used include the removal of salt (8) _ seawater and sewage disposal For most people (9) developing countries, the need is not for air­ conditioners or central heating but for cheap ways of (10) _ food, drying crops and lighting houses

Question VII Read the following passage then answer the questions below (10 pts)

Every child in Great Britain between the age of five and fifteen must attend school There are three main types of educational institutions: primary elementary schools, secondary schools and universities

State schools are free, and attendance is compulsory Morning school begins at nine o’clock and lasts until half past four School is open five days a week On Saturdays and Sundays there are no lessons There are holidays at Christmas, Easter and in summer In London as in all cities there are two grades of state schools for those who will go to work at fifteen primary schools for boys and girls between the ages of five and eleven, and secondary schools for children from eleven to fifteen years

The lessons are reading, writing, the English language, English literature, English history, geography, science, nature study, drawing, painting, singing, woodwork and drill (physical training)

1 Is it compulsory for all children in Great Britain to attend schools?

2 On which days are there lessons for children?

3 What subjects do children study at school?

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4 When do children have their holidays?

5 How old are secondary school children in Great Britain?

Question VIII: Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as the first (10 pts):

1 Although his father took a taxi, he still arrived late for the meeting

Despite……….… …

2 It is ages since she last visited her parents

She ……… ……

3 Handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult

It is………

4 It isn’t necessary to book tickets for the show in advance

You need ……… ………

5 We got lost because we didn’t have a map

Had……… .………

6 The cake was so hard that I could not eat it

It was……… ………

7 We couldn’t drive because of the fog

The fog prevented……… ………

8 They are going to tune my piano tomorrow

I am……… …

9 Nobody has watered the flowers in the garden for many weeks

The flowers

10 Every day my younger brother spends two hours learning English

 Every day it takes

Question IX: Use the cue words in brackets to write a passage about the

advantages of the television (about 120 words) (15 pts)

(news, education, music, movies, research, cartoons, weather forecast, plays, training programmes, concerts, etc.)

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Họ và tên thí sinh: SBD: Chữ ký của giám thị 1: …….……….… Chữ ký của giám thị 2: ………

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM VÀ ĐÁP ÁN Question I Total 10 points, (one correct answer: 1 point)

1 D 2 A 3 B 4 D 5 B

6 B 7 A 8 D 9 A 10 c

Question II Total 10 points, (one correct answer: 1 point)

1 C 2 C 3 A 4 A 5 C

6 D 7 B 8 B 9 B 10 A

Question III: Total 10 points, (one correct answer: 1 point)

1 B

2 C

3 A

4 D

5 D

6 B

7 A

8 B

9 C

10 D

Question IV: Total 10 points, (one correct answer: 1 point)

1 FLIGHTS

2 EDUCATIONAL

3 COMPETITORS

4 MISUNDERSTOOD

5 BEHAVIOUR

6 IMPRESSIVE

7 CARELESS

8 ATTENTIVELY

9 USELESS

10 SOLUTION

Question V Total 10 points, (one correct answer: 1 point)

1 B 2 D 3 A 4 C 5 A

6 C 7 C 8 B 9 B 10 D

Question VI: Total 10 points, (one correct answer: 1 point)

1 comes 2 put/ place/fix 3 collect / use/ catch 4 of

5 energy / electricity/power 6 than 7 have 8 from 9 in 10 cooking

Question VII: Total 10 points, (one correct answer: 2 points)

1 Yes, it is

2 There are lessons for children from Monday to Friday/ on five days

3 They study reading, writing, the English language, English literature, English history, geography, science, nature study, drawing, painting, singing, woodwork and drill

4 They have holidays at Christmas, Easter and in summer

5 They are from 11 to 15 years old

Question VIII: Total 10 points, (one correct answer: 1 point)

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1 Despite (his father’s) taking/ having taken a taxi, he still arrived late for the

meeting

2 She has not visited her parents for ages

3 It’s difficult for handicapped people to shop/ go shopping in supermarkets

4 You need not book tickets for the show in advance

5 Had we had a map, we wouldn’t have got lost

6 It was such a hard cake that I could not eat it./ It was so hard a cake that I could not eat it

7 The fog prevented us from driving

8 I am going to have my piano tuned tomorrow

9 The flowers in the garden haven’t been watered for many weeks

10 Every day, it takes my younger brother two hours to learn English

Question IX : Total 15 points

+ Contents: 7 points

POSSIBLE IDEAS:

— A source of information (news, weather forecast, etc.) 2 points

— A source of entertainment (music, movies, plays, concerts, cartoons, etc.) 2 points

—A means of education (education, research, training programmes, etc.) 2 points

+ Language: 8 points

­ 4, 0 points for correct grammar (prepositions, articles, tenses )

­ 3, 0 points for vocabulary (wide range of vocabulary, spelling), use of suitable

connectives

­ 1, 0 point for a good format of a passage

Lưu ý: Bài thi được chấm theo thang điểm 100 sau đó quy về thang điểm 10

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