Chu Van An secondary school. 2009 153 UBND HUYỆN CỦ CHI ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 CẤP HUYỆN PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2008 – 2009 ĐÁP ÁN Thời gian : 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề ) Họ và tên học sinh: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Giám thò 1 Số báo danh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lớp: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Giám thò 2 Trường: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STT: Số phách: Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Giám khảo I Giám khảo II Số phách: STT : ( Học sinh làm bài ngay trên giấy đề thi) PART ONE: PHONETICS (10pts) A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (5pts) 1. A. ground B. found C. group D. house 2. A. apology B. contribution C. context D. motion 3. A. visited B. kicked C. naked D. wicked 4. A. shrine B. invite C. village D. primary 5. A. chain B. character C. cheese D. challenge B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. (5pts) 6. A. mausoleum B. conversation C. correspondence D. secondary 7. A. dormitory B. institution C. intermediate D. reputation 8. A. interesting B. different C. impress D. atmosphere 9. A. collection B. occasion C. religion D. correspond 10. A. economic B. economy C. minority D. encourage PART TWO: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (40pts) I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the following sentence. (25pts) 11. There will __________________a shortage of electricity. A. be B. do C. have D. get 12. I haven’t seen you _________________ages. A. in B. to C. since D. for 13. The washing machine was expensive, _______________we couldn’t afford to buy it. A. because B. but C. however D. so 14. If she continues to use electricity that way, she _________________to pay a large bill. A. have B. has C. will have D. would have 15. They are discussing the celebration that is going to __________________this month. A. be held B. held C. be hold D. hold 16. Tom works as a shop ___________________in a big store. A. attendant B. brother C. assistant D. instructor 17. There is too much traffic. _________________, the air is polluted. A. Since B. Therefore C. However D. But 18. My friend Alan, _______________works in the City Bank, earns much more than I do. A. whose B. that C. who D. which 19. _____________________talk loudly, Jack. No one _________________noise in the reading room. A. Not / is allowed to make B. Not / is allowed making C. Don’t / is allowed to make D. Don’t / allows to make Chu Van An secondary school. 2009 154 20. It __________________so hot that we could hardly sleep at night. A. got B. changed C. made D. had 21. We decided _________________out because of the bad weather. A. didn’t go B. not go C. not to go D. not going 22. Maria: “Town Hall is the tallest building in the city.” Rachel: “Really? __________________from here?” A. Can it see B. Can it be seen C. Can see it D. Can be seen it 23. Jane: “Can I have two toys, Mum?” Jane’s mother: “I’m afraid you can’t. I’ll just buy you ________________a train _______________plane.” A. neither/nor B. neither/or C. both/and D. either/or 24. I haven’t decided ___________________. I may go to New York. A. to spend my holidays where B. where spend my holidays C. where to spend my holidays D. to spend where my holidays 25. The teacher gave us five minutes to ____________________the math problem. A. work out B. look out C. find out D. take out 26. Thuy’s grandmother turned the television ______________to see the weather forecast. A. off B. up C. on D. down 27. Thomas: “____________________you please pass me the newspaper? Tim: “Sure. Here you are.” A. Must B. Can C. May D. Do 28. My grandparents have lived there ____________________1975. A. in B. on C. since D. for 29. I’m afraid I’m not very good ____________________English. A. in B. with C. at D. about 30. The air is polluted ______________________there is too much traffic. A. because B. but C. however D. therefore 31. Linh didn’t come to the party because she had to look ___________her younger sister. A. at B. after C. for D. up 32. They made their living by _________________fish in the ocean every day. A. to catch B. catch C. catching D. caught 33. They felt ___________________when Tet was coming near. A. excitement B. excited C. excitedly D. exciting 34. The teacher told the students to read the questions and _________________anything. A. not to write B. not write C. don’t write D. not writing 35. Woman: “Can you tell me __________________to the station? Man: “About five miles.” A. how far is ist B. it is how far C. how far it is D. is it how far II. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. (5pts) 36. The film was not very interesting as we had expected, so we went home early. A B C D 37. The whale died because the rescuers had no proper equipment to support their weight. A B C D 38. Drinking is harmful for your health. A B C D 39. A large number of people were killing when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed. A B C D 40. You should have your eyes check regularly. A B C D Chu Van An secondary school. 2009 155 III. Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank. (10pts) 41. Alexander G. Bell was one of the greatest inventors. He invented the telephone. (invent) 42. Each religion has its set of beliefs. (believe) 43. English is the native language in the United States. (nation) 44. All contracts are translated to avoid any misunderstanding between the companies. (understand) 45. The principal said some encouraging words to the pupils before the exam. (courage) 46. Things in this shop are comparatively cheaper than those in other shops. (compare) 47. He finally received recognition for his work. (recognize) 48. The president expressed his admiration to many people. (admire) 49. The country was in a bad economic situation. (economy) 50. Parents should encourage independence in their children. (depend) PART THREE: READING. (25pts) I. Put the words given in the correct blanks. You have to use their correct forms to make a meaningful passage. (10pts) to – unique – truth – from – fact – occupied better – physical – cause – blood – true – feel Stress is with us all the time. It comes (51) from mental or emotional activity as well as (52) physical activity. It is (53) unique and personal to each of us. So personal, in (54) fact, that what may be relaxing to person may be stressful to another. For example, if you are a busy executive who likes to keep (55) occupied all of the time, “taking it easy” at the beach on a beautiful day may (56) feel extremely frustrating, nonproductive, and upsetting. You may be emotionally distressed from “doing nothing”. Too much emotional stress can (57) cause physical illnesses such as high (58) blood pressure, ulcers or even heart disease. Physical stress from work or exercise is not likely to cause such ailments. The (59) truth is that physical exercise can help you to relax and to (60) better handle your mental or emotional stress. II. Fill in each of the blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word. (10pts) The country and the city have (61) advantages and disadvantages. People in the country live in more beautiful (62) surrounding/environment. They enjoy peace and quiet, and can do their work (63) at their own pace because no one is in hurry. They live larger, more comfortable houses, and their (64) neighbors are more friendly, and ready to help them when they need it. However, their (65) life can be monotonous and they can be isolated, a long way from nearest town, which is a serious problem if they are ill or (66) have/want to take children to school. The city has all the services the country lacks, but it also has a lot of (67) disadvantages. Cities are often ugly and (68) dirty/polluted; they not only have bad air but are also noisy. Everyone is always in a (69) hurry/haste and this means that people have no time to get to know each other and make (70) friends. III. Choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers the question or completes the unfinished statement about the passage. (5pts) As computers have become powerful tools for the rapid and economic production of picture, computers graphics has emerged as one of the most rapidly growing in fields in computer science. It is Chu Van An secondary school. 2009 156 used routinely in such diverse areas as business, industry, art, government, education, research, training and medicine. One of the initial uses of computer graphics, and ultimately its greatest use, has been as an aid to design, generally referred to as computeraided design (CAD). One of its greatest advantages is that designers can see how an object will look after construction and make changes freely and much more quickly than with hand drafting. For threedimensional rendering of machine part, engineers now rely heavily on CAD. Automobile, spacecraft, aerospace, and ship designers use CAD techniques to design vehicles and test their performance. Building designs are also created with computer graphics systems. Architects can design a building layout, create a threedimensional model, and even go for a simulated “walk” through the rooms or around the outside of the building. Business graphics is another rapidly growing area of computer graphics, where it is used to create graphs, charts, and cost models to summarize financial, statistical, mathematical, scientific and economic data. As an educational aid, computer graphics can be used to create weather maps and cartographic materials. Computer art also has creative and commercial art applications, where it is used in advertising, publishing, and film productions, particularly for computer animation, which is achieved by a sequential process. 71. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. Routine uses of computers. B. Computer as the architects of future. C. The rapidly growing field of computer science. D. Computer graphics applications. 72. The word “It” in line 3 refers to _______________________. A. production of picture B. computer science C. computer graphics D. computer 73. According to the passage, architects use CAD to _______________________. A. inspect building B. create threedimensional models C. make cartographic materials D. create graphs 74. According to the passage, engineers use CAD for _______________________. A. a simulated “walk” through model rooms B. rendering machine parts C. making cost models D. advertising 75. The paragraph following this passage would most likely be about ______________. A. cost models B. flight training C. computer animation D. applications of CAD in medicine PART FOUR: WRITING (25pts) I. Choose the sentence (A, B, C, or D) that is almost the same in meaning as the sentence given. (5pts) 76. He failed the test many times, but he didn’t stop trying. A. Failing the test discouraged him. B. He didn’t stop trying despite his first failure. C. He didn’t stop trying although he failed the test many times. D. He never stop trying but fails to pass the test. Chu Van An secondary school. 2009 157 77. I stayed up late last night, and I am tired now. A. If I hadn’t stayed up late last night, I wouldn’t be tired now. B. If I hadn’t stayed up late last night, I wouldn’t have been tired now. C. If I didn’t stay up late last night, I wouldn’t have been tired now. D. If I didn’t stay up late last night, I wouldn’t be tired now. 78. Only with careful environmental planning can we protect the world in which we live. A. Careful environmental planning protects the world we live in. B. We can protect the world we live in with careful environmental planning. C. Protecting the world we live in, we plan the environmental carefully. D. Planning the environmental carefully, we can protect the world in which we live. 79. It’s ages since I last saw a Hollywood film. A. I saw a last Hollywood film since ages ago. B. I haven’t seen any Hollywood film before. C. I haven’t seen a Hollywood film for a long time. D. I have seen a Hollywood film recently. 80. A majority of students in this college are from overseas. A. Everyone in this college is from overseas. B. No one in this college is from overseas. C. Most of the students in this college are from overseas. D. Few students in this college are from overseas. II. Rewrite the sentences so that they mean almost the same as those printed before them. (20pts) 81. The police made the youth empty his pocket. The youth was made to empty his pocket (by the police. 82. I’m very pleased that we shall meet again soon. I’m looking forward to meeting you. 83. He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work. He objected to his secretary’s coming late to work. 84. I’ve never met such a famous person before. It’s the first time I’ve ever met such a famous person. 85. I’m always nervous when I travel by air. Traveling by air always makes me nervous. 86. I regret speaking to him so rudely yesterday. I wish I hadn’t spoken to him so rudely yesterday. 87. Without her help, I couldn’t have finished my theme in time. If there hadn’t been her help, I couldn’t have finished my theme in time. 88. The plane took off before we arrived at the airport. By the time we arrived at the airport, the plane had taken off. 89. I would prefer you not to mention this matter to anyone else. I’d rather you didn’t mention this matter to anyone else. 90. Minh laughed heartily when I told him the joke. The joke (that) I told Minh mad him laugh heartily. THE END OF THE TEST . 20 09 153 UBND HUYỆN CỦ CHI ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 CẤP HUYỆN PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2008 – 20 09 ĐÁP ÁN Thời gian : 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề ) Họ và tên học. majority of students in this college are from overseas. A. Everyone in this college is from overseas. B. No one in this college is from overseas. C. Most of the students in this college are from. airport, the plane had taken off. 89. I would prefer you not to mention this matter to anyone else. I’d rather you didn’t mention this matter to anyone else. 90 . Minh laughed heartily when I