Đề thi học giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 (41)

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đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh ­THCS

năm học 2004­2005

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đề thi chính thức môn thi: tiếng anh lớp 9 (vòng 1)

ngày thi : 12 ­ 04 ­2005 thời gian : 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)

I VOCABULARY: (30 points)

Part 1: Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence

1 It's a good idea to see your doctor regularly for

A a revision B a control C an investiagation D a check­up

2 Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we shall have a better

3 When the starter gave the all the competitors in the race began to run round the track

4 from Bill, all the students said they would go

5 The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to new procedures to save time and money

6 There is a fault at our television station Please do not your television set

7 The crowd at a football match are often

A excite B. excited C exciting D excitement

8 I'm very in the information you have given me

9 I saw a thief take Peter's wallet so I ran him, but I didn't catch him

10 If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to the match till Sunday

a word that fits in the space in the same line

Kids watch more TV

A study into children's television (0) viewing habits reveals VIEW

Chu Van An secondary school 2009 that children whose parents have a high level of (1) _

EDUCATE

tend to watch less television than children from less educated

family(2) The report also suggests that a high rate of

BACK

TV watching among children in poorer (3) _ areas SUBURB and in the provinces, compared to those living in large urban centre,

is often due to (4) _ and a lack of other kinds of

POOR

(5) _ in the area Disco, cinema, theatre and sports

ENTERTAIN

(6) offer children in urban centre a wider range ACTIVE

of pastimes, which leads to far (7) hours being spent FEW

in front of the box (8) , comedies and adventure films

COMMERCE

are children's (9) _ programmes, while twenty per cent

FAVOUR

of children said they preferred (10) _ films and thrillers

VIOLENCE

1 fill in

2 turn into

3 go away

4 put away

5 run out of

6 get away with

7 join in

8 pick out

9 keep on

10 get over

A participate

B avoid punishment

C select, choose

D change into, become

E continue

F complete ( a form)

G leave

H recover from

I use up completely

J return something to its correct place

Your answers:

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

II GRAMMAR (20 points)

Part 1: Use the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage below

I (write) (1) to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the

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and also (receive) (3) information about the hotel I (promise) (4)

a luxury weekend However, I (be) (5) not

satisfied The room was comfortable, but the traffic from the road opposite the hotel (make)

(6) it impossible to (sleep) (7) I (ask) (8)

for another room, but no single rooms (be) (9)

available I required room­service one night and I (have) (10) to wait

for almost one hour before someone came

Part 2: Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions

1 She was very conscious (1) her lack of experience on her first day at work

2 He has a new solution (2) the problem

3 Nobody helped him He managed it (3) his own

4 The drivers (4) London kept their cars (5) the left

5 The summer holiday is coming We are all excited (6) going (7) a long trip (8) the South

6 The children were amazed (9) the lion show at the circus

7 Her small garden looks very beautiful in spring because all the flowers are (10) full

bloom

III READING: (25 points)

Part 1: Put ONE suitable word in each space

when you might need it” was (1) of her favorite sayings She lived (2) herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us Although I never

went to her house, I knew it was full (3) antique furniture, Persian carpets

and so on In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was (4)

an art gallery I remember my father (5) that she was

a “ Staffordshire Darby” but I had (6) idea what he meant I (7)

out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coal­

mining in Staffordshire We used to make up stories (8) her My sister Alice,

(9) was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he

walked out one day and she (10) saw him again!

Part 2 : Read the following passage and answer the questions

The world's oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution

However, little is known about the long­term effects of such slow poisoning The most

serious problem of modern time is that man is destroying the earth's natural resources and

transforming huge areas into waste land As a result, it is becoming extremely difficult to

grow enough to feed the world's rapidly increasing population A way of protecting all wild

life on the earth must also be found as many species are in danger of disappearing completely

from the face of the earth The smoke in the atmosphere, for example, is increasing so much

that the amount of sunlight has been reduced in many cities Man's whole environment is

being changed in a serious way

1) What is the process of making something dirty ?

2) Find a word or phrase from the passage with the same meaning as the air, water and

land in which we live?

3) What is the air surrounding the earth called ?

4) What could be best replaced wealth, goods or products people can use ?

5) What is a difficulty which needs attention and thought ?

Chu Van An secondary school 2009 Part 3: Read the passage and decide which is the best answer Circle the letter A, B, C

or

D next to the word you choose

Paper is named for papyrus, a reed like plant used by ancient Egyptians as writing material

more than 5000 years ago The Chinese invented the paper that we use 2000 years ago

A piece of paper is really made up of tiny fibers, unlike a piece of material The fibers used

in paper, however, are plant fibers, and there are millions of them in one sheet In addition to the

plant fiber, dyes and additives such as resin may be used Dyes can make the paper different colors;

resin may add weight and texture

Where do these fibers come from ? The majority of paper is made from the plant fiber that

comes from trees Millions are cut down, but new trees are planted in their place Paper may be also

made from things like old rags or pieces of cloth Wastepaper, paper that has been made and used,

can be turned into recycled paper This recycling process saves forest, energy and reduces air and

water pollution

1 According to the passage, the paper that we use was first invented by

A the Chinese B the Egyptians C ancient cultures D foresters

2 What is the main ingredient in most paper ?

A resin B cardboard C plant fiber D papyrus

3 According to the passage, the primary source of the plant fiber used in paper is

A rags B trees C fabric D wastepaper

4 According to the passage, recycling paper is

A bad for the environment C good for the environment

B wasteful D economical

5 According to the passage, recycling paper does all of the following EXCEPT

A reduce the need for ink C save energy

B save forests D reduce air pollution

IV WRITING: (25 points)

Part 1: Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown, so that the meaning remains the

same

Example: He wrote the letter in two hours

It took him two hours to write the letter

1 The keepers feed the lions at 3 pm every day

The lions

2 We got lost because we didn't have a map

If we

3 I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday

I would rather

4 The bridge was so low that the bus couldn't go under it

It was

5 That was a silly thing to say

What

6 We've run out of tea

There

7 I last saw him when I was a student

I haven't

8 Susan was too excited to sleep

Susan was

9 Robert has not had a job for two years

Robert has been

10 She will complete the work only she is paid extra

She will not

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Part 2 Use the words in the brackets to combine the following sentences

1 All the students love the principal He is very kind (because of)

2 I have forgotten the tickets I’m sorry for it (having)

3 I saw it with my own eyes I believed it (if)

4 The house at the end of the street has been sold It has been empty for years (which)

5 It's a pity he doesn't take the doctor's advice (wish)

Part 3 : A friend of yours has written to you, asking for some advice He wants to visit

your country for three weeks this summer and would like to know which places to visit, where to stay, what sights to see, and what clothes to bring Write to him, giving as many suggestions as you can and mentioning any national customs that may seem strange to

him (about 200 words)

KEY

I VOCABULARY: (30 points) Part 1: (10 points)

Part 2: (10 points)

1 education 2 backgrounds 3 suburban 4 poverty

5 entertainment 6 activities 7 fewer 8 Commercials

9 favourite 10 violent

Part 3: (10 points)

II GRAMMAR: (20 points)

Part 1: (10 points)

1) am writing 2) booked 3) received 4) was promised 5) am not 6) made 7) sleep 8) asked 9) were 10) had

Part 2: (10 points)

1) of 2) to 3) on 4) in ­ to 5) about ­ on ­ to 6) at 7)

in

III READING: (25 points)

Part 1: (10 points)

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lêi ng¾n: pollution

2) A word or phrase with the same meaning as the air, water and land we live is

environment / hoÆc chØ tr¶ lêi ng¾n: environment

3) The air surrounding the earth is called atmosphere/ hoÆc chØ tr¶ lêi ng¾n:

atmosphere

4) Resources could be best replaced wealth, goods or products people can use / hoÆc

chØ tr¶ lêi ng¾n: Resources

5) A difficulty which needs attention and thought is problem / hoÆc chØ tr¶

lêi ng¾n: problem

Part 3: (10 points) 2 points for each correct answer

1 A 2 C 3 B 4 C 5 A

IV WRITING: (25 marks)

Part 1: (10 points)

1 The lions are fed at 3 pm every day

2 If we had had a map, we wouldn't have got lost

3 I would rather you delivered the sofa on Friday

4 It was such a low bridge that the bus couldn't go under it

5 What a silly thing to say!

6 There isn't any tea left

7 I haven't seen him since I was a student

8 Susan was so excited that she couldn't sleep

9 Robert has been out of job/ jobless/ unemployed for two years

10 She will not complete the work unless she is paid extra/ if she is not paid extra

Part 2: (5 points)

1 All the students love the principal because of his kindness

2 I’m sorry for having forgotten the tickets

3 If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it

4 The house at the end of the street which has been empty for years has been sold

5 I wish he took the doctor's advice

Part 3: (10 points)

 Total score of Paper 1 : 100 points

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