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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 VÒNG 1 Năm học: 2012-2013
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
Đề thi này gồm 04 trang
A LISTENING
Listen to the tape three times and fill in the blanks.
People in the United States (1) _a lot of garbage Every year, Americans produce (2) _billion pounds of garbage (about (3) _billion kilos)! The garbage comes from food boxes, drink bottles, newspapers, and many other things people use everyday Garbage also comes from (4) _and business
When people throw garbage away, (5) _usually take the garbage to a landfill Landfills are places to put garbage In 1989, there were (6) _landfills in the United States But by 1999, more than half of these landfills will be (7) _ Many landfills will close because there will be no more room for garbage
Garbage is a (8) _problem in the United States But some people in the United States don’t think about the garbage problem They use things (9) _and then throw them away Some people read newspapers, and then they throw the papers away Other people drink soda or (10) _from cans and bottles, and they throw the cans and bottles away
B PHONETICS
I Pronunciation: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
II Stress: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
C VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I Choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence below
1 I wish I _to the moon tomorrow
2 It is reported that he will have to pay legal fees _$ 2,000
3 “What happened to the old mail carrier?” ~ “He _to a new neighborhood to work.”
4 No one died in the accident, _?
5 The mouse family avoided _by coming out only when the house was empty and the two cats were outside
6 Do you watch a lot of _films?
7 Don’t forget _home as soon as you arrive at your destination
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Trang 28 It wasn’t very polite _you to keep interrupting me.
9 Tel is a festival _occurs in late January or early February
10 _Mrs Thoa was tired, she helped Tuan with his homework
A In spite of B Although C Despite the fact D Even though that
11 That isn’t Tom, _?
12 Hoa asked Ba _from his house to school
A how far is it B how far was it C how far it was D was how far it
13 She gave her children everything _they want
14 Were you _a lot by the clown last night?
A made to laugh B making laugh C made laugh D made laughing
15 I hate seeing a child _
II Choose the underlined words or phrases (A, B, C or D) that are incorrect in standard English
1 They had a quiet wedding- only a few friends attend
A B C D
2 Tom suggested us to go home early
A B C D
3 Lan asked me if I was going to visit my aunt the day before
A B C D
4 My thirteen-years-old daughter wishes she weren’t so tall and that her hair were black and straight
A B C D
5 Researchers who read the report commented that they have many errors
A B C D
III Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the sentences.
1 My neighbors always turn up the television at night They are _people THINK
2 A fairy appeared and _changed her old clothes MAGIC
3 In the future, many buildings will be _by solar energy HOT
4 The ring is not valuable In fact, it is almost _ WORTH
IV Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 This is the first time I (read) _a novel (write) _by an American novelist
2 Three million dollars (not be) _enough for the victims in the tsunami last year
3 None of the people (invite) _to the party can come
4 Listen! Someone (knock) _at the door
D READING
I Fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word to complete the following passages
The Media
A Before newspapers were (1) _, town criers would go through city streets ringing a bell
They shouted the latest (2) _as they were walking
B In Viet Nam people love reading newspapers and magazines Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the
most (3) _magazines and is widely read by both (4) _and adults
C (5) _to television people can get the latest information and enjoy interesting programs in
an (6) _and convenient way Nowadays, viewers can watch a variety of (7) _ and international programs on different (8) _
D The (9) _stage in the development of television is interactive TV Viewers are able to ask
questions about the show by using their (10) _controls
Trang 3II Choose the correct answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D to complete each of the numbered blanks in the following passage
In the modern world, there is a wealth of leisure activities to (1) _from Entertainment industries compete for your leisure time You can watch TV, listen to music, go to an art gallery or concert or, of course, read a book Sometimes it seems that reading is neglected because, (2) _ you are a fast reader, it can take a (3) _amount of time to finish a novel, for example However, in the modern world, time is something that can be in short supply
Book publishers haven’t been slow to realize this and are now selling a product which needn’t (4) _as much of your time but still tells you an excellent story The new product is the audio book-cassette recordings of shortened novels, often read by well-known personalities or the authors themselves Audio books are (5) _new but people are becoming more aware of them and sales are increasing up until now
One of the attractions of audio books is that they’re (6) _listening to the radio, only better You can listen to what you want and when you want, and you won’t ever (7) _anything Much of their appeal lies in their flexibility They (8) _you to do other things while you’re listening, such as driving or (9) _the housework For some people, audio books can be a much more enjoyable way of (10) _knowledge than reading
III Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct option marked A, B, C or D to answer the questions.
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a
disaster According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are
ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well-especially if the parents are very supportive of their child
Michael Collins is very lucky He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him
to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him They even drive him 50 kilometers
twice a week for violin lessons Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is
unwilling.
Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky Both his parents are successful musicians,
and they set too high a standard for Winston They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held They are very unhappy when he does not win Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy
1 One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to _
A push their child into trying too much B help their child to become a genius
C make their child become a musician D neglect their child’s education
2 Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they _
A force their children into achieving success B themselves have been very successful
C understand and help their children sensibly D arrange private lessons for their children
3 Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A Successful musicians B Unrealistic parents
Trang 4C Their children D Educational psychologists
4 Michael Collins is fortunate in that _
A his father is a musician B his parents are quite rich
C his mother knows little about music D his parents help him in a sensible way
5 The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means _.
A "surprised at" B "extremely interested in"
C "completely unaware of" D "confused about"
6 Winston’s parents push their son so much and he _
A is afraid to disappoint them B cannot learn much music from them
C has become a good musician D has won a lot of piano competitions
7 The word "They" in the passage refers to _.
A concerts B violin lessons C parents in general D Michael’s parents
8 All of the following people are musical EXCEPT _
A Winston’s father B Winston’s mother C Michael’s father D Michael’s mother
9 The word "unwilling" in the passage mostly means _.
A "getting ready to do something" B "eager to do something"
C "not objecting to doing anything" D "not wanting to do something"
10 The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that _
A successful parents always have intelligent children
B successful parents often have unsuccessful children
C parents should let the child develop in the way he wants
D parents should spend more money on the child’s education
E WRITING
I Write the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one
1 They said that he was the best student in his group
He
2 The girl’s mother used to work with mine
That’s the girl
3 I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday
I apologize
4 Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car
In spite
5 I could realize how important the family is only after I left home
Not until
II Use the following set of words and phrases to complete the following sentences You can put additional words and make any changes necessary
1 Lan/ used/ walk/ past/ mosque/ way/ primary school
2 Ba’s village/ lie/ near/ foot/ mountain/ and by/ river
3 majority/ Vietnamese women/ prefer/ wear/ modern clothing/ work
4 Yesterday/ bus/ drop/ everyone off/ parking lot/ ten meters/ big old banyan tree
5 first/ print/ newspaper/ appear/ 7th or 8th century AD/ China
III Write a passage (about 150 words) about the subject you like best at school You should tell the reasons why you like the subject and how you make progress in your favorite subject.
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PHÒNG GD&ĐT KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 VÒNG 1 Năm học: 2012- 2013
Môn: Tiếng Anh ĐÁP ÁN + HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
(01 trang)
A LISTENING (10 điểm)
1 produce 2 308 3 140 4 factories 5 trucks
B PHONETICS (10 điểm)
C VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 điểm)
III (5) 1 thoughtless 2 magically 3 heated 4 worthless 5 Unluckily
IV (5) 1 have read-written 2 wasn’t 3 invited 4 is knocking
D READING (30 điểm)
I (10) 1 invented 2 news 3 popular 4 teenagers 5 Thanks
6 inexpensive 7 local 8 channels 9 next 10 remote
E WRITING (20 điểm)
I (5) 1 He was said to be the best student in his group.
2 That’s the girl whose mother used to work with mine.
3 I apologize for being rude/ my rudeness to you yesterday.
4 - In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car.
OR - In spite of the fact that his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
5 Not until I left home could I realize how important the family is.
II (5) 1 Lan used to walk past the mosque on her way to primary school.
2 Ba’s village lies near the foot of a mountain and by a river
3 The majority of Vietnamese women prefer to wear modern clothing at work
4 The bus dropped everyone off at the parking lot ten meters from a big old banyan tree
5 The first printed newspaper appeared in the 7th or 8th century AD, in China
III (10) The candidate’s essay should include the following points:
- (2) The writing passage should be well organized:
* Introduction, body and ending of the passage
* Linking words
- (6) The content of the writing passage should be clear, logical and creative with explanations
- (2) The writing passage is supposed to be free of grammatical and spelling errors
Giám khảo chú ý:
- HDC chỉ là một cách giải HS có thể giải theo cách khác, giám khảo căn cứ vào bài làm cụ thể của HS để cho điểm.
- Điểm các phần, các câu không làm tròn Điểm toàn bài là tổng điểm của các câu thành phần.
Tổng điểm toàn bài: 100 điểm- Sau đó quy ra thang điểm 10