PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC HUYỆN EAKAR TRƯỜNG THCS CHU VĂN AN KỲ THI CHỌN LỌC HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2008-2009 MÔN THI :TIẾNG ANH -LỚP Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút A. VOCABULARY ( p) Part 1: Phonetics ( 2,5 p) I, Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.( p) 1, A. objective B.reject C. lecture D. recent 2, A. failed B. reached C. absorbed D. solved 3, A. loses B. houses C.rises D.roses 4, A. pressure B. leisure C. television D.pleasure 5, A. cheer B. cheat C.scholarship D. chess 6, A. coup B. group C. soup D. touch Answer: 1……; 2……; 3……; 4……; 5……; II, Put an accent mark over the main stress syllable of these word. (1 p) 1, speciality ……………………… 2, economical …………………… . 3, vegetarian …………………… 4, generous …………………… 5, immagination …………………… Part 2: ( p) I. Supply the correct form of the words given in parentheses. (2 p) 1, He used all his…………to force the door open. (STRONG) 2, She received a lot of………….from her mother. (COURAGE) 3, …………… is a serious problem in many countries. (EMPLOY) 4, In…………………with most other countries, Britain has a very high rate of heart attacks. (COMPARE) 5, There are very few……………….places left on earth. Man has been nearly everywhere. (EXPLORE) 6, They caught him by the wrist and let him away; he wwent without………………. (RESIST) 7, His health was seriously affected and he suffered from constant………………… (SLEEP) 8, She was the only visitor……………into the sick room. (ADMISSION) 9, He made no……………to our conversation of the night before. (REFER) 10, Some British universities have… their standards of entry in some subjects in oder to admit more students. (LOW) III. Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word. (2 p) Language is considered a significant (1)…………… of communication in international relations. Pople in modern World have no (2)……………been bound to their own countries. Moreover, in keeping informed with speedy scientific developments nowadays, they must widen their cooperative relations with those highly developed nations in (3)……………parts of the world. (4)……………to the fact that no one is able to (5)…………… witth any natives in the world, it is necessary for people to choose to learn a (6)…………… language as a world-wide common means of communication besides their (7)……………mother tongue or native language. That is why English has (8) ………… chosen by most people to be a foreign language to master. More and more people use English and the number of (9)………………who learn English as a foreign language has been increasing so rapidly that it has outnumbered (10)………….of any other. B. GRAMMAR ( p) I.Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions. (2 p) 1, Cars lined…………waiting to board the ship. 2, Do you think he made a good impression………….your parents. 3, The club is four million dollars……………debt. 4, These small birds live mainly………….insects. 5, His mother was forced to retire early………………teaching because of ill health. 6, We want to encourage students to participate fully………… the running of the college. 7, Their story will move you………… tears. 8, She was frightened……………… walking home alone in the dark. 9, She was very conscious…………….her lack of experience on her first day at work. 10, Her small garden looks very beautiful in spring because all the flowers are…………….full bloom. II. Use the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage below. (2 p) I (write) (1)……………… to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the Lord Hotel in London last weekend. I (book) (2)…………….the hotel in Sweden 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 room-service one night and I (have) (10)…………….to wait for almost one hour before someone came. III. The following passage contains 11 errors. Find and correct them. ( p) Air pollution are cause of ill-health in human being. In a lot of countries there have laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can produce. Despite there isn’t enough information on the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases. The gases from the axhausts of cars have also increasing air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol products a poisonous gas which often collects in busy streets surrounding by high buildings. Children who live in areas that there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not think as quick as other children and are clumsy when they use them hands. There are other long-term affects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continue to increase, the earth’s climate may become warmest. A lot of th ice near he Poles may melt and may cause serious floods. Your answers: 0. are. Is 1…………. 2……………. 3………… 4…………… 5……………. 6…………. 7…………… 8………… 9……………. 10………… . C. READING ( 2,5 p) I. Read the following story carefully and answer the questions that follow. That story happened in Philadelphia towards the end of the nineteenth century. One winter evening Dr.S. Weir Mitchell sat down in an armchair and started reading a book, but after an exhausting day at the surgery, he soon felt asleep. A short while later he woke up suddenly when heard a door bell ringing. There was a girl standing on the door step. It was cold and snow was falling, but she was wearing only a thin shawl arround her shoulders and she was shivering. “ My mother is very ill,” She sad. “Please come.” Walking through the dark and snowy streets was not easy, but eventually they came to an old apartment building and the girl let the doctor up to the room on the third floor. There was a woman lying on the bed and the doctor recognized her as a former servant of his. After examining her, he took out his notepad and looked around for the girl. “ Where’s your daughter?” he asked the woman. I need her to go for some medicine.” “My daughter?” She said in surprise. “My daughter died a month ago.” “But that’s impossible,” said the doctor. “She came to fetch me. I saw her. She was wearing a shawl.” “My daughter’s shoes nd her shawl are in there,” said the woman, pointing to asmall cupbord. The doctor stopped writing out the prescription and went to cupboard. He saw the girl’s shawl lying on the shelf. It was folded and dry. It clearly had not been worn that night. Questions: 1, What was the weather like that night? How did the girl feel? Why so? ………………………………………………………………………… 2, Why did the woman show the doctor that her daughter’s shoes and shawl were in a cupboard? …………………………………………………………………………… 3, Who was the girl who came to the doctor’s house? …………………………………………………………………………… 4, Give a synonym / equivalent / explanation of the following words or phrases from the text. a, a shawl = …………………………… b, exhasting = ………………………… . c, was shivering = ………………………… . d, prescription = ………………………… D. WRITING ( p) I. Rewrite the senences so that they mean almost the same as those printed before them. 1, The teacher started to write the lesson plan right after he returned home. - Hardly……………………………………………………………………… 2, “I’m sorry that I broke the valuable vase, Tina”, said Tom. - Tom apologized……………………………………………………………. 3, We couldn’t get nearer because of the police. - The police wouldn’t…………………………………………………………. 4, I only recognized him when he came into the room. - It was……………………………………………………………………… . 5, I must thank Jane and Alice for their presents. - I must send………………………………………………………………… 6, He stayed home because he got a cold. - He came down……………………………………………………………… 7, What I know is that he still needs protection. - As far……………………………………………………………………… 8, He is proud of being a good computer programmer. - He takes……………………………………………………………………. 9, I had just put the phone down when she rang back. - No sooner…………………………………………………………………. 10, In spite of Mary’s sadness at losing the contest, she managed to smile. - Though……………………………………………………………………. ANSWER KEY A. VOCABULARY (6 p) Part 1: Phonetics ( 2,5 p) I, Mỗi câu 0,25 điểm (1,5p) 1.D 2.B 3.D 4.A II, Mỗi câu 0,2 điểm 1. speciálity Part 2: ( p) 5.C 2, económical 6, D 3, vegetárian 4, génerous 5, immaginátion 3, unemployment 8, admitted 4, comparison 9, reference 5, unexplored 10, lowered I. Mỗi câu 0,2 điểm 1, strength 6, resistance 2, encouragement 7, sleeplessness II. Mỗi câu 0,2 điểm 1, means 6, foreign 2, longer 7, own 3, other 8, been 4, Due / Owing 9, those 3, in 8, of 4, on 9, of 5, communicate 10, that B. GRAMMAR ( p) I. Mỗi câu 0,2 điểm 1, up 2, on 6, in 7, to II. Mỗi câu 0,2 điểm 1, am writing 3, received 5, haven’t been 7,sleep 9, were 5, from 0, in 2, booked 4, was promised 6, made 8, asked 10, had. III. Mỗi câu 0,2 điểm 1, have -> are 2, Despite –> Although 3, increasing –> increased 4,products –> produces 5, surrounding –> surrounded 6, that –> where 7, quick –> quickly 8, them –> their 9, affects –> effects 10, warmest –> warmer C. READING ( 2,5 p) I. câu ; 0,5 điểm Câu ; 0,5 điểm Câu 3; 0,5 điểm Câu ; điểm ( ý 0,25 điểm) 1, It was cold and snowy. She was shivering as / since / because she was wearing only a thin shawl. 2, To explain that her daughter died a month ago. 3, She was a ghost / the ghost of the woman’s daughter who died a month ago. 4, a, = a scarf ( a large piece of cloth, made f wool, usually worn by a woman round the shoulders or head.) b, = very tired c, = was trembling / shaking from cold or fear. d, = a form on which a doctor has written the name of the medicine / drugs tha one needs. D. WRITING ( p) I. Mỗi câu 0,5 điểm 1, Hardly had the teacher returned home when he started to write the lesson plan. -Hardly did the teacher return home when he started to write the lesson plan. 2, Tom apologized to Tina for having broken / breaking the valuable vase. 3, The police wouldn’t let us get / allow us to get nearer. 4, It was (only) when he came into the room that I recognized him. 5, I must send my thanks to Jane and Alice for their presents. 6, He came down with a cold, so he stayed home. 7, As far as I know / am concerned, he still needs protection. 8, He takes pride in being a good computer programmer. 9, No sooner had I put the phone down than she rang back. 10, Though Mary was sad after losing the contest, she managed to smile. . TRƯỜNG THCS CHU VĂN AN NĂM HỌC 2008-20 09 MÔN THI :TIẾNG ANH -LỚP 9 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút A. VOCABULARY ( 6 p) Part 1: Phonetics ( 2,5 p) I, Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced. witth any natives in the world, it is necessary for people to choose to learn a (6)…………… language as a world-wide common means of communication besides their (7)……………mother tongue or native language language to master. More and more people use English and the number of (9) ………………who learn English as a foreign language has been increasing so rapidly that it has outnumbered (10)………….of any