TRƯỜNG THCS MỸ HỊA ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP CẤP HUYỆN Năm học: 2010-2011 – Môn : Tiếng Anh Thời gian: 150 phút ( Không kể thời gian phát đề) I.LISTENING: (2ms) PART 1-Listen and complete the spaces.You have one minute to study the part and listen to the part twice Number (0) is an example.(1m) Paola: Hey, Lan!Have you finished your (0)…exam……? Lan: Yes , I have Paola: Were the questions difficult? Lan: Well, they were quite hard Paola: Did you pass ? Lan: I’m not sure The (1)………… …….didn’t tell me Paola: What questions did she ask you ? Lan: First she asked me(2)…….…………my name was, and where I came from Paola: They were easy for you, weren’t they? Lan: Then she asked me why I was learning English, and If I spoke any(3) ……………languages Paola: Go on Lan: Then she ask me how I(4)….……….English in my country.And she asked how I would use English in the (5)………………… Paola: What else did she ask you ? Lan: Oh, Paola !Let me try to remember! Ah, she asked me what aspect of learning English I found most(6)………… ………… Paola: Is that all, Lan ? Lan: Oh There were a lot of other questions.She also asked me to read a passage Paola: What did she say(7) ……………………….the end? Lan: I’m trying to remember… Oh, yes! Exactly she said “ If you want to attend the(8)……………,you must pass the written examination “Good luck! “ Paola: It’s (9)……………………… , Lan.I don’t think I will be able to pass the exams Lan: Don’t worry,Paola(10)………………….will be all right PART 2-Listen to their coversation and answer the following questions Write your answers on the spaces below( 1m) 1.Who is the speaker ? … 2.Where are they ? 3.What are they going to ? 4.What will they achieve if they work hard today ? 5.Have you ever done anything similar? If yes, what did you ? II READING: 12ms PartI:In this part of the test you must choose the words or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences: (2ms) Peter used to swimming every Friday when he was a student A went B goes C going D go He is not _ get married A enough old to B enough old for C old enough to D old enough for My friend me that he was going to take a driving test A spoke B told C said D talk The teacher advised the children and see the dentist regularly A went B going C go D to go You will miss the last bus to school you leave now A unless B until C while D till Peter : “ I enjoy listening to pop music,” Maria : “ ” A I’m too B I don’t C Neither I D So am I I asked my friend he wanted to go out with me A that B which C what D if I’m learning English I want to get a better job A or B but C therefore D because I wish you to the theater last night , but you didn’t A would come B had come C was coming D came 10 Mike “ Would you like to have dinner with me ?” Jane : “ ” A Yes, I’d love to B Yes , so I C I’m very happy D Yes, it is Part II Read the following passage carefully, and then choose the correct answer (2ms) An increasing number of people are now going on ( 1)………….to Egypt Last year, for example, about one and a half million tourists visited Egypt The (2) ………….of Egypt is about fifty million and the (3)…………is El Qahia ( Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people.Although the (4)………… is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average (5)………… from October to March is not too high The most (6)………………… sights are the pyramids at Giza.However,it is also pleasant to (7) …………… Alexandria , Port Sad and several other places and as much (8)…………… as possible in the time available A (9)………………… to Luxor is an unforgetable experience, and there are frequent (10) …………… there from Cairo a holiday b visit c excursion d trip a people b town c nation d population a principal b head c state d capital a temperature b climate c condition d position a weather b measure c climate d temperature a famous b known c visited d asked a search b require c examine d visit a viewing b seeing c sightseeing d looking a picnic b trip c guide d entertainment 10.a flights b travels c journeys d trips YOUR ANSWER: 1………2………3………4……… 5………6……….7……….8……….9……….10……… Part III There are 10 mistakes Find and correct them (2ms) In 1783, two French brothers build the first balloon to take people into air One hundred and twenty years lately, the Wright brothers built the first plane with an engine and flied in it This was in the United States Then, in 1918, the US post Office begun the first airmail service Aeroplanes changed a much in the next thirty years Then ,in 1950s, aeroplanes became many faster because they had jet engines In 1976, Concorde was building in the UK and France It is the fastest passenger plane in the world and it could fly at 2,500 kilometers an hour, so the journey in London to New York is only four hours Today millions of people travel aeroplane , and it is difficult to think of a world without them YOUR ANSWER: 1…………………… 2…………………… 3……………… 4…………………… 5…………………… 6……………… 7………………… 8……………………… 9…………………… 10……………… Part IV Read the following passage carefully, and check True (T) or False(F) for the statements ( 1m) London is the Britain’s biggest city It is a very old city and dates back to the Romans It is a city of historic buildings and churches, and it has many beautiful parks It also has some of the best museums in the world London is very crowded in summer It is popular city with foreign tourists, and has more than eight million visitors a year The city is famous for its shopping and department stores London has an excellent underground railway system, so it is easy for tourists to get around In London, there are plenty of good restaurants where you can get excellent British food The city also has lots of good Indian , Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, and Greek restaurants None of the cities in Britain is bigger than London London was founded by the Romans London has historic buildings and churches Most of the best museums in the world are situated in London There are many pagodas in London Foreign tourists like visiting London It is not easy for tourists to travel around London London is good for shopping London is not busy in the summer 10.You can’t get spaghetti or sushi in London YOUR ANSWER: 1………… 2……… 3……… 4………… .5………… 6……………7……… 8……… 9………….10………… Part V Complete the space with the correct form of one of the verbs given in the list Remember there are more verbs than needed Write your answers in the spaces below.(1m) pass meet be learn take come move start improve see speak understand I (1 )…… Swiss I (2 ) ………… to London six months ago to learn English I haven’t met many English people yet, only my English teachers I (3 ) ………… learning English at school in Switzerland when I was eleven, so I (4 )………….it for nearly ten years At first in London, I didn’t understand anything, but now my English ( ) ……… I ( ) ……………… an exam If I ( ) ………… ,I (8 ) ………… into the next class I am excited today because my parents (9) ……… tomorrow to stay with me for a few days and I haven’t seen them for a long time They have never been to England and they (10 ) ……………… English YOUR ANSWER: 1………………… 2……………………… 3……………………… 4………………… 5……………………… 6……………………… 7………………… 8……………………… 9……………………… 10………………… Part VI Read the following passage, and answer the questions Write your answers in the spaces below.(1m) All languages have rules for forming words and for ordering those words in meaningful sentences In written languages, meaning is expressed through a system of characters and rules for combining those characters In spoken languages, meaning is expressed through a system of sounds and rules for combining those sounds Word order is more important in English than it is in some languages, such as Russian Like other languages English is always changing, but it changes very slowly People invent new words, borrow words from other languages, and change the meaning of the words as needed For example, the English word byte was invented by computer specialists in 1959 The word tomato was borrowed from Nahuatl, an American Indian language spoken in Mexico The word meat once referred to food in general People learn English as well as languages by listening, copying what they hear, and using the language Most schoolchildren learn their first language easily – and sometimes other languages as well What kinds of rules all languages ? What is more important in English in comparison with some languages? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………… How does English change? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………… In English people invent new words and borrow words from other languages? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………… How people learn English in general? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………… Part VII Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space Write your answers in the spaces below.( 1m) 1) My new car is more than the one I had before (economy) 2) He didn't feel happy because he worked (success) 3) My colleagues are very pleasant, but the manager is a little (friend) 4) We must make a about where to go (decide) 5) Lucy got quickly and went for work (dress) 6) We all looked after the summer holiday (health) 7) The children are more in cartoons (interest) 8) , the weather was so bad that we couldn’t go out (fortune) 9) I hope there won’t be too much in getting a work permit (difficult) 10) That has composed a lot of beautiful songs (music) YOUR ANSWER: 1……………………2……………………………3…………………………… 4……………………5……………………………6…………………………… 7……………………8……………………………9…………………………… 10…………………… Part VIII Read the sentences below , and fill in each gap with a suitable preposition Write your answers in the spaces below (1m) He doesn’t depend…………………… his parents We arrived ……………… England by train She hurt her foot …………………she was climbing down the boat He will go to China ………………… the end of this weekend She took many pictures to show the trip …………… her parents Lan has come here ……………………yesterday They were tired, so they rested ……………… pm I was born ………………………… 15th , January I’m looking forward to hearing ………………… you 10 We have some exchange students ……………… the program YOUR ANSWER: 1………………… 2…………………………….3……………………… 4………………… 5…………………………….6………………………… 7……………………8……………………………9……………………… 10………………… Part IX: The following sentences belong to a passage about Salley Ride, an astronaut, but they are not in the correct order Put them in the correct order to make a full passage There are examples for you Write your answers in the spaces below (1m) A At high school Salley Ride became interested in science B In 1977, she was one of the 1,000 women and 7,000 men who applied for the astronaut training program when she was 25 C She was one of the 35 women who were accepted to start the program in 1978 D At university she studied English and physics E As part of her training, she learnt to be a jet pilot and a flight engineer F After completing her studies at Stanfort University, she worked as a researcher YOUR ANSWERS: A III: WRITING: (6ms) Part I: Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it (2ms) 1/ He said he was not guilty of stealing the car He denied …………………………………………… ………… 2/ Is this the only way to reach the city centre? Isn’t there ………………………………………………………………….? 3/ He never suspected that the money had been stolen At no time ………………………………………………………………… 4/ It’s my opinion that you should take more exersise If I………………………………………………………….……………… 5/ I was going to leave, but because of what he said, I didn’t She persuaded ……………………………………………………………… 6/ He was very sorry that he didn’t see Andrey on her trip to London He greatly regretted………………………………………………………… 7/ It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error The accident is ………………………………………… ………………… 8/ “Will you be visiting the Taj Mahal when you go to India?” he asked Elizabeth He asked …………………………………………………………………… 9/ “Ithink you should try the chicken Marengo,” said the waiter The waiter recommended ………………………………………………… 10/ This is the most delicious cake I have ever tasted I have ………………………………………………………………………… … Part II: For each of sentences below, write the new sentences as similar as possible in the meaning to the original sentence but using the word given This word must not be alter in any way There is an example for you: (1m) Ex: He learn music at home (learnt) >Music >Music is learnt at home “Mai regrets not buying this book (wishes) Mai “Why don’t you wait by the phone box, Hoa?” (suggested) Na I don’t normally go into town by car (used) I She goes out very little these days (hardly) She Despite knowing the area well I got lost (though) I got lost Part III: Write a description (about 100 words) of the table below: (0,5m) “Total Fires and Acres burned in the USA (1980-2000)” Year Fires Acres 1980 234,892 5,260,825 1990 122,763 5,452,870 2000 122,820 8,422,230 Part IV: Write a composition about 150 words on the following topic: (2,5ms) “ How to protect the environment” ANSWER KEY: I.LISTENING: (2ms) Part 1(1m): 1-examiner 2-what 3-other 4-learned 5-future 6-difficult 7-in 8- course 9-terrible 10-everything Part 2(1m) 1.Mr Brown on the beach clean the beach They will make the beach clean and beautiful again soon Yes, I have.( I have collected the garbage and take them to the garbage dump) II READING: 12ms PartI: (2ms)=10x 0,2 1/ D 2/ C 3/ B 4/ D 5/ A 6/ B 7/ D 8/ D 9/ B 10/ A Part II: (2ms)=10 x 0,2 holiday population capital climate temperature famous visit sightseeing trip 10 flights Part III.(2ms)=10x 0,2 buildàbuilt latel later flied flew begun began manmuch buildingà built couldà can muchà lots in from 10 a the Part IV (1m)=10x 0,1 T T T F 5.F T 7.F T F 10.F PartV.(1m)=10x 0,1 am came started have learned 5.has improved have taken pass will move are coming 10.don’t speak Part VI.(1m)=10x 0,1 All languages have rules for forming words and for ordering those words in meaningful sentences word order is more important in English than it is in some languages It changes very slowly Yes They They learn English as well as languages by listening, copying what they hear, and using the language Part VII (1m)=10x 0,1 1-economical 2-unsuccessfully 3-friendly 4-decision 5-dressed 6-healthy 7-interested 8-unfortunately 9- difficulty 10-musician Part VIII.(1m)=10x 0,1 on in while in to since 7.until on from 10 for Part IX.(1m)=10x 0,1 2.D 3.F 4.E 5.B 6.C III: WRITING: (6ms) Part I: (2ms)=10x 0,2 1/ He denied for stealing (having stolen) the car/ that he had stolen the car 2/ Isn’t there (another way/ some other way/ any other way)(to/ to reach/ reaching) the city centre 3/ At no time did he suspect (that) the money had been stolen/ someone had stolen the money 4/ If I were you, I’d take more exercise 5/ She persuaded me not to leave 6/ He greatly regretted not seeing Andrey on her trip to London 7/ The accident is thought to have been caused by human error 8/ He asked Elizabeth if she would be visiting the Taj Mahal when she went 9/ The waiter recommended us to try/ that we should try … 10/ I have never tasted such a dilicious cake Part II: (1m)=10x 0,1 Mai wishes she bought that book Na suggested that Hoa should wait by the phone box I used to go into the city by bus She hardly go out these days 5.I got lost though I knew the area well Part III: Write a description (about 100 words) of the table below: (1m) (depend on students’ writing) Part IV: (2ms) (depend on students’ writing) ... with an engine and flied in it This was in the United States Then, in 1918, the US post Office begun the first airmail service Aeroplanes changed a much in the next thirty years Then ,in 1950s,... Elizabeth He asked …………………………………………………………………… 9/ “Ithink you should try the chicken Marengo,” said the waiter The waiter recommended ………………………………………………… 10/ This is the most delicious cake I have ever... word given This word must not be alter in any way There is an example for you: (1m) Ex: He learn music at home (learnt) >Music >Music is learnt at home “Mai regrets not buying this book