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PHÒNG GD&ĐT THANH CHƯƠNG KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG I LỚP THCS NĂM HỌC 2012- 2013 Đề thức Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (Đề thi có 04 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút SECTION I: PHONETICS Part 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A hair A great A cleaned A leisure A there B honesty B bread B repaired B pressure B gather C honor C break C planned C treasure C healthy D hour D steak D laughed D pleasure D northern Part 2: Pick out the word which has the different stress from the others A independent A assistant A traditional A dangerous A medicine B destination B conference B material B potato B decide C activity C uniform C minority C collection C distance D intersection D waterfall D economic D recycle D patient SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Part 1: Supply the verbs in the brackets with the correct forms She said that she (call) _ back later As soon as she arrived England, she found that the language was quite different from the English that she (learn) at school My children enjoy (allow) to stay up late when there is something special on TV The last time he (see) _ in public he was wearing a grey suit The girl (sit) next to the nurse is my cousin Part 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence The clerk said she was tired _ hearing complaints day after day A with B for C about D of We watch the cat _ the tree A climbed B climb C had climbed D was climbing I wish I _ all about this matter a week ago A knew B know C had known D A & C are correct I my house That is why there is all this mess A am having/painted B have/paint C had/paint D had had/paint My assistant, worked for him for years, says he’s a wonderful man A that B she C who D whose he was sick, he still turned up for his guitar lesson A Although B Because C Despite D Since She’d rather die than _Peter A she married B to marry C marrying D marry I’m sure they were _lies A making B telling C doing D saying He asks Elizabeth if you visiting the Taj Mahal when you go to India A will be B would be C had been D are 10 You can rely _ him He always keeps his promises A in B for C on D with Đề thi thức- Kỳ thi chọn hsg huyện vòng Page 1 11 I the heat because I had been living there for a long time A used to B was used for C got used to D was used of 12 The teacher suggests _ something for the poor in our area A us to B we should C we are doing D we will 13 Thank you very much - A Welcome you! B Don’t mention it C That’s good! D Nothing impossible! 14 John is proud his father and loves him so much A about B for C in D of 15 You rarely like watching sports, _? A you B don’t you C are you D aren’t you 16 Liz wants to a lot of photos to show the trip to her parents A make B take C reach D spend 17 “That’s an excellent drawing, Hoa.” - “ _” A Well done C That’s very kind of you to say so B I’m sorry D That’s a good idea 18 Jack’s shoes are very dirty They need _ A cleaning B cleaned C to clean D clean 19 It is getting cold You’d better not _ without a coat A go out B to go out C going out D have gone out 20 If we had known your new address, we _ to see you A came B will come C would come D would have come Part 3: Give the words in capital letters the right forms The (0) original Olympic Games began in Ancient Greece in 776 BC in ORIGIN Olympia The Games were very popular and were held (1) _ every REGULAR four years until AD 393 when they were stopped by the Roman Emperor The (2) games were started again in Athens in 1896 MODERNIZE The Games have become the World’s most important international athletics (3) , in which the best athletes spend years training in COMPETE (4) for this great event Sports range from basketball to PREPARE horse riding Perhaps the most (5) _ track and field event is CHALLENGE the decathlon Athletes take part in ten (6) _ running, jumping and DIFFER throwing events Almost every nation sends a team to the Olympic Games and one of the ideas is that the Games encourage (7) _ between countries FRIEND (8) sports lovers travel thousands of miles to watch the DEDICATE Games and most (9) athletes want the chance of winning an AMBITION Olympic medal Such an (10) can make them known ACHIEVE throughout the world SECTION III: READING Part 1: Read the text carefully and choose the best answers In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would be very useful in teaching and learning Many schools have bought television sets, intending to use them effectively to improve the quality of education; but actually they are rarely used properly in classrooms Meanwhile, children spending the majority of their out-of-school hours watching TV and their typical school days proceed as if television did not exist There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers Firstly, the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside money for equipment repairs and maintenance so these television sets are sooner and later out of work Secondly these schools have not found an effective way to train teachers to integrate television into their ongoing instructional programs Lastly, most teachers not regard the quality of television and its usefulness in the classroom Đề thi thức- Kỳ thi chọn hsg huyện vòng Page 2 Teachers at the schools work hard for at least twelve years to train their students to become good readers However, according a recent statistics, teenagers seldom spend their free time reading books and newspapers but watching television instead The text is about: A the use of television at schools B teaching and learning television C educational specialists D watching TV outside school When TV first appeared, educational specialists A did not appreciate it C believed it would be useful for schooling B banned children from watching TV D Both A & B are correct According to the text, TV _ A has not been used properly in classrooms C has not existed in classrooms B has been used effectively in classrooms D has not attracted students’ interest There are _ explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers A two B three C four D five Children spend their free time A reading books B reading newspapers C learning foreign languages D watching TV Part 2: Read the passage and fill in blank with ONE word In an earthquake the ground moves Earthquakes commonly last for a few (1) There are big earthquakes (2) _ small earthquakes Big earthquakes can damage buildings and (3) people The size of an earthquake can be (4) A number is given to an earthquake (5) shows the size of an earthquake Methods (6) _ turning the size of an earthquake into a number (7) _the Richter scale and the modified Mercalli scale Some countries such as Japan and Iran, are in (8) _with many earthquakes In these places it is good to (9) _ houses and other buildings lighter (10) they will not break when there is an earthquake Part 3: Read the text and answer the questions One of the most urgent environmental problems in the world today is the shortage of clean water Having clean drinking water is basic human right But acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage have made many sources of water undrinkable Lakes, reservoirs and even entire seas have become vast pools of poison Lake Baikal in Russia is one of the largest lakes in the world It contains a rich variety of animals and plants, including 1,300 rare species that not exist anywhere else in the world But they are being destroyed by the massive volumes of industrial effluent which pour into the lake every day Even where law existed, the government did not have the power to enforce them Most industries simply ignore the regulations The Mediterranean Sea occupies 1% of the world’s water surface But it is the dumping ground for 50% of all marine pollution Almost 16 countries regularly throw industrial wastes a few miles off shore Water is free to everyone A few years ago people thought that the supply of clean water in the world was limitless Today, many water supplies have been ruined by pollution and sewage Clean water is now scarce, and we are at last beginning to respect this precious source We should something now Questions 1/- According to the writer, what is the environmental problem in the world today?  2/- Are many sources of water not drinkable because of acid rain, garbage and industrial pollution?  3/- What is serious problem of Lake Baikal in Russia?  4/- How many countries throw industrial waste into the Mediterranean Sea regularly?  5/- What is the message to reader?  Đề thi thức- Kỳ thi chọn hsg huyện vòng Page 3 SECTION IV: WRITING Part 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before 1/- “Why don’t we go out for a walk?”  My father suggested _ 2/- “Are you a member of this club?”, the receptionist said to me  The receptionist asked _ 3/- Mary is the most intelligent girl in her class  No one 4/- “Do you remember to post the letter for me?” my father asks me  My father asks 5/- People say that he is the best student of this school  He Part 2: Write a paragraph about 120-150 words on the topic “Why you like to study English?” -THE END - PHÒNG GD&ĐT THANH CHƯƠNG HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN TIẾNG ANH KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG I LỚP THCS NĂM HỌC 2012- 2013 SECTION I: PHONETICS Đề thi thức- Kỳ thi chọn hsg huyện vòng Page 4 Part 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others Mỗi đáp án cho điểm A B D B C Part 2: Pick out the word which has the different stress from the others Mỗi đáp án cho điểm C A D A B SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Part 1: Supply the verbs in the brackets with the correct forms Mỗi câu cho điểm would call had learned/had learnt being allowed was seen sitting/ who sits Part 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence Mỗi đáp án cho điểm D B C A C A D B A 10 C 11 C 12 B 13 B 14 D 15 A 16 B 17 C 18 A 19 A 20 D Part 3: Give the words in capital letters the right forms Mỗi từ cho điểm regularly different modern friendship competition dedicated preparation ambitious challenging 10 achievement SECTION III: READING Part 1: Read the text carefully and choose the best answers Mỗi đáp án cho điểm A C A B D Part 2: Read the passage and fill in blank with ONE word Mỗi từ cho điểm second and hurt measured that/which for include areas make 10 so Đề thi thức- Kỳ thi chọn hsg huyện vòng Page 5 Part 3: Read the text and answer the questions Mỗi câu cho điểm 1/- (According to the writer, the environmental problem in the world today is) safe water shortage 2/- Yes, they are 3/- (The serious problem of Lake Baikal in Russia/ It) is polluted by massive volumes of industrial wastes discharged into it 4/- Nearly sixteen (countries throw industrial waste into the Mediterranean Sea regularly) 5/- (The message to reader is that) we should take action to protect our water resources SECTION IV: WRITING Part 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before Mỗi câu cho điểm 1/- My father suggested that we (should) go out for a walk 2/- The receptionist asked me if I was a member of that club 3/- No one is as intelligent as Mary in her class 4/- My father asks me if I remember to post the letter for him 5/- He is said to be the best student of this school Part 2: Write a paragraph about 120-150 words on the topic “Why you like to study English?” (10 điểm) Giám khảo chấm điểm thành phần viết theo điểm đề nghị sau: Organization: - Bố cục luận rõ ràng, đầy đủ phần: 0,1đ Discourse: - Thể khả viết mạch lạc, chặt chẽ; nối kết câu, chuyển mạch tốt: 0,2đ Sentence structures (morphology, vocabulary, spelling) - Cấu trúc câu, ngữ pháp, từ vựng; câu linh hoạt: 0,3đ Ideas: - Ý hay, phong phú, biểu đạt nội dung liên quan chặt chẽ với chủ đề đề thi: 0,3đ Length: - Đảm bảo đủ số lượng từ qui định: không dài ngắn: 0,1đ -THE END - Đề thi thức- Kỳ thi chọn hsg huyện vòng Page 6