Sở giáo dục và đào tạo hảI dơng Kì THI CHọN học sinh giỏi TỉNH Môn:Tiếng Anh lớp 9 Năm học 2008-2009 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút. A/LISTENING: Question I.Listen to the passage and answer the questions(15pts): 1. What are environmentalists worried about? 2. Which pollution is considered the most serious one? 3. What causes the pollution of the air, accept smoke from automobiles,and acid rain from chemical transformation? 4. Can smoke cause serious health problems? 5. What does polluted water cause? B/PHONETICS: Question II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group(5pts) 1. A. entertainment B. information C. education D. television 2. A. inspiration B. economic C C. reputation D. dormitary 3. A. climate B. design C. region D. comic 4. A. awful B. emty C. delicious D. lovely 5. A. complain B. favorite C. terrible D. famous C.GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: QuestionIII. Choose the word or phrase which best completes the sentences(10pts). 1. I have had a headache .yesterday. A.since B.for C.until D.during 2. The selling price of the house and is $20.000. A.many furniture B. some furniture C.many furnitures D. some furnitures 3. My brother cant play tomorrow and . A.either can I B.I cant too C.neither I can D.neither can I 4. Will you .me to post this letter tomorrow? A.remember B.mind C.remind D.suggest 5. The .noise startled the woman. A.frightened B.frighten C.frightening D.fright 6. He is too foolish your words. A.understand B.to understand C.understood D.to be understanding 7. Toms shoes are very dirty. They need . A.cleaning B.cleaner C.to clean D.clean 8. Hoa prefers singing dancing. A. than B.to C. before D.after 9. .there will be a good program on the radio. A. Possible B. Somtimes C. Perhaps D.Probable 10. Every girl ought to learn .to cook. A. where B. what C. when D.how Question IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting(5pts). 1.They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them. A B C D 2.Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, A B C D industrial cities today. 3.These televisions are quite popular in Europe, but those ones are not. A B C D 4. Laura hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments. A B C D 5. Many people believe that New York is the most great city in America. A B C D Question V: Provide the correct form of the words in brackets(10pts): Women doctors Throughout history, women have had responsibility for healing the sick. However, it is only in (1. compare) recent times that they have been allowed to trained as doctors at (2. medicine) schools in Britain. Yet in that short time, they have made an enormous (3. contribute) to modern medicine.The first female doctors were priestesses who gave (4. advise) about diseases and (5. injure) and prepared medicines. In acient Rome, women healers were considered(6. skill) and respected. In Britain, for centuries male doctors were (7. suspect) of women who practiced medicine (8. profession) and in 1512 a law was passed making it (9. legal) for them to do so. Women couldn’t study medicine at universities until the 19th century and they only began to gain (10. equal) with male doctors in th 20 th century. 1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. Question VI. Match half the sentence in column A with the other half in column B(5pts). Column A Column B 1. Don’t forget to bring the novel 2. She is the woman 3. Whatever you like to eat, 4. In spite of the bad weather, 5. Although Nam is not a fast thinker a.whose son has won the first prize. b. which I lent you yesterday. c. they decided to go for the picnic. d. let’s go to the new restaurant in the city. e. he is not stupid. C. reading Question VII: Read the following passage and decide which option A,B,C or D best fits each space(10pts): Have you ever stopped (1) .why people give each (2) eggs at Easter? –The Christian festival of Easter celebrates the return of Christ from the death, but the festival is actually name (3) . the goddess of the sun, Eostre, whose name is taken from the East where she (4) .In very acient times, Easter was a celebration that winter was (5) and that a new life was about to begin. The rabbit, (6) . to the number of young it produces, it the symbol of life. In some parts of the world, the rabbit leaves large (7) . of eggs (another symbol of new life) in the garden and children have to find as many as they can. This is very (8) . Christmas when Santa Claus leave presents for individual children. At Easter children have to be independent and (9) . after themselves. In this (10) the hunt for Easter eggs presents the need for young people to go out into the world and make their own fortune. 1. A. to wonder B. wondering C. wonder D. wander 2. A. else B. person C. others D. other 3. A. for B. about C. after D. with 4. A. goes B. sets C. rises D. raises 5. A. finish B. conclusion C. up D. over 6. A. as B. since C. due D. because 7. A. numbers B. sums C. fingures D. totals 8. A. like B. unlike C. different D. similar 9. A. take B. get C. look D. carry 10. A. day B. way C. habit D. time question VIII. Read the passage and choose the best answer(10pts). Man discovered fire many thousands years ago. The first time he saw fire was probaly when a tree was struck by lightning. He soon learned how to make fire for himself. However man probaly made his fire by rubbing two sticks together. Fire was very important to man. He needed fire to keep himself warm at night. He used fire to cook his food. He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild animals. In some parts of the world he used fire to signal messages. Red Indians, for example, used fire to make smoke signals. In some other countries people lit fires to warn their friends of danger. Fire was also used to give light. Before the invention of oil lamp, men used burning sticks as torches. And before man discovered gas and electricity, he hung small fires in wire baskets from posts to light the streets. One man even used fire to tell the time. He invented a candle clock. He made a candle that took exactly twelve hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in twelve equal parts. He lit the candle and could tell the time by counting the number of parts left of burning candle. But the candle clock did not always work well. If there was a wind blowing on the candle, the flame burned too quickly. 1. Man probaly first made fire…………………………………… A. from a tree struct by lightning. C. from wire baskets hung on poster. B. by rubbing two sticks together. D. from a candle. 2. Man probaly first used fire………………………………………. A. to tell the time. C. to light the streets B. to send signal. D. to keep warm at night. 3. Fire was used by Red Indians…………………………………… A. to make gas and electricity. C. to send messages B. to burn down trees. D. to frighten away enemies. 4. The first street lights were…………………………………………. A. large bonfires. C. burning trees. B. small fires in hanging baskets. D. candles. 5. The candle clock burned for……………………………………… A. twelve hours. C. a day. B. one hour. D. twelve days. Question IX. Fill each the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word(10pts). Food plays an important part in the development of nations. In countries where food is(1) people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat. This usually slows down progress, because men have little time to (2) to science, industry, govemment, and art. In nations where food is (3) and easy to get, men have more time to spend in activities that lead to progress and (4) of leisure. The problem of (5) good food for everybody has not yet been solved. Many wars have been (6) for food. But it is no longer necessary to go to war for food. Nations are beginning to put (7) knowledge to work for a (8) of their food problems . They work (9) in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations (10) more food. 1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. d.Writing Question X : Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as the first (10pts): 1. “ You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary” said John. John advised……………………………………………………………. 2. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert. Despite………………………………………………………………… 3. “It is ages since Alan visited his parents. Alan…………………………………………………………………… 4. Handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult. It is……………………………………………………………………… 5. “ You’d better go to the doctor if you’ve got a pain in your back, Anne” Herry said. Herry suggested………………………………………………………… 6. “ Could I borrow five pounds from you, Jane?” asked Nick. Nick asked Jane if……………………………………………………… 7. It isn’t necessary to book tickets for the show in advance. You need……………………………………………………………… 8. Don’t you regret not learning to swim? Don’t you wish…………………………………………………………. 9. We got lost because we didn’t have a map. Had……………………………………………………………………… 10.They managed to finish the project in time for the presentation. They succeeded…………………………………………………………. Question XI: Use the suggested words and phrases to write a complete letter (8pts). Dear Mother and father, a. You/ be pleased/ hear/ I/ meet/ LonDon Airport/ Mr and Mrs Robinson and/ son/ Michael. b. Before I arrive/ it rain/ a week/ but/ Sunday/ sun shine/ first time. c. Last Tuesday they take me/ Buckingham Palace/ I see the Changing of the Guard and listen/ the band. d. Then we go/ Hyde Park/ have lunch/ a restaurant. e. After we/ eat/ we go/ a walk/ see the Serpentine Lake. f. While we/ walk/ I buy a postcard/ I enclose/ this letter. g. London/ have many interesting places/ see/ and I/ enjoy/ be here very much/. h. Mr and Mrs Robinson and Michael ask me/ give/ their kind regards. Love. / Carl …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………… . …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………. Question XII. Last summer you had a holiday by the sea. Write a passage of 100-120 words about your holiday. The following questions may help you(7pts). - What was the place of your holiday? - Who did you go with? - How did you go there? - What did you do there? - How did you feel afterwards? . Sở giáo dục và đào tạo hảI dơng Kì THI CHọN học sinh giỏi TỉNH Môn:Tiếng Anh lớp 9 Năm học 2008-2009 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút. 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