SỞ GD – ĐT QUẢNGTRỊ ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS ***** KHOÁ NGÀY 17 THÁNG 3 NĂM 2009 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) *** SECTION I: LISTENING (01/ ea) Listen to the tape carefully and fill in the gaps with the missing words. The tape will be played three times: Christine gets up at about seven o'clock. She goes downstairs and has 1 . early because she starts work at 8.00. When I wake up, I switch on the radio and listen to the 2 . Then I get up and have a shower. I go downstairs at 3 . Sam comes down at about 7.30. She doesn't 4 . the radio, so she switches on the television and watches the breakfast 5 . She always turns up the volume too loud, so we usually have an argument about that. Colin goes to 6 . and he is always late. He doesn't usually have breakfast. He 7 . downstairs at the last minute, and hurries out to get the 8 . But he usually misses it, so then I take him in my car and I'm late for work. I like the 9 . because 10 . stays in bed late. But I don't stay in bed. I get up first and have my breakfast in peace. SECTION II: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND READING (01, 5/ea) PART 1: MCQs Choose the best word or phrase which best complete each sentence 11.This street is named one of our heroes A. for B. after C. at D. by 12.Don't judge people . their appearance A. by B. at C. with D. in 13.Don't waste your time useless things A. in B. on C. into D. for 14.The brothers are so alike. I can't tell one . the other. A. by B. to C. from D. through 15. , after trying three times, he passed the examination. A. Lastly B. Last of all C. Last D. At last 16.My mother was of making a cake when the front door bell rang. A. at the center B. on her way C. halfway through D. in the middle 17. We don’t allow passengers in the hall of the building. A. smoking B. to smoke C. smoked D. smoke 18.This cloth very thin. A. feels B. touches C. holds D. handles 19.I have told him never here again. A. come B. comes C. came D to come 20. Lam wishes she English better to get that scholarship. A. speak B. spoke C. to speak D. speaking PART 2 : WORD FORM: Give the correct form of the words in parentheses: 21. We export rice, coal and sea to European countries. ( PRODUCE) 22. If you fail, don't let it you. ( COURAGE) HSG LOP 9 2009 BANG A 1/5pages ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC BẢNG A 23. Her novels have gained over recent years. (POPULAR) 24. Today, trade is becoming more and more important. (NATION) 25. There are of animals in the tropical forests. (VARY) PART 3: TENSES: Give the correct tense to the verbs in parentheses: When the bus stopped in a small square, Helen (26. read) her magazine and didn't realize that she (27. arrive) at her destination. - " This (28. be) Santa Teresa, you’ve arrived home. I suppose your cousin will be waiting for us. Come on. I'll carry the bags", Martin said. - "All those years when I (29. live) in Ha Noi, I used to dream of this moment. And now it's real. I can't believe it. Here I am. I (30. really stand) in the square." PART 4 Look at the sign in each question. Someone asks you what it means. Choose the best explanation - A, B, C or D. 31. A You can buy a drink after the performance. B You should finish your drink before entering. C You cannot buy a drink inside the theatre D You must not buy drinks outside. 32. A Take the tablets regularly until the bottle is empty. B Take one tablet every day until they are finished. C Take three tablets a day until you feel better. D Take three tablets after you finish each meal. 33. A Full meals are available anywhere in the train. B Full meals are available only in First Class. C Full meals are available at the back of the train. D Full meals are available at the front of the train. 34. A This shop will accept all offers on its goods. B We can discuss the price of anything here. C This shop will buy anything for sale. D We must accept all goods on offer. 35. A The hire charge covers all the costs including fuel and insurance. B The hire charge covers all the costs except insurance. C The hire charge covers all the costs apart from fuel. D The hire charge covers all the costs except fuel and insurance. HSG LOP 9 2009 BANG A 2/5pages DRINKS MAY NOT BE TAKEN INTO THE THEATRE TAKE ONE TABLET THREE TIMES A DAY AFTER MEALS. FINISH THE PRESCRIPTION. Buffet Service (drinks and snacks) comes through train. Restaurant at front beyond First Class EVERYTHING MUST GO. MAKE US AN OFFER; WE MIGHT ACCEPT BOAT HIRE INSURANCE INCLUDED FUEL EXTRA NO HIDDEN CHARGES PART 5: MISTAKE CORRECTION: Find out 5 mistakes in this passage and correct them: (36, 37, 38, 39, 40) Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the survival of all living thing. Man operates machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbed noise. They also dirty the air with gases and smoke. Bad polluted air can cause illness and even death. Man ruins natural beauty by scattering junk and litter on the land and in the water. They poison the water with chemicals and another substances. Polluted air kills fish and other marine life. They damage the soil with too much fertilizers and pesticides. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man's naturally beautiful world. PART 6 The people below all want to come to Britain to study English. On the following page there are descriptions of eight colleges. Decide which college (letters A-H) would be the most suitable for each person (numbers 41-45). 41. Marta wants a course in Business Studies and English, starting in September. She would prefer to be in a city, but wants a college which will organise visits, so she can see something of Britain. 42. Jean wants to attend classes for a few hours a week in July, so that he has plenty of free time to visit the countryside. He wants to stay in a city, with a family. 43. Laura is looking for a full-time beginners' course and can come to Britain at any time. She is keen on sport and wants to stay with a family. 44. Marek likes big cities. He hopes to find work during the day, so he is looking for an evening class. He wants to live in a flat or house. 45. Birgit is going to spend August in Britain. She knows some English already and wants a full-time course. She wants to meet people through the college and live with a family. A Lowton College Situated in a pleasant area of the city close to the river. Convenient for North Wales and the English Lake District. Courses in English run all year. Part-time courses available in the evenings/days. We will arrange accommodation with an English family. B. Bristow College The college is in the centre of Bristow. • • Full-time courses at all levels, beginners to advanced, from September to June. • • Visits arranged to places of interest. • • Excellent range of sports offered. • • Students arrange their own accommodation in flats and houses. C. Shepton College Shepton College is in the centre of London close to underground and buses. Classes are offered all through the year. HSG LOP 9 2009 BANG A 3/5pages Daytime English courses up to ten hours per week. Evening classes of four hours per week. Extra classes offered in English for Business. Students arrange their own accommodation in flats and houses. D. Frampton College Situated in West London close to bus and underground. Courses run from September to July (daytime only). Special courses available, e.g. English for Business. Summer school in July and August. Accommodation arranged in student hostels. E. Daunston College Daunston is a small town in the Midlands near pleasant countryside. Part-time and full-time classes available from September to June. Full-time summer school in August. Complete beginners part-time only. Trips and other social events arranged regularly. Accommodation in the college or with families. F. Exford College • Exford is beside the sea and surrounded by beautiful countryside. • Courses at all levels, September to June (full-time). • Summer schools (mornings only) during August. • Full social programme including sports and hobby clubs provided by the college. • Students live in college rooms or with families. G. Chesford College • Situated in the centre of Chesford, a quiet market town. • English courses offered from September to June, daytime and evenings. • Trips organised to Cambridge, Oxford and London. • Accommodation is with local families. H. Howe College The college is in the city centre, but near the North Yorkshire countryside and the sea. Classes run from September to June. Part-time and full-time courses from beginners to advanced (daytime only). Full-time courses in English with Business Studies. Trips arranged to places of interest. Help given in finding a flat or room in the area. PART 7 Read the article below and choose the best answer - A, B, C or D - to fill in the gaps. Speech is one of the most important (46) of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noise. To talk and also to (47) by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (48) that everyone agree to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language. HSG LOP 9 2009 BANG A 4/5pages Learning a language properly is very (49) . . The basic (50) of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite (51) . But the more words you know, the more ideas you can (52) and the more precise you can be about their exact meanings. Words are the (53) thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we (54) the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (55) whether we are pleased or angry, for instance. 46.A. ways B. reason C. rules D. tests 47.A. be examined B. be talked C. be understood D. be spoken 48.A. sounds B. languages C. systems D. talks 49.A. important B. expensive C. simple D. easy 50.A. word B. vocabulary C. grammar D. structure 51.A. good B. fluent C. well D. perfect 52.A. grow B. need C. pass D. express 53.A. most B. main C. certain D. full 54.A. send B. talk C. say D. pass 55.A. ask B. understand C. know D. show PART 8 Fill in each gap in the passage below with ONE suitable word. The country is more beautiful than a town and pleasanter to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country (56) the summer holidays though they cannot live (57) all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village (58) that they can go there whenever they can find the time. English villages are not all alike, but (59) some ways they are not very different from each other. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of (60) can be seen for many miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard, (61) people are buried. The village green (62) a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are (63) around it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have water brought through pipes into each home. Most villages are so close to some small town (64) people can go there to buy (65) they can't find in the village shops. PART 9 Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one printed before it. 66. I am sorry I don’t know how to do it. I wish 67. I love music although I can't play any musical instruments. Despite . 68.If you don't rest yourself you really will be ill. Unless . 69.The doctor told him that he worked too hard. "You . 70.Sally is the cleverest student in the class. Nobody ***THE END*** HSG LOP 9 2009 BANG A 5/5pages . PRODUCE) 22. If you fail, don't let it you. ( COURAGE) HSG LOP 9 2009 BANG A 1/5pages ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC BẢNG A 23. Her novels have gained. from fuel. D The hire charge covers all the costs except fuel and insurance. HSG LOP 9 2009 BANG A 2/5pages DRINKS MAY NOT BE TAKEN INTO THE THEATRE TAKE