PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC ĐƠN DƯƠNG KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG TRƯỜNGTRƯỜNG THCS LẠC LÂM LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Họ và tên thí sinh: …………………………… Lớp : 9A…. Trường : THCS Lạc Lâm MÔN TIẾNG ANH Ngày thi : 11 tháng 11 năm 2010 Thời gian : 150 phút( không kể thời gian phát đề) ( Đề gồm trang) Điểm Nhận xét I/ LISTENING (4 pts) Part 1: Listen to the conversation and choose the best answer. ( 2pts) 1. When is the reality showing on TV? What channel is showing the program? A. at 7:00 on channel 5 B. at 7:30 on channel 7 C. at 8:00 on channel 11 2. Why does the man not want to watch the reality show? A. He watched the same program last week. B. He isn't interested in show's theme. C. He wants to go swimming instead. 3. How does the man feel about watching Star Wars on TV? A. He wouldn't mind seeing it again B. He'd like to watch it if he had more time. C. He'd prefer to watch something else. 4. Which statement best describes the man's feelings about watching the home improvement show? A. He doesn't want to watch because his wife will expect him to fix things around the house. B. He thinks that he will be able to get a better job by learning from the show. C. He thinks it is easier to get someone else to repair their problems around the house. 5. What does the couple decide to watch? A. a TV drama B. a sports event C. a talk show Part 2: Listen to five different people talking about their favorite films. Match . ( 2pts) A B Key Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Speaker 4 Speaker 5 A. It is very interesting. B. It is very amusing. C. It has a high degree of realism. D. The special effects have a particular function. E. The acting is outstanding. F. It’s extremely romantic. Speaker 1 ________ Speaker 2_________ Speaker 3_________ Speaker 4_________ Speaker 5_________ II/ GRAMMMAR AND READING Part 1: Write the correct form of the verbs in parentheses .( 2pts) I ( 1. be ) ………… in Carolina for six weeks and I’m enjoying life here very much. I (2 work)……… very hard since I arrived but the job is interesting and everyone (3 be)……… very kind to me. When I arrived in the United States, I (4 stay)……… . a few days in New York, and there something awful happened. My wallet (5.steal)………… . While I (6.look) ……… in a shop window on Sixth Avenue, I felt my shoulder bag move. I looked down at it and I realized that some one had opened and taken - 1 - my wallet. If I (7.be)……… more careful, it (8. not happen)………. .I didn’t see the person at all but I’m trying to forget all that. 1- ……….……… 2………………… 3…………………… 4……… .………… 5……….……… 6…………………. 7…………………… 8… .……………… Part 2: Write the correct form of the words in parentheses .( 2pts) Diving Deeper Free-diving is a new sport, and it’s extremely (1. danger)…………………., which is perhaps why its (2.popular)………………….is growing fast. Free –divers are attached to a line, and then they have to take one deep (3. breath)……………………., dives as deep as they can and come up (4.immediate) ………………………. The present record is 121 meters, held by the British diver, Tania Streeter. Tania trains very (5. careful) ………………….before teach dive to build up her physical (6.fit)………………… She never dives until she is completely confident that she’s ready. Tania Tania feels that mental strength is also very important. She has an (7.emotion)……………… response to water and feels very calm when she is under water. Tania’s greatest asset is her (8.able) ………………… to focus. ‘In free-diving there are no (9. compete )……………… around you or cheering spectators to (10.courage)……………… you. It’s a lonely sport’, says Tania. Part 3: Choose the best answer to complete this passage .( 2pts) Television first (1)………… some fifty years ago in the 1950. Since then, it has been one of the most (2)……………sources of entertainment for both the old and the young. Television offers cartoon for children, world (3)…………… ., music and many other programs. If someone is interested in sports, (4) ……………, he can just choose the right sports channel, there he can enjoy a broadcast of an international football match (5)…………….it is actually happening. Television is also very useful way (6)…………….companies to advertise their products. It is not too hard for us to wee why (7)…………….is a TV set in almost every home today. And, engineers are developing interactive TV (8) ……………allows communication between viewers and producers. 1- A. appeared B. invented C. came d. happened 2- A. cheap B. expensive C. popular D. impressive 3- A. goods B. news C. things D. places 4- A. sure B. certain C. case D. instance 5- A. as B. so C. and D. or 6- A. of B. in C. for D. with 7- A. it B. this C. that D. there 8- A. who B. which C. what d. it Part 4: Fill each blank with ONE suitable word.( 2pts) I was (1)……………….up by my uncle and aunt and grew up on a small farm in the west of England. I think it was better (2)……………living in a city, because every day I ran about in the (3) …………… air. (4)…………….I went to school, all I did was play on the farm all day. Both my aunt and uncle worked with the animals, and although they worked very hard, they always (5) ……………….interesting things to me. They didn’t have much money, but they got along (6) ………………with everyone, and we didn’t have any of the (7)…………….of living in the city. I always felt happy on the farm. There was no noise (8)…………….pollution, and (9)……………was really peaceful. That’s probably (10)…………… I became a farmer when I was older. Part 5: Read the text and choose the best sentence ( A-I) to fill in each gap 2pts) Everybody has heard about the Internet, but do you know that an “ intranet’ is ? (0) __B__. In fact , intranets make use of the same software programs as the Internet to contact computers and people( 1) _______________. If your intranet is working properly, it can link together a huge amount of information which is stored in different places in the company. (2)_____________ . A company intranet - 2 - can, of course, be used for unimportant information like office memos and canteen menus. (3)________________. The intranet is a great idea, but the system only works if everyone on the intranet is willing to share their information with other people. (4)_____________. Another problem which often occurs is that to managers like to use the intranet to ‘ communicate down” rather than to “ communicate across”. (5)_________________. A. unfortunately, many departments don’t want to share their specialist knowledge with others. B. It is this: just as the Internet connects people around the world, intranet connect people within a single company. C. The more information it has, the more people will use it. D. In this way, people can get the information they need, regardless of when it comes from. E. Most employees prefer to communicate by telephone or in writing. F. But an intranet should provide important information which people need to make decisions about new products, costs and so on. G. This means that you do not have to buy a lot of additional programs up an intranet service. H. That is, they use the intranet to give orders, not exchange information between themselves and others working in the same organization. I. Of course , if they don’t have a computer terminal, they can not make use of the system. Part 6: There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find it out.(2pts) 1- The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted. A B C D 2- Our neighbor will look for the garden when we go on holiday. A B C D 3- They asked me where was I going to spend my holiday that summer. A B C D 4- If he would speak more slowly, I could understand him. A B C D 5- After living in London since two months, my brother got used to driving on the left. A B C D 6- The shop has been opening since we arrived. A B C D 7- My father gave me a new bicycle in my fifteenth birthday. A B C D 8- We get used to walk to school in the morning. A B C D III/ WRITING Part 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first. ( 2m) 1- we don’t have enough money to go on holiday. If we………………………………………………………………… 2- The last time we met her was two years ago. I haven’t …………………………………………………………… 3- He driver carefully. He is………………………………………………………………… 4-Mai is the best students in her class. No one in Mai’s class ……………………………………………… 5- He has written a lot of articles for British newspapers. A lot of …………………………………………………………… . 6- I didn’t see that film on TV last night. I wish ………………………………………………………………. 7- “ Where do you go this morning?” Mr Nam Asked me - 3 - Mr Nam asked me……………………………………………… 8- It makes me pleasure to walk around the park. I enjoy………………………………………………………………. Part 2: Write a passage about 120 -150 words about benefits of learning English (2pts) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. The end Answer key: I/ Listening Part 1: 1- A 2- B 3- C 4- C 5- B Part 2: 1- II/ GRAMMMAR AND READING Part 1: 1- have been 2- have worked 3- is 4- stayed 5- was stolen 6- was looking 7- had been 8- wouldn’t have happened Part 2: 1- dangerous 2- popularity 3- breath 4- immediately 5- carefully 6- fitness 7- emotional 8- ability 9- competitors 10- encourage Part 3: 1- appeared 2- popular 3- news 4- instance 5- as 6- for 7- there 8- which Part 4: 1- brought 2- than 3- open 4- until 5- explained 6- well 7- problems 8- or 9- it 10- why Part 5: 1- G 2- D 3- 4- A 5- H - 4 - Part 6: 1- D 2- B 3- B 4- A 5- B 6- B 7- C 8- C III/ Writing Part 1: 1- If we had enough money, we would go on holiday. 2- I haven’t met her for two years. 3- He is a careful driver. 4- No one in Mai’s class is better than Mai 5- A lot of articles have been written for British newspapers. 6- I wish I had seen that film on TV last night. 7- Mr Nam asked me where I went that morning. 8- I enjoy walking in the park. - 5 - . will expect him to fix things around the house. B. He thinks that he will be able to get a better job by learning from the show. C. He thinks it is easier. But an intranet should provide important information which people need to make decisions about new products, costs and so on. G. This means that you do not