Phòng giáo dục và đào tạ o kì thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp quận quận hồng bàng NĂM HọC 2008-2009 môn tiếng anh lớp 9 Thời gian: 150 phút Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này. Bài thi gồm 5 trang - Tổng điểm: 100 điểm bài thi Bằng số: Bằng chữ: . Họ tên, chữ kí của giám khảo 1. 2. Số phách: . Part one: phonology I. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts) 1. A. vegetable B. station C. patient D. nature ____________ 2. A. pour B. sour C. hour D. flour ____________ 3. A. through B. third C. enthusiasm D. therefore ____________ 4. A. practised B. advised C. increased D. promised ____________ 5. A. feature B. seal C. pleasure D. deal ____________ II. Pick out the word whose stress is placed differently from the others in each group. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts) 1. A. development B. conservation C. nationality D. Vietnamese ____________ 2. A. comfortable B. interesting C. exercise D. industrial ____________ 3. A. measure B. machine C. hotel D. design ____________ 4. A. difficult B. mineral C. remember D. passenger ____________ 5. A. volunteer B. understand C. magazine D. improvement ____________ Part two: VOCABULARy AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts) 1. I never wear red clothes because they dont _____ me. A. match B. fit C. go to D. suit ____________ 2. Unlike other Asian countries, Singapore and Japan have _____ raw materials. A. hardly B. any hardly C. hardly some D. hardly any ____________ 3. He _____ to the last meeting, but he didn't. A. must go B. had to go C. should go D. should have gone ____________ 4. I asked two people the way to Binh Ferry Dock but _____ of them knew. A. none B. either C. both D. neither ____________ 5. _____ necessary pollution control measures are, many industries hesitate to adopt them. A. No matter B. Although C. However D. Even if ____________ 6. One thousand dollars _____ a large sum of money for me. A. is B. are C. were D. have been ____________ 7. It had never _____ my mind that they weren't the right people to invite. A. passed B. crossed C. covered D. filled ____________ 1 8. Peter, you're a stupid little boy! Stop _____ like that. A. making up B. acting out C. doing up D. showing off ____________ 9. Fat people should _____ the temptation to eat a lot of sweet things. A. disobey B. resist C. deny D. refuse ____________ 10. The crowd pressed _____ and broke the line of police. A. forward B. toward C. afterward D. backward ____________ 11. There was so much noise that we could hardly _____ what the lecturer was saying. A. take in B. take up C. bring in D. bring out ____________ 12. Your i-pot is _____ cheaper than mine. A. many B. much C. more D. B & C are correct ____________ 13. Prices of electronic goods are very _____ these days. A. small B. cheap C. decreased D. low ____________ 14. He _____ hungry. He has just had lunch with me. A. can't be B. can't have been C. couldn't be D. couldn't have been ____________ 15. I'm going to ask my bank manager for a _____. A. lend B. borrow C. loan D. finance ____________ 16. _____ I had a very good year at school. A. As a whole B. Wholly C. In whole D. On the whole ____________ 17. My employer's _____ of my work does not matter to me at all. A. meaning B. belief C. opinion D. expression ____________ 18. There's _____ to be frightened of the dog; he's quite harmless. A. a fear B. no fear C. no need D. any reason ____________ 19. The only purpose of this examination was to _____ the students' knowledge. A. try B. inspect C. prove D. test ____________ 20. They asked me a lot of questions, _____ I couldn’t answer. A. all of whom B. that all C. all of which D. who all ____________ II. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. Write your answers in the numbered spaces that follow. (10 pts) 1. I'd rather (stay) in tonight (see) a good film on TV. 2. Many people are determined (get) a ticket for the football match even if it means (stand) in a queue all day. 3. If he (not drink) so much last night, he (not be) so tired now. 4. The secretary (type) for two hours, but she (finish) only three reports so far. 5. It's difficult (persuade) her (tell) all the truth. 6. I’d prefer (cook) at home tonight rather than (eat) out. 7. John (fall) off his bike when he (ride) round a corner. 8. Almost everyone (leave) for home by the time we (arrive). 9. He wishes he (not miss) the lecture (give) by Professor Jones last Monday. 10. The exam (not be) as difficult as they (think) at first. 1. _____________________ _____________________ 6. _____________________ _____________________ 2. _____________________ _____________________ 7. _____________________ _____________________ 3. _____________________ _____________________ 8. _____________________ _____________________ 4. _____________________ _____________________ 9. _____________________ _____________________ 5. _____________________ _____________________ 10. _____________________ _____________________ III. Fill each blank with the correct form of the words given in capital letters. (5 pts) 1. My father says his school years were the most ____________________ time of his life. MEMORY 2. They gave the cancer patient some morphine to ______________________ the pain. DIE 3. The price of oil has fallen ____________________ over the last 4 months. CONSIDER 4. His boss punished him because he had done his job so ____________________. RESPONSIBLE 5. He couldn’t get the job because he wasn't ____________________ enough. QUALIFY 6. She got very angry with us, but later apologized for her ____________________. PATIENT 7. He admitted his fault with a certain amount of ____________________. RELUCTANT 8. At this time of year, fruit is ____________________. PLENTY 9. I believe you because I know you are always ____________________. TRUTH 10. David had to ____________________ from the team because of his serious injury. DRAW 2 IV. Find a suitable word to complete each blank. The first letter is given. Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (5 pts) I live in Brighton, which is not a very big town. It has a (1) p_____ of around 300,000. It is on the coast about 50 miles south of London. Of course it isn't as (2) i_____ as London or Paris. But the air is a lot cleaner and (3) b_____. There is little (4) p_____ there. There are a few factories in Brighton, but not (5) m_____. It isn't easy to find a job in a factory here. My father (6) u_____ to work in a steel plant which shut down a month ago and my father (7) I_____ his job. But there are a large number of (8) h_____ and language schools in the town. In spring, summer and autumn the town is full of (9) t_____. My father has decided to (10) o_____ a small gift shop. But as he has not enough money, he has to borrow some. I think he can manage it. 1. ____________________ 6. ____________________ 2. ____________________ 7. ____________________ 3. ____________________ 8. ____________________ 4. ____________________ 9. ____________________ 5. ____________________ 10. ____________________ V. Fill each gap with a suitable preposition. Write your answers in the spaces provided. (10 pts) 1. Are you _____________ favour _____________ my proposal? 2. A shop assistant is usually good _____________ dealing _____________ customers. 3. I’m _____________ the impression that their plan will fail _____________ the end. 4. They put all the blame _____________ the driver _____________ the accident. 5. Oh, I’m very short _____________ cash. Can I pay _____________ cheque? 6. Many species of animals sleep _____________ the day, and look for food _____________ night. 7. She is hopeful _____________ an improvement _____________ her son's health. 8. _____________ Christmas, all the streets here are crowded _____________ people. 9. Sam is engaged _____________ Linda. Their marriage is planned _____________ January 16. 10. We have arranged to meet _____________ midday _____________ the corner of the street. Part three: reading I. Read the passage and then choose the best answer to each of the questions that follow. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts) Each nation has many people who voluntarily take care of others. For example, many high school and college students in the United States often spend many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages, or home for the aged. They read books to the people in these places. Sometimes they just visit them, play games with them or listen to their problems. Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They clean up or repair their houses, do their shopping or mow their lawns. For boys who no longer have fathers there is a voluntary organization called Big Brothers. College students take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and help them to get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers. Some high school students take part in helping the disadvantaged or handicapped children. They give care and comfort to them and help them to overcome their difficulties. Young college and university students participate in helping the people who have suffered badly in wars or natural disasters such as floods or droughts. During summer vacations, they volunteer to work in remote or mountainous areas to provide education for children or medical services for local people. Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or learn crafts. Some of these clubs show movies or organise short trips to the mountains, the beaches, museums or other places of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls. Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others. 1. What is the best title for the passage? ____________ A. Taking care of others. B. Volunteers: the happiest people in the world. C. Voluntary work in the United States. D. Helping old and sick people in the United States. 2. How do volunteers usually help those who are sick or old in their homes? ____________ A. They cook, sew or wash their clothes. B. They mow lawns, do shopping and clean up their houses. 3 C. They take them to baseball games. D. They tell them stories and sing and dance for them. 3. Big Brothers is _____ ____________ A. The name of a club. B. A home for children. C. The name of a film. D. An organisation for boys who no longer have fathers. 4. Most of the boys and girls' clubs use many high school and college students as volunteers because _____ ____________ A. They have a lot of free time. B. They can understand the problems of younger boys and girls. C. They know how to do the work. D. They are good at playing games and learning crafts. 5. What do volunteers believe? ____________ A. In order to make others happy, they have to be unhappy. B. The happiest people are those who make themselves happy. C. The happiest people are those who are young and healthy. D. Bringing happiness to others makes them the happiest people. II. Read the passage below and choose the answer which best fits each gap. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts) Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution (1) is as complicated as it is serious. It is complicated (2) much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For example, (3) from automobiles causes a large percentage of all air pollution. But the automobiles (4) transportation for millions of people. Factories (5) much of material that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people. Thus, to end (6) greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to stop using many things that (7) them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be (8) reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that (9) businesses and (10) to stop, or cut down on certain polluting activities. 1. A. work B. problem C. accident D. event ____________ 2. A. because B. so C. that D. while ____________ 3. A. exhaust B. fire C. gas D. liquid ____________ 4. A. carries B. takes C. gives D. provides ____________ 5. A. offer B. bring C. discharge D. cause ____________ 6. A. to B. or C. so D. that ____________ 7. A. benefit B. harm C. motivate D. encourage ____________ 8. A. little B. gradually C. extremely D. a bit ____________ 9. A. require B. forbid C. prevent D. request ____________ 10. A. commercials B. surroundings C. individuals D. traffic ____________ III. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word. Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (15 pts) Television owes its origin to many inventors. But it was the single–minded determination of an amateur inventor, John Logie Baird, that led ---(1)--- the first live television broadcast. Born in Scotland in 1888 and educated in Glasgow, John Logie Baird earned a living ---(2)--- a razor–blade salesman. In the 1890s Guillermo Marconi showed that sound could ---(3)--- sent by radio waves. Baird became convinced that a similar system could transmit a picture. He spent most of his spare time ---(4)--- on his ideas in his tiny workshop without ---(5)--- commercial support. He ---(6)--- to use his ---(7)--- earnings to continue his research. In 1924, Baird successfully transmitted the general outline of a figure over more ---(8)--- three metres. He continued to experiment and ---(9)--- October 25, 1925 transmitted a recognisable image of a doll. He ran ---(10)--- to the office on the ground floor and persuaded one of the office boys to come upstairs. The boy became the first living image ---(11)--- by television. Overnight, Baird became famous and the money ---(12)--- he needed to continued his research was at ---(13)--- made available. In 1927 he made a transmission from London to Glasgow and in 1928 he made ---(14)--- from London to New York. He continued experimenting and ---(15)--- the rest of his life exploring the possibility of colour television. 1. ________________ 6. ________________ 11. ________________ 2. ________________ 7. ________________ 12. ________________ 3. ________________ 8. ________________ 13. ________________ 4. ________________ 9. ________________ 14. ________________ 5. ________________ 10. ________________ 15. ________________ 4 Part four: writing I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the original one. (10 pts) 1. He said, “You broke my camera, Jane.” He accused ________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Is this the only way to get to the Town Hall? Isn't there _________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Dennis is too inexperienced to play in this important match. Dennis is not_______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. The value of the dollar has risen considerably in the last 3 weeks. There has__________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. She said to Bill, "If I were you, I wouldn’t buy that disc." She advised _______________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Although the weather was so cold, they decided to hold an open-air concert. In spite of _________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. The garage will repair the car for us next week. We will ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. It’s impossible to solve the problem now. The problem _______________________________________________________________________________________ 9. She asked Michael where he had gone the previous day. "Where____________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. We left very early, so that we would not be caught in the morning traffic. So as _____________________________________________________________________________________________ II. Use the words below to make complete sentences. (10 pts) 1. She/ go/ school/ bicycle/ every morning. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Mr Brown/ going/ buy/ new car. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. We/ learning/ English/ four years now. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. When he/ 40/ he/ write/ 3 best-selling novels. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. I/ start/ collect/ stamps/ two years ago. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Now she/ speak English/ fluently/ than/ use to. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. How long/ take you/ get/ Hanoi/ yesterday? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. By/ time/ I/ get/ station/ train/ leave. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Question/ too difficult/ child/ answer. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Video film/ so interesting/ I/ it/ twice. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ The end 5 ĐáP áN Và HƯớng dẫn chấm đề thi học sinh giỏi quận hồng bàng Tổng điểm: 100 Part one: phonology I. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. (5 pts) Mỗi câu đúng: 1đ 1. A 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C II. Pick out the word whose stress is placed differently from the others in each group. (5 pts) Mỗi câu đúng: 1đ 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. D Part two: VOCABULARy AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. (10 pts) Mỗi câu đúng: 0,5đ 1. D 2. D 3. D 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. A 11. A 12. B 13. D 14. A 15. C 16. D 17. C 18. C 19. D 20. C II. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. (10 pts) Mỗi động từ đúng: 0,5đ 1. stay to see 6. to cook (to) eat 2. to get standing 7. fell - riding 3. hadnt drunk wouldnt be 8. had left - arrived 4. has been typing has finished 9. hadnt missed - given 5. to persuade to tell 10. was not had thought III. Fill each blank with the correct form of the words given in capital letters. (5 pts) Mỗi từ đúng: 0,5đ 1. memorable 6. impatience 2. deaden 7. reluctance 3. considerably 8. plentiful 4. irresponsibly 9. truthful 5. qualified 10. withdraw IV. Find a suitable word to complete each blank. The first letter is given. (5 pts) Mỗi từ đúng: 0,5đ 1. population 6. used 2. interesting 7. lost 3. better 8. hotels 4. pollution 9. tourists 5. many 10. open V Fill each gap with a suitable preposition. Write your answers in the spaces provided. (10 pts) Mỗi giới từ đúng: 0,5đ 1. in - of 6. during at/by 2. at with 7. of/about in/on 3. under in 8. At - with 4. on for 9. to - for 5. of by 10. at at/on 6 Part three: reading I. Read the passage and then choose the best answer to each of the questions that follow. (5 pts) Mçi c©u ®óng: 1® 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D II. Read the passage below and choose the answer which best fits each gap. (10 pts) Mçi tõ ®óng: 1® 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. C III. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one suitable word. (15 pts) Mçi tõ ®óng: 1® 1. to 6. had 11. transmitted/sent 2. as 7. whole/entire 12. that/which 3. be 8. than 13. once 4. working 9. on 14. another 5. any 10. down/straight 15. spent Part four: writing I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the original one. (10 pts) Mçi c©u ®óng: 1® 1. He accused Jane of breaking/having broken his camera. 2. Isn't there another/ any other way to get to the Town Hall? 3. Dennis is not experienced enough to play in this important match. 4. There has been a considerable rise in the value of the dollar in the last 3 weeks. 5. She advised Bill not to buy that/the disc. 6. In spite of the cold weather, they decided to hold an open-air concert. 7. We will have the car repaired next week. 8. The problem can’t be solved now. 9. "Where did you go yesterday, Michael?” she asked. 10. So as not to be caught in the morning traffic, we left very early. II. Use the words below to make complete sentences. (10 pts) Mçi c©u ®óng: 1® 1. She goes to school by bicycle every morning. 2. Mr Brown is going to buy a new car. 3. We have been learning English for four years now. 4. When he was 40, he had written 3 best-selling novels. 5. I started collecting stamps two years ago. 6. Now she speaks English more fluently than she used to. 7. How long did it take you to get to Hanoi yesterday? 8. By the time I got to the station the train had left. 9. The/This/That question is too difficult for a child to answer. 10. The video film was so interesting that I saw it twice. The end 7 . kì thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp quận quận hồng bàng NĂM HọC 2008-20 09 môn tiếng anh lớp 9 Thời gian: 150 phút Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này. Bài thi gồm. research. In 192 4, Baird successfully transmitted the general outline of a figure over more ---(8)--- three metres. He continued to experiment and --- (9) --- October