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(1)Së GD&§T NghƯ An Kú thi chän học sinh giỏi tỉnh lớp THCS Năm học 2010-2011
Mơn thi: tiÕng anh - b¶ng B
(Đề thi gồm có 04 trang)
Thời gian: 150 phút (khơng kể thời gian giao đề)
§iĨm b»ng
số:
Điểm bằng
chữ:
Họ tên, chữ ký GK
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Họ tên, chữ ký GK
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Số phách
SECTION A: PHONETICS & SPEAKING
I Ch oose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from that of the others (5 marks)
1 A hear B clear C near D tea 2 A cleaned B finished C stopped D washed
3 A seen B sit C sure D say
4 A those B thanks C father D brother 5 A hat B garden C harm D farm
Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5
II Rearrange the following sentences to make a complete conversation The first one has been done for you (10 marks)
A I don’t know but I’ll anything I’m good with my hands and I’m a hard worker.
B I’m going to ask you some questions, OK? What kind of jobs have you had? C Thank you very much.
D Why did you leave it? E What did you there? F Next, please!
G I used to cut sheets of plastic.
H My family moved to this city at the beginning of this year and I need to change my job.
I The last five years, I worked in a plastic factory. J What you want to here?
K Why don’t you fill out an application in the office It looks like we’re going to have an opening next week I’ll call you.
Your answers:
0 F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SECTION B: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
III Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D (10 marks) 1 The house was very small they enjoyed living there.
(2)A but B as C because D since 2 I’m really angry with her She is always so to me. A says B saying C to say D says
3 I don’t know many people in the neighborhood I wish that I more people
A know B have known C will kow D knew 4 It’s so hot today Let’s go out for a drink, ?
A will we B we C should we D shall we 5 The train will leave in five minutes so you better hurry up. A had B should C will D would
6 I don’t remember this machine Can you show me how? A however B to operate C how to operateD whatever
7 Susan was very pleased the birthday present her father gave her. A of B with C from D to
8 He’s a drinker and can nearly always be found in the hotel bar. A full B strong C heavy D high
9 The novels by Mark Twain attract a lot of children.
A writing B written C being written D to be written 10 Tim: Would you mind lending me your dictionary?
Paul: .
A Yes, let’s B Great C No, of course notD Yes Here you are
Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
IV Use the correct form of verbs in the brackets (10 marks)
1 The children (1 make) a lot of noise now I (2 be) afraid that they (3 wake up) my father, who (4 sleep) in the next room.
2 Peter: Where is Paul?
Nam: I (5 not see) him today.
3 Tom: Where were you at o’clock last night? Mary: I (6 dance) at my friend’s party.
4 Na's brother (7 buy) this English book for her two weeks ago She (8 like) it very much.
5 He asked me (9 clean) these windows.
6 We (10 learn) English since we were in grade 6.
Your answers:
1 2. 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
V There is one mistake in each of the following sentences Find and correct it (8 marks)
1 During The Second World War, almost a third of a million people was killed. 2 Their father often takes them to the park for pleasure in Sunday mornings. 3 He is the only person which helped me a lot when I lived in Ky Son.
(3)7 The homeworks that your teacher assigned is due on Tuesday unless you have made prior
arrangements to turn it in late.
8 Mr Brown isn’t in his own car, he is driving someone else car.
Your answers:
Mistake Correction Mistake Correction
1 5
2 6
3 7
(4)VI Use the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences (8 marks)
1 Hanoi is much more from Kuala Lumpur.
DIFFERENCE
2 Mr John caused an accident yesterday He drove very .
CARE
3 Nowadays, many people are interested in saving money and resources NATURE
4 Ba is the student in his class.
GOOD
5 The told us not to take reference books out of the school library.
LIBRARY
6 Last Sunday afternoon, the students in class 9A walked up the to visit MOUNTAINOUS
the shrine of a Vietnamese hero.
7 The consumers want products that will work and save money.
EFFECT
8 Lan Anh is because she misses her parents and friends very much.
HAPPY
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION
VII Read the passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D (5 marks)
Parents send their children to school to prepare for the time when they grow up Children learn their native language so that they will be able to communicate fluently with other people around them Moreover, they can preserve the valuable culture and literature of their country They learn foreign languages in order to benefit from other countries’ heritage The more foreign languages they learn, the more benefits they get Children also learn math to calculate, geography to know about nature, and history to know about human beings and historical events Nearly everything they study at school has some practical uses in their life.
1 Parents send their children to school to .
A play better B learn English C prepare for their future D make them grow up
2 Why children have to learn their native language? A To learn foreign languages
B To communicate fluently with other people around them. C To benefit from foreign countries’ heritage.
D To know about nature.
3 According to the passage, children learn history to know about . A people and historical events B practical uses in life
C events of the history D the mankind 4 How many school subjects are mentioned in the passage? A Five. B Seven. C Six. D Four. 5 Most of the things children learn at school .
(5)Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5
SECTION D: WRITING
VIII Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one (10 marks)
1 The match couldn’t start because of the heavy snow. The heavy snow
2 My mother was a worker in a factory when she was young. My mother used
3 You can improve your English by practicing speaking every day.
If
4 It was such an interesting novel that I read it again and again The novel
5 Please don’t ask me such silly questions. Would you mind not
(6)6 "Is Phong Nha cave in Quang Binh province?”, Jane said to her friend. Jane
asked
7 Hung’s friends gave him a lot of gifts on his last birthday.
Hung
8 He started working as an actor ten years ago. He has
9.It often took my mom half an hour to get to work by underground every morning last month.
My mom
spent
10 Couldn’t you take a bus to the station this morning?
Wasn’t ?
IX Composition (14 marks)
“Do you like living in the city or in the country? Why?”
Write a composition to express your idea on this (You should write within 150 – 180 words)
(7)(8)
Së Gd&§t NghƯ an Kú thi chän häc sinh giái tØnh lớp THCS Năm học: 2010 - 2011
đáp án đề thức
M«n: TiÕng Anh - B¶ng B
SECTION A: PHONETICS & SPEAKING
I Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (5*1 = marks)
1 D 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 A
II Rearrange the following sentences to make a complete conversation The first one has been done for you (10*1 = 10 marks)
0 F 1 B 2 I 3 E 4 G 5 D 6 H 7 J 8 A 9 K 10 C
SECTION B: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
III Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D (10*1 = 10 marks )
1 A 2 B 3 D 4 D 5 A
6 C 7 B 8 C 9 B 10 C
IV Use the verbs in the brackets in their proper tenses (10*1 = 10 marks)
1 are making am 3 will wake up is sleeping 5 haven’t seen 6 was dancing bought 8 likes 9 to clean 10 have learned V There is one mistake in each of the following sentences Find and correct it (8*1=8 marks)
Mistake Correction Mistake Correction
1 was were 5 Lucky Luckily
2 in on 6 learning to learn
3 which who 7 The homeworks The homework
4 noisy noisier 8 someone else car someone else’s car VI Use the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences.(8*1=8 marks)
1 different 2 carelessly 3 natural 4 best 5 librarian 6 mountain 7 effectively 8 unhappy
SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION
VII Read the passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D: (5*1 = marks )
1 C 2 B 3 A 4 A 5 D
SECTION D: WRITING
VIII Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one (10*1 = 10 marks)
1 The heavy snow prevented / stopped the match from starting.
2 My mother used to work / to be a worker in a factory when she was young.
3 If you practice speaking English every day, you can improve it 4 The novel was so interesting that I read it again and again 5 Would you mind not asking me such silly questions?
(9)7 Hung was given a lot of gifts on his last birthday.
8 He has worked / has been working as an actor for ten years.
9 My mom spent half an hour getting to work by underground every morning last month.
10 Wasn’t it possible for you to take a bus to the station this morning? IX Composition: (14 marks )