VIII.Read the following passage and then put a circle round the letter of the correct words to complete each sentence which follows.. (1.5pts)?[r]
(1)1 Giám thị
Họ tên:……… ……… Chữ ký: ……….……… Giám thị
Họ tên:……… ………… Chữ ký: ……….………
Họ tên thí sinh: ……… ….… Số báo danh: ……… …… Ngày sinh: ……….…… ….……… Nơi sinh: ……… …… ………… Phòng thi: ……… ………… Trường: ……… ………
Mã phách
……… ……… Điểm số Giám khảo
Họ tên: ……… Chữ ký : ……… Giám khảo
Họ tên: ……… Chữ ký : ………
Mã phách
Điểm chữ
A/LISTEN ( 2,5 pts)
PART I: Listen and write There is an example.
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG HUYỆN HUYỆN VĨNH THUẬN LỚP THCS NĂM HỌC 2014-2015
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Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (khơng kể thời gian giao đề) ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Ngày thi: 20-01-2015
(2)(3)B GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (17,5 pts)
I.Circle the word that has a different sound from the others of each group (2pts) A.tool B.moon C.soon D.cook
2 A.population B.hope C.compose D.control A.happened B.crossed C.followed D.fluttered A.proud B.about C.around D.would A.hour B.honor C.host D.honest A.meeting B.seen C.cheer D.been A.fear B.tear C.bear D.hear A.think B.though C.thing D.thumb II.Choose and circle the correct answer for each sentence (2pts)
1 Mathematics and Literature are _ subjects in high school
A.adding B compulsory C.optional D religious I wish they here tomorrow
A.will come B would come C.come D came The national dress of Indian women is _
A.kimono B ao dai C.sari D jeans Marie Curie _ the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903
A.award B awarded C.has awarded D was awarded There is a small bamboo _ at the entrance to the village
A forest B forestation C forest ranger D forestry She said that she _ learning English with you
A like B liking C liked D likes They asked me how many children _
A.I had B had I C.I have D have I
8 My father _ teaching in a small village 10 years ago
A.start B starts C.has started D started
III.Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets (2pts)
1 Some young people today have a very strange _ (appear) He always wears a shirt (stripe)
3 They have just _ a new style of jeans in the USA (introduction) He is a famous stamp (collect)
5 It was an _ day (enjoy)
6 They me to join their family to Hue last year (invitation) There is a _ lot near my house (park)
8 I am fond of _ to the movie on Sundays (go)
IV Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning (1.5pts) How long is it since you saw Tom?
→ When ? No one could help him
→ He They have worked in that factory since 2001
→They started He is too young to go to school alone
(4)→ Peter asked me _ He can’t pass the exam
→ He wishes _ V Do as directed in parentheses (1.5pts)
1 This house was built in 1995 (Change into active voice)
→ “Where were you last night?” the police asked him (Change into reported speech) →
3 I am learning English for four years (Correct the mistake in the sentence and rewrite the sentence) →
4 Ba and his friends often go away the weekend (Complete the sentences with an appropriate preposition)
5 The hotel was very noisy They couldn’t sleep (Combine into one sentence using so … that) →
6 Jim _ (not meet) me when he came to Viet Nam last summer (Supply the correct verb form)
VI There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D (2.5pts)
1 Jason’s professor had him to write his thesis many times before allowing him to present it
A B C
to the committee D
2 I think Helen is accustomed to work eight hours a day A B C D
3 The more frequent you exercise, the greater physical endurance you will have A B C D
4 Only when you have had a chance to know various occupations you will decide on your career A B C D
5 I tried to everything to contact John two weeks ago but so far I don’t receive his reply A B C D
6 Most students were able of finding good jobs three to six months after graduation A B C D
7 The letter was sent by special delivery must be important A B C D
8 Because the torrential rains that had devastated the area, the governor sent the National Guard to A B C
assist in the clean-up operation D
9 My brother attends an university in the Midwest which specializes in astrology A B C D
10 Although Mark has been cooking for many years, he still doesn’t know to prepare French foods A B C D
in the traditional manner
(5)During the last Christmas holidays, a group of my classmates decided to have an excursion to Johore Bahru I was elected as the leader and did the burden of making arrangement for the trip fell on my shoulders
We left early in the morning by the first Singapore – Johore express bus and reached the customs cheeks-points half an hour later From the customs we went by a chartered van to the Johore Bahru seaside As it was clear sunny day we had decided to have a dip in the water For nearly an hour we enjoyed the bath much to our satisfaction
By the time our sea-bath was over It was about a.m and we had an appetizing breakfast, with sandwiches, cakes and coffee which we carried along with us Then we relaxed under a shady tree for a while Later we visited the zoo we had some fun there with the monkeys in cages Then went round the tour for sightseeing By the time, our sightseeing was over, it was about p.m We had a sumptuous lunch of chicken rice and returned home by bus
* Complete the summary with the missing words
During the last Christmas holidays, the writer and (1) had an interesting excursion in _ (2) She was elected (3) so she was responsible for making arrangement _ (4) First they took the first (5) to the customs cheek-points then went by a _ (6) to the Johore Bahru sea-side They had a _ (7) there Next they visited (8) and enjoyed themselves there too After that they made _ (9) around the city for sightseeing and then returned home _ (10) They had really lovely holidays
VIII.Read the following passage and then put a circle round the letter of the correct words to complete each sentence which follows (1.5pts)
Keeping our teeth healthy
It’s very important to have healthy teeth Good teeth help us to chew our food They also help us to look nice
How does a tooth go bad? The decay begins in a little crack in the enamel covering of the tooth This happens after germs and bits of food have collected there Then the decay slowly spreads inside the tooth Eventually, poison goes into the blood, and we may feel quite ill
How can we keep our teeth healthy? First, we ought to visit our dentist twice a year He can fill the small holes in our teeth before they destroy the teeth He can examine our teeth to check that they are growing in the right way Unfortunately, many people wait until they have toothache before they see a dentist
Secondly, we should brush our teeth with a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste at least twice a day once after breakfast and once before we go to bed We can also use wooden toothpicks to clean between our teeth after a meal
Thirdly, we should eat food that is good for or teeth and our body: milk, cheese, fish, brown bread, potatoes, red rice, raw vegetables and fresh fruit Chocolate, sweets, biscuits and cakes are bad, especially when we eat them between meals They are harmful because they stick to our teeth and cause decay
1.Good teeth help us _
A be nice B have good eyesight
C.chew our food D be important
2.When food and germs collect in a small crack, our teeth _
A become hard B begin to decay
C.send poison into the blood D make us feel quite ill A lot of people visit a dentist only when
A their teeth grow properly B they have holes in their teeth
(6)A once a day B at least twice a day C.between meals D before breakfast We shouldn’t eat a lot of _
A red rice B fresh fruit
C fish D chocolate
6.Sweets are harmful because they make our teeth _
A black B ache
C.bad D cracked
IX Look at the following sets of words and phrases Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences which together make a complete letter of complaint from Jane to Mr Pike Smith (2pts)
Dear Mr Smith,
1. I write / complain / dirt / smoke / come / your factory / chimneys
2. Two days ago / I / decide / / my washing
3. I wash / sheets / put them out to dry / it / be / nice sunny day/ there / be / breeze
4. When I take / washing in / I / be / horrified / discover / it / covered / in dirty marks
5. I / assume / breeze I mention / carry / dirt / your chimneys
6. Until this accident / I think / your chimneys / be safe and clean
7. I / suggest / your factory / fit / new filters to its chimneys / as the dirt and smoke / dangerous
8. I look / receive your reply Yours sincerely,
Mrs Jane Hunter
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