PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC KRÔNG NĂNG Trường THCS Nguyễn Du ĐỀTHI HỌC SINH GIỎI TRƯỜNG – NĂM 2010-2011 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH9 THỜI GIAN: 150 PHÚT ( không kể giao đề ) A. PHONETICS (5ms) I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other words.(2.5ms) 0) A. corresponded B. depended C. divided D. impressed 1) A. equal B. economic C. emigrate D. prevent 2) A. grow B. row C. flow D. plow 3) A. invite B. village C. light D. life 4) A. family B. afternoon C. damage D. carriage 5) A. hour B. hamburger C. how D. hotel II. Pick out the word whose stressed syllable is different from the other words.(2.5 ms) 0) A. impress B. summer C. prefer D. modern 1) A. atmosphere B. beautiful C. friendliness D. vacation 2) A. abroad B. worship C. depend D. attend 3) A. instruction B. century C. occasion D. tradition 4) A. material B. convenient C. comfortable D. opinion 5) A. difficult B. department C. computer D. improvement B. VOCABULARY:(5ms) I. Choose a suitable word or phrase to fill in each blank. (2.5ms) 1) Maryam was really …………… by the beauty of Hanoi and by the friendliness of its people. A. impressed B. impression C. have impressed D. will impress 2) Nam and Hoa have been pen pals for over 2 years and they ………… at least once every two weeks. A. Mausoleum B. correspond C. difficult D. atmosphere 3) Traditionally, the ao dai was frequently worn by both men and …………. . A. teachers B. writers C. women D. poets 4) Now fashion designers want …………the traditional ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it. A. changing B. changed C. changes D. to change 5) In the 1980s, more and more people …………wearing jeans because they became cheaper. A. started B. starts C. has started D. was starting 6) Jeans have never been out ………fashion, and today young generation is still fond … wearing them. A. of - in B. of - of C. at - with D. on - in 7) Wearing uniforms encourages students to be proud of their school ……………they are wearing the uniforms with labels bearing their school’s name. A. so B. as C. because D. “B” & “C” are true 8) When she was a little girl, she used to watch the stars ………night. A. in B. on C. between D. at 9) Hoa has been learning a lot about life on a farm in the USA ………… she arrived there. A. for B. since C. part-time D. grocery store 10) Five million bottles of champagne ……………… in France next year. A. be produced B. will be produced C. produces D. have produced II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to fill in each blank. (2.5ms) 1) They made jean cloth …………………… from cotton in the 18 th century. (complete) 2) We must ………………… all the schools in the city. (improvement) 3) All the students must do their …………………before they go to class. (home) 4) She works for a ………………… bank in Hanoi. (nation) 5) I speak a little ………………, but I want to learn to read and write it (Vietnam) Name: …………………………………… Class: ……… C. READING: (2m) Read the passage and answer the questions below. “Mary came to Africa two years ago because she wanted to teach people about modern health care. She will be leaving in about two months; she wishes she could stay longer, but it’s time for her to go home.” “Her work here has been very interesting. She is learning so much. She always wishes that there would be more hours in the day so that I could do more. Maybe it’s silly, but she worries about what will happen to the villagers after she leaves. She wishes her students remembered all the things she has tried to teach them. She’s become so close to the people here, she wishes she could take them home with her! But of course that’s impossible. She wishes more people joined the Peace Corps. It’s so rewarding, and there’s so much work to be done. Questions 1) Why did Mary come to Africa two years ago? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2) When will she be leaving here? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3) Has her work been very interesting in Africa? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4) What does she wish at the end of the passage? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… D. WRITING AND GRAMMAR (8ms) I. Give the correct form of verbs in brackets (3ms) 1) One of my pen pals has written to me and asked me (send) ………… her one of my most recent photos but I can’t send her one because most of my photos (take) ………….…… about two years ago. 2) My family (see) …………….this film in the USA for 13 years. 3) The sun rises in the east and (set) ………….in the west. 4) In 1986, he failed the final exam at High School. Now he thinks about his study again. He (wish) ……………he had studied better. 5) They had to (cancel) ………… flight because of the bad weather. 6) We’re planning young trees and plants (sell) ………….to some schools. 7) We (collect) …………and empty the garbage at Dong Xuan on January 9 from 8a.m to 5p.m. 8) Ba loves (play) ……….soccer, but he doesn’t like washing up. 9) Are you new around here? Yes. We (be) ………….here since last week. 10)Is there a restaurant close by? My mother is too tired (cook) ………… tonight. 11)How long has she lived here? - Oh, she (live) ………….here for about 10 years. II. Arrange the following words or phrases into a meaningful sentence.(2ms) 1) What / fashion designers / done / to modernize / have / the ao dai / ?. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2) Today / still / fond / is / of / wearing jeans / young generation /. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3) She / me / asked / how / went / to / I / school /. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4) Lan / that / him / told / she / novels / loved / reading / . ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. III. Rewrite the following sentences by using cue words in brackets. (3ms) 1)Because the way to the beach was very long, it took them an hour to walk there. (so) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2)Mai doesn’t know a lot of students in her class. (She wishes ………) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3)I said to her: “Can you move the furniture around?” (I asked ……….) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4)Someone gave Mary this present an hour ago. (Mary ……… ) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5)Mrs. Smith said to me: “What do you think about the flat?” (Mrs. Smith …….) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6)I have bought this little vase at the shop next to the post office since last week. (This little vase… ) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀTHI HỌC SINH GIỎI TRƯỜNG – NĂM 2010-2011 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH9 THỜI GIAN: 150 PHÚT ( không kể giao đề ) A. PHONETICS (5ms) I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other words.(2.5ms) 1) C 2) D 3) B 4) B 5) A II. Pick out the word whose stressed syllable is different from the other words.(2.5 ms) 1) D 2) B 3) B 4) C 5) A B. VOCABULARY:(5ms) I. Choose a suitable word or phrase to fill in each blank. (2.5ms) 1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) A 6) B 7) D 8) D 9) B 10) B II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to fill in each blank. (2.5ms) 1) completely 2) improve 3) homework 4) national / international 5) Vietnamese C. READING: (2m) Read the passage and answer the questions below. 1) Because she wanted to teach people about modern health care 2) She will be leaving in about two months 3) Yes, it has 4) She wishes more people joined the Peace Corps D. WRITING AND GRAMMAR (8ms) I. Give the correct form of verbs in brackets (3ms) 1) to send – were taken 2) has seen 3) sets 4) wished / wishes 5) cancel 6) to sell 7) are collecting / are going to collect 8) playing 9) have been 10) to cook 11) has lived II. Arrange the following words or phrases into a meaningful sentence.(2ms) 1) What have fashion designers done to modernize the ao dai? 2) Today young generation is still fond of wearing jeans. 3) She asked me how I went to school. 4) Lan told him that she loved reading novels. III. Rewrite the following sentences by using cue words in brackets. (3ms) 1) The way to the beach was very long, so it took them an hour to walk there 2) She wishes she knew a lot of students in her class 3) I asked her if / whether she could move the furniture around. 4) Mary was given this present an hour ago. 5) Mrs. Smith asked me what I thought about the flat. 6) This little vase has been bought at the shop next to the post office by me last week. . GIÁO DỤC KRÔNG NĂNG Trường THCS Nguyễn Du ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TRƯỜNG – NĂM 201 0-2 011 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 9 THỜI GIAN: 150 PHÚT ( không kể giao đề ) A Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other words.(2.5ms) 0) A. corresponded B. depended C. divided D. impressed 1) A.