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(1)TRƯỜNG THCS NGUYỄN DU
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút ( Không kể giao đề) Họ tên học sinh:………
Lớp: 9/ ………
Điểm ghi chữ: ………. Điểm ghi số:………. Chữ ký giám khảo: ……… SECTION I: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (6 PTS).
Question 1: Circle the letter next to the word or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences.(3 pts):
1 I didn’t play very well and he _ me at tennis
A won B defeated C gained D beat His job is very well paid; he more than ,100,000 a year!
A gains B wins C does D earns I’ve my keys Have you seen them anywhere?
A foggotten B waited C lost D missed Brad Pitt is very with young people in America
A famous B well known C liked D popular They managed to score and _ the game in the last 30 seconds
A win B gain C defeat D beat She’s a very _ writer; one day she’ll be famous
A successful B promising C well-known D excellent I tried my but I didn’t manage to pass the test
A hard B efforts C best D everything She’s put a lot of football posters _ in her room
A on B out C up D down I look forward new friends
A to make B make C to making D making 10.My mother has had the biggest influence _ my life
A in B on C at D about 11.His son is the most important person his life
A in B of C on D about 12.The games will _ in June
A take place B take part C take hold D take care Question 3: Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. (3 pts):
1 What _ (you/look) for, Nam? _ (you/lose) anything?
2 (drink) too much beer isn’t good for you Our classroom is dirty It needs _ (clean)
(2)5 Let’s get the room _ (clear) up before she arrives
6 My old motorbike _ (sell) because it (not be) economical
7 If I (have) a car, I’d drive to work
8 Watch out! You _ (knock) the milk jug over My birthday (fall) on a Saturday this year
10.She (use/speak) French but she has forgotten it all now SECTION II: READING (8.0 PTS)
Question 1: Read the passage, then answer the questions below.(2.5 pts):
The first stamp in the world was an English stamp It was made in 1840 Before that, people paid money to the postman for every letter that they received and the postman didn’t give the letters to anybody who didn’t pay him
An English teacher, whose name was Rowland Hill, thought much about this One day, he said that the people who wrote the letter should pay for them, and not the people who got the letters He then spoke about it to the people in the government Soon the post offices began to sell little pieces of paper with a stamp on them
1 Which country made the first stamp? When did the first stamp appear?
3 Before that, what did people have to when they got a letter? Did people get the letter if they refused to pay?
5 Who invented the stamp?
Question 2: Read the passage and fill in each space with ONE appropriate word from the words given in the box.(3 pts):
live space signals poor events radio until transmitted expensive landing broadcast one use
All early television was (0) broadcast in black and white Color television was possible, but it was too (1) _ and of very (2) _ quality (3) the middle of the 1950s Color television broadcasts began in the United States in 1954, in Japan in 1960, and in Europe in 1967
The first (4) on the moon was broadcast (5) on television in 1969, and now television programs are (6) _ all over the world immediately through the (7) of satellites that transmit the (8) _ from the earth , through (9) , and back to the earth
More people now get their news and information through television than through newspapers and (10) The development of television is (11)
of the most rapid and exciting (12) of our country Question 3: Read the passage, then circle the best answer.(2.5 pts):
For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience Others, however, find the whole idea quite terrifying, (1) flying is no more dangerous (2)
(3)The people (5) _ job is to look (6) the passengers the stewards and stewardesses – play an important part in helping passengers to
(7) _ safe and comfortable Indeed for many passengers being (8) _ such care of is all part of the total experience (9) _ other form of travel involves waiting on people in quite the same (10) _ with food, drink, newspapers, magazines, music and even video films
1 A although B too C and D because
2 A than B as C then D with
3 A while B during C for D through A leader’s B chief’s C driver’s D pilot’s
5 A whose B which C their D that
6 A for B up C after D round
7 A feel B rest C experience D lie
8 A given B kept C shown D taken
9 A Any B No C All D Not
10.A way B kind C sort D part
SECTION III: WRITING (4.0 pts)
Question 1: Use the word given in brackets to finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the similar meaning to the first one Don’t change the forms of the given words (2.0 pts):
1. His brother gave up smoking when he was twenty-five (smoked) His brother since he was twenty-five 2. Daisy is the most beautiful girl in her family (as)
No one is 3. “ When did you last see him?” the policeman asked me (had) The policeman asked me when _ 4. I was born in Quang Nam Province and I still live there (have) I _ all my life
5. He finished his book a minute ago (just)
He _ 6. Come over and I’ll tell you all about it (if)
I’ll tell you _ come over 7. I’ll start early so that I can finish early (won’t)
Unless I _ early 8. When did you arrive? (have)
How long _ here?
Question 2: Make all the changes and additions necessary to make a complete letter from the following sets of words and phrases.(2.0 pts):
Dear Sir,
I / very surprised / the letter that I received from you this morning
……… In it you say I / not pay / the book you sent me one month ago
(4) You say I / send / the money immediately
In fact I return / the book / you the same day I received it
……… I return / it not because / I / not want it,
……… but because the book / in (a) poor condition / several torn pages
……… I send / you a letter at that time / ask you to send me a perfect copy of the same
book
……… I hope that you / that and that I will not have / write to you again about this
matter
……… Yours faithfully,
SECTION IV: LISTENING (2.0 PTS)
Question 1: Listen to a conversation between Mrs Jones and an agent carefully, then circle a or b You will hear the tape twice (1.0 pt)
1 How far is the house from the city? a 30 miles b 13 miles How many bathrooms are there?
a two b three
3 How old is it?
a 19 years b.90 years What day can she see the house?
a Tuesday b Thursday What time can she see the house?
a at 5:45 b at 6:15
Question 2: Listen to the short conversations between people carefully, then circle a or b You will hear each twice (1.0 pt)
1 a There were five guests at the hotel b There were seven guests at the hotel a Their neighbors are arguing
b Their neighbors are watching TV a Jim is at his friends’ house
b Jim is at a restaurant
4 a Maria usually reads in English
b Maria doesn’t usually read in English a The gallery closes at 4:00 on Sundays
b The gallery closes at 4:00 every afternoon
(5)ĐÁP ÁN SECTION I:(6pts)
Question 1: (3pts)1D, 2D, 3C, 4D, 5A, 6B, 7C, 8C, 9C, 10B, 11A, 12A Question 2: (3pts)1/ are… looking Have … Lost 2/ Drinking 3/ to be cleaned / cleaning 4/ will soon be able 5/ cleared 6/ was sold wasn't
7/ had 8/ are going to knock 9/ falls 10/ used to speak SECTION II: (8pts)
Question 1: (2.5pts) 1/ England did. 2/ in 1840
3/ They had to pay money to the postman for every letter they received 4/ No, they didn’t
5/ Rowland Hill, an English teacher Question 2: (3pts)1/ expensive 7/ use
2/ poor 8/ signals
3/ until 9/ space
4/ landing 10/ radio
5/ live 11/ one
6/ transmitted 12/ events
Question 3: (2.5pts) 1A, 2A, 3B, 4D, 5A, 6C, 7A, 8D, 9B, 10A SECTION III: (4.0pts)
Question 1: (2.0pts) 1/ …hasn’t smoked …
2/ …as beautiful as Daisy in her family 3/ …when I had last seen him
4/ …have lived in Quang Nam province … 5/ …has just finished his book
6/ …all about it if you…
7/ …start early I won’t finish … 8/ …have you been …
Question 2: (2.0pts) Dear Sir,
I was very surprised at/by the letter that … … I have not paid for the/a book …
… I must/have to/should send you … … returned the book to you …
… returned it not because I didn’t …, … was in (a) poor condition with …
… sent you a letter at the/that time asking/and asked/to ask … … you will that and that I will not have to …
SECTION IV: (2.0pts)