A recent government survey of what we actually do revealed that the average woman spends the equivalent of only five days a year reading ( the average man four days), compared to 56 days[r]
(1)UBND HUYỆN NÚI THÀNH PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP TOÀN HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2009 – 2010
MÔN : TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
Thời gian làm : 150 phút ( không kể giao đề)
Đề thi gồm 07 trang (2-8) Thí sinh kiểm tra cẩn thận số trang đề trước làm bài PHẦN GHI ĐIỂM DÀNH CHO GIÁM KHẢO
SECTION I
Listening (20 đ) Số câu Điểm Q.1 (12 đ) câu x đ
Q.2 ( đ) câu x đ
SECTION II
Grammar&Vocab (35 đ) Số câu Điểm Q.1 (15 đ) 15 câu x đ
Q.2 (8đ) câu x đ
Q.3 (5đ) câu x đ Q.4 (7đ) câu x đ SECTION III
Reading (25 đ) Số câu Điểm
Q.1 (5 đ) câu x đ
Q.2 (15 đ) 15 câu x đ
Q.3 (5 đ) câu x đ SECTION IV
Writing (20 đ) Số câu Điểm Q.1 (10 đ) 10 câu x đ
Q.2 (10 đ) 10 câu x đ
Tổng điểm thi : Điểm chữ :
Chữ ký giám khảo : ; Chữ ký giám khảo : Thí sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Question 1: Circle the letter next to the word and phrase which best completes each of the following sentences.(15pts)
1 I’ve always enjoyed traveling My brother; ……… , prefers to stay at home ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
SỐ PHÁCH (Do Chủ tịch HĐ chấm ghi)
(2)A but B although C however D moreover The ……… vase could be repaired
A breaking B break C broken D broke This is my favorite short - ……… blouse
A sleeved B sleeve C sleeving D sleeves
4 ……… Bahasa Malaysia, English and Chinese are also widely spoken in Malaysia A Moreover B In addition to C In addition D Addition
5 Her father taught her ……… to cook when she was young A what B when C how D where The children ……… to stay up late
A don’t allow B aren’t let C aren’t allowed D would rather
7 If the level of VAT is ……… this year, small businesses will be affected A raised B risen C arisen D raising
8 The road was closed, so we had to ……… and find an alternative route A put down B turn back C go about D go off
9 The ……… operation which was performed on Mrs Brown’s hip was expensive A five hour B five hours C five -hour D five- hours
10 She never let you cook the meals,……… ?
A didn’t she B doesn’t she C did she D was she 11 I have to be present at eight o’clock and so ………
A are you B have you C you D you 12 I like this essay because it’s ………
A imaginative B imaginary C imaginable D imagination 13 Take the number bus and get ……… at Forest Road
A up B down C outside D off 14 “What time is it by your watch ?” “It ……… five to nine” A gives B tells C says D speaks
15 Her parents were very ………… because she was out so late that night A responsible B sorry C worried D overcome
Question 2: Read this text and the words in capital letters below Change the form of each word so that it fits the numbered space An example is given (0) (8pts)
Chimps use (0) …different….sounds These sounds have various (1)………….and chimps usethese sounds as a means of (2) …… …… This is one (3) ……….…… between chimps, whales and dolphins There has been a great deal of (4) ……… research into this recently However, this research has not produced (5) ……… that these animals really have a language A (6) …… …… of sounds is not the same thing as a language, which has some kind of (7) …….…… structure Most scientists are in (8) ………….… about this
0 DIFFERENT 5 PROVE
1 MEAN 6 COLLECT
2 COMMUNICATE 7 GRAMMAR
3 SIMILAR 8 AGREE
(3)Question 3: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.(5pts)
Mr Brown (wear) ……… sunglasses now because he (have) … … sore eyes and the glare of the sun (hurt) … ……… them He (use) ……… sunglasses for several days already, but his eyes (not/ improve) … …… yet
Qusetion 4: Choose one word in each group that is different from the rest Look at the example.(7pts)
E.g:
0. a poets b writers c designers d minorities
1 a television b newspaper c forum d Internet a blouse b shirt c shoes d sweater a white b blue c striped d brown a cotton b jeans c velvet d silk a bore b worn c known d grown a trousers b jeans c shorts d shoes a unique b add c paint d wear SECTION III: READING
Question 1: Read the following passage carefully, then choose the one answer a,b,c or d which you think is correct.(5pts)
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and emigrated to New York City when she was ten years old One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century After writing many letters seeking admission to the medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia So determined was she that she taught school and gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition
In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to abandon the idea
Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor with another female doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first female physician and founding her own hospital, she also establised the first medical school for women
1 Why couldn’t Elizabeth realize her dream of becoming a surgeon ? a She couldn’t get admitted tomedical school
b.She decidedto further her education in Paris c A serious eye infection prevented her
d It was difficult for her to start practice in the United States
2 What main reason almost destroyedElizabeth’s chances for becoming a doctor ? a She was a woman
b She wrote too many letters
(4)3 How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital ?
a b 10 c 19 d 36
4 When Elizabeth became a doctor, she was ……… a 21 years old b 49 years old c 28 years old d 31years old All of the following are “first” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except: a She became the first female physician
b She was the first woman surgeon
c She and several other womenfounded the first hospital for women and children d Sheestablised the first medical school for women
Question 2: Read the text below and look carefully at each line Some of the lines are correct and some have a word which should not be there If a line is correct, put a tick (√) on the box at the end of the line If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the box There are two examples (0 and 00).(15pts)
Dear Mario,
It was a great to see you again after so long and to be able to discuss all the things we used to when we were students together learning the English in London I hope you had a good journey home Did the flight reach to Athens in time for you to get up your connection ? I hope so
Do you remember I promised to send you that book we talked about ? Well, I’ve searched in everywhere for it but so far I haven’t managed to find it As soon as I will do, I’ll put it in the post to for you- it’s a really exciting story And now I’d like to ask you a favour, not for me but for my sister She wants to have work in Greece She doesn’t mind what she does – she would be happy to work in a bar or to look after children So if only you know of
anything, please let us know She’d like to spend until one year there from next January, which should be possible I think She has been decided it is the best thing for her I’m looking forward to know hearing from you soon Give
my regards to your family Best wishes,
Costas
Question 3: You are going to read an article about reading Choose the most suitable heading from the list (A F) for each part (1 5) of the article There is an example at the beginning (0.)(5pts)
A Choose your author B. If necessary, be brutal
C. You don’t have to finish every book
(5)D. You can read wherever you are E. Change your free time
F The importance of reading
0 …F The importance of reading………
Nobody would argue that reading books is a bad thing We may feel that Arnold Bennett was going slightly over the top when he said that the man who does not read books is merely not born He can’t see, he can’t hear, he can’t feel, in any full sense He can only eat his dinner but more often than not, we would agree, reading a book is normally better than watching television So, most of us would really quite like to read
1 ………
A recent government survey of what we actually revealed that the average woman spends the equivalent of only five days a year reading ( the average man four days), compared to 56 days watching television Cutting down on time spent in front of the box should give you some spare hours, and if you are male you’re even luckier The same survey also discovered that the average man spends 17 days a year ‘doing nothing at all’
2 ………
If you examine your day for reading opportunities, you will discover lots of free time Standing at the dentist’s waiting room, queuing up for things: the occasional 10-20 minutes here and there quickly add up But the time will fly if you always have your book with you
3 ………
Books are there to be read You can generally buy classics for £1, so don’t be overprotective with them Read in the bath (in the shower may not be such a good idea) I once found myself with 75 pages of a Dickens novel left to read, and a plane to catch Rather than spend a two-week holiday lumbered with a 900-page book I pulled the last 100 pages out and took them with me
4 ………
There are 106,000 books published in Britain every year The best of seven centuries worth of literature is published in paperback There has to be something you would like Identifying it may take time Be guided by what you have enjoyed in the past and branch out from there: Roald Dahl ? Then try R L Stine Stephen King ? Then try Clive Barker Agatha Christie? Then try Patricia Highsmith or Ruth Rendell
5 ………
If you are not particularly enjoying a book, you are guaranteed to find 143 other things to instead of reading Consequently, it will take months to finish and put you off picking up another When you find this happening, stop reading this book and start another immediately SECTION IV: WRITING
Question 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.(10pts)
1 Maryam was impressed by Hanoi people
Hanoi people made……… Bahasa Malaysia is widely spoken in Malaysia
(6)3 It took Mary two hours to travel to the countryside last week
Mary spent ……… My car broke down, so I missed the beginning of the film
The reason why ……… Nam and his family went on a trip to their home village for two days
Nam and his family had ……… Don’t tell anyone if we let you into the secret
Don’t tell anyone if you……… We have no definite plans to go away
We are not……… He is a more persuasive speaker than his brother
He speaks……… Excuse me, aren’t you employed by that company ?
Excuse me, don’t you ……… ? 10 “I’ll never come back here again,” said the angry tourist
The angry tourist said ……… Question 2: Use the suggested words to make meaningful sentences.(10pts)
1 Our friend / birthday / next week / we / give / present / that / he / dream / long time
……… ……… She / ask / Mom / give / some / more / money
……… Peter / decide / lose weight / so / he / live on / oranges / a week
……… ……… What / this / call / English ?
……… ? New project / start / tomorrow / 9.30 / 4.00
……… Jane / know / here / ten years
……… Please / tell / if / you / take / books / my room
……… brother / wish / that / can speak / English / fluently / as / native speaker
……… ……… He / can’t / go / work / bicycle / because / live / far / office
……… ……… 10 Mr Green / used / take / children / circus / when / live / city
(7)HỌ & TÊN THÍ SINH : Ngày sinh : tháng năm Nơi sinh : Nam, nữ : Trường :
SỐ BÁO DANH
SECTION I: LISTENING
Part one: Listen to the conversation carefully and the exercises below (12pts)
Questions and 2: Circle the appropriate letter for the questions 1-2 There is an example at the beginning.(4pts)
Example:
0 Gavin moved into his apartment ………
A two days ago B two weeks ago C two months ago
1 Gavin’s apartment is located on the ……… A ground floor B second floor C third floor
2 The monthly rent for Gavin’s apartment is ………
A $615 B $650 C $655
Questions and 6: Complete the table below Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.(8pts)
ITEM VALUE
(3) ……… $450 (4) ……… $1,150
Watches $2,000
CDs and (5) ……… $400
Total annual cost insurance (6) $
Part two: Listen to the conversation and complete the form Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.(8pts)
INSURANCE
APPLICATION FORM
Name: Mr Gavin (7)………
Address: (8) ……… Biggins Street, South Hills Date of Birth: 12th (9)……… 1980
Telephone: Home: (10)………
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