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The discharge of waste materials by factories and households ……(1 )……… pollution to rivers and lakes.. The Rhine River in Europe and the Great Lakes in North America are good ………(2)……… o[r]
(1)SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
LONG AN Năm học: 2013-2014
Khóa ngày: 08/ 04/ 2014 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI 9
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) LƯU Ý: THÍ SINH LÀM BÀI TRÊN TỜ PHIẾU TRẢ LỜI ( ANSWER SHEET ),
KHÔNG LÀM BÀI TRỰC TIẾP LÊN ĐỀ THI NÀY PART 1: LISTENING ( POINTS )
Look at the notes about The Language Study Fair Some information is missing You will hear an organizer talking on the radio about the fair For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space You will hear three times.
The Language Study Fair Dates: 17th to 19th (0) …(of) March Place: National Education Center Fair includes: + stands with textbooks
+ (1) ……… by educational speakers + exhibition of furniture
+ demonstrations of latest (2) ……… Opening hours: 9.30 a.m – 5.00 p.m Thursday and Friday
9.30 a.m – 4.00 p.m (3) ………
Tickets: £5
or £3 for (4) ……… Tickets can be booked by ringing the hotline on (5) ……… PART : GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( POINTS )
A Write the correct form / tense of the verbs in brackets ( points )
At last firemen (put out)……1……… a big forest fire in California Since then , they (try)……2………to find out how the fire began Forest fires (often cause)…3………by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly (throw)……4… away This morning, a fireman accidentally discovered the cause He (notice)…5………the remains of a snake which ( wind )………6……….round the electric wires of 16,000 –volt power line In this way, he was able to solve the mystery The explanation was simple but very unusual A bird (snatch)………7……… up the snake from the ground and then (drop) ………8…… it on to the wires The snake then (wind) ………9……… itself round the wires When it did so, it (send) …………10………sparks down to the ground and these immediately started the fire
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(2)B
Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition. ( points ) She hasn’t met her old friends ……….they left school
2 We have a good working relationship ……… the local authority Why have you got a pet African buffalo in the house ?
I want something a little ………the ordinary Please respond ………this question as quickly as possible Uncle Ho was descended ………a patriotic family
6 The man the police are looking for has a scar ……….his cheek Children may eat pills in mistake ……… sweets
8 Volunteers are ready to help people in need ……….being paid Bob is so proud ………his Dad and loves him so much
10 Some language learners learn vocabulary ……….heart C
Use the correct form of the words given to make a meaningful passage. ( point )
Exercise is one of the best ways of keeping depression away It improves your body and your mind and (able) ………1……….you to perform better in the work place and at home Proper breathing is essential if you want to get the most from exercise and you should also take into (consider)…………2……… your heart rate It can be (harm )………3……….to too much, which is why all good fitness instructors emphasize the (important)…… 4……… of “listening to your body”
When you first start you should use good judgment because it’s easy to make the mistake of using the equipment (correct) …………5……… or doing too much at one time Start slowly and build up gradually
PART : READING COMPREHENSION ( POINTS )
A Read the text and questions below For each question, mark the correct letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet. ( points )
My name’s Mandi Three months ago, I went to a disco where I met a boy called Tom I guessed he was older than me, but I liked him and thought it didn’t matter We danced a couple of times, then we chatted He said he was 18, then asked how old I was I told him I was 16 I thought that if I told him my real age, he wouldn’t want to know me, as I am only 13
After the disco we arranged to meet the following weekend The next Saturday we went for a burger and had a real laugh Afterwards he walked me to my street and kissed me goodnight Things went really well We see each other a couple of times a week, but I’ve had to lie to my parents about where I’m going and who with I’ve always got on with them, but I know that if they found out how old Tom was they’d stop me seeing him
Now I really don’t know what to I can’t go on lying to my parents every time we go out, and Tom keeps asking why he can’t come round to my house I’m really worried and I need some advice
(3)1 Why has Mandi written this? A to describe her boyfriend B to prove how clever she is C to explain a problem D to defend her actions 2 Who is she writing to? A her boyfriend
B her parents
C a teenage magazine D a school friend
3 Why is Mandi worried?
A Tom has been behaving strangely B She’s been telling lies
C She’s not allowed to go to discos D Her parents are angry with her
4 Why can’t Tom come to Mandi’s house? A She doesn’t want her parents to meet him B Her parents don’t like him
C He’s nervous of meeting her parents
D She doesn’t want him to see where she lives 5 Which of these answers did Mandi receive? A.
B
C
D
B Read the text below and fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable word ( points ) Many rivers and lakes around the world are polluted The discharge of waste materials by factories and households ……(1 )……… pollution to rivers and lakes The Rhine River in Europe and the Great Lakes in North America are good ………(2)……… of a river and lakes that are polluted Their water can’t be …………(3)………
Page 3/4 Tell me what you really feel
You must start by being honest with everyone
Everyone’s been unfair to you
(4)The ……(4)……… thing is happening to the sea In one instance, certain factories in Japan dumped industrial ………(5)…… into the sea Many people suffered… (6)……… lead or mercury poisoning after eating fish ……(7)……….in such polluted waters Pollution in certain areas of the sea is now reaching dangerous …………( 8)……… Many ships discharge their waste materials and unwanted engine oil into the sea These wastes contain lead and mercury……(9)…………are poisonous Sometimes, accidents to oil ………(10)…………can cause oil to be discharged into the sea and onto the beach
PART : WRITING ( POINTS )
A.Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN YOU MUST USE BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE WORDS, INCLUDING THE WORD GIVEN ( point )
Example :
1. A very friendly taxi driver drove us into town ( driven ) We……… a very friendly taxi driver
The gap can be fill by the words ‘were driven into town by’, so we write : were driven into town by
1. It is thought that the prisoner was captured while drinking in the pub (have) The prisoner ……… captured while drinking in the pub 2. She got the scholarship although she was sick for a long time ( sickness )
In spite………., she got the scholarship 3. I haven’t been skiing for three years ( been )
It’s ………I last went skiing
4. The information I got from the assistant was so confusing that I didn’t know what to ( such )
The assistant ……….that I didn’t know what to 5. “Never borrow money from friends”, my father said ( told )
My father ……….money from friends
B The ao dai is the traditional dress of Vietnamese women Describe the ao dai and write why you think Vietnamese women should wear it on special occasions (over 90 words)
(4 points) ……….THE END………