PHÒNG GD& ĐT ĐỀTHI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 VÒNG II BÌNH GIANG Môn : Tiếng Anh . Năm học 2010-2011 Thời gian làm bài 150’ ( Không kể thời gian giao đề ) (Đề này gồm 04 trang .) I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronouced differently from that of the others in each group . ( 5ps) 1. A.busy B.thus C.must D.bus 2. A.plow B.cow C.flow D.how 3. A.lose B.close C.rose D.chose 4. A. whether B.head C.heavy D. easy 5. A.devise B.surprise C.promise D.realise II. Choose the best option A , B , C or D to complete each sentence . (10ps) 1.When Tom was ………… from home , he always carried his blue backpack . A. away B. going C. departing D. traveling 2.Since my mother died , my closest ……… is my cousin . A. parent B. relative C. person D. related 3. At night the streets are usaully ………… . A. noisy B. full C. clead D. empty 4. I’ll back ………… an hour . A. in B.for C.after D.before 5. They ………… the nearest village before sunset . A. came B.arrive C.went D.reached 6. She used to ……… her living by delivering newspapers . A. gain B. make C.get D. earn 7.He can’t earn money ………. he has no job . A. unless B.until C.if D.without 8.We met a lot of people ………… our holiday . A. while B. during C.for D.at 9.This is the first time I ………. such a busy city . A.have visited B.visited C.visit D.am visiting 10.The ao dai is the ……… dress of Vietnamese women . A. national B.traditional C.fashionable D.modern III. Put the verbs in bracket is into the correct tenses . (10ps) 1.Peter ( have ) his hair cut when John ( call ) . 2. We wish that you ( be )old enough ( come ) with us . 3.My father told me ( not stay ) up too late . 4.He always hates ( answer) the phone and very often lets it ( ring) . 5. I used to ride a bike a lot but I ( not have ) a chance ( do ) any since I ( come ) here . 1 IV. Each of the following sentences has an error marked A , B , C or D to identify it . ( 10 ps ) 1.Much children like to get their face painted with bright colours at community A B C D fairs . 2. When having difficulties , many peole try for get help from a professional . A B C D 3.My brother are going to study in Japan next month . A B C D 4.Your friends went to your native village last weekend , weren’t they ? A B C D 5. His sister didn’t wear that uniform since she left school . A B C D 6.I have not seen my grandparents since a quarter of a year . A B C D 7. A new market was opening on Quang Trung Street last week . A B C D 8. Their teacher encouraged them taking part in the competition . A B C D 9. We used to be having lunch at 12 o’clock at noon . A B C D 10. Nha Trang , that has a long beach , attracts many foreign visitors . A B C D V.Provide the correct form of the words in brackets . (5ps) 1. They live in a ……………. area in the north-east of the country .( mountain) 2. There are over 40 ……………. in the talent contest .( compete ) 3. The ring is not valuable . In fact , it is almost ………… .( worth) 4. That was an ……… remark . It would have been better to keep silent . ( necessity ) 5.He draws cartoons for a …………. magazine .( humor) VI. Read the text and answer the questions . (10 ps) How the may day holiday began in england . Many hundred years ago there were many villages and few towns in England . The villagers liked to go into the forests and the fields when spring came . On the first Sunday of May they usually took a tree back with them and put it in the center of the village . the children danced round it and the men and the women took part in games around it . Later the international working class made the First of May their day of solidarity . The first May Day was celebrate in England in 1890 , when the workers decided to fight for an eight- hour working day and an end to the very long hours that they worked . In London , the workers marched from all places to a meeting in Hyde Park . This demonstration showed their unity and solidarity . 2 After that , May Day in england was usually celebrated on the Sunday nearest to the first day of the month . There have been many large May Day demonstrations . The working people showed on those days their solidarity with the progressive people in other countries . 1.Which season did the villagers like to go into the forests and the fields ? ……………………………………………………………………………………. 2. Where was the tree put ? ……………………………………………………………………………………. 3. What did the children do round the tree ? ……………………………………………………………………………………. 4. When was the first May Day celebrated in England ? ……………………………………………………………………………………. 5. What did the working people show on those days ? ……………………………………………………………………………………. VII.Read the text and choose the best option to fill in the blanks . (10ps) 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) any other form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer . It is known , however , that most accident occur ……….(3) take-off and landing when a ………(4) decisions are vitally important . The people ……….(5) job it 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. becuase 2. A . than B . as C. then D . with 3. A .while B . during C . for D . through 4. 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 VIII. Finish each of the followingsentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as sentence printed before it . (20ps) 1. They have just sold that old house . => That old house ……………………………………………………………… . 2. It was such a hard cake that I couldn’t eat it . 3 => The cake ……………………………………………………………………… 3. Mai is a better cook than Hoa . => Hoa can’t …………………………………………………………………… 4. I last heard that song eight years ago . => It is……… ………………………………………………………………… . 5. Although he took a taxi , Nam still arrived late for the concert . => Despite …………………………………………………………………… . 6. We learn English because we want to read English books . => In order to ….…………………………………………………………………. 7. “ Would you mind waiting for a few minutes ? ” => We were ………….………………………………………………………… . 8. You won’t lose weight if you don’t stop eating much . => Unless .……………………………………………………………………… 9. Theater programmes usually have lots of information . => There…. ……………………………………………………………………… 10.He spends two hours a week sorting out stamp . => Sorting out ……………………………………………………………………. IX. Write a passage about the benefits of the Internet ( 130– 150 words ) . ( 20ps) Your writing should include the information about : - The Internet as a sourse of information . - The Internet as a sourse of entertainment. - The Internet as a means of education . …… The end . 4 ĐÁP ÁN VÀ BIỂU ĐIỂM ĐỀTHI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 VÒNG II Môn : Tiếng Anh . Năm học 2010-2011 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronouced differently from that of the others in each group . ( 5ps) Choose one correct answer get 1 point . 1A ; 2 B ; 3 A ; 4D ; 5 C . II. Choose the best option A , B , C or D to complete each sentence . (10ps) Choose one correct option get 1 point . 1.A ; 2 .B ; 3 . D ; 4. A ; 5 . D ; 6.D ; 7 . C ; 8. B ; 9.A ; 10 .B III. Put the verbs in bracket is into the correct tenses . (10ps) Give one correct verb get 1 point . 1.was having / called . 2.were / to come . 3. not to stay. 4.answering / ring . 5. have not had / to do / came . IV. Each of the following sentences has an error marked A , B , C or D to identify it . ( 10 ps ) Choose one correct answer get 1 point . 1A ; 2C ; 3B ; 4D ; 5A ; 6C ; 7B; 8C ; 9B ; 10A . V.Provide the correct form of the words in brackets . (5ps) Give one corrcet word get 1 point . 1. mountainous . 2. competitors . 3. worthless . 4. unnecessary . 5.humorous VI. Read the text and answer the questions . (10 ps) answer one correct question get 2 points . 1.They liked to go into the forests and the fields in Spring . / It was Spring / They did it in Spring . 2.It was put in the center of the village . 3. They danced around it . 4.It was celebrate in 1890 . 5. They showed their solidarity (with the progressive people in other countries ). VII.Read the text and choose the best option to fill in the blanks . (10ps) Choose one correct option get 1 point . 1.A ; 2 .A ; 3 . B ; 4. D ; 5 . A ; 6.C ; 7 . A ; 8. D ; 9.B ; 10.A 5 VIII. Finish each of the followingsentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as sentence printed before it . (20ps) Write one correct sentence get 2 points . 1. That old house has just been sold . 2. The cake was so hard that I couldn’t eat it . ( The cake was too hard for me to eat .) 3. Hoa can’t cook as well as Mai . 4. It is ten years since I last heard this song . 5. Despite (his) taking a taxi , Nam still arrived late for the concert . ( Despite having taken a taxi , Nam still arrived late for the concert .) 6.In order to read English books , we learn English . 7. We were asked to wait for a few minutes . 8. Unless you stop eating much , you won’t lose weight . 9.There is lots of information in theater programmes . 10.Sorting out his stamps takes (him) two hours a week . IX. Write a passage about the benefits of the Internet ( 130– 150 words ) . ( 20ps) - Form : 5 ps . - Grammar : 10 ps . - Spelling : 5 ps . - content : 5 ps . The end 6 . working class made the First of May their day of solidarity . The first May Day was celebrate in England in 1890 , when the workers decided to fight for. . In London , the workers marched from all places to a meeting in Hyde Park . This demonstration showed their unity and solidarity . 2 After that , May