Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correction (5 points).. Match each sentence in column A with its suitable response in column B.[r]
(1)Sở giáo dục đào tạo hảI dơng
K× thi chän häc sinh giái tØnh Líp THCS năm học 2009 2010
Môn thi : TiÕng Anh
Thêi gian lµm bµi: 150 phót
Ngµy thi: 28/3/2010
(Đề thi gồm 04 trang) Học sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi, không làm vào đề Phần trắc nghiệm: Chỉ cần viết phơng án chọn A B, C, D Phần tự luận : Viết đầy đủ theo yêu cầu bài.
(Thí sinh khơng đợc sử dụng tài liệu gì)
A. LISTENING (10 points)
Híng dÉn phÇn thi Nghe hiĨu:
- Thí sinh đợc nghe lần Mở đầu kết thúc phần nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. - Mọi hớng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) có nghe
Listen to three important inventions and fill each blank with a number or a word
1 Two Americans made the first jeans in
2 Women saw the picture of jeans in a
3 The first television picture transmitted on 25 October, 1925 was a
4 Felix Hofman invented the drug Aspirin at the age of
5 In 1969 Aspirin was taken to the by the Apollo astronauts
B. phonetics (5 points)
Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group
6 A powder B beauty C harvest D immediately
7 A signature B excellent C semester D necessary
8 A reasonable B enjoyable C avoidable D traditional
9 A consist B design C fashion D collect 10 A manufacture B tomorrow C development D employment
C. grammar – vocabulary
I Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence (10 points). 11 He has just taken an examination Chemistry
A on B about C for D in
12 Could you lend me some money? I’m very of cash at the moment
A short B scare C low D down
13 It is no use what has been done
A to regret B regretting C regretted D regret
14.To his way of thinking, London is a dull place
A to live in it B to live C to live there D to live in 15 I had no difficulty to her English
A listen B to listening C listening D to listen 16 I don’t believe he says
A however B whenever C whatever D wherever
17 Neptune is about thirty times as far from the Sun
A like the Earth is B such as the Earth C where is the Earth D as is the Earth 18 The population of the world is growing at a dangerous
A step B rate C measure D costs
19.His parents never allow him
A smoking B smoked C to smoke D smoke
20 Her English was so as she used to be in an English speaking country
A definite B fluent C wide D international
(2)II Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences (10points).
21.The cost of the (CARRY) must be paid by the buyer
22.Unfortunately, you will be at a/an (ADVANTAGE) if you can’t drive
23.We were very (EXCITE) about the football match last night
24.Don't worry about the volcano It's been for years (ACT)
25.The water and land around the (CHEMISTRY) factory are seriously polluted
26.I was too (SHAME) to tell the teacher about my stupid mistakes
27.We like the beauty of the city and the (FRIEND) of the people
28.My father gave up smoking because he knows it is very (HARM)
29.The tour guide always tries to make his guests feel (COMFORT)
30 Exercising daily will help you to work (EFFECT)
III Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correction (5 points).
31.You'll have to work hard to catch up for the rest of the class as they started studying before you A B C D
32.In some countries children are put under great pressure by their parents getting good exam results A B C D
33.The study of these animals are truly fascinating, and many books have been written about them A B C D
34.She was waiting nervous in the waiting room for the interview A B C D
35.Ha Long Bay, where we visited some days ago, is one of the most famous places in our country A B C D
IV Match each sentence in column A with its suitable response in column B Use each response once only (5 points).
36.Would you recommend a place for sightseeing?
37.Shall I take you to the station? 38 I'm feeling hot
39 Would you mind closing the front door?
40.Will she go to the meeting with us this afternoon?
A It's very good of you to offer but I'm expecting my cousin
B No, of course not C Yes, I'm sure
D I'd love to That's very kind of you E I think you should take your coat off then F How about Ha Long Bay?
G Yes, I hope so
H In about half an hour's time D. READING
I Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C, D best fits each space (10 points). Man has always depended on plants (41) food and many other useful products For this reason, farming is one of the world's most important industries At first, (42) man did not know how to plant seeds and raise crops He (43) wild fruits and vegetables where he found them Then man discovered how to grow his own food He (44) seeds and waited for the crop to grow For the first time, he could be reasonably sure of his food supply He could settle down and set up shelters in the places (45) he grew food
(3)41.A about B with C for D to
42.A early B initial C primary D original
43.A collected B gathered C assembled D amassed
44.A brought up B raised C grew D planted
45.A which B where C that D when
46.A demand B request C requirement D necessity 47 A taking B getting C meeting D achieving
48.A practiced B tried on C tested D experimented
49.A on B in C at D with
50.A situation B condition C climate D weather
II Read the following passage and fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word (10 points) It is very important to eat well, especially (51) you're students If you are at school, you may go home (52) lunch, and have a cooked meal of meat or fish and vegetables Or perhaps you take some food with you to school, and eat it in the lunch (53) A chicken and lettuce sandwich, with some fresh fruit would be a light (54) healthy lunch Many people around the world eat plain, boiled rice two or three (55) a day
Students not often eat well when they are revising for an (56) , they eat chocolate and drink (57) of black coffee And by the (58) , doctors say everybody should start the day (59) a healthy breakfast It is (60) good for you to drink a lot of water right through the day
III Read the following passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D (10 points)
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) research, the emission from car exhausts causes more deaths than road accidents The research found that one third of all harmful air pollution was caused by road transport, and that long term exposure to pollution caused estimated 21,000 premature deaths a year across the three countries, France, Austria and Switzerland This is much higher than the 9,947 who died that year as a result of road accidents
In addition, the researchers calculated that the car fumes caused 300,000 extra cases of bronchitis in children, and 15,000 extra hospital admissions for heart disease made worse by the pollution They calculated that the cost of dealing with all this was 27 billion Euros per year A lot of money goes into making cars safer, but not as much is spent solving air pollution
61 What is the main idea of the text?
A Pollution and road accidents B Bad effects of car exhausts C the necessity of making cars safer D The toll of road accidents 62 According to the passage,
A air pollution causes more deaths than road accidents B road accidents cause more deaths than car fumes C long term exposure to pollution is harmless D car fumes cause one third of premature deaths 63 Which of the following is not true?
A Car exhausts cause bronchitis and heart disease B Car fumes cause one third of all harmful air pollution C Each year road accidents cause 9,947 deaths
D More people died as a result of air pollution than road accidents
64.The money spent solving air pollution is A 27 billion Euros per year
B not able to calculate
C more than making cars safer D less than to make car safer
65 Which of the following is not mentioned as the bad effect of air pollution? A Causing illness in children
(4)E. WRITING
I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (5 points)
66."Don't forget to your assignment, Jack.” said Jack’s mother
- Jack’s mother 67 I suggest you take part in the competition
- If I ………
68.It was so late that they couldn't anything about this - It was ………
69 Although I can't speak Chinese, I decide to settle in Shanghai - In spite ……….…
70.It is difficult for me to understand his dialect - I find ………
II Use the suggest words and phrases to write complete sentences of a passage (10 points)
71.Jack London/ famous/ American writer//
72.He/ bear/ January 13th/1876/ San Francisco/ California//
73.family/ poor/ he/ have/ leave/ school/ make money//
74.He/ work/ hard/ different jobs//
75.Later/ he/ return/ school/ he/ not/ stay/ long// 76 1897/he/ go/ Alaska/ find/ gold/
77.There/ he/ find/ ideas/ books / stories//
78.He/ come/ home/ start/ write//
79.writings/ successful/ he/ become/ rich/ famous/ twenties//
80.poor health/ he/ die/1916/ age/ 40//
III Tet is the most important holiday in our country Write a letter to your pen pal to tell him/ her about it You should use the following information in your letter (10 points).
- Time of the holiday
- Activities people before Tet - Activities people during Tet
- The things you enjoy most about the holiday - …
Begin and end your letter as follows:
Dear Lan,
Love,
Thanh
========== The end ==========
(5)Sở giáo dục đào tạo hảI dơng
K× thi chän học sinh giỏi tỉnh Lớp THCS năm học 2009 2010
Môn thi : Tiếng Anh
Ngày thi: 28/3/2010
HƯỚNG DẪN VÀ BIỂU ĐIỂM CHẤM F. LISTENING (10 points)
Tổng 10 điểm, câu cho điểm
1
1873 magazine boy 29 Moon
G. phonetics (5 points)
Tổng điểm, câu cho đi mể
6 10
D C A C A
H grammar – vocabulary Tổng 10 điểm, câu cho đi mể
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
D A B D C C D B C B
II Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences (10points). Tổng 10 điểm, câu cho đi mể
21 CARRIAGE 26 CHEMICAL
22 DISADVANTAGE 27 FRIENDLINESS
23 EXCITED 28 HARMFUL
24 INACTIVE 29 COMFORTABLE
25 ASHAMED 30 EFFECTIVELY
III Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correction (5 points). Tổng điểm, câu cho đi mể
31 32 33 34 35
B D B B A
A B C D
IV Match each sentence in column A with its suitable response in column B Use each response once only (5 points).
Tổng điểm, câu cho đi mể
36 37 38 39 40
F A E B C
I.READING
I Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C, D best fits each space (10 points). Tổng 10 điểm, câu cho điểm
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
C A B D B A C D D C
II Read the following passage and fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word (10 points) Tổng 10 điểm, câu cho điểm
51 when 56 examination/ exam
52 for 57 lots
53 time 58 way
54 but 59 with
55 times 60 also
(6)Tổng điểm, câu cho đi mể
61 62 63 64 65
B A B D C
J.WRITING
I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (5 points)
Tổng điểm, câu cho điểm Possible answer:
81 Jack’s mother reminded him to his assignment 82 If I were you I would take part in the competition 83 It was too late for them to anything about this
84 In spite of not being able to speak Chinese, I decide to settle in Shanghai 85 I find it difficult to understand his dialect
II Use the suggest words and phrases to write complete sentences of a passage (10 points) Tổng 10 điểm, gợi ý biểu điểm
71 Jack London was a famous American writer 1 point 72 He was born (0.5 point) on January 13, 1876 in San Francisco, California.(0.5 point) 73 His family was very poor, (0.5 point) and he had to leave school to make money.(0.5 point)
74 He worked hard in different jobs point
75 Later, he returned to school (0.5 point) where he didn't stay long.(0.5 point) 76 In 1897, he went to Alaska (0.5 point) to find gold.(0.5 point)
77 There he found ideas (0.5 point) for his books and stories.(0,5 point) 78 He came back home (0.5 point) and started to write (0.5 point)
79 His writings were successful,(0.5 point) and he became (0.5 point)rich and famous in his twenties Or: His writings were so successful that he became rich and famous in his twenties
80 In poor health, he died in 1916 at the age of 40 (1 point)
III Tet is the most important holiday in our country Write a letter to your pen pal to tell him/ her about it You should use the following information in your letter (10 points).
Tổng 10 điểm
Bài viết cần phù hợp hình thức th (informal letter), ngôn ngữ (language) và nội dung (content)
Gợi ý phần cho điểm chi tiÕt nh sau : Form: - Form of the letter: informal letter (1p) Content: (4p)
+ Introduction (0.5p)
+ Activities before Tet …(1 p) + Activities during Tet … (1 p) + The thing enjoyed most (1 p) + Closing (0.5 p) Language: (5p)
+ Appropriate vocabulary (2p) + Correct grammar (2p) + Punctuating/ Spelling (1p)