The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the ……… WorldA. Each layer was a large terrace (6) ……… with tropical flowers, plants and trees.[r]
(1)PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HƯƠNG THỦY
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2009 – 2010 MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9
Thời gian làm : 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Họ tên ………Trường THCS ………… …… SBD … ………
Học sinh làm trực tiếp đề thi I VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (40 POINTS)
Part (20 points) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.
1 Kate grew up on a farm She ……… up early in the morning
A used to get B is used to get C is used to getting D used to getting That receptionist looked ……… but he spoke ………
A polite/ rude B politely/ rudely C polite/ rudely D politely/ rude Your work isn’t very good I’m sure you can ……… this
A more good than B better than C as well as D as hardly as Look at Tom’s suit Is it ……… mine?
A the same style that B the same style than C as same as D the same style as I’m applying ……… a new management position in my company
A to B in C at D for
6 A: I’ve come out without any money B: Never mind, I ……… you some
A will lend B am lending C am going to lend D lend Jane is studying very hard ……… she can pass the final exam
A in order that B in order C in order to D so as to ……… we walk home? It’s not very far
A Will B Shall C Should D Could
9 Then the empty bottles are cleaned and ………
A full up B refilled C reusing D recycled
10 I’d like to cook these noodles, but it’s ……… the directions on the package
A difficulty to read B difficult for reading C difficulty to reading D difficult to read 11 People ……… billions of cans every year all over the world
A throw away B get rid C get away D put away ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Giám thị Giám thị Mã số phách
ĐIỂM Giám khảo
Giám khảo
(2)12 Don’t postpone things you need to Important work shouldn’t ……… A be put away B put off C be putting off D be put off 13 Would you mind if I ……… on the radio?
A turn B turning C turned D to turn
14 The children went to the circus For them, the circus was ………
A exciting B excited C excite D excitedly
15 The money ……… in the robbery was never found
A stole B steal C stolen D stealing
16 I can’t stand Jack He ……… always ………… his dirty dishes on the table A does/ leave B has/ left C is/ leaving D was/ leaving 17 While Mrs Emerson ……… the little boy a story, he ……… asleep
A read/ fall B was reading/ fell C was read/ fell D was reading/ felt 18 Viet Nam is a country which exports a lot of rice Viet Nam is a ……… country
A rice-export B rice- exported C rice-exporting D export-rice 19 This street ……… It’s more convenient for us to travel now
A has widened B widened C has been widened D is widened 20 Can you tell me how ……… this washing machine?
A to operate B I could operate C operating D could I operate Part (13 points) Complete the letter, using the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
Dear Paul,
I (1) ……… (just/ receive) your letter since yesterday I’m very happy (2) ……… (hear) that everybody in your family (3) ……… (be) all well Please (4) ……… (give) them my regards
(3)……… you ever ……… (visit) a paper-mill? Write soon and share your recycling story with me
Love Peter Part (7 points) Complete the passage with the correct form of words in brackets
The computer – one of the most marvelous (1) ……… (invent) in our modern age has proved to be extremely (2) ………(help) to man’s life A computer can not only solve the most complex math problems with lightning speed and perfect (3) ………(accurate), but also gather the wide range of (4) ………(inform) for (5) ………(variety) purposes in many fields Nowadays, the computer always plays an (6) ……… (importance) role that is (7) ……… (change)
II READING (30 POINTS)
Part (11 points) Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the ……… World They are believed to have been built by King Nebuchadnezzar in the sixth (2) ……… B.C as a present for his wife, Amytis
The gardens were (3) ……… in layers – one on top of the other, much like a modern multi-storey car (4)……… though a lot more (5) ……… to look at Each layer was a large terrace (6) ……… with tropical flowers, plants and trees The large (7) ……… of water which these plants required was pumped from the river Euphrates nearby It is said that Nebuchadnezzar and his wife would sit in the shade of the gardens and (8) ……… down on the city of Babylon below
The gardens’ fame quickly spread and travellers would come from far and wide to (9) ……… them Even thousands of years ago, people used to go (10) ……… ! the city of Babylon itself was also famous throughout the whole (11) ……… for its beautiful buildings, huge tiled walls and magnificent gates made of brass
Sadly, nothing remains today of the beautiful hanging gardens, and the city of Babylon lies in ruins in what is modern-day Iraq
1 A Antique B Ancient C Historical D Traditional
2 A decade B period C era D century
3 A constructed B assembled C collected D invented
4 A park B stop C station D garage
5 A good-looking B attractive C handsome D adorable
6 A included B contained C filled D consisted
7 A total B sum C amount D number
8 A look B see C watch D observe
9 A approve B respect C admire D assess
10 A glimpsing B sightseeing C glancing D staring
11 A planet B globe C earth D world
(4)Clothes today are very different (1) ……… the clothes of the 1800s One difference is the way they look For (2) ………, in the 1800s all women (3) ……… dresses The dresses all had long skirts But today women (4) ……… always wear dresses with long skirts Sometimes they wear (5) ……… skirts Sometimes they wear pants Another difference (6) ……… 1800s and today is the cloth In 1800s, clothes (7) ……… made only from natural kinds of cloth They were made from cotton, wool, silk or linen But today, (8) ……… are many kinds of man-made cloth A (9) ……… of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon, or polyester
Part (10 points) Read and complete the following passage with the suitable words in the box There are FIVE extra words you don’t need to use
Television is one of man’s most important (1) ……… of communication It brings (2) ……… and sounds from around the world into millions of homes A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President (3) ……… a speech or visit a foreign country He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to (4) ………peace (5) ……… television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things in faraway lands TV even takes its viewers out of this world It brings them (6) ……… of America astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space
(7) ……… all these things, television brings its views a steady stream of programs that are (8) ………to entertain In fact, TV provides many more (9) ………programs than any other kind The programs include antion-packed dramas, light comedies, sporting (10) ………, and motion pictures
III WRITING (30 POINTS)
Part (10 points) Finish the second sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first I haven’t eaten this kind of food before
This is The wall is too high for me to jump over
The wall isn’t I would like you to help me to put the chairs away
Do you mind “ Don’t touch anything in this room, children!”
The guard warned How much you pay for this computer?
How much does .? Her best friend is slightly better looking than she is
according to bring about coverage designed
entertainment established events fun in addition to make
(5)She is not as I would rather watch TV than go to the cinema
I prefer “ Where will you spend your vacation next year?” Liz said to us
Liz You’d better put your money in the bank, Jack
I advised 10 Roses can’t possibly grow in such poor ground
It is impossible Part (10 points) Imagine you are studying English in London now Make all the changes and additions necessary, from the words and phrases, to produce a complete letter to your Japanese pen pal
Dear Kumiko,
1 I/ have/ wonderful time/ here in London
I/ stay/ International School of English/ some foreign students
They/ come/ France, Italy and Spain
They/ be/ friendly and very helpful,/ and/ their English/ be/ much better/ mine
Every day/ I / practice/ speak English/ them
My speaking/ be/ bad,/ and/ they/ often/ correct/ pronunciation
Sometimes/ I / find/ it/ difficult/ understand them,/ especially/ they/ speak fast
My English grammar/ be/ Ok, but I sometimes/ make/ spelling mistakes/ writing
I/ hope/ improve/ my English/ the end/ course
10 Write/ me soon
Yours sincerely Part (10 points) Write a short paragraph of about 100 words telling about your last holiday You may use the following prompts:
(6)- How did you go?
- How long did you stay? - Where did you stay? - What did you do? - How was the weather?
(7)
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HƯƠNG THỦY
ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2009 – 2010 MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9
I VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (40 POINTS) Part 1: 20 điểm Mỗi câu trả lời điểm
1 10
C C B D D A A B B D
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A D C A C C B C C A
Part 13 điểm động từ chia điểm
1 have just received to hear are give held to see
7 recycling be reused being recycled 10 is used 11 are going to visit 12 to recycle 13 Have … visited
Part điểm Mỗi từ điểm.
1 invention helpful accuracy
information
5 various important unchangeable
II READING (30 ĐIỂM)
Part 11 điểm Mỗi câu trả lời điểm
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
B D A A B C C A C B D
Part 2: 9điểm Mỗi từ điểm
1 from example/instances wore
not short
6 between were there lot
Part 3: 10điểm Mỗi từ điểm
1 means pictures make bring
about through coverage in
addition to designed entertainment 10 events
III WRITING (30 POINTS)
Part 10 điểm Mỗi câu trả lời điểm
1 This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food The wall wasn’t low enough for me to jump over Do you mind helping me to put the chairs away
4 The guard warned children not to touch anything in that room How much does this computer cost?
6 She is not as good-looking as her best friend I prefer watching TV to going to the cinema
8 Liz asked us where we would spend our vacation the following year I advised Jack to put his money in the bank
10 It is impossible to grow roses in such poor ground Part 10 điểm Mỗi câu trả lời điểm
(8)2 I stay/ am staying in the International School of English with some foreign students They come from France, Italy and Spain
4 They are friendly and very helpful, and their English is much better than mine Every day I practice speaking English with them
6 My speaking is so bad, and they often correct my pronunciation
7 Sometimes I find it difficult to understand them, especially when they speak fast My English grammar is Ok, but I sometimes make some spelling mistakes in writing I hope to improve my English at the end of the course
10 Write to me soon Part 3: 10 points
- Viết đủ ý cho điểm
(9)Nội dung yêu cầu Kết (đáp án) Câu 1
(1 đ)
a Tìm số tự nhiên n, biết n chia hết cho 11, 13, n
nằm khoảng từ 1000 đến 2000 1144 ; 1430 ;1718 b Tìm BCNN ba số sau ; số nhỏ có chữ số ;
số lớn có chữ số số nhỏ có chữ số. 999000
Câu 2
(1 đ)
Cho hai số a = 123456789 b = 987654321
a Ước chung lớn (a, b) ? b Số dư phép chia BCNN (a, b) cho 11 ?
Câu 3
(2 đ) Cho
1 20052006 2007 m n p q
; tính m, n, p, q
m = 9991 n = 29 p = 11 q =
Câu 4
(2 đ)
a Tính A =
3 15 3
(làm tròn đến chữ số thập phân) 0,06939 b Tính B =3.10-4
2π (làm trịn đến chữ số thập phân) 0,00004777 c Tính
3
1
2
C 305 192 d Tính D = 12 +
2 + 19 (làm tròn đến chữ số thập phân) R
Câu 5
(2 đ)
a Tìm x, biết 20 phút 30 giây + x = x = 39’30’’ b Tính tổng H = 1,5h45min42s + 2h42min56s
Ghi số thập phân (làm tròn đến chữ số thập phân) 4,9772 c Tính gần (với chữ số thập phân) số phần trăm
lương tăng thêm ban đầu 540.000đ sau tăng đến 650.000đ
20,3704 d Đoạn đường từ nhà đến trường 1200m Giả sử chuyển
động xe đạp với vận tốc 9km/h Tính thời gian hết quãng đường từ nhà đến trường (ghi giờ, phút, giây).
0 phút giây
Câu 6
(2 đ)
a Giải hệ phương trình
2 3, 15
3 5,8 49
x y x y 11,5 2,5 x y
b Tìm x, biết :
2,3456 3, 4567 3, 4567 4,5678 x
(chính xác đến chữ số thập phân)
Câu 7
(10)Nội dung yêu cầu Kết (đáp án) b Tính tổng (ghi kết dạng phân số)
7 7 F
Câu 8 (2đ)
a Tính (chính xác đến chữ số thập phân)
3 3 3 3 3
3 57 59
2 4 6 56 58 58 60
G
24,9788
b Tính
-5 2x13,6x10 x9,8x H = 1312,56x10 +12,74
(chính xác đến chữ số thập phân)
32,3277
Câu 9
(2 đ)
a Tính giá trị biểu thức :
2 12 12 13
2 2
6x y z 5x y z + 4x y Y =
3x y z + 2xyz
với x = 0,2008 ; y = 10,2008 ;
z (chính xác đến chữ
số thập phân)
R
b Tính
5
2
J
3a 5b 3c
với a = ; b = 9,8 ; c = 6,625
(chính xác đến chữ số thập phân)
Câu 10
(4đ)
Cho tam giác ABC có chiều cao AH phân giác cắt E Cho biết AH = 5cm ; EH = 10mm ; DB = 6cm Tính gần (chính xác đến chữ số thập phân) độ dài cạnh tam giác ABC
a Tính độ dài cạnh AC 13,9475cm
b Tính độ dài cạnh BC 14,3115cm
c Tính độ dài cạnh AB 5,1640cm