PHÒNG GD-TP LONG XUYÊN KỲ THI CHỌN HSG CẤP THÀNH PHỐ -----oOo----- Năm học : 2010 - 2011 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh – lớp 9 - THCS Thời gian làm bài:150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề ) SECTION A : LISTENING: (5.0 points) Part 1: You will hear a recording of a teacher talking about a school trip. Circle the correct answers. (2.5 points) 1. How long will the trip last? a- One day b- Two days c- A week d- Two weeks 2. What should you take for the trip? a- a small bag b- a large bag c- a small suitcase d- a large suitcase 3. Which of these are not mentioned ? a- sweaters b- jeans c- socks d- gloves 4. Why are strong sensible shoes necessary? a- for running b- for walking c- for driving d- for climbing 5. What kind of clothes should be worn in the evening? a- comfortable clothes b- warm clothes c- beautiful clothes d- suitable clothes Part 2: Listen to a recording about school uniform and write the answers in the box, 0) is an example: (2.5 points) 1 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC SECTION B: PHONETICS ( 1.0 point ) Part I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Circle A , B , C or D. 1. A. gymnastics B. got C. enlarge D. bridge 2. A. worm B. worse C. more D. work 3. A. meat B. leader C. heat D. sweater 4. A. good B. mood C. noon D. pool 5. A. hurt B. nurse C. bury D. curly Part II. Choose the word that has the stress on a different syllable from the rest in each group . 1. A. education B. community C. development D. unbreakable 2. A. exciting B. important C. delicious D. beautiful 3. A. recreation B. entertainment C. literature D. information 4. A. natural B. department C. exception D. attentive 5. A. performance B. industry C. importance D. provision SECTION C: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( 4 points) Part 1: (1 point) Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D. Questions Answers 0).Who is talking in the recording? A teacher 1.What are the school uniform’s colours? 2.What kind of shirts do they wear? 3. When do they wear uniform? 4.What do they wear tracksuits for? 5.When was the school uniform designed? 2 1. It is the most beautiful building . the world. A. around B. of C. in D. at 2. If you come to the cinema, . your friend with you. A. bring B. get C. invite D. take 3. I’m sorry I missed the meeting yesterday. I didn’t . well. A. feel B. fell C. felt D. feeling 4. We discussed the problem but we . a final decision. A. don’t reach B. won’t reach C. hadn’t reached D. didn’t reach 5. Tom, write carefully and don’t . any mistakes! A. do B. have C. give D. make 6. Sue can’t come to the party .she’s broken her leg. A. although B. because C. because of D. so 7. . rush hour, the roads in the city are very busy. A. While B. During C. Through D. On 8. Kate .a great time in France and doesn’t want to come back. A. is having B. has C. had D. had had 9. If you . forty cigarettes a day, you would cough a lot. A. smoke B. smoked C. would smoke D. smoking 10. When I went back to my home town after many years, I was surprised that it changed so much. A. has B. had C. was D. is Part 2: (1 point) Complete each sentence with a suitable preposition: 1. We’ll have to use the stairs. The lift is of order. 2. Surely Peter can’t do all that work his own. 3. Turn right . the traffic lights and you’ll see the cinema. 4. This letter is full . mistakes. Could you write it again, please? 5. You' re very different your brother. 6. Parents are responsible educating their children. 7. Could you explain this rule me? 8. Helen is excited winning the prize. 9. I am very busy my lessons and tasks today. 10. Who's the woman dressed green? Part 3: (2 points)Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.The first one has been done for you :(0) WHERE TO EAT It’s hard to find a place to eat which satisfies the whole family. (0) Perfection is not an easy thing to find when it comes to restaurants. I remember my parents taking me as a child to the most (1) restaurant they could find. They didn’t think it was worth spending a lot of money on someone who had no table manners! Today the choice of restaurants is so great, however, that total (2) is rare. It’s difficult to explain exactly what I’m looking for in a restaurant. It’s certainly not (3) surroundings, although I must admit that I’m usually (4) to go into a place which looks dirty or dingy. In these days of fast food, it takes a lot of (5) to persuade my own children that a bowl of salad is every PERFECT EXPENSE DISAPPOINT LUXURY WILLING DETERMINE 3 bit as tasty as a burger and chips! Some parents I know (6) . taking their children to fast food restaurants, but I’ve always made an effort to go and see just what’s available in those places. I can’t honestly say that some of the experiences were so good that they were (7) , but at least I feel I have given the fast food chains a try. I would like to be able to say that we go out to dinner once a week. (8) . , this is not the case. We either seem to be too busy, or decide that it’s more (9) to have a family meal at home, which is probably for the best! But one thing is certain, I am still as (10) about food as I ever was, and intend to remain so! LIKE FORGET FORTUNATE SATISFY ENTHUSIASM SECTION D . ( 4.0 points) Reading comprehension . Part I. ( 1.0 point) Read the pasage carefully then answer the questions below it. The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ended the Indochina War. Today Dien Bien Phu is a tourist destination. Many visitors are battle veterans or members of their families. As well as visiting the battle site, tourists can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Muong Thanh Valley, visit the neighboring villages, and share the hospitability of the local people. Most of the people who live in the area are members of the Thai or H’Mong ethnic minorities. However, they do not depend on tourism alone to live. As Dien Bien Phu is only 30 kilometers from Laos border, it is an important trading center. Food leaves here for Laos and Thailand and goods arrive back to provide for the northern provinces of Vietnam. Questions: 1. What did Dien Bien Phu use to be? . 2. Who visits Dien Bien Phu? . 3. Do tourists come to Dien Bien only to visit the battle site? . 4. Why is Dien Bien Phu an important trading center? . 5. Do people in Dien Bien Phu depend on tourism or on trading to live? . Part II. ( 1.0 point) Fill in each space in the following passage with one suitable word. Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away. “You never know when you might need it” was (1)________ of her favourite sayings. She lived (2)________ herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us. (3)___________ I never went to her house, I knew it was full of antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on. In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was (4)_______an art gallery. I remember my father (5)___________ that she was a “Straffordshire Darby” but I (6)_______no idea of what he meant. I (7)________ out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coal-mining in Straffordshire. We used to make (8)______ stories about her. My sister, Alice, (9)__________was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10)____________saw him again! Part III. ( 1.0 point) Read the passage then choose the correct answer to each question. Circle A, B ,C or D 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 4 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. 1.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 2.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. 3.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. 4.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 5.Which of the following is not mentioned as the bad effect of air pollution? A. Causing illness in children B. Causing premature deaths C. Causing road accidents D. Causing heart diseases Part IV. ( 1.0 point) Read the pasage then choose the word or phrase that best fits each space by circling A, B , C or D. Man has always depended on plants (1) ________ food and many other useful products. For this reason, farming is one of the world's most important industries. At first, (2) ________ man did not know how to plant seeds and raise crops. He (3) ________wild fruits and vegetables where he found them. Then man discovered how to grow his own food. He (4) ________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 (5) ________ he grew food. As populations began to increase, the (6) ________for food became greater. Old-fashioned tools and farming methods were insufficient in (7) ________ the demand, so man cultivated more and more land and invented complicated machines to make his work easier. Tractors replaced horses and other farm animals. Scientists studied and (8) ________ with plants. They told farmers how to control plant diseases, and how to grow bigger and better crops. Now one man, (9) ________ a wide knowledge of plants and the help of machines, can cultivate hundreds of acres. He can raise plants which did not originally grow in the soil or (10) ________ of his community. 1.A. about B. with C. for D. to 2.A. early B. initial C. primary D. original 3.A. collected B. gathered C. assembled D. amassed 4.A. brought up B. raised C. grew D. planted 5.A. which B. where C. that D. when 6.A. demand B. request C. requirement D. necessity 5 7.A. taking B. getting C. meeting D. achieving 8.A. practiced B. tried on C. tested D. experimented 9.A. on B. in C. at D. with 10.A. situation B. condition C. climate D. weather SECTION E: (6.0 points) WRITING Part 1: ( 2.0 points) Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one, by using the word given.( Do not change the word given.) 1. There was too little time to go back home for my umbrella. not There ……………………………………………… .……………………………. 2. It was necessary to book concert tickets well in advance. be Concert tickets ………………………………………… .………………………. 3. What interests you about this city? find What …………………………………………………………… ……………….? 4. I regret not studying harder at school. only If …………………………………………………………… .……………… 5. Could you come and collect me from the station? up Would you mind ……………………… .……………………………………… ? 6. Are you interested in sports ? tell Can you ………………………………………… ………………………………? 7. They had extinguished the fire by the time the fire brigade arrived. put The fire . ……………………………………… ………………………………… 8. I’m sure you were proud of your son’s success. must You ………………………………………………………… ………………… 9 I started studying English three years ago. for I . ……………………………………………………… .………………………… 10. The football players’ training is still going on. finished The football players …………………………… ………………………………… Part 2: ( 1.5 points) 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 () by the number. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word by the number. ADVENTURE IN PERU 0 I’ve just been to see a film is called Touching the Void. It’s 00 about two climbers who decided to go climbing in the mountains 1 in Peru. It took them two days to reach the mountain they 2 had been decided to climb because it was in such a remote place. 3 They left a companion and the most of their supplies at a base camp, 4 optimistically thinking about they would be back in a couple of 5 days. After a difficult climb, they reached at the top of 6 the mountain. It was then that everything started to go wrong. 7 Because of one climber had broken his leg, he had to be 8 lowered down the mountain by means of a rope. His leg it was so 9 much painful that he couldn’t stand on it. After a very exciting bit 10 of the film, which I won’t describe, he found by himself alone 11 at the bottom of a crevasse. He managed to climb out and eventually 12 crawl to safety. The cold was so intense that he got frostbite in his hands, 13 but he was carried on, dragging himself down a glacier and across rocks. 0 … is…. 00 ……. 1 ……… 2 ……… 3 ……… 4 ……… 5 ……… 6 ……… 7 ……… 8 ……… 9 ……… 10 …… 11 …… 12 …… 13 … … 6 14 When he arrived at the base camp, his friends were too amazed to see him. 15 They couldn’t believe that in despite his broken leg, he had managed to reach the camp. 14 …… 15 …… Part 3: (2.5 points) write a letter to family about visiting a place in VN or in a different country. on the following topic: ( Over 120 Words) Dear Mom +First paragragh -What place you visited ? -When you arrived ? -Who met you and Where ? +Second paragragh -What you’ve done ? -Places you've visited ? -People you've met ? -Food you've tried ? -Things you've bought ? +Third paragragh -How you feel ? and What interested you most ? -When you return home ? Love, . KEY: SECTION A: Part 2: 1. bue and grey 2. bue shirts with long sleeves 3. from Mondya to Friday 4. games 5. in 1966 SECTION C: Part 2: (1 point) (0.1 point for each correct answer) Q# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Key out on at of from/ to for to about/ at with in Part 3: (2 points) (0.2 point for each correct answer) 1. inexpensive 2. disappointment 3. luxurious 4. unwilling 5. determination 6. dislike 7. unforgettable 8. Unfortunately 9. satisfying 10. enthusiastic 7 Section D. Part I. 1.0 points. 1. It used to be a battle site 2. Battle veterans or members of their familes (do) 3. No, they don’t. 4. Because Dien Bien Phu is only 30 kilometers from Laos border. 5. They depend on both (tourism and trading). Part II. 1. 0 point. (0.1 point for each correct answer) 1. one 2. by 3. Although 4. like 5. saying 6. had 7. found 8. up 9. who 10. never Part III. 1.0 point. (0.2 point for each correct answer) 1B 2A 3B 4D 5C Part IV. 1.0 point. (0.1 point for each correct answer) 1C 2A 3B 4D 5B 6A 7C 8D 9D 10C SECTION E: V. WRITING: (6.0 points) Part 1: (2.5 points) (0.25 point for each correct answer) 1. There was not enough time (for me) to go back home for my umbrella. 2. Concert tickets had/needed to be booked well in advance. 3. What do you find interesting about this city? 4. If only I had studied harder at school. 5. Would you mind picking me up from the station? 6. Can you tell me if you are interested in sports ? 7. The fire had been put out by the time the fire brigade arrived. 8. You must have been proud of your son’s success. 9. I have been studying / have studied English for three years. 10. The football players haven’t finished their training yet. Part 2: (1.5 points) (0.1 point for each correct answer) 1. 2. been 3. the 4. about 5. at 6. 7. of 8. it 9. much 10. by 11. 12. 13. was 14. too 15. in Part 3: Model - Dear Mom, I arrived in Da Lat at 4 p.m on Tuesday. Uncle Hung met me at the bus station and took me home on his motorbike. I’ve been to some places such as the Valley of Love, Bao Dai’s Palace, Prenn Waterfall , and tomorrow uncle Hung is going to take me to the Hill of Dreams and the Flower Garden. In the evening we sometimes walked around Xuan Huong Lake and the city and tasted some Da Lat specialties. 8 I feel very happy and enjoy myself very much. Everrone here is very nice and the food here is delicious. I am going to return next Sunday 21st and will phone you when I get to the bus stop home. Love, Thao Nguyen 9 . GD-TP LONG XUYÊN KỲ THI CHỌN HSG CẤP THÀNH PHỐ -----oOo----- Năm học : 2010 - 2011 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh – lớp 9 - THCS Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời. 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