Listen to the following passage about water conservation and find out the missing word to fill in each blank.. You will hear the recording twice.[r]
(1)SỞ GD-ĐT KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP THCS
QUẢNG BÌNH NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC (Khóa ngày 30 tháng năm 2011)
SỐ BÁO DANH:……… Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi gồm có 04 trang) Lưu ý: Học sinh làm tờ giấy thi.
A LISTENING COMPREHENSION:
I Listen to the following passage about water conservation and find out the missing word to fill in each blank You will hear the recording twice (5 pts)
1 ……….water, people and other living things cannot live If there were no plants, water would ……… after it rains Water can be held on the land by planting………
4 Dams are built across rivers to………back the water
5 Water is ……… in reservoirs during wet seasons for use in dry seasons II Listen to the passage and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) You will hear the recording twice (10 pts)
6 Mai was fifteen years old recently T F
7 Her friends held a birthday party for her T F
8 The party started at about three in the afternoon T F There were about twelve visitors gathering in Mai’s house T F 10 However, Mai liked having a party at a restaurant because it is happy T F 11 Mai didn’t opened the presents until her visitors left T F 12 Mai’s mother served them soft drinks and biscuits T F 13 Fifteen colorful candles sat in the middle of the cake T F 14 Mai blew out the candles and cut the cake after they sang “Happy Birthday” T F
15 The party finished at six in the evening T F
B PHONETICS :
Pick out the word (A, B, C or D) which has the underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words (5 pts)
16 A luggage B fragile C general D bargain
17 A nourish B flourish C courageous D southern
18 A naked B sacred C needed D walked
19 A chalk B champagne C machine D ship
20 A eight B freight C height D weight
C VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE:
I Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence (10 pts)
21 Is physical education in your country?
A traditional B additional C.national D compulsory 22 People in Israel are going to celebrate their festival is called Passover
A whose B.who C which D where
23 he was ill, he still went to work
(2)24 Lan is very tired , she has to finish her assignment before going to bed
A Although B So C Therefore D However
25 My boss suggested some money for poor children
A raise B to raise C raised D raising 26 She asked me if I a laptop computer the following day
A.buy B will buy C bought D would buy
27 I telephone her if I knew her number
A would B have to C will D shall
28 My pen-pal and I are away from each other, but we always A keep on B get on C keep in touch D write 29 All the houses in the area immediately
A has to rebuilt B had to rebuild C have to be rebuilt D have to rebuild 30 Let’s go out for dinner, ?
A.don’t you B will you C shall we D.shan’t we II Fill in each of the blanks with the correct form of the word in capitals (10 pts)
31 That company has 2,000 ……… EMPLOY
32 I don’t know why they call him a ……… LIE
33 The old hotel we used to stay at has been ……… MODERN 34 Conservationists believe that we should preserve the … rainforests in the world TROPIC 35 The little village is very quiet and ……….at night PEACE 36 Women nowadays have more ………… to participate in social activities FREE
37 The ……… of the new guest caused trouble to my aunt ARRIVE 38 She has cut herself and it's ………… quite badly BLOOD
39 His parents are very ………….of him PRIDE
40 Every week, there are two ……… from Ha Noi to Nha Trang FLY III Find a word or a phrase that needs correcting and then correct it (5pts)
41 Most babies will grow up to be as cleverer as their parents
42 My brother attends an university in London which specializes in economy 43 Modern farms are much larger than that of former times
44 The milk of both goats and cows can be used to dairy products 45.Here she comes the new employee
IV Put the verbs given in brackets into the appropriate tenses or forms (5pts) 46 “You’ll soon get used to (drive) on the right, Mary.”
47 It’s time we………… (leave)for the airport 48.He means ……… (take) the coming exam 49 Try to finish it It is no use ……… (complain) 50 Why didn’t you have your eyes (examine)……… D READING COMPREHENSION:
I Put ONE suitable word in each space (10 pts)
(3)There is now an increasing concern about the world’s energy……… (61) particularly about those involving fossil………(62) In less than a hundred years we shall probably exhaust all the present………(63)of oil and gas The world’s coal……… (64) should last longer but, once used, these can’t be …………(65) It is important, therefore, that we should develop such …………(66) sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy as well as water and wind ……….(67) (classed as …………(68) energy) Until these energy……… (69) are widely used, It is important for the developed countries to reduce energy ………(70) as much as possible
61 A possessions B resources C goods D materials
62 A fuels B powers C forms D energies
63 A findings B products C amounts D sources
64 A reserves B stores C mines D contents
65 A updated B repeated C renewed D produced 66 A traditional B alternative C revolutionary D surprising
67 A force B strength C power D motion
68 A repeatable B continual C renewable D continuous 69 A goods B supplies C provisions D materials 70 A exhaustion B destruction C waste D consumption III Read the following passage and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) (5 pts)
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police In the letter he was asked to call at the station Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday, and now he is not worried any more At the station he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found Five years ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away It’s now being sent to his home by train Ted was most surprised when he heard the news He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen
71 Ted was worried because _
A he received a letter B he went to the police station yesterday C the police would catch him D he didn’t know why the police wanted him 72 The policeman who talked to Ted was _
A pleasant B worried C surprised D small 73 Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news?
A Because his bicycle was stolen 20 years ago
B Because his bicycle was found when he was a boy of fifteen C Because he thought he would never find the bicycle
D Because the bicycle was sent to him by train 74 When was Ted’s bicycle found?
A Last Tuesday B Five years ago C Twenty years agoD Yesterday 75 Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A The police asked Ted to go to their station
B The policeman told Ted the good news days ago C Ted is no longer anxious now
(4)I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in the meaning to the sentence printed before it (5 pts)
76 She doesn’t enjoy traveling any more
→ No longer………
77 Since she was careless, Mary lost her job
→Because of ………
78 I don’t work hard and John doesn’t either
→Neither ………
79 I don’t really like her, although I admire her achievements
→Much ………
80 Somebody opened the door just after she rang the bell →Hardly
II Use the given words/ phrases to make meaningful sentences (5 pts) 81 He/ be/ very upset/ because / not know/ what/
→……… 82 It/ be/ kind/ you/ invite me/ come and see you again/
→.……… 83 Most/ students/ my class/ not/ used/ work/ under pressure//
→……… 84 He/ cleverest boy / meet / last ten years
→……… 85 They/ warn/ us/ not/ sleep/ without/ mosquito nets
→………
III Write each sentence, using the word given in capitals so that the meaning stays the same. ( pts)
86 Susan regrets not buying that house WISHES
→Susan………that house
87 I can’t possibly work in all this noise IMPOSSIBLE →It……… work in all this noise
88 The bread was too stale to eat FRESH
→The bread………to eat
89 His handwriting is so small that I can hardly read it SUCH →He……… I can hardly read it
90 He never suspected that the money had been stolen DID →At no time………stolen
IV Composition (10 pts)
Write an essay about the importance of learning English and introduce some methods that help you to better your English Your essay should be at least 150 words long
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