People are much more interested in their health these days. in the local parks, or by playing active games like squash or tennis. Smoking as a good way of improving fitness. techniques [r]
(1)PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN HUYỆN THANH HÀ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC 2006-2007 (Thời gian làm : 150 phút)
A – READING:
I – Fill each gap with a suitable word from the box (2pts):
Stress, exercise, go on a diet, jogging, addicted, overweight, giving up, have diets, relaxation, keep fit, weight, aerobics
People are much more interested in their health these days Many people try to (1)……….by talking (2)………….twice or three times a week, perhaps by going for a swim, by (3)……… in the local parks, or by playing active games like squash or tennis (4)………… classes are also popular Most doctors recommend (5)………… Smoking as a good way of improving fitness Being (6)………… can be harmful to health, so many people decide to (7)………… To try to lose (8)………… Another problem of our health is the (9)……… which affects many of us in our daily life Fortunately, there are simple (10) ………… techniques which can be learnt to help deal with this A relaxed lifestyle, a balanced diet and plenty of fresh air and exercise – these things are all important
II – Match a verb in A with a phrase in B to have a complete phrase (1pt):
A B
1 to communicate a access to the Internet
2 to introduce b English as a second language
3 to write c with friends and relatives
4 to spend d champagne
5 to take e boating in the river
6 to use f English as much as possible
7 to walk g much time doing homework
8 to get h up the mountain
9 to go i a new style
10 to produce j a lot of photos
B – GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:
I – Pick out the word that has the stress pattern dofferent from that of the others word (1pt):
1 a important b headmaster c interested d motorbike
2 a subject b teaching c party d
complain
(2)4 a company b director c holiday d advertise
5 a polite b accept c custom d provide
6 a provide b postcard c pleasure d center
7 a excited b together c exciting d wonderful
8 a confusion b television c acceptable d impossible
9 a study b music c member d become
10 a loboratory b concentration c education d mathematics 1…….,2… ,3… ,4… ,5… ,6… …,7……,8……,9……,10……
II – Give the correct tenses or forms to the verbs in parentheses (1p): Mai and her father (1 arrive)……….ai Hanoi station last night It (2 rain) ……… heavily at that time They (3 take)……….a taxi to a hotel, just in the center of the city Today, they (4 spend)……… all the afternoon (5 walk) ……… through the streets around the hotel (6 stay)……… in And now, although she (7 be)……… very tired, Mai (8 write)……….a letter (9 tell)……… her sister about what she (10 see)………
III – Use the correct word forms (2pts):
1 Uncle Ho is well – known for his great ……… (simple)
2 The School children looked curiously at ………things in the workshop (vary)
3 Mai is ………… interested in non-fiction books than fiction ones (much) Thay had their ………… birthday yesterday and that was a kind of family
celebration (daughter)
5 Mr Tom has a lot of dollars He’ll be a ………… (million)
6 ……… believed that there was a great southern continent (Europ) In the Middle zone of Vietnam, a lot of people live in ……… (poor) Wearing seat belts in cars is ……… by law (compel)
9 I’m afraid I have to ………… with you on that issue (agree) 10 I can see the ……….between you and your mother (similar)
C – WRITING
I – Rewrite the second sentence so that its meaning is the same as the first one (1pt):
1 I was very excited about the trip so I couldn’t sleep
I ……… They haven’t seen each other for years
The last time they ……… His brother started learning English months ago
(3)
Lan ……… I would prefer to have Chinese food
I’d ………
II – Write a 150 – word short paragragh about your last trip, using these cues (2pts):
- Place : Hanoi,capital of Vietnam - Time : Sunday
- Travelling group : wih family
- Weather : warm , fine………
- What you see : famous tourist attractions such as : Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum , Temple of Literature , West Lake , Museum……… - What you buy : everything………
- How you find Hanoi : beautiful , ancient , crowded……… - How you feel about the people : friendly , hospitable , helpful……… - How you find the journey : interesting , relaxing , enjoyable………