NĂM HỌC: 2012 – 2013 Môn Tiếng Anh
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A,
20. I will lend you this money if you will promise to pay it back
A B C D
Question VI : Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.(10p)
I live in a small village (1)____ Henfield - there are about 500 people here. I love it because it is (2) ____
and life is slow and easy. You never (3) ____ queue in shops or banks. The village is clean - people (4) ____
it and don’t throw their rubbish in the streets. The air is also (5) ____ because there’s not much heavy traffic.
It’s much more (6) ____ here than in a city . Everyone knows everyone and (7) ____ someone has problem, there are always people who can help .There aren’t (8) ____ things I don’t like about Henfield. One thing is that there’s not much (9) ____ in the evening - we haven’t got any cinemas or theaters. Another problem is that people always talk about (10) ____ and everyone knows what everyone else is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city./.
1. A. was B. is C. called D. name
2. A. quietly B. quiet C. noisy D. noisily
3. A. had B. should C. wait D. have to
4. A. look after B. find C. think D. look for
5. A .dirty B. not clean C. clean D. dizzy
6. A . friendly B. unfriendly C. boring D. uninteresting
7. A .if B. and C. so D. but
8. A. much B. a little C. a few D. many
9. A. doing B. to do C. jobs D. things
10. A. another B. every one C. each other D. any one
Question VII: Read the passage and choose the best answer (5p):
Out in the Pacific Ocean, 3,700 kilometers from Los Angeles, are the islands of Hawaii, the fiftieth state of the United States, with its area of 16,700 square kilometers.
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The first Hawaiians arrived from other Pacific islands sometime around 100 AD. Then in 1778, Captain Cook visited Hawaii. He put the islands on his maps of the Pacific Ocean. Then more ships knew Hawaii and began stopping there for supplies.
In 1820, a small group of people from the eastern United States came to teach the Hawaiian people about Christianity. They started farms to grow sugar cane and pineapples. Because there were not enough people to do all the farm work, farm owners brought in Asians - Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos.
Later Koreans, Portuguese, and Puerto Ricans also came. More people came from the US mainland and from other Pacific islands, and Hawaii became an island with traditions from several countries. People from the various nation groups have married each other, so today the groups are partly mixed.
Hawaiians are very friendly and always welcome visitors. They celebrate traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino holidays as well as holidays from The United states. Hawaii is known as the Aloha State. “Aloha” mean “hello”, “goodbye”, and “I love you” in Hawaiian. /.
1. Hawaii is ... square kilometers in area.
A. 3,700 B. 1,820 C. 16,700 D. 2,500 2. More ships knew Hawaii through ... and stopped there for supplies.
A. Japanese visitors. B. Christopher Columbus.
C. Captain Cook’s maps D. Christians.
3. In the early 19th century, many Asians were taken to Hawaii ...
A. to go fishing B. to be holidaymakers C. to visit attractions D. to do the farm work.
4. Today the various national groups are ...
A. completely mixed B. living in different societies.
C. partly mixed D. completely separated.
5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Captain Cook came to Hawaii in 1778.
B. All Hawaiian people have come from Asia . C. Hawaii is the fiftieth state of the United States.
D. Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean 3,700 kilometers from Los Angeles./.
Question VIII : A, B, C and D are 4 sentences which are written using the give words below. Choose the most appropriate sentence (10p) :
1. It / take / he / two months / get over / his illness.
A. It took two months to him to get over his illness.
B. It took him two months to get over his illness.
C. It took to get over his illness in two months.
D. It took two months for his illness to get over.
2. city / destroy / earthquake / 375 / and / again / 551.
A. The city destroyed an earthquake in 375 and again in 551.
B. The city had destroyed by an earthquake in 375 and again in 551.
C. The city was destroyed by an earthquake in 375 and again in 551.
D. The city was destroyed in an earthquake from 375 and again in 551.
3. school / subject / of/ all / the/ prefer/ subjects/ because/ at/ an/ I / English/ it/ is/ interesting.
A. Of all the subjects at school, I prefer English because it is an interesting subject.
B. Of all at school, I prefer the interesting subjects because it is an English subject.
C. I prefer it at school because English is an interesting subject of all the subject.
D. English is an interesting subject of all the subjects at school because I prefer it.
4. school / I / used / now/ foot / to/ go / but / to/ on / I / no longer.
A. I used to go to school but I no longer on foot now.
B. I no longer go to school on foot but I used to now.
C. No longer I go to school now but I used to on foot.
D. I used to go to school on foot but no longer now.
5. I / ask / some boys / where/ go/ but / no one / answer/ me.
A. I asked some boys about where going, but no one answered me.
B. I asked some boys for where I went but no one answered me.
C. I asked some boys where to go, but no one answered me.
D. I asked some boys about where going to, but no one answered me
Question IX : Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the following sets of words and phrases that together make a complete paragraph (10p).
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11. Bill Gates / born/ 1995/ Washington State . He/ grow up/ rich family.
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12. His parents/ send/ he/ private school .There/ he/ meet/ business partner/ Paul Allen.
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13. When/ they/ be/ 8th grade, they/ write/ programs/ business/ computers.
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14. 1973/ Gates/ be accepted/ Harvard University. Parents/ happy.
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15. Two years later/ Gates/ drop out/ of Harvard/ work/ computer program/ his friend Allen.
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16. 1975 / they/ create / company/ Microsoft/ sell/ their product.
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17. A few years later/ Microsoft/ become/ giant company.
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18. By 1990/ Gates/ the youngest/ billionaire/ the United States/ age of 34 .
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19. He/ achieve/ success/ a lot of hard work . He/ be/ “ King of Software ”
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20. By 1997, he/ the richest/ man/ United States.
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Question X: Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as the first (10p):
1. The last time I saw him was in 1995.
I haven’t ...
2. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.
The fog prevented ... ...
3. How long is it since they bought the house?
When ... ... ? 4. It was such a boring film that she fell asleep.
The film was so ... ...
5. The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it .
The furniture was too ... ...
6. She knows a lot more about it than I do .
I don’t know ... ...
7. Unless he phones immediately he won’t get any information.
If ... ...
8. “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier ” Jane said to you
Jane apologized... ...
9. "You'd better do morning exercise, Minh", said I.
I advised ... ...
10. “ Would you like to go with me to the market , Mai ? ”- Ha said
Ha invited ... ...
Question XI: Last summer you had a holiday by the sea. Write a passage (100 - 120 words) about your holiday. The following questions may help you (10p):
- When and where did you go ? - Who did you go with ?
- How did you go there ? - What did you do there?
- How did you feel afterwards?
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Key
Question I : 5 points (1p for each correct answer) 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A
Question II : 5 points (1p for each correct answer) 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. B
Question III : 10 points (1p for each correct answer)
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. D 9.C 10. C Question IV : 10 points (1p for each correct answer)
1. unhealthy 2. driving 3. laziness 4. enjoyable 5. truthful 6. interested 7. carelessly 8. confident 9. collection 10. performance .
Question V : 10 points (1p for each correct answer)
2. B 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. B 8.D 9. B 10. D Question VI : 10 points (1p for each correct answer)
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. C Question VII : 5 points (1p for each correct answer)
1/ C 2/ C 3/ D 4/ C 5/ B
Question VIII : 5 points (1p for each correct answer) 1/ B 2/ C 3/ A 4/ D 5/ C
Question IX : 10 points (1p for each correct answer)
11. Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grew up in a rich family.
12. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Allen.
13. When they were in the eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers 14. In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy.
15. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen.
16. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product.
17. A few years latter Microsoft became a giant company.
18. By 1990, Gates was the youngest billionaire of the United States at the age of thirty - four, 19. He achieved his success with a lot of hard work. He was the “ King of Software ”.
20. By 1997, he was the richest man in the United States.
Question X : 10 points (1p for each correct sentence: 0,5p for correct verb tense, 0,5p for the rest) 2. I haven’t seen him since 1995.
3. The fog prevented us from driving.
4. When did they buy the house ?
5. The film was so boring that she fell asleep.
6. The furniture was too expensive for me to buy.
7. I don’t know as much about it as she does.
8. If he doesn’t phone immediately, he won’t get any information.
9. Jane apologized for not phoning me earlier.
10. I advised him/ Minh to do morning exercise . 11. Ha invited Mai to go with her to the market.
Question XI :10 points (1p for each correct answer).
1. Content: 6 points: Cover all suggested ideas and add some more ideas - 1 point for mentioning idea 1,2,3,5 // 2 points for idea : 4
2. Language : - 4 points : - 2 points for correct grammar (tense, prep, articles....) - 2 points for vocabulary (wide range of vocabulary, spelling/ use suitable connectives...)
TOTAL: 90 points
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NAM ĐỊNH
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS Môn: Tiếng Anh
NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
A. LISTENING (4.0 points) SECTION I. (2 points)
- 0.2 point for each correct answer.
1. Black 2. 2085
3. 94561309 4. 2020BD
5. July 6/ 7/ 8: B, D, F ( in any order )
9. $25/ twenty-five dollars 10. next week/ in a week/ in one week/ the following week
SECTION II (2 points)
- 0.2 point for each correct answer.
11. C 12. B 13. A 14. B 15. B
16. C 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. C
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.0 points) I. Mistake correction. (2.0 points)
- 0.2 point for each correct answer.
Mistake Correction Mistake Correction
1 Much Many 6 However Therefore
2 According According to 7 are is
3 comfortable comfortably 8 beautiful beauty
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4 like as 9 went go
5 All of Of all 10 served to serve
II. Verb-form. (1.0 point)
- 0.1 point for each correct answer.
1. is…….. happening 2. have been 3. be experiencing
4. had 5. believe 6. have been gradually changing
7. have created 8. lets 9. holds
10. Will………. keep III. Word-form. (2.0 points)
- 0.2 point for each correct answer.
1. performance 2. competition 3. unbelievable 4. length
5. difficulty 6. musical 7. famous 8. exciting
9. optimistic 10. popularity IV. Multiple choice. (1.0 point)
- 0.1 point for each correct answer.
1. C 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. B
C. READING (5.0 points) I. Closing reading. (2.0 points)
- 0.2 point for each correct answer.
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. D
II. MCQ reading. (2.0 points)
- 0.2 point for each correct answer.
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. C
III. Gap-fill. (1.0 point)
- 0.2 point for each correct answer.
1. were 2. where 3. better 4. more 5.without
D. WRITING (5.0 points) I. Sentence transformation. (2 points)
- 0.2 point for each correct answer.
9. Despite the torrential rain, we all enjoyed the excursion.
Or Despite the fact that it rained torrentially, we all enjoyed the excursion 10.If I had enough money, I would buy that dictionary.
11.This will be the first time the boy has played/ has performed outside London.
12.The concert didn’t come up to our expectation 13.Not so much butter is eaten in Europe as in America.
14.He is always made to study hard by his parents.
15.Mary appologized to the chief accountant for being late.
16.I am not used to staying up late.
17.No sooner had he arrived than things went wrong.
18. She can’t have done it on purpose.
II. Sentence building ( 1 point )
- 0.2 point for each correct answer.
1. The internet is not only time-consuming and costly but ( also) dangerous because of viruses and bad programs.
2. Tet is the time for families to enjoy special food and gather together.
3. If I were you, I would practise speaking English more regularly.
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4. Do you think local authorities should fine heavily anyone catching/ who catches fish by electricity ?
5. Nowadays, Ao dai is usually worn by women, especially on special occasions III. Writing an argument. (2.0 points)
Marking scheme
The impression mark is based on the following scheme:
5. Format. (0.2 point) - the composition has 3 parts: the Introduction (01 para), the body (01 or 2 para) and the conclusion (01 para).
6. Content. (1.0 point): a provision of main ideas and details as appropriate.
Note:
- Students need to mention bad effects of forest destruction and suggest some sollutions to the problem.
7. Language. (0.5 point): a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of secondary gifted students
8. Presentation. (0.3 point): coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of secondary gifted students.
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5.1 5.0 5.2 5.25 5.3 5.25 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5
5.6 5.5 5.7 5.75 5.8 5.75 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.0
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NAM
ĐỊNH KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
NĂM HỌC 2013- 2014 Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi gồm 07 trang
Điểm bài thi Bằng số: ...
Bằng chữ: ...
Họ, tên và chữ ký 2 giám khảo Giám khảo 1: ...
Giám khảo 2: ...
SỐ PHÁCH
Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này.
A. LISTENING (4.0 points) Hướng dẫn phần thi nghe hiểu:
- Nội dung nghe gồm 02 phần, mỗi phần thí sinh được nghe 2 lần, đĩa CD tự chạy 2 lần;
- Mở đầu và kết thúc phần nghe có tín hiệu nhạc;
- Hướng dẫn làm bài chi tiết cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Section I: Questions 1-10.( 2 points )
Louise wants to join a video library. You will hear the conversation between Louise and the owner of the video library. You will hear the conversation twice.
Questions 1-5: Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer .
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VIDEO LIBRARY APPLICATION FORM
Example Answer Surname: Jones
First name : Louise Cynthia
Address : Apartment 1,72 (1)………….……….Street Highbridge Post code : (2)……….
Telephone : 98356712 ( home)
(3)……….……….(work).
Driver’s licence number : (4)………
Date of birth : Day : 25th Month : (5)…………..…………. Year : 1977
Questions 6-8: Circle three letters A-F.
What types of films does Louise like ?
A. Action B. Comedies C. Musicals D. Romance E. Westerns F. Wildlife Questions 9-10 : Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
9. How much does it cost to join the library ?
………
10. When will Louise’s card be ready ?
……….
Section II: Questions 11-20.( 2 points)
You will hear two students Tim and Jane talking about their studying. Circle the letter A, B, or C to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. You will hear the conversation twice.
Questions 11-15 11. When did Jane arrive ?
A. on Saturday B. on Sunday C. on Friday
12. What subject is Tim studying ?
A. English B. History C. Geography
13. What subject is Jane doing ?
A. Biology B. Geography C. Psychology
14. How many books does Tim have to read ?
A. 43 B. 57 C. 45
15. When is Jane’s first lecture ?
A. on Tuesday B. on Wednesday C. on Friday
Questions 16-20 : Before the discussion continues, you have some time to look at questions 16-20 16. What is Jane’s study strategy in lectures?
A. She listens to the lectures carefully.
B. She writes all the words she hears C. She records lectures
17. What’s Tim’s strategy for reading ?
A. Skimming books B. Reading quickly C. Reading slowly
18. What is the subject of Tim’s first lecture ?
A. French industry B. French revolution C. French history 19. What is the title of Tim’s first essay ?
A. Why study history B. When study history C. Why listen to history 20. What is the subject of Jane’s first essay ?
A. Animals B. Languages C. Animal language
PART B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (6.0 points)
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I. There is a mistake in each sentence. Find out the mistakes, underline and correct them. There is an example at the beginning (0). (2 points )
0. Jay, together with his parents, have visited California twice . have has 1. Much industrial products can be made from soybeans.
2. According some scientists, the earth is losing its outer atmosphere because of pollutants.
3. Passengers travel comfortable and safely in the new jumbo jets.
4. I think she will be suitable for the work because she has been working like a teacher for a long time.
5. All of the mammals, dolphins are undoubtedly among the friendly to human.
6. I hadn’t understood his directions. However, I asked him to repeat what he’d said.
7. A lot of information on the Internet are not reliable.
8. She is no longer young to enter a beautiful contest.
9. Could you buy me some sugar if you went shopping ?
10. Grover Cleveland was the only American president served two nonconsecutive terms.
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided.
(1.0 point)
The world is getting warmer and the oceans are rising. Why _________ this (1. happen) ________________________? One answer is that it could simply be part of a natural process. After all, there (2. be) ________________________ ice ages and long periods of warmth, so we could just (3.
experience) ________________________ another warming trend. This kind of answer (4. have) _____________________ more supporters a few years ago. What scientists now (5. believe) ___________________ is that human activity is the cause. For more than two hundred years, human ( 6.
gradually / change) _______________________________ the atmosphere, mainly as a result of industrial pollution. We (7. create) _______________________ an atmosphere around the earth that, like a giant glass container, (8. let) _____________ heat from the sun through and then (9. hold) _______________ it in. ____________________ temperatures and sea levels (10. keep)_________________ rising? The general answer is unfortunately yes.
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided.
There is an example at the beginning (0). (2.0 points) MEMORIES
I have never forget the most (0. wonder) moment in our career when we were given the highest score for our (1. perform) in the ice- skating championship (2. compete) at Helsinki. We received the (3.
believe) score of nine marks of 6.0, which was the maximum score that could be given. The (4. long) of time that we had spent practicing our dance routine finally paid off. The (5.difficult) that we had found with some of the (6.music) pieces we had chosen was soon overcome and becoming (7.fame) was only a matter of time.
Those were the (8.excite) days of being young and (9.optimism) about everything and having the feeling that our (10.popular) would never lessen.
0. wonderful 1. ………
2. …………...…………
3. ……….…..…………
4. ……….…..…………
5. ………
6. ………
7. ………
8. ……….………
9. ………….…………
10. …….…..…………
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IV. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.(1 point )
1. “ Would you like me to get you a taxi ?” “...”
A. That would be delightful. Thanks B. Well, let’s see C. Yes, please, if it’s no bother. D. Yes, I see.
2... home schooling is apparently very successful, many people still believe in the benifits of traditional schooling.
A. Despite that B. Because C. Even though D. Inspite of 3. Put all the toys away... someone slips and falls on them
A. provided that B. unless C. in case D. as long as
4. There’s almost no place ... that isn’t affected by pollution.
A. on earth B. on the world C. on the earth D. in the earth 5. Marie Curie was the first woman... two Nobel prizes.
A. who awarded B. to be awarded C. awarding D. that was awarding 6. “Would you mind putting the parcel in the post for me?” “...”
A. Don’t mention it B. Yes, I would. I’ll do it now.
C. Not at all. I’ll do it today D. Yes, of course
7. “ I don’t think we should exercise late at night.” “...”
A. Neither do I B. I think so, too C. So do I D. I don’t, neither.
8. If you agree, I would like to ………a suggestion.
A. show B. set up C. reach D. make
9. Never ___________ till tomorrow what you can do today.
A. put out B. put off C. put away D. put down
10. It’s hard to _________ well with him. He’s got such a difficult character.
A. get over B. get on C. get into D. get in
PART C. READING (5.0 points)
I. Read the following passage and circle the most suitable answer ( A,B,C or D ) for each space: (2 points)
A thousand years ago _____(1) lived two Chinese brothers. One was very wealthy but miserly. ______(2) was poor but generous. The wealthy brother, whose name was Kim,_______(3) all of his time figuring out how to increase his wealth. The poor brother, whose name was Cho, shared with his neighbours what little he had.
By and by came a time when it rained for many days. The rice in Cho’s little paddy would not grow, for it was at the bottom of the hill. Kim, who raised silkworms, was not________(4) . Cho climbed the hill to ask his brother for help. Kim had many silkworms, whose threat he sold at a large profit. Kim did not want to give his brother ________(5) valuable, but only to appear to be helping him. Kim gave Cho a box of worms__________(6) he thought were near dead. Cho thanked him and took them home.
Cho fed the worms _______(7) with mulberry leaves and they grew fat and healthy. Soon Cho had silk to sell. When Kim heard of this he became enraged at his brother’s good fortune. One night he sneaked down the hill and cut all Cho’s worms in half. Instead of dying, each of Cho’s worms regenerated, so he had ________(8) many as before. Upon hearing this, Kim became more enraged. He went out into his own collection and cut all his own worms in half. ______(9), Kim’s worms died and he lost his fortune. Cho never knew what his brother had done or why. He just took him into his modest home and cared for Kim for the _______(10) of his life.
1. A. here B. there C. whoD. have
2. A. The other B. Another C. The others D. Others
3. A. spent B. gave C. did D. devoted
4. A. effect B. caused C. affected
D. effective
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