Phần 1 TUYỂN CHỌN ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI A ĐỀ THI NĂM HỌC 2007 2008 ĐỀ SỐ 01 (Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9, Thái Bình) I Chọn từ có cách đọc khác ở phần gạch chân viết sang bên phải (1,0 điểm) 1 A ra[.]
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TUYỂN CHỌN ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI
A ĐỀ THI NĂM HỌC 2007 - 2008
ĐỀ SỐ 01
(Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9, Thái Bình)
I Chọn từ có cách đọc khác ở phần gạch chân viết sang bên phải (1,0 điểm)
II Chọn từ có trọng âm chính khác với các từ còn lại (1,0 điểm)
III Có bao nhiêu cách đọc cho các phần gạch chân của mỗi dòng (1,0 điểm)
5 A handsome B graduate C education D duration E edition
IV Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc (2,0 điểm)
1 Jane (go)…………to England in 2001 and (study)…………there for 3 years
2 You (not drink)…………much, you (drive)…………tonight
3 When the train to Hanoi (leave)…………? It (leave)…………at 7.15 tomorrow morning
4 Mr Black sounded really unhappy this morning He (have)………… his car (steal)…………
5 What (be) for dinner? It (smell)…………very delicious
6.I (go) …………to Lodon next week
How long you (stay)…………there?
7 Yesterday, when (open)…………the front door I (see)…………a thief in the living room
8 My brother enjoys (watch)…………detective films but he doesn't like (read)…………detective stories
9 How about (reduce)…………the amount of water we (use)…………every day?
10 Wild animals (reduce)…………a lot in number because the forests, their home,(desfroy)………… seriously?
V Cho dạng đúng của các từ trong ngoặc (2,0 điểm)
1 Solar domestic heating systems are (economy)…………to use
2 We should use solar energy It is cheap, clean and (limit)…………
3 If you don’t pay your (electric)…………bill soon, you will be cut off
4 In the future, many buildings will be (hot)…………by solar energy
5 His office is on the (twelve)…………floor of this building
6 Television is one of the cheapest forms of (entertain)…………
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8 She is a 15 (year)…………school girl
9 I am going to some French - (speak)…………countries
10 This (mix) …………consists of oxygen and hydrogen
VI Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống một giới từ thích hợp (2,0 điểm)
1 A new pair of Jeans was given (la ) me (lb ) my fifteenth birthday by my sister
2 Jane said that her sister worked (2a ) a company (2b ) Korea
3 I ran (3a ) Peter, a friend (3b ) mine on my way to work this morning
4 She asked me how far it was (4a ) school (4b ) my house
5 There was a bank robbery last week The robbers got ( 5a ) (5b ) 200.000 dollars
6 Who is going to look (6a ) the children while you are (6b )?
7 When meeting a new word you can look it (7a ) (7b ) a dictionary
8 You must be present (8a ) 11.30 because the last train (8b ) London leaves at 12.45
9 Lucy was brought (9a ) by her grandparents and educated (9b ) the local secondary school
10 “Turn (10a ) the TV (10b ) me, will you? I want to have a rest
VII Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống một mạo từ thích hợp (2,0 điểm)
1 She was in…………hurry and ate…………quick lunch
2 Sweden is…………European country It’s in north of Europe
3 He was appointed proffesor and became MP in the same year
4 It was in 1912 that Titanic sank while crossing Atlantic
5 I like watching TV I have just bought color TV set
6 English in the 1960’s was different from English today
7 My briber has just been back from Philippines He came back by…………air
8 Most people like rest after…………hard day’s work
9 John and Mary are brother and sister
10 Bangkok,…………capital of Thailand, is …………exciting, crowded and modern city
VIII Dùng từ gọi ý điền từ vào chỗ trống (3,0 điểm)
Air pollution is a (1)…………of ill health in human being In a lot of countries there are laws (2)
………… the amount of smoke (3)…………factories can produce Athough there isn’t enough information
on the effects of (4)…………(5)…………the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung (6)…………
The gases from the exhausts of cars have also increased air pollution in (7)…………cities The lead
in patrol produces a poisonous gas which (8)………… collects in busy streets (9)…………high buildings Children live in areas (10)…………there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not (11)…………as quickly
as (12)…………children and are clumsy when they use their hands
There are other long term (13)………… of pollution If the gases in the atmosphere continue to increase, the earth’s climate may become (14)…………
A lot of the ice near the poles may melt and may cause (15)…………floods
Từ gợi ý: in, warmer, other, most, which, effects, by, cause, surrounded, serious, limiting, diseases, often,
think, where
IX Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau rồi trả lời a, b, c ở dưới (3,0 điểm)
Many people still believe that natural resources will never be used up dually, the world’s energy
resources are limited Nobody knows exactly how ich fuel is left However, we also should use them
economically and try to find t alternative resources of power According to professor Marvin Burnham of the New England Institute of Technology, we have to start conserving coal, oil and gas before it is too late, and
nuclear power is the only alternative energy
However, many people do not approve of using nuclear power because it is very dangerous What
would happen if there were a serious nuclear accident Radioactivity causes cancer and may badly effect the
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The most effective thing is that we should use natural resources as economically as possible
a) Giải thích hoặc cho từ đồng nghĩa các từ sau bằng tiếng Anh (0,5 điểm)
1 be used up
2 alternative energy
3 approve
b) Đánh dấu đúng (T), sai (F) theo nội dung bài đọc cho các câu sau (1,5 điểm)
1 In fact, the energy resources which we use are limited
2 In future, nuclear power is the only alternative energy
3 We don’t know exactly how much fuel is left
4 All people agree to use nuclear power as an alternative energy
5 The future generations may be affected by using alternative energy
c) Trả lời các câu hỏi sau theo nội dung bài đọc (1,0 điểm)
1 Why do we have tò start saving natural resources?
2 What is the most effective thing when we use the world’s natural resources?
X Viết lại câu theo từ gọi ý (1,0 điểm)
1 Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car
→ In spite………
2 He prefers golf to tennis
→ He’d rather ………
3.I don’t play chess as well as I used to
→ I used………
4 We last visited Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago
→ We haven ’t ………
5 The bookshelf was so high that the children couldn’t reach it
→The bookshelf was too………
6 It takes three hours to drive from Hai phong to Hanoi
→ It is a………
7 I’m sorry I missed your birthday party
→ I wish………
8 We don’t visit our grandparents often because they live so far away
→ If.………
9 Mary will be eighteen next week
→ It’s Mary’s………
10 “ You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary” said John
→ John advised………
XI Dùng từ đã cho sẵn sắp xếp lại thành câu (không được thêm từ, có thể thêm dấu), (1,0 điểm)
1 air/ am/ that/ afraid/ the/ city/ pollution/ in/ our/ getting/ worse/ and/ is/ worse/I
2 sure/ that/ be/ environmental/ we/ pollution/ will/ are/controlled/
3 level/ there/ the/ sea/ If/ rises/./ will/ be/ of/ floods/ in/ the/many/ parts/ world/,
4 lose/many/ people/ and/ their/ homes/ land/,/ If/they/ will/ and/ live/ in/ hunger/ poverty/
5 are/ countries many/ spending/ much/ time/ more/ and/ doing/money/ resaẹrch/ energy/ on/ from/ waves/ sun/,/ the/ and/ the/ why/ wind/ ?/
6 can/ using/ we/ solar/natural/ save/resources/ by/ energy/ instead/ fossil/ of/fuels/
7 the/ way/ Internet/ we/ as/ can/ for/ use/ an/ effective/ self - study/
8 writing/ in/ he/ Paris/,/ met/ many/ who/ friends/ him/encouraged/ his/ in/career/
9 shouldn’t/ river/ we/ is/ swim/ in/ because/ this/ water/ polluted/ highly/ its
10 although/job/ he/ isn’t/ has/ very/ a/ important/,/ he/ well-paid/ particularly/
XII Viết một đoạn văn năm câu theo chủ đề và gợi ý ở dưới (1,0 điểm)
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1 at schools/ subjects /English/ to study/ and
2 international language/ speak/ the world
3 nowadays/ more and more / work
4 It is English/ communication
5 Because of/ subject/ best
ĐỀ SỐ 02
(Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9, Nghệ An, Bảng A)
A PHONETICS
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
II Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others.
B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
11 She was looking………… her missing dog when I arrived
12 Nobody was injured in the accident,………… ?
13 We’ve………… of time to catch the bus so there’s no need to rush
14 We spent………… day sunbathing with our family
15 Fresh vegetables are usually………… in vitamins
16 The reason I left is………… I was bored
17 I’m sure she will do all she can………… us
18 There are………… many people in the room that I can’t move
19 He wants you to………… a good hotel
20 My brother is really kind, everybody takes………… of him
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II Complete the paragraph by using the correct form of the words in brackets.
A STRANGE OBJECT IN THE FIELD There is a considerable public concern in Shaston following the (21 discover)………… on
Wednesday evening of a metal (22 contain) ………… filled with (23 poison)………… liquid The object was found by a local (24.reside)………… when he was walking with his lovely dog in a field behind a newly, built chemical factory As yet, the factory has been (25 able) ,………… to provide any (26 explain)
………… as to show how the object came to be in the field A spokesperson stated that a full investigation was taking place and that security procedures were being reviewed
People living in the (27 neighbor)………… are (28 extreme) ………… angry, as a
year ago they withdrew their objections to the (29 decide………… to build the factory here after the
company had stated that no dangerous (30 chemistry) ………… would be produced on this site
III Each of the lines in the following passage has a mistake Find and correct it.
31 In order to request telephone service in the United States, either call nor visit your local
32 telephone store A sales representative will be glad showing you samples of the designs and colors
33 available Simple choose the design and color that you prefer, and leave your name, and address
34 and employer’s name with the sales representative Students with scholarships should provide his
35 sponsor’s name instead with employer’s name
36 A fifty dollars security deposit must be paid prior to telephone installation, and may be paid by
37 cheque, cash or mastercard In the date that your telephone is to be installed, a responsible
38 person such as an apartment manager, must be at home to lock the door for the serviceman
C READING AND SPEAKING
I Read the passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
LIFE OF A MAN Thomas is now in his sixties, and is one of the many homeless people who live on the streets; he buys
a newspaper most days Today, with his fellow tramps, he reads about yesterday’s student demonstration
Like many of the tramps that live under the bridge in New York, Thomas was not always so poor A long time ago he was in the Navy, and like many who have been to sea for a long time, he has stayed slim and fit Despite the strict organization on board ship, he loved the life, and had the opportunity to see many countries He visited Poland and Russia; ill South Africa he realized what he valued in each country was the people he met He was always astonished and delighted by the ways in which the people he met differed from one country to another Some day, he hopes, everyone will see the world as he does
After many happy years in Navy, he had to retire The good things in life always come to an end His mother and father had long since died and he’d lost touch with his other relatives He came to New York and became an industrial designer He was happy, although it wasn’t the same as the sea He never wanted to get married and have children
And then there was the period of darkness He smiles sadly He shrugs his shoulders and looks at his hands There are tears in the comers of his eyes This is something that he cannot bring himself to talk about
“It all went wrong”, he whispers
He was silent for a minute; then recovered He began to : talk more loudly “Look at me now- it makes me angry And what about the President? He’s been in power for years, and look what he’s done for
us Nothing! I’m still out on the streets and live the life of a tramp.”
39 It would appear that Thomas ………
A has organized a protest recently
B takes an interest in important events
C has no contact with other homeless people
D is not as poor as he used to be
40 When Thomas was in the Navy, he………
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B enjoyed the strict life on board ship
C was very well paid for the job he did
D liked meeting people from different countries
41 Thomas changed his job because he………
A was too old to stay in the Navy
B wanted to start a family
C wanted to be near his relatives in New York
D did not enjoy the work any more
42 Thomas lost his job and became a tramp because ………
A he did not have any family
B he was tired of doing normal job
C of reasons he does not want to discuss
D of the death of his parents
43 The text states that Thomas thinks the President ………
A should not alow home people to stay the streets
B should increase pensions for old people
C has not had enough time to change things
D should have done more to help people like him
II Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order to make a meaningful dialogue.
A Will you accept cheque?
B No, sir But can you enroll me as a member?
C Yes, sir I suppose I need your help
D Do you want just tq consult the book here, of are you thinking of borrowing it?
E Certainly Here is an application form You have to pay a deposit of 20 dollars
F We lend books only to members Are you a member?
G Can I help you?
H No, I am airaid we can’t accept cheque
I I want to borrow books
J What a pity I am short of cash
III Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
WALKING IN THE COUNTRY
I enjoy walking It’s good exercise and it takes me (54)……….of the town and into the country
I think that’s (55)……….I have a dog She needs to (56)……….out and so I have a reason to go for a walk I go every Sunday and it doesn’t (57)……… to me if it’s cold, windy and raining or a beautiful sunny day I just love to get away from people and be (58)……….for a few hours I always go home at the same time every Sunday (59)……….walk over the hills to a little village in the country The walk isn’t very (60)………., only about an hour, but it's quite hard work because I have to walk up the hill and down the other side (61)……….I get to the village, I go to the pub for a beer and (62)
……….food After lunch, I walk back long a different path and arrive home in time (63)
……….tea
D WRITTING
I Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.
64 The book was less expensive than I had expected
→ The book didn’t
65 Man has never had such efficient servants as computers
→ Computers
66 The fire will go out if he doesn’t put more wood on
→ Unless
67 “I am myself a stranger here.” said the woman
→ The woman said
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→ She must
II Write about 150 to 200 words to give your own opinion on the following topic.
“Physical exercises are very useful to our health”.
ĐỀ SỐ 03
(Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9, Thừa Thiên _Huế)
A PHONETICS
I Choose the word whose underlined part in pronounced differently from the rest in each group (5 marks)
moussaka
II Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group (5 marks)
B GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D (10 marks)
1………… are easy to dissolve
A Plastic bags B Banana leaves C Glass bottles D Tins and cans
2 The red flag with a yellow star in the centreis the………….flag of Vietnam
3 Tell me the ………… why you come here late
4 Australia is one of the………….countries
A speaking English B spoken English
C English spoken D English speaking
5 English is used as an access………….world scholarship and world trade
6 I enjoy living in the countryside………….the air here is very quiet
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A happens / was B will happen / were
C would happen / were D would happen / had been
8 The boy ………….next to me is very good at English
9.………….my friends were unsuccessful at the job interviews
10 It was not………….to finish that work before 5 o’clock
11 It was very difficult for you………….if you can’t speak his native language
A getting acquainted to a foreign
B to get acquainted with a foreigner
C getting acquainted with a foreign
D to get acquainted to a foreigner
12 We should do some thing to protect water from being polluted ………….we will have nothing to drink in the future
13 Hurry up! They’ve only got………… seats left
14 I hope he doesn’t keep us…………
15 Those were the days………… we were very happy
16.I turn down the job………….the attractive salary
17 The scientists and engineers have become key figures in our modern ………….society
18 He asked me…………
A since when I waited B since when I am waiting
C how long I have been waiting D how long I had been waiting
19 She remembered the correct address only………….she had posted the letter
20 His parents never allowed him …………
II Fill each gap with the correct form of the verb from the box (10 marks)
Experience lose get attend award respond
look hear improve surf wander leak
1 If you work harder, you’ll be ……… the scholarship
2 He said he ……….forward to Tet holidays
3 This is the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever………
4 If he……….that English school, his English would get better
5 Please tell me if you……….from her
6 I don’t want my document……….out, I want to keep it secret
7 Viruses can keep you from……….access to the file you want to open
8 I enjoy ……… the net looking for informationon MTV
9 Over ninety teenagers have ……….to Jim’s questions
10 Sometimes we see him……… alone in the park
III Fill each gap with the correct form of the word ỉn brackets (10 marks)
1 One major……….of the area is the lack of public transport, (advantage)
2 We asked her to take part but she made no……….to us (respond)
3 Taxis are too……….for many people to offorD (cost)