Đề thi HSG AV 9 (2006-2007)

SECTION 2: READING 4msReading 1: 3ms English, the International Language More than 6,000 languages are spoken in the world today.. More than 400 million people speak English as their fir

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

GIA LAI Năm học: 2006- 2007

MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

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Điểm bài thi (bằng số và bằng chữ)

ĐỀ BÀI:

SECTION1: LISTENING (4 ms)

(Phần nghe gồm 2 phần Mỗi phần sẽ được nghe 3 lần)

PART ONE:

Soccer star Karl Kessel is describing his daily routine Listen and match the times to the activities Write a, b, c, d in the gap ( )

PART TWO:

Listen to people describe themselves on an introduction tape Check (V) the

information that is true for each person.

9 works at home

10 kind of short

11 wants a tennis partner

12 likes to travel

13 works in a school

14 likes to have fun

15 likes to talk

16 plans to be a doctor

SECTION 2: READING (4ms)

Reading 1: (3ms)

English, the International Language

More than 6,000 languages are spoken in the world today More than 400 million people speak English as their first, or native, language Yet there are now even more speakers of English as a second language than there are speakers of English as

a first language! The number of people who speak English is growing quickly Because of the huge population of China – more than one billion people – Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English

English is the native or official language of one–fifth of the land area of the world It is spoken in Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States It is also one of the official languages in India

More people study English than any other language In many countries, the textbooks in universities are in English Furthermore, many university classes are taught in English even though English is not the native language of the students

English is the language of international communication It is the language of international business, research, and science More than three–fourths of the world’s mail is written in English Three–fifths of the world’s radio stations use English More than half of the world’s scientific and research journals are in English Most other languages have borrowed many English words

Is English a good international language? It is probably the world’s largest language with more than one million words! The grammar is simpler than in the other major languages However, English spelling is difficult, especially for nonnative speakers of English The major reason that spelling in English is diffcult is that Modern English spelling represents Old English pronunciation The English we use today is written almost the same as it was hundreds and hundreds of years ago, but the way people pronounce the words has changed a lot Therefore, many words in English are not pronounced the way they are spelled

People have often tried to create new languages for communication Hundreds

of artificial languages have been invented since 1880 Esperanto is the most well– known of these “universal languages” No one speaks these languages as a native language People try to use them to communicate in the world However, none of them has ever become very popular English is the only true international language

Questions Circle the letter of the best answer:

1 China has a population of more than

2 English is the native language of people in

3 There–fifths of the world’s

A population speaks English C radio stations use English

B mail is in English D scientific journals are in English

4 English spelling is

5 Modern English spelling represents

A Modern English pronunciation C how powerful England was

B Old English pronunciation D how simple the grammar is

6 According to the passage

A Chinese is one of the languages with more speakers than English

B more people study Chinese than any other language

C Chinese and Esperanto are becoming true international languages

D Chinese has more speakers than English

7 Scientific journals are usually written in English because

A three–fifths of the world’s radio stations use English

B most other languages have borrowed many English words

C English is the language of international communication

D it is probably the world’s largest language

8 Since 1880

A Esperanto has become very popular

B people all over the world have used artificial languages to communicate

C people have created hundreds of artificial languages

D people have not used Old English any more

9 Artificial languages are spoken as a native language

A by no one

B by people all over the world

C by people who speak English

D in the South Pacific

10 The main idea of the reading:

A English is the world’s largest language

B English is the major international language of the world

C English is used in many universities

D Nonnative speakers of English think that English is simple

Reading 2 (1m)

Read the following passage about the invention of a new kind of armchairs

Write true (T) or (F) for each of the sentences below, according to the information

given If the information is not given, put a question mark (?) in the gap.

A lot of people like to play their records as loudly as possible.The result is that the rest of the family, and the neighbours often complain if they don’t like the music One answer to this problem is to wear headphones, but headphones are usually uncomfortable

An armchair which has a record-player system built into it has just been designed by a British engineer, Stephen Court

The armchair looks like an ordinary armchair with a high back However, each of the two sides of the chair has three loudspeakers inside to reproduce middle and high sounds Low sounds are reproduced by a pair of loudspeakers in a hollow space under the seat Anyone who sits in the chair hears sounds coming from all around his/ her head

Because we cannot tell the exact source from which low sounds come, it doesn’t matter that they come from underneath or behind It is the sides of the chair that create

a stereo effect

These sounds only travel a few inches to reach the listener’s ears Consequently, it takes only a little power to make the music sound very loud Only a small amount of sound leaks out from behind the chair into the room to disturb others Most of the sound is absorbed by the listener

True (T), false (F) or no information (?) 1_T Stephen Court has just invented an armchair which can play music

2. The armchair has very comfortable headphones attached to it

3. The armchair is like an ordinary armchair but it contains speakers in both its sides underneath the part where someone sits

4. Most people nowadays prefer listening to sound which comes from more than one speaker even if the quality is not too good

5. Most people can tell exactly the direction from which low sounds are coming

6. People sitting in chairs near the armchair will not be able to hear most of the sound

SECTION 3 USE OF ENGLISH (12 ms)

I Circle the best answer (5 ms)

1 The teacher lectured the boys severely being lazy

2 Is that tea quite your taste or do you need more sugar?

3 Is there anything good at the cinema?

4 I don’t know why Tom insists blaming me all his troubles?

A on/for B on/about C in/against D for/with

5 He is always good health and is never need of a doctor

6 Did you go the rain?

7 You will soon get used his way of speaking

8 You were very kind me when I asked you for some help

9 The science classes at this difficult

A school are B schools are C school is D school’s is

10 The English strong traditions

A have much B has much C has many D have many

11 When I was a little boy my father said talk to strangers

A don’t B I shouldn’t C that I don’t D that shouldn’t

12 Instead of about the good news, Peter seemed to be indifferent

A exciting B being excited C to excite D to be excited

13 If I could speak Spanish, I next year studying in Mexico

A will spend B had spent C.would spend D.would have spent

14 There are several means of mass communications The newspaper is one Television is

15 Does anyone know this hat might be?

16 The old lady was exhausted after the long walk

17.Nobody was injured in the accident, ?

A was there B was he C were they D wasn’t it

18 The house where Shakespeare was born is now open the public.

19 It’s an hour since he , so he should be at the office now

A had left B has left C was leaving D left

20 Oranges are expensive this season, and

A apples are B apples too C apples are the same D so are apples

21 Jane’s brother does not work as a teacher, and she doesn’t

22 I money because I buy a computer

A have saved/ will B am saving / would

C was saving / am going to D have been saving / am going to

23 The reason I left is I was bored

24 I’ll go on holiday I can

25 I’m sorry I your party I was away at the time

26 Bill has his job and gone back to college

27 I wish to apply for the of sales manager

28 You can use my calculator now, but I shall need it later

29 Many cars in Detroit, Michigan

C are manufactured D are manufacturing

30 The chemistry book was a little expensive

A I bought B that I bought it C I bought that D what I bought it

31 People exercise frequently have more physical endurance than those

A whose / who don’t B who / who don’t

C when / that doesn’t D when / who don’t

32 I’m late because my alarm clock didn’t this morning

33 He was advised singing lessons

34 Magazines are usually weekly or monthly, but newspapers are

35 I read in one paper that they are married

36 Can you help me in this application form?

37 Have you lived here life?

A your all B all the C the whole D all your

38 Do you need some more paper?- No, thanks I

A have still a piece left B still have a piece left

C have a piece still left D have left a piece still

39 Please do not talk the orchestra is playing!

40 As two of the staff down with flu, we finish the work.

A went / not B has gone / can’t

C gone / could D have gone/ can’t

41 We decided to eat outside despite the weather

42 There was hardly money left in my bank account

43 If the weather stays fine, the plane land at 8.30 local time

44 He used to write home once a week

From this sentence we understand that

A he enjoys writing home every week

B he never fails to write a weekly letter home

C he does not now write home once a week

D he was forced to write home every week

45 They arrived too late to get good seats

This sentence means

A when they arrived the good seats were already taken

B although they were late they found some good seats

C they got good seats sometime after they arrived

D they had to stand for the whole show

46 Seeing that he was so angry, she left the office

This sentence means

A she didn’t want to make him angry, so she left

B she left the office when she saw how angry he was

C he grew very angry when he saw her leaving the office

D he wouldn’t have been so angry if she hadn’t left

47 It’s unlikely to rain this afternoon

This sentence means

A it will rain the afternoon

B there’s no chance of rain this afternoon

C the afternoon will probably be wet

D the afternoon looks like being dry

48 All right, Jenny, you may pay for the coffee if you insist

From this sentence we understand that

A it’s Jenny’s duty to pay for the coffee

B Jenny would pay if she had enough money

C Jenny is being asked to pay for the coffee

D Jenny wants to pay for the coffee

49 The woman was too weak to lift the basket

This sentence means that

A although she was very weak, she could lift the basket

B the woman shouldn’t have lifted the basket because she was so weak

C she was so weak that she couldn’t lift the basket

D the woman lifted the basket, so she wasn’t very weak

50 You would like London if you visited it

This sentence means that

A you’re unlikely to visit London C you’re going to visit London

B you’ve never visited London D you’ve already visited London

II Error Recognition (2 ms).

Circle the underlined part (A,B,C,D) that is incorrect.

1 Many people have stopped to smoke because they are afraid that it may be harmful

A B C D

to their health

2 Too much water makes plants turning brown on the edges of their leaves

A B C D

3.If drivers obeyed the speed limit, fewer accidents occur

A B C D

4 Papyrus was used for to make not only paper but also sails, baskets, and clothing

A B C D

5 The money needed to start and continue operating a business known as captital

A B C D

6 According to some scientists, the earth losing its outer atmosphere because of

A B C D

pollutants

7 Some teachers argue that students who used to using a calculator may forget

A B C

how to do mental calculations

D

8 A space is the last frontier for man to conquer

A B C D

9 A progress has been made toward finding a cure for AIDS

A B C D

10 Writing of instructions for computers is called computer programming

A B C D

III Make the “S” form of each of the following verbs, writing them in the appropriate

columns according to their pronunciation (1m )

arrive / finish / fix / judge / bath / forego / drag / leap / puff / buzz / pick /

/ s / / z / / iz /

ex: picks

IV Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same (2ms).

1 I don’t play tennis as well as you do

You

2 You ought to have your house painted

Your house

3 I haven’t been to the dentist’s for two years

It’s

4 The film was so funny that I burst out laughing.

It was

5 ‘’ Is the London train on time ? “ asked one of the people waiting

One of the people waiting wanted to know

6 My teacher made me work hard at school

I was

7 Please see that you lock the door when you leave

Please don’t 8.Your hair needs cutting

It’s time you

9 Do you own these two fields ?

Do these ? 10.I won’t sell the painting, no matter how much you offer me

Whatever

V James Borge is an actor who has just starred in a film He is being interviewed for a teenage magazine.

Write his answers (2 ms)

Interviewer: In your film you play a footballer Are you a sports fan?

James : I like basketball but I’m not fond of football.

Interviewer: Do you have to be a football fan to enjoy your film?

James : No, I think most people will like it.

Interviewer: Have you ever acted before?

James : (1)

(never / have / previous / experience / acting) Interviewer: What’s it like?

James : (2)

(despite / long hours / enjoy) Interviewer: Will you be making a second film?

James : (3)

( we/ already / start / new film) Interviewer: How are your friends coping with your new-found fame?

James : (4)

( most / friends / very happy/ me) Interviewer: Do you think you’ll carry on with a film career?

James : (5)

( depend / success / this / film)

- Hết

-SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO GIA LAI KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

NĂM HỌC 2006 – 2007

-ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM

Môn : TIẾNG ANH

SECTION1: LISTENING (4 ms)

PART ONE: Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm (0,2 x 7 câu = 1,4 điểm)

9 has breakfast ( c ) a) 8:30

11 watches game tape ( e ) c) 10:00

12 does warm–up exercises( g ) d) 11:00

13 gets to stadium ( b ) e) 12:30

14 eats lunch ( f ) f) 2:00

16 has team meeting ( d ) h) 5:30

PART TWO: Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm ( 0,2 x 13 câu = 2,6 điểm)

16 plans to be a doctor 

SECTION 2: READING (4ms)

Reading 1: (3ms) ( Mỗi câu đúng được 0,3 điểm)

English, the International Language

10 C one billion

11 B Australia

12 C radio stations use English

13 D difficult

14 B Old English pronunciation

15 D Chinese has more speakers than English

16 C English is the language of international communication

17 C people have created hundreds of artificial languages

18 A by no one

10.B English is the major international language of the world

Reading 2 (1m)(Mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm)

True (T), false (F) or no information (?)

SECTION 3 USE OF ENGLISH (12điểm)

I Mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm (0,1 x 50 = 5 điểm)

10.D have many 11 B I shouldn’t 12 B being excited

13 C.would spend 14 A another 15.C whose

16 B.absolutely 17.C were they 18 A to

19 D left 20 D so are apples 21 A either

22 D have been saving / am going to 23 D that

24 A as soon as 25 D missed 26 B given up

30.A I bought 31 B who / who don’t 32 C go off

36 D A & C 37 D all your 38 B still have a piece left

39 B while 40 D have gone/ can’t

44 C he does not now write home once a week

45 A when they arrived the good seats were already taken

46.B she left the office when she saw how angry he was

47.D the afternoon looks like being dry

48.D.Jenny wants to pay for the coffee

49.C she was so weak that she couldn’t lift the basket

50.B you’ve never visited London

II Error Recognition (2 ms).

Mỗi câu đúng đựoc 0,2 điểm ( 0,2 x 10 = 2 điểm)

1  B 2 C 3  D 4 B 5. D

6 B 7 B 8 A 9  A 10.A

III (1điểm ))Mỗi câu đúng được 0,1 điểm(Yêu cầu ghi lại đúng chính tả và yêu cầu

đề bài)

arrive / finish / fix / judge / bath / forego / drag / leap / puff / buzz / pick /

/ s / / z / / iz /

ex: picks

baths

puffs

leaps

arrives foregoes drags

finishes fixes judges buzzes

IV Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm (0,2 x10 =2đ) Thí sinh có thể viết khác nhưng phải đảm bảo yêu cầu đề bài và không có sai ngữ pháp, từ vựng mới được điểm tối đa 0,4đ Nếu sai không quá 1 lỗi ngữ pháp, 1 lỗi chính tả được 0,1 điểm Không vận dụng thang điểm nào khác.

7 You (can) play tennis better than I do / me

8 Your house needs painting / to be painted

9 It’s two years since I went to the dentist’s

10 It was such a funny film that I burst out laughing

11 One of the people waiting wanted to know if / whether the London train was on time