Đề HSG tiếng Anh

Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line 1pt FIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY * Pay better attention at the time..

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

GIA LAI -

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH LỚP 9

NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011 -

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: 29/03/2011

Đề thi có 08 trang và thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp trên đề thi này

* Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển

* Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm

Part One: Listening (10 phút)

Bài thi nghe gồm 3 phần Mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần Kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu nhac Kết thúc bài nghe, thí sinh có 30 giây để hoàn chỉnh bài làm Thí sinh phải đọc kỹ yêu cầu bài làm (bằng tiếng Anh) trong đề

Listen and number each five- day forecast (1 pt)

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b

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   

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     

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Listen to people discussing their vacation plans Check (  ) all of the places they will visit (0.8pt)

Choose the best answer (A, B or C) for each of the following questions (1.2pt)

1 What’s the possible relationship between the speakers?

A Friends B Former classmates and friends C Colleagues

2 When were they in college?

A Twenty years ago B Twenty-five years ago C Thirty years ago

3 What does Martin remember most about the college day?

A Curtis’ hair down to his waist B How Grace looked C The air-conditioned blue jeans

4 What is Grace’s best memory?

A The time they were driving home from college for a spring break

B The peace demonstration

C The graduation day

5 Who of the three went to the graduation ceremony?

6 How did Grace spend her graduation day?

A She went for a picnic with Martin and Curtis

B She attended the graduation ceremony

C She drank wine in bar

Part Two: Phonetics

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words in each group (0.5pt)

Choose the word whose stress is different from that of the other words in each group (0.5pt)

10 A technology B educational C accessible D miraculous

Part Three: Vocabulary and Grammar

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence (1.5pt)

1 The child was told to eat all his vegetables or he would get no ice-cream

2 His new appointment takes ……… from the beginning of next month

3 There was no in waiting longer than half an hour so we left

4 I to other people borrowing my books: they always forget to return them

5 The discovery was a major for research workers

A break-in B break-out C break-through D break-down

6 ……… known as “Stonehenge” has never been determined

A That the stone circle B The stone circle

C There is the stone circle D Who built the stone circle

7 I hope we will be able to avoid anyone

A disappointment B disappointing C disappointed D disappoint

8 Ben was stopped by a police officer last night He must ……… too fast

9 I failed the physics exam because it was ……… difficult for me

10 There were over 30,000 at the football match

11 I suggest we outside the English speaking club tomorrow at 8.30

12 ……… next Sunday

A I would rather you had come B I would rather you have come

C I would rather you came D should rather you came

13 The rise in house prices ……… him to sell his house for a large profit

14 I will show you around the city when you to visit me

15 No sooner had he sat down to lunch there was a knock at the door

A as B that C when D than

Part four: Error identification

In most lines of the text, there is one unnecessary word It is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit

in with the sense of the test Underline this word and write it in the gap or put a tick (  ) if a line is correct 0 and

00 are examples (1.5pt)

COMMUNICATION

Managers spend most of their time communicating-reading, and writing

talking or listening - yet the evidence is that they do not always do

this as successfully One reason that has been suggested for this is that, in the

past, communication was regarded as a natural process, not been taught in any

formal sense This theory has been changing, and with the concept of

communication as an “art” now appears regularly in the management courses

and seminars Communication is probably only one of the least appreciated

aspects of management, and more and more organizations are realizing that

effective communication involves telling staff why all things are happening

This not only helps day-to-day working but allows changes to be introduced

more smoothly, and sometimes leads to improvements for being mentioned

by staff Both the morale and efficiency of an organization

are depend to a great extent on the abilities of its staff to communicate effectively Communication is not something that should be undertaken only when trouble occurs It should be a daily habit if the organization is to run 0 … and……

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smoothly and avoid difficulties and, of course, it should be both a two-way

process, involving listening to as well as talking Regular exchanges of ideas

between managers and staff will help to create good teamwork

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Part five: Word transformation

Read the text below Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line (1pt)

FIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY

* Pay better attention at the time Rehearse the information (1)

afterwards, allowing (2) longer gaps between each

(3) Thus, when you hear a name, say it to yourself, then say it again a

minute later, and so on

* Tax your brain in a (4) of ways One researcher found that

rats (5) interesting things to do had better memories than bored rats

* Attach meaning to memory - the more (6) an event is,

the better it will be remembered

* Attach what you want to remember to something already familiar to you

Let’s say you need to remember ten words; start by (7) things

that are well-known to you (8) , such as objects in your house,

then associate one of the words with each

*Have (9) in your ability to remember things around you

Don’t (10) your brain

IMMEDIATE INCREASE REPEAT VARY GIVE SIGNIFY

MEMORY PERSON CONFIDE ESTIMATE Part six: Reading

Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE SUITABLE WORD (1.6 pt)

I live in a small village (1) Asuka- there are about 450 people there I love it because it is (2) and life is slow and easy You never (3) to queue in shops or banks The village is (4) People (5) after it and never (6) rubbish in the streets The air is pure because there’s not much (7) traffic It’s much more (8) here than in the city Everyone knows each other and if someone has (9) , there are always people who can help There aren’t (10) things I don’t like (11) Asuka One thing is that there’s not (12) to do in the evening- we haven’t got any (13) or theaters (14) problem is that people always talk about every one and they almost know (15) every one else is doing (16) those facts, I still prefer village life to life in a big city

Complete the letter by writing ONE SUITABLE VERB in each space A contraction (don’t) counts as one word (0.9pt)

Dear Tom,

Well, this time next week you’ll be somewhere in Europe on a train I’m sure any mum would (17) ! Actually, you’re very lucky I’d love to be able to go off around the world I often wish I (18) traveled more when I was younger I really hope you (19) yourself, but do be careful, won’t you? You’re only 18 after all Do take care with your money, won’t you? And I’d rather you

(20) spend too many nights in your tent alone It’s so dangerous I suggest you only (21) your tent in a proper campsite

I wish you(22) going quite so soon It’s a pity you (23) stay until after Dad’s 50th birthday But never mind I wish Dad (24) be at the airport to see you off, but he’s got some really important business that day

Suppose we (25) out to see you in June Just a thought Anyway, just remember, if you get into any trouble, we’re only a phone call anyway, and come what may, we’ll always be there for you

Love, Mum

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow by circling A, B, C, D to indicate your answer ( 1 pt)

CONSERVING THE WORLD’S NATURAL RESOURCES

In the decade of the 1970s, the United Nations organized several important meeting on the human environment to study a very serious problem We humans are destroying the world around us We are using up all of our natural resources We must learn to conserve them, or life will be very bad for our children and our grandchildren

There are several major parts to this problem

1 Population Most problems of the environment come from population growth In 1700 there were 1.6

billion, in 1950 2.5 billion, and in 1980 4.4 billion In the year 2000 there will be 6.3 billion More people need more water, more food, more wood, and more petroleum

2 Distribution Scientists say there is enough water in the world for everyone, but some countries have a lot

of water and some have only a little Some areas get all their rain during one season The rest of the year is dry

There are huge forests in the Amazon area of Brazil In other parts of the world there is only desert

3 Petroleum We are using up the world’s petroleum We use it in our cars and to heat our building in winter

Farmers use petrochemicals to make the soil rich They use them to kill insects that eat plants These chemicals go into rivers and lakes and kill the fish there Thousands of people also die from these chemicals every year Chemicals also go into the air and pollute it Winds carry this polluted air to other countries and other continents

4 Poverty Poor farmers use the same land over and over The land needs a rest so it will be better next year

However, the farmers must have food this year Poor people cut down trees for fire wood In some areas, when the trees are gone, the land become desert However, people need wood to cook their food now Poor people cannot save the environment for the future

We now have the information and the ability to solve these huge problems However, this is not a problem for one country or one area of the world It is a problem for all humans The people and the nations of the world must work together to conserve the world’s resources No one controls the future, but we can help make it

26 We are using up all of our

A oceans B homes C farms D natural resources

27 Most environmental problems come from

A forests B population growth C too much rain D poor distribution

28 Good distribution means

A having things in the right places at the right time B cutting down forests and selling them to other countries

C building water systems to carry water to farms D conserving our natural resources

29 Poor farmers don’t give their land a rest because

A They don’t have petrochemicals to kill insects

B They don’t have enough land to let some of it rest each year

C They need more water

D They need firewood

30 Which one of these statements is not true ?

A People must work together to save the environment B We have the ability to solve environmental problems

C We control the future D We help make the future

Part seven: Writing

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (1.5 pt)

1 Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder

Not only

2 I will bring some water because I am afraid that there is no water supply

In case ………

3 But for the bad weather, it would have been a superb weekend

If ………

4 You can take any of the routes; it will still take you about three hours to get there

Whichever ………

5 Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease

Enormous effort ………

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence Use the word given and other words as necessary Do not change the form of the given word (4 pts)

6 If you should hear anything, let me know Should

7 'You broke my camera!' Susan said to Richard accused

Susan ……… her camera

I ……… ………….… you!

9 I don't know Watanabe's reasons for her resigning idea

I ……… Watanabe resigned

10 Have you any desks in stock which are cheaper than this? desk

Is this ……… … … in stock?

11 If you found the missing money, what would you do? were

What would you do gone missing?

12 We have agreed to meet again in a fortnight been

It has meet again in a fortnight

13 Quite a few books are missing from the class library returned

Several members library books

14 About 100 people were waiting for the late bus arrived

By about 100 people waiting

15 Her car was the last car you’d expect to be stolen very

Hers you’d expect to be stolen

Composition: (3pts)

Some researches on how people live today state that life is much better today than it was in the past Write a

composition to express your opinion

Your composition should be about 200 words; you may compare the past and present living conditions,

means of transport, communication, entertainment; you can express your agreement or disagreement with the statement

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