my friends were either away on holiday or else had holiday jobs.. I was beginning to wish I had not come home when I saw an advertisement for holiday courses in the local newspaper.. Thr
Trang 1ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 THỜI GIAN: 150 PHÚT
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LISTENING: (5.5 points)
Task 1: Listen to an old company director talking about his experience of learning
how to use a computer Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
1 The man was worried when his son bought a computer
2 The man became worried when his secretary asked him to buy a computer
3 The man decided to take some computing lessons
4 His son didn’t understand about the computer
5 The man understood the lessons very well
6 The man continued to learn how to use a computer after a few lessons
Task 1: Listen to the old man’s story again and fill in the missing words.
He was very helpful He (7) me to sit down in front of the computer screen I did not know what it was called When I asked him what it was, he said that it was a VDU I (8) _ didn’t know what VDU was, but I was too shy to ask him anymore From that moment my memory (9) to learn because he told me a lot of things that I really didn’t understand at all After a few lessons I began to feel tired I made an (10) , saying that I had a
headache I suggested we should leave the lesson for another day Since then I haven’t said (11) _about the computer to my son and my secretary
READING: ( 2.5 points)
Read the passage then circle the best answer.
The first few days after getting home from college were okay but then I began to feel rather bored and lonely My parents were busy working and most of
Trang 2my friends were either away on holiday or else had holiday jobs I had tried to get a
job myself but without success I was beginning to wish I had not come home when
I saw an advertisement for holiday courses in the local newspaper
For a small fee you could try lots of different activities organized by the
town’s youth club Each activity lasted half a day I had not expected the courses to
be very interesting but they were excellent I also met new people as many of the
tourists staying in the town joined in You could do things like painting, acting,
play-writing or computing I met some students from Bulgaria who invited me to
visit their country next year You can imagine how excited I am; in fact it was one
of the best summer holidays I have ever had!
12 What is the writer trying to do in the passage?
a to describe a holiday in the country c to describe her new holiday home
b to explain how she spent a holiday d to explain why she couldn’t go on holiday
13 Why would somebody read the passage?
a to find out about holiday courses c to make contact with Bulgarian students
b to discover the writer’s news d to read about the advertisements
14 How did the writer feel when she arrived home?
a She was pleased to have time to herself c She was delighted to see her friends
b She felt nervous about being alone d She almost regretted coming back
15 Why is the write looking forward to next year?
a There will be new holiday courses c She is planning to go Bulgaria
b She has found a holiday job d Her friends will visit her
16 Which of these advertisements did the writer see?
a A week’s free course on an activity of
your own choice Open to visitors and
residents alike Name your course and
you can spend a week enjoying yourself.
c Throughout the summer holiday we are offering cheaper entry to the town’s sports and leisure facilities Special low prices for tourists Don’t miss this opportunity!
b Join a holiday course! We are offering
half-day courses in a variety of water
sports During the summer holiday
period all courses are half price.
d We welcome everyone to join in our holiday programme A wide range of sports and activities is available on a morning or afternoon timetable.
LANGGUAGE FOCUS: (6.0 points)
Trang 3Task 1: Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
17 He was ……… when he did the test badly (HOPE)
18 I am sorry about my………, but I hate being kept waiting (PATIENCE)
19 Are there any ………… river left in the world? (POLLUTE)
20 It is difficult to give a speech without……… (PREPARE)
21 We started our trip on a beautiful ……… morning (SUN)
22 I’ll always remember that journey It was an ………experience (FORGET)
23 Sam works as a …… in an office in the town centre (TELEPHONE)
24 Playing tennis is one of his favourite …………(ACT)
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18 22
19 23
20 24
Task 2: Put the following sentences into reported speech. 25 “If you want to learn English, I can help you,” Jonh said
26 “Where are you studying?” Mr Bruce asked
27 “ Please call me at 6 o’clock tomorrow morning,” said Mai
28 “ Do you live here?” Liz asked WRITING : ( 6.0 points) Task 1: Rewrite in good English. 29 She enjoys to listen to music
30 People find the Internet interesting, do they?
31 Thu usually goes to jog every morning
32 Our teacher won’t give us much homework, doesn’t she?
33 The baby stopped to cry when he saw his mother
34 Lan is looking forward to see her grandparents
Task 2: Write complete sentences, using the cues given.
35 He/ go/fishing/weekend
Trang 436 My children/ enjoy/watch/ television
37 She/ finish/ write/ report
38 It/ just/ stop/ rain
39 The children/ keep/ talk/ about/ the performing animals
40 Thu/ be tired of/ do/ the same thing/ every day
ĐÁP ÁN KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN MÔN ANH 9
NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 Người ra đề: Đỗ Thị Huyên-THCS Sam Luồng
LISTENING: (5.5 points)
Trang 5Task1: Đáp án: Mỗi ý đúng được 0.5 điểm
Task 2: Đáp án: Mỗi ý đúng được 0.5 điểm
11 anything
READING: (2.5 points)
Đáp án: Mỗi ý đúng được 0.5 điểm
12 b to explain how she spent a holiday
13 b to discover the writer’s news
14 d She almost regretted coming back
15 c She is planning to go Bulgaria
16 d We welcome everyone to join in our holiday programme A wide range of sports and activities is available on a morning or afternoon timetable
LANGUAGE FOCUS: (6.0 points)
Task 1: Đáp án: Mỗi ý đúng được 0.5 điểm
17 hopeless 18 impatience 19.unpolluted 20.preparation
21 sunny 22 unforgetable 23 telephonist 24.activities
Task 2: Đáp án: Mỗi ý đúng được 0.5 điểm
25 Jonh told me that if I wanted to learn English, he could help me
26 Mr Bruce asked me where I was studying
27 Mai told me to call her at 6 o’clock the next morning/ the following morning
28 Liz asked me if/whether I lived there
WRITING : ( 6.0 points)
Task 1: Đáp án: Mỗi ý đúng được 0.5 điểm
29 She enjoys listening to music
30 People find the Internet interesting, don’t they?
31 Thu usually goes jogging every morning
32 Our teacher won’t give us much homework, will she?
33 The baby stopped crying when he saw his mother
34 Lan is looking forward to seeing her grandparents.
Task 2: Đáp án: Mỗi ý đúng được 0.5 điểm
35 He usually goes fishing on weekend
36 My children enjoys watching television
37 She has finished writing report/ She finishes writing to report
38 It has just stopped raining
39 The children keep talking about the performing animals
40 Thu is tired of doing the same thing every day