Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in each of the following sentences.. Read the passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank.. Most people are working
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO
QUẬN 10 TP HCM
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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Đề thi gồm 4 trang
KÌ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP QUẬN THCS – LỚP 9
Năm học: 2009 – 2010 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
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I Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in each of the following sentences (25 pts)
1 The boy look _ their teacher of English because of his high teaching quality
2 We are brought _ in a culture which tells us that it’s good to control our feelings
3 Hard work can often bring _ success
4 They are fascinated _ the idea of going away for the summer
5 They broke _ their relationship after a quarrel
6 _ what you think, learning a foreign language is great fun
7 The experts were not fully _ that the animal was a puma
8 I hope you will take this matter into _
9 He could not resist the _ of making a lot of money quickly
10 You asked me to _ you to post that matter
11 After a lot of difficulty, he _ open the door
12 That man has _ medicine for many years in the area
13 What she needs to do now is see a doctor for a _
14 His application was rejected immediately because of his lack of _
15 I absolutely _ of everything that has been said
16 The man _ stamps for 5 years by the end of 2010
A will be collecting B has collected C will have collected D will have been collecting
17 There’s no point _; the problem will sort itself out
18 He doesn’t drink much the police catch him as he drives home
19 I saw him _ to a nice girl at the school library
20 Either you, or I, or your brother _ responsible for the damage
21 – Barcelona defeated Real Madrid by 6 goals to two
– _
A That’s incredible B I’ll think about it later C Let’s do it together D Thanks all the same
22 – Did you do a good job in the last driving test?
– _
A Not bad, I think! B Don’t do it now! C Yes, please D That’s true
23 – _?
– She’s Australian
24 – What is your pastime?
– _
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25 – Why don’t you join us on the sightseeing tour?
– _
A I’m afraid so B Don’t mention it C Please to it for me D Another time, please
II Read the passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank (10 pts)
Society has changed in many ways since the (1) _ of computers, and people’s lives at home and at the office have been (2) _ Most people are working for fewer hours per week than they used to, and manufacturers and
advertising agencies are becoming much more interested in how people spend this extra leisure time One recent
report stated that, (3) _ the number of hobbies had not increased, each hobby had become much more specialized
A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would rather (4) _ spend time with their families than stay late in the office every day Home life is seen (5) _ as important as working Some companies now make managers take their annual holidays (6) _ they don’t want to, because this leads to such an improvement in their (7) _ if they have some rest
(8) _ these changes, some people are working harder than (9) _ The standard of exams is getting higher,
and increased competition is making it harder to get into university than it was 20 years ago Schoolchildren and
students are now having to work (10) _ hard that in many cases they work longer hours than their parents
1 A existence B introduction C recommendation D manufacture
8 A In addition to B Instead of C In spite of D In place of
III Read the passage and choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers the question or completes the unfinished statement about the passage (10 pts)
The planet Earth is 4,600 million years old It is difficult for us to think about such an enormous length of time because it has little meaning for us We can, however, simplify the idea to make it more understandable We can compare the planet Earth to a person of forty-six years of age
Nothing is known about the first seven year of this person’s life Very little information exists about the middle period either It was only at the age of forty-two that the Earth began to flower
Dinosaur and great reptiles did not appear until one year ago, when the planet was forty-five Mammals only arrived eight months ago In the middle of last week, man-like apes became ape-like men and began to communicate with each other Last weekend, the Ice Age covered the Earth
Modern man has only been around for four hours During the last hour, man discovered agriculture The Industrial Revolution and the rise of large cities began just sixty seconds ago
During that short time, modern man has made a rubbish tip of the Earth In one minute, he has increased his numbers to terrible proportions, and has caused the death of hundreds of species of animals He has robbed and destroyed the planet in his search for fuels Now he stands, like a violent, spoilt child, delighted at the speed of his rise
to power, on the edge of the final mass destruction and of killing all the life which exists in the solar system
1 The passage tells us that _
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C there were more than forty-five kinds of great reptiles
D ape-like men appeared before the last Ice Age
3 The author is mainly interested in _
A the time when man first evolved from apes B what has happened since the Industrial Revolution
C the effects of farming D the period before the last Ice Age
4 It would appear that the main danger ahead is that _
A man will destroy everything on Earth B man will use up all the fuels
C there will be a population explosion D more species of animals may die out
5 The author’s general view of man seems to be that _
A he has no right to be so destructive B he has been the most successful animal
C he will be able to control the environment D he has learned a lot from past mistakes
IV Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word (10 pts)
There are about 3,000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important (1)
Two-thirds of the world’s population speaks those languages More than 400 million people speak English as their
(2) tongue Another 400 million speak it as a second language No one knows (3) many people speak it as a foreign language Chinese is the language with more speakers (4) English, but it is only (5) language for over one billion Chinese people English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area the world (6) It is (7) in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New
Zealand In South Africa and India, it is one of the official languages In many countries, the textbooks in universities
are (8) in English More than fourths of the world’s mail is composed in English More than three-fifths of the radio stations (9) programs in English More than half of the scientific and research (10) are in English English is the language of international communication
V Use the correct form of the word given in parentheses to fill in each blank (10 pts)
1 We are waiting to have the new installed (EQUIP)
2 Such a war would be for the country (CATASTROPHE)
3 After the storm life got back to normal (QUICK)
4 He expressed strong to the plan (OBJECT)
5 The film won an award for its (PHOTO)
6 Many young people work for charity organization (VOLUNTEER)
7 The music show was really (ENTERTAIN)
8 The of Vietnamese trademarks has been remarkably increasing (POPULAR)
9 Jane is sometimes when she needs to tell the difference between some Vietnamese words (CONFUSE)
10 There are some music between the two lectures (PERFORM)
VI Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting (5 pts)
1 His job is quite important to the total function of the firm because he is responsible for maintaining the records of
sales and costs for almost the departments
D
2 The whale died because the rescuers did not have proper equipments to support its weight
A B C D
3 It was her strong determination that helped her overcoming the physical and emotional pain that followed
4 Mike takes greatly pride in being a good computer programmer
A B C D
5 We are aware of people there spoke a different kind of language two hundred years ago
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VII Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means nearly the same as the sentence printed before
it (15 pts)
1 The boss made them work very hard
They
2 I’m sorry I didn’t succeed in finding the solution
If only _
3 John’s behavior sometimes surprises everyone
Everyone _
4 The girl took the gold pen by mistake
The girl didn’t mean
5 Several contestants withdrew from the final round
Just a few contestants took _
6 I advise you to be patient in this situation
If I
7 Mai had difficulty solving the problem
Mai came
8 He dislikes English food very much
He doesn’t think _
9 There were a lot of people in the discotheque
The discotheque _
10 He didn’t buy the shirt he liked because he didn’t have any money with him
Had _
VIII Listen to the recording and decide whether each statement is TRUE or FALSE (5 pts)
IX Listen to the recording and choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each blank (5 pts)
1 John was on holiday on _ in January
A his hometown B Switzerland C Florida
2 In Florida, the weather was _
3 People in Florida were quite _
4 John’s wife doesn’t _
A like Florida B go on holiday with him C live with him
5 John’s children were _ last month
A with him B with his wife C with their grandparents
X Listen to Chris and Stan talking and give short answers to the questions
1 Where was he during the First World War?
2 How old was he when he had to go to hospital?
3 Why did he have to go to hospital?
4 Does he still work, or is he retired now?
5 How is his life now?
THE END OF THE TEST
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SUGGESTED KEY
I
1 B
2 D
3 C
4 D
5 C
6 B
7 A
8 C
9 B
10 C
11 C
12 A
13 A
14 D
15 B
16 D
17 C
18 D
19 A
20 A
21 A
22 A
23 B
24 B
25 D
II
1 B
2 D
3 C
4 B
5 C
6 C
7 A
8 C
9 A
10 D III
IV
1 ones
2 mother
3 how
4 than
5 the
6 over
7 spoken/used
8 written
9 broadcast
10 journals/
publications
V
1 equipment
2 catastrophic
3 quickly
4 objection 5 photography/
cinematography
6 voluntarily
7 entertaining
8 popularity
9 confused
10 performances
VI
VII
1 They were made to work very hard by the boss
2 If only I had succeeded in finding solution
3 Everyone is sometimes surprised at/by John’s behavior
4 The girl didn’t mean to take the gold pen
5 Just a few contestants took part in the final round
6 If I were you, I would be patient in this situation
7 Mai came up against (some) difficulty solving the problem
8 He doesn’t think much of English food
9 The discotheque was crowded with/ full of people
10 Had he had/brought (enough/some) money with him, he would/could have bought the shirt