2/ Read the passage and answer the statements with true t falsef not givenn1.5ms Parents speak in a different way to young children.. Parents generally speak in a clear way to young chi
Trang 1PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC CHÂU THÀNH
TRƯỜNG THCS THỊ TRẤN
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG HUYỆN
Thời gian : 60 phút Năm học : 2007-2008
I READING:
1.Fill in the blanks with the words given There is ONE extra word you do not need to use.(1 m)
lines mentioned unique occasions changing white slit patterns symbol
Ao dai, the traditional dress of Vietnamese women, has been (1) _
In many poems, novels and songs it is a long silk tunic that is(2) oh the sides and worn over loose pants Vietnamese women usually wear it,
especially on special (3) such as Tet, Teachers’ day, or Wedding Anniversary Nowadays, some fashion designers have made it more and more beautiful by (4) _ the traditional Ao Dai
Some of them print (5) _ of poetry on it, or they add the (6) such as sun, stars, crosses, and stripes to the Ao Dai The Ao Dai becomes the national clothing , just like Kimono in Japan Every morning thousands of schoolgirls in (7) _ Ao Dai make the streets look nicer Vietnamese women continue to wear this(8) and fashionable dress
2/ Read the passage and answer the statements with true (t) false(f) not given(n)(1.5ms)
Parents speak in a different way to young children They are not aware of doing this, but they actually change the way they speak When a baby says its first words, its parents speak very clearly to it They stop making the kinds of errors which are usually so common in ordinary speech, they also speak to the baby in a slightly higher voice, finally, they usually ask simple questions and
do not use many statements
1. Parents often speaks to young children in a very kind way
2 Most parents know they change their way of speaking to their children
3 Parents generally speak in a clear way to young children
4 They also speak correctly and do not make mistakes
5 They often say nice things to make babies happy
6 They never ask young children questions
Trang 2II WRITING: Use these jumbled sets of suggested words to write a passage (2.5ms)
1 The teacher/ wanted/ students/ listen/ news/ careful
2 The teacher told/ there be/ examination/ following week
3 Students / said/ they/ not/ happy/ hear/ news
4 One of students/ told teacher / it/ Christmas/ following week
5 She /said / she/ not/ready/ examination
6 Other students/ said/ they/ happier/ if/teacher/ delay/exam
7 The teacher said/ time/ not / changed
8 The teacher said/ students/ have/ follow/ school plan
9 All students/ made/ sad/ news
10.They/ had/ work/ hard/ during/ Christmas
III.LANGUAGE FOCUS
1.Put the verbs in the parentheses in the correct tenses or forms (1.5ms)
I (a.live) _ in a small hotel at the moment but Bill has asked me to share his flat with him He (b.live) on the sixth floor of a big block It’s a bit untidy at the moment because it (c.decorate) but it’ll be fine We’ve arranged everything and I (d.move) in next week I’d love a holiday because the job is really tiring and I don’t think it’ll get any easier some friends of mine are going on holiday soon
if I (e.not have) _ to work so hard I (f.go) _ with them, but it’s impossible at the moment
2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.(3.5ms)
a Please don’t interrupt me all the time
Would you mind ?
b It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour
It’s better to avoid _
c He would go hunting when he was in Africa
He used to
d It’s a pity that I can’t speak Spanish
I wish _
e Nature teaches beasts to know their friends
Beast _
f.“ What do you usually do in free time?” the examiner asked
The examiner asked me _
g.“ I am sorry I broke your vase”, said Tom to Mary
Tom apologised _
Trang 3ĐÁP ÁN
I.READING
1./ 1.mentioned 2 slit 3.occasions 4, changing
5 lines 6 patterns 7.white 8.unique
II WRITING:
1. The teacher wanted his students to listen the news carefully
2. The teacher told that there would be an examination the following week
3. The students said that they were not happy to hear that news
4. One of the students told the teacher that it would be Christmas the following week
5. She said she was not ready for the examination
6. Other students said that they would be happier if the teacher delayed the exam
7. The teacher said that the time would not be changed
8. The teacher said that the students had to follow the school plan
9. All the students were made sad by the news
10.They had to work hard during that Christmas
III.LANGUAGE FOCUS
1. a am living b lives c is being decorated
d.will move e didn’t have 6 would go
2
a Would you mind not interrupting me all the time?
b It’s better to avoid traveling during the rush hour
c He used to go hunting when he was in Africa
d I wish I could speak Spanish
e Beasts are taught to know their friends by nature
f The examiner asked me what you usually did in free time
g. Tom apologised to Mary for breaking ( having broken) her vase