HSG Lớp 9 V1

According to the passage, the primary source of the plant fiber used in paper is AA. never Part 2 5 points 1 The process of making something dirty is pollution / hoặc chỉ trả lời ngắn

sở giáo dục-đào tạo đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh -THCS

tỉnh thừa thiên huế năm học 2004-2005

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đề thi chính thức môn thi: tiếng anh lớp 9 (vòng 1)

ngày thi : 12 - 04 -2005

(thí sinh làm bài trên đề thi này)

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-I VOCABULARY: (30 points)

Part 1: Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.

1 It's a good idea to see your doctor regularly for

a check-up

2 Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we shall have a better

3 When the starter gave the all the competitors in the race began

to run round the track

4 from Bill, all the students said they would go

5 The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to new procedures to save time and money

6 There is a fault at our television station Please do not your television set

7 The crowd at a football match are often

8 I'm very in the information you have given me

interested

9 I saw a thief take Peter's wallet so I ran him, but I didn't catch him

10 If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to the match till Sunday

Part 2: 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.

Kids watch more TV

A study into children's television (0) viewing habits reveals

VIEW

Số phách

(Do chủ tich HĐ ghi)

that children whose parents have a high level of (1) _

EDUCATE

tend to watch less television than children from less educated

family(2) The report also suggests that a high rate of

BACK

and in the provinces, compared to those living in large urban centres,

is often due to (4) _ and a lack of other kinds of

POOR

(5) _ in the area Disco, cinema, theatre and sports

ENTERTAIN

of pastimes, which leads to far (7) hours being spent

FEW

in front of the box (8) , comedies and adventure films

COMMERCE

are children's (9) _ programmes, while twenty per cent

FAVOUR

of children said they preferred (10) _ films and thrillers

VIOLENCE

Part 3: Match each phrasal verb with the correct definition

1 fill in

2 turn into

3 go away

4 put away

5 run out of

6 get away with

7 join in

8 pick out

9 keep on

10 get over

A participate

B avoid punishment

C select, choose

D change into, become

E continue

F complete ( a form)

G leave

H recover from

I use up completely

J return something to its correct place

Your answers:

II GRAMMAR (20 points)

Part 1: Use the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage below.

I (write) (1) to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the Lord Hotel in London last weekend I (book) (2) the hotel in Sweden and also (receive) (3) information about the hotel I (promise) (4) a luxury weekend However, I (be) (5) not satisfied The room was comfortable, but the

traffic from the road opposite the hotel (make) (6) it impossible to (sleep) (7) I (ask) (8) for another room, but no single rooms (be) (9) available I required room-service one night and I (have) (10) to wait for almost one hour before someone came

Part 2: Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions

1 She was very conscious (1) her lack of experience on her first day

at work

2 He has a new solution (2) the problem

3 Nobody helped him He managed it (3) his own

4 The drivers (4) London kept their cars (5) the left

5 The summer holiday is coming We are all excited (6) going (7) a long trip

(8) the South

6 The children were amazed (9) the lion show at the circus

7 Her small garden looks very beautiful in spring because all the flowers are (10) full bloom

III READING: (25 points)

Part 1: Put ONE suitable word in each space

Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away

“You never know when you might need it” was (1) of her favourite sayings She lived (2) herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us Although I never went to her house, I knew it was full (3) antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was (4) an art gallery I remember my father (5) that she was a “ Straffordshire Darby” but I had (6) idea what he meant I (7) out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coal-mining in Straffordshire We used to make up stories (8) her My sister Alice, (9) was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10) saw him again!

Part 2 : Read the following passage and answer the questions.

The world's oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution However, little is known about the long-term effects of such slow poisoning The most serious problem of modern time is that man is destroying the earth's natural resources and transforming huge areas into waste land As a result, it is becoming extremely difficult to grow enough to feed the world's rapidly increasing population A way of protecting all wild life

on the earth must also be found as many species are in danger of disappearing completely from the face of the earth The smoke in the atmosphere, for example, is increasing so much that the amount of sunlight has been reduced

in many cities Man's whole environment is being changed in a serious way 1) What is the process of making something dirty ?

2) Find a word or phrase from the passage with the same meaning as the

air, water and land in which we live?

3) What is the air surrounding the earth called ?

4) What could be best replaced wealth, goods or products people can use ?

5) What is a difficulty which needs attention and thought ?

Part 3: Read the passage and decide which is the best answer Circle the letter A, B, C or

D next to the word you choose

Paper is named for papyrus, a reed like plant used by ancient Egyptians

as writing material more than 5000 years ago The Chinese invented the paper that we use 2000 years ago

A piece of paper is really made up of tiny fibers, unlike a piece of material The fibers used in paper, however, are plant fibers, and there are millions of them in one sheet In addition to the plant fiber, dyes and additives such as resin may be used Dyes can make the paper different colours; resin may add weight and texture

the plant fiber that comes from trees Millions are cut down, but new trees are planted in their place Paper may be also made from things like old rags or pieces of cloth Wastepaper, paper that has been made and used, can be turned into recycled paper This recycling process saves forest, energy and reduces air and water pollution

1 According to the passage, the paper that we use was first invented by

A the Chinese B the Egyptians C ancient cultures D foresters

2 What is the main ingredient in most paper ?

A resin B cardboard C plant fiber D papyrus

3 According to the passage, the primary source of the plant fiber used in

paper is

A rags B trees C fabric D wastepaper

4 According to the passage, recycling paper is

A bad for the environment C good for the environment

B wasteful D economical

5 According to the passage, recycling paper does all of the following EXCEPT

A reduce the need for ink C save energy

B save forests D reduce air pollution

IV WRITING: (25 points)

Part 1: Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown, so that the meaning remains the same

Example: He wrote the letter in two hours.

It took him two hours to write the letter.

1 The keepers feed the lions at 3 pm every day

The lions

2 We got lost because we didn't have a map

If we

3 I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday

I would rather

4 The bridge was so low that the bus couldn't go under it

It was

5 That was a silly thing to say

What

6 We've run out of tea

There

7 I last saw him when I was a student

I haven't

8 Susan was too excited to sleep

Susan was

9 Robert has not had a job for two years

Robert has been

10 She will complete the work only she is paid extra

She will

not

Part 2 Use the words in the brackets to combine the following

sentences

1 All the students love the principal He is very kind (because of)

2 I have forgotten the tickets I’m sorry for it (having)

3 I saw it with my own eyes I believed it (if)

4 The house at the end of the street has been sold It has been empty for years (which)

5 It's a pity he doesn't take the doctor's advice (wish)

Part 3 : A friend of yours has written to you, asking for some advice He wants

to visit

your country for three weeks this summer and would like to know which places

to visit,

where to stay, what sights to see, and what clothes to bring Write to him, giving as many

suggestions as you can and mentioning any national customs that may seem strange to

him (about 200 words)

sở giáo dục-đào tạo đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh -THCS

tỉnh thừa thiên huế năm học 2004-2005

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đề thi chính thức môn thi: tiếng anh lớp 9 (vòng 1)

ngày thi : 12 - 4 -2005

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HƯớNG DẫN CHấM

I VOCABULARY: (30 points)

Part 1: (10 points)

Part 2: (10 points)

9 favourite 10 violent

Part 3: (10 points)

II GRAMMAR: (20 points)

Part 1: (10 points)

1) am writing 2) booked 3) received 4) was promised 5) am not

6) made 7) sleep 8) asked 9) were 10) had

Part 2: (10 points)

1) of 2) to 3) on 4) in - to 5) about - on - to 6) at 7) in

III READING: (25 points)

Part 1: (10 points)

1 one 2 by 3 of 4 like 5 saying

6 no 7 found 8 about 9 who 10

never

Part 2 (5 points)

1) The process of making something dirty is pollution / hoặc chỉ trả lời ngắn: pollution

2) A word or phrase with the same meaning as the air, water and land we live is environment /

hoặc chỉ trả lời ngắn: environment

3) The air surrounding the earth is called atmosphere/ hoặc chỉ trả lời ngắn: atmosphere

4) Resources could be best replaced wealth, goods or products people can use / hoặc chỉ trả lời

ngắn: Resources

5) A difficulty which needs attention and thought is problem / hoặc chỉ trả lời ngắn: problem

Part 3: (10 points) 2 points for each correct answer

1 A 2 C 3 B 4 C 5 A.

IV WRITING: (25 marks)

Part 1: (10 points)

1 The lions are fed at 3 pm every day

2 If we had had a map, we wouldn't have got lost

3 I would rather you delivered the sofa on Friday.

4 It was such a low bridge that the bus couldn't go under it

5 What a silly thing to say!

6 There isn't any tea left

7 I haven't seen him since I was a student

8 Susan was so excited that she couldn't sleep

9 Robert has been out of job/ jobless/ unemployed for two years

10 She will not complete the work unless she is paid extra/ if she is not paid extra

Part 2: (5 points)

1 All the students love the principal because of his kindness

2 I’m sorry for having forgotten the tickets

3 If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it

4 The house at the end of the street which has been empty for years has been sold

5 I wish he took the doctor's advice

Part 3: (10 points)

 Total score of Paper 1 : 100 points

SỞ GIÁO DỤC-ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI

TỈNH -THCS

TỈNH THỪA THIÊN HUẾ NĂM HỌC 2004 - 2005

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Đề thi chính thức MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH -

LỚP 9 (Vòng 1)

giao đề)

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Hội đồng thi: Trường THCS Nguyễn Tri Phương - Huế

Họ và tên học sinh: Số báo

danh:

Ngày sinh:

Học sinh trường:

Họ, tên và chữ ký GIÁM THỊ 1: Họ,ü tên và

chữ ký GIÁM THỊ 2:

Số phách:

HƯỚNG DẪN THÍ SINH LÀM BÀI THI

(Giám thị hướng dẫn cho thí sinh trước giờ thi 5 phút)

A CẤU TẠO ĐỀ THI: Đề thi gồm có 4 phần chính:

I TỪ VỰNG (VOCABULARY) :Gồm có 3 phần (30 câu)

II NGỮ PHÁP: (GRAMMAR) : Gồm có 2 phần (20 câu)

III ĐỌC HIỂU (READING) : Gồm có 3 phần (25 câu)

B HƯỚNG DẪN THÍ SINH LÀM BÀI:

phần (Vd: điền vào

khoảng trống; khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D đối với các câu trắc nghiệm chọn lựa, )

tra số tờ đề thi trước

khi làm bài

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