DE THI CHON HOC SINH GIOI LOP 9 NAM HOC 20102011tieng anh 9 sach cu

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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

Năm học: 2010 – 2011 Môn: Tiếng Anh (Vòng 02)

Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Chú ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm có 06 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 06

- Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này

Điểm Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1: Số phách

- Bằng số:……… ……… (Do Chủ tịch hộiđồng chấm thi ghi)

- Bằng chữ:……… Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2: ………

……… ………

Part a: listening:

Listen to the following conversation and fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word: (10×0,2=2pts):

TODD’S TENNIS TOUR

Ellen: You’re so lucky, Todd You travel all over the world I never (1)………

Chicago!

Todd: Year! But it’s hard (2)……… I just practise, practise, practise and play

tennis all the time I don’t get time to see (3)………

Ellen: What about last year? Where did you go? Tell me about it

Todd: Well – in (4)……… I was in Melbourne, for the Australian Open It’s a

beautiful city, sort of big and very cosmopolitan, like Chicago There’s a nice (5)

……… of old and new buildings January’s their summer so it was hot when I was there

Ellen: And what’s Dubai like? When were you there?

Todd: In February We went from Australia to Dubai for the Dubai Tennis (6)

……… Boy is Dubai hot! Hot, very dry, very modern Lots of really modern buildings, white buildings Interesting place, I (7)……… it Ellen: And Paris! That’s where I want to go! What’s (8)……… like?

Todd: Everything that you imagine! Very beautiful, wonderful old buildings but lots of

interesting (9)……… ones, too And of course very, very romantic, especially in (10)……… Maybe I can take you there sometimes

Ellen: Yeah?

Part b: PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word in each group which has the main stress on a different syllable from the others (5×0,2=1mk):

1/ A accident B indicator C magnificent D longitude

2/ A despite B dislike C despair D distance

3/ A chemistry B physics C geography D literature

4/ A injury B intend C income D interest

5/ A spontaneous B secondary C honesty D monarchy

Part c: vocabulary and grammar: (6,0 pts)

I Fill in the blanks with the correct forms or tense of the verbs in brackets (6×

0,25=1,5pts):

1 While Thomas (spend) ……… the last few months working hard at his studies, his sister (concerntrate) ……… on how to get their new business off the ground

2 When the sun (set) ……… this evening, the sky for miles around (be suffused)

3 Tom (live) ……… in Paris for five years, from 1981 to 1986

4 Tony always (criticise) ……… his family – they never do the right thing

as far as he is concerned

II Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the sentences that needs correcting: (5 × 0,2 = 1 pt)

1 Before she became a film star, she has been a stand-up comedian

A B C D

2 I’m trying to persuade my sister to drive, but I can’t get her to do it

A B C D

3 In order to not forget things, I put a string around my finger

A B C D

4 I’ve been studying French since I’ve started high school

A B C D

5 I succeeded in to find a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college

A B C D

III Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best completes each sentence: (10×

0,2=2pts):

1 The air is not as pure as it ………

A used to be B is used to be C is used to being D was used to be

2 The politician ………to admit that he had done anything wrong

A accepted B denied C explained D refused

3 I wanted some tea but there was………left in the pot

A none B nothing C any D no

4 Why don’t you buy bananas when they are much………apples?

A.expensive than B.not expensive than

C.less expensive than D.lesser expensive than

5 He has arrived, but he talks as if he………all about that.

A know B knows C known D knew

6 When I last………Jane, she………to find a job

A saw/ was trying B saw/ tried C have seen/ tried D see/ is trying

7 I don’t mind………home but I’d rather………a taxi

A to walk/ to get B walking/ to get C walking/ get D to walk/ getting

8 All these leaflets must be delieved………

A in hand B at hand C to hand D by hand

9 John never come to class on time and………

A.neither does Peter B so does Peter C so doesn’t Peter D neither doesn’t Peter

10 After spending large sums of money decorating their house, the Browns found themselves………

A in common B in debt C in time D in public

IV Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets: (6×0,25=1,5 pts)

1 Gold has several qualities that have made it a commodity of ………value

2 All the pupils must have their parents’ ………to go for the picnic PERMIT

3 Tim is one of the ………on a boat trip on Lake Michigan PARTICIPATE

4 I received a letter of………from the airport CONFIRM

5 Advertising ………us to buy things that we don’t really need COURAGE

6 It’s a good book because it’s very ……… INFORM Part d: reading comprehension: (5,5 pts)

I Complete the passage with the most suitable words: (6 × 0,25 = 1,5pts):

All over the world people listen to (1)……… music Classical music is difficult to describe It means different things to different people

Some famous classical (2)……… were Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, and Mozart In their music, they did not tell a story or show strong emotion They wanted to make a beautiful, interesting design They wanted to write lovely sounds

Then composers started to interpret ideas They told stories about wars, armies, and soldiers They wrote (3)……… religion Sometimes they composed music for holidays They told love stories and showed strong emotion Some of these composers were Beethoven, Schumann, Choplin, Mendelssohn, Waggner, (4)……… Tchaikovsky

Classical music stays with people a long time Bach wrote about 300 years ago, Beethoven wrote about 200 years ago, and Tchaikovsky wrote about over 100 years ago

Sometimes people close their eyes to (5)……… to classical music When they close their eyes, they can see the design They can listen to the same classical music many times and enjoy it

Sometimes it is difficult to understand The (6)……… has to think about it However, we can all learn to enjoy some classical music It is very important to people

1……… 2……… 3………

4……… 5……… 6………

II Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage: (10×0,2=2 pts)

HOAN KIEM LAKE

Right in the middle of the city of Hanoi, Hoan Kiem Lake, or locally (1)………

as Bo Ho that means “the shore of lake”, is (2)……… the place for morning exercises, leisure and recreation activities It is the heart and the beats of the city – thousands

of local folks (3)……… together on the Liberation Day and the photographers snap photos of brides and grooms (4)……… the wedding season

The lake has the legend way back in the mid-15th century (5)……… Emperor

Ly Thai To (Le Loi) got a magical sword from heaven to fight (6)……… the Chinese, the Ming aggressors, out of Viet Nam After that one day when he was out (7)

……… in the lake, a giant golden tortoise suddently grabbed the sword and (8)

……… into the water The lake is also known as “Ho Hoan Kiem”, the Lake of the Restored Sword, (9)……… it is believed the sword was taken to its original divine oweners

On an islet in the middle of the lake towards its south (10)……… the Tortoise Tower or the Thap Rua on the top of which a red star is often held as an emblem of Hanoi

1 A believed B known C considered D said

2 A so as B much as C more than D more or less

3 A gather B reach C arrive D go

4 A during B on C of D within

5 A which B when C while D what

6 A above B down C for D against

7 A diving B playing C sailing D walking

8 A disappeared B endangered C lost D fled

9 A although B however C so D because

10 A sits B stands C run D watches

III Read the following passage, then decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or no information (NI): (8×0,25=2pts)

The great English scientist Isaac Newton, whose theory of gravitation is well-known throughout the world, was born in the little village Woolthorpe, not far from his own town of Cambridge, on December 25th, 1642 His father was a farmer who died when Newton was fourteen years old His mother, uncle and grandmother took care of him

When still young, Newton was more of a mechanic than a scholar His neighbors thought he would probably become a well-known clockmaker, because he had already made a clock his neighbours had never heard of before It worked by water Besides the water clock Newton also made a sundial When he grew older, he became interested in mathematics and physics His first physical experiment was carried out in 1658, when he was 16 years old On June 5th,

1661 Newton entered the University of Cambridge where he studied mathematics and soon became famous at the age of 21

When Newton was 22 years old, he began studying the theory of gravitation In 1669 he was appointed professor and began giving lectures on mathematics at Cambrige Isaac Newton died in 1727 at the age of 85

1 Newton was not a physics, he was a mathematician.

2 He was born in the town of Cambridge

3 When he was young he was very intelligent

4 He wasn’t very interested in mathematics until he grew older

5 His first physical experiment was carried out when he was not yet twenty

6 Newton’s Laws explained the relationships between force, mass and movement

7 He entered the University of Cambridge at the age of 21

8 He became a professor when he was not yet 30

Part e: writing (5,5 pts)

I Make complete sentences from the words and phrases given: (5×0,2=1pt)

1 many/ hundred/ years ago/ many villages/ few towns/ England

-> ………

2 such questions/ not answer/ satisfactorily/ so far

-> ………

3 The visitors/ welcome/ at the station/ by a huge crowd/ people/ when the train arrives -> ………

………

4 man/ who/ standing/ front/ shop/ my uncle

-> ………

5 when can/ book/ published? - It/ publish/ in three months

-> ………

II Rewrite these sentences, not to change their meaning, beginning with the words given: (6 × 0,25 = 1,5 pts)

1 He plays the guitar for a small group so that he can earn some extra money

-> To……….……….………

2 I didn’t find the new movie amusing

-> I wasn’t………

3 We will have to make him work harder

-> He will………… ………

4 We breathe a lot of polluted air, we get weaker

-> The more….…… ………

5 “I am leaving tomorrow,” she said “by 4.30 from Nha Trang station”

-> She said………

6 Our heating isn’t working and I feel cold

-> If our heating………

III 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 (5 × 0,2 = 1 pt):

1 Viet Nam hasn’t won a gold medal in this sport for ages TIME

-> It’s ……… ……medal in this sport

2 My Thuan is the longest bridge that I’ve ever seen LONGER

-> I ……….………

3 Have you got any pictures which are prettier than this one? THE -> Is ……….………?

4 No one apart from my mother thought I would win the race PERSON -> My mother ……….………the race 5 Williamson, the policeman, lived next door WHOSE -> The policeman……….……….……next door IV Write a short paragraph, about 150 words to describe the seasons in Viet Nam (2 pts) … …… ………

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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

N¡M HäC: 2009 - 2010 M¤N: TIÕNG Anh (VßNG 02)

Part a: listening:

Listen to the following conversation and fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word: (10×0,2=2pts):

1 leave 2 work 3 much 4 January 5 mixture

6 Open 7 enjoyed 8 Paris 9 modern 10 May

Part b: PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word in each group which has the main stress on a different syllable from the others (5×0,2=1mk):

1/

C magnificent

2/

D distance

3/

C geography

4/

B intend

5/

A spontaneous

Part c: vocabulary and structures: (6mks)

I Fill in the blanks with the correct forms or tense of the verbs in brackets (6× 0,25=1,5pts):

1 has been spending/have been concerntrating 2 sets/ will be suffused

II Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the sentences that needs correcting: (5 × 0,2 = 1 pt)

III Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best completes each sentence: (10× 0,2=2pts):

IV Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets: (6×0,25=1,5 pts)

1 exceptional 2 permission 3 participants

4 confirmation 5 encourages 6 informative

Part d: reading comprehension: (5,5 mks)

I Complete the passage with the most suitable words: (6 × 0,25 = 1,5pts):

1 classical 2 composers 3 about

4 and 5 listen 6 listener

II Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage: (10×0,2=2 pts)

1 B known

3 A gather

4 A during

6 D against

8 A disappeared

III Read the following passage, then decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or no information (NI): (8×0,25=2pts)

1 - F 2 - F 3 - T 4 - T 5 - T 6 - NI 7 - F 8 - T

Part e: writing (5,5mks)

I Make complete sentences from the words and phrases given: (5×0,2=1pt)

1 Many hundred years ago, there were many villages and few towns in England

2 Such questions have not been answered satisfactorily so far

3 The visitors will be welcomed at the station by a huge crowd of people when the train arrives

4 The man who is standing in front the shop is my uncle

5 When can the book be published? - It will be published in three months

II Rewrite these sentences, not to change their meaning, beginning with the words given: (6 × 0,25 = 1,5 pts)

1 To earn some extra money, he plays the guitar for a small group

2 I wasn’t amused at the new movie

3 He will have to be made to work harder

4 The more polluted air we breathe, the weaker we get

5 She said that she was leaving the next day by 4.30 from Nha Trang station

6 If our heating were working, I couldn’t feel cold

III 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 (5 × 0,2 = 1 pt):

1 It’s a long time since Viet Nam won a gold medal in this sport.

2 I have never seen a longer bridge than My Thuan (bridge).

3 Is this the prettiest picture (that) you have (got)?

4 My mother was the only person who/that thought I could win the race.

5 The policeman whose name was Williamson, lived next door.

IV Write a paragraph, about 150 words to describe the seasons in Viet Nam(2 pts)

Mở bài: Nêu được chủ đề của bài viết 0,25 điểm

Thân bài: Kể tên được các mùa trong năm ở Việt Nam; đặc tính, tình hình thời tiết

của từng mùa riêng biệt ảnh hưởng tới con người, mùa màng vv… như thế nào; nêu một số

ví dụ minh hoạ Ví dụ như ta thường làm gì trong mùa hè khi trời nóng, thời tiết này kéo dài trong bao lâu, từ tháng mấy đến tháng mấy … 1,5

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0,25 điểm

Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9

( vòng 2) Năm học: 2010 - 2011

Họ tên, chữ ký của ngời

coi thi

- Giám thị số 1:

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- Giám thị số 2:

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Môn thi: tiếng anh

Ngày thi……… tháng ……… năm 2011 Số báo danh:

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Họ và tên thí sinh:

Sinh ngày: ……… tháng ……… năm …… …

……… ………

Chú ý:

- Thí sinh phải ghi đầy đủ các mục ở phần trên theo sự hớng dẫn của giám thị

- Thí sinh không đợc ký tên hay dùng bất cứ ký hiệu gì để đánh dấu bài thi (ngoài việc làm bài theo yêu cầu của đề thi)

- Bài thi không đợc viết bằng mực đỏ, bút chì, không đợc viết bằng hai thứ mực Phần viết hỏng, ngoài cách dùng thớc để gạch chéo, không đợc tẩy xoá bằng bất kỳ cách gì khác (kể cả bút xoá)

- Trái với các điều trên, bài làm của thí sinh sẽ bị loại