Đề thi học sinh giỏi Anh Tuyên Quang (2009-2010)

Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D.. Read the following letter from someone who is doing a language course in France then choose the best word to fi

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TUYÊN QUANG

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH LỚP 9 THCS

Năm học 2009-2010 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh

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

Đề này có 05 trang (Thí sinh làm bài trên tờ đề thi)

(Do Trưởng ban Bằng số Bằng chữ - Giám khảo số 1

- Giám khảo số 2 :

SECTION I: PHONETIC

Part I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.(0.5 pt)

1 A clean B bread C threaten D death

4 A washed B worked C watched D naked

5 A ensure B leisure C television D pleasure

Part II Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group (0.5 pt):

1 A mountain B maintain C shorthand D baseball

2 A natural B asleep C typhoon D about

3 A display B intention C basic D unless

4 A although B mature C enough D access

5 A mechanic B service C realize D national

SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES Part I Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D (4 pts)

1 Faraday attended a lecture _ by a famous scientist

2 We couldn’t help _ when he told us what had happened

A laugh B to laugh C to be laughing D laughing

3 “ _ bad weather we are having this summer!” said the woman

4 I understand most of this, _ there are still one or two points I would like you to clear up for me

5 Could you buy me a copy of the newspaper _ your way to work?

6 The car was easy to recognize so it wasn’t _ difficult for the police to catch the thieves

7 I was so tired that I _ asleep in the chair

8 This is Mr White _ invention has helped hundreds of disabled people

9 I need some help with the table _ you lift the other end, please?

10 She used to _ her living by delivering vegetables to local hotels

11 The Boing 747 is twice _ the Boing 707

A bigger than B as big as C as bigger as D much big as

12 I am very grateful _ your help

13 Tuyen Quang Province is well-known _ its historical and revolutionary sites

14 They didn't _ to the station in time to catch the last train to Hue

15 The bus won't stop _ you ring the bell

16 It's ages _ we said goodbye to our form teacher

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17 The boy insisted _ seeing the horror film last night.

18 I'm not interested _ anything that happened _ the very remote past

A on in B in on C on on D in … in

19 The sun was very bright _ Paula put on her sunglasses

20 _ his denial, we knew that he was guilty

A Despite B Though C Because of D Though

21 Beside the roadside _

A a horse stood B stood a horse C did a horse stand D does a horse stand

22 It was not _ 1989 that he became a newspaper reporter

23 It was _ a hot day that we decided to stay at home and watch television

24 We couldn’t remember the name of the man _ we talked at the meeting yesterday

25 We must make _ our mind about where to go out for our picnic

26 Let's go out now, _ ? The weather is so nice!

A won't you B shan't we C will you D shall we

27 After a lot of difficulty, he _ to open the door

A managed B succeeded C obtained D realized

28 At weekends, all the shops in my homeland are crowded _ shoppers

29 - “Would you like some more coffee?” - “ _.”

A No, I wouldn't B No, I don't C No, Thanks D No, I wouldn't like

30 She is a _ girl with _

A green-eyes/red hair B green-eye/red hair

C green-eyed /red hairs D green-eyed/red hair

31 Unless you hurry, we catch the bus

32 Nam speaks Chinese but speaks Japanese as well

33 Wearing uniform helps students equal in many ways

34 Although he is intelligent, he doesn't do well at school

A Despite being intelligent, he doesn't do well at school

B Although his intelligence, he does well at school

C In spite of intelligent, he doesn't do well at school

D In spite he is intelligent, he doesn't do well at school

35 I asked her _ she understood the lesson

A if not B if C even if D if only

36 Metal at high temperatures

A grows B increases C enlarges D expands

37 According to a recent survey, most people are on good _ with their neighbors

A relations B relationships C acquaintance D terms

38 If my grandfather ……, I’m sure he would be proud of me

A were alive B alive C would be alive D had been alive

39 At the end of the winter, the price of winter clothes in the shops usually

A drops B lowers C sinks D reduces

40 The car burst into but the driver managed to escape

Part II Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets (2 pts)

MONIKA KOVAK

A Monika Kovak is a tennis player She is only 14 years old, but she (1-win) many tournaments in her life She (2-start) playing tennis with her father when she was three years old Two years ago, she (3-go) to America to a famous tennis school in California Monika and her father (4-travel) to many countries in the world Last

month, they (5-go) to a tournament in Australia Monika (6-play) well, but she (7-not win) She (8-not play) at Wimbledon yet, but she (9-hope) she (10-play) there next year

B Nothing (11-do) about this problem for months

C I wish they (12- pass) their exam next year

D Were you to have a car what you (13- do) ?

E I (14-not have) much time for entertainment these days

F His hair is short He (15-have) a haircut

G By the time you come home, I (16-finish) decorating our room

H I hate (17- drive) to school I like travalling by bike

I This skyscraper (18-build) for five years but it (19-not, finish) _ yet

J My younger sister(20-give) a birthday present on her last birthday

Part III Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not right in standard written English then correct it (1 pt)

1 Ginger is three time as hot as cumin, but not as hot as chili powder

2 Because my broken Sony TV set couldn’t be repaired so I bought a LG one instead

3 Only by keeping patient you can achieve success

4 The harder he tried, the worst he danced before the large audience

A B C D

5 A five - thousand - dollar reward were offered for the capture of the escaped criminals

A B C D

6 Cars make in Germany are usually very expensive

A B C D

7 My father has retired three years ago and he is now living on his pension

A B C D

8 West Malaysia and East Malaysia is separated by 640 km of sea

A B C D

9 These vegetables should be washed and boil before we serve them

A B C D

10 One advantage of listening to English news broadcasts are that you can improve your listening skill

A B C D

Part IV Give the correct form of words in the brackets (1 pt)

There is one particular feeling which I find difficult to express When I am (1-ANGER) about something, I say nothing Once, for example, after I had bought a very (2-EXPENSE) jacket, I met a friend in a café who said that the jacket didn’t fit me very (3-GOOD) I was very (4-ANNOY) but I said nothing I didn’t feel like continuing our (5-CONSERSE)

My friend noticed my (6-SILENT) and asked me what was wrong I couldn’t tell him the (7-TRUE) I began to feel rather (8-EMBARRASS) and left without giving him an (9-EXPLAIN) Later I felt rather (10-SHAME) of my behavior

SECTION III: READING COMPREHENSION:

Part I Read the following letter from someone who is doing a language course in France then choose the best word to fill in the gap by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D (1.5 pts)

Dear Mum and Dad,

This is just a quick letter to let you know that I’m fine We’re all working quite hard because the exams are only a few weeks away, but our teacher (1) he thinks we’ll do well (My landlady’s not

so sure - she keeps (2) me I should stop (3) so much TV and do a bit more reading!)

Anyway, we had a wonderful time at half-term I went off to Paris for (4) days with some of the others from the school, and we went on a guided (5) of the city We saw most

of the famous (6) like the Louvre, where they have an amazing (7) of paintings, and the Eiffel Tower Then, we went down to the South of France (8) train It was

so fast – the whole (9) was only about four hours We spent (10) time in Nice and in Cannes as well, and we all really enjoyed it On our last day, we went to a small island (11) the Ile des Pelerines, and we saw the castle where they used to keep the “Man in the Iron Mask” All in all, we had a great time and (12) weather was really good as well The only thing I felt (13) about was that we didn’t have enough time to (14) to go swimming – maybe next time.

Anyway, I must go now as I’ve got to (15) a bit of homework for tomorrow.

Love, Janie

1 A says B tells C speaks D talks

2 A saying B telling C speaking D talking

3 A watch B watched C to watch D watching

4 A a little B little C a few D few

7 A set B group C gallery D collection

9 A voyage B travel C drive D journey

10 A a little B little C a few D few

11 A spoken B said C called D told

13 A sorry B apologetic C displeased D regretful

Part II: Read the following passage and fill in each gap with one suitable word (1.5 pt).

Jack Tippit and his wife, Isabel, who is Spanish, both work at the Regent Hotel in the center of London Jack is a receptionist and (1) _ works in the hotel bar

Jack says: “Ten million people visit London every year Our hotel (2) _ sixty rooms, and visitors (3) _ from all over the world, especially from America and Japan I speak English, German, and Spanish I don’t speak Japanese but I want to learn it Isabel (4) _ English, French and Spanish, of course Our visitors like doing many things They often (5) breakfast

in the hotel, an English breakfast (6) _ eggs, bacon, and toast Then perhaps after breakfast, they (7) the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace and (8) _ shopping in Harrods They come back to the hotel at four o’clock and (9) _ tea and relax Then in the evening, they go to the theater Isabel and I work long hours We work from six o’clock in the morning till three in the afternoon, (10) _we love our work”

Part III Read the following passage then choose the best answer by circling its corresponding A, B,

C or D (0.5 pt)

The thing I like most about living on a farm when I was small was the change of seasons Spring, summer, autumn and winter - I could see them all come and go and each one was completely different If I hadn't been born and raised in the country, I would have never been able to tell the difference - now in the city, you can buy summer flowers in winter and eat the same vegetables all the year round! Whereas, in the country, I could only eat things at certain times of the year - for example strawberries in June and turnips in winter I lived my childhood with the seasons

Also we made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food Everything was fresh - so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city City people may think people in the country

miss a lot of good things about modern life, but in my opinion they miss a lot more than them - they miss

real life

1 What is the main idea of the passage?

A Comparison between life on a farm and that in the city

B Food in the country in comparison to that in the city

C Seasons in the country

D The author's childhood

A similar

B very different from one another

C beautiful

D different from those in the city

3 What can be inferred from the passage about the experience of seasons in a year for the city people?

A Seasons are similar

B It may be difficult for them to tell seasonal difference

C They see different seasons come and go

D Food is similar in all four season

4 The word "them" in line 9 refers to _.

A city people

B four seasons

C good things about modern life

D people in the country

5 According to the passage, all the followings are true EXCEPT that _

A there are four seasons in the country where the author used to live

B the author was born and raised on a farm

C people in the country eat the same type of food all the year round

D the author takes frozen and tinned food now

SECTION IV: WRITING

Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the given words so that the meaning stays the same (1.5 pt)

1 “I am going to travel to Hue City next Saturday.” said the man

The man said ……… ……….

2 “I didn’t attack anybody!” said the man

The man denied……….………

3 We do not have enough money so we can’t buy that house

If ……….

4 I haven’t decided to continue my study in a foreign country

I haven’t made ……….

5 In spite of the rain, the match continued until the last minute

Although……….…….

6 There were so many people on the train that I couldn’t get a seat

The train was ……….

7 " Would you like to go out for a drink with me tonight?" he told me

He invited ………

8 I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party

I really wish I………

9 Linda gave me that present on my 20th birthday

That present ………

10 They couldn’t move any further because of the thick fog

The thick fog ………

_THE END _

ĐÁP ÁN, HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM KỲ THI CHỌN HSG CẤP TỈNH

SECTION I: PHONETIC

Part I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.(0.5 pt)

Part II Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group (0.5 pt):

SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES Part I Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D

1 C 2 D 3 C 4 B 5 D 6 C 7 D 8 D 9 C 10 C

11 B 12 A 13 A 14 B 15 D 16 B 17 C 18 D 19 C 20 A

21 B 22 C 23 A 24 B 25 C 26 D 27 A 28 A 29 C 30 D

31 B 32 A 33 C 34 A 35 B 36.D 37 B 38 B 39 A 40 D

Part II Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1 has won 2 started 3 went 4 have travelled/traveled

5 went 6 played 7 didn’t win 8 hasn’t played

9 hopes 10 will play 11 has been done 12- had passed

13.would you do 14 haven’t had 15 have had 16 will have finished

17 being driven 18 has been built 19-hasn’t been finished 20-was given

Part III Give the correct form of words in the brackets

1 angry 2 expensive 3 well 4 annoyed 5 conversation

6 silence 7 truth 8 embarrassed 9 explanation 10 ashamed

SECTION III: READING COMPREHENSION:

Part I Read the following letter from someone who is doing a language course in France then choose the best word to fill in the gap by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D

1 A 2 B 3 D 4 C 5 C 6 B

7 D 8 B 9 D 10 A 11 C 12 C 13 D 14 D 15 B

Part II: Read the following passage and fill in each gap with one suitable word

1 Isabel/his wife 2 has 3 come/are 4 speaks 5 have

Part III Read the following passage then choose the best answer by circling its corresponding A, B, C or D

SECTION IV: WRITING

Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the given words so that the meaning stays the same

1 The man said that he was going to travel to Hue City the next/following Saturday

2 The man denied attacking/having attacked anybody

3 If we had enough money, we could buy that house

4 I haven’t made a decision to continue my study in a foreign country

(I haven’t made up my mind to continue my study in a foreign country.)

5 Although it was raining/rained, the match continued until the last minute.

6 The train was so crowded that there was nowhere for me to sit/ I couldn’t get a seat/there was no seat for me.

7 He invited me to go out for a drink with him that night

8 I really wish I had invited her to the party

9 That present was given to me by Linda on my 20th birthday

10 The thick fog prevented/stopped them from moving any further