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PHÒNG GD&ĐT THANH CHƯƠNG KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG II

LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2010- 2011

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (Đề thi có 03 trang)

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút Ngày thi: 11/01/2011

*Học sinh trả lời vào phiếu bài làm

SECTION I: PHONETICS Part 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

1 A internet B education C impress D remote

2 A access B soccer C successful D accept

3 A read B feature C means D great

4 A changes B advises C miles D plays

5 A connected B linked C processed D laughed

Part 2: Pick out the word whose main stress pattern is different from that of others

1 A climate B polite C beauty D region

2 A tropical B optional C carelessly D dependent

3 A repair B fashion C design D agree

4 A champagne B novel C label D campus

5 A government B development C improvement D retirement

SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Part 1: Supply the verbs in the brackets with the correct forms

1 If you (not, practice) English regularly, you (not, get) _any better

2 Jennifer said that she (return) _the following day

3 Both English and French (speak) _in Canada

4 When I (get) home last night, everybody (sleep) _

5 This building (be) _over one hundred years old It (build) _ by foreign architects

6 He wanted to know what his children (do) while he (not, stay) at home

Part 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence

1 You cannot see the doctor _ you have made an appointment with him

A because B even C unless D however

2 She has been working so hard, she feels quite

A wasted B exhausted C empty D dull

3 Young boys like online games and the games them hours a day

A spend B pass C continue D take

4 You should _to your uncle for what you’d done

A advise B apologize C promise D refuse

5 _, the Internet is a very fast and convenient way to get information

A In my opinion B According to me C To be honest D I’m afraid

6 She wishes she _ her son a computer He is so interested in playing on it and neglects his study

A didn’t buy B hadn’t bought C can buy D bought

7 Wearing uniforms encourages students to be proud _ their school

8 I to dinner with his family at Christmas party It was a very impressive party!

A invited B to invite C was invited D am invited

9 We were lucky the last bus and arrived home late that day

A to take B taking C took D have taken

10 _ he completes his homework, he feeds the chickens and collects their eggs

A As soon as B Since C As a rule D Consequently

11 Please _ the radio I can’t study with all that noise

A turn up B turn in C turn down D turn out

12 I’m just going to _ a photo of the town square

Đề chính thức

A take B make C paint D draw

13 I think my English pronunciation needs _

A to improve B improving C improved D improve

14 The Browns had an enjoyable trip to the countryside, ?

A did the Browns B hadn’t they C didn’t they D had the Browns

15 Margaret asked me English in Royal English Center

A why was I learning B why I was learning

C how long I have been learning D how long had I been learning

16 OK I’ll wait for you at the main to the Hung Vuong Plaza

A arrival B entrance C access D highway

17 This shirt is twice _ my shirt

A as expensive as B more expensive C most expensive D more expensive than

18 Everyone went home. was in the classroom

A Anyone B No one C Someone D Everyone

19 She has _experience in computing that she can’t deal with the tasks

A so much B a little C so few D so little

20 Adam: “Hello You must be Brian.”

Brian: “ _”

A It’s my pleasure B Oh, really? I’d love to

C Yes, I think it’s true D That’s right, I am

Part 3: Give the words in the brackets the right forms.

1 She performed so (attract) that all the audience stood up to applaud

2 Although jeans are casual clothing, they make the young look (fashion)

3 Some (design) _have (modern) _the aodai by printing lines of poetry

on it

4 D.com 3G is a (move) _ device that enables people to get access to the Internet

5 Bluetooth doesn’t work Please check the (connect) _

6 He has received a letter from his (pen) in America

7 I’m (delight) to know that you’ve passed the exam excellently

8 Remember to (plug) the cord after charging to save the energy

9 The weekend passed enjoyably and we felt (rest) _

SECTION III: READING Part 1: Read the text carefully and choose the best option to answer the questions below.

The rate at which the deforestation of the world is proceeding is alarming In 1950 approximately 25 percent of the Earth’s land surface had been covered with forests, and less than twenty-five years later the amount of forest land was reduced to 20percent This decrease from 25 percent to 20 percent from 1950 to 1973 represents an astonishing 20million square kilometre of forests Predictions are that an additional 20 million square kilometres of forests will be lost by 2020

The majority of deforestation is occurring in tropical forests in developing countries, fuelled by the developing countries’ need for increased agricultural land and the desire on the part of developed countries to import wood and wood products More than 90 percent of the plywood used

in the United States, for example, is imported from developing countries with tropical rain forests

By the mid-1980s, solutions to this expanding problem were being sought, in the form of attempts

to establish an international regulatory organization to oversee the use of tropical forests

1 The author’s main purpose in this passage is to

A cite statistics about an improvement on Earth’s land surface

B explain where deforestation is occurring

C make the readers aware of a worsening world problem

D blame developing countries for deforestation

2 According to the passage, it is estimated that by 2020, _

A the areas of forest will have increased by 20 million square kilometres

B another 20 million square kilometres of forest will be reduced

C forests will represents only 20 percent of Earth’s land surface

D forests areas will decrease from 25 percent to 20 percent

3 “Deforestation” in the passage is closest in the meaning to

A the state of destroying and clearing trees B the action of planting trees

C the state of importing wood D the increase in agricultural land

4 In which part of the world does the most deforestation occur?

C developing countries D international regulatory organizations

5 In this passage, the United States

A establishes an organization to solve deforestation B represents 90 percent of rain forests

in the world

C used 20 percent of world plywood D imported more than 90 percent of the plywood the country uses

Part 2: Cloze test Read the passage and fill in blank with ONE word

It was a fine day (1) I started out the last part of my walk around the coast of Britain (2) _sun was shining, and a light wind (3) blowing from the south-west

I was pleased that it was (4) raining I walked along the cliff top and then down into the lovely little fishing village of Wellburn, past a cafe (5) people were having morning coffee

Part 3: The words or phrases from A to F in the box are taken from the passage Choose the most suitable to fill in the blank from 1 to 5 to make a complete passage There are more phrases than needed.

A tend to search out a final home

B the cause of death

C about sixty-five years

D most probably for the valuable ivory in its tusks

E decline in large number of individual

F the inadequate supply of water The life span of an elephant that dies from natural causes is(1) _ Of course, an elephant can perish from a number of “unnatural causes”, e.g., it can be killed by hunters, (2) _; it can die from diseases that spread throughout an elephant herd; or it can die from drought or from the lack of food that almost certainly accompanies (3)

If, however, an elephant survives these disasters, it falls prey to old age in its mid-sixties Around this age, (4) is attributed to the loss of the final set of molars When this last set

of teeth is gone, the elephant dies from malnutrition because it is unable to obtain adequate nourishment In old age, elephants (5) where there is shade for comfort from the sun and soft vegetation for cushioning; the bones of many old elephants have been found in such places

SECTION IV: WRITING Part 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before

1.Many children can’t go to school because of the extremely cold weather

so

2.This is the most interesting film that I’ve ever seen in my life

life 3.That girl is not a singer but she sings really beautifully

as

4.Be patient and hard-working, you’ll succeed

 Unless

5.If I were you, I would accept the offer

me

6.The ending of the film is dramatic.

ends 7.I’ll be on holiday next week, so I won’t be able to attend the meeting

 Since

8.I regret because I sent her that letter

 I

shouldn’t

9.He is an architect He designed the new city library

architect

10 I’m hungry now because I didn’t eat breakfast this morning

 If

Part 2: Write a passage from 150 to 200 words about the following topic

“The problems you encounter while learning English and how to overcome the difficulties”

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LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2010- 2011 Đáp án và biểu điểm

Môn: Tiếng Anh

SECTION I: PHONETICS 1p for each correct answer 1x10= 10ps

SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Part 1: Supply the right form of verbs 1p for each correct verb form 1 x10= 10 ps

1 don’t practice/ won’t get 4 got home/ was sleeping

2 would return 5 is/ was built

3 are spoken 6 did/ didn’t stay

Part 2: choose the best option to complete the sentences 1p for each right answer 1x20= 20ps

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

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

Part 3: Supply the right form of given words 1 p for each right word 1x10=10ps

1. attractively 6 pen -pal

3 designers/ modernized 8 unplug

5 connectivity

SECTION III: READING 2ps for each right answer in part 1, part 3;1 p for each right word in part 2

2x10 +1x5=25ps

SECTION IV: WRITING Part 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before 1 p for each right sentence 1x10=10ps

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1 The weather was so cold that many couldn’t go to school

2 Never in my life have I seen such an interesting film

3 That girl sings well as if she were a singer

4 Unless you are patient and hard-working, you will not succeed

5 He advises me to accept the offer

6 The film ends dramatically

7 Since I’ll be on holiday next week, I won’t be able to attend the meeting

8 I shouldn’t have sent her that letter

9 He is the architect who designed the new city library

10.If I had eaten breakfast this morning, I wouldn’t be hungry now

Part 2: Write a passage from 150 to 200 words about the following topic 15ps for the complete writing

“The problems you encounter while learning English and how to overcome the difficulties”

Organisation: 2ps

- consists of main parts of a writing: topic sentence, supporting ideas and concluding sentence

- consists of linking, transitions

- coherent

Ideas: 5ps

- mentions possible problems in learning English:

- suggests solutions to the problems

(the more ideas students have, the more points they get)

Grammar &spelling: 5ps

- Correct tenses, structures, forms

- correct spelling

Expressions: 3ps

- clear, concise expressions

- various expressions

Total: 100/5=20 THE END