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SỞ GIÁO DỤC& ĐÀO TẠO Độc lập - Tự do – Hạnh phúc
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KỲ THI LẬP ĐỘI TUYÊN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 DỰ THI CẤP TỈNH
Khóa ngày …… tháng … năm 2011
Đề chính thức Môn TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
( Đề gồm 5 trang )
-PART I : LISTENING COMPREHENSION : ( 2.0 pts )
(Thí sinh nghe 02 đoạn băng mỗi đoạn 02 lần Bắt đầu phần nghe và kết thúc phần nghe đều
có Bản Giao Hưởng Số 9 của Beethoven Băng đã được ghi đủ số lần, giám thí mở cho máy chạy từ đầu tới cuối không cần trả băng Giữa các đoạn có khoảng im lặng để thí sinh làm bài)
Question 1 : Listen to the recording then state whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE
The recording will be played twice :
1 Dick and Janet are flying to Cincinati, in Ohio
3 Dick says Janet is watching movies at that time
4 The UFO doesn’t work and stops in mid-air
Question 2 : Listen to the recording then pick out ONE best option ( A,B,C or D ) to complete
each sentence The recording will be played twice :
1 Which disaster is not mentioned?
2 In the first disaster, the helicopter rescued …… of them before the roof collapsed
3 In the second disaster, where did they run to escape?
A the ferry boat B the harbor C the market shed D the town hall
4 When the third disaster happens they were ………
A having dinner B sitting in a boat C dancing in a disco D watching TV
PART II: READING COMPREHENSION : ( 6.0 pts )
Question 3: Read the passage below then state whether the following statementss are TRUE or
FALSE :
PASSOVER
Passover is mainly a Jewish holy day and festival It commemorates the story of the Exodus,
in which the people of ancient Israel were freed from slavery in Egypt Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan, which is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and is celebrated for seven or eight days It is one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays
In the storyline of the Exodus, the Bible tells that God helped the Children of Israel escape slavery in Egypt by inflicting ten plagues upon the Egyptians before Pharaoh would release his Israelite slaves; the tenth and worst of the plagues was the slaughter of the first-born The Israelites were instructed to mark the doorposts of their homes with the blood of a spring lamb
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"passover" When Pharaoh freed the Israelites, it is said that they left in such a hurry that they could not wait for bread to rise In commemoration, for the duration of Passover no leavened bread is eaten, for which reason it is called "The Festival of the Unleavened Bread" Matzo (flat unleavened bread) is the primary symbol of the holiday
Together with Shavuot ("Pentecost") and Sukkot ("Tabernacles"), Passover is one of the three pilgrimage festivals (Shalosh Regalim) during which the entire Jewish ordinary people
historically made a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem Samaritans still make this pilgrimage to Mount Gerizim, but only men participate in public worship
Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan, which typically falls in March or April
of the Gregorian calendar In accordance with the Hebrew Bible, Nisan is the first month of the
Hebrew calendar's festival year Passover is a spring festival, so the 14th day of Nisan begins
on the night of a full moon after the vernal equinox To ensure that Passover did not start before spring, the tradition in ancient Israel held that the first day of Nisan would not start until the barley is ripe, being the test for the onset of spring If the barley was not ripe an intercalary month (Adar II) would be added However, since at least the 12th century, the date has been determined mathematically
In Israel, Passover is the seven-day holiday of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, with the first and last days observed as legal holidays and as holy days involving nonparticipation from work, special prayer services, and holiday meals; the intervening days are known as Chol HaMoed ("festival days") Diaspora Jews historically observed the festival for eight days, and most still do Reform and Reconstructionist Jews and Israeli Jews, wherever they are, usually observe the holiday over seven days The reason for this extra day is due to enactment of the
Sages It is thought by many scholars that Jews outside of Israel could not be certain if their local calendars fully conformed to practice of the Temple at Jerusalem, so they added an extra day But as this practice only attaches to certain (major) holy days, others hypothesize the extra day may have been added to accommodate people who had to travel long distances to participate in communal worship and ritual practices; or the practice may have evolved as a compromise between differing interpretations of Jewish Law regarding the calendar; or it may have evolved as a safety measure in areas where Jews were commonly in danger, so that their enemies would not be certain on which day to attack
Karaite Jews and Samaritans use different versions of the Jewish calendar, which are often out
of agreement with the modern Jewish calendar by one or two days In 2009, for example, Nisan 15 on the Jewish calendar used by Rabbinical Judaism corresponds to April 9 On the
calendars used by Karaites and Samaritans, Abib or Aviv 15 (as opposed to 'Nisan') corresponds
to April 11 in 2009 The Karaite and Samaritan Passovers are each one day long, followed by the six-day Festival of Unleavened Bread - for a total of seven days
According to Exodus 12:3 the Passover lamb must be separated on the "10th day of the Month" therefore, we must observe a full cycle of the moon to determine when to hold the Passover
We cannot merely hold it on the first full moon after the Spring Equinox It must be observed after the first New Moon after the Equinox, then count 10 days, and 14th, and 15th, then always the Passover falls on the Full Moon
The Bible: Kinh Thánh
plague: bệnh dịch
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1 Passover is a holy day to commemorate the freedom of the Egyptian people from slavery
2 According to the narrative of the Exodus, the spirit of the Lord didn’t visit the homes whose doorposts were marked with the blood of a spring lamb
3 The entire Jewish ordinary people pilgrimaged to a holy place in Jerusalem during the occasions like Shavuot, Sukkot, and Passover
4 It can be inferred from the passage that the date of Passover was not determined
mathematically until at least the 12th century
5 Different scholars have the same ideas of the reason why there is an extra day
6 The last part of the fifth pararaph implies that some people were unfriendly with Jews at that time
7 Nisan 15 and Abib, or Aviv 15 correspond to the same date on the calendars of 2009
8 In accordance with Exodus 12:3, the Passover lamb is always on a fixed date of the calendar
Question 4 : These announcements appear at some places only Match each announcement
( 1 – 8 ) with a proper place ( A – J ) where it usually appears :
1 Please turn over
2 Please dispose of properly
3 Road works
4 Staff only!
5 Out of order!
6 Keep out of sight and reach of
children
7 Luggage left here at your risk
8 Out of stock!
A On a pot or bottle of chemical or paint
B On a battery
C On a book
D At a shop
E At an airport
F On a vendor machine
G On a box or bottle of medicine
H At the entrance of forest
I On an office door
J At a construction site
Question 5 : Fill in each numbered blank with ONE word chosen from the list below to
complete the meaning of the passage:
Cotton is a soft, downy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the
seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium The plant is a shrub native to tropical and
subtropical regions around the world, …( 1 ) the Americas, Africa, India, and Pakistan The
fiber most often is spun into yarn or thread and used to make a soft, breathable textile, which is the most widely used natural-fiber cloth in clothing today The English name derives from the
Arabic qutn, which began to be used around 1400 The botanical …( 2 )… of cotton fiber is to
aid in seed distribution
Cotton is used to make a number of textile …( 3 )… These include terrycloth for highly absorbent bath towels and robes; denim for blue jeans; chambray, popularly used in the manufacture of blue work shirts (from which we get the term "blue-collar"); and corduroy,
seersucker, and cotton twill Socks, underwear, and most T-shirts are made from cotton Bed sheets often are made from cotton Cotton also is used to make yarn used in crochet and
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thrown away during the spinning, weaving, or cutting process …()… many fabrics are
made completely of cotton, some materials blend cotton with other fibers, including rayon and
synthetic fibers such as polyester It can …( 5 )… be used in knitted or woven fabrics, as it can
be blended with elastine to make a stretchier thread for knitted fabrics, and apparel such as stretch jeans
In addition to the textile industry, cotton is used in fishnets, coffee filters, tents, gunpowder,
cotton paper, and in bookbinding .( 6 )… first Chinese paper was made of cotton fiber
Fire hoses were once made of cotton
The cottonseed which remains …( 7 )… the cotton is ginned is used to produce cottonseed oil, which, after refining, can be consumed by humans like any other vegetable oil The cottonseed meal that is left generally is fed to ruminant livestock; the gossypol remaining in the meal is toxic to monogastric animals Cottonseed hulls can be added to dairy cattle rations for
roughage …( 8 )… the American slavery period, cotton root bark was used in folk remedies
as an abortifacient, that is, to induce a miscarriage
PART III : GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY : ( 8.0 pts )
Question 6:
1 Pick out ONE word that has the underlined syllable pronounced differently from the others in each case:
a) about, mouth , thousand, southern, mountain
b) exam , exact, exercise, exist, example
c) u mbrella, uniform, unique, united, university
d) imagine, region, magazine, vegetable, village
2 Pick out ONE word that is of different kind or part of speech from the others in each case:
a) honesty, windy, difficulty, beauty, safety
b) latest, newest, youngest, oldest, modest
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d) bulb, battery, bill, freezer, refrigerator
Question 7 : Write the verbs in the numbered brackets into its correct tense and form :
Susan Smith is a doctor She ….(1 graduate)… from Oxford University in 1990 and went on taking a Master in 1995 She …(.2 work)… at St Paul’s Hospital since then In her free time, she often writes books She …(3 write)… four books on medical research now She
is married to the lawyer Jack Smith and they …(4 have)… two children They …(5 live)… in Leeds for 7 years, then …(6 move)… to London in 2007 At the moment, they …(7 spend)… their vacation in Egypt Susan says that they …(8 come )… back in London for her meeting in
2 weeks’ time
Question 8 : Fill in each blank in these sentences with the suitable form of the words in
brackets :
1 I want everyone to listen , please ( care )
2 The Internet is _ almost everywhere ( avail )
3 I spend most of the time _ because I just don’t know which website is useful for me ( wander )
4 The Internet has developed and become part of our everyday life ( increase )
5 Articles and reports in newspapers talk lots about UFO ( appear )
6 Are you a good ? ( travel )
7 Mount Pinatubo erupted in 1991 It was the world’s largest eruption in more than 50 years ( volcano )
8 He _ to study medicine in 2007 ( decision )
Question 9 : Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given in such a way that they
remain the same meaning as the old ones :
1 You say so It is nice
It is nice of ………
2 It is a pity that he draws very badly
I wish ………
3 She needs to improve her listening
Her ………
4 “ Why do you change your job, Paul ? ” said Janet
Janet asked ………
5 Mai and An don’t like news Is that right?
Mai and An ………, …… they?
6 Nam got wet because he forgot his umbrella
If ………
7 He suggests turning off the faucet
He suggests that the faucet ………
8 His teeth are so big that he looks fnnny
He has ………
PART IV :WRITING ( 4.0 pts )
Question 10 : Write a short passage of argument ( about 100- 120 words ) to give advice on
how to improve your speaking English
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use of time? ” Write the conversation in about 15- 20 conversational exchanges
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