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SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO

QUẢNG NAM

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS

NĂM HỌC 2011 – 2012 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

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

Ngày thi : 03/ 4/ 2012

Đề thi này gồm 07 trang (1-7) Thí sinh kiểm tra cẩn thận số trang trong đề trước khi làm bài.

PHẦN GHI ĐIỂM DÀNH CHO GIÁM KHẢO

SECTION I

(2.0 điểm)

Part 1: 5 câu x 0.2 đ Part 2: 5 câu

Số câu đúng

Điểm

SECTION II

(7.0 điểm)

Question 1: 12 câu Question 2: 7 câu x 0.2 đ Question 3: 8 câu

Question 4: 8 câu

Số câu đúng

Điểm

SECTION III

(6.0 điểm) Question 1: 14 câuQuestion 2: 6 câu x 0.2 đ

Question 3: 10 câu

Số câu đúng

Điểm

SECTION IV

(5.0 điểm)

Question 1: 8 câu x 0.2 đ Question 2: 7 câu

Question 3: 2.0 đ

Số câu đúng

Điểm

Tổng điểm bài thi:

Điểm ghi bằng chữ:

Chữ ký giám khảo 1: ; Chữ ký giám khảo 2:

Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi này SECTION ONE: LISTENING (2.0 pts)

Part 1 You will hear five young people talking about different achievements Listen to the tape and match the speakers to the reasons A-E why they feel proud by writing the letters in the boxes You will listen to the tape three times.

A This person surprised a lot of people

B This person performed to the public

C This person helped to win something important

D This person learned something completely new

E This person felt independent

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

SỐ PHÁCH (Do Chủ tịch HĐ chấm ghi)

Part 2: You will hear an interview with a journalist Listen to tape and complete the following sentences You will listen to the tape three times.

1 There are about big cats in the USA

2 Although you can train a tiger, you can’t _ it

3 You can usually find big cats advertised

4 An adult tiger can weigh about

5 People were shocked when a large tiger was found in a/ an _ in New York

SECTION TWO: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0pts)

Question 1 Choose the best option A, B, C or D to finish each of the following sentences Write your answer in the numbered box below 0 has been done as an example.

0 He _ a teacher.

1 I you enjoy the play, Mr Lincoln

2 George is Lisa

A married to B marry to C married with D marry with

3 There was nothing special about his clothes from his flowery tie

4 Our roommates are very on camping holidays

A eager B enthusiastic C interested D keen

5 The manager asked her to with the complaint

6 The stolen jewels were a lot of money

7 Mr Jackson hopes to avoid surgery He will not agree to the operation he is

convinced that it is absolutely necessary

8 She her neighbor’s children for the broken window

A accused B complained C blamed D denied

9 “What does Mr Griffin do for a living?”

“Nothing He’s very rich He work for a living.”

A must not B shouldn’t C doesn’t have to D hadn’t better

10 Have you any objections this new road scheme?

11 She didn’t get well with her boss, so she left the company

12 Is she just to be crazy, or is she really mad?

A pretending B faking C asserting D imagining

 Write your answers here You can write only the letter A, B, C or D.

Question 2 Complete the following sentences with a word from box A followed by a word

from box B Write your answer in the numbered box below Sometimes, two words must be written as one word like examples given

A

break, make, search, university,

key, news, shop, web, music

B

Assistant, shop, down, lecturer, site,

board, engine, reader, up

0 You can buy CDs, tapes and books from .

00 I was under so much pressure at work last year that I nearly had a nervous .

1 The wasn’t very helpful It was five minutes before he served me

2 It’s incredible how quickly a can find information on the Internet

3 What I’d really like to be is a I’d enjoy teaching students and researching my subject

4 When you’re using a computer, make sure that the is at the right level or you could get back pains

5 She wanted to look her best for the interview She spent nearly an hour putting on her

6 Our college has its own where you can find out about every course on offer

7 Did you see that on Channel One last night? He couldn’t stop laughing at one of the stories

 Write your answers here

Question 3 Read the text below and look carefully at each line Some of the lines are correct but some have a word which should not be there If a line is correct, put a tick (√) at the end

of the line If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word at the end of the line Some lines have been done as examples.

WRITING FOR CHILDREN

Adults read to their children and go with them to the cinema, so the best kind of

children’s book or film is one that interests in people of different ages Better still, it

is a one that makes both children and adults laugh It is not easy for writers to fulfil

this kind of goal, as what makes a child giggle at often conflicts with what makes

adults laugh Children generally find physical humour amusing such as people be

dressed up in funny clothes doing funny things, animals that can talk Adults

generally prefer more sophisticated humour that relies on the power of words An

example of a film that has been achieved this balance is the hilarious Chicken Run

which was made by the same creators of the popular animated programme

Wallace and Gromit With its likeable comic characters, clever jokes and fast

moving plot, it is a film that has the people of all ages laughing in their seats

Line s Answers

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Question 4: Complete the following passage with an appropriate form of the word in BLOCK CAPITAL Write your answer in the numbered box below 0 has been done as an example

TRAFFIC

Public opinion surveys show that people are becoming (0) concerned about INCREASE

a range of problems associated with traffic It is clear from simple (1) that

the traffic on our streets is increasing (2) year by year It is also a fact that

many drivers don’t observe the speed limit in (3) in the town centres In

fact, most drivers go considerably faster

What is equally (4) to many people is the pollution caused by traffic,

which causes many health problems

So what should be done about the problem? One possible (5) to the

problem is the adoption of Park-and-Ride schemes by local councils These

work in the following way: councils provide cheap (6) facilities on the

outskirts of town and free bus services to the town centre

Another is to stop the building of out-of-town (7) centres, which people

rely on their cars to get to A (8) in the cost of using public transport might

also help to persuade us to leave our cars at home

 Write your answers here.

OBSERVE DRAMA OPERATE WORRY SOLVE PARK

SHOP REDUCE

0 INCREASINGLY

SECTION THREE: READING (6.0 pts)

Question 1: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space Write your answer in the numbered box below (0) has been done as an example.

DO-IT-YOURSELF COMPUTERS

Building (0) own computer may appear a difficult task But if you have had one (1) and have even progressed to being able to, say, (2) a video card, you are ready to enter the do-it-yourself PC business

In choosing the components, even something as basic as the case can (3) a difference (4) the computer magazines and you will see that cases come in all sort of shapes and sizes: small, tall, wide, narrow- whatever you (5)

If you think you would like to have ten hard disks in your computer, you can find a case to (6) your needs If you want a case that will (7) in a drawer, that is available too You can specify your requirements and get exactly the machine you want: everything, from the sound card and graphics cards to the backup device of your (8)

Of course, (9) or later, something will go wrong If you get (10) crashes, is it the memory chip, the CPU, the hard disk or the software that is (11) ? You could (12) yourself having to deal with all the various manufacturers of the different pieces in order to find out (13) piece or program is causing the problem

So if you want to become a DIY expert, start by upgrading your existing machine, and you may soon have the (14) you need to continue

1 A in time B for a while C at the moment D since then

8 A choice B pick C selection D pleasing

11 A in trouble B by mistake C out of use D at fault

 Write your answers here You can write only the letter A, B, C or D.

Question 2 Six sentences have been removed from the following text Read the text and choose from the sentences A–H the one which fits each gap (1– 6) There is one extra sentence which you

do not need to use Write your answer in the numbered box below 0 is an example.

A Industries have polluted the water, fishing has destroyed sea life and divers have damaged

large parts of the coral

B The crew were helpful and pleasant and the price was also very reasonable.

C Altogether, it was a wonderful trip.

D I’m not sure I would go again.

E It stretches for 2000 kilometres and is up to 800 metres wide.

F However, I didn’t think I could take part in a dive cruise and not dive.

G At no point were we permitted to swim away on our own.

H I was right it was an incredible sight.

A NATURAL WONDER

When I was asked to visit and write about the Great Barrier Reef, I was thrilled I had heard reports

of damage done by tourism and other industries, but felt that the Reef would still be a wonderful place to see (0)

From the air, the Great Barrier Reef seems huge (1) I wasn’t sure how best to explore such a giant place, so after I had landed, I made enquiries and was told the best way to see the Reef is to take

a dive cruise I booked a place on a three-day cruise, and, despite warnings about the state of some of these boats, the boat I was on was comfortable and clean (2) I was entitled to eight dives plus use of wet suit, flippers and other equipment, three meals a day and two nights’ accommodation Although I have been diving before, I am not an experienced diver (3) I was nervous to begin with, but soon felt completely safe We were divided into groups according to our ability and each group was given an instructor They had very strict rules (4) With our guides, we saw some amazing sea life including small sharks, crabs and thousands of colourful tropical fish swimming around in the coral The other divers were friendly and the evenings on board were very pleasant (5)

While I was at the Great Barrier Reef, it became perfectly clear from the conservation programmes I came across, that the damage I had heard about had been done

(6) Environmental groups have done much to stop this damage, but sadly it continues

Despite this, the Great Barrier Reef is a wonderful place to visit For me at least it is one of the most significant natural wonders our earth has to offer

 Write your answers here You can write only the letter A, B, C, D, E, F, G or H.

0 H 1 2 3 4 5 6.

Question 3 Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word in each space Write your answer in the numbered box below 0 is an example.

THE BOY’S A GENIUS

qualifying Mikhail Ali is just four years old and is the youngest (0) member of Mensa, (1) the age of three with an IQ of 137 (This is five points more than former US President Bill Clinton) His parents, Shamsun and Tahir, (2) run an Internet marketing company in Leeds, say they don’t know who Mikhail gets his talents (3) , although they would like to think it was them

Mikhail has an extraordinary gift for maths While most children of his age are still learning numbers up to ten, he can add and subtract in the thousands as (4) as multiply and square numbers His parents realized they had a bright child (5) Mikhail was at nursery, and came home using words that children of his age would not know

Mikhail’s parents (6) constantly buying him new games for his computer to keep him entertained “He likes educational games (7) once he’s mastered them he wants something more challenging.” said Shamsun “He is just not happy unless he is reading, spelling or counting numbers However, even (8) he loves learning he still likes to play with other children.” At the moment, Mikhail’s parents just want (9) to learn at his own pace and do not have (10) plans for him for the future

 Write your answers here

SECTION FOUR: WRITING (5.0 pts)

Question 1 Make any changes and addition to build the sentences from the cues given

1 A new style / jeans / introduce / near future

2 I / not / much time, / so / not / use / Internet / very often

3 I / not / see / Mai / since / leave / high school

4 I / will / holiday / year / if / win / lot / money

5 He / broken leg / since / fall / over / when / play / volleyball

6 I / not / spend / much time / travel / work / because / live / near / office

7 We / prefer / spend / holidays / country, / mountains / or / sea

8 In order / save water, / my neighbor / suggest / take / showers

Use the word given in brackets and other words to complete each sentence Don’t change the form of the given words 0 has been done as an example.

0 ‘Do you know how to get to the town center?’, she asked me (WAY)

=> She asked me If I knew the way to the town centre

1 I regret not going to university (WISH)

=> I _

2 Smoking in the library is against the rules (ALLOWED)

=> You

3 Everyone has heard about the canals in Amsterdam (FAMOUS)

=> Amsterdam

4 Sally hasn’t contacted us for over two years (HEARD)

=> We _ two years ago

5 It was too icy for people to walk safely on the pavement (MUCH)

=> There people couldn’t walk safely on the pavement

6 ‘Don’t play soccer in the street’, the policeman said to the boys (WARNED)

=> The policeman in the street 7 While we were going home, we had an accident (WAY) => We _ home when we had an accident Question 3 You have recently had a class discussion about the Internet Now your English teacher has asked you to write a composition giving your opinions on the following statement: The Internet has changed the way people live and work Write your essay (from 120 – 150 words). ………

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ANSWERS

SECTION ONE ( 2 pts)

Part 1:

1 E 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.C

Part 2:

1 15,000/ fifteen thousand 2 control 3 on the internet

4 230 kg/ two hundred and thirty kilograms 5 apartment

SECTION TWO ( 7 pts)

Question 1

0.B

Question 2:

1.shop assistant 2 search engine 3 university lecturer 4 keyboard

Question 3:

Question 4:

0 increasingly

1.observation 2 dramatically 3 operation 4.worrying

SECTION THREE: READING ( 6 pts)

Question 1

0.A

Question 2:

Question 3:

0 ever

SECTION 4: WRITING( 5 pts)

Question 1 (0.2 pts for each correct sentence )

1 A new style of jeans will be introduced in the near future.

2 I do not have much time, so I don’t use the Internet very often

3 I haven’t seen Mai since we/ she left school

4 I will go on holiday for a year if I win a lot of money

5 He has had a broken leg since he fell over when he was playing volleyball

6 I don’t spend much time traveling to work because I live near my office

7 We prefer to spend/ spending our holidays in the country, (in) the mountain or by the sea

8 In oder to save water, my neighbor suggests taking showers

Question 2 (0.2 pts for each correct sentence )

1 I wish I had gone to university

2 You aren’t allowed to smoke in the library

3 Amsterdam is famous for its canals

4 We last heard from Sally over two years ago

5 There was so much ice that people couldn’t walk safely on the pavement

6 The police warned the boys not to play soccer / warned the boys against playing soccer

in the street

7 We were on our/ the way home when we had an accident

Question 3 : Writing an essay ( 2pts)