PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC-ĐT NINH HÒA KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN ---------------------------------- NĂM HỌC 2009-2010 MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Đề thi này có 05 trang) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- SECTION A: LISTENING Question 1: Listen to the conversation and tick (  ) the correct answers: (8m) 1. Where was the festival? 5. What was the weather like at the festival on  Reading Saturday morning?  Bristol  dry and sunny  York  cold and wet 2. Where was Karen’s favourite band from?  cloudy but warm  Uganda 6. What was the weather like on Sunday?  Colombia  dry and sunny  Korea  cold and wet 3. Which kind of food doesn’t she mention?  cloudy but warm  North African 7. Where was Karen?  Mexican  in a tent  Turkish  in a hotel  Japanese  in a caravan  Indian 8. How long was Karen there? 4. How many people were there?  Friday to Sunday  hundreds  only on Saturday  thousands  Saturday and Sunday  a million Question 2: Aki is on a homestay in America, and the mother of the family is explaining about the house and family. Fill in the details as you listen to the tape: (7m) 1. Where to put clothing: ………………………………… 2. What to be careful of when taking a bath: ………………………………… 3. Where to leave shoes: …………………………………………… 4. Breakfast time: ………………… 5. Where to catch the bus for school: ……………………………… 6. Dinner time: ……………………… 7. After dinner activities: ……………………………………………………… ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECTION B: PHONETICS, VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Question 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest: (5m) 1. a/ says b/ plays c/ days d/ raise 2. a/ clown b/ south c/ southern d/ plough 3. a/ hour b/ honour c/ honest d/ honey 4. a/ though b/ enough c/ cough d/ rough 5. a/ sun b/ sure c/ success d/ sort Question 2: There are 5 words with silent sounds. Find out and write them down: (5m) * Your answers: 1. …………… 2. …………… 3……………… 4………………. 5………………. Question 3: Choose the best option to fill in the blank: (15m) 1. She often wishes that she………………………a bicycle. a. can rode b. can ride c. could rode d. could ride 2. All the rooms in this small hotel are ………………………… and that would make it too expensive to stay in. a. air-conditionb. air-conditioners c. air-conditioning d. air-conditioned 3. I look forward………………………….from you soon. a. to hearing b. for hearing c. to hear d. with hearing 4. They have no warm…………………… to wear. a. cloth b. cloths c. clothes d. clothe 5. ……………….our teacher’s help, we’ve made much progress in our studies. a. Thanked to b. Thanks to c. Thanks for d. Thanking to 6. This food tastes ……………………. . I like it very much. a. good b. deliciously c. well d. very well 7. The examiner asked me how…………………….English in the future. a. I will use b. will I use c. I would use d. would I use 8. I speak…………………….English but I want to learn to read and write it. a. a little b. a few c. many d. much 9. Many foreigners…………………… to the hot weather in Vietnam. a. use to b. used c. used to d. are used 10. You’re not the only one who didn’t hear the news. I didn’t…………………… . a. neither b. too c. either d. so 11. Please don’t enter without………………………. a. knock b. knocking c. to knock d. knocked 12. I had to wear……………uniform when I worked in the hotel. a. some b. a c. any d. an 13. She ………………… a letter when the telephone rang. a. writes b. wrote c. has written d. was writing notice rhinoceros island chemistry Wednesday weather wrong geography bamboo exhibition exhibition, 14. When I was younger, I ………………….to smoke or drink. a. wasn’t used b. didn’t used c. never used d. not used 15. The boy decided to go out…………………it was raining very heavily outside. a. because b. despite c. even if d. although Question 4: Fill in each blank with a suitable noun. One example (0) has been done for you: (5m) 0. Some learners write each word and its use on a piece of paper. 1. I asked him for a ……………………of advice. 2. They gave her a big…………………of flowers for her birthday. 3. My mother went to the market and bought a ………………….of cooking-oil. 4. There are many……………….of sugar on the shelves. 5. My father often has a……………… of beer for dinner. 6. There was a……………….of journalists in front of the stadium. 7. My breakfast consisted of two…………………of bread. 8. Give me a …………… of lemonade, please! 9. There is a ……………….of toothpaste on the table. 10. Mr. John smokes a …………………of cigarettes a day. Question 5: Write the plural form of the following nouns: (5m) 1. child  ……………………. 6. tomato  …………………… 2. goose  ……………………. 7. foot  …………………… 3. leaf  …………………… 8. parenthesis  …………………… 4. sheep  …………………… 9. industry  …………………… 5. mouse  …………………… 10. monkey  …………………… SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION Question 1: Read the following advertisement and answer the questions. There are not more than 5 words in each answer: (8m) The Recreation and Sports Association Welcome! The Recreation and Sports Association (RSA) provides recreational and sporting activities for students, staff, and the community. Students and staff have access to a wide variety of programmes ranging from meditation to whitewater canoeing. Our Association offers all students and staff an opportunity to forget the rigours of college life and involve themselves in healthy and enjoyable activities. The RSA continues to forge links with the community through auxiliary membership to any of the twenty-five clubs on campus or access to our many facilities including the Aquatic Centre, Synthetic Hockey Centre, and the Recreation Centre. Membership All students and staff are automatically members of the Recreation and Aquatic Centres. Membership entitles students and staff to all facilities and programmes at member rates. In addition, members are eligible to join any of our constituent clubs. Types of Membership Cost Recreation Facilities The Recreation Centre comprises the Indoor Recreation Centre, the Aquatic Centre, and a variety of playing fields and tennis courts. Hours of Operation now has * new pool changing rooms * an expanded sports lounge * 2 new cricket nets * 4 new tennis courts * a new aerobics room has * 4 glass-backed squash courts. Booking can be made by telephone or by calling in person to the Centre. There are many courts for indoor activities, including: * Badminton (6 courts) * Basketball (2 courts) * Volleyball ( 2 courts) * Hockey (1 court) * Soccer (1 court) * Netball (2 undersize, 1 international court) Students: Paid from enrolment fees Staff: Nil Auxiliary: $90 Graduates: $76 Life: After 6 years of fees, $15 Membership cards must be produced upon request or non-member rates will apply. During Session Monday-Thurday - 7.30 am – 11 pm Friday - 7.30 am – 9 pm Out of Session Saturday – Sunday - 8.30 am – 6 pm Public Holidays (unless otherwise notified) - 9.30 am – 6 pm The Recreation and Sports Association The Squash Centre The Sport Hall Space is available for long-term hire or on a casual basis depending on your requirements. Call into the Recreation Centre and see the range of activities available. The Lounge is available on a casual basis for students to sit and have lunch when unoccupied. It can be booked for parties, conferences, lectures, or any other activity suited to moderate-sized groups. This facility is utilised by some of our sporting clubs as a canteen/ kiosk area, but can be adapted to suit a variety of uses. It also links to the pool area for an extensive “Pool Party/BBQ”, if you desire. Why not organise a party, BBQ, or social function? The Lounge can cater for 100 people. All are welcome. For further enquiries phone: 371-4356 during office hours. 1. What do the letters RSA stand for? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. What does a member of the Recreation need to show when requested? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Do students pay money for facilities at the Centres? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. At what time does the Recreation Centre usually open on public holidays? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. How many courts does the Sports Hall have? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. How many netball courts are available for hire? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. Which place is available for hire to hold parties? ………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. At what time can you ring for further enquiries? ………………………………………………………………………………………… Question 2: Read the above advertisement again and circle T if the statement is True, F if the statement is False, N if the information is Not Given in the text. (12m) 1. Players wishing to use the tennis courts must book in advance. T F N 2. All students and staff can come to the RSA. T F N 3. The RSA serves students and staff every day. T F N 4. You can do aerobics at the aerobics room at 6 am every morning. T F N 5. Student membership of the Association is paid from tuition fees. T F N Aerobics/ Conferences: Sports Lounge : 6. The freshmen are free at the RSA. T F N 7. Non-member rates will apply if you are not the member. T F N 8. You can stay at the RSA overnight on the weekends. T F N 9. You can book to get a squash court by telephone. T F N 10. There is a volleyball court outside at the RSA. T F N 11. You can play all kinds of sports at the Sports Hall. T F N 12. The Sports Lounge can contain more than 100 people. T F N SECTION D: WRITING Question 1: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given and other words to complete each sentence. You must not write more than five words. Do not change the word given. (5m) 1. “You’ve broken my special pen, Paul!” said Kate. accused  Kate ………………………………………………………………….her special pen. 2. My father regrets not buying that house. wishes  My father…………………………………………………………… that house. 3. “Do you remember what you have to do?” the teacher asked her class. what  The teacher asked her class if……………………………………………………….to do. 4. “Please don’t smoke in the house,” she said to us. to  She ………………………………………………………………… smoke in the house. 5. We can’t work in all this noise. impossible  It…………………………………………………………………… work in all this noise. Question 2: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (5m) 1. I can’t cook very well.  I am not …………………………………………………………………… 2. If I were you, I would go home and have a rest now.  You’d ………………………………………………………………………. 3. They are going to build a new school here next year.  A new ………………………………………………………………………. 4. He wrote the letter in 2 hours.  It took ……………………………………………………………………… 5. They didn’t find the trip interesting because the weather was bad.  Because of…………………………………………………………………… Question 3: Watching TV gives us a lot of interesting and useful things. In about 200 words, write about advantages of watching TV. (20m) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ………. PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC-ĐT NINH HÒA KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN ---------------------------------- NĂM HỌC 2009-2010 ĐÁP ÁN MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 (Tổng điểm toàn bài: 100 điểm ) SECTION A: LISTENING Question 1: (8m) (Mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm) 1.  Reading 5.  cloudy but warm 2.  Uganda 6.  cold and wet 3.  Turkish 7.  in a caravan 4.  thousands 8.  Friday to Sunday Question 2: (7m) (Mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm) 1. Where to put clothing: in the closet and dresser 2. What to be careful of when taking a bath: not to get water on the floor 3. Where to leave shoes: on the floor of the closet in your room 4. Breakfast time: 8.30 5. Where to catch the bus for school: at the corner 6. Dinner time: 6.30 7. After dinner activities: help mother clean up; visit (chat with) mother SECTION B: PHONETICS, VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Question 1: (5m) (Mỗi từ đúng được 1 điểm) 1. a/ says 2. c/ southern 3. d/ honey 4. a/ though 5. b/ sure Question 2: (5m) (Mỗi từ đúng được 1 điểm) 1. rhinoceros 2. island 3. Wednesday 4. wrong 5. exhibition Question 3: (15m) (Mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm) 1. d. could ride 2. d. air-conditioned 3. a. to hearing 4. c. clothes 5. b. Thanks to 6. a. good 7. c. I would use 8. a. a little 9. d. are used 10. c. either 11. b. knocking 12. b. a 13. d. was writing 14. c. never used 15. d. although Question 4: (5m) (Mỗi câu đúng được 0,5 điểm) 1. piece/ bit 2. bunch 3. bottle 4. jars / bowls 5. can / bottle 6. group 7. slices / pieces / loaves 8. glass 9. tube 10. packet Question 5: (5m) (Mỗi từ đúng được 0,5 điểm) 1. child  children 6. tomato  tomatoes 2. goose  geese 7. foot  feet 3. leaf  leaves 8. parenthesis  parentheses 4. sheep  sheep 9. industry  industries 5. mouse  mice 10. monkey  monkeys SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION Question 1: (8m) (Mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm) 1. The Recreation and Sports Association 2. a membership card 3. Yes, they do 4. 9.30 am – 6 pm 5. 15 courts 6. 1 court 7. Sports Lounge 8. During office hours Question 2: (12m) (Mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm) 1.N 2.T 3.T 4.F 5.F 6.N 7.T 8.F 9.T 10.F 11.F 12.F SECTION D: WRITING Question 1: (5m) (Mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm) 1. Kate accused Paul of breaking/ having broken her special pen. 2. My father wishes he had bought that house. 3. The teacher asked her class if they remembered what they had to do. 4. She asked/told me not to smoke in the house. 5. It is impossible for us to work in all this noise. Question 2: (5m) (Mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm) 1. I am not very good at cooking. 2. You’d better go home and have a rest now. 3. A new school is going to be built here next year. 4. It took him 2 hours to write the letter. 5. Because of the bad weather, they didn’t find the trip interesting. Question 3: (20m) (Tùy mức độ viết của học sinh mà cho điểm.) - Ý tưởng, nội dung: 10 điểm - Sử dụng từ : 5 điểm - Sử dụng cấu trúc, ngữ pháp: 5 điểm ----------------------------------------------------- . PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC-ĐT NINH HÒA KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN ---------------------------------- NĂM HỌC 20 09- 2010 ĐÁP ÁN MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 (Tổng điểm toàn. 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