UBND HUYỆN TAM DƯƠNG PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 VÒNG 1 Năm học: 2012-2013 Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút Đề thi này gồm 04 trang A. LISTENING Listen to the tape three times and fill in the blanks. People in the United States (1) _________a lot of garbage. Every year, Americans produce (2)_________billion pounds of garbage (about (3) _________billion kilos)! The garbage comes from food boxes, drink bottles, newspapers, and many other things people use everyday. Garbage also comes from (4) _________and business. When people throw garbage away, (5) _________usually take the garbage to a landfill. Landfills are places to put garbage. In 1989, there were (6) _________landfills in the United States. But by 1999, more than half of these landfills will be (7) _________. Many landfills will close because there will be no more room for garbage. Garbage is a (8) _________problem in the United States. But some people in the United States don’t think about the garbage problem. They use things (9) _________and then throw them away. Some people read newspapers, and then they throw the papers away. Other people drink soda or (10)_________from cans and bottles, and they throw the cans and bottles away. B. PHONETICS I. Pronunciation: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. build B. suit C. biscuit D. guilty 2. A. looked B. stopped C. used D. laughed 3. A. raise B. house C. increase D. horse 4. A. suggestion B. education C. congestion D. combustion 5. A. architecture B. scholarship C. chemistry D. exchange II. Stress: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. 1. A. forget B. finish C. English D. summer 2. A. librarian B. necessary C. necessity D. ability 3. A. examiner B. remember C. language D. routine 4. A. relative B. however C. invention D. convenient 5. A. increasingly B. available C. appearance D. journalism C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence below. 1. I wish I _________to the moon tomorrow. A. can go B. were going C. will go D. would go 2. It is reported that he will have to pay legal fees _________$ 2,000. A. for B. of C. with D. by 3. “What happened to the old mail carrier?” ~ “He _________to a new neighborhood to work.” A. has sent B. was send C. was sent D. sent 4. No one died in the accident, _________? A. is he B. isn’t he C. did they D. didn’t they 5. The mouse family avoided _________by coming out only when the house was empty and the two cats were outside. A. catching B. being caught C. caught D. to be caught 6. Do you watch a lot of _________films? A. travel B. journey C. tour D. sightseeing 7. Don’t forget _________home as soon as you arrive at your destination. A. to call B. calling C. having called D. to be called Trang 1/4 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC 8. It wasn’t very polite _________you to keep interrupting me. A. about B. to C. for D. of 9. Tel is a festival _________occurs in late January or early February. A. what B. who C. when D. which 10. _________Mrs. Thoa was tired, she helped Tuan with his homework. A. In spite of B. Although C. Despite the fact D. Even though that 11. That isn’t Tom, _________? A. is that B. are they C. is it D. is he 12. Hoa asked Ba _________from his house to school. A. how far is it B. how far was it C. how far it was D. was how far it 13. She gave her children everything _________they want. A. that B. who C. whom D. what 14. Were you _________a lot by the clown last night? A. made to laugh B. making laugh C. made laugh D. made laughing 15. I hate seeing a child _________. A. to cry B. crying C. to crying D. cry II. Choose the underlined words or phrases (A, B, C or D) that are incorrect in standard English. 1. They had a quiet wedding- only a few friends attend. A B C D 2. Tom suggested us to go home early. A B C D 3. Lan asked me if I was going to visit my aunt the day before. A B C D 4. My thirteen-years-old daughter wishes she weren’t so tall and that her hair were black and straight. A B C D 5. Researchers who read the report commented that they have many errors. A B C D III. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the sentences. 1. My neighbors always turn up the television at night. They are _________people. THINK 2. A fairy appeared and _________changed her old clothes. MAGIC 3. In the future, many buildings will be _________by solar energy. HOT 4. The ring is not valuable. In fact, it is almost _________. WORTH 5. _________, the barber cut my hair too short. LUCK IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1. This is the first time I (read) _________a novel (write) _________by an American novelist. 2. Three million dollars (not be) _________enough for the victims in the tsunami last year. 3. None of the people (invite) _________to the party can come. 4. Listen! Someone (knock) _________at the door. D. READING I. Fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word to complete the following passages. The Media A. Before newspapers were (1) _________, town criers would go through city streets ringing a bell. They shouted the latest (2) _________as they were walking. B. In Viet Nam people love reading newspapers and magazines. Kien Thuc Ngay Nay is one of the most (3) _________magazines and is widely read by both (4) _________and adults. C. (5) _________to television people can get the latest information and enjoy interesting programs in an (6) _________and convenient way. Nowadays, viewers can watch a variety of (7)_________ and international programs on different (8) _________. D. The (9) _________stage in the development of television is interactive TV. Viewers are able to ask questions about the show by using their (10) _________controls. Trang 2/4 II. Choose the correct answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D to complete each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. In the modern world, there is a wealth of leisure activities to (1) _________from. Entertainment industries compete for your leisure time. You can watch TV, listen to music, go to an art gallery or concert or, of course, read a book. Sometimes it seems that reading is neglected because, (2) _________ you are a fast reader, it can take a (3) _________amount of time to finish a novel, for example. However, in the modern world, time is something that can be in short supply. Book publishers haven’t been slow to realize this and are now selling a product which needn’t (4)_________as much of your time but still tells you an excellent story. The new product is the audio book-cassette recordings of shortened novels, often read by well-known personalities or the authors themselves. Audio books are (5) _________new but people are becoming more aware of them and sales are increasing up until now. One of the attractions of audio books is that they’re (6) _________listening to the radio, only better. You can listen to what you want and when you want, and you won’t ever (7) _________anything. Much of their appeal lies in their flexibility. They (8) _________you to do other things while you’re listening, such as driving or (9) _________the housework. For some people, audio books can be a much more enjoyable way of (10) _________knowledge than reading. 1. A. make B. choose C. create D. play 2. A. in spite B. no matter C. regardless of D. even if 3. A. plentiful B. broad C. considerable D. lasting 4. A. take up B. fill out C. go through D. pass by 5. A. partly B. approximately C. roughly D. relatively 6. A. as B. same C. like D. both 7. A. pass B. lack C. miss D. lose 8. A. let B. allow C. spare D. afford 9. A. doing B. running C. making D. cleaning 10. A. grasping B. catching C. gaining D. raising III. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct option marked A, B, C or D to answer the questions. If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children. However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well-especially if the parents are very supportive of their child. Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy. 1. One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to___________. A. push their child into trying too much B. help their child to become a genius C. make their child become a musician D. neglect their child’s education 2. Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they___________. A. force their children into achieving success B. themselves have been very successful C. understand and help their children sensibly D. arrange private lessons for their children 3. Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents? A. Successful musicians B. Unrealistic parents Trang 3/4 C. Their children D. Educational psychologists 4. Michael Collins is fortunate in that___________. A. his father is a musician B. his parents are quite rich C. his mother knows little about music D. his parents help him in a sensible way 5. The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means___________. A. "surprised at" B. "extremely interested in" C. "completely unaware of" D. "confused about" 6. Winston’s parents push their son so much and he___________. A. is afraid to disappoint them B. cannot learn much music from them C. has become a good musician D. has won a lot of piano competitions 7. The word "They" in the passage refers to___________. A. concerts B. violin lessons C. parents in general D. Michael’s parents 8. All of the following people are musical EXCEPT___________. A. Winston’s father B. Winston’s mother C. Michael’s father D. Michael’s mother 9. The word "unwilling" in the passage mostly means___________. A. "getting ready to do something" B. "eager to do something" C. "not objecting to doing anything" D. "not wanting to do something" 10. The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that ___________. A. successful parents always have intelligent children B. successful parents often have unsuccessful children C. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants D. parents should spend more money on the child’s education E. WRITING I. Write the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one. 1. They said that he was the best student in his group.  He 2. The girl’s mother used to work with mine.  That’s the girl 3. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.  I apologize 4. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.  In spite 5. I could realize how important the family is only after I left home.  Not until II. Use the following set of words and phrases to complete the following sentences. You can put additional words and make any changes necessary. 1. Lan/ used/ walk/ past/ mosque/ way/ primary school.  2. Ba’s village/ lie/ near/ foot/ mountain/ and by/ river.  3. majority/ Vietnamese women/ prefer/ wear/ modern clothing/ work.  4. Yesterday/ bus/ drop/ everyone off/ parking lot/ ten meters/ big old banyan tree.  5. first/ print/ newspaper/ appear/ 7 th or 8 th century AD/ China.  III. Write a passage (about 150 words) about the subject you like best at school. You should tell the reasons why you like the subject and how you make progress in your favorite subject. HẾT Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm Trang 4/4 Họ tên thí sinh…………………………………………………………….SBD…………………… Trang 5/4 UBND HUYỆN TAM DƯƠNG PHÒNG GD&ĐT KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 VÒNG 1 Năm học: 2012- 2013 Môn: Tiếng Anh ĐÁP ÁN + HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM (01 trang) A. LISTENING (10 điểm) 1. produce 2. 308 3. 140 4. factories 5. trucks 6. 9300 7. full 8. serious 9. once 10. beer B. PHONETICS (10 điểm) I. (5) 1B 2C 3A 4B 5D II. (5) 1A 2B 3C 4A 5D C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 điểm) I. (15) 1D 2B 3C 4C 5B 6A 7A 8D 9D 10B 11C 12C 13A 14A 15B II. (5) 1D 2B 3D 4A 5C III. (5) 1. thoughtless 2. magically 3. heated 4. worthless 5. Unluckily IV. (5) 1. have read-written 2. wasn’t 3. invited 4. is knocking D. READING (30 điểm) I. (10) 1. invented 2. news 3. popular 4. teenagers 5. Thanks 6. inexpensive 7. local 8. channels 9. next 10. remote II. (10) 1B 2D 3C 4A 5D 6C 7C 8B 9A 10C III. (10) 1A 2C 3D 4D 5B 6A 7D 8D 9D 10C E. WRITING (20 điểm) I. (5) 1. He was said to be the best student in his group. 2. That’s the girl whose mother used to work with mine. 3. I apologize for being rude/ my rudeness to you yesterday. 4. - In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car. OR - In spite of the fact that his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. 5. Not until I left home could I realize how important the family is. II. (5) 1. Lan used to walk past the mosque on her way to primary school. 2. Ba’s village lies near the foot of a mountain and by a river. 3. The majority of Vietnamese women prefer to wear modern clothing at work. 4. The bus dropped everyone off at the parking lot ten meters from a big old banyan tree. 5. The first printed newspaper appeared in the 7 th or 8 th century AD, in China. III. (10) The candidate’s essay should include the following points: - (2) The writing passage should be well organized: * Introduction, body and ending of the passage * Linking words - (6) The content of the writing passage should be clear, logical and creative with explanations. - (2) The writing passage is supposed to be free of grammatical and spelling errors. Giám khảo chú ý: - HDC chỉ là một cách giải. HS có thể giải theo cách khác, giám khảo căn cứ vào bài làm cụ thể của HS để cho điểm. - Điểm các phần, các câu không làm tròn. Điểm toàn bài là tổng điểm của các câu thành phần. Tổng điểm toàn bài: 100 điểm- Sau đó quy ra thang điểm 10 HẾT Trang 6/4 . UBND HUYỆN TAM DƯƠNG PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 VÒNG 1 Năm học: 2012-2013 Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút Đề thi này gồm 04 trang A. LISTENING Listen to the. garbage to a landfill. Landfills are places to put garbage. In 198 9, there were (6) _________landfills in the United States. But by 199 9, more than half of these landfills will be (7) _________ 1 Năm học: 2012- 2013 Môn: Tiếng Anh ĐÁP ÁN + HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM (01 trang) A. LISTENING (10 điểm) 1. produce 2. 308 3. 140 4. factories 5. trucks 6. 93 00 7. full 8. serious 9. once 10. beer B. PHONETICS