Sở giáo dục và đào tạo Bắc giang Đề Dự Bị kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh năm học 2009 - 2010 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (lớp 9) Ngày thi: 28 tháng 3 năm 2010 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút điểm Bài thi Bằng số: Bằng chữ: Chữ kí Giám khảo 1: Chữ kí Giám khảo 2: . L u ý: - Đề thi gồm 04 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi. - Thí sinh không đợc sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển. section a. Phonetics (10 points) Part I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Circle A , B , C or D. 1. A. volcano B. damage C. earthquake D. teenager 2. A. predict B. destroy C. behavior D. preparation 3. A. highland B. flashlight C. strike D. volcanic 4. A. bureau B. funnel C. hurricane D. erupt 5. A. earthquake B. path C. southern D. thunderstorm Part II. Choose the word that has the stress on a different syllable from the rest in each group . 1. A. access B. forecast C. publish D. abroad 2. A. recent B. border C. provide D. gemstone 3. A. alien B. grocery C. acquaintance D. rivalry 4. A. pagoda B. separate C. benefit D. Internet 5. A. category B. dormitory C. temperature D. communicate Section B. Grammar and vocabulary (35 points ) Part I. Choose the correct answer, circling letter A , B , C or D. 1. Has the committee a decision yet? A. given B. made C. done D. arrived 2. the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished. A. Until B. In C. By D. On 3. her five dresses, she likes the red one best. A. Of B. In C. From D. Among 4. Because of the bad weather, we had to put our picnic until next weekend. A. out B. away C. up D. off 5. By the year 2015, the world population 8 billion people. A. will reach B. reaches C. will have reached D. reach 6. We are destroying our environment by adding more to it. A. pollutes B. pollutants C. pollutives D. pollutions 7. He tried to explain the reason he got to class late yesterday. A. for whichB. of which C. in which D. by which 8. We didnt remember our document into our removable disk so we have lost all now. A. saving B. to be saving C. saved D. to save 9. There is a crowd of students for the lecturer outside the lecture hall. A. to wait B. waiting C. to be waitingD. are waiting 10. The storm was on Thursday of that week. A. the B. x C. a D. an Part II. Read the following passage then give the correct form/tense of the verbs in brackets. When drawing human figures, children often (1. make) ________________ the head too large for the rest of the body. A recent study (2. offer)________________ some insights into this common Page 1/5 Số phách phenomenon in children’s illustration. As part of the study, researchers (3. ask)________________ children between four and seven years old (4. make) ________________ several drawings of men. When they (5. draw)________________ front views of male figures, the size of the heads (6. noticeably enlarge)________________ . However, when the children drew rear views of men, the size of the heads was not so exaggerated. Researchers (7. suggest) ________________ that children (8. draw)________________ bigger heads when they (9. know)________________ they must leave room for facial details. Therefore, the odd head size in children’s illustrations (10. be)________________ a shape of planning and not an indication of a poor sense of scale. Part III. Read the passage and give the correct form of the words in brackets. Most of the people in Saragossa were attending a children’s (1. graduate) ________________ ceremony in the village school when one of the worst tornadoes in American history (2. sudden) ________________ struck. A sudden loud (3. whistle)______________ sound made everyone sit up as the (4. young)_____________ child was shaking hands with the village mayor. It was (5. suppose)______________ to be a time of great (6. happy)________________. Instead, it ended in tragedy. The children were receiving their certificates when the tornado hit the village without any (7. warn) ______________. The walls of the school building fell in while most of the parents were watching the ceremony. Tons of concrete were sent crashing down on them. Other parents were preparing a huge meal in the school kitchen at the time of the disaster. Afterwards, no building in Saragossa remained (8. stand)________________. Out of a (9. populate) ________________ of 185, at least 25 were (10. die)________________ and a further 112 were injured. “The whole village has gone”, said the officer Paul Deshler. “There’s nothing at all here now. It looks worse than a war zone.” Part IV. Fill in the blank with one preposition. 1.2. Colleges responded swiftly ___________ the demand ___________ new courses. 3. It wasn’t very polite ___________ you to keep interrupting me. 4. The park is open ___________ May through September. 5. Jim lived with his parents ___________ he was twenty five. Section C. Reading comprehension (30 points) Part I. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions below it. The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ended the Indochina War. Today Dien Bien Phu is a tourist destination. Many visitors are battle veterans or members of their families. As well as visiting the battle site, tourists can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Muong Thanh Valley, visit the neighboring villages, and share the hospitability of the local people. Most of the people who live in the area are members of the Thai or H’Mong ethnic minorities. However, they do not depend on tourism alone to live. As Dien Bien Phu is only 30 kilometers from Laos border, it is an important trading center. Food leaves here for Laos and Thailand and goods arrive back to provide for the northern provinces of Vietnam. Questions: 1. What did Dien Bien Phu use to be? . 2. Who visits Dien Bien Phu? . 3. Do tourists come to Dien Bien only to visit the battle site? . 4. Why is Dien Bien Phu an important trading center? . 5. Do people in Dien Bien Phu depend on tourism or on trading to live? . Part II. Fill in each space in the following passage with one suitable word. The hamburger is eaten all over the world. The first hamburgers were sold in Connecticut in 1895 by an America chef (1) ____________ Louis Lassen. Louis called them hamburgers because he was given the recipe by sailors (2)____________ Hamburg in Germany. Hamburgers became favourite in America in the early twentieth (3)____________. Their popularity grew even more after the Second World War, (4)____________ they were bought in large quantities (5)____________ teenagers who preferred fast food to family meals. In 1948, (6)____________ brothers, Dick and McDonald (7)____________ a drive-in hamburger restaurant in San Bernardino, California. (8)____________ then, over 25,000 McDonald’s restaurants have been opened worldwide and Page 2/5 now 35 million McDonald’s hamburgers are (9)____________ every day in 115 countries (10)____________ India to Artic Circle. Part III. Read the passage then choose the correct answer to each question. Circle A, B ,C or D. The play now on at the New Theater as part of the Eastern Arts Festival is not among the best plays for which the director, Army Fielding, has been responsible. The action takes place in the home of Professor Spear. One night his landlady comes to the house for a chat. After inviting her in, the professor hears a sound and thinking it is a burglar coming to rob the house, fires his gun. By mistake the wrong person is shot and the thief gets away. The scene of the second act is a law court, in which everyone waits to find out if the professor is guilty of murder. I did not care for the acting in some cases. Norman Jones is normally seen in some comedies and it is not satisfactory as the professor. He doesn’t look like a wise old man. Also Simon Fry, as the servant, shouted at the top of his voice through the play. The hit of the evening, however, was James Smith as the judge. On the whole, the play appeared to be a little out of date. I can think of many other plays which would have been more suitable for a group of clever young actors to perform. The play continues until the end of the month. 1. The passage is from ________. A. a review of the play. B. an instruction to a book. C. a letter. D. an advertisement. 2. What is the writer trying to do ? A. To give advice to the writer of the play. B. To warn people not to go and see the play. C. To give his own opinion of the play. D. To persuade the director to change the play. 3. The writer’s opinion about the play is that ______. A. there were not enough actors for the parts. B. the actors would have performed better in a modern play. C. the play was being performed at the wrong time of the year. D. the play was a comedy but the audience did not find it amusing. 4. The writer thought the actor who played the professor was unsatisfactory because ____. A. he made the audience laugh too much. B. he did not look like a professor . C. he had the wrong kind of moustache. D. he was not clever enough to play the part 5. Who, among the four following persons, will probably enjoy the play ? A. “I don’t care much for serious subjects. I like comedies, especially about the young. Norman Jones is great, so young and lively. I like the way he jumps about the stage. He can never stand still.” B. “I only like going to the theatre when there is something on with a lot of songs. Simon Fry is a good singer. I saw him in a show last year. I hope he’ll be singing again when I next go to the theater.” C. “I really prefer plays with a good story. I like to wonder about what to happen in the end. I’m a great fan of James Smith.” D. “I prefer modern plays. This director did one that I liked last year. There was a group of actors on a bare stage without any scenery . It showed what is wrong with modern society.” Part IV. Read the passage then choose the word or phrase that best fits each space by circling A, B , C or D. (1) …………. the clock every day is such an exhausting effort (2) …………. when I actually have a few free moments, I tend to collapse. Mostly I (3)…………. into a chair and stare into space while I imagine how lovely life would be (4) …………. I possessed the organizational skills and the energy of my super heroines. In fact, I waste (5) …………. of my spare time just worrying about what other women are accomplishing in (6) ………… Sometimes I think that these modern fairy tales create as many problems for women as the old stories that had us biding our time for the day our prince would come. Yet superwomen tales continue (7) ………….me. Despite my friend’s warning against being taken in, despite (8) …………. I’ve learned, I find that I’m not only willing, but positively eager to buy that bridge she mentioned. Why? I suppose it has something to do with the (9) ………….of an optimistic approach (10) ………….life and the fact that extraordinary deeds have been accomplished by determined individuals who refused to believe that “you can’t” was the final word on their dreams. 1. A. Raced B. Race C. Racing D. Being raced Page 3/5 2. A. because B. if C. for D. that 3. A. sit B. sink C. seat D. sat 4. A. if only B. only if C. not only D. what if 5. A. a great many B. a good deal C. many D. a large number 6. A. their B. them C. they D. theirs 7. A. to charm B. to affect C. encourage D. fascinate 8. A. anything B. every C. something D. everything 9. A. attract B. appealing C. appeal D. influence 10. A. to B. for C. in D. of Section D. Writing (25 points) Part I. Find and correct the mistake in each sentence below. 1. If you had taken my advice before doing the task, you would have been able to do it more better. 2. Despite rain or snow, there are always more than 50 thousand fans in the football games. 3.Tom is often late for work, that makes his boss angry. 4. When you return home from London next month, we will finish the project. 5. Many discoveries have made in the field of chemistry and physics. 6. In the unlikely event that you are not completely satisfied with your vacation, we will offer a fully refund. 7. Since all of the students had done poor on the test, the teacher decided to give it again. 8. They are having a small party to celebrate the achievement in the first year’s goals. 9. It is important that she attends all the lectures given by professor Harry. 10. His view has been received support from an unlikely source. 1. ______________________________ 6. ______________________________ 2. ______________________________ 7. ______________________________ 3. ______________________________ 8. ______________________________ 4. ______________________________ 9. ______________________________ 5. ______________________________ 10. ______________________________ Part II. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. Use the words given and do not change their form. 1. I regret that I didn’t finish my work before the picnic. (wish) . 2. The children bought a lot of food in order to live in the forest for two weeks. (so that) 3. It doesn’t matter how hard Mike tries, he can’t pass the driving test. (However) . 4. On arrival, she went straight to her hotel room. (as soon as) . 5. She didn’t work hard enough, so she lost her job. (reason) . Part III. Rewrite the sentences so that the meanings stay the same. 1. People used to think that he was a selfish man. -> He 2. He is so stupid that he can’t remember his lesson. -> So 3. We like it more as we examine it. -> The more 4. We couldn’t get nearer because of the police. -> The police prevented 5. The waiter who served us was a very clumsy boy. -> We Part IV. Complete the sentences using the given words. Make any changes if necessary. 1. president/ start/ feel ill/ while/ interview. 2. Ruling’s mother/ remind/ her/ take/ umbrella/ her/ case/ rain. 3. Everyone/ go/ picnic/ tomorrow/ pack/ bag/ food/ moment. Page 4/5 4. When/ I/ get home/ children/ probably/ watch TV. 5. No sooner/ he/ finish/ sing/ song/ audience/ burst out/ clap. The end Page 5/5 . và đào tạo Bắc giang Đề Dự Bị kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh năm học 2009 - 2010 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (lớp 9) Ngày thi: 28 tháng 3 năm 2010 Thời gian. . L u ý: - Đề thi gồm 04 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi. - Thí sinh không đợc sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu