Së GD&§T Qu¶ng Ninh kú thi chän häc sinh giái CẤP tØnh
líp 9 THCS n¨m häc 2011 - 2012
§Ò thi CHÍNH THỨC
(ðề thi này có 6 trang)
Ch÷ ký cña gi¸m thÞ M«n: TiÕng Anh (b¶ng B)
Thêi gian lµm bµi: 150 phót, kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò
SBD:
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Ngµy thi: 23/3/2012
Hä, tªn thÝ sinh: Sè ph¸ch
Ngµy sinh: chấm lần 1:
2: N¬i sinh:
Häc sinh trường:
Hội ñồng coi thi:
Số phách ðiểm bài thi Họ tên, chữ ký của hai người Sè ph¸ch
chấm lần 1:
chấm phúc chấm lần 1: chấm lần 1:
khảo: Bằng số: ……….……….……… 1: ……………………..………
Bằng chữ: 2: ……………………..………
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Số phách ðiểm bài thi chấm phúc khảo: Họ tên, chữ ký của hai người
chấm phúc khảo: chấm phúc khảo:
Bằng số: …………………………………
Bằng chữ: 1: ……………………………………
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Ghi chó: ThÝ sinh tr¶ lêi ngay vµo bài thi nµy. NÕu viÕt sai ph¶i g¹ch bá råi viÕt l¹i.
Part I. Phonetics, Vocabulary, and Grammar (6.0 points)
I. Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) which has the underlined part is pronounced
differently from the others in each group (1.0 point).
1. A. sing B. source C. sight D. sugar
2. A. enough B. cough C. although D. laugh
3. A. father B. other C. healthy D. another
4. A. filled B. destroyed C. wished D. prepared
5. A. blood B. mood C. noon D. pool
II. Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the best answer to complete each sentence
below (3.0 points).
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1. Using electricity to catch fish is very dangerous. People may die from _____ shock.
A. electric B. electronic C. eletricity D. electrify
2. I arrived in Singapore __________the evening of Thursday.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
3. Jack always offers _________ my bags when I go shopping, but I always refuse to be
helped.
A. carry B. carrying C. to carry D. carried
4. I got up late because my alarm clock didn’t __________
A. see off B. turn off C. go off D. take off
5. The crowd at a football match are often __________.
A. excited B. exciting C. excitement D. excite
6. It’s so hot today. Let’s go out for a drink, ________ we ?
A. will B. shan’t C. won’t D. shall
7. How beautiful she is! She is wearing a __________.
A. silk pretty purple dress B. dress silk pretty purple
C. purple pretty silk dress D. pretty purple silk dress
8. Tim: “Would you mind lending me your dictionary?”
Paul: “ ________.”
A. Yes, let’s. B. Great.
C. No, of course not. D. Yes. Here you are.
9. Mary: “Congratulations! You have got high marks in the last term.”
John: “________.”
A. It’s kind of you to say so. B. Really? Never say so.
C. I’d love to say so. D. You're welcome.
10. They received ______ advice from their parents that they became successful.
A. so good B. such a good C. so good an D. such good
11. Would you please ______________?
A. to tell me how much it costs B. tell me how much does it cost
C. telling me how much does it cost D. tell me how much it costs
12. Have you got a car______?
A. of your own B. of yourself C. of you D. of your
13. What do you think about the parks in Paris ? Are they bigger ______ in London?
A. than that B. than those C. as that D. as those
14. Be patient _______ you won't succeed.
A. or B. because C. though D. when
15. It’s difficult for Western people to get used _________ with chopsticks.
A. eating B. to eating C. to eat D. eaten
III. Read the text and use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form
a word that fits in the space in the same line. (0) is an example (2.0 points).
The (0) original Olympic Games began in Ancient Greece in 776 BC in ORIGIN
Olympia. The Games were very popular and were held (1)_____________ REGULAR
every four years until AD 393 when they were stopped by the Roman
Emperor. The (2)____________ games were started again in Athens in 1896. MODERNIZE
The Games have become the World’s most important international athletics
(3) _______________, in which the best athletes spend years training in COMPETE
(4)________________ for this great event. Sports range from basketball to PREPARE
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horse riding. Perhaps the most (5)________________ track and field event is CHALLENGE
the decathlon. Athletes take part in ten (6)_______________ running, DIFFER
jumping and throwing events.
Almost every nation sends a team to the Olympic Games and one of the
ideas is that the Games encourage (7)_______________ between countries. FRIEND
(8)________________ sports lovers travel thousands of miles to watch the DEDICATE
Games and most (9)______________ athletes want the chance of winning an AMBITION
Olympic medal. Such an (10)___________ can make them known throughout ACHIEVE
the world.
Part II. Reading (6.5 points)
I. Read the passage below and circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the answer
you choose (1.5 points).
A recent investigation by scientists at the US Geological Survey shows that strange
animal behavior might help predict future earthquake.
Investigators found such occurrences in a ten-kilometer radius of the centre of a
fairly recent earthquake. Some birds screeched and flew about wildly. Dogs yelped and
ran uncontrollably.
Scientists believe that animals can perceive these environmental changes as early as
several days before the disasters because animals have certain instincts.
In 1976 after observing animal behavior, the Chinese were able to predict a terrible
earthquake. Although hundreds of thousands of people were killed, the government was
able to evacuate millions of people and thus keep the death toll at a lower rate.
1. What prediction may be made by observing animal behavior?
A. The number of people who die.
B. Environmental changes.
C. A coming earthquake.
D. The ten-kilometer radius of an earthquake.
2. Why can animals see these changes when human can not?
A. Animals are more intelligent than humans.
B. Hunman don’t know where to look.
C. By running around, they can feel the vibration.
D. Animals have certain instincts that humans don’t possess.
3. If scientists can accurately predict earthquakes, there will be __________ .
A. a lower death rate B. fewer animals going crazy
C. fewer homeless people D. fewer environmental changes
4. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?
A. Some animals may be able to see a future earthquake.
B. All birds and dogs in the ten-kilometer radius of an earthquake center become wild
before the quake.
C. The Chinese have successfully predict an earthquake and saved many lives.
D. By observing animal behavior scientists perhaps can predict earthquake.
5. In the passage, the word “evacuate” in bold is closet in meaning to _________.
A. find B. kill C. destroy D. remove
II. Read the text below and circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the word you choose
(2.5 points).
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TRAFFIC LIGHTS
The first traffic light signal was invented by a railway signal engineer. It was
installed outside the House of Parliament in 1868. It (1) _________ like any railway
signal of the time, and was operated by gas. (2) _________, it exploded and killed a
policeman, and the accident discouraged further development until cars became common.
(3) _________ traffic lights are an American invention. Red - green systems were
installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three – colour signals, operated by hand from town in the
(4) _________ of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The first lights of this
type to (5) _________ in Britain were in London on the junction (6) ________ St. Jame’s
Street and Picciadilly in 1925. Automatic signals were installed (7) _________ year later.
In the past, traffic lights were special. In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In
Los Angeles the lights did not just (8) _________ silently, but would ring bells to (9)
_________ the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been (10)
_________ by standard models which are universally adopted.
1. A. resembled B. showed C. looked D. seemed
2. A. However B. Therefore C. Despite D. Although
3. A. Old B. Modern C. Recent D. Late
4. A. opposite B. focus C. middle D. heart
5. A. come B. appear C. show D. become
6. A. in B. between C. at D. of
7. A. an B. for the C. the D. a
8. A. change B. wake C. go D. get
9. A. rise B. wake C. raise D. get up
10.A. recycled B. removed C. reused D. replaced
III. Fill each numbered blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word (2.5
points).
Most people know that cigarette smoking is harmful to their (1) ____________ .
Scientific research shows that it can (2) _____________ many kinds of diseases. In fact,
many people who smoke get lung cancer. Doctors believe that it (3) _____________ also
cause lung cancer in people who (4) ____________ not smoke. Nonsmokers often
breathe in the smoke from (5) _____________ people’s cigarettes. This is the
secondhand smoking. People are becoming aware (6) _____________ the danger of
secondhand smoke. As a result, they (7) _____________ passed laws that prohibit people
from smoking in many public places. Besides, many governments tend to put taxes on
cigarettes (8) _____________ order to discourage people from smoking. With all the
concerned effort made by the authority (9) _____________ nonsmokers, we can look
forward to a world (10) _____________ smoking.
Part III. Writing (7.5 points)
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one,
beginning with the given word(s) or phrase (2.5 points).
1. "Do you know who broke the window, John ?” said Mrs. Clark.
Mrs. Clark asked …………………………………………………………………………..............................................................................
2. The train journey from London to Bristol takes two hours.
It is ………………………………………………………………………….................................................................................................................
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3. Her step-mother made Mary do household chores all day.
Mary …………………………………………………………………………............................................................................................................
4. Reading scientific books is one of my interests.
I am …………………………………………………………………………...............................................................................................................
5. The bookshelf was so high that the children couldn’t reach it.
The bookshelf was too ………………………………………………………………………….................................................................
6. We no longer write to each other very often.
We used ………………………………………………………………………………………...................................................................................
7. It’s a pity I don’t have a computer.
I wish …………………………………………………………………………..........................................................................................................
8. John last wrote to his pen pal five months ago.
John hasn’t …………………………………………………………………………..............................................................................................
9. I've never heard a more amusing story than this one.
This is …………………………………………………………………………..........................................................................................................
10. The sea was so rough that the ferry couldn’t sail.
The rough sea ………………………………………………………………………….......................................................................................
II. Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences of a passage
(2.0 points).
1. Jack London/ famous American writer//
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2. he/ bear/ January 13th/ 1876/ San Francisco/ California//
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3. family/ poor/ he/ have/ leave/school/ make money//
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4. he/ work/ hard/ different jobs//
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5. later/ he/ return/ school/ he/ not/ stay/ long//
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6. 1897/ he/ go/ Alaska/ find/ gold//
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7. there/ he/ find/ ideas/ books/ stories//
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8. then/ he/ come/ home/ start/ write//
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9. writings/ successful/ he/ become/ rich/ famous/ twenties//
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10. poor health/ he/ die/ 1916/ age/40//
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III. Imagine you are Trung - a student of Tran Phu lower secondary school. There
are some environmental problems in your school. You think something needs to be
done about this situation. Write a letter (about 150 words) to the headmaster to
complain about this (3.0 points).
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Ghi chú: Thí sinh có thể viết tiếp bài III, PART III vào sau trang 6.
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SỞ GD&ðT QUẢNG NINH HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH
LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2011 - 2012
§Ò thi CHÍNH THỨC
Môn: Tiếng Anh (BẢNG B)
(H−íng dÉn chÊm nµy cã 02 trang)
Part I. Phonetics, Vocabulary, and Grammar (6,0 ®iÓm)
I. 1 ®iÓm. Mçi c©u ®óng 0,2 ®iÓm
1. D 2. C 3. C 4. C 5.A
II. 3,0 ®iÓm. Mçi c©u ®óng 0,2 ®iÓm
1. A 2.B 3. C 4. C 5. A
6. D 7. D 8. D 9. A 10. D
11. D 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. B
III. 2,0 ®iÓm. Mçi c©u ®óng 0,2 ®iÓm
1. regularly 2. modern 3. competition 4. preparation 5. challenging
6. different 7. friendship 8. Dedicated 9. ambitious 10. achievement
Part II. Reading (6,5 ®iÓm)
I. 1,5 ®iÓm. Mçi c©u ®óng 0,3 ®iÓm
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D
II. 2,5 ®iÓm. Mçi c©u ®óng 0,25 ®iÓm
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. D
III. 2,5 ®iÓm. Mçi c©u ®óng 0,25 ®iÓm
1. health 2. cause 3. may/can 4. do 5. other
6. of 7. have 8. in 9. and 10. without
Part III. Writing (7,5 ®iÓm)
I. 2,5 ®iÓm. Mçi c©u ®óng 0,25 ®iÓm.
1. Mrs. Clark asked John if he knew who had broken the window.
2. It is a two-hour train journey from London to Bristol.
3. Mary was made to do household chores all day by her step-mother.
4. I am interested in reading scientific books.
5. The bookshelf was too high for the children to reach.
6. We used to write to each other.
7. I wish I had a computer.
8. John hasn’t written to his pen pal for five months.
9. This is the most amusing story (that) I have ever heard.
10.The rough sea prevented/ stopped the ferry from sailing.
II. 2,0 ®iÓm. Mçi c©u ®óng 0,2 ®iÓm
1. Jack London was a famous American writer.
2. He was born on January 13th, 1876 in San Francisco, California.
3. His family was very poor, and he had to leave school to make money.
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Or: Because his family was very poor/ Because of his poor family, he had to leave school
to make money.
4. He worked hard/ He had to work hard in different jobs.
5. Later, he returned to school where/but he didn’t stay long.
6. In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold.
7. There he found ideas for his books and stories.
writing books and stories.
8. Then he came back home and started to write.
writing.
9. His writings were successful and he became rich and famous in his twenties.
Or: His writings were so successful that he became rich and famous in his twenties.
10. In poor health/ Because of his poor health/ Because his health was poor, he died in
1916 at the age of 40.
III. 3,0 ®iÓm.
1. Opening (0,75 ®iÓm)
- Date, address (Date of writing; address of receiver and writer): 0,5 ®iÓm
- Salutation (Dear Sir/Madam,): 0,25 ®iÓm
2. Body: (2,0 ®iÓm)
- The reason for writing: 0,25 ®iÓm
- The environmental problems in your school: 0,75 ®iÓm
- The suggestions and the actions to be taken: 1,0 ®iÓm
3. Closing (Yours faifthfully/Yours sincerely,): 0,25 ®iÓm
Tæng sè: 20 ®iÓm
Ghi chó: §iÓm toµn bµi ®Ó ®iÓm lÎ, kh«ng lµm trßn sè.
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