1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
SÓC TRĂNG Năm học 2012-2013
Đề chính thức
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 9
(Thời gian làm bài 150 phút, không kể phát đề) Ngày thi 04/02/2013
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Đề thi này có 4 trang - Thí sinh làm trên giấy làm bài.
- Thí sinh làm phần nghe hiểu trước.
A. Listening (3.0 points) Part 1 (2.0 points)
Listen to the first passage about “Fire”. Then answer the questions below. You will listen to the passage twice.
1. What did man probably first use fire for?
2. For what purpose was fire used by Red Indians?
3. What were the first street lights?
4. How long did the candle clock take to burn?
Part 2 (1.0 pt)
Listen to the second passage “New Year’s Day” twice. Then decide if the sentences are True or False.
1. In many Asian countries, people give children money in red envelopes for happiness.
2. People in Japan celebrate New Year by eating special food.
3. In South America, people wear traditional clothes for good luck.
4. People everywhere look forward to a future of happiness and good luck.
B. Grammar and use (7.0 points) Part 1 (2.0 points)
Choose the best answers
1. Although I am very busy, I try to find time to ... to my grandparents every weekend.
A. take a break B. pay a visit
C. look after D. take care
2. Most people are interested in the ... of photographs taken by disabled students.
A. population B. environment
C. popularity D. exhibition
3. ... farming is a hard work, I enjoy country life.
A. Although B. However
C. Because D. Since
4. Choose the best response:“Who’s Sam?” – “ ...”.
A. The handsome guy near the door. B. I’m afraid I missed him C. I want to see it D. He really likes it.
5. We must learn English at school because it’s a (an) ... subject.
A. optional B. compulsory
C. international D. national
6. The advertisement said Academy of Language had many ... and native
2 English teachers.
A. information B. well- qualified
C. experience D. time- consuming
7. The weather forecast is on TV. “Can you turn up the volume ?”
A. I hope so B. That’s a good idea C. yes, I think so, too D. you are welcome
8. Tidal waves are the result of an abruption in the ... of the earth.
A. movement water under B. under movement C. underwater movement D. movement underwater
Part 2 (2,0 points)
Identify the one underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D that should be corrected or rewritten.
1. Tung attends an university in Ho Chi Minh city which specializes in economics.
A B C D
2. New two department stores have been built in the district this year.
A B C D
3.In the story, compared to Ly Thong, Thach Sanh is a honest man.
A B C D
4. Mary learned very hard the lesson, because she passed the exam quite easily.
A B C D
5. V.I. Lenin, whose body has been mummified and kept in Red Square, has A B
been greatest leader of the revolutionary movement in the world.
C D
6. So soon as he finishes his homework, Peter feeds the chicken and collects their
A B C D
eggs.
7. Charles Dickens worked in a shop for six shillings week.
A B C D
8. Every students have to wear uniforms on the first day of the week.
A B C D Part 3 (1.0 point)
Use the correct preposition.
1. Thunder kept me ... sleeping well at night.
2. She is afraid ... snake.
3. My class was divided ... three groups 4. He gets up ... 5 A.m every morning.
Part 4 (1.0 point)
Use the correct tense or form of verbs in parentheses:
1. Nguyệt likes ... to music on way to school. (listen) 2. It ... since last month. (not rain)
3 3. We hope ……….. Melbourne on our next trip. (visit)
4. When I arrived at the camp site, they ... out the blanket. (lay) Part 5 (1.0 point)
Use the correct form of words in parentheses:
1. Is Hanoi ... from Kuala Lumpur? (difference)
2. Consumers always want cheap, effective ... (produce) 3. Students sing folk songs ... .(beauty)
4. Mr Dick is a famous stamp ... in our city. (collect)
C.Reading (4.0 points) Part 1 (2.0 points)
Read the following passage and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Exchange Programs - Youth for Understanding.
Youth for Understanding (YFU) was begun to improve understanding between the United States and Germany after World War II. In 1951, 75 German teenagers were selected to live with American families for one year. In 1955, the first American teenagers were placed with European families.
Since 1951, YFU has exchanged approximately 200,000 students from more than 50 countries. In the mid-fifties, the program expanded rapidly in Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. YFU was introduced to Latin America in 1958, beginning with Mexico. Although YFU was founded in the United States, it is truly international. For example, a Brazilian student can go to the United States or to any of 12 countries, including Denmark, Australia, and France.
Exchange students are placed with families in their host countries. Host families are carefully selected so that the visit is a safe and rewarding experience. Exchange students attend school where they make friends and learn what life is like for teenagers in the host country. If a different language is spoken in the host country, students will need to meet minimum language requirements. Students also must demonstrate that they are committed to the host family and are ready for cross-culture living.
1. The first German teenagers were placed with American families in 1951.
2. YFU came to Latin America in the 1950s of the century.
3. Brazilian students can go to Denmark for an exchange program.
4. Making friends and learning about life in the host country are the main activities of exchange students.
5. It is not necessary for students to show their commitment to the host families.
Part 2 (2.0 points)
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
Today, computer companies sell many different programs for computers. First, there are programs for (1) ……… math problems. Second, there are programs for (2)
…………. studies. Third, some programs are like fancy typewriters. They are often used by (3) ……….. and business people. Other programs are made for courses in schools and (4)……… . And finally, there are programs for fun. They include word games and
puzzles for children and (5)…… .
There are many wonderful new computer programs, but there are other reasons to like (6)……… Some people like the way computers hum and sing when they are (7)………… It is a happy sound, like the sounds of toys and childhood. Computers also (8) …………. lights and pretty pictures. And computers even (9)……… to have personalities. That may (10)………. strange, but computers seem to have feelings.
4 Sometimes they seem happy, sometimes they seem angry. It is easy to think they are like people.
1. A. doing B. working C. writing D. making
2. A. normal B. scientific C. lower D. training 3. A. workers B. farmers C. writers D. teachers 4. A. houses B. factories C. countries D. universities
5. A. boys B. adults C. men D. women
6. A. computers B. programs C. puzzles D. games 7. A. watching B. seeing C. working D. finding
8. A. are B. used C. draw D. have
9. A. seem B. want C. offer D. decide
10. A. feel B. sound C. stay D. remain
D. Writing (6.0 points) Part 1 (2.0 points)
Rewrite the following sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentences before them.
1. I’m sorry that I don’t have time to help you.
=> I wish ...
2. With luck, he may pass the entrance examination.
=> If ...
3. “Do you want to study at Nguyễn Đình Chiểu highschool?”
=> Tam asked Nam ...
4. It is difficult to refuse parents’ suggestion.
=> It is difficult for...
Part 2 (1.0 point)
Rewrite the following sentences, using the word given in capital. Do not change this word in any way.
Ex: Mary resembles her aunt.
Takes
Mary takes after her aunt.
1. The teacher asked John to write a report.
Called
=> The teacher ... a report.
2. She had to look after her younger brother.
Take
=> She had to ... brother.
Part 3 (3.0 pts)
Write a paragraph about 150 words to tell about a party which you like most. You can use the following ideas:
- When and where you attended the party.
- Who attended the party.
- What programs the party had.
- How everybody was and behaved - How you felt about it.
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