Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh lớp 9 năm học 2011 - 2012 môn: Tiếng Anh

ĐIỂM
HỌ TÊN , CHỮ KÝ GIÁM KHẢO
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SỐ PHÁCH
(Do CTHĐ chấm thi ghi)
BẰNG SỐ
BẰNG CHỮ
GIÁM KHẢO 1
GIÁM KHẢO 2
SECTION 1: LISTENING (4 pts). HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 10 giây.
Mở đầu mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu nhạc, mỗi phần cách nhau 30 giây.
Thí sinh đọc kỹ câu hỏi và hướng dẫn trước khi làm bài.
PART 1: People are talking about their fears. What problem does the fear cause for each person? Write the correct answer (A, B or C) in the numbered box.
1. A. He can never use elevators.
B. He hates using stairs.
C. He has to use the elevator with someone else. 
2. A. She can’t swim in a pool.
B. She can’t swim in the ocean.
C. She can’t be in crowds.
3. A. She can’t visit people with big dogs.
B. She can’t visit people with any animals
C. She can’t visit people with any dogs.
4. A. He can’t work in a tall building.
B. He never travels.
C. He can’t do some fun things with his kids.
Your answers:
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PART 2: You will hear an English woman called Britta talking to an interviewer about her life in Berlin, the capital of Germany. Write the correct answer (A, B or C) in the numbered box.
1. How long has Britta lived in Berlin?
A. four years	B. six years	C. twenty years
2. What does Britta say about living in Berlin?
A. She can’t sleep at night because of the traffic noise.
B. She misses the museums and theatres in Bonn.
C. She likes living in a big, busy city.
3. The area of Berlin where Britta lives is 
A. a rather expensive place to live.
B. a good place to eat out.
C. a long way from the city centre.
4. How does Britta usually travel around in Berlin?
A. She walks.	B. She uses her bicycle.	C. She uses the tram or bus.
5. Britta says that her nephew, Philippe, likes going .
A. to the park with her.	B. to the shops with his parents.	C. to a gallery with her.
6. Britta has lots of friends who .
A. live near her.	B. work with her.	C. are still in England.
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PART 3: You will hear a man called Stephen Mills talking to a group of people about a trip to India to see tigers. Fill in the missing information (no more than three words) in the numbered space.
 THE TIGER TOUR
Stephen’s profession: (1) 
 Date of departure: (2) 
Number of tourists in group: (3) 
Type of accommodation: (4)
 Means of transport in the part: - open truck in the north 
 (5) .in the south
Meal not included: (6)
SECTION 2: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (5.5 pts)
PART 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered box.
1. Travelling by air is not cheap. .is it interesting.
A. Either	B. Neither	C. So	D. And
2. Jim always gets very annoyed if he can’t get his own ..
A. wish	B. desire	C. will	D. way
3. The bad weather .the plane being delayed.
A. caused	B. made	C. resulted in	D. created
4. I know you won’t mind sitting by Peter,.?
A. will you	B. do I	C. don’t I	D. won’t you
5. “ Jane said that you had read the book three times”.
“ Yes, I found it very ..”
A. amusing	B. amused	C. amuse	D. amusingly
6. “John won’t come tomorrow.”
“ Did he say he next week?”
A. will come	B. would come	C. is coming	D. had come
7. The reason ..he is late is that he had an accident.
A. which	B. when	C. how	D. why 
8. enough time to talk over the matter now.
A. It hasn’t	B. There isn’t	C. There hasn’t	D. It isn’t
9. I suggested to the party.
A. him in going	B. to make him go	C. him to go	D. that he should go
10. His house is nothing out of the.; it’s just an average five – room house.
A. normal	B. usual	C. ordinary	D. typical
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PART 2: Write the correct FORM of each blacketed word in the numbered box
Barbara saw a doctor who is a specialist in such cases. Her powers of (1. concentrate). aren’t as good as they used to be and at times she is very (2. forget)but the doctor has (3. confident).predicted that in time she will make a complete (4. recover) He believes she is making very (5. satisfy)progress in this direction. Of course, not all such (6. predict)come true, but the doctor is usually very (7. rely) . As for the cuts and bruises she had, they have healed almost (8. complete) Barbara herself is very (9. thank) to be alive. As one of the people who examined her at hospital said, she was (10. extraordinary)..lucky.
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PART 3: Fill each gap in the following sentences with the correct prepositions.
1. Sharing a flat ..someone is cheaper than living on your own.
2. They gave ..looking for her when it grew dark.
3. Tim seems to be putting weight.
4. At the sales things can often be bought ..half price.
5. If you don’t take professional pride .your work, you’re probably in the wrong job.
6. He climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit .reach.
7. They hire out bicycles .the hour.
8. The film was based .the book of the same name.
9. Miss Garcia can’t get accustomed fast-speaking Americans.
10. my money, Sunday is the best day to travel because the roads are quiet.
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PART 4: Choose the underlined word or phrase which would not be appropriate in standard written English.
1. The number of movie tickets sold seems to be more important to producers as the quality of the
 A 	 B 	 C
 film shown.
 D
2. Scientists believe there have more than 350,000 species of plants, but no one knows for sure.
	 A B	C D
3. Water has been vital to the development and survivor of civilization.
 A B C D
4. There are about 500 species of poisonous snakes, 200 of them are harmful to man.
 A B C D
5. The main difference of stars and the planets is that the stars produce their own heat and light, but 
 A B C 
the planets do not.
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SECTION 3: READING (6.5 pts)
PART 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer in the numbered box. 
 SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco lies on the coast of northern California. The earliest Europeans to discover the (1)were led by a Spanish explorer (2).name was Gaspar de Portola.
He first saw it in 1769, Surprisingly, (3).. San Francisco Bay is a wonderful natural harbour, it was discovered by land (4)than by sea.
In 1849, people (5)in San Francisco in their thousands (6).to find gold. However, it was not the men looking for the gold that got rich. The richest people (7).their money from owning banks and law firms and they built themselves large houses on one of the hills. This was (8)..as Nob Hill.
Nowadays, tourists are (9)to San Francisco because there they can see famous places like Chinatown and the Golden Gate Bridge. Many even (10).the short boat trip to the island of Alcatraz to see the former prison.
1. A. area	B. part	C. space	D. position
2. A. who	B. whose	C. what	D. which
3. A. if	B. unless	C. although	D. despite
4. A. except	B. instead	C. apart	D. rather
5. A. reached	B. arrived	C. entered	D. approached
6. A. wondering	B. hoping	C. considering	D. depending
7. A. did	B. became	C. made	D. brought
8. A. told	B. called	C. named	D. known
9. A. interested	B. attracted	C. pleased	D. excited
10. A. take	B. spend	C. go	D. travel
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PART 2: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the questions that follow. Write your answer in the numbered box.
 LITTLE CHEFS
For one group of children aged between ten and fifteen, Saturdays are spent learning the art of serious cooking. Their weekly lessons in small classes are so popular that there is a waiting list of 30 children who want to do the course. Parents pay £280 for the course where their children can have fun and learn how to make good food.
Class member Bill, aged ten, says, “I love my mum cooking and now I can do it better than her. The teachers make us laugh, especially when we sit down with them to share the food we’ve made.”
Flora is twelve, and she is having problems preparing onions. “I love cooking. I did a meal for ten friends which they really enjoyed. Then my mum suggested I take up a hobby, instead of doing nothing at weekends. I was happy staying at home, so I wasn’t too keen at first. I’m really glad I decided to come, though.”
Their teacher, Philippe, says, “It’s great fun. Children pay attention and remember things better than adults, although the kitchen isn’t always as tidy when they’re cooking! As adults, we’re always learning more about food. If parents interest their children in cooking while they are young, they’ll have enough skill to make food for themselves when they leave home.”
1. What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A. warn parents not to expect too much from their children
B. advertise schools that teach people how to cook
C. describe how some children spend their spare time
D. explain why parents want to learn more about cooking
2. What can a reader find out from this text?
A. which dishes students prefer to cook on the course
B. why the classes are so successful
C. how much one lesson costs
D. when the next classes begin
3. Why did Flora join the course?
A. Her friends persuaded her to do it.
B. She wanted to learn to cook a big meal.
C. She felt bored at weekends, with nothing to do.
D. Her mother wanted her to develop an interest.
4. What does Philippe say about his young students?
A. They will be confident about cooking in the future.
B. They have a good memory but don’t always listen.
C. They keep the kitchen cleaner than adults do.
D. They teach their parents what they have learnt in class.
5. What would one of Philippe’s students say to a friend?
A. We made onion soup yesterday. The course is great, although there are 30 people in my class.
B. I go every Saturday, and now I can cook as well as my mum. I’m ten, and I’m the oldest.
C. It’s great. No one’s over 15 and the food looks delicious. I just wish we could eat it together 
 instead of taking it home.
D. I was on a waiting list for ages, but now I’m on the course. Last week I cut up some onions 
 – It was hard.
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PART 3: Read the following newspaper article which appeared the day after a terrible fire. Put the headings (A – G) in the correct place in the text. There are two headings which you do not need to use.
A. Heroes in Flames
C. An Explosion of Fire
E. Lessons Learned
G. A Tragedy Waiting to Happen
B. Desperate Search
D. Death Toll Rises
F. Death Trap
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The number killed in the Bradford City football ground disaster has increased to 52, more than 70 police and spectators have also been detained in hospital, making this one of the worst tragedies in football history.
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The match was being recorded by Yorkshire TV when the fire began. When it first broke out, a few tongues of flame could be seen under the wooden seats in the G block of the stand. Some of the spectators walked away casually from the smoke. Then suddenly the fire spread with terrifying speed, and within minutes the whole stand suddenly burst into flames.
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Most of the spectators rushed forwards onto the pitch to avoid the blaze. In the panic, several spectators were crushed, and police and other fans ran back to the stands to help them. The rescuers’clothes and hair caught fire in the intense heat, but their bravery saved many lives.
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Most of the dead were found piled up at the back of the stand, where they had run to try and escape from the fire. However, the gates at the back of the stand had been locked before the start of the match. This had been done to prevent people from entering without paying. Eye-witnesses spoke of fans being crushed beneath the turnstiles in a desperate attempt to escape. There was no way of putting out the fire because extinguishers had been removed because they had been used in the past by fans as missiles.
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Throughout the day, weeping relatives trailed into hospitals and police stations looking for missing members of their families. The police are faced with the problem of identifying the victims, and dental records and jewellery are being collected to help with the task.
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PART 4: Read the text. Fit the missing sentences A-E into gaps 1-5 in the text. Write your answers in the numbered box.
One day in 1963, a dolphin named Elvar and a famous astronomer, Carl Sagan, were playing a little game. The astronomer was visiting an institute which was looking into the way dolphins communicate with each other. Sagan was standing on the edge of one of the tanks where several of these friendly, highly intelligent creatures were kept. (1)
The dolphin wanted Sagan to scratch his stomach again, as the astronomer had done twice before. Elvar looked up at Sagan, waiting. Then, after a minute or so, the dolphin leapt up through the water and made a sound just like the word ‘more’. The astonished astronomer went to the director of the institute and told him about the incident. (2).
Dolphins have bigger brains in proportion to their body size than human have, and it has been known for a long time that they can make a number of sounds. (3).Sound travels much faster and much further in water than it does in air. That is why the parts of the brain that deal with sound are much better developed in dolphins than in humans. (4).. Scientists don’t agree on this.
A language is not just a collection of sounds, or even words. A language has a structure and what we call a grammar. The structure and grammar of a language help to give it meaning. (5)  If you stop to think about it, you will see that this difference doesn’t come from the words in the question but from the difference in structure. That is why the question “Can dolphin speak?” can’t be answered until we find out if dolphins not only make sounds but also arrange them in a grammatical order which affects their meaning.
For example, the two questions “Who loves Mary?” and “Who does Mary love?” mean very different things.
“Oh, yes. That’s one of the words he knows”, the director said, showing no surprise at all.
Elvar had just swum up alongside him and had turned on his back.
But can it be said that dolphins have a “language”, in the real sense of the word?
What is more, these sounds seem to have different functions, such as warning each other of danger.
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SECTION 4: WRITING (4 pts)
PART 1: Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. “Do you realise how late it is?” Bob asked his wife.
 Bob asked his wife 
2. I’m sorry I left my book on the train.
 I wish..
3. I last saw Alison over a year ago.
 I have .
4. I didn’t have enough time to visit the town properly.
 The time .
5. My parents were always telling me what to do when I was small.
 I ..
6. Although I warned them not to climb that tree, they did.
 In spite of 
7. The name of my dog is Rover.
 I’ve 
8. Italy is where we went for a holiday last year.
 We went .
9. During his law studies he met his future wife.
 While .
10. I don’t normally go into town by car.
 I am 
PART 2: Make all changes and additions necessary to produce, from the following stes of words and phrases, sentences which together make a complete letter. 
Dear Mrs Brown,
1. I write / tell / how much I enjoy / few hours I spend / you and your family.
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2. I be / England since / beginning / October.
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3. I find / conversation/ most interesting and I / be glad/ practice English.
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4. I also like / congratulate you / excellent cooking.
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5. I / be very grateful / all helpful information / you / give me / course / England.
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6. I hope / find / suitable / school / next few days.
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7. You / give / best wishes / husband and children?
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8. I / forward / see / you next month.
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Sincerely,
Mary
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