Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi huyện lớp 9 năm học 2008 - 2009 môn: tiếng anh thời gian làm bài 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo Tứ Kỳ
Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi huyện lớp 9
năm học 2008 - 2009
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 08/01/2009
(Đề thi gồm có 03 trang)
(Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào giấy thi và không được sử dụng từ điển hay bất cử tài liệu nào có liên quan. Phần trắc nghiệm chỉ cần ghi phươngán chọn A, B, C hoặc D. Phần tự luận làm đầy đủ theo yêu cầu của đề bài) 
A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group: (5 pts)
1. 	A. stopped	B. laughed 	C. looked	D. raised
2. 	A. weight 	B. straight 	C. height 	D. late
3. 	A. lose 	B. hello	C. only 	D. whole
4. 	A. school	B. Christmas	C. chemistry	D. chicken 
5. 	A. weather 	B. anything	C. other	D. that
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group: (5 pts)
1. 	A. mountain	B. together 	C. relax 	D. arrive
2. 	A. festival 	B. decorate 	C. special 	D. important
3. 	A. finish 	B. forget	C. pastime 	D. summer
4. 	A. busy	B. people	C. correspond	D. beautiful
5. 	A. carefully 	B. another	C. garbage	D. plastic
B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best option from A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences: (10pts)
1. A: Shall I turn on the TV? B: No. I’d rather  TV tonight.
	A. watch	B. not to watch 	C. to watch	D. not watch
2. She is not  get married.
	A.enough old to 	B. enough old for 	C. old enough to 	D. old enough for
3. I wish I .. a car. It would make life so much easier.
	A. have	B. had	C. would have	D. had had
4. He’s used to . in public.
	A. be speaking 	B. speak	C. to speak 	D. speaking
5. Ba’s never been late for school,?
	A. has he 	B. hasn’t he 	C. isn’t he	D. doesn’t he
6 . My brother is good  fixing things.
	A. in 	B. for	C. of 	D. at
7. She doesn’t like coffee, and .. 
	A. either doesn’t he	B. neither does he	C. he doesn’t too 	D. he doesn’t neither
8. Litte Pea was made  chores all day.
	A. do	B. doing	C. to do	D. does
9. We haven’t seen each other . several months.
 A. for 	B. since 	C. from	D. until
10. What would you do If you . a hero in history?
	A. meet	B. met	C. could meet	D. would meet
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: (5pts)
1. David (wash) his hands. He (just repair) the TV set.
2. The statue (break) while it (move) to another room in the museum.
3. A: Come to see me at 5 this afternoon. B: I (not arrive) home until 4.30.
4. A: English (speak) all over the world? B: Yes, it is.
5. There was nobody around. John (stand) where she (leave) him.
III. Find the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting and correct it: (10 pts)
1. Tan asked Lan what can he do to help her.
 A B C D
2. My friend suggests to go to the movies tonight.
 A B C D
3. Does he have his hair wash every day?
 A B C D
4. It was so awful weather that we couldn’t go out.
 A B C D
5. The children laughed happy when they heard the funny story.
 A B C D
IV. Give the correct forms of the words in the brackets: (5 pts)
1. How much do you .. ? (weight)
2. What is the .. of the runway at this airport ?	 (long)
3. It is very . to live in a damp room.	 (health)
4. The keys were locked inside the car,  a side window was open.	(luck)
5. Our school has a lot of  teachers.	 (qualify)
C. READING
I. Fill in the blank of the following passage with ONE suitable word: (5 pts)
Nobody can deny the (1). of the Internet in our life. However, it is pity for me as well as for most of my friends in the countryside. The Internet is (2). only in cities, therefore I cannot get (3).. to it. I sometimes visit my uncle in the city on weekends, and this is a good (4).... for me to explore the net. I spend most of my time (5)... because I just don’t know which website is useful for me.
II. Read the following passage carefully then answer the questions given: (25 pts)
Brazil, the largest county in South America and the fifth largest country in the world, is located in the eastern half of South America. The people of Brazil are famous for their outgoing, friendly, and fun-loving nature. Brazilian women are considered to be among the best dressed in the world.
Brazil is a federal republic with 23 states. The capital city is Brasilia. Portuguese is the official language and it is spoken with a distinct Brazilian accent. Brazil has a population of over one hundred and thirty- eight million. Which is made up of people of many different races and ethnic groups.	
A number of industrial products are produced in Brazil, including cars, chemicals, ships, machines, and military weapons. Mining is also an important industry, Agriculture is another important industry. Many crops are exported, including coffee (Brazil is the largest coffee grower in the world), cotton, soybeans, sugar, cocoa, rice, corn and fruit.
1. Where is Brazil?
2. What are the people of Brazil famous for?
3. Is English the offical language in Brazil?
4. Does Brazil have a population of over 138 million?
5 What is Brazil the world’s largest producer of?
D. WRITING 
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it: (5pts)
1.We spent five hours getting to London.
It took.
2.I couldn’t hear them because they were speaking too softly.
They were speaking..
3. I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday.
I apologise..
4. Whose suitcase is this ?
Who does.
5. I’m going to the theater tomorrow, and I’m really looking forward to it.
I’m really looking...
II. You are an exchange student in France. Write a letter to your friend telling her/him about your new life there, using the following word cues: (30 pts)
- I/ time/ France/ my host family /be /nice/ and/ my French/ get/ better.
- biggest challenge/ learning/ how/ behave/ at / dinner table. 
- it/ not polite/ put / bread/ plate.
- be/ rude/ eat/ hands/ except bread.
- should/keep/ hands/ but not elbows/ table.
- difficult/remember/everything?
- write soon/tell you/life /France.
The End
Họ và tên thí sinh: ........................................................... Số báo danh: .........................
Chữ kí giám thị 1: ................................. Chữ kí giám thị 2: ...........................................
Chú ý : Cán bộ coi thi không được giải thích gì thêm.
Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo Tứ Kỳ
Đáp án đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi huyện lớp 9
năm học 2008-2009
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (Thời gian làm bài 90 phút)
A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group: (5 pts)
Tổng 5 điểm, mỗi lựa chọn đúng cho 1 điểm
	1. D	2. C 	3. A 	4. D	5. B
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group: (5 pts)
Tổng 5 điểm, mỗi lựa chon đúng cho 1 điểm
	1. A	2. D 	3. B 	4. C 	5. B
B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best option from A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences: (10 pts)
Tổng 10 điểm, mỗi lựa chọn đúng cho 1 điểm.
	1. D 	2. C 	3. B 	4. D 	5. A	6. D	7. B	8. C	9. A	10. C 
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: (5pts)
Tổng 5 điểm, mỗi câu chia đúng cho 1 điểm. Nếu trong một câu mà có hai động từ thì mỗi động từ chia đúng được 0,5 điểm.
1. is washing/has just repaired(was washing/ had just repaired). 
2. broke/was being moved.
3. shan’t/won’t arrive.
4. Is spoken	 
5. stood/had left.
III. Find the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting and correct it: (10 pts)
Tổng 5 điểm, mỗi lựa chọn đúng cho 1 điểm,sửa đúng cho 1 điểm.
1. B.can he -> he could	 
2. B. to go -> going 	
3. D. wash -> washed 	
4. A. so -> such	 
5. C. happy -> happily 
IV. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets: (5 pts)
Tổng 5 điểm, mỗi từ viết đúng cho 1 điểm
1. WEIGH
2. LENGTH 	
3. LUCKILY 	
4. UNHEALTHY	
5. QUALIFIED 
C. READING
I. Fill in the blank of the following passage with ONE suitable word: (5 pts)
Tổng 5 điểm, mỗi từ viết đúng cho 1 điểm.
1. benefits	2. available	3. access 	4. occasion/ chance 	5. wandering
II. Read the following passage carefully then answer the questions given: (25 pts)
Tổng25 điểm, mỗi câu trả lời đúng cho 5 điểm.
1. Brazil/It is in the eastern half of south America.
2. The people of Brazil/They are famous for their outgoing, friendly, and fun-loving nature.
3. No,it isn’t.(It is Portuguese).
4. Yes,it does.
5. Bazil/It is the largest coffee grower/producer in the world.
D. WRITING 
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it: (5pts)
Tổng5 điểm, mỗi câu trả lời đúng cho 1 điểm.
1. It took us 5 hours to get to London.
2. They were speaking too softly for me to hear.
3. I apologise for being rude to you yesterday.
4. Who does this siutcase belong to ?
5. I’m really looking forward to going to the theater tomorrow.
II. You are an exchange student in France. Write a letter to your friend telling her/him about your new life there, using the following word cues: (25 pts)
* Marking scheme for word cues
+Task fulfillment: (15 pts)
Complete the task appropriately with all main ideas and important details: (15pts)
- I/ time/ France/ my host family /be /nice/ and/ my French/ get/ better.
- biggest challenge/ learning/ how/ behave/ at / dinner table. 
- it/ not polite/ put / bread/ plate.
- be/ rude/ eat/ hands/ except bread.
- should/keep/ hands/ but not elbows/ table.
- difficult/remember/everything?
- write soon/tell /you/life /France.
+ Language: (10 pts) 
Possible answer
Dear Hoa,
I am having a great time in France(3pts). My host family is really nice and my French is getting better (3pts).
My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table (3pts). It is not polite to put bread on the plate (3pts).It is rude to eat with hands except bread (3pts). You should always keep your hands, but not your elbows on the table (5pts). It is very difficult to remember everything, isn’t it? (3pts)
I will write soon and tell you more about life in France. (2pts)
Love,
Lưu ý: Học sinh có thể phát triển thêm ý ngoài đáp án nhưng phải đúng mẫu câu, đảm bảo logic ngữ nghĩa.