Së GD&§T NghÖ An Kú thi chän häc sinh giái tØnh líp 9 thcs

N¨m häc 2008-2009

§Ò thi chÝnh thøc
(§Ò thi cã 04 trang)

M«n thi: tiÕng Anh - b¶ng a

Thêi gian: 150 phót (kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò)

Hä và tªn thÝ sinh: ...................................................................................................................... Sè b¸o danh

Ngày th¸ng n¨m sinh: .............................................................................................................
Sè ph¸ch
Häc sinh trêng: ...............................................................................................................................

Hä tªn, ch÷ ký gi¸m thÞ 1: Hä tªn, ch÷ ký gi¸m thÞ 2:

................................................................ ................................................................

ChØ dÉn:
1. §Ò thi gåm 04 trang. ThÝ sinh kiÓm tra sè trang tríc khi lµm bµi.
2. ThÝ sinh lµm bµi trùc tiÕp vµo ®Ò thi (ghi c©u tr¶ lêi vµo c¸c « ®îc ®¸nh sè phÝa
díi ®Ò cña mçi phÇn).
3. ThÝ sinh gi÷ g×n cÈn thËn bµi lµm.

4. ThÝ sinh chØ ®îc dïng mét lo¹i bót, mét thø mùc; kh«ng ®îc viÕt b»ng mùc ®á, bót
ch×; kh«ng ®¸nh dÊu hoÆc lµm ký hiÖu riªng; phÇn viÕt háng ph¶i dïng thíc g¹ch
chÐo; kh«ng ®îc tÈy, xo¸ b»ng bÊt kú c¸ch g× (kÓ c¶ bót xo¸).

5. Gi¸m thÞ kh«ng gi¶i thÝch g× thªm.

6. ThÝ sinh kh«ng ®îc sö dông bÊt cø tµi liÖu nµo kÓ c¶ tõ ®iÓn.
 Së GD&§T NghÖ An Kú thi chän häc sinh giái tØnh líp 9 thcs
N¨m häc 2008-2009
§Ò thi chÝnh thøc
(§Ò thi cã 04 trang)
M«n thi: tiÕng Anh - b¶ng a
Thêi gian: 150 phót (kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò)

§iÓm Hä tªn, ch÷ kÝ gi¸m kh¶o Sè ph¸ch

B»ng sè : .......................................................... 1 ............................................................

B»ng ch÷. ......................................................... 2.............................................................

SECTION A: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. measure B. treasure C. breathe D. instead
2. A. children B. charity C. charm D. champagne
3. A. driven B. examine C. combine D. risen
4. A. teenage B. luggage C. manage D. damage
5. A. resident B. island C. wisdom D. compose
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others .
6. A. advice B. beauty C. picture D. postcard
7. A. prevent B. practice C. pollute D. provide
8. A. happy B. polite C. careful D. modern
9. A. energy B. journalist C. computer D. company
10. A. economic B. disappointed C. intermediate D. interesting
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.

11. Don't be late for the interview, _________ people will think you are a disorganized person.
A. otherwise B. unless C. if not D. or so
12. _________ of the hundred members of the club was given a souvenir.
A. All B. Each C. Either D. Neither
13. His failure _________ great disappointment to his parents.
A. forced B. made C. caused D. provided
14. After a lot of difficulties, he_________to open the door.
A. succeeded B. managed C. obtained D. realised
15. Nobody arrived at the meeting late, _________?
A. didn't she B. did he C. didn't they D. did they
16. He looks very familiar. I remember _________ him somewhere.
A. see B. to see C. seeing D. saw
17. I hear Mary’s been offered a place at university. She _________ be very pleased.
A. must B. might C. may D. can
18. I’m going to tell you the reason _________ my decision and you will understand me more.
A. for B. with C. about D. on
19. For people with hearing difficulties, telephones with volume controls provide the best _________.
A. result B. response C. reply D. solution
20. “How did the window _________?”, Tom’s father angrily asked him.
A. get broken B. break C. be broken D. to break

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 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
II. Complete the paragraph by using the correct form of the words in brackets.
paranormal
st
Despite the fact that this is now the 21 century an (21 - increase) _______ number of English people
appear to (22 - belief) _______ in the paranormal. What is the (23 - explain) _______ for this?
(24 - Science) ______ have found the answers to many of our questions, but the more (25 - discover) ______
we make, the more we want to know. The (26 - psychology) _______ need for (27 - secure) _______ that we
have appears to be very strong. For this reason, a belief in the (28 - exist) ______ of aliens and especially, the
(29 - possible) _______ of contact with alien (30 - live) _______ forms is extremely common.

21. 26.
22. 27.
23. 28.
24. 29.
25. 30.

III. Each of the lines in the following passage has a mistake. Find and correct it.
[

A SURPRISE
31 Mr. Bush was away from his flat all the afternoon. When he returned, he has discovered he did not
32 have his key. He had left whole set of keys in a pocket of the trousers he had worn before going out.
33 He went downstairs to the caretaker's flat and explained exactly which had happened.
34 The caretaker is sympathetic, "I'm sorry. I have no spare key to your flat". He said, "I used to
35 have one, but someone borrowed it once and never returned it for me. But never mind, I have
36 a friend who understand these things. I'll phone him and he'll come. He is a specialist in opening
37 locked doors without keys. I'm sure he'll be able to help you". He did, either.
38 Later, I found out that he was a fame house breaker.

Line Mistake Correction Line Mistake Correction

31 35
32 36
33 37
34 38

IV. Supply the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the dialogue below.

Nam: Hello, Lan. you (39 - finish) _________ reading the novel I (40 - lend) _________ you last week yet?
Lan: Not yet. You know, last night, I (41 - read) _________ it but suddenly the light (42 - go) _________out.
Nam: What you (43 - do) _________ then?
Lan: I had to stop (44 - read) _________ and talked with my parents. Do you want the novel now?
Nam: No, I don't. Perhaps next week.
Lan: OK. I promise it (45 - give) _________ back to you soon.
Nam: All right. See you next time.
Lan: Bye.
39. 40. 41. 42.
43. 44. 45.

section c : reading
I. Read the passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
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 SPORTs TRAINING
Parents whose children show special interest in a particular sport have a difficult decision to make about
their children's careers. Should they allow their children to train to become top sportsmen and women? For
many children, it means starting very young and school work, going out with friends and other interests have to
take second place. It's very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train for five hours a day,
even at the weekend, when most of his friends are playing.
Another problem is of course money. In many countries, money for training is available from the
government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help cannot be given, it means that it is the
parents who have to find the time and money to support their child's development - and sports clothes,
transport to competitions, special equipment etc… can be all very expensive.
Many parents are understandably worried that it is dangerous to start serious training at an early age.
Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed.
Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by starting young that you can reach the top as a
successful sports person. What is clear is that very few people do reach the top and both parents and children
should be prepared for the failure even after many years of training.
46. When a child is determined to train a sport, it means that _________
A. he or she has to study much harder in class.
B. he or she needs to get the best marks in class.
C. his or her time must be devoted to school work.
D. his or her school work is considered less important than training.
47. In many countries, it’s the government that _________
A. trains all of the young sportsmen and women.
B. provides the best young sportsmen and women with the money for training.
C. helps parents with the transport to competitions.
D. supplies the time and education for the best young sportsmen and women.
48. Some doctors think that _________
A. training at an early age may cause damage to the muscles.
B. young muscles can be properly developed by training hard.
C. by starting young a child can reach the top as a sports person.
D. it's dangerous for young children to play any sports.
49. According to the author, parents and their children should _________
A. look forward to the failure. B. be made to expect the failure.
C. think of the failure they may meet with. D. prepare for many years of training.
50. What is the writer's intention?- He wants to _________
A. inform us about training. B. discuss training methods.
C. give details about training costs. D. suggest a training program.
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
II. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.

COMPUTERS
Computers are helpful in many ways. First, they are very fast. They can work with information much
(51) _________ quickly than a person. (52) _________, computers can work with quite a lot of information at
(53) _________ same time. Third, they can keep information (54) _________ a long time. They do not forget
things the common (55) _________ do. Also, computers are almost always correct. They are not perfect, of
course, but they usually do not (56) _________ mistakes.
These days, it is important to know about computers. There (57) _________ a number of ways to learn.
Some companies have classes at work. Also, most universities offer day and (58) _________ courses in
computer science. Another way to (59) _________ is from a book, or from a friend. After a (60) _________
hours of practice, you can work with computers. You may not be an expert, but you can have fun.

51. 52. 53. 54. 55.

56. 57. 58. 59. 60.

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 Section D: writing
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.
61. Tom arrived at the airport late because of the heavy traffic.
Because the……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………
62. Children like cartoons more than newsreels.
Children don't ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
63. This is her first visit to England.
She is ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
64. Please let me open the window.
Would you mind ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................
65. Have you had your house repainted recently, Mrs. Nga?
Has your …...…………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………….
66. Although he was frequently absent from class, he got good grades in the final exam.
In spite of his ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................

II. Write about 150 words to give your own opinion on the following topic :
“ What should teenagers do to help community nowadays?”

__The end__
Së Gd&§t NghÖ an Kú thi chän häc sinh giái tØnh líp 9 THCS
Năm học 2008 - 2009
híng dÉn vµ biÓu ®iÓm ChÊm ®Ò chÝnh thøc

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 (Híng dÉn vµ biÓu ®iÓm chÊm gåm 01 trang)
M«n: anh - b¶ng A
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Section A: phonetics
I. Choose …… (1p for 1 correct answer X 5 = 5 points)
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B
II. Identify …. ( 1p for 1 correct answer X 5 = 5 points )
6. A 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. D
Section B: vocabulary and grammar
I Choose …. (1p for 1 correct answer X 10= 10 points)
11. A 12. B 13. C 14. B 15. D 16. C 17. A 18. A 19. D 20. A
II. Complete ……. (1p for 1 correct answer X 10 = 10 points)
21. increasing 22. believe 23. explanation 24. Scientists 25. discoveries
26. psychological 27. security 28. existence 29. possibility 30. life
III. Each of the ……………. (1p for 1 correct answer X 8 = 8 points)
Lin Mistake Correction Line Mistake Correction
e
31 has discovered discovered 35 for to
32 whole the whole 36 understand understands
33 which what 37 either too
34 is was 38 fame famous / infamous
IV. Supply the correct verb forms … (1 p for 1 correct answer X 7 = 7 points)

39. Have you finished 40. lent 41. was reading 42. went
43. did you do 44. reading 45. will be given
Section c : reading
I. Read the text …… (1p for 1 correct answer X 5 = 5 points)
46. D 47. B 48. A 49. C 50. A
II. Fill in each ……. (1p for 1 correct answer X 10 = 10 points)

51. more 52. Second 53. the 54. for 55. people
56. make 57. are 58. evening / night 59. learn 60. few
Section D: writing
I. Finish the second ……. (1p for 1 correct answer X 6 = 6 points )
61. Because the traffic was heavy, Tom arrived at the airport late.
62. Children don't like newsreels as much as cartoons.
63. She is visiting England for the first time.
64. Would you mind if I opened the window?
65. Has your house been repainted recently, Mrs. Nga?
66. In spite of his frequent absence / being frequenly absent from class, he …….. ……………
II. Write about 150 words to ……. (14 points) TOTAL: 80 / 4 = 20 points

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