Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9

UTE), caused by oil spills and toxic effluent. Stricter government controls will help in the fight to save our wildlife and a greater public (10.AWARE) of the issues should be involved. Write your answers here: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. SECTION FOUR. READING (2.0 pts) I- Choose the best option(A, B, C or D) that fits the blank space in the following passage. (1pt) What is money? The pound, the dollar or the franc are actually just like a gram or a kilometre. The difference is that you can exchange money for something (1) ........ . A five pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweets, or a (2) ......... of cinema tickets. But the note itself is only a printed (3) ............. of paper which costs almost nothing to make. Thousands of years (4) ........... people didn't have money as we know (5) ............... . There were no banks (6) ........... even shops. In those days, Mr. Green, the farmer exchanged the corn he (7) ........... grown for Mr. Hive's honey. This was an exchange arranged between the two (8) ..........., each of whom had something that the other wanted. But in time, most societies invented their own "currencies" (9) .......... that people could exchange more. The different currencies began to join together, which is why (10) .............. everyone uses a national currency. 1. A. other B. else C. another D. apart 2. A. couple B. double C. few D. several 3. A. slice B. part C. side D. piece 4. A. since B. past C. before D. ago 5. A. them B. it C. some D. that 6. A. or B. neither C. and D. but 7. A. did B. was C. had D. has 8. A. jobs B. people C. things D. goods 9. A. for B. by C. before D. so 10. A. tomorrow B. today C. recently D. soon II- Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (1pt) Speech is one of the most important (1) __________ of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to be (2) ___________ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (3) ___________ that everyone agrees stand for particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language. (4) ________ a language properly is very important. The basic (5) _________ of English is not very large, and only about 2000 words are needed to (6) _________ it quite well. But the more words you know, the more ideas you can (7) _________ and the more precise you can be about their exact meaning. Words are the (8) ________ thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The (9) __________ we say the words is also important. Our tone of voice can express many motions and (10) _________ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance. SECTION FIVE. WRITING (2.0 pts) I- Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (0.5pt) 1. I’m sure he was at home last night. He ................................................................................................................................................ 2. Nam’s parents were here last week and gave us a present. Nam’s parents, ............................................................................................................................ 3. Although Sue felt tired, she stayed up late talking to Jill. Despite ......................................................................................................................................... 4. It was a hot day so we had lunch outside in the garden. It was such .................................................................................................................................... 5. I’ve been working for this company for ten years. I started ......................................................................................................................................... II- Make one sentence from each group of sentences, beginning as shown. (0.5 pt) 1. I lent you a book. It was written by a friend of mine. She lives in France. The book I ..................................................................................................................................... 2. I used to own a dog. People came to the door. The dog never barked at them. The dog.......................................................................................................................................... 3. I bought my car from a woman. She lives in a house. You can see the house over there. The woman I .................................................................................................................................. 4. My friend Bill has decided to buy a motor-bike. His car was stolen last week. My friend Bill, ............................................................................................................................... 5. I bought a new car. It cost me a lot of money. The new ......................................................................................................................................... III- Write a letter using the cues given. (1pt) Dear Julia, 1/- I/ sorry/ it take/ so long/ reply/ letter. ........................................................................................................................................................... 2/- I/ just/ come back/ trip/ the north/ country. ............................................................................................................................................................ 3/- You/ be pleased/ know/ I come/ London/ next weekend. ............................................................................................................................................................ 4/- It seem/ long time/ since/ we last /see/ other. ............................................................................................................................................................ 5/- I/ like/ meet you/ and / go out/ together. ............................................................................................................................................................ 6/- I wonder/ you like/ go/ see/ film/ play. ............................................................................................................................................................ 7/- There/ be/ new Harrison Ford film/ New Century cinema. ............................................................................................................................................................ 8/- Perhaps/ can go/ meal/ drink/ afterwards. ............................................................................................................................................................ 9/- Give/ ring later/ week/ arrange/ more definite. ............................................................................................................................................................ 10/- I/ look forward/ hear/ you soon. ............................................................................................................................................................ Love, Mary The end HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN TIẾNG ANH SECTION ONE: LISTENING I. Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.2 điểm : 5 câu x 0.2 đ = 1.0 điểm 2. True 3. False 4. True 5. False 6. True II. Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.25 điểm : 4 câu x 0.25 đ = 1.0 điểm 1. the late 19th century 2. radio and newsreels 3. in the 1950s 4. The Internet SECTION TWO: PHONETICS Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.2 điểm : 5 câu x 0.2 đ = 1.0 điểm 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. A SECTION THREE. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR I- Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.1 điểm : 20 câu x 0.1 đ = 2.0 điểm 1.C 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.C 8.C 9.D 10.A 11.A 12.A 13.C 14.D 15.C 16.D 17.B 18.B 19.C 20.A II- Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.1 điểm : 10 câu x 0.1 điểm = 1 điểm 1. environmental 2. endangered 3. biggest 4. disappearance 5. require 6. Similarly 7. global 8. loss 9. pollution 10. awareness SECTION FOUR. READING I- Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.1 điểm : 10 câu x 0.1 điểm = 1 điểm 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. B II- Mỗi từ đúng cho 0.1 điểm : 10 từ x 0.1 điểm = 1 điểm 1. means/ways 2. understood 3. sounds/ sound 4. Learning 5. vocabulary 6. speak 7. express 8. main 9. way 10. show SECTION FIVE. WRITING I- Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.1 điểm : 5 câu x 0.1 điểm = 0.5 điểm 1. He must have been at home last night. 2. Nam’s parents, who were here last week, gave us a present. 3. Despite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill. 4. It was such a hot day that we had lunch outside in the garden. 5. I started working for this company ten years ago. II. Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.1 điểm : 5 câu x 0.1 điểm = 0.5 điểm 1. The book I lent you was written by a friend of mine who lives in France. 2. The dog I used to own never barked at people who came to the door. 3. The woman I bought my car from lives in the house you can see over there. 4. My friend Bill, whose car was stolen last week, has decided to buy a motor-bike. 5. The new car I bought cost me a lot of money. III- Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.1 điểm : 10 câu x 0.1 điểm = 1 điểm 1. I’m sorry it has taken so long to reply to your letter. 2. I have just come back (home) from a trip to the north of the country. 3. You will be pleased to know (that) I’m coming to London next weekend. 4. It seems a long time since we last saw each other. 5. I would like to meet you and we can go out together. 6. I wonder if you would like to go and see a film or a play. 7. There is a new Harrison Ford film at the New Century cinema. 8. Perhaps we can go for a meal or a drink afterwards. 9. Give me a ring later this week to arrange something more definite. 10. I look/ am looking forward to hearing from you soon. The end