Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh lớp 9 năm học 2012 - 2013 môn thi: tiếng Anh thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

. and walked out of the room. 49. He (serve) ........................ in the army in the last war. 50. She regrets (not/ buy) ........................ that house. It is much more expensive now. Part 5. In each of the following sentences, the 4 words or phrases are marked A, B, C or D. Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct and correct it. (5 pts) 51. The police has not decided whether or not to charge the four young men. A B C D 52. Without transportation, our modern society could not be existed. A B C D 53. She left the room with not saying a word. A B C D 54. The more careful you drive, the fewer accidents you will have . A B C D 55. The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it? A B C D IV. READING COMPREHENSION Part 1. Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) which best fits each space. (10 pts) 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 (56) ........................ . A five pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweets, or a (57) ........................ of cinema tickets. But the note itself is only a printed (58) ........................ of paper which costs almost nothing to make. Thousands of years (59) ........................ people didn't have money as we know (60) ........................ . There were no banks (61) ........................ even shops. In those days, Mr. Green, the farmer exchanged the corn he (62) ........................ grown for Mr. Hive's honey. This was an exchange arranged between the two (63) ........................, each of whom had something that the other wanted. But in time, most societies invented their own "currencies" (64) ........................ that people could exchange more. The different currencies began to join together, which is why (65) ........................ everyone uses a national currency. 56. A. other B. else C. another D. apart 57. A. couple B. double C. few D. several 58. A. slice B. part C. side D. piece 59. A. since B. past C. before D. ago 60. A. them B. it C. some D. that 61. A. or B. neither C. and D. but 62. A. did B. was C. had D. has 63. A. jobs B. people C. things D. goods 64. A. for B. by C. before D. so 65. A. tomorrow B. today C. recently D. soon Part 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (10 pts) People have always dreamed of living forever, and although we all know this will (66) ........................ happen, we still want to live as long as possible. Naturally, there are advantages and disadvantages to a long (67) ........................ In the first place, people (68) ........................ live longer can spend more time with their family and friends. Secondly, people who have busy working lives look forward to a long, relaxing time when they can do the things they have never had time for. (69) ........................ the other hand, there are some serious disadvantages. Firstly, many people become ill and consequently have to (70) ........................ time in hospital or become (71) ........................ on their children and friends. Many of them (72) ........................ this dependence annoying or embarrassing. In addition to this, the (73) ........................ people get, the fewer friends they seem to have because old friends die or become ill and it's often (74) ........................ to make new friends. To sum up, it seems that living to a very old age is worthwhile for people who stay healthy (75) ........................ to remain independent and enjoy life. Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers (A, B, C, or D). (5 pts) After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000. Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes. 76. The word "foresaw" is nearest in meaning to ................ A. prevailed B. postponed C. prevented D. predicted 77. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. awards vary in monetary value. B. ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention. C. politics plays an important role in selecting the winners. D. a few individuals have won two awards. 78. The passage implies that Nobel's profession was in ............... A. economics B. medicine C. literature D. science 79. The word "worthwhile" is closest in meaning to ............... A. economic B. prestigious C. trivial D. valuable 80. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite. B. Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity. C. Alfred Nobel left all his money to science. D. Alfred Nobel made lasting contribution to humanity. V. WRITING Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it. (5 pts) 81. I haven't seen this film before. → This is.. 82. “I was not there at the time,” he said. → He denied 83. The bus takes longer than the train. → The train does. 84. I have never seen such a mess in my life! → Never in 85. My father is the owner of that car. → That car Part 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. (5 pts) 86. Susan regrets not going to the airport to say goodbye to her friend. (WISHES) → Susan ................................. the airport to say goodbye to her friend. 87. Despite his age, he’s still working. (RETIRED) → He still . despite his age. 88. Despite knowing the area well, I got lost. (EVEN) → I got lost ..the area well. 89. I do not intend to tell you my plans. (OF) → I have.................................................... you my plans. 90. Graham spends all his time doing research. (DEVOTED) → Graham has doing research. Part 3. Composition (10 pts) Write an essay at least 200 words about “The importance of technology in modern life”. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ ------- THE END ------- SỞ GD&ĐT KỲ THI CHỌN HSG CẤP TỈNH LỚP 9 THCS QUẢNG BÌNH NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Ngày thi: 28 tháng 3 năm 2013 HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM Tống số điểm toàn bài: 100 điểm Làm đúng mỗi câu, cho 1,0 điểm. Bài luận cho tối đa 10,0 điểm. Sau khi cộng toàn bộ số điểm, giám khảo quy về hệ điểm 10, không làm tròn số. I. LISTENING Part 1. (7 points) 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. C Part 2. (8 points) 8. women 9. coming 10. nearly 11. feelings 12. unwilling 13. permission 14. enthusiastic 15. 264 II. PHONETICS (5 points) 16. A 17. C 18. A 19. C 20. D III. LEXICO - GRAMMAR Part 1. (10 points) 21. C 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. B 29. D 30. C Part 2. (5 points) 31. on 32. to 33. off 34. of 35. for Part 3. (5 points) 36. scientists 37. qualified 38. unfriendly 39. fashionably 40. foretell Part 4. (10 points) 41. getting 42. returns 43. was being played 44. knew 45. will be learning 46. to have escaped 47. is 48. had been standing 49. served 50. not buying Part 5. (5 points) (Chọn đúng 50%, sửa đúng 50%) 51. A. has à have 52. D. be existed à exist 53. C. with not à without 54. A. careful à carefully 55. D. wasn’t à didn’t IV. READING COMPREHENSION Part 1. (10 points) 56. B 57. A 58. D 59. D 60.B 61. A 62. C 63.B 64. D 65. B Part 2. (10 points) 66. not/ never 67. life 68. who/that 69. On 70. spend 71. dependent 72. find 73. older 74. hard/difficult 75. enough Part 3. (5 points) 76. D 77. B 78. D 79. D 80. D V. WRITING Part 1. (5 points) 81. This is the first time I have seen this film. 82. He denied being/ having been there/ (that) he had been there at the/ that time. 83. The train does not take as long as the bus (does). 84. Never in my life have I seen such a mess! 85. That car belongs to my father. Part 2. (5 points) 86. wishes she had gone to 87. has not retired 88. even though I knew 89. no intention of telling 90. devoted all his time to Part 3. (10 points) Notes: The mark given to part 3 is based on the following scheme: - Content: (50% of the total mark) - Organization and presentation: (20% of the total mark) - Language: (20% of the total mark) - Handwriting, punctuation and spelling: (10% of the total mark) -------------THE END--------------