Đề thi học sinh giỏi cấp thành phố môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2014-2015

PHÒNG GD & ĐT
TP. BẮC GIANG
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP THÀNH PHỐ
NĂM HỌC 2014 - 2015
MÔN : TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
ĐIỂM BÀI THI
Bằng số :
Bằng chữ
Chữ kí giám khảo 1...........................................
Chữ kí giám khảo 2: .........................................
Phách
............................
Lưu ý:
 - Đề thi gồm 04 trang , thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi này.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất kì tài liệu gì kể cả từ điển.
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SECTION A: LISTENING (15 POINTS)
I. Listen. Circle the correct information about each invitation. (6 pts)
 1. A. Lynne refuses Dave’s invitation. 	4. A. Ron accepts the invitation.
	B. The invitation is for Saturday. 	 	 B. Ron has to study for a big exam.
C. Lynne will meet Dave’s parents on Saturday. 	 	 C. Ron has to work late.
 2. A. Paula already has plans.	5. A. They will go downtown after class.
 	B. They will meet at the bookstore.	 B. They both hate listening to music.
 	C. The invitation is for Friday.	 C. The invitation is for next month.
 3. A. There will be free drinks and food.	6. A. The invitation is for Sunday.
 B. Rose refuses the invitation.	 	B.George likes those kinds of shows.
 C. Rose doesn’t think it will be fun.	 C. They will go to the show in the morning.
II. Listen and fill in the blank with a suitable word you hear. (9 pts)
Many (1)........................... believe blood types are linked to (2)............................... The (3)................ started in 1927 by Takeji Furukawa. He came up with the (4)........................... after working in a high school Takeji was not a (5)..........................., but his theory was popular news. Then, in the 1970s,a (6).........................wrote books about the idea. The books were well- known There is no scientific (7).....................supporting the idea that blood types are (8).................... to personalities. But the idea is still (9) .........................in Japan, and that is why ninety percent of Japanese people know their blood type.
SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (40 POINTS)
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (5 pts)
1. A. great	B. bread 	C. break 	 	 D. veil 
2. A. foreign	B. continent 	C. scholarship 	 D. almost
3. A. painted 	B. looked 	C. jumped 	 D. missed
4. A. boot	 	B. shoot	C. good	 D. food
	 5. A. species	 	 B. pollute	 C. accept	 	 D. receipt
II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others. (5 pts)
1. A. gravity 	B. deposit	C. pyramid 	D. colorful 
2. A. industrial 	B. exhibition 	C. preparation 	D. decoration 
3. A. brilliant	B. insect 	C. lunar	D. proceed
4. A. reference 	B. important 	C. refusal 	D. decision 
5. A. curriculum	B. tropical	C. historical 	D. grammatical 
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. (10 pts)
1. She is not _______ to be at home until six.
A. likely	B. sure	C. possible	D. certain
2. Could you get an extra _______of milk for me, please?	
A. bar	B. slice	C. carton	D. packet
3. The human brain _______ only two percent of an adult's body weight.
A. which makes up 	B. it makes up	C. makes it up	D. makes up
4. We have worked out the plan and now we must put it into ________.
	A. practice	B. reality	C. fact	D. deed
5. Katie really _______ her mother. She has got the same character.
A. takes after	B. takes up	C. takes in	D. takes on
6. Some of the passengers spoke to reporters about their _______ in the burning plane.
 	A. knowledge  	B. experience  	C. occasion  	D. event
7. She tries to set ________ an hour a week for practice.
A. about	B. down	C. aside	D. in
8. ________ stay the night if it’s too difficult to get home.
A. At all costs	B. By all means	C. In all	D. On the whole
9. Robert and his wife ________ to my house for tea yesterday evening.
 A. came round 	B. came about 	C. came down 	D. came away
10. Each of the guests ________ a bunch of flowers.
A. are given 	B. is given 	C. were given 	D. give
IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (5 pts)
1.Can you tell me when the bus for Ho Chi Minh City (leave)? - At 8 every morning. ..
2.This is the first time I (read) a novel (write) by an English novelist. .
3. I (sit) down for a rest while my bike (repair). 
4. I don’t believe it! It’s three in the morning and that party still (not finish). .
5. Two miles (be) enough for her to go jogging every morning. ............
6. Don’t call him at 2.30 p.m. He ( interview) job applicants at that time. .........................................................
7.I didn’t do the test well. I (prepare) it very carefully at home. ..........................................................................
8. I don’t mind her (appoint) above me. 
V. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. (10 pts)
From what we had read in the (1. ADVERTISE) .........................................., it promise to be the holiday of a lifetime – not only a quality hotel in a top (2. SEA) ............................ resort, but also (3. SURPRISE) ..............................cheap with it! We should have known it was too good to be true! We arrived at the airport to discover we only had (4. STAND) ............................. tickets and there was no guarantee we would be flying. Luckily, two places became free at the last minute and we took off. The flight lasted at least (5. TWO) ............................. as long as it should have and by the time we arrived, we were both feeling rather (6. POOR) ............................., probably because of the dubious in-flight meal we had had. We were met by our guide, who seemed (7. LANGUAGE) ............................... incompetent and understood very little of what we said to him. Instead of the hotel we had seen in the photograph back home, he took us to a squalid little guesthouse much (8. FAR) .............................. away from the resort than we were expecting. We wanted to explain that there had been a (9. DREAD) ..............................mistake but it was (10. USE) .................................. trying to complain – nobody could understand us.
VI. Each of the following sentences contains one error. Underline and correct it. (5 pts) 
1. The King was too happy that he decided to build a pagoda of lotus shape over water. ..
2. If I knew you were coming, I would have met you at the airport. 
3. The effectiveness of learning with computers depend on some factors. ..
4. For such an experience and able teacher, discipline was not a problem. ..
5. Never before have so many people in the United States interested in soccer. ..
SECTION C: READING (20 POINTS)
I. Read the following passage and choose the word (A, B, C or D) to complete each blank. (5pts)
“My home is in the air – I do an enormous amount of traveling. It is a fast life and (1) ______ of work, but I like it and that is the only way (2) ______ me. Everything is tiring – music, traveling – but what can I do? I am not (3) ______ to complaining. It is hard to imagine now (4) ______ I will ever be very long in one place. My home town is on the Caspian Sea. There is sea, wind, sun and (5) ______ (many tourists and hotels. I have my own flat with four or five rooms, but I am seldom there. If I am there for a day or two I prefer to (6) ______ with my mother and grandmother. They live in a small house, (7) ______ it is very comfortable and my mother cooks for me. I like good, simple food. I have no wife, no brothers or sisters and my father (8)______ when I was seven. He was an engineer and I don’t (9)______ him very well. He liked music very much and wanted me to (10) ______ a musician.”
1. A. most	B. full	C. complete	D. more
2. A. for	B. to	C. in	D. by
3. A. wanted	B. taken	C. used	D. known
4. A. and 	B. so	C. while	D. that
5. A. far	B. too	C. much	D. more
6. A. stay	B. go	C. do	D. spend
7. A. but	B. since	C. even	D. which
8. A. killed	B. gone	C. passed	D. died
9. A. know	B. remember	C. remind	D. see
10. A. become	B. turn	C. develop	D. grow
II. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (5 pts)
	The culture of Vietnam is one of the oldest in the Southeast Asia region. Although Vietnam lies geographically in Southeast Asia, long periods of Chinese domination and influence has resulted in the emergence of many East Asian characteristics in Vietnamese culture, and generally Vietnam is said to be a part of the East Asian cultural sphere, known widely as Chinese cultural sphere. Despite considerable foreign influence, Vietnamese people have managed to retain many distinct customs. While Chinese culture has the largest influence on traditional Vietnamese culture, there is also a much smaller influence from the Cham and later Western cultures, most notably of France, Russia and the United States. 	In term of prehistory, most Vietnamese historians consider the ancient Dong Son Culture to be one of the defining aspects of early Vietnamese civilization.Vietnam’s population in 2006 was 84,402,966, with a population density of 253 people per km2. Most people live in or near the densely populous Red River or Mekong deltas. Due to the nation’s southward expansion throughout its history, along with the different climate and environment met by the settlers as they moved further south, slightly different regional cultures began to emerge, most notably between Northern and Southern Vietnam.
The culture of Vietnam______ .
	A. is the youngest in Asia	 	B. does not get any Asian characteristics	
	C. was influenced by that of China	D. was greatly dominated by that of Western
2. Which culture has not affected the Vietnamese one?
A. Of the United States	B. Of the United Kingdom	C.Of Russia D.Of France
3. Vietnamese people ______ .
	A. cannot keep their own culture in their daily life 	B. have many diverse nation customs	
	C. highly appreciate the Western influence on their culture D. failed to retain the native customs
4. Through history, Vietnam expended to the ______ .
	A. south	B. north	C. east	D. west
5. Which statement is true?
	A. The North and the South of Vietnam have the same regional cultures.
	B. The Mekong delta is more populous than the Red River one.
	C. Red River delta is densely populous. D. Vietnamese people do not like living in the deltas.
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage. (10 points)
	Travelling to all corners of the world is (1) ....................... easier and easier. We live (2) ........................ a global village, but how well do we know and understand each other ? Here is (3) ...................... simple test. Imagine you have arranged a meeting at 4 p.m . What time should you expect your foreign business colleagues to arrive? If they are German, they ‘ll be exactly (4) ...................... time. If they are American, they ‘ll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are Bristish, they be 15 minutes (5) ............................., and you should allow up to an hour for the Indians. Therefore, these are some small advice in (6) ........................... not to behave badly abroad. In France you shouldn’t sit down in a cafard untill you are shaken hands with everyone you know. In Afghanistan you ‘d better spend at last 5 minutes (7) ............................ hello. In Pakistan you mustn’t wink. It is offensive. In the Middle East you must never use the left hand for greeting, eating, drinking or smoking. Also, you should care not to admire (8) .......................... in your host’s home. They will feel that they have to give it to you. In Russia you must match your hosts drink for drink or they will think you are unfriendly. In Thailand you should clasp your hands (9) .................................. and lower your head and your eyes when you greet someone. In America you should eat your hamburger with both hands and as quickly as (10) ...................................You shouldn’t try to have a conversation until it is eaten. 
SECTION D: WRITING (25 POINTS)
I. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean the same as those printed before. (10 points)
1. My brother studies now harder than he used to.
My brother .............................................................................................................................
2. Please don’t ask me that question.
	I’d rather ................................................................................................................................
3. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
	I haven’t .................................................................................................................................
4. John only understood very little what the teacher said.
	John could hardly ..................................................................................................................
5. Tom will be twenty next week.
	It’s Tom’s ..............................................................................................................................
6. She is fond of her nephew although he behaves terribly.
	She is fond of her nephew in .................................................................................................
7. “ Could I borrow five pounds from you, Jane ?”- asked Nick. 
Nick asked Jane if .............................................................................................................. 
8. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the bus.
	If ............................................................................................................................................
9. The train takes longer than the plane.
	The plane ...............................................................................................................................
10. I don’t suppose you have change for 2 pounds, do you?
	Do you happen ...........................................................................................................................
II. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences. (10 pts)
 1. About five million/ bottle/ champagne/ produced/ France/ next year/.  
2. I/ now/ tired/ since/I /stay/ late/ do/ homework/.
3. That/ one/ most/ interesting/ books/I/ read/.
4. Know/ how/ use/ computer/ very important/ nowadays/.
5. He/ show/ photograph/ hotel/ stay/ holiday/.
6. The watch / which / mother / give / me / last week / be / valuable / present.
 ..........................................................................................................................................................................
7. Since / beginning / course / she / never / late / school.
 ..........................................................................................................................................................................
8. My friend David / cannot / get / used / have meals / with chopsticks.
 ..........................................................................................................................................................................
9. Passover / celebrate / every / country / world?
 ..........................................................................................................................................................................
10. We / be / close friend / because / have / many things / common.
 ..........................................................................................................................................................................
III. Use the given word to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given word. (5 pts)
1. There’s hardly anything he doesn’t know about whales.(knows)
......................
2. He enjoys walking in the rain. (pleasure)
.......................
3. Joanne has a rather unsatisfactory relationship with her sisters.(get)
Joanne ............ 
4. The committee decided that the crash was not the pilot’s fault. (blame)
The committee ......... .
5. If we tried to force him to repay the debt, we would be wasting of time.	(point)
There was ......... .
THE END
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
 THÀNH PHỐ BẮC GIANG 
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP THÀNH PHỐ
NĂM HỌC 2014-2015 
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
Tổng điểm toàn bài 100 điểm
SECTION A: LISTENING (15 ĐIỂM)
I. (6điểm) Mỗi câu chọn đáp đúng cho 1 điểm. 
 1. B	2. B	3. A	4. C	5. A	6. B 
II. (9 điểm) Mỗi câu điền đúng cho 1 điểm. 
1.Japanese 	2. personalities	3. belief 	4. theory	5. scientist	
6. journalist	7. evidence	8. linked 	9. well-known	
SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (40 ĐIỂM)
I. (5 điểm) Mỗi câu chọn đáp đúng cho 1 điểm 
1B	2D	3A	4C	5D
II. (5 điểm) (mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm)
1.B	2. A	3. D	4. A	5. B	
III. (10 điểm) Mỗi câu chọn đáp đúng cho 1 điểm. 
1 A	2C 	3. D	4.A 	 5.A 	
6. B	7.C	8.B	9.A 	10.B
IV. (5 điểm) - Mỗi động từ đúng 0.5 điểm
1. leaves 	2. have read / written	3. sat / was being repaired	4. hasn’t finished 
5. is 6. will be interviewing 7. should have prepared 8. having been appointed (being appointed)
V. (10 điểm). Mỗi từ loại biến đổi đúng cho 1 điểm.
1. advertisement 	2. seaside 	3. surprisingly 	4. standby 5. twice 
6. poorly 	7. linguistically 	8. farther / further 	9. dreadful 	10. useless
VI. (5 điểm.) Tìm ra lỗi sai đúng cho 0.5 điểm, sửa đúng cho 0.5 điểm. 
1. too – so	2. knew – had known	3. Depend → depends 
4. experience – experienced 	5. interested - been interested
SECTION C: REDAING (20 ĐIỂM)
I. (5 điểm) Mỗi câu chọn đáp đúng cho 0.5 điểm. 
1.B. full	2.A. for	3.C. used	4.D. that 	 5.B. too	
6.A. stay	7.A. but	8.D. died 	9.B. remember 	10.A. become
II. (5 điểm) Mỗi câu chọn đáp đúng cho 1 điểm. 
	1. C 	2. B 	3. B 	 4. A 	5. C 
III. (10 điểm) Mỗi câu chọn đáp đúng cho 1 điểm
 1.getting/ becoming
 2. in
 3. a
 4. on
 5. late
 6. order
 7. saying
 8. anything
 9. togethet
 10. possible
SECTION C: WRITING (25 ĐIỂM)
I. (10 điểm) Mỗi câu viết lại đúng cho 1 điểm.
1.My brother didn't use to study as/ so hard as he does now/ used to study more lazily than he does now.
2.I’d rather you didn’t ask me that question.
3.I haven’t seen Bob since I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
4.John could hardly understand what the teacher said.
5.It's Tom's twentieth birthday next week.
6.She is fond of her nephew in spite of his terrible behaviour.
7. Nick asked Jane if . she could lend him five pounds.............. 
8. If he had hurried he would/could have caught / wouldn’t have missed the bus
9.The plane does not take as long as/takes a shorter time than/ is quicker/faster than the train.
10.Do you happen to have change for 2 pounds?
XIV. (10điểm) Mỗi câu dùng từ gợi ý viết lại đúng cho 1 điểm.
1. About five million bottles of champagne will be produced in France next year.
2. I am now (feeling) tired since I stayed up late doing homework.
3. That is one of the most interesting books I’ve ever read.
4. Knowing/To know how to use the computer is very important nowadays.
5. He showed me the photograph of the hotel where he (had) stayed during the holiday
1. The watch which my mother gave (to) me last week is a valuable present.
2. Since the beginning of the course she has never been late for school.
3. My friend David cannot get used to having meals with chopsticks.
4. Is Passover celebrated in every country in/ all over the world?
5. We are close friends because we have (so) many things in common.
	 We are close friends because of having (so) many things in common.
XV. (5 điểm) Mỗi câu viết lại đúng cho 1 điểm
1. He knows nearly/almost everything about whales.
2. Walking in the rain gives him pleasure
3. Joanne doesn’t get on well with her sisters 
4. The committee didn’t blame the pilot for the crash
5. There was no point in trying to force him to repay 
V. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. Write the letter on the space provided. (5 pts) (mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm)
1) by 2) at 3) by 4) as 5. of
VI. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. (10 pts) (mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm)
1. advertisement 2. seaside 	3. surprisingly 	4. standby 5. twice 
6. poorly 	7. linguistically 8. farther / further 9. dreadful 10. useless
VII. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (10 pts) (mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm)
1. hasn’t finished 6. be sent/ should be sent
2. is 	 7. having been appointed (being appointed)
3. will be interviewing 8. will have finished
4. should have prepared 9. hadn’t left
5. would have been 10. arrives
VII. Each of the following sentences contains one error. Underline and correct it. (5 pts) (mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm)
1. too – so	2. knew – had known	3. found – founded	
4. experience – experienced	5. interested - been interested	
IX. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 pts) (mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm)
1. won	2. in	3. tall	4. unremarkable	5. contest	6. who	7. vital	8. brought	9. worth	10. for
XI. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A,B,C or D. (5 pts)
(mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm)
1. C 	2. B 	3. B 	 4. A 	5. C 
XII. Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (5 pts) (mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm)
1. Not only did Tom arrive late, but he (also) started complaining./(as well)
2. She regretted not having applied for the job in the library.
3. It used to be thought that the earth was flat.
4. I wish I had gone to your birthday party last night.
5. Neither have I seen him nor have I heard him speak
XIII. Use the given word to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given word. (5 pts) (mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm)
1. doesn’t get on well 
2. didn’t blame the pilot for 
3. wrong/ incorrect apart from 
4. no point in trying to force him to repay 
5. London is the city where/in which he was born fifty years ago.
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
BẮC GIANG
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh (Lớp 9)
Ngày thi: .... tháng.... năm 2013
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
Số phách
..........................
ĐIỂM BÀI THI
Bằng số:
Bằng chữ: ................................
Chữ ký giám khảo 1: ..............................................................
Chữ ký giám khảo 2: ...............................................................
LƯU Ý:
- Đề thi gồm 04 trang, thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển.
SECTION ONE: LISTENING (20 POINTS)
Part I.You are going to listen to a conversation between Carl and Pancho, then choose the best answer.(5 points).
1. Where is Pancho from ?
	A. Paraguay	B. Peru	C. Portugal	D. Vietnam
2. How many brothers and sisters does Pancho have ?
	A. 11	B. 12	C. 13	D. 14
3. What is his father's job?
	A. Taxi driver	B. Dentist	C. Farmer	D. Police officer
4. What does his mother do?
	A. She owns a beauty salon	B. She runs a small family store	
	C. She works at a bread shop	D. She works in a factory
5. Which thing does Pancho NOT say?
	A. His brothers and sisters help his mom	B. His mom sells food like eggs and sugar
	C. His mother enjoys her job very much	D. His father works hard to support the family
Part II. Listen to the text and write down the missing words or numbers. (15 points).
Hi, I'm Conrad and I'm going to talk about (1).... This first sport was invented by a Canadian man, although most people believe it was invented by an American. In this sport you need at least (2).... players on each team and the goal is to shoot a ball into a basket or hoop. In this next sport, there are usually ten rounds. Each round is three (3).... long. It's man versus man and they are both fighting using just their (4)....
This next sport is in a (5).... It's also a very fast-paced sport where swimmers are swimming back and forth, also throwing a ball into a net. In this sport lots of things happen under (6).... that the referee can not see. It's a very tough sport to play. 
This next sport is on a (7).... There is a little white plastic ball that moves very, very quickly. In Japan there is a famous little girl who plays this sport. Her name is 'love' in English.
This next sport was invented in England. It requires eleven players on each (8).... In this sport you cannot use your hands unless you're the goalie or (9)....
And the last sport I'll talk about also happens in the water. This sport is one of the most (10).... sports for the summer Olympics. In this sport, there are four main strokes, and 'crawl' is the most common.
SECTION TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 POINTS)
Part I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. (10 points)
1. One problem for teacher is that each student has his/ her own ________ needs.
 A. separate
B. divided
C. individual
D. distinctive
2. I was ________ in the book I was reading and didn’t hear the phone.
A. submerged
B. distracted
C. gripped 
D. engrossed 
3. If we hurry, we might get there ________ to catch the early train.
 A. right
B. in time
C. on time
D. before time
4. To get a passport, you must send in your birth ________ and two photos.
 A. certificate
B. licence
C. paper
D. card
5. She tries to set ________ an hour a week for practice.
 A. about
B. down 
C. aside
D. in
6. ________ stay the night if it’s too difficult to get home.
 A. At all costs
B. By all means
C. In all
D. On the whole
7. Robert and his wife ________ to my house for tea yesterday evening.
 A. came round
B. came about
C. came down
D. came away
8. Each of the guests ________ a bunch of flowers.
 A. are given
B. is given
C. were given
D. give
9. To everyone’s surprise, Mr Brown ________ at the Trade Union meeting.
 A. turned in
B. turned over
C. turned up
D. turned round
10. Everyone burst out laughing. There was a lot of ________.
 A. laughs
B. laughter
C. laughings
D. laugh
1. C
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. B
Part II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (10 points)
I (meet) ________ John before I (be) ________ a fortnight in Paris.
The children were frightened because the lights suddenly (go) ________ out and they (sit) ________ in the dark.
What tune (play) ________ when we (come) ________ in?
She was badly hurt when her car hit another car. If she (wear) ________ her seat belt, she (not hurt) ________ so badly.
Coming into the room he (see) ________ Mary where he (leave) ________ her.
Part III. Give the correct form of the words to complete each sentence. (10 points)
We go to the restaurant for ________ whenever we're tired of eating meat. (vegetable) 
Don’t worry. I ‘ll be waiting for you at the ________ to the pagoda . (enter) 
The old theater of our city is being enlarged and ________. (modern)
Advertisements account for three-fourths of the ________ of the newspaper. (come)
What is the ________ of the adjective “solid”. ( oppose) 
________ should complain if they are not satisfied with the service they recieve. (Consume) 
If your work is ________ you won’t get a raise. (satisfy) 
________ are alarmed by the rate at which tropical rainforest are being destroyed.(Conserve) 
The athletes take part in the Olympic Games in the true spirit of ________. (sport)
You can never be sure what he is going to do. He is so ________. (predict)
SECTION THREE: READING (30 POINTS)
Part I. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. (5 points)
People have been playing with marbles for thousands of years. The first marbles were probably either river stones that happened to be naturally round enough to roll or, more likely, rounded globs of clay that were baked hardness. Such very old clay marbles have been found in both Greek and Roman ruins, and quartz spheres have been dated at around 6000 B.C. Harder and more durable marbles tend to inspire different kinds of games than soft clay marbles, which crack very easily. So with the advent of hand rounded and polished marbles made of agate or some other rugged, igneous rock, the ‘golden age’ of marbles and marble play flowered. Stone marbles began to appear in the early 1800s in what is now the southern part of Germany. Shortly after, handmade glass marbles appeared in the same part of Europe. For the next 120 years, marbles and marble playing-there were literally hundred of games - flourished in both Europe and America. Marble players developed their own vocabulary for different sizes and materials of marbles, as well as for the many kinds of games to be played and the way marbles were used in the games. For example, if you were going to play a game of Ring-Taw, one of the most popular and enduring marbles games, you would lag for the first shot, and then knuckle down from the baulk, trying your best to get a mib or two with your opponent’s immie.
1. The author makes the point in the passage that playing with marbles __________.
A. has been going on since ancient times 	
B. is a relatively recent phenomenon
C. is losing popularity	
D. is a very expensive pastime
2. According to the passage, which of the following was the least used substance for making marbles?
A. agate
B. glass
C. rock
D. clay
3. It can be inferred from the passage that the use of marbles became very popular in Europe and America __________.
A. in the 18th century	
B. in the 1970s	
C. in 6000 B.C	
D. after glass marbles were developed
4. We can infer from the passage that marble playing __________.
A. is a game only for children	
B. has many variations in ga