Đề thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9 cấp huyện năm học : 2011 – 2012 môn : Tiếng Anh (phân môn: Đọc hiểu và viết) thời gian làm bài :140 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề)

PHÒNG GD – ĐT PHÙ MỸ ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN
 TRƯỜNG THCS MỸ LỘC	 NĂM HỌC : 2011 – 2012 
	 Môn : Tiếng Anh (Phân môn: Đọc hiểu và viết)
	 Thời gian làm bài :140 phút ( không kể thời gian phát đề) 
 ( ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT) 
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I. READING : (12ms) 
PART I: In this part of the test you must choose the words or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences . ( 2ms ) 
1. My grandfather likes this town. What he likesliving here is that it is quiet.
a. more about	b. most about	c. more of	d. most of
2. My brother often ..Shakespeare’s lines in his writing.
a. writes	b. reads	c. quotes	d. uses
3. Just keepon the baby while I cook the supper, Will you?
a. a look	b. glance	c. an eye	d. a care
4. It is said that petrol price willagain next month.
a. raise	b. be risen	c. raising	d. rise
5. I am going to have my car ..
a. service	b. to be serviced	c. serviced	d. servicing
6. I don’t know who this car belongs ..
a. for	b. to 	c. of	d. with
7. It was very ..trip.
a. impressed	b. impression	c. impressive	d. impress
8. You have a terrible cough. You.to smoke.
a. shouldn’t	b. mustn’t	c. oughtn’t 	d. couldn’t
9. You are not allowed into this street.
a. to drive	b. driving	c. drive	d. drove
10. Tet is really a time of fun and festivals for..throughout Viet Nam.
a. only aldults	b. only children	c. only old people	d. everyone
PART II: Filling in each space with one appropriate word . ( 1m )
 My son is a secondary school student. He goes to school five days a week and ..(1). many subjects..(2).school. Last week I went to an end - off – semester meeting with his form teacher and he .(3).me his report card. I was shocked to know that he worked excellently.(4) ..Math,English, Physics, Chemistry but he has poor results with the other..( 5)such as Geography, History. I found out that he is clever (6)..lazy. He ..(7).like to learn his lesson by heart. His final result was only satisfactory. The form teacher advised me to talk about some sense into him.(8)I came home. I came gome and told him(9)his result. He only smiled and said that was all he.(10)...do with Geography and History. Oh, what can I do?
Your answers: 1. 2. 3 4. 5..
 6 7 8.. 9 10..
PART III: Read the following passage carefully, and then choose the words ( A,B,C or D) that best answer each of the questions about it (1,0 m)
 Long ago a lot of people thought the moon was a god. Other people thought it was just a light in the sky. And others thought it was a big ball of cheese!
 Then telescopes were made. And men saw that the moon was really another world. They wondered what it was like. They dreamed of going there.
 On July 20, 1969, that dream came true. Two American men landed on the moon. Their names were Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin.
 The first thing the men found was that the moon is covered with dust. The dust is so thick that the men left footprints where they walked. Those were the first marks a living had ever made on the moon. And they could stay there for years and years. There is no wind or rain to wipe them off.
 The two men walked on the moon for hours. They picked up rocks to bring back to the earth for study. They dug up dirt to bring back. They set up machines to find out things people wanted to know. Then they climbed back into their moon landing craft.
 Next day the landing craft roared as the two men took off from the moon. They joined Michael Collins in the spaceship that waited for them above the moon. Then they were off on their long trip back to earth.
 Behind them they left the plains and high mountains of the moon. They left the machines they had set up. And they left footprints that may last forever.
This story tells..
 A. about the first men walk on the moon.
 B. how men found footprints on the moon.
 C. what the men brought back from their trip to the moon.
 D. who had left footprints on the moon before the two men landed there.
 2. A telescope.
 A. makes balls of light seem brighter.
 B. turns the moon into another world.
 C. makes many of men’s dream come true.
 D. makes faraway things seem closer.
 3. The men brought rocks and dirt from the moon because .
 A. they wanted something to show they were there.
 B. people wanted to use them to learn about the moon.
 C. they wanted to keep them as souvenirs.
 D. they might sell them to scientists.
 4. The American machines will most likely stay on the moon until
 A. someone takes them away.
 B. a storm covers them with dust.
 C. rain and wind destroy them.
 D. they become rusty and break to pieces.
 5. The next people who go to the moon most likely could
 A. find that the machines have disappeared.
 B. leave the first set of footprints on the moon.
 C. find the places where Armstrong and Aldrin walked.
 D. find that dust has wiped off the two men’s footprints .
 Your answers: 1. 2. 3 4. 5
PART IV: Read the following passage carefully, and then decide whether the following statements are True(T) or False (F) . ( 1,0m)
 The weekend picnic I enjoyed most was just a few weeks ago. My class decided to pay a visit to the Botanic Garden.
	It was a glorious Sunday. We assembled at the school gate punctually and traveled to the Botanic Garden by bus. It was a long way to our destination and we sang merrily all the way .
	The Botanic Garden is a very beautiful place. We made a short tour round the garden and took some pictures of the whole class. Then we played a lot of games on a spacious piece of grassland. One of the boys brought along his guitar and we sang our favorite songs. We laughed, talked and danced, too. After a delicious meal with various kinds of food that we brought, we all took a rest. Some of us slept very soundly because it was so peaceful and quiet there. In the afternoon, we went on playing some more games. Then we packed up the left-overs and started home at four. We all felt very happy . 
 1. Everyone assembled on time.
 2. Everyone went round the Botanic Garden and videoed the whole class.
 3. Everyone played games on a small piece of grassland.
 4. After lunch everyone started home .
 5. It was an enjoyable picnic.
Your answers: 1. 2. 3 4. 5
PART V: There are 11 mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. There is an example for you. (2ms)
 One day a mother said to her son, “ I must go out now and do some shopping. I wants you to look after the house.”
 “ Yes, mother,” the boy said, but he was not listening. He was interesting only in his book.
“ Three people will come to the house: first the butcher, then my friend and lastly a begger,” his mother explained. “ Are you listening for me?”
“ Yes, mother,” the boy says, but his eyes did not leave his book.
“ Very well. Now, tell the butcher that his meat is too fat and she must never come here again,” his mother said. “ Ask my friend to come in and give her a cup of tea. Give the pile in old clothes by the door to the begger. Do you remember?”
“ Yes, mother.” The boy said, but he was read his book.
 His mother went out and soon there was a knock at the door. The boy put his book down and went open it. He saw the pile of clothes by the door. “ these are for you,” he said to the person at the door. Then he went back to the sitting- room.
 A few minutes later there was another knock at the door. The boy went to open it. “ You are too fat,” he said to the person at a door. “ Never come here again” Then he closed the door and went back to his book.
 A little later there was a third knock at the door. The boy went to open it. “ Come in, ” he said. “ I’ll make you a cup of tea. Mother will be back soon ” .
 His mother came home and found the beggar in the sitting – room drinks tea . 
 “ Oh ! ” she cried. “ If the beggar is drinking tea, what did you say to your friend ? ”
 YOUR ANSWERS: 0. wants à want 1. 	
 2. 	3. 	4. 
 5. 	6. 	7. 
 8. 	9. 	 10. 
PART VI: You are going to read a passage about a clever farmer .Six sentences or groups of words have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A – H the one which fits each gap ( 1 – 5 ). Remember that there are more sentences or phrases than needed. There is an example at the beginning ( 0) . ( 1 m ) 
 Two robbers wanted to rob a farmer .
 “ We must wait until he is asleep, ” one of the robbers said. (0)  .
 “ No, ” the other robber said, “ we must not do that. It is not safe. The farmer sleeps with a gun under his pillow. (1) 
 “ How can we do that ? ” 
 “ You must lie down in the road, close your eyes and keep still I will go alone to the farmer’s house and tell him you are dead. He will come out of his house to look at you . (2) 
 “ Yes, that is a good plan, ” the robber said. “ The road is empty now . (3) 
 The other robber ran to the farmer’s house and knocked on the door .
 “ Help ! Help ! ” he shouted .
 “ What’s the matter ? ” the farmer asked .
 “ My friend is dead. He is lying in the road. Come and help me. I must carry him home. ”
 “ The farmer left his house with the robber and walked to the road. (4) 
 “ I don’t think your friend is dead ” the farmer said .
 “ Oh, he is . I know he is, ” the robber said .
 “ Dead men have their mouths open, ” the farmer told him. “ Your friend’s mouth is closed. ”
 The robber lying in the road heard this . (5) 
 The clever farmer saw him open his mouth and ran back to his farm – house .
He saw the man lying in the road but he did not go near him .
You must then jump up and hit him over the head .
He opened his mouth quickly .
We must make him come out of his house .
Go to the farmer’s house quickly and I will lie down .
“ Then we can go to his house and rob him ” .
He talked to the man lying in the roard.
You must run quickly.
 YOUR ANSWER: 0 + F
	1. 	2.  	3.  	4. 	 5. 
Part VII : Give the correct form of the words in brackets. There is an example for you : (2,0ms)
 EX : She is a good .. of English. (teach) : teach à teacher
1.Are there any .rivers left in the world? ( pollute)
2. That was an .remark. It would have been better to keep silent. ( necessity)
3. In the future, many buildings will be..by solar energy. ( hot)
4. This company treats all it..equally. (employ)
5. There are always..differences in every country. (region)
6. It’s you to cheat in the exam. (honest)
7. The Internet has..developed in every field. (increase)
8. I watch the news every day because it’s very . (inform)
9. Our school has a lot of.teachers. ( qualify)
10. The everning was.spent playing cards and talking. ( enjoy)
PART VIII :Read the text below and then decide which word best fits each space (1m) 
 Wales has a.(0).of about three million. English is the main language and only twenty per cent speak both Welsh and English. Every year(1)August there is a Welsh- speaking festival. It (2)place in a different town each year so everyone has the chance for it to be near them. Local people (3).years making plans for when the festival will be in (4)..town. Each festival is (5)..by about 160,000 people. They travelnot only from nearby towns and villages (6).also from the rest of the British Isles and (7).from abroad. There are concerts, plays 
and (8)..to find best singers, poets, writers, and so on. Shops sell Welsh music, books, pictures and clothes as (9)as food and drink. The festival provides a chance for Welsh- speaking people to be together for a whole week, with (10).Welsh language all around them.
 0. A. people B. public C. population D. country 
 1. A. on B. by C. in D. at 
 2. A. takes B. finds C. help D. makes 
 3. A. pass B. put C. spend D. do 
 4. A. our B. their C. his D. its 
 5. A.arrived B.attended C. joined D.come 
 6. A.but B. and C. since D.however 
 7. A.just B. hardly C. quite D. even 
 8. A.tests B.examinations C. competitions D.races 
 9. A.long B. far C. good D.well 
 10. A.one B. a C. the D. some 
YOUR ANSWER: 0 + C
	1. 	2.  	3.  	4. 	 5. 
 6. 7. 8.. 9. 10.
PART IX: Complete each space with the correct form of one of the verbs given in the list . Remember that there are more verbs than needed :(1m) 
 take hold see watch run walk include gain get
 visit keep call phone locate be look hear can
 One of the most interesting places to (1)..in Singapore is the bird park. It’s (2)..in the industrial area of Singapore, (3)Lurong. The bird park (4)about twelve kilometers from the center of the city, and it’s easy to get there by bus or taxi.
 It’s one of the largest bird parks in the world. The birds are (5)..in cages and there are hundreds of beautiful birds from many different parts of the world (6).penguins, parrots, eagles and ostriches. There is a large lake in the park, with a restaurant beside it, and there’s also a very large case which you can (7).inside to (8).a closer look at the birds.
 It (9).about two hours to (10)..all the birds. You can walk around the park or ride on the bus. The best time to visit the park is in the early morning or late afternoon when it is cooler.
 II. WRITING : ( 6ms)
PART I : Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it 
 ( 2ms)
I think cycling is preferable to walking .
à I’d rather  .
2. My teacher can see me play games at school .
à I  .
3. My sister doesn’t like someone looking at her on the street .
à My sister doesn’t  .
4. I last heard this song ten years ago .
à It’s  .
5. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert .
à Despite  .
6. “ You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary ” said John .
à John advised  .
7. Would you like me to finish the work tonight ?
à I’ll  .
8. All visitors to the town falls in love with it .
à Everyone who  .
9. If someone doesn’t put the coal in, the fire will go out .
à Unless  .
 10. Despite his age, Mr. Thanh runs five kilometers every morning .
à Even  .
PART II : Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it, using the words in the brackets. ( 1m )
 1. I find his handwriting very hard to read . ( difficulty )
à  .
2. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong . ( no sooner )
à  .
3. We couldn’t get to work because it rained heavily . ( prevented )
à  .
We used to live in a house with alarge garden . ( where )
à  .
5. “ Why don’t you decorate your room with wallpaper ? ” Mai said to Hoa ( suggested )
 à  .
PART III: The following table shows the number of books which schools in Phu My district raise. Describe the table. (0,5m)
Schools
Numbers of books
My Loc
545
Binh Duong
605
My Phong
725
My Loi
650
PART IV:Write a composition about 200 words on the following topic. (2,5ms)
 “ Do you think English is useful for your job in the future ?. Give the reasons”
ANSWER KEYS
 I. READING : (12ms)
 Part I : 2ms (0,2m x10)
 1. B	2. C	3.C	4.D	5.C	6.B	7C	8.C	9.A	10.D
 Part II : 1m ( 0,1m x 10 )
 1. studies 2. at 3. gave 4. on 5. subjects
 6. but 7. doesn’t 8. when 9. about 10. could
 Part III : 1,0m ( 0,2m x 5)
 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C
 Part IV : 1,0m ( 0,2m x 5)
 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. T
 Part V : 2ms ( 0,2m x 10 )
 1.interesting à interested 2. for à to 3. says à said
 4. she à he 5. in à of 6. read à reading
 7. open à to open 8. a à the 9. drinks à drinking 10. your à my 
 Part VI : 1m ( 0,2m x 5)
 1. D 2. B 3. E 4. A 5. C
Part VII : 2,0ms ( 0,2m x 10)
 1. unpolluted 2. unnecessary 3. heated 4. employees
 5. regional 6.dishhonest 7. increasingly 8. informative
 9. qualified 10.enjoyably
 Part VIII : 1m (0,1m x 10) 
 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B
 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. C
 Part IX : 1m ( 0,1m x 10)
 1. visit 2. located 3. called 4. is 5.kept 
 6. including 7. walk 8. get 9. takes 10. see
 II. WRITING : ( 6ms )
 Part I : 2ms ( 0,2 m x 10)
I’d rather (much) cycle than walk.
I can be seen to play games at school by my teacher.
My sister doesn’t like being looked at on the street.
It’s ten years since I last heard this song.
Despite (his) taking / having taken a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
Jonh advised Mary not to lend that man any more money.
I’ll finish the work tonight if you like.
Everyone who visits the town falls in love with it.
Unless someone puts the coal in , the fire will go out.
Even though he is old, Mr. Thanh runs five kilometers every morning.
 Part II : 1m (0,2m x 5) 
I have difficulty in reading his handwriting.
No sooner had he arrived than things went wrong.
The heavy rain prevented us from getting to work.
The house where we used to live had a large garden .
Mai suggested that Hoa she shuold decorative her room with wallpaper. 
 Part III : ( 1m) : Giám khảo chấm theo ý bài làm của học sinh.
Nội dung : 0,25 điểm
Ngữ pháp : 0,25 điểm
 Part IV : ( 2,0ms ) . Giám khảo chấm theo ý làm bài của học sinh.
Nội dung : 1,25 điểm.
Ngữ pháp : 1,25 điểm