Đề thi HSG môn tiêng anh lớp 9 (5)

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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2010- 2011
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút,không kể thời gian giao đề

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PART A - LISTENING
I. Questions 1- 10: You will listen to a tape twice.
Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER for each answer.
COMPLAINT RECORD FORM
Holiday booked in name of: First name: (1)_________________Last name: Sharpe
Address: Flat 4 (2)____________________Winchester SO2 4ER
Daytime telephone number: (3)__________________________________________
Booking reference: (4)__________________________________________
Special offer? Yes, from (5)___________________________company
Insurance? Yes, had (6)______________________________Policy
Type of holiday booked: (7)__________________________________________
Date holiday start: (8)__________________________________________
Details of complaint: * no (9)_______________________________at station
* a (10)_____________________________was missing
PART B - LEXICO AND GRAMMAR
II. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C or D) to complete each
sentence below. Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D
on your answer sheet.
1. Your cousin is the __________-looking man I have ever met.
A. most B. best C. better D. well
2. She lives next to me and I often speak to her on my __________to work.
A. way B. street C. travel D. road
3. She kindly offered to __________me the way to the stadium.

A. describe B. show C. direct D. explain
4. In many families, the important decisions are __________by women.
A. done B. given C. arrived D. made
5. My brother, like me, doesn’t like films __________unhappy endings.
A. of which are B. have C. whose have D. that have
6. Do you mind __________in here?
A. to smoke B. if I smoking C. my smoking D. me to smoke
7. We __________you more help, but we were too busy.
A. might have given B. should give C. might give D. could give
8. Encouraged by his mother, __________.
A. art was studied in London by John
B. John studied art in London
C. the study is art in London was done by John
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D. London was where John studied art
9. __________advertising is so widespread, it has had an enormous effect on the people
lives.
A. The reason why B. Why C. Since D. On accountant of
10. Many people read newspaper __________waiting for the bus.
A. during B. if C. as they D. while
11. The woman __________he fell in love left him after a few weeks.
A. with whom B. who C. to whom D. for whom
12. The larger a drop of water, __________freezing temperature.
A. the higher its B. its higher C. higher than D. higher of its
13. __________was one of the most difficult tasks pioneers faced on their journey west.
A. They crossed rivers B. By crossing rivers
C. Crossing rivers D. Rivers being crossed
14. By the end of this week my illness __________me $100.
A. has cost B. will have cost C. cost D. will cost
15. It sounds like something wrong with the car’s engine. ________, we’d better take it to the

garage immediately.
A. Otherwise B. However C. If not D. If so
III. Give the correct form of the given words in brackets to complete the following
sentences. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
1. This is very (convenience)______________! Can’t you practice your violin
somewhere else?
2. She was a much less (industry)______________student than her sister.
3. She’s got a job as a (manage)______________of a dress shop.
4. There is a (short)______________of carrots because of the bad weather.
5. During the festival, (decorate)______________were hanging from every tree.
6. Even though the remark was not (intend)______________, it caused embarrassment.
7. It is difficult for a sloppy person to live with a (perfect)______________.
8. They said my illness was (imagine)______________. Don’t they realize I’m in a lot of
pain?
9. He spoke (sense)______________to her, and she began crying immediately.
10. The (simple)______________of her dress was in sharp contrast to the mansion she
called home.
PART C- READING
IV. Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with the correct answer.
Identify your choice by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet.
Music is universal- it is produced by all cultures. Some scientists believed that
music came before speech and (1)_________as a development of making calls. In fact,
there is (2)_________theory that the (3)_________languages were chanted or sung rather
than spoken. Indeed, in some cultures, music is a form of (4)_________history. The
Aboriginal Australian, for example, use music as a mean to (5)_________on stories of
the land and spirits to the next (6)_________.
New evidence suggests that music does not just (7)_________the feel- good factor
but it is also good for the brain. A study of intellectually (8)_________children showed
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that they could recall more (9)_________after it was given to them in a song than after it
was read to them as a story.
Researchers also report that people (10)_________better on a standard intelligence
(11)_________ after listening to Mozart. The so-called “Mozart effect” has also been
(12)_________by finding that rats (13)________up on Mozart run faster through a
complex network of paths or passengers, (14)________ as a maze. Overall, it seems that
inmost instances people who supper from any form of mental (15)_________benefit from
listening to music.
1. A. was B. swelled C. reacted D. arose
2. A. one B. every C. such D. that
3. A. earliest B. newest C. easiest D. simplest
4. A. enjoying B. making C. recording D. stating
5. A. move B. pass C. hand D. happen
6. A. children B. people C. tribe D. generation
7. A. convince B. satisfy C. please D. prefer
8. A. disabled B. inactive C. incapable D. disordered
9. A. facts B. knowledge C. memory D. information
10. A. examine B. prepare C. score D. achieve
11. A. form B. scheme C. demonstration D. test
12. A. supported B. given C. marked D. remembered
13. A. held B. brought C. stood D. set
14. A. called B. heard C. regarded D. know
15. A. badness B. hurt C. illness D. pain
V. Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word
in each space. Write the answers on your answer sheet.
Computers are helpful in many ways. First, they are fast. They can work with
information much more quickly than a person. (1)_________, computers can work with
lots of information at the (2)_________time. Third, they can keep (3)_________for a long
time. They do not forget things as the way (4)_________do. Also, computers are almost
always correct. They are not (5)_________of course, but they usually don’t make mistake.

These days, (6)_________is important to know something about computers. There
are a number of ways to (7)_________. Some companies have classes at work. Also, most
universities offer day and (8)_________courses in computer science. Another way to learn
is (9)_________libraries. Or you can learn from a friend. After a few hours of practice you
can work with (10)_________. You may not an expert, but you can have fun!
VI. Read the passage below and choose the best answer from the four options marked
A, B, C or D. Identify your choice by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on
your answer sheet.
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to
become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it
today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that was
introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the
most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland or
Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread
around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and
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missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speaker became established and grew
in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually
became the primary language of international business, banking and diplomacy.
Currently, about 80% of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is
in English. Two-thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the
main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic
controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over
half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users
than any language in the world.
1. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The number of non-native users of English
B. The French influence on the English language
C. The expansion of English as an international language
D. The user of English for science and technology

2. The word “emerged” in paragraph 1 means____________.
A. appeared B. hailed C. frequented D. engaged
3. Approximately, when did English begin to be used beyond England?
A. in 1066 B. around1350 C. before 1600 D. after 1600
4. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “stored” in paragraph 2?
A. bought B. saved C. spent D. valued
5. According to the passage, approximately how many non-native users of English are
there in the world today?
A. a quarter million B. half a million C. 350 million D. 700 million
PART D- WRITING
VII. Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meaning as the given
sentences.
1. Chris will pass his exams, but he has to work hard.
 If Chris
2. He can’t run as fast as he did.
 He used
3. In spite of having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
 Although
4. He can’t drive faster because there is an accident.
 The accident
5. My car really needs to be clean soon.
 I really must
VIII. Within 200-250 words, write about one of the memories in your childhood
which you’ll never forget.
THE END
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