ĐỀ THI HSG QUẢNG NAM 2010

SỞ
GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO
QUẢNG NAM
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
NĂM HỌC 2008 – 2009
Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian : 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi : 03/4/2009
SỐ BÁO DANH
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HỌ, TÊN VÀ CHỮ KÝ
Giám thị 1:..................................................
Giám thị 2:..................................................
Họ và tên học sinh: ……………………....................
Ngày sinh: ………………………..….…..................
Nơi sinh:…………………………..Nam/nữ..............
Học sinh Trường THCS….….................……..…….
Huyện/Thành phố:..………………..................……..
SỐ THỨ TỰ
(Do giám thị ghi)
……………
MÃ PHÁCH
(Do Chủ tịch
HĐ chấm ghi)
……………….
Chú ý:
-Thí sinh hoàn thành các thông tin cá nhân vào phần trên nhưng không được làm bài vào phần dưới của trang
giấy này vì đây là phần phách.
- Bài thi không được viết bằng mực đỏ, bút chì, không viết bằng hai thứ mực.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì trong khi làm bài.
- Trái với các quy định trên, thí sinh sẽ bị loại.

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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
SỞ
GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO
QUẢNG NAM
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
NĂM HỌC 2008 – 2009
Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian : 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi : 03/4/2009
Đề thi này gồm 08 trang (2-9). Thí sinh kiểm tra cẩn thận số trang trong đề trước khi làm bài.
PHẦN GHI ĐIỂM DÀNH CHO GIÁM KHẢO
SECTION I
(2.5 điểm)
Part 1 (1.25đ) 5 câu x 0.25 đ
Part 2 (1.25đ) 5 câu x 0.25 đ
Số câu đúng
.............
Điểm
.............
SECTION II
(7.0 điểm)
Part 1 (2.0đ) 16 câu x 0.125 đ
Part 2 (2.0đ) 8 câu x 0.25 đ
Part 3 (1.0đ) 8 câu x 0.125 đ
Part 4 (2.0đ) 16 câu x 0.125 đ
Số câu đúng
.............
Điểm
.............

SECTION III
(5.5 điểm)
Part 1 (2.5đ) 10 câu x 0.25 đ
Part 2 (1.5đ) 6 câu x 0.25 đ
Part 3 (1.5đ) 6 câu x 0.25 đ
Số câu đúng
.............
Điểm
.............
SECTION IV
(5.0 điểm)
Part 1 (1.5đ) 6 câu x 0.25 đ
Part 2 (1.5đ) 6 câu x 0.25 đ
Part 3 (2.0đ) 8 câu x 0.25 đ
Số câu đúng
.............
Điểm
.............
Tổng điểm bài thi:
Điểm ghi bằng chữ:.............................................
Chữ ký giám khảo 1:..................................; Chữ ký giám khảo 2:..................................
.........................................Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi này...............................................
SECTION ONE: LISTENING (2.5 pts).
Part 1: (1.25pts). Listen to the text and write down the missing words or numbers. The first has been done as an
example.
The Olsen Twins

The ….(0) twins…. were born on ..(1)...................................... . They have
a ..(2).............................................. called Lizzie. The twins’ first TV show
was Full ..(3)......................... Their first show ended in ..(4) ......................,

then they’ve acted in TV series and films . Ashley is ..(5).............................
than her twin.

Part 2: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
1. Marianne currently works in ......................................
A. a studio
B. a school
C. a hospital
D. a factory
2. The teenagers were tested to find out ........................................
A. how much of their brain they were using.
B. how good they were at math
C. the size of their brains.
3. Marianne thinks teenagers should .....................................
A. spend time alone doing other things.
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SỐ PHÁCH
(Do Chủ tịch HĐ chấm ghi)
................
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
B. talk to each other more.
C. spend time with people of all ages
4. Thomas thinks games like Sim City encourage players to .........................
A. plan well.
B. become more caring.
C. feel lonely
5. The investigation showed that teenagers .......................................
A. prefer to play in pairs, not in groups.
B. are more sociable than Marianne thinks.
C. are often lonely whether they play games or not.

SECTION TWO: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY. (7.0 pts).
Part 1: (2.0 pts). Circle the best answer A, B, C or D.
1. I don’t think that red dress ............................. her
A. suits B. matches C. cheers D. agrees
2. It’s difficult to pay one’s bills when prices keep .............................
A. raising B. growing C. gaining D. rising
3. He is very stubborn, so it will be difficult to ............................. him to go.
A. suggest B. persuade C. make D. prevent
4. The child was told to ............................. for being rude to his uncle.
A. confess B. excuse C. apologize D. forgive
5. ............................. of the committee, I'd like to thank you for your generous donation.
A. According B. On behalf C. Together D. In addition
6. Rare records may be .............................. lots of money.
A. worth B. cost C. value D. price
7. I'd ........................... you explained to her why we can't go.
A. better B. rather C. want D. need
8. The nurse was on .............................. in the hospital all night.
A. work B. alarm C. duty D. service
9. Cut the cake into six .............................. pieces.
A. same B. like C. alike D. equal
10. Who was the first person to ............................... the South Pole?
A. get B. arrive C. reach D. touch
11. I don't think he'll ever ................................ the shock of his wife's death.
A. get through B. get over C. get by D. get off
12. The poor child was in floods of ............................... because his bicycle had been stolen.
A. weeping B. crying C. tears D. unhappiness
13. They ............................... going by air to spending a week travelling by train
A. always B. rather C. better D. prefer
14. ............................... from Bill, all the students said they would go
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate

15. ............................... you hurry, you won't catch the bus
A. As B. Unless C. If D. Except
16. She came in quietly ............................. not to wake the baby up.
A. so as B. is if C. such as D. if so
Part 2: (2pts). Complete the following passage with an appropriate form of the word in BLOCK CAPITAL.
(0) has been done as an example.
Let me make a suggestion to help you deal with difficult situations. If,
for example, you are taking part in a sports (0) ...competition....., meeting COMPETE
someone important, or giving a ...(1) ................................ in front of a large PERFORM
audience, you will probably be quiet, ..(2) ..........................., and worry that NERVE
you will not be as ..(3) ................................ as you would like to be. SUCCEED
What you need to do is to prepare yourself thoroughly by running through
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the whole ..(4) ............................................. over and over again in your ACT
mind , ..(5) ....................................... going through every detail. CARE
For example, a famous pianist, ..(6) ..................................... for seven years PRISON
for ..(7) .................................. reasons, could still play magnificently on his POLITICS
release. When he was asked how he managed to play so well, his …(8) ...... EXPLAIN
...................................... was that he had practiced every day in his mind.
Part 3:(1.0 pts). Match a line in A and its half in B to make a correct sentence. Write your answer in the
space provided. (0) has been done as an example.
A B
E 0. My brother is too shy A. of fourteen new songs.
1. His last expedition ended B. for talented young sisters.
2. This lesson will focus C. on bringing her boyfriend.
3. If you do something, think D. a lot about composers.
4. Her latest album consists E. to ask girls to dance.
5. Luisa always insists F. with problems immediately.
6. In music lessons we learn G. on European classical music.
7. We’re always looking H. in complete disaster.

8. We usually try to deal I. about the effects on others.
Part 4: (2.0 pts): In most of the lines of the following text, there is ONE unnecessary word. It is either
grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the sense of the text. Find this word and then write it in the
box at the end of each line. Some lines are correct. Indicate these lines with a tick (

). The exercise begins
with two examples at the beginning.
Hibernation Syndrome
Lines Answers
I don’t know about you, but come to the winter months, my body 0 to
seems to require more sleep than in summer and I’m definitely at 00 √
my happiest when I’m being curled up in a hedgehog-style ball. 1
‘Wanting to sleep more in winter is not natural and nothing to 2
worry about, unless you are sleeping for more than twelve hours a 3
day,’ says sleep expert Dr James B. Maas. The reason for we feel 4
drowsy has as much to do with our biochemistry as it does so with 5
wanting to sniggle up like a couch potato indoors. ‘It’s all to do 6
with melatonin,’ explains Dr Maas, ‘a hormone with which is 7
secreted by the brain’s pineal gland in response to darkness’. 8
They may feel more sleepy, but as many people find getting to 9
sleep in winter is a problem. It’s hardly surprising. When lounging 10
around indoors drinking mugs of warming up coffee and snacking 11
on chocolate bars doesn’t always prepare you for a good 12
night’s rest. If you do have trouble nodding off, Deepak Chopra 13
has this tip: ‘Try a soothing mix of the sweet and sour 14
essential oils, such as orange, geranium and clove are mixed with 15
almond oil and rubbed it on to your forehead just before bedtime.’ 16
SECTION THREE: READING (5.5 pts).
Part 1: (2.5 pts). Read the text about Antarctica and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
ONE word in each space.

The continent of Antarctica is..(1) ...................... a huge place that if it..(2) ...................... a country,
it’d be the second biggest in the world, after Russia. It never gets warm there. It is..(3) ...................... cold in
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eastern Antarctica that even the summer temperature is lower..(4) ........................ your freezer at home.
Although much of Antarctica consists..(5)....................... ice, there is solid rock under it. The ice is so deep
and heavy, however, ..(6)....................... it has pushed the earth down. If all that ice melted, the land..
(7) ......................... start to rise by as much as 500 metres. Scientists believe the ice is already melting, and if
it continues, the world’s seas and oceans will rise by..(8)...........to 60 meters. They say we must take action
now, so ..(9).................... to avoid a global disaster. We need to use less fuel like oil and gas in ..
(10)...................... to reduce the effect of global warming on Antarctica’s ice.
Part 2: (1.5 pts). Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to the questions
below.
Line Author Message
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Quest4life
In my opinion, you don’t inherit beauty from your parents. Beauty is a virtue
that you have to search for on your own. Anyone can wear cosmetics and look
glamorous on the outside. To find inner beauty, one must go on a quest,
making personal transformations along the way.
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Glamorgal
The standards of beauty seem to change every day. Today a woman with a
tattoo is beautiful. Tomorrow a tattoo is too masculine and she’s having it
removed. There is too much pressure to be beautiful in our society. Instead of
marketing beautiful bodies, magazines should promote healthy living
10 Young@heart To me, beauty is an everlasting thing. It doesn’t matter if your skin sags or
your hair turns gray. While some people are reluctant to show their true age, I
think genuine people are the most beautiful.
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$$$hungry

The most beautiful thing in the world is financial freedom. Money can buy a
product that guarantees to make you look younger or more feminine. My goal
is to be rich first and beautiful second. If you have money, the world will be a
more bearable place.
1. What does ‘transformations’ in line 4 mean?
A. Goals B. Friends C. Changes D. Decisions
2. What does ‘sags’ in line 10 mean?
A. Hangs down B. Looks dirty C. Gets wrinkled D. Turns red
3. Who believes that beauty lasts forever?
A. Quest4life B. Glamorgal C. Young@heart D. $$$hungry
4. What opinion does Quest4life express?
A. Money makes you beautiful.
B. You lose beauty as you age.
C. Everyone should use cosmetics.
D. We must search for inner beauty.
5. What does Glamorgal believe?
A. Tattoos are unattractive.
B. Health is more important than beauty.
C. It’s important to read beauty magazines.
D. Glamorous people have better lives.
6. What are these messages about?
A. Advertisements for beauty products.
B. Advice from professional beauty experts.
C. Young people’s opinions about beauty.
D. Reviews of beauty magazines for teenagers.
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