Đề HSG H Củ Chi (2009-2010)

UBND HUYỆN CỦ CHI ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 CẤP HUYỆN
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2008 - 2009
Thời gian : 150 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề )
Họ và tên học sinh: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Giám thò 1
Số báo danh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lớp: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Giám thò 2
Trường: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STT: Số phách:
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Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Giám khảo I Giám khảo II Số phách:
STT :
( Học sinh làm bài ngay trên giấy đề thi)
PART ONE: PHONETICS (10pts)
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
(5pts)
1. A. ground B. found C. group D. house
2. A. apology B. contribution C. context D. motion
3. A. visited B. kicked C. naked D. wicked
4. A. shrine B. invite C. village D. primary
5. A. chain B. character C. cheese D. challenge
B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. (5pts)
6. A. mausoleum B. conversation C. correspondence D. secondary
7. A. dormitory B. institution C. intermediate D. reputation
8. A. interesting B. different C. impress D. atmosphere
9. A. collectionB. occasion C. religion D. correspond
10. A. economicB. economy C. minority D. encourage
PART TWO: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (40pts)
I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the following sentence.
(25pts)
11. There will __________________a shortage of electricity.
A. be B. do C. have D. get
12. I haven’t seen you _________________ages.

A. in B. to C. since D. for
13. The washing machine was expensive, _______________we couldn’t afford to buy it.
A. because B. but C. however D. so
14. If she continues to use electricity that way, she _________________to pay a large bill.
A. have B. has C. will have D. would have
15. They are discussing the celebration that is going to __________________this month.
A. be held B. held C. be hold D. hold
16. Tom works as a shop ___________________in a big store.
A. attendant B. brother C. assistant D. instructor
17. There is too much traffic. _________________, the air is polluted.
A. Since B. Therefore C. However D. But
18. My friend Alan, _______________works in the City Bank, earns much more than I do.
A. whose B. that C. who D. which
19. _____________________talk loudly, Jack. No one _________________noise in the
reading room.
A. Not / is allowed to make B. Not / is allowed making
C. Don’t / is allowed to make D. Don’t / allows to make
20. It __________________so hot that we could hardly sleep at night.
A. got B. changed C. made D. had
21. We decided _________________out because of the bad weather.
A. didn’t go B. not go C. not to go D. not going
22. Maria: “Town Hall is the tallest building in the city.”
Rachel: “Really? __________________from here?”
A. Can it seeB. Can it be seen C. Can see it D. Can be seen it
23. Jane: “Can I have two toys, Mum?”
Jane’s mother: “I’m afraid you can’t. I’ll just buy you ________________a train
_______________plane.”
A. neither/nor B. neither/or C. both/and D. either/or
24. I haven’t decided ___________________. I may go to New York.
A. to spend my holidays where B. where spend my holidays

C. where to spend my holidays D. to spend where my holidays
25. The teacher gave us five minutes to ____________________the math problem.
A. work out B. look out C. find out D. take out
26. Thuy’s grandmother turned the television ______________to see the weather forecast.
A. off B. up C. on D. down
27. Thomas: “____________________you please pass me the newspaper?
Tim: “Sure. Here you are.”
A. Must B. Can C. May D. Do
28. My grandparents have lived there ____________________1975.
A. in B. on C. since D. for
29. I’m afraid I’m not very good ____________________English.
A. in B. with C. at D. about
30. The air is polluted ______________________there is too much traffic.
A. because B. but C. however D. therefore
31. Linh didn’t come to the party because she had to look ___________her younger sister.
A. at B. after C. for D. up
32. They made their living by _________________fish in the ocean every day.
A. to catch B. catch C. catching D. caught
33. They felt ___________________when Tet was coming near.
A. excitement B. excited C. excitedly D. exciting
34. The teacher told the students to read the questions and _________________anything.
A. not to write B. not write C. don’t write D. not writing
35. Woman: “Can you tell me __________________to the station?
Man: “About five miles.”
A. how far is ist B. it is how far C. how far it is D. is it how far
II. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. (5pts)
36. The film was not very interesting as we had expected, so we went home early.
A B C D
37. The whale died because the rescuers had no proper equipment to support their weight.
A B C D

38. Drinking is harmful for your health.
A B C D
39. A large number of people were killing when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed.
A B C D
40. You should have your eyes check regularly.
A B C D
III. Use the correct form of the word given to fill in each blank. (10pts)
41. Alexander G. Bell was one of the greatest ____________________.
He invented the telephone. (invent)
42. Each religion has its set of _________________. (believe)
43. English is the _________________language in the United States. (nation)
44. All contracts are translated to avoid any ___________________
between the companies. (understand)
45. The principal said some __________________words to the pupils
before the exam. (courage)
46. Things in this shop are _____________cheaper than those in other shops. (compare)
47. He finally received ___________________for his work. (recognize)
48. The president expressed his _______________to many people. (admire)
49. The country was in a bad _________________situation. (economy)
50. Parents should encourage ___________________in their children. (depend)
PART THREE: READING. (25pts)
I. Put the words given in the correct blanks. You have to use their correct forms to make a
meaningful passage. (10pts)
to – unique – truth – from – fact – occupied
better – physical – cause – blood – true – feel
Stress is with us all the time. It comes (51)__________________mental or
emotional activity as well as (52)__________________activity. It is
(53)___________________and personal to each of us. So personal, in
(54)___________________, that what may be relaxing to person may be stressful to another.
For example, if you are a busy executive who likes to keep (55)___________________all of

the time, “taking it easy” at the beach on a beautiful day may
(56)____________________extremely frustrating, nonproductive, and upsetting. You may
be emotionally distressed from “doing nothing”. Too much emotional stress can
(57)____________________physical illnesses such as high (58)____________________
pressure, ulcers or even heart disease. Physical stress from work or exercise is not likely to
cause such ailments. The (59)____________________is that physical exercise can help you
to relax and to (60)___________________handle your mental or emotional stress.
II. Fill in each of the blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word. (10pts)
The country and the city have (61)_____________________and disadvantages.
People in the country live in more beautiful (62)___________________. They enjoy peace
and quiet, and can do their work (63)____________________their own pace because no one
is in hurry. They live larger, more comfortable houses, and their
(64)__________________are more friendly, and ready to help them when they need it.
However, their (65)___________________can be monotonous and they can be isolated, a
long way from nearest town, which is a serious problem if they are ill or
(66)___________________to take children to school.
The city has all the services the country lacks, but it also has a lot of
(67)___________________. Cities are often ugly and (68)___________________; they not
only have bad air but are also noisy. Everyone is always in a (69)___________________and
this means that people have no time to get to know each other and make
(70)______________________.
III. Choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers the question or completes the
unfinished statement about the passage. (5pts)
As computers have become powerful tools for the rapid and economic production of
picture, computers graphics has emerged as one of the most rapidly growing in fields in
computer science. It is used routinely in such diverse areas as business, industry, art,
government, education, research, training and medicine.
One of the initial uses of computer graphics, and ultimately its greatest use, has been
as an aid to design, generally referred to as computer-aided design (CAD). One of its greatest
advantages is that designers can see how an object will look after construction and make

changes freely and much more quickly than with hand drafting. For three-dimensional
rendering of machine part, engineers now rely heavily on CAD. Automobile, spacecraft,
aerospace, and ship designers use CAD techniques to design vehicles and test their
performance. Building designs are also created with computer graphics systems. Architects can
design a building layout, create a three-dimensional model, and even go for a simulated “walk”
through the rooms or around the outside of the building.
Business graphics is another rapidly growing area of computer graphics, where it is
used to create graphs, charts, and cost models to summarize financial, statistical, mathematical,
scientific and economic data. As an educational aid, computer graphics can be used to create
weather maps and cartographic materials. Computer art also has creative and commercial art
applications, where it is used in advertising, publishing, and film productions, particularly for
computer animation, which is achieved by a sequential process.
71. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Routine uses of computers.
B. Computer as the architects of future.
C. The rapidly growing field of computer science.
D. Computer graphics applications.
72. The word “It” in line 3 refers to _______________________.
A. production of picture B. computer science
C. computer graphics D. computer
73. According to the passage, architects use CAD to _______________________.
A. inspect building B. create three-dimensional models
C. make cartographic materials D. create graphs
74. According to the passage, engineers use CAD for _______________________.
A. a simulated “walk” through model rooms
B. rendering machine parts
C. making cost models
D. advertising
75. The paragraph following this passage would most likely be about ______________.
A. cost models

B. flight training
C. computer animation
D. applications of CAD in medicine
PART FOUR: WRITING (25pts)
I. Choose the sentence (A, B, C, or D) that is almost the same in meaning as the sentence
given. (5pts)
76. He failed the test many times, but he didn’t stop trying.
A. Failing the test discouraged him.
B. He didn’t stop trying despite his first failure.
C. He didn’t stop trying although he failed the test many times.
D. He never stop trying but fails to pass the test.
77. I stayed up late last night, and I am tired now.
A. If I hadn’t stayed up late last night, I wouldn’t be tired now.
B. If I hadn’t stayed up late last night, I wouldn’t have been tired now.
C. If I didn’t stay up late last night, I wouldn’t have been tired now.
D. If I didn’t stay up late last night, I wouldn’t be tired now.
78. Only with careful environmental planning can we protect the world in which we live.
A. Careful environmental planning protects the world we live in.
B. We can protect the world we live in with careful environmental planning.
C. Protecting the world we live in, we plan the environmental carefully.
D. Planning the environmental carefully, we can protect the world in which we live.
79. It’s ages since I last saw a Hollywood film.
A. I saw a last Hollywood film since ages ago.
B. I haven’t seen any Hollywood film before.
C. I haven’t seen a Hollywood film for a long time.
D. I have seen a Hollywood film recently.
80. A majority of students in this college are from overseas.
A. Everyone in this college is from overseas.
B. No one in this college is from overseas.
C. Most of the students in this college are from overseas.

D. Few students in this college are from overseas.
II. Rewrite the sentences so that they mean almost the same as those printed before them .
(20pts)
81. The police made the youth empty his pocket.
The youth ______________________________________________________
82. I’m very pleased that we shall meet again soon.
I’m looking _____________________________________________________
83. He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work.
He objected _____________________________________________________
84. I’ve never met such a famous person before.
It’s ____________________________________________________________
85. I’m always nervous when I travel by air.
Traveling _______________________________________________________
86. I regret speaking to him so rudely yesterday.
I wish __________________________________________________________
87. Without her help, I couldn’t have finished my theme in time.
If there _________________________________________________________
88. The plane took off before we arrived at the airport.
By the time ______________________________________________________
89. I would prefer you not to mention this matter to anyone else.
I’d rather ________________________________________________________
90. Minh laughed heartily when I told him the joke.
The joke ________________________________________________________
THE END OF THE TEST