HSG TIENG ANH 9 NINH HOA 2010-2011

PHÒNG GD-ĐT NINH HÒA
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC : 2010-2011
Môn: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài : 150 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
(Đề thi này có 06 trang)

SECTION A: LISTENING
I/ Listen, choose a word below to complete each sentence and number the picture (1-6) in
the order you hear them (6ms) aggressive, selfish, kind, impatient, jealous, generous
A. Hilary is ……………. B. Ron is ………….. C. Jim is ………………
D. Lucy is ……………… E. Pat is …………… F. Kyle is ……………..
II/Listen again and read the statements. Circle T for True, F for False, or U for Unknown
(6ms)
T F U 7. Jim Stockdale is a successful businessman.
T F U 8. Kyle's sister always shares her candy with him.
T F U 9. The young woman is getting off the bus at the next stop.
T F U 10. Pat's friend doesn't believe that Scott and Jennifer are having lunch together.
T F U 11. The woman in the car is going to a meeting that starts in 20 minutes.
T F U 12. Mark is taking a friend to the basketball game.
SECTION B: PHONETICS, VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
Question 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest:
(5ms)
1. A. sugar B. sight C. source D. sale
2. A. sensitive B. benefit C. pretty D. remedy
3. A. host B. cold C. short D. close
4. A. thirsty B. guitar C. dirty D. listen
5. A. safe B. map C. bag D. hat
* Your answers:
1. …………… 2. …………….. 3……………… 4………………. 5……………….

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Question 2: Complete the American English words that are the equivalent of the British
English words in the table below. (5ms)

Question 3: Choose the best option to fill in the blank: (15ms)
1. He __________ out of his house since he __________ his color TV.
A. hasn’t been - has bought B. hasn’t been - bought
C. wasn’t - has bought D. wasn’t - bought
2. The computer won’t work unless you _________ these cables.
A. connect B. connected C. don't connect D. didn’t connect
3. Let’s go to the zoo, _________?
A. don’t we B. don’t you C. shall we D. will you
4. He ran out of money so he had to ________ some from his friend.
A. borrow B. ask C. lend D. earn
5 Not once _________ his promises.
A. he is keeping B. he keeps C. did he keep D. has he kept
6 The teacher didn't explain the reason ________ he was punished.
A. what B. which C. how D. why
7. I’ll give you a ring _________ we get back from our vacation.
A. and B. as soon as C. as long as D. since
8. Would you mind _________ in this library?
A. not to smoke B. not smoke C. not smoking D. don’t smoke
9. I __________ the piano in my room at this time yesterday.
A. played B. were playing C. was playing D. have played
10. I saw your school's ________ in today's edition of The Vietnam News.
A. advertising B. advertises C. advertised D. advertisement
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BRITISH AMERICAN
1. trousers p _ _ts
2. pavement side _ _ lk

3 sweets. c _ _ dy
4. autumn f _ ll
5. queue li _ _
6. rubbish ga _ b _ ge
7. chemist’s dr _ _ store
8. petrol g _ so _ i _e
9. holiday v _ _ _ _ _on
10. railway rail _ _ _ d
11. He tried to walk ________ so as not to be late for school.
A. fast B. quick C. rapid D. slowly
12. Do you want _________ by the doctor?
A. to examine B. to be examined C. being examined D. examining
13. I am _________ that you liked it.
A. surprised B. surprising C. surprise D. surprisingly
14 Alan is really impressed by the _________ of the city and by the friendliness of its people.
A. beautiful B. beauty C. beautifully D. beautify
15 The boss said that he would fly to Ho Chi Minh City __________ day.
A. next B. the previous C. the following D. the before
Question 4: Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify the mistake by writing the
corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer and correct it .(5ms)
1. Lan didn’t go to the cinema with her friends last Saturday evening because her sickness.
A B C D
2. The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted.
A B C D
3. My daughter likes watching cartoon films, and so do my son.
A B C D
4. If I am in your place, I would make a trip to England.
A B C D
5. The harder you learn, the most knowledge you get.
A B C D

* Your answers:
1. …………………….. 2. ……………………... 3………………………….

4……………………... 5……………………….
SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION
Question 1: Complete the passage, choosing the best answer. (10ms)
Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution (1)…………. is as complicated as it
is serious. It is complicated (2) …………. much pollution is caused by things that benefit people.
For example, (3) …………. from automobiles causes a large percentage of all air pollution. But
the automobile (4) …………. transportation for millions of people. Factories (5) …………. much
of material that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people.
Thus, to end (6) …………. greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to
stop using many things that (7) …………. them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of
course. But pollution can be (8) ………….reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can
work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and
factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that (9) …………. businesses and (10)
…………. to stop, or cut down on certain polluting activities.
1. A. work B. problem C. accident D. event
2. A. because B. so C. that D. while
3. A. exhaust B. fire C. gas D. liquid
4. A. carries B. takes C. affords D. provides
5. A. offer B. bring C. discharge D. cause
6. A. to B. or C. so D. that
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7. A. benefit B. harm C. motivate D. encourage
8. A. little B. gradually C. so D. that
9. A. require B. forbid C. prevent D. request
10. A. commercials B. surroundings C. individuals D. traffic
Question 2: Read the following passage, then choose the best answer (8ms)

Mark Adams looks back over the last ten years of his work
as a film critic for a newspaper called The Front Page

Writing articles about films for The Front
Page was my first proper job. Before then I
had done bits of reviewing – novels for other
newspapers, films for a magazine and
anything I was asked to do for the radio. That
was how I met Tom Seaton, the first art editor
of The Front Page, who had also written for
television. He hired me, but Tom was not
primarily as a journalist, or he would
certainly have been more careful in choosing
his staff.
At first, his idea was that a team of critics
should take care of the art forms that didn’t
require specialised knowledge: books, TV,
theatre, film and radio. There would be a
weekly lunch at which we would make our
choices from the artistic material that Tom
had decided we should cover, though there
would also be guests to make the atmosphere
sociable.
It all felt like a bit of a dream at that time:
a new newspaper, and I was one of the team.
It seemed so unlikely that a paper could be
introduced into a crowded market. It seemed
just as likely that a millionaire wanted to help
me personally, and was pretending to employ
me. Such was my lack of self-confidence. In

fact, the first time I saw someone reading the
newspaper on the London underground, then
turning to a page on which one of my reviews
appeared, I didn’t know where to look.
Tom’s original scheme for a team of
critics
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for the arts never took off. It was a
good idea, but we didn’t get together as
planned and so everything was done by
phone. It turned out, too, that the general
public out there preferred to associate a
reviewer with a single subject area, and so I
chose film. Without Tom’s initial push,
though, we would hardly have come up with
the present arrangement, by which I write an
extended weekly piece, usually on one film.
The luxury of this way of working suits
me
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well. I wouldn’t have been interested in
the more standard film critic’s role, which
involves considering every film that comes
out. That’s a routine that would make me
stale in no time at all. I would soon be
sinking into my seat on a Monday morning
with the sigh, “What insulting rubbish must I
sit through now?” – a style of sigh that can
often be heard in screening rooms around the
world.

The space I am given allows me to
broaden my argument – or forces me, in an
uninteresting week, to make something out of
nothing. But what is my role in the public
arena? I assume that people choose what
films to go to on the basis of the stars, the
publicity or the director. There is also such a
thing as loyalty to ‘type’ or its opposite. It
can only rarely happen that someone who
hates westerns buys a ticket for one after
reading a review, or a love story addict
avoids a romantic film because of what the
papers say.
So if a film review isn’t really consumer
guide, what is it? I certainly don’t feel I have
a responsibility to be ‘right’ about a movie.
Nor do I think there should be a certain
number of ‘great’ and ‘bad’ films each year.
All I have to do is put forward an argument. I
am not a judge, and nor would I want to be.
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1. What do we learn about Tom Seaton in the first paragraph?
a. He encouraged Mark to become a writer.
b. He has worked in various area of the media.
c. He met Mark when working for television.
d. He prefers to employ people that he knows.
2. The weekly lunches were planned in order to
a. help the writers get to know each other.
b. provide an informal information session.
c. distribute the work that had to be done.

d. entertain important visitors from the arts.
3. When Mark first started working for The Front Page, he
a. doubted the paper would succeed.
b. was embarrassed at being recognised.
c. felt it needed some improvement.
d. was surprised to be earning so much.
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4. What does Mark mean when he says that Tom’s scheme ‘never took off’ (line 31)?
a. It was unpopular.
b. It wasted too much time.
c. It wasn’t planned properly.
d. It wasn’t put into practice.
5. In the end, the organisation of the team was influenced by
a. readers’ opinions.
b. the availability of writers.
c. pressure of time.
d. the popularity of subjects.
6. Why does Mark refer to his way of working as a ‘luxury’ (line 40)?
a. He can please more readers.
b. He is able to make choices.
c. His working hours are flexible.
d. He is able to see a lot of films.
7. In Mark’s opinion, his articles
a. are seldom read by film goers.
b. are ignored by stars and film directors.
c. have little effect on public viewing habit.
d. are more persuasive than people realise.
8. Which of the following best describes what Mark says about his work?
a. His success varies from year to year.
b. He prefers to write about films he likes.

c. He can freely express his opinion.
d. He writes according to accepted rules.
Question 3: Fill in the blank ưith your own word (10ms)
Some people call it Britain. Others say (1)………….Britain. Many people mistakenly call the (2)
………….country England. But its real name is a mouthful : the United Kingdom (3)………….Great
Britain and Northern Ireland. That’s why it’s usually just called the United Kingdom, or UK for (4)
………….
The United Kingdom is a (5)………….made up of four parts : England, Scotland, Wales, and (6)
………….Ireland. For centuries, it was (7)………….by kings and queens. The United Kingdom still has a
monarchy, although today its power is mostly symbolic.
England is the biggest part, but don’t (8)………….the others. Each part was once ruled separately.
Each has its (9)………….culture and its own native language, which some people still speak. Each even
has its own national soccer (10)………….!
SECTION D: WRITING
Question 1: Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed
before it. (5ms )
1. Her voice is so beautiful that everyone admires it.
She…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. The last time it rained was a week ago .
It hasn't……………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. We don’t buy the house because we don’t have enough money.
If we....................................................................................................................................................
4. It took me two hours to do the test at school.
I spent………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. I can't go to the cinema tonight because I do not have my car.
The reason I ………………………………………………………………………………………..