Tài liệu Đề thi HSG Anh văn 9 Vòng 2

PHÒNG GD & ĐT ĐAK PƠ
Họ tên HS:.......................................
Số báo danh :..................
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC : 2009-2010
Môn : Tiếng Anh Lớp: 9 Thời gian : 150 phút
SỐ MẬT MÃ
(do CTHĐ ghi)
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
VÒNG : 2
Họ tên, chữ ký của hai giám thò
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SỐ MẬT MÃ
(do CTHĐ ghi)
Điểm bài thi
Họ tên, chữ ký của hai giám khảo
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Thí sinh ghi rõ số tờ đã nộp vào ô này :
Thí sinh làm bài trên đề này. Đề này có 5 trang.
I/ VOCABULARY-GRAMMAR & PRONUNCIATION ( 11pts):
Section 1: Circle the letter of the word(s) that is different. (1.5 pts):
Example: 0. A. Sunday B. Friday C. June D. Tuesday
1.
A. downtown B. cottage C. suburbs
D. village
2. A. government B. relaxation C. survival D. organize
3.
A. professor B. student C. teacher

D. schedule
4.
A. luckily B. fortunately C. carelessly
D. comfortable
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A. department store B. bakery
C. supermarket D. shopping mall
6.
A. manager B. cash register
C. salesperson D. customer
7.
A. artist B. music C. inventor
D. cyclist
8.
A. star B. plot C. extra
D. director
9.
A. full-time B. permanent C. part-time
D. retire
10.
A. patience B. fortunate
C. lucky

D. careful
Section 2: Complete the word in the sentence. (1.5 pts):
Example: The audience loved the show.
1. It’s 3:30; I must p_______ up my children from school.
2. Discip_______ in schools isn’t as strict today as it used to be.
3. If you want to get in shape, why don’t you t______up tennis?
4. I have always loved the violin. As a child, I thought of becoming a v_______.

5. We buy so much that we always need a shopping c_______ in the supermarket.
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6. It’s too expensive for me to live on my own, so I want to m_______ back home.
7. My exams start next week. I must r_______ my notes over the weekend.
8. The meal was terrible. We should c_______ to the manager.
9. Students are sent to the principal if they don’t b_______ in class.
10. Who is in c_______ of this department?
Section 3: Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the
others (1pt)
1. A. photo B. below C. wonder D. lotus
2. A. forest B. resort C. reason D. visit
3. A. health B. speak C. each D. seat
4. A. thirsty B. guitar C. dirty D. listen
5. A. desk B. garden C. weekend D. event
Section 4: Choose the best option A,B,C, or D to complete each of the following sentences. Circle
the letter before the word or phrase you choose.:(2pts)
1. I’ll give her the message as soon as she …….. tomorrow.
A. comes back B. will come C. is coming D. has come
2. He is thought ……… in a foreign country when he was 20.
A. to work B. to have worked C. working D. has worked
3. We got our car ………yesterday.
A. wash B. to wash C. washing D. washed
4. Get me some stamps,………..?
A. have you B. will you C. do you D. don’t you
5. Some large cities have measured to ………… air pollution.
A. fight B. minimize C. cover D. grow
6. When Bill retires, he’s going to ……….. golf.
A. take after B. take off C. take down D. take up
7. He drank only ……….. water.

A. a lot of B. much C. a little D. less
8. I’d like to ………. an appointment to see the doctor.
A. do B. say C. organize D. make
9. It isn’t quite ………. that he will be present at the meeting.
A. interested B. certain C. exact D. right
10. Paper money ……….. for over a thousand years.
A. used B. is used C. has used D. has been used
11. The dentist told me ……………. more careful when I brushed my teeth.
A. have been B. being C. be D. to be
12. When Lan looked in her purse she found her ring had been ......................
A. stolen B. thieved C. robbed D. broken
13. Tom can speak two languages. One is English. ........................ is French.
A. Other B. Another C. The other D. Others
14. Did you ask your father …………….. some money?
A. after B. for C. in D. at
15. The children kept …………… about the clowns that they liked most of all.
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A. talking B. talked C. to talk D. talk
16. I’m sorry, I forgot ……………. your letter. It is still here, in my pocket.
A. post B. to post C. posting D. posted
17. If you …………… forty cigarettes a day, you would cough a lot.
A. smoke B. smoked C. would smoke D. smoking
18. Vietnamese women today often prefer to wear modern clothing at work ……………. it is more
convenient.
A. although B. however C. as D. moreover
19.There isn’t ……………….food in the house.
A. none B. no C. some D. any
20.Hoa had made plans ………….... she returned to Hanoi.
A. when B. after C. as soon as D. before
Section 5: Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. (2.5pts)

1. The gas from the chemical factory was ……………………….harmful. (EXTREME)
2. Pablo Picasso was a very ……………………….. artist. (CREATE)
3. It’s ………. ………………of motorists to drink and drive. (RESPONSIBILITY)
4. I found the whole experience absolutely………….. …………… . (EMBARRASS)
5. Since ………. ……………has been so poor the class is being closed. (ATTEND)
6. It’s hard to imagine the ……….. …………….of hand phones nowadays. (POPULAR)
7. He gets angry if you …………………….. with his idea. (AGREE)
8. Some designers have …………………. the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it. (MODERN)
9. Her boring essay is the ……………………. one that I have ever read. (LENGTH)
10. They are members of an international …………………………. (ORGANIZE)
Section 6: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use the
words or phrases given. (2.5pts)
1. He’s the best player our team has ever had. NEVER
Our team………………………………………………………………good player.
2. Mrs Scott is proud of her cooking. TAKES
Mrs Scott……………………………………………………………………………
3. It’s my opinion that you should take more exercise. WOULD
If I…………………………………………………………………………………….
4. It’s not difficult to make bread. EASY
Bread…………………………………………………………………………………..
5. I haven’t done any gardening for three months. WAS
The last…………………………………………………………………………………
6. Hoa regrets not watching that film last night. WISHES
Hoa……………………………………………………………………………………..
7. Although her leg hurt, Jill finished the race. PAIN
In spite…………………………………………………………………………………
8. There was too little time to go back home by bike. NOT
There .………………………………….........................……………………………..
9. Doing the same things every day gives me no pleasure. ENJOY
I ……………………………………………………………………………………….

10. Handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult. SHOP
It …………………………………………………………………………………….
II/ READING COMPREHENSION (4pts)
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Section 1: Choose the best option(A, B, C or D) that fits the blank space in the following passage.
(2pts)
Environmental pollution is a term that (1)______ to all the ways by which man pollutes his
surroundings. Man dirties the air with (2)______ gases and smoke, (3)_____ the water with
chemicals and other substances, and damages the (4)_____ with too many fertilizers and pesticides.
Man also pollutes his surroundings (5)_____ various other ways. For example, people ruin natural
beauty by (6)_____ junk and litter on the land and in the water.
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water
and soil are necessary to the (7)_____ of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and
(8)_____ death. Polluted water kills fish and other (9)_____ life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount
of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s
(10)_____ beautiful world.
1. A. means B. refers C. provides D. reduces
2. A. thick B. natural C. exhaust D. influent
3. A. purifies B. pumps C. sprays D. poisons
4. A. soil B. forests C. streets D. beaches
5. A. on B. in C. by D. with
6. A. spoiling B. leaving C. scattering D. gathering
7. A. survival B. environment C. development D. growth
8. A. so B. ever C. too D. even
9. A. animal B. marine C. human D. plant
10. A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. natured
Section 2: Read the text and fill only one suitable word in each blank. (2pts)
Bill Gates is a very important person in the (1)………. industry. He (2)………. been chief
executive officer of Microsoft Corporation for several years. He is (3)……….. the richest person in
the world. How did he do it?

He learned a lot (4)……… his parents. While Bill was going to school, his father went to
college, got a degree, and (5)…….. a successful lawyer. From this, Bill learned that you have to
work hard (6)……… you want something. His mother was a very busy teacher, but she enjoyed (7)
……… to parties. From this, he learned something else: (8)…….. you want to work hard and play
hard, you have to (9)…….. . a schedule.
When Bill was young, he spent a lot of time alone. (10) …….. most of his friends were playing,
Bill read all of the World Book Encyclopedia and (11)……… it when he was eight years old.
Bill’s childhood was not all work, (12)…….. . He (13) ………. to play a lot of sports-
swimming, water, skiing, tennis. He was very serious (14) ……… sports. He loved winning and he
hated (15)……… . When Bill got older he spent more and more (16)…….. working- and playing-
(17)…….. a computer.
Before he was twenty, Bill developed the world’s first computer (18)……… for the personal
computer. Once he was thinking about the future, he realised something important. He thought that
every home was (19) ………. to have a computer, and every computer would (20)………. software-
his software. He said, “I’m going to make my first million dollars on software by the time I’m 25.”
And he did.
*Answer:
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III/ WRITING (5pts)
Section 1: Complete the following letter using the words or phrases provided. (2pts)
50 Batement Street
Oxford
Dear Jane,
I write/tell/how much/enjoy/few hours I spend/you and your family last week
1) ……………………………………………………………………………………..
I/be/England since/beginning/October and this/be/first invitation to dinner/English family

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I find/conversation/interesting/and I/glad/practice/English
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I’d also/like/congratulate you/excellent cooking
4)…………………………………………………………………………………………
I/grateful/helpful information/you/give/courses/English
5)…………………………………………………………………………………………
I hope/find/suitable school/next few days
6)…………………………………………………………………………………………
You give/best wishes/parents?
7)…………………………………………………………………………………………
I/look/see/you next month
8)…………………………………………………………………………………………
Yours sincerely,
Richard
Section 2: It is said that English is a useful language. Do you think so? Write a passage (not more
than 200 words) about your idea. (3pts)
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PHÒNG GD & ĐT ĐAK PƠ KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
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