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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>SỞ GIÁO DỤC VAØ ĐAØO TẠO CAØ MAU. KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 TỈNH CAØ MAU NAÊM HOÏC 2006-2007. - Moân thi : TIEÁNG ANH - Ngaøy thi : 15 – 04 – 2007 - Thời gian : 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề). ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC. Học sinh làm bài vào đề thi này ÑIEÅM TOAØN BAØI THI Bằng chữ Baèng soá. Giaùm khaûo 1. Giaùm khaûo 2. (Họ, tên và chữ ký). (Họ, tên và chữ ký). SOÁ PHAÙCH (Do Chuû tòch HÑ ghi). SECTION I: GRAMMAR & READING (13.0 pts) PART I: (3.0 pts) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter you choose. 1. Is the woman really _______________ with his plan to destroy her house? A. disappointing B. disappointment C. disappoint D. disappointed 2. Deforesting the regions of the country is against the law. Everyone must take part in ______________ deforestation. A. supporting B. preventing C. advocating D. supplying 3. She _________________ terribly upset if I lost this ring. A. would be B. has been C. were D. will be 4. When you see John, remember ________________ him my regards. A. giving B. give C. to giving D. to give 5. “My friend can’t speak English, so he can’t apply for the job.” A. If my friend can speak English, he can apply for the job. B. If my friend couldn’t speak English, he couldn’t apply for the job. C. If my friend couldn’t speak English, he could apply for the job. D. If my friend could speak English, he could apply for the job. 6. At the moment, Mr. Foster is ________________ danger _____________ losing his job. A. in __ of B. in __ in C. on __ of D. at __ in 7. ______________________ I told you. A. Sam is the man about who B. Sam is the man about whom B. Sam who is the man about D. Sam is who the man about 8. Most of the area has been ______________. A. electric B. electricity C. electrical D. electrified 9. I was so angry that I was ______________. A. spoken B. speech C. speechless D. speechified 10. Listening to that doctor’s talk was a very _______________ experience. A. rich B. enrich C. enrichment D. enriching 11. Tom spoke _______________ because he was so excited. A. breathlessly B. breath C. breathless D. breathing 12. Direct: The teacher said to us, ”Don’t make so much noise”. Indirect: A.The teacher said we didn’t make so much noise..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> B. The teacher told us that we didn’t make so much noise. C. The teacher asked us not to make so much noise. D. The teacher ordered us if we didn’t make so much noise. PART II: (1.0 pt) Identify the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. Circle the letter you choose. 1. You can see that the room has been beautiful decorated for Christmas. A B C D 2. When our parents are sick , we took turn to look after them carefully. A B C D 3. They were swimming in the ocean when the storm occurs. A B C D 4. I discovered something interestingly in the store so I got in to buy it. A B C D 5. Drinking alcohol is prohibited at school .There is a prohibit against selling alcohol for people under the age of 18. A B C D 6. We are not allowed of making personal phone calls in the office. A B C D 7. With modern equipment, people are capable to communicate over long distances. A B C D 8. Picasso, who works inspires many artists, lived until he was a ripe old age. A B C D PART III: (1,5 pts) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. medal B. arrogant C. flatten D. adult 2. A. laughs B. needs C. cooks D. visits 3. A. stopped B. mixed C. treated D. washed Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. 1. A. detective B. upstairs C. commercial D. demonstrate 2. A. magical B. festival C. concern D. criminal 3. A. alien B. entertain C. government D. adequate PART IV: (2.5 pts) Read the text below and fill in each blank with One suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. affects enables Not. Besides exist raising. Beside included scattering. bring about limited scene. disaster Nor side. Without transportation, our modern society could not (1)_______________. We would have no metals, no coal and no oil. (2)_______________ would we have any products made from these materials. (3)_________________, we would have to spend most of our time (4)________________ food-and the food would be (5)________________ to the kinds that could grow in the climate and soil of our own neighborhoods. Transportation also (6)________________ our lives in other ways. Transportation can speed a doctor to the (7)_________________ of a sick person, even if the patient lives on an isolated farm. It can take the police to the (8)________________ of the crime within moments of being notified. Transportation (9)__________________ teams of athletes to compete in.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> national and international sports contests. In times of (10)_________________, transportation can rush aid to persons in areas stricken by floods, famines, and earthquakes. Answers: 1 _______________________ 6 _______________________ 2 _______________________ 7 _______________________ 3 _______________________ 8 _______________________ 4 _______________________ 9 _______________________ 5 _______________________ 10 ______________________ PART V: (2.5 pts) Read the text and choose the best answer to each of the questions that follow. After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Afred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he forsaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first award ceremony. Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from 30,000 dollars to 125,000 dollars. Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death, the awards (a gold medal, illuminated diploma and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges’decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes. 1. When did the first award ceremony take place? A. 1895 B. 1901 C. 1962 D.1968 2. Why was the Nobel prize established? A. To recognize worldwhile contributions to humanity. B. To resolve political differences. C. To honor the inventor of dynamite. D. To spend money. 3. In which field have Americans received the most awards? A. Literature B. Peace C. Economics D. Science 4. In how many fields are prizes given? A. 2 B.5 C. 6 D. 10 5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Awards vary in monetary value. B. Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel’s invention C. Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners. D. A few individuals have won two awards. PART VI: (2.5 pts) Read the passage below and circle the letter of the correct word or phrase to use in each blank. There is much more water than land (1)_____ the surface of the earth. The seas and oceans (2)_____ nearly four-fifths of the whole world, and only one-fifth of it is land. If you.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> traveled over the earth (3)_____ different directions, you would have to spend much more of your time (4)_______ on water than on roads or railways. We sometimes forget that (5)_______ every mile of land there are four miles of water. There is much water (6)_______ the surface of our earth that we have to use two words to describe. We use the word seas (7)______ those parts of water surface which (8)_______ only a few hundreds of miles wide, the word oceans to describe (9)_______ huge areas of water which are thousands of miles wide (10)________very deep. 1. A. in B. on C. from D. over 2. A. covered B. covering C. cover D. to cover 3. A. in B. for C. to D. by 4. A. moving B. to move C. move D. moved 5. A. on B. in C. within D. for 6. A. on B. in C. under D. across 7. A. describing B. describes C. to describe D. describe 8. A. have B. is C. are D. will be 9. A. a B. the C. little D. a little 10. A. then B. and C. but D. also SECTION II: WRITING (7.0 pts) PART I: (2.5 pts) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. 1. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.  In spite _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 2. There is no better teacher in this school than Miss Jane.  Miss Jane _____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 3. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.  This is the first _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 4. He could not afford to buy the car.  The car _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 5. My father started working for that company a year ago.  My father’s____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 6. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.  If we _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 7. Mr. Brown mended the washing machine for me.  I had _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 8. Barry Stones has built his own home. He works as a computer programmer.  Barry Stones, who ______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 9. I’m afraid I haven’t got time to listen to you .  I wish ________________________________________________________________.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> _______________________________________________________________________ 10. We spent five hours getting to London.  It took ________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ PART II: (4.5 pts) Imagine you are visiting your relatives in another part of Viet Nam. Write a letter to your pen pal to talk about your visit. ................................................................................................................................................ ......................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................... --- THE END ---.

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