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SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO
KÌ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP QUẬN THCS – LỚP 9 QUẬN 10 TP. HCM
Năm học: 2009 – 2010
------------------------------- Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
Đề thi gồm 4 trang
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I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in each of the following sentences. (25 pts)
1. The boy look _____ their teacher of English because of his high teaching quality. A. into B. up to C. down upon D. at
2. We are brought _____ in a culture which tells us that it’s good to control our feelings. A. from B. off C. out D. up 1
3. Hard work can often bring _____ success. A. into B. in C. about D. up
4. They are fascinated _____ the idea of going away for the summer. A. on B. in C. about D. with
5. They broke _____ their relationship after a quarrel. A. into B. out C. off D. up
6. _____ what you think, learning a foreign language is great fun. A. Moreover B. Contrary to C. Whereas D. Therefore
7. The experts were not fully _____ that the animal was a puma. A. convinced B. believed C. realized D. discovered
8. I hope you will take this matter into _____. A. effect B. understanding C. consideration D. notice
9. He could not resist the _____ of making a lot of money quickly. A. introduction B. temptation C. invitation D. trial
10. You asked me to _____ you to post that matter A. remember B. remark C. remind D. recall
11. After a lot of difficulty, he _____ open the door. A. managed B. succeeded C. was able to help D. was capable
12. That man has _____ medicine for many years in the area. A. practiced B. passed C. worked D. earned
13. What she needs to do now is see a doctor for a _____. A. check-up B. set-up C. make-up D. build-up
14. His application was rejected immediately because of his lack of _____. A. requirements B. thought C. quantifiers D. qualifications
15. I absolutely _____ of everything that has been said. A. agree B. approve C. admit D. accept
16. The man _____ stamps for 5 years by the end of 2010. A. will be collecting B. has collected C. will have collected D. will have been collecting
17. There’s no point _____; the problem will sort itself out. A. to worry B. worried C. worrying D. for us to worry
18. He doesn’t drink much __________ the police catch him as he drives home. A. in the event B. despite C. otherwise D. in case
19. I saw him _____ to a nice girl at the school library. A. talking B. to talk C. talk D. talked
20. Either you, or I, or your brother _____ responsible for the damage. A. is B. are C. am C. being
21. – Barcelona defeated Real Madrid by 6 goals to two. – _____. A. That’s incredible
B. I’ll think about it later C. Let’s do it together D. Thanks all the same.
22. – Did you do a good job in the last driving test? – _____. A. Not bad, I think! B. Don’t do it now! C. Yes, please. D. That’s true 23. – _____? – She’s Australian. A. How do you know her B. What’s her nationality C. Where has she been
D. What do you think about her
24. – What is your pastime? – _____.
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B. Playing tennis is my favorite thing C. That’s nonsense D. The time to play is past
25. – Why don’t you join us on the sightseeing tour? – _____. A. I’m afraid so B. Don’t mention it C. Please to it for me D. Another time, please
II. Read the passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank. (10 pts)
Society has changed in many ways since the (1) _____ of computers, and people’s lives at home and at the office
have been (2) _____. Most people are working for fewer hours per week than they used to, and manufacturers and
advertising agencies are becoming much more interested in how people spend this extra leisure time. One recent
report stated that, (3) _____ the number of hobbies had not increased, each hobby had become much more specialized. 2
A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would rather (4) _____ spend time with their families than
stay late in the office every day. Home life is seen (5) _____ as important as working. Some companies now make
managers take their annual holidays (6) _____ they don’t want to, because this leads to such an improvement in their
(7) _____ if they have some rest.
(8) _____ these changes, some people are working harder than (9) _____. The standard of exams is getting higher,
and increased competition is making it harder to get into university than it was 20 years ago. Schoolchildren and
students are now having to work (10) _____ hard that in many cases they work longer hours than their parents. 1. A. existence B. introduction C. recommendation D. manufacture 2. A. damaged B. changed C. transferred D. affected 3. A. since B. if C. although D. because 4. A. like B. rather C. better D. prefer 5. A. be B. being C. to be D. been 6. A. unless B. however C. even if D. as 7. A. performance B. rehearsal C. display D. expression 8. A. In addition to B. Instead of C. In spite of D. In place of 9. A. ever before B. lately C. ever since D. never before 10. A. very B. too C. as D. so
III. Read the passage and choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers the question or completes the
unfinished statement about the passage. (10 pts)
The planet Earth is 4,600 million years old. It is difficult for us to think about such an enormous length of time
because it has little meaning for us. We can, however, simplify the idea to make it more understandable. We can
compare the planet Earth to a person of forty-six years of age.
Nothing is known about the first seven year of this person’s life. Very little information exists about the middle
period either. It was only at the age of forty-two that the Earth began to flower.
Dinosaur and great reptiles did not appear until one year ago, when the planet was forty-five. Mammals only
arrived eight months ago. In the middle of last week, man-like apes became ape-like men and began to communicate
with each other. Last weekend, the Ice Age covered the Earth.
Modern man has only been around for four hours. During the last hour, man discovered agriculture. The Industrial
Revolution and the rise of large cities began just sixty seconds ago.
During that short time, modern man has made a rubbish tip of the Earth. In one minute, he has increased his
numbers to terrible proportions, and has caused the death of hundreds of species of animals. He has robbed and
destroyed the planet in his search for fuels. Now he stands, like a violent, spoilt child, delighted at the speed of his rise
to power, on the edge of the final mass destruction and of killing all the life which exists in the solar system.
1. The passage tells us that _____.
A. a great deal is known about how the Earth was created
B. life on Earth began relatively recently
C. more is known about the first part of the Earth’s life than the middle part
D. scientists are well-informed about the middle part of the Earth’s life
2. We are informed by the author that _____.
A. the dinosaurs appeared during the middle period
B. mammals and great reptiles both appeared at the same time
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C. there were more than forty-five kinds of great reptiles
D. ape-like men appeared before the last Ice Age
3. The author is mainly interested in _____.
A. the time when man first evolved from apes
B. what has happened since the Industrial Revolution C. the effects of farming
D. the period before the last Ice Age
4. It would appear that the main danger ahead is that _____.
A. man will destroy everything on Earth
B. man will use up all the fuels
C. there will be a population explosion
D. more species of animals may die out
5. The author’s general view of man seems to be that _____.
A. he has no right to be so destructive
B. he has been the most successful animal
C. he will be able to control the environment
D. he has learned a lot from past mistakes 3
IV. Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (10 pts)
There are about 3,000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important (1) __________.
Two-thirds of the world’s population speaks those languages. More than 400 million people speak English as their
(2) __________ tongue. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. No one knows (3) __________ many
people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the language with more speakers (4) __________ English, but it is
only (5) __________ language for over one billion Chinese people. English is the official language on one-fifth of the
land area the world (6) __________. It is (7) __________ in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New
Zealand. In South Africa and India, it is one of the official languages. In many countries, the textbooks in universities
are (8) __________ in English. More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is composed in English. More than three-
fifths of the radio stations (9) __________ programs in English. More than half of the scientific and research
(10) __________ are in English. English is the language of international communication.
V. Use the correct form of the word given in parentheses to fill in each blank. (10 pts)
1. We are waiting to have the new __________ installed. (EQUIP)
2. Such a war would be __________ for the country. (CATASTROPHE)
3. After the storm life __________ got back to normal. (QUICK)
4. He expressed strong __________ to the plan. (OBJECT)
5. The film won an award for its __________. (PHOTO)
6. Many young people __________ work for charity organization. (VOLUNTEER)
7. The music show was really __________. (ENTERTAIN)
8. The __________ of Vietnamese trademarks has been remarkably increasing. (POPULAR)
9. Jane is sometimes __________ when she needs to tell the difference between some Vietnamese words. (CONFUSE)
10. There are some music __________ between the two lectures. (PERFORM)
VI. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting. (5 pts)
1. His job is quite important to the total function of the firm because he is responsible for maintaining the records of A B C
sales and costs for almost the departments. D
2. The whale died because the rescuers did not have proper equipments to support its weight. A B C D
3. It was her strong determination that helped her overcoming the physical and emotional pain that followed A B C D her accident.
4. Mike takes greatly pride in being a good computer programmer. A B C D
5. We are aware of people there spoke a different kind of language two hundred years ago. A B C D
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VII. Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means nearly the same as the sentence printed before it. (15 pts)
1. The boss made them work very hard.
They ______________________________________________________________________________________
2. I’m sorry I didn’t succeed in finding the solution.
If only _____________________________________________________________________________________
3. John’s behavior sometimes surprises everyone.
Everyone ___________________________________________________________________________________
4. The girl took the gold pen by mistake.
The girl didn’t mean __________________________________________________________________________
5. Several contestants withdrew from the final round. 4
Just a few contestants took _____________________________________________________________________
6. I advise you to be patient in this situation.
If I ________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Mai had difficulty solving the problem.
Mai came __________________________________________________________________________________
8. He dislikes English food very much.
He doesn’t think _____________________________________________________________________________
9. There were a lot of people in the discotheque.
The discotheque _____________________________________________________________________________
10. He didn’t buy the shirt he liked because he didn’t have any money with him.
Had _______________________________________________________________________________________
VIII. Listen to the recording and decide whether each statement is TRUE or FALSE. (5 pts) T F
1. The rebel attacked the President’s country house. □ □
2. The USA sent ships to the area this morning. □ □
3. There were two lost climbers. □ □
4. The climbers got caught in a heavy rain. □ □
5. The climbers haven’t been found yet. □ □
IX. Listen to the recording and choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to fill in each blank. (5 pts)
1. John was on holiday on _____ in January. A. his hometown B. Switzerland C. Florida
2. In Florida, the weather was _____. A. warm B. wonderful C. awful
3. People in Florida were quite _____. A. excellent B. fantastic C. friendly
4. John’s wife doesn’t _____. A. like Florida
B. go on holiday with him C. live with him
5. John’s children were _____ last month. A. with him B. with his wife C. with their grandparents
X. Listen to Chris and Stan talking and give short answers to the questions.
1. Where was he during the First World War?
2. How old was he when he had to go to hospital?
3. Why did he have to go to hospital?
4. Does he still work, or is he retired now?
5. How is his life now? THE END OF THE TEST
blogchuyenanh.wordpress.com thienbinh2k9@gmail.com SUGGESTED KEY I. 1. B 6. B 11. C 16. D 21. A 2. D 7. A 12. A 17. C 22. A 3. C 8. C 13. A 18. D 23. B 4. D 9. B 14. D 19. A 24. B 5. C 10. C 15. B 20. A 25. D II. 5 1. B 3. C 5. C 7. A 9. A 2. D 4. B 6. C 8. C 10. D III. 1. B 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. A IV. 1. ones 4. than 7. spoken/used 10. journals/ 2. mother 5. the 8. written publications 3. how 6. over 9. broadcast V. 1. equipment 4. objection 5. photography/ 6. voluntarily 9. confused 2. catastrophic cinematography 7. entertaining 10. performances 3. quickly 8. popularity VI. 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A VII.
1. They were made to work very hard by the boss.
2. If only I had succeeded in finding solution.
3. Everyone is sometimes surprised at/by John’s behavior.
4. The girl didn’t mean to take the gold pen.
5. Just a few contestants took part in the final round.
6. If I were you, I would be patient in this situation.
7. Mai came up against (some) difficulty solving the problem.
8. He doesn’t think much of English food.
9. The discotheque was crowded with/ full of people.
10. Had he had/brought (enough/some) money with him, he would/could have bought the shirt.
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