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UBND tØnh thõa thiªn huÕ ®Ò thi häc sinh giái tØnh
së gi¸o dôc-®µo t¹o LíP 9 THCS n¨m häc 2005-2006

®Ò chÝnh thøc m«n thi: tiÕng anh (vßng 1)
thêi gian lµm bµi : 120 phót


(ThÝ sinh lµm bµi trªn ®Ò thi nµy)
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I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: (40 points)
Part 1: Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D (15 points)
1. Tam ………………go fishing with his brother when he was young.
A. used to B. is used to C. has used to D. was used to
2. I don`t know what to do this evening. What about . ……………. to the movies?
A. go B. to go C. going D. goes
3. I don`t like doing the . ……………. , especially cleaning the windows.
A. homework B. housework C. job D. occupation.
4. My favorite . ……………. is Literature.
A. play B. game C. subject D. activity
5. My mother is very . ……………. at cooking.
A. well B. good C. popular D. famous
6. She. ……………. a letter when the telephone rang.
A. writes B. wrote C. has written D. was writing
7. He has just got an interesting . ……………. in a textile company.
A. work B. job C. occupation D. employment
8. William suggested . ……………. at home for a change.
A. staying B. to stay C. stay D. stayed
9. The . ……………. of waste paper can save a great amount of wood pulp.
A. recycle B. recyclable C. recyclement D. recycling
10. Mrs Nga forgot to . ……………. the faucet when she left for work.
A. turn off B. turn on C. turn up D. turn down
11. This book is different ..................... the one I had.
A. with B. to C. from D. at
12. What will happen if the pollution ....................... on.
A. puts B. goes C, keeps D. takes
13. I’m afraid this article is ........................ date.
A. over B. pass C. behind D. out of
14. I had to get up early, .................... I would miss the train.
A. otherwise B. if not C. but D. so that
15. Most young people want to .......................... more about environmental problems.
A. look up B. find out C. deal with D. make out

Part 2: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses. (10 points)

The holiday of a lifetime
If you want a truly(1) ........................................................... holiday , book with us now! We (MEMORY)
can offer you a (2) ..................................................... service that no other company can. (person)
Our expert staff will provide you with useful (3) .................................................... about all (inform)
of the (4) ................................ ................... buildings and areas that you can visit. On some (history)
excursions, for a small (5) ................................................. change, we can even provide (add)
you with your own individual guide. A trip with us will give you an insight
into the (6) ................................................................. of the region. We try to make sure (cultural)
that nothing is (7) ............................................................ in order to make your trip a (miss)
(8) .................................................... one that you will talk about for ages. We have (marvel)
something to offer both those (9) ..................................................... for a peaceful time (look)
taking it easy, and more (10) ............................................... people looking for the (energy)
adventure of a lifetime.
Part 3: Complete the gaps in the newspaper article below with a suitable form of the verb in brackets. Choose from the following active or passive forms: present simple, present continuous, past simple, present perfect, past perfect and modals. (15 points)
VOLUNTEERING
Two and a half years ago, Anita Kapur (0) left (leave) university with high hopes and a degree in the History of Art. She then (1) ......................................(spend) the next two years applying in vain for jobs. ‘I soon (2) ............................................ (realise) that I
(3) ........................................ (study) something more practical, like computing or accountancy,’ admits Anita. ‘I (4) ........................................... (have) no work experience, and there (5) ........................................... (always be) a lot of competition for jobs in the art world.’ Last summer, Anita (6) ........................................... (see) an advertisement for volunteers to help organise an arts festival in her home town. She
(7) ......................................... (apply) and (8)........................................ (accept). Since then, Anita (9) ........................................... (find) a job as an administrator in a London gallery. ‘I definitely (10) ........................................... (not get) this job, if I (11) ......................................... (not gain) such useful experience doing the voluntary job at the arts festival,’ she says. Anita’s experience is far from unique, but it is not only job-seekers who (12) ............................................. (benefit) from volunteering. If businesses
(13) ............................................ (see) to be doing something for the community, it
(14) ............................................ (enhance) their public image. For this reason, more and more companies nowadays (15) .................................... (encourage) their employees to volunteer, either partly or wholly in the company’s time.

II. READING: (35 points)
Part 1: Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Choose the correct explanation – A, B or C (10 points)
1.


A. You can buy a film ticket one hour before the film begins.
B. You can buy tickets for live performances half an hour before the show starts.
C. You must buy your tickets half an hour before the film begins.


2.

What does Helga want Ravi to do?
A. go to a meeting tonight and make notes to tell her tomorrow
B. take her notes to the meeting tonight and talk about them
C. make some notes to take to a meeting
tomorrow


3

A. If you want to go to the town museum you must join the History Club.
B. Entrance is free to the History Club if you go to the town museum.
C. By joining the History Club, you can get in free to the town museum.

4

A. When you book your holiday you must take out travel insurance.
B. Travel insurance documents will be sent to all travellers with their booking form.
C. When you book your holiday you must prove you have your own travel insurance.

5


What is Jean-Paul going to do this evening?
A. meet Leonie at the theatre
B. have supper with Leonie before the theatre
C. see Leonie before he goes to the theatre


6

A. Both glass and plastic bottles are welcome for recycling here.
B. In the past, it was possible to leave plastic as well as glass bottles.
C. It is acceptable to exchange your glass bottles for plastic ones.

7


A. If you have visited this port before, you don’t have to register again.
B. As soon as you enter this port, you must visit the harbour office.
C. Before you sail out of this port, you must revisit the harbour office.

8.

A. Information is given about what this meat-free product contains.
B. You will find suggested recipes for this vegetable product below.
C. Vegetarians should read the ingredients before cooking this product.


9.
Staff are requested not to boil
water in kettles, but use the
hot drinks machine provided.



A. You can get a hot drink from the machine or boil a kettle.
B. A kettle is provided for making hot drinks.
C. Use the hot drinks machine rather than
boiling a kettle.


10. Mark,
See you at the conservation
talk on Saturday. Can you
give Sue a ring and arrange
to give her a lift there?
Thanks, Tina

Tina wants Mark to
A. to phone her on Saturday to arrange to see him
B. phone Sue and take her to the talk.
C. take her to the talk on Saturday


Part 2: Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. (10 points)
George Holmes has (1) ………… a lottery ticket once a week for as long as he can (2) ………… , but he won’t be doing that any more. He (3) ………… to dream about what he would do if he ever (4) ………… a big prize but he never really (5)………… this to happen. However, on Saturday George (6) ………… the news that would change his life forever – he had become a millionaire! In (7) ………… , his lucky ticket had rewarded him with £3.7 million. The first thing he did was to (8) ………… some flowers delivered for his wife – one thousand red roses, to be exact. George (9) ………… that the money won’t change his life completely but he has (10) ………… his wife to fly to the Caribbean with him, on their first holiday abroad for more than ten years.
1.A
paid
B
spent
C
earned
D
bought

2.A
remind
B
know
C
remember
D
believe

3.A
had
B
used
C
needed
D
must

4.A
won
B
put
C
ordered
D
kept

5.A
thought
B
felt
C
expected
D
imagined

6.A
replied
B
sent
C
handled
D
received

7.A
turn
B
fact
C
case
D
time

8.A
set
B
book
C
get
D
make

9.A
tells
B
insists
C
speaks
D
refuses

 10.A
argued
 B
blamed
 C
offered
 D
persuaded


Part 3: Put ONE suitable