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PHÒNG GD&ĐT THANH CHƯƠNG

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG II
LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2010- 2011


 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (Đề thi có 03 trang)
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
Ngày thi: 11/01/2011
*Học sinh trả lời vào phiếu bài làm
SECTION I: PHONETICS
Part 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. internet B. education C. impress D. remote
2. A. access B. soccer C. successful D. accept
3. A. read B. feature C. means D. great
4. A. changes B advises C. miles D. plays
5. A. connected B. linked C. processed D. laughed.
Part 2: Pick out the word whose main stress pattern is different from that of others
1. A. climate B. polite C. beauty D. region
2. A. tropical B. optional C. carelessly D. dependent
3. A. repair B. fashion C. design D. agree
4. A. champagne B. novel C. label D. campus
5. A. government B. development C. improvement D. retirement
SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Part 1: Supply the verbs in the brackets with the correct forms
1. If you (not, practice)__________ English regularly, you (not, get) _________any better.
2. Jennifer said that she (return) _________the following day.
3. Both English and French (speak) _________in Canada.
4. When I (get)__________ home last night, everybody (sleep)___________.
5. This building (be) ___________over one hundred years old. It (build) _____________ by foreign architects.
6. He wanted to know what his children (do)__________ while he (not, stay)__________ at home.
Part 2: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
1. You cannot see the doctor_____ you have made an appointment with him.
A. because B. even C. unless D. however
2. She has been working so hard, she feels quite__________.
A. wasted B. exhausted C. empty D. dull
3. Young boys like online games and the games __________them hours a day.
A. spend B. pass C. continue D. take
4. You should _________to your uncle for what you’d done.
A. advise B. apologize C. promise D. refuse
5. _________, the Internet is a very fast and convenient way to get information.
A. In my opinion B. According to me C. To be honest D. I’m afraid
6. She wishes she_________ her son a computer. He is so interested in playing on it and neglects his study.
A. didn’t buy B. hadn’t bought C. can buy D. bought
7. Wearing uniforms encourages students to be proud_______ their school.
A. of B. in C. about D. for
8. I ________to dinner with his family at Christmas party. It was a very impressive party!
A. invited B. to invite C. was invited D. am invited
9. We were lucky __________the last bus and arrived home late that day.
A. to take B. taking C. took D. have taken
10. _______ he completes his homework, he feeds the chickens and collects their eggs.
A. As soon as B. Since C. As a rule D. Consequently
11. Please ___________ the radio. I can’t study with all that noise.
A. turn up B. turn in C. turn down D. turn out
12. I’m just going to _______ a photo of the town square.
A. take B. make C. paint D. draw
13. I think my English pronunciation needs___________.
A. to improve B. improving C. improved D. improve
14. The Browns had an enjoyable trip to the countryside,____________?
A. did the Browns B. hadn’t they C. didn’t they D. had the Browns
15. Margaret asked me__________ English in Royal English Center.
A. why was I learning B. why I was learning
C. how long I have been learning D. how long had I been learning
16. OK. I’ll wait for you at the main __________ to the Hung Vuong Plaza.
A. arrival B. entrance C. access D. highway
17. This shirt is twice _______ my shirt.
A. as expensive as B. more expensive C. most expensive D. more expensive than
18. Everyone went home.______ was in the classroom.
A. Anyone B. No one C. Someone D. Everyone
19. She has ___________experience in computing that she can’t deal with the tasks.
A. so much B. a little C. so few D. so little
20. Adam: “Hello. You must be Brian.”
Brian: “_____________”
A. It’s my pleasure B. Oh, really? I’d love to.
C. Yes, I think it’s true D. That’s right, I am.
Part 3: Give the words in the brackets the right forms.
1. She performed so (attract)__________ that all the audience stood up to applaud.
2. Although jeans are casual clothing, they make the young look (fashion)________________
3. Some (design)_____________have (modern) ___________the aodai by printing lines of poetry on it.
4. D.com 3G is a (move)_________ device that enables people to get access to the Internet.
5. Bluetooth doesn’t work. Please check the (connect)_____________
6. He has received a letter from his (pen)______________ in America.
7. I’m (delight)________ to know that you’ve passed the exam excellently.
8. Remember to (plug)__________ the cord after charging to save the energy.
9. The weekend passed enjoyably and we felt (rest)_____________.
SECTION III: READING
Part 1: Read the text carefully and choose the best option to answer the questions below.
The rate at which the deforestation of the world is proceeding is alarming. In 1950 approximately 25 percent of the Earth’s land surface had been covered with forests, and less than twenty-five years later the amount of forest land was reduced to 20percent. This decrease from 25 percent to 20 percent from 1950 to 1973 represents an astonishing 20million square kilometre of forests. Predictions are that an additional 20 million square kilometres of forests will be lost by 2020.
The majority of deforestation is occurring in tropical forests in developing countries, fuelled by the developing countries’ need for increased agricultural land and the desire on the part of developed countries to import wood and wood products. More than 90 percent of the plywood used in the United States, for example, is imported from developing countries with tropical rain forests. By the mid-1980s, solutions to this expanding problem were being sought, in the form of attempts to establish an international regulatory organization to oversee the use of tropical forests.
1. The author’s main purpose in this passage is to____________ .
A. cite statistics about an improvement on Earth’s land surface
B. explain where deforestation is occurring
C. make the readers aware of a worsening world problem
D. blame developing countries for deforestation
2. According to the passage, it is estimated that by 2020,_____________.
A. the areas of forest will have increased by 20 million square kilometres
B. another 20 million square kilometres of forest will be reduced
C. forests will represents only 20 percent of Earth’s land surface
D. forests areas will decrease from 25 percent to 20 percent
3. “Deforestation” in the passage is closest in the meaning to________
A. the state of destroying and clearing trees B. the action of planting trees
C. the state of importing wood D. the increase in agricultural land
4. In which part of the world does the most deforestation occur?
A. the United States B. developed countries
C. developing countries D. international regulatory organizations
5. In this passage, the United States__________.
A. establishes an organization to solve deforestation B. represents 90 percent of rain forests in the world
C. used 20 percent of world plywood D. imported more than 90 percent of the plywood the country uses.
Part 2: Cloze test Read the passage and fill in blank with ONE word
It was a fine day (1)__________ I started out the last part of my walk around the coast of Britain. (2)_______sun was shining, and a light wind (3)__________ blowing from the south-west. I was pleased that it was (4)________ raining. I walked along the cliff top and then down into the lovely little fishing village of Wellburn, past a cafe (5) ________people were having morning coffee.
Part 3: The words or phrases from A to F in the box are taken from the passage. Choose the most suitable to fill in the blank from 1 to 5 to make a complete passage. There are more phrases than needed.
tend to search out a final home
the cause of death
about sixty-five years
most probably for the valuable ivory in its tusks
decline in large number of individual
the inadequate supply of water

 The life span of an elephant that dies from natural causes is(1)___________. Of course, an elephant can perish from a number of “unnatural causes”, e.g., it can be killed by hunters, (2)_______________; it can die from diseases that spread throughout an elephant herd; or it can die from drought or from the lack of food that almost certainly accompanies (3)__________.
If, however, an elephant survives these disasters, it falls prey to old age in its mid-sixties. Around this age, (4)________ is attributed to the loss of the final set of molars. When this last set of teeth is gone, the elephant dies from malnutrition because it is unable to obtain adequate nourishment. In old age, elephants (5)__________ where there is shade for comfort from the sun and soft vegetation for cushioning; the bones of many old elephants have been found in such places.
SECTION IV: WRITING
Part 1: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before.
Many children can’t go to school because of the extremely cold weather.
The weather was so.................................................................................................................................
This is the most interesting film that I’ve ever seen in my life.
Never in my life......................................................................................................................................
That girl is