Đề thi chọn HSG

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TÂN PHÚ
THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC 2013- 2014
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
Ngày thi: / / /
(Đề này gồm: 03 trang, có 10 câu)


I. Pronunciation (2pts)
1. Which words have the underlined part pronounced /e/: conservation, forest, says, spraying, teenager, documentary.
2. Which words have the underlined part pronounced /s/: comprise, newspapers, message, transmit, wisdom, linguistics.
3. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: massage, carriage, encourage, sewage, luggage, language.
4. Which word has the main stress at the first syllable: edition, pollution, deposit, teenager, embroider, intermediate.

II. Find ONE word for each meaning or definition (2pts)
1. fall in drops
2. using too much of something
3. stop anyone or anything from passing through a place
4. someone who knows a lot about something

III. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets to best fit the blanks (2pts)
1. We should make more efforts to stop __________. (FOREST)
2. A ________ teacher has just entered the room. Everyone stood up. (RESPECT)
3. Children need a _______ environment to develop both mentally and physically. (CARE)
4. He did the work __________. All of us admired him very much. (VOLUNTEER)

IV. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable preposition (1pt)
1. The boat overturned and everyone fell __________ the deep water.
2. I couldn’t meet Mrs. Chi because she was ___________ .
3. The bus will pick us _____ at 5.00 early ________ Sunday morning.
4. I had a long chat ______ her ___________ English music __________ line.

V. Fill in each blank ONE suitable word to complete the passage (2 pts)
The country is (1)___________ beautiful than a town and pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village (2)____________ that they can go there whenever they have time.
English villagers are not all alike, but (3)____________ some ways they are not very different from each other. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower (4)_____________ can be seen for many miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard, (5)____________ people are buried.
Country life (6)_____________ now fairly comfortable and many villages (7)___________ water brought through pipes into each house.
Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy (8)_____________ they can’t find in the village shops.

VI. Choose from sentences A–H the one which fits each gap 1–6. There is one extra sentence you do not need to use (3pts)
A Industries have polluted the water, fishing has destroyed sea life and divers have
damaged large parts of the coral.
B The crew were helpful and pleasant and the price was also very reasonable.
C Altogether, it was a wonderful trip.
D I’m not sure I would go again.
E It stretches for 2000 kilometers and is up to 800 meters wide.
F However, I didn’t think I could take part in a dive cruise and not dive.
G At no point were we permitted to swim away on our own.
H I was right it was an incredible sight.

When I was asked to visit and write about the Great Barrier Reef, I was thrilled. I had heard reports of damage done by tourism and other industries, but felt that the Reef would still be a wonderful place to see. (0)____________H_______________.
From the air, the Great Barrier Reef seems huge. (1)_______________________. I wasn’t sure how best to explore such a giant place, so after I had landed, I made enquiries and was told the best way to see the Reef is to take a dive cruise. I booked a place on a three-day cruise, and, despite warnings about the state of some of these boats, the boat I was on was comfortable and clean. (2)______________________________. I was entitled to eight dives plus use of wet suit, flippers and other equipment, three meals a day and two nights’ accommodation.
Although I have been diving before, I am not an experienced diver. (3)_________________________________. I was nervous to begin with, but soon felt completely safe. We were divided into groups according to our ability and each group was given an instructor. They had very strict rules.(4)__________________________.
With our guides, we saw some amazing sea life including