De thi hoc sinh gioi TP lao cai 09-10

phòng giáo dục và đào tạo Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi
cấp thành phố Lớp 9 thcs
thành phố Lào Cai Năm học: 2009 - 2010
Đề thi môn: Tiếng Anh
(Thời gian: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề)
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Giám khảo số 1:
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SECTION I: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Question I: Complete the following sentences by using the correct form of the verbs in the brackets :
Some scientists (1- believe ) that too much sugar (2- eat) in sweets, cakes and biscuits. It (3- say) to be generally bad for the health, also nothing (4- definitely prove) so far. However it (5- know) that sugar (6- cause) tooth decay. As one expert put it: “ If other foods (7- damage) our body as much as sugar (8- damage) our teeth, they would be banned immediately.
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5........................................6................................7..................................8..............................

Question II : Circle A, B, C, or D to choose the word which is the best to fill in each of the blanks.
1. The sea is calm today. Would you like to go .................... ?
a. surfing b. skating c. cycling d. skiing
2. I’m going to take the bus........... money.
a. for to save b. to save c. saving d. by saving
3. Your hair is long. It needs..................
a. cutting b. to cut c. cut d. has cut
4. When we felt thirsty, we stopped.....................
a. drink b. to drink c. drinking d. drank
5. Listening what I am saying,........................?
a. don’t you b. will you d. would you d. do you
6. The ............... operation which was performed on Mrs. Brown’s hip was very expensive.
a. five hour b. five hours d. five-hour d. five- hours



Question III : Put the correct forms of the given words to fill in the blank:
1. The police are (1- interest) in the sudden (2-appear) of the (3- value) painting.
2. Gardening is one of my father chief (4 – enjoy)
3. London is most (5- wonder ) of all the cities we (8- be) to.
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5.....................................6....................................7..................................8.............................
Question IV : There is one mistake in each sentence. Underline it and write your correction in the spare provided below .
I’m going now. If anybody phones while I shall be out, can you take a message?
Her parents wouldn’t let her to go out with us.
Would you like to work at an university, Lan?
I think your room is in mess and you’d better to tidy it up right now.
Each student studying chemistry have to spend at least three hours per week in the laboratory.
The person sits next to me is someone I‘ve never met.
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4........................................5..........................................6................................................
SECTION II READING

Question I. Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word to compete the passage.
I have a lot of things to do every day. Often I don’t have enough time to do everything I have to do. One reason for this (1)....................... that when people ask (2)............................help, I often volunteer. I know that I shouldn’t volunteer so much; I should just (3).......................... to do the few things that I really want to do, then I could do these things better and could (4)..................more time, I want to learn(5) ...................
to play the piano, but in (6)..........................to do this, I should practice every day, or at least a (7).............................times a week. I want to (8)..................... an English cause, But it would take me five evenings a week to go to class. I wish I could go (9).....................
out of the city to spend the weekends. May be my New Year’s resolution should be to work less and to enjoy(10)........................... more!

Question II. Read the following passage and answer the questions.
Some of the world smallest countries