ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2007-2008

UBND Huyện Dương Minh Châu CỘNG HOÀ XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc

KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 PHỔ THÔNG VÒNG HUYỆN
Năm học 2007-2008
Khoá ngày 13 tháng 01 năm 2008
Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian : 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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I. LISTENING: (4 P)
Part 1: Listen to a public announcement about a lost little girl. Then answer the questions. (2 P)
1. What is the lost little girl’s name?
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2. How old is she?
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3. Where was she last seen?
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4. What is she wearing?
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5. Where is her father waiting for her?
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Part 2: Listen to a conversation between Chau and her father. Fill in the table with the information you hear. (2 P)
When?
What happened?

7th or 8th century
(1)................................................appeared in China.

(2)...........................
The telegraph was invented.

early 20th century
Two new forms of news media appeared: (3).........................

(4)..........................
Television became popular.

mid-and late1990s
(5)............................. became a major force in journalism.

(1) ____________________________ (2) _______________________________
(3) ____________________________ (4) _______________________________
(5) ____________________________
II. READING: (10 P)
Part 1: Read the passage. (2.4 P)
All languages have rules for forming words and for ordering those words in meaningful sentences. In written languages, meaning is expressed through a system of characters and rules for combining those characters. In spoken languages, meaning is expressed through a system of sounds and rules for combining those sounds. Word order is more important in English than it is in some languages, such as Russian.
Like other languages English is always changing, but it changes very slowly. People invent new words, borrow words from other languages, and change the meaning of words as needed. For example, the English word byte was invented by computer specialists in 1959. The word tomato was borrowed from Nahuatl, an American Indian language spoken in Mexico. The word meat once referred to food in general. People learn English as well as languages by listening, copying what they hear, and using the language. Most school children learn their first language easily-and sometimes other languages as well.
a) Match the word or phrase in column A with its definition in column B. (1.2 P)
A
B

1. order
2. character
3. specialist
4. refer to
5. byte
6. in general
a) a person who is an expert in a particular area of work or study
b) a unit of information stored in computers, equal to 8 BITS
c) as a whole
d) a letter, sign, symbol used in writing, printing
e) organize or arrange something
f) describe or be connected to something

1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________
4. __________ 5. __________ 6. __________
b) Answer the questions. (1.2 P)
1. What kinds of rules do all languages have?
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2. How is meaning expressed in written languages? in spoken languages?
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3. What is more important in English in comparison with some languages?
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4. How does English change?
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5. In English do people invent new words and borrow words from other languages? Give some examples.
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6. How do people learn English and languages in general?
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Part 2: Read the report of an interview with Gary Wilmot, an actor. Then complete the conversation with the actual words of the interview. (2 P)
REPORT
I asked Gary what sort of music he liked, and he told me that he had always liked jazz. In fact he said he played in a jazz band called Sax Appeal. When I asked him where the band played, he told me they mainly played in small clubs. I asked him if he had ever played a Shakespearian role, and he told me that he had. He had played Othello in Stratford in 1989, and he had enjoyed it very much. Finally I asked him if he ever wanted to direct a play, and he told me that he hoped to one day, but he didn’t know when it could happen because he was so busy acting.

Interviewer: What sort of music (1)____________________________, Gary?
Gary : I have always liked (2