Đề thi HSG lớp 9 cấp huyện năm 2010

PHÒNG GD&ĐT KRÔNG ANA KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
KHOÁ NGÀY 25/02/2010
Đề thi môn : Tiếng Anh 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi)
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I. Listen and fill the gaps (5 marks )
In recent years, research has suggested more health value from (1) …………………D than had one been thought.
Vitamin D is produced (2)………………………………… in the blood. Sunlight is a major source. It is also found in some foods. These include eggs, (3)……………………………… and some fish. Vitamin D is also found in pills. Vitamin D helps to increase levels of (4)……………………………… in the blood. It helps build strong bones and (5)………………………… . It also helps in (6)……………………………………… development.
It also appears to do more than just protect (7) …………………………………… rickets. That serious bone disease was the reason vitamin D was added to (8)………………………… . Rickets is now rare in the western world. But it is still a common childhood disease in (9) ………………………………… countries. Rickets can cause bone (10) ……………………… and weakness teeth problems and muscle loss.

II. Rewrite the following sentences, as directed in parentheses (6 marks )
1. You will catch a cold if you don’t keep your feet dry (Rewrite the sentence using “Unless……”)
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2. You have disobeyed, you will be punished. (Rewrite the sentence using “As a result of……….”
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3. Look! A bus (run) towards us. (Supply the correct form of the verb)
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4. If you (put) more mind on the test, you (answer) all the questions in last year’s exam (Supply the correct form of the verb)
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5. My cassette recorder (work) an hour ago. Supply the correct form of the verb)
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6. The house wasn’t clean and it wasn’t comfortable (Rewrite the sentence using “neither…nor”)
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7. My friend was too eager to wait for me (Rewrite the sentence using “so …..that …….”).
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8. He promised not to report her to the police. (Change the sentence into passive voice)
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9. “How much do you think it will cost?” he asked. (Rewrite the sentence using reported speech).
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10. Tom said: “I wish I had something cool to drink” (Rewrite the sentence using reported speech)
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11. I don’t like going to the cinema. I’d rather stay at home. Rewrite the sentence using “I prefer ……”
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12. Everyone will be here soon…………? (Fill suitable tag - question)
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13. “Let’s buy some flour and make our bread” said Lan.(Rewrite the sentence using “She suggested……”
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14. Nothing has happened,………….. ? ( fill suitable tag - question )
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15. I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye to him ?”( Rewrite the sentence using “ I wish….”)
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 III. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word given ( 2 marks )
1. He has never had any accident. He is ………….driver. CARE
2. I was so much …………by the film. INTEREST
3. The air is………….contaminated by foreign matter such as plant pollen and dust. NATURE
4. Exhaust fumes from vehicles release…………into the atmosphere.
POLLUTE
5. These day it is …………to opens a newspaper without reading about the damage we are going to the environment. POSSIBLE

IV. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions (3 marks )

As a result of years of research, we know that too much animal fat is bad for our health. For example, Americans eat a lot of meat and only a small amount of grains, fruit, and vegetables. Because of their diet, they have high rates of cancer and heart disease. In Japan, in contrast, people eat large amount of grains and very little meat. The Japanese also have very low rates of cancer and heart disease. In fact, the Japanese live longer than anyone else in the world. Unfortunately, when Japanese people move to the United States, the rates of heart disease and cancer increase as their diet changes. Moreover, as hamburger, ice-cream, and other high-fat foods become popular in Japan, the rates of heart disease and cancer are increasing there as well. People