Đề thi HSG tiếng Anh số 6

PHÒNG GD-ĐT PHÙ MỸ ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
TRƯỜNG THCS MỸ ĐỨC MÔN: ANH VĂN – NĂM HỌC 2011- 2012
…………… Phân môn: Đọc hiểu- Viết
Thời gian: 150 phút
(không kể thời gian giao đề)

I. READING: 12 ms
Part I. In this part of the test you must choose the words or phrases which best complete each of the following sentences. (2ms)
1. My father has gone away. He’ll be back ………………………… a week.
A. for B. at C. until D. in
2. Mr. Thanh often goes on business. He’s ………………………… hardly been at home.
A. almost B. nearly C. never D. not
3. My brother ……………………… getting up early. He finds it difficult.
A. is used to B. has a habit C. isn’t used to D. is always
4. Our oceans are becoming ………………………………… polluted.
A. extremity B. extreme C. extremes D. extremely
5. My brother spends two hours ………………………… his homework everyday.
A. for do B. to do C. doing D. for doing
6. Hurry up! We don’t have enough time. If only we ……………… more time, we should take some more photographs.
A. had B. have C. had had D. would have.
7. He apologigized for ……………… me ………………… so long.
A. keeping- waiting B. keep- wait C. keeping- to wait D. to keep- waiting
8. Nobody can deny the ……………………… of the Internet in our life.
A. disadvantages B. belief C. benefits D. profits
9. I’d rather you ………………… that you were to blame, didn’t try to conceal it.
A. admitted B. admit C. admitting D. had admitted
10. I had it ………………………… by the repairman.
A. do B. did C. done D. is done
Part II. Fill in the passage with one appropriate word. (1m)
People have always dreamt of living forever. Although we all know this will never (1) ............, we still want to live as long as possible. Naturally, there are advantages and disadvantages of a long life. In the first place, people who live longer can (2) .............. more time with their family and friends. Secondly, people who have busy working (3) ................. look forward to a long, relaxing life, (4) ............... they can do the things they’ve never had time for.
On the other hand, there are some serious disadvantages. Firstly, many people become ill and consequently have to so end time in (5) ........... or become burden to their children and friends. Many of them find this (6) ..................... annoying or embarrassing. In addition to this, the older people get, the (7) ............ friends they seem to have because old friends (8) .......... or become ill and it’s often difficult to make new friends.
To sum up, living (9) ............. a very old age is worthwhile for those who stay (10) ............. enough to remain independent and enjoy life.

Part III. Read the following passage carefully and then choose the words (A, B, C or D) that best answer each of the questions about it. (1m)


THE BEATLES
In the 1960s, the Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world. Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time. They were four boys from the north of England and none of them had any training in music. They started by performing and recording songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they started writing their own songs and that was when they became really popular. The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs. The Beatles did not have a long career. Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up in 1970. They stopped doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for them - their fans were so excited that they surrounded