HSG Tiếng Anh Long An 2010-2011 thi thử

Sở Giáo dục và Đào tạo
LONG AN


ĐỀ THI THỬ
Kỳ Thi HSG Lớp 9 Cấp Tỉnh
Năm học : 2010 - 2011
Ngày thi : ……………
Môn thi : Tiếng Anh
Thời gian : 150 phút (không kể phát đề)



I / LISTENING ( 4 POINTS)
Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks .Each blank should contain only one word
I’m Faith Lapidus. And I`m Bob Doughty.  This week, we talk about (1)…………..– the leading cause of (2) ………….worldwide.
Barack Obama completed his first routine (3)…………………. as President of the United States last week.  Doctors (4)……………. that Mister Obama is in excellent health.  They say all (5)………….. suggests that he will remain so during his presidency.
The ( 6) ……………gave the president suggestions so that he can stay healthy.  One is for him to continue with ( 7)…………….. to stop smoking.  Mister Obama has spoken publicly about those efforts in the past.  The new report shows his battle against smoking is (8)…………... 

II / GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( 5 POINTS)
Write the correct FORM/ TENSE of the verbs in each bracket. ( 2 points )
Although some groups of people (1. always live)________________ outdoors in tents, camping as we (2. know)________________ it today (3. begin)________________ to be popular about 50 years ago. The increase in the use of cars and improvements in camping equipment (4. allow)____________ more people to travel longer distances into the countryside and (5. stay) ________________ there in greater comfort.
Many campers like (6. be)_________________ themselves in quiet areas, so they take their tent and food and walk or cycle into the forests or the mountains. Others, (7. prefer)_______________ to be near people, (8. drive)_________________ to a public or privately-owned campsite which (9. have)_________________ up-to-date facilities, like hot shower and swimming pools.
Whether campers are separate in the mountain or on a busy site, they should remember to keep the area clean and tidy. In the forests, they must put out any fires and keep food hidden to avoid (10. attract)________________ animals.

B. Preposition ( 2 points )
Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition:
1. It’s very difficult to find work ………………. the moment.
2. You remind me .. .. .. …………. my sister.
3. In many ways you take …………….. your mother.
4. This computer is still ……………….. guarantee.
5. They named their daughter .................their favorite singers.
6. She is …………………far the best teacher I have ever had.
7. Parents are naturally anxious………………. their children.
8. I’m sure you will succeed ………………… this entrance test.
9. We try to prevent people ………………. littering.
10. I’m going to complain to the principal …………………this.


C. Word Form ( 1 point )
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in parentheses:
1. How many ……………….. entered the race ? (compete)
2. He drives so ………………. that he often has accidents. (care)
3. The computer is one of the most marvelous …………………in our modern age. (invent)
4. She is always worried about her children’s………………….. . (safe)
5. In .............................to that, my bike tires were flat. (add)

III / READING ( 6 points )
A. Choose the best option to fill in each of the blanks to make a meaningful passage
(4 points )
Computers (1)…………….. an important part in our life nowadays. It’s (2)………………. to carry on our work without computers. For example, (3)…………… are necessary in a university library. All the (4)……………….. normally found in a library is now (5)………………. in computers. This is very (6)………………… for students because they can (7)………………. messages and receive information (8)………………. having to leave their computers. Access (9)…………… a computer has now (10)……………… students’ need.
1. A. do B. make C. have D. play
2. A. easy B. difficult C. exciting D. important
3. A. books B. things C. computers D. messages
4. A. information B. work C. life D. event
5. A. kept B. stored C. put D. made
6. A. difficult B. comfortable C. suitable D. convenient
7. A. receive B. send C. give D. write
8. A