HSG Vĩnh Phúc 2010 - 2011

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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011 ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
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PART A - LISTENING
I. Questions 1-10: You will listen to the tape twice
Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

COMPLAINT RECORD FORM

Holiday booked in name of:
Address:


Daytime telephone number:
Booking reference:
Special offer?
Insurance?
Type of holiday booked:
Date holiday started:
Details of complaint:
First name: (1)…………....... Last name: Sharpe
Flat 4
(2) …………………………………..
Winchester SO2 4ER
(3) …………………………………..
(4) …………………………………..
Yes, from (5) …………………… company
Yes, had (6) ……………………….. Policy
(7) ………………………….............. Break
(8) …………………………………..
* no (9) ……………………............. at station
* a (10) ……………………............. was missing


PART B – LEXICO AND GRAMMAR
II. Choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence below. Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet.

1. Your cousin is the ______ - looking man I have ever met.
A. most B. best C. better D. well
2. She lives next to me and I often speak to her on my _______ to work.
A. way B. street C. travel D. road
3. She kindly offered to ______ me the way to the museum.
A. describe B. show C. direct D. explain
4. In many families, the important decisions are ______ by women.
A. done B. given C. arrived D. made
5. My brother, like me, doesn’t like films _______ unhappy endings.
A. of which are B. have C. whose have D. that have
6. Do you mind ______ in here?
A. to smoke B. if I smoking C. my smoking D. me to smoke
7. We ______ you more help, but we were too busy.
A. might have given B. should give C. might give D. could give
8. Encouraged by his mother, _______.
A. art was studied in London by John B. John studied art in London
C. the study is art in London was done by John D. London was where John studied art
9. ______ advertising is so widespread, it has had an enormous effect on the people’s lives.
A. Why B. The reason why C. Since D. On account of
10. Many people read newspaper _______ waiting for the bus.
A. during B. if C. as they D. While
11. The woman ______ he fell in love left him after a few weeks.
A. with whom B. who C. to whom D. for whom
12. The larger a drop of water, ______ freezing temperature.
A. the higher its B. its higher C. higher than its D. higher of its
13. ______ was one of the most difficult tasks pioneers faced on their journeys west.
A. They crossed rivers B. By crossing rivers
C. Crossing rivers D. Rivers being crossed
14. By the end of this week my illness _______ me $100.
A. has cost B. will have cost C. cost D. will cost
15. It sounds like something wrong with the car’s engine. ______, we’d better take it to the garage immediately.
A. Otherwise B. However C. If not D. If so

III. Give the correct form of the given words in brackets to complete the following sentences. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

1. This is very (convenience)______! Can’t you practise your violin somewhere else?
2. She was a much less (industry) _______ student than her sister.
3. She’s got a job as a (manage) _______ of a dress shop.
4. There is a (short) ______ of carrots because of the bad weather.
5. During the festival, (decorate) _______ were hanging from every tree.
6. Even though the remark was not (intend) _______, it caused embarrassment.
7. It is difficult for a sloppy person to live with a (perfect) _______.
8. They said my illness was (imagine) _______. Don’t they realize I’m in a lot of pain?
9. He spoke (sense) _______ to her, and she began crying immediately.
10. The (simple) _______ of her dress was in sharp contrast to the mansion she called home.

PART C - READING
IV. Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with the correct answer. Identify your choice by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

Music is universal – it is produced by all cultures. Some scientists believed that music came before speech and (1)______ as a development of making calls. In fact, there is (2) ______ theory that the (3)______ languages were chanted or sung rather than spoken. Indeed, in some cultures, music is a form of (4)______ history. The Aboriginal Australian, for example, use music as a means to (5) ______ on stories of the land and spirits to the next (6)______.
New evidence suggests that music does not just (7)______ the feel – good factor but it is also good for the brain. A study of intellectually (8)______ children showed that they could recall more (9)______ after it was given to them in a song than after it was read to them as a story.
Researchers also report that people (10)______ better on a standard intelligence (11)_______ after listening to Mozart. The so-called “Mozart effect” has also been (12)______ by findings that rats (13)______ up on Mozart run faster through a complex network of paths or passages, (14)_______ as a maze. Overall, it seems that inmost instances people who suffer from any form of mental (15)______ benefit from listening to music.

1. A. was B. swelled C. reacted D. arose
2. A. one B. every C. such D. that
3. A. earliest B. newest C. easiest D. simplest
4. A. enjoying B. making C. recording D. stating
5. A. move B. pass C. hand D. happen
6. A. children B. people C. tribe D. generation
7. A. convince B. satisfy C. please D. prefer
8. A. disabled B. inactive C. incapable D. disordered
9. A. facts B. knowledge C. memory D. information
10. A. examine B. prepare C. score D. achieve
11. A. form B. scheme C. demonstration D. test
12. A. supported B. given C. marked D. remembered
13. A. held B. brought C. stood D. set
14. A. called B. heard C. regarded D. known
15. A. badness B. hurt C. illness D. pain

V. Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space. Write the answers on your answer sheet.

Computers are helpful in many ways. First, they are fast. They can work with information much more quickly than a person. (1)…………., computers can work with lots of information at the (2)…………. time. Third, they can keep (3)…………. for a long time. They do not forget things as the way (4)…………. do. Also, computers are almost always correct. They are not (5)…………. of course, but they usually don’t make mistakes.
These days, (6)…………. is important to know something about computers. There are a number of ways to (7)……........ Some companies have classes at work. Also, most universities offer day and (8)…………. courses in computer science. Another way to learn is (9)…………. libraries. Or you can learn from a friend. After a few hours of practice you can work with (10)…………. You may not be an expert, but you can have fun!

VI. Read the passage below and choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D. Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.

Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that was introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking and diplomacy.
Currently, about 80% of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two – thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any language in the world.

1. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The number of non-native users of English
B. The French influence on the English language
C. The expansion of English as an international language
D. The use of English for science and technology
2. The word “emerged” in paragraph 1 means________.
A. appeared B. hailed C. frequented D. engaged
3. Approximately, when did English begin to be used beyond England?
A. in 1066 B. around 1350 C. before 1600 D. after 1600
4. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “stored” in paragraph 2?
A. bought B. saved C. spent D. valued
5. According to the passage, approximately how many non-native users of English are there in the world today?
A. a quarter million B. half a million C. 350 million D. 700 million




PART D – WRITING
VII. Rewrite the following sentences so that they have the same meaning as the given sentences.
1. Chris will pass his exams, but he has to work hard.
→ If Chris …………………………………………………………….
2. He can’t run as fast as he did.
→ He used ……………………………………………………………
3. In spite of having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
→ Although …………………………………………………………..
4. He can’t drive faster because there is an accident.
→ The accident ……………………………………………………….
5. My car really needs to be cleaned soon.
→ I really must………………………………………………………..

VIII. Within 200-250 words, write about one of the memories in your childhood which you’ll never forget.

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