Đề thi học sinh giỏi tỉnh Cà Mau lớp 9 năm 2009 môn Tiếng Anh

SECTION I: VOCABULARY,GRAMMAR & READING (13.0 pts)

PART I: (2.5 pts) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) which best completes each sentence. Circle the letter you choose.

1. My house is quite close …………….. the church. It’s ………. the beach.
A. to/to B. with/near C. to/by D. with/by

2. If only I……………. a new watch. Mine is too old
A. have B. had C. would have D. could have

3. Our former teacher _________ Nam on his contribution to the program.
A. addressed B. awarded C. complimented D. congratulated

4. As it was Christmas, the _________ at the church was much larger than usual.
A. audience B. convention C. congregation D. grouping

5. I spoke to two counter assistants, ……….was extremely rude.
A. one of them B. one of who C. one of whom D. both of them

6. She asked me ………………………..
A. where did I come from? C. where did I come from
B. where I came from? D. where I came from

7. He made his first trip to Dalat ……………………. October 2003
A. in B. on C. since D. from

8. It is our policy to …………………… forests and increase forestation.
A. protect B. safe C. protest D. prevent

9. The holidays at the seaside………………….. We really had a good time there.
A. made us happily B. made us happiness
C. made we happy D. made us happy

10. I’ll fail the test ………………….. I learn these words.
A. provided that B. if C. unless D. as long as

PART II: (1,0 pt) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. Circle the letter you choose.

1. A. clothes B. gone C. drove D. ghost

2. A. brother B. they C. the D. think

3. A. height B. neighbor C. eight D. weigh

4. A. increase B. devise C. realise D. surprise

PART III: (2.0 pts) Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the spaces provided.

1. The Internet has_______ developed and become part of our life. (INCREASE)

2. The AO DAI is the _________ dress of Vietnamese women. ( TRADITION)

3. She was really impressed by the beauty of the city and by the________ of its people. (FRIENDLY)

4. Many of my students enjoy ________ the web in their free time. ( SURF)

5. Look at the two ________ and you will see they are the same in some ways (DICTIONARY)

6. I usually spend hours on the river without ________ anything. ( CATCH)

7. He suggests ________ posters on energy saving and hanging them around their school. ( MAKE)

8. Most children learn their first language ________ and sometimes other languages as well. (EASE)

PART IV : (2.0 pts): Identify the words or phrases ( A, B, C, or D) that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. Circle the letter you choose.

1. Stay (A) in bed all day is (B) not good for (C) our health, isn’t it (D)?

2. You know (A), the room is so dirty (B) that it needs clean (C) without delay (D).

3. Drinking alcohol is prohibited (A) at school. There is a prohibit (B) against selling (C) alcohol for people under the age of (D) 18.

4. It is obvious (A) that parents always protective (B) their children from (C) dangers (D).

5. When (A) our parents (B) are sick, we took turn (C) to look after them carefully (D).

6. He used (A) to working (B) full time, but (C) now he is a part-time worker (D).

7. I will come and stay (A) with you (B) and your family (C) on (D) March.

8. I would like to inform (A) you that the representatives (B) have been arrived (C) this morning and they are all very happy (D).

PART V: (2.0 pts) Read the following passage and circle the answers A, B, C or D which is most accurate according to the information given in the passage.

Many people buy and use copied programs for their computer. This illegal copying of computer software has become a huge industry because the software is much cheaper than the original programs.

Illegal software can be found on sale in any part of the world, although it is more readily available in Asia than in Western countries. Software manufacturers have been trying to get governments to stop this copying or “pirating”. In an attempt to get rid of “software pirates”, police have seized software from stores and fined the owners. This has been partially successful, but manufacturers are still losing a lot of money. By using this kind of software, computer owners risk damaging their computer. Illegally copied software can carry computer viruses which could wipe out information stored on the computer’s hard driver.

1. Computer software is ___________.
A. part of all computers B. poor quality
C. pirated programs D. program used by a computer

2. People buy pirated software because it is ___________.
A. reality available B. good quality
C. inexpensive D. easy to use

3. Pirated software is found ___________.
A. world wide B. only in Asia
C. only in the West D. in every few countries

4. In some countries, owners of illegal software have ___________.
A. asked their government to stop the pirating
B. been forced to pay money
C. given their software to the police
D. asked police to help them

5. According to the passage, __________ software can damage computers.
A. all B. no
C. illegal D. hard driver

PART VI: (1.5 pts) Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than needed. Write your answers in the space provided under this passage.

Environmental pollution is a term that (1)………………… to all the way by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air with gases and smoke, (2)……………………… the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the soil with (3)…………………………….many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings (4)……………………… various other ways. (5)…………………….., people ruin natural beauty by scattering litter on the land and in the water. They operate machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbing (6)………………..

PART VII: (2.0 pts) Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word, A, B, C, or D to fill in each gap.

The Millennium Dome in Greenwich (1) .............. to celebrate the end of the second Millennium. It (2) .............. in 1999. It is a huge construction, large enough to fit Wembley Stadium inside-twice! 100,000 m2 of fabric (3) .............. across 43 miles of cable inside its 1 km circumference. At its centre the Millennium Dome (4).............. a height of 50m.

Fifteen different exhibitions (5) .............. within the Dome. These (6) .............. to show the progress mankind (7) .............. during the second Millennium. In addition, up to six live show (8) .............. in its central arena every day by a cast of about 200 performers.

1. A. was built B. built
C. had built D. had been built

2. A. completed B. was completed
C. has completed D. has been completed

3. A. were stretched B. are being stretched
C. will be stretched D. have been stretched

4. A. reaches B. was reached
C. is reached D. reached

5. A. housed B. house
C. were housed D. are housed

6. A. design B. are designed
C. were designed D. had been designed

7. A. made B. had made
C. was made D. has made

8. A. performed B. were performed
C. are performed D. had performed