Đề thi học sinh giỏi tỉnh Cà Mau lớp 9 năm 2010 môn Tiếng Anh

SECTION I: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR & READING (13.5 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. The mosquito bite my eyelid __________ and I couldn’t open my eye properly.
A. swell B. grow C. stretch D. spread

2. I suggest we _________ outside the cinema tomorrow at 8:30.
A. meeting B. meet C. met D. will meet

3. _______ playing professional basketball, she also enjoys tennis.
A. Besides B. Moreover C. Apart D. Together

4. The newspaper report contained _________ important information.
A. many B. another C. an D. a lot of

5. The meeting had to be put __________ until a late date.
A. away B. on C. off D. up

6. He had to leave early, _____________ he?
A. didn’t B. mustn’t C. hasn’t D. shouldn’t

7. I’ll show you around the city, when you ________ to visit me.
A. come B. are coming C. will come D. will be coming

8. These buses are _________ to run every 15 minutes, but I’ve been waiting here for 25 minutes already.
A. assumed B. promised C. presumed D. supposed

9. His eyes were _________ bad that he couldn’t read the number plate of the car in front.
A. such B. too C. so D. very

10. She can remember a time ________ cars were rarely seen in the village.
A. which B. that C. where D. when

PART II: (1.0 pt) Fill each gap in the passage with one suitable preposition. Write your answers in the space provided under this passage.

People who are deprived of sleep lose energy and become quick-tempered. After two days (1)_____ sleep, a person finds that lengthy concentration becomes difficult. He can force himself to perform tasks well (2)_____ short periods, but he is easily distracted. He makes many mistakes especially (3)_____ routine tasks, and his attention slips (4)_____ times. Every “sleepless” person experiences periods (5)_____ which he dozes off for a few seconds or more. He completely falls asleep when he is kept active continuously.

Persons who go without sleep (6)_____ more than three days have great difficulty thinking, seeing, and hearing clearly. They have periods of hallucinations, during which they see things that do not really exist. They also confuse daydreams (7)_____ real life and lose track (8)_____ their thoughts in the middle of a sentence.

PART III: (2.0 pts) Supply the correct form of the VERBS in the brackets to complete the passage. Write your answers in the space provided under this passage.

Louis Armstrong, who (1. bear) in 1900 and (2. die) in 1971, was a very famous jazz musician and bandleader. He used to be known as ‘Satchmo’, and this nickname (3. stay) with him all his life. As a child in New Orleans, he learned to play the trumpet while he (4. live) on a special home for children who (5. get) into trouble with the police.

When Louis Armstrong (6. finish) his stay in the home, he joined various bands and then he formed his own. Between 1925 and 1928, he (7. make) about sixty records as the leader of two small groups (8. call) the hot Fives and Hot Sevens. These records made him one of the first solo stars in the history of popular music.

PART IV: (1.0 pt): 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. He never (A) goes home (B) before he will finish (C) his work (D).

2. Mai often arrives (A) at the office (B) at nine o’clock, but because (C) the storm, she was late (D) this morning.

3. The (A) sun is so (B) bright for us to look (C) at directly (D).

4. She was (A) waiting nervous (B) in the waiting (C) room for (D) the interview.

5. Bob’s father (A) had him (B) to repeat (C) the poem many times (D).

PART V: (2.0 pts) Fill each gap in the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. The restaurant is now under new _______( MANAGE)

2. Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your complete ______ (SATISFY)

3. Oscar had eaten so much that he had to _______ his belt. (LOOSE)

4. I would like to book a ______ to Hong Kong. ( FLY)

5. We have had a lot of ______ from customers today. (COMPLAIN)

6. Please make your ______ at the counter over there. (PAY)

7. The ______ is that the plan will fail. (CONCLUDE)

8. I have never been _______ like that before. ( THREAT)

9. There is a saying in English: “_______ speak louder than words”. (ACT)

10. English is a ________ easy language for Swedes to learn. ( COMPARE)

PART VI: ( 1.0 pt) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. Circle the letter you choose.

1. A. may B. always C. fat D. occasion

2. A. treated B. loved C. rumored D. opened

3. A. chair B. cheap C. chemist D. child

4. A. question B. nation C. correction D. pollution

5. A. stops B. laughs C. thinks D. runs

PART VII: (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.

In order to help solve the problem of pollution, people have to be aware of its causes, some of which are quite obvious in everyday life. In many cities people are forced to breathe in polluted air, commonly known as smog, which is a mixture of gases sent out by car exhausts and factory chimneys. What can be done to reduce air pollution is to remove factories from cities and use lead-free petrol in cars.

The pollution of rivers, lakes and seas leads to the death of the creatures that live in them. Factories are largely responsible for the present situation, which is expected to worsen if governments do not make them to obey the law against pollution and punish industries which pollute water.

Finally, all over the world, especially in cities, we see huge amounts of rubbish in the streets, which we are responsible for. The rubbish collection system often does not work properly and people themselves add to the problem by dropping litter in the streets. There is so much we could do to help solve the problem. The point is how willing are we to do something about it?

1. In order to help solve the problem of pollution,
A people need to know what causes it.
B people don’t need to know what causes it.
C people have to do something immediately.
D people don’t need to do anything about it.

2. Smog is caused by
A cars only
B factories only.
C cars and factories.
D air

3. The pollution of rivers, lakes and seas is largely caused by
A car exhausts.
B lead-free petrol in cars.
C factories.
D creatures.

4. Which of the following is NOT true?
A People add to the problem of pollution by collecting rubbish.
B People add to the problem of pollution by dropping litter.
C Huge amounts of rubbish in the cities cause pollution.
D We are responsible for huge amounts of rubbish in the cities.

5. The opposite of the word properly in the passage is
A unproperly B disproperly
C improperly D inproperly