Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi THCS tỉnh Yên Bái năm học 2009-2010

 sit for studying
	C. your attitude towards good study at home	D. environment for studying
2. Which of the following does not improve your good study habits?
	A. a quiet room with enough lighting	B. an extremely comfortable chair
	C. a proper chair and a right-size table	D. a public or college library
3. When studying, you had better ________.
	A. learn as much as you want in one sitting	B. learn either sitting or standing
	C. take a short break after each chapter	D. set reachable goals for you
4. Taking a short sleep is necessary when ________.
	A. you feel sleepy and can not concentrate on studying
	B. your eyes become red after studying
	C. you can not lift your eyes away from your books
	D. you want to go on after getting your concentration
5. The best title for the passage may be ________.
	A. how to use your study time efficiently	B. how to build up good study habits
	C. how to get relaxed when studying	D. how to avoid sleepiness when studying
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Question 2: Read the passage and decide whether the statements are true (T), or false (F)
 (1 point).
	It is estimated that about 200 million people who use the internet around the world. Most people use the internet to get information or for entertainment. A new study, however, says that almost 6% of internet users are using it so often that it is seriously harming their lives. The study says that people may find it difficult to stop using the internet because they have become addicted. Someone who is addicted finds it extremely hard to stop a bad habit. According to Mr. Greenfield, a psychologist, 30% internet users say they use the internet to escape problems or emotions. The study also shows that having discussion with strangers in internet areas called "chat room" is one of the most addictive activities.
	1. The internet is used only for information and entertainment.
	2. Using the internet so often can do more harm than good.
	3. 6% of Internet users are addicted to it.
	4. Some people use the internet to get away from their unpleasant situations.
	5. Chatting is the least addictive activity on the internet.
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Question 3: Read the passage then choose the best word to fill in the gap (2 points).
	For good or bad, computers are now part of our daily life. Experts predict that before long all schools and businesses and most rich families in rich parts of the world will ____1____ a computer of some kind. Among the general public, computers arouse strong feelings - people either love them ____2____ hate them. The computer lovers talk about how useful computers can be in business, in education and ____3____ the home. Apart ____4____ all the games, you can do your accounts on them, learn languages from them, write letters on them and even ____5____ your shopping with them. Computers, they say, bring leisure, as many ____6____ jobs are done by computerized robots. 
	The haters, on the other hand, argue that computers bring not leisure but ____7____. They worry, too, that those ____8____ spend all the time talking to computers may forget ____9____ to talk to each other. Their biggest fear is that computers may eventually take ____10____ all human activities.
1. 	A. own	B. do	C. learn	D. make
2. 	A. so 	B. but	C. and	D. or
3. 	A. at	B. on	C. in	D. to
4.	A. for	B. from	C. with	D. to
5.	A. do	B. make	C. have	D. surf
6. 	A. interesting	B. skillful	C. unpleasant	D. well-paid
7. 	A. unemployed	B. employment	C. unemployment	D. employ
8. 	A. that	B. whose	C. who	D. whom
9. 	A. why	B. how 	C. what	D. when
10. 	A. over	B. after	C. off	D. up	
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Question 4: Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word (2 points).
	More than two hundred years ago, the term "environmental pollution" was quite strange to people. They lived healthily, drank ____1____ water and breathed fresh air. Nowadays, the situation is quite ____2____. People all over the world are worried ____3____ things that are happening ____4____ the environment. Actually, it's man that is destroying the surroundings with many kinds of wastes, everybody knows that cars and motorbikes emit ____5____ that cause poisonous air and cancer but no one wants to travel on ____6____ or by bicycle. Manufacturers know that wastes from factories make water and soil ____7____ but they don't want to ____8____ money on treating the wastes safely. Scattering garbage is bad for our health but no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it ____9____ talking a lot about pollution without doing anything to ____10____ the environment?
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	PART IV : WRITING (5 points)
Question 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (1 point).
1. I'm sorry that I did not take your advice.
	I regret ____________________________________________________________________
2. You remembered to post the letter, didn't you?
	You didn't __________________________________________________________________
3. I haven't eaten meat for three years.
	It's ________________________________________________________________________
4. People used to think that the Sun moved around the Earth.
	The Sun ____________________________________________________________________
5. I only realized how important English is when I had started my job.
	Not until ___________________________________________________________________
Question 2: Rewrite each of the sentences using the given word so that the new one has a similar meaning as the previous one. You must not change the given word (1 point):
1. I don't read newspapers any more. (GIVEN)
	____________________________________________________________________________
2. The car was so expensive that I could not buy it. (TOO)
	____________________________________________________________________________
3. He suggested that I should give him a ring in advance. (WHY)
	____________________________________________________________________________
4. Harry doesn't have enough money to buy the laptop. (AFFORD)
	____________________________________________________________________________
5. Although the internet has developed quickly, many people can't get access to it. (DEVELOPMENT)
	____________________________________________________________________________
Question 3: Write a composition to answer the questions "Do you like learning English? Why?" Your composition should be between 150 and 180 words (3 points):
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UBND TỈNH YÊN BÁI
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THCS
Năm học 2009 -2010
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
PART I: LISTENING - 2 points
Question 1: 1 point
1. Australia	2. London	3. 15	4. University	5. work
6. art	7. reading	8. little	9. 3	10. museum
Question 2: 1 point
	1. A	2. A	3. C	4. B	5. B
PART II: PHONETIC, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR - 7 points
Question 1: 1 point
	1. D	2. B	3. D	4. B	5. C	
6. A	7. B	8. C	9. B	10. A
Question 2: 2 points
	1. B	2. C	3. B	4. A	5. B	
6. C	7. D	8. C	9. A	10. B
Question 3: 2 points
1. discoveries	2. invention	3. achievements	4. entertainment
5. production	6. recognizable	7. similarities/ty	8. expensive
9. possibility	10. knowledge
Question 4: 2 points
	1. has been working	2. has just returned	3. was asked	4. to go	
5. was	6. studied	7. had never had	8. went
9. spoke	10. enjoyed
PART III: READING - 6 points
Question 1: 1 point
	1. D	2. B	3. D	4. A	5. B	
Question 2: 1 point
	1. F	2. T	3. F	4. T	5. F	
Question 3: 2 points
	1. A	2. D	3. C	4. B	5. A	6. C	7. C	8. C	9. B	10. A
Question 4: 2 points
	1. clean/pure	2. different	3. about	4. to	
5. gases	6. foot	7. polluted	8. spend
9. worth	10. protect
PART IV: WRITING - 5 points
Question 1: 1 point
1. I regret not taking/having taken your advice.
2. You didn't forget to post the letter, did you?
3. It's 3 years since I last ate meat.
4. The Sun used to be thought to move around the Earth.
5. Not until I had started my job did I realize how important English is.
Question 2: 1 point
1. I have given up reading newspapers.
2. The car was too expensive for me to buy.
3. "Why don't you give me a ring in advance?" he said to/asked me.
4. He can't afford to buy the laptop.
5. Despite (In spite of ) the quick development of the internet, many people can't get access to it.
Question 3: 3 points
Organization: 0,4
Content: 1,4
Language use: 0,6
Spelling and grammar: 0,6
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