Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh 9 - Năm học 2009-2010 - Vòng 2

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 Năm học: 2009 – 2010 Môn: Tiếng Anh (Vòng 02)

Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Part d: reading comprehension: (5,5 mks)

I. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage: (10 0,2=2mks)

The Pacific Ocean is the world’s largest body of water. It (1)………… a third of the Earth’s surface, having an area of 179,7 million (2)…………kilometers, significantly larger than Earth’s entire landmass, with room for another Africa to spare. (3)…………approximately 15,500 kilometers from the Bering Sea in the Arctic to the icy margins of Antarctica’s Ross Sea in the south, the Pacific (4)………… about 25,000 islands. Some scientists state that the Pacific Ocean may be shrinking while the Atlantic Ocean is increasing (5)…………size. However, the Pacific is not always (6)………… The lands around the Pacific are (7)………..volcanoes and often affected by the earthquakes. Tsunamis, caused by (8)………… earthquakes, have devastated many islands and destroyed entire towns. The Pacific ocean is generally believed (9)………… warmer than the Atlantic ocean. The ocean was sighted by Europeans early in the 16th century, first by Vasco Balboa (1513) and then by Ferdinand Magellan, (10)……… crossed the Pacific during his circumnavigation from 1519 to 1522.

1. A. discovers B. covers C. recovers D. takes 2. A. square B. round C. rectangle D. sphere 3. A. Widening B. Broadening C. Enlarging D. Extending 4. A. confirms B. controlled C. contains D. consists 5. A. in B. at C. of D. for 6. A. peace B. peaceful C. peacefully D. peacefulness 7. A. crowded with B. familiar with C. accustomed D. full of 8. A. underground B. undercharge C. undersea D. undercoat 9. A. to be B. be C. being D. been 10. A. that B. who C. what D. whom

II. Complete the passage with the most suitable words: (6 0,25 = 1,5mks): Hoi An Ancient Town is situated 30 km south of Da Nang and known (1)…………………..a Faifo to early Western traders. Hoi An was one of the major trading centers in Southeast (2)…………………..in the 16th – 17th centuries. Hoi An was also an important port of call for Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian and other merchant vessels in the Far East. In the town, there (3)…………………..one or two streets whose original structures remain almost intack. All the houses were (4)…………………..of rare wood and were decorated with horizontal lacquered board and vertical parallel panels engraved with Chinese characters. Hoi An (5)………………..highly attractive for historical, geographical, artistic, architectural aspects. In recent years, Hoi An has become a popular tourist destination in Viet Nam. In 1999, it was certified by UNESCO as a World Cultural (6)…………………..Site.

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III. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-H for each part (1-8) of the article: (8 0,25=2mks)

Part-time jobs for teenagers A. Carry out some research B. Better off working together? C. They could do with you D. Think positively!

e. not always straightforward F. Working for free G. Pick a service to provide H. Income and other benefits

1 As a teenager, you are likely to have both a fair amount of spare time and a desire to earn some money. By working to earn money yourself, you can learn a lot about the value of things as well as the world of business. Typical and obvious jobs teenagers for teenagers include working at a fastfood restaurant, working as a shop assistant or stacking shelves at a supermarket.

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What you get out of a job like this depends on your attitude. If your attitude is “I hate this job” then obviously you won’t benefit much from it; if, on the other hand, you look at it as an opportunity to learn how business works from the inside out, then the benefits can be great. Many of the new generation of millionaires, for example, are owners of franchise and private restaurants. Owning a restaurant is not easy, however, and it requires knowledge and skill to …