Đề thi HSG Anh 9 Tiền Giang
Part I. READING COMPREHENSION
Question 1: Read the passage below then state whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE.
TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS
Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain, traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries.
Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. It has been the law for about three hundred years that all the theatres are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered, only a few Sunday papers are published.
To this day, an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating. English people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted green in imitation of grass and a box of flowers.
Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept at all, except by clerks in banks; all the shops, mills and factories are working. But six days later, on New Year’s Eve the Scotch begin to enjoy themselves. All the shops, mills and factories are closed on New Year’s Day. People invite their friends to their houses and “sit the Old Year out and the New Year in”. When the clock begins to strike twelves, the head of the family goes to the entrance door, opens it wide and holds it until the last stroke. Then he shuts the door. He has let the Old Year out and the New Year in. Now greetings and small presents are offered.
A new national tradition was born in Britain. Every year, a large number of ancient motor-cars and motor-cycles sometimes described as Old Crocks drive from London to Brighton. “Crocks” means something or someone who is “crocked up” broken down and in bad condition. Englishmen keep up the old veterans. Veteran cars are those which were made before the year 1904. Some cars look very funny, some are steered by a bar, like a boat. Some cars are driven by steam-engines (by boiling water and not by petrol). This run from London to Brighton is a colourful demonstration. People are dressed in the clothes of those times. The cars start from Hyde Park only in the morning, the oldest cars are leading. It is not a race, and most of the cars come to Brighton, which is sixty miles from London, only in the evening. This demonstration takes place on the day of the announcement of the law in 1896 which said that a man with a red flag must walk in front of every motor-car when it moved along the streets. These were the early days of motor-cars and people were afraid of them.
1. In Britain, traditions are very important in the life of people.
2. Englishmen have always changed their traditions.
3. English families prefer living in modern flats to in houses with gardens.
4. Christmas is the biggest holiday in Scotland.
5. People in Britain like celebrating “sit the Old Year out and the New Year in”.
6. A demonstration of ancient motor-cars and motor-cycles is held in England every year.
7. This is a national race for ancient motor-cars and motor-cycles from London to Brighton.
8. On the early days of motor-cars, drivers had to wear red clothes when driving their cars.
Question 2: These announcements appear at some places only. Match each announcement (1-8) with a proper place (A-J) where it usually appears:
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Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with ONE word chosen from the list below to complete the meaning of the passage: baked, single, rich, restaurants, besides, includes, leaves, they, children, favourite
BIRTHDAYS IN ENGLAND
Birthdays are celebrated with friends and family, and are usually geared towards children although adults also enjoy celebrating their birthdays. A lot of people who have young (1)………….. no longer have birthday parties at home. Now they go to fast-food (2) ……………….. like McDonald’s or Wacky Warehouse because children’s playgrounds are there. Also (3)……………….. hold them in pubs or community centers which can hold more guests.
Food served at these parties usually (4) …………………. a birthday cake,
which is sometimes called “Fortune Telling Cake” because small charms
are mixed into the batter before the cake is (5) ………………… These little objects
all have symbolic meanings. For instance, a slice of cake with a coin in it
means you will be (6)…………. Trifle, sausage rolls, cheese and pineapple on
a stick, cocktail sausages and sandwiches are other (7) ………………. party foods.
Today’s popular birthday gifts might be computer games like Nintendo,
Sony or Sega (8)………… the traditional gifts of books or clothing or money.
Part II: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
Question 4:
1. Pick out ONE word that has the underlined syllable pronounced differently from the others in each case:
a) sample, sugar, sale, soil, sun.
b) stripe, comprise, violent, dormitory, websibe
c) ache, chemistry, mechanic, christmas, champagne
d) closed, surfed, laughed, impressed, hiked
2. Pick out ONE word that is of different kind or part of speech from the others in each case:
a) painter, embroider, repairer, climber, watcher
b) casual, baggy, design, fashion, publish
c) crocodile, tiger, lion, fox, bear
d) apple, orange, banana, vineyard, plumb
Question 5: Write the verbs in the numbered brackets into its correct tense and form:
Tam is a good student in English at a Lower Secondary School in Tien Giang. Three months ago, she (1. take part) …………………… in an English exam for grade 9 students and (2. choose) …………………….. as an excellent student (3. attend) …………….. the Upper Secondary School in Singapore next school-year. The exam (4. organize)……………… in Ho Chi Minh City for more than 50 students from provinces in the South of Viet Nam. During the exam, she (5. have to) ……………… do a lot of written test, listening test, and especially an oral test. An Englishman (6. ask) …………………….. her many questions and she answered him immediately. Her teacher at home (7. train)………….. her a lot on spoken English, however, she felt a bit excited because she (8. never speak)………………. with a foreigner before.
Question 6: Fill in each blank in these sentences with the suitable form of the words in brackets:
1. Tourists are pleased with__________ food of the South, (region)
2. These films are not good for children. There are lots of_________ . (violent)
3. Her uncle is a famous____________ . (linguistics)
4. The_____ monument was built in the center of the city, (impress)
5. These works have been__ for many centuries, (collection)
6. It is very hard for us to understand his explanation. It is_________ . (logical)
7. The boy was very________ . He saved four of his friends from the strong
flood, (encourage)
8. Presents were divided___ to all children. One bag of toys to every child, (equal)
Question 7: Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given in such a way that they remain the same meaning as the old ones:
1. The last time Henry smoked a cigarette was in 2005.
-> Henry hasn’t……………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Jack is stopped by the police because he passes the speed limit.
-> If……………………………………………………………………………………
3. Bill and Peter are too young to ride motor-cycles.
-> Bill and Peter are not ………………………………………………………………………….
4. The flood was so high that they had to live on the roofs.
-> It was such………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. This winter is colder than the last winter.
-> The last winter …………………………………………………………………………………..
6. People all over the country have helped the poor people in the flood region.
-> The poor people…………………………………………………………………………………
7. It’s cold in the morning, so the children go to school in heavy clothes.
-> Because of………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. David has read a lot of books, however, he cannot find a good solution.
-> Although………………………………………………………………………………………
Part III: WRITING
Question 8: Write a short passage of argument (about 100 – 120 words) to persuade your friends to go to school by bicycle, (while some students like going to school by motor-cycle)
Question 9: Your classmates are having a discussion on “What should we do to protect the environment?”. Rewrite the conversation in about 15- 20 conversational exchanges.
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