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their graves,and which is now celebrated in the US,Canada and Britain.It is a time when children have parties, and ghosts. Many
children dress up as movie characters or a favorite superhero. They make lanterns out of pumpkins (large and round vegetables) from
which the inside has been removed, and play “trick or treat”, a traditional activity at Halloween, in which children dress in costumes
and visit houses.At each house they say “trick or treat”.This means that they will play a ‘trick’, or joke ,on the people in the house
unless they are given a ‘treat’,e.g. sweets or money.Most people prefer to give treats rather than having tricks played on them.The
practice of ‘trick or treat’ began in the US in the 1930s but is now comon in Britain also. But Halloween is not just for children. Many
adults enjoy showing off their costumes at Halloween parties!
Questions:
01. When is Halloween celebrated?
02. Do they still believe dead people appear from their graves on the night of 31st October?
03. What do children pretend to be when they dress up?
04. Tell the activities children do at Halloween.
05. Do they have the practice of ‘trick or treat’ in Britain?
06. How do children play ‘trick or treat’?
07. In order to avoid tricks,what do people do?
08. Where is Halloween celebrated now?
IV. WRITING
Part 1: Completethe second sentence so that it has the same meaning to
the first sentence using the word given: (12 marks)
01. I had to cancel the birthday party because my closest friend is seriously ill.
» Because of ................................................................................................
02. Hung will write an essay on the life of President Ho Chi Minh.
» An essay..........................................................................................................
03. I didn’t visit my grandfather.
» I wish ...........................................................................................................
04. Although he came late he gained the highest result.
» In spite of.........................................................................................................
05. We didn’t know that Lan had an accident. We didn’t visit her
» If we.................................................................................................................
06. You shouldn’t leave these magazines on the table. You should put them on this shelf.
» These magazines ............................................................................................
07. The flight to Ho Chi Minh City lasted one hour and a half.
» It took ..............................................................................................................
08. “If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill the boy’’, said the kidnappers.
» The kidnappers................................................................................................
09. We don’t visit you very often because you live so far away.
» If.....................................................................................
10. The film was so interesting that all we want to see again.
» It was such ......................................................................................................
11. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday.
» I would rather...................................................................................................
12. Susan was too excited to sleep.
» Susan was so ..................................................................................................
Part 2: Join each pair of sentences, using the word(s) in brackets: (10 marks)
01. The day was too hot. He had to cancel the tennis game. (such … that)
» ........................................................................................................................
02. You’d better take a sweater. It might get cold. (in case)
» ........................................................................................................................
03. Most of the audience didn’t know the result of the match. The television was interrupted in the middle of the game. (therefore)
» ........................................................................................................................
04. Tom has continued to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day. The doctor warned him. (eventhough)
» ........................................................................................................................
05. We take you up Da Lat. You can enjoy pure air there. (where)
» ........................................................................................................................
06. Jim doesn’t study hard. He doesn’t get better grades. (if)
» ........................................................................................................................
07. Tuan is very active. He studies the best of us. (who)
» ........................................................................................................................
08. The oil washed from land will also lead to the death of fish. People are
worried. (adjective + that)
» ........................................................................................................................
09. He was advised to stop smoking. His health was very poor. (because of)
» ........................................................................................................................
10. The book was very interesting. He read it from cover to cover. (so … that)
» ........................................................................................................................
Part 3: Write a letter to your pen pal, using the words provided: (10 marks)
01. I / not see / a long time /. And / miss / so much.
02. Your letter / you say / wish / visit Nha Trang.
03. Now / I write / give information.
04. Nha Trang / beautiful city / the center / Vietnam.
05. This city / the seashore / more one million inhabitants.
06. The central area / the city / and avenue / skirting beach / there be /hotel,restaurants, cinemas and office-building.
07. Nha Trang / several interesting sights / such as / The Goddess Tower, Hon Chong The Aquarium / the island.
08. Weather / Nha Trang / cool / fine.
09. There be / thausands / tourists / come / Nha Trang / spend / summer holidays / every year.
10. Write / me soon / look forward / hear from you.
»-(¯`v´¯)-» (THE END) »-(¯`v´¯)-»
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH Môn Thi: TIẾNG ANH
LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2007-2008 Thời gian: 150 phút
THE KEYS
I. Phonetics:
Part 1: 01. c 02. c 03. d 04. a 05. b
06. c 07. d 08. d 09. b 10. a
Part 2: 01. a 02. c 03. d 04. b 05. b
06. c 07. c 08. d 09. b 10. a
II. Vocabulary and Grammar:
Part 1: 01. b 02. c 03. b 04. d 05. a
06. a 07. c 08. b 09. c 10.a
11. b 12. c 13. a 14. b 15. d
16. d 17. b 18. d 19. d 20. c
Part 2: 01. awarded 02. looked 03. experienced 04. attended 05. hear
06. to leak 07. getting 08. surfing 09. responsed 10. wandering
Part 3:
01. disadvantage 02. response 03. costly 04. inform 05. thoughtfully
06. extremely 07. valuable 08. preciousness 09. protected 10. snowy
III. Reading:
Part 1: 01. c 02. d 03. a 04. b 05. b
06. c 07. a 08. d 09. b 10. b
Part 2: 01. problem 02. daily 03. energy 04. movement 05. higher
06. shortage 07. continue 08. environment 09. solution 10. pollution
Part 3:
01. It is celebrated on October 31st.
02. No, they don’t.
03. They pretend to be witches, wolves, vampires, and ghosts, as movie
characters or a favorite superhero.
04. Children have parties, dress up as witches woplves, vampires, ghosts or as
movie characters or a favorite superhero, make lanterns out of pumpkins, play
‘trick or treat’, get candy or money from the hosts of the houses they visit.
05. Yes, they do.
06. They dress in costumes and visit houses.At each house they say ‘trick or
treat ’. This means that they will play a ‘trick’, or joke, on the people in the
house unless they are given a ‘treat’, e.g.sweets or money.
07. In order to avoid ‘tricks’, they give ‘treats’ to children.
08. Halloween is celebrated in the US, Canada and Britain now.
IV. Writing:
Part 1:
01. I had to cancel the birthday party because of my closet friend’s serious
illness.
02. An essay on the life of President Ho Chi Minh will be written by Hung.
03. I wished I had visited my grandfather.
04. In spite of coming late, he gained the highest result.
05. If we had known that Lan had an accident, we would have visited her.
06. These magazines shouldn’t be left on the table.They should be put on this
shelf.
07. It took one hour and a half to fly to Ho Chi Minh City by plane.
08. The kidnappers threatened him if he didn’t pay the ranson, they would kill
the boy.
09. If you lived near us, we would visit you very often.
10. It was such an interesting film that all we wanted to see again.
11. I would rather you deliver the sofa on Friday.
12. Susan was so excited that she shouldn’t sleep.
Part 2:
01. It was such a hot day that he had to cancel the tennis game.
02. You’d better take a sweater in case it gets cold.
03. The television was interrupted in the middle of the game, therefore most of
the audiences didn’t know the result of the match.
04. Tom has continued to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day, eventhough the
doctor warned him.
05. We take you up Da Lat where you can enjoy pure air.
06. If Tim studied hard, he could get better grades.
07. Tuan, who studies the best of us, is very active.
08. People are worried that the oil washed from land will also lead to the death
of fish.
09. He was advised to stop smoking because of his poor health.
10. The book was so interesting that he read it from cover to cover
Part 3:
01. I haven’t seen you for a long time. And I miss you so much.
02. In your letter you said you wished to visit Nha Trang.
03. Now I’m writing to give you some information about city.
04. Nha Trang is a beautiful city in the center of Vietnam.
05. This city is on the seashore with more than one million inhabitants.
06. In the central area of the city and on the avenue skirting the beach there are
many hotels, restaurants, cinemas and office-buildings.
07. Nha Trang has several interesting sights such as The Goddess Tower, Hòn
Chồng, The Aquarium on the island.
08. The weather in Nha Trang is cool and fine.
09. There are thousands of tourists who come to Nha Trang to spend their
summer holidays every year.
10. Write to me soon. I’m looking forward to hearing from you.