Giáo án bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Lê Thị Mai Hương

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1. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 WEEK 1+ 2: WORD FORMS I. THEORY Hình thức Vị trí 1. V+ ion/ance/ment (the state,act or 1. N (S)+ V result of action)/al/hood/age/ 2. V + N (O) 2. V+ or/ er/ee/eer/ant/ican (chỉ người) Noun 3. a/ an/ the/ of/ many/ much/ a lot of + N 3. N +man 4. my, his, her, our, their, your + N 4. adj+ness (denoting a state or 5. Adj +N condition)/ity/dom 1. Noun+ic/ous/ish/al (relating to) /able- ible (capable of being)/Ly/ Y (full of, 1. Adj +N denoting a condition, or a 2. đứng sau các động từ,seem,be (am, is, Tính từ diminutive)/Less (without, not affected are, was, were, get, become, feel, look, by)/ful (full of) keep .) 2. V + ive (having the quality of )/ative/ing/ed/able 1. Adj+ly Chú ý: 1. V+ adv Good-well 2. (cuối câu) Trạng từ Fast-fast 3. đứng trước động từ chính (adv+ V) Hard-hard 4. Adv +adj Early-early 1. N (S)+ V 1.Adj +ize 2. V + N (O) 2.Out/ Over/ Super +V (hơn) Động từ 3. V+ adv 3.Under + V( dưới) 4. đứng trước động từ chính (adv+ V) 4.N+fy/ify II. PRACTICE Exercise 1: 1. My father plans to live ___ in the countryside after he retires. (PERMANENT) 2. Read the user’s manual carefully, it will give you a lot of useful ___ (INFORM) 3. This part of the library is for college students only it is not ___ to high school pupils. (ACCESS) 4. I didn’t sleep very well that night and got a terrible headache the ___ morning. (FOLLOW) Le Thi Mai Huong Page 1
2. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 5. Few people want to eat that restaurant because of the ___ smell from the garbage dump nearby. (PLEASE) 5. Our ___ are doing their best to improve the people’s quality of life. (GOVERN) 7. What’s the ___ time of your flight? (DEPART) 8. I’m going to buy a motorcycle.I’m tired of riding on ___ buses. (CROWD) 9. English ia an and important subject. (INTEREST) 10. In electronics, We learn to repaire appliance. (HOUSE) 11. Nam ia very in computer. (INTEREST) 12. Ba will be a . Artist one day. (FAME) 13. If you want to have a body, you should play sport. (HEALTH) 14. In most country,there are organizations especially for (TEEN) 15. There is many kinds of .for young people. (ENTERTAIN) 16. More and more young people want a university .(EDUCATE) 17. We are rehearsing a play for the school anniversary (CELEBRATE) 18. When I go to the library, I sit and read about things. (WONDER) 19. Ask the .if you can borrow this book. (LIBRARY) 20. We have a who comes twice a week. (GARDEN) 21. I’d like to live here because the people are very (friend) 22. We usually go (Swim) in the morning. 23. Feeding the ducks is her (day) work. 24. (Fortunate) . He was ill on the day of the Pop festival. 25. You should bring (suit) .clothes for this cold weather. 26. Don’t let the child go out because it’s (wind) . 27. An (orphanage ) . is a child whose parents are dead. 28. L.A Hill is a (humor) writer. 29. I’m (extreme) for the delay. 30. She looks more than her sister. (beauty) 31. They are very to survive a shipwreck. (luck) 32. I love the .of summer evening in the countryside. (peaceful) 33. Those cats looks .(love) 34. Stop, Nam! It's to be near the stove. (danger) 35. The glass pieces are dried . (complete) 36. My elder brother studies hard this year in order to pass the exam to the university. (enter) 37. Please confirm your date and time if you want to come with us. (arrive) 38. I’ll make for you to meet him at airport. (arrange) 39. Tuan his friend to his house on Christmas day. (Invitation) 40. My .will call you later. (assist) 41. What led to the of the telephone? (invent) 42. Mr Pipe runs his business very .His friend admire him. (success) Le Thi Mai Huong Page 2
3. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 43. My brother bought a new .rod yesterday. (fish) 44. Their children have quite character. (difference) 45. He helps us out of (kind) 46. This school doesn’t have any sports .(equip) 47 The new that Mr Nam had inherited a million dollars make his friend . (excite) 48. “Ao dai” is a dress of Vietnam. (tradition) 49. The polices are interested in the sudden .of the valuable paintings ( appear) 50. The sayings of the sage are full of (wise) 51. Who is the of this black Merced? (own) 52. The world of Disney attracts thousands of children as well as adults. 53. My car has given me excellent (serve) 54. they are getting along with their .(neighborhood) 55. My mother cooked a dish last night. (taste) 56. My neighborhood is for good and cheap restaurants. (fame) 57. How often do you your friend? (weight) 58. The of a neighborhood is very important to it dweller. (safe) 59. Everyone in the neighborhood is with what we have done. (please) 60. the .of the house is very kind to us. (own) 61. Mary likes attending the English .contest. (speak) 62. My sister is fond of places. (crowd) 63. The have to cook rice in this contest. (participate) 64. This country has a big which makes cars. (industrial) 65. My father likes (ski) Exercise 2: Write the correct form of word given in each sentence. 1. To grow up peacefully children need a ___ environment. (CARE ) 2. Nowadays there is a ___ of kinds of families and living conditions besides the traditional ones. (DIVERSE) 3. My younger brother is very ___. He is willing to do what I ask. (OBEY) 4. It’s my ___ to look after my parents when they are old. (RESPONSIBLE ) 5. Their ___ towards me shows that they love me a lot. (BEHAVE) 6. We will meet each other at the ___ room of Green Hotel. (RECEIVE) 7. She worked in ___ with her sister. (PARTNER) 8. My sister is a woman of ___ age. (MARRY) 9. They always value the close tie in human __shown in the villagers’ ways of living. (RELATED) 10. Their change of the plan is strange but I don’t think it’s ___. (SIGNIFY) 11. Being deaf and dumb makes ___ very difficult. (COMMUNICATE) 12. Telephone is one of the ___ means of communication. (MARVEL) 13. My father had a telephone ___ in his car. (INSTALL) Le Thi Mai Huong Page 3
4. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 14. They have just had a(n) ___ with the manager about his decision. (ARGUE) 15. Ten minutes is a ___ length of time for a call. (REASON) 16. Find a job and end ___ on your parents. (DEPEND) 17. Ten of the ___ failed in that examination. (EXAMINE) 18. We received more than 100 ___ for this vacancy. (APPLY) 19. Our life is better and better thanks to the ___ science and technology. (ADVANCE) 20. No student in our class gets ___ treatment from our form teacher. (PREFER) 21. I’m in the 12th form so, I am still a / an ___. (GRADUATE) 22. Try not to be too ___ when you are not offered this job. (DISAPPOINT) 23. To persuade the interviewer you should ask your professor for a letter of ___. (RECOMMEND) 24. Vietnam is one of the ___ countries in the world. (AGRICULTURE) 25. There is no ___ of water in this region now. (SHORT) 26. Inventing the first generator was one of Faraday’s ___. (ACHIEVE) 27. Illiteracy has been ___ in most of the mountainous areas in Vietnam. (ELIMINATE) 28. ___ reforms must be carried out constantly in our country. (ECONOMY) 29. Our government has encouraged foreign and domestic private ___. (INVEST) 30. We choose this car because it is very ___. (ECONOMY) 31. Your order is ready for (deliver) 32. Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated his invention, the telephone. (success) 33. is the main industry of the area. (Fish) 34. The film is very I like it very much. (interest) 35. She was born completely (deafness) 36. There are stars in the sky. We can’t count them. (count) 37. I am to have a friend like you. (luck) 38. He does things from his classmates. (difference) 39. Lan and Nga take part in activities after school hours. (difference) 40. Hoa seems when she tells me about her family. (happy) 41. The ball was followed with great (excite) 42. Pease tell me about your birthday (celebrate) 43. How serious her is. (ill) 44. It was too for sunbathing. (cloud) 45. We had a very evening in London. (enjoy) 46. Living in this slum is very (health) 47. There are several between the North and the South of Britain. (different) 48. We go every afternoon in summer. (fish) 49. The Olympic games are very to the athletes all over the world. (importance) 50. My brother attended a stamp meeting yesterday. (collect) Le Thi Mai Huong Page 4
5. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 Exercise 3: 1. Buying and selling antiques can be a very hobby if you know how to find a good bargain. Profit 2. We were left without any money for the last part of our holiday because we had the cost of the train ticket to Norway. estimate 3. Mr. Transom stared at the group of students talking in the corner and they shut up immediately.cross 4. Jennings is so enthusiastic about the game that his enthusiasm spreads to his team- mates and the result is usually a strong performance.wonder 5. I think I was sacked and have decided to bring the company to court.fair 6. Have you seen my handbag John? It seems to have totally !appear 7. You know your father is the most person in the world. He is sure to be wearing one of his old sweaters to the party.fashion 8. People will need to see provable information before they can believe in something like life on other planets.science 1. It isn't very that Paula is at home, is it? She usually works at this time.like 2. Megan was told by her dietician that she was becoming thin and should eat more.danger 3. is the spice of life, says the proverb and everyone should try and do new things and meet new people to avoid becoming bored.vary 4. Harry had a difficult and was brought up by an aunt and uncle living in the country.child 5. The whole dispute began after a small over the money needed to finance the new company.agree 6. The introduction of insecticides in the 20th Century agriculture across the world.revolution Le Thi Mai Huong Page 5
6. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 7. All the coastal towns in this area are by strong tradition of dance and there is a festival of dance that takes place every August.character 8. My company has spent a lot of money building a new, factory which will nearly double production.computer 1. I was just trying to be towards him and he accused me of wanting his money!friend 2. The south-west of England, for example Devon and Cornwall, is known as the part of the United Kingdom.sun 3. What you may think is is really just over-enthusiasm. He would never harm anyone.hostile 4. Anyone being rude and to our staff will be asked to leave the premises immediately.abuse 5. Men have more of a to put weight on around the waist and stomach areas and this is something they should be aware of.tend 6. Three weeks after winning the lottery, Daniel Perkins had the to lose a court case in which he was being sued for nearly $2million.fortune 7. The pharmaceutical company's have discovered a better way of combining medicines to create a flu remedy.search 8. The babies were put up for when their mother was jailed for her part in the murder.adopt Exercise 4 After the recent floods, (0) are calling for beavers. CONSERVE to be reintroduced to Britain. You may wonder how animals that build dams prevent floods when (1) the opposite is true .SURE However, beavers construct dams in upland areas, creating small pools and (2) that retain water and release water to DIVERT Le Thi Mai Huong Page 6
7. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 lowland areas much more (3) . GRADUAL Until the 16th century, Beavers lived wild in parts of Britain, but they were hunted to (4) for their fur. However, recently EXTINCT (5) British wildlife organisations have applied to VARY reintroduce beavers to the countryside. Along with their potential value in flood (6) , they would create wetland habitats PREVENT and promote (7) . TOUR But such measures are (8) . Beavers recently CONTROVERSY reintroduced to Estonia have flooded large areas of forest and (9) land, and this, in turn, has damaged crops. As a AGRICULTURE result, it has been necessary to cull beavers when the population becomes too large. Many people think it (10) to ETHIC reintroduce a species which will then be killed. Exercise 5: 1. Herbert has been a(n) member of this company's staff. I don't know what I would do without him!dispense 2. The food at the restaurant was simply delicious. I just didn't think there was enough .vary 3. Even though the actors did quite a poor job of bringing the book to the stage, the was of the highest quality.produce 4. Even though he is only 17, he is a very tennis player who could have a big future in the game.promise Le Thi Mai Huong Page 7
8. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 5. The stock market has risen in the last six months and now is a good time to invest.consider 6. The of the printer is often believed to have been one of the most important of the last 500 years.invent 7. My brother chose that university because it does a very well recommended course and that's what he has always wanted to do.journalist 8. Hamish had the to lose his job only three weeks after getting married. But things turned out alright in the end.fortune Exercise 4: 1. There will be a special meeting tomorrow morning at 9a.m which everyone has to attend.safe 2. The modernisation of the factory productivity but unfortunately, many people lost their jobs.double 3. All students must take English and Mathematics. Then they must choose two other courses, but the course in International Relations is .option 4. It is my dream to work in the ship-building industry but unfortunately, there is so much around that I may have to alter my ambitions.employ Le Thi Mai Huong Page 8
9. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 WEEK 3+4+5: TRANSFORMING SENTENCES SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 2000 – 2001 1. The shoes were too small for her to wear. The shoes were not ___ 2. This motorbike is cheaper than I thought I would be. This motorbike is not___ 3. Sue is excited about going to Spain on holiday. Sue is looking ___ 4. I can hardly keep my eyes open. Hardly___ 5. I drank such a lot of coffee that I couldn’t get to sleep. I drank so___ 6. They couldn’t do anything to stop it. 7. She can’t sing as well as she used to. She used ___ 2001 – 2002 1. The table was so heavy that we couldn’t move it. The table was too___ 2. My brother can’t run as fast as he used to. My brother used ___ 3. We had to wait for so long that we got fed up and left. We had to wait for such___ 4. I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party. I really wish ___ 5. I shut the door, but right after that I realized I’d left the key inside. No sooner ___ 6. It isn’t necessary to finish your work today. You don’t ___ 7. The car belongs to Mrs. Edwards. Mrs. Edwards is the ___ 8. I was so tired that I don’t feel like eating. So tired___ 2002 – 2003 1. I’m not rich enough to live in such a noise. I’m too ___ 2. I will not come if his friend does not invite me. Unless ___ 3. You have to pay a lot for this motorbike. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 9
10. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 This motorbike ___ 4. You remembered to post the letter, didn’t you? My mother reminded___ 5. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan. Laurence last ___ 6. No one has ever used that machine. That machine ___ 7. Barbara plays tennis better than Mike. Mike doesn’t ___ 2003 – 2004 1. He sings well and plays the guitar well. Not only___ 2. In spite of his serious sickness, he did well in the exam. Although ___ 3. They came to the concert late, so they didn’t have good seats. If___ 4. Do your homework first, and I’ll let you play the computer games. I won’t allow___ 5. It was a long time ago when I saw a movie. It has___ 6. My younger brother was finally able to get a job. My younger brother finally succeeded ___ _ 7. They have just sold the old house at the end of the road. The old house ___ 8. You don’t have to finish the work today. It___ 9. Liz is a better pianist than Mai. Mai does ___ 10. He was annoyed because his son often came home late. He objected___ 2004 – 2005 1. The prices have increased considerably in the past weeks. There has___ 2. We don’t ever know whether she’s still wealthy. For all we know ___ 3. Please don’t talk so loudly while I’m studying. I’d rather ___ 4. All my friends disagreed with me. None ___ Le Thi Mai Huong Page 10
11. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 5. May I borrow your car tonight, Dad? Would you mind ___ 6. If you have finished your homework by midnight, you can go to the party. Unless ___ 7. He never has any successful results even though he tries hard. However ___ 8. The teacher made her students work hard for the exam. The students ___ 9. People donate a lot, so the victims of the tsunami are now able to overcome difficulties. But for___ 10. He was unable to paint the gate of his house because of the heavy rain. The heavy rain___ 2005 – 2006 1. “That’s a lovely new dress, Jean,” said her mother. Jean’s mother complimented ___ 2. Under no circumstances should you phone the police. The last___ 3. I wasn’t a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job. It came ___ 4. The cost of living has gone up considerably in the last few years. There ___ 5. I’m absolutely sure he took the money on purpose. He couldn’t possibly ___ 6. He had no idea how difficult the task would be until he was half way through it. Not until ___ 7. They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them. 8. His disabilities didn’t prevent him from sailing around the world. Although ___ 9. The presidential visit attracted such an enormous crowd that all traffic came to a standstill. So ___ 10. You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t t wear out. No matter ___ 2006 – 2007 1. He says he will help me, but I don’t believe him. Although he promises ___ 2. “Go ahead and use my computer,” said he. He gave ___ 3. I could not help laughing at his blundering effort. I couldn’t stop ___ 4. You’ll find the map useful because you may get lost. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 11
12. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 You’d better keep ___ 5. It is almost two years since I started playing tennis. I took ___ 6. He can’t express his ideas in English. (HIMSELF) He can’ make ___ 7. The area is so polluted that it is hard to live there. (POLLUTION) People find___ 8. Why were you so impolite to my guests? (ACTED) You shouldn’t___ 9. All my friends disagreed with me. (SHARED) None ___ 10. May I borrow your car tonight, Henry? (LENDING) Would you ___ 2007 – 2008 1. The police towed away my car. I ___ 2. Her parents moved to Hanoi ten years ago. It is ___ 3. He can’t have known anything about the murder, I suppose. I’m absolutely ___ 4. There are more tourists in the city this year than ever before. Never ___ 5. Are you fed up with having nothing to do? Don’t you wish___ 6. We could see him in the crowd. (MAKE) We could ___ 7. The area is so polluted that it is hard to live there. (POLLUTION) Such ___ 8. Why were you so impatient in such a situation? (SUPPOSED) You are ___ 9. He is likely to arrive late again. (PROBABLY) He ___ 10. I don’t mind if you leave now. (OBJECTION) I have ___ 2008 – 2009 1. Public opinion was so strong that the Prime Minister had to resign. Such ___ 2. I wouldn’t tell her the true story if I were you. You’d ___ 3. “Don’t forget to give me a ring tomorrow, Peter,” said Wendy. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 12
13. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 Wendy reminded ___ 4. “I think you’d better not come to class for a few days, Helen.” My ___ 5. Mandy wasn’t always so unfriendly. Mandy did not ___ 6. We’ll have to leave immediately at the end of the film. The moment___ 7. The meeting will end before we reach the school. By the ___ 8. It is said that the robber was caught while climbing up a fence. You are ___ 9. If he asked me to go out with him, I would agree. Were___ 10. As soon as the teacher left, the students started shouting again. Hardly___ 2009 – 2010 1. They forced him to tell the truth. (MADE) He ___ 2. It was true I felt bored with the concert. (DOUBT) The concert ___ 3. I’m sure it was Tom who made all this mess. (MUST) All this mess___ 4. I wish you would stop all the noise. (LONGER) I can’t put___ 5. She left without saying anything. (SINGLE) Not ___ 6. They intend to abolish that rule. (DO) They are___ 7. We share the same hobby – pop music. (LISTENING) All ___ 8. Come on! You didn’t do the work at home again. (SHOULD) You ___ 9. I’m afraid he is not likely to pass the driving test. (POSSIBLY) He ___ 10. Will you please turn down the volume a bit? (MIND) Would___ 2010 – 2011 1. His charming manners deceived several people, including me. (TAKEN) I, as well ___ Le Thi Mai Huong Page 13
14. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 2. As I listened to the music on repeated occasions, my respect for the composer increased. (RESPECTFUL) The more ___ 3. In spite of her initial reluctance to take the job, she’s got on very well. (FIRST) Reluctant ___ 4. I think the hardware of that computer was infected with viruses. (OPINION) That computer ___ 5. Your warning helped prevent my failure in the test. (FAILED) Had it ___ 6. His last letter to me was written 3 months ago. (HEARD) It is ___ 7. Be proud of what you have accomplished so far. (ACCOMPLISHMENTS) Take ___ 8. He’s not a professional singer, but he sings expressively. (EXPRESSION) Though no___ 9. The teacher may ask why I’m absent, so tell him I’m ill. (REASON) Should ___ 10. Roger was defeated one more time by Novak in the Indian Wells tournament. (ONCE) Novak beat ___ 2011 – 2012 1. Ann is proud of her ability to speak five languages fluently. (PRIDES) Being ___ 2. Please come as early as possible. (BETTER) You should ___ ___ 3. “You have done an excellent job, Lucie,” said the teacher. (CONGRATULATED) The teacher ___ ___ 4. They say that the computer is playing important part in modern life. (ROLE) The computer ___ ___ 5. Shortly before my eighteenth birthday, I will go to university. (STUDENT) By the ___ ___ 6. You can get the best discounts at our shop. (OFFERED) It is ___ ___ 7. People who haven’t seen his performances are in no position to be critical. (PERFORM) Nobody ___ ___ Le Thi Mai Huong Page 14
15. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 8. She didn’t try very hard to get to know other people in the course. (EFFORT) Little ___ ___ 9. Staying on late at work is becoming less of a problem for me. (USED) I ___ ___ 10. These two brands of ketchup are almost the same. (HARDLY) There’s ___ ___ 11. When is Peter and Saral’s wedding? When are___ 1. He forgot about the gun until he got home Not until___ 2. Helen rarely goes to the theater. (not) Helen___the theater very often. 3. I put on ten kilos and then they waxed it. By the time___ 4. The economy will collapse in the very near future, it will happen at any time now. (on the point of) The economy___ 5. You will arrive at the hotel at 7:30 in the evening. (due to) You___ 6. If Pauline hadn’t been interested, the project would have been abandoned. But for___ Le Thi Mai Huong Page 15
16. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 WEEK 6+7: INVERSION I. Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it. 1. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me. Not only___ 2. He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.  No sooner ___ 3. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.  Hardly ___ 4. He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang.  Not until ___ 5. We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months.  Only ___ 6. I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you.  Never ___ 7. A sleeping dog was lying under the table.  Under the table ___ 8. His brother had rarely been more excited. Rarely___ 9. The facts were not all made public until later. Only___ 10. If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job. Had___ 11. The response to our appeal was so great that we has to take on more staff.  Such___ 12. Harry broke his leg, and also injured his shoulder. Not only ___ 13. The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murderer.  Little ___ 14. If you do happen to see Helen, could you ask her to call me? Should___ 15. The bus driver can not be blamed for the accident in any way.  In ___ 16. The snowfall was so heavy that all the trains had to be cancelled.  So ___ 17. If the government raised interest rates. They would lose the election. Were___ 18. As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked at the door.  No sooner ___ Le Thi Mai Huong Page 16
17. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 19. There was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed. Such___ 20. It’s not common for there to be so much rain in March. Seldom___ 21. You won’t allowed in until your identify has been checked. Only___ 22. Just after the play started there was a power failure. Hardly___ 23. The Prime Minister has hardly ever made a speech as inept as this. Rarely___ 24. We had only just arrived home when the police called. Scarcely___ 25. Press photographers are banned from taking photographs backstage.  On no___ 26. The way so much money has been spent to so little purpose must be a record.  Never before___ 27. The judge was taken ill just after the trial proceedings began.  Barely___ II. Complete each sentences with a suitable word or phrase. 1. had we arrived at the hotel, when there was a power cut. 2 are members of staff to accept gratuities from clients. 3. .Detective Dawson realized what she was to discover!. 4. .so many employees taken sick leave at the same time. 5. to pay the full amount now, there would be a ten per cent discount. 6. I supposed, as .most people, that I would be retiring at 60. 7. the doctor seen more difficult case. 8. .Jean win first prize, but she was also offered a promotion. 9. .will late arrival be admitted to the theatre before the interval. 10. one missing child been found, than another three disappeared. III. Complete each sentence with a suitable word or phrase. 1. Scarcely .the pilot had to make an emergent landing. 2. Little .what has been going on in her absent. 3. No sooner .tan I realized I’d left my bag on the platform. 4. Only when .on the light did we notice the hole of the ceiling. 5. Not until I asked a passer –by . where I was. 6. Seldom does below freezing at this time of the year. 7. Hardly his speech, when the minister interrupted. 8. On no account am while I am in a meeting. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 17
18. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 9. Rarely has this school written a better composition. 10. In no way bear responsibility for injured passengers. IV. Rewrite each sentences so that it contains the word or words in capitals, and so that the meaning stay the same. a. Were Smith to resign, I might stand a chance of getting his job. IF b. Such was the demand for the tickets that people queued day GREAT and night. c. The money is not to be paid under no circumstances. NO d. Three days passed before we arrived at the first oasis. NOT UNTIL e. Hardly had the ship left port, than a violent storm SOON AFTER developed. f. They would have discovered land sooner had they carried a compass IF g. Little did Brenda know what she was letting herself in for. IDEA h. It was only when I stopped that I realized something was wrong DID I i. The accused never expressed regret for what he had done. AT NO TIME j. So exhausted were the runners that none of them finished the race. TOO. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 18
19. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 WEEK 8+9+ 10: PRACTICE LISTENING - Listening for specific information. - Guide ss how to do a listening task. - Require ss to listen to the audio and do exercises - Documents taken from PET 1,2,3, 4,5 – Listening Part published by Cambridge University Press WEEK 11+12+13: PRACTICE LISTENING - Listening for specific information. - Guide ss how to do a listening task. - Require ss to listen to the audio and do exercises - Documents taken from FCE 1 – Listening Part published by Cambridge University Press WEEK 14+15+16: PRACTICE READING FOR HEADING AND MULTIPLE CHOICE READING FOR HEADING TASK 1: Read the text below and match each paragraph with a proper title in the box. A. Don’t be afraid of showing your love B. Adapt your approach C. Explain your decisions D. Your teenager child still needs you E. Don’t stop taking part F. The importance of limits G. Encourage indepence Laurence Steinberg, a professor of psychology at Temple University and author of the 10 basic principles of good parenting, offers his advice for the parents of teens. 1. Many parents mistakenly believe that by the time children have become teenagers, there‘s nothing more a parent can do wrong. Students clearly show that good parenting continues to help teenagers develop in healthy ways, stay out of trouble and do well in school. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 19
20. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 2. Don’t hold back when it comes to giving your approval and showing physical affection. There is no evidence that adolescents are harmed by having parents who are caring –as long as you don’t embarrass them in front of their friends. 3. Many parents give a lot of time and attention to their child only during the early years. This is a mistake. It’s just as important for you to be involved in your child’s life also now – maybe even more so. Participate in school programs. Get to know your child’s friends. Spend time together. Stay involved. 4. Many parenting strategies that work at one age stop working at the next stage of development. As children get older, for example, their ability to reason improves dramatically, and they won’t listen to you if they feel they are treated like little children. 5. The most important thing children need from their parents is love, but a close sencond is structure. Even teenagers need rules. Be firm but fair. Relax your rules bit by bit as your child demonstrates morre maturity. If he or she can’t handle the freedoom, tighten the reins and try again in a few months. 6. Many parents erroneously think that their teenager’s strong desire for the freedoom to organize their own lives means rebelliousness, disobedience or disrespect. It’s healthy for adolescents to push autonomy. Give your children the psychological space. They need to learn to be self- reliant, and resist the temptation to micromanage. 7. Good parents have expectations but, in order for your teenager to live up to them, your rules and decisions have to be clear and appropriate. As your child becomes more adept at reasoning, it’s no longer good enough to say “Because I said so.” Key: 1. D 2.A 3.E 4.B 5.F 6.G 7.C TASK 2: Read the text below and match each paragraph with a proper title in the box. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 20
21. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 A. Are dreams messages from our brains? B. Do dreams predict the future? C. Can you control your dreams? D. How can you understand the messages? E. Are dreams just recycled thoughts? Can you remember a time when you woke up from a fantastic, scary or strange dream? Maybe you were scared and had to turn on the light or the dream was so good you wanted to stay in it longer. Probably, in either case, you forgot most of the details before breakfast. But are dreams just dreams or are they trying to tell you something? 1. For hundreds of years, people have thought gods or spirits communicate with us through our dreams. Even today, many people can remember a time when they saw an event, place or person in their dream and then, later, the dream came true in real life. But it’s probably just a coincidence when a dream event is followed by a real-life event that’s similar to it, especially if the subject of the dream is something that happens often in everyday life. Most people have four to six dreams every night after the age of ten. That’s as many as 2,000 dreams per year. So, by the time they reach 80 years old the average person might have had 140,000 dreams. Even if we forget 95–99 per cent of our dreams, we will still remember a few thousand of them. And, of course, we probably choose to forget the thousands of times we dream about events but they don’t happen. 2. Around the 18th and 19th centuries two main ideas about dreams became popular. One was the idea that the things we see in our dreams are things our conscious mind is hiding from us. However, the opposite idea said that while we’re asleep, the brain organises memories and events from the day. Dreams are just a random collection of these thoughts, but we try to make a story from them when we wake up. 3. But perhaps the truth about dreams lies somewhere in the middle of these two ideas. Dreams might be made from the thoughts we have during the day, but they appear in dreams with symbolic meaning. When we’re awake, we mostly think in words, like we’re having conversations with ourselves. But when we’re asleep, the part of our brain that controls language becomes less active, while the part that controls feelings becomes more active. So, maybe we experience our thoughts as feelings and symbols instead of words with clear meanings. So, if you can understand the symbols in your dreams, you have a window into your subconscious. Common dreams like being able to fly or falling, or having no clothes on in a Le Thi Mai Huong Page 21
22. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 public place, probably mean something similar in most people. But to understand exactly what they mean to you, you have to connect them to the events and feelings of your daily life. 4. One way to help you do this is to keep a dream diary. As soon as you wake up, write down whatever you can remember about your dreams. Use pen and paper, not your phone or computer as the light might wake you up and you’ll forget faster. Be quick, as the memories will be gone in seconds. Some days you’ll write with your eyes not even fully open and the result will be almost impossible to read, or it might not even make sense. Now you can connect your dreams to the events and feelings in your daily life. Think about the people and place where the dream happened as they might have a meaning too. How were you feeling in the dream? That dream about having no clothes on in public might mean you are anxious about something you have to do, or you’re not feeling confident in a certain situation or with certain people. 5. Some people think writing your dreams down can open your mind to lucid dreaming. In lucid dreams, you know you’re dreaming and you can change your own plot. Instead of just working out the meaning of your dreams, you’ll be creating them. That could be a lot of fun, but you might want to continue having some dreams that allow your subconscious to send you messages! Key: 1. B 2. E 3. A 4. D 5.C Source: TASK 3: Read the text below and match each paragraph with a proper title in the box. A. Who will be the stars? B. What about teen players? C. Which countries will take part? E. How does the tournament work? D. What are the new rules? F. What about the UK? Have you bought your favourite team’s shirt? Have your friends started working on their Neymar hairstyle? After four years of waiting, it’s time again for the FIFA World Cup. It takes place in Russia between 14 June and 15 July. 1. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 22
23. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 The 32 countries which have qualified include top international teams like Brazil, Spain and Argentina. However, there are also a few surprises. Panama will make its first appearance ever at the World Cup. The same is true for Iceland, which, with a population of just 350,000, will be the least-populated country ever to participate. 2. The initial two weeks of the competition are called the Group Stage, where each group has four teams who must all play against each other. From each group, the two teams who finish with the most points go through to the next stage. From 30 June until 11 July, the remaining teams first play the round of 16, then the quarter-finals and the semi-finals. In the end, two teams will qualify for the final in Moscow on 15 July. 3. The World Cup will feature football’s biggest names. There has been plenty of discussion about the two top stars: Cristiano Ronaldo who plays for Portugal and Lionel Messi from Argentina. Both players have had enormous success in their club careers but, now in their thirties, this could be the last chance for them to lift the World Cup trophy. Brazilian fans are worried about their star player, Neymar. In recent months he has been suffering from a leg injury, but hopes to be fully fit again for the tournament. 4. The 2018 tournament will feature many young players, some of whom are still teenagers. The French player Kylian Mbappé is just 19 years old and is already the second-most expensive player at Paris Saint-Germain. As a striker, French supporters are hoping that he will provide a lot of goals. Another 19-year-old to watch is Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi. This young player is already a star at his club, Real Madrid. He plays as a defender, meaning Moroccan fans will be hopeful that their goal is very well protected. 5. The most important change for this year’s tournament is the introduction of VAR (video assistant referee). When the referee needs to make a difficult decision during the match, he can communicate with a team of experts who are watching the match via video link. The referee can also interrupt the match so that he can watch a video replay of certain moments. Another new rule for World Cup 2018 will be a change to the traditional limit of three substitute players during a match. Under the new system, teams will be allowed to make a fourth substitution if the match goes to extra time. 6. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 23
24. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 The only UK team competing at the 2018 World Cup will be England. Placed in a group with Belgium, Panama and Tunisia, English fans are hoping to do well in the Group Stage and then progress to the later rounds. The team features many young stars such as the midfielders Raheem Sterling and Dele Alli, who have both played strong seasons this year for their clubs in the English Premiership. So perhaps English fans can allow themselves to at least dream of glory. The last World Cup (Brazil, 2014) was watched by 3.2 billion people. That’s almost half the population of the entire world! So whether you’re a football fan or not, this year’s tournament is going to be impossible to avoid. Make sure you’re watching, and may the best team win! Key: 1.C 2. E 3.A 4. B 5. D 6.F Source: A. A Taste of Tuscany B. Your Local Caff C. Musical Chairs D. Fast Best E. The Lemon Tree F. Last Days of the Raj G. The Chocolate Box H. Food and restaurants I. Cheesy Bites 1. Are you looking for somewhere special to go this weekend? Do you want to try something new? Check out one of these hot new restaurants. 2. A centrally located Indian restaurant, perfect for eating before or after the cinema or a show. In summer enjoy your meal in the beautiful garden. The most popular dishes are lamb and chicken cooked with mild, medium or hot spices. For brave customers there is extra hot! 3. Whether you’d like a great value-for-money lunch or a relaxed evening meal in stylish surroundings, this is the place for you. The chefs have all been trained in Italy and they make both traditional and contemporary dishes. We recommend the pasta and seafood. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 24
25. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 4. Remember when cafés served full English breakfasts – sausages, beans, fried bread, bacon and eggs – with a strong cup of tea? Well, this place still does and you can have your breakfast at any time you like during the day while you listen to your favourite tunes from the 1980s. 5. This pretty restaurant serves healthy food that’s tasty too. Come in for a vegetarian snack at lunchtime or a great fruit smoothie or a cappuccino and a delicious piece of cake in the afternoon. Food is bought from local producers whenever possible. 6. A restaurant that only serves cheese, but hundreds of cheeses from many countries and in lots of different forms. They serve reasonably priced lunches but dinner can be expensive. Lovely food and a very elegant dining room, looking onto an amazing flower garden. 7. Fast food doesn’t have to be junk food, as this café proves. Do you fancy a really good hamburger made with the best ingredients, or old-fashioned fish and chips fried to perfection, all on the table in super-quick time? Speed and quality are important here, and the prices aren’t bad either. 8. The owner of this small café used to cook all kinds of food, but then she realised she preferred desserts to anything else. If you want meat or fish, don’t come here. They only do desserts! Lots of different kinds of sweets. Chocolate lovers will be excited by the range of chocolate cakes. 9. Have you noticed how music improves the taste of your food? This new restaurant has different types of live music every night except Sundays, and excellent food to go with it. Great fish dishes, steak and pizza. Monday is classic rock night, so see you there! Key: 1.H 2.F 3.A 4.B 5.E 6.I 7.D 8.G 9.C Source: reading/food-restaurants Le Thi Mai Huong Page 25
26. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 MULTIPLE CHOICE Sixteen - What now? You’re 16 and finally you can leave school! By now, you’re probably sick of teachers, desks, tests and exams. But don’t just run for the exit. You need to think carefully about what to do next. If you want a professional career, you will need to go to university and get a degree. To do that, you need to stay at high school for another two years. But you needn’t stay at the same place. There are several options in the district of Northacre. St. Leopold’s School has the best pass rate of all the high schools in the district. It offers a wide range of subjects in the humanities and sciences. St Leopold’s is, of course, a private school, so may be too expensive for you. But don’t worry, there are several other options if you want to follow the academic route. Knowle Grammar School is a state school, so there are no fees, and it has excellent tuition and facilities. It is a boys’ school from the ages of 11-16, but from 16-18 it is co-educational. But it is selective, so you’ll have to pass an exam to get in. If you’re interested in going into Business, check out Wyle River Academy. This school specialises in subjects like Business Studies, Management and Economics. If you prefer the arts, look at the courses on offer at Northacre College. Here you can study woodwork, art, textiles and much more. Northacre College also offers a wide range of vocational qualifications. You can do a 1-year certificate or a 2-year diploma in subjects like electrics, plumbing, roofing and hairdressing. If you’d prefer to work outdoors, look at Milldown College, where there are courses in Farm Mechanics, Land Management, Animal Management and much more. A final option is to get an apprenticeship with a local or national company. You will get on-the- job training, gain certificates or diplomas and start earning straight away. But be warned - places are limited! Find out more at the Jobs Fair on 26th May at Northacre College. 1 The aim of the article is to advise young people about how to get to university. tell young people about the options available. advise young people to stay in education. 2 The article advises readers who want a professional career to go to university immediately. stay at the same school for two more years. go to high school for two more years, then get a degree. 3 St Leopold’s is the best school for good exam results. humanities and sciences. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 26
27. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 facilities. 4 You can only attend St Leopold’s school if you pay tuition fees. pass an exam. study both humanities and sciences. 5 You can only attend Knowle Grammar School if you pass an exam. are a boy. can afford the tuition fees. 6 Anna wants to work with horses. Where is the best place for her to study? Wyle River Academy Northacre College Milldown College 7 Harry wants to be a builder. Where is the best place for him to study? Wyle River Academy Northacre College Milldown College 8 Kevin wants to be a fashion designer. Where is the best place for him to study? Wyle River Academy Northacre College Milldown College 9 Caroline wants to run her own company. Where is the best place for her to study? Wyle River Academy Northacre College Milldown College 10 What is the problem with apprenticeships? There are few available. They are expensive. They don’t give you any qualifications. ad the text and answer the questions. Memorandum To all staff Le Thi Mai Huong Page 27
28. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 The hospital is always trying to cut its carbon footprint, and to do this, we want to encourage staff, visitors and patients to use environmentally-friendly forms of transport to and from the hospital. Therefore, we are making the following changes, which will come into effect from 1st April: Car Park A will stay as a staff car park, but, to encourage car sharing, it will only be available to cars containing 3 passengers or more. This rule will be in place between 7am and 6pm. A car park attendant will monitor users. Note that cars do not have to leave the car park with three passengers. The parking fee will remain at the current price of £1 an hour up to a maximum of £5 per day. If you are interested in car sharing and wish to find members of staff who live in your area or along your route, please click on the link on the human resources page of the hospital website. Car Park C, previously a staff-only car-park, will now be open to visitors at the increased cost of £2/hour up to 5 hours, and £1 an hour after that. These new rates will also apply to staff/visitor Car Park E. Car Park B will only be open to blue card holders. Only senior and emergency staff are eligible for this card. Car park D will no longer be in use, as it will make way for an improved bus park. The current bus service (Service 56D) from the city centre will be replaced by two services. The service will be available to staff, patients and visitors alike. Service 57A will run from: Hebdon Town centre, Hebden Station, Critchley Park and Ride, Grafton Street Train Station, Portchester City Centre (Bus Stop D on Mill Yard) to the hospital. The service will run 24 hours a day every 20 minutes between 7am and 7pm and once an hour during the night. Service 62A will run from Oldgrave Town Centre, Kings Wood Park and Ride and Polegate Park and Ride to the hospital every 15 minutes between 7.30 am and 7.00 pm and once every 30 minutes thereafter. The buses will have a flat rate of £1 per journey. Staff will be able to buy a bus pass valid for 20 trips for just £15. These can be purchased on the bus. Staff can also purchase a Go! pass from the human resources website. The Go! pass costs £45 and entitles users to park at any of the city’s park and ride services for just £2 a day. It is valid for one year. There will also be an improved lock-up shed for bicycles and motorcycles in the former car park D. Hospital staff may wish to take advantage of the voucher giving 50% off all cycles and cycle accessories bought from Perkin’s Wheels, which is downloadable from the Human Resources website. Note that you will have to show your staff ID card at the store when making purchases. There will be a fix-it session once a fortnight in car park D on Fridays at 2pm- 5pm. At this time, bicycle mechanics from Perkins Wheels will give advice on bicycle upkeep and make minor bicycle repairs free of charge. We hope you will take advantages of these schemes. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 28
29. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 1 Under the rules, staff can only park in car park A at noon if a) they hold a blue card. b) there are three people in the car. c) they stay for a maximum of 5hours. 2 The cost to park in Car Park A for 4 hours will be a. £1 b. £4 c. £5 3 Staff should ___ to find people to share a car with them. a. go online b. visit the human resources department c. speak to their departmental manager 4 After April 1st, Car Park C will be for a. staff only b. visitors only c. staff and visitors 5 The cost to park in Car Park C for 8 hours will be a. £8 b. £13 c. £18 6 The cost to park in Cark Park E for 4 hours will be a. £4 b. £7 c. £8 7 The cost to park in Car Park B is a. the same as car parks C & E. b. the same as car park A c. not given in the text. 8 A member of staff who does not have a blue card can park in a. car parks A, C & E. b. car parks C, D & E. c. car parks A, C & D. 9 Joe comes into Portchester by rail. Which bus service should he use to get to the hospital? Le Thi Mai Huong Page 29
30. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 a. 56D b. 57A c. 62A 10 Joe sometimes works the night shift. What is the maximum time he may have to wait for a bus from the hospital to the station? a. 59 minutes b. 14 minutes c. 29 minutes 11 Jane has to make 8 return trips to the hospital from Oldgrave Town Centre for treatment. How much money will she save by buying a bus pass? a. £1 b. £4 c. £7 12 Sheila has a Go! pass, but she doesn’t have a bus pass. Every day she parks at Kings Wood Park and Ride and uses the bus service to get to the hospital and back. How much does this cost her per day? a. £2 b. £3 c. £4 13 What forms of transport will be able to use Car Park D after April 1st? a. buses and cars b. buses, bicycles and motorbikes c. buses, cars, bicycles and motorbikes 14 Which is NOT true about Perkin’s Wheels? a. It sells bicycles and motorbikes b. It will sell goods to staff at half price c. It will fix staff member’s bikes for no charge 1. We have local apocalypses in our world today, in the form of earthquakes, hurricanes and terrorist attacks. 2. TV shows have long launched spin-off products in the form of merchandise and video games. 3. If successful, the edutainment experiment could spawn a huge range of other TV show/university hybrid courses. 4. Part of this experiment is to find out whether the power of television can reduce the high drop-out rate characteristic of MOOCS. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 30
31. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 5. Until now, online learning experiences have been able to deliver great videos and quizzes, but student interaction was minimal and the experience for learners has been impersonal. 6. Experts from the Centre for Education and Employment have reservations about the value of such online courses where there is no formal assessment or contact between the students and those delivering the courses. 7. The course will consist of eight modules including a physics module on ‘the science of decay’, a public health module on the study of epidemics and a mathematics module on population dynamics. 8. The University of California, which has a huge reputation to uphold, said that there had been no dumbing down in the design of the course. 9. Millions of students sign up for online education courses each year. The boundaries between education and entertainment are beginning to blur, and a new type of learning, in which education merges with entertainment, is emerging – ‘edutainment’. But now US television company AMC has teamed up with the University of California to produce an online course based on the TV show, The Walking Dead, which features apost-apocalyptic world ridden with zombies. With an audience of 10 million, student numbers for the course are expected to be in the hundreds of thousands. Academics from the University of California say that the online course will be a ‘legitimate educational experience’ and tackle serious issues from the fields of science, public health, nutrition, psychology and sociology. However, students will gain no formal qualifications or credits on successful completion of the course. It insisted that all modules had been made as academically rigorous as those taught on the university grounds. One lecturer in social science stated that the university already used contemporary media examples to make theories more relevant to students, and this course was merely taking this concept one step further. ‘The curriculum is very real,’ says Josh Coates, head of Infrastructure and designer of the online platform. ‘The fact that the context is this fictional world of an apocalypse is incidental. This course gives us the opportunity to educate people about the science of disasters.’ The market for massive open online courses, or MOOCs, is rapidly expanding. However, millions fail to complete the courses, suggesting that they pose a real challenge to online learners. The university is taking this opportunity to hone the way it delivers online courses. With the increasing demand for online courses, these are issues that universities looking to invest in online learning are increasingly having to face. They believe that TV shows may serve to attract students, but the academic element still needs to outweigh the entertainment value for a university course to be officially recognised and respect Le Thi Mai Huong Page 31
32. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 WEEK 17+ 18: OPEN CLOZE TEXT Source: Paper 4, Test 1;2;3;4;5, Cambridge First Certificate Examination Practice 2, Nguyen Trung Tanh & Le Huy Lam, Ho Chi Minh Publication. Week 19: TRUE-FALSE Passage 1: I have returned to my hometown of Wilson Creek after an absence of 10 years. So many things have changed around here. When I left Wilson Creek, there was a small pond on the right as you left town. They have filled in this pond and they have built a large shopping mall there. A new post office has also been built just across from my old school. There is a baseball stadium on the outskirts of Wilson Creek which has been changed completely. They have now added a new stand where probably a few thousand people could sit. It looks really great. The biggest changes have taken place in the downtown area. They have pedestrianised the centre and you can't drive there anymore. A European-style fountain has been built and some benches have also been added along with a grassy area and a new street cafe. My street looks just the same as it always has but a public library has been built in the next street along. There used to be a great park there but they have cut down all the trees which is a pity. The library now has a large green area in front of it but it's not the same as when the park was there. Another improvement is the number of new restaurants that have opened in Wilson Creek. A Chinese and an Italian restaurant have opened in the town centre and a Mexican restaurant has opened near my home. Which is where I am going tonight! 1. Jake's school doesn't exist anymore. True False 2. They have improved the baseball stadium. True False 3. Jake likes the new-look baseball stadium. True False 4. It's only possible to reach the downtown area on foot. True False Le Thi Mai Huong Page 32
33. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 5. The buildings in the centre of the town look European. True False 6. Jake's street hasn't changed much. True False 7. He is sad about the park being ruined. True False 8. Jake is going to eat Italian food tonight. True False Key: Question 1 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: False. Question 2 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: True. Question 3 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: True. Question 4 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: True. Question 5 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: False. Question 6 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: True. Question 7 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: True. Question 8 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: False. Passage 2: He was believed to have been born on April 16, 1889. There is some doubt whether April 16 is actually his birthday, and it is possible he was not born in 1889. There is also uncertainty about his birthplace: London or Fontainebleau, France. There is no doubt, however, as to his parentage: he was born to Charles Chaplin, Sr. and Hannah Harriette Hill (aka Lily Harley on stage), both Music Hall entertainers. His parents separated soon after his birth, leaving him in the care of his increasingly unstable mother. In 1896, Chaplin's mother was unable to find work; Charlie and his older half-brother Sydney Chaplin had to be left in the workhouse at Lambeth, moving after several weeks to Hanwell School for Orphans and Destitute Children. His father died an alcoholic when Charlie was 12, and his mother suffered a mental breakdown, and was eventually admitted temporarily to the Cane Hill Asylum at Coulsdon (near Croydon). She died in 1928 in the United States, two years after coming to the States to live with Chaplin, by then a commercial success. Charlie first took to the stage when, aged five, he performed in Music Hall in 1894, standing in for his mother. As a child, he was confined to a bed for weeks due to a serious illness, and, at night, his mother would sit at the window and act out what was going on outside. In 1900, aged Le Thi Mai Huong Page 33
34. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 11, his brother helped get him the role of a comic cat in the pantomime Cinderella at the London Hippodrome. In 1903 he appeared in 'Jim, A Romance of Cockayne', followed by his first regular job, as the newspaper boy Billy in Sherlock Holmes, a part he played into 1906. This was followed by Casey's 'Court Circus' variety show, and, the following year, he became a clown in Fred Karno's 'Fun Factory' slapstick comedy company. According to immigration records, he arrived in the United States with the Karno troupe on October 2, 1912. In the Karno Company was Arthur Stanley Jefferson, who would later become known as Stan Laurel. Chaplin and Laurel shared a room in a boarding house. Stan Laurel returned to England but Chaplin remained in the United States. Chaplin's act was seen by film producer Mack Sennett, who hired him for his studio, the Keystone Film Company. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Original Wikipedia article. 1. Chaplin might have been born some years earlier than is currently believed. True False 2. Chaplin's mother died before her son was successful. True False 3. Chaplin first performed on the stage after he arrived in the United States. True False 4. His first serious job was delivering newspapers. True False 5. His first partner on the stage was the actor, Stan Laurel. True False 6. He was discovered while working for a British organisation in the United States. True False Key 2: Question 1 - True. Question 2 – False Question 3 - False. Question 4 - False. It was only a part in a play. Question 5 -: False. Question 6 - True. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 34
35. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 Passage 3: Rikki Mbaza has a very English name but his part of central Africa is suffering from a problem that few in England would have to put up with: a lack of rain so acute that Rikki's livelihood is literally evaporating away. "I would love to have the English weather here in Chad. Then the lake would not go away." Rikki Mbaza lives in the town of Bol near the shores of Lake Chad, a lake that has shrunk by 90% in the last 40 years. A lack of rain is only one of many culprits being blamed for this emerging disaster. "I am a fisherman. For me, it is like watching my life draining away every day. The fishing is getting worse and worse in the lake. They are getting smaller and I think the fish breeding has been disrupted by the reduction in area and in depth." Lake Chad is only a metre deep in most places. Rikki struggles now to provide enough food and income for his wife Achta and their four children. Achta has had to take up pottery in her spare time in order to try and boost the amount of money coming into the household every month. "Our rent doesn't go down with the level of the lake unfortunately," Mbaza complains. "We still have six mouths to feed but I need assistance from the government. They have left me to fend for myself in a desperate situation." While one can understand Rikki Mbaza's frustration with his government, his accusatory tone is perhaps a little unfair. The Chad government has often seemed like a powerless, rudderless boat caught in the storm of international politics. Angela Muscovite at the Center For African Politics at UCLA sees little reason for optimism in the case of the shrinking lake in the African heartland. "The story of Chad Lake is a modern day environmental tragedy. This is a body of water that, in 1960 was over 25,000 km2 in size - now it's less than 10% of that." "It has been so over-exploited and it is an issue the whole international community, obviously more so those governments in Africa, need to co-operate on to find a resolution. And that isn't going to happen any time soon. By the time it does, they'll be arguing over a puddle in the middle of the desert. It's sad but that's how I see things panning out." The guilty parties, as so often in these cases, blame each other for the problems that now beset the lake. Charlie Vaughan, who teaches Environmental Science at Cambridge University in Britain, explains why the lake is going the way of the Dodo. "The main culprit is geography Le Thi Mai Huong Page 35
36. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 funnily enough. Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon all lay claim to the waters of this lake and you only need a five metre shoreline to be able to extract water from it. The whole area has been a target for massive irrigation schemes over the last couple of decades with each country's agricultural ministry blaming the other three for the problems. In an area with plentiful rainfall, it wouldn't be so much of a problem. This is a dry area." None of this gesturing and buck-passing will help Rikki, Achta and their four children in the near future. "I am learning how to fix cars. I don't think cars will be disappearing soon and will certainly last longer than this lake will," muses the glum-looking fisherman. "There won't be any more fishermen in this area in ten years." And with that, he says he has to go and study how to remove and repair brake pads. 1. Rikki has spent some time travelling in England. 2. The lack of rain is not the only cause of the lake's reduction in size. 3. Rikki's town, Bol, is further from the lake than it used to be. 4. Lake Chad's disappearance is causing financial pressures for Rikki's family. 5. Rikki feels the government should help him more. 6. Angela Muscovite wants the Chad government to save the lake. 7. She thinks action will come too late to save the lake. 8. Charlie Vaughan says permission to extract water is given too easily. 9. The demands of agriculture have been largely responsible for the lake's problems. 10.Rikki will work in a garage when the fishing becomes too bad. Key 3: Question 1 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: nw. Question 2 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: t. Question 3 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: nw. Question 4 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: t. Question 5 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: t. Question 6 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: f. Question 7 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: t. Question 8 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: f. Question 9 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: t. Question 10 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: nw Le Thi Mai Huong Page 36
37. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 Passage 4: Zoos are hugely popular attractions for adults and children alike. But are they actually a good thing? Critics of zoos would argue that animals often suffer physically and mentally by being enclosed. Even the best artificial environments can't come close to matching the space, diversity, and freedom that animals have in their natural habitats. This deprivation causes many zoo animals to become stressed or mentally ill. Capturing animals in the wild also causes much suffering by splitting up families. Some zoos make animals behave unnaturally: for example, marine parks often force dolphins and whales to perform tricks. These mammals may die decades earlier than their wild relatives, and some even try to commit suicide. On the other hand, by bringing people and animals together, zoos have the potential to educate the public about conservation issues and inspire people to protect animals and their habitats. Some zoos provide a safe environment for animals which have been mistreated in circuses, or pets which have been abandoned. Zoos also carry out important research into subjects like animal behaviour and how to treat illnesses. One of the most important modern functions of zoos is supporting international breeding programmes, particularly for endangered species. In the wild, some of the rarest species have difficulty in finding mates and breeding, and they might also be threatened by poachers, loss of their habitat and predators. A good zoo will enable these species to live and breed in a secure environment. In addition, as numbers of some wild species drop, there is an increased danger of populations becoming too genetically similar. Breeding programmes provide a safeguard: zoo- bred animals can be released into the wild to increase genetic diversity. However, opponents of zoos say that the vast majority of captive breeding programmes do not release animals back into the wild. Surplus animals are sold not only to other zoos but also to circuses or hunting ranches in the US or South Africa, where some people are willing to pay a lot of money for the chance to kill an animal in a fenced enclosure. Often, these animals are familiar with humans and have very little chance of escaping. So, are zoos good for animals or not? Perhaps it all depends on how well individual zoos are managed, and the benefits of zoos can surely outweigh their harmful effects. However, it is understandable that many people believe imprisoning animals for any reason is simply wrong. 1.Modern zoos can offer animals a living environment that is as good as their natural habitats. True False 2.One of the reasons zoo animals become distressed is because they are separated from their families. True False Dolphins and whales usually live longer in zoos than in the wild. True False 4.People who have visited zoos are more likely to support animal conservation and protection. True False Le Thi Mai Huong Page 37
38. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 5.Zoos protect animals from being used for scientific research. True False Endangered animals kept in zoos are less likely to meet a mate and breed. True False In their natural habitats, animals suffer problems related to human activity. True False Endangered species often lack genetic diversity in their population. True False Zoos promote genetic diversity by breeding animals and then releasing them back into the wild. True False If zoos have more animals than they can look after, they always give them to another zoo or release them back into the wild. True False Animals that have been bred in captivity quickly adapt to life in hunting ranches. True False The author thinks that, on balance, zoos are generally a good thing. True False Key 4 : F /T/ F/ T/ F/ F/ T/ T/ T/ F/ F/ Le Thi Mai Huong Page 38
39. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 WEEK 20: CLOZE TEXT BÀI TẬP VỀ ĐỌC ĐIỀN KHUYẾT - GAPS FILLING Exercise 01. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. As swimming became a popular recreation in England during the 1860s and 1870s, several (1)___ sports developed, roughly patterned after land sports. (2)___ them were water football (or soccer), water rugby, water handball, and water polo, in which players rode on floating barrels, painted to look (3)___ horses, and struck the ball with a stick. Water rugby became most popular of these sports, but somehow the water polo name became attached to it, and it's been attached (4)___ since. As played in England, the object of the sport was for a player to touch the ball, with both (5)___, at the goal end of the pool. The goaltender stood on the pool deck, ready to dive on any opponent who was about to score. Water polo quickly became a very rough sport, filled (6)___ underwater fights away from the ball, and it wasn't unusual for players to pass out for lack of air. In 1877, the sport was tamed in Scotland by the addiction of goalposts. The Scots also replaced (7)___ original small, hard rubber ball with a soccer ball and adopted (8)___ that prohibited taking the ball under the surface or, "tackling" a player unless he had the ball. The Scottish game, which emphasized swimming speed, passing, and (9)___ work, spread to England during the early 1880s, to Hungary in 1889, to Austria and Germany in 1894, to France in 1895, and (10)___ Belgium in 1900. Water polo was the first team sport added to the Olympic program, in 1900. Exercise 02. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. MTV stands for Music Television. It's a television (1)___ dedicated to pop music. It was (2)___ on 1st August 1981 in the United States. Because of MTV's instant success in the US, the company expanded into other (3)___. MTV Europe (4)___ operating on 1st August 1987. MTV Europe (5)___ 24 hours a day from its London studios. It can be seen in 33 countries and reaches an estimated (6)___ of 110 million viewers. People of 19 different nationalities work at London headquarters, and they try to offer a (7)___ of music from all over Europe. The channel broadcasts in (8)___ but Germany provides the biggest number of viewers. Currently, one fifth of the (9)___ is by German artists. Most of TV output is video and concerts, but there is also a programme (10)___ . Unplugged, where major artists play (11)___ and acoustic in front of a small studio audience. In addition to music, the channel's programmes (12)___ with news, movie information and comedy. MTV has also broadcast special report (13)___ racism, immigration and unemployed teenagers. Exercise 03. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 39
40. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 TRAVEL INSURANCE When going on holiday, it is always a good idea to take out travel insurance. This is just in case something goes (1)___ along the way. You could lose your luggage, you could be robbed, or even become ill and need expensive medical treatment. For millions of holiday makers, travel insurance is just a precaution (2)___ will help them have an enjoyable and worry-free holiday. But for (3)___, travel insurance is a way of earning money (4)___ making false claims against insurance companies. For (5)___ some people pretend that they have had expensive equipment stolen which in (6)___ never even existed, and then claim large sums in compensation. Such claims cost insurance company a total (7)___ £ 50 million per year. But the cheats’ luck is about to run (8)___ . (9)___ to a new computer system, companies will be able to tell at a glance (10)___ someone has made a claim within the last three years. Honest travelers will no longer have to pay through the nose for other people’s dishonesty. Exercise 04. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. True relaxation is most certainly not a matter of flopping down in front of the television with a welcome drink. Nor is it about drifting (1)___ an exhausted sleep. Useful though these responses to tension and over-tiredness (2)___ be, we should distinguish between them and conscious relaxation in (3)___ of quality and effect. (4)___ of the level of tiredness, real relaxation is a state of alert yet at the same time passive awareness, in which our bodies are (5)___ rest while our minds are awake. Moreover, it is as natural for a healthy person to be relaxed when moving as resting. (6)___ relaxed in action means we bring the appropriate energy to everything we do, so as to have a feeling of healthy tiredness by the end of the day, (7)___ than one of exhaustion. Unfortunately, as a result of living in today’s competitive world, we are under constant strain and have difficulty in coping, (8)___ alone nurturing our body’s abilities. What needs to be rediscovered is conscious relaxation. With (9)___ in mind we must apply ourselves to understanding stress and the nature of its causes (10)___ deep-seated. Exercise 05. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. Enjoyment is what drinking wine is all about. However, the more you know, (1)___ easier it becomes to select the right wines for you or your guests. Wine is basically grape juice to (2)___ yeast has been added causing it to ferment and produce alcohol. Alcohol is flavourless, so there must be something more (3)___ wine than this. Many of the secrets of wine lie within the grape. Its pulp is a sugar solution which contains the things that give a wine its fruity flavour. In a dry wine, most of a grape’s sugar has been converted (4)___ alcohol. In a sweet one, more sugar is left. This can be felt on the (5)___ of the tongue. The pulp also contains acidity which gives the wine "crispness” that makes the mouth water. Too much (6)___ it can make you wince, too little and the wine could taste dull. The skin contains flavour and tannin. Tannin produces a tingling sensation in the gums and gives a wine firmness. White grapes (7)___ their skins removed before fermentation so tannin is only really found in red Le Thi Mai Huong Page 40
41. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 wines. The pulp of black and white grapes is (8)___ same pale colour. The fact that the skins of black grapes are left on (9)___ the wine is fermented gives red wine its colour. The wines which are often considered to be the best are (10)___ where all the elements balance one another. There are many grape varieties grown in many climates which influence the emphasis given to these features and this is why wines can be so wonderfully different. Exercise 06. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. School students do not shower after sports class A report has found that more than half of high (1)___ boys and two-thirds of girls never shower after a physical (2)___ class. Researchers suggest that students don't want to sweat and take a (3)___, so they are less active in sports classes. The researchers questioned almost 4,000 children in schools in Essex, England. Lead researcher Dr Gavin Sandercock said he was surprised (4)___ how rarely students showered. He said: "We know (5)___ children aren't getting (6)___ physical activity because we have seen their fitness declining; (7)___ the unwillingness to shower is a barrier to working up a sweat (8)___ playing sport, it's something we need to tackle to promote activity at schools." Exercise 07. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. ITALY’S MOST POETIC CITY Venice has been an inspiration for writers, artists and musicians throughout history. In the 15th century it was the world’s (1)___ port. Since then it has built up an astonishing collection of art and architecture (2)___ to its trade with the East. The city (3)___ its visitors incredible sights. Do not believe those who say Venice is a museum. This is still a living city full of joys. Venice looks good in any light. The sun makes the domes sparkle, but even on a grey, (4)___ day the city can be extremely romantic. And (5)___ it gets overcrowded, (6)___ is an easy escape to the other islands in the Venice Gulf, (7)___ brightly-colored houses are a photographer’s dream. In a curious way, Venice is a model city for the future; it is free from cars and the (8)___ way to get around is by public transport or on foot. This one fact alone (9)___ it a unique city, one (10)___ traffic noise, the creation of genius indeed. Exercise 08. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. The majority of lottery winners change their lives (1)___ little, and continue on their settled way happy ever after. A couple of years ago, a Mr. David Horabin won a million. He had been struggling to (2)___ a success of his dry cleaning shop for the past 12 months. He accepted his cheque in a small ceremony (3)___ the premises at 2.30, and by three o'clock he had reopened for business. The reaction of Mr. Pasquale Consalvo who won $30 million in the New York state lottery was very (4)___. He was unhappy not to be able to fulfill his desire to go to work as (5)___ on the day he won. He also said that if the money made him (6)___ he would give it back. In fact, the chances of his life being made a misery by his new-found wealth are almost (7)___ slim though not quite as the sixty million-to-one odds he beat to take a jackpot (8)___ had remained unclaimed through six previous draws. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 41
42. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 Gambling small amounts (9)___ the lottery is a harmless if futile hobby. (10)___, gambling can become an addiction, increasingly so as the activity becomes socially acceptable. Exercise 09. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. PEER PRESSURE One of the strongest influences on children today (1)___ that of their peers. What their classmates think, how they dress and how they act in class and out of it (2)___ the behavior of nearly every child at school. In their efforts not to be different, some children go so far as to hide their intelligence and ability in case they are made (3)___ of. Generally, children do not want to stand (4)___ from the crowd. They want to fit in, to be accepted. In psychological terms, the importance of (5)___ pressure cannot be over emphasized. There is a lot of evidence that it has great bearing on all aspects of children's lives, (6)___ the clothes they wear, the music they listen to and their attitude to study to their ambitions in life, their relationships and their sense. (7)___, as children grow up into adolescents, individuality becomes more acceptable, desirable even, and in their search for their (8)___ personal style, the teenager and young adult will begin to experiment and be more willing to run the (9)___ of rejection by the group. Concern about intellectual prowess and achieving good exam results can dominate as the atmosphere of competition develops and worries (10)___ the future override any fears of appearing too brainy. Exercise 10. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. THE BIRTH OF THE T-SHIRT The T-shirt, or at least the T-shirt as we know it, was born in the theatre. When Tennessee William's play A Streetcar Named Oesire opened in New York in December 1947, a young actor (1)___ Marlon Brando went (2)___ stage wearing a (3)___ of blue jeans and a bright, white, capped-sleeve T-shirt. It was the first time the T-shirt had been seen publicly as anything (4)___ an item of underwear and it set a fashion trend that was to last through (5)___ the end of the century. The idea for the T-shirt came (6)___ Brando himself. He had worn one at rehearsals for the play. The director was so impressed by the look that was created that he asked Brando to wear the shirt in the play itself. Brando may have seen the shirt being advertised by the American company Sears Roebuck. They had decided to market the shirt (7)___ a fashionable garment in its (8)___ right, rather than just something to be worn (9)___ warmth beneath a denim workshirt (10)___ an army uniform. It was Brando, however, who popularized it, especially with the release of the film version of Streetcar in 1951. A short leather jacket completed the look that was to be adopted by teenage rebels in many countries for decades afterwards. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 42
43. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 WEEK 21: B1 READING 1. B1 level - The Truth about Kids and Tech Read the text below and match the headings A to H with paragraphs 1 to 5. There are two more headings than you need. Write the answers on the answer sheet. A. Boys prefer video games; girls prefer communicating online. B. Reading is not dead. C. Most young people spend too much time looking at screens. D. Teens can look at more than one screen at a time. E. The Digital Revolution is not making young people more creative. F. Kids who use social media get more exercise than kids who play video games. G. Kids with smartphones watch less TV. H. TV and music are not losing popularity. The Truth About Kids and Tech A new study reveals some surprises about kids and technology Common Sense Media, a non-profit group focused on helping children, parents and teachers better understand media and technology, has conducted a study. It looked at a wide range of media-related activities, from old methods like reading and listening to the radio, to new favorites like using social media and video chatting. More than 2,600 kids from around the country were surveyed. Here are some facts that the study revealed about tweens (8 to 12 years) and teens (13 to 18 years). (0) B. Reading is not dead. While the average time young people spend reading, either in print or on a screen, is only 30 minutes per day, kids who took the survey say reading is one of their favorite activities. 1. ___ One in five tweens uses more than six hours of screen media each day, and 18% of teens are looking at their screens for more than 10 hours a day. Often they’re doubling up on screens, watching television on one while chatting with friends on another 2.___ Among tween boys, 71% enjoy playing video games, twice as many as tween girls. And while more than 25% of teen boys list playing video games as their favorite media activity, only 2% of teen girls do. Teen girls, meanwhile, spend about 40 minutes more each day on social media than boys do. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 43
44. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 3. ___ For tweens, TV is still the top media activity. They enjoy it the most and watch it every day. In fact, 47% of tweens have television sets in their bedrooms. For teens, while 57% have TV sets in their rooms, music is the reigning form of entertainment. However, only about a third listen to music on the radio. Most teens listen to it on their smartphones. 4. ___ Kids report spending about an hour each day being active. For gamers, that average drops to 47 minutes, the lowest for any kind of media consumer. Social media users are the most active, spending one hour and 13 minutes per day doing some form of physical activity. 5. ___ So far, kids are too busy consuming to be doing much producing. Tweens spend an average of five minutes and teens nine minutes per day making something with all their digital tools, whether it’s art, music, or writing. In a statement, Common Sense Media chief executive officer James P. Steyer said that the study “provides parents, educators and the media industry with an excellent overview of what kids are doing today and how we can make the most of the media and technology in their lives." 2. B1 level - The Importance of Music in Schools Read the text below and complete the sentences with a maximum of 4 words. Record your answers on the answer sheet. The first one (0) has been done as an example for you. The Importance of Music in Schools "Music helps the mind develop and grow," my dad often says, and I have found this to be very true. It is a proven fact that participating in a music program in school will help develop your brain to a higher level and faster than other students. Music actually improves communication between the right and left sides of the brain, allowing you to gain better comprehension and memorization skills. So, why do we need music in our schools? Well, because music is everything. Music is science. It is exact and demands acoustics. The conductor's score is a graph that contains volume changes, melody and harmony, all the while keeping the group at a constant pace. Music is math. It is based on the rhythmic subdivisions of time, done in a split second. Music is history. The music you hear or play is usually an indication of the time and environment in which it was created. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 44
45. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 Music is physical education. It requires an immense amount of coordination of fingers, hands, arms, lips, cheeks and facial muscles. Not to mention control of your diaphragm, back, stomach and chest muscles to make sure every note comes out clearly and in pitch Music is a foreign language. Its terms are usually in Italian and the music is not in any language known to man. It is its own language and uses symbols to represent ideas. Music is the universal language that everyone understands and can relate to. Music is what brings everything together. Most of all, music is art. It is the greatest form of art that allows a human to take boring notes on a page, and transform them into an emotion and feeling you cannot measure. Music is just as important as all the classes you are required to take, and it is critical that music classes remain in schools. Not only to provide a place for students to belong, but also something that will help their minds grow and develop like no other class. Complete the sentences with a maximum of 4 words. 0. A number of mental skills get better if you go to a music program in school. 1. Music has elements that change or stay the same, comparing it to ___ 2. Music is a reflection of when it was composed, it can be related to ___ 3. Sport and music both need a lot ___ 4. Because music communicates ideas it can be compared to a ___ 5. Musicians create art by reading ___ 6. For many reasons, music lessons should ___ 3. B1 level – My Holiday in California Read the story below and complete the text with the correct phrase. Mark the correct answer on your answer sheet. There are two phrases you do not need to use. The first one (0) is given as an example. A. went to Hollywood Le Thi Mai Huong Page 45
46. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 B. couldn't go on C. had delicious D. was closed E. had lots of stars F. stayed at our Grandpa's house G. had really big H. was this really big wave I. loved the food there J. was really cool My Holiday in California At the end of May we went to California in America. We stayed in the Hotel Irvine for four days which was a brilliant hotel and then we (0) F _ for a week which was also really cool. Grandpa has a cool house and he also has the Disney Channel, which we loved! The first couple of days, we went to Del Taco. This is a Mexican restaurant like you've never seen in England before. It has tacos, quesadillas (the soft ones) and it also has burritos. Del Taco was my favourite place to eat because it (1) ___ Mexican food. We also went to Rubio’s (king of the fish taco) which is another Mexican restaurant. My sister BooJam went to a sandwich place called "Which Witch" and she (2) ___. We went to Knottsberry Farm and I went on the Jaguar rollercoaster ride. My sister (3)___ because she was too small. The queuing was very scary because it was in an Egyptian tomb, but the ride was really good. One of the rides (4) ___. It was a ride where you got to lie down and fly in Camp Snoopy. I loved it and so did my sister too. We also went on a ride where we bounced up and down and that was so much fun. We (5) ___ to look around. Our tour guide was Grandpa. We saw the Hollywood Sign, Mann’s Chinese Theatre, the handprints in the concrete on the floor and the Hollywood Walk of Fame which (6) ___ on the floor. I saw the handprints of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.They are my favourite characters from Harry Potter.Los Angeles has lots of swimming pools. We went in a swimming pool with diving boards and had lots of fun swimming around and diving. We went to Newport Beach and I was swimming in the sea and there (7) ___ and I had to cling onto the sand as the wave washed over me. It really hurt but it was also cool at the same time. We also bought necklaces for each other. 4. B2 level - Teen millionaire You are going to read an article about a social media site for girls. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think best fits according to the text. Here is an example (0). Le Thi Mai Huong Page 46
47. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 How a 16-Year-Old Girl Started a Multimillion Dollar Social Network By Teen Kids News 1. Juliette Brindak started a social networking site for tweens when she was 16, and it’s doing better than ever. Miss O and Friends generates 10 million monthly visits, a twenty- fold increase from its inception in 2005. It’s also worth around $15 million, according to early investor Procter & Gamble. When she was ten, Brindak drew characters for a set of five friends she called “Cool Girls,” who were all inspired by real-life girls. The main cool girl, Miss O, represents her younger sister Olivia. The set of “Cool Girls” would eventually become “Miss O and Friends.” 2. In the beginning — like many startups — Brindak reached out to family members and friends for investment money. Her mother, a graphic designer, brought her drawings to life while her father, who has a background in business, aided in the fundamentals of creating the company. What started out as a few sketches on the way home from a family vacation quickly ballooned into a haven for millions of adolescents. The site was ranked the third largest girls-only Web site in 2011, according to Inc. Magazine. 3. Now, at 23, Brindak isn’t as in tune with what tween girls are looking for, so she uses the site as an avenue to understand their needs. Through polls, quizzes, and the “Girl2Girl” wall, members are able to keep Brindak updated. “In November 2011, girls were writing on the Girl2Girl wall asking if we could get them tickets to a One Direction concert. This was the first time we ever heard about One Direction and we were able to create a concert/sponsorship with Simon & Schuster’s ‘Dork Diaries’ books and winning tickets.” She’s made it possible — through contests— for her users to see celebrities, such as Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers, in concert. Currently, she’s offering an all-expense paid trip to Canada for four lucky fans to see Taylor Swift’s show. 4. Through high school and college, the site has continued to improve. When it was originally launched, there was little more than a few catchy graphics. “There was a homepage, which had the five Miss O characters and simple flash animations,” Brindak says. “There was hardly anything to it, but it was definitely a start.” Now the site boasts message boards, quizzes, games, music, and more. 5. But managing the site as a college student at Washington University in St. Louis was no easy task. “One teacher, who ironically was an entrepreneur and taught my class on social entrepreneurship, was the only one who wouldn’t budge about dates. I had a final on the same day I had to fly out to California for a really important meeting and he said that if I missed it, I would get an entire letter grade taken off my final grade. Luckily, the meeting got moved, but I was so shocked about his reaction.” Le Thi Mai Huong Page 47
48. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 Instead of the typical business majors most entrepreneurs study, Brindak decided to focus on Anthropology and Public Health because her site revolves around women’s health issues. “I was able to learn so much about cultures around the world and also become informed and aware about different ways that I can reach out to women,” Brindak says. “The goal for the site was, and still is, to help young girls build confidence and self- esteem.” 7. To share her users’ stories with the world, Brindak published the book Miss O & Friends: Write On! The Miss O & Friends Collection of Rockin’ Fiction, a compilation of user- submitted stories. Brindak tells us she plans on publishing more books in the near future. “We started off with a business plan that we have used as our guide, but that business plan is always changing. We continue to find new ways to engage girls, to generate revenue, and new outlets that are appropriate for Miss O and our community.” dollar-social-network/ 1. When the website first appeared A. It included photos of Juliette’s family. B. Only two sites for girls had more visitors. C. It needed some financial help. D. Juliette’s parents gave up their jobs to help her. 2. What do we learn in the third paragraph? A. Members provide information to help the site stay relevant. B. The website now sells tickets for musical events. C. Juliette was a fan of One Direction. D. Site members can pay to meet famous singers. 3. How is the site described in paragraph four? A. It’s quite basic, but is getting better. B. There is a wide range of elements. C. The original cool girls now sing. D. It was more difficult to make in the beginning. 4. What do we learn about Juliette’s time at university? A. She found her exams difficult to pass. B. She had to cancel a business trip because of an exam. C. She was surprised by a teacher’s reaction. D. Some teachers were unhappy she was working and studying. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 48
49. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 5. How did she decide on her degree subject? A. Her ambition was to work in the health system. B. It was typically chosen by business people. C. She wanted to travel and work in other countries. D. She thought it was relevant to the aims of her website. 6. What does Juliette say about the future? A. She wants to write another book. B. The site will follow the original design. C. She would like to encourage more international contributions. D. She hopes to promote her members’ writing Le Thi Mai Huong Page 49
50. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 ANSWERS: 1. B1 level - The Truth about Kids and Tech 0 B1D2A3H4F5E 2. B1 level - The Importance of Music in Schools 0 music program in school 1 science 2 history 3 (of) coordination (of body parts) 4 (foreign / universal) language 5 (boring) notes (on a page) 6 remain in school 3. B1 level – My Holiday in California 0 F 1 C 2 I 3 B 4 J 5 A 6 E 7 H 4. B2 level - Teen millionaire 0 D 1 C 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 D 6 D Le Thi Mai Huong Page 50
51. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 WEEK 22+23 BÀI 11: Relax Your Body and Mind People have five senses. We have a sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste. Believe (31) ___, your sense of smell is very important. Our nose tells us about our environment. When your nose smells something, it sends information to the brain. Smells tell us if there is danger nearby, or if there is something to eat. Of course, these tools were more useful in the past, but they still come (32) ___ today. The things you smell can affect your (33) ___. If you smell something nice, you are more likely to be happy. On the other hand, if you smell something unpleasant, you are more likely to be unhappy. That is (34) ___ there are so many businesses that work to create nice scents. Businesses also work on the best ways to deliver scents to people's noses. Candles (35) ___ a whole room smell better. Oils and soaps also have health benefits. Câu 31: A. your luck B. anyway C. it or not D. a word of it Câu 32: A. in use B. in hand C. true D. in handy Câu 33: A. impression B. character C. mood D. style Câu 34: A. what B. when C. why D. how Câu 35: A. convert B. make C. force D. transform BÀI 12: The Rise of E-Books Over the past decade, e-books have revolutionized the way people consume written information. It will probably come as no surprise that the total global sales number continues to rise each year. There are several reasons why readers are buying more e-books. For starters, reading a lengthy e- book in front of your computer isn't the most comfortable thing to do. But since tablet sales have exploded, readers can now relax and read their favourite e-books in bed or on the beach. Many e- books are often sold at lower prices than traditional books. Since there is almost zero cost for producing e-books, some authors are offering their novels at lower prices. Another factor is convenience. In the past, keeping a large book collection meant setting aside a lot of extra space in one's home. With e-books, it is now possible for readers to carry a portable library, which contains thousands of books. To really understand the e-book market, it is important to keep up with national trends. Recent data suggests that the e-book markets in the US and the UK have matured. Le Thi Mai Huong Page 51
52. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 In both of these countries, e-book sales account for roughly 20 percent of overall book sales. Although that percentage continues to increase, it is going up at a slower rate than in the past. The popularity of e-books has exploded in Russia. In one poll, 70 percent of Russians claim to have read at least one e-book. However, publishers are not too pleased with this news because approximately 92 percent of e-books in Russia are acquired illegally. In France, consumers don't appear to be too keen on e- books at this time. Although in 2012, e-book sales comprised about 3 percent of the market, it is predicted that this number will increase at a very slow pace. Some French people believe that reading e-books on small screens is uncomfortable. Others say that the French are a cultural exception, as they like the feeling of holding a dusty old physical book. This demonstrates that no matter how popular e-books get, it is unlikely that traditional books will disappear any time soon. Câu 36: This year e-book sales in the US and the UK will probably ___. A. increase drastically B. keep going up C. stay the same D. start to decline Câu 37: Which of the following is NOT a reason why e-books became popular worldwide? A. People can now store more books easily. B. Reading e-books recently became more comfortable. C. Most popular novels are only offered as e-books. D. A new type of reading device was invented. Câu 38: The phrase "account for" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ___. A. know what has happened B. are the explanation for C. form the total of D. are a particular part of Câu 39: Why are publishers unhappy about the popularity of e-books in Russia? A. The quality of e-books is poor. B. Customers are not paying for them. C. More people are returning to traditional books. D. Only a small percentage of people read e- books. Câu 40: The word "they" in paragraph 5 refers to ___. A. total sales B. e-books C. French people D. traditional books Câu 41: All of the following are the reasons why the French are not fond of e-books very much EXCEPT that ___. A. the French may want to keep their traditional reading habit Le Thi Mai Huong Page 52
53. BỒI DƯỠNG HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 9 B. the French are an exception, not using any mobile devices C. it is considered that reading e-books on small screens is not comfortable D. the French have a trend of reading traditional books Câu 42: What is the meaning of the last sentence of the passage? A. French people will change their minds about e-books. B. It is just a matter of time before e-books disappear. C. Some people will continue to read traditional books. D. E-books won't get popular in France until screens get bigger. BÀI 13: GIRLS’ EDUCATION Improving girls’ educational levels has been demonstrated to have clear impacts on the health and economic future of young women, which in turn improves the prospect of their entire community. The infant mortality rate of babies whose mothers have received primary education is half that of children whose mothers are illiterate. In the poorest countries of the world, 50% of girls do not attend secondary school. Yet, research shows that every extra year of school for girls increases their lifetime income by 15 %. Improving female education, and thus the earning potential of women improves the standard of living for their own children, as women invest more of their income in their families than men do. Yet, many barriers to education for girls remain. In some African countries, such as Burkina Faso, girls are unlikely to attend school for such basic reasons as a lack of private toilet facilities for girls.Higher attendance rates of high schools and university education among women, particularly in developing countries, have helped them make inroads into professional careers with better- paying salaries and wages. Education increases a woman’s (and her partner’s and the family’s) level of health and health awareness. Furthering women’s levels of education and advanced training also tends to lead to later ages of initiation of sexual activity, later age at first marriage, and later ages at first childbirth, as well as an increased likelihood to remain single, have no children, or have no formal marriage and alternatively, have increasing levels of long-term partnerships. It can lead to higher rates of barrier and chemical contraceptive use (and a lower level of sexually transmitted infections among women and their partners and children), and can increase the level of resources available to women who divorce or are in a situation of domestic violence. It has been shown, in addition, to increase women’s communication with their partners and their employers, and to improve rates of civic participation such as voting or the holding of office. Câu 43: What can be the best title for the reading passage? A. Education and Violence Against Women B. Women’s Rights to Lifelong Education Le Thi Mai Huong Page 53