Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi Tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 THCS - Năm học 2012-2013 - Sở GD&ĐT Hải Dương (Kèm đáp án)

I. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space (10 points):

Plants grow (51).................almost every part of the world. We see (52).................plants as flowers, grass, and trees nearly every day. Plants grow high on mountaintops, far in the oceans, and in many deserts and (53).................regions.Without plants, there could be no life on earth. Man could not live without air or food, and so he could not live without plants. The oxygen in the air we breathe comes from plants. The food we eat also comes from plants or from animals that eat plants. We build houses and make many (54)................. products from lumber cut from trees. (55)................. of our clothing is made from the fibers of the cotton plant.Scientists believe there are more than 350,000 species of plants, but no one knows for (56)................. Some of the smallest plants, called diatoms, can be seen only with a (57)................. A drop of water may hold as many as 500 diatoms. The largest living things are the giant sequoia trees of California. Some of them stand more than 290 feet high and measure over 30 feet wideScientists (58)................. all living things into two main groups – plants and animals. It is usually easy to tell the two(59)................. Almost all kinds of plants stay in one place, but nearly all species of animals move about under their own power. Most plants make their own food from air, sunlight, and water. Animals cannot make their own food. The basic units of all life, called cells, are also different in plants and animals. Most plants have thick walls that (60).................a material called cellulose. Animal cells do not have this material.

51.        A. on                            B. in                              C. at                             D. of

52.        A. these                        B. those                        C. all                             D. such

53.        A. polar                         B. polarized                    C. poled                       D. pole

54.        A. harmful                     B. useful                       C. unnecessary             D. unhealthy

55.        A. Many                        B. Few                          C. Much                        D. Lot

56.        A. certainty                    B. guarantee                  C. sure                           D. certainly

57.        A. telescope                  B. periscope                 C. stethoscope              D. microscope

58.        A. part                           B. separate                   C. divide                       D. sort

59.        A. difference                 B. apart                         C. distinctly                   D. separately

60.        A. contain                     B. maintain                     C. stock                         D. incorporate