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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THÁI BÌNH 16/11/2019 ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP THCS NĂM HỌC 2019-2020 Môn: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (khơng kể thời gian giao đề) Số phách Thí sinh làm trực tiếp vào đề, đề thi gồm trang Họ tên:………………………………….…………………………………………… Trường :………………………………………………Số báo danh:……………………… Phòng thi:………………… PART I: LISTENING A-I Listen and choose the best ansers Gilda thinks dealing with homesickness is _ A fun B interesting C difficult They feel more homesick _ A on special seasons B everyday C when they go to the market The good thing about living Japan is A the food B the scenery C the people Aimee likes to buy _ from home A toiletries B biscuits C newspapers They get _ visits from their families A regular B a lot of C rare D cheap D all are correct D the climate D vegetables D hardly A-II Listen and fill in the gaps with suitable words Bill Gates is an American inventor, computer programmer, philanthropist, and , who was born in Seattle, Washington He is reportedly worth nearly $ _7 , making him one of the wealthiest people in the country He _8 , and was head of Microsoft Corporation for years, and is still on the board for the computer software giant Gates was born to an class family His father was an attorney; his mother was a banker, who worked for the United Way for many years He is credited for being the father of the modern computer, and for almost single-handedly starting the personal computer 10 He studied at Harvard University, but did not 11 because of his desire to develop new software As a 13-year-old student at the Lakeside School, which was an exclusive college preparatory school, Gates was _12 to computer programming That year he developed a program that allowed _13 to play tic-tac-toe against the computer Gates was reportedly 14 _ by the computer's ability to reproduce software code In 15 , Gates approached a company called Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) He convinced the owner that he had written a program that would work with his platform The owner of the company bought into Gates 16 , and the two men reached an agreement to develop software for MITS The Microsoft Company was born Gates went on to _17 the Windows operating system with then partner IBM Corporation The two companies had 18 _ though, and their partnership ended quickly Gates left _19 _ in 2000, but remains on its board of directors He remained active with the company for several years before stepping down in 20 2014, becoming Technical Advisor for the firm 11 16 12 17 13 18 14 19 10 15 20 PART 2: PRONUNCIATION Question I: Choose the word in each group which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others 21 A annoy B agree C wardrobe D assistant 21 22 A festival B participate C directory D patient 22 23 A live B lively C wine D likely 23 24 A stronger B singer C finger D longer 24 25 A advised B amazed C practiced D changed 25 Question II: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others 26 A behavior B habit C festival D object 26 27 A application B convenient C academic D decompose 27 28 A pancake B resident C facility D treatment 28 29 A departure B magnificent C participate D accommdation 29 30 A sightseeing B council C teammate D include 30 PART 3: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Question I: Choose the best answer from the four options to complete each sentence below 31 Why don't you _ a go? It's not difficult (make, have , do, set) 32 Carl wasn't very good at mountain climing as he's afraid of _ (highs, height, highness, heights) 33 There's little of our getting into the final (opportunity, chance, luck, fortune) 34 Tom is mad _ the English Song Contest (from, against, for, about) 35 Just _ your best - that's all anyone can ask of you (do, make, be, have) 36 It's _ time you learned to swim (big, tall, high, far) 37 Grandma _ a lot of pleasure from gardening (does, has, makes, gets 38 your time - don't rush (Tell, Find, Spend, Take) 39 Each player takes it _ turn to roll the dice (on, in, at, to) 40 Time _ so quickly when you 're doing something enjoyable (takes, spends, passes, finds) 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Question II: Give the correct form of the verb in brackets Jone hoped ( 41.invite) _ to join the English club Her skills need (42.improve) Lan looks exhausted! Yes, She (43.play) tennis , and She (44.not play) _it for years so she is not used to it c Mary has some difficulty (45.get) up early in the morning d They’d rather (46.walk ) _than (47.go) by car e Listen to this! I think this news (48.surprise) you f When the robbery happened, the security guard (49.sleep) g Do you know the man (50 perform) on the stage last night? 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Question III: There are 10 mistakes in the letter below Find and correct them Dear Tony, We both have a holiday next Friday If you has not made any other plans, what you tell of our spending together the day in the jungle near my aunt's house? I feel I want to get away to the noise and smoke of the town, and breath some fresh country air Do come if you possible can It is an early bus at six o'clock in the evening; and we could get back before eight o'clock at night I am written to my aunt telling her that we might give her a visit Write me a line to say you will go, and I will all preparations Yours sincerely, Anna 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Question IV: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences 61 He had been a talented musician in his (YOUNG) 62 Sam is the (OLD) of their two sons 63 She groped _ (BLIND) for the light switch in the dark room 64 His main (SPORT) interests are gold and tennis 65 The club provides a wide variety of (ACT) including tennis, swimming and squash 66 Successful (APPLY) will receive notification within the week 67 Their house is in a very (FAVOUR) position near the park 68 I can never repay your many _ (KIND) to me 69 The hotel is a comfortble and well- run (ESTABLISH) 70 The programme did much to _ (POPULAR) little - known writers 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 PART 4: READING Question 1: Read and choose the best answer Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that was introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066 Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland or Ireland However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking and diplomacy Currently, about 80% of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English Two – thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any language in the world 71 What is the main topic of this passage? A The number of non-native users of English B The French influence on the English language C The expansion of English as an international language D The use of English for science and technology 72 The word “emerged” in paragraph means A appeared B hailed C frequented D engaged 73 Approximately, when did English begin to be used beyond England? A in 1066 B around 1350 C before 1600 D after 1600 74 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “stored” in paragraph? A bought B saved C spent D valued 75 According to the passage, approximately how many non-native users of English are there in the world today? A a quarter million B half a million C 350 million D 700 million 71 72 73 74 75 Question II: Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word NHA TRANG - COASTAL CITY Nha Trang is a nice seaside resort and (76) ideal center for relaxation Nha Trang has many beautiful mountains and lakes, Cham towers, hot springs and architechtural works However, (77) speaking of Nha Trang, people always mention its beaches in the first place Nha Trang's beauty (78) first of all from the blue sea and picturesque nature of its islands This coastal city (79) _ a ten - kilometer beach and 19 islands The main beach runs from Tran Phu Road and (80) planted with pine trees and other evergreen trees Nha Trang is a coastal city but it is not far (81) forests In the west of the town, (82) _ is a long range of hills where visitors can walk pleasantly Nha Trang has many ancient cultural buildings The town still preserves a (83) _of old towers and pagodas Nha Trang is sunny almost all the year (84) _ It doesn't have winter, but in summer it isn't (85) hot as in the North The cool wind from the sea gives the town an eternal fall 76 81 77 82 78 83 79 84 80 85 PART 5: WRITING Question I: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it using the word given.Write between twoand five words 86 Jack really likes football and never misses a match crazy Jack ……………………………………… football and never misses a match 87 My uncle worked on a sailing boat until he was thirty was My uncle……………………………… until he was thirty 88 John participated in a swimming competition last week part John ………… ……………………….in a swimming competition last week 89 June and I had a game of tennis against I had ………………………………… June 90 I played chess almost every day when I was young used I chess almost every day when I was young 91 "I'm sorry I told everyone your secret" my sister said Apologised My sister ………… .everyone your secret 92 "I didn't to give the money to John" said Ali denied Ali ……………………………………………… the money to John 93 "No, I won't open the door" said Mandy Refused Mandy……… …………………………….the door 94 Study hard or you'll fail the exam unless You'll fail the exam ……………………………………… 95 If you applied now, there's a good chance you would get a job apply Were ……………………………………… , there's a good chance you would get a job Question II: Use given words to make meaningful sentences 96 The residents/ store owners/ concerned/ about/ new mall/ a few months …………… 97 TV/ bring/ not only/ information/ also/ entertainment 98 We/ reduce/ things/ envelopes/ glass/ plastic bottles/ old plastic bags 99 There/ also/ different ways/ learning/ same/ number/ new words 100 When/ we/ children/we/ used/ listen/ grandma’s old folktales/ dinner The end ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG II – KHỐI Ngày 17 tháng 11 năm 2019 Mỗi câu 0,2 điểm PART I: LISTENING A-II Listen and choose the best ansers B,C A A B C upper-middle 14 fascinated 19 Microsoft 10 revolution 15 1975 20 February A-I Listen and fill in the gaps with suitable words 6.businessman 11 graduate 16 innovations 80 billion 12 introduced 17 develop founded 13 users 18 differences PART 2: PRONUNCIATION Question I: Choose the word in each group which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others 21C 22.D 23.A 24.A 25.C Question II: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others 26.A 27.B 28.C 29.D 30.D PART 3: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Question I: Choose the best answer from the four options to complete each sentence below 31.have 32.heights 33.chance 34.about 35.do 36.high 37.gets 38.take 39.in 40 passes Question II: Give the correct form of the verb in brackets 41 to be invited 42 improving/ 43.has played/has 44 hasn’t played 45 getting to be improved been playing 46.walk 47.go 48.will surprise 49.was told 50 performing Question III: There are 10 mistakes in the letter below Find and correct them Dear Tony, We both have a holiday next Friday If you has not made any other plans, what you tell of our spending together the day in the jungle near my aunt's house? I feel I want to get away to the noise and smoke of the town, and breath some fresh country air Do come if you possible can It is an early bus at six o'clock in the evening; and we could get back before eight o'clock at night I am written to my aunt telling her that we might give her a visit Write me a line to say you will go, and I will all preparations Yours sincerely, Anna 51.has- have 56 evening- morning 52 tell-say 57 am-have 53 to-from 58 give-pay 54 breath- breathe 59 write-drop Question IV: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences 61 youth 62 elder 63 blindly 64 sporting 66 applicants 67 favoured 68 kindnesses 69 establishment PART 4: READING Question 1: Read and choose 71 C 72 A 73.D Question II: Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word 74.B 75.C 55 It- there 60.do-make 65 activities 70 popularize NHA TRANG - COASTAL CITY 76 an 81 from 77 when 82 there 78 comes 83 lot 79 has 84 round 80 is 85.as / so PART 5: WRITING Question I: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it using the word given.Write between twoand five words 86 Jack really likes football and never misses a match crazy Jack is crazy about football and never misses a match 87 My uncle worked on a sailing boat until he was thirty was My uncle was a sailor until he was thirty 88 John participated in a swimming competition last week part John took part in a swimming competition last week 89 June and I had a game of tennis against I had a game of tennis against June 90 I played chess almost every day when I was young used I used to play chess almost every day when I was young 91 "I'm sorry I told everyone your secret" my sister said Apologised My sister apologised for telling everyone your secret 92 "I didn't to give the money to John" said Ali Ali denied giving the money to John 93 "No, I won't open the door" said Mandy Refused Mandy refused to open the door 94 Study hard or you'll fail the exam unless You'll fail the exam unless you study hard 95 If you applied now, there's a good chance you would get a job apply Were you to apply now, there's a good chance you would get a job Question II: Use given words to make meaningful sentences 96 The residents and store owners have been concerned about the new mall for a few months 97 TV is bringing(brings) not only information but also entertainment 98 We can reduce things like envelopes, glass, (and) plastice bottles and old plastic bags 99 There are also different ways of learning the same number of new words 100 When we were children, we used to listen to our grandma’s old folktales after dinner ... all preparations Yours sincerely, Anna 51.has- have 56 evening- morning 52 tell-say 57 am-have 53 to-from 58 give-pay 54 breath- breathe 59 write-drop Question IV: Use the correct form of the... Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word NHA TRANG - COASTAL CITY Nha Trang is a nice seaside resort and (76) ideal center for relaxation Nha Trang has many beautiful mountains and lakes,... Trang, people always mention its beaches in the first place Nha Trang''s beauty (78) first of all from the blue sea and picturesque nature of its islands This coastal city (79) _ a ten -