bộ đề và đáp án tham khảo thi học sinh giỏi môn tiếng anh lớp 9 năm 2014-2015

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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

Năm học: 2014 – 2015 Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Chú ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm có 07 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 07.

- Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này

Điểm Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1: Số phách

- Bằng số:……… ……… (Do Chủ tịch hộiđồng chấm thi ghi)

- Bằng chữ:……… Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2: ………

……… ………

PART ONE: LISTENING (3.0 pts)

I listen to the tape and decide whether the statements are true(T) or false(F) ( 5

x 0,3=1,5pts).

1 Solar energy can be cheap and clean

2 Most of our electricity now comes from nuclear power

3 The solar energy that gets to the Earth cannot provide enough power for the world’s population

4 Solar energy can be used on cloudy days

5 All building in Sweden will be heated by solar energy in 2050

-> Your answers:

II Listen and fill in each blank with one word you hear ( 5 x 0,3=1,5pts).

1 Solar energy doesn’t cause………

2 A lot of……….in the world are already using solar energy

3 It is possible to……….solar energy for a number of days

4 Solar panels are installed on the………of a house to receive the energy from the sun

5 We can save natural resources by using solar energy……… of coal, gas and oil

-> Your answers:

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

HUYỆN THANH OAI

TRƯỜNG THCS BÍCH HOÀ

1……… 2……… 3……… 4……… 5………

PART TWO: PHONETICS (2.0 pts)

I Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A,

B, C or D (0,2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)

1 A ordered B published C impressed D escaped

2 A exchange B brochure C challenge D charity

2 A encourage B primary C inventor D addictive

3 A competitive B requirement C temperature D mysterious

4 A representative B satisfactory C documentary D deforestation

5 A annoyance B government C experiment D participate

-> Your answers:

PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.5 pts)

I Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (0.1 x 15 = 1,5 pts)

1 I read an interesting………in the paper the other day

2.“How do you feel before the exam?” – “ very……….”.

3.I wish this exam……… easier.

4.Lack of funds prevented him……….with his study.

A to continue B with continuing C continuing D from continuing

5.It’s very cold in here Do you mind ……… I close the window

6.He seldom goes to the cinema,……… ?

7.We arrived……… late that there were no seats left

8.She………speaking to him as long as possible.

9.If only he……….agree to help us.

10.He used to sell traditional handicraft,……… ?

A hasn’t he B didn’t he C doesn’t he D wasn’t he

11. You……… better be careful not to miss the train.

12 Would you mind………, please?

A to answer the telephone

C answer the telephone

B answering the telephone

D to the telephone answering

13.You should always wear a……….when riding a motorbike.

14. Her house is………situated near the beach, she can go swimming every morning.

A convenience B convenient C conveniently D inconveniently15.My mother only wears Ao dai……… special occasions

II Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition (0.1 x 10 = 1.0 pt)

1 We’ve been waiting here……….ten minutes

2 Ken and Kate are on holiday………August

3.He has worked here ……….the war

4 The doctors operated the patient just……… time to save his life

5 The baby was sick, so she cried a lot……… the night

6 She’s just gone out She can’t be back……… 10 p.m

7 Have you ever been to that chat room to chat ……… the Internet

8.The majority of young women prefer Korean films……… Chinese ones

9 Thanks……….the invention of the computer, we can enjoy ourselves fromentertaining games

10 They succeeded……….means of hard work

3 Vietnam is an……….country (agriculture)

4 Nga is one of Hoa’s good……… (class)

5 In some countries military service is……… (compel)

6 Fashion………are very creative ( design)

7 Finding that the film was……… we turn off the TV ( interest)

8.………, the girl and her mother are the same size ( surprise)

9 Most students go……… when they have one Saturday off (picnic)

10 There is no water left in the ……….well ( near)

1 You can……… your jacket if you like

2 We forgot to pay the bill and our electricity was………

3 Monica didn’t want to……… the bus because it was raining

4.……….the machine and give it time to heat up

5 You don’t need to come to the station to ……….me ………… I’ll be fine on myown

6 You must drink it up within two weeks or it will………

7 Oh brother! One of my buttons has………

8 I set the alarm for 7a.m before going to bed last night, but this morning itdidn’t………

9 Remember to……… the lights before leaving for work

10 We decided to……… early the next day to avoid the rush hour traffic

-> Your answers:

PART FOUR: READING (4.0 pts)

I Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage (0.1 x 10 = 1.0 pt)

THE FIRST WOMAN SCIENTIST

Hypatia was born in Alexandria, in Egypt, in 370 A.D For many centuries she was(1)

………only woman scientist to have a place in the history books

Hypatia’s father was a director of Alexandria university, and he(2)……… sure his daughter had the best education available This was unusual, as the most woman then had few(3)……… to study

After studying in Athens and Rome, Hypatia returned to Alexandria(4)………she began teaching mathematics She soon became famous(5)……… her knowledge of newideas

We have no copies of her books,(6)……….we know that she wrote several important mathematical works Hypatia was also interested in technology and (7)……… several scientific tools to help with her work.

At the(8)……….many rulers were afraid of science, and(9)………connected with

it was in danger One day in March, 415, Hypatia(10)………attacked in the street and killed.

3 A classes B customs C opportunities D teachers

In an earthquake the ground moves Earthquakes commonly last for a few (1)

……… There are big earthquakes (2) ……… small earthquakes Bigearthquakes can damage buildings and (3) ……… people

The size of an earthquake can be (4) ……… A number is given to an earthquake (5)

……….shows the size of an earthquake

Methods (6) ……… turning the size of an earthquake into a number (7)

………the Richter scale and the modified Mercalli scale

Some countries such as Japan and Iran, are in (8)……… with manyearthquakes In these places it is good to (9)……….houses and other buildingslighter (10)……….they will not break when there is an earthquake

-> Your answers:

III Circle best option A, B, C or D to answer following questions (0.2 x 5 = 1.0pt)

The thing I like most about living on a farm when I was small was the change of seasons.Spring, summer, autumn and winter - I could see them all come and go and each one wascompletely different If I hadn't been born and raised in the country, I would have never beenable to tell the difference - now in the city, you can buy summer flowers in winter and eat thesame vegetables all the year round! Whereas, in the country, I could only eat things at certaintimes of the year - for example strawberries in June and turnips in winter I lived mychildhood with the seasons

Also we made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food Everythingwas fresh - so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city City peoplemay think people in the country miss a lot of good things about modern life, but in my

opinion they miss a lot more than them - they miss real life

1 What is the main idea of the passage?

A Comparison between life on a farm and that in the city

B Food in the country in comparison to that in the city

C Seasons in the country

D The author's childhood

2 According to the author, the seasons on the farm were ………

A similar

B very different from one another

C beautiful

D different from those in the city

3 What can be inferred from the passage about the experience of seasons in a year for thecity people?

A Seasons are similar

B It may be difficult for them to tell seasonal

difference

C They see different seasons come and go

D Food is similar in all four season

4 The word "them" in line 9 refers to ………

A city people

B four seasons

C good things about modern life

D people in the country

5 According to the passage, all the followings are true EXCEPT that ………

A there are four seasons in the country where the author used to live

B the author was born and raised on a farm

C people in the country eat the same type of food all the year round

D the author takes frozen and tinned food now

-> Your answers:

PART FIVE: WRITING (4.5)

I Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the original one (0.2 x 5

3 “I am sorry I was late” he said.

1 I haven’t eaten the food like this before (TIME)

This is the ……….this sort of food

2 Harry’s house is still in Spain, isn’t it? (LIVES)

Harry still……….,……….he?

3 You can borrow my bike if you are in a hurry (MIND)

I………you my bike if you are in a hurry

4 The film I saw last week was better than this one (GOOD)

The film………the one I saw last week

5 I don’t normally go to the countryside (USED)

I……… to the countryside

III In about 200 words write a passage to support the argument that secondary school students should wear uniforms(2.5pts)

Người ra đề Người duyệt đề

Nguyễn Thị Phương Ngân

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

NĂM HỌC: 2014 – 2015 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH PART ONE: LISTENING (3.0 pts)

I listen to the tape and decide whether the statements are true or false ( 5

x 0,3=1,5pts).

1…T………… 2…F………… 3…F………… 4……T……… 5…F…………

II Listen and fill in each blank with one word you hear ( 5 x 0,3=1,5pts).

PART TWO: PHONETICS (2.0 pts)

I Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C, or D (5  0,2 = 1,0 pt)

1 A ordered 2 B brochure 3 D garbage 4 D spread 5 C energy

II Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B,

C, or D (5  0,2 = 1,0 pt)

PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.5 pts)

I Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (0.1 x 15 =

II Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition (0.1 x 10 = 1.0 pt)

8 to 9 to 10 by

III Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)

1 friendliness 2 beatify 3 agricultural 4 classmates

VI.Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs given in the box (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)

6 go off 7 come off 8 go off 9 turn off 10 set off

PART FOUR: READING (4.0 pts)

I Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage (0.1 x 10 =

III Circle best option A, B, C or D to answer following questions (0.2 x 5 = 1.0pt)

PART FIVE: WRITING (4.5)

I Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the original one (0.2

x 5 =1.0 pt)

1 Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time

2 It is over three years since he last went back to his home village

3 He apologized for being/having been late

4 Pupils must wear school uniforms at all times

5 I used to live in Nha Trang

II Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one,

using the word given in brackets Do not change the words in any way (0.2 x 5

=1.0 pt)

1 This is the first time I have eaten this sort of food

2 Harry still lives in Spain, doesn’t he?

3 I don’t mind lending you my bike if you are in a hurry

4 The film isn’t as/so good as the one I saw last week

5 I am not used to going to the countryside

III In about 200 words write a passage to support the argument that secondary

school students should wear uniforms(2.5pts)

Bài viết phải đảm bảo có được những phần và chi tiết sau:

1 Mở bài: Nêu được quan điểm của mình về bài viết (được 0,5 điểm)

2 Thân bài: Nêu được ít nhất 3 ý, ví dụ (nếu có) một cách logic để chứng minh, thuyết

phục người đọcvề quan điểm của người viết (được 1,5 điểm (0,5 điểm cho 1 ý)

3 Kết luận: Tóm tắt, khẳng định lại tất cả lý do đã trình bày ở phần Thân bài

* Tape transcript :

Are you looking for a cheap, clean, effective source of power that doesn't cause pollution or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar energy from our sun At present, most of our electricity comes from the use of coal, gas, oil, or nuclear power This power could be provided by the sun One percent of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provide power for the total population

Many countries are already using solar energy Solar panels are placed on the roof of a house and the Sun's energy is used to heat the water The energy can be stored for a number of days,

so on cloudy days you can use solar energy too

Sweden has an advanced solar energy program There, all buildings will be heated by solar energy and cars will use solar power instead of gas by the year 2015

PHÒNG GD&ĐT THANH OAI

TRƯỜNG THCS BÌNH MINH

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

Năm học: 2014- 2015

Môn: Tiếng anh

Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

A LISTENING (2pts)

I Listen and answer the following questions (1pt)

1 Who is reported missing? ->………

2 Where was she last seen? ->………

3 How old is she? ->………

4 What is she wearing? ->………

5 Does she have long dark hair? ->………

II Listen and decide which of the following statements is true (T) and which one is false (F) (1pt)

6 … She was last seen 12 minutes ago

7 …… She is 13 years old

8 …… She is wearing a pair of boots

9 …… Her father is waiting for her there

10 …… She may be carrying a large doll

B PHONETICS (2pts)

I Find out and circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (1pt)

11 A pleased B instructed C showed D killed

12 A rises B slices C relaxes D goes

13 A official B ocean C convenient D precious

14 A knee B knit C kangaroo D knowledge

15 A laugh B though C tough D enough

II Pick out and circle the word whose main stress is different from those of the others (1pt)

16 A agree B religion C suitable D occur

17 A wonderful B.together C restaurant D physicist

18 A effective B algebra C occasion D expensive

19 A electricity B necessary C interesting D accident

20 A Japan B astronaut C unfortunate D approximate

C VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6pts)

I Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences (2 pts)

21 It was……… hot day that we decided to leave work early.

A such B so C so a D such a

22 When I looked round the door, the baby……… quietly

A is sleeping B was sleeping C slept D were sleeping

23 We……… Nam since he left school

A met B meet C meeting D haven’t met

24 She asked me……… at English

A if I was good B if was I good C if I good D if I am good

25 I……… television a lot but I don’t any more

A was watching B was used to watching

C used to watch D has watched

26 It was……… to see my old friends again after a long time

A surprised B surprise C surprising D surprisingly

27 Noone has understood your idea, ……… ?

A has he B hasn’t he C have they D haven’t they

28 He is under sixteen, ……… he shouldn’t drive a car

A considering B so far as C so D however

29 I live in a pleasant room……… the garden

A to overlook B overlooking C overlooked D which overlooking

30 Gold……….in California in the nineteenth century

II Give the correct form of the words in brackets (2pts)

31 “Time of our lives” was the……… … song of the World Cup 2006

(OFFICE)

32 When we took an exam last year, we met a very strict……… …… (EXAM))

33 After taking an aspirin, her headache……… (APPEAR)

34 My teacher usually ……….me to take part in the ioe (COURAGE)

35 We are waiting for the……… … of his plane (ARRIVE)

36 He should read the……… well before using it (INTRODUCE)

37 The scientists have……… … predicted the direction of the storm

(SUCCESS)

38 He would never do anything to……… the lives of children

(DANGEROUS)

39 These shoes are smart, but they are very……… (COMFORT)

40 Susan always dresses very……… (FASHION)

III Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences below (1pt)

41 He wishes that he (be)……….… a famous designer one day

42 The car needs repairing It (buy)……… …….two days ago

43 You (stop)……….by a policeman if you try to cross the road now

44 I’m very fond of Jane, but I (not see)……….……much of her recently

45 We are going to have our house (repair)……… next month

IV Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition to complete the sentences below (1pt)

46 Nam isn’t here at the moment He’ll be back ……… …… a few minutes

47 Sales of jeans went ……… … and the storekeepers got a lot of money

48 The teacher divided the class……… …… two groups

49 Everybody was very surprised……….the news on the TV this morning

50 Miss Lan’s school is preparing ………the coming Teacher’s Day

D READING COMPREHENSION (5pts)

I Read the following passage and choose the best answers (2pts)

LEARNING A LANGUAGE

Speech is one of the most important (51)………of communicating It consists of far

more than just making noises To talk and also to (52)………by other people, we have tospeak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (53)………that everyone agrees stand for a particular object or idea Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language

Learning a language properly is very (54)……… The basic (55)………of English is not very large, and only about 2000 words are needed to speak it quite (56)

………… But the more words you know, the more ideas you can (57)………and themore precise you can be about their exact meaning

Words are the (58)………… thing we use in communicating what we want to say The way we (59)………the words is also very important Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (60)………whether we are pleased or angry, for instance

51 A ways B reasons C rules D tests

52 A be examined B be talked C be understood D be spoken

54 A important B expensive C simple D easy

55 A word B vocabulary C grammar D structure

56 A good B fluent C well D perfect

57 A grow B need C pass D express

58 A most B main C certain D full

59 A send B talk C say D pass

60 A asks B understands C knows D shows

II Read the following passage and fill each numbered blank with one suitable word.

(2pts)

My name is Joko I come from Japan I am an exchange student in the USA I am now

living with the Parker family on a farm 38 kilometers outside Oxford Last Sunday, I (61)

……

…………on an excursion to Oxford I got up very (62)……… .After having

breakfast, I went to the bus station immediately I (63)……… a bus, (64)

……… we arrived there on time In the (65)……… , we visited the National Gallery, Big Ben and the Hyde Park I have never seen such a big clock before, so I (66)……….…… a lot of photos of it I thought it was very happy to show these photos to my parents and my friends In the afternoon, I hired a bike and went round the city

At last I entered the bookshop and I(67)…….………a dictionay and a small disc with the words “Oxford University” I met some English students in the bookshop They were veryfriendly and kind I spent some minutes (68)………English with them After that theyinvited me to their house I refused because if I had gone to their house, I would have come back home late in the evening.(69)……

……….I felt a bit tired, I had a (70)………day

III Read the passage and answer with true (T)/ false (F)/ not given (N) (1pt)

There are about 3000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the most

important ones Two-thirds of the world population speaks those languages More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue Another 400 million speak it as a

second language No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but it is only the language for more than one billion Chinese people English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area in the world It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages In many countries, the textbooks in

universities are written in English More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is composed

in English More than three-fifths of the radio stations broadcast programs in English More than half of the scientific and research journals are in English English is the language of international communication

71 ……….Chinese is the most important language

72 ……….About 66,6 per cent of the world’s population speak six major languages

73 ……… Vietnamese people speak English as their first language

74 ……….75 per cent of the world’s mail is in English

75 ……….40 per cent of the world’s radio stations use English

76 ……….English has more speakers than Chinese

77 ……… People in India speak English as their second language

79 ……… People in France speak English as their foreign language.

80 ………People in Australia also speak English

II Use the words given to write sentences about Albert Einstein (1pt)

91 Albert Einstein/ born/ 1897/ Germany/ die/ 1955

->………

94 1919/ to 1933/ live Germany/ travel/ lot/ talk/ scientists -> ………

95 1933/ leave Germany/ United States/ live/ until/ death -> ………

III Imagine that you had a weekend picnic to the countryside last Sunday Write a paragraph of about 150 words about it You mustn’t use your real name, your school and your address (2 pts) ………

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1 A little girl is reported missing/ Mary is reported missing/ A little girl is/ Mary is

2 She was last seen near the main entrance to the car fair

3 She is 3 years old

4 She is wearing blue shorts, a long- sleeved white blouse and brown shoes

5 No, she doesn’t

II (5 ×0.2 =1pt)

6 F 7 F 8 F 9 T 10 T

* Tapescript: Part “listening” of unit 2 in the teacher’s book

Attention please Here is a special announcement A little girl is reported missing She was last seen 20 minutes ago near the main entrance to the Car Fair Her name’s Mary and she is

3 years old She has short dark hair She’s wearing shorts- blue shorts and a long –sleeved white blouse She’s wearing a pair of shoes- brown shoes She may be carrying a large doll

If you see Mary, please bring her o the Information desk Her father’s waiting for her there Thank you

31 official 32 examiner 33 disappeared 34 encourages 35 arrival

36 introduction 37 successfully 38 endanger 39 uncomfortable 40

fashionably

III (5 ×0,2 =1pt)

41 be -> would be 42 buy -> was bought 43 stop -> will be stopped

44 not see -> haven’t seen 45 repair -> repaired

II (10 ×0,1 =2pts)

61 went 62 early 63 took 64 so 65 morning 66 took

67 bought 68 speaking 69 although/ though 70 wonderful/ nice/ great

82 There has been a surprising increase in the price this year.

83 Since when has Mai lived in Ho Chi Minh City?

84 Women take more interest in clothes than men (do).

85 Unless she hurries, she will be late for school.

86 He wished he had said goodbye to her at the airport.

87 So long as he arrives before eleven, she can meet him.

88 It was such a high flood that they had to live on the roofs.

89 These products have to be tested before exporting.

90 “How old is your little boy now, Mr brown?”

II (5× 0,2 = 1pt)

91 Albert Einstein was born in 1897 in Germany and died in 1955

92 He graduated from the University of Zurich in 1955

93 In 1919 he won the Nobel Prize for physics

94 From 1919 to 1933 he lived/ was living in Germany and traveled a lot to talk to (other) scientists

95 In 1933 he left Germany for the United States, and lived there until his death

III (2pts)

- mở bài: 0,5 điểm

- Thân bài: 1 điểm

- Kết bài: 0,5 điểm

*Chú ý: Các câu viết đúng ngữ pháp mới cho điểm tối đa

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

Môn: Tiếng Anh

Năm học: 2014 – 2015

Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Chú ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm có 06 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 06

- Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này.

Điểm Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1: Số phách

- Bằng số:……… ……… (Do Chủ tịch hội đồngchấm thi ghi)

- Bằng chữ:……… Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2:

……… ………

PART ONE: LISTENING (3.0 pts)

Listen to the tape and fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word: (0.215=3.0pts)

DIFERENCES Are you tall or short? Are you big or small?

People come in many different (1)……… and sizes

(2)……… people wear size small (3)………, other people wear size (4)

……… clothes There are people who wear large size clothes, some people (5)

……… wear extra large clothes

Some people are (6)………, some people are fat, some people are in (7)

We are all (14)……… sizes but is not a bad thing

It is a good thing that we are all (15)……….

PART TWO: PHONETICS (2.0 pts)

I Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the

others by circling A, B, C or D (0,2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)

2 A conserve B preserve C reserve D exhaust

4 A champion B character C match D cheerful

5 A spread B disease C health D pleasure

II Choose the word in each group which has the main stress on a different syllable from the others (0,2

x 5 = 1.0 pt)

1/ A accident B indicator C magnificent D longitude

2/ A despite B dislike C despair D distance

3/ A chemistry B physics C geography D literature

5/ A spontaneous B secondary C honesty D monarchy

PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.5 pts)

I Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (0.1 x 15 = 1,5 pts)

1 His parents died when he was very young so he was ………….………… by an aunt

A grown up B taken care C taken after D brought up

2 It was very………….………… of you to lend us your car for the whole week

3 I’m going to take a couple of days………….… … next month to help my sister move house

4 I’m surprising the performance went so well after only three………….…………

5 If he ………….………… more slowly, he would have been able to stop.

A had been driving B has driven C drove D didn’t drive

6 ………….………… I’m eating less than usual, I still seem to be gaining weight

7 Susan………….………… as a nurse for three years before her marriage

8 The police questioned me at some length and I didn’t enjoy………….…………

A to question B questioning C being questioned D to be questioned

9 You need to talk to a person……… you can trust You will feel better if youdo

10 We shall have to………….………… the meeting until next weekend, I’m afraid

11 The air is not as pure as it ………

A used to be B is used to be C is used to being D was used to be

12 The politician ………to admit that he had done anything wrong

13 I wanted some tea but there was………left in the pot

14 Why don’t you buy bananas when they are much………apples?

C less expensive than D lesser expensive than

15 He has arrived, but he talks as if he………all about that

II Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition (0.1 x 10 = 1.0 pt)

1 My younger brhother’s birthday is ……… January 24.

2 My closed friend, Linh, rented a house next door ……… mine.

3 Last night I spoke to my parents ……… my hobby.

4 Lan’s school is preparing ……… the coming May Day.

5 The teacher has divided their class ……… four small groups.

6 Environmentalists are concerned ……… the use of dynamite to catch fish

7 Every body was surprised ……… the news

8 These pictures remind me ……… my childhood.

9 That old man doesn’t take much exercise apart ……… walking.

10 Some designers have modernized the Ao dai ……… printing lines of poetry on

it.

III Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space (0.2x10 = 2.0 pts)

1 We remain close friends, despite having had many………….………… (ARGUE)

2 This is a lovely place all year round because of the great ………….………… of flowers and trees which grow in the city center (VARY)

3 The accident was tragic because of its suddenness causing the………….………… of many passengers

4 Contrary to popular………….………… Walt Disney’s first theme park was not Disneyland It was a

garden in Bel Air, California (BELIEVE)

5 The weather made their progress imppossible As it had been raining ………….………… all night,

they had to be very careful as they walked through the thick jungle (HEAVY)

6 Most ………….………… who visit Britain are surprised to find that its inhabitants are more informal than they had imagined. (FOREIGN)

7 Gold has several qualities that have made it a commodity of ………….………… value

8 All the pupils must have their parents’………….………… to go for the picnic (PERMIT)

9 Tim is one of the ………….………… on a boat trip on Lake Michigan (PARTICIPATE)

10 I received a letter of………….………… from the airport (CONFIRM)

IV Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs given in the brackets (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)

1 When the liner (1 hit) ………….………… the ice berg, most of the passengers (2 have) ………….

4 My brother spent hours (6 repair) ………….………… his motorbike yesterday.

5 Don’t forget to bring my dictionary when you (7 come………….………… ) back tomorrow.

6 We can’t find our motorbike You (8 see) ………….………… it?

7 The ao dai (9 mention) ………….………… in poems and songs for centuries, and nowadays they

are worn by many Vietnamese women at work.

8 Would you mind (10 show) ………….………… me how to send an e-mail?

PART FOUR: READING (4.0 pts)

I Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage (0.1 x 10 = 1.0 pt)

Today, in China, (1)………….………… large scale destruction of forests has occurred, the government has required that every citizen (2)………….………… the age of 11 and 60 plant three to five trees (3)………….

………… year or do the equivalent amount of work in other forest (4)………….………… The government claims that at (5)………….………… 1000 million trees have been planted in China every year (6)………….………… 1982 In western countries, increasing consumer demand for wood products that have been produced cause forest landowners and forest industries to become (7)………….

………… accoutable for their forest management and timber harvesting practices.

The Arbor Day Foundation’s Rain Forest Rescue program is a charity that helps to (8)………….………… deforestation The charity uses money to buy

up (9)………….………… preserve rainforest land before the lumber companies can buy it The Arbor Day Foundation then (10)………….………… the land from deferestation.

4 A services B destructions C extinction D damage

7 A increase B increasing C increasingly D increased

8 A pollute B motivate C encourage D prevent

10 A protects B supplies C provides D destroy

II Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)

People are destroying the Earth The seas and rivers are too dirty (1)………….…… … swim in There is (2)………….…… … much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to (3)………….…… … in many of the world’s cities On one well known city, for examples, poisonous gases from cars (4)………….…… … the air so much that policemen have to wear oxygen masks We (5)……….… … cut down so many trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world As a (6)………….…… …., so many farmers

in parts of Africa can not (7)………….…… … enough to eat In some countries in Asia (8)………….

…… …., is so little rice Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside wild animals are quickly (9)………….…… … For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed too many for them

to survive However, it isn’t so simple to talk about the (10)………….… … We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it Join us now!

III Circle best option A, B, C or D to answer following questions: (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)

Dear Grandma and Grandpa,

Thank you both for the wonderful wedding present Both Jill and I have always wanted to go to France and visit the many museums We were so shocked when we first saw the airplane tickets that we almost fainted! It was more than we could have hoped to receive airplane tickets to France as a wedding present! Paris is wonderful! The only trouble is trying to decide where to go I want to go to the museums, but Jill wants to see more of the beautiful traditional churches In the end, we decided to see the churches in the morning (when the weather is cool), and the museums in the afternoon (because they’re air-conditioned) This allows us to get the most sight-seeing done during our two-week stay There are many coffee shops, too Jill likes sitting outsite and watching people, but I like sitting inside where I can enjoy the smell of the coffee French coffees are so much more aromantic and stronger than the coffee we are used to back home Thanks again for the lovely trip! We sent you a postcard, but I think we will arrive back home before you get it It is

a picture of the Eiffel Tower.

Love,

Freddy and Jill

1 What did Freddy’s grandparents give him and Jill for a wedding present?

A Tickets to a museum B A cake C Some coffee D A trip to France

2 Based on this letter, which of the following could be inferred?

A Freddy and Jill hate to travel.

B Freddy is an indoor person, and Jill is an outdoor person.

C Freddy is an outdoor person, and Jill is an indoor person.

D Both Freddy and Jill are indoor people.

3 Why did they decided to visit the museum in the afternoon?

A The art is better in the afternoon.

B They could get a discounted price in the afternoon.

C The museums are closed in the mornings.

D The weather is hot and the museums have air conditioning.

4 How long was their trip?

A The reading does not say B One week C Two weeks D One month

5 Freddy likes sitting inside the coffee shops……….

A because he enjoys the smell of French coffee B because it often rains outside.

C because it’s too cold to sit outside D because he likes to enjoy the music

PART FIVE: WRITING (4.5)

I Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the original one (0.2x5=1.0pt)

1 I can not go on a picnic with you because I’m not free today.

4 Weather conditions influence most people’s lives.

-> Most people’s lives …….………… ………

5 Lan was always ontime until she started going out with Nam.

-> Lan never used ……….

II Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given

in brackets Do not change the words in any way (0.2 x 5 =1.0 pt)

1 He left the letter on the table He wanted me to be sure seeing it when I came in.(so that)

5 Williamson, the policeman, lived next door. (whose)

-> The policeman……….……….……next door.

III In about 200 words write about your mother - the one you love most of all: (2.5 pts)

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

Môn: Tiếng Anh - Năm học: 2014 – 2015

PART ONE: LISTENING (3.0 pts)

Listen to the tape and fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word: (0.2

15=3.0pts)

PART TWO: PHONETICS (2.0 pts)

I Choose the word in each group which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others (0,2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)

C magnificent D distance2/ C geography3/ B intend4/ A spontaneous5/

PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.5 pts)

I Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (0.1  15 = 1.5 pts)

(15  0.1 = 1.5 pts)

II Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition (0.1 x 10 = 1.0 pt)

III Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space (0.2x10 = 2.0 pts)

1 arguments 2 variety 3 dealth 4 belief 5 heavily

6 foreigners 7 exceptional 8 permission 9 participants 10 confirmation

IV Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs given in the brackets (0.2 x

10 = 2.0 pts)

1 1 hit 2 were having 3 has never been

established 4 be converted 5 are provided

6 repairing 7 come 8 Have…seen 9 has been mentioned 10 showing

PART FOUR: READING (4.0 pts)

I Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage (0.1 x 10 = 1.0 pt)

1 D where 2 B between 3 C per 4 A services 5 A least

6 B since 7 C increasingly 8 D prevent 9 A and 10 A protects

II Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)

6 result 7 grow 8 there 9 disappearing 10 problem

III Circle best option A, B, C or D to answer following questions: (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)

1 D A trip to France

3 D The weather is hot and the museums have air conditioning.

4 C Two weeks

5 A because he enjoys the smell of French coffee.

PART FIVE: WRITING (4.5)

I Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the original one

(0.2 x 5 =1.0 pt)

1 If I were free today, I could go on a picnic with you.

2 He was said to be the best student in his group.

3 Mr Maile regretted not having said goodbye to his wife at the airport.

4 Most people’s lives are influenced by weather conditions.

5 Lan never used to be late until she started going out with Nam.

6 You can’t have locked the door Here’s the key.

II Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given

in brackets Do not change the words in any way (0.2 x 5 =1.0 pt)

1 He left the letter on the table so that I was sure seeing it when I came in.

2 The book consists of four parts, one of which has been translated into English.

3 The doctor advised me not to get up until I felt better.

4 It is nearly thirty years since John last went back to his native village.

5 The policeman whose name was Williamson, lived next door.

III In about 200 words write about your mother - the one you love most of all: (2.5 pts)

The essay must have at least three ideas below.

2 Her personality, job(s)…

3 The reasons why you love or admire her.

Notes: Don’t use proper names, address(s) or office’s name of the people you are describing.

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TRƯỜNG THCS CAO VIÊN

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2014 - 2015

Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

1 A myth B breath C tooth D with

2 A biscuits B magazines C newspapers D vegetables

3 A packed B punched C pleased D pushed

4 A call B cup C coat D ceiling

5 A month B boss C shop D got

2 Select A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress position is different from the rest (5 x 0,2 =

1pt)

6 A become B between C improve D forward

7 A assistant B holiday C colony D possible

8 A faithfully B sincerely C completely D extremely

9 A figure B ever C apply D happy

10 A salary B essential C industry D interview

B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

1 Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence (20 x 0,2 = 4 pts)

11 We love HANOI, _ in the spring

A mostly B most C especially D specially

12 Are you looking for anything in _ ?

A special B detail C peculiar D particular

13 Dress _ when you go for an interview Don’t wear your Jeans

A nice B nicely C smart D newly

14 Mexico is the most popular vacation _ for people from The United States

A target B connection C departure D destination

15 To the best of my _ , he married an Irish girl

A retention B recall C memory D recollection

16 Every Sunday we _ go walking in the park

A seldom B usually C rarely D never

17 We’ll play tennis and _ we’ll have lunch

A so B after C immediately D then

18 I feel terrible, I didn’t sleep _ last night

A an eye B a wink C a jot D an inch

19 This is the most expensive car I have _ driven

A ever B always C often D sometimes

20 The _ at the football match because violent when their team lost

A spectators B groups C observers D customers

21 Not until 1856 _ across the Mississippi River

A the first bridge was built B was the first bridge built

C the first building a brdge D the bridge building was

22 The cost of living has _ over 10 percent in the past years

A raised B raise C risen D rising

23 Now men and women remain single longer than they once _

A do B did C doing D were done

24 Two thousand miles _ a long distance

A are B make C have D is

25 When it began to rain, they _ in the yard

A played B were playing C have played D had played

26 He _ on his English study all yesterday evening

27 These chairs are _ better than the others.

A as B very C much D either

28 Why did Berth ask you _ a bicycle ?

A that if you had B do you have C that you had D if you had

29 Malaria is a disease _ by the anopheles

A transmit B transmitting C is transmitted D transmitted

30 Is swimming under water very difficult ?

No, it’s just a matter _ able to control your breathing

A to be B of being C that you are D being

2.Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters: (10 x 0,2 = 2 pts)

1 English spelling presents special ……… for foreign learners ( DIFFICULT )

2 The school is performing well, but we recognize the need for further………

( IMPROVE)

3 Let me introduce you a ……… university I think it’s really reliable ( REPUTE)

4 We placed ……… in a number of national newspapers ( ADVERTISE)

5 If you want to attend the course, you must pass the ……… examination.(WRITE)

6 We couldn’t go out because it rained ……… (CONTINUE)

7 The professor criticized his students both ……….and individually (COLLECT)

8 His teacher found that she could do the ………… with no trouble at all.(CALCULATE)

9 After the war, many soldiers turned to live in ……… (RETIRE)

10 Should we ……… this invention (PUBLIC)

3 There is a mistake in each of the following sentences Find and correct it(10 x 0,2 = 2 pts)

1 Jones tried to use chopsticks but he can’t He isn’t used to use them.

Society has changed in many ways since the (1) of computers, and people’s lives at home and at the office have been (2) _ Most people are working for fewer hours per week than they used to, and manufacturers and advertising agencies are becoming much more interested in how people spend this extra leisure time One recent report stated that, (3) _the number of hobbies had not increased, each hobby had become much more specialized.

A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would (4) _spend time with their families than stay late in the office every day Home life is seen (5) _as important as working Some companies now make managers take their annual holidays (6) _ they don’t want to, because this leads to quite an improvement in their (7) _ if they have some rest.

(8) these changes, some people are working harder than (9) _ The standard of exams is getting higher, and increased competition is making it harder to get into university than it was 20 years ago Schoolchildren and students are now having to work (10) _hard that in many cases they work longer hours than their parents.

1 A existence B introduction C recommendation D manufacture

2 A damaged B changed C transferred D affected

7 A performance B rehearsal C display D expression

8 A In addition to B Instead of C In spite of D In place of

9 A ever before B lately C ever since D never before

2 Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word (10 x 0,2 = 2 pts)

There are about 3,000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important (1) _ Two-thirds of the world’s population speaks those languages More than 400 million people speak English as their (2) tongue Another 400 million speak it as a second language No one knows (3) _many people speak it as a foreign language Chinese is the language with more speakers (4) English, but it is only (5) _language for over one billion Chinese people English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area the world (6) _ It is (7) _in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand In South Africa and India, it is one of the official languages In many countries, the textbooks in universities are (8) _in English More than three-fifths of the radio stations (9) _programs in English More than half of the scientific and research (10) are in English English is the language of international communication.

4 The girl took the gold pen by mistake.

The girl didn’t mean _

5 Several contestants withdrew from the final round.

Just a few contestants took

6 I advise you to be patient in this situation.

If I _

7 Mai had difficulty solving the problem.

B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

1 Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence (20 x 0,2 = 4 pts)

11 C 12 D 13 B 14 D 15 D 16.B 17.D 18.B 19.A 20.A 21.A 22.C 23.B 24.B 25.C 26.A 27.C 28.A 29.A 30.B

2.Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters: (10 x 0,2 = 2 pts)

1.difficultly 2 improvement 3.reputive 4.advertisement 5.writen

6.continuously 7.collectively 8.calculator 9.retirement 10.publish

5 There is a mistake in each of the following sentences Find and correct it(10 x 0,2 = 2 pts)

1.use->using 2.I ever meet-> I've ever met 3.bỏ never 4.spoke-> had spoken

5.because->so 6.attend->attending 7.drive-> driving 8.spend->spending

9.didn't tell->hadn't told 10.would->will

C READING COMPREHENSION

1.Read the passage and circle the best option to complete the passage: (10 x 0,2 = 2 pts)

1.B introduction 2.D affected 3.C although 4.B rather 5 C to be

6.C even if 7.A performance 8.C In spite of 9.A ever before 10 D so

2 Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word (10 x 0,2 = 2 pts)

(1) ones (2) mother (3) how (4) than (5) the

(6) over (7) spoken/used (8) written (9)broadcast (10) journals/publications

D WRITING

1.Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means nearly the same as the sentence printed before it.(10 x 0,3 = 3 pt)

1 They were made to work very hard by the boss.

2 If only I had succeeded in finding the solution.

3 Everyone is sometimes surprised at/by John’s behavior.

4 The girl didn’t mean to take the gold pen.

5 Just a few contestants took part in the final round.

6 If I were you, I would be patient in this situation.

7 Mai came up against (some) difficulty solving the problem.

8 He doesn’t think much of English food.

9 The discotheque was crowded with/full of people.

10 Had he had/brought (enough/some) money with him, he would/could have bought the shirt.

2 In about 200 words, write about the benefits of the Internet (3pts)

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

Năm học: 2014 - 2015 Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Chú ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm có 06 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 06.

- Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này

Điểm Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1: Số phách

- Bằng số:……… ……… (Do Chủ tịch hộiđồng chấm thi ghi)

- Bằng chữ:……… Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2:

………

……… ………

I LISTENING: (3pts)

Listen then complete the dialogue:

A: What are you going to have for breakfast?

B: I just have some (1)……… each morning

A: You're (2)……… to always have a hearty breakfast

B: I don't always have time to (3)……… breakfast

A: It's (4)……… to make a quick breakfast

B: What do you have for breakfast?

A: When I need to make a(5)……… breakfast, I just make some oatmeal, (6)…… , and OJ.B: That's a good idea

A: It's not time (7)……… at all

B: It(8)……… take much time to make?

A: Would you like me to make (9)………?

B: Why don't you make me some (10)……… and toast?

II PHONETICS: ( 2.0 pts)

a Choose one word that has the unđerhned part pronounced differently from tbe others by circling A, B, C, or D: (5  0,2 = 1.0 pt)

12 A economy B occasion C freedom D logical

15 A invited B arrived C mentioned D loved

b Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B,

C, or D: (5  0,2 = 1.0 pt)

16.A practical B designer C minority D occasion

18.A enjoyment B pagoda C collection D business

19.A economical B federation C itinerary D complication

20.A advertise B deposit C candidate D institute

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III VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: ( 6.5 pts)

a Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (20 0,2 = 1,5pts)

21 Don't forget part in the Mid-Fall Festival tonight

22.My mother is capable _ writing the book report

23 Minh's classmates a picnic in the mountain in the past three days

24 The students are always about doing the experiment in their Physics class

A excited B interested C bored D tired

25 When you see the traffic light turn into red, you _ stop

26 Because the lift was _, we had to use stairs to reach the fifth floor

A out of order B in order C operated D run out of

27 Mr Ba will have his house yellow next Sunday

A to repaint B repaint C repainted D repainting

28 When I came in, they _ newspapers in the library

A read B were reading C are reading D will read

29 The girl to the hospital after the accident is my closest friend

30. the gift they gave, she felt very happy

A Because B Thanks C Because of D In spite

31 Where is your sister? - She _ vegetables in the garden

A grows B will grow C was growing D is growing

32 I hope they _ the report by 9 o’clock tomorrow morning

A finish B will finish C are going to finish D would finish

33 It is careless _ you to break the vase

34 As soon as he opened the door, he found someone had his house

A broken down B broken into C broken out D broken up

35 We will hold a party in a luxurious _ November the third 2013

b Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition (1.0 pt)

36 Most American men earn average about $110 a week

37 He is married my friend

38 You’d better not drink that milk, Joe It’s gone

39 Are you aware the regulations concerning the use of guns?

40 I used to watch the postman's arrival to seize unwanted envelopes and tear off the corner with the stamp stuck on it

c Complete the sentences with appropriate form of the word in block capitals (1.0 pt)

41 are trying to find out new stars SCIENCE

42 He was turned down for the job because he wasn’t QUALIFY

43 My colleagues are very pleasant but the manager is a little FRIEND

44 Teenagers are now dressed FASHION

45 Some people claim to be able to the future TELL

d Put the verbs given in the brackets into their appropriate tenses or forms (2.0 pts)

46 Peter did not get used to (get) up early when he first came to Vietnam

47 By the time your brother (return) here next year, the city will have changed

a lot

48 What tune (play) when we came in?

49 I wish I (know) her address now

50 They (learn) English from nine to ten in this room Don’t let anyone disturb them then

51 The prisoner is thought (escape) by climbing over the wall yesterday

52 Five kilometres (be) a long way for a little boy to walk

53 He stepped down from the bench on which he (stand) and walked out of the room

54 He (serve) in the army in the last war

55 She regrets (not/ buy) that house It is much more expensive now

e In each of the following sentences, the 4 words or phrases are marked A, B, C or D Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct and correct it (1.0 pt)

56 The police has not decided whether or not to charge the four young men

What is money? The pound, the dollar or the franc are actually just like a gram or

a kilometre The difference is that you can exchange money for something (61) A five pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweets, or a (62) of cinema tickets But the note itself is only a printed (63)

of paper which costs almost nothing to make

Thousands of years (64) people didn't have money as we know(65) There were no banks (66) even shops In thosedays, Mr Green, the farmer exchanged the corn he (67) grown for Mr.Hive's honey This was an exchange arranged between the two (68) , each

of whom had something that the other wanted But in time, most societies inventedtheir own "currencies" (69) that people could exchange more Thedifferent currencies began to join together, which is why (70) everyoneuses a national currency

63 A slice B part C side D piece

70 A tomorrow B today C recently D soon

b Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word in each space (1.0 pts)

People have always dreamed of living forever, and although we all know this will (71) happen, we still want to live as long as possible Naturally, there areadvantages and disadvantages to a long (72)

In the first place, people (73) live longer can spend more time withtheir family and friends Secondly, people who have busy working lives look forward to a long,relaxing time when they can do the things they have never had time for

(74) the other hand, there are some serious disadvantages Firstly,many people become ill and consequently have to (75) time in hospital orbecome (76) on their children and friends Many of them (77) this dependence annoying or embarrassing In addition to this, the (78) .people get, the fewer friends they seem to have because old friends die or become ill and it'soften (79) to make new friends

To sum up, it seems that living to a very old age is worthwhile for people who stayhealthy (80) to remain independent and enjoy life

c Read the following passage and choose the correct answers (A, B, C, or D) (2.0 pts)

After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man

However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late Nobel preferred not to

be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death,

he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile

contributions to mankind Originally there were five awards literature, physics, chemistry,medicine and peace Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the firstawards ceremony

Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest onthis sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000

Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards arepresented to the winners Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges'decisions Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literatureprizes

No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II.Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes

81 The word "foresaw" is nearest in meaning to

82 All of the following statements are true EXCEPT:

A awards vary in monetary value

B ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention

C politics plays an important role in selecting the winners

D a few individuals have won two awards

83 The passage implies that Nobel's profession was in

84 The word "worthwhile" is closest in meaning to

85 What is the main idea of the passage?

A Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite

B Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity

C Alfred Nobel left all his money to science

D Alfred Nobel made lasting contribution to humanity

88 The bus takes longer than the train

→ The train does……….………

89 I have never seen such a mess in my life!

91 Susan regrets not going to the airport to say goodbye to her friend (WISHES)

→ Susan the airport to say goodbye to her friend

→ He still ……….…… despite his age

93 Despite knowing the area well, I got lost (EVEN)

→ I got lost ……… the area well

→ I have you my plans

→ Graham has ……… doing research

c Composition (2.5 pts)

Write an essay at least 200 words about “Learing a foreign language is very useful”.

THE END

-HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

NĂM HỌC: 2014 – 2015 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

I LISTENING:

A: What are you going to have for breakfast?

B: I just have some cereal each morning.

A: You're supposed to always have a hearty breakfast.

B: I don't always have time to make breakfast.

A: It's easy to make a quick breakfast.

B: What do you have for breakfast?

A: When I need to make a quick breakfast, I just make some oatmeal, toast, and OJ.

B: That's a good idea

A: It's not time consuming at all.

B: It doesn't take much time to make?

A: Would you like me to make something?

B: Why don't you make me some oatmeal and toast?

II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:

a Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences (15 0,1 = 1,5 pts)

46 getting 47 returns 48 was being played 49 knew

50 will be learning 51 to have escaped 52 is

53 had been standing 54 served 55 not buying

71 not/ never 72 life 73 who/that 74 On 75 spend

76 dependent 77 find 78 older 79 hard/difficult 80 enough

Part 3 (2.0 points)

IV WRITING:

a (1.0 point)

86 This is the first time I have seen this film

87 He denied being/ having been there/ (that) he had been there at the/ that time

88 The train does not take as long as the bus (does)

89 Never in my life have I seen such a mess!

90 That car belongs to my father

b (1.0 point)

91 wishes she had gone to

92 has not retired

93 even though I knew

94 no intention of telling

95 devoted all his time to

c (2.5 points)

Notes: The mark given to part 3 is based on the following scheme:

- Content: (50% of the total mark)

- Organization and presentation: (20% of the total mark)

- Language: (20% of the total mark)

- Handwriting, punctuation and spelling: (10% of the total mark)

TRƯỜNG THCS DÂN HÒA NĂM HỌC 2014- 2015

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút( không kể thời gian

giao đề)

PART ONE: LISTENING (0.3 x 10 = 3.0 pts) : Listen and fill in the missing words:

Are you looking for a cheap, clean, effective source of power that doesn’t

cause (1) ……… or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar

energy from our (2) ……… At present , most of our electricity comes form the

use of coal, gas, (3) ………, or nuclear power This power could be(4) ……… by

the sun One percent of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is (5) ………

to provide for the total population

Many (6) ……… are already using solar energy Solar panels are placed

on the (7) ……… of a house and the sun’s energy is used to heat water The

energy can be stored for a (8) ……… of days, so on cloudy days you can use

solar energy too

Sweden has an advanced solar energy (9) ……… There, all buildings will

be heated by solar energy and cars will use solar power instead of gas by

the year (10) ………

Your answers:

PART TWO: PHONETICS (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)

I Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)

4 A headache B character C stomach D challenging

II Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C

or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)

2 A opportunity B decoration C temperament D expectation

3 A activity B electricity C simplicity D pollution

4 A explanation B experiment C achievement D discovery

5 A interview B industry C essential D difficult

PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.5 pts)

I Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (0.1 x 15 = 1,5 pts)

1 Lots of people …… yoga to relax

2 We…….a lot of sightseeing when we were in Athens

3 All the boys are good at cooking, but ……… is as good as the girls