Đề thi hsg lớp 9 môn tiếng Anh

People everywhere enjoy eating what they have always been eating, and there is very little we can do to change our eating habits.. People everywhere enjoy eating what they have always be

SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC

-ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

(Đề thi gồm 4 trang)

KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2011- 2012

ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

-PART I LISTENING

You are going to listen to a talk about telephone services Listen carefully and fill the missing words in the blanks You should write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each blank You will hear the talk TWICE.

Alarm calls, to (1) you up in the morning, should be booked before 10:30 pm the (2) evening Transferred charged calls are (3) where the people you want to speak to (4) to pay for your call to them Transferred charge calls can also be (5)

to many countries (6) Personal calls are those where you tell the operator (7) of the person you wish to (8) You are not connected if that person cannot be (9) , though a message can be (10) for him or her to ring the operator later This service is normally (11) for international calls as well

For emergency calls, if you want the police, fire or (12) _ services in an emergency, dial 999 Tell the operator the (13) you want Give your exchange and number of all figure number as appropriate Wait until the emergency (14) answers Then give them the full address where help is needed and other necessary information 999 calls are (15)

PART II PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in each group.

2 A beautiful B company C collection D comfortable

3 A participate B environment C activation D intelligent

4 A excellent B relation C addition D formation

5 A surprise B pleasant C allow D discuss

PART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

I Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer among four options (A, B, C or D).

1 I ate so many cakes that in the end I had to my belt

2 At the moment she’s considering a car

3 It is possible may assist some trees in saving water in the winter

A to loose leaves B that the loss of leaves

C when leaves have lost D the leaves are lost

4 I hate it there is no one in the office

5 the salary meets my expectations, I will accept the job offer

6 excellent art museums, Moscow has a world-famous ballet company

A In addition to B Because of C In case of D In spite of

7 “Thanks for your help.” ~ “ want more information, call again tomorrow

A Were you B Should you C Might you D Had you to

8 Mrs Dawson was given the award in of her services to the hospital

A spite B recognition C charge D sight of

9 Police believe there is a between the two crimes.

10 The chairman’s announcement was allow by a debate

II Choose the best word or phrase from the four options marked A, B, C or D to explain the underlined part in each sentence below Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

1 His teaching has a profound effect on me

A depth B affection C affliction D influence

2 Scott seized the opportunity to present the proposal to the director

A realized B grasped C rendered D delivered

3 Of course, I liked my drum very much

A Actually B Naturally C Luckily D Generally

4 To lead a healthy life, you should have a good diet with essential vitamins

5 My uncle plays the guitar very well He is an accomplished guitarist

A well-educated B well-equipped C well-trained D well-done

III Each of the following sentences has one mistake Find the mistake and correct it.

1 Some of the will probably want to dance during they are listening to the records

2 San Peter, that you recommended, did an excellent job

3 We had a long discuss about the problem but we couldn’t solve it

4 Your local tourist office produced an especial book for visitors to your area

5 If you enjoy cycling for pleasant, doing it in London can be a shock

IV Use the word given in capital to form a word that fits in the gap in the sentences.

1 The high mountain climate is cold and _ HOSPITABILITY

2 Every human has twenty-three pairs of chromosomes in most cells TYPICAL

3 The bones of mammals, not like those of other vertebrates show a high degree of

DIFFER

4 The idea that the sun ‘raises’ is a popular UNDERSTAND

5 Mozart wrote his first symphony by his eighth birthday and was high as a professional

V Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition Write the answers on your answer sheet.

1 His wife can never talk easily to him They seem to have nothing _ common

2 Don’t judge a man his clothes

3 I don’t know him for sure, but his face seems familiar _ me

4 See what the sign read “Entrance request.”

5 The factory smoke looked white the grey winter sky

PART IV READING

I Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct option marked A, B, C or D to answer the questions.

Isn’t it amazing how much time we spend talking about food ? “ Have you ever eaten…?”“ What did you have for lunch?” and so on And yet when you travel from one country to another, you find that people have quite different feelings about food People often feel that what they eat is normal, and that what other people eat is strange or silly

In most parts of Asia, for example, no meal is complete without rice In England, people eat potatoes every day In the Middle East, bread is the main part of every meal Eating, like so many things we do, becomes a habit which is difficult to change Americans like to drink a lot of orange juice and coffee The English drink tea four or five times a day Australians drink large amount of beer and the French drink wine every day

The sort of meat people like to eat also differs from one country to another Horsemeat is thought to be delicious in France In Hong Kong, some people enjoy eating snakes New Zealanders eat sheep meat, but they never eat goat meat The Japanese don’t like to eat sheep meat because of its smell, but they enjoy raw fish

So it seems that although eating is a topic that we can talk about for hours, there is very little common sense in what we say about it People everywhere enjoy eating what they have always been eating, and there is very little we can do to change our eating habits

1 The writer thinks that _

A people eat only what is normal to everybody

B people often change their feelings about food

C people have different opinions about food

D people like eating different foods as they travel from one country to another

2 In many Asian countries _

A people almost always have rice in their meals B rice is a perfect food

C rice is included in every menu D rice is completely eaten

3 The text is mainly about _

A people’s attitude to food B the importance of meat

C strange dishes in the world D food and life

4 The Japanese enjoy eating raw fish because _

C it is well boiled D it is not good to have fish cooked

5 People everywhere think that _

A we can spend few hours talking about food

B there is very little common sense in talking about food

C there is very little common sense in what we say about eating habits

D we should do much to change our eating habits

II Read the passage and fill in each blank with one suitable word

The United States has a new national park It is Great Basin It is the first national park in Nevada The new park is (1) the eastern part of Nevada, near the border with Utah It is far from any city

An American explorer John Charles Fremont traveled through the area in the early 1800’s He found the land shaped (2) a bowl So he named it the Great Basin It is a land of unusual beauty and sharp differences

For example, you can climb a mountain (3) with green forest, and then cook yourself

in a field of snow as you arrive at the (4) _ Here and there, sharp rocks push you out through the snow Among the rocks you might see homes of the golden hawk, a bird that was once in (5) _ of dying out

You can camp in a campground on the edge of Lehman Caves (6) caves are a group

of large underground rooms (7) of limestone You can walk through them for about a kilometer Before the park opened, the caves ware the center of interest for anyone traveling (8) this area

The State of Nevada has wanted a national park more than sixty years (9) _ have always been the opposite ideas from people who believed that a park would harm mining and

agricultural interests The bill that set up the park, however, promises that mines will remain open, and that sheep and cows will continue to feed (10) the mountain sides

III Complete the following passage by choosing A, B, C or D to fill in each blank.

I am very sorry that I was unable to (1) _your birthday party last Saturday afternoon I had been looking forward to your party for weeks and I would (2) _have gone

to it if I had not (3) _a terrible cold on the evening before the party When I woke late Saturday morning, I felt weak all over I didn’t have enough (4) _to get out of my bed by myself Around 11 am my mother came to my room to see why I hadn’t come (5) _for breakfast yet When she saw how pale my face looked, she was very worried She immediately went

to the bathroom, got a thermometer from the medicine-chest and came back and (6) _my temperature When she found that I was (7) _a temperature of 400C, she immediately sent for the family doctor After the doctor had (8) _me and given me an injection and some medicine, he advised me to stay in bed for the next few days (9) _I very much wanted to attend your birthday with you, I could not

I hope that you and your guests (10) _yourself at the party I will visit you as soon as I’m up and about again

Yours sincerely

1 A attend B participate C take part D celebrate

7 A running B enjoying C suffering D heating

9 A In spite of B Even if C Although D Since

PART V WRITING

I Write the sentence beginning with the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1 My suit needs to be cleaned before the interview

 I must

2 James spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract

 James didn’t

3 I haven’t been to Bristol for three years

 The last time

4 “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat, Anna?” he asked

 He suggested

5 The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor

 Unless

II Write a passage (150-200 words) on the following topic: ‘Most teachers think that homework

is necessary’ How far do you agree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant

examples from your own knowledge and experience.

-THE

END -SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2011- 2012

-ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

(Đề thi gồm 4 trang)

ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

-PART I LISTENING

You are going to listen to a talk about telephone services Listen carefully and fill the missing words in the blanks You should write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each blank You will hear the talk TWICE.

Alarm calls, to (1) _wake _ you up in the morning, should be booked before 10:30 pm the (2) _previous _ evening Transferred charged calls are (3) _those _ where the people you want to speak to (4) _agree _ to pay for your call to them Transferred charge calls can also be (5) made to many countries (6) abroad Personal calls are those where you tell the operator (7) _the name _ of the person you wish to (8) speak to You are not connected if that person cannot be (9) found , though a message can be (10) _left _ for him or her to ring the operator later This service is normally (11) available for international calls as well

For emergency calls, if you want the police, fire or (12) _ambulance services in an emergency, dial 999 Tell the operator the (13) service you want Give your exchange and number of all figure number as appropriate Wait until the emergency (14) authority answers Then give them the full address where help is needed and other necessary information 999 calls are (15) _free _

PART II PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in each group.

2 A beautiful B company C collection D comfortable

3 A participate B environment C activation D intelligent

4 A excellent B relation C addition D formation

5 A surprise B pleasant C allow D discuss

PART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

I Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer among four options (A, B, C or D).

1 I ate so many cakes that in the end I had to my belt

2 At the moment she’s considering a car

3 It is possible may assist some trees in saving water in the winter

A to loose leaves B that the loss of leaves

C when leaves have lost D the leaves are lost

4 I hate it there is no one in the office

5 the salary meets my expectations, I will accept the job offer

6 excellent art museums, Moscow has a world-famous ballet company

A In addition to B Because of C In case of D In spite of

7 “Thanks for your help.” ~ “ want more information, call again tomorrow

A Were you B Should you C Might you D Had you to

8 Mrs Dawson was given the award in of her services to the hospital

A spite B recognition C charge D sight of

9 Police believe there is a between the two crimes

10 The chairman’s announcement was allow by a debate

II Choose the best word or phrase from the four options marked A, B, C or D to explain the underlined part in each sentence below Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

1 His teaching has a profound effect on me

A depth B affection C affliction D influence

2 Scott seized the opportunity to present the proposal to the director

A realized B grasped C rendered D delivered

3 Of course, I liked my drum very much

A Actually B Naturally C Luckily D Generally

4 To lead a healthy life, you should have a good diet with essential vitamins

5 My uncle plays the guitar very well He is an accomplished guitarist

A well-educated B well-equipped C well-trained D well-done

III Each of the following sentences has one mistake Find the mistake and correct it.

1 Some of the will probably want to dance during they are listening to the records.(while)

2 San Peter, that you recommended, did an excellent job (who)

3 We had a long discuss about the problem but we couldn’t solve it (discussion)

4 Your local tourist office produced an especial book for visitors to your area (tourism)

5 If you enjoy cycling for pleasant, doing it in London can be a shock (pleasure)

IV Use the word given in capital to form a word that fits in the gap in the sentences.

1 The high mountain climate is cold and _inhospitable HOSPITABILITY

2 Every human _typically has twenty-three pairs of chromosomes in most cells TYPICAL

3 The bones of mammals, not like those of other vertebrates show a high degree of _differentiation_

DIFFER

4 The idea that the sun ‘raises’ is a popular _misunderstanding _ UNDERSTAND

5 Mozart wrote his first symphony by his eighth birthday and was high as a professional

V Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition Write the answers on your answer sheet.

1 His wife can never talk easily to him They seem to have nothing in _ common

2 Don’t judge a man _by/ from/ on _ his clothes

3 I don’t know him for sure, but his face seems familiar to _ me

4 See what the sign read “Entrance _on _ request.”

5 The factory smoke looked white _against _ the grey winter sky

PART IV READING

I Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct option marked A, B, C or D to answer the questions.

Isn’t it amazing how much time we spend talking about food ? “ Have you ever eaten…?”“ What did you have for lunch?” and so on And yet when you travel from one country to another, you find that people have quite different feelings about food People often feel that what they eat is normal, and that what other people eat is strange or silly

In most parts of Asia, for example, no meal is complete without rice In England, people eat potatoes every day In the Middle East, bread is the main part of every meal Eating, like so many things we do, becomes a habit which is difficult to change Americans like to drink a lot of orange juice and coffee The English drink tea four or five times a day Australians drink large amount of beer and the French drink wine every day

The sort of meat people like to eat also differs from one country to another Horsemeat is thought to be delicious in France In Hong Kong, some people enjoy eating snakes New Zealanders eat sheep meat, but they never eat goat meat The Japanese don’t like to eat sheep meat because of its smell, but they enjoy raw fish

So it seems that although eating is a topic that we can talk about for hours, there is very little common sense in what we say about it People everywhere enjoy eating what they have always been eating, and there is very little we can do to change our eating habits

1 The writer thinks that _

A people eat only what is normal to everybody

B people often change their feelings about food

C people have different opinions about food

D people like eating different foods as they travel from one country to another

2 In many Asian countries _

A people almost always have rice in their meals B rice is a perfect food

C rice is included in every menu D rice is completely eaten

3 The text is mainly about _

A people’s attitude to food B the importance of meat

C strange dishes in the world D food and life

4 The Japanese enjoy eating raw fish because _

C it is well boiled D it is not good to have fish cooked

5 People everywhere think that _

A we can spend few hours talking about food

B there is very little common sense in talking about food

C there is very little common sense in what we say about eating habits

D we should do much to change our eating habits

II Read the passage and fill in each blank with one suitable word

The United States has a new national park It is Great Basin It is the first national park in Nevada The new park is (1) in the eastern part of Nevada, near the border with Utah It is far from any city

An American explorer John Charles Fremont traveled through the area in the early 1800’s He found the land shaped (2) like a bowl So he named it the Great Basin It is a land of unusual beauty and sharp differences

For example, you can climb a mountain (3) _covered _ with green forest, and then cook yourself in a field of snow as you arrive at the (4) top _ Here and there, sharp rocks push you out through the snow Among the rocks you might see homes of the golden hawk, a bird that was once

in (5) _danger of dying out

You can camp in a campground on the edge of Lehman Caves (6) These/ The caves

are a group of large underground rooms (7) _made _ of limestone You can walk through them for about a kilometer Before the park opened, the caves ware the center of interest for anyone traveling (8) _through _ this area

The State of Nevada has wanted a national park more than sixty years (9) There _

have always been the opposite ideas from people who believed that a park would harm mining and

agricultural interests The bill that set up the park, however, promises that mines will remain open, and that sheep and cows will continue to feed (10) _on _ the mountain sides

III Complete the following passage by choosing A, B, C or D to fill in each blank.

I am very sorry that I was unable to (1) _your birthday party last Saturday afternoon I had been looking forward to your party for weeks and I would (2) _have gone

to it if I had not (3) _a terrible cold on the evening before the party When I woke late Saturday morning, I felt weak all over I didn’t have enough (4) _to get out of my bed by myself Around 11 am my mother came to my room to see why I hadn’t come (5) _for breakfast yet When she saw how pale my face looked, she was very worried She immediately went

to the bathroom, got a thermometer from the medicine-chest and came back and (6) _my temperature When she found that I was (7) _a temperature of 400C, she immediately sent for the family doctor After the doctor had (8) _me and given me an injection and some medicine, he advised me to stay in bed for the next few days (9) _I very much wanted to attend your birthday with you, I could not

I hope that you and your guests (10) _yourself at the party I will visit you as soon as I’m up and about again

Yours sincerely

1 A attend B participate C take part D celebrate

7 A running B enjoying C suffering D heating

9 A In spite of B Even if C Although D Since

PART V WRITING

I Write the sentence beginning with the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

1 My suit needs to be cleaned before the interview

 I must have my suit cleaned/ have someone clean my suit before the interview.

2 James spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract

 James didn’t sign the contract without speaking/ until he spoke to his lawyer.

3 I haven’t been to Bristol for three years

 The last time I was in Bristol was three years ago.

4 “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat, Anna?” he asked

 He suggested that Anne should put her luggage under the seat.

5 The child will die if nobody sends for a doctor

 Unless somebody sends for a doctor, the child will die

II Write a passage (150-200 words) on the following topic: ‘Most teachers think that homework

is necessary’ How far do you agree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant

examples from your own knowledge and experience.

Marking scheme

The impression mark is based on the following scheme:

1 Content (10 points): a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate

2 Language (5 points): a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students

3 Presentation (5 points): coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students

Suggested passage 1

There's much controversy about the necessity of daily homework for students Some say homework

is necessary since only practice makes perfect, while others disagree because they believe a student should have the freedom to study whatever in whatever forms just as he/she likes to In my opinion, daily homework is necessary for students

Firstly, a teacher could assign homework as a guide for the students to study To learn something, a student needs help of a teacher because he/she does not have an overall understanding of the knowledge he is going to study as the teacher This means, at the beginning, a student could not well plan his/her study, just as a kid who is for the first time in a swimming pool could do nothing but play with water In addition, a teacher could make a good study plan for him/her, so that he/she could learn efficiently

Secondly, sometimes, even when a student, especially a young one, has already understand what he/ she should do in order to master some skill or knowledge, he/she is still unwilling to do this for the lack of motivation Hey, don't tell me that you have never been lazy at all when you were young Some homework could function as a task for the student to perform which is helpful to motivate him/her

Thirdly, homework is an important form of feedback for a teacher to understand the affectivity of his/her work As I have mentioned before, a teacher makes a study plan for the students; but does it really work? Or does it work for all the students? It is not difficult to know this only if the teacher pays some attention to the homework of the students Then he/she may be able to find if there's some problems in his/her teaching, and make corresponding adjustment of his/her teaching, either for all the students or for a single one Without some feedback, it is impossible for the teacher to do this A test is also a good form of feedback, but obviously one or two tests are not enough, and sometimes this kind of feedback just comes too late

However, this conclusion might be misleading that one may believe all forms of homework are necessary Actually, only proper amount of homework in proper forms is acceptable; some homework may not only fail to help the students, but on contrary bore them, so much so that they may lose their innate interest to study "Proper" homework, in my opinion, should vary in its forms;

it might be some extensive reading, a paper, or even just a game, as well as other ordinary exercises Moreover, it should leave enough freedom to the students so that they could do things they really like to do with self-motivation, rather than unwillingness We should always remember that homework is something for us to guide the students, rather than drive them Only if a teacher keep this in his/her mind, the homework could be of most help to the students

Suggested passage 2

"You must finish your assignment when coming back from school,” my mother always told me when I was a child Therefore, I am used to doing my homework as my first thing at home

According to my habits and fondness I am unanimous with this statement that teacher assign homework everyday Maybe others hate doing homework every day because they take it as a burden which will reduce their time for playing games Here! Let me tell you why I advocate it The main reason is that teachers assigning homework everyday really helps me go over my lessons

I have had on class Through my homework I can understand the knowledge by myself and get what

the teacher said the most important things in order in my brain I really liked playing and postponed homework to the next day Woo! That realize an old saying "Bite more than you can chew”

Another reason is that completing homework everyday will help to raise habit that everyone need think in his/her own way independently What teacher teaches us is just their understanding track and what we gain on class is just others' experience

What I discussed above is just two points of many persuasive ones To some extent, we may obey the rule "Always work and study makes Jack a dull boy"

But if all these factors are contemplated the advantage of assigning homework everyday carry more weight than those of the opposite one What I agree with is just personal idea Maybe you can remember this word “Going over what you've learned will give you more new knowledge."

Suggested passage 3

Many teachers assign homework to students everyday, and they seldom doubt it However, as far as

I am concerned, it is not necessary

To begin with, not every teacher has classes everyday For instance, a chemistry teacher may have

no class on Monday It makes students learn nothing new about chemistry that day As a result, it becomes unnecessary for the chemistry teacher to assign homework Because if the teacher still assigns homework, perhaps the students will not have enough time to review what they have learned that day, such as physics and biology

In addition, everyone must have his or her own leisure time Students are not machines They cannot work without any rest Even if a machine works everyday, its efficiency will become lower and lower and refuse to work finally So the teachers must let students have some spare time, when they can play games, have a picnic and do other things they like It is good to children’s health

Last but not least, assigning homework everyday is not a scientific way of studying Suppose you must do physics homework everyday After several weeks, you will probably think physics is so boring that it no longer interests you How could one learn physics well under such circumstance? I think the only way to solve this problem is not to assign physics homework everyday

So from what has been discussed, one can reach only this conclusion that daily homework is not necessary at all

Suggested passage 4

Most students in this world struggle daily with their homework Many teachers believe that daily homework is the key to education and school success I agree with this opinion Here are my reasons First, daily homework can reinforce the knowledge students learned at school A student cannot concentrate every minute, and remember everything that a teacher taught in class Daily homework is the best way for students to review what he learned during the day, and study on the problems that he do not understand, and prepare for the next day’s work

Second, daily homework is the bases of succeed in exams This is especially true for those students who are not so bright, and the only way to succeed in school is doing homework each day Whenever the homework flags the class behavior dips, the social behavior is muddled, and the grades take a nosedive No matter what the ability of a student, daily homework is the key to students’ school success

Third, daily homework can help students develop good learning habits Learning is not always an enjoyable experience and students always need to spend hard time on it Daily homework can form a