PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THÀNH PHỐ THANH HOÁ KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ DỰ THI CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2014-2015 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 THCS Đề thi có 4 phần, gồm 5 trang Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: 06 tháng 01 năm 2015 Part A : PHONETICS (5 points) Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group. 1. A. prefer B. classmate C. Christmas D. neighbor 2. A. engineer B. corporate C. difficult D. different 3. A. punctual B. tolerant C. utterance D. occurrence 4. A. successful B. humorous C. arrangement D. attractive 5. A. construction B. typical C. glorious D. purposeful Part B : LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR (40 points) I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. ( 15 points ) 6. These clothes are fashionable and ___________ . Do you agree with me? A. only B. merely C. unique D. uniquely 7. Poets are normally inspired with beauty. They write a lot of beautiful poems thanks to this __________ . A. inspire B. inspiring C. inspiration D. inspired 8. There is a frequent child death in the area. The frequency of child death is ________ A. being investigated B. be investigated C. to be investigated D. to investigated 9. There is enough _______ about aspects of American life here. A. information B. announcement C. declaration D. qualification 10. Do you know that ________ of the awards are coming on Sunday? A. the reception B. the recipients C. the receptionists D. the receipts 11. I rang him _______ before the police arrived. A. in B. on C. down D. up 12. She ________ her neighbour’s children for the broken window. A. accused B. complained C. blamed D. denied 13. The film lasted three hours with______ of 15 minutes between part one and part two. A. an interval B. a pause C. a stop D. an interruption 14. The child was told to ______ for being rude to his uncle. A. excuse B. apologise C. forgive D. confess 15. Brigette thinks her dress is a little too long, so she plans to get it _______ . A. shortened B. shorten C. being shortened D. to have shortened 16. Carry a spare tyre _______ you have a puncture on the way. A. unless B. incase C. if D. provided that 17. What would you do if war _______ ? A. break out B. will break out C. were to break out D. breaks out 18. The children _______ that their parents were always checking on them. A. demanded B. suggested C. reminded D. complained 19. Soda has a bitter taste than other soft liquids but it is _______ people. A. healthier for B. healthier than C. as healthy as D. more healthy than 20. The journey, _______ alone for most of the way, was in the name of charity. A. I undertook B. that I undertook C. which I undertook D. undertaking 1/5 II. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form (10 points) 21. I (think) ________ since yesterday over what you said. 22. Tell me the truth, you (shock)______ by what I said? 23-24. Coming into the room he (see) ______ Dasy where he (leave)______ her. 25-26. Peter was badly hurt when his car hit another car. If he (wear) _______ his seat belt, he (not hurt) _______ so badly. 27-28. Oh, you (come) ______ at last. Lan just (ask)______ for you. 29. Can you tell me about our school plan tomorrow? - We (visit)________ the museum in the morning. 30. From the clink of dishes one could tell that supper (prepare) _______ . III. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters. (10 points) It’s a marvelous idea for children to do some cooking at an early age. Generally (31)………………, most children can’t wait to help in the kitchen and love getting involved in the (32) ……………… of their meals. They should be (33) ……………… to do so, and care should be taken to (34) …………………they enjoy the experience. It is important to show them how to do things (35)………………. but they shouldn’t be criticized too much. Although the finished result may not be quite to your (36)……………… , the young cook will undoubtedly find it quite the (37)……………… food he or she has ever eaten. Kitchens can, of course, be (38)…………… places and so the absolute (39)………… of keeping an eye on children at all times cannot be emphasised too (40) ………………… . Sharp knives, for example, should be avoided until children are old enough to handle them safely. SPEAK PREPARE COURAGE SURE CORRECT LIKE TASTY DANGER IMPORTANT HEAVY IV. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English. (5 points) 41. Even though the bankers are still arranging the loan, the architect prepares the building A B C D plans. 42. As an editor, she has to do a great amount of reading, but she says that the fact that she A B has to read a great deal doesn’t bother her because she used to it. C D 43. When heavy rains were threatened to flood the fields, the farmers had their crops A B picked earlier than they had intended. C D 44. They still say that in case he had gone into the greengrocery business when he left A B school he would be comfortably off now instead of being poor. C D 45. Some animals need more highlier developed sense cells than man to survive in their A B C struggle for existence. D 2/5 Part C : READING (25 points) I. Fill each gap in the passage with ONE suitable word. (10 points) English is said to have one of the most difficult spelling systems in the world. Take a look (46 ) these four words: anxious, passion, ashore, and ocean. They all spell the /ʃ/ sound differently. English (47 ) 14 different spellings for the /ʃ/ sound. Throughout history, the spelling of English words hasn’t changed as much as their sounds (48……… ) . For example, people once pronounced the k in knife and gh in right. We (49 ) longer say those letters, but we’re kept the old spelling. English also tends to keep the spelling of words it (50 ) from other languages. The typical (51 ) of differences between spelling and pronunciation in English are the six different pronunciation of ough. Say these (52 ) aloud: bough, cough, thorough, through, and rough. The spelling ou have different pronunciations in (53 ) word. The English language is unusual in the way it borrows and grows. New word (54 ) constantly being introduced. The verb to google is a new word that means to do a fast Internet search. It comes (55 ) Google, the widely used Internet search website. II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage. (10 points) A fox fell into a well and couldn’t get (56) again. Finally, a thirsty goat came by and saw the fox (57) the well. “Is the water good?” The goat asked. “Good!” said the fox. “It’s the best water I’ve ever (58) in my whole life. Why don’t you come down and try it?” The goat was very thirsty, so he (59) into the well. When he finished drinking, he (60) for a way to get out of the well, but, of course, there wasn’t any. Then, the fox said, “I have an excellent idea. Stand on your back legs and place your front legs firmly (61) the front side of the well. Then, I’ll climb onto your back and, from there. I’ll step on your (62) and be able to get out. When I’m out, I’ll help you get out, too.”. The goat thought this was a good idea and (63) the advice. When the fox was out of the well, he quickly and quietly walked away. The goat called loudly after him and (64) him of the promise he had made to help him out. But the fox turned and said, “You should have as much sense in your head as you have hairs in your beard. “You jumped into the well (65) making sure you could get out again”. Moral: Look before you leap. 56. A. in B. into C. out D. from 57. A. on B. in C. out D. from 58. A. looked B. smelt C. sounded D. tasted 59. A. came B. jumped C. run D. went 60. A. looked B. watched C. researched D. saw 61. A. in B. at C. against D. on 62. A. ears B. horns C. tail D. trunk 63. A. did B. heard C. used D. followed 64. A. recalled B. reminded C. remembered D. repeated 65. A. after B. since C. while D. before III. Read the passage and choose the best answer. ( 5 points) Winter driving is dangerous because it’s so difficult to know what is going to happen and accidents take place so easily. Fog can be waiting to meet you over the top of the hill. Ice might be hiding beneath the melting snow, waiting to send you off the road. The car coming towards you may suddenly slide across the road. 3/5 Rule Number One for driving in icy roads is to drive smoothly. Uneven movements can make a car suddenly very difficult to control. So every time you turn the wheel, touch the brakes or increase your speed, you must be as gentle and as slow as possible. Imagine you are driving with a cup of hot coffee on the seat next to you. Drive so that you wouldn’t spill it. Rule Number Two is to pay attention to what might happen. The more ice there is, the further down the road you have to look. Test how long it takes to stop by gently braking. Remember that you may be driving more quickly than you think. In general, allow double your normal stopping distance when the road is wet, three times this distance in snow, and even more on ice. Try to stay in control of your car at all times and you will avoid trouble. 66. What is the writer trying to do in this text? A. to complain about bad winter driving. B. to give information about winter weather. C. to warn people against driving in winter. D. to advise people about safe driving in winter. 67. Why would somebody read this text? A. to find out about the weather. B. to get information on driving lessons. C. to learn about better driving. D. to decide when to travel. 68. What does the writer think? A. People should avoid driving in the snow. B. Drivers should expect problems in winter. C. People drive too fast in winter. D. Winter drivers should use their brakes less. 69. Why does the writer talk about a cup of coffee? A. to explain the importance of smooth movements. B. because he thinks refreshments are important for drivers. C. because he wants drivers to be more relaxed. D. to show how it can be spilt. 70. Which traffic sign shows the main idea of the text? A. Drive Carefully – Ice On Road Ahead B. Reduce Speed Now – Fog Ahead C. Drive Carefully – Road Repairs Ahead D. Slow Down – Accident Ahead Part D : WRITING (30 points ) I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. ( 10 points ) 71. Petrol last year was 24,000VND a litre. At the beginning of this year it was 22,000VND. Now it is 17,000VND. → Petrol prices 72. Nobody was really to blame for that kind of accident. à It was the kind of accident 73. “OK. It was my mistake. I’m sorry.” Paul said. à Paul admitted 74. People think the jewels were stolen by one of the guests. à One of the guests 75. Robert has not had a job for two years. 4/5 à Robert has been 76. The teacher started to write the lesson plan right after he returned home. à Hardly 77. I don’t suppose you have change for 2 pounds, do you? à Do you happen 78. I can’t help laughing at his funny face. à I find it difficult 79. I am sure you didn’t lock the front door because here’s the key. à You can’t have 80. It wouldn’t make any difference if you offered me a million pounds, I still wouldn’t sell! à Even if II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. (10 points) 81. Angus rarely takes a holiday. (rare) à It take a holiday. 82. We lost the game because of my mistake. (fault) à It was win the game. 83. Are you planning to do anything on Suturday? (plans) à Do Suturday? 84. Tim looks nothing like his father. (take) à Tim his father at all. 85. The film I saw last week was better than this one. (good) à This film the one I saw last week . 86. He has always respected and admired his professor. (to) à He has always his professor. 87. Guessing Mary’s age isn’t easy. (tell) à It’s hard old Mary is. 88. You’ve got to send that card today or you’ll miss your mother’s birthday? (had) à You that card today or you’ll miss your mother’s birthday. 89. Unfortunately you wrote the wrong name on the cheque. (made) à Unfortunately you the wrong person. 90. My aunt was determined to pay for our tickets. (insisted) à My aunt for our tickets. III. Write a paragraph about 150- 200 words on the following topic ( 10 points ) Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “It’s better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a big city.” _________________ The End _______________ Họ và tên thí sinh: ……………………… …… Số báo danh: Phòng thi: 5/5 PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THÀNH PHỐ THANH HÓA KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ DỰ THI CẤP TỈNH CÁC MÔN VĂN HÓA LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC: 2014 – 2015 HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM Môn: Tiếng Anh- Lớp 9 Part A : PHONETICS (5 points) Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group. 1. A. prefer 2. A. engineer 3. D. occurrence 4. B. humorous 5. A. construction Part B : LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR (40 points) I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. ( 15 points ) 6. C. unique 7. C. inspiration 8. A. being investigated 9. A. information 10. B. the recipients 11. D. up 12. C. blamed 13. A. an interval 14. B. apologise 15. A. shortened 16. B. incase 17. C. were to break out 18. D. complained 19. A. healthier for 20. C. which I undertook II. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form (10 points) 21. have been thinking 22. were you shocked 23-24. saw - had left 25-26. had been wearing - wouldn’t have been hurt 27-28. have come – has just asked 29. are going to visit/are visiting 30. was being prepared III. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters. (10 points) 31. speaking 32. preparation 33. encouraged 34. ensure 35. correctly 36. likeness 37. tasteful 38. dangerous 39. importance 40. heavily IV. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.(5 points) 6/5 41. C 42. D 43. A 44. A 45. B Part C : READING ( 25 points ) I. Fill each gap in the passage with ONE suitable word. (10 points) 46. at 47. has 48. have 49. no 50. borrows 51. examples 52. words 53. each 54. are 55. from II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage. (10 points) 56. C. out 57. B. in 58. D. tasted 59. B. jumped 60. A. looked 61. C. against 62. B. horns 63. D. followed 64. B. reminded 65. D. before III. Read the passage and choose the best answer. ( 5 points) 66. D. to advise people about safe driving in winter. 67. C. to learn about better driving. 68. B. Drivers should expect problems in winter. 69. A. to explain the importance of smooth movements. 70. A. Drive Carefully – Ice On Road Ahead Part D : WRITING ( 30 points ) I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. ( 10 points ) 71. Petrol prices are cheaper and cheaper. 72. It was the kind of accident for which nobody was really to blame. 73. Paul admitted that it was his mistake and apologized. 74. One of the guests is thought to have stolen the jewels. 75. Robert has been out of job/jobless/unemployed for two years. 76. Hardly had the teacher returned home when he started to write the lesson plan./ Hardly did the teacher return home when he started to write the lesson plan. 77. Do you happen to have change for 2 pounds? 78. I find it difficult not to laugh at his funny face. 79. You can’t have locked the front door because here’s the key. 80. Even if you offered me a million pounds, I still wouldn’t sell. II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. (10 points) 81. is rare for Angus to 82. my fault we didn’t 83. you have (any) plans for 84. dosen’t take after 85. isn’t as/so good as 86. looked up to 7/5 87. to tell how 88. had better send 89. made the cheque out to/made out the cheque to 90. insisted on paying III. Write a paragraph about 150- 200 words on the following topic (10 points ) ( 10 points ) Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “It’s better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a big city.” HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM: Tổng số câu: 100 câu Bài thi chấm theo thang điểm: 20 Điểm bài thi làm tròn đến 0,25 Tổng số point thi sinh làm đúng Điểm bài thi = 5 8/5 . GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THÀNH PHỐ THANH HOÁ KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ DỰ THI CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2014-2015 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 THCS Đề thi có 4 phần, gồm 5 trang Thời. và tên thí sinh: ……………………… …… Số báo danh: Phòng thi: 5/5 PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THÀNH PHỐ THANH HÓA KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ DỰ THI CẤP TỈNH CÁC MÔN VĂN HÓA LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC: 2014. city.” HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM: Tổng số câu: 100 câu Bài thi chấm theo thang điểm: 20 Điểm bài thi làm tròn đến 0,25 Tổng số point thi sinh làm đúng Điểm bài thi = 5 8/5