ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 Năm học: 2013 - 2014 Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) I. PHONETICS: a. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C, or D: (3 × 0,2 = 0,6 pt) 1 A. nurse B. bury C. hurt D. curly 2. A. rays B. bays C. days D. says 3. A. leaf B. knife C. café D. of b. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C, or D: (3 × 0,2 = 0,6 pt) 4. A. industry B. interest C. suburb D. equality 5. A. medicine B. decide C. distance D. patient 6. A. arrangement B. relationship C. scientist D. improve II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: a. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (20 × 0,2 = 4,0 pts) 7. We usually write to each other ……… A. every two weeks B. every week twice C. two every week D. none is correct 8. If you look ……… the book, you can find what you need. A. at B. for C. up D. through 9. Do you think we’ll find a solution ……… the problem? A. to B. for C. of D. about 10. I feel sick now. I wish I so much cake. A. not ate B. didn’t eat C. hadn’t eaten D. wouldn’t have eaten 11. … for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the project. A. If it had been B. If it hadn’t been C. Had it been D. Hadn’t it been 12. “Who is Mr. Madely?” “ I have no idea. I’ve never heard him”. A. about B. from C. after D. of 13. lion dancing is very popular in Vietnam, my friend, Andy, does not enjoy it. A. But B. Although C. If D. However 14. Harry: “Thank you for your help, Judy.” – Judy: “…………” A. With all my heart B. Never mention me C. It’s my pleasure D. No problem 15. It’s so hot today. Let’s go out for a drink, ________? A. will we B. do we C. should we D. shall we 16. ……… many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass on phone messages. 1 TRƯỜNG THCS TAM HƯNG A. Wherever B. Whatever C. Whenever D. However 17. She never let you cook the meals, ? A. didn't she B. doesn't she C. did she D. does she 18. If you had taken my advice, you in this mess now. A. wouldn’t be B. won’t be C. aren’t D. wouldn’t have been 19. It’s no use a language if you don’t try to use it. A. to learn B. learned C. learning D. learn 20. She drove so that she had an accident. A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly 21. Jack’s shoes are very dirty . They need A. cleaning B. cleaner C. to clean D. clean 22. His pronunciation causes me a lot of . A. difficulties B. difficult C. difficulty D. difficultly 23. We lived in that on the corner. A. old house brick small . C. small old brick house B. brick small old house. D. house brick small old 24. . he comes in half an hour, we shall go alone A. Because B. If C. Unless D. When 25. He took his seat quietly , . A. in order that not to disturb their conversation. C. in order not disturb their conversation . B. so as to disturb their conversation D. so as not to disturb their conversation . 26. I’m really angry with her. She is always ________ so to me. A. says B. saying C. to say D. says b. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word: (7 × 0,2 = 1,4 pts) Food plays an important part in the development of nations. In countries where food is scare, people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat . This usually slows down progress, because men have little time to devote to science, industry, government, and art . In nations where food is (27) and easy to get , men have more time to spend in activities that lead to progress and (28) of leisure . The problem of (29) good food for everybody has not yet been solved . Many wars have been (30) for food . But it is no longer necessary to go to war for food. Nations are beginning to put (31) knowledge to work for a (32 ) of their food problems . They work (33) in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations produce more food. -> Your answers: 27. …….…… … … 28.…….…… … … 29.…….…… … … 30…….…… … … 31. ….…… … … 32. ….…… … … 33. …….…… … … c. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in BLOCK CAPITAL. (0) has been done as an example. (7 × 0,2 = 1,4 pts) 34. Hanoi is much more ________ from Kuala Lumpur. DIFFERENCE 35. Mr John caused an accident yesterday. He drove very ________. CARE 36. Nowadays, many people are interested in saving money and ________ resources. NATURE 2 37. Ba is the ________ student in his class. GOOD 38. The ________ told us not to take reference books out of the school library. LIBRARY 39. Last Sunday afternoon, the students in class 9A walked up the ________ to visit MOUNTAINOUS the shrine of a Vietnamese hero. 40. The consumers want products that will work ________ and save money. EFFECT -> Your answers: 34. …….…… … … 35. …….…… … … 36.…….…… … … 37…….…… … … 38.…….…… … … 39. …….…… … … 40. …….…… … … d. Identify the error in the following sentences. (10 × 0,2 = 2,0 pts) 41. Just look at Mary. She looks so beautifully today. A B C D 42. It seems difficult for us having a trip abroad at the moment. A B C D 43. We have to save energy because save energy is very necessary. A B C D 44. Thanks for TV, people can enjoy interesting programs in an inexpensive and convenient way. A B C D 45. Japan is the country where occurs the most earthquakes in the world. A B C D 46. There is still evidence for people to believe in the exist of UFOs. A B C D 47. Fountain pens first became commercial available about a hundred years ago. A B C D 48. I like to go to the countryside and my little sister does, either. A B C D 49. We are confident that we will be ability to persuade our friends to keep the school clean. A B C D 50. The town we visited was a four-days journey from our hotel, so we took the train instead A B C of the bus. D III. READING: a. Read the passage and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage: (10 × 0,2 = 2,0 pts) SCHOOL LUNCH Research has shown that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to school do not eat (51) in the middle of the day. In Britain schools have to (52) meals at lunchtime. Children can (53) to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen. One shocking finding of this research is that school meals are (54) healthier than lunches prepared by parents. There are strict standards for the preparation of school meals, which have to include one portion of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy 3 item and starchy food like bread or pasta. Lunchboxes (55) by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Children consume twice as much sugar (56) they should at lunchtime. The research will provide a better understanding of why the percentage of overweight students in Britain has (57) in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot criticize parents, but it can remind them of the (58) value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Small changes in their children’s diet can (59) their future health. Children can easily develop bad eating (60) at this age, and parents are the only ones who can prevent it. 51. A. appropriately B. properly C. probably D. possibly 52. A. give B. provide C. make D. do 53. A. prefer B. manage C. want D. choose 54. A. many B. much C. more D. less 55. A. examined B. found C. taken D. investigated 56. A. so B. than C. as D. such 57. A. increased B. expanded C. extended D. added 58. A. positive B. healthy C. nutritional D. good 59. A. damage B. predict C. destroy D. affect 60. A. behaviors B. styles C. attitudes D. habits b. Read the passage, and do the task below: (5 × 0,2 = 1,0 pt) Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5,000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings. When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly. To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized. 61. We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because A. it has become very important in our culture B. people have been writing since there have been human beings C. writing is secondary to language D. human beings have been writing for at least 5,000 years 62. The author of the passage argues that A. writing has become too important in today’s society B. speech is more basic to language than writing C. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write D. all languages should have a written form 4 63. In the author’s judgment, A. writing has more advantages than speech B. speech is essential but writing has important benefits C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does D. writing is more real than speech 64. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Writing has become so important in our culture. B. It is easy to acquire the writing skill. C. Writing represents speech, but not perfectly. D. Speech is essential but writing has important benefits. 65. The word “advantage” in the last paragraph most closely means A. benefit B. rudiments C. domination D. skill c. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (10 × 0,2 = 2,0 pts) 66. Rebecca (wear) ……… a new dress today because it is her birthday. 67+68. He (die) ……… of cancer last year. He must (smoke) ……… a lot. 69+70. I don’t think it is worth (spend) ……… money on it. It (be) ……… there in the shop for ages. 71. It’s time we (do) ……… something to stop road accidents. 72. (Convince) ……… that they were trying to poison him, he refused to eat anything. 73. You should wear several layers of clothing (keep) ……… warm. 74. Up to now it (visit) ……… by thousands of people. 75. Cuckoos (not – build) ……… nests. They use the nests of other birds. -> Your answers: 66…………… 67…………… 68…………… 69…………… 70…………… 71…………… 72…………… 73…………… 74…………… 75…………… IV WRITING: a. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning. (5 × 0,2 = 1,0 pt) 76.The last time I played soccer was in 2010. I haven’t ………………………………………… ………………………….…….…. 77. She left her bag at the bus-stop yesterday. Her bag……………….…………………….……….…………………………………. 78. I prefer staying at home watching “The Voice” to going out for a coffee. I’d rather………………………………………………………… ………………….…. 79.Mark is too young to stay at home alone at night. Mark is not……………………………………………………….……………….…. 80.“Why do you come back?” he asked me. He asked me ………………………… …………………………….…….…….……… b. Put the words or phrases in correct order to make sentences. (5 × 0,2 = 1,0 pt) 0. /Singapore/ on/ Monday/ arrives/ in/ morning/ she/. She arrives in Singapore on Monday morning. 81./like/ school/ at/ Some/ pupils/ uniforms/ do/ not/ wear/ to/. …………………………………………………………………………………….…. 5 82./any/ We/ news/ have/ not/ recently/ her/ received/ from/. ……………………………………………………………………….………………. 83./sick/, /homework/ Although/ her/ she/ going/ she/ was/ before/ finished/ to/ bed/. ……………… ………………………………………………………………….……. 84. I/ the/ shop/ last/ shoes/ writing/ which/ I/ about/ at/ bought/ am/ to/ complain/ your/ week/. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 85./Many/ spend/ television/ so/ on/ that/ people/,/ especially/ to/ much/ time/ children/ they/ do/ have/ time/ do/ important/ not/ other/ things/. …………………………………………………………………………………… c. Write a paragraph (150- 200 words) about a festival or a celebration in your country, using the following brief notes : (3,0pts) Tam Hưng ngày 28/ 10/ 2013 Người ra đề Mai Ngọc Ánh ĐÁP ÁN VÀ BIỂU ĐIỂM I. PHONETICS: a. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C, or D. (3 × 0,2 = 0,6 pt) 1. B. bury 2. D. says 3. D. of b. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C, or D. (3 × 0,2 = 0,6 pt) 6 4. D. equality 5. B. decide 6. C. scientist II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: a. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (20 × 0,2 = 4,0 pts) 7. A. 8. D. 9. A. 10. C 11. B 12. D 13. B 14. C 15. D 16. D 17. C 18. D 19. C 20. D 21. A 22. C 23. C 24. C 25. D 26. B b. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word: (7 × 0,2 = 1,4 pts) 27. plentiful 28. enjoyment 29. providing 30. fought 31. scientific 32. solution 33. together c. Complete the following passage with an appropriate form of the word in BLOCK CAPITAL. (0) has been done as an example. (7 × 0,2 = 1,4 pts) 34. different 35. carelessly 36. natural 37. best 38. librarian 39. mountain 40. effectively d. Identify the error in the following sentences. (10 × 0,2 = 2,0 pts) 41. D 42. C 43. C 44. A 45. B 46. D 47. B 48. D 49. B 50. B III. READING: a. Read the passage and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage (10 × 0,2 = 2,0 pts) 51. B 52. B 53. D 54. B 55. A 56. C 57. A 58. C 59. D 60. D b. Read the passage, and do the task below: (5 × 0,2 = 1,0 pt) 61. A 62. B 63. B 64. B 65. A c. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (10 × 0,2 = 2,0 pts) 66. is wearing 67. died 68.have smoked 69.spending 70. has been 71. did 72. Convinced 73. to keep 74.has been visited 75. don't 7 IV WRITING: a. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning. (5 × 0,2 = 1,0 pt) 76. I haven’t played soccer since 2010. 77. Her bag was left at the bus-stop yesterday. 78. I’d rather stay at home watching “The Voice” than go out for a coffee. 79. Mark is not old enough to stay at home alone at night. 80. He asked me why I came back. b. Write complete sentence using the suggested words. (5 × 0,2 = 1,0 pt) 81. Some pupils don’t like to wear uniforms at school. 82. We haven’t (recently) received any news from her recently. 83.Although she was sick, she finished her homework before going to bed. 84.I am writing to complain about the shoes which I bought at your shop last week. 85.Many people, especially children spend so much time on television that they do not have time to do other important things. c. Write about 150- 200 words. (3,0pts) Bài viết phải đảm bảo có được những phần và chi tiết sau: + Opening : - Which festival ? (được 0,5 điểm) - Where ? When ? Why ? + Main body : - How is it celebrated ? (general). (được 2,0 điểm) - What happens ? (details). - Food and drink ? + Ending : How does it end ? (được 0,5 điểm) 1. Mở bài: Nêu được chủ đề của bài viết. (được 0,5 điểm) 2. Thân bài: Nêu được ít nhất 5 ý về việc đồng ý hay không đồng ý với quan điểm trong bài về việc học Tiếng Anh nói chung và với việc học phần “Speak” nói riêng, có ví dụ chứng minh thuyết phục về những quan điểm đó hay gợi ý cách học bài nói có hiệu quả, đặc biệt đối với học sinh các trường trung học phổ thông (được 2,0 điểm) 3. Kết luận: Tóm tắt, khẳng định lại tất cả lý do đã trình bày ở phần Thân bài. (được 0,5 điểm) + Opening : - Which festival ? - Where ? When ? Why ? + Main body : - How is it celebrated ? (general). - What happens ? (details). - Food and drink ? 8 + Ending : How does it end ? Language : (5 ®iÓm) - Exact Vocabulary . 1 ® - Correct spelling . 1 ® - Correct tenses . 1 ® - Correct prepositions , articles 1 ® - Good connectors KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 (VÒNG 1) Năm học: 2012 - 2013 Họ tên, chữ ký của người coi thi - Giám thị số 1: ……………………… ……………………… - Giám thị số 2: ……………………… ……………………… MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Ngày thi: ……….tháng……….năm 2013 Số báo danh: ………. Họ và tên thí sinh: ……………………………………………………… Sinh ngày: ……….tháng……….năm ………. Nơi sinh:…………………………………………………………… Nam (nữ)………. Học sinh trường THCS………………………………………………………………… Chú ý: - Thí sinh phải ghi đầy đủ các mục ở phần trên theo sự hướng dẫn của giám thị. - Thí sinh không được ký tên hay dùng bất cứ ký hiệu gì để đánh dấu bài thi (ngoài việc làm bài theo yêu cầu của đề thi). - Bài thi không được viết bằng mực đỏ, bút chì, không được viết bằng hai thứ mực. - Phần viết hỏng, ngoài cách dùng thước để gạch chéo, không được tẩy xóa bằng bất kỳ cách gì khác (kể cả bút xóa). - Trái với các điều trên, bài làm của thí sinh sẽ bị loại. 9 . KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 (VÒNG 1) Năm học: 2012 - 2013 Họ tên, chữ ký của người coi thi - Giám thị số 1: ……………………… ……………………… - Giám thị số 2: ……………………… ……………………… MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Ngày thi: . ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 Năm học: 2013 - 2014 Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) I. PHONETICS: a. Choose one word. thi: ……….tháng……….năm 2013 Số báo danh: ………. Họ và tên thí sinh: ……………………………………………………… Sinh ngày: ……….tháng……….năm ………. Nơi sinh: …………………………………………………………… Nam (nữ)………. Học sinh trường THCS…………………………………………………………………