Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 huyện Bảo Thắng năm học 2014 - 2015

VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN HUYỆN BẢO THẮNG LỚP THCS – NĂM HỌC 2014 - 2015 ĐỀ THI HSG MÔN TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) (Bài thi có trang) SECTION I LISTENING (4pts) Task Listen and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for each question below (2pts) 01 What does having a long face represent? A The face is not short B The face is narrow but long C Represents happiness D Represents unhappiness 02 What happened at work that caused the long face? A He got a promotion B A different person got a promotion C He got a raise D He lost his job 03 What topic are they talking about? A Fun classes at school B Being busy at work C Stress from work D Drinking and partying 04 What they plan on drinking? A Coke B Whiskey C Beer D Water Task Listen to the dialogue then answer the questions (2pts) 01 What is Mark doing right now? VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí 02 What day of the week is it? 03 What are they planning on doing? 04 When are they going to meet? SECTION II LANGUAGE FOCUS (4pts) Phonetics (1pt) 1.1 Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic part pronounced differently from the rest Circle your option (0,6 pt) 01 A near B dear C hear D bear 02 A missed B raised C laughed D watched 03 A government B moment C comment D development 04 A whether B ethnic C clothing D these 05 A carrot B ceiling C cereal D circle 06 A kingdoms B nations C plants D lends 1.2 Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern from the others Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (0,4 pt) Ex: A notice B depend C climate D separate Answer: B 01 A comic B police C fashion D cotton 02 A remote B amount C purpose D museum 03 A entertainment B information C education D television 04 A enormous B humorous C generous D dangerous Lexical - Grammar (3pts) 2.1 Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (0,8pt) 01 The winter in Sapa is so cold and wet I wish it warmer and drier A would be B will be C was D were 02 When Minh was a child, he to school by bicycle His school was next to his house, so he walked there A didn't used to go B wasn't used to go C didn't used to wentD didn't use to go 03 are for both boys and girls to wear VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí A Blouses and sandals B T-shirts and jeans C Dresses and T-shirts D Sandals and skirts 04 If you want to lose weight, you eat more vegetables and more exercise A should B might C must D have to 05 Playing English games always makes us A liked B enjoyed C excited D interested 06 You’d rather watch TV this evening, ? A isn’t it B hadn’t you C wouldn’t you D won’t you 07 When the Queen gets up in the morning, seven people her A look at B look after C look into D look for 08 His classmates studied singing, acrobatics, gymnastics martial arts A but B or C and D Because 2.2 Give the correct form of each verb in bracket to complete the following sentences (1pt) 01 If you (be)……(a)………… in my position now, what (you do)……(b)……….? (a) ……………………… …… (b) ……………… …………… 02 John (do) ……(c)……… the test again at the moment because he (not pass) ………(d)…… it the first time (c) …………………………… (d) ……………………………… 03 When I (pass) ……(e… her house the other day, I saw her (water) ……(f)…….the trees in the garden (e) …………………………… (f) ……………………………… 04 Tom (finish) ……(g)………… this course when his father (return) ………(h)…… next month (g) …………………………… (h) ……………………………… 05 She (read) …(i)… the book for over three days, and she (read)…(k)…… more than two hundred pages (i) …………………………… (k) ……………………………… 2.3 Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition (0,4pt) 01 It is very cold here night VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí 02 I wish you'd stop complaining your job Try to finish it 03 Hung has worked ten years now 04 We both thank you the bottom of our hearts 2.4 Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete the sentences below (0,4pt) Ex: It's a lovely old house, I agree, but can we afford to (modern) it? => modernize 01.Yesterday the headmaster gave a long but very interesting (speak) to the newcomers => _ 02 The situation was (hope) Nobody could anything to help => _ 03 There were over fifty (music) in the orchestra => _ 04 All students have tried hard to pass the university (enter) exam => _ 2.5 Each of the following sentences has underlined parts (A, B, C and D) One of these parts contains an error For each sentence, circle the part that contains error (0,4pt) 01 Ben said he had invited Sarah to the party but she refuses A B C D 02 Have an English pen pal is a good way to learn writing skill A B C D 03 Both French and English are speaking in Canada A B C D 04 His teacher encouraged him taking part in the competition A B C D SECTION III READING (6pts) Read the passage below and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for each space Circle your option (2,5pts) UNICEF means the United Nations Children's Fund It serves children in (1) all over the world It helps children of (2) races, nationalities, religions and VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí political systems in more than 140 worldwide countries The (3) of UNICEF is to help provide a better life for children and their mothers UNICEF (4) both long-term assistance and emergency UNICEF was (5) in 1946 to help bring food and medicine to children who suffered during World War two in Europe It began (6) a temporary agency, but became a permanent part of the United Nations in 1953 (7) the need for its services around the world UNICEF's primary concern is to help governments of developing countries improve the (8) of life for almost one billion children UNICEF's main office is in the United Nations, New York City, (9) it also has more than 40 offices and 100 programs worldwide In 1965, UNICEF won the Nobel Peace Prize (10) its work helping children and building brighter future 01 A communities B organizations C groups D society 02 A every B all C some D few 03 A view B purpose C opinion D intention 04 A receives B gets C takes D gives 05 A found B produced C created D built up 06 A like B with C for D as 07 A due to B in spite of C since D for 08 A cost B level C character D quality 09 A and B besides C but D moreover 10 A as B with C for D in Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word in each space (2,5pts) TRAVELING A hundred years ago, most people traveled on foot, by train, or on horseback Railways made (1) possible to travel rapidly over long distances (2) _ were also becoming popular, after the invention of the air - filled tire, which made cycling a lot more comfortable Buses, trams and underground railways (3) _ invented, and cities all over the (4) _ already had traffic jams There were very (5) private cars and city streets were still full of horses What a difference a hundred years have made? Nowadays we have got used (6) _ the VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí problem of private cars, and some cities are (7) _ noisy and polluted that in many places vehicles have been banned from the city center (8) _ will we travel in a hundred years’ time? Perhaps by then there will be only personal helicopters (9) may be no need to travel to work or school in the future, since everyone will have a computer at home There might even be more (10) _ walking and horse - riding, for pleasure and exercise Write your answers here: 10 Read the passage and then answer the questions below (1pt) Zamenhof invented a new language called Esperanto to improve understanding between people of different countries He showed Esperanto to his friends to find out what they thought about it Later in the same year he went to study at a university in Moscow He wanted to improve Esperanto Zamenhof's friends then worked hard to spread the new language They try to persuade schools throughout the world to teach it However, only a few people today speak Esperanto because more and more people use English as a foreign language Questions: 01 Why did Zamenhof invent Esperanto? 02 What did he in Moscow? 03 Who helped him to spread Esperanto? 04 Do most people today speak Esperanto? Why or why not? SECTION IV WRITING (4pts) Read the first sentence, and then complete the second sentence with the same meaning (2pts) 01 “Close the office door but not lock it”, the manager said to me => The manager asked VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí 02 “Why don’t you complain to the company, Jane?”, said Mr John => Mr John suggested 03 We could not get nearer because of the police => The police 04 I didn’t arrive in time to see my aunt off at the airport last night => I wasn’t 05 You can improve your English by practicing speaking every day => If 06 It was such hot news that I couldn’t help announcing it to my classmates => The news 07 He failed the exam because of his laziness => Because he 08 They were playing football at 3.00 o'clock yesterday afternoon => Football Write a passage of more than 120 words supporting the argument that living in the countryside is better than living in the city (or living in the city is better than living in the countryside) (2pts) >>>The end>>The end ... end