đề thi và đáp án thi hsg tiếng anh lớp 9 và bài tập luyện thi hsg

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠOĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨCKỲ THI CHỌN HSG GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS VÒNG TỈNHMôn thi: Tiếng AnhThời gian làm bài 120 phút( Đề thi gồm 06 trang)ĐỀ 2I. LISTENING: (2ms)Part 1: Listen to people giving their addresses. Complete the missing information. (1ms) 1. ........................ Cumberland Avenue. 2. ....................... University Drive, flat............... 3. .......................Wellington Street. 4. .......................Grant Street. 5. ......................Judd Street, flat....................

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Question I: Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently

from the others (5p):

2 A economy B occasion C freedom D logical

5 A invited B arrived C mentioned D loved

Question II Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others (5p):

1.A practical B designer C minority D occasion

3.A enjoyment B pagoda C collection D business

4.A economical B federation C itinerary D complication

5.A advertise B deposit C candidate D institute

Question III Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence (10p):

1 She speaks Chinese as as I do

2 Jim is five centimeters than Tom

3 The harder she works, the _ money she earns

4 Lucy answered the questions _ than Sarah

A intelligent B more intelligently C most intelligent D more

intelligent

5 I knew they were talking about me they stopped when I entered the room

6 The librarian told us not reference books out of the library

7 When I came to visit her last night , she a bath

8 He has really worked hard so far, he?

9 Nobody liked the film, ?

A does he B doesn’t he C did they D didn’t they

10 the students in my class enjoy taking part in social activities

of

Question IV Provide the correct form of the words in brackets (10p):

1 It’s very _ ( HEALTH ) to live in damp room

2 I’m not used to (DRIVE ) on the left

3 He was punished for his (LAZY)

4 We had a very (ENJOY) evening in Lon don last month

5 I believe you because I know you are (TRUTH)

6 Nam is very _ (INTEREST) in computer

7 He drives so _ (CARE ) that he is sure to have an accident

8 I am (CONFIDENCE) he will succeed in his chosen career

9 Ba has a large _ ( COLLECT ) of foreign stamps

10 The ( PERFORM ) she gave last night was marvelous

Question V Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (10p):

1 She was waiting nervous in the waiting room for the interview

about Henfield One thing is that there’s not much (9) in the evening - we haven’tgot any cinemas or theaters Another problem is that people always talk about (10) and everyone knows what everyone else is doing But I still prefer village life to life in

a big city./

6 A friendly B unfriendly C boring D uninteresting

10 A another B every one C each other D any one

Question VII: Read the passage and choose the best answer (5p):

Out in the Pacific Ocean, 3,700 kilometers from Los Angeles, are the islands ofHawaii, the fiftieth state of the United States, with its area of 16,700 square kilometers

The first Hawaiians arrived from other Pacific islands sometime around 100 AD.Then in 1778, Captain Cook visited Hawaii He put the islands on his maps of thePacific Ocean Then more ships knew Hawaii and began stopping there for supplies

In 1820, a small group of people from the eastern United States came to teach theHawaiian people about Christianity They started farms to grow sugar cane andpineapples Because there were not enough people to do all the farm work, farm ownersbrought in Asians - Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos

Later Koreans, Portuguese, and Puerto Ricans also came More people came fromthe US mainland and from other Pacific islands, and Hawaii became an island withtraditions from several countries People from the various nation groups have marriedeach other, so today the groups are partly mixed

Hawaiians are very friendly and always welcome visitors They celebratetraditional Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino holidays as well as holidays from TheUnited states Hawaii is known as the Aloha State “Aloha” mean “hello”, “goodbye”,and “I love you” in Hawaiian /

1 Hawaii is square kilometers in area

A 3,700 B 1,820 C 16,700 D 2,500

2 More ships knew Hawaii through and stopped there for supplies

A Japanese visitors B Christopher Columbus

C Captain Cook’s maps D Christians

3 In the early 19th century, many Asians were taken to Hawaii

A to go fishing B to be holidaymakers

C to visit attractions D to do the farm work

4 Today the various national groups are

A completely mixed B living in different societies

C partly mixed D completely separated.

5 According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A Captain Cook came to Hawaii in 1778

B All Hawaiian people have come from Asia

C Hawaii is the fiftieth state of the United States.

D Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean 3,700 kilometers from Los Angeles./

Question VIII : A, B, C and D are 4 sentences which are written using the give words below Choose the most appropriate sentence (10p) :

1 It / take / he / two months / get over / his illness.

A It took two months to him to get over his illness

B It took him two months to get over his illness

C It took to get over his illness in two months

D It took two months for his illness to get over

2 city / destroy / earthquake / 375 / and / again / 551.

A The city destroyed an earthquake in 375 and again in 551

B The city had destroyed by an earthquake in 375 and again in 551

C The city was destroyed by an earthquake in 375 and again in 551

D The city was destroyed in an earthquake from 375 and again in 551

3 school / subject / of/ all / the/ prefer/ subjects/ because/ at/ an/ I / English/ it/ is/ interesting.

A Of all the subjects at school, I prefer English because it is an interestingsubject

B Of all at school, I prefer the interesting subjects because it is an Englishsubject

C I prefer it at school because English is an interesting subject of all the subject

D English is an interesting subject of all the subjects at school because I prefer it

4 school / I / used / now/ foot / to/ go / but / to/ on / I / no longer.

A I used to go to school but I no longer on foot now

B I no longer go to school on foot but I used to now

C No longer I go to school now but I used to on foot

D I used to go to school on foot but no longer now

5 I / ask / some boys / where/ go/ but / no one / answer/ me.

A I asked some boys about where going, but no one answered me

B I asked some boys for where I went but no one answered me

C I asked some boys where to go, but no one answered me

D I asked some boys about where going to, but no one answered me

Question IX : Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the following sets of words and phrases that together make a complete paragraph (10p).

1 Bill Gates / born/ 1995/ Washington State He/ grow up/ rich family

……… …

2 His parents/ send/ he/ private school There/ he/ meet/ business partner/ Paul Allen

2 We couldn’t drive because of the fog.

The fog prevented

3 How long is it since they bought the house?

When ?

4 It was such a boring film that she fell asleep

The film was so

5 The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it

The furniture was too

6 She knows a lot more about it than I do

Question XI: Last summer you had a holiday by the sea Write a passage (100 -

120 words) about your holiday The following questions may help you (10p):

- When and where did you go ?

- Who did you go with ?

- How did you go there ?

- What did you do there?

- How did you feel afterwards?

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Question IV : 10 points (1p for each correct answer)

1 unhealthy 2 driving 3 laziness 4 enjoyable 5 truthful 6 interested 7

Question IX : 10 points (1p for each correct answer)

1 Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State He grew up in a rich family

2 His parents sent him to a private school There he met his business partner, PaulAllen

3 When they were in the eighth grade, they were writing programs for businesscomputers

4 In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University His parents were happy

5 Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer programwith his friend Allen

6 In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product

7 A few years latter Microsoft became a giant company

8 By 1990, Gates was the youngest billionaire of the United States at the age ofthirty - four,

9 He achieved his success with a lot of hard work He was the “ King of Software

”

10.By 1997, he was the richest man in the United States

Question X : 10 points (1p for each correct sentence: 0,5p for correct verb tense, 0,5p

for the rest)

1 I haven’t seen him since 1995

2 The fog prevented us from driving

3 When did they buy the house ?

4 The film was so boring that she fell asleep

5 The furniture was too expensive for me to buy.

6 I don’t know as much about it as she does

7 If he doesn’t phone immediately, he won’t get any information

8 Jane apologized for not phoning me earlier

9 I advised him/ Minh to do morning exercise

10 Ha invited Mai to go with her to the market

Question XI :10 points (1p for each correct answer).

1 Content: 6 points: Cover all suggested ideas and add some more ideas

- 1 point for mentioning idea 1,2,3,5 // 2 points for idea : 4

2 Language : - 4 points : - 2 points for correct grammar (tense, prep,

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Part 2: Listen and complete the dialouge: (1ms)

Sylvia: There’s so much to do today What do you (1) to do?

Roy: Well, I’ll clean the bathroom, if you like

Sylvia: OK, and I’ll take out (2) What about the shopping?

Roy: Oh, I’ll go shopping I tell you what, I’ll clean the car and then go shopping

Sylvia: Right I’ll (3) the carpet, then But I need to clean the fridge.

Roy: Oh, leave the fridge (4)

Sylvia: Ok, but I'll clean the windows

Roy: All right, and I’ll put the (5) away when I get back.

Sylvia: Fine I’m going to leave the sheets I’ll iron them later

1 I was just ……to go out when you telephoned

2 Peter: “ I enjoy listening to pop music.” Maria: “……… ”

3 Do you know the house…………which she lives with her grandmother?

4 I………thirty cigarettes a day, but now I have cut down to ten

C get used to smoke D used to smoke

5 Please shut the gate …….the dog won’t get out

A in order for B in order to C so as to D so that

6 One ……of their new house is that it has no garden

7 Two other ……in his argument for his country independence are worth a mention

8 I could probadly………out the answer if I had a pencil, some paper and a calculator

9 This is a big decision to make Think it…….before you give me your final word

tomorrow

10 The soldier was punished for ……to obey his commanding officer’s order

A refusing B regretting C objecting D resisting

Part 2: Give the correct form of the words in the brackets There is an example for you: (2ms)

Ex: She is a good of English (teach) ; teach → teacher

1.We are waiting for the of his plane (arrive)

2 Untill the situation has settled down, it is to travel to that country (advise)

3 They’re going to the town with more trees and parks (beautiful)

4 I’d like a nice orange (juice)

5 An should be good at maths (account)

6 Scientists have made tests on the new drugs (compare)

7 China is one of the world’s leading of rice (produce)

8 We are spending too much We must (economy)

9 She was accused of the financial accounts (false)

10 She stood in the way of the escaping robbers (courage)

Part 3: There are 11 mistakes in the following passage Find and correct them There is an example for you:( 2ms ): Ex: looks → look

Sally Ride, American’s first spacewoman, doesn’t looks very different from a lot of other American professional women She is attracting with curly brown hair, dark brown eyes, and a bright smile She like to dress simply: she wears comfortable but

colorful clothes, like much people from California But in 1983 Sally Ride becameAmerica's first woman astronaut She was one of the five astronaut on the space shuttleChallenger, which completed a successful six-days voyage in space in June 1983 Whatmakes a woman want to go in space?

Sally Ride grows up in Los Angeles, California Her father is a professor at Santa

Monica College, and his mother is housewife At Westlake High School for girls, she was both an excellent student but a tennis player.Today she still looks like a sportswoman She is 1.6 meters tall, weighs 52 kilos, and very fit.While she was till a student, she became a very successful tennis player She thought on becoming a

professional sportswoman but she decided to continue with her studies at college, andlater at university

Your answer:

1 ………… 2 ………… 3 ………… 4 ………… 5 …………

6 ………… 7 ………… 8 ………… 9 ………… 10 …………

Part 4: Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets: (2ms)

1.What a shame! I’d rather you (not/dismiss)……… like that

2 When I noticed the blank stare he (give)……….me, I (realize)……… that he didn’tunderstand me

3 Would you be so kind as (switch off)………… the lights when leaving?

4 It’s imperative that the wildlife program ( broadcast)………

5 The President (deliver)……… a speech, but in the end he (change)……… his mind

6 I’m sorry I wasn’t in when you came round I would like (see)……… you

7 I can’t understand why he (be)……… so selfish He isn’t usually like that

8 Just inside the outer later of the earth's atmosphere (be) the elementsnecessary to protect it from ultraviolet rays, extreme temperatures, and threateningforeign substances

9 I hope you don’t mind my mentioning this but some rumours (circulate)…………about your engagement to banker

10 I didn’t see anyone but I (watch)………

Part 5: Read the text below and then decide which word best fits each space: ( 2ms )

Do you want to take part in the battle to save the world’s wildlife? Animal Watch is

the book which will (1) you in the fight for survival that (2) many of ourendangered animals and show how they struggle on the edge of extinction As youenjoy the book’s 250 pages and over 150 colour photographs, you will have the(3) of knowing that part of your purchase money is being used to help animals(4) From the comfort of your armchair, you will be able to observe the world’sanimals close-up and explore their habitats You will also discover the terrible results ofhuman (5) for land, flesh and skins

Animal Watch is packed with fascinating facts Did you know that polar bears cover

their black noses with their (6) so they can hunt their prey in the snow withoutbeing seen, for example? Or that for each orang-utan which is captured, one has to die? This superb (7) has so (8) Britain's leading wildlife charity that it hasbeen chosen as Book of the Year, a title awarded to books which are considered to havemade a major contribution to wildlife conservation You will find Animal Watch at aspecial low (9) price at all good bookshops, but hurry while (10) last

7 A publicity B periodical C publication D reference

9 A beginning B preparatory C original D introductory

Part 6: Read the following passage and choose the correct answers: (2ms)

Over a period of time, many habitats change with respect to the types of plants and animals that live there This change is known as succession

Succession occurs because plants and animals cause a change in the environment in which they live The first weeds and grasses that appear on a bare field, for example,

change the environment by shielding the soil from the direct sunlight As these plants spread, the ground surface becomes cooler and moisture than it was originally Thus,

the environment at the ground surface has been changed The new surface conditions

favor the sprouting of shrubs As shrubs grow, they kill the grasses by preventing light

from reaching them and also build up the soil in the area In addition, they attract

animals that also enhance the soil Pine seedlings soon take hold and as they grow, they

in turn shade out the shrubs They are not able to shade out oak and hickory seedlings, however, they have found the forest floor suitable These seedlings grow into large trees

that eventually shade out the pines ( hickory (n): cây hồ đ ào, oak (n): c ây sồi, shrub (n): cây bụi )

1 What is the best title of this passage?

A The importance of weeds and grasses B How environmental habitats change

C The success of oak and hickory D Animal and plant habitat

2 Which is the correct order of plant succession in the example in the passage?

A Weeds, pine, shrubs, oak B Oak, pines, shrubs, weeds

C Weeds, shrubs, pines, oak D Shrubs, weeds, pines, oaks

3 According to the passage, how do weeds and grasses affect the soil?

A They make it cooler and wetter B They attract animals to it

C They spread seeds on it D They add nutrients to it

4 It can be inferred from the passage that.

A oak and hictoky trees grow taller than pines

B weeds and grasses prefer cold climate

C pines and grasses can exist together

D birds discourage the growth of shrubs

5 Which of the following is a stage of succession as described in the passage?

A A forest cut down to build an airport

B A flood washing away a crop of wheat

C wildflowers growing in an unused parking lot

D Animals being tamed by children

6 Which of the following encourages the life of animals?

7 The word ' originally ' is closest in meaning to

A specially B at the first source

C in the first place D for a short time

8 The word ' sprouting ' is closest in meaning to

9 The word ' shielding ' can be replaced by

A protecting B hiding C exposing D changing

10 A Compared to pines, hickories are

3 Tom didn't begin to read until he was eight

It was not untill

4 He has such big feet that he has difficulty finding shoes to fit him

His feet

5 I have never read this book before

It’s the first time

6 The performance had hardly begun when the lights went out

Scarcely

7 No one cleans the kitchen for us everyday

We don’t have (don’t get)

8 It was a big difficulty to get into work this morning

Part 2: Use the suggested words to write full sentences: (3ms)

1 Don't foget / keep / touch / us

-THE

END -(Thí sinh làm bài trên đề thi)

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI VÒNG 1

NĂM HỌC: 2009- 2010 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH THỜI GIAN : 120phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

I LISTENING: 2 điểm

Part 1: 1 điểm ( 0.2 x 5 )

Part 2: 1 điểm ( 0.2 x 5 )

II READING: (12 điểm)

Part 4: 2 điểm ( 0.2 x 10 )

1 hadn’t been dismissed 2 was giving, realized 3 to switch off

4 (Should) be broadcast 5 was to have delivered/was to deliver, changed

1 Despite …the great noise, we continued to study our lessons …

2 Unless you saw the programme you couldn’t understand their intension.

3 It was not untill Tom was eight that he began to read

4 His feet are so big that he has difficulty finding shoes to fit him.

5 It’s the first time I have read this book…

6 Scarcely had the performance begun when the light went out.

7 We don’t have (don’t get) the kitchen cleaned everyday.

8 Getting into work this morning was a big difficult

9 The older he grew, the more forgetful he became.

10 I wish you hadn’t failed in your driving test

Part 2: 3 điểm ( 0.3 x 10 )

1 Don't foget to keep in touch with us

2 How many hours a week do you spend watching TV ?

3 If I were you, I would take part in these cultural activities

4 It was a national holiday yesterday, so my friends and I went on/for picnic

5 It took us half an hour to get to the picnic site by motorbike

6 I would like to congratulate you on passing your exam

7 They are as fast as your cars

8 Good evening ladies and gentlemen Thank you for coming

9 What‘s the population of Viet Nam ?

10 We suggest(ed) learning ten words by heart every day

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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS VÒNG TỈNH

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian làm bài 120 phút ( Đề thi gồm 4 trang)

ĐỀ 3

I Chọn từ đúng điền vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành các câu sau đây ( 10 điểm)

1 Nobody was injured in the accident, …….?

a was there b was he c were they d wasn’t it

2 My bag’s gone I’ve been ……

3 This door needs ………

a painted b painting c to paint d paint

4 Tim has ……….friends than Jack

5 Everyone in the world ………… to live a happy life

6 Our roof is leaking We must get it ………

7 Will you ………….me your pen for my exam this afternoon?

8 He took the wrong book …………mistake

9 ………she plays piano!

a How well b How good c What good d How

10 No sooner ………….the game started last night than the rain began to fall

II Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc (10 điểm)

1 He has worked hard all the week, but today he (have) a good time at home

2 There (be) a lot of changes since computers were invented

3 Nam (watch) TV while his friends were making cakes yesterday morning

4 If we (not protect) the environment, our planet will be badly polluted.

5 When I came to school, everybody (be) there

6 She gets used to (take) to the zoo on weekends

7 I suggest (use) public buses

8 You always (complain) about my cooking

9 He wishes that he (work) harder but it’s too late now

10 Nobody would listen to the stories ( tell) by him so many times

III Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc (10 điểm)

1.I am sorry for the delay (extreme)

2 He has great in God (believe)3.In to that, my bike tires were flat (add)

4 An man has stolen all our money (know)

5 She divorced him because of his to the children (kind)

6 The book was so that I couldn't finish it (bore)

7 He is so sad because the film ended (happy)

8 It is usually forbidden to destroy buildings (history)

9 Women nowadays have more to participate in social activities (free)

10 Every pupil was very about the holiday (excite)

IV Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi (10 điểm)

1 It isn't necessary to finish the work today

You don't

2 Hai finally managed to get a job

Hai finally succeeded

3 What's the weight of your suitcase?

6.”Do you speak any other language, Lan?” the teacher asked

The teacher asked………

7 She can meet him if he arrives before eleven

V.Dùng các từ gợi ý viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh ( 20 điểm).

1 His house / large / than / mine

………

2 My father / be / used to / get / early / the morning

9 If I / younger / learn / drive / car

10 It / difficult / prevent / people / park here

………

VI.Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau rồi điền một từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống(10 điểm)

Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the way ….(1) which man pollutes his (2)…… Man dirties the air …(3) ………gases and smoke, poisons the (4)…… with chemicals and other substances, and damage the ….(5) with too many fertilizers and pestisides … (6)…….also pollutes his surroundings (7)… various other ways For example, people…(8)….natural beaty by scattering junk and litter on the land and (9)…… the water They operate the machines and motor vehicles and …(10)….the air with disturbing noise

VII Đọc đoạn văn sau đó khoanh tròn đáp án đúng (10 điểm)

A lot of children are picky eaters For example, they don't like meat, they don’t want any vegetables, and they only want ice cream Some people never change Mary is a good example She’s an adult now, but she’s still a picky eater She says, “I only eat foods I like.” Mary loves fruit, and she eats some fruit every day, but she doesn’t eat any vegetables “Don’t even show me lettuce or carrots!” she says What does she like?

“Pizza is my favorite food I eat pizza at least five times a week I have it with green peppers and onions, so I eat some vegetables!” What are her other favorite foods? She likes chocolate She usually has some chocolate several times during the day Does Mary plan to change her eating habits? “Not if I have a choice,” she says “So don’t offer me any salad, OK?”

1 The best title of the passage is ………

A Children's food B Picky eaters

C Children's eating habits D Children's favorite foods

2 According to the passage, Mary dislikes ……… most

A pizza B vegetables C fruit D meat

3 Which of the following sentences is NOT correct?

A Mary only eats the food she likes

B Mary doesn’t like vegetables

C Mary plans to change her eating habits

D Mary likes fruits, chocolate and pizza

4 How does Mary feel about salad?

A She likes salad B She doesn't like salad

C She loves salad D She thinks it's great

5 Picky eaters are the people who ………

A don't like meat B don't want any vegetables

C only like ice cream D only eat the foods they like

VIII Mỗi câu sau có một lỗi sai hãy tìm rồi sử lại cho đúng(10 điểm)

1 This knife is used to cutting oranges

2 These school children are fond in these kinds of book

3 They had their luggage carry to the taxi

4 It’s no use to ask chidren to keep quiet

5 We wish today was Sunday

6 Mum said life is more difficult when she was young

7 His teacher encouraged him taking part in the competition

8.The armchair is in the living room, among the TV and the sofa.

9.I’m used to drink coffee with cream, but now I drink it black

10.Is Jack older than Jerry? No He is as old as Jerry

IX Chọn 1 từ mà có phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác so với các từ còn lại

1 A both B month C son D none

2 A kitchen B children C teacher D chemist

3 A kindness B climate C village D climbing

4 A consider B century C cigarette D celebrate

5 A heat B teach C bread D mean

7 A advantage B.adventure C advertise D addtion

8 A.main B.complain C.certa in D entertain

2 have been 7 using

3 was watching 8 are always complaining

4 don’t protect 9 had worked

IV Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi (10 điểm)

1 You don’t have to finish the work today

2 Hai finally succeeded in getting a job

3 How heavy is your suitcase ?

4 This is the most romatic story I have (ever) read.

5 English is spoken in Australia

6 The teacher asked Lan If she spoke any other language

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

8 In spite of his good salary/ having a good salary he was unhappy in his job

9 I wish I had finished my homework last night

10.I’m interested in reading scientific books

V.Dùng các từ gợi ý viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh ( 20 điểm).

1 His house is larger than mine

2 My father is used to getting up early in the morning

3 I wish it didn’t rain today

4 It is difficult to learn English without a good dictionary

5 When I arrived, the students had already gone into class

6 They warned us not to sleep without mosquito nets

7 This is the best movie I have ever seen

8 Boxing is too dangerous for her to play , isn’t it ?

9 If I were younger ,I would learn how to drive a car

10 It is difficult to prevent people from parking here

VI.Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau rồi điền một từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống(10 điểm)

VII Đọc đoạn văn sau đó khoanh tròn đáp án đúng (10 điểm)

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-ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC

KỲ THI CHỌN HSG GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS VÒNG TỈNH

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian làm bài 120 phút ( Đề thi gồm 4 trang)

ĐỀ 4

I Choose the word in each group that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest Circle the letter you choose (10 pts)

10 a maps b books c months d bananas

II Circle the best answer among a, b, c, d to complete each of the following sentences (10pts)

1 That’s Bob’s, ?

2.I wish my best friend ……… never leave me alone

3 It’s very cold outside You have to your coat

4 When I came in, the lesson

a was teaching b was taught c was being taught d taught

5 Nguyen Du is a very famous

6 The Ao dai is the ………… dress of Vietnamese women

7 you say, I won’t believe you any more

8 He climbed up the tree _ to pick the apples before the wind blew them off

9 Next summer, we’re _ a swimming pool built in our garden

10.I _ very well with my father now, we never have any arguments

III Each sentence below contains an error Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided (10 pts)

1 The men told the children didn’t play too noisily 1 ………

2 If tomorrow the weather will be bad, the match 2 ………

will be postponed

3 Mary asked me how did I go to school every day 3 ………

4 The amount of the money they took from the bank 4 ………

were very little

5 The price of oil used to be a great deal higher than 5 ………

it is now, wasn’t it?

6 My village is on the west of the city 6 ………

7 He wishes he can sleep well tonight but it’s to cold 7 ………

8 Would you please stop to make so much noise? 8 ………

9 Jack always arrives lately for his chemistry class even

though he leaves his dormitory in plenty of time 9 ………

10 It has been a long time since we talked to John,

isn’t it ? 10 ………

IV Put the verbs in the brackets into the right form ( 10 pts )

1 Don’t worry! She (be) in a few minutes

2 She (sleep) for hours ! you must wake her up

3 Tom (wash) his hands He has just repaired the T.V set

4 Don’t forget to bring my dictionary when you ( come) back tomorrow

5 We would rather (stay) at home than go out on rainy days

6.I’m sorry I (not finish) this work yet

7 I ( invite) to her party last weekend

8 I’d rather we (have) more time together

9 Is Lan used to (write) to Maryam?

10 It took Mary two hours (travel) to the countryside last week

V Fill in each blank with the correct form of the given word in capital (10 pts)

1 A child receives its early at home EDUCATE

2 Which is , movie or play? INTEREST

3 If you are a driver, remember to drive CARE

4 My teacher found a lot of mistakes in my essay WRITE

and told me to it

5 Traditional _ are a good source of fun and entertainment CELEBRATE

6 My tooth was really , so I went to see the dentist PAIN

7 I’m afraid you aren’t suitably _ for the job QUALIFICATION

8 She has an command of the language IMPRESS

9 I watch the news everyday because it’s very _ IN FORM

10 I am thankful to my teacher who always gives me lots of _ to better my

knowledge COURAGE

VI Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has exactly the same meaning

as the one printed before it (10 pts)

1 I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party

=>I really wish

2 It was my breakfast time when Susan rang.

=> I was ………

3 Bill and Peter are too young to ride motor-cycles

=>Bill and Peter are not………

4 She couldn’t go to the movie theater because of her sickness

VII: Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space (10 points)

George Holmes has (1) ………… a lottery ticket once a week for as long as hecan (2) ………… , but he won’t be doing that any more He (3) ………… to dreamabout what he would do if he ever (4) ………… a big prize but he never really (5)

………… this to happen However, on Saturday George (6) ………… the news thatwould change his life forever – he had become a millionaire! In (7) ………… , hislucky ticket had rewarded him with £3.7 million The first thing he did was to (8)

………… some flowers delivered for his wife – one thousand red roses, to be exact.George (9) ………… that the money won’t change his life completely but he has (10)

………… his wife to fly to the Caribbean with him, on their first holiday abroad formore than ten years

2.A remind B know C remember D believe

5.A thought B felt C expected D imagined

6.A replied B sent C handled D received

9.A tells B insists C speaks D refuses

10.A argued

B blamed C offered D persuaded

VIII Read the passage and answer with true ( T ) / false ( F ) / not given ( N ): (10

points)

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

most important ones Two-thirds of the world’s population speaks those languages.More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue Another 400million speak it as a second language No one knows how many people speak it as aforeign language Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but it isonly the language for more than one billion Chinese people English is the officiallanguage on one-fifth of the land area in the world It is spoken in North America, GreatBritain, Australia, and New Zealand In South Africa and India it is one of the officiallanguages In many countries, the textbooks in universities are written in English Morethan three-fourths of the world’s mail is composed in English More than three-fifths ofthe radio stations broadcast programs in English More than half of the scientific andresearch journals are in English English is the language of internationalcommunication

1 Chinese is the most important language

2 About 66.6 per cent of the world’s population speak six major languages

3 Vietnamese speak English as their first language

4 75 per cent of the world’s mail is in English

5 40 per cent of the world’s radio stations use English

6 English has more speakers than Chinese

7 People in India speak English as their second language

8 People in New Dehli cannot speak English

9 People in France speak English as their foreign language

10 People in Australia also speak English

IX Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition: 10 points)

1 It’s very difficult to find work ……… the moment

2 This service is free ……… charge

3 In many ways you take ………your mother

4 This computer is still……… guarantee

5 Money is not essential ……… happiness

6 Some designers take inspiration of fashion……… some ethnic minorities

7 Parents are naturally anxious ……… their children

8 I’m sure you will succeed ……… this entrance test

9 We try to prevent people ……… littering

10 I’m going to complain to the principal ……… this

X Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences 10 points)

1) Learning / foreign language / necessary / us / get / job //

………

2 Video film / interesting / I / see/ twice

………3) family / I / spend / two months / plan / summer / holiday //

………4) driver / stop / car / time / save / child //

………5) Boxing / too / dangerous / her / play, / it ? //

………6)It / difficult/ learn English / without/ good dictionary

………7) Of all / hotels in town / the Royal Hotel / comfortable //

………8) He / try / stop / smoking / many times / but / he / never / succeed //

………9) I / hope / my English / considerably / improve / the end / course //

………10) It / difficult / prevent / people / park here //

………

2 will be → is 7 can → could

3 did I go → I went 8 to make → making

4 were → was 9 lately → late

5 wasn’t → didn’t 10 isn’t → hasn’t

IV Put the verbs in the brackets into the right form ( 10 pts )

1 will be 6 have not fininshed

2 has slept 7 was invented

VI Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has exactly the same meaning as the one

printed before it (10 pts)

1 I really wish I had invited her to the party

2 I was having breakfast when Susan rang.

3 Bill and Peter are not old enough to ride motor-cycles

4 As she was sick, She couldn’t go to the movie theater

5 These products have to be tested before exporting

6 I’d rather you got there on time.

7 Both Tim and Mary can’t speak Portugese

8 Marco told me not to forget my tennis racket

=>Marco said: “Don’t forget your tennis racket”

9 “Do you know where Tony is ? ”- I asked my brother.

=> I asked my brother if I knew where Tony was.

10 The flood was so high that they had to live on the roofs.

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

VII: Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space (10 points)

X Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences (10 points)

1/ Learning a foreign language is necessary for us to get a good job.

2 This video film is so interesting that I have seen it twice.

3/ My family and I spent two months planning our summer holiday.

4/ The driver stopped his car in time to save the child.

5/ Boxing is too dangerous for her to play , isn’t it ?

6./ It is difficult to learn English (well) without a good dictionary .

7/ Of all the hotels in town, the Royal Hotel is the most comfortable

8/ He has tried to stop smoking many times but he has never succeeded

9/ I hope my English will be considerably improved at the end of the ( this ) course

10/ It is difficult to prevent people from parking here.

ĐỀ 5

A Listening

You will hear people describing some of the things they do at work Listen and tick ( x ) the activities they describe: ( 4 pts )

1 interview people 5 collect post

describe people deliver post

2 collect guests 6 sell TV sets

take guest on tours repair TV sets

3 fill in forms 7 check machines

4 sell houses 8 take telephone calls

buy houses make telephone calls

If we didn’t waste so much energy, our resources would last longer We can savemore energy by conservation than we can produce for the same money Unless we doresearch on solar energy, wind power, tidal power, hydroelectric plants our fossil fuelswill run out and we’ll all freeze or starve to death

Many countries are spending much more time and money on research because theenergy from the sun, the waves and the winds last forever We really won’t surviveunless we start working on cleaner and safer sources of energy

1.What / electricity / produce / from ?

2 What / happen / if / we / not waste / so much / energy ?

3 What / happen / unless / we / do research / solar energy / other alternative sources / energy ?

4 Why / countries / spend / much more / time / money / do research / energy / sun /waves / wind ?

C Grammar

I/ Choose the best option in brackets to complete each of the following sentences : ( 2 pts )

1.We are all destroying the environment around us ( slow / slowly )

2 Wild plants and animals on the earth are disappearing ( quick / quickly )

3 Farm workers have to work very during the harvest ( hard / hardly )

4 Bob is sometimes a driver I think he drives when he’s in a hurry ( dangerous / dangerously )

5 Please don’t go too the edge of the cliff ( near / nearly )

6 Mr Black sounded really this morning He had his car stolen ( unhappy /

unhappily )

7 Frog are found rare in this area ( comparative / comparatively )

8 The lakes in our town are polluted ( bad / badly )

II/ Report the sentences They were all spoken last week Use the verbs in brackets : ( 2 pts )

1 A policeman to me : Have you got a driving license ? ( ask )

2 Andrew : I can’t come to the party tomorrow ( say )

3 Tessa : I ate all the cake yesterday ( say )

4 Simon to Ann : How do you travel to work ? ( ask )

5 Ted to Sue : Would you like to join me for lunch ? ( invite )

6 Robert : What time will the bank close this evening ? ( ask )

7 Daniel : Is there a post office nearby ? I want to buy a telephone card (ask / say )

8 Peter to me : Please don’t tell anybody what happened ( tell )

III/ Complete these sentences with the correct preposition : ( 2 pts )

1.There was panic when people realised the building was fire

2 The weather was terrible when we were holiday in South Africa

3 Next year I’m going to Australia a short holiday.

4 Where did you go your holidays last month ?

5 I won’t be at work next month I’ll be holiday

6 We’re going holiday with some friends of ours in July

7 I wouldn’t like to go a cruise I think I’d get bored

8 The shop assistant wouldn’t accept my cheque and insisted that I paid cash

IV/ Read a sentence and write another sentence with the same meaning : ( 2 pts )

1.We can solve the poblem

6 They are going to hold next year’s congress in Philadelphia

 Next year’s congress

7 They shouldn’t have played the football match in such bad weather

 The football match

8 They can delay the seminar

 The seminar

D Writing

Make sentences using the words given Using that – Clause : ( 4 pts )

1.We / determined / our experiment is wrong

2 I / confident / my explanation will soon / accepted

3 He / aware / he will / in the first term if he’s lazy

4 She / unaware / the weather goes bad

5 We / happy / our merchandises are becoming better all / time

6 He / annoyed / his motorcycle is out of order

7 She / afraid / the next flight will / cancelled

8 I / delighted / I / afford / build / new house

The end

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI HSG

A Listening

You will hear people describing some of the things they do at work Listen and tick ( x ) the activities they describe: ( 8 x 0.5 = 4 pts )

1 x interview people 5 collect post

describe people x deliver post

2 x collect guests 6 sell TV sets

take guest on tours x repair TV sets

3 fill in forms 7 x check machines

4 x sell houses 8 x take telephone calls

buy houses make telephone calls

B Reading

Read the following passge carefully, then make questions from the suggestion and answer them: ( 4 x 1.0 = 4 pts )

1.What can electricity be produced from ?

It can be produced from any sources of energy

2 What would happen if we didn’t waste so much energy ?

Our resources would last longer

3 What will happen unless we do research on solar energy and other alternative sources

of energy ?

Our fossil fuels will run out ( and we’ll all freeze or starve to death )

4 Why are many countries spending much more time and money doing research onenergy from the sun, the waves and the wind ?

Because they last forever

8 badly

II/ Report the sentences They were all spoken last week Use the verbs in brackets : ( 8 x 0.25 = 2 pts )

1.The policeman asked me if I had / had got a driving license

2 Andrew said he couldn’t come to the party the day after / the following day

3 Tessa said she ate / had eaten all the cake the day before / the previous day.

4 Simon asked Ann how she traveled to work

5 Ted invited Sue to join him for lunch

6 Robert asked what time the bank would close that evening

7 Daniel asked if / whether there was a post office nearby and said he wanted to buy a telephone card

8 Peter told me not to tell anybody what happened / had happened

III/ Complete these sentences with the correct preposition : ( 8 x 0.25 = 2 pts )

1.The problem can be solved

2 Complaints should be sent to the head office

3 The meeting had to be postponed because of illness

4 Your car might have been stolen if you had left the keys in it

5 The fire could have been caused by an electrical fault

6 Next year’s congress is going to be held in Philadelphia

7 The football match shouldn’t have been played in such bad weather

8 The seminar can be delayed

D Writing

Make sentences using the words given Using that – Clause : ( 8 x 0.5 = 4 pts )

1.We’re determined ( that ) our experiment is wrong

2 I’m confident ( that ) my explanation will soon be accepted

3 He’s aware ( that ) he will fall in the first term if he’s lazy

4 She’s unaware ( that ) the weather goes bad

5 We’re happy ( that ) our merchandises are becoming better all the time

6 He’s annoyed ( that ) his motorcycle is out of order

7 She’s afraid ( that ) the next flight will be cancelled

8 I’m delighted ( that ) I can affort to build a new house

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 – THCS

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh

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

§Ò Sè 11

Question I : Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the

other words in each group (5 pts)

3 A kindness B climate C village D climbing

4 A consider B century C cigarette D celebrate

Question II: Choose the best option from A, B, C or D to complete the following

sentences(15 pts)

1 Peter used to swimming every Friday when he was a student

2 He is not _ get married

A enough old to B enough old for C old enough to D old enough for

3 My friend me that he was going to take a driving test

4 The teacher advised the children and see the dentist regularly

5 You will miss the last bus to school you leave now

6 Peter : “ I enjoy listening to pop music,”

Maria : “ ”

A I’m too B I don’t C Neither do I D So am I

7 I asked my friend he wanted to go out with me

8 I’m learning English I want to get a better job

9 I wish you to the theater last night , but you didn’t

A would come B had come C was coming D came

10 Mike “ Would you like to have dinner with me ?”

Jane : “ ”

A Yes, I’d love to B Yes , so do I C I’m very happy D Yes, it is

11 After drinking a big bottle of , he got drunk

12 Michael : “ It’s hot in here”

Tom : “ I open the window ?”

13 Mary never cooks, ?

A did not she B doesn’t she C does she D did she

14 I don’t study hard enough for the examination I wish I harder

A study B studied C have studied D studies

15 She looks forward seeing her mother coming back soon

Question III: Each of the following sentences has one mistake Identify the mistakes

(10 pts)

1 My brother hasn’t played football for last year.

Question IV: Give the correct form of the words in the brackets (10 pts)

1 You must be when you open that door ( care )

2 We can see many on TV everyday ( advertise )

3 I watch the news everyday because it very ( inform )

4 He didn’t feel happy because he worked ( success )

5 Our school has a lot of teacher ( qualify )

6 She received a lot of from her mother ( encourage )

7 He was very of the work he had done ( pride )

8 Do you have a costume in your country ( nation )

9 The children are more in cartoons ( interest )

10 Every student was very about the holiday ( excite )

Question V: Match the sentences in column A with those in column B (10 pts).

1 Will you empty the basket for me, please?

2 How are you today ?

3 It’s very nice of you to meet me here

4 Do come in

5 Where is your house ?

6 Shall we go to the Chemist’s? - I need some

medicine

7 Shall we go to the stadium now?

8 Will you have some more cakes?

9 Oh, I’m sorry

10 Shall I warm the milk for you?

A It’s near here

B No, thank you I’m full

C That’s all right

Question VI: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each blank in the

following passage (10 pts):

Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland His father was

an expert in phonetics (1) _ a boy , Alexander became interested in sounds and