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KỲ THI CHỌN HSG TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2014-2015

Khóa ngày 17 tháng 3 năm 2015 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 9 THCS

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

Đề thi gồm có 05 trang

Lưu ý: * Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi.

* Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển.

SECTION ONE: LISTENING

 Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần được ghi âm 2 lần Giữa 2 lần ghi âm của mỗi phần và giữa các phần có một khoảng thời gian chờ.

Part 1 You will hear an interview on the radio with Henry Tweedy, who is talking about his special dog, Lady Listen and circle the correct answer (A, B or C) (6pts)

1 Henry needs his dog because he can’t

A walk by himself B see anything C hear well

2 Lady was chosen for training because

A she was friendly and intelligent

B she already belonged to Henry

C she was a young dog

3 What does Henry say about Lady’s training programme?

A It all happened in Henry’s home

B It is still going on

C It took six months

4 How does Lady communicate with Henry?

A by running around B by touching him C by making a noise

5 When Henry wants Lady to do something, he

A says certain words B uses a hand signal C gives her some food

6 According to Henry, how does Lady feel about her work?

A She loves being active and feels happy

B She would prefer to sleep more

C She finds new things hard to learn

Part 2 Fill in the following blanks according to what you hear Write no more than THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer (9pts)

7 Gavin moved into his apartment……… weeks ago

8 The monthly rent for Gavin’s apartment is……….per month

9 The price of ……….is $450

10 The insurance will cost $184.00 for a ……… period

SECTION TWO: PHONETICS

Part 1 Pick up the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (3pts)

Part 2 Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group (2pts)

19 A documentary B occupation C competitive D individual

20 A interview B essential C industry D comfortable

SECTION THREE: LEXICO - GRAMMAR

Part 1 Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence (10pts)

21 The current………… of this city is about 200,000

22 You should look up the meaning of new words in the dictionary………misuse them

A so that not to B so not to C so as not to D so that not

INSURANCE APPLICATION FORM

(13)………

DATE OF BIRTH: 12thNovember, 1980

TELEPHONE: 98724855

23 There has been a………… increase in the use of bicycles in the last few years.

24 The man who was taken to hospital had been……… for three hours

A insensitive B unconscious C unfeeling D indifferent

25 In my company, the director deputy usually………… the responsibility for organizing meetings and conferences

26 The more important an exam is, …………

A the more you’ll get nervous B the more nervous will you get

C the most nervous you’ll be D the more nervous you’ll get

27 The language centre offers courses of various levels, such as elementary, intermediate and……

28 Ann: “When are we leaving for the concert?”

Maria: “……… ”

A Straight away B No problem C Certainly D That’s right

29 His research has contributed enormously……… our understanding of this disease

30 We should participate in the movements ……… the natural environment

A organizing to conserve B organized conserving

C organized to conserve D which organize to conserve

Part 2 Put the verbs given in brackets into the appropriate tenses or forms (5pts)

31 If either of them (take) a vacation now, we will not be able to finish the work

32 (ask)……… his mother’s permission, the boy went out to play

33 It is critical that the prime minister (address) those sensitive issues

34 Her phone (ring)………… for ten minutes I wonder why she doesn’t answer it

35 I am going to have my house (paint)………… next week

Part 3 Complete each sentence with a suitable form of one of the phrasal verbs in the box Use each one once only There are two extra ones that you do not need to use (5pts)

36 The children ……… a funny story and wrote it on the card

37 We arranged to meet at 7.30, but she never…………

38 We couldn’t decide whether to book a holiday in Spain or Italy We finally ………… Spain

39 I’m not going to………their smoking any more

40 I hate having injections at the dentist’s They always take ages afterwards

Part 4 Read the text below Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line (10pts)

SECTION FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION

Part 1 Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap Use only ONE word in each gap (10pts)

Brain training puzzles really can boost intelligence, a study shows for the first time While previous studies have suggested that number puzzles can improve memory and crosswords can expand vocabulary, scientists (51) now proved that mental exercise really does (52) us more quick-witted A Swiss-American team reports in a leading scientific journal how computer-based mental exercises were used (53) improve overall problem-solving ability

(54) team gave 35 volunteers a series of mental exercises designed to improve their memory A control group of 35 subjects did not take these tests Members of the first group were shown a different type (55) square every three seconds and asked if a certain square matched (56) shown earlier Participants also heard a series of spoken letters and had to

Running round the world

Clive Baker will shortly be setting off on a 50,000km run, hoping to

add his name to the very small and select list of people who have

performed the (41)……… act of running all the way around the world

On the run he will experience extremes of temperature, from the

(42)……….Russian winter to the burning African summer As if that is not

bad enough, he has no back-up team for (43)……….and will be running

alone, carrying all his (44)………… on his back

When interviewed, however, Mr Baker suggested the real problem

would lie elsewhere “My biggest fear is not the physical challenge, but

(45)………….,” Mr Baker said “I’m as sociable as anyone and I’m very

(46)……….that, despite the difficulties that lie ahead, I will still be ale to

form many (47)………….on the way.”

On a trial of 2,000km, run under the blazing (48)………of the

American sun, he came across wild baboons and (49)…………snakes, but

such dangers have not put him off His trial run proved that a target of 60

kilometres a day was (50)………… “I have made up my mind to do it

and I will Running is my life,” he said

ORDINARY

FREEZE ASSIST EQUIP

LONELY HOPE FRIEND HOT POISON REASON

decide (57) each was the same as one presented two or three steps earlier in the sequence.

If they did well, the task became harder and if they did badly, (58) became easier They repeated the same exercises for between eight and nineteen days Their problem-solving ability was then compared with the group who (59) not done the exercises

The results of the studies, published in The Proceedings of the national Academy of Sciences, showed that the group who took part in the brain training exercises had a significantly better problem-solving ability than the other group Moreover, the more participants trained, the more problems (60) could solve

Part 2 Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage Choose A, B,

C or D to indicate your answer (10pts)

SHOPPING MALLS

Victor Gruen, an American architect, revolutionised shopping in the 1950s by creating the type of shopping centre that we now call a shopping mall

Gruen’s (61)………… was to provide a pleasant, quiet and spacious shopping environment with large car parks, which usually (62)…… … building in the suburbs He also wanted people to

be able to shop in all kinds of weather He (63)……… on using building designs that he knew people would feel comfortable with, but placed them in landscaped “streets” that were entirely enclosed and often covered with a curved glass roof This was done to (64)……… some of the older shopping arcades of city centres, but while these housed only small speciality shops, Gruen’s shopping malls were on a much grander (65)……

Access to the whole shopping mall gained by using the main doors, which (66)…… the shopping “streets” from the parking areas outside As there was no need to (67)……… out bad weather, shops no longer needed windows and doors, and people could wander (68)…… from shop to shop In many cities, shopping malls now (69)……… much more than just shops; cinemas, restaurants and other forms of entertainment are also (70) ……… in popularity

63 A insisted B demanded C requested D emphasised

66 A disconnected B withdrew C separated D parted

69 A contain B concern C consist D compose

Part 3 Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each question (5pts)

Telecommuting is some form of computer communication between employees’ home and offices For employees who jobs involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, the location of the computer is of no consequence If the machine can communicate over telephone lines, when the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer and

transmit the material to their employers A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are

approximately 8.7 million telecommuters But although the numbers are rising annually, the trend

does not appear to be as significant as predicted when Business Week published “The Portable

Executive” as its cover story a few years ago Why hasn’t telecommuting become more popular?

Clearly, change simply takes time But in addition, there has been active resistance on the

part of many managers These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work

force scattered across the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are

not yet developed, thereby complicating the manager responsibilities

It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are often reluctant

to accept the opportunity Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting Some people feel that even when a space in their homes is set aside as a work area, they never really get away from the office

71 With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned?

A The advantages of telecommuting B A definition of telecommuting

C An overview of telecommuting D The failure of telecommuting

72 How many American workers are involved in telecommuting?

A More than predicted in Business Week B More than 8 million

C Fewer than last year D Fewer than estimated in USA Today

73 The word “resistance” could best be replaced by

A alteration B participation C opposition D consideration

74 The word “them” in the second paragraph refers to…

A telecommuters B systems C executives D responsibilities

75 It can be inferred from the passage that the author is…

A a telecommuter B the manager of a group of telecommuters

C a statistician D a reporter

SECTION FIVE: WRITING

Part 1 Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (10pts)

76 I applied for the job but was turned down

→ My ………

77 His second attempt on the world record was successful

→ He broke……….……

78 Driving at that speed is dangerous whether you are experienced or not

→ However ………

79 The noise next door did not stop until after midnight

→ It was not ………

80 Tim only understood very little of what the teacher said

→ Tim could hardly……….…………

81 I only bought the dog because my son wanted a pet

→ Had ………

82 He speaks more persuasively than his friend

→ He is ………

83 “I don’t think Mary will come,” said Joe

→ Joe doubted ………

84 I was very sorry that I didn’t see my sister when she went abroad

→ I greatly regretted ………

85 The small house seemed to have been unoccupied for several months

→ It looked

Part 2 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 three and five words, including the word given (5pts)

→ Mrs Scott………cooking

→ He ……… …to the puzzle in two minutes

88 It will be necessary to pay the full amount when you look (have)

→ The full amount ……… when you look.

89 The taxi may be expensive so take plenty of money (case)

→ Take plenty of money……… … expensive

→ Robert didn’t know what ……… next

Part 3 Essay writing (10pts)

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? With the help of technology, students nowadays can learn better Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

You should write about 200 words

………

…… ……

-THE

END -HƯỚNG DẪN VÀ ĐÁP ÁN CHẤM

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG TỈNH LỚP 9 MÔN TIẾNG ANH

Tống số điểm toàn bài: 100 điểm

Làm đúng mỗi câu, cho 1,0 điểm Bài luận cho tối đa 10,0 điểm.

Sau khi cộng toàn bộ số điểm, giám khảo quy về hệ điểm 10, không làm tròn số.

SECTION ONE: LISTENING

Part 1.

Part 2.

7 a couple of / two/ 2

8 $615

9 the fridge

10 twelve-month

11 Murray

12 16C

13 South Hills

14 English/ British

15 Student

SECTION TWO: PHONETICS

Part 1.

Part 2.

SECTION THREE: LEXICO - GRAMMAR

Part 1.

Part 2.

34 has been ringing 35 painted

Part 3.

39 put up with 40 to wear off

Part 4.

41 extraordinary 42 freezing/frozen 43 assistance

50 reasonable

SECTION FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION

Part 1.

56 one 57.whether/if 58 it 59 had 60 they

Part 2.

Part 3.

SECTION FIVE: WRITING

Part 1.

76 My application for the job was turned down.

77 He broke the world record on/ at his second attempt.

78 However experienced you are, driving at that speed is dangerous.

79 It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped.

80 Tim could hardly understand what the teacher said/was saying.

81 Had my son not wanted a pet, I wouldn’t have bought the dog.

82 He is a more persuasive speaker than his friend.

83 Joe doubted whether/ if / that Mary would come.

84 I greatly regretted not seeing my sister when she went abroad.

85 It looked as though/ if the small house had been unoccupied for several months Part 2.

86 takes pride in her

87 found the solution

88 will have to be paid

89 in case the taxi is

90 he was going to do

Part 3.

- Nội dung, ý tưởng (5 điểm): Nêu được ý tưởng , lý do một cách rõ ràng, có sức thuyết phục.

- Kỹ thuật viết (5 điểm): Bố cục rõ ràng, hành văn mạch lạc, đúng văn phong, đúng ngữ pháp; dùng

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