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VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí PHỊNG GD&ĐT DUY TIÊN TRƯỜNG THCS NGUYỄN HỮU TIẾN ĐỀ KSCL HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG VÒNG NĂM HỌC 2015-2016 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP Thời gian: 150 phút NAME: Score: _ A LISTENING ( 1,8 point) Part 1: (Question 1-7) (0,7p)  There are seven questions in this part  For each question there are three pictures and a short recording  Choose the correct picture and put a tick (√) in the box below it VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí Part 2: Listen to the tape then complete the information in each sentence (1,0 point) (there is one example for you) Monday - Saturday, open from: to: Name of nearest station: (1) 9.00 AM (2) ………………………………… (3) …………………………………… VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí Elephant House closed on: Shop sells books, postcards and: (4)………………………………… (5) ………………………………… (6) ………………………pounds Costs of family ticket: B Vocabulary and grammar I Choose the best option in A,B,C or D to complete each of the sentences (1.6 points) If I had known how difficulty the job was, I _ it A won't have taken B wouldn't take C won't take D wouldn't have taken She is one of the few people _ A I look up to them B to whom I look up C to that I look up D to who I look up Because of the rain, many people have called to ask _ canceled A that the parade was B whether the parade was C if or not the parade was D that the parade would be It’s difficult to pay one’s bills when prices keep _ A growing B gaining C rising D raising She _ her neighbor’s child for the broken window A blamed B accused C complained D denied Both my parents work in _ education, teaching at a college A greater B bigger C higher D longer The more he tried to help her, _ she seemed to appreciate it A less B the less C lesser D the lesser One of the windows of my cars is very hard _ A open B to open C opened D opening from Bill, all the students said they would go A Except B only C Apart D separate VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí 10 Mrs Smith: You made a lot of noise last night! - David: _ A Really? B What a pity! C Oh! I’m really sorry! D It’s kind of you to say so 11 Alfonso: “I had a really good time Thanks for the lovely evening.” - Maria: “ _.” A I’m glad you enjoyed it B Yes, it’s really good C Oh, that’s right D No, it’s very kind of you 12 smoking is a causative factor of many diseases, there is not ban on tobacco advertising A However B Although C In spite of D Therefore 13 You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday You _ be really hungry A might B will C can D must 14 Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano _ the Philippines, erupted in 1991 A at B with C on D In C you D don’t you 15 You have never been to Nha Trang, _? A haven’t you B have you 16 That pipe has been leaking for ages We must get it _ soon A mend B mended C mending D to mend II Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets (2.0 points) A young lady (1- leave) this note for you ten minutes ago As you (2- have) breakfast, I (3- not disturb) you at the time I think it is a pity you (4- not take) more exercise You (5- get) fat Have you booked your hotel room yet? Well, I (6- write) to the hotel last week but they (7- not answer) yet That man (8- stand) at the bus stop for the last half hour Shall I tell him that the last bus (9- go) Look at that tree! It (10- fall) You should keep away from it now 10 III Choose the incorrect part in the following sentences among A, B, C or D (2 points) She wishes that we hadn't sent her the candy yesterday because she was on a diet A B C D Today is such a beautiful day that I couldn’t bring myself to complete all my chores VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí A B C D Nancy said that she went to the supermarket before coming home A B C D Tim has become one of the greatest dancer that the ballet world has ever known A B C D After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left A B C D Even though being ill, Mary still went to school last Monday A B C D We looked to hundreds of books before we found what we were looking for A B C D Even though she looks young, she is twice older than my twenty-year-old sister A B C D George is not enough intelligent to pass this economics class without help A B C D 10 The film was so bored that all the audience had gone home before it ended A B C D IV Give the most suitable form of the words given (2 points) The of the Hollywood actor, Jimmy Hilton, was announced last night DIE My new car is more than the one I had before ECONOMY I was very that you won the first prize IMAGINE Humphrey Davy helped Faraday much in his later DISCOVER The farmer is trying to the pig before killing it for meat FAT This organization is very concerned about the of the rain forests DESTROY A person is one who is kind THINK I had my trousers because they were too short LONG I think it is very of him to expect us to work overtime every night REASON 10 If your work is you won’t get a raise SATISFY C READING I Read the passage below and choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D (1.0 point) VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí If we took a look at how people in Europe communicated just one hundred years ago, we would be very surprised to find out that English was hardly used outside the United Kingdom The language most commonly used between people of different nationalities, and particularly the aristocracy, was French In fact, French was the language of diplomacy, culture and education However, that is not the case nowadays English has replaced French as the international language of communication Today, there are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak it as a first language Nếu xem xét cách thức người châu Âu truyền trăm năm trước đây, ngạc nhiên thấy tiếng Anh khơng sử dụng bên ngồi Vương quốc Anh Ngôn ngữ phổ biến sử dụng dân tộc khác nhau, đặc biệt tầng lớp quý tộc, người Pháp Trong thực tế, tiếng Pháp ngơn ngữ ngoại giao, văn hóa giáo dục Tuy nhiên, khơng phải trường hợp Anh thay tiếng Pháp ngôn ngữ quốc tế truyền thơng Ngày nay, có nhiều người nói tiếng Anh ngôn ngữ thứ hai người nói ngơn ngữ There are many reasons why English has become the language of international communication Britain’s colonization of many parts of the world had something to with it, but it is mainly due to America’s rise to the position of major world power This helped spread popular American culture throughout the world bringing the language with it Có nhiều lý tiếng Anh trở thành ngôn ngữ giao tiếp quốc tế Thuộc địa nhiều phận giới Anh có để làm với nó, chủ yếu gia tăng Mỹ vào vị trí quyền lực giới Điều giúp truyền bá văn hố tiếng Mỹ tồn giới mang tiếng với But is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? Language specialists seem to be divided over this issue There are those who claim that it is important to have a language that the people in our increasingly globalized world have in common According to others, English is associated with a particular culture and therefore promotes that culture at the expense of others Linguists have suggested “Esperanto”, an artificially put-together language, as a solution to international communication problems but without success So English will continue being the world language until some other language, maybe Chinese, which is the most widely-spoken native language in the world, takes over as the world’s international language instead of English VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí Nhưng tốt mà tiếng Anh lan rộng đến tất nơi giới cách nhanh chóng? Chuyên gia ngôn ngữ dường chia vấn đề Có người cho điều quan trọng phải có ngơn ngữ mà người giới ngày tồn cầu chúng tơi có điểm chung Theo người khác, tiếng Anh gắn liền với văn hóa đặc biệt thúc đẩy văn hóa chi phí người khác Ngôn ngữ học đề nghị "Esperanto", ngôn ngữ nhân tạo thỏa với nhau, giải pháp cho vấn đề truyền thông quốc tế khơng thành cơng Vì vậy, tiếng Anh tiếp tục trở thành ngôn ngữ giới số ngơn ngữ khác, có lẽ Trung Quốc, ngơn ngữ địa rộng rãi nói giới, phải ngôn ngữ quốc tế giới thay tiếng Anh According to the passage, a century ago _ A educated people throughout Europe spoke English B foreign travelers to England spoke only French C French was much more popular than English D only the French aristocracy could speak English What is meant by “the language of diplomacy”? A The language used by ordinary people B The language used by the English and the French C The language used by the aristocracy D The language used by governments What is true according to the passage? A The linguists don’t like Esperanto B Esperanto is difficult to learn C Esperanto is not a natural language D Esperanto is becoming more and more popular The author believes that _ A English is easier to learn than Chinese B English will probably be replaced as an international language C Chinese is going to be the next language of international communication D Chinese is growing in popularity among non-native speakers What would be a good title for this passage? A English in the future B English as an international language C English language means English culture D English - a difficult language to learn II Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions (2,0 points) VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí HOLIDAYS THAT DON’T COST THE EARTH The tourist industry is considered to be the world’s largest industry Before 1995 about million people (1) …… abroad each year (2) …… by the 1990s the figure had (3) …… up over 400 million every year (4) …… large numbers of tourist, however, beginning to cause problems For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains (5) …… came to enjoy Every parts of Mount Everest in the Himalaya are reported to be covered (6) …… old tins, tents and food that have been (7) …… away But at a time when we have greater freedom to (8) …… than ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holiday (9) …… causing problems by spoiling the countryside Now there is a new holiday guide called Holiday That Don’t Cost the Earth It (10) … you how you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent or your tour operator the right questions before you go on holiday A travelled B came C sailed D got A as B because C but D when A gone B flown C risen D raised A Such B More C Few D So A where B you C they D that A for B on C below D with A put B thrown C given D got A travel B buy C send D have A outside B instead C beside D without 10 A says B offers C tells D gives III Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word (2,0 points) Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away “You never know when you might need it” was (1) of her favorite sayings She lived (2) herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us Although I never went to her house, I knew it was full (3) antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was (4) an art gallery I remember my father (5) that she was a “ Staffordshire Darby” but I had (6) idea what he meant I (7) out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coal-mining in Staffordshire We used to VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí make up stories (8) her My sister Alice, (9) was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10) saw him again! 10 D WRITING I Rewrite each of the following sentences using the suggested words given so that it has exactly the same meaning as the one printed before it (2 points) While I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time Despite……………………………………………………………………………………………… I regret not paying much attention to the lecture I wish……………………………………………………………………………………………… It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour It’s better to avoid Turn off all switches before leaving the room All switches ………………………………………………… The bridge was so low that the bus couldn't go under it It was so low “Would you like to go with me to the market, Mai?”- Ha said Ha As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse The more …………….………………………………………… We were very impressed by the new cinema but found it rather expensive Impressed………………………………………………………………………………………… I never intended to go to the meeting I never had………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 Do the test carefully or you may get bad mark If you…………………………………………………………………………………….……… II Write a passage: (3,0 points) It is said that English is a useful language and it is necessary to learn English Do you think so? Write a passage (not more than 200 words) about your idea VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí ANSWER KEYS A LISTENING (1,8 point) Listen to the tape then complete the information in each sentence (there is one example for you) (2) 7.30 p.m (3) north station (4) 3rd of May (5) T-shirts (6) 12 Part 1: a c c b Part 2: b a c b d a C Vocabulary and grammar I Choose the best option in A,B,C or D to complete each of the sentences (2 points) B C 15 D C B 16 D D 10 B 17 B B 11 C 18 D D 12 C 19 D C 13 A 20 B A 14 B II Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets (1,2 points) Left/ were having/ didn’t disturb Think/ don’t take/ are getting Have …booked?/ wrote/ have not answered Has been standing/ has gone? Is going to fall III Choose the incorrect part in the following sentences among A, B, C or D (2 point) D B A C C C B A B VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí 10 A IV Give the most suitable form of the words given (2 point) Death Fatten Unreasonable Economical Destruction 10 Unsatisfactory Imaginary Thoughtful Discoveries C READING Lengthened I Read the passage below and choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D (2 points) C B D C B II Read about Keiko’s evening out Then put the pictures in order (2 points) D A C E B III Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage ( points) useful doing what who gives/ shows 10 like along have some losing D WRITING I Rewrite each of the following sentences using the suggested words given so that it has exactly the same meaning as the one printed before it (2 points) Dispite my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time It is better to avoid travelling during the rush hour This pair of shoes needs reparing/ to be repaired Nam asked Mary if the books belonged to her Ha invited Mai to go to the market with her She is fond of her newphew in spite of his terrible behavior Impressed were we by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive I never had any intention on going to the meeting If you the test carefully, you may get bad marks 10 The more popular television programmes become, the worse they seem to get VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí 11 I haven't seen him since I was a student 12 The book which I am reading at the moment is very interesting 13 Robert has been out of job/ jobless/ unemployed for two years 14 All switches must be turned off before leaving room II Use the words given to write the complete sentences (1 point) It seems really difficult for everyone in Vietnam to have a trip abroad She has written ten novels since she became a writer We decided to go for a short walk before sitting down The internet is a very convenient way for me to get information The price of the holiday depends on when you want to travel III Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word: one no by found of about like who saying 10 never ... to that I look up D to who I look up Because of the rain, many people have called to ask _ canceled A that the parade was B whether the parade was C if or not the parade was D that the parade... In C you D don’t you 15 You have never been to Nha Trang, _? A haven’t you B have you 16 That pipe has been leaking for ages We must get it _ soon A mend B mended C mending D to mend II Give... good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? Language specialists seem to be divided over this issue There are those who claim that it is important to have a language that