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PART I: LISTENING

SECTION 1 Questions 1-10

Questions 1 – 3 Choose the correct letters A, B, C or D:

1 Which city does the lady call the most?

2 The cost of a national call per minute is .

3 The telephone connection fee to the USA is .

Questions 4 - 6 Complete the form below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Cheap Calls Unlimited:

New Customer Form

Name Mandy (4) _

Address 10 Hazlewood St, Belmont, 4173

Telephone (5)

Date of Birth 13/7/72

Email (6) _@

Questions 7 and 8 Choose TWO letters A-E

What TWO reasons does the operator give for providing the date of birth?

A for security

B to make a payment

C to request details about the account

D to change the account password

E to make a patment

UBND HUYỆN TAM ĐẢO

PHÒNG GD&ĐT

-ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI

NĂM HỌC 2015-2016

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 9

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

(Đề bài gồm 05 trang)

Question 9 and 10 Choose the correct letters A, B or C:

9 The customer's new telephone service will start _.

10 The customer will receive the bill _

A every three months B every two months C every month

SECTION 2

Questions 1 – 5 Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Assessment Overview Semester consists of (1) assessments: Oral report: 20%

Essay: 20%

(2) _: 60%

Oral report

Individual presentations

PowerPoint to be used for delivery

Go to (3) _ for more information

Essay Total words: (4) _

Topics available: (5)

Will be come from course readings booklet

PART II LEXICO-GRAMMAR

I Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answers to make complete ones.

1 Our environment is seriously polluted, so it is high time for us to keep our environment

2 Thanks a lot Without your help, I my work

A can hardly finish B could hardly finish

C cannot hardly finish D could not hardly finish

3 Linda: “Thanks for the nice gift you brought to us!”

Jennifer: “ _”

A All right Do you know how much it costs? B Not at all Don’t mention it

C Actually speaking, I myself don’t like it D Welcome! It’s nice of you

4 Green turtles can migrate more than 1,400 miles to their eggs

5 Burning oil and coal releases gases which are harmful humans

6 They _ at work

A allow not to be worn jeans B are not allowed being wear jeans

C are not allowed to wear jeans D do not allow to wear jeans

7 A national park is a place _ many endangered species are protected

8 So far there _ nine national parks established in Vietnam

9 Salt and ice can be used to _ food

A contaminate B pollute C include D preserve

10 There is no _ for us to call and tell him what he should have done

A necessity B necessary C necessarily D necessitous

II Each line in the following passage contains 01 mistake IDENTIFY and CORRECT them (0) has been done as an example Write your answers in the numbered blanks below

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Collecting stamps

The collecting of postage stamps is an hobby that interests people of all ages and all walks of life The more valuable stamp in the world is the one-cent British Guiana magenta of 1856 Only one copy is known to exist; it is valued at about $50,000 There are another stamps worth several thousands dollars while many others are valued at hundreds of dollars Yet most stamps are very expensive There are hundreds of stamps worth a few dollars and many more hundreds that you may buy with a few cents So you see that stamp collecting is not merely a rich man’s hobby Each stamp collection finds his own stamps fascinating, no matter how much or how many money he spends on them The reason is that there is always a story behind postage stamps The countries in the world use them as a mean of telling the world about their industries, their culture, and their great men They also use stamps to celebrate importance events in his history

So while a stamp collector is enjoying hobby, he is also storing up knowledge about all kinds of things from every corner of the globe

III Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage.

1 If parents don’t get _ very well, their children will be unhappy

2 The firemen were able to put _ the fire quickly.

3 I wish I hadn’t said it If only I could turn the clock _

4 We all need friends whom we can call _ when we are in trouble

5 I couldn’t make _ the peak of the mountain in the foggy weather

IV Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word.

It’s a marvelous idea for children to do some cooking at an early age Generally (1) _ (SPEAK), most children can’t wait to help in the kitchen and love getting involved in the (2) _ (PREPARE) of their meals They should be (3) _ (COURAGE) to do so, and care should be taken to (4) _ (SURE) they enjoy the experience It is important to show them how to do things (5) (CORRECT) but they shouldn’t be criticized too much Although the finished result may not be quite to your (6) _ (LIKE), the young cook will undoubtedly find it quite the (7) (TASTE) food he or she has ever eaten

Kitchens can, of course, be (8) _ (ENDANGER) places and so the absolute (9) _ (IMPORTANT) of keeping an eye on children at all times cannot be emphasized too (10) (HEAVY) Sharp knives, for example, should be avoided until children are old enough to handle them safely

PART III READING

I Fill in each blank space with an appropriate word.

Around 1990, people _ (1) many countries lived in New Orleans Musicians in New Orleans started to play a new kind of music It was _ (2) jazz It is kind of a mixture

of many different kinds of music, for example, African, blues, European, church music, and work songs Most early jazz (3) are African American They played in small bands and they didn’t write _ (4) their music They learned to work together to produce a loose and relaxed beat that was (5) powerful that listeners can’t help but dance, or at least move their feet along _ (6) it And soon white musicians were playing jazz, too

Around 1920, jazz music began to spread Jazz musicians _ (7) from city to city People listened jazz records They heard jazz (8) the radio In the 1930s and 1940s, jazz was popular in the U.S and Canada The music was called swing and it was played in big bands

It was said that there are still a few bands made up of very old musicians (9) the old-style jazz in a club in New Orleans They play jazz (10) four or a half hours each evening so many tourists go there and listen

II Read the following text carefully and choose the answer which best fits each space:

Language is commonly believed to be a system of communication that consists of sounds and written symbols However, we can also communicate _ (1) other ways by using our facial expressions, our tone of voice and even our _ (2) body In fact, in many situations, non-verbal communication can (3) more accurately what a person is feeling Body language always speaks the truth, (4) words can often be misleading

For successful communication both at work and at home, an understanding of body language is important At work, non-verbal communication is (5) to power People in charge tend to lean _ (6) in their chairs, fold their hands behind their heads and (7) their feet up on the desk They usually dominate conversations, both talking and interrupting more than others Those who _ (8) orders, on the other hand, are much less relaxed and tend to sit

on the edge of their chairs with their arms tightly folded

Body language plays an equally important role at home Children are particularly quick to pick (9) on non-verbal signals and can distinguish (10) what is said and what is really meant

3 A explain B announce C publish D reveal

5 A associated B related C combined D reserved

III Read the following passage and choose the best answer Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage.

In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational the Beatles were at that time They were four boys from north of England and none of them had any train of music They started by performing and recording songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs Then they started writing their own songs and that was when they became popular The Beatles changed pop music They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs The Beatles did not

have a long career Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up in 1970 They stopped doing live performances in 1966 because it had come too dangerous for them- their fans were so excited that they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as souvenirs! However, today some of their songs remain as famous as they were when they first came out Throughout the world many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them

1 The passage is mainly about

A How the Beatles became more successful than other groups

B Why the Beatles split up after 7 years

C Many people’s ability to sing a Beatles song

D The Beatles’ fame and success

2 The four boys of the Beatles _

A came from the same family B were at the same age

C came from a town in the north of England D received good training in music

3 The word “sensational” is closet in meaning to .

A notorious B bad C shocking D popular

4 The first song of the Beatles were

A written by themselves B broadcast on the radio

C paid a lot of money D written by black Americans

5 What is NOT true about the Beatles?

A They became famous when they wrote their own songs

B They had a long stable career

C The members had no training in music

D They were afraid of being hurt by fans

6 The Beatles stopped their live performance because

A they spent more time writing their won songs B they had earned enough money

C they did not want to work together D They were afraid of being hurt by fans

7 The year 1970 was the time when _

A they started their career B they changed pop music

C they split up D they stopped doing live performances

8 What the fans of the Beatles often did was _

A ask them to write more songs B take their clothes as souvenirs

C sing together with them D ask them why they should separate

9 Some songs of the Beatles now _

A are still famous as they used to be B became too old to sing

C are sung by crazy fans D are the most famous

10 The tone of the passage is that of _

A admiration B neutral C sarcasm D criticism

PART IV WRITING

I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.

1 You can’t visit the United States if you don’t have a visa

Unless _

2 Please don’t make noise here

I’d _

3 He wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him

He avoided _

4 It is not my habit to go to bed so late

I am not

5 They had hardly gone out when it rained heavily

Hardly _

II Within 150 to 180 words, write a paragraph about your ideas of a happy life.

The end!

UBND HUYỆN TAM ĐẢO

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

-HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN

NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 9

Total: 120 points

PART I: LISTENING (30pts)

SECTION 1 (20pts)

SECTION 2 (10 pts)

1 4/ four 2 exams/ 2 exams 3 (the) library 4 1,500 words 5 (by)next lecture

PART II LEXICO-GRAMMAR (35pts)

I Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answers to make complete ones (10pts)

II Each line in the following passage contains 01 mistake IDENTIFY and CORRECT them (0) has been done as an example Write your answers in the numbered blanks below (10pts)

III Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage (5pts)

IV Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word (0) has been done as an example (10pts)

1 speaking 2 preparation 3 encouraged 4 ensure 5 correctly

6 likeness 7 tasteful 8 dangerous 9 importance 10 heavily

PART III READING (30pts)

I Fill in each blank space with an appropriate word (10pts)

II Read the following text carefully and choose the answer which best fits each space (10pts)

III Read the following passage and choose the best answer Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage (10pts)

PART IV WRITING (25pts)

I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (5pts)

1 Unless you have a visa, you can’t visit the United States

2 I’d rather you didn’t make noise here

3 He avoided being recognized by wearing dark glasses

4 I am not used to going to bed so late

5 Hardly had they gone out when it rained heavily

II Within 150 to 180 words, write a paragraph about your ideas of a happy life (20pts)

Marking scheme

The impression mark given is based on the following scheme:

1 Content: 50% of total mark: a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate

2 Language: 30% of total mark: a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of

English language gifted upper-secondary school students

3 Presentation: 20% of total mark: coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of

English language gifted upper-secondary school students

The end

-AUDIO TRASCRIPT

SECTION 1

Questions 1 - 10

Adam Hello Cheap Calls Unlimited, this is Adam O’Shaughnessy How can I help you? Mandy I heard something on the TV the other day about cheap local and national calls Do

you have a new offer available at the moment?

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Mandy How does it work? How can I save?

Adam Well, do you make many calls outside your local area?

Mandy Yes, as a matter of fact, I often call my mother-in-law in Sydney and I sometimes

call Perth and Melbourne, we've got family there

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Mandy Brisbane

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Mandy Wow! That is cheaper than what I currently pay But, what about international calls

I often call America What are your rates to The States?

Adam Our rates to the USA are also competitive You can call America for 6 cents per

minute – this also includes a connection fee of 15 cents

Mandy That's competitive all right! So…how do I sign up?

Adam Well, we can do it right here over the phone if you like…or I can send you out an

application form…or I can email you the details with the form attached Which would you prefer?

Mandy How long will it take over the phone?

Adam Just a matter of 4 or 5 minutes