KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2016 – 2017. Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9 PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THẠCH HÀ

Choose the most suitable word or phrase.. Complete the passage by filling a suitable word into each gap MUSIC IN OUR LIFE Music plays an important 1 in our daily lives.. Music serves 2 f

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

THẠCH HÀ

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN NĂM

HỌC 2016 – 2017.

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9

B PHONETICS, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.

I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the

others.

III Choose the most suitable word or phrase

1 My mother _ to Hue for this summer

2 The coffee by the time I got up this morning

C has already been made D would have already made

3 What time _ tomorrow?

A will the train leave B is the train leaving

C does the train leave D is the train going to leave

4 Please share your fruit and cake others

5 If it _ next Sunday, we’ll stay at home

6 Jack will miss his bus he leaves now

7 Zoos don’t want _ as places where animals are imprisoned

8 But for your help, we in trouble

9 The paper has _ good news today

10 Their best player is to leave for Chelsea

A on the point B looking forward C planned D about

11 I don't usually like staying at hotels but last summer we spent a few days at very nice hotel by sea

A a / x B a / the C the / a D x / the

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

12 My father has gone away He' ll be back a week.

13 _ don ' t visit this part of the town

A Most tourists B Most of tourists C The most tourists D Many tourist

14 Jack can’t remember _ the telephone number down

15 You should pay to what the instructor is saying.

A attendance B intention C convention D attention

16 I am fed hanging around here with nothing to do

17 _ my shyness, they refused to give me the job as a receptionist

18 We got our car _ yesterday

19 I hope I won’t have homework today.

20 May I help you ? - “ _”

A I’m sorry, I can’t B No problem C No, thank you D How can I help you

IV Complete sentences using the correct form of the words.

1 1 It’s forbidden to destroy buildings HISTORY

3 John likes a lot of dishes of Vietnam, Pho Hanoi SPECIAL

4 If your luggage is , you’ll have to pay an excess charge WEIGH

5 Jackson had another violent with the referee AGREE

6 The result was very strange! In fact it was BELIEVE

7 The advantage of living in the countryside is that the air is POLLUTE

8 Samuel talked _ about human cloning END

9 I am tired of your attitude CHILD

V Each sentence has ONE mistake, find and correct it.

1

The director felt badly about not giving Mary the position that she had looked for from his

company

2 Only when you grow up you will know the truth

3 You’d better tell me the reason for he did not turn up

4 The whole of family should be present during the dinner in which many different

kinds of dishes are served

5 Mrs Brown’s children are used to be picked up after school every day

6 Andrew has been a teacher of English since a very long time

7 I think we should go some sightseeing this afternoon

8 You are tired although you stayed up too late to watch TV last night

9 Don't speak English with him; he hardly not know any English

10 Mary bought her mother a twenty-inches television last week.

VI Put the correct tense or form of the verbs in the parentheses.

1 I am going to bed I (work) (1) for hours and I’m tired

2 We (be) (2) a few minutes late, so the film (already/start) (3) when we (get) (4) to the cinema

3 “I’ ll come) to see you tomorrow unless I (keep) (5) late at the office” – “Okay I (wait) (6) for you around noon”

4 I don’t mind (wait) (7) I’d rather (be) (8) too early than too late

5 It always rains when the windows (clean) (9)

6 At this time next week, they (sit) (10) in the train on their way to Paris

VII Fill in the blank with one preposition.

1 Nobody helped him to do this work He managed to do it _ (1) _ his own

2 He has a new solution _ (2) _ the problem

3 Do you know any songs _ (3) _ the Beatles?

4 His attitude _ (4) _ his job is very negative

5 I’m just going out to do some shopping I’ll be back _ (5) _ half an hour

6 Don’t go out _ (6) _ the rain _ (7) _ an umbrella

7 I spoke _ (8) _ him _ (9) _ my trip _ (10) _ Da Nang City

C READING I Complete the passage by filling a suitable word into each gap

MUSIC IN OUR LIFE

Music plays an important (1) in our daily lives It would be impossible for a day to go by without music Music serves (2) functions within our society: it is used to entertain, relax, motivate, persuade, teach, treat diseases, unite, promote patriotism, and so on

Advertisers are fully aware (3) the role music can play in entering the mind of the consumer For example, the (4) effective way to aid the memory of the consumer is to accompany an advertisement with (5) interesting song Once the customer likes that song, he might remember the brand name of the advertised product as well and he will choose that product while standing in front of a shell full of goods of different brand names

Music (6) special occasions is essential At the Olympic sports events, it is interesting to observe how music is played Entertainment is an obvious function, but further, music at such events helps create an exciting atmosphere The use of national anthems is (7) promote the fellings of patriotism, thus encouraging athletes to (8) great efforts Music can also be used (9) a means of treating patients It soothes the nerves of patients with mental disorder For those with visual impairment, playing music is one (10) to help them open their hearts to the outside world Obviously, music has a profound and powerful impact on our lives

II Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question from the 4 choices

HOAN KIEM LAKE

Right in the middle of the city of Hanoi, Hoan Kiem Lake, or locally (1) as Bo Ho that means “The shore of the lake”, is _ (2) the place for morning exercises, leisure and recreation activities It is the heart and the beats of the city - thousands of local folks (3)

together on the Liberation Day and the photographers snap photos of brides and grooms (4) _ the wedding season

The lake has the legend way back in the mid - 15th century _ (5) _ Emperor Ly Thai To (Le Loi) got a magical sword from heaven to fight (6) the Chinese, the Minh aggressors, out

of Vietnam After that one day when he was out (7) in the lake, a giant golden tortoise suddenly grabbed the sword and (8) into the water The lake is also known as “Ho Hoan Kiem”, the Lake of the Restored Sword, _(9) it is believed the sword was taken to its original divine owners

On an islet in the middle of the lake towards its south _(10) the Tortoise Tower or the Thap Rua on the top of which a red star is often held as an emblem

of Hanoi.

1 A believed B known C considered D said

2 A so as B much as C more than D more or less

3 A gather B reach C arrive D go

4 A during B on C of D within

5 A which B when C while D what

6 A above B down C for D against

7 A diving B playing C sailing D walking

8 A disappeared B endangered C lost D fled

9 A although B however C so D because

10 A sits B stands C run D watches

III Some phrases are removed from the text Put them in the correct order One example has been done for you Mr And (1) were going to begin their vacation one day,

(2) Mr Wilson said that it would take them half an hour to get to the airport in the taxi

so they all had to be ready by 11 o’clock

At ten minutes to eleven they were still all running around doing things, except Mrs

Wilson, (3) enjoying the sun

Her husband and the children were very surprised (4) , too, until the taxi arrived and Mrs Wilson said to them, “Well, I knew that this was going to happen, so before I went to bed last night, I moved all our clocks and watches ahead twenty minutes So now we can go to the airport quietly (5)

A who was sitting quietly on a chair in the garden.

B that she wasn’t in a hurry

C and they had to be at the airport at 11: 40 am.

D without worrying about being late.

E Mrs Wilson and their children

D WRITING

I Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same

as those printed before them.

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

-> It was such ………

2 No matter how rich he was, he never helped the poor

-> Rich as

3 I think that no city in Viet Nam is more attractive than Da Nang

-> I think Da Nang

4 Success depends on hard work

-> The harder

5 It was wrong of you to behave like that to your boss

-> You should

6 Will you invite her to your wedding party?

-> Will………?

7 We’ve never met such a famous singer before

-> It’s

8 House prices have risen dramatically this year

-> There has

9 It’s against the rules to park your car here

-> You are

10 My advice to you is to study harder next semester

-> If I

II Rewrite the following sentence with the given words in such a way that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first one Do not chance the form of the words in the capital letters.

1 We have arranged to start the trip at 6 a.m tomorrow

2 There are a lot of old people need looking after

-> Many old people need someone ……… them TAKE

3 Why did you phone him, Linh?

4 Mai began singing when she was eleven

-> Mai has she was eleven ABLE

5 I haven’t done any gardening for three months

6 I haven’t been to London for five years

7 It is not necessary for you to ring me unless you’ve got a problem

8 I can’t stand people interrupting me when I’m studying

-> I ……….

10 Both Tom and Jane prefer jazz to classical music

NEITHER

IV Write a passage of 120 -150 words about: There are many leisure activities on average

day Nowadays both children and adult enjoy playing computer games What do you thinhk about playing video games ? Good or not good ? Why?

PHÒNG GD&ĐT

ĐÁP ÁN VÀ BIỂU ĐỂM

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2016 – 2017.

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9

A LISTENING

SATURDAY

Richard (1) go

shopping

(2) go to a

football match

Molly (3) go

swimming

(4) go to the

library

(5) go to the

cinema

Molly’s Mom do baking

SUNDAY

computer games

Molly (7) go

running

(8) do

gardening

Molly’s sister

(8) go to a

sport centre/center

(9) do

yoga

concert

B PHONETICS, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:

I

III 3 Điểm (20X 0,15)

IV

1 historical 2 success 3 especially 4 overweight 5 disagreement

unpolluted childish/childlike uncomfort/discomfort

V

1 badly -> bad 2 you will -> will

you

3 for -> why/

for which/ 

4 The whole of -> The whole

5 be -> being

6 since -> for

7 go some sightseeing -> do some sightseeing /

go sightseeing

8 although -> because 9 not know ->

knows

10 twenty-inches ->

twenty-inch

VI

1 have been

working/have

worked

2 were 3 had already

started

4 got 5 am kept

6 will be waiting 7 waiting 8 be 9 have been

cleaned

10 will be sitting

VII

C READING:

I

II

III

D WRITING:

I

1 It was such a high flood that they had to live on the roofs

2 Rich as he was, he never helped the poor

3 I think Da Nang is the most attractive city in Viet Nam

4 The harder you work, the more successful you are/ will be

5 You should not have behaved like that to your boss

7 It’s the first time we have met such a famous singer.

Or It’s the most famous singer I”ve ever met.

8 There been a dramatical rise in house prises this year

9 You are not allowed to park your car here / you are parking your car here against the

rules

10 If I were you, I would study harder next semester

II

1 We ARE starting/ ARE going to/ARE about to start the trip at 6 a./ tomorrow.

2 Many old people need someone to TAKE care of them

3 I want to know WHAT you phoned him for, Linh?

4 Mai has been ABLE to sing since she was eleven.

5 The last time I did gardening WAS three months ago.

6 I last went to 5 years ago/the last time I went was 5 years ago/ it is 5 years since I

last went

7 I don’t have to be rung/called/made a phonecall unless you have a problem

8 I would rather people didn’t interrupt me when

9 I think you’d better choose E to learn

10 Neither Tom nor Jane prefers classical music to jazz

III

* Nội dung , ý tưởng

* Kỹ thuật và ngôn ngữ

- Viết được đoạn văn dài khoảng 120 – 150 từ;

- Có bố cục rõ ràng, câu văn mạch lạc, viết đúng ngữ pháp, dùng từ phong phú , chính xác

* Tùy mức độ thí sinh viết được, giám khảo dựa vào thang điểm để quyết định

PHÒNG GD&ĐT.