Đề thi HSG Tieng anh 9 1819

Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences.. Identify the mistake and write your answer in the space provided.. Read the following passage and choose the best

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THANH THUỶ

ĐỀ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS

NĂM HỌC: 2017-2018 MÔN: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề.

Đề thi có: 06 trang

SECTION 1 LISTENING

I Listen and Complete the form below (8 points)

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

………

II.Questions 5-10 Listen and choose the correct letters A, B or C (12 points)

5.What size of deposit does the caller have to pay?

A 5 percent B 30 percent C 50 percent

6 When does the deposit have to be paid?

A Two weeks from now B Four weeks from now C Six weeks from now

7 How will the luggage be carried?

A By bus B By bicycle C By van

Questions 8-10 : Choose three latters A-F.

A.raincoat B.Spare tire C.maps

D.water bottle E.camera .guide book

SECTION 2 PHONETICS

III Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently Write your answers in the space provided (6 points)

1 A hummock B struggle C industry D subsidy

2 A thesis B ethane C author D feather

3 A wicked B wrecked C hatred D naked

IV Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group Write your answers in the space provided (4 points)

1 A government B prohibit C applicant D habitat

2 A sympathetic B participant C curriculum D discriminate

SECTION 3 LEXICO - GRAMMAR

V Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO SOME QUESTIONS Write your answers in the space provided (70 points)

1 When I finish my writing this composition, I’m going to _ and go to bed

Đề chính thức

A make time B hit the hay C hit the big time D call it a day

2 Marry usually buys her clothes _ It’s cheaper than going to a dressmaker

A in public B on the shelf C off the peg D on the house

3 You are at _ to do what you like

A freedom B odds C disposal D liberty

4 David has not seen Linda for fifteen years and has _ of her address

A no idea B nothing C no thought D no mind

5 I have three brothers, _ of whom were there

A none B neither C no one D either

6 - “Why don’t we listen to some news programmes.” - “ _”

A I don’t care for them either

B Because they’re usually so boring

C Because I like pop music and I like presenter

D Yes, whenever I’m in my father’s car!

7 If you want to _ success in life, you have to work hard

A achieve B receive C award D earn

8 _ he was lazy, he failed the exam

A Now that B so C consequently D Thus

9 - A: “Will the Browns be invited?” - B: “ I _”

A expect so not B so expect C expect so D don’t expect

10 Anyone ordering a new MP3 player _ the end of the month will receive a free extra set of headphone

A at B in C upon D before

11 My job is so _ that I don’t think I’ll be able to take a summer break

A persisting B hard C demanding D tough

12 We _ the beginning of the film if we had gone to the cinema 15 mimutes earlier

A would have never missed B would never miss

C would never have missed D never missed

13 He regrets _ that car

A not buying B not to buy

C.having not bought D not having bought

14 Paula would like to _by the time he is 45

A travel B to travel C be going to travel D have traveled

15 It is _ knowledge that newspapers report news

A plain B common C easy D simple

16 _ ,the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather

A Leaving uncovered B Having lelf uncovered

C lelf uncovered D Been lelf uncovered

17 _ fire, please break the glass and ring the bell

A In case of B During C Because of D With a view to

18 The strike was _ owing to a last-minute agreement with the management

A call off B broken up C set back D put down

19 I’m amazed that this game ever _ - it’s so silly!

A took in B caught on C took up D caught by

20 The match will be screened on ITV with _ commentary by Sandy Curley

A lively B live C alive D living

21 It was _that even Smith’s fans couldn’t believe it

C too surprising D surprising

22 The first time I noticed something wrong was _ I got home

A when B whether C since D until

23 _, he cannot make ends meet

A Hard though he works B Although he works hard

C He works hardly D Hard as he work

24 Everyone hoped that he would after the operation

A pull through B pull over C get better D pull out

25 _ new hostel for _ poor is being built in _town centre

A The/the/a B A/Ø/ theC The/ a /a D A/ the/ the

26 I saw him hiding something in a _ bag

A small plastic black B black small plastic

C small black plastic D plastic small black

27 The table _when it was being moved to another room

A was broken B broke C got breaking D got broken

28 “Did you meet Ann here at the university?

“No, We _ when I started college

A have already met B had already met

C had already been meeting D have already been meeting

29 Of all the three sisters, Lan is _

A the best and most qualified B the most qualified and best

C the most qualified and the best D the best and the most qualified

30 He offered to _ her a favour as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry

A show B lend C help D do

31 Smoke from factories can cause air _

A pollute B pollution C polluting D pollutant

32 Writers and novelists are _people

A imaginary B imaginative C imaginable D imagined

33 At the party last night, I met a lot of _ people

A interested B interest C.interesting D interestingly

34 I was the first person _ the accident

A to witness B had witnessed

C to have witnessed D to be witnessed

35 By the time Peter came back, _ for Singapore

A I left B I have left C I had left D he will have left

VI There is one mistake in each sentence Identify the mistake and write your answer in the space provided (10 points)

1 In 1729, Benjamin Franklin published the Pennsylvania Gazette, which soon became the read widely newspaper in the colonies

A published B which C soon D read widely

2 Each of the hotel’s 500 rooms were equiped with high quality air conditioning and television

A hotel’s B were equiped C.high D conditioning

3 The problem of inadequate salaries for teahers not only exists in smaller communities but also in large cities

A problem B for C not only D communities

4 If the water level had raised any higher, the dam would probably have broken down.

A water level B raised C higher D probably

5 Plants, which make up to 90 percentage of visible living organisms, get their food energy from sunlight

A make up B percentage C living D food

SECTION 4 READING

VII Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage Write your answers in the space provided (20 points)

While _(1) _everyone accepts the goal of developing _(2) _in the three “R’s”-reading, writing, and arithmetic- it often seems impossible to _(3) _agreement on any goal beyond that In the broadest _(4) _, the conflict over educational goals can be _(5) _as

a conflict between conservatives and liberals, or, _(6) _they are sometimes called, essentialists and progressives

The conservatives, or essentialists, tend to identify a desirable education with the transmission of the cultural heritage, a no-nonsense _(7) _featuring the threeR’s at the elementary-school level and academic studies or strong vocational or business courses in the secondary school They put emphasis on the training of the mind and cultivation of the intellect

The liberals, or progressives, tend to be interested in the development of the all-round child, not merely in training the child’s mind or in preparing the child for adult life in a remote future They emphasize rich, meaningful school living in the present, and they view subject matter as a resource _(8) _total human development _(9) _as a goal in itself They do not downgrade content but believe it should be _(10) _not for their own sake but as a means of fostering thought and inquiry

2 A talents B actions C skills D techniques

4 A terms B words C letters D means

5 A viewed B thought C counted D named

7 A subject B curriculum C object D progam

9 A but for B rather than C instead D better

10 A inquired B required C acquired D requested

VIII Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question Write your answers in the space provided (10 points)

For centuries, sky watchers have reported seeing mysterious flashes of light on the surface of the Moon Modern astronomers have observed the same phenomenon, but no one has been able to satisfactorily explain how or why the sporadically sparks However, reaearches now believe they have found the cause

Researchers have explained the chemical content of Moon rocks retrieved by

astronauts during the Apollo missions and have found that they contain vlatile gases such as

helium, hydrogen and argon The researchers suggest that stray electrons, freed when the rock

crakcs, may ignite these gases Indeed, lunar rock samples, when fractured in the lab, throw off sparks

What causes these rocks to crack to the lunar surface? The flashes are most often seen

at the borders between sunlight and on the Moon, where the surface is being either intensively heated or cooled A sudden change in temperature may cause thermal cracking Another possibility is that meteors may stike the rocks and cause them to crack Finally, lunar rocks may be fractured by seismic events- in other words, by tiny moonquakes

1 According to`the passage, how long have people been aware of the mysterious light on the Moon?

A For the last ten years

B Since the Apollo missions

C For hundreds of years

D For thousands of years

2 According to the passage, the theory that Moon rocks give off sparks when they crack is supported by………

A a telescopic study of the Moon

B experiments conducted by astronauts

C observations made centuries ago

D an analysis of rocks from the Moon

3 Which of the following can be inferred from the text?

A.Modern astronomers have found out how and why the Moon sparks

B.Researchers now know exactly why the Moon sparks

C.When lunar rocks crack, they throw off sparks

D Researchers have no idea why lunar rocks spark

4 The word “they” in the second paragraph refers to………….

A Moon rocks B.researchers C.Apollo missions D gases

5.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a possible cause of cracks?

A a sudden change in temperature

B lunar surface

C tiny moonquakes

D meteor strike

IX Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word Write your answers in the space

During the teenage years, many young can at (1) _be difficult to talk to They often seem to dislike (2) _questioned They may seem unwilling to talk about their work at school This is a normal development at this (3) _.Though it can be very hard for parents to _(4) , it is part of becoming independent of teenagers trying to be adult while they are _(5) growing up Young people are usually unwilling to talk if they believe that questions are trying to check up on them

Parents should do their _(6) _ to talk to their son and daughter (7) _school, work and future plans but should not push them to talk if they don’t _(8) to Parents should also watch for danger signs Some young people

in trying to be (9) _may experience with sex, drug, alcohol or smoking Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual behaviour which may be connected (10) _these and help if necessary

SECTION 5 WRITING

X Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it (10 points)

1 Martin thought the second part of the film was more interesting

→ Martin didn’t thik the first _

2 Thanks to your father’s help , we were able to finish the project

→ If your father _

3 Mary is proud of the fact that she is never late for shool

→ Mary prides

4 As soon as I locked all the doors, the door bell rang

→ Hardly

5 My brother’s not feeling a terribly well these days

→ My brother is feeling a bit under _

XI Complete the second sentence, using the word given in bold Do not change the word given You must use between three and six words, including the word given (10 points)

1 Tom and Barbara aren’t talking to each other at the moment (terms)

→ Tom and Barbara aren’t at the moment.

2 The minister had to resign because of his health (led)

→ Ill health resignation

3 The only thing they didn’t steal was the old television (except)

→ They stole the old television.

4 My new hobby is playing chess with my friend (up)

→ I have chess with friend.

5 The salesman persuaded me to spend more than $200 on the shirt (talked)

→ The salesman more than $200 on the shirt.

XII Imagine you have a pen friend in an English speaking country He wants to know more about your country In about 150 words write a letter to tell him about a place of interest in Vietnam (20 points)

Dear David,

Yours sincerely,

Hoa

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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS

NĂM HỌC: 2017 – 2018

MỖI ĐÁP ÁN ĐÚNG ĐƯỢC 2 ĐIỂM TRỪ BÀI VIẾT LUẬN CÓ THANG ĐIỂM RIÊNG SECTION 1 LISTENING

I Listen and fill in the missing information (8 points)

1 june

2 Karla

3 257

4 vegetarian

II Listen and choose the best answer (12 points)

SECTION 2 PHONETICS

III Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently Write your answers in the space provided (6 points)

IV Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group Write your answers in the space provided (4 points)

1 B 2 A

SECTION 3 LEXICO - GRAMMAR

V Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO SOME QUESTIONS Write your answers in the space provided (70 points)

VI There is one mistake in each sentence Identify the mistake and write your answer in the space provided (10 points)

SECTION 4 READING

VII Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage Write your

answers in the space provided (20 points)

VIII Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question Write your answers in the space provided (10 points)

IX Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word Write your answers in the space provided (20 points)

1 times 2 being 3 age 4 understand 5 still

6 best 7 about 8 want 9 adult 10 with

SECTION 5 WRITING

X Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it (10 points)

1.Martin didn’t think the first part of the film was as interesting as the second one

2 If your father hadn’t/had not helped us, we wouldn’t have been able to finish/ couldn’t have finished the project

3 Mary prides herself on never being late for school

4 Hardly had I locked all the doors when the door bell rang

5 My brother is feeling a bit under the weather these days

XI Complete the second sentence, using the word given in bold Do not change the word given You must use between three and six words, including the word given (10 points)

1.Tom and Barbara aren’t on good terms with each other at the moment.

2 Ill health led to the minister’s resignation

3.They stole everything except (for) the old television.

4.I have taken up playing chess with friend.

5.The salesman talked me into spending more than $200 on the shirt.

XII Imagine you have a pen friend in an English speaking country He wants to know more about your country In about 150 words write a letter to tell him about a place of interest in Vietnam (20 points)

- Providing all main ideas and details as required 4.0

- Commmunicating intention sufficently and effectively 4.0

- Ideas are well organized and presented with coherence,

- The letter is well-structured 2.0

- Demonstration of a variety of vocabulary and structures

appropriate to the level of English language 2.0

- Good use and control of grammatical structures 2.0

- Good punctuation and no spelling mistakes 2.0

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