Đề thi HSG Tiếng Anh lớp 9 Yên Lạc, Vĩnh Phúc 2015-2016 - Học Toàn Tập

The small family farms often have to earn more money by offering bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists.. Farming methods in Britain have also changed.[r]

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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2015 -2016

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

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

( Đề thi gồm có trang Học sinh làm tờ giấy thi ) LISTEN

Part 1: ( questions -5 ) You will listen only once

You will hear a dialogue between a receptionist and a customer talking on the phone Listen and fill in the missing information with one or MORE THAN TWO WORDS

 Customer’s name: Mr Collins

 When to book : ( 1)………

 Type of room : ( 2)………

 Room number : 405

 Floor : (3) ………

 Day to come : (4) ………

 Day to leave : Friday

 Requirement: ( 5)………

Part 2: You will listentwice

You are going to hear a travel agent discussing a holiday booking with two customers Listen to the conversation and answer the questions to 10

6 Which month would the customers like to book the holiday for? ……… Do they know exactly where they want to go for their holiday? ……… When will both customers be free to travel?

A The first week of July

B The whole month except for the last five day C From the first to the twenty – third of July D From the seventh to the twenty – third of July Which country did the two customers visit last year?

A Italy B Sweden C France D Portugal 10 How long the customers want for their holiday?

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PHONETICS

I/ Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest of the group

11.A describe B excite C timber D dive 12 A devotion B congestion C suggestion D question

II/ Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group

13 A glorious B bargain C passenger D important 14 A migrate B inhabit C character D diversity 15 A advance B ancient C cancer D annual

LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR

I Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence

16 After Joe’s mother died, he was……… up by his grandmother A brought B taken C grown D drawn 17 If you keep trying you might ……… to it

A succeed B discover C understand D manage 18 My employer’s ……… of my work does not matter to me at all

A meaning B belief C opinion D expression 19 I don’t think that the red dress ……… her

A suits B matches C cheers D agrees 20 She’d prefer to go out ……….home

A than to stay B than staying C rather than staying D rather than stay 21 They received ……….advice from their parents that they became successful

A so good B such a good C so good an D such good 22 Have you got a car ……… ?

A of your own B of yourself C of you D of your 23 There is a fault at our radio station Please not ……… your radio set

A change B adjust C repair D switch 24 If you want to attend the course, you must pass the examination

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A has been taken B has taken C have taken D have been taken 26 We can tell you that we often have a friendly ……… in our class

A atmosphere B air C matter D impression 27 These clothes are fashionable and ……… Do you agree with me?

A only B merely C unique D uniquely 28 He ……… to have a very big fortune and a beautiful wife

A rumors B rumored C has rumored D was rumored 29 Did you use to a ……….when you were at the university?

A full-time job B part-time C full-time D part-time job 30 My house is just _……… I live in the nearby neighborhood

A near here B near to C near by D near from

II Read the passage below and find out 10 words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English and correct them

Many Americans enjoys saving time One way they’re found doing this is by shopping from home – by phone or e-mail Home – shopping is a big business these days, and it’s getting biger In most cities, you can watch TV channels that advertise 24 hours a day The products they advertise can be order by calling a toll- free “800” telephone number and use a credit card The products are then sent directly to the customer home What could be easier ? Using mail- order catalogs makes to buy gifts from home easy From apples to appliances, books to bathing suits, compact discs to camping equipment, there’s almost nothing that can’t be orders by mail Last year more than five billions catalogs are mailed to Americans, and over forty billion dollar’s worth of products were bought from them It’s expected that by the year 2020 more than one-three of all merchandise sold in the U.S will be sold by mail

31… 32… 33… 34… 35… 36…… 37…… 38…… 39…… 40……

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SNOW WHITE AND SEVEN DWARFS

Public ( ) …reaction….to the Disney film Snow White and Seven Dwarfs when it was first showed in 1937 was (41 )……… It was received with great (42 ) ……… and immediately became enormously popular (43) ……… the world Good advertising was not the only reason for this (44) ……… popularity; the film and its characters captured the (45) ……… of people all over the world like no film before it

In Britain, there was (46) ……… newspaper articles about the film and how it was made Snow White toys and books were on (47) ……… everywhere Some people thought that it might be (48)

……… for children but most people saw it as (49) ……… Entertainment

Since 1937, it has been re-issued every few years, giving (50)…………

to many generations of children

Ex REACT 41 ORDINARY 42 EXCITE 43 THROUGH 44 WORLD 45 IMAGINE 46 DAY 47 SELL 48 UPSET 49 HARM 50 ENJOY

READING

I Supply the most suitable word for each blank

We have seen photographs of the whole earth taken from great distances in outer space This is the first time, the (51)……… first time, in man’s long history that such pictures have been possible (52) ……… many years most people have believed that the earth was ball – shaped A few thought it was round and (53)………., like a coin Now we know, beyond doubt, that those few were (54) ……… The photographs show a ball –shaped (55)………., bright and beautiful In color photographs of the earth, the sky is as (56)………… as coal The (57) ……… looks much bluer than it usual does to us All our gray (58)……….are perfect white in color; because, of course, the (59)……… is forever shining on them We are (60)………… to live on the beautiful earth

II Read the passage below then pick out ONE best option (A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences:

Britain is now a highly industrialized country and there are only 238,000 farms in the UK More and more farmers leave the land because they can not earn enough money to survive Only large farms are economic and because of this most British farm are big They usually grow cereals in the east of England and raise sheep and cows in the north of England and Scotland The small family farms often have to earn more money by offering bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists

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61.British farmers give up working on their farms because

A they are tired of the farm work B they can’t earn their own living by farming C they want to continue to live D they are forced to leave the land

62 Most British farms are big because _

A there are plenty of abandoned land B farming is now industrialized C small farms are uneconomic D most British farmers are rich

63.The small family farms often offer bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists A to show their friendship

B because they want to have more tourists to their farms C in order to improve their earnings

D so that the tourists will return in their farm the next time 64 Fields on British farms were

A separated from each other by hedges B full of wild flowers and birds C a thousand years old D all are correct

65 Which of the following sentences is not true? A Industries are developed in Britain

B Breeding farms are usually in the north of England

C Many hedges are pulled down for farmers to expand their farms D Most fields in England are now larger than they used to be

WRITING

I Make meaningful sentences using these following cue words and phrases Make all the changes and additions if necessary

66 Three – quarters /surface / earth / cover / water

……… 67 Rest / be / dry land / because / it / rise / above / water

……… 68.Seas / lands / not be / always / their / present / positions

……… 69 Some lands / be / once / under / sea / but now / be / above it

……… 70 Movements / changes / earth / take place /continuous / but / slow

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II Topic: Nowadays, many people say that the internet has provided students a better

condition of their studying than ever Do you agree or disagree with this idea? What is your opinion?

Write an essay ( at least 180 words ) to give reasons to support your idea and include examples from your own knowledge or experience.