Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 huyện Hạ Hòa, Phú Thọ năm học 2015 - 2016

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word.[r]

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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP THCS CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016

Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian làm 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

Đề thi có 07 trang

PHỊNG GD& ĐT HẠ HỒ

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Ngày thi: 04/12/2015

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

PHẦN DÀNH CHO HỘI ĐỒNG CHẤM THI

Điểm thi Bằng số: Bằng chữ:

Họ, tên chữ ký giám khảo Giám khảo 1: Giám khảo 2:

Số phách (Do Chủ tịch HĐ

phúc khảo ghi) ………

Số phách (Do Chủ tịch HĐ

chấm thighi) ………

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= = = = = = = Chủ tịch Hội đồng chấm thi rọc theo đường nét đứt = = = = = =

PHẦN DÀNH CHO HỘI ĐỒNG COI THI

Họ tên chữ ký

Giám thị số 1: Giám thị số 2: ……… ………

Số phách (Do Chủ tịch HĐ chấm thighi)

………

THÍ SINH CẦN GHI ĐẦY ĐỦ CÁC MỤC DƯỚI ĐÂY

Số báo danh (Thí sinh phải ghi phần chữ phần số)

Quy định :

1) Thí sinh phải ghi đầy đủ mục phần theo hướng dẫn giám thị

2) Thí sinh làm trực tiếp vào đề thi có phách đính kèm này.

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4) Bài thi khơng viết mực đỏ, bút chì; khơng viết hai thứ mực Phần viết hỏng, ngoài

cách dùng thước để gạch chéo, khơng tẩy xố cách kể bút xố Chỉ làm

bài đề thi phát, không làm loại giấy khác Không làm mặt sau của tờ

đề thi.

5) Trái với điều trên, thí sinh bị loại.

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016

Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian làm 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

Căn dặn thí sinh:

- Thí sinh làm vào tờ giấy thi.

- Thí sinh khơng sử dụng tài liệu gì, kể từ điển.

SECTION A: LISTENING

I Listen and check your understanding by choosing TRUE or FALSE for each statement You

will hear the recording twice (10 points)

The statements

1 There are two customers eating together

2 The two customers order the same starter

3 Both customers order the Thai chicken for their main course

4 The customers order soft drinks

5 Both customers order a dessert

Write your answers here:

1 _

2 _

3 _

4 _

5 _

II You will hear some information on the radio about a summer music school Listen and

complete questions to You will hear the information twice (10 points)

1 _

2 _

3 _

4 _

5 _

SECTION B PHONETICS

III Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling

the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D (10 points)

1 A enough

B laugh

C cough

D plough

2 A switch

B stomach

C match

D catch

3 A internet

B invent

C media

D spend

SUMMER MUSIC SCHOOL

Place: (0)

Arts centre

Starting date: (1) ………

July

Learn to play: (2)

Piano, guitar

………

Classes start at: (3) ………

a.m.

Cost of classes: (4)

£

………

a day

(3)

4 A beneath

B breath

C health

D breathe

5 A leaf

B of

C deaf

D wife

1.

_

2.

_

3.

_

4.

_

5.

_

IV Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others (10 points)

1 A reputation

B description

C suggestion

D pollution

2 A practical

B designer

C minority

D occasion

3 A communicate

B convenient

C compulsory

D correspond

4 A national

B engineer

C interesting

D scientist

5 A purpose

B machine

C surface

D greenhouse

1 _

2 _

3 _

4 _

5 _

SECTION C LEXICO-GRAMMAR

V Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer among the four

options

(A, B, C or D)

There may be more than one correct option

.(40 pts)

1 She asked me how I English in the future.

A will use

B would use

C used

D use

2 The wall of the room was made _thick glass.

A by

B off

C in

D of

3 She was his grandmother, so he was her _

A son

B grandson

C nephew

D niece

4 Would you mind if I took a photo? – “ .”

A Please go ahead

B Thank you

C Yes, I would

D Congratulations

5 We are all that you passed your English exam Congratulation!

A relieved

B afraid

C delighted

D certain

6 You have to work for the coming exam.

A hardly

B more hardly

C more hard

D hard

7 It is essential that he ……… that contract.

A refuse

B refuses

C refusing

D is refusing

8 This shirt is much prettier, but it costs …………the other one.

A so much as

B as many as

C twice as much as D twice as many

9 Can you ………… the papers with you when you come to see me, please?

A bring

B collect

C take

D get

10 The Minister suggested ………all poor people.

A that we should help

B that we help

C that we helped

D helping

11 It was ……….film that I couldn’t see it through.

A so boring a

B such a boring

C so a boring

D both A&B

12 We didn’t ………to the station in time to catch the train.

A reach

B arrive

C get

D leave

13 You dislike playing basketball and table tennis,………… ?

A don’t you

B you

C won’t you

D will you

14 She tried to prevent the dog ………running into the road.

A from

B to

C against

D for

15 Let's go somewhere else There's noise in this room.

A too many

B too much

C enough

D too

16 He has two cars, but ………… works.

A neither of them

B no of them

C either of them

D none them

17 He has just bought ……….expensive new furniture.

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18 The more the car costs, ……… it goes.

A the faster

B the more faster

C the fastest

D faster

19 How beautiful she is! She is wearing a ………

A silk pretty purple dress

B purple pretty silk dress.

C dress silk pretty purple

D pretty purple silk dress.

20 My watch stopped some days ago I must have it _

A repaired

B repair

C repairing

D repairs

Write your answers here:

1 ………

2 ……….

3 ……….

4 ………

5 ………

6 ………

7 ……….

8 ………

9 ……….

10 …………

11……… 12…………

13………

14………

15………

16……… 17……… 18………

19………

20………

VI There is a mistake in the underlined parts of each sentence Find the mistake and write your

correction in the space provided below: (10 points)

1 Jane looked sadly and worried this morning I wonder what happened to her.

A B C D

2 The closer it gets to December 21, the first day of winter, the short the days become.

A B C D

3 By 1830, approximately 200 steamboats had become operationally on the Mississippi River.

A B C D

4 Only about percent of oil wells actually a profit.

A B C D

5 The young man finds it difficult to act natural in front of the camera.

A B C D

Mistake

Correction

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

VII Write the correct form of the words in capital to fill in the gaps to complete each sentence

(10 points)

1 I think, it is not easy for you to apply for that job because you behaved towards

the boss so _

(POLITE)

2 The most earthquake struck the north-east coast

and triggered a massive tsunami in Japan last year.

(DISASTER)

3 She has one of the biggest art in Britain (COLLECT)

4 I apologize for the mistakes I made this morning There appears to have been a

slight _

(UNDERSTAND)

5 _ are alarmed by the rate at which tropical

rainforests are being destroyed.

(CONSERVE)

………

2 ……….

3 ……….

4 ………

5 ………

VIII Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in bracket (10 pts)

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3 Our teacher never allows (cheat) _ in exam It’s shameful.

4.The lamps (make) in China are very cheap.

5 My English (get) _ better and better

1 ………

2 ……….

3 ……….

4 ………

5 ………

SECTION D: READING

IX Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer

to each of the questions.(20 pts)

Energy resources.

There is now increasing concern about the world’s energy resources, particularly about those

involving fossil (1) In less than a hundred years we shall probably (2) all

the present (3) of oil and gas The world’s coal (4) should last longer, but, once

used, these cannot be (5) It is important, therefore, that we should develop such (6)

_ sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy as well as water and wind (7)

classed as (8) _ energy Until these energy (9) are widely used, it is

important for the developed countries to reduce energy (10) as much as possible.

1 A fuels

B powers

C forms

D energies

2 A end

B complete

C total

D run out of

3 A findings

B productions

C amounts

D sources

4 A reserves

B stores

C mines

D contents

5 A update

B repeated

C renewed

D produced

6 A traditional

B alternative

C revolutionary

D surprising

7 A force

B strength

C power

D motion

8 A repeatable

B continual

C renewable

D continuous

9 A goods

B supplies

C provisions

D materials

10 A exhaustion

B destruction

C waste

D consumption

1 ………

2 ……….

3 ……….

4 ………

5 ………

6 ………

7 ……….

8 ………

9 ……….

10 …………

X Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to

each of the questions.(10 pts)

In Viet Nam, there is great excitement built up well before Tet Nguyen Dan First, every family

organizes a trip to the cemetery to visit the graves of their ancestor After that, to create an air of

prosperity, wealth and fun for the first three days of the Lunar New Year, people are kept busy

cooking traditional foods, buying gifts, and making other preparations Certain items deemed to be

bought or made are

banh chung

, dried watermelon seeds, tea, dried sausages, fruit (fresh and

candied), ornamental plants and flowers Red and yellow flowers are ideal as they make the house

more welcoming On the New Year's days, only good comments and wishes can be expressed.

Children receive their

Ii xi

(or red envelopes with lucky money inside) People make a visit to family

members, neighbors, and close friends And people who live apart from their family try to get together

on these days Clearly enough, games and various forms of entertainment are staged and these often

last a week Varying traditional specialties including wrestling, buffalo fighting, dragon dancing take

place in different regions.

1 Before Tet, people usually _.

A are very busy with the preparations

B have great excitement and fun

C rebuild their ancestral graves

D spend time on traveling

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A Because they are pleasant and cheap

B Because they make the house look comfortable to be in.

C Because they represent good luck

D Because they are attractive and not very expensive.

4 On the New Year's days, _.

A people are busy cooking traditional foods

B everybody receives their “lucky money”

C only good comments can be made

D houses are cleaned and decorated with trees and flowers

5 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A Tet is period of concord and hope

B Tet is an occasion for a family to get together.

C Tet is a good time to visit others.

D Tet is a great season of joy and of entertainment.

.

1 ………

2 ……….

3 ……….

4 ………

5 ………

XI Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word (20 points)

It (1) _ estimated that about 500 million people who use the Internet computer network

around the world Most people use the Internet to (2) information or (3) entertainment A

new study, however, says that almost 10% of internet users are using it so often (4) _ it is seriously

harming (5) _ lives The study says these people may find it difficult to stop using the Internet (6)

_ they have become addicted Someone (7) _ is addicted finds it extremely difficult to stop an

activity According to Mr Green, a psychologist, 30% internet users say that they use the internet to

escape (8) _ problems or emotions The study (9) _ shows that having discussions (10) _

strangers in internet areas called “chat room” is one of the most addictive activities.

1 ………

2 ……….

3 ……….

4 ………

5 ………

6 ………

7 ……….

8 ………

9 ……….

10 …………

SECTION E: WRITING

XII Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words

(20 pts)

1, Please don’t interrupt me when I’m talking.

=> I’d rather

2 “Do you live in this flat with your parents?” Hoa asked me

=> Hoa asked me

3 “You should not drink too much coffee at night” Minh said to me.

=> Minh advised

4 I have never read such a romantic story.

=> This is

5 We were very impressed by the new cinema but found it rather expensive.

=> Impressed

6 I never intended to go to the meeting.

=> I never had

7 Without his help, we would all have died.

=> If it

8 Neither Tim nor Mary can speak Portugese.

=> Both

9 We can’t afford to buy the house

=>

The house

10 Laura was so disappointed that she could not keep on working.

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………

2 It / wrong / you /not / give / her / chance / talk

………

3 you/ like/ me/ show/ you/ best/ places/ our town?

………

4 The air/ full/ dust/ because/ roads/ repair.

………

5 It / take/ Mai /five hours/ go/ seaside/ last week.

………

6 Because/ heavy rain/ many students/ be late/ class/ yesterday//.

………

7 I / want / have / that suit / clean / iron/ before/ meeting.

………

8 My brother/often/ spend/ spare time/ read /books/ watch/ television.

………

9 You/ know/ who / invent/ telephone?

………

10 Last weekend / my family / two-day trip / home village.

………

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PHÒNG GD&ĐT HẠ HÒA

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC: 2015 - 2016

Môn: Tiếng Anh

(Hướng dẫn chấm gồm: 02 trang)

SECTION A LISTENING

I (10 points -

2

pts for each)

1 True

2 False

3 True

4 True

5 False

II You will hear some information on the radio about a summer music school Listen and

complete questions to You will hear the information twice

(10 pts -

pts for each

)

1 5

(July); 5/7

2 (and) drum(s)

3 9.15 (nine fifteen)/ a quarter past nine (a.m)

4 (£) 3.25/three pounds (and) twenty-five (p/pence)

5 2173881

SECTION B PHONETICS:

III Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by

writing your answer (A, B, C, D) in the numbered box (10 points pts for each)

1 D

2 B

3 C

4 D

5 B

IV Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently from

that of the rest Write your answer (A, B, C, D) in the numbered box (10 points - pts for each)

1 A

2 A

3 D

4 B

5 B

SECTION C: LEXICO- GRAMMAR:

V Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer among the four

options

(A, B, C or D)

There may be more than one correct option

.(40 pts -

2 pts for each)

1 B

2 D

3 B

4 A

5 C

6 D

7 A

8 C

9 A

10 A, B, D

11 D

12 C

13 B

14 A

15 B

16 A

17 B

18 A

19 D

20 A

VI There is one mistake in each sentence Find the mistake and write your correction in the space

provided below: (10 points pts for each)

Mistake

Correction

1.

A

sad

2.

C

shorter

3.

D

operational

4.

D

make

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VII Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in italic: (10

points pts for each)

1 impolitely

2 disastrous

3 collections

4 misunderstanding

5 Conservationists

VIII Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in bracket: (10 points pts for

each)

1 has not been

cleaned

2 turns

3 cheating

4 made

5 is getting

SECTION D READING:

IX Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to

each of the questions (20 points pts for each)

1 A

2 D

3 D

4 A

5 C

6 B

7 C

8 C

9 B

10 D

X Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to

each of the questions (10 points pts for each)

1 A

2 D

3 B

4 C

5 A

XI Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word

(20 points pts for each)

1 is

2 get

3 for

4 that

5 their

6 because

7 who

8 from

9 also

10 with

SECTION E WRITING:

XII Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words

.

(20

points pts for each)

1 I’d rather you didn’t interrupt me when I'm talking.

2 Hoa asked me if / whether I lived in that flat with my parents.

3 Minh advised me not to drink too much coffee at night.

4 This is the first time I have ever read such a romantic story.

5 Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.

6 I never had intention

to go/of going

to the meeting.

7 If it hadn't been for his help, we would all have died.

8 Both Tim and Mary can’t speak Portugese

9 The house is too expensive for us to buy.

(Or: The house is so expensive that we can’t afford to buy/ we can’t buy (it).

10 Such was Laura’s disappointment that she could not keep on working

XIII.

Complete these sentences using the words given Make all the changes and additions if

necessary.

(20 points - pts for each)

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6 Because of the heavy rain, many students were late for class yesterday.

7 I want to have that suit cleaned and ironed before the meeting.

8 My brother often spends his spare time reading books and watching television.

9 Do / Did you know who invented the telephone?

10 Last weekend my family had a two-day trip to our home village.

Tổng điểm: 200 đ : 10 = 20 điểm