Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2014-2015 - Phòng Giáo dục và đào tạo Thanh Thủy

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1. PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THANH THỦY ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2014-2015 Đề chính thức Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề thi có 05 trang Căn dặn thí sinh: - Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi. - Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì, kể cả từ điển. SECTION A: PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. (1.0 points) 1. A. enough B. laugh C. cough D. plough 2. A. switch B. stomach C. match D. catch 3. A. three B. through C. without D. thank 4. A. internet B. invent C. media D. spend 5. A. beneath B. breath C. health D. breathe II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. (1.0 point) 1. A. reputation B. description C. suggestion D. pollution 2. A. practical B. designer C. minority D. occasion 3. A. advertise B. deposit C. candidate D. institute 4. A. intelligent B. difficult C. interesting D. hospital 5. A. collect B. advise C. practice D. prepare SECTION B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. (4.0 points) 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 ___ her father; everyone says how alike they are! A. takes after B. takes off C. falls out D. lets off 4. The thief waited until it was dark enough to ___ the house. A. break down B. break in C. break off D. break into 5. She was his grandmother, so he was her ___ A. son B. grandson C. nephew D. niece 6. The children are busy ___shells on the beach. A. collect B. collecting C. to collect D. collected 7. There’s someone at the door. ___ it. A. I’m answering B. I answer C. I answered D. I’ll answer 8. Four people were seriously ___ in an accident on the motorway. A. damaged B. injured C. spoiled D. wounded 9. Smoking is harmful ___ our health. A. for B. to C. about D. with 10. Would you mind if I took a photo? – “___.” A. Please go ahead B. Thank you C. Yes, I would D. Congratulations 11. We are all ___ that you passed your English exam. Congratulation! A. relieved B. afraid C. delighted D. certain 1
2. 12. You have to work ___ for the coming exam. A. hardly B. more hardly C. more hard D. hard 13. Either Lam or his sisters ___ the key to the car. A. have taking B. have taken C. has taken D. has been taken 14. A good friend will stand ___ you when you are having trouble. A. by B. out C. against D. in 15. My shoes are dirty. I'd better take them ___before I come in. A. away B. up C. on D. off 16. Man will have a barber ___ his hair. A. cut B. to cut C. cuts D. to cutting 17. The meeting ___ be held this coming Thursday after all. A. Isn't B. won't C. doesn't D. hasn't 18. You dislike playing basketball and table tennis, ___? A. don’t you B. do you C. won’t you D. will you 19. I don't think we have very much ___; we have very different opinions. A. together B. in common C. the same D. similar 20. The question sounds ___ A. difficulty B. difficult C. difficultly D. with difficulty IV. There is a mistake in the underlined parts of each sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (2.0 point) 1. My father gave me some very valuable advices on studying. A B C D 2. He was so nervous that he doesn't know what to do. A B C D 3. Jane looked sadly and worried this morning. I wonder what happened to her. A B C D 4. In case it may rain hard this afternoon, you should take the rain coat with you. A B C D 5. Letters sending by special delivery must be important. A B C D 6. He never has anything to write with because he’s always lose my pens. A B C D 7. Marry needs to find other job. Her present company is going out of business. A B C D 8. More electricity you use, the higher your bill will be. A B C D 9. Many discoveries have made in the fields of chemistry and physics. A B C D 10. The young man finds it difficult to act natural in front of the camera. A B C D V. Supply the correct form of the words in capital. (2.0 point) 1. Tell me some___ between these two pictures. Similar 2. He was punished for his ___ lazy 3. The situation was___. Nobody could do anything to help. Hope 4 The tour guide always tries to make his guests feel ___ comfort 5. A lot of toys encourage children’s ___. imagine 6. She has one of the biggest art ___ in Britain. collect 2
3. 7. This is very ___! Can’t you practice your violin somewhere else? Convenience 8. It’s___ of you to cheat in the exam. HONEST 9. Our school has a lot of ___ teachers. QUALIFY 10. It was extremely ___of you to leave your library books on the bus. Care VI. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. (1.0 point) 1. My room (not clean) ___ yet. 2. My English (get) ___ better and better. 3. I (read) ___ the book you lent me, so you can have it back now. 4. He (elect) ___ president of the football club at their last meeting. 5. The name of the new town (choose) ___ by the committee tomorrow. SECTION C: READING VII. Read the following passage, then choose the letter (A, B, C, D) that best fits each of the blanks. . (2.0 points) Most people agreed that pop music (1) ___ in the United States in the 1950s and that it developed from black American music. Since its advent, it was especially (2) ___ young people. In many countries, they liked listening to it and dancing to it (3) ___ it was exciting and it was a way of rebelling against their parents’ generation. Many parents strongly (4)___ of it. They disliked the way many pop stars looked and acted. They thought the music was rubbish (5) ___ the group couldn’t sing or play their instruments properly. They said that pop music wouldn’t last for long. Today, attitudes are different. Many of today’s parents are people (6) ___ loved the music when they were young and still do. As a result of this, pop music is no longer for the young. (7) ___ addition, some of the stars (8) ___ careers began a long time ago and who are now middle-aged are just as popular today as they were then. Their original fans still like them, perhaps, because they (9) ___ them of when they were young. At the same time, new generations of young people buy their records and go to their concerts. So, pop music was not just brief fashion. All these years (10) ___, it is more popular than ever. 1. A. had B. started C. was D. invented 2. A. to B. in C. for D. about 3. A. because B. when C. before D. although 4. A. disliked B. discussed C. hated D. disapproved 5. A. or B. so C. and D. then 6. A. who B. whom C. whose D. they 7. A. At B. In C. On D. To 8. A. who B. that C. whom D. whose 9. A. cause B. help C. remind D. advise 10. A. since B. later C. again D. then VIII. Read this passage carefully and then choose the best answers to the questions below by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. (1.0 point) The culture of Vietnam is one of the oldest in the Southeast Asia region. Although Vietnam lies geographically in Southeast Asia, long periods of Chinese domination and influence has resulted in the emergence of many East Asian characteristics in Vietnamese culture, and generally Vietnam is said to be a part of the East Asian cultural sphere, known widely as Chinese cultural sphere. 3
4. Despite considerable foreign influence, Vietnamese people have managed to retain many distinct customs. While Chinese culture has the largest influence on traditional Vietnamese culture, there is also a much smaller influence from the Cham and later Western cultures, most notably of France, Russia and the United States. In term of prehistory, most Vietnamese historians consider the ancient Dong Son Culture to be one of the defining aspects of early Vietnamese civilization. Vietnam’s population in 2013 was about 90 million. Most people live in or near the densely populous Red River or Mekong deltas. Due to the nation’s southward expansion throughout its history, along with the different climate and environment met by the settlers as they moved further south, slightly different regional cultures began to emerge, most notably between Northern and Southern Vietnam. 1. The culture of Vietnam___ . A. is the youngest in Asia B. does not get any Asian characteristics C. was influenced by that of China D. was greatly dominated by that of Western 2. Which culture has not affected the Vietnamese one? A. Of the United States B. Of the United Kingdom C. Of Russia D. Of France 3. Vietnamese people ___ . A. cannot keep their own culture in their daily life B. have many diverse nation customs C. highly appreciate the Western influence on their culture D. failed to retain the native customs 4. Through history, Vietnam expended to the ___ . A. south B. north C. east D. west 5. Which statement is true? A. The North and the South of Vietnam have the same regional cultures. B. The Mekong delta is more populous than the Red River one. C. Red River delta is densely populous. D. Vietnamese people do not like living in the deltas. IX. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (2.0 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. SECTION D: WRITING X. Sentence transformation: (2 points) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before or using the given words. 1. “Which one do you want, the blue or the green one?” John said to her. -> John asked . 2, Please don’t interrupt me when I’m talking. -> I’d rather . 4
5. 3. Despite his illness, he went to the station with his friends. - > Even though . 4. Nam and his family had a two – day trip to their home village. -> Nam and his family went 5. They are being made to study hard by their teacher. -> Their teacher 6. “Do you live in this flat with your parents?” Hoa asked me -> Hoa asked me . . 7. They have sold the old house at the end of the road. -> The old house . 8. What a pity they close the shops at lunch-time. -> I wish 9. “You should not drink too much coffee at night” Minh said to me. -> Minh advised . . 10. I have never read such a romantic story. -> This is XI. Make all the changes and additions if necessary to make meaningful sentences. (2.0 point) 1. Never / her life / she / see / such / tall building. 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. I / work / this office / since / my friend / move / Ho Chi Minh City. 7. I / bored / do / same thing / day after day. 8. We ought / use/ cloth bags/ instead / reuse/ plastic bags. 9. When/we/get/home/yesterday/our children/watch/television. 10. I/ remember/ have/ long conversation/ English teacher/ few days ago. . THE END Họ và tên thí sinh: SBD: . (Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm) 5
6. UBND HUYỆN THANH THỦY HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP PHÒNG GD & ĐT 9 THCS CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2014-2015 Môn: Tiếng Anh SECTION A: PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. (1.0 point) 1 D 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.D II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. (1.0 point) 1 A 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.C SECTION B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. (4.0 points) 1. B 2.D 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. B 10. A 11. C 12. D 13. B 14. A 15. D 16 . A 17. B 18. B 19. B 20. B IV. There is a mistake in the underlined parts of each sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (2.0 point) 1. C 2. C 3.A 4. A 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. C V. Supply the correct form of the words in capital. (2.0 point) 1. similarities 2. laziness 3. hopeless 4. comfortable 5. imagination 6. collections 7. inconvenient 8. dishonest 9. qualified 10. careless VI. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. (1.0 points) 1.has not been cleaned 2. is getting 3. have read 4. was elected 5. will be chosen VII. Read the following passage, then choose the letter (A, B, C, D) that best fits each of the blanks. . (2.0 points) 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5.C 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. C VIII. Read this passage carefully and then choose the best answers to the questions below by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. (1.0 point) 1 C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C 6
7. IX. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (2.0 points) 1. is 2. get 3. for 4. that 5. their 6 . because 7 . who 8. from 9. also 10. with X. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points) 1. John asked her if she wanted the blue or the green one. Or: John asked her which one she wanted, the blue or the green one. 2. I’d rather you didn’t interrupt me when I'm talking. Or: I would rather you did not interrupt me when I am talking. 3. Even though he was ill, he went to the station with his friends. 4. Nam and his family went on a trip to their home village for two days. 5. Their teacher is making them study hard. 6. Hoa asked me if / whether I lived in that flat with my parents. 7. The old house at the end of the road has been sold. 8. I wish they would open the shops at lunch time. Or: I wish they wouldn’t close the shops at lunch time. 9. Minh advised me not to drink too much coffee at night. 10. This is the first time I have ever read such a romantic story. XI. Make all the changes and additions if necessary to make meaningful sentences. (2.0 points) 1. Never in her life has she seen such a tall building. 2. It is / was wrong of you not to give her a chance to talk. 3. Would you like me to show you the best places in/of our town? 4. The air is full of dust because the roads are being repaired. 5. It took Mai five hours to go to the seaside last week. 6. I have worked / have been working in / for this office since my friend moved to Ho Chi Minh City. 7. I am bored with doing the same thing day after day. 8. We ought to use cloth bags instead of reusing plastic bags. 9. When we got home yesterday, our children were watching television. 10. I remembered having a long conversation with (my/ an) English teacher a few days ago. TOTAL MARK: 100 x 0,2 = 20 points. 7