Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng anh Lớp 9 - Đề 4-6 - Năm học 2022-2023

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1. TRƯỜNG THCS ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI Môn: Tiếng Anh 9 Đề thi thử số 04 Năm học: 2022 – 2023 Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) SECTION 1 LISTENING Part 1. Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C for each of the following questions. 1. The main reason for Angela’s trip was to A. make money for her business B. make money for other people C. have an exciting adventure 2. What does Angela say about her life now? A. She feels much older B. She likes to be active and busy C. She is lonely without her children 3. When Angela had flying lessons A. her course lasted five months B. her husband took lessons as well C. she got to know her teacher well 4. During the trip, Angela and her teacher A. did very little sightseeing B. carried all the water they needed C. had engine problems several times 5. What did Angela enjoy most about the trip A. flying at night B. walking in the desert C. watching the changes in the scenery Part 2. Listen to the recording twice . Complete the table below. 1
2. SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 POINTS) I. Choose the word in each line that has part underlined is pronounced different from the others 1. A. sentences B. places C. diseases D. surfaces 2. A. property B. ability C. capacity D. supply 3. A. import B. worry C. lorry D. form 4. A. kids B. years C. films D. helps 5. A. decisive B. ring C. prison D. himself II. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern from the others 6. A. community B. developing C. conditioner D. interested 7. A. county B. mention C. disease D. luggage 8. A different B. importance C. continue D. directed 9. A. medicine B. opposite C. pollution D. capable 10. A. collapse B. healthy C. dislike D. appear SECTION III: LEXICO-GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer to each question. 1. We expected him at eight, but he finally ___at midnight. A. turned up B. came off C. came to D. turned in 2. “Would you like to have dinner with me tomorrow?” – “ ” A. I hope that tomorrow is glad B. I am sorry I have an extra class tomorrow C. Hope to see a lot of fun tomorrow D. All right, you are so generous 3. Better life habits can reduce your .of getting a heart attach A. emergency B. risk C. danger D. threat 4. When you immune is weak, you can catch colds easily A. structure B. body C. system D. organ 5. I had a pain .my head because I did not wear helmet when riding bicycle A. on B. of C. with D. in 6. It took me a lot of time what the aim of the game was A. focus B. concentrate C. grasp D. consider 7. Don’t be Everything will be fine A. pessimistic B. optimistic C. happy D. disappointed 8. I am so .under the assignments at the moment. Terrible! A. iced B. snowed C. fogged D. tired 9. Could you lend me some money to me over until I get paid? A. hand B. tide C. help D. meet 10. The Sears Tower can be the peak which human beings have ever achieved in skyscraper construction A. thought B. considered C. believed D. said 11. You better think .a good excuse why you did not come to the meeting A. up B. on C. of D. about 12. I am in a real and I do not know what to do A. dilemma B. paradox C. querry D. nuisance 13. She thinks that he should .the fact that their relationship is over A. catch up with B. face up to C. keep up to D. come up with 18. I am going to up on what all the road signs mean before my driving test A. learn B. swot C. look D. catch 14. The boss would like me to the report to include material costs A. reform B. rewrite C. revise D. redo 15. Hope that bad weather will not your summer holiday A. worsen B. deteriorate C. harden D. spoil 16. Nghia practices English everyday .improve his English A. as a result B. in order that C. so as to D. in spite of 2
3. 17. He the assignment to teacher yet A. didn’t submit B. hasn’t submitted C. doesn’t submit D. isn’t submitted 18. You live in this area so you know it well A. must B. can C. could D. may 19. Our family has just .our parents’ 20th anniversary meeting A. held B. celebrated C. praised D. performed 20. Did you send a postcard your mother on the occasion of Vietnam Teacher’s Day? A. with B. to C. at D. on II. Give the correct form of the verb in brackets 1. I (see)___ a car accident while I (wait) ___for you on this corner yesterday. 2. Mr Jone (be) ___principal of our school since last year. 3. By the end of December, John (work) ___as a reporter for ten years. 4. If his mother (not help) ___ him, he (not succeed) ___ now. 5. The film (show) ___ several times. 6. My husband persuades me (buy) ___ a new car. III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets 1. I am doing some works at hospital. Do you want to join? VOLUNTEER 2. My teachers always give me much . ENCOURAGE 3. Students at my college persuade their family to collect waste paper for .program RECYCLE 4. It is that he does not want to see his son NATURE 5. The company had a sales last year WORLD 6. The population will develop a country EDUCATE 7. People need to fill a written form for membership APPLY 8. Bahasa is the language of Malaysia OFFICE IV. Correct the mistake 1. I used to going on foot to school when I was a primary student A B C D 2. The students in class 8A complain that sometimes their English teacher arrives lately for class A B C D 3. You should try yourself best in studying Science subjects A B C D 4. Teacher said students should try to apply different methods of learning new words to find the best one A B C D 5. My father told me clean the house and make meal A B C D 6. I am proud with being a part of the team. Hope that our team will achieve excellent result. A B C D 7. He told that there is a fire on the street and group of firefighters worked hard A B C D 8. I came with my old school reports when I was clearing out my desk A B C D 9. Oh my god! Someone stole my laptop! How can I type with it? ABCD 10. He collided with a car because he was driving too fastly 3
4. SECTION IV: READING I. Choose the best answer Although some groups of people have always lived outdoors in tents, camping as we know it today only began to be (1) ___ about 50 years ago. The increase in the use of cars and improvements in camping (2) ___ have allowed more people to travel longer (3) ___into the countryside and to stay there in greater comfort. Many campers like to be (4) ___themselves in quiet areas, so they (5) ___ their tent and food and walk or cycle into the forests or the mountains, others, preferring to be near people, drive to a public or private- owned campsite (6) ___ has up-to-date facilities, (7) ___ hot showers and swimming pools. Whether campers are (8) ___ in the mountains or on a busy site, they should remember to (9) ___ the area clean and tidy. In the forests, they must put out any fires and keep food hidden to avoid attracting (10) ___ animals. II. Read the following two passages below and choose one correct answer for each question. Science is a very important indicator of the future. Every scientific advance or discovery gives us a clue about what the future will hold for society. Perhaps the most amazing scientific discovery in recent times was the birth of Dolly the sheep Dolly was the first successful cloned animal – that is, she was the first animal ever to be created from a single adult cell. She is an exact copy of her biological mother. Since Dolly's birth, there has been debate about what this means for society In the future – because if we can clone sheep, we can surely clone humans. Some think that there are aiready signs that such things will eventually happen. For example, couples in the United States who can't or don't want to have children by natural methods can now select the human egg and sperm they want through catalogues, audio tapes or oven computer order systems. One journalist has commented, "Ordering a frozen embryo is a little more emotionally complicated than ordering a home-delivered pizza - but not so different logistically”. 1. According to this passage, future changes in society are A. unexpected B. amazing C. complicated D. predictable 2. What do some people think is a sign of the future cloning of humans? A. The birth of Dolly the sheep. B. Selecting a human egg and sperm through different systems. C. Thinking about the future of humanity. 4
5. D. Ordering home-delivered pizzas. 3. Which phrase best defines the word “cloned”? A. The first animal to do something. B. Dolly the sheep. C. Created from a single adult cell. D. An exact copy of a biological mother. 4. Hewitt states that ordering a frozen embryo is ordering a home-delivered pizza. A. totally different from B. just the same as C. as complicated as D. somewhat similar to 5. The word “logistically" as used in the passage most nearly means A. in theory B. in practice C. emotionally D. culturally III. Insert a suitable word in each of the blanks to complete the following passage. TRADITIONAL COOKING A new school of cookery has opened in France. "The Friends of French Cookery" has been started by a group of grandmothers who are (1) to keep traditional food and cooking techniques alive. They are against the modem-day use (2) freezers, microwaves and TV dinners. None of these grandmothers have had any experience as professional cooks, and they run their school (3) being paid. They are motivated only by a desire to produce good quality, tasty food. They are especially, keen to (4) the younger generation (5) to cook traditional dishes, and to convince that traditional food is better than convenience foods and take-aways. The e grandmothers run cookery courses two or three times a week, and the fee is about -20, (6) includes tuition and lunch. Most of the recipes are traditional, and some of (7) have ancient legends attached (8) them. Only seasonal ingredients are used. The courses are great fun, and tourists join (9) with the locals (10) they work together to create a delicious meal. At midday they all sit down at long tables to eat a three-course lunch. SECTION V: WRITING I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that It means the same as the sentence printed before it. 1. "Can you give me a lift to school?" he asked his friend. →He asked his friend . 2. I'm amazed by the mistakes you have made. →What 3. For further information, please send a self-addressed envelope to the above address. →Further information can 4. The northwest of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast →The annual 5. If anyone succeeds In solving the problems, it will probably be him. →He is the most . 6. Do you want to go to the zoo? Do you feel . 7. Sometimes my parents do not agree with each other 5
6. Sometimes my parents do not see . 8. “Will you cope with me to the concert next Friday?” Dat asked Hoa Dat asked Hoa if . 9. It would be in your interest to take an earlier bus on Sunday You would be better 10. I’d prefer to come out on top in the end, though! I’d rather II. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning. Use the words in brackets: (5 0.2 = 1.0 pt) 1. “That’s the way the radiator should be installed,” the shopkeeper said to us. -> The shopkeeper explained . (how) 2. Mr. Hoang decided to have an early night because he was exhausted. -> . because he was exhausted. (go) 3. Couldn’t the newspaper have printed a better headline? -> Was that . . .? (could) 4. In spite of his old age, my granfather runs seven miles before breakfast. -> before breakfast. (Although) 5. If I had been you, I would have punished your naughty son. -> If . . (shoes) 6. They’re telling me that I must make a decision soon. (pressure) 7. Nobody expected her to lose, but she did. (against) 8. You must concentrate on your work more. (apply) 9. The boss was annoyed because his secretary came to work late. (objected) 10.The demand for tickets was so great that people queued day and night. (such) 6
7. TRƯỜNG THCS ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI Môn: Tiếng Anh 9 Đề thi thử số 05 Năm học: 2022 – 2023 Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) SECTION 1 LISTENING Part 1. Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C for each of the following questions. 1. How often does Sarah paint now? A. three days a week B. five days a week C. every evening 2. Sarah earns enough money from her painting to A. give up her computing job B. pay for her flat and car C. pay for her artist’s materials 3. When she was at primary school, Sarah A. painted picture of people B. learnt to use chalk C. drew scenes in pencil 4. What pleased Sarah most about her painting holidays? A. meeting other artists B. seeing beautiful scenery C. receiving individual teaching 5. Which of these has Sarah done? A. painted people in Greece B. painted sunrises in Scotland C. watched birds in Spain 6. After watching’s Sarah video, the audience will A. fill in a questionnaire about the talk B. look round at an exhibition C. have a break and drink II. Listen to a radio programme and fill in each blank with the words you hear 7
8. SECTION II: PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’. 1. A. relative B. qualified C. fatigue D. appealing 2. A. spouse B. astounding C. lounger D. carousel 3. A. dynamic B. syringe C. cynical D. lyric 4. A. tuition B. punctual C. initiative D. influential 5. A. promised B. decreased C. finalised D. released II. Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others’. 6. A. concept B. absorb C. arrest D. compile 7. A. tobacco B. dietary C. aggressive D. intuitive 8. A. juvenile B. submarine C. underline D. comprehend 9. A. untrustworthy B. inattentive C. biographer D. appropriate 10. A. supernatural B. ecotourism C. infrastructural D. beneficiary PART B. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (40 POINTS) I. Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. 1. The president said he would rather let the economy than try to manipulate it with a stimulus package. A. take the charge B. do its action C. run its course D. perform the task 2. Paula thought the song would be a big hit, ? A. didn’t it B. wouldn’t it C. wouldn’t she D. didn’t she 3. Other than the face, hands are the most visible part of one's body and invariably volumes about a person. A. tell B. speak C. talk D. say 4. It is essential that all top security documents .CONFIDENTIAL. A. are stamped B. will be stamped C. be stamped D. would be stamped 5. You such a long essay. The teacher only asked for 300 words, and you wrote 600 words. A. needn’t have written B. didn’t need to write C. haven’t needed to D. needn’t write 6. The situation is so complex that many people are unable to see the for the trees. A. jungle B. wood C. foliage D. root 7. A quarter is much as 25%. A. almost as B. nowhere near as C. nothing like as D. just as 8. anyone object, the plan will be reconsidered. A. If B. Unless C. Should D. Might 9. It’s time she promotion, in my view. A. got B. gets C. has got D. will get 10. Peter: “You don’t need a raincoat! The weather’s fine!” Mary: “ , I think I'll take one; you never know.” A. Same again B. One and the same C. All the same D. Same old, same old 11. You’ve got to be certain before you make up your mind. A. deadly B. dead C. dearly D. deathly 12. By the time he out on a Saturday afternoon, the kitchen had been full of water. A. got a plumber to come B. had a plumber coming C. had a plumber to come D. got a plumber come 13. The cameraman tired because he through the night. A. was feeling - was filming B. felt - had been filming C. had felt - had filmed D. felt - filmed 14. If you need anything during your stay, our staff is your disposal. A. in B. under C. on D. at 15. I don’t understand why people can’t just instead of trying to bend everyone to their will. A. live and let live B. live and breathe 8
9. C. live rough D. live in clover 16. It has been a good year. I .two books and several short stories, all of which are now in print. A. have written B. have been writing C. will have written D. had written 17. Liverpool beat local ., Everton, by two goals to one last Saturday. A. opponents B. supporters C. enemies D. foes 18. Most newspapers are usually .towards a certain political outlook. A. prejudiced B. justified C. presumed D. biased 19. Do you expect him .treated in this way? A. to not object to be B. not to object to be C. not to object to being D. not object to being 20. She .for her parents’ support during her university education, but she preferred to work part-time and support herself. A. should have asked B. could have asked C. must have asked D. ought to ask II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1. I think I (lose) .my sunglasses. I (look) .for them since noon, but I can’t find them. 2. I wish it (not, rain) . now so that we could go out for a walk. 3. Hurry up. By the time you finish getting ready, we (miss) . the train. 4. Nam, together with his classmates, (be) . in the voluntary program last year. 5. He . . (play) the part now if he . .(not offend) the producer at the last rehearsal. 6. Brian had no money, so he sold his car. A few days later he won some money in a lottery. He (not sell) . .his car. 7. When I ( arrive) . . home last night, I discovered that Jane ( prepare) .a beautiful candlelit dinner. III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete each of the following sentences. 1. People who are may need some help filling in forms. (LITERACY) 2. Many children may create . friends to talk to. (IMAGINE) 3. I’m slightly about whether Sean's idea is going to work. (DUBIETY) 4. We often think of ourselves as living in a time of technological change and development. (CONTINUE) 5. We need to rely more on wave power, wind power and other sources of energy. (RENEW) 6. Mary showed a lot of . in the way she handled the problem with her friends. (MATURE) 7. Some of the working practices at the factory are, frankly antiquated and totally . to the modern world. (APPLY) 8. Your supervisor will be checking up on you . (PERIOD) 9. I found her last book of poetry very (MOVE) 10. Mum's fine after her operation, although she’s still a little . on her feet. (STEADY) IV. Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 1. We took part in a six- hours journey to the eastern coast. 2. Different kinds of newspapers are arranging on the. shelves. 9
10. 3. There are a little activities that we can do after the meeting 4. Hung really wishes that he can take part in the game 5. They’re going to get their house to decorate for the Christmas 6. I used to sit next to a man who his name is Michael Faraday. 7. I’d rather typing this letter than write it because it’s faster. 8. He drives too fast that no one likes to ride with him. 9. The novel writing by Mark Twain attracts a lot of children 10. Thank you very much for your letter, who came yesterday. PART C. READING (35 POINTS) I. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. Foreign families living in Japan have to decide (31) to send their children to Japanese schools or to make other (32) arrangements. Those who choose (33) Japanese schools are demonstrating a (34) to the Japanese way of life. Many foreign families are concerned (35) .their inability to use the language and possibility that they will not only stay in Japanese for a (36) time. Those who do not use the Japanese system are pleased by the free education, standard of teaching, the facilities and the (37) of the elementary schools. They also see (38) for their children in becoming part of Japanese society. There are some problems, largely to do with class size and language. Although (39) happy with Japanese elementary education, the foreign parents are less pleased with the Japanese education system as it (40) . To secondary school students. 31. A. whether B. both C. either D. whole 32. A. selections B. arrangements C. decisions D. options 33. A. use B. to use C. using D. used 34. A. preparation B. warranty C. promise D. commitment 35. A. at B. of C. about D. to 36. A. limited B. unlimited C. limitless D. limit 37. A. generosity B. creativity C. imagination D. innovation 38. A. strengths B. advantages C. profits D. shortcomings 39. A. completely B. perfectly C. generally D. totally 40. A. applies B. glues C. sticks D. requests II. Read TWO passages and choose the correct answer Most of us have heard stories about people keeping their money under the floorboards or in their mattress but this is not the best way to look after money. We need money to live our lives so it is important that we keep it somewhere that we can get hold of it but we also need to make sure it is safe. People have worries about keeping their money safe throughout history. Rather than leaving it at home, the ancient Egyptians used to keep their gold in temples because they believe it would be safer. The temples were bid, sturdy buildings that were never left unattended and they were so sacred, which mean it was less likely someone would steal from them. Today most of us choose to keep our money in banks or building societies. While we don’t see these as sacred they do have qualities similar to ancient temples. Set up specially to manage money, banks and buildings societies are considered safe places that are capable of keeping our money secure for us until we need it. 21. Why do people have to look after their money? A. It is the safest way to reserve money B. They must sure that money will be always by their side C. It is believed that God will protect them D. Money helps them maintain their lives 22. The word “sturdy” in the second paragraph is closet in meaning to A. robust B. determined C. fragile D. delicate 23. The word “unattended” in the second paragraph is closet in meaning to A. absent B. unwatched C. overlooked D. unseen 10
11. 24. People choose to have their money kept in banks or building societies because A. the holy places are no longer safe to keep money B. there are no other places for money C. these places are believed to be secure for their money till it is used D. the holes temples have no more space for money 25. Which of the following might NOT be the author’s purpose in writing the passage? A. To warn people against a way of keeping money B. To reduce the essence of protecting money C. To introduce a religious belief realted to money saving D. To encourage banking transactions Through the end of the 19th century, Vancouver was the center of British Columbia’s logging and sawmilling industry. Its forest provided some of the finest straight masts and spars the world’s shipyards had ever seen. Framing timbers, 70 feet long ad 20 inches square with scarcely a knot and blemish, fed hungry Imperial Palace was constructed with beams shipped from Vancouver to Perking in 1879 Today greater Vancouver is home to 1.6 million people. Although temperature rainforests have given away to high-rises and highways, manicured lawns and suburban sprawl, vestiges of the region’s original ecology remain. Though logged to various degrees around the turn of the century, the North Shore mountains, Stanley Park and the Pacific Spirit Park are all examples of the temperate rainforest ecosystem that once dominated British Columbia’s south coast. 26. The topic of the passage is A. The important location of Vancouver B. The prosperity of Vancouver C. The abundance of woods in Vancouver D. The development periods of industry in Vancouver 27. The word “scarcely” is closet meaning to A. almost B. hardly C. totally D. lacking 28. According to the first paragraph, what can be inferred? A. Shipbuilding industry of Vancouver was popular B. Woods in Vancouver was exported all over the world C. Vancouver has a prosperous logging and sawmilling sector thanks to large forests D. The nineteenth century is the successful starting point for the next period 29. According to the second paragraph, which of the following statement is TRUE? A. Various places of entertainment are popular in Vancouver B. Areas of rainforests are now the same as in the past C. In spite of being logged to a certain extent, Vancouver forests are still large D. The protection of rainforests is paid much attention in Vancouver 30. The word “temperate” is closet in meaning to A. extreme B. mild C. calm D. controlled PART D. WRITING I. Use the suggested words or phrases to make meaningful sentences. 1. However / you / offer / pay / he / never / sell / family memorabilia. . 2. Provided / there / no / protest / public / ballot / carry out. . 3. common knowledge / earth / one / eight / planet / orbit / sun. . 4. Hardly / I / fall / asleep / neighbour’s dog / start / bark. . 5. I / suggest / he / lay / coal / case / forecasts / long / heavy / winter / come / true. 11
12. . II. Rewrite the second sentence using the given word(s) so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. 1. We regret to inform you that there is no more demand for your products. Much to 2. Ann paints her landscapes with great pleasure. Ann takes 3. They do not clean the windows so the room looks rather dark. Were they . 4. People believe that the explosion was caused by terrorists. The explosion 5. It was a nice party when you take everything into consideration. All things . 6. He brought the umbrella along but it didn’t rain. He needn’t . 7. “You stole the jewels!” the inspector said to him. The inspector accused 8. I’m sure it wasn’t Mrs. Elton you saw because she's in Bristol. It can’t 9. If I were him, I would return home no later than 11 o’clock. It is advised that 10. Immediately after winning the race, Sandy began training for the next one. No sooner III. Rewrite the second sentence using the given word(s) so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. 1. He was really jealous when he saw his brother’s new car. (GREEN) He was 2. Austin and his father are very similar, aren’t they? (AFTER) Austin ? 3. After working for six hours, I finally managed to finish the report. (IN) I finally 4. Are you sorry that you invited Liam to join us on the trip? (REGRET) Do ? 5. The arrangement is that you are staying with Mr. and Mrs. Andrews. (FOR) We have 12
13. TRƯỜNG THCS ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI Môn: Tiếng Anh 9 Đề thi thử số 06 Năm học: 2022 – 2023 Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) SECTION I: LISTENING I. Listen to the recording and choose the correct answer 1. What will they eat for dinner? 5. What’s the girl’s holiday job? 2. Where did the police find the stolen statue? 6. How are the friends going to get to the cinema? 3. How did the mountain climbing group 7. What are they going to study in their next lesson? celebrate their success? 4. What does the boy think his friend should buy? II. Listen to the recording and choose the correct answer 1. You will hear two students talking about a history book. They agree that: A. it should be shorter B. it helps with their schoolwork C. it has some information missing from it 2. You will hear two friends talking about their lunch break at school. They both plan to: A. finish their homework B. eat the same food C. play games on the phones 3. You will hear two friends talking about a film they have seen. What does the boy say about it? A. It made him laugh B. he guessed the ending C. the acting was bad 4. You will hear two friends talking about a school trip. They agree that the trip was: A. not long enough B. quite expensive C. badly organsised 13
14. 5. You will hear a boy telling his friend about a science lesson with a new teacher. What does the boy say about the new teacher? A. She asked a lot of questions B. She made the lesson fun C. She knew the subject well 6. You will hear two friends talking about where to have party. Who do they prefer the park to the sports club? A. There’s lots of space B. They play games there C. It’s in a convenient location SECTION II: PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (5 pts) 1. A. house B. happen C. hair D. honor 2. A. value B. use C. currency D. music 3. A. stripe B. limitation C. publish D. deposit 4. A. benefit B. website C. experience D. rest 5. A. produced B. increased C. raised D. coughed II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (5 pts) 1. A. perform B. campus C. mountain D. equal 2. A. distinguish B. appliance C. opinion D. politics 3. A. cover B. although C. freedom D. ancient 4. A. experience B. encourage C. mystery D. convenient 5. A. efficiency B. communicate C. territory D. environment SECTION III: VOCABULARY AND LEXICO GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (10 pts) 1. - “Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti or something different?” — “ ” A. Anything will do B. Yes, please C. Never mind D. I don’t mind 2. If I be somebody else, I to be a film star. A. could/would B. can/would like C. could/would like D. can/like 3. Opposite our house there is a large park, there are beautiful trees and flowers. A. where B. in that C. which D. that 4. We have done a lot of work on tenses lately and we now most of the rules. A. were understanding B. are understanding C. understand D. will understand 5. -“Your hairstyle looks terrific, John!” – “ ” A. I’m glad you like it B. I don’t know C. No, you are wrong D. Excuse me 6. We delayed our departure the weather condition. A. in spite of B. on account of C. instead of D. on behalf of 7. During the rush hour the fraffic in the city centre is terrible. A. condensation B. accumulation C. concentration D. congestion 8. If a bomb goes off, it A. fails B. explodes C. strikes D. misses its objects 9. Mike is not feeling well so we gave him to do than you. A. fewer B. little work C. less work D. least works 10. Our friends won a big prize when he took part in the on TV last week. A. game show B. news C. music program D. weather forecast 11. I’ll give her the message as soon as she tomorrow. A. comes back B. will come C. is coming D. has come 12. He is thought in a foreign country when he was 20. A. to work B. to have worked C. working D. has worked 13. We got our car yesterday. A. wash B. to wash C. washing D. washed 14. Get me some stamps, ? A. have you B. will you C. do you D. don’t you 15. Some large cities have measured to air pollution. A. fight B. minimize C.cover D. grow 14
15. 16. My grandfather my friends for a long time. A. know B. know C. have known D. has known 17. He drank only water. A. a lot of B. much C. a little D. less 18. I’d like to an appointment to see the doctor. A. do B. say C. organize D. make 19. It isn’t quite that he will be present at the meeting. A. interested B. certain C. exact D. right 20. - "Do you like the novel that I gave you last week?” - “ the novels that I’ve read, I enjoy this one most.” A. All of B. Of all C. For all D. From all II. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. 1. Earth Hour is a event organized to raise people’s awareness about the need to take action on climate change. (WORLD) 2. Solar energy, wind power and water power are sources of energy. (ALTERNATE) 3. The Internet is used for many purposes: education, communication, entertaiment and (COMMERCIAL) 4. In Western countries, electricity, gas, and water are not luxuries but (NECESSARY) 5. Some designers have modernized the Ao dai, the traditional dress of Vietnamese printing lines of on them. (POETIC) 6. The gas from the chemical factory was harmful. (EXTREME) 7. Pablo Picasso was a very . artist. (CREATE) 8. It’s of motorists to drink and drive. (RESPONSIBILITY) 9. I found the whole experience absolutely . (EMBARRASS) 10. They have a good . of stamps. (COLLECT) 11. It’s hard to imagine the of hand phones nowadays. (POPULAR) 12 He gets angry if you with his idea. (AGREE) 13. Some designers have the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it. (MODERN) 14. Her boring essay is the . one that I have ever read. (LENGTH) 15. They are members of an international . (ORGANIZE) III. Give the correct tense or form of tile verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. 1. Don't be surprised when you see how thin Matin is. He (be) ___ extremely ill. 2. The ideas (present) ___ in this book are not really interesting. 3. Scarcely she (leave) ___ the office when they arrived. 4. Should you agree to help us with the housework, we (finish) ___ everything on Saturday. 5. - “I left a cookie on the table but now it’s gone. What happened to it?" - “I don’t know. One of the children (eat) ___ it." IV. Each of the following sentences contains ONE error. Underline and correct it. 1. It has been suggested that he saves money for his study tour abroad. 2. The next important question we have to decide is when do we have to submit the proposal 3. Although she smoked, drank and never took exercise, but she lived to be 100. 4. The receptionist said me that the hotel had been fully booked. 5. A lunch of soup and sandwiches do not make me interested. SECTION IV: READING I. Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (10 pts) SPRING FESTIVAL From (1) times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring 15
16. brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (2) Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter, however, is not the (3) spring festival. In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by making (4) bonfires. Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages children are (5) round bonfires by their mothers to protect them (6) danger in the coming year. Buddhists in Thailand soak (7) in water when celebrating their New Year, which (8) in the middle of April. In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with flowers. Chinese spring parades are (9) colourful, but (10) flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets. 1. A. earliest B. latest C. previous D. old 2. A. which B. when C. because D. by then 3. A. single B. one C. only D. lonely 4. A. giant B. tremendous C. extreme D. huge 5. A. gone B. carried C. brought D. run 6. A. in B. out of C. against D. from 7. A. through B. one other C. each other D. mutually 8. A. falls B. appears C. happens D. occurs 9. A. the same B. as C. not less D. equally 10. A. instead of B. on behalf of C. in spite of D. place of II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000. Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes. 1. The word "foresaw" is nearest in meaning to A. prevailed B. postponed C. prevented D. predicted 2. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT: A. awards vary in monetary value. B. ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention. C. politics plays an important role in selecting the winners. D. a few individuals have won two awards. 3. The passage implies that Nobel's profession was in A. economics B. medicine C. literature D. science 4. The word "worthwhile0 is closest in meaning to A. economic B. prestigious C. trivial D. valuable 5. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite. B. Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity. C. Alfred Nobel left all his money to science. D. Alfred Nobel made lasting contribution to humanity. III. Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (l0 pts) There are about 3,000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the mo! important (1) . Two-thirds of the world’s population speaks those languages. More than 400 million people speak English as their (2) .tongue. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. No one knows (3) .many people speak it as a foreign language Chinese is the language with more speakers (4) . English, but it is only (5) .language for over one billion Chinese people. English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area the world (6) It is (7) .in North 16
17. America, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. In South Africa and India, it is one of the official languages. In many countries, the textbooks in universities are (8) .in English. More than three-fifths of the radio stations (9) . programs in English. More than half of the scientific and research (10) .are in English. English is the language of international communication. SECTION V: WRITING I. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, peginning with the given words. 1. People believe that the explosion was caused by terrorists. → The explosion 2. You can use it as long as you like, and it will not wear out. → No matter 3. I couldn’t finish my work without my friend’s help. →If it 4. The train journey from London to Bristol takes two hours. →It is a 5. I am very pleased that we will meet again soon. →I am looking 6. “You are wearing a beautiful dress today!” Susan said to Mary. →Susan complimented 7. I bought a book at the bookstore near my house yesterday. It was really interesting. →I 8. The Prime Minister resigned because of his sudden illness. →The Prime Minister’s 9. It wasn’t necessary for you to bring your Coursebook to the class. → You 10. Your car might break down on the rough mountain road, so take plenty of spare parts. →In case II. Use the given word to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as simil as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given 1. I’d love to be really intelligent! (WISH) → 2. The police have found the stolen money in the park. (BY) → 3. After leaving college, he started his own business with a bank loan. (SET) → 4. There’s hardly anything he doesn’t know about whales. (KNOW) → 5. He enjoys walking in the rain. (PLEASURE) → III. Use the given suggestions to complete sentences. 1. Da Nang / city / where / international / fireworks / festivals / held / yearly /. → 2. public / transport / in / Da Nang city / more / convenient / reliable / than / any / other / cities / Viet Nam → 3. many foreigners / not / accustomed / cold weather / Viet Nam → 4. By / we / finish / English course / last month / we / learn / great / number / new words / sentence structures → 5. public transport systems / big cities / Vietnam/ upgrade /recently / order / encourage / people / use / public transport / more → 17
18. TRƯỜNG THCS ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI Môn: Tiếng Anh 9 Đề thi thử số 07 Năm học: 2022 – 2023 Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) SECTION I: LISTENING I. You will hear some information about a talk at school by a writer called Marcia Willson Talk by Marcia Wilson Day of Marcia Wilson’s talk: (1)___ Name of her new book: The (2)___ Where she will talk: (3)___ Time the talk begins: (4) ___ Cost of buying her book at school: (5) £ ___ Useful website to look at: www. (6) ___.uk II. You will hear an interview with a girl called Anna Taylor, who is a champion cyclist Choose the correct answer 1. Anna became interested in cycling because: A. She was bad at other sports B. She had a friend who encouraged her C. she enjoyed her first experience of it 2. How does Anna practice her cycling as well as do her schoolwork? A. She studies hard in the evening B. Her teacher gave her extra time C. She has to miss some classes 3. What does Anna say about track cycling? A. It is faster than road cycling B. It is harder than road cycling C. It requires more power than road cycling 4. What does Anna say about cycling with teammates in road races? A. She likes the feeling of support around her B. She likes learning the techniques from others C. She likes laughing with friend at difficult times 5. Anna says that at her last road race she was A. upset by the behavior of her competitors B. surprised by what happened at the beginning C. disappointed by a teammate’s performance 6. Anna thinks people who want to be champion cyclist should: 18
19. A. train hard every day B. do lots of other sports to help them keep fit C. spend time trying different activities SECTION II: PHOETICS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. 1. A. inspiration B. label C. occasion D. logical 2. A. grow B. novel C. cotton D. contest 3, A. modern B. pattern C. confident D. equal 4. A. musician B. necessary C. recently D. since 5. A. design B. loose C. style D. symbol II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D 1. A. admired B. gather C. blanket D. quarter 2. A. humor B. casual C. comprise D. income 3. A. batterry B. appliance C. institute D. separate 4. A. slavery B. candidate C. humorous D. deposit 5. A. conservation B. territory C. innovation D. limitation SECTION III: VOCABULARY AND LEXICO GRAMMAR I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. 1. This house needs A. to paint B. repainted C. to be repainting D. repainting 2. I have just bought A. brown nice leather belt C. brown a leather nice belt B. a nice leather brown belt D. a nice brown leather belt 3. . your father was in hospital, we would have gone to see him. A. Had we known B. if we have known C. if we knew D. We had known 4. You should pay to what the instructor is saying. A. attendance B. intention C. convention D. attention 5. I don’t usually like staying at hotels but last summer we spent a few days at very nice hotel by sea. A. a/- B. a / the C. the/a D. the 6. I can’t find the tickets. I seem them. A. to have lost B. to lose C. losing D. to lost 7. I’ll give you ten minutes to come ___ with a better idea. A. out B. in C. through D. up 8. We have decided to the money for the local secondary school. A. beg B. collect C. raise D. rise 9. Of course he can lift that! He’s a as a horse. A. tough B. big C. heavy D. strong 10. In the early years of the twentieth century, several rebellions in the northern parts of the country. A. rose up B. turned out C. came off D. broke out 11 what he says, observe what he does. A. Although B. In contrast C. Contrary D. Never mind 12. He ___ his life to the skill of the surgeon. A. owes B. keeps C. perseveres D. maintains 13. I don’t think that this fashion will A. catch on B. catch up C. catch out D. catch over 14. If you don’t repay the money, we will, as a last ___, take you to court. A. measure B. attempt C. act D. resort 15. There has been a recommendation from the union leaders that the offer of 5% . A. is rejected B. has been rejected C. be rejected D. rejects 16. I couldn't believe that they were brothers. They were as different as . 19
20. A. Mars from Jupiter B. milk from honey C. chalk from cheese D. dogs and cats 17. If I .hear from Nigel, I’ll tell him you were asking after him. A. happened B. should to C. happen to D. will happen to 18. Tom: “Lilly, may I use your pen?” - Lilly: “ .” A. Feel free B. Forget it C. Nothing at all D. No problem 19. Susan: "Tom says he doesn’t like you!" - Lucy: " " A. I don’t care B. So do I C. I know he isn’t D. It makes nothing 20. What a nice day! Let s go for a picnic, ? A. will we B. do you C. shall we D. don't II. Give the correct tense form of the verbs I brackets 1. He told me that he (take) ___ a trip to California the following week. 2. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) ___to Mary’s party, everyone already (arrive) ___ 3. My nephew is looking forward a new job in the company. (get) 4. If I (know) ___ you were in trouble, I (help) ___ you 5. Not until he (return) ___home, he (realize) ___ his wife’s illness. III. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in the brackets 6. They got the of receiving new bikes. (satisfy) 7. Are there any between Hong and Hoa? (similar) 8. We must make a about where to go. (decide) 9. All students have great when going to school. (expect) 10. , the weather was so bad that we couldn’t go out. (fortune) IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 1. She was waiting nervous in the waiting room for the interview. A B C D 2. The children are very boring and they don’t know what to do. A B C D 3. I haven’t come back to London for my father last visited me. A B C D 4. They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them. A B C D 5. Do you know how getting to the post office from here? A B C D 6. Tom wishes his neighbors don’t make so much noise. A B C D 7. Mary and Henry always goes out for a meal on their wedding anniversary. A B C D 8. Bill asked me if I was going to visit my aunt the day before. A B C D 9. The policeman told her not to driving her car so fast again. A B C D 10. I will lend you this money if you will promise to pay it back. A B C D 20
21. SECTION IV: READING I. Read the text and questions below, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each space. (10 pts) FURTHER EDUCATION Around the age of sixteen you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university (1) ? Do I leave and start work or begin a training (2) ? The decision is yours, but it may be (3) remembering two things: there are more unemployment (4) people who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right (5) will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go (6) into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will (7) you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (8) you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you’re older is (9) possibility. This way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as (10) practical work experience. 1. A. after B. later C. then D. past 2. A. school B. class C. course D. term 3. A. worth B. necessary C. important D. useful 4. A. between B. among C. with D. through 5. A. notes B. papers C. arts D. skills 6. A. straight B. just C. direct D. rather z A. make B. help C. let D. give 8. A. where B. while C. when D. what 9. A. also B. again C. another D. always 10. A. getting B. making C. taking D. doing III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question. Write your answers in the space provided. (10 points) Of all the weather events that occur around the world, lighting is the single most powerful and most frequent. Lightning strikes somewhere around the Earth 100 times each second. A typical lightning strike carries enough electricity to power a small town. In less than a second, a lightning strike heats the surrounding air to temperatures several times hotter than the surface of the sun. Obviously, lightning strikes are powerful. But how do they work? A lightning strike is the last of complex chain of events that happen inside a cloud. This chain of events starts when warm air rises in the clouds and cold air drops. As the cold air and warm air pass each other, they carry millions of tiny drops of water and ice. When these passing water drops hit each other, they create electricity. Just like the batteries in your MP3 player, this electricity has a positive and a negative side. In the cloud, the negative side is at the bottom, and the positive side is at the top of cloud. This makes the cloud electrically unbalanced. When the imbalance becomes too great, a streak of lightning forms, reconnecting the positive and negative parts of the cloud. Lightning has two basic forms: cloud to cloud lightning and cloud to ground lightning. Cloud to cloud lightning occurs inside a cloud and never touches the groud. Sometimes called heat lightning, cloud to cloud lightning is most common in the late afternoon and evening, when tempratures begin to fall and there is more movement between hot and cold air inside a cloud. Cloud to ground lightning is far more dangerous. Cloud to ground lightning usually occurs during a thunderstorm. Many people think that cloud to ground lightning will hit the lastest available object, but this is not always true. Cloud to ground lightning is very unpredictable and can even hit objects very low to the ground. 1. According to paragraph 1, all of the following are true of lightning EXCEPT A. lightning is the most frequent weather event B. a lightning strike lasts less than a second C. lightning creates extremely high temperatures D. lightning is often used to power small towns 2. The word "strikes ” in the passage is closest in the meaning to A. occurs B. hits C. begins D. flashes 3. According to paragraph 2, the electrical charge in a cloud is created by A. electrical imbalances in the cloud B. lightning strikes C. warm and cold air 21
22. D. the collision of rising and falling water droplets 4. The author mentions “your MP3 player” in order to A. suggest that the energy in clouds our electronics could one day be used to power. B. better explain the concept of a positive and negative charge C. suggest that lightning is far more powerful than batteries D. suggest that MP3 player will not work well in a storm 5. According to the passage, what is the last event that occurs before a lightning strike? A. The temperature begins to fall B. The cloud becomes electrically unbalanced C. A thunderstorm forms D. Water droplets collide inside the cloud III. Read the passage below and choose the word that best Jits each of the blanks. (2.0 points) During the teenage years, many young people can at times (1) . difficult to talk to. They often seem to (2) .being questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work in school. This is a (3) .development at this age, though it can be very hard for parents to understand. It is part of becoming (4) . of teenagers trying to be adult while they are (5) .growing up. Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up (6) . them. Parents should (7) .their best to talk to their sons and daughters about school work and future plan but should not (8) .them to talk if they don't want to. Parents should also watch for the danger signs: some young people trying to be adult may experiment with drugs, alcohol, or smoking. Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual behavior which may be (9) .with these and get help (10) .necessary. SECTION V. WRITING I. CompLete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first 4. John is interested in knowing more about astronomy. (like) → John more about astronomy. 5. Because of the parade, we weren’t allowed to park in the High Street. (let) → Because of the parade, the police wouldn’t . in the High Street. 6. ‘Did you see that film on the television on Saturday?’ Susan asked me. (seen) → Susan wanted to know . that film on television on Saturday. 7. “I’m afraid these jeans have a hole in them.” (there) →“I’m afraid that . these jeans.” 8. They cancelled the match because of the bad weather. (called) → The match ___ because of the bad weather. 9. Dan never takes any notice of my advice. (attention) → Dan never my advice. 10. It’s more than a year since I saw Lucy. (for) → I . more than a year II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence 22
23. 6. It was such a boring film that she fell asleep. →The film was . 7. I am very pleased that we will meet again soon. → I am looking . 8. Hong couldn't get his parents' permission to buy a computer. → Hong’s parents 9. "You only think of yourself," she told him. → She accused 10. Although her leg hurt, Van finished the marathon race. → In III. 23