Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Đề số 22

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1. LEARNING ONLINE 2020 Đề số 22 KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP TỈNH Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút A. LISTENING (3 points) PART 1. You will hear someone to a group of students about a visit to Arts centre. Listen and circle the correct answer. 1. There are still tickets for ___ A. the piano concert. B. Twelth Night. C. Spider and Rose. 2. The coach will leave at 3.30 because ___ A. they don’t want to miss the shows. B. they want free time at the Arts Centre. C. it’s a long journey to the Arts Centre. 3. You have to pay to see ___ A. the Russian ballet exhibition. B. the Scottish jewellery. C. the South American photographs. 4. You can buy clothes ___ A. on the first floor. B. in the sourvenir shop. C. close to the Arts Centre 5 . If you want a snack and a hot drink, try ___ A. the Fountain. B. Charlie’s. C. the cinema kiosk. PART 2. You will hear someone talking about a sports camp for children. For each question, fill in the missing in the numbered space. SUNNINGTON SPORTS CAMP Choice of afternoon activity Sign list outside (1) room Clothes Wear track suit, but also bring (2) . And a T-shirt 2 pairs of sports (3) . Food Lunch served in canteen every half-hour between 12.15 and (4) Snack bar sells drinks, chocolate and (5) Certificate Marks given for attitude: effect and team-work KEY+AUDIO
2. LEARNING ONLINE 2020 PART 3. You will hear a conversation between a young man, Mike, and his sister, Ann. They are talking about buying a wedding present for some friends of theirs. Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, tick in the box under A for YES, put the tick in the box B for NO. Yes No 1. Mike likes to plan ahead more than Ann does 2. Ann thinks they should buy a useful present 3. Mike has known Tony the longest 4. Mike thinks he will enjoy the wedding 5. Ann prefers large wedding B. PHONETICS (1 point) I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write your answers in the space provided below. (0.5 point) 1. A. sunbatheB. thunderstormC. earthquakeD. math 2. A. soundB. southernC. droughtD. mountain 3. A. practicedB. washedC. advertisedD. missed 4. A. relationship B. recommendC. residentD. revolution 5. A. exchange B. charityC. teacherD. chorus Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. Write your answers in the space provided below. (0.5 point) 1. A. compriseB. amaze C. surpriseD. backstage 2. A. propertyB. pollutionC. religionD. attainment 3. A. electrician B. JapaneseC. comfortableD. possibility 4. A. celebrateB. considerC. expression D. criteria 5. A. population B. intelligentC. opportunity D. economics Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. C. LEXICO & GRAMMAR (6 points) I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to fill in each blank. Write your answers in the space provided below. (2 points) 1. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class;___ . A. he should study last night B. he should have studied last night C. he must have studied last night D. he must have to study last night
3. LEARNING ONLINE 2020 2. My sister was on___ in the hospital last night. A. workB. alarmC. dutyD. service 3. She is wearing a ___. A. short nice nylon skirt B. nice short nylon skirt C. nylon short nice skirt D. nylon nice short skirt 4. My dad reminded me ___ his bike by 7 o’clock. A. return B. please return C. of returning D. to return 5. You won’t pass the examination ___ you study hard. A. if B. unless C. because D. but 6. There were over 45, 000 ___ at the football match. A. viewers B. spectators C. watchers D. witnesses 7. The headmaster___ us not to use mobile phones too much. A. advisedB. suggestedC. insistedD. forced 8. Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and knows it like the . A. nose on his face B. tip of his tongue C. back of his hand D. hair on his head 9. ___population is another unpleasant result we have to solve. A. Increased B. IncreasingC. The increaseD. To increase 10. My father does not have ___ yours. A. money more than B. as many money as C. more money as D. as much money as 11. ___ next Sunday. A. I would rather you had comeB. I would rather you have come C. should rather you cameD. I would rather you came 12. Using computer too much will make people tired , ___? A. will they B. won't theyC. won't it D. will it 13. I can’t ___ up with the noise you make whenever you are at home. A. keep B. catch C. face D. put 14. In front of the house ___ . A. do students stoodB. students stoodC. stood students D. did students stand 15. Listening is the most difficult language ___ for me to master. A. one B. way C. skill D. job 16. No sooner had he sat down to lunch ___ there was a knock at the door. A. as B. thatC. when D. than
4. LEARNING ONLINE 2020 17. ___ appear, they are really much larger than the Earth. A. As the small starsB. The stars as small C. Despite of the small stars D. Small as the stars 18. Not until late 1960s ___ on the moon. A. that Americans walked B. did Americans walk C. when did Americans walk D. when Americans walked 19. Peter and Jane are at the stadium. - Peter: "Our team has just won the last football match." - Jane: - "___" A. Good idea. Thanks for the news. B. Yes. I guess it's very good. C. Well, that's very surprising! D. Yes, it's our pleasure. 20. Janet and Susan are at the gate of the school. - Janet: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?” -Susan: "___.” A. You’re welcomeB. That would be great C. I feel very bored D. I don't agree, I'm afraid Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. II. Put the verbs in blanket into the correct form. Write your answers in the space provided. (2.0 points) 1. It is crucial that English (teach) ___ in a more practical way. 2. Without my parents’ financial support, I (not,be) ___ so successful now. My children enjoy (allow) ___ to stay up late when there is something special on television. 4. I didn’t do the test well. I (prepare) ___ it very carefully at home. 5. The cowboy (wound) ___ by an arrow fell of the horse. 6. Nam: "The maintenance people didn't remove the chairs from the ballroom." Huong: "Don't worry. They (move) ___ them before the dance begins." 7-8. It’s high time the local government (do) ___something about the sewage system which (not upgrade) ___ for years. 9-10. Come on, Hoa. I want to show you something. - Oh how nice of you! I (never think) ___ you (bring) ___ me a gift. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
5. LEARNING ONLINE 2020 III: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.(1P) The origins of Halloween Halloween is celebrated in many parts of the (0)___ (WEST) world, and is a time when people dress up as witches or ghosts, and go "trick-or treating". It is (1) ___ (DOUBT) one of the most popular traditions in the United States and Britain. The celebration (2) ___(ORIGIN) about two thousand years ago with the Celts. These people were the (3) ___ (INHABIT) of an area that includes Britain, Ireland and Brittany. They relied on the land for their (4) ___ (LIVE), and this meant that they were at the mercy of (5) ___ (PREDICT) weather conditions, especially during the winter. The Celtic new year began on 1st November, which also marked the beginning of winter, a period (6) ___ (TRADITION) associated with death. On the eve of the new year, it was believed that the barriers between the worlds of the living and the dead were (7) ___ (TEMPORARY) withdrawn, and it was possible to communicate with spirits. The Celts believed that the spirits offered them (8) ___ (GUIDE) and protection, and the Druids (Celtic priests) were (9) ___ (REPUTE) able to predict the future on this point. When the Roman completed their (10) ___ (CONQUER) of Celtic lands, they added their own flavour to this festival. The advent of Christianity brought about yet other changes. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. IV. The passage below contains 11 mistakes. (0) has been done for you as an example. IDENTIFY and CORRECT the other ten. (1 p) 0. all complete > completely Things started to go wrong as soon as we got to the hotel. We were all complete exhausted after our long journey and looking forward to shower and a rest. However, we found that our room has not ready, which was very annoy, although the manager was extremely apologetic. While we were waiting, we asked about the excursions to places of an interest which we had read about in brochure. Imagine how we felt when we were told they had all cancelled! Apparently, the person responsible for organize them had left suddenly and had not been replaced. Then Sally saw a notice pinning to the door of the restaurant, saying it has closed for redecoration, and Peter discovered that the swimming pool was empty. When we eventually got to our room we were horrified find that it was at the back of the hotel, and we had a view of a car park, which seemed to be used as a rubbish dump. We seriously began to wonder whether or not to stay.
6. LEARNING ONLINE 2020 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. D. READING. (5 points) I. Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each blank. Write your answers in the space provided below. (1.0pt) BRINGING UP A FAMILY “It can be so difficult to support a family and bring up children,” says Michael Wilson, father of two teenage girls. “It's something that nobody can ever prepare for you because every family (1) ___ of different people and personalities. Firstly, you have to make sure that everyone has what they (2)___. Children require so many things these days, from school uniforms and books, pens and pencils to games, toys, computers and, of course, clothes. Secondly, there is always the concern that they might be (3) ___ danger. I (4)___ so many terrible things on the news every day that I always wonder whether my own children are safe or (5) ___ and sometimes I get very concerned, even if they are only a little late (6) ___ home. That's what they don't (7) ___ when I tell them off. Of course, there are wonderful aspects to (8) ___ a family. It is a great pleasure to (9) ___ them grow and develop their own personalities, not to mention the love and warmth that exists in a family. My wife and children are the most precious things in my life and, (10) ___ the difficulties, I can honestly say that I wouldn’t change a thing!” 1. A. includesB. consistsC. hasD. contains 2. A. needB. askC. wishD. request 3. A. onB. inC. atD. out 4. A. listenB. lookC. watchD. see 5. A. soB. noC. notD. what 6. A. reachingB. goingC. comingD. making 7. A. thinkB. imagineC. wonderD. understand 8. A. havingB. growingC. bringingD. rising 9. A. lookB. watchC. glimpseD. stare 10. A. howeverB. in spiteC. despiteD. although Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
7. LEARNING ONLINE 2020 II. Fill in each blank with one suitable word. Write your answers in the space provided below. (2.0pt) MANAGING YOUR TIME "Wasting time is (1) ___ wasting money". This is the slogan of Time Management Systems. "Most people", says Sam Flowers of TMS, "waste too much time on doing trivial things like finding telephone numbers, (2) ___ for pieces of paper on (3) ___ desks, and walking from one part of a building (4) ___ another. These can waste hours of your day. Then you haven't got time (5) ___ the important things. This applies to both your professional (6) ___ your personal life" The first step towards managing your time better (7) ___ keeping a time log. In a time log you record everything that you do (8) ___ the day. Then you calculate how much time you spent on (9) ___ thing - traveling, telephoning, eating, chatting, washing, writing letters, etc. " When they do a time log" says Sam Flowers, " most people are amazed (10) ___ how much time they waste". Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
8. LEARNING ONLINE 2020 Question III: Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below. (2.0 pts) There is a common expression in English language referring to a blue moon. When people say that something happens “only once in a blue moon”, they mean that it happens only very rarely, once in a great while. This expression has been around for at least a century and a half. There are references to this Line 5 expressions that date from the second half of the nineteenth century. The expression “a blue moon” has come to refer to the second full moon occurring in any given calendar month. A second full moon is not called a blue moon because it is particularly blue or is any different in the hue from the first full moon of the month. In stead, it is called a blue moon because it is so rare. Line 10 The moon needs a little more than 29 days to complete the cycle from full moon to full moon. Because every month except February has more than 29 days, every month will have at least one full moon (except February, which will have a full moon unless there is a full moon at the very end of January and another full moon at the very beginning of March). It is on the occasion when a given Line 15 calendar month has a second full moon that a blue moon occurs. This does not happen very often, only three or four times a decade. The blue moons of today are called blue moons because of their rarity and not because of their color; however, the expression “blue moon” may have come into existence in reference to unusual circumstances in which the moon actually Line 20 appeared blue. Certain natural phenomena of gigantic proportions can actually change the appearance of the moon from the Earth. The eruption of the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere, which clouded the sun and gave the moon a bluish tint. This particular occurrence of the blue moon may have given rise to the expression that we use today. Another example occurred Line 25 more than a century later. When Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the moon again took on a blue tint. 1. This passage is about___ . A. an idiomatic expression B. an unusual color C. a month on the calendar D. a phase of the moon 2. How long the expression “once in a blue moon” been around? A. For around 50 years B. For less than 100 years C. For more than 100 years D. For 200 years.
9. LEARNING ONLINE 2020 3. A blue moon could best be described as ___ . A. a full moon that is not blue in color B. a new moon that is blue in color C. a full moon that is blue in color D. a new moon that is not blue in color 4. The word “hue” in line 8 is closest in meaning to ___ . A. shape B. date C. color D. size 5. Which of the following might be the date of a blue moon? A. January 1st B. February 28th C. April 15th D. December 31st 6. How many blue moons would there most likely be in a century? A. 4 B. 35 C. 70 D. 100 7. According to the passage, the moon actually looked blue ___ . A. after large volcanic eruptions B. when it occurred late in the month C. several times a year D. during the month of February 8. The expression “given rise to” in line 24 could be best replaced by ___ . A. created a need for B. elevated the level of C. spurred the creation of D. brighten the color of 9. Where in the passage does the author describe the duration of a lunar cycle? A. line 1- 3 B. line 6-7 C. line 9-10 D. line 13 – 15 10. In which paragraph does the author mention the two blue moons which were blue in color? A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D.Paragraph 1 & 3. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. E. WRITING. (5 points) I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one. (1.0 point) 1. I am certainly not going to lend you any more money. I have no ___. 2. The dentist will have to take out the infected tooth. The infected tooth ___. 3. Should I help Chau with the money my mum gave to me?” she wondered. She couldn’t ___. 4. I realy like her voice but not her choice of songs. Much ___. 5. Only three out of the six rooms we have booked have air conditioning. We have booked six rooms, only three ___.
10. LEARNING ONLINE 2020 II. Do not change the given word, use it to rewrite each of the following sentences so that each has as a similar meaning as the original one. (1.0 point) 1. I am telling you this for you not to make a mistake. FEAR ___. 2. He is proud of his work. TAKES He ___ his work. 3. Everyone was surprised to see John leave the meeting early. SURPRISE To ___ the meeting early. 4. She was just as good as they had thought. CAME ___. 5. If you want to understand Yeats’s poetry, you need to study Irish history. KEY Irish history ___ Yeats’s poetry. III. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “All children should learn at least one foreign language at school”? Write an essay ( about 220 to 250 words) to express your personal point of view. (3 points) KEY+AUDIO