Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp thành phố môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2014-2015

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
 THÀNH PHỐ THANH HOÁ
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI 
CẤP THÀNH PHỐ NĂM HỌC 2014-2015
Part A : PHONETICS (5 points) I/ Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest of the group. (2 points)
A. Describe	B. Excite	C. Timber 	D. Dive 
2. A. Devotion	B. congestion	 	C. Suggestion 	D. Question 
II/ Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group. (3 points)
3. A. glorious	B. bargain	C. passenger	D. important
4. A. migrate	B. inhabit	C. character	D. diversity
5. A. advance	B. ancient	C. cancer	D. annual
Part B : LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR (45 points)
I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (15 points)
6. ___________ from John, all the students said they would go.
A. Except 
B. Only 
C. Apart 
D. Separate
7. If you work for us, you’ll get somewhere to live _____ free.
A. for 
B. at 
C. out 
D. of
8.The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to _new procedures to save time and money.
A. manufacture 
B. establish 
C. control 
D. restore
9. They took pride _______ being the best players of the school.
A. in 
B. with 
C. on 
D. for
10. She’d prefer to go out ________ home.
A. than to stay B. than staying C. rather than staying D. rather than stay 
11. They received _______ advice from their parents that they became successful.
A. so good 
B. such a good 
C. so good an 
D. such good
12. Have you got a car ________ ?
A. of your own 
B. of yourself 
C. of you 
D. of your
13. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not ______ your television set.
A. change 
B. adjust 
C. repair 
D. switch
14. If you want to attend the course, you must pass the ................... examination.
A. write 
B. written 
C. wrote 
D. writing
15. Either Peter and his brothers _______ the keys to the car.
A. has been taken 
B. has taken 
C. have taken 
D. have been taken 
16. We can tell you that we often have a friendly _______ in our class.
A. atmosphere 
B. air 
C. matter 
D. impression
17. These clothes are fashionable and _______ . Do you agree with me?
A. only 
B. merely 
C. unique 
D. uniquely
18. He _______ to have a very big fortune and a beautiful wife.
A. rumors 
B. rumored 
C. has rumored 
D. was rumored
19. Did you use to do a _______ when you were at the university.
A. full-time job 
B. part-time 
C. full-time 
D. part-time job 
20. My house is just _______ . I live in the nearby neighborhood.
A. near here 
B. near to 
C. near by 
D. near from
II. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form (10 points) 
21. His brother ________ (give) a car for his twentieth birthday next year. 
22. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody______ (go) to bed. 
23. Less than half of the cans of paint ______ (use) up to now. 
24. (Write)________ the letter, she put it carefully in an envelope. 
25 - 26. Can you imagine what I_ (come) across when I _ (roll) up the carpet yesterday. 
27. He talked as if he ______ (know) where she was. 
28. If you go to England, you’ll have to get used to ________ (drive) on the left. 
29. You may feel frightened when you are in a forest ______ (surround) by tall trees. 
30. – You have just missed the bus. – All right. I _______ (walk). 
III. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters. (10 points)
 There is one particular feeling which I find difficult to express. When I am (31).. about something, I say nothing. Once, for example, after I had bought a very (32)  jacket, I met a friend in a café who said that the jacket didn’t fit me very (33)... . I was very (34) but I said nothing. I didn’t feel like continuing our (35) My friend noticed my (36). and asked me what was wrong. I couldn’t tell him the (37) . I began to feel rather (38) and left without giving him an (39)  Later I felt rather (40)  of my behavior.
 ANGER
 EXPENSE
 GOOD
 ANNOY
 CONVERSE
 SILENT
 TRUE
 EMBARRASS
 EXPLAIN
 SHAME
IV. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition (10 points)
41. We both share a love  music. 
42. Shall we go . your car or mine? 
43. Why can’t you look at the problem my point of view? 
44. We wish we had a father yours. 
45. Vietnamese woman usually wear the Aodai, sometimes at work, and especially ............... their special occasions. 
46. She’ll visit us as soon as she arrives .. Paris. 
47. Who’s the woman dressed. green. 
48. Peter is excited  winning the prize. 
49. The boss has been ill flu for the last week. 
50. This document is very important your case. 
Part C : READING (25 points) I. Supply the most suitable word for each blank. (5 points)
The (0) benefits of internet in our life has become certain. Yet, it still takes time for the internet to reach the countryside and remote (51....) so I feel it a pity for me and my friends not to have (52...) to it. I have an uncle in the city and I occasionally pay him a (53.) at weekend, and this is a good chance for me to surf the net. I spend most of the time surfing webs and I find some really interesting for me. I wish my school could have access to the internet so that all students in my school could (54.) their learning to keep their knowledge (55.) .
II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage.(10 points)
When I was a boy, children always objected to (56) .... school uniform but teachers were keen on it because they said all of us looked (57) .. . Otherwise, they said, children would complete with each other and the poorer children would be unhappy because people would see straight away (58) ..... In recent years, however, many schools have (59) .... the idea of making children wear uniform but, funnily enough, now that children can wear what they like, they have adopted (60) .. . When some journalists visited a (61) ... , they found that all the boys and girls were dressed (62) ...... jeans. One girl said she would rather (63) ...... wear a coat instead of a jersey because no one wants to look different from the other children in the class. Parents may not be as happy about this as children, but they (64) ... , because this new kind of uniform is one that the children like, not something they have been forced to wear, and it is also (65) .... than school uniforms used to be.
56. A. wearing	B. dressing	C. wear	D. dress
57. A. like	B. to be like	C. alike	D. to be alike
58. A. what poor they are	B. what poor they were 
 C. how poor they are 	D. how poor they were
59. A. left over	B. taken off	C. put off	D. given up
60. A. an own uniform	B. a uniform of their own	
 C. a proper uniform	D. a uniform of his own
A. London school	B. London’s school	
 C. school of London	 	D. school at London
62. A. on	B. by	C. in	D. which
63. A. to die than	B. to die that	C. die that	D. die than
64. A. ought	B. should	C. had	D. would
65. A. much more cheaper	B. much more 	C. much cheaper	D. more cheaper
III. Read and answer the questions below. (5 points)
	The world’s oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution. However, little is known about the long-term effects of such slow poisoning. The most serious problem of modern time is that man is destroying the earth’s natural resources and transforming huge areas into waste land. As a result, it is becoming extremely difficult to grow enough to feed the world’s rapidly increasing population. A way of protecting all wild life on the earth must also be found as many species are in danger of disappearing completely from the face of the earth. The smoke in the atmosphere, for example, is increasing so much that the amount of sunlight has been reduced in many cities. Man’s whole environment is being changed in a serious way.	
66. What is the process of making something dirty?
67. Find a word or phrase from the passage with the same meaning as the air, water and land in which we live?
68. What is the air surrounding the earth called?
69. What could be best replaced wealth, goods or products people can use?
70. What is a difficulty which needs attention and thought?
IV.	 Read the story carefully and choose the correct answer (5 points)
Baby
It was a beautiful spring day: the sun was shining, the sky was blue. In the centre of London a policeman cried. He saw a man with a big lion. They were walking down the street.
	“Hey, you!” he said. “What are you doing here with this lion? You can’t walk around the streets with a lion. Take it to the Zoo !”
	“OK, officer. I want to show Baby the town.”
	The man opened the door of his car and the lion jumped in. The car went away.
	The next day the police officer saw the same man and the same lion again.
	“Hey, you!” he said.” Come over here! And bring that lion with you!”
	The man took the lion to the police officer.
	“What’s the problem, officer?”
	“Problem? I told you yesterday to take the lion to the Zoo!”
	“Oh, I did, officer, I took Baby to the Zoo. He enjoyed it very much. But today, I am taking him to the swimming pool !”
71. 	A. It wasn’t raining that day.
 B. A policeman saw a man with a dog in the centre of New York.
	C. The man and his pet were walking along the park. D. The man didn’t have a car.
72.	A. The lion couldn’t get into the car, the lion was too big.
	B. The policeman took the lion to the Zoo and put the lion into the cage.
	C. The man showed his pet the Zoo.
	D. The policeman was happy to see a man with a lion in the centre of London.
73. 	A. The man had a baby. It was a nice girl of three. B. Baby was the lion’s name.
C. The policeman told the man to show Baby the town. D. The lion visited the London Zoo.
74. 	A. The man could drive a car. B. The lion didn’t like the Zoo at all.
	C. The policeman took the lion to the swimming pool.
	D. The policeman met people with lions in London streets every day.
75. 	A. The lion was the man’s pet. B. The man had a baby lion as a pet.
	C. The policeman showed the park and the school to the lion.
	D. When the policeman saw the man with the lion he got very hungry.
Part D : WRITING (25 points) I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. (10 points)
76. It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour. (It’s better to avoid 
77. People think that the owner of that house is abroad(The owner 	
78. She didn’t know the way, so she asked a policeman.(Not 
79. The baby cries because the lion looks fierce. (The baby cries because of 
80. John only understood very little what the teacher said.(John could hardly
81. I tried as hard as I could, but I just couldn’t get the money.(No matter 
82. As my grandmother grows older, she becomes more intolerant.(The older 
83. They suggested banning advertisements on TV. (They suggested that 
84. Mary wishes she had spoken her mind at the meeting.(Mary regretted 
85. Despite his intelligence, he doesn’t study well at school(Even 
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the wor given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. (5 points)
86. The job received over a hundred applications. (applied)(Over a hundred people......the job.
87. Our future is in your hands, my dear! (depends)(Our future ........ my dear!
88. I’d rather you didn’t use the office phone. (mind)(Would you.......the office phone.
89. I’m sorry I can’t give you all the expensive things in life. (wish
)(I....give you all the expensive things in life.
90. If I were you, I’d try to get some sleep. (advise) (I .......... to try to get some sleep.
III. Write a paragraph about 100 words on the important roles of computers (10 points)
_________________ The End _______________
Part B : I
6. C. Apart 
7. A. for 
8. B. establish 
9. A. in 
10. D. rather than stay 
11. D. such good
12. A. of your own 
13. B. adjust 
14. B. written 
15. C. have taken 
16. A. atmosphere 
17. C. unique 
18. D. was rumored
19. D. part-time job 
20. A. near here 
II
21. will be given
22. had gone
23. has been used
24. Having written
25-26. came – was rolling
27. had known
28. driving
29. surrounded
30. will walk
III. 31. angry	32. expensive	33. well	34. annoyed	
35. conversation	36. silence	37. truth	38. embarrassed
39. explanation	40. ashamed
IV.
41. for
42. in
43. from
44. like
45. on
46. in
47. in
48. about
49. with
50. in
Part C 
I. 
areas	
access	
visit	
improve	
55. updated
II. 
A. wearing	
57. C. alike	
58. D. how poor they were	
59. D. given up
60. B. a uniform of their own	
61. A. London school	
62. C. in	
63. D. die than
64. B. should	
65. C. much cheaper	
III. 66. - The process of making something dirty is pollution. / hoặc chỉ cần trả lời ngắn: pollution.
67. A word or phrase from the passage with the same meaning as the air, water and land we live is environment/ hoặc chỉ cần trả lời ngắn: environment
68. - The air surrounding the earth is called atmosphere./ atmosphere
69. - Resources could be best replaced wealth, goods or products people can use./ Resources/natural resources.
70. - A difficulty which needs attention and thought is pollution. / pollution.	
IV.	 71- A	72- C	73- B	74- A	75- A 
Part D : I. 76. It’s better to avoid traveling during the rush hour.
77. The owner of that house is thought to be abroad.
78. Not knowing the way, she asked a policeman
79. The baby cries because of the fierceness of the lion. /because of the fact that.
80. John could hardly understand what the teacher said.
81. No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t get the money.
82. The older my grandmother grows, the more intolerant she becomes.
83. They suggested that advertisements on TV should be banned.
84. Mary regretted not speaking her mind at the meeting./ not having spoken...
85. Even though he is intelligent , he doesn’t study well at school.
II. 86. applied for87. depends on you88. mind not using89. wish I could90. advise you
III. Write a paragraph about 100 words on the important roles of computers (10 points)
2. Content : (5 points)
Ss should give specific advantages of computers.
- Computers help people relax after a hard-working day by listening to music, playing game. 
- Computers can save information for a long time.
- Computers help students do calculations quickly and accurately.
- Computers connected to the Internet can provide interesting movies and help students study well.
3. Language: (3 points) (grammatical accuracy, wide range of vocabularies and structures)