Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh năm học 2015 - 2016 môn thi: Tiếng Anh - lớp 9 thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 24 tháng 3 năm 2016
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PART ONE: PHONETICS (1.0 POINT)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. (0.5 pt)
1. A. relaxed	B. reached	C. supposedly	D. crossed
2. A. machine	B. stomach	C. architecture	D. chorus
3. A. mature	B. pasture 	C. gesture	D. creature
4. A. individual	B. considerate 	C. education	D. procedure 
5. A. laugh	B. though	C. tough	D. enough
Your answers:
	1.______ 	2.______ 	3.______ 	4.______ 	5.______ 
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. (0.5 pt)
1. A. politics	B. literature	C. chemistry	D. statistics
2. A. likeable	B. oxygen	C. museum	D. energy
3. A. apology	B. stupidity	C. generously	D. astronomy
4. A. television	B. distinguish	C. immediate	D. acquaintance	
5. A. experience	B. introduce	C. determine 	D. appliance
Your answers:
	1.______ 	2.______ 	3.______ 	4.______ 	5.______ 
PART TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (7.0 POINTS)
I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. (2.5 pts)
1. She put ______ speaking to him as long as possible.
	A. off	B. over	C. away	D. back
2. She ______ her neighbour’s children for the broken window.
	A. accused	B. complained	C. blamed	D. denied
3. _____ Internet can be used as _______ means of education and communication. 
	A. An - a	B. The - a	C. The - the	D. Æ - a
4. She is traveling to work by bus today because her car is being ______.
	A. stopped	B. broken	C. serviced	D. rented
5. Tony’s boss doesn’t want him to _______ a habit of using the office phone for his personal calls.
	A. make	B. do	C. have	D. increase
6. My parents were so disappointed when I ______ college.
	A. got out of	B. fell out of	C. dropped out of	D. moved out of
7. The noisy children ______ my nerves. I wish they’d quiet down!
	A. get out of	B. get in	C. get into	D. get on
8. On the table _______.
	A. the disks lay	B. did the disks lie	C. lay the disks	D. lied the disks
9. She wondered _______ her father looked like now after so many years away.
	A. how	B. whose	C. that	D. what
10. The company was finally safe ______ bankruptcy.	
	A. with	B. by	C. from	D. in
11. All the boys are good at cooking, but _______ is as good as the girls.
	A. either	B. none	C. neither	D. every
12. The bank is reported in the local newpapers ______ in the broad daylight.
	A. to be robbed	B. robbed
	C. to have been robbed	D. having been robbed
13. Clothing made of plastic fibers has certain advantages over _______ made of natural fibers like cotton, wool, or silk.
	A. that	B. the one	C. what 	D. which
14. The government would be forced to use its emergency powers ______ further rioting to occur.
	A. should	B. did	C. were	D. had
15. _______ we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.
	A. For now	B. Now that	C. Ever since	D. By now
16. Go on. Tell me the gossips. I’m all _______.
	A. full	B. head	C. eyes	D. ears
17. If only motorists _______ drive more carefully.
	A. might	B. shall	C. would	D. should
18. He lost control of his temper and ______ his anger.
	A. lost sight of	B. took note of	C. made room for	D. gave way to
19. Mr. Nixon refused to answer the questions on the _______ that the matter was confidential.
	A. reason	B. excuses	C. grounds	D. foundations
20. _______ at his lessons, he couldn’t catch up with his classmates.
	A. Hardly as he worked	B. Hard as he worked
	C. Hard as he does	D. Hard as he was
21. _______ is more interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his compositions.
	A. That Philip Glass	B. Philip Glass, who	C. Philip Glass	D. Because Philip Glass
22. ______ invisible to the unaided eye, ultraviolet light can be detected in a number of ways.
	A. Although is	B. Despite	C. Even though it	D. Although
23. In fact, the criminals _____ in because the front door was wide open and they just walked in.
	A. needn’t have broken	B. shouldn’t have break
	C. didn’t need to break	D. couldn’t have broken
24. Nam: In my opinion, computer is one of the most wonderful inventions.
 Lan: _______.
	A. There is no doubt about it.	B. Yes. Congratulations!
	C. You shouldn’t have said that.	D. Pardon?
25. Nga: Would you mind if I closed the door? It’s too cold outside.
 Lan: _______.
	A. I’d rather you didn’t. It’s stuffy.	B. No, I don’t like.
	C. No, never mind.	D. Why not do it?
Your answers:
	1.____ 	2.____ 3.____ 4.____ 5.____	 6.____ 7.____ 8.____ 9.____ 	10.____ 
	11.___ 	12.___ 13.___ 	14.___ 15.___ 16.___ 17.___ 18.___ 19.____ 	20.____ 
	21.___ 	22.___ 23.___ 	24.___ 25.____ 
II. Supply the correct tense or form of the verb in each of the following brackets. (1.5 pt)
1. I’d rather you (not wear) ___________ jeans to the office. 
2. The money (steal) ___________ in the robbery was never found.
3. This building (finish) ___________ by the end of 2018.
4. It was our fault to keep you waiting so long. We (inform) _________ you in advance.
5. You look tired. You (work) __________ hard?
6. A: “Was Carol at the party last night?”
 B: “Yes, she (wear) ___________ a really nice dress.”
7. I remember (give) ___________ a toy drum on my fifth birthday. 
8. It was urgent that she (leave) ___________ at once.
9. Minh (steal) ________ your money yesterday because we went out together all yesterday. 
10. Jim hurt his arm while (play) _________ tennis.
Your answers:
	1._________________ 	2._________________ 	3._________________ 	4._________________ 	5._________________	6._________________ 	7._________________ 	8._________________ 	9._________________ 	10._________________ 
III. Give the correct form of the word in each bracket in the following passage. (2.0 pts)
	You may know that Asian, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cultures have (1. TRADITION) ___________ used garlic in their dishes. What you may not know is that garlic is also thought of as a (2. VALUE) ________ medicine by many ancient civilizations. Today, (3. PROFESSION) ________ in the field of nutrition have come up with new information which is indeed quite (4. SURPRISE) __________. Apparently, not only is garlic good for you but it also helps overcome various (5. ILL) _______. The main (6. ADVANTAGE) ________ to eating garlic is of course bad (7. BREATHE) ________. Cooking it reduces the strong smell and eating parsley, which is a natural deodorizer, also helps (8. MINIMUM) ______ the smell. Thus, it’s time we took the benefits of garlic (9. SERIOUS) ________. Why not add it to some of your (10. FAVOR) ________ dishes.
Your answers:
	1._________________ 	2._________________ 	3._________________ 	4._________________ 	5._________________	6._________________ 	7._________________ 	8._________________ 	9._________________ 	10._________________ 
IV. There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. (1.0 pt)
	In many countries in the process of industrialize, overcrowded cities present a major problem. The underpopulation of towns is mainly caused by the drift of great numbers of people in the rural areas. The only long-term solution is make life in the areas more attractively, which would encourage people to stay here. This could be achieved by providing incentives to people to go and work in the villages. Moreover, facilities in the rural areas, so as transportation, health, and educational services should be improved. 
Your answers:
No
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Mistake
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PART THREE: READING (6.0 POINTS)
I. Read the passage and choose the best option for each of the following blanks. (2.0 pts)
SPECTACULAR SPORTS
	A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example, football or baseball, (1) _______ in Europe or the USA in the 19th century. This did not happen by chance. It was the result of changes in the (2) ______ people lived in those places at that time. Until then more people lived in the country than in towns. They worked in small groups and had no (3) ______ time off. All this changed with the growth of factories and industry in the 19th century, first in Europe and then in the USA. For the first time most people began to live in towns, and they (4) _______ themselves with regular free time. They had more leisure time than (5) ______ before. This resulted (6) _______ the need for the organized entertainment. Suitable games were developed or invented, typically team games, in which the crowds could (7) ______ sides and become involved. This gave people some of the entertainment they needed in their free time. The (8) ______ explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, has caused an increase in (9) _______ for sports as entertainment. The money TV has brought to games such as football, tennis, and baseball (10) ______that spectator sports will certainly go on playing an important part in our lives.
1. A. started
B. stemmed
C. came
D. appeared
2. A. manner
B. style
C. method
D. way
3. A. steady
B. square
C. regular
D. normal
4. A. found
B. realised
C. presented
D. noticed
5. A. just
B. having
C. ever
D. previously
6. A. from
B. by
C. with
D. in
7. A. choose
B. take
C. select
D. decide
8. A. recent
B. late
C. lately
D. later
9. A. need
B. requirement
C. request
D. demand
10. A. signifies
B. concludes
C. means
D. states
Your answers:
	1.____ 2.____ 3.____ 4.____ 5.____	 6.____ 7.____ 8.____ 9.____ 	10.____ 
II. Read the text below and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (2.0 pts)
At sixteen, Henry Vincent was separated from his family as a result of the war. He wandered aimlessly from one country to another (1) ________ finally settling down in Australia, (2) _______ he was trained as an electronics engineer. He established his own business but it called for so much work that marriage was out of the (3) ________ .
His retirement suddenly (4) _______ him realize how lonely he was and he decided to (5) ______ up a hobby. With his interest in electronics, amateur radio seemed a natural choice. He installed his own equipment and obtained a licence and his call sign, which is the set of letters and numbers used to identify oneself when making radio contact (6)_____ other radio amateurs all over the world.
Soon Henry had a great many contacts in far-off places. One in particular was a man in California with (7) ________ he had much in common. One night the man in California happened to mention the village in Europe he had come from. Suddenly, Henry realised that this man was, in fact, his younger brother, Peter. At first, the two brothers were at a (8) ______ for words but then little by little they filled (9) _______ the details of their past lives and not long afterwards Henry Vincent flew to California to (10) ________ reunited with his brother.
Your answers:
1._____________ 2._____________ 3._____________ 4._____________ 	5.____________
6._____________ 7._____________ 8._____________ 9._____________ 10.____________
III. Read the following passage and choose the option that indicates the correct answer to each of the following questions. (2.0 pts)
	 The Winterthur Museum is a collection and a house. There are many museums devoted to the decorative arts and many house museums, but rarely in the United States is a great collection displayed in a great country house. Passing through successive generations of a single family, Winterthur has been a private estate for more than a century. Even after the extensive renovations made to it between 1929 and 1931, the house remained a family residence. This fact is of importance to the atmosphere and effect of the museum. The impression of a lived-in house is apparent to the visitor; the rooms look as if they were vacated only a short while ago - whether by the original owners of the furniture or the most recent residents of the house can be a matter of personal interpretation. Winterthur remains, then, a house in which a collection of furniture and architectural elements has been assembled. Like an English country house, it is an organic structure; the house, as well as the collection and manner of displaying it to the visitor, has changed over the years. The changes have coincided with developing concepts of the American arts, increased knowledge on the part of collectors and students, and a progression toward the achievement of a historical effect in period-room displays. The rooms at Winterthur have followed this current, yet still retained the character of a private house.
	 The concept of a period room as a display technique has developed gradually over the years in an effort to present works of art in a context that would show them to greater effect and would give them more meaning for the viewers. Comparable to the habitat group in a natural history museum, the period room represents the decorative arts in a lively and interesting manner and provides an opportunity to assemble objects related by style, date, or place of manufacture.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
	A. The reason that Winterthur was redesigned.
	B. Elements that make Winterthur an unusual museum.
	C. How Winterthur compares to English country houses.
	D. Historical furniture contained in Winterthur.
2. The phrase “devoted to” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
	A. surrounded by 	B. sentimental about	C. successful with D. specializing in
3. What happened at Winterthur between 1929 and 1931?
	A. The owners moved out. 	B. The old furniture was replaced.
	C. The house was repaired. 	D. The estate became a museum.
4. What does the author mean by stating “The impression of a lived-in house is apparent to the visitor” in paragraph 1?
	A. Winterthur is very old.	 	 B. Winterthur does not look like a typical museum.	
	C. Few people visit Winterthur. D. The furniture at Winterthur looks comfortable
5. The word “assembled” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
	A. developed 	B. appreciated	C. brought together 	D. fundamentally changed
6. The word “it” in bold in paragraph 1 refers to _______. 
	A. Winterthur Museum 	B. collection 	
	C. English country house 	D. visitor
7. The word “developing” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
	A. traditional 	B. exhibiting 	C. informative 	 D. evolving
8. According to the passage, objects in a period room are related by all of the following EXCEPT _______.
	A. date 	B. style 	C. place of manufacture D. past ownership
9. What is the relationship between the two paragraphs in the passage?
	 A. The second paragraph explains a term that was mentioned in the first paragraph.
	 B. Each paragraph describes a different approach to the display of objects in a museum.
 	 C. The second paragraph explains a philosophy art appreciation that contrasts with the 
 philosophy explained in the first paragraph.
	 D. Each paragraph describes a different historical period.
10. Where in the passage does the author explain why displays at Winterthur have changed?
	 A. Lines 1-3 	B. Lines 5-6 	C. Lines 7-10 	D. Lines 11-13
Your answers:
	1.____ 2.____ 3.____ 4.____ 5.____	 6.____ 7.____ 8.____ 9.____ 	10.____ 
PART FOUR: WRITING (6.0 POINTS)
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 pts)
1. My protests were ignored by everybody.
à Nobody ______________________________________________________________________
2. I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test.
à It came ______________________________________________________________________
3. It was the fog that caused the traffic problem.
à If it __________________________________________________________________________
4. We haven’t received the confirmation of our hotel booking yet.
à Our hotel booking _______________________________________________________________
5. She didn’t inherit anything under her uncle’s will.
à Her uncle didn’t _______________________________________________________________
6. Betty is very happy to look after handicapped people.
à Betty is devoted ________________________________________________________________
7. Nicky runs a successful company and she also manages to look after her four children. 
à Not only _____________________________________________________________________
8. He said that he had been a long way from the scene of the crime at the time. 
à He denied ____________________________________________________________________
9. The only thing they didn’t steal was the television.
à They stole _____________________________________________________________________
10. Experts think that all dogs evolved from wolves.
à All dogs ______________________________________________________________________
II. Write a new sentence similar in meaning to the given one, using the word given in the brackets. Do not alter the word in any way. (2.0 pts)
1. I’ll lend you the money on condition that you pay it back next week. (long)
à ____________ __________________________________________________________________
2. Bill was about to speed when he saw the patrolman. (verge)
à ____________ __________________________________________________________________
3. It is necessary for me to finish this homework tonight. (got)
à ____________ __________________________________________________________________
4. She was cheated when she sold the jewelry at such a low price. (ride)
à ____________ __________________________________________________________________
5. They arrived at their destination alive and kicking. (sound)
à ____________ __________________________________________________________________
6. It was the telephonist’s fault that they didn’t get the message. (blame)
à ____________ __________________________________________________________________
7. The disagreement is a lot of fuss about nothing. (teacup)
à ____________ __________________________________________________________________
8. There’s nothing new about defence alliances. (hills)
à ____________ __________________________________________________________________
9. They couldn’t decide where to go on holiday. (reach)
à ____________ __________________________________________________________________
10. Why didn’t they tell me about these changes earlier? (should)
à ____________ __________________________________________________________________
III. (2.0 pts) Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? 
	 “Watching TV is a waste of time for children”.
	Write an essay of about 200 words to express your opinion, using specific details and examples to support your answer.
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UBND TỈNH BẮC NINH
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 9
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PART ONE: PHONETICS (1.0 pt)
I. (0,5p)	1.C	2. A	3. A	4. B	5. B
II. (0,5p)	 1.D	2. C	3. C	4. A	5. B
PART TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (7.0 pts)
I. (2.5 pts)
1. A	2. C	3. B	4. C	5. A	6. C	7.D	 	8. C 	9. D	
10.C	11. B	12. C	13. A	14. C	 	15. B	16. D	17. C	18. D
19. C	20. B	21. A	22.D	23.C	24. A	25. A
II. (1.5 pt)
1. didn’t wear 	2. stolen 	3. will have been finished	
4. should have informed 	5. Have . been working	6. was wearing	
7. being given 	8. (should) leave	9. can’t/ couldn’t have stolen
10. playing	
III. (2.0 pt)
1. traditionally	2. valuable	3. professionals	4. surprising 
5. illnesses	6. disadvantage	7. breath	8. minimize/minimise
9. seriously	 	10. favorite/ favourite
IV. There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. (1.0 pt)
In many countries in the process of (1. industrialize àindustrialization), overcrowded cities present a major problem. The (2. underpopulation à overpopulation) of towns is mainly caused by the drift of (3. great à large) numbers of people (4. in à from) the rural areas. The only long-term solution is (5. make àto make) life in the areas more (6. attractively àattractive), which would encourage people to stay (7. here à there). This could be achieved by providing incentives (8. to à for) people to go and work in the villages. Moreover, facilities in the rural areas, (9. so as à such as) transportation, health, and (10. educational à education) services should be improved. 
PART THREE: READING (6.0 PTS)
I. (2.0 pts)
1. A 	2. D 	3. C 	4. A 	5. C 	
6. D 	7. B 	8. A 	9. D 	10. C
II. (2.0 pts)
1. before	2. where	3. question	4. made	5. take	
6. with	7. whom	8. loss	9. in	10.be	
III. (2.0 pts)
1. B 	2. D 	3. C 	4. B 	5. C 
6. A 	7. D 	8. D 	9. A 	10. D
PART FOUR: WRITING (6.0 PTS)
I. (2.0 pts)
. took any notice of my protests.
	Or . took note of my protests.
	Or .. paid any attention to my protests
. as no surprise to me to hear that Harry ..
. hadn’t been for the fog, there wouldn’t have been traffic problem.
. hasn’t been confirmed yet.
. leave her anything in his will.
	Or . leave anything to her in his will.
. to looking after handicapped people. 
. does Nicky run a successful company, but she also manages to look after her four children./ but she manages . as well.
. having witnessed the crime. / Having been at the scene of the crime at the time.
. everything but / except (for) the television.
. are thought/ believed / said to have evolved/ descended from wolves.
II. (2.0 pts)
1. I’ll lend you the money as / so long as you pay it back next week.
2. Bill was on the verge of speeding when he saw the patrolman.
3. I have got to finish this homework tonight.
4. She was taken for a ride when she sold the jewelry at such a low price. 
5. They arrived at their destination safe and sound.
6. The telephonist was to blame for the fact that they didn’t get the message.
7. The disagreement is a storm in a teacup.
8. Defence alliances are as old as the hills.
9. They couldn’t reach a decision on/about where to go on holiday.
10. I should have been told about these changes earlier.
III. (2.0 pts) Marking scheme
 The mark given to part III is based on the following scheme: 
Mô tả tiêu chí đánh giá
Điểm tối đa
1.
Bố cục
0.40
· Câu đề dẫn phải thể hiện được rõ ý kiến của người viết
· Bố cục hợp lí, rõ ràng phù hợp với yêu cầu của đề bài và đầy đủ 3 phần: mở bài, thân bài, kết luận.
· Bố cục uyển chuyển từ mở bài đến kết luận
0.10
0.15
0.15
2.
Phát triển ý
0.40
· Phát triển ý có trình tự logic và mạch lạc
· Có giải thích, dẫn chứng, ví dụ xác thực đủ để bảo vệ ý kiến của người viết
0.20
0.20
3.
Sử dụng ngôn ngữ
0.40
· Sử dụng ngôn từ phù hợp với nội dung của bài viết
· Sử dụng ngôn từ đúng văn phong/ thể loại, đa dạng về từ vựng và cấu trúc.
· Sử dụng từ nối các ý cho bài viết uyển chuyển
0.10
0.15
0.15
4.
Nội dung
0.40
· Đủ thuyết phục người đọc
· Đủ dẫn chứng, ví dụ, lập luận
· Độ dài: Số từ không nhiều hơn hoặc ít hơn so với quy định 10 %
0.15
0.15
0.10
5.
Ngữ pháp, dấu câu và chính tả
0.40
· Sử dụng đúng dấu câu
· Chính tả: Viết đúng chính tả
- Lỗi chính tả gây hiểu nhầm/ sai lệch ý sẽ bị tính một lỗi (trừ 1% điểm của bài viết)
- Cùng một lỗi chính tả lặp lại chỉ tính là một lỗi 
· Sử dụng đúng thời, thể, cấu trúc câu đúng ngữ pháp. (Lỗi ngữ pháp gây hiểu nhầm/ sai lệch ý sẽ bị trừ 1% điểm bài viết.)
0.10
0.10
0.20
Tổng
2.00
	Markers should discuss the suggested answers and the marking scale thoroughly before marking the papers.