Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi Lớp 9 môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2017-2018

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN THẠCH THÀNH
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề thi gồm 06 trang)
MÃ ĐỀ ..
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
NĂM HỌC 2017 – 2018
Ngày thi: 09/10/2017
Thời gian: 150 phút (Không tính thời gian phát đề)
Họ, tên thí sinh: .........
Số báo danh: ..
Chữ ký của giám thị 1: ..
Chữ ký của giám thị 2: 
A. LISTENING (10 pts)
Part 1. You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice. There is one question for each conversation. For questions 1-5, put a tick under the right answer.
Question 0.
1. What is John going to do tonight?
 A 
 B
 C
2. Which is Ben's family?
 A
 B
 C
3. Which bag does the woman buy?
 A
 B
 C
4. How much did the woman pay for the apples?
 A
 B
 C
5. What time does the film start?
 A
 B
 C
Part 2. Listen to the conversation between a man and a woman as the man joins the local library.
For questions from 6 to 10: Complete the Membership Application Form below: 
WESTLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM
 NAME: Camden
FIRST NAME: Peter
ADDRESS: Flat 5 
 53 (6) _________________________________ Finsbury
POSTCODE: (7) ________________________________________________ 
DATE OF BIRTH: 8th July (8) _____________________________________
HOME TEL: None
MOBILE TEL: (9) ________________________________________________
PROOF OF RESIDENCE PROVIDED: (10)____________________________
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS. (38 pts)
Part 1. Choose the word which best completes each of the following sentences. (12 points) 
11. Going into the city by the expressway takes ______ longer than the local roads because of heavy traffic.
A. even
B. so
C. too
D. more
12. Every employee is required to attend ______ one of the training workshops each month. 
A. so that
B. at least
C. only if
D. as much
13. Several important methods were ______ for preserving food in the nineteenth century.
A. seen
B. covered
C. prepared
D. invented
14. What does the poster say?
A. Pattrick wanted to go out with Anna.
B. Pattrick's mother will arrive home late.
C. Anna didn't agree with Pattrick's suggestion.
D. Pattrick will be home tomorrow night.
15. It is said that a person's personality is more important than ........ appearance.
A. your
B. his
C. its
D. my
16. People play golf on a ........... .
A. court
B. pitch
C. ball
D. course
17. ______ energy is the energy that we get from the sun.
A. Wind
B. Tidal
C. Hydro
D. Solar
18. We finally ______ our teacher to go on a camping trip with us.
A. persuaded
B. argued
C. reminded
D. made
19. What does the poster say?
A. 50% of women in the city come here.
B. This place is for middle-aged women only.
C. Ladies in their forties pay half price.
D. 50% of the customers are middle-aged women.
20. I’ve to see the dentist for a check-up tomorrow; I just hope I don’t need to ______.
A. have anything done
B. be done something to
C. let anything be done
D. make something done
21. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line.
A. honorable	B. honesty	C. historic.	D. hourly
22. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question.
A. although	B. design 	C. purpose	D. cotton
Part 2. Give the right form of the verbs in brackets. (10 pts)
23. They (see) ______ to go out three times a day.
24. Do you hear someone (whisper) ______ in the next room?
25. Present day problems demand that we (be) _____ ready for any emergency.
26. If I hadn’t lost my passport last Monday, I (not have) ______ a lot of trouble now.
27, 28. Just as I (wonder) ______ what to next, the phone (ring) ______.
29. On their next anniversary, Tim and Laura (be) ______ married for 5 years.
30. Seldom Anna (buy) ______ a newspaper.
31. I can’t go with you as I (not finish) ______ my work.
32. I promise I (come) ______ over your place on time. 
Part 3. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters. (10 pts)
Interviews are an imperfect method of choosing the best people for jobs, yet human (33) ______like to examine each other in this way. One of the many problems of (34)______as it is commonly practised is that the forms filled in by (35) ______often fail to show people as they really are. This means that you can follow all the best (36) ______when completing your form and still find that you are (37) ______at the next stage – the interview. (38) ______, in the rare cases where interviews are automatic, a candidate with an (39) ______form may do surprisingly well.
Of course, your form needs to show that you have (40) ______in your (41) ______to do the job, but don’t try to turn yourself into someone else – a person you have to pretend to be at the interview. Realism and (42) ______are definitely the best approach.
 BE
 SELECT
 APPLY
 ADVISE
 SUCCESS
 SIMILAR
 AQEQUATE
 CONFIDENT
 ABLE
 HONEST
Part 4. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it. (6pts)
43. The harder you learn, the most knowledge you get.
 A B C D
44. Polar winters are length, dark and cold enough to kill most plants.
 A B C D
45. CAT scanners are used not only for detecting conditions but also for observation the 
 A B C
effects of therapy.
 D
46. The chain of rider stations along the way were crucial to the success of the Pony Express.
 A B C D
47. Although smoking cigarettes make Mr. Thomson cough a lot, he cannot give it up.
 A B C D
48. On hearing the good news, all of the children were too exciting to sit still.
 A B C D
C. READING (25 pts)
Part 1. Fill in the gaps with ONE suitable word to complete the text. (10pts)
English is the first language of many people in (49) ______ outside the United Kingdom. When you (50)_____speakers of English from around the world, you can notice that they do not all speak in the same way. There are also some (51)____ in the words they use, including the names of (52)_____objects that are part of everyone’s daily life. Although (53) ______ and vocabulary are not the same everywhere, it is interesting that English speakers (54)____ opposite sides of the world can understand each (55)____ quite easily. It does not seem to (56)_____ where they learnt the language. And of course this is one reason why speakers of other (57)____are keen on learning English too. If you know English, you are more (58)_____to be able to study or work in all sorts of exciting places, such as the United States or Australia.
Part 2. Read the text and choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the text. (10pts)
Radar is an electronic device that can “see” great distances (59) ______ fog, rain, snow, cloud, and darkness. It can find and (60) ______ locate missiles, aircraft, ships, cities, rainstorms, and mountains. Radar uses radio waves, (61) ______ light waves, which the human eye uses in seeing. This makes it (62) ______ for radar to locate many kinds of objects at (63) ______ greater distances than the eye can see. Radar became an important military device during World War II. Today, networks of radar lookout stations guard the United States and Canada 24 hours a day against (64) ______ missiles and airplanes. Patrol planes and ships (65) ______ the oceans with radar for hostile ships and aircraft. Airports use radar to (66) ______ planes safety to earth in fog or storms. Ships use it to steer clear of other (67) ______ or icebergs. Radar helps weathermen warn of (68) ______ hurricanes or tornadoes.
59.
A. in spite
B. despite
C. though
D. although
60.
A. cure
B. exact
C. accurately
D. accurate
61.
A. instead of
B. in addition
C. in stead
D. in addition to
62.
A. possibility
B. possible
C. impossible
D. can
63.
A. near
B. farther
C. far
D. further
64.
A. long range
B. near range
C. ranged
D. length range
65.
A. use
B. find
C. seek
D. search
66.
A. find
B. take
C. guide
D. guidance
67.
A. vessel
B. vessels
C. sail
D. sails
68.
A. to approach
B. approaches
C. approach
D. approaching
Part 3. Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below. (5pts)
The lion dance has a long history in China. There are many different stories about how the lion dance first started, but no one knows for sure. One story tells us that long time ago, a lion appeared in a small village in China and attacked the people and animals there. The villagers didn’t know what to do and offered ten pieces of gold to anyone who could help them. 
A kung-fu fighter heard about this and went to the village. He fought with the lion three times but couldn’t kill it. So he taught kung-fu to some of the villagers to help him kill the lion. A few months later, they killed the lion. After this the villagers celebrated the event every year by following the steps of those who fought the lion in a dance.
Another story tells us there was once an emperor who used to have bad dreams every night and couldn’t sleep. One night he saw a lion dance in his dream and the bad dreams just disappeared.
When he woke up that morning, he showed his guards how to do the dance. From then on, they did the dance on that same day every year and the emperor never had bad dreams again.
Lion dances take place at people’s homes during Chinese New Year. Chinese people believe that the dancers will bring good luck to the homes they visit. Two people do the dance, one at the head and another at the tail of the lion. They move the lion’s eyes, mouth and ears to make it look alive during the dance. Loud music is played and sometimes firecrackers are fired during the dance. This loud noise helps to keeps evil spirits away and to bring good luck. The lion dance is one of the most colorful events of the Chinese New Year celebration.
69. How did the lion dance first start?
A. When the kung-fu fighter killed the lion.
B. When the emperor had a dream.
C. When the emperor taught his guards how to do the dance.
D. No one knows for sure.
70. Why did the kung-fu fighter go to the village?
A. He wanted to get some gold.
B. He wanted to teach kung-fu to the villagers.
C. He wanted to kill the lion.
D. He wanted to teach the people how to do the lion dance.
71. How did the villagers celebrate the killing of the lion?
A. They taught kung-fu to everyone in the village.
B. They gave gold to all the people who killed the lion.
C. They followed the steps of the fighters every year in a dance.
D. They gave ten pieces of gold to the kung-fu fighter every year.
72. What happened when the emperor saw the lion dance in his dream?
A. He woke up quickly.
B. The bad dreams disappeared.
C. His guards woke him up.
D. He couldn’t sleep after that.
73. Why do people light firecrackers during the lion dance?
A. The loud noise keeps evil spirits away.
B. The loud noise brings good luck.
C. Both these reasons.
D. Neither of these reasons.
D. WRITING (27 pts)
Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. (10 pts)
74. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.
-> As long as .........................................................................................................................
75. It took us 3 hours to open the door.
-> We ....................................................................................................................................
76. These bookshelves are my own work. 
-> I made ...
77. I don’t really like her, even though I admire her achievement.
-> In spite...
78. My English friend finds using chopsticks difficult.
-> My English friend isn't .....................................................................................................
79. "I've seen the film three times, Mary", said George.
-> George told .......................................................................................................................
80. My brother studies now harder than he used to.
-> My brother ........................................................................................................................
81. “Shut the door,” he said to me.
-> He .
82. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this.
-> No matter .
83. The headmaster said some very reassuring things.
-> What .
Part 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. (7 pts)
84. Tim looks nothing like his father. TAKE
-> Tim ..his father at all.
85. I regret giving Dennis my phone number. DENNIS
-> I wish ..my phone number.
86. “Is there anything you want from the shops?” Alison asked her mother. THERE
-> Alison asked her mother if from the shops.
87. Oh bother, we don’t have any milk left. RUN
-> Oh bother, we milk.
88. We advise customers to buy their tickets in advance. ADVISED
-> Customers their tickets in advance.
89. Despite the bad weather, we went out for a picnic. ALTHOUGH
-> We went out for a ..bad.
90. ‘I’m sorry I’m late again,’ he said. APOLOGISED
-> He .. again.
Part 3. Write a pharagraph at least 150 words about “Life skill is very important and useful for students nowadays ”. (10pts)
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN THẠCH THÀNH
ĐÁP ÁN CHÍNH THỨC
(Đáp án gồm 02 trang)
MÃ ..
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
NĂM HỌC 2017 – 2018
Ngày thi: 09/10/2017
Thời gian: 150 phút (Không tính thời gian phát đề)
I. ĐÁP ÁN.
A. LISTENING (10 pts)
Part 1. You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice. There is one question for each conversation. For questions 1-5, put a tick under the right answer.
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. A
5. A
Part 2. Listen to the conversation between a man and a woman as the man joins the local library.
6. Green Street
7. 7434
8. 1976
9. 06634982746
10.(an addressed) letter
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS (38 pts)
Part 1. Choose the word which best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the space provided. (10 points)
11. A
12. B
13. C
14. B
15. B
16. B
17. D
18. A
19. C
20. A
21. C
22. B
Part 2. Give the right form of the verbs in brackets. (10 pts)
23. are seen
24. whispering
25. should be
26. wouldn’t have
27. was wondering
28. rang
29. will have been
30. does-buy
31. haven’t finished
32. will come
Part 3. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters. (10 pts)
33. beings
34. selection
35. applicants
36. advice
37. unsuccessful
38. Similarly
39. inadequate
40. confidence
41.ability
42. honesty
Part 4. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it. (6pts)
43. B -> the more
44. B ->long
45. C -> observating
46. B -> was
47. B -> makes
48. C -> excited
C. READING (25 pts)
Part 1. Fill in the gaps with one suitable word. (10pts)
49. countries
50. meet/ see
51. differences
52. common
53. pronunciation
54. from
55. other
56. matter
57. languages
58. likely
Part 2. Read the text and choose the best answer. (10pts)
59. B
60. C
61. A
62. B
63. C
64. A
65. D
66. C
67. B
68. D
Part 3. Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below. (5pts)
69. D
70. A
71. C
72. B
73. C
D. WRITING (27pts)
Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. (10 pts)
74.As long as you keep calm, you can/will/may pass your driving test.
75.We spent 3 hours opening the door.
76.I made these bookshelves (by) myself.
77.In spite of admiring her achievement, I don’t really like her.
78.My English friend isn’t used to (using) chopsticks.
79.George told Mary that he had seen the film three times.
80.My brother didn’t use to study as hard as he does now.
81.He asked me to shut the door.
82.No matter how intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this.
83.What the headmaster said was very reassuring.
Part 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. (7 pts)
84.Tim doesn’t take after his father at all.
85.I wish I hadn’t given Dennis my phone number.
86.Alison asked her mother if there wasn’t anything she wanted from the shops.
87.Oh bother, we run out of milk.
88.Customers are advised to buy their tickets in advance.
89.We went out for a picnic although the weather was bad.
90.He apologised for being late again.
Part 3. Write a pharagraph at least 150 words about “Life skill is very important and useful for students nowadays ”. (10pts)
1. Content: a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate. (5.0 pt)
2. Language: a variety vocabulary and structures. (2.5 pts)
3. Presentation: coherence, cohesion and style. (2.5 pt)
II. HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM.
- Tổng điểm toàn bài : 100 điểm
- Thang điểm: 20
	 Tổng số điểm các câu làm đúng
 Điểm bài thi = 
 5