Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi Lớp 9 cấp Huyện - Năm học 2015-2016 - Trường THCS Kim An

PHÒNG GD&ĐT THANH OAI
TRƯỜNG THCS KIM AN
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN
Năm học: 2015 - 2016
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
PART ONE: LISTENING (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts) 
I. Listen to the trip to Ba’s village.Decide whether the following statements are TRUE(T) or FALSE(F): (0,2 x 2 = 1.2 pts)
 T F
1. The bus collected Ba and his family from their home.
2. After picking up everyone up, the bus continued south on Highway No 1
3. The bus stopped at the bus stop to get some more fuel.
4. The people on the bus could see a lot of cows and buffaloes
5. The bus turned left onto a road which went through a small bamboo forest.
6. Finally,the bus dropped Ba’s family off at a big old banyan tree
II. Listen to the trip again and answer the following questions: (0,2 x 4 = 0,8 pt)
7.What time did the bus collect Ba’s family?
 _________________________________________________________________
8. Where did the bus stop to get more fuel?
 _________________________________________________________________
9.How far is it from the parking lot to the big old banyan tree?
 _________________________________________________________________
10.Did people come back in the evening?
 _________________________________________________________________
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
1.
A .worked
B. naked
C. looked
D. attacked
2.
A. mechanic
B. chemistry
C. machine 
D. ache
3.
A. ploughs
B. talks
C. stops
D. laughs
4.
A. comb
B. climb
C. doubt
D. suburb
5.
A. meal
B. meadow
C. pleasure
D. sweater
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
1.
A. champion 
B. recycle 
C. factory
D. traveling
2.
A. illustrate
B. action
C. remember
D. universe
3.
A. explanation
B. experiment
C. achievement
D. discovery
4.
A. photography
B. mathematical
C. policeman
D. collecting
5.
A. scientist
B. interesting
C. industry
D. result
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (0.2 x 30 = 6.0 pts)
I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
 (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
1. Not until 1995___________ across the Tien River.
 A the first bridge was built
 C. was the first bridge built
B. the first building of a bridge
D. the bridge building was
2. He is used to___________ in public.
	A. the speaking	B. be speaking	C. speaking	D. speak
3. I wish I___________ the instruction closely.
	A. be followed	B. will follow	C. have followed	D. had followed
4. If he had prepared the lesson well, he___________ in trouble now.
	A. wouldn’t be	B. wouldn’t have been	
	C. will not be	D. will not have been
5. The more we get together, ___________ we’ll be.
	A. more happy	B. the happier	C. the more happily	D. happier
6. Would you like chicken or lamb? – I___________ lamb to chicken.
	A. like	B. prefer	C. want	D. wish
7. Fluoride toothpaste helps ___________ tooth decay.
	A. for preventing	B. prevented	C. to prevent	D. preventing
8. I wish I ___________ more intelligent.
	A. am	B. were	C. was	D. be
9. I can carry only two of these four boxes. Please carry ___________ .
	A. another	B. the other	C. the others	D. others
10. They are ___________ flowers.
	A. sweet-smell	B. sweet- smelled	C. smelling- sweet 	D. sweet- smelling
II. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space.
(0.2 x 10=2.0 pts)
1. It is my great_______________ to meet you at this important meeting.
2. Parents should choose _______________ software for their children to use.
3. Good _______________ were the key to the success of the last Asian Games.
4. Traveling to the countryside is becoming _______________ popular nowadays.
5. It is education that helps with the _______________ of knowledge for the young.
6. They are _______________ children, always ill, because they don’t get good food and fresh air. 
7. Our _______________ from London to Sydney took 24 hours.
8. My teacher _______________ me to take this exam.
9. Our country became completely _______________ in 1976.
10. Have you studied English _______________ ?
(PLEASE)
(EDUCATE)
(PREPARE)
(INCREASE)
(BROAD)
(HEALTH)
(FLY)
(COURAGE)
(DEPEND)
(COMPETE)
III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pts)
1. By the time we got to the party, they _______________ everything carefully. (prepare)
2. The student_______________ by Mr. William yesterday is Tom’s brother.(punish)
3. She felt that she_______________ from her back.(look at)
4. We _______________ our lesson for two hours before he came in.(study)
5. The animals are not used to _______________ in iron cages.(keep)
IV. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. 
(0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
1. I was disappointed___________ the grade I received on my last essay.
2. Metal rock is somewhat different ___________ other types of rock music.
3. I’m not familiar ___________ that song.
4. She is keen ___________ stamp collection.
5. I’m very bad___________ Math. 
PART FOUR: READING (0.2 x 25 = 5.0 pts)
I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. 
 (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
(1) ___________ the teenage years, many young people are at times difficult to talk to. They often seem to dislike being questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their(2) ___________ in school. This is a normal development at this(3)
___________ ,though it can be very hard for parents to understand. It is part of becoming independent, of teenagers (4) ___________to be adult while they are still 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 (5) ___________ up on them.
 Parents should do their(6) ___________ to talk to their son or daughter about school, work and future(7) ___________but should not push them to talk if they don’t want to. Parents should also watch for the danger signs: some young people in trying to be adult may experiment(8) ___________sex, drugs , alcohol or smoking. Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual(9) ___________ which may be concerned with these and get help if(10) ___________ .
1. A. During
B. At
C. On
D. Over
2. A. thing
B. job
C. work
D. service
3. A. course
B. connection
C. year
D. age
4. A. testing
B. trying
C. working
D. fighting
5. A. set
B. step
C. fix
D. check
6. A. first
B. best
C. highest
D. most
7. A. plan
B. attention
C. process
D. advance
8. A. to
B. over
C. with
D. by
9. A. turn
B. behavior
C. movement
D. pass
10. A. necessary
B. have to
C. must
D. need to
II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. 
(0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts) 
 Summer(1) ___________, the days lengthened, and the weather became warmer. Alice and Jack spent many of their weekends(2) ___________ from home on(3) ___________ uncle’s farm. In May, they helped to plant the potato. (4) ___________ Alice and Jack took a basket of seed potatoes and planted them between the ridges of the furrows at (5) ___________ of twelve or eighteen inches.
 When(6) ___________ planting was finished, the tractor was (7) ___________ to pull the plough to cover the potatoes. The plough was set in (8) ___________ a way that the ploughshares (9) ___________ into the ridges, pushing them to either side and tumbling the soil (10) ___________ the potatoes in the furrows.
III. Read the passage and answer the questions. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
The world oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present levels of pollution. However, little is known about the long-term effects or 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 on 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.
1. What is the process of making something dirty?
 ___________________________________________________________________
2. Find a word or phrase from the passage with the same meaning as the air, water and land in which we live?
 ___________________________________________________________________
3. What is the air surrounding the earth called?
 ___________________________________________________________________
4. What could be best replaced wealth, goods or products people can use?
 ___________________________________________________________________
5. What is a difficulty which needs attention and thought?
 ___________________________________________________________________
PART FIVE: WRITING (5.0 pts)
I. Circle the underlined word or phrase (A,B,C, or D) that need correcting. 
(0.2 x 5 =1.0 pt)
1. They arrived lately, so they didn’t have good seats.
 A B C D
2. If I had his phone number here, I will give it to you immediately.
 A B C D
3. Lots of people cannot seem to get used to queue.
 A B C D
4. The book on physics I bought yesterday is a very interested one.
 A B C D
5. A tractor can make the work of a large number of horses.
 A B C D
II. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it is similar to the original one.. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pt)
1. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was rough.
-> The sea was too______________________________________________________
2. Nobody has used this car for years.
-> This car____________________________________________________________
3. If he studies hard, he will succeed in the next exam.
-> Unless he___________________________________________________________
4. Watching a football match doesn’t interest him.
-> He isn’t____________________________________________________________
5. He sings well and plays the guitar well.
-> Not only___________________________________________________________
6. In spite of his serious sickness, he did well in the exam.
->Although___________________________________________________________
7. It was a long time ago when I saw a movie.
->It is________________________________________________________________
8. They say football is the best game to play.
->Football____________________________________________________________
9. Do homework first, and I’ll let you play the computer games.
->I won’t allow________________________________________________________
10. I last saw him when I was a student.
-> I haven’t___________________________________________________________
III. In about 200 words write about the reason why Vietnamese women should wear the Ao dai. (2.0 pts) 
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Người kiểm tra Người ra đề Xác nhận của BGH
 Nguyễn Thị Bích Ngà 
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM VÀ BIỂU ĐIỂM ĐỀ THI HSG TIẾNG ANH 9 
CẤP HUYỆN Năm học: 2015-2016
PART ONE: LISTENING (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts) 
I. 1.2 điểm, mỗi câu đúng 0.2 đ.
1.T
2.F
3. F
4. T
5. T
6.F
II. 0.8 điểm, mỗi câu đúng 0.2 đ.
7.The bus/It collected Ba’s family at 6.30
8.It stopped to get more fuel at the gas station.
9.It is about ten meters.
10.Yes, they did.
PART TWO: PHONETICS (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D . (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. A
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. D
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (0.2 x 30 = 6.0 pts)
I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. 
 (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
1. C
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. B
7. C
8. B
9. C
10. D
II. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. 
 (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
1. pleasure
2. educational
3. preparations
4. increasingly
5. broadening
6. unhealthy
7. flight
8. encourages/
 encouraged
9. independent
10.competitively
III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
1. had prepared
2. punished
3. was being looked at
4. had studied/ had been studying
5. being kept
IV. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. 
 (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
1. with
2. from
3. with
4. on
5. at
PART FOUR: READING (0.2 x 25 = 5.0 pts)
I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. 
 (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. A
II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. 
 (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts) 
1. came
2. away
3. their
4. Both
5. intervals
6. the
7. used
8. such
9. ran
10. over
III. Read the passage and answer the questions. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
1. The process of making something dirty is pollution/Pollution
2. A word or phrase with the same meaning as the air, water and land we live is environment/ Environment.
3. The air surrounding the earth is called atmosphere/Atmosphere.
4. Resources could be best replaced wealth, goods or products people can use./ Resources.
5. A difficulty which needs attention and thought is problem./Problem.
PART FIVE: WRITING (5.0 pts)
I. Mistake correction (0.2 x 5 =1.0 pt)
1. B->late
2.B->would give
3. D->to queuing
4. D->interesting one
5.C->do
II. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it is similar to the original one. 
 (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
1. The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming.
2. This car hasn’t been used for years.
3. Unless he studies hard, he won’t succeed in the next exam.
4. He isn’t interested in watching a football match.
5. Not only does he sing but he also plays the guitar well.
6. Although he was serious sick, he did well in the exam.
7. It is a long time since I saw a movie.
8. Football is said to be the best game to play.
9. I won’t allow you to play the computer games unless you do homework first.
10. I haven’t seen him since I was a student.
III. In about 200 words write about the reason why Vietnamese women should wear the Ao dai. (2.0 pts) 
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