Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi Lớp 9 - Năm học 2015-2016 - Trường THCS Thanh Văn

PHÒNG GD&ĐT THANH OAI ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG 
TRƯỜNG THCS THANH VĂN	 Năm học 2015-2016
 Môn: Tiếng Anh
 (Thời gian: 150 phút)
A. PHONETICS
Question I: Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. photo
B. below
C. wonder
D. lotus
2. A. forest
B. resort
C. reason
D. visit
3. A. health
B. speak
C. each
D. seat
4. A. thirsty
B. guitar
C. dirty
D. listen
5. A. sundeck
B. garden
C. weekend
D. event
Question II. Choose the words that has different stress pattern from the others 
1. A. accomplish
B. examine
C. imagine
D. chemistry
2. A. desire	
B. mountain
C. plateau
D. constant
3. A. industry
B. interest
C. suburb
D. equality
4. A. medicine
B. decide
C. distance
D. patient
5. A. arrangement
B. relationship
C. scientist
D. improve
B. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY:
Question I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence:
1. ........... he comes in half an hour, we shall go alone
A. Because
B. If
C. Unless
D. When
2. I don’t believe a word she says , I think she ............... . 
A. lied
B. I laying
C. is telling lie
D. is lying
3. .................., a bat sends out a series of signals, which bounce off any object in its path.
A. When in flying
B. While it is flying
C..When they are flying
D. Once flying
4. Mr John does not know ................. the lawn mover after they had finished using it .
A. where did they put
B. where they did put
C. where they put
D. where to put
5. The .............. noise startled the woman . 
A. frightened 
B. frighten
C. frightening
D. fright
6. Jack’s shoes are very dirty . They need ..............
A. cleaning 
B. cleaner
C. to clean
D. clean
7. His pronunciation causes me a lot of .................. . 
A. difficulties
B. difficult
C. difficulty
D. difficultly
8. We lived in that ................ on the corner.
A. old house brick small .
C. small old brick house
B. brick small old house.
D. house brick small old
9. ............. around us gives us vital information about our environment
A. The sounds are heard.
C. Hearing the sounds .
B. That the hearing of sound.
D. Whatever the sounds are heard .
10. He took his seat quietly ,............ .
A. in order that not to disturb their conversation.
C. in order not disturb their conversation .
B. so as to disturb their conversation
D. so as not to disturb their conversation .
II. Provide the correct form of the words given:
The environment - our responsibility
 These days it is (0). impossible..... to open a newspaper without reading about the damage we are doing to the environment. The earth is being (1) ............. and the future looks bad . What can each of us do ?
 We cannot clean up our (2) .............. rivers and seas overnight. Nor can we stop the (3) .............. of plants and animals. But we can stop adding to the problem while (4)............... search for answers, and laws are passed in nature’s (5) .................... .
 It may not be easy to change your lifestyle (6) .................., but some steps are easy to take : cut down the amount of (7).............. ...you do, or use as little plastics as possible . 
It is also easy to save energy, which also reduces (8)................ bills. We must all make a personal (9)................ to work for the future of our planet if we want to (10)............... a better world for our grand - children . 
0. possible
1. threat
2. pollution
3. appear
4. science
5. defend
6. complete
7. drive
8. house
9. decide 
10. sure
III. Use the correct form of verbs in the brackets. 
1. The children (1. make)________a lot of noise now. I (2. be) ________ afraid that they (3. wake up) ________ my father, who (4. sleep) ________ in the next room.
2. Peter: Where is Paul?
 Nam: I (5. not see) ________ him today.
IV. Complete the sentences below by choosing the correct prepositions.
1. Jane is arriving (at/ in/ on/ until/ NO PREP) January 26  
2. It snows here every year  (at/ in/ on/ until/ NO PREP) December. 
3. Michael is leaving  (at/ in/ on/ until/ NO PREP) Friday  
4. Frankie started working for her law firm (at/ in/ on/ until/ NO PREP) 1995.
5. Franklin began working on the project (at/ in/ on/ until/ NO PREP) yesterday.
READING:
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each blank in the following passage:
 My home is in the air - I do an enormous amount of travelling . It is a fast life and (1)........ of work , but I like it and that is the only way (2)............. me .
 Everything is tiring - music, travelling- but what can I do ? I am not (3).......... to complaining . It is hard to imagine now (4)........... I will ever be very long in one place . My home town is on the Caspian Sea . There is sea, wind, sun, and (5).......... many tourists and hotels . I have my own flat with four or five rooms , but I am seldom there . If I am there for a day or two I prefer to (6).......... with my mother and grandmother . They live in a small house , (7)......... it is very comfortable and my mother cooks for me . I like good, simple food. 
 I have no wife , no brothers or sisters and my father (8).......... when I was seven . He was an engineer and I don’t (9)......... him very well . He liked music very much and wanted me to(10).......... a musician. 
1. A. most
B. full
C. complete
D. more
2. A. for 
B. to
C. in
D. by
3. A. wanted
B. taken
C. used
D. known
4. A. and
B. so
C. while
D. that
5. A. far
B. too
C. much
D. more
6. A. stay
B. go
C. do
D. spend
7. A. but
B. since
C. even
D. which
8. A. killed
B. gone
C. passed
D. died
9. A. know
B. remember
C. remind
D. see
10. A. become
B. turn
C. develop
D. grow
II. Fill each the numbered blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word:
 Food plays an important part in the development of nations. In countries where food is (1)........ people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat . This usually slows down progress, because men have little time to (2)............. to science, industry, government, and art . In nations where food is (3)............... and easy to get , men have more time to spend in activities that lead to progress and (4).............. of leisure . The problem of (5).............. good food for everybody has not yet been solved . Many wars have been (6) ............... for food . But it is no longer necessary to go to war for food . Nations are beginning to put (7)................. knowledge to work for a (8 )................ of their food problems . They work (9)............... in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations (10)................more food.
III. Read the following passage and answer the questions.
 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.
 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 ?
 ................................................................................................................................................
WRITING: 
I. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it. 
During The Second World War, almost a third of a million people was killed.
Their father often takes them to the park for pleasure in Sunday mornings.
He is the only person which helped me a lot when I lived in Ky Son.
Life in the city is often noisy than in the country.
Lucky, Nga still had enough time to finish her test.
II: Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same as the first 
1. “ You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary” - said John.
 John advised............................................................................................................... 
2. Although he took a taxis, Bill still arrived late for the concert .
 Despite ........................................................................................................................
3. “It is ages since Alan visited his parents. 
 Alan ............................................................................................................................ 
4. Handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult.
 It is ...............................................................................................................................
5. “You’d better go to the doctor if you’ve got a pain in your back, Anne”- Herry said.
 Herry suggested .......................................................................................................
6. “ Could I borrow five pounds from you, Jane ?”- asked Nick.
 Nick asked Jane if ....................................................................................................... 
7. It isn’t necessary to book tickets for the show in advance.
 You need ....................................................................................................................... 
8. Don’t you regret not learning to swim ? 
 Don’t you wish ..............................................................................................................? 
9. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
 Had ................................................................................................................................. 
10. They manage to finish the project in time for the presentation.
 They succeeded ................................................................................................................
III. In about 150 words write about the advantages and disadvantages of the internet.
- Hết -
 ĐÁP ÁN
A. phonetics :
Question I: 1.C 2.A 3.A 4.D 5. B 
QuestionII: 1.A ; 2.A; 3.D; 4.B; 5.C; 
b. Grammar - vocabulary
 I. 
 1.C 2.D 3.B 4.D 5. C 6. A 7. A 8. C 9.C 10.D
 II. 
1. threatened 2. polluted 3. disappearance 4. scientists 5. defence 
6. completely 7. driving 8. household 9. decision 10. ensure .
 III. 
1. are making
2. am
3. will wake up
4. is sleeping
5. haven’t seen
 IV. preposition
1. On
2. In
3. On
4. In
5. No pre
READING:
I. 
1.B ; 2.A ; 3.C ; 4.D ; 5.B ; 6.A ; 7.A ; 8.D ; 9.B ; 10.A .
 II.
1. scare 
 2. devote 
 3. plentiful 
 4. enjoyment 
 5. providing 
6. fought 
7. scientific 
 8.solution 
9. together 
10. produce. 
III. 
1) The process of making something dirty is pollution / hoặc trả lời ngắn: pollution.
 	 2) A word or phrase with the same meaning as the air, water and land we live is environment / hoặc trả lời ngắn: environment. 
 3) The air surrounding the earth is called atmosphere/ hoặc trả lời ngắn: atmosphere.
 	 4) Resources could be best replaced wealth, goods or products people can use / hoặc trả lời ngắn: Resources.
 5) A difficulty which needs attention and thought is problem / hoặc trả lời ngắn: problem. 
WRITING:
I.
 Mistake
 Correction
 Mistake
 Correction
1. was 
were
4. noisy
noisier
2. in
on
5. Lucky
Luckily
3. which
who
II. 
John advised Mary not to lend that man any more money.
Despite (his)taking/ having taken a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
Alan has not visited his parents for ages.
It’s difficult for handicapped people to shop/ go shopping.
Herry suggested that Anna went/ should go... to the doctor .
Nick asked Jane if she could lend him five pounds.
You need not book tickets for the show in advance.
Don’t you wish you had learnt to swim ? 
Had we had a map, we wouldn’t have got lost.
 10. They succeeded in finishing the project in time for the presentation
 Thanh Văn, ngày 16 tháng 10 năm 2015
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