Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 năm học 2016-2017 - Đề số 8 - Đỗ Bình

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KÌ THI HSG LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC:.
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KÌ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 201-201
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
	 A. PHONETICS (2pts)
I. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. carol	B. habit	C. graze	D. match
2. A. sound	B. southern	C. drought	D. mountain 
3. A. headache	B. character	C. stomach	D. challenging 
4. A. ploughs	B. contacts	C. stops	D. talks
5. A. faced	B. wicked	C. fixed	D. wrapped
II. Circle the word that has the stress pattern different from the others. 
1. A. deposit	B. festival	C. institute	D. resident 
2. A. activity	B. electricity	C. simplicity	D. pollution
3. A. achievement	B. experiment	C. explanation	D. discovery
4. A. surprising	B. astonishing	C. amazing	D. interesting
5. A. interview	B. industry	C. essential	D. difficult
B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentence. (2.0pts) 
1. Milk bottles can be _______after being cleaned.
A. recycled	B. reused	C. broken	D. reduced
2. What a person wears _______ not as important as his behavior.
A. is	B. are	C. was	D. were
3. Your house has _________ nice furniture.
 	A. such 	B. such a C. so	D. towards 
4. First prize was awarded ____________ Jackie Stevens, the smallest girl in the team.
A. with	B. on	C. to	D. for 
5. Long was not feeling well so we gave him ________ to do.
A. fewer work	B. less work	C. little work	D. least works
6. My dog as well as my cats ________twice a day.
A. eat	B. eats	C. has eaten	D. have eaten
7. When I came into the class, I realized I knew _______.
A. them all	B. all them	C. they all	D. all of they
8. “Who broke the window?”- “__________.”
A. I am	B. I was. Thanks	C. I did. Sorry	 	D. I did. Excuse me
9. We _______for her for ten minutes.
A. wait	B. waited	C. are waiting	D. have been waiting
10. His father is not interested in tennis and __________.
A. he doesn’t, either 	B. so doesn’t he	C. neither does he	D. neither is he 
11. The little girl wasted half an hour _________for her picture book.
A. look	B. looking	C. to look	D. looked
12. He spent his whole life struggling __________ imperialism.
A. against	B. for	C. through	D. at
13. Your hair is long. Are you going to __________?
A. have it cutting	B. have cut it	C. be cutting it	D. have it cut 
14. Would you like tea or coffee? – I __________drink tea than coffee.
A. would like	B. would prefer	C. would rather	D. would wish
15. I must think that matter over carefully before I answer you.
	A. remember	B. decide	C. consider	D. memorize
16. He was ________that we turned off the TV set immediately.
A. so bad singer	B. such bad singer	C. such bad a singer	D. so bad a singer
17. I wish you _________that! It’s really annoying habit.
A. won’t do	B. couldn’t do	C. wouldn’t do	D. don’t do
18. “You look great in this new dress.” – “___________!”
A. With pleasure	B. Not at all	
C. I am glad you like it	D. Do not say anything about it
19. The old museum is said _______ five years ago. 
	A. to have been built	B. being built	C. to have built	D. to build
20. Excuse me! I’m learning my lesson. ___________ turning down your stereo a bit?
A. Would you please	B. Would you mind	C. Could you	D. Would you like
II. Put the correct form of verbs in brackets. (2.0pts) 
1. John and I went for a walk. I (1.have)____trouble (2.keep) ___up with him because he (3.walk) ______so fast.
2. A new bridge (4.build) _____across the river. They (5.start) ____ building it last month and the bridge (6.expect) _______to open next year. 
3. It is a cool autumn day today. The leaves (7. fall).
4. I didn’t know how (8.explain) _________ about the word to them. 
5. I (9.not answer) _________ her question for the last two months.
6. Why do you make him (10.pay) _________ for the damage?
III. Put the correct form of words in brackets. (2.0pts) 
1. If we don’t _________ on electricity, there will be power cuts. 	(ECONOMY)
2. ___________! You are offered the position. 	(CONGRATULATE)
3. In Britain education is _________ between the ages of 5 and 16. 	(COMPEL) 
4. I am reading an article talking about UFO _________. 	(APPEAR)
5. My new classmate is_________, kind and generous. 	(SOCIETY) 
6. There is no easy _________ to this problem. 	(SOLVE) 
7. Could you _________ the picture over the sofa? 	(STRAIGHT)
8. I believe in your _________. 	(IMPROVE)
9. A lot of _________	 are produced yearly.	(PRODUCE)
10. How many __________entered the race? 	(COMPETE)
C. READING
 I. Choose the best answer to complete the passage below. (2.0 pts) 
Most Americans eat three meals (1) ______ the day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast begins between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m, lunch between 11:00 a.m and noon, and dinner between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. On Sundays "brunch" is a (2) ______ of breakfast and lunch, typically beginning at 11:00 a.m. Students often enjoy a "study break" or evening snack around 10:00 or 11:00 p.m. Breakfast and lunch tend to be light meals, with only one (3) ______. Dinner is the main meal. 
(4) ______ breakfast Americans will eat cereal with milk which are often mixed (5) ______ in a bowl, a glass of orange juice, and toasted bread or muffin with jam, butter, or margarine. Another common breakfast meal is scrambled eggs or (6) ______ omelet with potatoes and breakfast meat (bacon or sausage). People who are on (7) ______ eat just a cup of yogurt. Lunch and dinner are more (8) ______. When eating at a formal dinner, you may be overwhelmed by the number of utensils. How do you (9) ______ the difference between a salad fork, a butter fork, and a dessert fork? Most Americans do not know the answer (10) ______ .But knowing which fork or spoon to use first is simple: use the outermost utensils first and the utensils closest to the plate last.
1. A. in 	B. for 	C. on 	D. during
2. A. addition 	B. connection 	C. combination 	 	D. attachment
3. A. course 	B. food 	C. menu 	D. goods
4. A. For 	B. In 	C. At 	D. With
5. A. each other 	B. together 	C. one another 	D. others
6. A. a 	B. an 	C. the 	D. no article
7. A. holiday 	B. engagement 	C. diet 	D. duty
8. A. vary 	B. variety 	C. varied 	D. variously
9. A. say 	B. talk 	C. speak 	D. tell
10. A. too 	B. either 	C. so 	D. neither
II. Read the passage then choose the best answer. (2.0pts) 
With increasing development and use of computer technology, there is a new disease to worry about. Computer “viruses” program designed to sabotage computers, are infecting computers in corporation homes and universities. These viruses spread exponentially, much like biological contagion, and then disrupt the affected systems. This virus secretly attaches itself to alter files. The damage is generally activated by using the computer’s clock. Then, any program executed may be exposed to the virus including program spread through telephone connections. Because of the increasing incidents of virus infiltration, businesses and agencies are becoming wary of sharing software. Security policies need to be increased as immunity programs are being developed.
1. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
 	A. Sharing software	 B. Stop the clock. 	C. Be aware	 	D. Deleting files
2. The people most interested in reading this passage probably would be _________.
 	A. computers users	 B. government workers 	C. medical personnel	 D. health researchers.
3. It is inferred that a company can best protect itself from the virus by_______. 
 	A. not using shared software.	 	B. keeping clean
 	C. spreading programs by telephone. 	D. setting the clock correctly
4. The virus is __________.
 	A. an insect	 	B. a program	 	C. a microbe	 	D. a disk
5. If the virus infects a computer, the result would probably be _______.
 	A. sick personnel	B. lost information 	C. dead telephones	D. a broken computer
III. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to complete the passage. (2.0pts) 
Food plays an (1) ____ part in the development of nations. In countries (2) ____ food is scarce, people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat. This usually slows down progress(3) ____ men have little time to devote to science, industry, government, (4) ____ art. In nations where food is (5) ____ and easy to get, men have more time to spend in activities that (6) ____ to progress and enjoyment of life. The problem of (7) ____ good food for everybody has not yet been solved. Many wars have been started (8) ____ food. But it is no longer necessary to go to war like that. Nations are beginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a (9) ____ to their food problems. They work together in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations (10) ____ more food.
D. WRITING
I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. (2.0pts).
1. Is it all right if I take some photographs?	 =>Would you mind 
2. The weather is not good. They cannot climb up to the top of the mountain. =>If the weather 
3. We haven’t seen each other for over two years.	=>The last time 
4. Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish.	=>Much as 
5. It is thought that the prisoner was recaptured while drinking in a pub. =>The prisoner 
6. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.	=>He was delighted that .. 
7. You can try to get Tom to lend you his car but you won’t succeed.=>There’s no point 
8. Michael laughed when I told him the joke. 	=>The joke 
9. Handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult. 	=> It is 
10. When he is asked about his past, he hates it.	=> He hates 
IV. Identify one mistake in each sentence, then correct it. (2.0pts)
1. She was waiting nervous in the waiting room for the interview.
 A 	B 	C D 
2. He suggested that council tenants must be allowed to buy their houses.
	 A B C D
3. I haven’t come back to London for my father last visited me.
 A B 	 C 	 D 
4. Though having a job, she doesn’t make enough money to support her four children.
 A B C D
5. The sooner you leave, the earliest you will arrive at your destination.
 A B C D
6. I never have anything to write with because I’m always lose my pens.
 A B C D 
7. Which one is the most modern of these two buildings?
 A B C 	 D 
8. My brother together with his friends often jog in the park.
 A B C D
9. The policeman told her not to driving her car so fast again.
 A 	 B 	 C D 
10. I will lend you this money if you will promise to pay it back.
 A B C D 
Question IX: Use the cue words to make each sentence in the passage. (2.0pts)
1. Bill Gates / born/ 1955/ Washington State. He/ grow up/ rich family.
2. His parents/ send/ he/ private school .There/ he/ meet/ business partner/ Paul Allen.
3. When/ they/ be/ 8th grade, they/ write/ programs/ business/ computers. 
4. 1973/ Gates/ be accepted/ Harvard University. Parents/ happy.
5. Two years later/ Gates/ drop out/ of Harvard/ work/ computer program/ his friend Allen.
6. 1975 / they/ create / company/ Microsoft/ sell/ their product.
7. A few years later/ Microsoft/ become/ giant company.
8. By 1990/ Gates/ the youngest/ billionaire/ the United States/ age of 34.
9. He/ achieve/ success/ a lot of hard work. He/ be/ “King of Software”.
10. By 1997, he/ the richest/ man/ United States.
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