Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp Huyện năm học 2015-2016 - Phòng GD & ĐT Hạ Hòa

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2015-2016 
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi có 05 trang
Căn dặn thí sinh:
- Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì, kể cả từ điển.
SECTION A: LISTENING
I. Listen and check your understanding by choosing TRUE or FALSE for each statement. You will hear the recording twice. (10 points)
The statements
1. There are two customers eating together. 
2. The two customers order the same starter. 
3. Both customers order the Thai chicken for their main course. 
4. The customers order soft drinks. 
5. Both customers order a dessert. 
Write your answers here:
1. ___________
2. ___________
3. ___________
4. ___________
5. ___________
II. You will hear some information on the radio about a summer music school. Listen and complete questions 1 to 5. You will hear the information twice (10 points)
SUMMER MUSIC SCHOOL
Place: (0) Arts centre
Starting date: (1)  July
Learn to play: (2) Piano, guitar 
Classes start at: (3)  a.m.
Cost of classes: (4) £ a day
Phone number: (5)  
SECTION B. PHONETICS
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. (10 points)
1. A. enough	B. laugh	C. cough	D. plough
2. A. switch	 B. stomach C. match D. catch
3. A. internet 	 B. invent C. media D. spend
4. A. beneath 	B. breath 	C. health 	 D. breathe
5. A. leaf	B. of	C. deaf	 D. wife
IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. (10 points)
 1. A. reputation	 B. description	 C. suggestion	D. pollution
 2. A. practical	B. designer	 C. minority 	D. occasion
3. A. communicate
B. convenient
C. compulsory
D. correspond
4. A. national
B. engineer
C. interesting
D. scientist
5.A. purpose
B. machine
C. surface
D. greenhouse
SECTION C. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
V. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. (40 points)
1. She asked me how I ________ English in the future.
A. will use	B. would use	C. used	D. use 
2. The wall of the room was made ___________thick glass.
A. by	B. off	C. in	D. of
3. She was his grandmother, so he was her _______
A. son	B. grandson	C. nephew 	D. niece
4. Would you mind if I took a photo? – “______.”
A. Please go ahead 	B. Thank you 	 C. Yes, I would 	 D. Congratulations
5. We are all ______ that you passed your English exam. Congratulation!
 A. relieved 	B. afraid	C. delighted 	D. certain
6. You have to work ________ for the coming exam.
 A. hardly 	B. more hardly 	C. more hard 	D. hard
7. It is essential that he .. that contract.
A. refuse
B. refuses
C. refusing
D. is refusing
8. This shirt is much prettier, but it costs the other one.
A. so much as
B. as many as	
C. twice as much as
D. twice as many
9. Can you ..the papers with you when you come to see me, please?
A. bring 
B. collect 
C. take 
D. get
10. The Minister suggested all poor people.
A. that we should help
B. that we help
C. that we helped
D. helping
11. It was .film that I couldn’t see it through.
A. so boring a	
B. such a boring 
C. so a boring
D. both A&B
12. We didn’t to the station in time to catch the train.
A. reach
B. arrive
C. get
D. leave
13. You dislike playing basketball and table tennis,..?
A. don’t you
B. do you
C. won’t you
D. will you
14. She tried to prevent the dog running into the road.
A. from 
B. to 
C. against 
D. for
15. Let's go somewhere else. There's ______ noise in this room.
A. too many
B. too much
C. enough
D. too
16. He has two cars, but  works.
A. neither of them 
B. no of them 
C. either of them
D. none them 
17. He has just bought .expensive new furniture.
A. an 
B. some 
C. these 
D. those
18. The more the car costs, .. it goes.
A. the faster 
B. the more faster
C. the fastest
D. faster
19 . How beautiful she is! She is wearing a 
A. silk pretty purple dress. 
C. purple pretty silk dress.	
C. dress silk pretty purple. 
D. pretty purple silk dress.
20. My watch stopped some days ago. I must have it _____ .
A. repaired
B. repair
C. repairing
D. repairs
VI. There is a mistake in the underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake and write your correction in the space provided below: (10 points)
1. Jane looked sadly and worried this morning. I wonder what happened to her.	
	 A B C D
2. The closer it gets to December 21, the first day of winter, the short the days become.
 A B C D
3. By 1830, approximately 200 steamboats had become operationally on the Mississippi River.
 A B C D
4. Only about 3 percent of oil wells actually do a profit.
 A B C D
5. The young man finds it difficult to act natural in front of the camera.
 A B C D
Write your answers here:	
Mistake
Correction
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
VII. Write the correct form of the words in capital to fill in the gaps to complete each sentence. (10 points) 	
1. I think, it is not easy for you to apply for that job because you behaved towards the boss so _________________________. 
(POLITE) 
2. The most ________________________ earthquake struck the north-east coast and triggered a massive tsunami in Japan last year.
(DISASTER)
3. She has one of the biggest art __________________ in Britain. (COLLECT) 
4. I apologize for the mistakes I made this morning. There appears to have been a slight _________________________. 
(UNDERSTAND)
5. _________________________ are alarmed by the rate at which tropical rainforests are being destroyed.
(CONSERVE)
Write your answers here:
 1. 
2. .
3. .
4. ..
5. 
VIII. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in bracket. (10 pts)
1. My room (not clean) __________________ yet.
2. Stay here till the light (turn)____ green.
3. Our teacher never allows (cheat) _______ in exam. It’s shameful.
4.The lamps (make) ____________ in China are very cheap.
5. My English (get) _____________ better and better 
Write your answers here:
1. 
2. .
3. .
4. ..
5. 
SECTION D: READING
IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.(20 pts)
Energy resources.
There is now increasing concern about the world’s energy resources, particularly about those involving fossil (1) __________. In less than a hundred years we shall probably (2) __________ all the present (3) ________ of oil and gas. The world’s coal (4) ______ should last longer, but, once used, these cannot be (5) ________. It is important, therefore, that we should develop such (6) _________ sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy as well as water and wind (7) ______ classed as (8) _________ energy. Until these energy (9) ________ are widely used, it is important for the developed countries to reduce energy (10) ______ as much as possible.
1. A. fuels 	B. powers 	C. forms 	D. energies
2. A. end 	B. complete	C. total 	D. run out of
3. A. findings 	B. productions 	C. amounts 	D. sources
4. A. reserves 	B. stores 	C. mines 	D. contents
5. A. update 	B. repeated 	C. renewed 	D. produced
6. A. traditional 	B. alternative 	C. revolutionary 	D. surprising
7. A. force 	B. strength 	C. power 	D. motion
8. A. repeatable 	B. continual 	C. renewable 	D. continuous
9. A. goods 	B. supplies 	C. provisions 	D. materials
10 A. exhaustion 	B. destruction 	C. waste 	D. consumption
Write your answers here:
1. 
2. .
3. .
4. ..
5. 
6. 
7. .
8. 
9. .
10. ...
X. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.(10 pts) 
In Viet Nam, there is great excitement built up well before Tet Nguyen Dan. First, every family organizes a trip to the cemetery to visit the graves of their ancestor. After that, to create an air of prosperity, wealth and fun for the first three days of the Lunar New Year, people are kept busy cooking traditional foods, buying gifts, and making other preparations. Certain items deemed to be bought or made are banh chung, dried watermelon seeds, tea, dried sausages, fruit (fresh and candied), ornamental plants and flowers. Red and yellow flowers are ideal as they make the house more welcoming. On the New Year's days, only good comments and wishes can be expressed. Children receive their Ii xi (or red envelopes with lucky money inside). People make a visit to family members, neighbors, and close friends. And people who live apart from their family try to get together on these days. Clearly enough, games and various forms of entertainment are staged and these often last a week. Varying traditional specialties including wrestling, buffalo fighting, dragon dancing take place in different regions.
1. Before Tet, people usually _________.
	A. are very busy with the preparations	B. have great excitement and fun
	C. rebuild their ancestral graves	D. spend time on traveling
2. Which of the following, according to the passage, is NOT usually eaten during Tet?
	A. candied fruit 	B. sausages 	C. watermelon 	D. beef stew
3. Why are red and yellow flowers popular in decorating the house at Tet?
A. Because they are pleasant and cheap. B. Because they make the house look comfortable to be in.
C. Because they represent good luck. D. Because they are attractive and not very expensive.
4. On the New Year's days, _________.
A. people are busy cooking traditional foods	B. everybody receives their “lucky money”
C. only good comments can be made D. houses are cleaned and decorated with trees and flowers
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
	A. Tet is period of concord and hope. 	B. Tet is an occasion for a family to get together.
	C. Tet is a good time to visit others.	D. Tet is a great season of joy and of entertainment.
.Write your answers here:
1. 
2. .
3. .
4. ..
5. 
XI. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (20 points)
It (1)___ estimated that about 500 million people who use the Internet computer network around the world. Most people use the Internet to (2)____ information or (3) ____entertainment. A new study, however, says that almost 10% of internet users are using it so often (4) ___ it is seriously harming (5) ___ lives. The study says these people may find it difficult to stop using the Internet (6) ___ they have become addicted. Someone (7) ___ is addicted finds it extremely difficult to stop an activity. According to Mr. Green, a psychologist, 30% internet users say that they use the internet to escape (8) ___ problems or emotions. The study (9) ___ shows that having discussions (10) ___ strangers in internet areas called “chat room” is one of the most addictive activities.
SECTION E: WRITING
XII. Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words 
(20 pts)
1, Please don’t interrupt me when I’m talking.
=> I’d rather.....
2. “Do you live in this flat with your parents?” Hoa asked me
 => Hoa asked me ..
3. “You should not drink too much coffee at night” Minh said to me.
=> Minh advised ..
4. I have never read such a romantic story.
=> This is ..
5. We were very impressed by the new cinema but found it rather expensive.
=> Impressed..
6. I never intended to go to the meeting.
=> I never had
7. Without his help, we would all have died.
=> If it .
8. Neither Tim nor Mary can speak Portugese.
=> Both ..
9. We can’t afford to buy the house 
=> The house ..
10. Laura was so disappointed that she could not keep on working.
=> Such 
XIII. Make all the changes and additions if necessary to make meaningful sentences. (20 points) 
1. Never / her life / she / see / such / tall building.
............................................................................... .....................................
2. It / wrong / you /not / give / her / chance / talk. 
............................................................................... .....................................
3. you/ like/ me/ show/ you/ best/ places/ our town?
............................................................................... .....................................
4. The air/ full/ dust/ because/ roads/ repair.
............................................................................... .....................................
5. It / take/ Mai /five hours/ go/ seaside/ last week.
............................................................................... .....................................
6. Because/ heavy rain/ many students/ be late/ class/ yesterday//.
....................................................................................................................................................................
7. I / want / have / that suit / clean / iron/ before/ meeting.
...................................................................................................................................................................
8. . My brother/often/ spend/ spare time/ read /books/ watch/ television.
...................................................................................................................................................................
9. You/ know/ who / invent/ telephone?
10. Last weekend / my family / two-day trip / home village.
PHÒNG GD&ĐT HẠ HÒA
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC: 2015-2016
Môn: Tiếng Anh
(Hướng dẫn chấm gồm: 02 trang)
SECTION A. LISTENING
I. (10 points - 2 pts for each)
1. True
2. False
3. True 
4. True 
5. False
II. You will hear some information on the radio about a summer music school. Listen and complete questions 1 to 5. You will hear the information twice (10 pts - 2 pts for each)
1. 5th(July); 5/7	2. (and) drum(s)	 3. 9.15 (nine fifteen)/ a quarter past nine (a.m)
4. (£) 3.25/three pounds (and) twenty-five (p/pence)	5. 2173881
SECTION B. PHONETICS:
III. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, D) in the numbered box. (10 points. 2 pts for each)
D
B
C
D
B
IV. Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest. Write your answer (A, B, C, D) in the numbered box. (10 points - 2 pts for each)
A
A
D
B
B
SECTION C: LEXICO- GRAMMAR:
V. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, D) in the numbered box. (40 points. 2 pts for each)
B
D
B
A
C
D
A
C
A
A,B,D
D
C
B
A
B
A
B
A
D
A
VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find the mistake and write your correction in the space provided below: (10 points. 2 pts for each)
Mistake
Correction
1.
A
sad
2.
C
shorter
3.
D
operational
4.
D
make
5.
C
naturally
VII. Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in italic: (10 points. 2 pts for each)
impolitely
disastrous
3. collections
4. misunderstanding
5. Conservationists
VIII. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in bracket: (10 points. 2 pts for each)
has not been cleaned 
turns 
cheating
made 
5. is getting
SECTION D. READING:
IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (20 points. 2 pts for each)
A
D
D
A
C
B
C
C
B
D
X. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (10 points. 2 pts for each)
A
D
B
C
A
.XI. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word. (20 points. 2 pts for each)
1. is
2. get
3. for
4. that
5. their
6 . because
7 . who
8. from
9. also
10. with
SECTION E. WRITING:
XII. Rewrite the sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words. (20 points. 2 pts for each)
1. I’d rather you didn’t interrupt me when I'm talking.
 Or: I would rather you did not interrupt me when I am talking.
2. Hoa asked me if / whether I lived in that flat with my parents.
3. Minh advised me not to drink too much coffee at night.
4. This is the first time I have ever read such a romantic story.
5. Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.
6. I never had intention to go/of going to the meeting.
7. If it hadn't been for his help, we would all have died.
8. Both Tim and Mary can’t speak Portugese
9. The house is too expensive for us to buy.
 (Or: The house is so expensive that we can’t afford to buy/ we can’t buy (it)).
9. I think Jack is the most intelligent (student/pupil/boy/person) in my class.
10. Such was Laura’s disappointment that she could not keep on working. 
XIII Complete these sentences using the words given. Make all the changes and additions if necessary.
(20 points - 2 pts for each)
1. Never in her life has she seen such a tall building.
2. It is / was wrong of you not to give her a chance to talk. 
3. Would you like me to show you the best places in/of our town?
4. The air is full of dust because the roads are being repaired.
5. It took Mai five hours to go to the seaside last week.
6. Because of the heavy rain, many students were late for class yesterday.
7. I want to have that suit cleaned and ironed before the meeting.
8. My brother often spends his spare time reading books and watching television.
9. Do / Did you know who invented the telephone?
10. Last weekend my family had a two-day trip to our home village.
Tổng điểm: 200 đ : 10 = 20 điểm
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PHÒNG GD& ĐT HẠ HOÀ
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 
Ngày thi: 4/12/2015 
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút( Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Họ và tên học sinh ..............................................................Nam (Nữ) .....................
Số báo danh: ..............................................................................................................
Học sinh trường: ......................................................................................................
Họ và tên, chữ ký của giám thị
SỐ PHÁCH
Giám thị số 1: .................................................................
(Do Chủ tịch hội đồng chấm thi ghi)
Giám thị số 2: .................................................................
Quy định :
1) Thí sinh phải ghi đầy đủ các mục ở phần trên theo hướng dẫn của giám thị. 
2) Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bản đề thi có phách đính kèm này.
3) Thí sinh không được kí tên hay dùng bất cứ kí hiệu gì để đánh dấu bài thi, ngoài việc làm bài thi theo yêu cầu của đề thi.
4) Bài thi không được viết bằng mực đỏ, bút chì; không viết bằng hai thứ mực. Phần viết hỏng, ngoài cách dùng thước để gạch chéo, không được tẩy xoá bằng bất cứ cách gì kể cả bút xoá. Chỉ được làm bài trên bản đề thi được phát, không làm bài ra các loại giấy khác. Không làm ra mặt sau của của tờ đề thi.
5) Trái với các điều trên, thí sinh sẽ bị loại.