Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Thi chọn học sinh giỏi Lớp 9 - Năm học 2015-2016 - Nguyễn Thị Thu Hương

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN THANH OAI
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
Năm học: 2015-2016
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút(không kể thời gian giao đề)
Điểm
- Bằng số: ..
- Bằng chữ: .
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Họ, tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1:
.
Họ, tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2:
..
Số phách
(Do Chủ tịch hội
đồng chấm thi ghi)
PART ONE: LISTENING (2pts)
I. True of false (1pt)
1. The trip started at 5:30 in the morning
2. They had to stop to get some more fuel.
3. They could see a lot of cows and buffaloes on their way.
4. The bus ran between small bamboo forests.
II. Listen carefully and choose A or B. (1pt)
1. A. The bus continued to head the North on the highway number 1.
 B. The bus continued North on the highway number 2.
2. A. They stopped at the Dragon Bridge.
 B. They stopped at the Gas station.
3. A. The parking lot was 10 meters from the big old banyan tree.
 B. The parking lot was 20 meters from the big old banyan tree.
4. A. They came back in the evening.
 B. They came back in the afternoon.
PART TWO: PHONETICS (0.2 x 10 = 2.0pts)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced different from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0pt)
1. a. thin
b. those
c. thirst
d. three
2. sightseer
b. sure
c. soil
d. symbol
3. a. true
b. lunch
c. much
d. up
4. a. bamboo
b. food
c. afternoon
d. foot
5. a. talked
b. laughed
c. wicked 
d. kicked
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1pt)
1. a. yesterday
b. applicant
c. employment
d. uniform
2. a. river
b. result
c. rewrite
d. reuse
3. a. secretary
b. necessary
c. classtify
d. vocabulary
4. a. ambitious
b. dangerous
c. mysterious
d. intelligent
5. a. accociate
b. operate
c. integrate
d. recognize
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6 pts)
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (0.1 x 10 = 1 pt)
1. I have always wanted to visit Paris, -------- of France.
a. is the capital
b. which the capital
c. that is the capital
d. the capital
2. I was named ..a wealthy relative of my Mom’s.
a. after
b. to
c. as
d. in on
3. Susan couldn’t help ..when I told her the joke.
a. laugh
b. laughing
c. to laugh
d. laughed
4. You should pay .to what the instructor is saying.
a. attendance
b. intention
c. convention
d. attention 
5. He insisted on a receipt for the bill he had paid.
a. to be given
b. giving
c. being given
d. given
6. Lan feels sick. She wishes she ..so many cakes.
a. didn’t eat
b. doesn’t eat
c. ate
d. hadn’t eaten
7. ., after trying three times, he passed the driving test.
a. Last
b. Last of all
c. Lastly
d. At last
8. A lot of guests ., but few came.
a. was expected
b. have been expected
c. were expected
d. expected
9. Hoa wanted to know what questions ..me.
a. they asked
b. would they ask
c. did they ask
d. they usually ask
10. We won’t go out .it stops raining.
a. if not
b. unless
c. when
d. if
Write your answer here
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5.
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II. Fill in each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. 
(0.1 x10 = 1pt)
1. There are a lot of parties .New Year’s Eve.
2. They will go ..a picnic next weekend.
3. We didn’t believe everything we read ..the newspaper.
4. The hotel is close .. the central district. 
5. The president refused to make any judgment .the situation.
6. .. Xmas, more shopping is done.
7. On farm, when the cattle are too ill, farmers often have to put them 
8. Dalat is always famous ..its natural beauty.
9. There are footnotes written .the bottom of each page in this book.
10. Try to be pleasant .everybody.
Write your answer here
1
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4.
5.
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9.
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III. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (0.2 x 10 = 2pts)
1. It’s important for the children to get a good (educate)
2. The teacher welcomes the from the students on any subject. (correspond)
3. Mr. Long has an ..collection of stamps. (impress)
4. James has knocked against the other car. (purpose)
5. Half of these ..are wrong. (calculate)
6. Don’t the room without knocking. (entrance)
7. Tom often gets tickets because he drives his car  (care) 
8. Nha Trang is an city. (attract)
9. The government should the system of traffic (modern)
10. He is not old enough to live of his parents. (depend)
IV. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. (0.2 x 10 = 2pts)
1. How long is it since she last (see)you? 
2. Water can’t (find) ..here. People must go to a lake nearby to get it.
3. Two men (question) .by the police when we came.
4. Mr. Lam (have) ..two crashes in his career as a taxi driver.
5. You should have your washing machine (repair) because it doesn’t work.
6. I wish I (buy) everything I wanted all the time.
7. Students are looking forward to (hear)their exam results. 
8. These works (collect) .for many centuries.
9. John was trying (unlock) .the door with the wrong key.
10. Joan is considering (change) her major from pre-med studies to psychology.
Write your answer here
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PART FOUR: READING (5 pts)
I. Read the following the passage and choose the best answer. (0.2 x 10 = 2pts)
The language of clothes.
We don’t only choose clothes to make us look (1) ., we also use them to tell the world (2) our personality. The clothes we wear and our (3) ..as a whole give other people useful information about what we think and (4) we feel. If we feel cheerful, we usually wear (5) clothes and if we feel (6) we sometimes put on dark clothes. But why do teenagers wear black so (7) ? Is it because they feel miserable all (8) ..? This is unlikely to be the case. It is probably just because it is (9) to wear black, and young people they are real fans of (10) .
1. a. attract
b. attractive
c. attractively
d. attraction
2. a. of 
b. with
c. by
d. about
3. a. appear
b. appearance
c. appeared
d. appearing
4. a. which
b. what
c. how
d. when
5. a. colorful
b. colors
c. colorfully
d. colorless
6. a. depress
b. depressed
c. depressing
d. depression
7. a. frequent
b. frequency
c. frequently
d. frequenty
8. a. the time
b. the day
c. the week
d. the month
9. a. fashion
b. fashionable
c. fashioner
d. fashioned
10. a. fashion
 b. fashionable
c. fashioner
d. fashioned
II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. 
(0.2 x 10 = 2pts)
“Do you like sports?” You can hear this (1) .. very often. Many people answer, “Yes, I do”, and (2) ..think about watching a game of football at a stadium, or (3) ... TV while sitting in a comfortable armchair. But watching sports events and going in for sports (4) ...two different things. Let’s hope that you prefer the second.
Sports hold (5) ....important place in our life. When you listen to the radio early in the morning, you can always (6) .. sports news. When you open a newspaper you always find (7) ...about some games or others or an article about your favorite kind of sports. Especially interesting stories are (8) .... famous men or women in the world of sports, how they became champions and about (9) . plans for the future. Television programs about (10) ..are also very popular, and you can watch something interesting practically every day. 
III. Circle best option A, B, C, or D to answer the following questions. 
(0.2 x 5 = 1pt)
The Beatles
In the 1960s, the Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world. Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time. They were four boys from the north of England and none of them had any training in music. They started by performing and recording songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they started writing their own songs and that was when they became really popular. The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs. The Beatles did not have a long career. Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up in 1970. They stopped doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for them – their fans were so excited that they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as souvenirs! However, today some of their songs remain as famous as they were when they first came out. Throughout the world, many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them.
1. The passage is mainly about
a. how the Beatles became more successful than other groups.
b. why the Beatles split up after 7 years.
c. The Beatles’ fame and success.
d. many people’s ability to sing a Beatles song.
2. The four boys of the Beatles 
a. came from the same family	
b. came from a town in the north of England
c. were at the same age.
d. received good training in music.
3. What is not true about the Beatles. 
a. The members had no training in music.
b. They had long stable career.
c. They became famous when they wrote their own songs.
d. They changed pop music.
4. The word “sensational” is closest in meaning to 
a. notorious	b. bad	c. shocking	 d. popular
5. The tone of the passage is that of 
a. admiration	b. criticism	c. neutral	d. sarcasm
PART FIVE: WRITING (5pts)
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the orginal one. (0.2 x 5 = 1pt)
1. Success depends on hard work.
The harder 
2. Jane allowed me to drive her new car.
Jane let . ..
3. They believe that the old castle was built hundreds of years ago.
The old castle .
4. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
I’d rather ................
5. “You broke my vase”, said Carol to June.
Carol accused .
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given in brackets. Do not change the words in any way. (0.2 x 5 = 1 pt)
1. Matthew didn’t listen to what his father told him. (notice)
Matthew took .......advice.
2. I haven’t decided whether to move or not yet. (made)
I haven’t .to move or not yet.
3. “You can go home early”, the teacher said to the class. (let)
The teacher  early.
4. The boss said that it was Jane’s fault that the letter had been lost. (blamed)
The boss .. the letter.
5. Our two sons have a good relationship with each other. (get)
Our two sons ... each other 
III. People believe that learning English is very important in our life. Do you agree? Why or why not? (3 pts)
...........
Hồng Dương, ngày 01 tháng 10 năm 2015
 Giáo viên ra đề
Nguyễn Thị Thu Hương
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC: 2015 – 2016
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (VÒNG 1)
PART ONE: LISTENING (2pts)
I. True of false (0.25 x 4= 1pt)
1. F 	 2. T	3. T	 4. F 
II. Listen carefully and choose A or B. (0,25 x 4 = 1pt)
1. A	2. B	3.A	4. A
PART TWO: PHONETICS (2pts)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced different from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0pt)
1. b those
2. b sure
3. a true
4. d foot
5. c wicked
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1pt)
1.c employment 
2. a river
3. d vocabulary
4. b dangerous
5. a accociate
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6 pts)
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (0.1 x 10 = 1 pt)
1.. d
the capital
2. a
after
3. b
laughing
4. d
attention
5. c
being given
6. d
hadn’t eaten
7. a
 At last
8. c
were expected
9. a
they asked
10. b
unless
II. Fill in each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. 
(0.1 x10 = 1pt)
1. on
2. on
3. in
4. to
5. on
6. On
7. down
8. for
9. at
10. to
III. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. 
(0.2 x 10 = 2pts)
1. education
2. correspondence
3. impressive
4. purposely
5. calculations
6. enter
7. carelessly
8. attractive
9. modernize
10. independently
IV. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. (0.2 x 10 = 2pts)
1. saw
2. be found
3. were being questioned
4. has had
5. repaired
6. bought
7. hearing
8. have been collected
9. to unlock
10. changing
PART FOUR: READING (5 pts)
I. Read the following the passage and choose the best answer. (0.2 x 10 = 2pts)
1. b attractive
2. d about
3.b
 appearance
4. c how
5. a colorful
6. b depressed
7. c frequently
8. a the time
9.b fashionable
10. a fashion
II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. 
(0.2 x 10 = 2pts)
1. question
2. others
3. on
4. are
5. an
6. hear
7. information
8. about
9. their
10. sports
III. Circle best option A, B, C, or D to answer the following questions. 
(0.2 x 5 = 1pt)
1. c
2. b
3. b
4. c
5. a
PART FIVE: WRITING (5pts)
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the orginal one. 
(0.2 x 5 = 1pt)
1. The harder you work, the more successful you are/ will be.
2. Jane let me drive her new car.
3. The old castle is believed to have been built hundreds of years ago.
4. I’d rather go out for a meal than stay at home.
5. Carlo accused June of breaking her vase.
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given in brackets. Do not change the words in any way. 
(0.2 x 5 = 1 pt)
1. Mathew took no notice of his father’s advice.
2. I haven’t made up my mind whether to move or not yet.
3. The teacher let the class go home early.
4. The boss blamed Jane for having lost/ losing the letter.
5. Our two sons get on well with each other.
III. Write about 120- 150 words (3pts)
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