Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Thi chọn học sinh giỏi Lớp 9 - Năm học 2015-2016 - Trường THCS Cao Viên

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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)
Đề thi gồm có: 05 trang
(Học sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào các tờ đề này)
Điểm
Họ tên, chữ kí của người chấm thi số 1
Số phách
Bằng số:
Bằng chữ: ...
Họ tên, chữ kí của người chấm thi số 2
A. Phonetics (2ps)
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronunced differently from the others in each group. 
A. chapter 
B. yatch 
C. manage 
D. panel
A. example 
B. feed 
C. ink 
D. inhumane
A. junior 
B. humour 
C. stew 
D. purify
A. dollhall 
B. hall 
C. chalk 
D. forecast
A. recite 
B. refund 
C. reconcile 
D. reproduce
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. 
A. relax 
B. recognize 
C. realize 
D. relatively
A. permanent 
B. power 
C. permission 
D. carpet
A. photography 
B. minority 
C. heroic 
D. amateur
A. practicality 
B. politician 
C. uncontrollable 
D. comfortable
A. managerial 
B. determination 
C. unbelievable 
D. inability
B. Vocabulary and grammar ( 2ps)
Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Mark your answers in the answer sheet.
11.  We carried out a careful ....................of the area.
 A. education  	B. preparation  	C. calculation  	D. examination
12. In the primary school , a child is in the .. simple setting. 
 A. comparison  	B. comparative  C. comparatively  	D. comparable
13. After the .. of the new manager the staff worked more effectively.               
 A. dismissal  	B. retirement  	C. resignation  	D. appointment
14. The doctor took one look at me and said that I was . overweight. 
 A. slightly  	B. accurately  	C. certainly  	D. continuously 
15.Try and see things from my point of view, and be a bit more .. .
 	A. reasonable  	B. reasoning  	C. reason  	D. reasonably
16.There were 50 in the talent contest.  
 	A. competitors  	B. examinees  	C. customers  	D. interviewees
17. His performance in King Lear was most .. . 
A. impression  	B. impressive  	C. impressed  	D. impress
18. Many trains have been cancelled and long are expected.
A. distance  	B. postponements  	C. timetable  	D. delays
19. The journalist refused to .. the source of his information.
 	A. disclose  	B. expose  	C. propose  	D. enclose
20. The existence of many stars in the sky  us to suspect that thre may be life on another planet.
 	A. lead  	B. leading  	C. have led  	D. leads
21. Be careful with your gun! You may  somebody.
 A. injure  	B. wound  	C. hurt  	D. ache
22. Some of the passengers spoke to reporters about their . in the burning plane.
 	A. knowledge  	B. experience  	C. occasion  	D. event
23.After the enormous dinner he had to . his belt. 
 	A. broaden  	B. enlarge  	C. widen  	D. loosen
24.Throw away that old vase. Its  .
 	A. value  	B. valuable  	C. invaluable  	D. valueless
25.- Is the lift is working?. - No , its Lets use the stairs. 
 	A. out of work  	B. impossible  	C. in danger  	D. out of order
26.These people  for the most successful company in the town. 
 	A. are seeming to work  	B. seem working 
C. seem to be working 	D. are seeming to be working
27. in the hospital for 4 years, he has decided to give up his work.
 	A. To work  	B. Working  	C. Being working  D. Worked 
28. She has been sleeping for 10 hours! You her up.
 	A. had better to wake  B. may wake  C. must wake  	D. would like to wake
29. People think that an apple .. is good for you.
 	A. in a day  	B. for a day  	C. for every day  D. a day
30. I'll never forget .. you have told me.
 	A. anything  	B. what  	C. anything that  D. all are correct
C. Reading: ( 6ps)
I.Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete it. (2.5 ps)
People in many countries grow fresh water fish from eggs. They move the small fish into lakes and rivers. The fish live and (31) ___________ there. People go (32) ___________ in these lakes and rivers. They enjoy catching fish because fish is also good food. Now the Japanese grow salt water fish. Most of them are yellow tail fish. Workers grow the fish from eggs. Every time they feed the fish, they play (33) ___________ of piano music. The fish (34) ___________that piano music means food. When the fish are small, the Japanese put them into the ocean near the land. The fish find some of their (35) ___________ food. Workers also feed them. They play the same piano music. The fish (36) ___________know the music. They swim toward it and (37) ___________ the food. In (38) ___________months the fish are large. The Japanese play the same music. The fish swim toward it and the workers (39) ___________ them. The Japanese get about 15 percent of their seafood (40) ___________farms in the ocean.
31.  A. bread       	B. born       	C. grow       	D. develop
32.  A. enjoying     B. fishing     	C. shopping     	D. catching
33.  A. songs       	B. films       	C. tapes       	D. lot
34.   A. think        	B. recognize 	C. realize      	D. learn
35.  A. own       	B. own’s       	C. self        	D. self’s
36.  A. recently      	B. mostly        	C. nearly        	D. already
37.  A. see        	B. find        	C. bite        	D. hold
38.  A. few       	B. a few       	C. couple       	D. many
39.  A. grasp        	B. catch        	C. seize        	D. hold
40.  A. on        	B. of        	C. from        	D. in 
II.Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word in the following passage.(2.5 ps)
	The idea that a blind person could drive a car sounds crazy. And the concept of someone who can’t see driving a car at almost 150 miles per hour sounds even (41) ______. Miranda Naylor, a blind accountant from Southport, has done exactly that in an attempt to (42) _______ money for charity. Mrs. Naylor drove (43) _______ sports car for two miles in a straight line along the runway of a disused airfield. She was in radio contact with her husband Pete Naylor, (44) _______ was able to give her directions and advice in this way. Her amazing achievement is expected to raise about £50,000, which will be donated (45) _______ a company that trains dogs for the blind. Mrs. Naylor has been blind (46) _______ she was six years old and she still has some visual memories of the world (47) _______ her. She admits that not having her sight makes her life awkward at times. She believes that if you are disabled in any way, you shouldn’t waste time (48) _______ sorry for yourself. “It makes a lot of sense to keep busy” she says. “Achieving (49)_______ can be a great source of self confidence”. Miranda is now looking for a new challenge and (50) _______ like to ride a motorbike. 
III.Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to answer the questions. (1 ps)
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking and diplomacy.
 Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is English. Two - thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers - Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are nonnative speakers, constituting the largest number of nonnative users than any other language in the world.
51. What is the main topic of this passage?
A.  The French influence on the English Language. 
B.  The English history. 
C.  The expansion of English as an international language. 
D.  The use of English for science and Technology. 
52. Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England?
A. in 1066   	B. around 1350   	C. before 1600   D. after 1600
53. According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world except.
A. the slave trade   B. the Norman invasion   C. missionaries   D. colonization
54. The word “enclaves” in line 6 could be best replaced by which of the following. 
A. communities   	B. organizations   	C. regions   	D. countries
55. The word “proliferated” in line 7 is closest in meaning to which of the following 
A. prospered   	B. organized   	C. disbanded   	D. expanded
D. Writing (10 ps)
I.Choose the underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D in each sentence that needs correcting. (3ps)
56. Opinion / football match / fair
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57. I / have / air_conditioner  / fix  / tomorrow. 
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58. Provide  / your handwriting / legible / test scorer / accept / your answer.
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59. The patient / recover / more / rapidly / expected. 
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60. I’d / play football / rather / watch / it / T.V
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61. We / informed / most / animals / zoo / starving / death. 
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62. It / better / play safe / exams / give / original answer.
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63. small shopkeeper /  face / fierce competitiveness / supermarkets. 
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64. I / not be / trouble / police / now if / take / your advice / first place.
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65. Hardly / I / go back / sleep when / loud noise / woke / up. 
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II. Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.(3ps)
66. Thankfully, Diana doesn't need to have an operation. NO
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67. The minister had to resign because of ill health. LED
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68.You will benefit from seeing the doctor if you've just got a cold. WORTH 
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69.I'm seeing the nutritionist at three tomorow. APPOITMENT
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60. I don't want to be a vegan any more! TIRED
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71. Your arm probably won't heal before the match on Saturday. UNLIKELY
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72. I wish I could do a hundred press-ups in one go. ABLE 
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73. Do you think I should reduce the amount of chocolate I eat. ON
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74. I lost my keys once before this month. SECOND
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75. It's a waste of time denying that you did it when we've got proof. POINT
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III. Write an argument: (4 ps)
Write an argument on the topic: "Should students study in group?"
Suggestions:
Your argument should have:
 - Introduction: giving your point of view for / against.
 - Arguments:
+ including supporting ideas presented in a logical way (one argument in each paragraph).
+ giving examples or fact to make your argument more convincing.
- Conclusion: summing up the arguments.
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ANSWER KEY
A. Phonetics
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. 
1.B. yatch 2. B. feed 3.D.purify 4.A.forecast 5.C.reconcile
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. 
1.A.relax 2.C.permission 3.D.amateur 4.D.comfortable 5.B. determination
B. Vocabulary and grammar:
Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Mark your answers in the answer sheet.
11. B. preparation 12.C. comparatively   13.D. appointment 14.C. certainly  
15.	A. reasonable   16.A. competitors   17.B. impressive   18.D. delays
19. A. disclose   20. D. leads 21.B. wound  22.B. experience  
23.	D. loosen 24.D. valueless 25.D. out of order 26.C. seem to be working 
27. B. Working 28.C. must wake   29.D. a day 30. D. all are correct
C. Reading:
I.Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete it. 
31.D. develop	32.B. fishing  	33.C. tapes      34.C. realize     	35.A. own       	
36.D. already	37.B. find       	38.B. a few      39.B. catch        40.  A. on        
II.Fill each blank in the following passage with a suitable word. 
41. crazier
42. raise
43. a
44. who
45. to
46. since
47. around
48. feeling 
49. something
50. would
III.Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to answer the questions. 
51.C.The expansion of English as an international language. 	52.D. after 1600
53.B. the Norman invasion 	54. A. communities  	55. A. prospered   	
D. Writing:
I.Choose the underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D in each sentence that needs correcting. 
56. Opinion / football match / fair
    In my opinion, the football match was fair  
57. I / have / air_conditioner  / fix  / tomorrow.
     I will have an air_conditioner fixed tomorrow.
58. Provide  / your handwriting / legible / test scorer / accept / your answer.
 Provided that your handwriting is legible, your answer will be accepted by any test  scorer.
 59. The patient / recover / more / rapidly / expected.
   The patient recovered more rapidly than expected. 
 60. I’d / play football / rather / watch / it / T.V
 I’d prefer to play football rather than watch it on T.V. 
 61. We / informed / most / animals / zoo / starving / death.
 We have been informed that most of the animals at the zoo are starving to death. 
 62. It / better / play safe / exams / give / original answer. 
 	 Its often better to play safe in exams than to give an original answer.  
 63. small shopkeeper /  face / fierce competitiveness / supermarkets. 
 	 The small shopkeeper is facing fierce competitiveness from supermarkets. 
 64. I / not be / trouble / police / now if / take / your advice / first place.
 I wouldnt be in trouble with the police now if I had taken your advice in the first place.
65. Hardly / I / go back / sleep when / loud noise / woke / up. 
 Hardly had I gone back to sleep when a loud noise woke me up.
II.Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
66. Thankfully, there is no need for Diana to have an operation. 
67.Ill health led to the minister's resigenation.
68.It is not worth(your) seeing the doctor if you've just got a cold. 
69. I've made/got an appointmentwith/to see the nutritionist at three tomorow. 
70. I am tired of being a vegan!
71. Your arm is unlikely to heal before the match on Saturday.
72. I've love to be able to do a hundred press-ups in one go. 
73. Do you think I should cut down on chocolate. 
74.This is the second time I have lost my key this month. 
75. There is no point (in) denying that you did it when we've got proof. 
III. Write an argument: (4 ps)
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