Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Thi Tuyển sinh học sinh giỏi Lớp 9 - Năm học 2015-2016 - Cấn Chính Trường (Có đáp án)

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 ~ NĂM HỌC 2015-2016
MÔN TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không tính thời gian giao đề)
PART A. LISTENING. (3 pts)
I. Listen and choose the best answer. (1 pt)
1. What type of movie is Forrest Gump?
A. Action 	B. Drama 	C. Suspense 	D. Comedy
2. Besides watching movies, what does this person like to do?
A. Go shopping 	B. Swimming 	
C. Drinking and partying 	D. Playing basketball
3. What does this person do for exercise?
A. Golf once a week 	B. Basketball on the weekends
B. Jogging twice a week 	D. No exercising
4. What is the favorite thing this person likes to do?
A. Playing computer games	B. Reading books 	
C. Going shopping 	D. Playing pool
II. Listen again and fill in the gaps. (2 pts)
5. The movie type is............................
6. I'd rather stay indoors with the..........................
7.....................................is to play computer games.
8. What else do you like to do besides.............................?
9. I like to play computer games, read books, go shopping, and..........................
10. I am having a...................at my house. If you have time, you should come.
PART B. PHONETICS. (2.0 pts)
I. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C, or D. 
11. A. equal 	B. fashion 	C. champagne 	D. match
12. A. economy 	B. occasion 	C. freedom 	D. logical
13. A. invite 	B. river 	C. shrine 	D. primary
14. A. encourage 	B. proud 	C. enough 	D. young
15. A. invited 	B. arrived 	C. mentioned 	D. loved
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C, or D.
16. A. practical 	B. designer 	C. minority 	D. occasion
17. A. consist 	B. fashion 	C. design 	D. collect
18. A. enjoyment 	B. pagoda 	C. collection 	D. business
19. A. economical 	B. federation 	C. itinerary 	D. complication
20. A. advertise 	B. deposit 	C. candidate 	D. institute
PART C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (6.5 pts)
I. Circle the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.
21. Don't forget........part in the Mid-Fall Festival tonight.
A. taking 	B. take 	C. to take 	D. taken
22. My mother is capable........writing the book report.
A. for 	B. about 	C. of 	D. from
23. Minh's classmates........a picnic in the mountain in the past three days.
A. has	B. have had 	C. have 	D. has had
24. The students are always........about doing the experiment in their Physics class.
A. excited 	B. interested 	C. bored 	D. tired
25. When you see the traffic light turn into red, you........stop.
A. should 	B. can 	C. must 	D. ought
26. Because the lift was........., we had to use stairs to reach the fifth floor.
A. out of order 	B. in order	C. operated 	D. run out of
27. Mr. Ba will have his house.......yellow next Sunday.
A. to repaint 	B. repaint 	C. repainted 	D. repainting
28. When I came in, they........newspapers in the library.
A. read 	B. were reading 	C. are reading 	D. will read
29. The girl........to the hospital after the accident is my closest friend.
A. taking 	B. take 	C. to take 	D. taken
30. .......the gift they gave, she felt very happy.
A. Because 	B. Thanks 	C. Because of 	D. In spite
31. Where is your sister? - She......vegetables in the garden.
A. grows	B. will grow 	C. was growing 	D. is growing
32. I hope they........the report by 9 o’clock tomorrow morning.
A. finish 	B. will finish 	C. are going to finish	D. would finish
33. It is careless.........you to break the vase.
A. from 	B. for 	C. of	D. in
34. As soon as he opened the door, he found someone had......his house.
A. broken down B. broken into 	C. broken out	
35. We will hold a party in a luxurious......November the third 2013. 
A. in 	B. between 	C. on 	D. till
II. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition. (1.0 pt)
36. Most American men earn........average about $110 a week.
37. He is married..........my friend.
38. You’d better not drink that milk, Joe. It’s gone...........
39. Are you aware..........the regulations concerning the use of guns?
40.1 used to watch...........the postman's arrival to seize unwanted envelopes and tear off the comer with the stamp stuck on it.
III. Complete the sentences with appropriate form of the word in block capitals. (1.0 pt)
41. ...................are trying to find out new stars. 	SCIENCE
42. He was turned down for the job because he wasn’t......................... 	QUALIFY
43. My colleagues are very pleasant but the manager is a little............	FRIEND
44. Teenagers are now....................dressed. 	FASHION
45. Some people claim to be able to....................the future. 	TELL
IV. Put the verbs given in the brackets into their appropriate tenses or forms. (2.0 pts)
46. Peter did not get used to (get)...............up early when he first came to Vietnam.
47. By the time your brother (return)..............here next year, the city will have changed a lot.
48. What tune (play).................when we came in?
49. I wish I (know)...................her address now.
50. They (learn)................English from nine to ten in this room. Don’t let anyone disturb them then.
51. The prisoner is thought (escape)..............by climbing over the wall yesterday.
52. Five kilometres (be)...............a long way for a little boy to walk.
53. He stepped down from the bench on which he (stand)..............and walked out of the room.
54. He (serve).................in the army in the last war.
55. She regrets (not / buy)...................that house. It is much more expensive now.
V. In each of the following sentences, the 4 words or phrases are marked A, B, C, or D. Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct and correct it. (1.0 pt)
56. The police has not decided whether or not to charge the four young men.
57. Without transportation, our modem society could not be existed.
58. She left the room with not saying a word.
59. The more careful you drive, the fewer accidents you will have.
60. The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
PART D. READING. (4.0 pts)
I. Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) which best fits each space. (1.0 pts)
 What is money? The pound, the dollar or the franc are actually just like a gram or a kilometre. The difference is that you can exchange money for something (61)........ . A five pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweets, or a (62).......of cinema tickets. But the note itself is only a printed (63).......of paper which costs almost nothing to make.
 Thousands of years (64).........people didn't have money as we know (65)........ . There were no banks (66)........even shops. In those days, Mr. Green, the farmer exchanged the corn he (67).........grown for Mr. Hive's honey. This was an exchange arranged between the two (68)......... , each of whom had something that the other wanted. But in time, most societies invented their own "currencies" (69)........that people could exchange more. The different currencies began to join together, which is why (70).......
everyone uses a national currency.
61. A. other 	B. else	C. another 	D. apart
62. A. couple 	B. double 	C. few 	D. several
63. A. slice 	B. part 	C. side 	D. piece
64. A. since 	B. past 	C. before 	D. ago
65. A. them 	B. it 	C. some 	D. that
66. A. or 	B. neither 	C. and 	D. but
67. A. did 	B. was 	C. had 	D. has
68. A. jobs 	B. people 	C. things 	D. goods
69. A. for 	B. by 	C. before 	D. so
70. A. tomorrow 	B. today 	C. recently 	D. soon
II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (1.0 pts)
 People have always dreamed of living forever, and although we all know this will (71).........happen, we still want to live as long as possible. Naturally, there are advantages and disadvantages to a long (72)........ . In the first place, people (73).........live longer can spend more time with their family and friends. Secondly, people who have busy working lives look forward to a long, relaxing time when they can do the things they have never had time for. (74).........the other hand, there are some serious disadvantages. Firstly, many people become ill and consequently have to (75).........time in hospital or become (76).........on their children and friends. Many of them (77)........this dependence annoying or embarrassing. In addition to this, the (78).........people get, the fewer friends they seem to have because old friends die or become ill and it's often (79).........to make new friends.
 To sum up, it seems that living to a very old age is worthwhile for people who stay healthy (80).........to remain independent and enjoy life.
III. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers. (A, B, C, or D). (2.0 pts)
 After inventing dynamite, Swedish-bom Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destmctive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000. Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.
81. The word "foresaw" is nearest in meaning to.........
A. prevailed 	B. postponed	C. prevented 	D. predicted
82. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT.....
A. awards vary in monetary value.
B. ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention,
C. politics plays an important role in selecting the winners.
D. a few individuals have won two awards.
83. The passage implies that Nobel's profession was in........
A. economics 	B. medicine	C. literature 	D. science
84. The word "worthwhile" is closest in meaning to...........
A. economic 	B. prestigious 	C. trivial 	D. valuable
85. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite.
B. Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity,
C. Alfred Nobel left all his money to science.
D. Alfred Nobel made lasting contribution to humanity.
PART E. WRITING. (4.5 pts)
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it. (1.0 pts)
86. I haven't seen this film before.
 This is..................................................................................
87. “I was not there at the time,” he said.
 He denied............................................................................
88. The bus takes longer than the train.
 The train does.....................................................................
89. I have never seen such a mess in my life!
 Never in .............................................................................
90. Who is the owner of that car?
 Who...............................................................................?
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. (1.0 pts)
91. Susan regrets not going to the airport to say goodbye to her friend. 	WISHES
 Susan.................................. the airport to say goodbye to her friend.
92. Despite his age, he’s still working. 	RETIRED
 He still................................................ despite his age.	
93. Despite knowing the area well, I got lost.	EVEN
 I got lost..................................................the area well.
94 . I do not intend to tell you my plans.	OF
 I have......................................................you my plans.
95. Graham spends all his time doing research.	DEVOTED
 Graham has...........................................doing research.
C. COMPOSITION. (2.5 pts)
 Write an essay at least 200 words this topic: “Life skills are very important and useful for students nowadays”.
The End
ANSWER KEY
PART A.
I. 1. B 2. A 3.C 4. A
II. 
5. drama 6. air-conditioner 7. My favorite 8. play pool 9. watching movies 10. party Saturday night
PART B. PHONETICS. 
I. 11. A 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. A
II. 16. A 17. B 18. D 19. C 20. B
PART C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.
I. 
21. C 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. C 31. D 32. B 33. C 34. B 35. C
II. 36. on 37. to 38. off 39. of 40. for
III. 
41. scientists 42. qualified 43. unfriendly 44. fashionably 45. foretell
IV. 
46. getting 47. returns 48. was being played 49. knew 50. will be learning 
51. to have escaped 52. is 53. had been standing 54. served 55. not buying 
V. 
56. A. has " have 57. D. be existed " exist 58. C. with not " without 
59. A. careful " carefully 60. D. wasn’t " didn’t
PART D. READING. (4 pts)
I. 
61. B 62. A 63. D 64. D 65. B 66. A 67. C 68. B 69. D 70. B
II. 
71. not/ never 72. life 73. who/that 74. On 75. spend 76. dependent 
77. find 78. older 79. hard / difficult 8 0. enough
III. 81. D 82. B 83. D 84. D 85. D
PART E. WRITING. (4.5 pts)
I. 
86. This is the first time I have seen this film.
87. He denied being/ having been there/ (that) he had been there at the/ that time.
88. The train does not take as long as the bus (does).
89. Never in my life have I seen such a mess!
90. Who does that car belongs to?
II.
91. wishes she had gone to	92. has not retired
93. even though I knew	94. no intention of telling
95. devoted all his time to
III. COMPOSITION – A SUGGESTED WRITING
 Teaching life skills is an essential part in our current curriculum for the following reasons. 
 Firstly, in everyday life, life skills helps students to find new ways of thinking and solving problems, recognise the impact of their actions, and be ready to take responsibility for what they do rather than blame others. Secondly, to cope with the increasing pace and change of modern life, and meet the challenges of everyday life, life skills help students to build confidence both in publlic speaking and for group collaboration and cooperation, make decisions and understand why they make certain choices outside the classroom and develop a greater sense of self-awareness and appreciation for others. Thirdly, while students work hard to get good grades, many tend to gain fame and ambition, life skills will enable them to self-manage, and understand the labour environment. This will help them to work well as part of a team and manage their own time for schoolwork and/or entertainment. Moreover, with new life skills such as the ability to deal with stress and frustration, if they happen to go to new and strange isolated places, they should be prepared to face associated pressures and the need for flexibility to survive. Last but not least, they must be instructed to gain agility and adaptability to different roles and flexible working environments when they go out to work later. 
 In a word, the more we develop life skills for children, the more these affect and benefit the world they live in. [250 words]