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HUYỆN LAI VUNG

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

(Đề thi có 08 trang)

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút Ngày thi: 17/01/2016

(Phần này dành cho hội đồng chấm thi)

Điểm

từng phần Điểm bài thi Giám khảo 1:

+ Chữ ký:

+ Họ và tên:

STT

(do hội đồng chấm thi ghi)

Câu 1:

Câu 2:…

Câu 3:

Câu 4:

Câu 5:

Tổng:

Bằng số Bằng chữ Giám khảo 2: + Chữ ký: + Họ và tên: Số phách (do hội đồng chấm thi ghi) SECTION 1 LISTENING:(2 points) I Listen to part of passage Choose the best answer for each question below (1 pt) 1 How many percents do graduate schools in the United States increase in applications from international students this year? A seven percents B eight percents C nine percents D ten percents 2 When is the increase the same as? A two years ago B three years ago C four years ago D five years ago 3 Which countries showed the biggest increases in applications to enter master’s and doctoral programs this fall? A China B China, Mexico C Mexico and Brazil D China, Mexico and Brazil 4 Which is the top area of study for international students? A Engineering B Business C Physical D Earth sciences 5 Who made the survey? A South Korea B The Council of Graduate Schools C India D Brazil Write your answers here: 1……… 2……… 3……… 4……… 5………

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II You'll hear a conversation between two people Listen and fill in the blanks

(1 pt)

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report

Some …(1)… in the Netherlands are spending …(2)… hundred thirty thousand dollars on a …(3)… The people are scientists at the University of Maastricht They want to …(4)… that they can make a hamburger that tastes good and does not require

Mr Post says he wants to show that the world’s growing demand for meat could be

…(10)… more efficiently and with less harm to the environment

Write your answers here:

SECTION 2 PHONETICS:(2 points)

I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group (1 pt)

1 A parachute B mechanic C Christmas D scheme

2 A southern B northern C mouths D months

3 A shadow B vanish C Danish D Spanish

5 A exhibition B exhaust C exhibit D exist

Write your answers here:

II Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words (1 pt)

1 A advertise B calculator C teenager D surrounding

2 A economic B introduce C religion D souvenir

3 A earthquake B literature C disappear D generous

4 A preference B disappointed C unpolluted D documentary

5 A recommend B spectator C individual D unexpected

Write your answers here:

SECTION 3 LEXICO- GRAMMAR: (7 points)

I Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences (3 pts)

1 I can't make what is happening

2 A is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the bank robber

3 This dish Is it spicy?

A smells well B is smelling good C is smelled well D smells good

4 Who was the first American person on the moon?

A walking B who walked C walked D to walk

5 She is one of the few people

A to whom I look up B I look up

C who look up to D to who I look up

6 I live in Dalat, is one of the most beautiful cities of Vietnam

7 Neither the students nor the teacher come

8 On the way to the town, they stop a rest

9 It costs about fifty dollars to have a tooth

A filling B to fill C filled D being filled

10 The roof was damaged and water from the ceiling in wet weather

A spilled B dripped C drained D dropped

11 little we may like it, old age comes to most of us

12 The newspaper did not mention the of the damage caused by the fire

13 The judge him fifty dollars for parking his car illegally

A charged B fined C punished D prohibited

14 You can take a taxi you don't mind waiting

A except B unless C provided D apart

15 They live in a large house on the edge of London

A detached B single C separated D divided

Write your answers here:

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II Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it (1pt)

1 So far Linda has been writtten 5 novels on the problems teenagers have to

III Give the correct forms of the words given in brackets (1 pt)

1 The university has the use of dictionaries during language

examinations (author)

2 It is very difficult to find Mrs Burton's shop, for it was from all

others in the street (distinguish)

3 He is very generous Everyone admires his (selfish)

4 skill is the one skill that can grant you the opportunity to get a good

IV Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets (1 pt)

1 What tune (play) _ when we came in?

2 She was badly hurt when her car hit another car If she (wear) _ her seat

belt, she (not hurt) _ so badly

3 If you don't hurry, all the tickets (sell) by the time we (get) _ there

Write your answers here:

V Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition (1pt)

1 Students were angry being treated like children

2 They export their products markets throughout the world

3 I am extremely grateful to all the teachers their help

4 He’s sitting the chair next to the piano

5 She suffers a lack of confidence

Write your answers here:

SECTION 4 READING: (3 points)

I Choose the best answer to complete the passage.(1 pt)

UNICEF means the United Nations Children's Fund It serves children in (1) all over the world It helps children of (2) races, nationalities, religions and political systems in more than 140 worldwide countries The (3) of UNICEF is to help provide a better life for children and their mothers UNICEF (4) both long-term assistance and emergency

UNICEF was (5) in 1946 to help bring food and medicine to children who suffered during World War two in Europe It began (6) a temporary agency, but became a permanent part of the United Nations in 1953 (7) the need for its services around the world UNICEF's primary concern is to help governments of developing countries improve the (8) of life for almost one billion children UNICEF's main office is in the United Nations, New York City, (9) it also has more than 40 offices and 100 programs worldwide In 1965, UNICEF won the Nobel Peace Prize (10) its work helping children and building brighter future

1 A communities B organizations C groups D society

7 A due to B in spite of C since D for

Write your answers here:

1 It can be inferred from the passage that

A natural gas is useless

B people once wasted natural gas

C natural gas is moved in trucks

D natural gas is found where there is no petroleum

2 This passage as a whole is about

A discovering natural gas B finding petroleum

C using natural gas and petroleum D natural gas and its use

3 Which of the following is NOT true about natural gas?

A It is not used for heating B It moves through pipes

4 According to the passage, the easiest way to move natural gas from one place to another is

A to liquidize it and move it through pipelines

B to liquidize it and move it by trucks

C through pipelines

D to store it in large tanks to move

5 How many uses of natural gas are mentioned?

Write your answers here:

people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (3) that everyone agrees stand for particular object or idea Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language

(4) a language properly is very important The basic (5) of English is not very large, and only about 2000 words are needed to (6) it quite well But the more words you know, the more ideas you can (7) and the more precise you can be about their exact meaning

Words are the (8) thing we use in communicating what we want to say The (9) we say the words is also important Our tone of voice can express many motions and (10) whether we are pleased or angry, for instance

Write your answers here:

SECTION 5 WRITING:(6 points)

I Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (1 pt)

1 You must submit articles for the magazine by June 18th

The final date

2 When are the council going to do something about the city's traffic problem? It's high time something

3 They estimated the price, including all the costs

be altered in any way There is an example at the beginning (0) (1 pt)

0 I haven’t phoned her since she left for Paris (LAST)

 The last time I phoned her was when she left for Paris

1 “Please don’t smoke in the house.” she said to us (TO)

 She told

2 I only found out the truth because I heard the two of them talking (FOUND)

 If I

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3 I’m trying to concentrate, but all that noise you’re making is distracting me (PUTTING)

 I’m trying to concentrate, but all that noise

4 She started working as a secretary five years ago (BEEN)  She has ………

5 You might fall if you’re not careful (OR)  Be careful ……… … …

III Nowadays, our environment is being polluted seriously Please write a paragraph of more than 150 words to show the main reasons that polluting the environment and suggest some solutions to keep our environment unpolluted (4pts)

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NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH SECTION 1 : LISTENING

I Listen to part of passage Choose the best answer for each question below (0,2x5=1 pt)

II You'll hear a conversation between two people Listen and fill in the blanks (0,2x5=1 pt)

1 people 2 three 3 hamburger 4 prove 5 Killed

SECTION 3 LEXICO - GRAMMAR

I Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences (0,2x15=3 pts)

finish reserving have been

2 had been wearing (had worn);

wouldn’t have been hurt

3 will have been sold;

1 means/ways 2 understood 3 sounds/ sound 4 Learning 5 vocabulary

3 Taking all the costs into account (consideration) they estimated the price

4 Nobody did anything about it

5 I am not in the habit of (used to) sleeping in the afternoon

II For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in

meaning to the original sentence, using the words in brackets These words MUST NOT

be altered in any way (0,2x5=1 pt)

1 She told us not to smoke in the house

2 If I hadn’t heard the two of them talking, I wouldn’t have found out the truth

3 I’m trying to concentrate, but all that noise you’re making is putting me off

4 She has been (working as) a secretary for five years

5 Be careful or you’ll (might) fall

III Nowadays, our environment is being polluted seriously Please write a passage

of more than 150 words to show the main reasons that polluting the environment and suggest some solutions to keep our environment unpolluted (4 pts)

- Content: 50% of total point: a provision of all main ideas and details as

approriate (2 pts)

- Language: 30% of total point: a variety of vocabulary and structures approriate

to the level of English language gifted lower-secondary school sudents (1,2 pts)

- Presentation: 20% of total point: coherence, cohesion, and style approriate to the

level of Eng lish language gifted lower-secondary school sudents (0,8 pt)

-Hết -

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UBND HUYỆN LAI VUNG PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2014 – 2015 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi gồm 08 trang) MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: 07/12/2014 (Phần này dành cho hội đồng chấm thi) Điểm từng phần Điểm bài thi Giám khảo 1: + Chữ ký: + Họ và tên: STT (do hội đồng chấm thi ghi) Câu I:

Câu II:…

Câu III:

Câu IV:

Tổng:

Bằng số Bằng chữ Giám khảo 2: + Chữ ký: + Họ và tên: Số phách (do hội đồng chấm thi ghi) I LISTENING (2.0 marks) A Listen to the CD player twice and choose the correct answers: (1m) 1 The Statue of Liberty is in _ A the centre of New York City B New York Harbour C the suburbs of New York City

2 The Statue was made by _ A Americans B the French C the British 3 The Statue was completed in _ A 1886 B 1884 C 1866

4 The Statue was made because _ A French people wanted to show their friendship with American people

B American people wanted to show their friendship with French people

C French people wanted to show their friendship with British people

5 Tourists can visit the Statue A every day, including Christmas day

B every day, except Sunday

C every day, but not on Christmas day

ANSWERS:

B Listen to the CD player twice and fill in the missing words: (1m)

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer Write your answer in the box below:

1 Sally got a general at local schools

2 In _ she joined the Star Sports Club

3 There are people in her family

4 She likes _ sports-basketball and swimming, for example

5 She likes to read love stories- books

ANSWERS:

II GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY: (8 marks)

A Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence and write it in the box below: (2ms)

1 _ want to get a good job have to have certain qualifications and experience.

A Who B Those which C Those whom D Those who

2 He is with his present job

A satisfying B satisfied C satisfactory D satisfy

3 Minh ran his brother, Thanh

A more slowly than B as slow as C the most slowly D so slowly than

4 Shy people often find it difficult to group discussions

C get on with D get in touch with

5 Nobody knows who invented the wheel, ?

A do they B don’t they C does it D doesn’t it

6 I prefer staying at work late work home with me

A to take B taking C than take D to taking

7 No one knows what the of the explosion is

A source B reaction C cause D reason

8 I wish I _Bob the money; he spent it all gambling

A didn’t lend B wouldn’t lend C weren’t lending D hadn’t lent

9 Many people will be out of _ if the factory is closed

A career B profession C work D job

10 Mary will take a plane she dislikes flying

A because B but C even though D so

ANSWERS:

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B There are five mistakes in the passage Write out the mistakes and correct them: (1m)

1 If you stay in a Indian home, bring something from your home country as a

gift Despite it is not expected, it would be much appreciated But find out the social status and religion of your hosts before you chose the gift A bottle of whisky would be the perfect gift for some, and no at all appropriately for others If you know the people you are going to stay with,

it is a good idea to ask them how they would like Some things are just not available in India

ANSWERS:

C Supply the correct form of the word in brackets.(2ms)

One thing I know is that I wouldn't like to have an (0) occupation OCCUPY

that has anything to do with physics,(1) or math; CHEMIST

I am not the (2) type at all In fact at school, I was a SCIENCE

complete (3) in these subjects Neither am I very FAIL

good at dealing with people, nor am I (4) , so jobs in AMBITION

business, administration and (5) don't really interest MANAGE

me either Moreover I find it (6) to be surrounded by IRRITATE

a lot of people; I would much rather have a job involving (7) CREATE

work or artistic skills of some sort I would like to have the chance

of work outdoors (8) and perhaps do a bit of traveling OCCASION too I am not (9) concerned about becoming rich but PARTICULAR

I would like to have a (10) income enough to live REASON

D Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in the brackets: (2ms)

My sister (1 work) _ for a bank She (2 start) working five years ago She (3 decide) that she wanted to go into banking while she (4 study) at school She (5 earn) _ fifteen thousand pounds a year She (6 do) an evening course in business administration at the moment to improve her career prospects She (7 probably/get)

_ promotion if she does well on the course

At the moment she (8 talk) to a customer, Mr Pike, who (9 want)

to borrow some money Mr Pike has a furniture shop Next month he will

open another shop nearby a town, but he (10 need) _ some extra capital first ANSWERS:

E Write a suitable preposition for each sentence in the box below: (1m)

1 Someone broke _ the school and made off with computer equipment worth

20,000 dollars

2 The boys _ the end of the class are talking noisily

3 I never feel tired _ watching my father’s coin collection

4 Clean air provides us a healthy supply of oxygen

5 Most towns put a Christmas tree, a fir tree decorated with colored lights, shiny

balls, tinsel and bows

ANSWERS:

III READING: (4 marks)

A Read the passage below carefully and write the best answer A, B, C or D in the box below: (2ms)

Children in (1) _ Netherlands must be at least four years old to (2) _

primary education Almost all 4-year-olds (99.3%) in the country indeed attend primary

school, (3) _ this is not compulsory until children reach the age (4) _ five Primary school is free of charge In most schools, children are grouped by (5) _ in mixed ability classes, with one teacher for all subjects Primary school (6) _ of 8 groups, thus schooling (7) _ for 8 years During the first two years, which (8) _ kindergarten, children receive an average of 22 hours of (9) _, during the last 6 years

children receive an average of 25 hours per week Schools are open 5 days a week, but children are free on Wednesday afternoon At the end of primary school, or in group 8,

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schools advice on secondary school choice Most schools use a national test to support

this advice, for instance the 'Citotoets’, a test (10) by the Central Institute for Test

development

2 A afford B enter C come D run

3 A although B despite C in spite D because

5 A old B elderly C aging D age

6 A includes B contains C consists D composes

7 A spends B lasts C lengthens D takes

8 A also called B is also called C is called also D is also calling

9 A educate B educative C educator D education

10 A develop B to develop C developing D developed

ANSWERS:

B Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE word: (1m)

WHAT MAKES SOMETHING COLLECTABLE?

Why do some everyday objects become valuable and highly priced by collectors, while

(1) _ will always remain worthless reminders of the past? Hilary Kay, (2)

antiques expert, suggests that to see what will be valuable in the future, one needs to look

(3) to the past She gives the example of one of the most valuable objects ever

brought to her for an expert opinion It was a French clockwork toy from the turn of the

century - a fashionably dressed young man smoking a (4) _ - which perfectly

expressed that age of wealth and leisure The clockwork toy was then just a cheap object

of after-dinner amusement, (5) today it is worth around 100,000 pounds.

In modern Vietnam, this has changed completely as people choose their own marriage-partners based on love, and in consideration primarily to their own needs and wants Moreover early marriage is quite illegal