UBND HUYỆN SA THẦY KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN PHÒNG GD&ĐT SA THẦY LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2019 2020 Môn Tiếng Anh ĐỀ DỰ BỊ Thời gian 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi 27/12/2019 Lưu ý 1 Th[.]
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Môn: Tiếng Anh
ĐỀ DỰ BỊ Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 27/12/2019
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Môn: Tiếng Anh
ĐỀ DỰ BỊ Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề)
Ngày thi: 27/12/2019
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SECTION I LISTENING (3 points – 0.2/each)
There are two parts in this section You will hear each part twice After each part, you will have a fifteen-second pause to do
Part 1 Questions from 1 to 5 (1.0 points - 0.2/each)
Listen to Susie, talking to her friend Matt, about going to the cinema Choose the right answer from A, B or C for each question
1. Which film will they see?
2. They are going to the cinema _
A. by the market B. in the shopping centre C. opposite the park
3. How will they get there?
4. Matt should meet Susie at _
5. The cinema tickets will cost _
Part 2 Questions from 6 to 15 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)
You will hear a man phoning a woman who lives in an English City called Banford to get some advice about moving to that city Complete the notes below Write one word or a number for each answer.
Moving to Banford City
Example Linda recommends living in suburb of: Dalton:
Accommodation
• Average rent: (6) £ ……… a month
Transport
• Linda travels to work by (7)………
• Limited (8)……… in city centre
• Trains to London every (9)……… minutes
Trang 3• Poor train service at (10) ………
Advantages of living in Banford
• New (11) ……… opened recently
• (12) ……… has excellent reputation
• Good (13) ……… on Bridge Street
Meet Linda
• Meet Linda on (14) ……… after 5.30 pm
• In the (15)……… opposite the station
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 points)
Part 1: Questions from 16 to 35 (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
16. He managed to keep his job the manager had threatened to sack him
17. The government made serious attempts to raise the of living
18. If you run Steve, give him my best wishes
19. I read the contract again and again avoiding making spelling mistakes
A. with a view to B. In view of C. by means of D. in terms of
20. These days, more and more teenagers a crime at the early age
21. You should before buying because it is very expensive
A. cost an arm and a leg B. take it for granted
22. After reading the letter, it on the table
A. leaving B. and leaving C. she left D. and she left
23. Our father suggested _to Danang for this summer holiday
24 Nothing seems to bother Colin No matter what happens, he always seems to remain as cool as _
25. Without your help, I the technical problem with my computer the other day
26. This part of the country is famous its beautiful landscapes and fine cuisine
27. Most psychologists agree that the basic structure of an individual's personality is
A. by the age of five it is quite well established
B. quite well established by the age of five
C. well established quite by the age of five
D. by the age of five and quite well established
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29. Don't forget to say goodbye to the _ before leaving the office
A interviewer B interviewing C interviewee D interview
30. The US president Barack Obama an official visit to Vietnam in May 2016, which is
of great significance to the comprehensive bilateral partnership
31. Candidates are requested to the form to the admissions officer by July 25th
32. The firefighters7 single-minded devotion to the rescue of the victims of the fire was
A. respecting B. respective C. respectful D. respectable
33. The university administrations are introducing new measures to that the enrolment process runs smoothly
34. Sorry for being late I was in the traffic for more than an hour
A. carried on B. held up C. put off D. taken after
35. She was tired and couldn't keep the group
Part 2 Questions from 36 to 45 (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence
36. All houses in that village are ……… ……. decorated (beauty)
37. Mexico achieved ……… ……. from France totally in 1954 (depend)
38. We were shocked by the ……… ……. of the staff of that firm (friend)
39. There were more than fifty ……… ……. in the race this morning (compete)
40. The health report stresses the ……… ……. of fresh food in a diet (important)
41. He has been criticized for his ……… ……. in foreign affairs (experience)
42. Reduction in government spending will ……… ………….further cuts in public services (necessary)
43. She is the most ……… ……. girl in my class (attract)
44. There's been a big ……… ……. in the children's behaviour (improve)
45. He was ……… ……. in politics and he never votes for any parties (interest)
Part 3: Questions from 46 to 50 (1 points - 0.2/ each)
Each of the following sentences has an error Find the errors and correct them.
46. Each of the nurses report to the operating room when his or her name is called
47. My father used to give me a good advice whenever I had a problem
48. The little boys mother bought him a five - speeds racing bicycle for his birthday
49. He was too exhausted that he couldn’t even stand on his feet
50. The governor, with his wife and children, are at home watching the election returns on TV
Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55 (1 point - 0.2/ each)
Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
51. Will you take responsibility ……….……. arranging the food?
52. Your shoes are similar ……….……. mine but they are not exactly the same
53. This reference book is ……….……. far the best on the subject
Trang 554. He said he was sorry ……….……. the situation but there was nothing he could do.
55. The skirt ……….……. the vest You can’t buy them separately
SECTION III: READING (6.0 POINTS)
Part 1 Questions 56 to 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question
British families started going on holiday to the seaside around the middle of the 19th century The invention of the railways (56) this possible The first holidaymakers were quite rich and went for their health and education The seaside was a place to be (57) of illness, and doctors recommended bathing in the sea and drinking sea water Also to (58) their knowledge, families attended concerts and read books from the library
At that time, ordinary working people had very little time (59) work However, in
1871, the government introduced four ‘Banking Holiday’ – national holiday days This (60) people to have a day or two out, which now and then gave them a taste for leisure and the seaside At first, they went on day-trips, taking (61) of special cheap tickets on the railways By the 1880s, rising incomes (62) that many ordinary workers and their families could have a week’s holiday at the seaside Rail fares were reduced and cheap hotels were built to (63) them Holidaymakers enjoyed being idle, sitting on the beach, bathing in the sea, and eating ice-cream Cheap entertainment was (64) offer and holidaymakers went to have fun
Today the English seaside (65) popular, with more than 18 million holidays taken there each year
57 A recovered B improved C cured D remedied
58 A add B increase C raise D spread
60 A allowed B provided C opened D offered
61 A opportunity B advantage C profit D benefit
62 A meant B resulted C produced D caused
63 A board B accommodate C lodge D cater
65 A stays B continues C lasts D remains
Part 2 Questions 66 – 75 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question
The Sun today is a yellow dwarf star It is fueled by thermonuclear reactions near its center that convert hydrogen to helium The Sun has existed in its present state for about four billion six hundred million years and is thousands of times larger than the Earth By studying other stars, astronomers can predict what the rest of the Sun’s life will be like About five billion years from now, the core of the Sun will shrink and become hotter The surface temperature will fall The higher temperature of the center will increase the rate of thermonuclear reactions The outer regions of the Sun will expand approximately 35 million miles, about the distance to Mercury, which is the closest planet to the Sun The Sun will then be a red giant star Temperatures on the Earth will become too high for life to exist Once the Sun has used up its thermonuclear energy as a red giant, it will begin to shrink After it shrinks to the size of the Earth, it will become a white dwarf star The Sun may throw off huge amounts of gases in violent eruptions called nova explosions as it changes from a red giant to a white
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dark and cold If any atmosphere remains there, it will have frozen over the Earth’s surface.
66. It can be inferred from the passage that the Sun
A. is approximately halfway through its life as a yellow dwarf
B. will continue to be a yellow dwarf for another 10 billion years
C. has been in existence for 10 billion years
D. is rapidly changing in size and brightness
67. What will probably be the first stage of change for the Sun to become a red giant?
A. Its surface will become hotter and shrink
B. It will throw off huge amounts of gases
C. Its central part will grow smaller and hotter
D. Its core will cool off and use less fuel
68. When the Sun becomes a red giant, what will the atmosphere be like on the Earth?
A. It will be enveloped in the expanding surface of the sun
B. It will become too hot for life to exist
C. It will be almost destroyed by nova explosions
D. It will freeze and become solid
69. When the Sun has used up its energy as a red giant, it will
A. get frozen B. cease to exist C. stop to expand D. become smaller
70. Large amounts of gases may be released from the Sun at the end of its life as a
A. black dwarf B. white dwarf C. red giant D. yellow dwarf
71. As a white dwarf, the Sun will be
A. the same size as the planet Mercury
B. around 35 million miles in diameter
C. a cool and habitable planet
D. thousands of times smaller than it is today
72. The Sun will become a black dwarf when
A. the Sun moves nearer to the Earth
B. it has used up all its fuel as a white dwarf
C. the core of the Sun becomes hotter
D. the outer regions of the Sun expand
73. The word “there” in the last sentence of paragraph 4 refers to
A. the planet Mercury B. the core of a black dwarf
C. our own planet D. the outer surface of the Sun
74. This passage is intended to
A. describe the changes that the Sun will go through
B. present a theory about red giant stars
C. alert people to the dangers posed by the Sun
D. discuss conditions on the Earth in the far future
75. The passage has probably been taken from
A. a scientific journal B a news report
C. a work of science fiction D a scientific chronicle
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Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap.
People have been playing (76) ……….……. marbles for thousands of years The first marbles were probably (77) ……….……. river stones that happened to be naturally round enough to roll or, more likely, rounded globs of clay that were baked hardness (78) ……….……. very old clay marbles have been found in both Greek and Roman ruins, and quartz spheres have been dated at around 6000 B.C Harder and (79) ……….……. durable marbles tend to inspire different kinds of games than soft clay marbles, which crack very easily So (80) ……….……. the advent of hand rounded and polished marbles made of agate or some other rugged, igneous rock, the ‘golden age’ of marbles and (81)
……….……. play flowered Stone marbles began to appear in the early 1800s in what is now the southern part of Germany Shortly after, handmade glass marbles (82) ……….……. in the same part of Europe For the next 120 years, marbles and marble playingthere were literally hundreds of games -flourished in both Europe and America Marble players developed their (83) ……….……. vocabulary for different sizes and materials of marbles, as well as for the many kinds of games to be played and the way marbles were (84) ……….……. in the games For example, if you were going to play a game of Ring-Taw, one of the (85) ……….……. popular and enduring marbles games, you would lag for the first shot, and then knuckle down from the baulk, trying your best to get a mib or two with your opponent’s immie
SECTION IV WRITITNG (4 points)
Part 1: Questions 86 – 90 (1 points- 0.2/ each)
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it
86. It will be impossible to avoid pollution if we don’t find other fuels
We can’t
87. I’m sure you were surprised when you heard the new
You must
88. She doesn’t enjoy travelling any more
No
89. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches
In case
90. In spite of not speaking Vietnamese, Mr Anderson decided to settle in Hanoi
Although
Part 2: Questions 91 – 95 (1 points - 0.2/ each)
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the given word Do not change the given word
96 We’d better leave them a note, because it’s possible they’ll arrive later (case)
We’d better leave them a note ……… later
97 The last Olympic Games were held in Seoul (took)
The last Olympic Games ……… Seoul
98 In the end, I felt I had been right to leave the club (regrets)
I had ……… the club in the end
99 The company has decided to replace this model (intention)
It’s the ……… this model
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Jack ……… in the next two matches.
Part 3 Essay writing (2 points)
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