Đề thi thử số 38 (1)

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ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 38

KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC ……….

Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút

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SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points) (You will hear twice for each part)

Part 1: Questions from 1 to 5 (1 point -0.2/ each)

You will hear an interview, in which a businesswoman called, Carla Smith is talking about her life and work Choose the correct answer, A, B or C for each of the following questions.

1 Why did Carla change the way she worked?

A She didn’t enjoy the work she did.

B She spent very little time at home.

C She had health problems.

2 What does Carla say about running her own business?

A She continues to work a lot of hours.

B It allows her to take more holidays.

C She earns more than she used to.

3 What changes did Carla make to her exercise routine?

A She does more exercise than she used to.

B She does a new kind of exercise now.

C She exercises at a different time of day.

4 How does Carla feel about her health and eating habits?

A guilty about having too many snacks

B delighted that she has discovered new foods

C surprised that she now feels so much better

5 Where does Carla spend time with her sisters?

A in her own home B at the cinema C at the local pool

Part 2: Questions from 6 to 15 (2 points - 0.2/ each)

Listen to the conversation betwween Linda and Matt 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

• 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 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)

Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to best complete the following sentences

16 The other party has raised a number of to the reforms in the tax system.

A problems B objections C difficulties D complaints

17 The jury her compliments on her excellent knowledge of the subject.

18 The professor wasn't with the current political affairs in his country after his long

stay abroad

A familiar B present C knowledgeable D actual

19 It's not easy to make Stanley furious, the boy is very gentle by .

20 The Martins have confirmed their strong to charity actions by donating a lump sum

of money again

A compliance B reliance C assignment D commitment

21 I think he’s from America, ?

22 All barristers are expected to study at the Inns of Court

23 Out of the classroom when the school bell rang.

A run the children B do the children run C.ran the children D did the children run

24 The government is determined to terrorism.

A put the stop to B put a stop to C put stops to D put stop to

25 The team had ben trying to win the competition for years Last year they finally .

A carried away B carried it on C brought it off D brought it on

26 I would like to take this opportunity to my gratitude for your ongoing support.

27 This book is so interesting that I can’t _

A pick it up B let it down C open it up D put it down

28 His country has climate.

A continent B continental C continence D continentally

29 The accident was the mistake of the driver.

A causing many people to die B caused great human loss

C to cause many people die D which causes many people to die

30 The family could not because they had forgotten their passports.

31 John: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?” Mary: “ ”

A Of course not You bet! B Well, that’s very surprising

C There’s no doubt about it D Yes, it’s an absurd idea.

32 We expected him at eight, but he finally at midnight.

33 The reviewer Mathew's new novel as a new style of modern science fiction.

A chewed B digested C described D drew

34 It was so foggy that the climbers couldn’t the nearest shelter.

35 If it’s raining tomorrow afternoon, we’ll have to the match till next Sunday.

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 Thomas ……… broke the expensive vase (accident)

37 He will have to find a ……… for his gardener (place)

38 It would be ……… of her for not keeping her promise (honor)

39 He is in his late 50s and yet his energy seems ……… (exhaust)

40 The water in this lake is totally contaminated It’s ……… (drink)

41 She was very ……… by the results of the final examination (heart)

42 Colleges and universities have been ……… funded for years (adequate)

43 We apologize for the ……… caused to the passengers (convenient)

44 The government has recently ……… the country’s railway systems (nation)

45 The Prime Minister appeared on TV last night to ……… his new policy (public)

Part 3: Questions from 46 to 50 (1 point - 0.2/ each)

Each of the following sentences has an error Find the errors and correct them

46 The teacher found a great deal of mistakes in his students’ writing

47 Hardly had  he entered the office than he realized that he had forgotten his wallet.

48 Exercising well is as important to your health as sleep and eating correctly.

49 The Department of Foreign Languages are not located in the new block.

50 If either of you take a vacation, we will not be able to finish the work.

Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55 (1 point - 0.2/ each)

Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.

51 She told me to find ……… the name of the new hairdresser.

52 She’s absolutely ……… the moon about her new job

53 There is no comparison ……… the losses we made last year to the disaster of this year!

54 Sharon did not attend the meeting because she was ……… the weather.

55 He is intent on passing the examination, but I’m doubtful ……… his chances.

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

The importance of science

The aim of science is to (56)  out how the world and everything in it, and beyond it, works Some people, though, (57)  that much of what is done in the name of science is a waste of time and money What is the (58)  in investigating how atoms behave or in studying stars billions of kilometres away? Science, they argue, is of (59)  only if it has

some practical use When the Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell (60)  experiments with electricity and magnetism in the late 19th century, he had no particular end in (61) 

and was certainly not (62)  to make money; he was simply trying to reveal more about how the world works And yet his work laid the (63)  for our modern way of life Computers, the internet, satellites, mobile phones, televisions, medical scanners all owe their (64)  to the fact that a scientist (65)  the need to understand the world a little better

57 A claim B demand C tell D review

60 A brought on B carried out C pulled out D set off

63 A sources B origins C structures D foundations

Part 2 Questions 66 – 75 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)

Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.

Cell phones are an integrated part of our society at this point, and their main use is com m unication They keep students in touch with the rest of the world by giving them the power to interact

with it In my day, if you forgot your lunch you were at the mercy of the office calling home for

you Now, students have the ability to solve their own problems and handle certain "emergencies" on their own

Cell phones also allow students the ability when the time is right, to keep in touch with students at other schools or friends that don't go to school While not an educational benefit directly, better

relationships can lead to higher self-esteem and reduce isolation, which is good for everybody In the

same way, camera phones allow students to capture the kinds of memories that help build a solid school culture, and, in some cases, can act as documentation of misbehavior in the same way that store cameras provide evidence and deter bad behavior

Academically, the cell phone can act as to record video of a procedure of explanation that may need to be reviewed later It could be used to record audio of a lecture, as well, for later review And

just imagine if class could be easily "taped" for students who are absent? What if they could even be

streamed and seen from home instantly?

The iPod is a little trickier, because its function varies greatly by model At its heart, it is a

media player, and I know for a fact that many students work better while listening to music For this reason, they can have a good effect by keeping students from getting too distracted while working

(ironic, because we mostly think of them AS distractions!) If it is a WIFI compatible model, and

wireless internet is available, the iPod can be a great tool for looking up information or digging into things more deeply Depending on the model, it may be able to act as a camera and video recorder as well (with the same benefits as the cell phone)

Devices like the Kindle could, conceivably, make learning a lot easier Imagine carrying all your textbooks in the palm of your hand, rather than strapped to your back! Though expensive, compared

to buying new textbooks, the Kindle is a bargain Many of the books used in high school English classes are actually FREE on the Kindle

66 The passage mainly discusses

A how some electronic devices are used in education

B how to use electronic devices in the classroom

C what is the best electronic device used in education

D which electronic device will be used as the textbooks

67 The word "it" in the passage refers to .

C the rest of the world D the main use

68 The phrase "at the mercy of" mostly m eans

A completely dependent on B at request of

69 According to the passage, cell phones do NOT

A help students keep in touch with their friends

B allow students to capture of memories

C help students record audio of a lecture

D enable students to write their assignment

70 The word "which" in the passage refers to

A building better relationships B achieving higher self-esteem

C that relationships lead to higher self-esteem D having higher-esteem and lower isolation

71 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "taped "?

72 The phrase "At its heart" mostly refers to

A the main function B the core part C the central unit D the best usage

73 The word "ironic" is closest in meaning to

74 Which of the following is NOT true about the iPod according to the passage?

A The iPod can be used to make phone calls.

B The iPod can be connected to the Internet.

C The iPod can be used to record videos.

D The iPod comes in different models.

75 Which of the following is true about the Kindle according to the passage?

A The Kindle is more economical than new textbooks.

B Everything read on the Kindle is free of charge.

C The Kindle comes in different models as the iPod does.

D You cannot listen to music with a Kindle.

Part 3: Questions 76 – 85 (2.0 points- 0.2/ each).

Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap.

Food preservation

Keeping food for long periods (76) ……… time was historically a huge problem This proved especially crucial (77) ……… times when agricultural production (78) ……… severely limited by weather or crop failure People commonly used ice to (79) ……… food fresh but, of course, ice itself melts relatively quickly In 1859 an American, John Mason,

(80) ……… a glass jar with a metal screw-on lid, creating a perfect seal and making

(81) ……… possible to preserve food that would previously not have remained edible Mason’s jar is still (82) ……… use throughout the world An even (83) ……… successful method for keeping food by canning it in metal containers was perfected between 1870

(84) ……… 1920 by Englishman Bryan Donkin This preserved food beautifully, though the

early iron cans were expensive, heavy and difficult to open A breakthrough came in the 1880s with the development of lighter materials (85) ……… also enabled mass production of cans

SECTION IV WRITITNG (4 points)

Part 1: Questions 86 – 90 (1 point- 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 People say that nuclear energy has caused lots of problems

87 You can ring this number whenever there is any difficulty.

@ Should

88 I am sorry I didn’t succeed in finding the solution.

@ If only

89 We stayed in this hotel last summer vacation.

@ It is

90 Although the ticket may seem expensive, it is good value formoney

@ Expensive

91 “You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John.

@ The team leader criticized

92 I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.

@ Only when

93 When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment.

@ On

94 I’m absolutely sure that they weren’t playing in this weather

@ They can't

95 They thought that John had stolen the diamond

@ The diamond

Part 2: Questions 91 – 95 (1 point - 0.2/ each)

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

96 The teacher postponed the class trip until the summer term (off)

@ The class trip ……… the teacher until the summer term

97 A famous architect designed Dr Schneider’s house for her (had)

@ Dr Schneider ……… ……….……… a famous architect

98 “Peter, you’ve eaten all the ice cream!” said his mother (accused)

@ Peter’s mother ……….……… all the ice cream

99 It was wrong of you to borrow my jacket without asking (ought)

@ You ……… ……… before you borrowed my jacket

100 Jim fell off his bike because he wasn’t watching carefully the way (paid)

@ If Jim ……… to the way, he wouldn’t have fallen off his bike

101 She stressed the importance of keeping the family together (emphasis)

@ She ……… of keeping the family together

102 The Prime Minister resigned because of his sudden illness (resulted)

@ The Prime Minister's ……… his sudden illness

103 Don't conclude that learning English is easy (come)

@ Don't ……… that learning English is easy

104 In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football (shoulders)

@ In the area, Thailand is ……… all other countries in football

105 Someone has just informed me that you're looking for a new job (been)

@ I ……… that you're looking for a new job