Đề luyện thi HSG Anh 9 cấp Tỉnh

Đề luyện thi HSG Anh 9 Cấp Tỉnh được sưu tầm và chắt lọc ra những kiến thức cũ, thay vào đó là những kiến thức thường xuất hiện trong đề thi vào những năm gần đây giúp học sinh nâng cao kiến thức và nắm chắc kiến thức trong tay để làm bài tốt nhất

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

Môn: Tiếng Anh

( Đề thi gồm có 8 trang - Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi này)

Key+audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGRcO6cRIYU&list=PL59YYxN58hcqB-lgo30ctROz_KsgeQvc5&index=13

SECTION A: LISTENING (30 points) Part I Listen and complete the note Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer (10 points)

First type of accommodation: (1) _

Problem with the first accommodation: (2) _

Second type of accommodation: (3)

Name of the course: (4)

Comment about the course: Computer room busy

Suggestion for improving the course: (5) _

Part II You will hear a man called Paul Hart talking about his trip to Africa with a team

of scientists For each question, choose the best option A, B or C (10 points)

1 Why did Paul choose the part of Africa he visited?

A It is good for walking

B It will soon change

C He had been there before

2 What made the team’s journey slow?

A clearing paths through the forest

B finding somewhere safe to camp

C carrying heavy equipment

3 What did Paul worry about during the trip?

A the number of dangerous animals

B getting information he needed

C being responsible for a team of people

4 Paul says that the team didn’t have enough food because

A some people ate more than they should

B the walk took longer than expected

C some of the food went bad too quickly

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5 Why were the team grateful to a fisherman they

met? A He let everyone rest on his boat.

C He helped one of them who was ill

C He told them which direction to take

Your answer:

Part III Look at the sentences for this part You will hear a conversation between a boy, Simon, and a girl, Tina, about some problems Tina is having at school Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect If it is correct, put a tick (√) in the box under A for YES If it is correct, put a tick (√) in the box under B for NO.(10 points)

0 Simon thinks Tina should talk about her problem.

1 Simon agrees that the teachers are unfair

2 Tina doesn’t concentrate in class

3 Tina is ill

4 Simon feels sorry for Tina

5 Tina realizes her mistakes

A YES

√

B NO

SECTION B PHONETICS (10 points) Part I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest (5 points)

Your answer:

Part II Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group (5 points)

1 A federation B mausoleum C correspond D optional

3 A achievement B experiment C explanation D discovery

5 A understand B engineer C Vietnamese D festival

Your answer:

SECTION C LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (75 points)

Part I Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence (15 points)

1 Nobody is ready, ?

2 The built to the factory provided valuable extra space

3 You need to a lot of effort to become a good English learner

4 Film studios would not make violent movies if people to watch them

A do not want B didn’t want C couldn’t want D not wanting

5 People came from to take part in the demonstration Washington

A round and round B out and about C there and back D far and wide

6 The men and animals were coming through the street made a big cloud of dust

7 - Peter: "Thanks for your help, John." - John: " "

A With all my heart B Never remind me C It's my pleasure D As you wish

8 The new experimental system didn’t expectations

A catch up with B come up to C bring about D come across

9 The MP3 is It can be carried around easily

10 I’m the habit of getting up early

11 Jane likes watching films, but she is not keen on any kind

12 school leavers go to Vocational Schools than before

13 - A: Have you written to John yet?

- B: No, I didn’t know his address; , I would have written to him

14 Recently engineering development has made to recycle plastic soda bottles into polyester fabric

A possible, and B it is possible C the possible D it possible

15 In order to buy his house, he had to obtain a large from his bank

Your answer:

Part II Give the correct form of the words to complete the following sentences (20 points)

When a celebrity, a politician or other person in the media spotlight loses their temper in public, they run the risk of hitting the headline in a most (1 EMBARRASS) way For such uncontrolled outbursts of (2 ANGRY) are often triggered by what seem to be

trivial matters and, if they are caught on camera, can make the person appear slightly ridiculous But it’s not only the rich and famous who are prone to fits of rage According to recent surveys,

ordinary people are (3.INCREASE) tending to lose their cool in public

Yet anger is a potentially (4 DESTROY) emotion that uses a lot of energy and create a high level of emotional and physical stress-and it stops us thinking rationally (5 CONSEQUENT) , angry people often end up saying, and doing things they later have cause to regret

So, how can anger be avoided? Firstly, diet and lifestyle may be to blame

(6.TOLERATE) and irritability certainly come to the surface when someone hasn’t slept properly or has skipped a meal, and any intake of caffeine can make things (7 BAD) Taking regular exercise can help to ease and diffuse (8 FEEL) of aggression, however, reducing the chances of an angry (9 RESPOND) But if something or someone does make you angry, it is (10 ADVISE) not to act immediately Once you’ve calmed down, things will look half as bad as you first thought

Your answer:

Part III There is one mistake in each line of the following passage Find, underline and correct them (20 points)

The world is getting warmest and the oceans are rising Why is this 0 warmer

happening? One answer is that it could simple be part of a natural 1 ………

process After all, there has been ice ages and long periods of warmth, 2 ………

so we could just be experiencing other warming trend This kind of 3 ………

answer had less supporters a few years ago What scientists now 4 ………

believe is that human activity is the cause For more than two hundreds 5 ………

years, human had been gradually changed the atmosphere, mainly as a 6 ………

result of industrial pollution We have created a atmosphere around the 7 ………….…

earth that, like a giant glass container, lets hot from the sun through and 8 ………….…

then holds them in Will the temperatures and sea levels keep rising? 9 ………….…

The general answer is fortunately yes 10 ………….…

Part IV Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets (20 points)

a No decision (1 make) about any future appointment until all suitable candidates ( 2 interview)

b Not until I lived with him I (3 realize) that he (4 cheat) me and it was my terrible

mistake to marry him

c (5.Write) the letter, she put it in an envelope.

d He wore the false beard (6 avoid) (7.recognize)

e She describes the accident as if she (8.witness) it yesterday

f When the liner (9 hit) the iceberg yesterday, most of the passengers (10 have) dinner

Your answer:

SECTION D READING COMPREHENSION (40 points)

Part I Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the following paragraph (20 points)

On April Fools' Day, people in many countries play tricks on each (1) Usually, the tricks involve making friends believe something ridiculous On this day you could, for example, tell a friend there is a huge spider on their shoulder If they believe you, you have succeeded (2) fooling them, and even if you only trick them for a second, you have (3) right to shout "April Fool!"

This day, 1st April, is also known as All Fools’ Day In some countries, such as Ireland

or Cyprus, you can only try to fool someone before twelve noon (4) you do play tricks after midday, you will become the fool instead So it is advisable for you to do that in the morning (5) you do for, all you want is fun rather than do harm to others And if you don’t want to be foolish, be sensitive!

But how did this (6) begin? Some say April Fools’ Day originated in France

when that country adopted the new Gregorian calendar In the previous calendar, New Year was celebrated (7) 25th March until 1st April, not on 1st January, as in the Gregorian calendar

Some people refused to (8) the new calendar, and continued to celebrate the New Year

in spring Other people made fun of them and laughed at them (9) they were

old-fashioned and didn't want to change Now April Fools' Day has become a global tradition, and

no one is safe! People play tricks on anyone, not just on (10) who don't want to change with the times

Your answer:

Part II Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D that best fits each of the blank spaces (10 points)

In practically any country in the world, you are (1) to find a market somewhere Markets have been with us since (2) times, and arose wherever people needed to

exchange the goods they produced For example, a farmer might have exchanged a cow for tools But just as times have (3) , so have markets practices So, (4) in early times the main activity (5) with markets would have been ‘bartering’- in (6)

words exchanging goods – today most stall-holders wouldn’t be too (7) on accepting potatoes as payment, for instance, instead of cash

In contrast, what might be a common (8) in a modern market in some countries is

a certain amount of ‘haggling’, where customer and seller eventually (9) on a price, after what sometimes be quite a heated debate However, behavior which is expected in a market in one country may not be acceptable in another Even within one country, there may be some markets where you could haggle quite (10) and others where it would be

advisable not to try

1 A inevitable B confident C sure D definite

4 A however B despite C nevertheless D whereas

5 A associated B relating C connecting D attached

Your answer:

Part III Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question (10 points)

If you were to stop people in the street and ask them to name a ship that had been sunk,

it is likely that nearly all of them would say the Titanic For the sinking of the Titanic was, if

not the most tragic, certainly the most famous sea disaster in the history of ocean travel

The Titanic was built as a luxury liner, intended to be the fastest in the world, and a great

deal of publicity had surrounded it The last point probably explains why so many important people from all walks of life were on the boat when it went down

The Titanic was on its maiden voyage to America in 1912 when it struck an iceberg and

sank Of its 2,300 passengers, more than two-thirds were drowned Because the Titanic was

thought to be virtually unsinkable, no one was prepared for the tragedy There was total panic as very few of the passengers had bothered to learn the necessary drill in the event of trouble

There was severe shortage of lifeboats and those that were launched were still half-empty The

one point of calm was to be found in the ballroom where the band carried on playing right to the very end

What makes the sinking of the Titanic even more tragic is the fact that warnings of

icebergs had been sent, yet the liner was still continuing at full speed In addition, one ship was only ten miles away but did not receive the distress signal

One good thing did, however, result from the disaster The whole question of safety at sea was looked into, resulting in much better safety measures, including stricter lifeboat regulations and the establishment of an iceberg patrol

1 The sinking of the Titanic was .

A the most tragic sea disaster B the most historic sea disaster

C the most famous sea disaster D the first great sea disaster

2 What can the word “maiden” be best replaced with?

3 The life boats were

A too short B launched too soon C half finished D poorly equipped

4 The word “ those” refers to .

5 The positive result of the disaster was that

A a full inquiry was made B sea travel was made safer

C lifeboats were made larger D a program of iceberg destruction was started

Your answer:

SECTION E WRITING (45 points) Part I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (10 points)

1 If I met the author one day, I'd ask him to sign my copy of this book

→Were I

2 I haven’t seen her for 2 years

→ It’s

3 “Whatever you do, don’t walk on the grass.” the safeguard said to the tourists

→The safeguard warned ……….………

4 They think that the flowers in this region are killed by frost

→The flowers………

5 I don't really like her, even though I admire her achievements

→Much

Part II Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same as the given one Using the given word in brackets Do not change the word (10 points)

1 She thought it was too difficult for her to finish her work by lunchtime.( FOUND)

→ ……….………… ……… her work by lunchtime

2 Although the dog appeared harmless, it was, in fact, quite dangerous (CONTRARY)

→……… ………, in fact, quite dangerous

3 As far as I know he is still working in Bristol (KNOWLEDGE).

→………, he is still working in Bristol

4 David impressed his new boss by settling down to work (GOOD)

→David ……… his new boss by settling down to work

5 Be sure to say goodbye to your grandmother before you leave (WITHOUT)

→Be sure……… to your grandmother

Part III Writing a passage (25 points)

In 150 - 180 words write a passage about your hobby Use specific reasons and details to support your writing

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