Đề thi chọn HSGTiếng anh 9 năm 2015 2016

Even though ……… have traveled to the Moon, people cannot visit the Moon without special suits.. Like oil, it is a fossil fuel and is thus a ……… source of energy.. People commonly complai

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

TRƯỜNG THCS ………

-ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG

NĂM HỌC 2015-2016

ĐỀ THI MÔN: Tiếng Anh; Lớp: 9

Ngày thi: 19/09/2015

Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút

(không kể thời gian phát đề)

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Họ và tên thí sinnh:

Số báo danh: Phòng: _

Học sinh lớp: _

Giám thị 1: ……….

Giám thị 2: ……….

(Kí – ghi rõ họ tên)

STT do giám thị ghi

Số phách (Do CT HĐ chấm thi ghi)

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-KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI

CẤP TRƯỜNG 2015-2016

Giám thị 1: ……….

Giám thị 2: ……….

(Kí – ghi rõ họ tên)

STT do giám thị ghi

Số phách (Do CT HĐ chấm thi ghi)

Điểm bài thi Họ tên và chữ kí Bằng số Bằng chữ Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2

*Point for each part:

Part I: ……

Part II: ……

Part III: ……

Part IV: ……

Part V: ……

Part VI: ……

Part VII: ……

Part VIII: ……

Part IX: ……

Part X: ……

Points: ………

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-I GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: (3,5pts)

Part 1: Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D Circle your choice (2,0pts)

1 Tom: “When can I have my car back?” – Mary: “I think it’ll ……… late this afternoon.”

2 I didn’t think my interiew went very well, but I guess it must have Despite all my anxiety, I

……… for the job I wanted I’m really going to work hard to justify their confidence

3 Maria is scared of living on her own in a big city

4 Nick: “Is Laura here?” – Don: “No, she ……… home.”

5 You can borrow the car ……… you promise to drive

6 ………… the furniture ……… arrived yet

7 Bread is made ………… bread flour and yeast

8 Carbon emissions from airplanes and other pollutants ……… to global warming

9 Mrs Chi’s office is the second door ………

10 Dr Sales is a person …………

A in whom I don’t have much confidence C whom I don’t have much confidence in him

B in that I don’t have much confidence D I don’t have much confidence

11 To register is:

A to pay your bill in a hotel C to leave your luggage in a hotel

B to record your name in a hotel D to have a meal in a hotel

12 The more time you spend practising English, …… command of it you will have

13 Report it to ……… you see at the police station

14 Jessica is a beautiful but very arrogant girl She always looks …… other people

15 I came ……… a reference to Makonde catving when I was an art student

16 When we put up the sheleves in the kitchen, it was very simple We just had to …… a few holes in the wall

17 His father is a very good friend of ………

18 The suit he bought is somewhat ……… yours

19 Do not adjust your picture There is at technical fault

A There is something wrong at the TV

station

C You should switch off your TV

B There is something wrong with the TV D You should call an engineer

20 Mind your head.

A Watch out for falling bricks C Remember to cover your head

Part 2: Complete each sentence with a word from the box (1,0pt)

1 It is not easy for adult students of English to improve their ………

2 Even though ……… have traveled to the Moon, people cannot visit the Moon

without special suits

3 Like oil, it is a fossil fuel and is thus a ……… source of energy

4 Our new apartment is on a very busy street I ……… we’ll get used to the noise, but at the moment we find it very ………

5 After many years of hardwork, he ………

6 People commonly complain that they never have enough time to ……… task

7 “I cried because I had no shoes until I saw a man who had no ………” Helen Keller said

8 Nguyen Thi Anh Vien is a 19-year-old Vietnamese woman who is the fastest swimmer in Southeast Asia in ……… races

9 An ……… is the perceptible shaking of the surface of the Earth, which can be violent enough to destroy major buildings and kill thousands of people

Part 3: Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences (0,5pt)

1 A good student must know how to study ……… (effect)

2 Don’t you know that your good result will make your parents ……… (mesure) proud

of you?

3 He fell off the bike, but his ……… were not serious (injure)

4 She received a lot of ……… from her parents (courage)

5 These ……… (innovate) will conserve the earth’s resources.

II READING: (3,0pts)

Part 1: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space (1,0pt)

Passage 1 Energy is very important in our modern life People energy (1) ………

transportation, cooking, heating and cooling rooms, manufacturing, lighting, and entertainment (2) ……… energy nowadays comes from fossil fuels – petroleum, coal, and natural gas (3)

………, burning fossil fuels causes pollution Also, if we don’t find new kinds of energy, we will (4) ……… all the fossil fuels in the near future Scientists (5) ……… to find other kinds of energy for the future What might these (6) ……… of energy be?

Passage 2 Before class begins, or before you sit down to study English sing a song in

English to yourself (7) ……… sure to use a song that you understand and know very well This short and fun exercise will help your (8) ……… focus on the English language in a relaxing manner It’s important to be (9) ……… when you study English! Singing a song also helps activate the creative side of your brain (10) ……… can help you come up with more examples

as your practice conversation or do some creative writing

1. A in B for C at D by

Part 2: Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question (1,0pt)

During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to They

often seem to dislike being questioned They may seem unwilling to talk about their work in school This is a normal development at this age, though it can be very hard for parents to understand It is part of becoming independent, of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing up Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on them

Parents should do their best to talk to their son or daughter about school work and future plan but should not push them to talk if they don’t want to Parents should also watch for the danger signs: some young people in trying to be adult may experiment with drugs, alcohol or

smoking Parents need to watch for any signs unusual behavior which may be connected with

these and get help if necessary

1 This is from a ………

A parents’ handbook B school timetable C teenage magazine D children’s book

2 What is the writer trying to do?

3 The word “at times” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ………

4 An adolescent (“teenager”) is generally a person in the age range …… 13 …… 19

5 For what reason would somebody read the test?

A for amusement

B for pleasure

C for information

D for opinion

6 What does the writer say about teenagers?

A they enjoy adult relationships

B they hate answering questions

C they prefer being with their friends

D they may behave stragely

7 Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult?

A Because teenagers are quite

B Because teenagers don’t want to talk to their parents

C Because teenagers think adults are not honest

D Because most teenagers hate adults.

8 The word “behavior” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaing to …………

9 When can you expect a young person to be more talktive than usual?

A When people talk to them because they are really interested and not just checking on them

B When adults give them a lot of money to spend

C When adults talk to them about somethng other than their work in school

D When adults talk to them about drugs, alcohol and smoking

10 Some teenagers experiment with drinking or smoking because ………

A they regard it as a mark of adulthood

B women like smoking and drinking men

C cigarettes and alcohol are cheap

D cigarettes and alcohol are available everywhere

Part 3: Read the text below and think of the word whichbest fits each space Use only ONE word in each space (1,0pt)

Nowadays a lot of important inventions (1) carried out by scientists

(2) for large industial firms (3), there are still opportunities _ (4) other people to invent various things In Britain, _ (5) is a weekly television program which attempts to show (6) the various devices which people have recently (7) The people organizing the program receive (8) about 700 inventions a year New ideas can still be

developed _ (9) private inventors However, it is important to consider these _ (10) : Will it work? Will it be wanted? Is it new?

III WRITING: (3,5pts)

Part 1: Read the first sentence, and then complete the second setence with the same

meaning (2,0pts)

1 Alexander Graham Bell invented telephone

Alexander Graham Bell was

………

2 I’ll telephone you tomorrow morning

I’ll give

………

……

3 It’s three years since I last spoke to her

I haven’t

………

……

4 Mary will be fifteen next week

It is Mary’s

………

…

5 How long is it since you used the car?

When

………

…………

6 The bread is so stale that we can’t eat it.

………

… (use “fresh”)

7 I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group

I’m very sad not

………

8 Will you permit me to use your dictionary?

I hope you ……… your dictionary

(use “mind”)

9 He hasn’t chatted with his classmates through the internet for ages

It’s ages

………

………

10 I haven’t decied yet whether to move or not

I haven’t ………

(use “mind”)

11 The boy said that he hadn’t done anything wrong

The boy ………

(use “denied”)

12 Maths is my best subject at school

I am ………

(use “better”)

13 Flooding causes most of the damage in spring

It’s

………

………

14 “Daisy, I’m sorry I broke your vase.”

He apologized

………

15 We’re run out of tea

There

………

…………

16 I advise you not to buy that car

If

………

………

17 You should review your lessons for the exam

It’s time

………

………

18 That was a silly thing to say

What

………

…………

19 What’s your opinion of this painting?

What do you

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… 20 Lan hasn’t finished work yet Lan is ………

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Part 2: Idendify the mistake in each sentence and correct it (1,0pt) 1 The climate in Viet Nam is different than that of England 1/ ………

2 He has waited there for a quarter past six 2/ ………

3 This street is the same wide as as ours 3/ ………

4 She didn’t talk to me for a long time 4/ ………

5 Everyone in the neighborhood is pleasing about the new market 5/ ………

6 The store owners have been concerned about the new mall for a little months 6/ ………

7 What is the most interesting film you have ever saw? 7/ ………

8 This parcel isn’t more heavy as that one 8/ ………

9 Surface is many cheaper than airmail 9/ ………

10 Did you ever read short stories by Nam Cao? 10/ ………

Part 3: Write an essay (at least 200 words) on the following topic (0,5pt) “Many people think that being clever, rich and attracive is the best way to find happiness Do you agree or disagree? Tell us what you think.” ………

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