ĐỀ THI đề XUẤT CHỌN học SINH GIỎI lớp 9 môn Tiếng Anh năm học 2016 2017

Part 2: Listen to the CD player twice and write the best answer in the box below.. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence and write it in the box below.. Read the

TRƯỜNG THCS THẠNH LỢI

Lớp: ………

Họ tên học sinh: ………

Đề thi học sinh giỏi lớp 9 Năm học: 2016 – 2017

Ngày thi:… / … /2016

Số của mỗi bài

Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian: 150 phút

(Không kể thời gian

phát đề)

Phòng thi Số báo

danh Chữ kí GT 1 Chữ kí GT 2 Số mật mã

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Lời ghi của giám khảo Điểm thi (bằng số) Điểm thi (bằng chữ)

I LISTENING (2,0 marks)

Part 1: Listening to the CD player twice and fill in each blank with one word or a

phrase There is one example Write the word in the box below (1.2 mark)

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.

Some …(1)… in the Netherlands are spending three hundred thirty thousand

dollars on a hamburger The people are scientists at the University of Maastricht They

want to …(2)… that they can make a hamburger that tastes good and does not require an

animal to be killed

Researcher Mark Post and his team have been growing muscle-tissue cells in a laboratory

with muscle taken from a …(3)…

MARK POST: “We have committed ourselves to make a couple of thousand of

these small tissues and then assemble them …(4)… a hamburger.” Several teams around

the world are trying to …(5)… meat without killing animals So far the Dutch team

appears to have made the most progress

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

be …(6)… more efficiently and with less harm to the environment

ANSWERS:

Part 2: Listen to the CD player twice and write the best answer in the box below There is a pause after each time you listen (0.8 marks)

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?

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

ANSWERS:

II PHONETICS: (1 mark)

A Choose the word whose primary stress is pronounced differently from that of the others Write your answer in the box below (0,4 mark)

1 A achievement B experiment C explanation D discovery

2 A surprising B astonishing C amazing D interesting

ANSWERS:

B Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others Write your answer in the box below (0,6 mark)

3 A headache B character C stomach D challenging

ANSWERS:

III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: (7,0 marks)

A Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence and write it in the box below ( 2,0 marks)

1 The … in the southern part of the country is very rich and fertile

2 … the rise in unemployment, people seem to be spending more

3 All the doors were open, … seemed rather odd

4 You must … these instructions very carefully

5 … of the students in our class could solve this math problem

6 I’ve passed my exam, dad - …………

A It’s my pleasure B Good job! C You’re welcome D.Good way!

7 I told him I’d prefer to walk but he insisted on … me a lift

8 The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to _ new procedures to save time and money

9 They received _ advice from their parents that they became successful

10 She’d prefer to go out home

A than to stay B than staying C rather than stay D rather than staying

ANSWERS

B There is one mistake in each sentence Find the mistake and write your correction

in the space provided below (1,0 mark)

0 Jane looked sadly and worried this morning I wonder what happened to her.

0.sadly → sad

1 They are so beautiful pictures that I can’t help buying

2 We are terrible sorry for being late

3 They suggested us that we should leave for London

4 Many students find very easy to learn English grammar

5 I am delighting that you passed your examination

ANSWERS

1

2

3

4

5

C Give the correct form of the words in brackets Write your answers in the box below (1,0 mark)

2 You should ……… this in detail DESCRIPTION

3 Mr Green doesn’t smoke He is a ……… SMOKE

4 She is always making a lot of ……… COMPLAIN

5 They felt ……… as they could do nothing to make

ANSWERS

D Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets Write your answers in the box (1,0 mark)

1 It is imperative that the letter (send) ……… at once

2 That guy admitted (steal) ………the gold watch

3 Had you listened carefully to the instructions, you (not be) ……… that confused now

4 Neither Jane nor Peter (be) ………coming to the club tonight

5 Mr Bill often (have) ……… difficulty (get) ……… along with his friends due to his irritating manner

ANSWERS:

E Write a suitable preposition for each sentence in the box below (1,0 mark)

1 She’ll visit us as soon as she arrives ……… Paris

2 Who’s the woman dressed………… green

3 Peter is excited ……… winning the prize

4 The boss has been ill ………flu for the last week

5 This document is very important …………your case

ANSWERS:

F Complete the text with a, an, the or X( no article) Write your answer in the box below (1 mark)

Example: I had _X dinner with the Queen

Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions In Britain, traditions play (1)…… more important part in the life of (2)…… people than in other countries Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up It has been the law for about three hundred years that all (3)…… theatres are closed on Sundays No (4)

…… letters are delivered, only (5)…….few Sunday papers are published

ANSWERS:

IV READING (4,0 marks)

A Choose the word which best completes each blank in the following passage Write your answer in the box below (2,0 marks)

Few people now question the reality of global warming and its (1)… on the world’s climate Many scientists put the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase (2)… the world’s temperatures and are convicted that, more than (3)… before, the Earth is at (4)… from the forces of the wind, rain and sun According

to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, (5)… as hurricanes and droughts, even more severe and causing sea levels all around the world to (6)

…

Environmental groups are putting (7)… on governments to take action to reduce the (8)… of carbon dioxide which is given off by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source They are in favor of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, (9) … could then replace existing power station

Some scientists, (10)… , believe that even if we stop releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait several hundred years to notice the results Global warming, it seems, is to stay

7 A force B pressure C persuation D encouragement

ANSWERS:

B Fill in the blank with the most suitable word to complete the text Write your answer in the box below (1,0 mark)

Detective stories are the most popular (1)……… of stories in the world But (2)

……… is the most famous fictional detective? Without a doubt, it is Sherlock Holmes

The (3)……… of the Sherlock Holmes stories was Arthur Conan Doyle He was born in Scotland in 1859 and studied medicine at Edinburgh university After (4)… university he moved to the south of England and (5)……… as a doctor, but in his spare time he started to write detective stories

ANSWERS:

C Read the passage, choose the best answer and write it in the box below (1,0 mark)

About 200 million years ago, as the Triassic Period came to a close, many species

of animals disappeared from the face of the Earth Scientists previously believed that

the series of extinctions happened over a period of 15 to 20 million years Recent discoveries in Nova Scotia suggest, however, that the extinctions may have happened over a much shorter period of time, perhaps less than 850,000 years

Evidence for a rapid extinction of species at the end of the Triassic Period is found

in the McCoy Brook Formation along the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia Fossils found in this formation indicate a rapid disappearance of species rather than a slow and gradual change over time One explanation for a relatively sudden extinction at the end of the

Triassic may be that a large meteorite struck the earth at the time and is responsible for a

70- kilometer hole nearby If geologists and other researchers can find evidence, such as shocked quartz in the rock formations, that a meteorite did strike the earth, it would give more credence to the theory of rapid Triassic extinctions It is possible, however, that even if a rapid extinction happened in and around Nova Scotia, it did not necessarily occur in the rest of the world

- Meteorite: thiên thạch

1 Which of the following could best replace the word "close"?

A connection B dispersion C separation D end

2 The author uses the phrase "the face of the Earth" in order to

A emphasize the disappearance

B focus on one part of the Earth

C focus on one period of time

D point out the reference to land, not water

3 All of the following were mentioned in the passage EXCEPT

A the extinction of late Triassic animals

B the duration of time for the extinction

C a large meteorite hitting the Earth 10 million years ago

D the use of types of rock in scientific research

4 Which of the following could best replace the word "struck"?

A affected B discovered C devastated D hit

5 What is the main topic of this passage?

A the disappearance of animal species at the end of the Triassic Period

B evidence of a rather sudden extinction of species

C the possibility of an extinction happening throughout the world at the same time

D a meteorite hole in the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia

ANSWERS:

V Writing (6,0 marks)

A Write the second sentence that it has the same meaning as the first one (1,5 marks)

1 I wish you could lend me your bicycle

It’s a pity I

2 “Must we stay in this hotel all evening?”, he said to us

He asked _

3 Without your help, I shouldn ' t have been able to find my way

If you

4 You should go to the doctor at once

Don’t postpone

5 After she finished her work, she went to bed

Having _

B Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one (1,5 marks)

Example: The programme only finished a minute ago JUST

The programme has just finished.

1 The job received over a hundred applications (applied)

- Over a hundred people

2 Our future is in your hands, my dear! (depends)

- Our future 3 I’d rather you didn’t use the office phone (mind)

Would you _

4 I’m sorry I can’t give you all the expensive things in life (wish)

- I

5 If I were you, I’d try to get some sleep (advise)

- I

C Write a paragraph about 100 words on the important roles of computers

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