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Question I: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question. (3 pts)1. A. cinema B. educate C. generous D. discover2. A. endanger B. natural C. habitat D. industry3. A. extremeB. finishC. remindD. destroyQuestion II: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three words in each question. (2 pts)

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

THANH HÓA

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH

Năm học: 2016 – 2017 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 – THCS

Ngày thi: 11 tháng 03 năm 2017

Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian

giao đề)

Đề thi gồm 05 trang

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PART A: PHONETICS (5 pts)

Question I: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question (3 pts)

1 A cinema B educate C generous

D discover

2 A endanger B natural C habitat

D industry

3 A extreme B finish C remind D destroy

Question II: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three words in each question (2 pts)

D precious

5 A.exam B exhibit C extinct D exact

PART B: LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (45 pts)

Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence (20 pts)

6 My father sometimes the washing up after dinner

A washes B takes C makes D does

7 _, Edgar Allan Poe became known as the father of the modern detective story

A Acted as the son of B He was the son

of the actors

C The son of actors was D The son of actors

8 English is used as an access world scholarship and world trade

D toward

9 We should do something to protect water from being polluted we will havenothing to drink in the future

10 Michael and his friend were badly injured in the last match, so can play today

A neither of them B both of them C neither of whom D both

of whom

11.- “ Can I have some more chocolate cookies?” – “ .”

A Yes, all right B That’s right C Yes, please D Of course not

12 I had no money me when I came across a nice shirt

over

13 That’s the first accident you have ever had, ?

A haven’t you B do you C isn’t it

D have you

14 If you don’t want this pen, take There are some left in the box

A the other B others C one other

D another

15 He always did seemed right to him

whom

16 The new school opens

D day by day

17 He suddenly saw Sue _ the room He pushed his way _ the crowd of people to get her

A over / through B across / through C.across / across

D over / along

18 Unfortunately, the new system didn’t our expectations

A catch up with B bring about C come across

D come up to

19 you treat him, he’ll help you He’s so tolerant

A No matter how B In addition to C Even though D As if

20 The course for the Tour de France is every year, but it is always about 4,000 kilometers, or 2,500 miles

D made

21 school leavers go to Vocational Schools than before

A Less B Far more C Many more

D Lots more

22 A new TGV, , will be built between France and Germany

A a speed high train B a high-speed train C high speed train D high speed trains

23 The between generations seems to be bigger and bigger than ever

D distance

24 This ugly furniture does not justice to this magnificent house

25 Once upon a time, there three brothers in a cottage in the forest

A lived B did live C do live D live

Question II: Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters (10 pts)

26 There was a donation of $100,000 made by an

anonymous BENEFIT

27 Forcing children to use their right hand can cause of school, which

HATE

can then impact their academic development

28 Land and sea vary in the way in which they absorb and release heat.DRAMA

29 It may be to force them into making a decision, and if you upset PRODUCE

them, they are quite likely to overact

30 That the farmers use so much pesticide the oil on this farm.DIE

31 I was kept last night by the noise from a party in the flat above WAKE

32.This word is very difficult to say I always it

PRONUNCIATION

33 It was the first time the T-Shirt had been seen PUBLIC

34 She was fully aware of her own

SHORT

35.I think cycling is to walking

PREFER

Question III: Put the verb in each bracket into an appropriate form (10pts)

36.Linda is believed (get) the scholarship last year

37 Don’t phone too early because I (put) the baby to bed

38 You look very relaxed It (be) _ a good holiday

39 Whether she (agree) _ or not, we are going to have to go ahead

40 Remember that after you (sign) _ the contract, you won’t be able to change your mind

41 It is urgent that John (post) this letter immediately

42 The man at the corner table glanced my way to see if I (listen) _

43 You forever (use ) my razor Can’t you buy one of your own?

44 (Refuse) at the last time, she does not want to ask

them

45.Her father pays her fee; otherwise, she (not be) here

Question IV: Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it (5 pts)

46 It’s on to you which film we see, I have no particular preference

A B C D

47 Mr Minh, accompanied by some of his friends, are planning to open

an English Center in Thanh HoaCity

48 Although the pecan tree is chiefly value for its fruit, its wood is used extensively for flooring,

A B C

furniture,boxes and crates

D

49 Because his mother has got sick, Minh has no choice

butcookingon his own

A B C D

50 A smaller percentage of British students go on to farther or higher education than any other

A B C

Europeancountry

PART C: READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts)

Question I: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word in each space (10 pts)

ACOUSTIC ARCHAEOLOGY

Acoustic archaeology studies the role played by sound in the ancient world It examines the connection (51) acoustics and religious or spiritual sites The main question is whether the acoustics

of a place are relevant(52) _the way it was used

Archaeologists have noticed that (53) number of ancient sites have echoes at very low frequencies When sounds are as low as this, you feel them in your body, (54) than just hearing them, and this creates a feeling of happiness and contentment Sites with such echoes were probably chosen on (55) , to make visitors feel they were in a place of worship

If you stand in front of the Maya Temple in Mexico and (56) your hands, you can hear an echo that sounds (57) the chirp of the Maya sacred bird This chirping echo (58) produced because the steps of the long temple staircase are at different (59) from the listener Some archaeologists claim that the Maya purposely constructed this temple (60) achieve the sound Priests used this echo effect to make people believe that the gods were speaking to them Similar acoustic phenomena have been observed in sites all over the world

Question II: Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space (10 pts)

Millions of people suffer from headaches It’s a fact What millions of people do not know is what causes them Headaches are (61) with all kinds of health problems as well as your being under a lot

of _ (62) Certain substances like coffee can react badly with the chemical balance in our bodies and give us (63) headache as well

The best thing to do if your head hurt is to (64) an aspirin, right? Wrong! You could be doing the worst thing possible because you are not (65) with the problem- only reducing the symptoms And those people who think that painkillers can’t do you any (66) are also wrong Medical science has proved that, if

we keep taking the tablets, they will soon _ (67) as a

“trigger” and, instead of curing the headache, they will make you worse

So what do you do (68) your head start to throb? Breathe deeply It may be that you are not (69) enough oxygen Then, you (70) try massaging the side of your head with your fingers And close your eyes Often your eyes are very tired, and

the best cure for tiredness is sleep.

61 A associated B caused C produced

D based

anxiety

D one

64 A take B drink C eat

D put

65 A solving B removing C dealing

D treating

66 A badness B negativity C harm

D illness

treat

68 A in case B should C if

D whether

69 A digesting B nibbling C getting D plucking

could

Question III:Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below (10 pts)

The Celtic languages are a group of languages of northen Europe that are descendants of the Indo- European family of languages These languages developed from the language of the Celts, a warlike civilization originating in the eastern part of central Europe, in the northern Alps, and along the Danube during the Bronze Age The

Celts reached the height of their civilization during the Iron Age, the last five centuries B.C, and then fanned out from their original

homeland into many parts of continental Europe and across the channel and into the British Isles Celtic languages were spoken in much of western Europe during Pre- Roman and Roman times Place names of Celtic origin can be found today all over the British Isles and

France, in northern Spain and Italy , and in Switzerland and parts of Germany

Rather than one language, the Celtic languages consist of two distinct clusters: the Gaelic group and the Brythonic group.The Gaelic group of Celtic languages consists of Irish, Scottish, and Manx, the language of the Isle of Man The Brythonic group of Celtic languages includes Welsh, Cornish, Breton, and Gaulish, the language of Gaul prior to the days of the Roman Empire, with its Latin- speaking population

Many, though not all, of the Celtic languages are either extinct or are in the process of becoming extinct Gaulish apparantly disappeared around 600 A.D Cornish and Manx both actually became extinct, the former in the 19th century and the latter just a few decades ago, but both are being revived and are now taught in a few schools each Scottish, Irish, and Breton are all declining in use There are under a hundred thousand speakers of Irish, mainly in the western counties of Ireland, there are about a half million speakers who use Breton on a daily basis.Of all the Celtic languages, perhaps only Welsh has a strong hold on the future

71 The authour’s purpose in the passage is to _

A describe the past and present of a related set of languages

B list the major characteristics of Celtic languages

C outline the major achievements of the Celts

D explain how languages manage to survive without changing

72 According to the passage, the Celtic languages did NOT

_

A develop from the Indo- European language family

B originate in the British Isles

C exist before the time of the Roman Empire

D provide any Italian place names.

73 The passage states that the Celts were _

A peaceful farmers B unheard of during the Bronze Age

C at their peak during the Iron Age D at their height

of their civilization 1,500 years ago

74 The expression “fanned out” in the 1st paragraph could best be replaced by _

A spread out B called off C got lost D turned out

75.The Brythonic group of languages does NOT include _

76 It is implied in the passage that Gaulish _

A first surfaced after the Roman Empire B has been

revived in the last century

C is declining in use D was replaced by Latin

77 The main idea of the third paragraph is that _

A all Celtic languages are extinct B a few Celtic languages disappeared

C some Celtic languages are flourishing D most Celtic

languages are either dead or dying

78 What does the word “their” in the 1st paragraph refer to?

A The Roman times B The Celts

C The British Isles D The Northern Alps

79 This passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course on _

A archeology B European literature

C historical linguistics D Bronze Age civilizations

80 The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses

_

A how Welsh is surviving `

B efforts to classify Celtic languages

C languages that preceded Celtic languages in Europe

D the causes of language extinction

PART D: WRITING (20 pts)

Question I:Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (5 pts)

81 She took extra night classes so as not to have to repeat the

course

She avoided _

82 I love chips, but my doctor says they are bad for me

Much as _

83 If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately

Only by _

84 It’s a widespread assumption that George was wrongly accused

George _ 85.She will probably come to Jim’s farewell party

She is

Question II: 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 You MUST use between Two and Five words, including the word given (5 pts)

86.They offered her a job but she refused

(TURNED)

She of a job.

87 You can borrow my bike if you’re in a hurry

(MIND)

I _ you my bike if you’re in a hurry

88 There were almost no people in the movie theatre

(HARDLY)

There were _ the movie theatre

89.As a child, David never used to eat cornflakes

(HABIT)

As a child, David was _ eating cornflakes

90.His computer game addiction is getting worse

(AND)

He is getting computer games

Question III:Write a paragraph of about 150 words to answer the

following question: Should lower secondary school students use social networks? Use specific examples and reasons to support your

answer (10 pts)

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THANH HÓA

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH

Năm học: 2016 – 2017 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh