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Marta wants a course in Business Studies and English, starting in September.. She knows some English already and wants a full-time course.. She wants to meet people through the college a

SỞ GD – ĐT QUẢNGTRỊ ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

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SECTION I: LISTENING (01/ ea)

Listen to the tape carefully and fill in the gaps with the missing words The tape will be played three times:

Christine gets up at about seven o'clock She goes downstairs and has 1

early because she starts work at 8.00 When I wake up, I switch on the radio and listen

to the 2 Then I get up and have a shower I go downstairs at 3 Sam comes down at about 7.30 She doesn't 4 the radio, so she switches on the

television and watches the breakfast 5 She always turns up the volume too loud,

so we usually have an argument about that Colin goes to 6 and he is always late He doesn't usually have breakfast He 7 downstairs at the last minute, and hurries out to get the 8 But he usually misses it, so then I take him in my car and I'm late for work I like the 9 because 10 stays in bed late But I don't

stay in bed I get up first and have my breakfast in peace

SECTION II: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND READING (01, 5/ea)

PART 1: MCQs

Choose the best word or phrase which best complete each sentence

11 This street is named one of our heroes

12.Don't judge people their appearance

13 Don't waste your time useless things

14 The brothers are so alike I can't tell one the other

15. , after trying three times, he passed the examination

A Lastly B Last of all C Last D At last

16 My mother was of making a cake when the front door bell rang.

A at the center B on her way C halfway through D in the middle

17.We don’t allow passengers in the hall of the building

18 This cloth very thin.

19.I have told him never here again

20.Lam wishes she English better to get that scholarship

PART 2 : WORD FORM:

Give the correct form of the words in parentheses:

21. We export rice, coal and sea to European countries ( PRODUCE)

22. If you fail, don't let it you ( COURAGE)

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

BẢNG A

23. Her novels have gained over recent years (POPULAR)

24. Today, trade is becoming more and more important (NATION)

25. There are of animals in the tropical forests (VARY)

PART 3: TENSES:

Give the correct tense to the verbs in parentheses:

 When the bus stopped in a small square, Helen (26 read) her magazine and didn't realize that she (27 arrive) at her destination

 - " This (28 be) Santa Teresa, you’ve arrived home I suppose your cousin will be

waiting for us Come on I'll carry the bags", Martin said

 - "All those years when I (29 live) in Ha Noi, I used to dream of this moment And now it's real I can't believe it Here I am I (30 really stand) in the square."

PART 4

Look at the sign in each question Someone asks you what it means Choose the best explanation - A, B, C or D.

31.

A You can buy a drink after the performance

B You should finish your drink before entering

C You cannot buy a drink inside the theatre

D You must not buy drinks outside

32.

A Take the tablets regularly until the bottle is empty

B Take one tablet every day until they are finished

C Take three tablets a day until you feel better

D Take three tablets after you finish each meal

33.

A Full meals are available anywhere in the train

B Full meals are available only in First Class

C Full meals are available at the back of the train

D Full meals are available at the front of the train

34.

A This shop will accept all offers on its goods

B We can discuss the price of anything here

C This shop will buy anything for sale

D We must accept all goods on offer

35.

A The hire charge covers all the costs including fuel and insurance

B The hire charge covers all the costs except insurance

C The hire charge covers all the costs apart from fuel

D The hire charge covers all the costs except fuel and insurance

DRINKS MAY NOT BE TAKEN INTO

THE THEATRE

TAKE ONE TABLET

THREE TIMES A DAY

AFTER MEALS.

FINISH THE

PRESCRIPTION.

Buffet Service (drinks and

snacks) comes through train

Restaurant at front beyond

First Class

EVERYTHING MUST GO

MAKE US AN OFFER;

WE MIGHT ACCEPT

BOAT HIRE

INSURANCE INCLUDED

FUEL EXTRA

NO HIDDEN CHARGES

PART 5: MISTAKE CORRECTION:

Find out 5 mistakes in this passage and correct them: (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)

Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today Air, water and soil are necessary to the survival of all living thing Man operates machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbed noise They also dirty the air with gases and smoke Bad polluted air can cause illness and even death Man ruins natural beauty by scattering junk and litter on the land and in the water They poison the water with chemicals and another substances Polluted air kills fish and other marine life They damage the soil with too much fertilizers and pesticides Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man's naturally beautiful world

PART 6

The people below all want to come to Britain to study English On the following page there are descriptions of eight colleges Decide which college (letters A-H) would

be the most suitable for each person (numbers 41-45).

41

Marta wants a course in Business Studies and English, starting in September She would prefer to be in a city, but wants a college which will organise visits, so she can see something of Britain

42.

Jean wants to attend classes for a few hours a week in July, so that he has plenty of free time to visit the countryside He wants to stay in a city, with a family

43.

Laura is looking for a full-time beginners' course and can come to Britain at any time She is keen on sport and wants to stay with a family

44.

Marek likes big cities He hopes to find work during the day, so he is looking for an evening class He wants to live in a flat or house

45.

Birgit is going to spend August in Britain She knows some English already and wants a full-time course She wants to meet people through the college and live with a family

A

Lowton College

Situated in a pleasant area of the city close to the river Convenient for North Wales and the English Lake District

 Courses in English run all year

 Part-time courses available in the evenings/days

 We will arrange accommodation with an English family

B

Bristow College

The college is in the centre of Bristow

• • Full-time courses at all levels, beginners to advanced, from September to June

• • Visits arranged to places of interest

• • Excellent range of sports offered

• • Students arrange their own accommodation in flats and houses

C.

Shepton College

Shepton College is in the centre of London close to underground and buses

 Classes are offered all through the year

 Daytime English courses up to ten hours per week Evening classes of four hours per week

 Extra classes offered in English for Business

 Students arrange their own accommodation in flats and houses

D

Frampton College

Situated in West London close to bus and underground

 Courses run from September to July (daytime only)

 Special courses available, e.g English for Business

 Summer school in July and August

 Accommodation arranged in student hostels

E.

Daunston College

 Daunston is a small town in the Midlands near pleasant countryside

 Part-time and full-time classes available from September to June

 Full-time summer school in August

 Complete beginners part-time only

 Trips and other social events arranged regularly

 Accommodation in the college or with families

F.

Exford College

• Exford is beside the sea and surrounded by beautiful countryside

• Courses at all levels, September to June (full-time)

• Summer schools (mornings only) during August

• Full social programme including sports and hobby clubs provided by the college

• Students live in college rooms or with families

G.

Chesford College

• Situated in the centre of Chesford, a quiet market town

• English courses offered from September to June, daytime and evenings

• Trips organised to Cambridge, Oxford and London

• Accommodation is with local families

H.

Howe College

The college is in the city centre, but near the North Yorkshire countryside and the sea

 Classes run from September to June

 Part-time and full-time courses from beginners to advanced (daytime only)

 Full-time courses in English with Business Studies

 Trips arranged to places of interest

 Help given in finding a flat or room in the area

PART 7

Read the article below and choose the best answer - A, B, C or D - to fill in the gaps.

Speech is one of the most important (46) of communicating It consists

of far more than just making noise To talk and also to (47) by other people,

we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (48) that everyone agree to stand for a particular object or idea Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language

Learning a language properly is very (49) The basic (50) of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite (51) But the more words you know, the more ideas you can (52) and the more precise you can be about their exact meanings

Words are the (53) thing we use in communicating what we want to say The way we (54) the words is also very important Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (55) whether we are pleased or angry, for instance

47.A be examined B be talked C be understood D be spoken

PART 8

Fill in each gap in the passage below with ONE suitable word.

The country is more beautiful than a town and pleasanter to live in Many people think so, and go to the country (56) the summer holidays though they cannot live (57) all the year round Some have a cottage built in a village (58) that they can go there whenever they can find the time

English villages are not all alike, but (59) some ways they are not very different from each other Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower

of (60) can be seen for many miles around Surrounding the church is the churchyard, (61) people are buried

The village green (62) a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are (63) around it Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have water brought through pipes into each home Most villages are so close to some small town (64) people can go there to buy (65) they can't find in the village shops

PART 9

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one printed before it.

66.I am sorry I don’t know how to do it

I wish

67.I love music although I can't play any musical instruments

Despite

68.If you don't rest yourself you really will be ill

Unless

69.The doctor told him that he worked too hard

"You

70.Sally is the cleverest student in the class

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