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Kỳ thi : Chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 cấp tỉnh
SECTION A: LISTENING (4 points) Section 1.
Questions 1-4: Listen and select the correct answer from the choices given Write A, B, C,
or D on your answer sheet.
1 Where is Mr Garcia living?
A Private accommodation B With friends
C Self-catering university accommodation D.Catered university accommodation
2 Why doesn’t he like his accommodation?
A The food is not good B The meals are at inconvenient times
C He doesn’t like his cohabitants D It’s on the university campus
3 Where are Mr Garcia and his friends from?
A Costa Rica, Spain, Bolivia B Ecuador, Spain, Mexico
C Mexico, Columbia, Spain D Spain, Brazil, Argentina
4 What kind of place are they hoping to find?
A A house with a garden next to the university
B A flat or a house next to the university
C A house not too near to the university
D A flat or a house not too near to the university
Questions 5-7: Listen and complete the details below using NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS AND/ OR NUMBERS.
Name: Manuel Garcia
Current address: (5) _
Telephone number: 0453672348
Email address: (6) _
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Smoker? No
Budgeted monthly rent: (7) _
Questions 8-10: Listen and select the correct answer from the choices given Write A, B, C,
or D on your answer sheet.
8 Why can Mr Garcia expect a small reduction in rent?
A The salesman like him B There is no contract
C July is a good month to move in D He and his friends will stay all year
9 How much is the accommodation agency’s fee for Mr Garcia?
A ½ month’s rent B 1 month’s rent C 1 ½ month’s rent D There’s no fee
10 Which items does Mr Garcia consider necessary?
A Kitchen utensils, washing machine, Internet connection
B Washing machine, Internet connection, TV
C DVD player, TV, Internet connection
D Shower, TV, washing machine
Section 2
Questions 11-14: Listen and complete the sentences below using NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER.
11 “Canadian Clean Air Day” will be held on
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13 The sector most responsible for smog- producing pollutants is
14 Scientists now know that even of pollutants can be harmful
Questions 15-20: Listen and complete the notes below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
Reducing Air Pollution
Individual action
Respond to the (15) Challenge
Walk, cycle or car- pool to work
Use public transit
(16) _
(17) _ your domestic equipment
Government action
Emission reduction in the (18) _ region of US and Canada
Move towards (19) _ (e.g less Sulphur in gasoline & diesel)
Reduction of pollutants from (20) _ and power plants
SECTION B PHONETICS (1 point)
I Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
2 A emergency B prefer C versatile D operate
3 A punctual B fluent C marinate D drain
5 A persuasion B extension C confusion D explosion
II Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1 A versatile B operate C common D variety
2 A dominated B architecture C parabolic D empathy
3 A magnificence B stimulating C imperial D simplicity
4 A habitable B business C consequently D externally
5 A affordable B ingredient C destination D derivative
SECTION C LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (5.5 points)
I Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence (2 pts)
1 It says in the program that the show at 7:30
A starts B has started C will start D started
2 Two students at a bus-stop were kidnapped yesterday
3 anything suspicious arise, please phone me immediately
4 Most American people don’t object them by their first names
A that I call B that I am called C for calling D to my calling
5 In my opinion, young must be punished, but education is the best cure
6 A cooperative program between two companies building a famous ancient city into a(n) city has proceeded smoothly since it started in September last year
A friendly ecology B ecology-friendly C friendly-ecological D ecological-friendly
7 Mr Henry was given a medal in _ of his service to his country
A gratitude B knowledge C recognition D response
8 Jane: “It was really kind of you to give me a lift home.” Peter: “ ”
A Oh, don’t mention it
I was coming past your house anyway
B I’m not pleased.
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house anyway
D As a matter of fact, you’re pretty nice
9 Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the following sentence
I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money from me.
A making me
impatient B praising me too much C.making me feel worse D elevating me
10 Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in the following sentence
I think we ought to give him a free hand and let him carry out the scheme as he thinks best
without any interference from us
11 You need to be more if you want to become a novelist
A imaginary B imagination C imaginative D imaginatively
12 A person who is concerned only his own interests cannot be a true friend
13 Patient: “Excuse me! Could you tell me when Dr Smith has office hours?”
Nurse: “ .”
A Yes, I could B Not really C By no means D When he’s not
busy
14 “ bad weather we are having this summer!”, said the woman
15 The reporters thought that the football coach would be depressed by his dismissal, but he just _
A ran it down B called it off C laughed it off D turned it down
16 He likes to a nap for an hour when he arrives home from work
17. If people breathe in deeply, their can expand to twice their normal size
18 “Look at those dark clouds!“ - “Yes, it in some minutes.”
A will rain B is going to rain C rains D is raining
19 The articles _ by John Smith are widely read everyday
A writing B to write C is written D written
20 If he had told me the reason yesterday, I _ sad now.
A were B wouldn’t be C wouldn’t have been D will be
Your answers:
II Read the text below Use the word given in CAPITALs at the end of the lines to form a
word that fits in the gab in the same line There is an example at the beginning (2 pts)
EXAMPLE: (0) SIGHTS
Weight
One of the most amazing (0) at the Olympics is seeing weightlifters
straining every muscle to lift weights heavier than the weightlifter themselves
are It’s a truly (1) experience Hellen Jewell explains why she
feels such (2) for the sport I got into it at school when a teacher started
a club I just love the sense of (3) you get when you beat
your own record, or better still, a (4) in a match At first I was a
bit (5) with the weights above my head But I practised regularly
and found I (6) improved Nowadays I spend an hour or so at
SEE AWE ENTHUSE ARCHIVE COMPETE STABLE STEADY
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(7) at times But it still brings enormous benefits I concentrate
particularly on exercises that (8) my muscles but I also often do
some (9) work on my flexibility My couch says that’s important in
that it lessens the (10) of injury My arm, of course, is to make it to
the next Olympics
BORE STRONG ADD LIKELY
Your answers:
III.Replace the underlined phrasal verb in each sentence with a one-word verb (1pt)
1 You will soon pick up health when you get to the seaside
2 He has laid aside some money so that he will be comfortable in his old age
3 He told me that he would bring out a new album the next month
4 We looked over the house again before we decided we would rent it
5 The council has failed to deal with the problem of homelessness in the city
6 Andrew Carnegie helped to set up about 3000 public library all over the United States, Canada, Britain, and others
7 My old school has been pulled down to make room for a new and larger one
8 Did you find out whether there are any seats left for the show?
9 I wonder who first came up with the idea of a supermarket
10 As I kept my feet wet, I went down with a terrible cold last week
Your answers:
IV The following passage contains 5 errors Identify and correct them (0.5pt)
The big majority in students who make well in the Cambridge Proficiency Examination have learnt to use a good monolingual dictionary effectively Such dictionaries provide information, not just about the meanings of words but about their pronunciation and grammar as well A student who studies how to use a dictionary effectively will be possible to work independently for much of the time, and will gain considerable insight into the workings of the English language He or she will be able to confirm the meanings of the words in a text which contextual clues are insufficient, pronounce words accurately by studying the phonetic transcriptions, and use words accurately both when speaking or writing Make sure you make room for at least one good monolingual dictionary on your bookshelf- and then make sure you use it on a regular basis!
Your answers:
1
2
3
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SECTION D READING COMPREHENSION (5points)
I Fill ONE suitable word into each numbered blank (3 pts)
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When Armstrong was a high school student, he continued to (5) up different part-time work He wanted to earn more money (6) was needed to pay for his flying lessons On his (7) birthday in 1946, Armstrong was (8) exhilarated on learning that he had gained his pilot’s license.
The (9) year, 1947, Armstrong finished high school and went to Purdue University to study aeronautical engineering (10) , before he could finish his university studies, he was called
up by the Navy to fight in the Korean War.
In 1952, Armstrong returned to the USA to (11) his studies at Purdue He graduated from the university in 1955 and worked (12) a research pilot, testing new aircraft.
In 1962, Armstrong was selected by National Aeronautics and (13) Administration (NASA) to be an astronaut He and several others had to go (14) an intensive program of training
to prepare (15) for America’s first mission to land on the moon He is still famous for his saying
“It’s only a small step of ours, but it is a giant leap of the human”.
Your answers:
II Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to complete the following passage by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (1 pt)
Why did you decide to read and will you keep reading to the end? Do you expect to understand every single part of it and will you remember anything about it in a fortnight's time? Common sense (1) that the answers to these questions depend on “readability" whether the (2) matter is interesting, the argument clear and the layout attractive But psychologists are discovering that to (3) why people read - and often don't read -technical information, they have to examine so much the writing as the reader Even the most technically confident people often (4) instructions for the video
on home computer in favor of hands-on experience And people frequently (5) little consumer information, whether on nutritional labels or in the small print of contracts a Psychologists researching reading (6) to assume that both beginners and competent readers read everything put in front of them from start to finish There are arguments among them about the (7) of eyes, memory and brain during the process Some believe that fluent readers take (8) every letter or word they see: others (9) that readers rely on memory or context to carry them from one phrase to another But they have always assumed that the reading process is the same: reading starts, comprehension (10) then reading stops
1 A suggests B transmits C advises D informs
2 A subject B topic C content D text
3 A ensure B determine C value D rate
4 A miss B omit C pass D ignore
5 A get B pay C take D make
6 A tend B undertake C lead D consent
7 A role B concern C share D relation
8 A up B over C out D in
9 A insist B direct C urge D press
10 A sets B occurs C issues D establishes
III Read the following passage and choose the best answer (1 pt)
These stories of killer bees in the news in recent years have attracted a lot of attention as the bees have made their way from South America Killer bees are reputed to be extremely
aggressive in nature, although experts that their aggression may have been somewhat inflated
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imported into Brazil in 1955 The African bees were brought into Brazil because their aggression
was considered an advantage: they were far more productive than their European counterparts in that they spent a higher percentage of their time working and continued working longer in inclement weather than did the European bees
These killer bees have been known to attack humans and animals, and some fatalities have occurred Experts point out, however, that the mixed breed known as the killer bee is
actually not at all as aggressive as the pure African bee They also point out that the attacks have
a chemical cause A killer bee stings only when it has been disturbed; it is not aggressive by nature However, after a disturbed bee stings and flies away; it leaves its stinger embedded in the victim In the vicera attached to the embedded stinger is the chemical isoamyl acetate, which has
an odor that attracts other bees As other bees approach the victim of the original sting, the victim tends to panic, thus disturbing other bees and causing them to sting The new stings create more of the chemical isoamyl acetate which attracts more bees and increases the panic level of the victim Killer bees tend to travel in large clusters or swarms and thus respond in large numbers to the production of isoamyl acetate
1 The subject of the paragraph before paragraph 1 was mostly likely _
A the creation of the killer bee B the chemical nature of killer bees attacks
C stories in the media about killer bees D ways of producing honey
2 The word "inflated" in paragraph 1 means _.
3 Why were African bees considered beneficial?
A They spent their time traveling
B They were productive, even in inclement weather
C They produced an unusual type of honey
D They didn't work hard in inclement weather
4 The word 'their' in paragraph 2 refers to _.
A the European bees' B the African bees'
5 It is stated in the passage that killer bees _
A are less aggressive than African bees B never attacks animals
C are more deadly than African bees D always attack African bees
6 The pronoun 'They' in paragraph 3 refers to _.
A humans and animals B fatalities C experts D killer bees
7 Which is NOT mentioned in the passage as a contributing factor in an attack by killer bees?
A Panic by the victims B The odor of isoamyl acetate
C Disturbance of the bees D Inclement weather
8 In which paragraph does the author describe the size of the groups in which killer bees move?
A Paragraph 3 B Paragraph 2C Paragraph 2 and 3 D Paragraph 1
9 Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of killer bees?
A attack humans and animals
B are aggressive by nature
C travel in large clusters
D are a combination of European honeybee and African bee
10 The main idea of this passage is that killer bee _
A are not purebred
B have been moving unexpectedly
C have been in the news a lot recently
D are not as aggressive as their reputation suggests
SECTION E – WRITING ( 4.5 points)
I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (1pt)
1 What I saw in the football match surprised me
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2 His second attempt on the world record was successful
→ He broke _
3 They were all arrested because of his incompetence
→ Had _
4 “That’s a lovely new dress, Jean”, said her mother
→ Jean’s mother complimented
5 I don’t really like her even though I admire her achievements
→ Much
II Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given (1pt).
1 Where did you find out about Disneyland Resort?
GET
→ Where ?
2 The class will probably be over by four o’clock today
LIKELY
→ The class finished by four o’clock today
3 I’ll never manage to finish my essay on time
POSSIBLY
→ I _ my essay done on time
4 They’re going to publish a guidebook to different beauty spots in Viet Nam
BRING
→ They’re _?
5 I’m looking forward to the weekend
THINKING
→ I’m
III Writing a paragraph (2.5pts)
“Should students have extra classes after school?” Why or why not? Write a paragraph of
about 180-200 words to express your viewpoint
KEY + FILE LISTENING
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