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Trang 1SỞ GD&ĐT QUẢNG BÌNH KỲ THI CHỌN HSG TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2017-2018
Khóa ngày 22 tháng 3 năm 2018
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
LỚP 9 THCS
Họ và tên:……… Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Số báo danh:………… Đề gồm có 05 trang
Lưu ý: * Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi
* Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu nào, kể cả từ điển
* Giám thị không hướng dẫn hoặc giải thích gì thêm
SECTION ONE: LISTENING (15 pts)
* Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần được ghi âm 2 lần Giữa 2 lần ghi âm của mỗi phần và giữa
các phần có một khoảng thời gian chờ
Part 1: A customer is calling the reception to book a room for next week Listen to the conversation
and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) (7 pts)
1 The customer wants to book a single room
2 There isn’t any room available
3 The customer’s name is Duncan Geoffrey
4 His telephone number is 5762 3821
5 He will arrive on the nineteenth and leave on the twenty-third of September
6 He will pay 210 pounds in total
7 He will pay cash on arrival
Part 2: Listen and fill in the following blanks to complete thẹ passage Use ONE OR MORE THAN
words or/and number in each blank (8 pts)
Hello, everyone Sorry to interrupt your class I just want to make a quick announcement about
our (8)……… Shimmers Dance School will be offering new classes this spring due to
strong demand Angela Stevenson will be back this term, running the (9)………….…… class This
class will be on Tuesdays, and instead of normal hour (10)……… , we’ll be running the class
for an hour and a half, so it will continue until 8 o’clock This means we have to charge higher fees, but
only slightly higher: from (11)……… … That’s only £2.00 for the extra half hour! Next, Janine
Davis will still be teaching the tango classes Instead of being on Mondays these classes will be on
Wednesday nights from 7 o’clock to 8 o’clock The (12) ……… will still be £7.50
for the hour Last but not least, Andrew is taking over the tap class This class is for early risers as it
starts at 8.30 on (13) ……… and finishes at 10 We expect this class to be very popular as tap
is a great way to get fit while learning new (14) ……… This will cost £11.00 All the
other classes remain the same as the (15) ………….… timetable We hope there’s something for all of
you at Shimmers!
Trang 2SECTION TWO: PHONETICS (5 pts)
Part 1 Pick up the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (3pts)
Part 2 Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group (2pts)
19 A experiment B fabulous C merchandise D influence
20 A decorate B disappoint C festival D primary
SECTION THREE: LEXICO - GRAMMAR (30 pts)
Part 1 Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence (15 pts)
21 I must think that matter over carefully before I answer you
22 It’s necessary that every student of our class _ hard
23 Nobody is ready to go, ?
24 When tropical storm 120 kilometers per hour, it can damage a lot of things
25 Peter : “What a lovely house you have!” – Mary: “ _”
A Of course not, it’s not costly B I think so
C Thank you Hope you will drop in D No problem
26 Some of my friends are taking extra classes in English become tourist guides
A so that B so as C in order that D so as to
27 Peter and his friend were badly injured in the last match, so can play today
A both of them B either one of them C neither of them D not any of them
28 Nancy talks as if she everything
29 breakfast is the first meal of the day
30 We had a good time last summer
A enjoyed ourselves B had plenty of time C had enough time D had a useful time
31 I like school , but later I hate it
A at the first B at first C in the first time D in a first time
32 I must get that letter posted I must
A post it B have posted it C have it posted D have got it to posted
33 Ha has money that he can’t afford to buy food
34 The journey was rather long but really
35 Do you know ?
A what it was wrong B what was it wrong C what wrong it was D what’s wrong it
Part 2 Put the verbs given in brackets into the appropriate tenses or forms (8 pts)
36 His sister _ (give) a car for her twentieth birthday next year
37 I _ (read) the book you lent me, so you can have it back now
38 He (elect) president of the football club at their last meeting
Trang 340 He recommended the old soldier (write) about the Second World War
41 Present day problems demand that we _ (be) ready for any emergency
42 You (not go) there because he did not expect you
43 By the time you come back home, you _ (complete) this examination
Part 3 Read the sentences below Put the words given in brackets into the appropriate forms (7pts)
44 Jewish people celebrate freedom from (slave) on Passover holiday
45 I am very (pride) to be chosen for the national team
46 We often go to the town cultural house, which always opens on (publicity) holiday
47 Although the problems were rather difficulty, they managed to (solution) all of them
48 Could you (straight) the picture over the sofa?
49 She wanted to have her skirt (long) _
50 They are cheered (enthusiasm) _
SECTION FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION (25 pts)
Part 1 Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap Use only ONE word in each gap (10 pts)
Everyone wants to reduce pollution But pollution problem is (51) complicated as it is serious It is complicated (52) much pollution is caused by things that benefit people For example, exhaust (53) automobiles causes a large percentage of all air pollution But automobiles (54) transportation for millions of people Factories discharge much of the material (55) pollutes the air and water, but factories give employment to a large (56) of people Too much fertilizer or pesticide can ruin soil, but fertilizers and pesticide (57) important aids to the growing of crops Thus, to end (58) greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to (59) using many things that benefit them Most people do not want to do that, of course But pollution can (60) gradually reduced in several ways
Part 2 Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage Choose A,B,C or D
to indicate your answer (10 pts)
Recent research has (61) that a third of people in Britain have not met their (62) _ neighbors, and those who know each other (63) _ speak Neighbors gossiping over garden fences and in the street was a common (64) in the 1950s, says Dr Carl Chinn, an expert
on local communities Now, however, longer hours spent working at the office, together with the Internet and satellite television, are eroding neighborhood (65) _ "Poor neighborhoods once had strong kinship, but now prosperity buys privacy," said Chinn
Professor John Locke, a social scientist at Cambridge University, has analyzed a large (66) of surveys He found that in America and Britain the amount of time spent in social activity is decreasing A third of people said they never spoke to their neighbors at (67) Andrew Mayer, 25, a strategy consultant, rents a large apartment in West London, with two flat mates, who work in e – commerce "We have a family of teachers upstairs and lawyers below, but our contact comes via letters (68) to the communal facilities or complaints that we've not put out our bin bags properly," said Mayer
The (69) of communities can have serious effects Concerned at the rise in burglaries and (70) _ of vandalism, the police have relaunched crime prevention schemes such as Neighborhood Watch, call on people who live in the same are to keep an eye on each others' houses and report everything they see which is unusual
Trang 461 A exhibited B conducted C displayed D revealed
62 A side-on B next-door C close-up D nearside
68 A concerning B regarding C applying D relating
69 A breakout B breakup C breakdown D breakaway
Part 3 Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each question (5 pts)
The culture of Vietnam is one of the oldest in the Southeast Asia region Although Vietnam lies geographically in Southeast Asia, long periods of Chinese domination and influence has resulted in the emergence of many East Asian characteristics in Vietnamese culture, and generally Vietnam is said to be a part of the East Asian cultural sphere, known widely as Chinese cultural sphere
Despite considerable foreign influence, Vietnamese people have managed to retain many distinct customs While Chinese culture has the largest influence on traditional Vietnamese culture, there is also a much smaller influence from the Cham and later Western cultures, most notably of France, Russia and the United States
In term of prehistory, most Vietnamese historians consider the ancient Dong Son Culture to
be one of the defining aspects of early Vietnamese civilization Vietnam’s population in 2006 was 84,402,966, with a population density of 253 people per km2 Most people live in or near the densely populous Red River or Mekong deltas Due to the nation’s southward expansion throughout its history, along with the different climate and environment met by the settlers as they moved further south, slightly different regional cultures began to emerge, most notably between Northern and Southern Vietnam
71 The culture of Vietnam
A is the youngest in Asia B does not get any Asian characteristics
C is influenced by that of China D was greatly dominated by that of Western
72 Which culture has not affected the Vietnamese one?
A Of the United States B Of the United Kingdom C Of Russia D Of France
73 Vietnamese people
A cannot keep their own culture in their daily life
B have many diverse nation customs
C highly appreciate the Western influence on their culture
D failed to retain the native customs
74.Through history, Vietnam expanded to the
75 Which statement is true?
A The North and the South of Vietnam have the same regional cultures
B The Mekong delta is more populous than the Red River one
C Red River delta is densely populous
D Vietnamese people do not like living in the deltas
Trang 5SECTION FIVE: WRITING (25 pts)
Part 1: 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 (7 pts)
76 I met her while I was staying in Paris last summer stay
I met her in Paris last summer
77 I couldn't remember the name of my hotel when I got into the taxi called
I couldn't remember when I got into the taxi
78 We were all surprised when she suddenly left the job found
All when she suddenly left the job
79 "Are you a member of the club?" the receptionist said to me belonged
The receptionist asked the club
80 Do shops usually stay open so late in this country? usual
Is stay open so late in this country?
81 He doesn't often find it difficult to earn money trouble
He seldom money
82 Jack has become confident as a result of his success turned
Jack's success has person
Part 2: Rewrite each of these sentences in such way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it (8 pts)
83 Gary is the best guitarist in the class
No one else ………
84 Lan was sick but she still went to class yesterday
Despite ………
85 People think that doing morning exercises is good for health
It ………
86 Follow the instructions carefully and you won’t have any problems
As long as………
87 “I’m sorry, I gave you the wrong number” said Paul to Susan
Paul apologized………
88 I have never seen such a mess in my life
Never… …… ………
89 The people who were at the meeting will say nothing to the press
Nobody who………
90 She didn’t say a word as she left the room
She ………
Part 3: Essay writing (10 pts)
Write about 200 - 250 words about the following topic: Computers can translate all kinds of
languages well, so children don't need to learn more languages in the future
Do you agree with the statement? Give reasons and examples for your answer
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