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Kì thi chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh Lớp 9 THCS
năm học 2014 – 2015 MễN thi : Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút Ngày thi: 24/3/2015
(Đề thi gồm 06 trang)
Thớ sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi, không làm bài vào đề
Phần trắc nghiệm: Chỉ cần viết ph-ơng án chọn A hoặc B,
C, D
Phần tự luận : Viết đầy đủ theo yêu cầu của bài (Thí sinh không đ-ợc sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì.) A LISTENING H-ớng dẫn phần thi Nghe hiểu: Trong phần thi Nghe hiểu thớ sinh được nghe 2 lần Mở đầu và kết thỳc cỏc phần nghe cú tớn hiệu Thớ sinh cú thời gian đọc cõu hỏi trước khi nghe nội dung bài Mọi hướng dẫn (bằng tiếng Anh) cú trong bài nghe I You will hear five different people giving some information about what they do Listen and decide what each person's job is trainer reporter football player TV presenter champion
1 Speaker A :
2 Speaker B :
3 Speaker C :
4 Speaker D :
5 Speaker E :
II Listen to the conversation between two friends and fill in each gap with the missing information (10 points) Bill : Hey, this is Bill I’m sorry I’m not in Just (6) a message Hank: Hey, Bill This is Hank I’m just (7) to let you know that I’ll be a little (8) to the game tomorrow (9) I have to work a few extra (10) to finish a (11) I should wrap things up sometime (12) seven and eight though
Oh, then I’m (13) on dropping by Lisa’s house for about an hour since she’s been (14) recently Oh, uh, one more thing I’ll swing by my house to (15) some food for the game See you then
B Phonetics
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others ( 2.0 points)
16 A sacred B wicked C naked D stopped
17 A convenient B explosion C collapse D position
II Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others ( 3.0 points)
18 A surprise B distance C answer D spirit
19 A explanation B federation C computation D television
đề chính thức
Trang 220 A appreciate B participate C demonstrate D considerate
C GRAMMAR-VOCABULARY-LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
I Choose the word, phrase, or expression that best completes each sentence below ( 15 points)
21 My cousin runs a business……… he proves to have managerial skills
A but B and C however D moreover
22 What a ……… villa!
A nice big new B new big nice C new nice big D nice new big
23 Bob always talks as if he ……… everything
A knows B had known C knew D not know
24 As a teacher, I think that there’s no point in ……… lazy students
A to teach B teaching C teach D have taught
25 I think we should obey and respect our parents and teachers, ……… ?
A do I B don’t I C should we D shouldn’t we
26 It’s high time you ……… harder to make you parents happy
A study B to study C studying D studied
27 After he ……… working, he turned off the machines
A finishes B had finished C has finished D was finished
28 Mrs Thuy can’t remember the name of the restaurant ……… she ate her favourite boiled chicken
A which B whose C where D whom
29 Jane always tries to ……… her neighbours
A take part on B take part in C get on with D come up with
30 Hoang is accustomed ……… for half an hour every morning
A to jog B to jogging C with jogging D being jogged
31 I got a bad mark in the English test last week I wish ……… I harder
A would study B studied C had studied D will study
32 Mrs Dao hates ……… lies
A be telling B to tell C being told D have been told
33 They ……… Mr David to let them use his car for some days
A said B talked C asked D suggested
34 The more you talk about the matter, ………
A the situation seems worse B the worse seems the situation
C the situation seems the worse D the worse the situation seems
35 Tuan made an important ………
A decide B decisive C decision D deciding
II Give the right form of the words in brackets ( 5.0 points)
36 I have great ……… for her intelligence admire
37 Mr Cuong is a very ……… teacher Create
38 The twins are so alike that it is difficult to ……… one from the other Distinct
Trang 339 It is becoming ……… clear that this problem will not be easily solved increase
40 I am sorry about the big mistake I ……… the instructions you gave me Understand
III Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that need correcting ( 5.0 points )
41 The simplest way to reduce pollution in the city is ban cars from downtown
42 The letter was sent by special delivery must be important
A B C D
43 At first, they did not make out what the teacher was trying to explain, but gradual they
began to understand
44 The four – days working week will certainly be a reality, so we will have more time for
leisure activities
45 Daisy, along with her cousins from Manchester, are planning to attend the party
A B C D
IV Match one sentence in column A with one appropriate response in column B Use each response only ONCE There are two extra responses (5.0 points )
46 Would you recommend a place for
sightseeing?
47 Would you like me to help you with the
suitcase?
48 I’m fed up with this weather It’s so wet
and unpleasant
49 Could I use your phone, please?
50 Let’s do something special, shall we?
A I know We really need some sunshine, don’t we?
B Well, I would like to see that
C What do you fancy doing?
D Yes, please, if it’s not bother
E How about Yellowstone National Park?
F I’m sorry, I need it myself
G So do I
D READING:
I-Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to complete each gap (10 points)
During the (51) years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to They often seem to dislike being questioned They may seem (52) to talk about their work at school This
is a normal (53) of this age Though it can be very hard for parents to understand, it is part of becoming (54) of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing up Young people are usually unwilling to talk if they believe that questions are trying to (55) up on them
Parents should do their (56) to talk to their son and daughter about school, work and future plans but should not (57) them to talk if they don't want to Parents should also watch for dangerous signs Some young people in trying to be adult may (58) with sex, drugs, alcohol or smoking Parents need to watch for any signs of (59) behavior which may be connected with these and help if (60) _
Trang 451 A childhood B teenage C recent D early
52 A unrestrained B unworried C unexpected D unwilling
53 A circumstance B appearance C development D achievement
54 A confident B independent C dependent D free
55 A check B catch C keep D make
56 A good B best C better D well
58 A approach B experience C experiment D attach
59 A unusual B unacceptable C normal D exemplary
60 A appropriate B proper C important D necessary
II Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the passage (10 points)
Food plays an important part in the development of nations In countries where food is scare, people have to (61) most of their time getting enough to eat This usually slows (62) progress, because men have little time to (63) to science, industry, government, and art In nations (64) food is plentiful and easy to get, men have more time to spend on activities that lead to progress and enjoyment of leisure The (65) _ of providing good food for everybody has not (66) _ solved Many wars have been fought for food But it is (67) longer necessary to go to wars for food Nations (68) _ beginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a (69) _ of their food problems They work together in the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to (70) hungry nations produce more food
III Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question (5 points)
At the age of sixty-five, Laura Ingalls Wilder began writing a series of novels for young people based on her early experiences on the American frontier Born in the state of Wiscosin in
1867, she and her family were rugged pioneers Seeking better farm land, they went by covered wagon to Missouri in 1869, then on to Kansas the next year, returning to Wisconsin in 1871, and traveling on to Minnesota and Lowa before settling permanently in South Dakota in 1879 Because
of this continuing moving, Wilder's early education took place sporadically in a succession of one-room schools From age thirteen to sixteen she attended school more regularly although she never graduated
At the age of eighteen, she married Almanzo James Wilder They bought a small farm in the Ozarks, where they remained for the rest of their lives Their only daughter, Rose, who had become
a nationally known journalist, encouraged her mother to write Serving as agent and editor, Rose
negotiated with Harper's to publish her mother's first book, Little House on the Big Woods Seven
more books followed, each chronicling her early life on the plains Written from the perspective of a
child, they have remained popular with young readers from many nations Twenty years after her
death in 1957, more than 20 million copies had been sold, and they had been translated into
fourteen languages In 1974, a weekly television series, "Little House on the Prairie ", was
produced based on the stories from the Wilder books
71 What is the main topic of the passage?
A Wilder' s career B Children's literature
Trang 5C A weekly television series D American pioneer life
72 The author mentions all of the following events in the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder
EXCEPT
A She married Almanzo Wilder B She graduated from a one-room school
C She went west by covered wagon D She had one daughter
73 Wilder's early education took place _
A for a long time B at irregular intervals
C with great success D in a very efficient way
74 The word they refers to
A many nations B the plains C more books D young readers
75 It can be referred from the passage that _
A Wilder's daughter was not a successful writer
B the Wilders were not happy living in the Ozarks
C Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote scripts for the television series
D the Wilders books have a universal appeal
E WRITING:
I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence given before it (5.0 points)
76 The programme was so successful that they decided to produce the 2nd season
→ So ………
77 My father works in a company which has more than a thousand employers
→ There are ……….…
78 Keeping calm is the secret of passing your test
→ As long as ……….…
79 Thanks to her parents’ encouragement, she entered the beauty contest
→ Had it ……….…
80 You’re the best football player in our school
→ No one ……….…
II Use the suggested words and phrases to write complete sentences about Tet holiday in Vietnam ( 10 points)
81 Tet holiday/ celebrate/ first day / Lunar New Year
82 Some weeks / New Year, / Vietnamese / clean / houses / paint / walls Then/ decorate/ house apricot blossoms/ peach blossoms
83 New things/ buy/ occasion /as clothes/shoes/ food
84 One / two days / festival, people make Chung Cake / be/ traditional cake
85 / New Year’s Eve, / whole family /get together / a dinner
86 / New Year morning, / young member / the family /pay / respects / the elders
87 In return, they /receive lucky money /wrap / red tiny envelopes
88 After/ people go / visit / neighbors, friends / relatives
89 / exchange/ wish/ happy/ prosperous/ New Year/ one another
Trang 689 Tet/ not only/ time/ people/ relax/ after/ year/ hard work/ also/help family members/ friends/ relatives/ get closer
III “Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are not celebrated in Vietnam, but it is necessary for Vietnamese people to have a day for parents ”
Write a passage of about 120 – 150 words to your friend to share your idea (10 points)
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