The small family farms often have to earn more money by offering bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists.. Farming methods in Britain have also changed.[r]
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UBND HUYỆN YÊN LẠC
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2015 -2016 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
( Thời gian làm bài 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề )
( Đề thi gồm có 5 trang Học sinh làm bài trên tờ giấy thi )
LISTEN
Part 1: ( questions 1 -5 ) You will listen only once
You will hear a dialogue between a receptionist and a customer talking on the phone Listen and fill in the missing information with one or MORE THAN TWO WORDS
Customer’s name: Mr Collins
When to book : ( 1)………
Type of room : ( 2)………
Room number : 405
Floor : (3) ………
Day to come : (4) ………
Day to leave : Friday Requirement: ( 5)………
Part 2: You will listen twice You are going to hear a travel agent discussing a holiday booking with two customers Listen to the conversation and answer the questions 6 to 10 6 Which month would the customers like to book the holiday for? ………
7 Do they know exactly where they want to go for their holiday? ………
8 When will both customers be free to travel? A The first week of July
B The whole month except for the last five day C From the first to the twenty – third of July
D From the seventh to the twenty – third of July
9 Which country did the two customers visit last year?
A Italy B Sweden C France D Portugal
10 How long do the customers want for their holiday?
A a week B ten days C two weeks D four weeks
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
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PHONETICS
I/ Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest of the group
11.A describe B excite C timber D dive
12 A devotion B congestion C suggestion D question
II/ Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group
13 A glorious B bargain C passenger D important
14 A migrate B inhabit C character D diversity
15 A advance B ancient C cancer D annual
LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR
I Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence
16 After Joe’s mother died, he was……… up by his grandmother
A brought B taken C grown D drawn
17 If you keep trying you might ……… to do it
A succeed B discover C understand D manage
18 My employer’s ……… of my work does not matter to me at all
A meaning B belief C opinion D expression
19 I don’t think that the red dress ……… her
A suits B matches C cheers D agrees
20 She’d prefer to go out ……….home
A than to stay B than staying C rather than staying D rather than stay
21 They received ……….advice from their parents that they became successful
A so good B such a good C so good an D such good
22 Have you got a car ……… ?
A of your own B of yourself C of you D of your
23 There is a fault at our radio station Please do not ……… your radio set
A change B adjust C repair D switch
24 If you want to attend the course, you must pass the examination
A write B written C wrote D writing
25 Either Peter or his brother ……… the keys to the car
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A has been taken B has taken C have taken D have been taken
26 We can tell you that we often have a friendly ……… in our class
A atmosphere B air C matter D impression
27 These clothes are fashionable and ……… Do you agree with me?
A only B merely C unique D uniquely
28 He ……… to have a very big fortune and a beautiful wife
A rumors B rumored C has rumored D was rumored
29 Did you use to do a ……….when you were at the university?
A full-time job B part-time C full-time D part-time job
30 My house is just _……… I live in the nearby neighborhood
A near here B near to C near by D near from
II Read the passage below and find out 10 words or phrases that are not correct in Standard
English and correct them
Many Americans enjoys saving time One way they’re found doing this is by shopping from
home – by phone or e-mail Home – shopping is a big business these days, and it’s getting
biger In most cities, you can watch TV channels that advertise 24 hours a day The products
they advertise can be order by calling a toll- free “800” telephone number and use a credit
card The products are then sent directly to the customer home What could be easier ? Using
mail- order catalogs makes to buy gifts from home easy From apples to appliances, books to
bathing suits, compact discs to camping equipment, there’s almost nothing that can’t be orders
by mail Last year more than five billions catalogs are mailed to Americans, and over forty
billion dollar’s worth of products were bought from them It’s expected that by the year 2020
more than one-three of all merchandise sold in the U.S will be sold by mail
31… 32… 33… 34… 35… 36…… 37…… 38…… 39…… 40……
III Read the text below Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form the
word that fits in the space in the same line Number 0 is an example
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SNOW WHITE AND SEVEN DWARFS
Public ( 0 ) …reaction….to the Disney film Snow White and Seven Dwarfs
when it was first showed in 1937 was (41 )……… It was received
with great (42 ) ……… and immediately became enormously
popular (43) ……… the world Good advertising was not the only
reason for this (44) ……… popularity; the film and its characters
captured the (45) ……… of people all over the world like no
film before it
In Britain, there was (46) ……… newspaper articles about the
film and how it was made Snow White toys and books were on (47)
……… everywhere Some people thought that it might be (48)
……… for children but most people saw it as (49) ………
Entertainment
Since 1937, it has been re-issued every few years, giving
(50)…………
to many generations of children
Ex 0 REACT
41 ORDINARY
42 EXCITE
43 THROUGH
44 WORLD
45 IMAGINE
46 DAY
47 SELL
48 UPSET
49 HARM
50 ENJOY
READING
I Supply the most suitable word for each blank
We have seen photographs of the whole earth taken from great distances in outer space This is the first time, the (51)……… first time, in man’s long history that such pictures have been possible (52) ……… many years most people have believed that the earth was ball – shaped A few thought it was round and (53)………., like a coin Now we know, beyond doubt, that those few were (54) ……… The photographs show a ball –shaped (55)………., bright and beautiful In color photographs of the earth, the sky is as (56)………… as coal The (57) ……… looks much bluer than it usual does to us All our gray (58)……….are perfect white in color; because, of course, the (59)……… is forever shining on them We are (60)………… to live on the beautiful earth
II Read the passage below then pick out ONE best option (A, B, C or D to complete each
of the following sentences:
Britain is now a highly industrialized country and there are only 238,000 farms in the
UK More and more farmers leave the land because they can not earn enough money to survive Only large farms are economic and because of this most British farm are big They usually grow cereals in the east of England and raise sheep and cows in the north of England and Scotland The small family farms often have to earn more money by offering bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists
Farming methods in Britain have also changed Fields used to be quite small, divided by hedges which were sometimes a thousand years old and full of wild flowers and birds Many hedges were pulled up to allow farmers to use modern machinery Now most fields in England are large by European standards
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61 British farmers give up working on their farms because
A they are tired of the farm work B they can’t earn their own living by farming
C they want to continue to live D they are forced to leave the land
62 Most British farms are big because _
A there are plenty of abandoned land B farming is now industrialized
C small farms are uneconomic D most British farmers are rich
63.The small family farms often offer bed and breakfast accommodation to tourists
A to show their friendship
B because they want to have more tourists to their farms
C in order to improve their earnings
D so that the tourists will return in their farm the next time
64 Fields on British farms were
A separated from each other by hedges B full of wild flowers and birds
C a thousand years old D all are correct
65 Which of the following sentences is not true?
A Industries are developed in Britain
B Breeding farms are usually in the north of England
C Many hedges are pulled down for farmers to expand their farms
D Most fields in England are now larger than they used to be
WRITING
I Make meaningful sentences using these following cue words and phrases Make all the changes and additions if necessary
66 Three – quarters /surface / earth / cover / water
………
67 Rest / be / dry land / because / it / rise / above / water
……… 68.Seas / lands / not be / always / their / present / positions
………
69 Some lands / be / once / under / sea / but now / be / above it
………
70 Movements / changes / earth / take place /continuous / but / slow
………
condition of their studying than ever Do you agree or disagree with this idea? What is your opinion?
Write an essay ( at least 180 words ) to give reasons to support your idea and include
examples from your own knowledge or experience.
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