The traditional Vietnamese wedding consists of an extensive array of ceremonies: the first is the ceremony to ask permission to receive the bride, the second is the proces[r]
Trang 1UBND HUYỆN LAI VUNG
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC 2014 – 2015
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề thi gồm 08 trang)
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 07/12/2014
(Phần này dành cho hội đồng chấm thi)
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Câu I:
Câu II:…
Câu III:
Câu IV:
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Bằng số Bằng chữ Giám khảo 2: + Chữ ký: + Họ và tên: Số phách (do hội đồng chấm thi ghi) I LISTENING (2.0 marks) A Listen to the CD player twice and choose the correct answers: (1m) 1 The Statue of Liberty is in _ A the centre of New York City B New York Harbour C the suburbs of New York City
2 The Statue was made by _ A Americans B the French C the British 3 The Statue was completed in _ A 1886 B 1884 C 1866
4 The Statue was made because _ A French people wanted to show their friendship with American people
B American people wanted to show their friendship with French people
C French people wanted to show their friendship with British people
5 Tourists can visit the Statue A every day, including Christmas day
B every day, except Sunday
C every day, but not on Christmas day
ANSWERS:
Trang 2B Listen to the CD player twice and fill in the missing words: (1m)
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer Write your answer in the box below:
1 Sally got a general at local schools
2 In _ she joined the Star Sports Club
3 There are people in her family
4 She likes _ sports-basketball and swimming, for example
5 She likes to read love stories- books
ANSWERS:
II GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY: (8 marks)
A Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence and write it in the box below: (2ms)
1 _ want to get a good job have to have certain qualifications and experience.
2 He is with his present job
3 Minh ran his brother, Thanh
4 Shy people often find it difficult to group discussions
5 Nobody knows who invented the wheel, ?
6 I prefer staying at work late work home with me
7 No one knows what the of the explosion is
8 I wish I _Bob the money; he spent it all gambling
9 Many people will be out of _ if the factory is closed
10 Mary will take a plane she dislikes flying
A because B but C even though D so
ANSWERS:
Trang 3B There are five mistakes in the passage Write out the mistakes and correct them: (1m)
gift Despite it is not expected, it would be much appreciated But find out the social status and religion of your hosts before you chose the gift A bottle of whisky would be the perfect gift for some, and no at all appropriately for others If you know the people you are going to stay with,
it is a good idea to ask them how they would like Some things are just not available in India
ANSWERS:
C Supply the correct form of the word in brackets.(2ms)
that has anything to do with physics,(1) or math; CHEMIST
I am not the (2) type at all In fact at school, I was a SCIENCE
complete (3) in these subjects Neither am I very FAIL
good at dealing with people, nor am I (4) , so jobs in AMBITION
business, administration and (5) don't really interest MANAGE
me either Moreover I find it (6) to be surrounded by IRRITATE
a lot of people; I would much rather have a job involving (7) CREATE
work or artistic skills of some sort I would like to have the chance
of work outdoors (8) and perhaps do a bit of traveling OCCASION too I am not (9) concerned about becoming rich but PARTICULAR
I would like to have a (10) income enough to live REASON
comfortably
ANSWERS:
Trang 4D Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in the brackets: (2ms)
My sister (1 work) _ for a bank She (2 start) working five years ago She (3 decide) that she wanted to go into banking while she (4 study) at school She (5 earn) _ fifteen thousand pounds a year She (6 do) an evening course in business administration at the moment to improve her career prospects She (7 probably/get)
_ promotion if she does well on the course
At the moment she (8 talk) to a customer, Mr Pike, who (9 want)
to borrow some money Mr Pike has a furniture shop Next month he will
open another shop nearby a town, but he (10 need) _ some extra capital first ANSWERS:
E Write a suitable preposition for each sentence in the box below: (1m)
1 Someone broke _ the school and made off with computer equipment worth
20,000 dollars
2 The boys _ the end of the class are talking noisily
3 I never feel tired _ watching my father’s coin collection
4 Clean air provides us a healthy supply of oxygen
5 Most towns put a Christmas tree, a fir tree decorated with colored lights, shiny
balls, tinsel and bows
ANSWERS:
III READING: (4 marks)
A Read the passage below carefully and write the best answer A, B, C or D in the box below: (2ms)
Children in (1) _ Netherlands must be at least four years old to (2) _
primary education Almost all 4-year-olds (99.3%) in the country indeed attend primary
school, (3) _ this is not compulsory until children reach the age (4) _ five Primary school is free of charge In most schools, children are grouped by (5) _ in mixed ability classes, with one teacher for all subjects Primary school (6) _ of 8 groups, thus schooling (7) _ for 8 years During the first two years, which (8) _ kindergarten, children receive an average of 22 hours of (9) _, during the last 6 years
children receive an average of 25 hours per week Schools are open 5 days a week, but children are free on Wednesday afternoon At the end of primary school, or in group 8,
Trang 5schools advice on secondary school choice Most schools use a national test to support
this advice, for instance the 'Citotoets’, a test (10) by the Central Institute for Test
development
2 A afford B enter C come D run
3 A although B despite C in spite D because
5 A old B elderly C aging D age
6 A includes B contains C consists D composes
7 A spends B lasts C lengthens D takes
8 A also called B is also called C is called also D is also calling
9 A educate B educative C educator D education
10 A develop B to develop C developing D developed
ANSWERS:
B Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE word: (1m)
WHAT MAKES SOMETHING COLLECTABLE?
Why do some everyday objects become valuable and highly priced by collectors, while
(1) _ will always remain worthless reminders of the past? Hilary Kay, (2)
antiques expert, suggests that to see what will be valuable in the future, one needs to look
(3) to the past She gives the example of one of the most valuable objects ever
brought to her for an expert opinion It was a French clockwork toy from the turn of the
century - a fashionably dressed young man smoking a (4) _ - which perfectly
expressed that age of wealth and leisure The clockwork toy was then just a cheap object
of after-dinner amusement, (5) today it is worth around 100,000 pounds.
ANSWERS:
C Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the questions below: (1m)
In the past, both men and women were expected to be married at quite young ages Marriages were generally arranged by parents and family, with their children having little chance to say no in the matter In the past it was not surprising to find that a bride and groom had only just met on the day of their engagement or marriage
In modern Vietnam, this has changed completely as people choose their own marriage-partners based on love, and in consideration primarily to their own needs and wants Moreover early marriage is quite illegal
Trang 6The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important of traditional Vietnamese occasions Regardless of westernization, many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding continue to be celebrated by both Vietnamese in Vietnam and overseas, often combining both western and eastern elements Besides the wedding ceremony, there is also an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so before the wedding Due to the spiritual nature of the occasion, the date and time of the marriage ceremony are decided in advance by a fortune teller The traditional Vietnamese wedding consists of an extensive array of ceremonies: the first
is the ceremony to ask permission to receive the bride, the second is the procession to receive the bride (along with the ancestor ceremony at her house), the third is to bring the bride to the groom's house for another ancestor ceremony and to welcome her into the family, then the last is a wedding banquet The number of guests in attendance at these banquets is huge, usually in the hundreds Several special dishes are served Guests are expected to bring gifts, often money, which the groom and bride at one point in the banquet will go from table to table collecting
1 In the past, _
A Vietnamese couples were free to make a decision on the marriage
B Vietnamese marriage was decided by parents and family
C getting married at an early age was not allowed
D parents had no right to interfere their children's marriage
2 In former days, the fact that a bride and groom had only first met just on the day of their engagement or marriage was _
3 Which sentence is referred Vietnamese modern marriage?
A Most young people do not have their marriage based on love
B All marriages are arranged by parents and family
C Marriage is quite westernization
D Couples do not get married at quite young ages
4 According to the passage,
A Oversea Vietnamese people do not like to organize a traditional wedding
B There is an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so before the wedding
C Many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding do not exist nowadays
D Vietnamese people never ask a fortune teller the date and time of the marriage ceremony
5 Which does not exist in a Vietnamese wedding party?
ANSWERS:
Trang 7IV WRITING: (6 marks)
1 I can’t play football as well as Peter does
→ Peter ………
2 The knife is so dull that we can’t use it
→ The knife is too ….………
3 I won’t go with you unless you let me pay my own way
→ If ………… .… ………
4 It’s ages since we last met him
→We have … ………
5 She said nothing when leaving the room
→ She left ……….………
B Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence Do NOT change the form of these words.(1,5ms)
1 I solved the problem in two hours (TOOK)
→
2 Even though I admire his result examination, I don’t like him (AS)
→
3 It’s a pity my father didn’t go home early (WISH)
→
4 Could you look after the children until I get home? (MIND)
→
5 “How long has Jane been working here?” she asked me (HAD)
→
C Paragraph writing (3.0 ms)
Many teachers assign homework to students every day Do you think that daily homework is necessary for students?
Write a paragraph to express your idea on this (You should write within 100 - 150 words)
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