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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ

Lớp 9 - Năm học 2015-2016

MÔN:Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

(Đề thi gồm 115 câu 06 trang)

PART A LISTENING

I Listen and fill in the missing words (5pts)

Chau: Dad, I’m doing an assignment.Can you help me with the(1) ?

Chau’s father: What is the assignment about?

Chau: It’s about the important dates of the (2) Where and when did the first printed

newspaper appear,Dad?

Chau’s father: It first appeared in the 7th or 8th century AD,in China.

Chau: And when was the lelegragh invented?

Chau’s father: Perhaps it was in the late 19th century.Do you know what two new (3) of

media appeared in the early 20th century?

Chau: Radio and newsreels?

Chau’s father: Excellent! And when did (4) become commercially viable? Can you

guess?

Chau: In the 1940s?

Chau’s father: No.It was in the 1950s.

Chau: When did the Internet become the major force in (5) ?

In mid and late 1990s

Chau: Thank you ,Dad Now I can answer all the questions for my assignment.

II Listen then choose the best answer (5pts)

1 We should take some time to look around your if we live in an earthquake zone,

A house B room C neighbor D village

2 We should block the rollers on your and washing machine to prevent them from moving

A computer B TV C fridge D dish washer

3 We should check the in your bathroom and bed room

4.We should not put our bed next to a

5 The first thing to remember is to during an earthquake

A run out of the house B stay inside

C.climb up the trees D swim in the river

PART B: PHONOLOGY

I Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other three in each group

Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the spaces on the right (5 pts)

1 A loved B hatred C sacred D beloved

2 A wash B walk C horse D god

2 A pretty B prepare C precious D prefer

II Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in each group.

Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the spaces on the right (5 pts)

1 A university B engineer C Japanese D uncomfortable

2 A interesting B difficult C efficient D beautiful

3 A horizontal B grammatical C magazine D mathematics

4 A concert B allow C accept D admit

5 A minimize B employee C immediate D embroider

PART C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence

Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the spaces on the right (10 pts)

1 If you want to go you may I have no _ to your going

A disagreement B objection C subject D upset

2 My sister has several English friends, _ is a doctor

A one of whom B one of them C.of them one D of whom one

3 Susan was alone in the house when the fire _

A broke in B broke out C broke off D broke up

4 The patient _ to listen to his doctor's advice

A refused B prevented C lacked D resigned

5.If only he told us the truth in the first place, things wouldn't have gone so wrong.

A has B would have C had D should have

6. _ I remember, there used to be a big tree in the middle of the school

A As far as B So much as C As well as D Much more than

7.My little brother caught a cold last week and hasn’t _ it yet

A got through B got over C got out D got off

8.The football team won partly because they had been well trained by their

A teacher B coach C instructor D director

9.Jack, as well as his two sisters, hardly ever went out in the evening, _?

A did he B didn’t he C did they D didn’t they

10.Do you know the name of the restaurant at _ we had dinner in last night?

11.Nobody knew he was coming He arrived _

A expected B unexpected C expectedly D unexpectedly

12.It is a great _ that the exhibition was cancelled at the last minutes

A pity B sorrow C complaint D sadness

13.I don’t know him but he looks as if he _ be her brother

A can B could C would D shall

14.It’s not worth _ to him because he will never listen

A talk B talking C to talk D that you talk

15.When Mr Spendthrift ran out of money, he _ his mother for help

A fell in with B fall upon C fell behind D fell back on

16.Her father passed _ last year

17. _ from her intelligence, she is always polite to everyone

A Not only B Apart C Except D As well

18.I estimate that this diamond ring is _ about $10.000

A valued B precious C worth D priced

19 She went _ a bad cold just before Christmas

A down with B in for C over D through

20 I can't _ what he's doing; it's so dark down there

A see through B make out C look into D show up

II Give the correct form of the words in brackets Write your answers in the spaces provided on the right (10 pts)

1.Her (anxious) was so great that she broke a glass.

2 It is expected that there is a serious (short) of electricity this summer.

3.His father asked him to (apology) for being so rude to his guest.

4.Give me something to drink please! I’m dying of (thirsty).

5.I’m sure he’ll be successful In fact, he’s so (ambition)

6.This is an (forget) event I’ll remember it forever

7.His father is a famous (history)

8.(Basic), the performance was a great success.

9.If your work is (satisfy), you will get a longer contract with the company

10.This matter is very (confident) Don't discuss it outside the office

III Fill each gap in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle (10 pts)

1.Do you think they will be _ time for the performance?

2.Who is responsible _ damaging my car?

3. _ no circumstances should you leave the office without permission

4.To raise a big family, she has to work _ dawn to dusk

5.I'm sick of staying home _ the four walls

6. _ account of the bad weather, they had to call off the match

7.We'll provide you _ whatever information you ask for

8.It was not polite him to leave without saying a word

9.His father died lung cancer at the age of 65

10.The weather here has got a bad effect his health

IV Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences

Write your answers in the spaces that follow (10 pts)

1 We couldn't help (laugh) when they heard the teacher's funny story.

2.At this time next week, we (have) a holiday at the seaside.

3.Someone seems (follow) us We’d better go faster.

4.By the time I get to the station, the train (leave) for 10 minutes.

5.At the moment Jack, as well as all his classmates, (do) a test given by the teacher.

6.He postponed (make) a decision till it was too late to do anything.

7.(Cook) the dinner, she took a shower.

8.He became addicted to (smoke) He really regretted not taking his father's advice.

9.Hurry up or all the tickets (sell) by the time we get there.

10.You have been working all morning It’s time you (take) a rest now.

VI Identify one error in each of the sentences below and then correct it Write your answer (A,

B, C or D) and corrections in the spaces that follow Number 0 is an example (5 pts)

1.It is obvious that parents always protect their children in dangers

A B C D

2 The wooden fence surrounded the factory is beginning to break due to the rain

A B C D

3.Ann’s new bicycle costs much more than me

A B C D

4.When we go on vacation, we prefer swimming and active sports to sightseeing and lie on the beach

A B C D

5.The harder he tried, the worst he danced before the large audience

A B C D

PART D : READING COMPREHENSION

I Read the following passage and choose the correct answers Write A, B, C, or D in the space on the right (5 pts)

Independence Day in the United States is celebrated every year on the Fourth of July For most communities throughout the nation, the traditional celebration includes parades down the main streets,

picnics with hot dogs and lemonade, and, of course, a fireworks display at night In some towns across the country, however, special events are planned in honour of the occasion

In Bristol, Rhode Island, fire engine teams from communities throughout New England compete in

a contest to squirt water from their fire hoses Flafstaff, Arizona holds a huge three-day powwow,

including a rodeo for twenty Native American tribes The annual Eskimo games with traditional kayak races are held in Kotzebue, Alaska Two auto races are always scheduled for the Fourth, including a four-hundred-mile stock car event at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, and an annual auto race up the fourteen-thousand-foot precipice at Pike's Peak in Colorado

Several small towns celebrate in other unique ways Hannibal, Missouri, the hometown of Mark Twain, invited the children to participate in a fence-painting contest, performing a scene from Mark Twain's novel Tom Sawyer In Lititz, Pennsylvania people gather in the Limits Springs Park to light

thousands of candles and arrange them in various shapes and images.

1 With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned?

A Holidays in the United States B Traditional celebrations for the Fourth of July

C The origin of the Independence Day D Small towns in America

2 The author mentions all of the following as ways the Fourth of July is celebrated except _

3 The word huge in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by _.

A exciting B amusing C complicated D large

A shapes B candles C children D images

5 It can be inferred from the passage that _

A the Fourth of July is celebrated in Canada as well as in the US

B towns in the US celebrate July Fourth in different ways because of their regional customs

C although fireworks are not legal, they are displayed on the Fourth of July

D The Fourth of July is not celebrated in large cities in the US

II Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word from the list

Write your answers in the spaces that follow (5 pts)

V Choose a suitable word in the list to complete each gap in the passage (5 pts)

what extremely enough in get

advised if leaving each find

Advice for travellers who may fall ill while abroad

Most British people go abroad on holiday to visit families or on short business trips People are …(1)

… to find how to get urgent treatment before …(2)… the UK They have to …(3)… a form which

explains …(4)… they should do if they fall ill or have an accident, and what arrangements exist in … (5)… country for medical treatment The regulations are fairly simple but …(6)… people do not have this information they may …(7)… that medical care is …(8)… expensive It is not unusual for people

to discover that they do not have …(9)… money with them to pay the total costs and …(10)… such circumstances an already difficult situation become even more complicated

1 _ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5 _

6 _ 7 _ 8 _ 9 _ 10 _

III Fill in each of the numbered blanks with one suitable word (10 pts)

POOR BUT CLEVER

It was a very cold winter A poor man (1) _ was very cold wanted to drink (2) _ hot to warm himself, but he had only (3) _ penny in his pocket He went into a (4) _ and asked the waiter: “How (5) _ is a cup of tea?” “Four pence, Sir.” “That’s (6) _ much for me,” said the man: “How much is a glass of hot water?” “We don’t sell hot water, we give it (7) _.” “How much for two lumps (8) _ sugar?” “We don’t (9) _ sugar, Sir, we give it free.” “All right, give me

a little hot water and two (10) _ of sugar I will have tea next time.”

PART E: WRITING

I Use the suggested words and phrases to make complete sentences (10 pts)

1.My father / used / smoke / lot / but / he / not / any more

2.Homework / must / hand in / before / end / week

3.I find / hard / persuade Jane / change / mind

4.No one / take / notice / her presence / party

5 My parents / going / have / old house / rebuild

6 Manager / get on well / employees

7 Person / Mary meet / theater / Howard Anderson

8 Neither Bill / John / have / sister

9 John/ always/ first/ come and/ last/ arrive

10 there/ no point/ persuade Bill/ change/ mind

II Rewrite each sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one, using the word

in capitals

Do not change this word in any way (5 pts)

1 His rude behaviour is too much for me PUT

I can’t ……… …… any longer

2 The two sides were unable to reach an agreement SUCCEED

The two sides ……….……….……… an agreement

3 I’m sure it was Tom who made all this mess MUST

All this mess ……… …… Tom

4 “I am sorry I have caused you so much trouble, Peter.” said Steve APOLOGIZED

Steve ……… …… so much trouble

5 I am not sure exactly how deep the harbour is EXACT

I am not sure ……… ……… of the harbour

-THE

END -Lưu kiếm, ngày 16 tháng 1 năm 2016

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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ

Lớp 9 - Năm học 2015-2016

MÔN:Tiếng Anh 9 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

(Hướng dẫn chấm gồm 03 trang)

Tổng điểm: 100

Sau khi chấm, qui về thang điểm 10

PART A LISTENING

I Listen then choose the best answer (5pts)

1 point for each correct answer

(Thiếu S trừ 0,5)

II Listen and fill in the missing words (5pts)

1 point for each correct answer

PART B: PHONOLOGY

I Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of others (5 pts)

1 point for each correct answer

1.A 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.D

II Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others (5 pts)

1 point for each correct answer

1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.A

PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence (10 pts)

0.5 point for each correct answer

1 B 2 A 3 A 4 A 5 C 6 A 7 B 8 B 9 A 10 D

11 D 12 A 13 B 14 B 15 D 16 A 17 B 18 C 19 C 20 B

II Give the correct form of the words in brackets (10 pts)

1 point for each correct word

1.anxiety 2.shortage 3.apologize 4.thirst 5.ambitiuous

6.unforgettable 7.historian 8.basically 9.satisfactory 10.confidential

III Fill each gap in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle (10 pts)

1 point for each correct preposition or adverb particle

IV Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets (10 pts)

1 point for each correct verb tense/form

2 will be having 7 having cooked/ cooking

4 will have left 9 will have been

5 is doing 10 took

V Identify one of the underlined parts … that is not correct and get it right (5 pts)

0.5 point for each correct identification, 0.5 point for a right correction

1 C → from

2 B → surrounding

3 D → mine

4 C → lying

5 B →worse

PART D: READING COMPREHENSION

I Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question (5 pts)

1 point for each correct answer