1pt Of all the natural wonders of the world ,few are as spectacular as Niagara Falls .Located on the Niagara River along the border between the United States and Canada ,Niagara Falls ac[r]
Trang 1PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO THANH THUỶ
ĐỀ THI THÀNH LẬP ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG LỚP 9 THCS
NĂM HỌC : 2012-2013 MÔN : TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian : 150 phút ,không kể thời gian giao đề
Đề thi có 5 trang
SECTION A LISTENING:
I: Listen and fill in the gap with the missing words (2 pts)
Minh: Do you know about our trip this(1)………….?
Mai : No,I don,t What is the (2)…………?
Minh: Our teacher says that we will have a trip to the (3)…………
Mai :Really ? Wow It (4)…………so interesting
Minh : Have you ever been to the countryside ?
Mai : No,I haven,t (5)………you ever been there?
Minh : Yes, I have been there (6)………
Mai : How do you feel about it ?
Minh : It is great We can see many (7)…….places The field is vast and
yellow.The river is long and calm with a line of (8)…… We can also climb the(9)……
Mai:Oh ,I am so excited about going there.(10)…… is my hobby I really want to go there What do you think we can do there ?
Minh : We can bring something interesting to play ,or we can camp or have a music festival
Mai : Great! I will prepare some interesting things
Write your answers here:
II Listen and complete the sentences (1 pt).
1.Jenny has been(1)………
2 She got some items They are (2)……and(3) ……She paid (4)………for each item
3 Tonight ,she is going to a (5)………
Write your answers here:
SECTION B PHONETICS:
III Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box (1 pt)
2 A.athletic B health C.earthquake D furthermore
IV Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently (1 pt)
1 A assistant B conference C uniform D.waterfall
2 A.traditional B material C minority D economic
3 A understand B engineer C Vietnamese D adventure
4 A provide B product C promote D profess
5.A punctual B tolerant C utterance D occurrence
SECTION C LEXICO- GRAMMAR:
Đề chính thức
Trang 2V Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence Write your answer (A, B, C, or D)
in the numbered box (3 pts)
1.Thanks to the television people can get the …….information
2 It is hard for us to get access to the internet because it is only ………in cities
3 At last ,they …… at the station in time
4 When does the trip begin ? It begins …… July 3 and lasts …… 3 weeks
5 why do we need clean air ? Well ,it …… us with a lot of oxygen
A protects B.provides C preserves D produces
6 Mr Brown,s ……….of humor distinguishes him from others
7 We found the book ……
A interesting B.interest C interested D interestingly
8 Tom failed the exam ……… he was lazy
9 It surprised me …….John would do such a thing
10 That wasn,t your first visit to Hanoi,…… ?
A was that B was it C were you D didn,t you
11 "I,ve passed my all exams " "……… "
A That,s very well! B Best wishes C Well done D My dear
12 He,d prefer …….chicken soup rather than ………milk
A having/ having B to have/ drink C.have/drink D had/drank
13 Employees hope that their salary will…….with the cost of living
14 It,s time to take another ……….of medicine
15 The English are supposed to believe in ……play
VI There is one mistake in each sentence Find the mistake and write your choice (A,B,C or D) in the space provided below (1 pt)
1.The food that Mark is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious
2 Even though she looks very young ,she is twice older than my twenty-year- old sister
3.The Nobel Prize winner ,accompanied by her husband and children ,are
staying in Sweden until after the presentation
C D
4 Humming birds are the only birds capable to fly backward as well as forward ,up and down
5 Marta being chosen as the most outstanding student on her campus made her
parents verry happy
VII Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in bracket (1pt)
1.This is very ( convenience)………!Can,t you practise your violin somewhere else?
2.Mai was a much less ( industry )……….student than her sister
3 She,s got a job as a ( manage) ………….of a dress shop
4 There is a (short) ………of carrots because of the bad weather
5.This car doesn,t have a lot of devices It is quite (comfort)…………
Write your answers here:
VIII Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in brackets (1 pt)
Trang 31.The first fish appeared on the earth about 500 million years ago.Up to now ,over 20,000 kinds of fish (1.name )………and (2.describe) ………by scientists New species (3.discover)…… every year,so the total increases continually
2.Only after entering the store ,Arthur (4.realize)……….that there was danger
3 Don,t try to phone me.By the time you read this letter ,I (5.leave)………
Write your answers here:
SECTION D READING:
IX Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer (2 pts)
There is now increasing concern about the world,s energy resources ,particularly about those involving fossil(1)…… In less than a hundred years we shall probably (2) ………all the present (3)…… of oil and gas The world,s coal (4)…….should last longer but, once used ,these cannot be(5)……
It is important ,therefore ,that we should develop such (6)…… sources
of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy as well as water and wind (7)…
(classed as (8)……….energy).Until these energy (9)…….are widely used ,it is important for the developed countries to reduce energy (10)……as much as possible
3 A findings B productions C amounts D.sources
5 A updated B repeated C renewed D produced
6.A traditional B alternative C surprising D.revolutionary
8.A repeatable B continual C renewable D continuous
9 A.goods B supplies C provisions D materials
10.A.exhaustion B.destruction C waste D consumption
X Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer (1pt)
Of all the natural wonders of the world ,few are as spectacular as Niagara Falls Located on the Niagara River along the border between the United States and Canada ,Niagara Falls actually consists of two falls ,the American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls The former is on the US side of the border,in the state of New York ,while the latter is on the Canadian side About 85% of the water in Niagara River flows over the Horseshoe Falls,which is the more impressive of the two falls
About 10 million people visit the falls each year ,most during the summer tourist season.Sightseers
can ride steamers up close to the boiling water of the falls,or view them from parks on both sides of the
river.Niagara Falls has long been a popular honeymoon destination for newlyweds
1 Which of the following is entirely on the US side of the border with Canada?
A.Niagara River B American Falls C.Niagara Falls D Horseshoe Falls
2 It can be inferred from the passage that Horseshoe Falls
A is the larger of the two falls B is the less impressive fall
C.has 15% of the Niagara River flowing over its edge D.is in the state of New York
3 According to the passage ,where can people watch the falls?
A From trains B From airplanes C From parks or boats D From cars or buses
4 In line 9, the word "them " refers to
5 According to the passage ,Niagara Falls
A.is a favorite spot of newlyweds B.generates very hot water
C.can be viewed from only one side of the Niagara Falls
D is only impressive during the summer tourist season
XI Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word (2 pts)
Vegetarian food (1)………a system of eating is gaining popularity all the time There is no denying the fact (2)…… such food can do only good for all people Doctors insist(3)…… aging people eating this food at least several days a week Some even say " We are what we eat " And people (4) ………aim at keeping their health up to the mark should pay (5)……….to what they eat
In many countries there are restaurants which invariably keep ( 6)…… only vegetarian food The personnel of these restaurants persists in providing different kinds of meatless (7)………They succeed in having a lot of elderly (8)……….They say that people can eat delicious, nutritious, economical meals (9)
……… using too much (10) ………the world,s resources
Write your answers here:
Trang 41 ………… 2….……… 3……… 4……… 5………
SECTION E WRITING:
XII Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (2 pts)
1.John is fat because he eats so many chips
If ………
2 You should take a map because you might get lost in those mountains
In case ………
3 Their teacher is making them study hard
They are ………
4 I haven,t eaten this kind of food before
This is the first ………
5 I don,t intend to discuss this matter any further
I have ………
6 The house seemed to have been unoccupied for several months
It looked ………
7 She never seems to succeed,even though she works hard
However ………
8 You can try to get Tim to lend you his car but you won,t succeed
There is no point ………
9 He would have lent you his guitar if you ,d asked him
Had you ………
10 Despite having a lot of money ,he wasn,t happy
Even………
XIII Use the following sets of words or phrases to write complete sentences Make all the changes and additions if necessary (2 pts)
1 It /long /time/ that/I/not/see/her
………
2 We/ tired /that /able /go out/ tonight
………
3 Paul/not/ tall/reach/ top/ cupboard
………
4 We /often /have/ difficult /finish /work/ weekend
………
5 Of all /hotels /town/The Royal Hotel /expensive
………
6 I/ want/ have /that suit /clean/iron/ before /meeting
………
7 Many foreigners /be/not /accustomed /cold weather/ Vietnam
………
8 Because/ heavy rain /many students /be late /class/ yesterday
………
9 Their brother/ often/ spend/ spare time /read /books/watch/ TV
………
10 Policeman/ order/ children /not/ play football /street
………
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-PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO THANH THUỶ
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI THÀNH LẬP ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG LỚP 9 THCS
Trang 5NĂM HỌC : 2012-2013 MÔN : TIẾNG ANH SECTION A LISTENING:
I: Listen and fill in the gap with the missing words (2 pts)
6.once 7.beautiful 8.green trees 9.mountain 10.Traveling
II.Listen and complete the sentences (1 pt).
SECTION B PHONETICS:
III.Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box (1 pt)
1.A.naked 2 D furthermore 3 C treasure 4 D rough
5 A.handsome
IV Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently (1 pt)
1 A assisstant 2.D economic 3 D adventure
4.B product 5.D occurrence
SECTION C LEXICO- GRAMMAR:
V Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence Write your answer (A, B, C, or D)
in the numbered box (3 pts)
1.B latest 2 C available 3 B arrived 4.D on/ for
5.B.provides 6 B sense 7 A interesting 8.D as
9.C that 10.B was it 11.C Well done
12 B to have/ drink 13.C rise 14 D dose 15 A fair
VI There is one mistake in each sentence Find the mistake and write your choice (A,B,C or D) in the space provided below (1 pt)
VII Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in bracket (1 pt)
1.inconvenient 2 industrious 3 manager 4 shortage
5.uncomfortable
VIII Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in bracket (1 pt)
1.have been named 2.described 3.are discovered
4.did Arthur realize 5.will have left
SECTION D READING:
IX Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions (2 pts)
1 A.fuels 2.D exhaust 3 D.sources 4 A reserves
5 C renewed 6.B alternative 7 C.power 8.C renewable
9 B supplies 10.D consumption
X Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions (1 pt)
1.B American Falls 2.A is the larger of the two falls
3.C From parks or boats 4.D waterfalls
5 A.is a favorite spot of newlyweds
XI Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word (2 pts)
SECTION E WRITING:
XII Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (2 pts)
Trang 61.If John didn,t eat so many chips ,he wouldn,t be fat/as(so) fat as he is
2.In case you get lost in those mountains,you should /had better/ought to take a map
3 They are being made/forced to study hard by their teacher
4.This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food
5.I have no intention of discussing this matter any further
6.It looked as if /though the house had been unoccupied for several months
7 However hard she works ,she never seems to succeed
8 There is no point (in)(you/your) trying to get Tim to lend you his car/ to borrow Tim,s car 9.Had you asked him ,he would have lent you his guitar
10.Even though he had a lot of money ,he wasn,t happy
XIII Use the following sets of words or phrases to write complete sentences Make all the changes and additions if necessary (2 pts)
1 It is such a long time that I have not seen her
2 We are so tired that we won,t be able to go out tonight
3 Paul is not tall enough to reach the top of the /this cupboard
4 We often have difficult (in) finishing the work on /at the weekend
5 Of all the hotels in (the )town ,the Royal Hotel is the most expensive
6 I want to have that suit cleaned and ironed before the meeting
7 Many foreigners are not accustomed to (the )cold weather in Vietnam
8 Because of the heavy rain , many students were late for class yesterday
9 Their brother often spends his /the spare time reading books and watching TV
10 The policeman ordered the children not to play football in /on the street
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