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LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2014 -2015 M«N THI: TiÕnG ANH Thêi gian: 150 phót (Bµi thi gåm 6 trang Tæng ®iÓm: 100)
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PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
I Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that
of others in each group.
Write your answer (A, B , C or D) in the space given on the right (5 pts)
2 A combine B determine C examine D routine
4 A laughed B influenced C refused D missed
II Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in each group.
Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right (5 pts)
engineer
2 A productivity B financial C agricultural D
residential
industrial D recommend
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence
Trang 2Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right (10 pts)
1 _ cross-word puzzles is his hobby
2 Many rare species of animals are now _ of extinction
A on the verge B in dangers C on the side D at risk
3 As children, we were _ to respect our elders
A grown up B kept up C brought up D held up
4 When I returned the wallet I found on the street to its owner, he gave me a big _
5 We didn't _ to the station in time to catch the early train
6 Let’s _ a coin to decide which team will kick the ball first
7 This new law will take _ from the beginning of next month
8 I don’t mind when you go on holiday It doesn’t really me
9 The concert received good _ from the critics
A reports B opinions C viewpoints D reviews
10 My passport _ last month, so I will have to get a new one
11 I know for _ that he was away from home last month
12 Mr Jones has _ painting since he retired
A taken up B taken of C taken over D taken in
13 We have bought extra food _ our friends stay to dinner
14 As the car is small, it's much more _ on petrol
economic
15 Jill isn't on the phone, _ makes it difficult to contact her
16 I shall do the job to the best of my _
A capacity B ability C knowledge D talent
17 Only at weekend _ my kids to the Water Park
Trang 3A I don't take B do I take C I take D I do take
18 "Excuse me, but there is something about _ immediately."
A that I must speak to you B that I must speak to you about
C which I must speak to you D which I must speak to you about it
19 The blue whale _ the largest creature on earth
A generally classified as is B is generally classified as
C as generally classified D is classified generally as
20 John remembered his parents' wedding anniversary and _
A sent them some flowers B sent to them some flowers
C to them sent some flowers D some flowers to them sent
II Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets
Write your answers in the spaces given (10 pts)
1 I (try) to phone you all day Where (you be)?
2 She proposed (give) a party (celebrate) the success.
3 I (never read) a book (write) by a Japanese author
4 It's time we (start) Otherwise, we (miss) the last train home
5 I can't bear (sit) at home all day (do) nothing.
6 When we (get) downstairs, the burglar (disappear).
7 I (cycle) to school yesterday when suddenly I (see) John.
8 Listen I (think) I can hear someone (shout) over there.
9 By the time he (return) next week, we (finish) all the work.
10 Today you (look) as if you (be) an actress.
1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
5 _ 10
III Give the correct form of the words in brackets
Write your answers in the spaces given on the right (10 pts)
1 I'm afraid you have been (inform) Mary no longer works for us.
2 Unfortunately, in this job you will be at a (advantage) if you can't speak
English
3 The organization is run on a voluntary (base).
4 I’m sure he’ll be successful In fact, he’s so (ambition).
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5 This is an (forget) event I’ll remember it forever.
6 Their (marry) was not a happy one It lasted only six months
7 Come back tomorrow I’ll tell you my (decide) then.
8 You need to read all the (instruct) before using this tool
9 The (literate) rate in Vietnam is fairly low
seems to be a slight (understand) between us.
IV Fill each gap in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle (5 pts)
1 I've just rewarded her _ a book _ her good study
2 He’s a photographer He travels all _ the world _ his own taking pictures
3 She came _ a lot of money when her rich uncle passed _
4 The police came just _ time to bring the riot _ control
5 He said he broke the window _ accident, but I knew that he did it _ purpose
PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION
I Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right (5 pts)
Once a year, the skies of Western Brazil grow dark by day as well as by night Farmers and cattle owners burn down vast areas of the great rain forests around the river Amazon to clear land for crop-growing, and cattle-rearing Smoke from the fires blots out the sun Scientists, now keenly aware of dangers to the earth’s environment, see this great annual destruction as a major peril for Brazil, and also for the rest of the world Politicians have realized that if no actions were taken, Brazil would soon run out of forests They have joined scientists to try to stop the foolish waste of the precious resource of these forests
A The skies of Brazil
B Habits of Brazilian farmers and cattle owners
C Reactions of scientists and politicians against the deforestation in Brazil
D The vanishing of Brazil's forests
2 According to the passage, farmers and cattle owners burn down forests in
A expand their farm C tear cattle
Trang 5B grow crops D grow crop and rear cattle
3 The phrase "this great annual destruction" in line 4 refers to _
A the sky's darkness B the burning of forests
C crop-growing D cattle-rearing
4 What can be inferred from the passage that causes the skies of Brazil to grow
dark by day and night every year?
A The sun C Crop-growing and cattle-rearing
B The weather D Smoke from forest burning
5 It can be inferred from the passage that scientists and politicians are going to _
A arrest the farmers and cattle owners
B plant rain forests
C stop farmers and cattle owners from burning down forests
D stop farmers and cattle owners from growing crops and rearing cattle
II Read the passage and choose the correct word for each blank
Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right (10 pts)
To many people, smoking is not just a pleasure, it is an (1) They need it, depend on it and can't stop it If they haven't smoked for some hours, they feel a (2) for a cigarette They often (3), which means they light another cigarette immediately after they have put (4) the one before
Smoking is often considered (5), since many people don't like the (6) of cigarettes or the sight of the smoker's (7) fingers or ashtray full of cigarette-ends Above all, smoking is harmful to health and in many countries a (8) is printed on every (9) of cigarettes Scientists have proved that there is a link between smoking and a disease which can be (10), cancer
1 A attraction B addition C addiction D admiration
2 A likeness B craving C like D desire
3 A over-smoke B self-smoke C chain-smoke D non-smoke
5 A militant B antisocial C illegal D anti-pollutant
6 A odour B smell C taste D flavour
7 A stained B dirty C dusty D spotted
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8 A saying B signal C sign D warning
9 A pack B packing C packet D backpack
10 A fatal B died C immortal D dead
III Fill each blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word
Write your answers in the spaces given (10 pts)
Yesterday a friend and I went to a Chinese teahouse (1) lunch We got there
at about 10 minutes past twelve The teahouse wasn't very crowded then, so we didn't have (2) trouble getting a table
As soon as we sat down, a waiter came over to our (3) and asked us (4) sort
of tea we wanted A minute later he came back with a pot of jasmine tea He also brought us a (5) so that we could choose the dishes for our lunch
After thinking for a (6), we (7) fried rice, rice and beef with vegetables, noodles with prawn and fried noodle (8) pork The dishes were really big, but we were able to finish everything The (9) problem was that we were so full when we finished that we could (10) walk
1 _ 6 _
2 _ 7 _
3 _ 8 _
4 _ 9 _
5 _ 10 _
IV Point out one of the underlined parts in each sentence that is not correct and get it right
Write A, B, C or D and your corrections in the spaces provided Number 0 is an example (10 pts)
1 She hardly never goes to the supermarket without buying some bread and cheese
A B C D
2 Our new neighbors had been living in Arizona for ten years after moving to their present house
A B C D
3 The explanation that our teacher gave us was different from the one your gave you
A B C D
4 Jim was upset last night because he had to do too many houseworks
A B C D
5 The price of oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn't it ?
A B C D
6 Tom and Mark hope to go skiing in the mountains at this weekend if the weather permits
A B C D
7 There is some scissors in the desk drawer in the bedroom if you need them
Trang 7A B C D
8 The little boy's mother bought him a five-speeds racing bicycle for his birthday
A B C D
9 I think it would be easier to hold the audience’s attention if you had a slide show along to the lecture
A B C D
10 The wooden fence surrounded the factory is beginning to break due to the rain
A B C D
11 The factory made many its employees redundant because it had automated
so many operations
A B C D
0 A _ hardly ever
1 6 _
2 7 _
3 8 _
4 9 _
5 10. _
PART FOUR: WRITING
I Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one (10 pts)
1 I haven't decided yet whether to move or not
I haven't made up _
2 His house is more beautiful than my house
My house is not
3 It was such an awful meal that we complained to the manager of the restaurant
The meal
4 I couldn't understand the lecture because he spoke so quickly
If he _
5 If we can solve the problem of traffic sooner, people will suffer less
The sooner
6 It is thought that the Prime Minister took bribes from a mafia group
The Prime Minister _
7 She only started writing the report when she had collected enough facts
It was only _
8 “Shall I make you some juice, Maria?” said Linda
Linda _
9 Why don’t you install a burglar alarm in your house?
I suggest
Trang 810 Robert and Catherine have been married for four years.
It's four years _
II Rewrite each sentences in such a way that it means the same as the original one, using the word at the end of each sentence Do not change this word in any way (5 pts)
1 You should think carefully about the consequences before you start the business CONSIDERATION
2 Her success in the English contest made her feel very proud PRIDE
3 Her attitude interests me very much FIND
4 Despite his intelligence, he doesn’t study well at school ALTHOUGH
5 I’d rather you stopped interrupting me PREFER
III Use the suggested words and phrases to make complete sentences (5 pts)
1 manager / get on well / employees
2 I / not feel like / have breakfast / this morning / because / I / headache
3 person / Mary meet / theater / Howard Anderson
4 she / start / write / poems / age / 12
5 neither Bill / John / have / sister
THE END
ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 – BẢNG A PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
Trang 9I Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that
of others in each group (5 pts)
1 point for each correct answer
1 C 2 A 3 D 4 C 5 B
II Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in each group (5 pts)
1 point for each correct answer
1 D 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 B
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 A 2 A 3 C 4 A 5 B 6 D 7 C 8 C 9 D 10 A
11 D 12 A 13 B 14 C 15 A 16 B 17 B 18 C 19 B 20 A
II Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets (10 pts)
0.5 point for each correct verb
1 have been trying – have you been 6 got – had disappeared
2 giving – to celebrate 7 was cycling - saw
3 have never read – written 8 think - shouting
4 started – will miss 9 returns – will have finished
5 sitting – doing 10 look – were
III Give the correct form of the words in brackets (10 pts)
1 point for each correct word
1 MISINFORMED 3 BASIS 5 UNFORGETTABLE 7 DECISION 9 ILLITERACY
2 DISADVANTAGE 4 AMBITIOUS 6 MARRIAGE 8 INSTRUCTIONS
10 MISUNDERSTANDING
IV Fill each gap in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle (5 pts)
0.5 point for each correct word
1 WITH - FOR 3 INTO – AWAY 5 BY - ON
2 OVER – ON 4 IN – UNDER
PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION
I Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question (5 pts)
1 point for each correct answer
1 C 2 D 3 B 4 D 5 C
II Read the passage and choose the correct word for each blank (10 pts)
1 point for each correct answer
1 C 2 B 3 C 4 A 5 B 6 B 7 A 8 D 9 CC 10 A
Trang 10III Fill each blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word (10 pts)
1 point for each correct answer
1 for 3 table 5 menu 7 ordered/chose
9 only
2 any 4 what 6 while/minute/moment 8 with
10 hardly/ not
IV Point out one of the underlined parts in each sentence that is not correct and get it right (10 pts)
0.5 point for each correct identification, 0.5 point for a right correction
2 D yours 7 C five-speed
3 D much housework 8 D along with
4 D didn’t it 9 B surrounding
5 B this weekend 10 B many of its employees
PART FOUR: WRITING
I Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one (10 pts)
1 point for each correct sentence
1 I haven't made up my mind yet whether to move or not
2 My house is not as beautiful as his/his house
3 The meal was so awful that we complained to the manager of the restaurant
4 If he hadn’t spoken so quickly, I could have understood the lecture
5 The sooner we can solve the problem of traffic, the less people will suffer
6 The Prime Minister is thought to have taken bribes from a mafia group
7 It was only when she had collected enough facts that she started writing the report
8 Linda offered to make Maria some juice / offered to make some juice for Maria
9 I suggest (that) you (should) install a burglar alarm in your house
10. _It's four years since Robert and Catherine got married
II Rewrite each sentences in such a way that it means the same as the original one, using the word at the end of each sentence Do not change this word in any way (5 pts)
1 point for each correct sentence
1 You should take the consequences into consideration before you start the business
2 She takes great pride in her success in the English contest
3 I find her attitude very interesting
4 Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t study well at school
5 I’d prefer you to stop interrupting me
III Use the suggested words and phrases to make complete sentences (5 pts)
1 point for each correct sentence
6 The/our manager gets on well with his/the employees