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Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given in brackets?. Do not change the words in any wayA[r]

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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút( không kể thời gian

giao đề)

PART ONE: LISTENING:

L isten and fill in the blank with ONE word (0.2 x 15 = 3.0 pts)

Going camping

The Bright family went camping on the (1) ……… The Bright family (2)

……… to Silent Lake The Bright family (3)……… on the Friday They camped for (4) ……… days The Bright family bought a (5) ………tent They bought a lot of (6……… They bought insect repellant The Bright family had a campfire on(7) ……… They roasted marshmallows They sang (8) ……… songs On Saturday they went (9) ……… On Saturday they went fishing On

Saturday they went (10) ……… They went (11) ……… on Sunday The Bright family saw many (12) ……… They saw blue jays They saw hummingbirds The Bright family saw many (13) ……… They saw a raccoon They saw a squirrel But they didn’t see a (14) ……… The Bright family had a (15) ………

vacation

PART TWO: PHONETICS (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)

I Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)

2 A chemistry B children C schooling D character

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x

5 = 1.0 pt)

2 A favorite B government C identify D influence

3 A economic B volcanic C.disappointed D scientific

4 A reputation B description C suggestion D pollution

5 A magazine B pictures C documentary D entertain

PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.5 pts)

I Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (0.1 x 15 = 1,5 pts)

1 When the party was _ we helped them clear up the house

2 Jack can’t remember _ the telephone number down

A write B to write C writing D written

3.The Boing 747 is twice …………the Boing 707

A bigger than B as big as C as bigger as D much big as

4 Jane stopped the car _ a newspaper

5 I _ your name Could you tell me again?

A am forgetting B have been forgetting C have forgotten D was forgetting

6 There you are! I _ for two hours Where’ve you been?

A am waiting B wait C waited D have been waiting

7 This job working very long hours

A involves B consists C includes D contains

8 “Have they arrested the thieves yet?” “It’s only a _ of time.”

9 Just think, two years’ time, we’ll be 18!

D in

10 I’ll give you ten minutes to come with a better idea

11 Nobody was injured in the accident, ?

A was there B was he C were they D wasn’t it

12 There was hardly money left in my bank account

A more B no C some D any

13 I came an old friend while I was walking along the street

A across B into C over D for

14 If you to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess now

A listen B will listen C listened D had listened

15 There isn’t foreign news in the paper

A a lot B lots C many D much

Your answers:

II Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition (0.1 x 10 = 1.0 pt)

1 He sent a copy of his will to his bank _ safe keeping

2 Although I practise quite a lot, I never seem to win very often _ tennis

3 Nam's brothers are very fond _ team sports

4 Most people think the government is to blame _ rising unemployment

5 There has been a sharp increase _ house prices in recent months

6 You remind me _my sister

7 Could you come back in half an hour? Mr Baston’s _ lunch at the moment

8 I know _ experience that I do my best work early in the morning

9 She intended to post my letter, but she forgot all _ it

10 I’m sure you will succeed _ this entrance test

Your answers:

III Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space (0.2 x 10

= 2.0 pts)

1. Humphry Davy helped Faraday much in his later (DISCOVER)

2. The farmer is trying to……… … the pig before killing it for meat (FAT)

3. This organization is very concerned about the……… of the rain forests.(DESTROY)

4. I was annoyed at his………….…to cooperate (REFUSE)

5. Two…… from the group " Friends of the Earth" are talking to the students

(REPRESENT)

6. This knife is ……… It can't cut anything (USE)

7. This photo has just been ……… (LARGE)

8 She has been ……….since her husband died (POVERTY)

9. Most orphans are bred in ……… (ORPHAN)

10. ………covers the sky at night (DARK) Your answers:

IV Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs given in the box (0 2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)

1 His hair is short He( have) _ a haircut.

2 He said that he( see) _ that man before.

3 If today( be) _ Sunday, we would go picnic.

4 This house didn’t use to( paint) _ green.

5 She wishes she( not punish) _ tomorrow.

6 My father told me( not stay) _ up too late.

7 When I met him at the bookstore, he( talk) _ to his friends

8 He ate as if he ( not, eat) _ anything for a long time.

9 He intends( help) his mother to clean the house tomorrow.

10 I remembered( lock) _ the door last night before I went to bed

Your answers:

PART FOUR: READING (4.0 pts)

I Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage (0.1 x 10 = 1.0 pt)

It’s always worth preparing well for an interview Don’t just hope (1) ………… the best Here are a (2) ………… tips Practise how you say things, as well as what you (3)

………… to say If you don’t own a video camera, perhaps a friend of (4) ………… does Borrow it and make a video tape of yourself Find (5) ………… to watch it with you and give you a (6) ………… of advice on how you appear and behave Before the interview, plan what to wear Find out how the company expects its (7) ………… to dress At the interview, believe (8) ………… yourself and be honest, open and friendly (9) ………… attention and keep your answers to the point The interviewer doesn’t want

to waste time and (10) ………… do you

2 A little B several C few D lot

3 A intend B consider C imagine D think

5 A anybody B nobody C everybody D somebody

6 A number B slice C plenty D bit

7 A colleagues B employees C customers D employers

9 A Attract B Give C Turn D Pay

II Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage (0,2 x10 = 2.0pts)

Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away “You never know when you might need it” was (1) of her favorite sayings She lived (2) herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us Although I never went to her house, I knew it was full (3) antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was (4) an art gallery I remember my father (5) that she was a “ Staffordshire

Darby” but I had (6) idea what he meant I (7) out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coal-mining in Staffordshire We used to make up stories (8) her My sister Alice, (9) was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10) saw him again!

Your answers:

III Circle best option A, B, C or D to answer following questions ( 1.0pt)

When I injured my back I had to take a break from my running career I decided

to introduce more women to the sport, to show them how much fun it can be and to give them the confidence to get out and run I decided to start a running club for women in my area because I was annoyed by the attitude of many race organizers They complain about the lack of women in the sport but also use this as an excuse for not providing separate changing facilities

I put up posters and 40 women, young and old, fit and unfit, joined All of them

were attracted by the idea of losing weight but I don’t think they had really thought about running before When or if they did, they had a picture of painful training They didn’t think of chatting and smiling while running in beautiful places, like by a river

At first they ran for only a minute - now they can run for thirty minutes They’ve also learned from other runners about diet and keeping fit in general I want to do something for women’s running and I have had so much pleasure watching their progress – almost as much as they’ve had themselves

1 What is the writer’s main aim in writing the text?

A to describe her own running career B to complain about race organizers

C to talk about women runners D to describe good running method

2 What would a reader find out from the text?

A the best kind of places for running

B how runners can avoid injuring themselves

C the teaching skills of the writer

D the progress made by the women in the club

3 What is the writer’s opinion of the runners she trained?

A They were too serious B They needed encouraging

C They couldn’t develop their skills D They were difficult to train

4 Why did the women join the running club?

A to have a good time B to meet other people

C to help them lose weight D to become top runners

5 Which of the following would be the best title for the club poster?

A Discover the Pleasures of Running B Riverside Running Club for Women

C Athletics Competition: How to Win D Keep Fit by Training Hard

PART FIVE: WRITING (4.5)

I Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the original one (0.2

x 5 =1.0 pt)

1 I could realize how important the family is only after I left home

Not until

2 Mrs Green is proud of her son’s contribution to the play Mrs Green is proud of what

3 It was such good milk that we couldn’t stop drinking it The milk

4 If possible, you should keep the car in a garage at night If possible, your……….………

5 He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk No sooner………

II Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given in brackets Do not change the words in any way (0.2 x 5 =1.0 pt) 1 I met her during my stay in London last summer (staying) I met ………

2 We had a choice of three main courses for dinner (choose) We could ………

3 Three hundred students entered the swimming competition last year (part) Three hundred students ………

4 My sister doesn’t like computer games very much (keen) My sister………games 5 Could you speak English when you were younger? (able) When you were …… ………

III In about 200 words, write a short passage of argument to persuade your friends to go to school by bicycle.( while some students like going to school by motor- cycle) ( 2.5pts) ………

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ĐÁP ÁN VÀ BIỂU ĐIỂM ĐỀ THI HSG vòng 2

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 9 NĂM HỌC: 2014 – 2015.

PART ONE: LISTENING

L isten and fill in the blank with ONE word (0.2 x 15 = 3.0 pts)

Going camping

The Bright family went camping on the(1) weekend The Bright family (2)went to

Silent Lake The Bright family( 3)left on the Friday They camped for( 4) three days

The Bright family bought a (5)big tent.They bought a lot of( 6)food They bought insect repellant The Bright family had a campfire on( 7)Friday They roasted marshmallows

They sang ( 8)campfire songs On Saturday they went( 9) canoeing On Saturday they

went fishing On Saturday they went( 10) swimming They went( 11)hiking on Sunday The Bright family saw many( 12)birds They saw blue jays They saw hummingbirds

The Bright family saw many( 13)animals They saw a raccoon They saw a squirrel But they didn’t see a( 14)bear The Bright family had a( 15)fun vacation

PART TWO: PHONETICS (2.0 pts)

I Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of

the others by circling A, B, C or D (0,2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)

1 A method 2 B children 3 D statue 4 C carry 5 B southern

II Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling

A, B, C or D (0,2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)

1 D average 2 C identify 3 B volcanic 4 A reputation 5 B pictures

PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.5 pts)

I Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (0.1 x 15 = 1,5 pts)

1 D over 2 C writing 3 B as big as 4 B to buy 5 C have forgotten

6 D have been

waiting

7 A involves 8.D waste 9 D in 10 D up

11 C were

they

12 D any 13 A across 14.C listened 15 D much

II Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition (0.1x 10= 1.0

pt)

6 about 7 at 8 from 9 about 10 in

III Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space (0.2 x 10 =

2.0 pts)

1 discovery/discoveries 6 useless

2 fatten 7 enlarged

5 representatives 10 Darkness (bắt buộc viết hoa đầu từ)

IV Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs given

in the box (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)

1 has had 2 had seen 3 were 4 be painted 5 wouldn’t be punished

6 not to stay 7 was talking 8 hadn’t eaten 9 to help 10 locking

PART FOUR: READING (4.0 pts)

I Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage (0.1 x 10 = 1.0 pt)

II Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage (2.0pts)

4 like 5 saying

6 no 7 found 8 about 9 who 10 Never

III Circle best option A, B, C or D to answer following questions ( 1.0pt)

PART FIVE: WRITING (4.5 pts)

I Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the original one

(0.2 x 5 =1.0 pt)

1 Not until I left home could I realize how important the family is

2 Mrs Green is proud of what her son can contribute / contributes to the play

3 The milk was so good that we couldn’t stop drinking it

4 If possible, your car should be kept in the garage at night

5 No sooner had he returned from his walk than he got down to writing the letter

II Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given in brackets Do not change the words in any way (0.2 x 5 =1.0 pt)

1 I met her while I was staying in London last summer

2 We could choose from three main courses for dinner

3 Three hundred students took part in the swimming competition last year

4 My sister isn't very keen on computer games

5 When you were younger, were you able to speak English?

III In about 200 words, write a short passage of argument to persuade your friends

to go to school by bicycle ( while some students like going to school by motor-cycle) (2.5pts)

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