Question II: Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage.10 pts In the age 46 ______ highly-developed telephoned networks and electronic mail, i[r]
Trang 1SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
THANH HÓA
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
Năm học: 2014-2015 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Lớp 9-THCS
Ngày thi: 25 tháng 3 năm 2015
Thời gian : 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi này gồm có 05 trang
PART A: PHONETICS (5 pts)
Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
in the same line (3 pts)
Question II: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question (2 pts)
4 A linguistics B experience C dormitory D community
5 A institute B festival C deposit D resident
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)
Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence (10 pts)
6 She tries to set an hour a week for practice
7 Jane said she 18 years old the next week
A was B is C will be D would be
8 If I _ you, I’d take some rest before the game tomorrow
9 - “Do you think the book is expensive? - “Yes, it’s not _ what we paid for it.”
A worthy B worth of C worth D valuable
10 Stop that nonsense, _?
A don’t you B do you C will you D aren’t you
11 If you don’t want this pen, take _ There are some left in the box
A the other B others C one other D another
12 Will you empty the basket for me, please?
A Yes, certainly B Yes, please C No, thanks D No, I don’t
13 Several important methods were _for preserving food in the nineteenth century
A seen B covered C prepared D invented
14 The smaller the room is, the _ furniture it needs
15 You will have to _ your holiday if you feel too tired
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16 You’d better have that rubbish ( take) _ away.
17-18 He resented (ask) _ (wait) _ He had expected the minister to see
him at once
19 Present day problems demand that we (be) _ready for any emergency
20.21 Suppose everyword of this (be) _ true , what action the committee (wish)
to take ?
22 He (not go) _ there because they did not expect him
23 You always (complain) _ about my cooking.
24-25 Tom: “It is time we (do) _something to protect our environment.”
David: “Yes, Ok I think it (destroy) _seriously in the last ten years.”
Question III: Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters (10 pts)
26 She studied at university ECONOMY
27 In particular, parents are afraid of changes in their children’s _ PERSON
28 These clothes are attractive but entirely PRACTICE
29 I couldn’t help it The accident was AVOID
30.Because they are durable and portable, books have
long been used to preserve and ditribute information RELATE
31 The boy was very violent and his parents found him MANAGE
32 Jim is one of the most members of the committee SPEAK
33.We are interested in the _ of rainforests PRESERVE
34 Some designers have the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it MODERN
35 fruit juice contains no extra sugar SWEET
PART C: READING COMPREHENSION (25 pts)
Question I: Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word (10 pts)
DEALING WITH WAST PLASTIC
Every year people throw away miliions of tonnes of plastic bottles, boxes and wrapping These create huge mountains of waste that are extremely hard to get (36) _ of Now a new recycling process promises to reduce this problem by turning old plastic into (37) _
Scientists have (38) a long time to develop their ideas because waste plastic has always been a bigger problem than (39) like waste paper You can bury plastic but it takes many years to break down If you (40) it, it just becomes another form of pollution A few products, for example bottles, can be reused, but it is (41) _ or difficult
to do this with a lot of plastic products
Now a group of companies has developed a new method of (42) _ that could save almost any plastic (43) Nearly every type of waste plastic can be used: it does
Trang 3(44) have to be sorted In addition, labels and ink may be left on the products (45) is simply mixed together and heated to more than 400 degrees centigrades so that it melts It is then cooled, producing a waxy substance that can be used to make new plastic products
Question II: Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage.(10 pts)
In the age (46) highly-developed telephoned networks and electronic mail, it seems that fewer and fewer people are (47) _time to sit down and write letters to friends and relatives For hundreds of years, letters were the only way to (48) _ in contact with people who were any distance away and letter- writing was (49) as an important skill for all learned people to master
Gradually, (50) , the importance of witing letters is descreasing to a point that the majority of us (51) make a special effort to turn out something worthwhile when we are apply for a job or make a complaint In business circles the (52) is for routine communications to become shorter Even though clients may appriciate a detailed letter, an employee who sends out long letter is often regarded as (53) _.Many people prefer the telephone in all circumstances and its (54) _is essential in many situations but how often have you put the telephone down, (55) _with what you have managed to say? I don’t think I’ll throw my pen away yet
47 A using B spending C putting D taking
48 A keep B connect C maintain D hold
49 A noticed B considered C heard D seen
50 A therefore B however C furthermore D thus
51 A may B would C have to D dare to
52 A tendency B intention C fashion D inclination
53 A unusual B inefficient C unimportant D impossible
55 A dissatisfied B pleased C disturbed D contented
Question III: Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below.(10 pts)
MICKEY MANTLE
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Mickey Mantle was one of the greatest baseball players of all time He played for the New York Yankees in their years of glory From the time Mantle began
to play professionally in 1951 to his last year in 1968, baseball was the most popular game in the United States For many people, Mantle symbolized the hope, prosperity, and confidence of America at that time
Mantle was a fast and powerful player, a “switch-hitter” who could bat both
right-handed and left-handed He won game after game, one Would Series championship after another, for his team He was a wonderful athlete, but this
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alone cannot explain America’s fascination with him
Perhaps it was because he was a handsome, red-haired country boy, the son of
a poor miner from Oklahoma His career, from the lead mines of the West to the heights of success and fame, was a fairy-tale version of the American
dream Or perhaps it was because America always loves a “natural”, a person
who wins without seeming to try, whose talent appears to come from an inner grace That was Mickey Mantle
But like many celebrities, Mickey Mantle had a private life that was full of problems He played without complaint despite constant pain from injuries He
lived to fulfill his father’s dreams and drank to forget his father’s early death.
It was a terrible addiction that finally destroyed his body It gave him cirrhosis
of the liver and accelerated the advance of liver cancer Even when Mickey
Mantle had turned away from his old life and warned young people not to follow his example, the destructive process could not be stopped recovery, Mickey Mantle died of cancer at the age of 63
56 What is the main idea of the passage?
A Mickey Mantle as the greatest baseball player of all time
B Mickey Mantle’s success and private life full of problems
C Mickey Mantle and his career as a baseball player
D Mickey Mantle and the history of baseball
57 It can be inferred from the passage that for most Americans
A success in Mantle’s career was unnatural
B success in Mantle’s career was difficult to believe
C Mantle had to be trained hard to become a good player
D Mantle had a lot of difficulty achieving fame and success
58 The word “fulfill” in paragraph 4 mostly means .
A do something in the way that you have been told
B do what you have promised or agreed to do
C achieve what is hoped for, wished for, or expected
D get closer to something that you are chasing
59 The word “accelerated” in paragraph 5 is closet in meaning to .
A quickened B bettered C delayed D worsen
60 Which of the following is mentioned as the main cause of the destruction of Mantle’s
body?
C His liver transplant operation D His own dream
PART D: WRITING (20 pts)
Trang 5Question I: Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the
same as the sentence printed above it (5 pts)
61 Her ability to run a company really impresses me
à What
62 The Prime Minister resigned because of his sudden illness
à The Prime Minister’s _
63.“If I were you, I would try my best to learn English well” John said to Jane
à John advised
64 Since we had nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk
à Having
65 As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse
à The more _
Question II: Do not change the given word, use it to rewrite each of the following sentences
so that each has as a similar meaning as the original one (5 pts)
66 It’s possible that we may soon have no more oil RUN
à It’s possible that we may soon _ oil
67 The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened SOONER
à No _the accident happened
68 Although her leg hurt, Jill finished the race PAIN
à In spite _ the race
69 Perhaps they didn’t notice the tyre was flat MIGHT
à The the tyre was flat
70 First of all, the director explained the reason for the meeting BEGAN
à The director _ the reason for the meeting
Question III: Write a paragraph (120 – 150 words) about the advantages and
disadvantages of using facebook (10 pts)
THE END
-SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH
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HD CHẤM CHÍNH THỨC
Năm học: 2014-2015 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 THCS
Ngày thi: 25 tháng 3 năm 2015
(Hướng dẫn gồm 02 trang)
A- ĐÁP ÁN:
PART A: PHONETICS (5 điểm – Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 ®iÓm) Question I.
Question II.
17 being asked 22 shouldn’t have gone
Question III.
PART C: READING COMPREHENSION (25 pts) - Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm
Question I
36 rid 37 new 38 taken 39 substances 40 burn
41.costly/expensive 42 recycling 43 waste 44 not 4 45 Everything Question II
Question II
PART D: WRITING (20 pts) Question I (5 điểm- Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
61 What I am really impressed by is her ability to run a company
Trang 762 The Prime Minister’s resignation resulted from his sudden illness
63 John advised Jane to try her best to learn English well
64 Having nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk
65 The more popular television programmes become, the worse they seem to get
Question II (5 điểm- Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
66 It’s possible that we may soon run out of oil
67 No sooner had the plane left the airport than the accident happened
68 In spite of a pain in her leg, Jill finished the race
69 They might not have noticed ( that) the tyre was flat
70 The director began by explaining the reason for the meeting
Question III Essay: (10 điểm)
Marking criteria:
+ Task completion (4 điểm)
Tuỳ theo khả năng hoàn thành về bố cục và những yêu cầu nội dung cho mỗi phần ( mở
bài,thân bài,kết luận) giám khảo có thể chấm từ 1-4 điểm
+ Grammatical accuracy and spelling 3 điểm: bài viết không có lỗi chính tả và từ ba lỗi
ngữ pháp trở xuống được cho 3 điểm tối đa Cứ 4 lỗi chính tả hoặc ngữ pháp trừ 1 điểm (Trừ không quá 3 điểm)
- Coherence and cohesion (tính mạch lạc và sự liên kết câu, đoạn) – 3 điểm:
Tùy mức độ mạch lạc, liên kết câu, liên kết đoạn của bài viết, giám khảo có thể chấm 1-3 điểm
B- HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM:
Bài thi chấm theo thang điểm: 20
Điểm bài thi làm tròn đến 0,25
Tổng số điểm thí sinh làm đúng Điểm bài thi =
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