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ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VĂN HÓA CẤP TỈNH
NĂM HỌC 201 – 201
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 9 Ngày thi: 21/3/201
Thời gian làm bài 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
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I Listening (15 pts)
Part 1 Listen and tick the box There is one example You will hear the conversation twice (5 pts)
EXAMPLE: How many people were at the meeting?
A B C
1 Which house did the woman stay in?
A B C
2 Which one is Mr Brown?
A B C
3 What will Steve get for his birthday?
A B C
4 What’s Jane going to do this evening?
Số phách
Trang 2A B C
5 Where will the friends meet?
Part 2 Listening to this language course director describing the leisure activities for the coming week.
Circle the correct answer You will hear the talk twice (5 pts)
1 In the cookery class, they'll make
2 Tomorrow evening, they'll hear poetry written by
A students B foreigners C children
3 The concert will be given by
A a pianist B a band C an orchestra
4 On Thursday, the talk will be about
A a film B a new city C an old house
5 The Sunday walk is in
A some gardens B a park C the hills
Part 3 You will hear a radio programme giving information about a show Listen and fill in the
missing information You will hear the conversation twice (5 pts)
THE USK SHOW
Open from: (1) _ till 6 pm
Children’s events include: + Craft workshop (start at 10)
+ (3) _ rides
Exhibition showing: Farm machinery and tools
Food and drinks available in: (4) _
Family tickets cost: (5) _
II Rearrange the following sentences to make a logical dialogue between two people Number the
sentences in order (5 pts)
A Sure I’ve got them here
B That sounds like a good idea So I can also tell about my visit to Laos and all of the historic places
C Thanks for your help Once I get organized, it won’t be so difficult
D Hi, Lee You don’t look happy today What seems to be the problem?
E Well, now you’re feeling better about this, I think I’ll be on my way I have to finish my task, too
Trang 3F But now, I can’t come up with any ideas, and the deadline is tomorrow.
G I have to write a long composition about my last holiday for my English class
H Why don’t you write about your impression of the pyramids in Egypt?
I That won’t be too difficult Remember the pictures you showed me last week? The ones from your cruise last summer
J Don’t worry You are very good at writing, aren’t you?
Answers: 1 _ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5 _ 6 _ 7 _ 8 _ 9 _ 10 _
III Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (10 pts)
1 The World Water Day was broadcast on Bac Giang TV on March 20th 2015
2 The label tells the consumers how energy efficient each model is, compared other appliances the same category
3 The of living keeps going up It never seems to go down
4 What of learning English do you find most difficult?
5 Mrs Helen had to stop working ill health
A in front of B on account of C on behalf of D ahead of
6 He’s been working all the morning and so now he feels
7 The ao dai is the traditional of Vietnamese women.
8 What are the of you getting a promotion?
A chances B possibilities C occasions D opportunities
9 This street is named our national hero of Hoang Hoa Tham
10 The judge him on his excellent German when he finished his speaking contest
A congratulates B praised C complimented D admired
IV Give the correct form of the words in capital letters to complete the paragraph (5 pts)
Most foreigners who visit Britain are surprised to find that its inhabitants are more informal than
they had imaged It is (1 INCREASE) _ common to use first names in most situations even
without any personal (2 INTRODUCE) _ Handshaking is (3 APPROPRIATE) _ except for first meetings, or when people see each other again after a long (4 ABSENT) _ Also surprising is the British attitude towards (5 PUNCTUAL) _ Business meetings frequently start ten minutes late and, on social occasions, it is (6 POLITE) _ to arrive on time If you receive a dinner (7 INVITE) _, you should arrive ten to twenty minutes after the stated time In conversation, politeness is valued, so British people avoid strong (8 STATE) _ of opinion This sometimes gives the impression that they are (9 DECIDE) but is
in fact just their way of avoiding (10 ARGUE) _ or confrontation
Answers: 1 _
2 _
3 _
4 _
5 _
6 _
7 _
8 _
9 _
10
V Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences (5 pts)
1 Her father pays her fee; otherwise, she (not be) here. 1
2 It is necessary that he (start) to repair the machine at once. 2
3 My old parents attended to my early learning very much But for that, I
(not pass) all the examinations (become) a doctor as I
3
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4 Just as they (get) out of the room, the fire alarm went off. 4
5 Don’t you remember (promise) (keep) your room clean
and tidy? You’d better get all the rubbish (take) .
5
6 With this promotion, I feel that I (reach) a turning point in my
7 I (work) very hard for this exam I hope I do well. 7
VI The passage below contains 10 errors Find and correct them Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided (0) has been done as an example (10 pts).
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A recent investigation by scientists at the U.S Geological Survey show that
strange animal behavior might help predictable future earthquakes Investigators
found such occurrences about ten kilometers from which a fairly recent earthquake
take place Some birds made strange sounds and flew about wildly, dogs barked
and ran around uncontrollable
Scientists believes that animals can sense these environmental changes as early as several days before disaster
In 1976 after observe animal behavior, the Chinese scientists were able to predict a terrified earthquake Although hundreds of people were killed, the
government was able to evacuate millions of another people and thus keep the
death toll in a lower level
0 Line 1: _ show _ shows _
Answers: 1 Line _
2 Line _
3 Line _
4 Line _
5 Line _
6 Line _
7 Line _
8 Line _
9 Line _
10 Line _
VII Read the passage and choose from the list A – G the best phrase given below to fill each of the spaces (0) has been done as an example (5 pts)
ENGLISH SPELLING
English was first written down in the 6th century At that time, writers had to use the twenty- three letters of the Latin alphabet (0) _ Because English has sounds that do not exist in Latin, they added letters (1) _ This resulted in some irregular spelling After the Norman invasion of England in 1066, French became the language spoken by the king and other people in positions of power and influence Many French words were introduced and the spelling of many English words changed (2) _ The result was a rich and irregular mix of spellings
The printing press was invented in the 15th century Many early printers of English texts spoke other first languages, especially Dutch They often paid little attention (3) _ Sometimes technical decisions were made to give columns of print straight edges To do this, letters were taken off the ends of words and sometimes added to words With time, people became used (4) _ Fixed spellings were therefore created
by the printers’ decisions Spoken English, however, was not fixed It continued (5) _ It is no wonder that
English spelling seems irregular Words such as although, through and cough, for example, all have the same spelling at the end, but are pronounced differently Words such as feet, meat and seize, on the other hand, are
spelled differently but have the same sound in the middle
A to seeing words spelled in the same way
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C to change, as it still does
D to influence the French
E to how English words were spelled
F to represent the forty-four sounds of English
G to write down what they heard
Answers: (0) _G 1 _ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5
VIII Read the passage below and choose the correct answers by circling A, B, C or D (5 pts)
The causes of headaches, whether they are a common kind of tension or migraine headaches, or any other kinds, are usually the same During periods of stress, muscles in the neck, head and face are contracted
so tightly that they exert tremendous pressure on the nerves beneath them; headaches, taking many forms from a constant, dull pain to an insistent hammering result Although at least 50% of American adults are estimated to suffer one or more headaches per week, it is the 20 million migraine sufferers who are in special difficulties Migraines, which are mostly suffered by women, can involve tremendous, unrelieved pain
Migraines, which may also be caused by stress, can occur in people who bottle up their emotions and who are very conscientious in their performance Escaping from stressful situations, being open with one’s feeling, lowering one’s expectations can help reduce the stress and so cut down on those headaches which cannot be “helped” by aspirin and other non-prescription painkillers
1 It can be restated from the passage that
A tension or migraine headaches are common to all people
B headaches can have a variety of symptoms
C tension or migraine headaches are suffered by at least 50% of American adults
D headaches always produce the same result
2 During the period of stress
A the neck, head and face are contracted
B some nerves have great pressure put on them
C a constant dull pain always results
D some important muscles experience hammering
3 In America
A a majority of adults has at least one headache a week
B only women suffer migraines
C over 20 million men suffer migraines
D a majority of the headaches suffered are migraine headaches
4 A restatement of the last sentence of the first paragraph could be
A Women suffer tremendous, unrelieved pain when they have migraines
B All sufferers of migraine, usually women, can experience great, continuous pain
C Female migraine sufferers experience great, continuous pain
D Migraines are associated with tremendous, unrelieved pain for the women who experience them
5 According to the author, migraines can be caused by
A expectation of stress
B being too worried about doing a job
C escaping from one’s emotions
D lowering your experience in life
IX Read the passage, then fill in each blank with ONE suitable word (10 pts)
The environment is the natural world in (1) _ people, animals and plants (2) _ The natural environment has been (3) _ affected and degraded
by human activities through many decades For instance, the burning of fossil (4) _ by factories and motor vehicles has led to air pollution and (5) _ in acid rains, greenhouse effect and (6) _ warming The use of harmful chemical in agriculture has led to serious
Trang 6(7) _ pollution and health problems Deforestation for land use has affected the ecosystem and led to the (8) _ of rare animals, and extreme floods and land erosion Harmful rubbish and sewage dumped in rivers and oceans has polluted the water (9) _ harmed aquatic animals There are many human activities having serious impacts (10) _ the natural environment They have changed and degraded the natural environment and led to various health problems
X Read the passage below and choose the correct answers by circling A, B, C or D (10 pts)
Probably one of the most exciting new inventions in the field of recycling is a machine that can clean used photocopier paper The device, (1) _ a “de-copier”, uses a mixture of chemicals to loosen the ink from the paper A brush then removes the ink, (2) _ the paper clean and ready to be reused (3) _ the manufacturers, nothing like this has appeared on the market before it They claim that the machine is (4) _ of cleaning a single sheet of paper at least five times This is because the damage done to the paper by the cleaning chemicals is compensated for by a special chemical which causes an increase (5) _the strength of the paper
It is predicted that the machine will catch on despite the high (6) The initial price of £30,000 will probably be too high for small companies but they will either be able to (7) _ one for a reasonable monthly sum or wait for a (8) _ smaller, cheaper version to be launched Multinational companies will have a golden opportunity to do their bit for the environment and will save £30,000 within 18 months, assuming they use 1000 sheets of paper a day In addition to saving money and the environment, the machine will, to a great (9) _, provide a (10) _ to improve security as it offers an alternative to shredding highly confidential documents
3 A On behalf of B As regards C By reason of D According to
XI Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one, beginning with the given words (5 pts)
1 People rumor that the director of the film “Forever Young” is travelling in Vietnam
The director _
2 All visitors to Vinh Nghiem pogoda recognize the beauty of its architecture
Everyone _
3 If the work is finished by lunchtime, you can go home
Get _
4 It is extremely unfair that no witnesses were questioned
The fact
5 Basically, success depends on your hard work
→ Basically, the
Trang 7XII Use the given word to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence Do not change the form of the given word (5 pts)
1 Jeans are widely used among teanagers because they are fashionable and convenient (If)
→ Teanagers wouldn’t
2 Teachers are very worried about students’ bad behaviours at school recently (which)
→ Students _
3 I’ve never had problems with this smart phone before (time)
→ This _
→ What
5 “It is wrong of you not to finish your homework.” said the teacher to her student (criticized)
→ The teacher _
XIII Write a paragraph of about 100-120 words on how to save energy in your home (10 pts)
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Trang 8SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO A
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VĂN HÓA CẤP TỈNH
NGÀY THI 21/3/201…
MÔN THI: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 9
Bản hướng dẫn chấm có 02 trang
(Tổng điểm: 100 điểm)
I (15 pts) (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
Part 1 1 A 2 B 3 B 4 A 5 A
Part 2 1 B bread 2 C children 3 B a band 4 C an old house 5 A some gardens
Part 3 1 10/ ten 2 college 3 horse4 student café 5 10 pounds/ £10/ 10/ ten
II (5 pts) (Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm)
III (15 pts) (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
1.C live
2.A with - in
3.C cost
4.C aspect
5.B on account of
6.C worn-out 7.C dress 8.A chances
9 D after 10.C complimented
IV (10 pts) (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
1 increasingly
2 introduction
6 impolite
7 invitation
Trang 93 inappropriate
4 absence
5 punctuality
8 statement(s)
9 indecisive
10 argument(s)
V (5 pts) (Mỗi động từ đúng 0,5 điểm)
1 wouldn’t be
2 (should) start
3 wouldn’t/ couldn’t have passed – to become
4 were getting
5 promising – to keep - taken
6 have reached
7 have worked/ have been working
VI (10 pts) (Mỗi lỗi tìm được được 0,5 điểm, sửa đúng được 0,5 điểm Chú ý: các lỗi mà học sinh tìm được có thể không theo thứ tự dưới đây)
11.Line 2: predictable >predict
12.Line 3: which > where
13.Line 4: take > took
14.Line 5: uncontrollable > uncontrollably
15.Line 6: believes > believe
16.Line 7: disaster > the/a disaster (or: disasters)
17.Line 8: observe > observing
18.Line 9: terrified > terrifying/ terrible
19.Line 10: another > other
20.Line 11: in > at
VII (5 pts) (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
VIII (5 pts) (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
IX (10 pts) (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
Trang 101 which 2 live 3 seriously/badly/negatively/severely
4 fuels 5 resulted
6 global 7 soil/ land 8 extinction 9 and 10 on
X (10 pts) (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
1 A called
2 B leaving
3 D According to
4 A capable
5 B in
6 B cost
7 D rent
8 A slightly
9 B extent
10 D way
XI (5 pts) (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
1 The director of the film "Forever Young" is rumoured to be travelling in Vietnam.
2 Everyone who visits Vinh Nghiem pagoda recognizes the beauty of its architecture.
Everyone visiting Vinh Nghiem pagoda recognizes the beauty of its architecture.
3 Get the work finished by lunchtime and you can go home.
4 The fact that no witnesses were questioned is extremely unfair.
5 Basically, the harder you work, the more success you have.
Basically, the harder you work, the more successful you are.
XII (5 pts) (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
1 Teenagers wouln't use/wear jeans if they were not fashionable and convenient.
2 Students behave/ have behaved badly at school recently, which makes teachers (very) worried Students behave/ have behaved badly at school recently, which worries teachers (so much)
3 This is the first time I have (ever) had problems with this phone.
4 What benefit(s) does TV bring about to people’s life?
5 The teacher criticised her student for not finishing her homework.
XIII Write a paragraph of about 100-120 words on how to save energy in your home (10 pts)
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