Đề chọn đội tuyển học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh lớp 9 vòng 2 - Năm học 2016-2017 - Phòng GD & ĐT huyễn Vĩnh Lộc

UBND HUYỆN VĨNH LỘC
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
KỲ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 (VÒNG 2)
Năm học 2015 – 2016
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi gồm có 05 trang)
Question 1: Phonetics.(5pts)
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is prounounced differently from the others.
1. 	A. continent	B. depend	C. send	D. pretend
2. 	A. climate 	B. pride	C. quit	D. primary
3. A. good	B. book	C. foot	D. food
B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others.
1. A. traditional B. promotion C. financial D. Satisfaction
2. A.impatient B.arrival 	C.government D.enjoyable
Question 2: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank in each sentence.(10pts)
1. “Don’t be late for the interview, ...people will think you are a disorganized person, Tom,” the mother said.
	A. otherwise	B. unless	C. if not	D. or so
2. Mary seldom does morning exercise, ..?
	A. does she	B. doesn’t she	C. is she	D. isn’t she
3. The old man persisted  believing that his son was still somewhere in the city.
	A. on	B. in	C. for	D. with
4.	..................... can take inspiration from events in their daily life.
	A. Poets	B. Poem C. Poetry D. Poetic
5. You will have to  your holiday if you feel too tired.
	A. put down	B. put out	C. put off	D.put up
6. It was raining, we had to cancel the trip to Sapa.
A. although 	 B. because C. so 	D. but
7. “Could you please cut the cake into five  pieces?”, Henry said to Jane.
	A. like	B. same	C. alike	D. equal
8. The environment is .. almost everywhere.
	A. threatening seriously	B. seriously threatening	
	C. seriously threatened	D. serious threat
9. My bag's gone. I've been ..................
A. stolen	B. robbed	C. kidnapped	D. thieved
10. S1 : Hello. You must be Maryam. S2 : .............
	 A. I must be	B. I may be
	 C. That’s right. I am	D. You are not Maryam
Question 3: Supply the correct form of verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences below.(10pts)
1. Betty talked about the contest as if she (win)  the grand prize.
2. Laura, accompanied by some of her friends,(be)  planning to open an English Center.
3. Bill couldn’t stand (see) anyone sit round all time.
4. She saw him (change) the wheel.
5. I don’t like (treat).. as if I were a child.
6.That proposal (consider)  by the members at this time. 
7. On the left (be) three paintings by Picasso
8. Anyone who (not finish)  his work won't be allowed to leave now.
9. I wish John (not be)  punished by the teacher today.
10. Anh Vien felt that she (look)  at.
Question 4: Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete sentences(10pts).
1.There seems to be some about what she actually said. 	(confuse)
2.I enjoyed the book very much, because it was so 	(read)
3. I find this piece of music very 	( rest)
6. I find her  she never stops talking.	 	(exhause)
5. He’d like a job as a chef, but the problem is that he is totally (train)
6.Try to act  even if you're feeling tense.	(nature)
7.Dian Fossey was an American	(zoo)
8. Your assay has a lot of mistakes. It needs 	(write)
9.Her husband's death made her life 	 	(mean)
10.That jacket is very . You should buy a new one. (wear)
Question 5: Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answer (A,B,C or D).(5pts)
THE BEST AGE TO BE
Childhood is the time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is improbable he will ever gain in his life given so much without having to do anything in turn. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child – things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well- known. A child finds pleasure playing in the rain, or in the snow. His first visit to the seaside is a marvelous adventure. But a child has pain: he is not so free to do as he wishes as he thinks older people are; he is continually told not to do things, or being punished for what he has done wrong. His life is therefore not perfectly happy. 
When a young man starts to earn his own living, he becomes free from the discipline of school or parents, but at the same time he is forced to accept responsibilities. He can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes and his room, but he has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most time playing about in the way he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of the society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the greatest happiness of seeing himself make steady progress in his job and of building up for himself his own position in society.
Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be, but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy. With old age come wisdom and the ability to help others with advice wisely given. The old can have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life, they can watch their children growing up around them, and perhaps best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue the fight.
1. It is stated in the passage that
A. a young man accepts a lot of responsibilities.B. childhood is the best age to be.
C. a person can be happy at any age.	 D. old age is the worst age.
2. What makes life difficult according to the author?
A. laws of society 	B. responsibilities
C. discipline 	D. all are correct
3. Old people are not interested in new things presented to children because:
A. These are too familiar 	C. Children are imaginative
B. They are impossible 	D These things are famous
4. A child’s life is not perfectly happy because
A. he is not free to do as he wishes.	B. he is continually being told not to do things.
C. he is punished for what he has done.	D. All are correct.
 5. According to the author a young man 
A. is happier than a child because he is free from discipline of school and parents
B. is happier than a child because he starts to earn his own living.
C. is happier than a child because he can spend most of his time playing about.
D. A and B are correct. 
Question 6: Complete the passage below by filling in the blanks with the suitable words (10pts).
INTELLIGENCE
	Are some born clever and other born ...........(1)? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to both these ..........(2) is “yes”. To some extent, our intelligence is given a birth, and no amount of special aducation can make a genius out of a .............(3) born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who live in a boring surrounding will develop his intelligence less than ............(4) who lives in rich and varied surrounding. Thus the limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed a birth but ............(5) or not he reaches those limits will ..............(6) on this invironment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a nuber of ways. It is easy to show that intelligence is something we are born with ...............(7) we take two unrelated poeple at random from the population. It is likely that ............(8) degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take children - identical twins, they will very kikely be ............(9) intelligent as other. This clearlt suggest that intelligence depends on ...........(10).
Question 7: (10pts)
a.Find out the mistakes in each sentence (A,B,C or D) and correct them.(5pts)
1. All the main streets in this city will be widening.
 A B C D 
2. Many people believe that New York is the most great city in America.
 A B C D
3. She wanted to know if I saw Paul recently.
	 A B C D
4. The ao dai is the traditional dress of Vietnamese women. It consists of 
a long silk tunic that is slit on the side and worn over loose pants.	
 	 A	 B C D
5.Not until the early 1060s did the birthrate in the United States began to decline.
A	 B	 C	 	 	 D
 b. Change these sentences into passive voice.(5pts)
They make these artificial flowers of silk.
2. Did anyone see you come in ?
3. I want you to leave me alone.
4. Who looked after the children when you were away?
5. They used to drink beer for breakfast in England years ago.
Question 8: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.(10pts)
1.No decision has been made yet.	
àNothing................................................................................................................
2."Have you done this sorts of work before" She asked me	
->She asked me if....................................................................................................
3.No one has signed this contract.
-> This contract ...
4.He had no sooner got home than it began to rain.
->No 
5.The way he talks is very interesting.
->There is something..........................................................................
6. Entry is free if you are under 18
>You..............................................................................................
7.I have difficulty in understanding his accent.
->I find ................
8. We had to wait two hours for Donald.
->Donald kept ....................................................................................................................
9.“I’m sorry that I broke the glass” said peter.
->Peter apologised .....
10.you usually have to wait a long at the airport.
->There are ..
Question 9: Use the cues to make complete sentences.(5pts)
1. Lately/not work/hard/as/should
.................................................................................... .............................................
2. brother/ wish/ that/ can speak English/ fluent/ as/ native speaker.
 ...	..............................................................................................................................
3. Life/Vietnam/ year 2100 / be/ very different / what / it / today..
................................................................... .............................................................
4.In/ end/ I decide/ not buy / dictionary / because/ too expensive.
...................................................................... ..........................................................
5. If / you / want / lose weight / you / shouldn’t / eat / too much/ fatty food .
Question 10: Write a passage about 100-150 words to express your idea on this: “The importance of learning English nowadays”:(5pts)
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UBND HUYỆN VĨNH LỘC
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
KỲ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9( vòng 2)
KHÓA THI NGÀY 3/11/2015
Năm học 2015 – 2016
A. ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN TIẾNG ANH
Question 1: PHONETICS.(5pts)
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is prounounced differently from that of the others.
1. A 	2. C	3. D
B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others.
1. D 	 2. C
Question 2: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank in each sentence.(10pts)
1.A 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.C 7.D 8.C 9.B 10.C
Question 3: Supply the correct form of verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences below.(10pts)
1. had won 	2. is	3.seeing	4.changing	5.being treated
6.is being considered	7.are	8.hasn’t finished 9. were not 10. was being looked
Question 4: Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete sentences(10pts).
1.confusion
2.readable
3.restful
4.unexhausted
5.untrained
6.naturally
7.zoologist
8.rewriting
9.meaningless
10.worn
Question 5: Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answer (A,B,C or D).(5pts)
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. D
Question 6: Complete the passage below by filling in the blanks with the suitable words .(10pts).
1. stupid 	2. questions	 3. child/person 	4. one/that 	5. whether 
6.depend 	7. if	 8.their/the	 9. as 	10 . birth
Question 7: (10pts)
a.Find out the mistakes in each sentence (A,B,C or D) and correct them.(5pts)
1 D->widened 2. C->greatest 3C->had seen 4C-> the sides 5D->begin
b. Change these sentences into passive voice(5pts)
1.These artificial flowers are made of silk
 2.Were you seen to come in?
 3.I want to be left alone.
4.Whom were the children looked after when you were away by?
5.Beer used to be drunk for breakfast in England years ago.
Question 8: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.(10pts)
1.Nothing has been decided yet.
2.She asked me if I had done that sort of work before
3.This contract hasn’t been signed.
4.No sooner had he got home than it began to rain.
5.There is something very interesting in the way he talks.
6.You will /can enter free if you are under 18.
7.I find it difficult to understand his accent.
8.Donald kept us waiting two hours.
9.Peter apologised to me for breaking the glass.
10.There are usually long lines at the airport .
Question 9: Use the cues to make complete sentences.(5pts)
1. Lately, you haven’t worked as you should.
2. My brother wishes that he could speak English as fluently as a native speaker.
3. Life in Vietnam in the year 2100 will be very different from what it is today.
4. In the end, I decided not to buy that dictionary because it was too expensive.
5. If you want to lose weight, you shouldn’t eat too much fatty food.
Question 10: :(5pts)
1.Content: a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate.
2.Language: a variety vocabulary and structures.
3.Presentation: coherence, cohesion and style.	 
B- HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM:
- Nếu học sinh làm cách khác đúng thì vẫn được điểm.
- Tổng điểm toàn bài :80 points
- Thang điểm: 20 điểm
	 Tổng số điểm các câu, ý làm đúng
 Điểm bài thi = 
 4
- Điểm bài thi được làm tròn đến 0,25 
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UBND HUYỆN VĨNH LỘC
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
KỲ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Năm học 2015 – 2016
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi gồm có 4 trang)
SECTION A: PHONETICS
I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling A, B, C or D. (3 points)
1. A. designer	B.climate	C.shrine	D. pity
2. A.watch	B.scholarship	C.children	D. teacher
3. A.watched	B.advised	C.worked	D. promised
II.Choose the word that has different stress pattern by circling A, B, C, or D. (2 points)
1. A.convenient	B.interesting	C. comfortable	D. Internet
2. A. entertain	B.electronic	C. documentary	D. television
SECTION B: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (10 points)
1.They..all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach
A. passed	B.used	C.took	D.spent
2.The hotel room..over a very beautiful park.
A.viewed out	B.faced up	C.opened up	D.looked out
3.On Sundays in England,most shops were closed and the theaters and cinemas
A. so were	B.neither were	C.were too	D.so weren’t
4.We didn’t ..to the station in time to catch the train
A.get	B.reach	C.arrive	D.leave
5.Either John or his brothers..the money.
A.has stolen	B.have stolen	C.has been stolen	D.have been stolen
6.I remember.the letter sometime ago but I can’t remember exactly when.
A.to post	B.posted	C.posting	D.post
7.That restaurant is..dirty that few people eat in it
A.so	B.such	C.very	D.too
8.Nobody is ready to go,.?
A.isn’t he	B.is he	C.are they	D.aren’t they
9.Tom can speak two languages .One is English is French .
A.Other	B. Another	C. The other 	D.Others
10.They didn’t understand the matter ; .., they didn’t ask for help.
A.but	B.however	C.moreover	D.and	
II. Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Find it and correct it (5 points)
1. I went swimming every day while my holiday last summer. 
2. Tom and Mark hope go skiing in the mountains this weekend if the weather is fine. 
3. Each of the students in the class has to type their own report.	
4 .We are really fed up at the television programmes today.	
5. We thought he is planning to go on vacation after the first of the month.	
 III. Fill in the gap with one suitable preposition. (5 points)
You remind me .. .. .. .. my sister.
They have only been there ............. a few minutes.
The canoe overturned and everyone fell ............the deep water.
I couldn’t meet Mrs. Chi because she's ..............
They named their daughter ............their favorite singers.
IV. Supply the correct form of the verb in the brackets. (10 points)
1.I’d rather you(stay)............at home this evening
2. It(not/be) ....................Mr. Smith you saw because he is in Paris
3. How many cups of coffee ( drink)..........today ?
4. She regretfully told him that she (leave)...............the tickets at home
5. He expected ( admit)..............to that school
6. I had my bike (steal)....................when I parked in the street
7. You (tell)...........me how (do)..............this kind of homework many times, but I feel sorry that I can manage to do it by myself
8.The girl( sit)..............next to me is very clever and hard- working
9. Nothing (give) ................... to you if you don’t study hard.
V.Give the correct form of the words to complete the sentences. (10 points)
1.You can’t imagine how .. the area was damaged by the flood. (serious)
2.Graduates find it more and more difficult to find .. (employ)
3.Mike is very happy because his application for a  has been accepted. (scholar ) 
4. Nobody in the office had received an  to the party. (invite)
5. I have no  of changing jobs. (intend)
6.He treated them with ................. (generous)
7.How many....................entered the race? (compete)
8. I think these thin clothes are..............for the cold weather. (suit)
9. It isto own a gun without a special license. (legal)
10.House work has ....................been regarded as women’s work. (tradition)
SECTION C: READING
I. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 points)
In the United States of America the national (1) ..is also English. Four hundred years (2).some English people sailed to North America to live there, and (3).brought the new language to this new (4).Now in the United States of America people (5)..American English. Most of the words are the (6)in American and in British English , but American people say some English words not like people (7)in England .
Canada is to the North of the United States of America. It is (8).than the United States. In Canada many people speak English (9).they also came from England many years ago. But in some parts of Canada ,they speak (10) People living in these parts came from France .	
II. Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage. (5 points)
 	 Computer (1).. enormous impact on our life nowadays. We do shopping, work, or visit places of scenic beauty with help of computers. We pay bill prepared by computers. We read newspapers and magazines which have been produced on computers. We receive letters from and send letters to almost every part of the world with the help of the computers. And we can (2).. learn foreign languages on computers.
 What makes computer a miraculous device ? Each time turn it on, with appropriate hardware and software, it is capable of doing almost (3) you ask. It is a calculating machine which speeds up calculations : it can add, subtract, multiply, and (4).. with lightning speed and perfect accuracy. It is a personal communicator which helps you to interact with other computers and with people around