Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp huyện môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2015-2016 - Phòng GD & ĐT Đức Thọ

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
ĐỨC THỌ
Ngày 29 tháng 9 năm 2015
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016.
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) 
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Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm.
Điểm của toàn bài thi
Các giám khảo
Số phách
(Bằng số)
(Bằng chữ)
(Ký và ghi rõ họ tên)
(Do Trưởng Ban chấm thi ghi)
Giám khảo 1: 
Giám khảo 2: 
A. PHONETICS, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1.
A. hobby
B. honest
C. humor
D. hole
2.
A. both
B. myth
C. sixth
D. with
3.
A. of
B. leaf
C. café
D. knife
4.
A. wants
B. says
C. looks
D. laughs
5.
A. pork
B. shirt
C. world
D. university
6.
A. exchange
B. champagne
C. teacher
D. children
7.
A. thirsty
B. guitar
C. dirty
D. listen
8.
A. luggage
B. village
C. stage
D. manage
9.
A. mention
B. suggestion
C. introduction
D. option
10.
A. figures 
B. oranges	
C. classes
D. watches
Your answers: 
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II. Choose the most suitable word or phrase. 
1. ___________ he speaks!
A. How fluent
B. How fluently
C. What fluent
D. What fluently
2. Two weeks ___________ too long for me to wait.
A. is
B. are
C. were
D. have
3. My sister is busy ___________ an email.
A. to write
B. write
C. writing
D. written
4. There is always ___________ traffic in the city center in the rush hour.
A. many
B. strong
C. full
D. heavy
5. I was just ___________ to go out when you telephoned.
A. around
B.thinking
C. about
D. planned
6. ___________ of accidents is lower than time last year.
A. Many
B. The number
C. A number
D. most
7. It took a long time to find a solution ___________ the problem. 
A. for
B. to
C. with
D.at
8. His parents agreed to __________ him their car while they were away on holiday .
A. borrow
B. hire
C. let
D. lend
9. Phone me before ten; ___________ I’ll too busy to talk to you.
A. unless
B. if
C. otherwise 
D. whether
10. Mr Smith: “You made a lot of noise last night”. – David: “___________” 
A. Really?
B. What a pity!
C. It’s kind of you to say so.
D. Oh! I’m really sorry
11. I will come as soon as I ___________ my work.
A. finish.
B. will finish.
C. have finished.
D. finishing.
12. I’ve been informed that ___________ animals at the zoo are starving to death.
A. most of
B. almost
C. most all
D. most of the
13. I suggest that the matter __________ reconsidered 
A. is
B. was
C. has been
D. be
14. Each of them ______ to bring _______ own book to the next class.
A. are - his
B. are - their
C. is - his
D. are - its
15. Are you going _________ me ________ all day.
A. to keep - waiting
B. to keep – to wait
C. keeping – to wait
D. keeping - waiting
16. Tim: “ Would you mind lending me your dictionary?” – Peter: “___________ ”
A. Yes, here you are
B. Yes, let’s
C. No, of course not
D. Great 
17. Don’t invite John to dinner, I can’t stand his bad ___________ .
A. mood
B. character
C. mind
D. temper
18. _______ of all of us who are here tonight. I’d like to thank Ms Thuy for her talk.
A. According.
B. On behalf.
C. On account
D. Instead
19. I wouldn’t waste time ___________ that newspaper if I were you.
A. reading
B. to read
C. read
D. should read
20. Peter: “Is our breakfast Ok?”. – Mary: “Yeah, mom is __________ it ready”
A. getting
B. doing
C. cooking
D. all are correct
Your answers:
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III. Complete sentences using the correct form of the words.
1.
Don’t worry. I’ll be waiting for you at the ______ to the pagoda. 
ENTER
2.
I believe you because I know you are _______.
TRUTH
3.
The weather was terrible, so we had a very ______ holiday
PLEASE
4.
What’s the _____ of the runway at this airport? 
LONG
5.
A holiday in Da Nang can be _______ cheap.
SURPRISE
6.
Profesor Ngo Bao Chau is a well – known ________. He won many international awards.
MATHEMATICS
7.
Work is going on to ______ the bridge, which carries a great deal of traffic.
STRONG
8.
Our visit to Phu Quoc Island last summer was an _________ experience.
FORGET
9.
This restaurant is _______ for its western meals.
FAME
10.
Traditional _________ are a good source of fun and entertainment.
CELEBRATE
Your answers:
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IV. Find a mistake in the following sentences and correct it.
Eg: We is interested in listening to Rock music. is -> are
1.
Neither Mai nor her friends is going to the concert tonight.
2.
I made this dress without some help.
3.
Stop making so much noise or neighbors are going to get angrily
4.
Even though she looks young, she is twice older than my twenty – year – old sister.
5.
Yesterday, my best classmate, Hoa couldn’t go to school owing to tired
6.
Only a little special guests came to the meeting in our company.
7.
I am not accustomed to see boys and girls in the same clothes color.
8.
Terry had prepared a three – courses dinner when we arrived, so we were able to eat immediately.
9.
He never allows us smoking in this room.
10.
Try not to do too many mistakes. 
Your answers:
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V. Put the correct tense or form of the verbs in the parentheses.
1.
Good bye my best friend, Jane. I never (forget) ___ (1)___ you. I (miss) ___(2)___ you more than anybody I (ever/know) ___(3)___ in my life
2.
The grass looks as if it (not/cut) ___ (4) ___ for ages. 
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I don’t mind (wait) ___ (5) ___. I’d rather (be) ___ (6) ___ too early than too late.
4.
I’m sure you (not/remember) ___ (7) ___ me by the time I (be) ___ (8) ___ back in six years.
5.
My brother as well as I still clearly (remember) ___ (9) ___ (take) ___ (10) ___ good care when we were young.
Your answers:
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B. READING
I. Complete the passage by filling a suitable word into each gap
 	 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 ____ (8) ____ her. My sister Alice said ____ (9) ____ us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she ____ (10) ____ saw him again!
Your answers:
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II. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question from the 4 choices (A, B, C, or D) given.	
	Have you ever stopped ____(1) ____ why people give each ____(2) ____ eggs at Easter?. The Christian festival of Easter celebrates the return of Christ from the dead, but the festival is actually name ____(3) ____ the goddess of the sun, Eostre, whose name is taken from the East where she ____(4) ____. In very ancient times, Easter was a celebration that winter was ____(5) ____ and that a new life was about to begin. The rabbit, ____ (6) ____ to the number of young it produces, is the symbol of life. In some parts of the world, the rabbit leaves large ____(7) ____ of eggs (another symbol of new life ) in the garden and children have to find as many as they can . This is very ____ (8) ____ Christmas when Santa Claus leave presents for individual children. At Easter children have to be independent and ____ (9) ____ after themselves. In this ____ (10) ____ the hunt for Easter eggs presents the need for young people to go out in to the world and make their own fortune . 
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A. to wonder
B. wondering
C. wonder 
D. wondered
2.
A. else
B. person
C. others 
D. other
3.
A. for 
B. about
C. after
D. with
4.
A. goes
B. sets
C . rises
D. raises
5.
A. finish
B. conclusion
C. up 
D. over
6.
A. as
B. since
C. due
D. because
7.
A. numbers
B. sums
C. figures
D. totals
8.
A. like
B. unlike
C. different
D. similar
9.
A. take
B. get
C. look
D. carry
10.
A. day
B. way
C. habit
D. time
Your answers:
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III. Read the advertisements (A, B, C, D and E) below and choose the most suitable one for the following people. 
Man is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the sea has served the need of man. The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts of the world. Today, nearly two thirds of the world’s population live within 80 kms of the sea coast. 
In the modern technological world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on land are beginning to be used up. The sea, however, still can be hoped to supply many of man’s needs. The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by man’s technology is impressive. Oil and gas explorations have been carried out for nearly 30 years. A lot of valuable minerals exist on the ocean floor ready to be mined. 
Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food. The culture of fish and shellfish is an ancient skill practised in the past mainly by Oriental people. 
Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe that the warm temperature of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship. Ocean currents and waves offer possible use as a source of energy. 
Technology is enabling man to explore ever more deeply under the sea. The development of strong, new materials has made this possible. 
The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. Experts believe that by the year 2050s the problems that prevent us from fully exploiting the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea will be largely solved.
1. The best title for this passage is ___________.
A. Sea Harvest.
C. Sea Food.
B. Technology and the Exploiting of the Sea.
D. Man and Sea.
2. The major things that the sea offers man are ___________.
A. food, energy sources and minerals.
C. minerals and oil.
B. fish and oil.
D. ocean currents and waves.
3. The sea serves the needs of man because ___________.
A. it provides man with sea food.
C. it supplies man with minerals.
B. it offers oil to man.
D. all of the above.
4. The word Oriental people in the fourth paragraph probably means ___________.
A. European people.
C. people in Asia
B. people in Africa
D. American people.
5. We can conclude from the passage that ___________.
A. the sea resources have largely been used up.
B. the sea, in a broad sense, hasn’t yet been developed.
C. the problems that prevent us from fully exploiting the sea have already been solved.
D. by the year 2050, the technology will be good enough to exploit all the sea resources.
Your answers:
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C. WRITING
I. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them.
1.
I have never met such an intelligent boy.
-> He is 
2.
“I must see the manager” he cried.
-> He insisted .
3.
Mary didn’t begin to read until she was eight.
-> It wasn’t 
4.
He drove a full speed to catch the robber.
-> He drove as .
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We left quietly so that we wouldn’t disturb our parents.
-> So as 
6.
Although her leg hurt, Susan finished the marathon race.
-> In .
7.
He delayed writing the book until he had done a lot of research.
-> Only after 
8.
It’s such a wonderful opportunity that we mustn’t miss it.
-> It’s too 
9.
It’s more than a fortnight since anyone saw Julian.
-> Julian was ..
10.
If his lawyer hadn’t advised him, he’d have made a serious mistake.
-> Had it not .
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II. Rewrite the following sentence with the given words in such a way that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first one. Do not chance the form of the words in the capital letters.
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I can’t possibly work in all this noise.
IMPOSSIBLE
2.
Mathew didn’t listen to what his doctor told him.
NOTICE
3.
Do you regret not learning to swim?
WISH
4.
When Mary wanted to buy a computer, she had to save up for three months
TOOK
5.
This is the last time I ask you to help me.
NEVER
Your answers:
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III. Change the following sentences into passive voice.
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Find all of the books you need.
2.
I’d love somebody to take the children out for a walk.
3.
He decided to sell the house.
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It’s time someone told him what is wrong.
5.
He won’t let you do that silly thing again.
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It’s your duty to complete the instruction by the end of this summer.
7.
What did they pay you for doing the job?
8.
They aren’t going to buy anything tomorrow.
9.
They’ve made effort to solve the problem.
10.
Everyone knows that an Italian painted that portrait.
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IV. Write a passage of 120-150 words about the ways you can do to improve your English.