Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp huyện Tiếng anh lớp 9 - Năm học 2016-2017 - Phòng GD & ĐT Tân Sơn

PHÒNG GD&ĐT TÂN SƠN
 KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN
Năm học 2016 - 2017
Đề thi môn: Tiếng Anh 
Lưu ý: -Thời gian làm bài 150 phút không kể thời gian giao đề.
 - Đề thi gồm 07 trang, thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi.
	 - Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả từ điển.
A. Listening:
I. Listen to the passage then fill in the missing words 	
Homework
 Sometimes, my teacher gives us homework. I don't mind doing my homework except when the (1)............... is really nice, and all my friends are outside.  On those nights, I'd rather be outside with them, so I try to get my homework done(2)........................  
 Tonight, I have some (3)......................... homework. We have been reading a book. We have to read a chapter of the book and answer the questions at the end of the chapter. It is an(4)................... book, so the homework for this is quite easy.
My math homework is not so easy.  I have to do some addition and subtraction.  I don't mind that, but there are some (5)........... that need to be solved.  
The problems involve addition, subtraction and multiplication. I am not too good with numbers.  I need to work harder on my math. 
 I just finished a project for (6) ................... I had to make a map of Canada with diagrams showing the routes of all the explorers. It was an interesting project because I have been to some of the places that the explorers went to.  I don't have any science homework.
 At school, we are growing bean plants.  We go in every day and see how the plants have grown.  We write down all the (7)................... that occur in the plant every day. 
 The only other homework that I have is Geography.  
I have a map of Canada, and I have to write the names of all the provinces and their (8) ................... on it. It won't take me long to do that because I know all the provinces.
  When my homework is all done, I will go outside and play ball with my friends until it is time to come in.  I am a good student.  I get good (9)................... because I like school.  My favorite subjects are physical education, English and history.
Math is my least favorite subject, but I'm trying to (10)................ my marks in that.
B. Phonetics
 II. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group 
1. A. special
B. dictionary 
C. official 
D. social
2. A. under
B. idea 
C. educate 
D. loud
3. A. pronounce
B. vocabulary 
C. face 
D. ceremony
 III. Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words. 
A. practicality 
B. politician 
C. uncontrollable 
D. comfortable
A. managerial 
B. determination 
C. unbelievable 
D. inability
C. Lexico -grammar:
IV. Choose the best option to complete the sentence 
1. I usually read picture books in mytime
	A. free	B. freely	C. freedom	D. freed
2. Women do not content their traditional roles any longer
	A. on	B. with	C. up	D. at
3. A pharmacist has to be careful in filling a(n).
	A. pharmacy	B. internships	C. prescription	D. examination
4. I no longer clean the floor because I have just bought a
	A. washing machine 	B. dishwasher	
 C. vacuum cleaner	 	D. sewing machine
5. Ais a person who works on or cleans a ship's deck.
	A. hand	B. deck-hand	A. long hand	D. left-handed
6. Mark Twain was Samuel Langhorne Clemen's
	A. last name	B. surname	C. first name	D. pen name
7. A cheap, gaudy steamboat arrived from St. Louis
	A. cordial	B. quite	C. coming	D. richly decorated 
8. Films are developed in a 
	A. room dark	B. dark coming	C. darking room	D. dark room
9. This library has a large collection of science for students to.research
	A. make	B. work	C. do	D. gain
10. South Vietnam was..on April 30, 1975.	
A. liberated	B. limited	C. mechanized	D. operated
11. George: “_____________.” 
 Michelle: “Thank you for your compliment.”
A. You’ve done your work	B. This is a present for you
C. I’m glad that you’re well again	D. You look pretty in this dress
12. Would you like tea or coffee? – I’d__________ have some tea.
 	A. like	B. prefer	C. rather	 D. better
13. He was the first person _______ the fire.
	 A. discover	 B. to discover	C. discovering	D. discovered
14. You will have to_______your holiday if you feel too tired.
A. put down	B. put out	C. put off	 D. put up
15.  “Why don’t you sit down and ____________?” 
A. make yourself at home	B. make it your own home
C. make yourself at peace	D. make yourself at rest
16. You had to go home right after the farewell party last night,_______ ?
 A. didn't you 	B. hadn't you 	C. weren’t you 	D. did you
17. Tommy: "I'm sorry. I won't be able to attend your wedding". - Mary: “____”.
A. Great 	 B. Sounds like fun 	
C. Oh, that's annoying 	 D. Well, never mind
18. His sister is always leaving her umbrella on the bus. She is very_______ .
A. kind - hearted 	B. narrow- minded 
C. open - minded 	D. absent - minded
19. _______, we tried our best to complete it.
A. Difficult as the homework was 	 B. Thanks to the difficult homework
C. Despite the homework was difficult D. As though the homework was difficult
20.  “Never be late for an interview, __________ you can’t get the job.” 
 A. otherwise	B. unless	C. or so	 D. if not
21. ........... he comes in half an hour, we shall go alone
 A. Because	B. If C. Unless D. When
22. I don’t believe a word she says , I think she ............... . 
A. lied
B. I laying
C. is telling lie
D. is lying
23. ......., a bat sends out a series of signals, which bounce off any object in its path.
A. When in flying	B. While it is flying
C. When they are flying	D. Once flying
24. Mr John does not know ......... the lawn mover after they had finished using it 
A. where did they put
B. where they did put
C. where they put
D. where to put
25. The .............. noise startled the woman . 
A. frightened 
B. frighten
C. frightening
D. fright
26. Jack’s shoes are very dirty . They need ..............
A. cleaning 
B. cleaner
C. to clean
D. clean
27. His pronunciation causes me a lot of .................. . 
A. difficulties
B. difficult
C. difficulty
D. difficultly
28. We lived in that ................ on the corner.
A. old house brick small .
C. small old brick house
B. brick small old house.
D. house brick small old
29. ............. around us gives us vital information about our environment
A. The sounds are heard.
C. Hearing the sounds .
B. That the hearing of sound.
D. What ever the sounds are heard .
30. He took his seat quietly ,............ .
A. in order that not to disturb their conversation.
C. in order not disturb their conversation .
B. so as to disturb their conversation
D. so as not to disturb their conversation .
31. He has adopted three orphans ........ his own six children so that, all together, he has nine children to provide for.
A. except
B. beside
C. besides
D. in place of
32. You should take regular exercise ...... sitting in front of the television all day.
A. in spite of 
B. instead of
C. without
D. even
33. I don’t want to go out tonight .......... Anna phones.
A. so that
B. even though
C. when
D. in case
34. I object to ....... like this.
A. be treating
B. treating
C. being treated
D. have been treated
35. Since ........ to a warmer and less humid climate, I’ve had no trouble with my asthma. 
A. I move
B. I moving
C. upon moving
D. moving
V. Find out one mistake in each sentence, then correct it 
1. If we would have a large garden, we would plant a lot of flowers in it.
 A B C D
2. Mary likes to go shopping lonely on the weekend.
	 A	 B	C	D
3. A new apartment store was building in our town last month.
 A	 B	 C	 D
4. Do you think that Ollie should borrow his friend’s car last night when he 
	A	B	
hadn’t asked his friend for permission?
	C	D
5. If only she doesn’t play the violin in the middle of the night, she’d be an ideal guset.
 A	 B	 C D
D. Reading
 VI. Read the following passage and the decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space 
Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can’t find the energy to get out of bed (1) ________ for school? According to a new report, today’s generation of children are in danger of getting so (2)_______ sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at (3)_______. Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours’ sleep a night, (4)_______teenagers require nine or ten hours. According to medical experts, one in five youngsters (5)________ anything between two and five hours’ sleep a night less than their parents did at their age.
	This (6) _____ serious questions about whether lack of sleep is affecting children’s ability to concentrate at school. The connection between sleep deprivation and lapses in memory, impaired reaction time and poor concentration is well (7) _______. Research has shown that losing as little as half an hour’s sleep a night can have profound effects (8) ______how children perform the next day. A good night’s sleep is also crucial for teenagers because it is while they are asleep (9)______ they release a hormone that is essential for their ‘growth spurt’ (the period during teenage years when the body grows at a rapid rate). It’s true that they can, to some (10) ______, catch up on sleep at weekends, but that won’t help them when they are dropping off to sleep in class on a Friday afternoon.	
1. A. behind time	B. about time C.in time 	D. at time 
2. A. few 	B. less	 C. much 	 D. little 
3. A. jeopardy 	B. threat C. risk 	D. danger 
4. A. or 	B. because C. whereas 	D. so
5. A. puts	B. gets 	 C. brings 	 D. makes
6. A. raises 	B. rises	 C. results 	D. comes
7. A. organized	B. arranged C. established	D. acquired
8. A. in	B. on 	 C. to 	D. at
9. A. at which	B. which 	 C. where 	D. that
10. A. rate	B. extent	 C. level 	D. point
 VII. Read the passage, then do the task below 
The earliest Mother’s Day celebration can be traced back to the spring celebration of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the 1600’s. England celebrated a day called “Mothering Sunday”. Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent, “Mothering Sunday” honored the mothers of England.
During this time many of the England’s poor worked as servants for the wealthy. As most jobs were located far from their homes, the servants would live at the houses of their employers. On Mothering Sunday the servants would have the day off and were encouraged to return home and spend the day with their mothers. A special cake, called the mothering cake, was often brought along to provide a festive touch.
Later, in the United State, Mother’s Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day dedicated to peace. Ms. Howe organized Mother’s Day meetings in Boston, Massachusetts since then.
In 1907 Ana Jarvis. from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother’s Day. Ms. Jarvis persuaded her mother’s church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother’s Day on the second anniversary of her mother’s death, the 2nd Sunday of May. By the next year Mother’s Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.
By 1911, Mother’ Day was celebrated in almost every state. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mother’s Day as a national holiday that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May. 
While many countries of the world celebrate their own Mother’s Day at different times through out the year, there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May.
1. The first Mother’s Day was celebrated by_________?
A. Julia Ward Howe. B. The English	C. The American .	D. The Greek.
2. What did poor servants in England do on Mothering Sunday?
A. They invited their mothers to spend the day with them.
B. They sent a mothering cake to their mothers.
C. They returned home to see their mothers.
D. They had a day off and went to the church.
3. The first Mother’ Day in the United State was devoted to _____.
A. American mothers 	B. Ms. Howe’s mother	
C. Ana Jarvis’s mother	D. peace
4. The third place in the United State celebrated Mothe’s Day was___________?
A. West Virginia	B. Philadelphia.	
C. Massachusetts.	D. Boston.
5. According to the passage, which statement is TRUE about the Mother’s Day nowadays?
A. Many countries celebrate Mother’s Day in different times.
B. Australia does not celebrate Mother’s Day on the same day as the US.
C. Each state in the US has its own Mother’s Day.
D. The second Sunday of May is the international Mother’s Day.
VIII. Find the most suitable word to fill in each blank of the following passage 
Speech is one of the most important (1) ________ of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to be (2) ________ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (3) ________ that everyone agrees stand for particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
(4) ________ a language properly is very important. The basic (5) ________ of English is not very large, and only about 2000 words are needed to (6) ________ it quite well. But the more words you know, the more ideas you can (7) ________ and the more precise you can be about their exact meaning.
Words are the (8) ________ thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The (9) ________ we say the words is also important. Our tone of voice can express many motions and (10) ________ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
E. Writing
IX. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same meaning as the first 
1. The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes
- The fox tried..........................................................................................................
2. When they told the Minister about the strike, he was very angry
- On..........................................................................................................................
3. The sea was so rough that the ferry couldn’t sail
- The rough sea........................................................................................................
4. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk
- No sooner..............................................................................................................
5. Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish.
- Much................................................................................................................
6. Sam didn’t celebrate until he received the prize
- It was not..............................................................................................................
7. Gary is proud of the fact that he is never late.
- Gary prides........
8. Only two out of the five rooms we have booked have air conditioning .
- We have booked five rooms, only.........
9. Fiona was so disappointed that she could not keep on working.
- Such ........
10. Alicia really must attend the dress rehearsal.
- It is crucial that............................................................................................
X. Complete the letter of enquiry by using the words or phrases below, adding more words if necessary. 
Dear Mr. Smith,
1. A friend/ mine/ recently/ return/ England / advise/ me / write/ you.
2. I/ hope/ come/ England/ next year/ spend/ some months/ Cambridge.
3. Perhaps/ you/ recommend/ suitable /English family/ me/ stay
4. I/ want/ have/ more time/ practise/ speak/ English/ native speakers.
5. While/ I/ there / I/ like/ take / part-time/ course/ improve/ English.
6. There/ be/ part-time/ course/ your college?
7. If/ be/ I / grateful/ you/ send/ application form.
8. Please/ tell / much/ fees/ course/ be.
9. I / like / know/ what/ date/ course/ begin.
10. I/ look forward/ hear/ you/ soon
Yours sincerly,
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UBND HUYỆN TÂN SƠN
 PHÒNG GD & ĐT 
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN
Năm học 2016 - 2017
(Mỗi một câu trả lời đúng được 0,2 điểm)
 Tổng 100 câu = 200 điểm)
A. Listening:.
I. Listen to 
1. weather 	
2. quickly.
3. English
4. interesting 
5. problems	
6. history.
 7. changes
8. capitals
9. marks
10. improve
B. Phonetics
II. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group 
1. B
2. C
3. B
III. Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words. 
1. D
2. B
C. Lexico -grammar:
IV. Choose the best option to complete the sentence 
1.A
2.B
3.C
4.C
5.B
6.D
7.D
8.D
9.C
10.A
11. D. 
12.C. 
13.B
14. C. 
15. A
16. A. 
17. D. 
18. D. 
19. A. 
20. A
21.C 
22. D
23.B
24. D
25.C
26. A
27. A
28. C
29. C
30. D
31. C
32. B
33. D
34. C
35. D
V. Find out one mistake in each sentence, then correct it 
1.A
2.C
3.C
4.B
5.A
had
alone
built
should have borrowed
didn’t play
D. Reading
VI. Read the following passage and the decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space 
C
D
C
C
B
A
C
B
D
B
VII. Read the passage, then do the task below 
1.D
2.C
3.D
4.B
5.A
VIII. Find the most suitable word to fill in each blank of the following passage 
1. means/ways
2. understood
3. sounds/ sound
4. Learning
5. vocabulary
6. speak
7. express
8. main
9. way
10. show
E. Writing
IX. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same meaning as the first 
1. The fox tried in vain to reach the grapes
2. On being told about the strike, the Minister was very angry
3. The rough sea prevented the ferry from sailing
4. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk
- No sooner had he returned from his walk than he got down to writing the letter
5. Much as I admire his courage, I think he is foolish.
6. It was not until Sam received the prize that he celebrated
7. Gary prides himself on never being late.
8. We have booked five rooms, only two of which have air conditioning.
9. Such was Fiona’s disappointment that she could not keep on working.
10. It is crucial that Alicia (should) attend the dress rehearsal
X. Complete the letter of enquiry by using the words or phrases below, adding more words if necessary. (20 points)
Dear Mr. Smith,
1. A friend of mine who has recently returned from England (has) advised me to write to you.
2. I am hoping to come/ I hope I can come to England next year and/ to spend some months in/ at Cambridge.
3. Perhaps you can/could recommend a suitable English family for me to stay (with).
4. I want to have more time to practise speaking English with native speakers.
5. While I am there I would like to take a part-time course to improve my English.
6. Is there a part-time course/ Are there any part-time courses at your college?
7. If so/ there is/ there will be, I would be grateful if you could send me an application form.
8. Please tell me how much the fees for the course are.
9. I would like to know on what date the course begins.
10. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
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