Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp Thành phố môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2014-2015 (Có đáp án)

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LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2014 -2015
MôN THI: TiếnG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút
(Bài thi gồm 6 trang. Tổng điểm: 100)
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PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
I. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of others in each group.
 Write your answer (A, B , C or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)
A. comb	B. subtle	C. subway	D. doubt	____________
A. combine	B. determine	C. examine	D. routine	____________
A. advertise	B. anxiety	C. angry	D. many	____________
A. laughed	B. influenced	C. refused	D. missed	____________
A. thousand	B. southern	C. loud	D. mouth	____________
II. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in each group.
 Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)
A. mechanic	B. professor	C. environment	D. engineer	____________
A. productivity	B. financial	C. agricultural	D. residential	____________
A. graduation	B. agricultural	C. industrial	D. recommend	____________
A. persuade	B. reduce	C. apply	D. offer	____________
A. practice	B. advice	C. ocean	D. thirty	____________
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. 
 Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts)
_____ cross-word puzzles is his hobby.
A. doing	B. making	C. producing	D. writing	____________
Many rare species of animals are now _____ of extinction.
A. on the verge 	B. in dangers	C. on the side	D. at risk	____________
As children, we were _____ to respect our elders. 
A. grown up	B. kept up 	C. brought up	D. held up	____________
When I returned the wallet I found on the street to its owner, he gave me a big _____.
A. reward	B. present	C. prize 	D. gift	____________
We didn't _____ to the station in time to catch the early train.
A. reach	B. get	C. arrive 	D. go	____________
Let’s _____ a coin to decide which team will kick the ball first.
A. spin	B. turn	C. twist	D. toss	____________
This new law will take _____ from the beginning of next month. 	
A. influence	B. power	C. effect	D. force	____________
I don’t mind when you go on holiday. It doesn’t really ______ me. 
A. effect 	B. affect 	C. matter 	D. suit	____________
The concert received good _____ from the critics.
A. reports	B. opinions	C. viewpoints	D. reviews	____________
My passport _____ last month, so I will have to get a new one.
A. expired	B. passed	C. ended	D. terminated	____________
I know for _____ that he was away from home last month.
A. correct	B. true	C. fact	D. certain	____________
Mr. Jones has _____ painting since he retired.
A. taken up	B. taken of	C. taken over	D. taken in	____________
We have bought extra food _____ our friends stay to dinner.
A. if	B. in case	C. provided	D. as long as	____________
As the car is small, it's much more _____ on petrol.
A. expensive	B. pool	C. economical	D. economic	____________
Jill isn't on the phone, _____ makes it difficult to contact her.
A. which	B. that	C. who 	D. it	____________
I shall do the job to the best of my _____.
A. capacity 	B. ability	C. knowledge 	D. talent	____________
Only at weekend _____ my kids to the Water Park.
A. I don't take	B. do I take	C. I take	D. I do take	____________
"Excuse me, but there is something about _____ immediately."
A. that I must speak to you 	B. that I must speak to you about	____________
C. which I must speak to you 	D. which I must speak to you about it
The blue whale _____ the largest creature on earth.
A. generally classified as is	B. is generally classified as	____________
C. as generally classified 	D. is classified generally as
John remembered his parents' wedding anniversary and _____.
A. sent them some flowers 	B. sent to them some flowers	____________
C. to them sent some flowers 	D. some flowers to them sent
II. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. 
 Write your answers in the spaces given. (10 pts)
I (try) to phone you all day. Where (you be)?
She proposed (give) a party (celebrate) the success.
I (never read) a book (write) by a Japanese author.. 
It's time we (start). Otherwise, we (miss) the last train home. 
I can't bear (sit) at home all day (do) nothing.
When we (get) downstairs, the burglar (disappear).
I (cycle) to school yesterday when suddenly I (see) John.
Listen. I (think) I can hear someone (shout) over there.
By the time he (return) next week, we (finish) all the work.
Today you (look) as if you (be) an actress.
1. ____________________ ____________________	6. ____________________ ____________________
2. ____________________ ____________________	7. ____________________ ____________________
3. ____________________ ____________________	8. ____________________ ____________________
4. ____________________ ____________________	9. ____________________ ____________________
5. ____________________ ___________________ 10. ____________________ ____________________
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. 
 Write your answers in the spaces given on the right. (10 pts)
I'm afraid you have been (inform). Mary no longer works for us.	____________________
Unfortunately, in this job you will be at a (advantage) if you can't speak English. 	____________________
The organization is run on a voluntary (base). 	____________________
I’m sure he’ll be successful. In fact, he’s so (ambition). 	____________________
This is an (forget) event. I’ll remember it forever. 	____________________
Their (marry) was not a happy one. It lasted only six months. 	____________________
Come back tomorrow. I’ll tell you my (decide) then. 	____________________
You need to read all the (instruct) before using this tool. 	____________________
The (literate) rate in Vietnam is fairly low. 	____________________
I’m afraid there seems to be a slight (understand) between us. 	____________________
IV. Fill each gap in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle. (5 pts)
I've just rewarded her ___________ a book ___________ her good study.
He’s a photographer. He travels all ___________ the world ___________ his own taking pictures.
She came ___________ a lot of money when her rich uncle passed ___________.
The police came just ___________ time to bring the riot ___________ control.
He said he broke the window ___________ accident, but I knew that he did it ___________ purpose.
PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION
I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question. 
 Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)
Once a year, the skies of Western Brazil grow dark by day as well as by night. Farmers and cattle owners burn down vast areas of the great rain forests around the river Amazon to clear land for crop-growing, and cattle-rearing. Smoke from the fires blots out the sun. Scientists, now keenly aware of dangers to the earth’s environment, see this great annual destruction as a major peril for Brazil, and also for the rest of the world. Politicians have realized that if no actions were taken, Brazil would soon run out of forests. They have joined scientists to try to stop the foolish waste of the precious resource of these forests.
What is the passage mainly about? 	____________
A. The skies of Brazil
B. Habits of Brazilian farmers and cattle owners
C. Reactions of scientists and politicians against the deforestation in Brazil
D. The vanishing of Brazil's forests
According to the passage, farmers and cattle owners burn down forests in order to _____.	____________
A. expand their farm 	C. tear cattle
B. grow crops	D. grow crop and rear cattle
The phrase "this great annual destruction" in line 4 refers to _____.	____________
A. the sky's darkness	B. the burning of forests	
C. crop-growing 	D. cattle-rearing
What can be inferred from the passage that causes the skies of Brazil to grow 
 dark by day and night every year? 	____________
A. The sun 	C. Crop-growing and cattle-rearing
B. The weather	D. Smoke from forest burning
It can be inferred from the passage that scientists and politicians are going to _____.	____________
A. arrest the farmers and cattle owners
B. plant rain forests
C. stop farmers and cattle owners from burning down forests
D. stop farmers and cattle owners from growing crops and rearing cattle
II. Read the passage and choose the correct word for each blank. 
 Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space given on the right. (10 pts)
 To many people, smoking is not just a pleasure, it is an (1). They need it, depend on it and can't stop it. If they haven't smoked for some hours, they feel a (2) for a cigarette. They often (3), which means they light another cigarette immediately after they have put (4) the one before. 
 Smoking is often considered (5), since many people don't like the (6) of cigarettes or the sight of the smoker's (7) fingers or ashtray full of cigarette-ends. Above all, smoking is harmful to health and in many countries a (8) is printed on every (9) of cigarettes. Scientists have proved that there is a link between smoking and a disease which can be (10), cancer. 
A. attraction 	B. addition 	C. addiction 	D. admiration 	____________
A. likeness 	B. craving 	C. like 	D. desire 	____________
A. over-smoke 	B. self-smoke 	C. chain-smoke 	D. non-smoke 	____________
A. out 	B. off 	C. on 	D. up 	____________
A. militant 	B. antisocial 	C. illegal 	D. anti-pollutant 	____________
A. odour 	B. smell 	C. taste 	D. flavour 	____________
A. stained 	B. dirty 	C. dusty 	D. spotted 	____________
A. saying 	B. signal 	C. sign 	D. warning 	____________
A. pack 	B. packing 	C. packet 	D. backpack 	____________
A. fatal 	B. died 	C. immortal 	D. dead 	____________
III. Fill each blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word. 
 Write your answers in the spaces given. (10 pts)
Yesterday a friend and I went to a Chinese teahouse (1) lunch. We got there at about 10 minutes past twelve. The teahouse wasn't very crowded then, so we didn't have (2) trouble getting a table.
As soon as we sat down, a waiter came over to our (3) and asked us (4) sort of tea we wanted. A minute later he came back with a pot of jasmine tea. He also brought us a (5) so that we could choose the dishes for our lunch.
After thinking for a (6), we (7) fried rice, rice and beef with vegetables, noodles with prawn and fried noodle (8) pork. The dishes were really big, but we were able to finish everything. The (9) problem was that we were so full when we finished that we could (10) walk.
1. _______________	6. _______________	
2. _______________	7. _______________	
3. _______________	8. _______________	
4. _______________	9. _______________	
5. _______________ 10. _______________	
IV. Point out one of the underlined parts in each sentence that is not correct and get it right. 
 Write A, B, C or D and your corrections in the spaces provided. Number 0 is an example. (10 pts)
She hardly never goes to the supermarket without buying some bread and cheese.
 A B C D
Our new neighbors had been living in Arizona for ten years after moving to their present house.
 A B C D
The explanation that our teacher gave us was different from the one your gave you.
 A B C D
Jim was upset last night because he had to do too many houseworks.
 A B C D
The price of oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn't it?
 A B C D
Tom and Mark hope to go skiing in the mountains at this weekend if the weather permits.
 A B C D
There is some scissors in the desk drawer in the bedroom if you need them.
 A B C D
The little boy's mother bought him a five-speeds racing bicycle for his birthday.
 A B C D
I think it would be easier to hold the audience’s attention if you had a slide show along to the lecture.
 A B C D
The wooden fence surrounded the factory is beginning to break due to the rain.
 A B C D
The factory made many its employees redundant because it had automated so many operations.
 A B C D
0. __ A__ ___ hardly ever______ 
1. ______ ____________________	6. _______ ____________________	
2. ______ ____________________	7. _______ ____________________	
3. ______ ____________________	8. _______ ____________________	
4. ______ ____________________	9. _______ ____________________	
5. ______ ____________________	 10._______ ____________________	
PART FOUR: WRITING
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one. (10 pts)
I haven't decided yet whether to move or not.
I haven't made up 	
His house is more beautiful than my house.
My house is not	
It was such an awful meal that we complained to the manager of the restaurant..
The meal	
I couldn't understand the lecture because he spoke so quickly.
If he	
If we can solve the problem of traffic sooner, people will suffer less.
The sooner 	
It is thought that the Prime Minister took bribes from a mafia group.
The Prime Minister	
She only started writing the report when she had collected enough facts.
It was only	
 “Shall I make you some juice, Maria?” said Linda.
Linda 	
Why don’t you install a burglar alarm in your house? 
I suggest 	
Robert and Catherine have been married for four years.
It's four years 	
II. Rewrite each sentences in such a way that it means the same as the original one, using the word at     the end of each sentence. Do not change this word in any way. (5 pts) 
You should think carefully about the consequences before you start the business. CONSIDERATION
Her success in the English contest made her feel very proud. PRIDE
Her attitude interests me very much. FIND
Despite his intelligence, he doesn’t study well at school. ALTHOUGH
I’d rather you stopped interrupting me. PREFER
III. Use the suggested words and phrases to make complete sentences. (5 pts)
manager / get on well / employees.
I / not feel like / have breakfast / this morning / because / I / headache.
person / Mary meet / theater / Howard Anderson.
she / start / write / poems / age / 12.
neither Bill / John / have / sister.
THE END
ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
Đấ̀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHễ́
MễN TIấ́NG ANH LỚP 9 – BẢNG A
PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
I. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of others in each group. (5 pts)
1 point for each correct answer
1. C	2. A	3. D	4. C	5. B
II. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others in each group. (5 pts)
1 point for each correct answer
1. D	2. B	3. C	4. D	5. B
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
0.5 point for each correct answer
1. A	2. A	3. C	4. A	5. B	6. D	7. C	8. C	9. D	10. A
11. D	12. A	13. B	14. C	15. A	16. B	17. B	18. C	19. B	20. A
II. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. (10 pts)
0.5 point for each correct verb
1. have been trying – have you been	6. got – had disappeared
2. giving – to celebrate	7. was cycling - saw
3. have never read – written	8. think - shouting
4. started – will miss	9. returns – will have finished
5. sitting – doing	10. look – were
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (10 pts)
1 point for each correct word
1. MISINFORMED 3. BASIS	 5. UNFORGETTABLE 7. DECISION	 9. ILLITERACY	
2. DISADVANTAGE 4. AMBITIOUS 6. MARRIAGE	 8. INSTRUCTIONS 10. MISUNDERSTANDING
IV. Fill each gap in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle. (5 pts)
0.5 point for each correct word
1. WITH - FOR	3. INTO – AWAY	5. BY - ON
2. OVER – ON	4. IN – UNDER
PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION
I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question. (5 pts)
1 point for each correct answer
1. C	2. D	3. B	4. D	5. C
II. Read the passage and choose the correct word for each blank. (10 pts)
1 point for each correct answer
1. C	2. B	3. C	4. A	5. B	6. B	7. A	8. D	9. CC	10. A
III. Fill each blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word. (10 pts)
1 point for each correct answer
1. for	3. table	5. menu	 7. ordered/chose	9. only
2. any	4. what	6. while/minute/moment	 8. with	10. hardly/ not
IV. Point out one of the underlined parts in each sentence that is not correct and get it right. (10 pts)
0.5 point for each correct identification, 0.5 point for a right correction
1. C 	before	6. A 	are
2. D 	yours	7. C 	five-speed
3. D 	much housework	8. D 	along with
4. D 	didn’t it	9. B 	surrounding
5. B 	this weekend	10. B 	many of its employees
PART FOUR: WRITING
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one. (10 pts)
1 point for each correct sentence
I haven't made up my mind yet whether to move or not.
My house is not as beautiful as his/his house
The meal was so awful that we complained to the manager of the restaurant.
If he hadn’t spoken so quickly, I could have understood the lecture.
The sooner we can solve the problem of traffic, the less people will suffer.
The Prime Minister is thought to have taken bribes from a mafia group.
It was only when she had collected enough facts that she started writing the report.
Linda offered to make Maria some juice. / offered to make some juice for Maria.
I suggest (that) you (should) install a burglar alarm in your house.
It's four years since Robert and Catherine got married.
II. Rewrite each sentences in such a way that it means the same as the original one, using the word at     the end of each sentence. Do not change this word in any way. (5 pts) 
1 point for each correct sentence
You should take the consequences into consideration before you start the business.
She takes great pride in her success in the English contest.
I find her attitude very interesting.
Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t study well at school.
I’d prefer you to stop interrupting me.
III. Use the suggested words and phrases to make complete sentences. (5 pts)
1 point for each correct sentence
The/our manager gets on well with his/the employees.
I do not feel like having breakfast this morning because I have a headache.
The person Mary met at the theater was Howard Anderson.
She started writing poems at the age of 12.
Neither Bill nor John has a sister.
THE END