Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2015-2016 - Sở GD & ĐT Long An

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 	KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
	LONG AN 	Năm học: 2015-2016
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
	Khóa ngày: 12/04/2016
 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI 9
	Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
LƯU Ý: THÍ SINH LÀM BÀI TRÊN TỜ PHIẾU TRẢ LỜI (ANSWER SHEET), 
KHÔNG LÀM BÀI TRỰC TIẾP LÊN ĐỀ THI NÀY
PART 1: LISTENING (4 POINTS) 
You will hear a conversation between a customer and an adviser at a tourist information office. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. Listen to the recording twice. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Journey details
Destination/town: (1) __________ 
Time/date of travel: (2) __________
Possible means of transport: bus or train
Train: change in York or (3) __________
Bus: stops (4) _____________ times en route
Bus or train: a couple of hours slower (5) __________
PART 2: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (5 POINTS)
I. Supply the correct tense of the verbs in parentheses. (2 points)
	I come from a very large family, and recently my parents decided that they (1) _______ (spend) long enough living in an overcrowded house in Birmingham. “We (2) _______ (move) to the country,” my father (3) _______ (announce) one evening. So last week we loaded all our possessions into two hired vans, and for the last few days we (4) _______ (try) to organize ourselves in our new home. Yesterday, for example, my three brothers and I started painting the downstairs rooms. Unfortunately while I (5) _______ (mix) the paint, one of my sisters opened the door. Nobody (6) _______ (tell) her that we were in the room, you see. So instead of painting the walls, we spent all morning cleaning the paint off the floor. This morning when I (7) _______ (wake) up, water (8) _______ (drip) through the ceiling next to my bed. We (9) _______(spend) today so far repairing the roof. It’s not all bad news, though. The school in the village nearby closed down two years ago, and my parents (10) _______ (not find) another school for us yet. 
II. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition. (2 points) 
It was careless _______ him to leave the door open last night.
Wait _______ the end of the street and I’ll come and meet you.
I’ll never forgive you _______ what you’ve done!
Picasso has been a huge influence _______ me as a painter.
Michael is absorbed _______ his work and didn’t notice me coming.
My uncle is known _______ his generosity. 
Would you like to contribute _______ our campaign fund? 
Admission to this club is open _______ people under 30 only.
We were lucky to be able to finish the project ahead _______ schedule.
 Don’t blame the theft _______ Tim. He didn’t steal anything.
III. Use the correct form of the words given in brackets. (1 point)
1. The advantage of living in the countryside is that the air is _______. (POLLUTE)
2. Children normally feel a lot of _______ about their first day of school. (ANXIOUS)
3. The police were unable to _______ that she had committed the crime. (PROOF)
4. You are never too old to go to college and gain some _______. (QUALIFY)
5. The fans waved ________ as the film star stepped out of the limousine. (EXCITE)
PART 3: READING COMPREHENSION (6 POINTS)
I. Read the following passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the blank or answer the question . (2 points)
Craigie Aitchison
The painter Craigie Aitchitson was born in Scotland. He came to London intending to study law, but went to art school instead. There he found the traditional drawing classes difficult, but still kept on painting.
In his late twenties, he was given money by the Italian government to study art, and became interested in early Italian artists, which shows in some of his work. He loved the greens and browns of the Italian fields and the clear light there, and wanted to put this light into his paintings.
This led him to paint colors thinly one on top of another from light to dark, but he insists he’s never sure what the results will be. He says, “It’s a secret – because I don’t know myself. I don’t start by painting yellow, knowing I’m going to put anything on top.” Like most talented people, Atchison makes it sound easy. “Anyone can do the colors – you can buy them. I simply notice what you put the colors next to.”
Unlike some artists, he never does drawings before he starts a painting, as he feels that if he did, he might get bored and not do the paintings afterwards. Instead, Aitchison changes his paintings many times before they are finished. This explains why his favorite models are people who don’t ask to see their pictures while he’s painting them. “If I feel they’re worried and want to look at the painting, I can’t do it.”
Since moving to London years ago, he has not felt part of the Scottish painting scene. He says he is not interested in following any tradition, but just paints the way he can. However, his work still influences young British painters. 
What is the writer trying to do in the text?
describe popular works by Craigie Aitchison
teach readers how to paint like Craigie Aitchison
introduce readers to the artist Craigie Aitchison
explain how Craigie Aitchison has made money from painting
What can the readers learn about Aitchison from the text?
He works in a different way from other artists.
He often gets bored with his paintings.
He improved his drawing by going to art school.
He did some paintings for the Italian government.
What does Aitchison say about his use of color?
He likes starting with the darkest colors first.
He knows the colors he’s aiming for when he begins.
He prefers to paint with yellows, greens, and browns.
He understands how different colors work together.
Aitchison prefers models who don’t _______.
keep talking to him while he’s working
ask him about his strange method of working
worry about how long the work will take
feel anxious to see the work as it’s developing
What might a visitor at an exhibition say about Aitchison’s work?
A. I love his recent paintings of Scotland,
 which are very similar to a number of
 other Scottish painters.
B. You can still see the influence of his
 trip to Italy in some of these pictures.
C. You can tell he spent a lot of time
 drawing the picture before he started
 painting.
D. I wonder if his law training helps him at
 all, especially in selling his work .
II. Read the text below and fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable word. (4 points)
“The moon Trap” is a new film made by a young Canadian (1) ________ called Melvin Strang. The main parts in the film are (2) ________ by Sid Cheung and Julie Plein who last appeared in “Music For Ever”.
In this new film (3) ________ star as a young married couple who buy an old house in the country. After living there (4) ________ a few weeks, strange things begin to happen. Some of the furniture in the house disappears and can’t be (5) ________; windows break and pictures fall off walls. At night they (6) ________ crying noises, and when the moon is up loud screams can be heard from the woods nearby.
As you might expect, the young couple try to discover the (7) ________ for all these strange events and this leads them into some very frightening situations. (8) ________ you are easily scared, don’t go and see this film! But if you enjoy film with (9) ________ of adventure (10)_______ this is the film for you.
PART 4: WRITING (5 POINTS)
I. Sentence transformation (1 point)
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. YOU MUST USE BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE WORDS, INCLUDING THE WORD GIVEN. 
Example:
It’s three weeks since we last went out. 	
BEEN
 We____________________ three weeks.
The gap can be filled by the words “have not been out for”, so we write:
 0
 have not been out for
Take my advice and don’t believe everything he says. 	
WERE
If I ____________________ believe everything he says.
I’d rather you didn’t use that red pen.
MIND
Would ____________________ that red pen.
On arriving at the restaurant, we went straight to the head waiter. 
SOON
We went straight to the head waiter ____________________ at the restaurant.
Experts are repairing the van. 
HAVING
We ____________________ by experts.
Clothing costs the same as it did last year. 	
CHANGED
Clothing prices ____________________ last year.
II. Writing (4 points)
Write a paragraph (at least 90 words) to describe dinner time in your family. 
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Sưu tầm đề thi HSG cấp tỉnh môn tiếng Anh tỉnh Long An
	SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 	KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
	LONG AN 	Năm học: 2015-2016
	Khóa ngày: 12/ 04/ 2016
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
	 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI 9
	 Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
(Gồm 02 trang)
PART 1: LISTENING (4 POINTS) (0.8pt/each)
For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. 
1. Harrogate
2. next week/ next week sometime/ sometime next week
3. Leeds
4. three
5. by coach/ by bus 
PART 2: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (5 POINTS)
I. Supply the correct tense of the verbs in parentheses. (2 points) (0.2pt/each)
1. had spent
2. are moving/are going to move
3. announced
4. have been trying
5. was mixing
6. had told
7. woke
8. was dripping
9. have spent
10. haven’t / have not found
II. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition. (2 points) (0.2pt/each)
1. of
2. at
3. for
4. on
5. in
6. for
7. to
8. to
9. of
10. on
III. Use the correct form of the words given in brackets. (1 point) (0.2pt/each)
1. unpolluted 
2. anxiety
3. prove
4. qualifications
5. excitedly
PART 3: READING COMPREHENSION (6 POINTS)
I. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question. (2 points) (0.4pt/each)
1
C
2
A
3
D
4
D
5
B
II. Read the text below and fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable word. 
(4 points) (0.4pt/each)
1. director
2. played
3. they
4. for
5. found
6. hear
7. reason
8. If
9. lots
10. then
PART 4: WRITING (5 POINTS)
I. Sentence transformation
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given and do not change it. Students must use between two and five words, including the word given. (1 point) (0.2pt/each)
1.
were you, I wouldn’t
2.
you mind not using
3.
as soon as we arrived
4.
are having the van repaired
5.
have not changed since
II. Writing
Describe dinner time in your family. (4 points)
	Answers vary
- 4 points: All content elements covered appropriately.
 Message clearly communicated to reader.
- 3 points: All content elements adequately dealt with.
 Message communicated successfully, on the whole.
- 2 points: All content elements attempted.
 Message requires some effort by the reader.
- 1 point: Little relevant content and/or message requires excessive effort by 
 reader 
- 0 point: Totally irrelevant or totally incomprehensible or too short (under 10 
 words) 
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