Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh Tiếng anh lớp 9 - Năm học 2014-2015 - Sở GD & ĐT Quảng Bình

 ĐỀ THI GIAO LƯU HSG TIẾNG ANH 2
 Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
 I. PHONETICS
Part 1. Pick up the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (3pts) 
16. 	A. comb	B. plumb	C. climb	D. disturb
17. 	A. hear	B. swear	C. dear	D. rear	
18. 	A. headaches	B. bushes	C. researches	D. wishes	
Part 2. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group. (2pts) 
19. 	A. documentary	B. occupation    	C. competitive	D. individual
20. 	A. interview	B. essential	C. industry	D. comfortable
 II. LEXICO - GRAMMAR 
Part 1. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence. (10pts) 
21. The current..of this city is about 200,000.
	A. membership	B. people	C. number	D. population	
22. You should look up the meaning of new words in the dictionarymisuse them.
A. so that not to 	B. so not to 	C. so as not to	D. so that not
23. There has been a..increase in the use of bicycles in the last few years.
 	A. noticed	B. keen	C. marked	D. seen
24. The man who was taken to hospital had been for three hours.
	A. insensitive	B. unconscious	C. unfeeling	D. indifferent 
25. In my company, the director deputy usually..the responsibility for organizing meetings and conferences.
	A. makes	B. gets	C. takes	D. becomes	
26. The more important an exam is, ..
 A. the more you’ll get nervous	B. the more nervous will you get	
C. the most nervous you’ll be	D. the more nervous you’ll get 
27. The language centre offers courses of various levels, such as elementary, intermediate and
A. advance	 B. advancement	C. advancing	D. advanced
28. Ann: “When are we leaving for the concert?”
 Maria: “ .”
 	A. Straight away 	B. No problem 	C. Certainly	D. That’s right 	 
29. His research has contributed enormously. our understanding of this disease.
	A. for	B. to	C. in	D. over
30. We should participate in the movements  the natural environment.
	A. organizing to conserve	B. organized conserving	
C. organized to conserve	D. which organize to conserve 
Part 2. Put the verbs given in brackets into the appropriate tenses or forms. (5pts)
31. If either of them (take) ......................a vacation now, we will not be able to finish the work.
32. (ask). his mother’s permission, the boy went out to play.
33. It is critical that the prime minister (address)...................... those sensitive issues.
34. Her phone (ring).. for ten minutes. I wonder why she doesn’t answer it.
35. I am going to have my house (paint). next week.
Part 3. Complete each sentence with a suitable form of one of the phrasal verbs in the box. Use each one once only. There are two extra ones that you do not need to use. (5pts)
 turn up wear off go on put up with 
 see off make out settle on 
36. The children ......a funny story and wrote it on the card.
37. We arranged to meet at 7.30, but she never .
38. We couldn’t decide whether to book a holiday in Spain or Italy. We finally . Spain.
39. I’m not going totheir smoking any more.
40. I hate having injections at the dentist’s. They always take ages..................afterwards.
Part 4. Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. (10pts)
Running round the world
	Clive Baker will shortly be setting off on a 50,000km run, hoping to add his name to the very small and select list of people who have performed the (41)..act of running all the way around the world.
	On the run he will experience extremes of temperature, from the (42).Russian winter to the burning African summer. As if that is not bad enough, he has no back-up team for (43).and will be running alone, carrying all his (44)..on his back.
	When interviewed, however, Mr Baker suggested the real problem would lie elsewhere. “My biggest fear is not the physical challenge, but (45).,” Mr Baker said. “I’m as sociable as anyone and I’m very (46).that, despite the difficulties that lie ahead, I will still be ale to form many (47).on the way.”
	On a trial of 2,000km, run under the blazing (48)of the American sun, he came across wild baboons and (49)snakes, but such dangers have not put him off. His trial run proved that a target of 60 kilometres a day was (50). . “I have made up my mind to do it and I will. Running is my life,” he said.
ORDINARY
FREEZE
ASSIST
EQUIP
LONELY
HOPE
FRIEND
HOT
POISON
REASON
 III. READING COMPREHENSION 
Part 1. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. (10pts)
 Brain training puzzles really can boost intelligence, a study shows for the first time. While previous studies have suggested that number puzzles can improve memory and crosswords can expand vocabulary, scientists (51)................... now proved that mental exercise really does (52)................ us more quick-witted. A Swiss-American team reports in a leading scientific journal how computer-based mental exercises were used (53)..................... improve overall problem-solving ability.
 (54).................. team gave 35 volunteers a series of mental exercises designed to improve their memory. A control group of 35 subjects did not take these tests. Members of the first group were shown a different type (55)................. square every three seconds and asked if a certain square matched (56)................ shown earlier. Participants also heard a series of spoken letters and had to decide (57)................ each was the same as one presented two or three steps earlier in the sequence. If they did well, the task became harder and if they did badly, (58).................... became easier. They repeated the same exercises for between eight and nineteen days. Their problem-solving ability was then compared with the group who (59).................. not done the exercises.
 The results of the studies, published in The Proceedings of the national Academy of Sciences, showed that the group who took part in the brain training exercises had a significantly better problem-solving ability than the other group. Moreover, the more participants trained, the more problems (60)..................... could solve.
Part 2. Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Choose A, B, C or D to indicate your answer. (10pts)
SHOPPING MALLS
 Victor Gruen, an American architect, revolutionised shopping in the 1950s by creating the type of shopping centre that we now call a shopping mall.
 Gruen’s (61) was to provide a pleasant, quiet and spacious shopping environment with large car parks, which usually (62).. building in the suburbs. He also wanted people to be able to shop in all kinds of weather. He (63). on using building designs that he knew people would feel comfortable with, but placed them in landscaped “streets” that were entirely enclosed and often covered with a curved glass roof. This was done to (64). some of the older shopping arcades of city centres, but while these housed only small speciality shops, Gruen’s shopping malls were on a much grander (65)..... .
 Access to the whole shopping mall gained by using the main doors, which (66)...... the shopping “streets” from the parking areas outside. As there was no need to (67). out bad weather, shops no longer needed windows and doors, and people could wander (68)..... from shop to shop. In many cities, shopping malls now (69).. much more than just shops; cinemas, restaurants and other forms of entertainment are also (70) .... in popularity.
61. A. direction	B. aim	C. search	D. view
62. A. resulted	B. sought	C. intended	D. meant
63. A. insisted	B. demanded	C. requested	D. emphasised
64. A. model	B. imitate	C. repeat	D. shadow
65. A. measure	B. height	C. size	D. scale
66. A. disconnected	B. withdrew	C. separated	D. parted
67. A. hold	B. get	C. stay	D. keep
68. A. freely	B. loosely	C. simply	D. entirely
69. A. contain	B. concern	C. consist	D. compose
70. A. becoming	B. growing	C. raising	D. advancing
Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each question. (5pts)
 	Telecommuting is some form of computer communication between employees’ home and offices. For employees who jobs involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports, the location of the computer is of no consequence. If the machine can communicate over telephone lines, when the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer and transmit the material to their employers. A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are approximately 8.7 million telecommuters. But although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to be as significant as predicted when Business Week published “The Portable Executive” as its cover story a few years ago. Why hasn’t telecommuting become more popular?
	Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of many managers. These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scattered across the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed, thereby complicating the manager responsibilities.
	It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are often reluctant to accept the opportunity. Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting. Some people feel that even when a space in their homes is set aside as a work area, they never really get away from the office.
71. With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned?
	A. The advantages of telecommuting	B. A definition of telecommuting 
	C. An overview of telecommuting	D. The failure of telecommuting
72. How many American workers are involved in telecommuting?
	A. More than predicted in Business Week	B. More than 8 million
	C. Fewer than last year	D. Fewer than estimated in USA Today
73. The word “resistance” could best be replaced by...
	A. alteration	B. participation	C. opposition	D. consideration
74. The word “them” in the second paragraph refers to
	A. telecommuters	B. systems	C. executives	D. responsibilities
75. It can be inferred from the passage that the author is
	A. a telecommuter	B. the manager of a group of telecommuters
	C. a statistician	D. a reporter
 IV. WRITING
Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (10pts)
76. I applied for the job but was turned down.
→ My ...........................
77. His second attempt on the world record was successful.
→ He broke.......................
78. Driving at that speed is dangerous whether you are experienced or not.
→ However ..................
79. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.
→ It was not .............
80. Tim only understood very little of what the teacher said.
→ Tim could hardly..............
81. I only bought the dog because my son wanted a pet.
→ Had ..................................
82. He speaks more persuasively than his friend.
→ He is 
83. “I don’t think Mary will come,” said Joe
→ Joe doubted .............
84. I was very sorry that I didn’t see my sister when she went abroad.
→ I greatly regretted ........
85. The small house seemed to have been unoccupied for several months.
→ It looked...............................................................................................
Part 2. 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 three and five words, including the word given. (5pts)
86. Mrs. Scott is proud of her cooking. 	(takes)
→ Mrs. Scottcooking.
87. He did the puzzle in two minutes. 	(solution)
→ He ..to the puzzle in two minutes.
88. It will be necessary to pay the full amount when you look.	(have)
→ The full amount . when you look.	
89. The taxi may be expensive so take plenty of money.	(case)
→ Take plenty of money......expensive.
90. Robert had no idea of his next move. 	(do)
	→ Robert didn’t know what ....next.	
Part 3. Essay writing. (10pts)
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? With the help of technology, students nowadays can learn better. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. You should write about 200 words.
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HƯỚNG DẪN VÀ ĐÁP ÁN CHẤM
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG TỈNH LỚP 9 MÔN TIẾNG ANH
Tống số điểm toàn bài: 100 điểm
Làm đúng mỗi câu, cho 1,0 điểm. Bài luận cho tối đa 10,0 điểm. 
Sau khi cộng toàn bộ số điểm, giám khảo quy về hệ điểm 10, không làm tròn số.
I. PHONETICS
Part 1. 
	16. D 	17. B	18. A
Part 2. 
	19. C 	20. B
II. LEXICO - GRAMMAR 
Part 1.
	21. D	22. C	23. C	24. B 	25. C	
	26. D	27. D	28. A	29. B	30. C
Part 2. 
31. takes	32. Having asked	33. (should) address
	34. has been ringing	35. painted
Part 3.
	36. made out	37. turned up	38. settled on	
39. put up with 	40. to wear off
Part 4. 
	41. extraordinary	42. freezing/frozen	43. assistance
	44. equipment	45. loneliness	46. hopeful
	47. friendships	48. heat	49. poisonous
	50. reasonable
III. READING COMPREHENSION 
Part 1.
	51. have 	52. make 	53. to 	54. The 	55. of
56. one 	57.whether/if 58. it 	59. had 	60. they
Part 2. 
	61. B	62. D	63. A	64. B	65. D
66. C	67. D	68. A	69. A	70. B
Part 3.
	71. C 	72. B 	73. C 	74. A 	75. D
IV. WRITING
Part 1.
	76. My application for the job was turned down.
	77. He broke the world record on/ at his second attempt.
	78. However experienced you are, driving at that speed is dangerous.
	79. It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped.
	80. Tim could hardly understand what the teacher said/was saying.
81. Had my son not wanted a pet, I wouldn’t have bought the dog.
	82. He is a more persuasive speaker than his friend.
	83. Joe doubted whether/ if / that Mary would come.
	84. I greatly regretted not seeing my sister when she went abroad.
85. It looked as though/ if the small house had been unoccupied for several months.
Part 2.
	86. takes pride in her 
	87. found the solution 
	88. will have to be paid 
89. in case the taxi is
	90. he was going to do 
Part 3.
- Nội dung, ý tưởng (5 điểm): Nêu được ý tưởng , lý do một cách rõ ràng, có sức thuyết phục.
- Kỹ thuật viết (5 điểm): Bố cục rõ ràng, hành văn mạch lạc, đúng văn phong, đúng ngữ pháp; dùng từ, ngữ, cấu trúc phong phú, chính xác.