Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi huyện lớp 9 THCS năm học 2013 - 2014 môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Đề 2

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
KỲ ANH
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN
 LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(Đề thi có 06 trang)
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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. LISTENING
PART I. Susie is a student at PLC Sydney. Listen and choose the correct answers. You are going to listen twice.
1. Susie __________ being at a girl's school.
A. likes 	B. studies 	C. doesn't like 	D. dislikes
2. Susie favorite teacher is her ___________ teacher.
A. Literature 	B. English 	C. Math 	D. Science
3. Today, Susie __________________. 
A. is wearing her uniform 	B. is reading in the break time.
C. isn't wearing her uniform 	D. is learning Vietnamese
4. Susie studies ___________for three hours a week.
A. English 	B. Math 	C. Vietnamese 	D. Biology 
5. Susie does her homework _______________.
A. after school 	B. in the evening 	C. in the afternoon 	D. at break time
Your answers:
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PART II. Nick is listening to an audio guide to Hoi An. Listen to the passage. Then write True (T) or False (F) for each sentence. You are going to listen twice. 
Statements
True
False
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Hoi An is only famous for old buildings and houses. 
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They are older than in other cities in Viet Nam. 
3. 
The streets are very narrow.
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We can eat "cao lau" and "banh vac" at Café' 96. 
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We can buy presents for our friends in Sa Huynh Culture.
B. LEXICO – GRAMMAR
PART I. Choose the best answers to completes each sentence. 
1. Don't forget ________________ part in the Mid-Fall Festival tonight.
 A. taking
B. take
C. to take
 D. taken
2.My mother is capable _____________ writing the book report. 
 A. for 
B. about 
C. of 
 D. from
3. Minh's classmates __________ a picnic in the mountain in the past three days.
 A. has
B. have had
C. have
 D. has had
4. The students are always __________ about doing the experiment in their Physics class. 
 A. excited
B. interested
C. bored
 D. tired
5. When you see the traffic light turn into red, you ___________ stop.
 A. should
B. can
C. must
 D. ought
6. Because the lift was _________, we had to use stairs to reach the fifth floor. 
 A. out of order
B. in order
C. operated 
 D. run out of 
7. Mr. Ba will have his house ____________ yellow next Sunday. 
 A. to repaint
B. repaint
C. repainted
 D. repainting
8. When I came in, they ___________ newspapers in the library. 
 A. read
B. were reading
C. are reading
 D. will read 
9. The girl ________ to the hospital after the accident is my closest friend. 
 A. taking
B. take
C. to take
 D. taken
10.____________ the gift they gave, she felt very happy.
 A. Because
B. Thanks
C. Because of 
 D. In spite
11. Where is your sister? - She _____________ vegetables in the garden. 
 A. grows
B. will grow
C. was growing
 D. is growing
12. I hope they _________ the report by 9 o’clock tomorrow morning. 
 A. finish
B. will finish
C. are going to finish
 D. would finish
13. It is careless ___________ you to break the vase.
 A. from
B. for
C. of
 D. in
14. As soon as he opened the door, he found someone had __________his house.
 A. broken down
B. broken into
C. broken out
 D. broken up
15. We will hold a party in a luxurious _________ November the third 2013.
 A. in
B. between
C. on
 D. till
16. He wondered _________ with my heavy language.
 A. what I will do
B. what I would do
C. what will I do
 D. what would I do
17. He has been waiting for this letter for days, and _________ it has come.
 A. at last
B. at the end
C. in present
 D. to the finish
18. She ___________ him for having lied to her last weekend.
 A. threatened
B. succeeded
C. criticized
 D. accused
19. I wish my mother ___________ me to go out tonight.
 A. will allow 
B. allows
C. would allow
 D. has allowed
20. __________, they always felt happy.
 A. Very poor they are
B. They are very poor
C. Poor they are
 D. Poor as they are
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PART II. Put the correct form of the words:
_________, the ao dai was frequently worn by both men and women. (tradition)
The ________ economic situation got worse in the 1990s. (world)
This kind of wine was made _________ from rice. (complete)
My mother always _________ me to take part in social activities when I was a student. (courage)
There are a lot of __________ on TV children like to watch. (advertise)
_________ can help us to succeed in everything. (confident)
________ are deeply impressed by the beauty of places of interest in Viet Nam. (visit)
The result was very strange. In fact, it was _____________. (believe)
could see some strange ___________ on her face. (express)
He was chosen one of the best players of the year because he played soccer _____. (skill)
Your answers:
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 PART III. Find and correct a mistake in each sentence:
Lien together with her classmates have attended the Chinese class recently .
Pay attention on what she is learning us to make pancakes.
Do you mind if I stayed with you in this room?
Let these clothes being washed after you finish your homework.
Viet wasn't enough wise to find the solution to the problem. 
Maths are the subject students spend much time learning.
Lan will watch a tennis game between 4 and 5 tomorrow afternoon.
In front of the museum is a lot of flowers and some tall trees.
They congratulated him for winning the championship.
Minh's father works in the same factory like my brother.
Your answers:
Mistake
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C. READING
Part I. Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage.
 	Computer (1)__________ enormous impact on our life nowadays. We do shopping, work, or visit places of scenic beauty with help of computers. We pay bill prepared by computers. We read newspapers and magazines which have been produced on computers. We (2)_______ letters from and send letters to almost every part of the world with the help of the computers. And we can (3)_________learn foreign languages on computers.
 What makes computer a miraculous device ? Each time ( 4)________ it on, with appropriate hardware and software, it is capable of doing almost (5)_______ you ask. It is a calculating machine (6)________ speeds up calculations : it can add, subtract, multiply, and (7)________ with lightning speed and perfect accuracy. It is a personal communicator which helps you to interact ( 8)_________other computers and with people around the world. And if you (9)_________ to entertain, you can (10)_________ with computer games or computer CD music.
 1. A. have	B. have had	C. are having	D. had
 2. A. receive	B. post	C. borrow	D. lend
 3. A. only	B. ever	C. even	D. just
 4. A. put	B. let	C. take	D. turn
 5. A. thing	B. anything	C. something	D. all things
 6. A. which	B. whose	C. where	D. when
 7. A. enjoy	B. provide	C. divide	D. expect 
 8. A. to	B. on	C. between	D. with
 9. A. interested	B. want	 	C. would	 	D. ought
 10. A. relax	B. revive	C. reset	D. repeat 
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PART II. Read the passage and answer the questions by choosing the best answer:
 In Viet Nam, there is great excitement built up well before Tet Nguyen Dan. First, every family organizes a trip to the cemetery to visit the graves of their ancestor. After that, to create an air of prosperity, wealth and fun for the first three days of the Lunar New Year, people are kept busy cooking traditional foods, buying gifts, and making other preparations. Certain items deemed to be bought or made are banh chung, dried watermelon seeds, tea, dried sausages, fruit (fresh and candied), ornamental plants and flowers. Red and yellow flowers are ideal as they make the house more welcoming. On the New Year's days, only good comments and wishes can be expressed. Children receive their Li xi (or red envelopes with lucky money inside). People make a visit to family members, neighbors, and close friends. And people who live apart from their family try to get together on these days. Clearly enough, games and various forms of entertainment are staged and these often last a week. Varying traditional specialties including wrestling, buffalo fighting, dragon dancing take place in different regions.
1. Before Tet, people usually _________.
	A. are very busy with the preparations	B. have great excitement and fun
	C. rebuild their ancestral graves	D. spend time on traveling
2. Which of the following, according to the passage, is NOT usually eaten during Tet?
	A. candied fruit 	B. sausages 	C. watermelon 	D. beef stew
3. Why are red and yellow flowers popular in decorating the house at Tet?
	A. Because they are pleasant and cheap.	B. Because they make the house look comfortable to be in.
	C. Because they represent good luck.	D. Because they are attractive and not very expensive.
4. On the New Year's days, _________.
	A. people are busy cooking traditional foods B. everybody receives their “lucky money”.
	C. only good comments can be made D. houses are cleaned and decorated with trees and flowers
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
	A. Tet is period of concord and hope. 	B. Tet is an occasion for a family to get together.
	C. Tet is a good time to visit others.	D. Tet is a great season of joy and of entertainment.
Your answers:
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PART III - Read and fill a suitable word in each blanket:
	I'm a writer, and I work ________(1) home. It doesn't particularly matter where my house ________(2), as long as it is ________(3) nice house. But last year my wife ________(4) a new job in a different part of the country. So, we had to move. This was our first experience of _________(5)one house and selling another at the same time. I wouldn't ________(6) to do it again. We quickly saw the house _________(7) we wanted. It was then that our problems began: The people who wanted to buy our house couldn't sell _________(8)and the man whose house we wanted couldn't find a ________ (9)he liked. It ________ (10) us nine months to buy the house. Now, I'm not sure if I like it.
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D. WRITING
Part I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
"Is this the second time you have met your aunt, Susan?" Tom said. (Tom asked .....)
Learning how to use a computer is very difficult for elderly people. (It is .....)
What a pity they told her about that problem. (I wish ..)
Shall we travel to the camping site by bus? (What ..)
The boss made the staff work overnight last Sunday. (The staff. ................................)
May I drink this glass of water? (Would you ?)
Lan doesn't go to work on Sunday any more. (Lan used ..........)
Mrs. Lien started teaching Math to us when we were in grade 6. (Mrs. Lien has ...)
Be hard working or you will get bad marks . (If you ............... ....)
In spite of the heavy rain, they still rode their bikes to the farm. ( Though it .....)
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Part II- Use the word given and other words to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence:
"I'm sorry" Lan said to Nam, "I used your mobile phone without your permission." (using)
- Lan ___________________________ mobile phone without his permission.
They have to finish all the reports before the meeting.	 (necessary)
- It's _______________________ all the reports before the meeting.
3. Washing dishes after meals is my mission. 	 	 (responsible)
- I __________________________________ after meals . 
4. Don't draw pictures on these walls.	 (to draw)
- You are________________________________ on these walls.
5. As soon as it stopped raining, we hurriedly came back home. 	 	 (when)
- It had ____________________________ we hurriedly came back home.
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PART III. Write a passage about 130 – 150 words about the picnic you had in the country.
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 ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN LỚP 9 2013-2014
A. LISTENING
Part 1: 1 point 1. A	2. C	3. C	4.C 	5. D	
Part 2: 1 point 1. F 	2. T 3. T	4. T 	5. F
B. LEXICO – GRAMMAR
Part I. 4 points
1. C
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. C
8. B
9. D
10. C
11. D
12. B
13. C
14. B
15. C
16. B
17. A
18. C
19. C
20. D
Part II: 2 points
1. traditionally 2. worldwide 	 3. completely 4. encourages 	5. advertisements
6. Confidence 	7. Visitors 	8. unbelievable 	9. expressions 	 10. skillfully
Part III: 2 points
1. have - has
6. are - is
2.on - to
7. watch - be watching
3.stayed - stay
8. is - are
4.being - be
9. for - on
5. enough wise - wise enough
10. like - as
C. READING
Part I: 2 points
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. D
9. B
10. A
Part II. 1 point
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. A
Part III: 2 points
1. at
2. is
3. a
4. found/got/had
5. buying
6. like
7. which/that
8. theirs
9. house
10.took
D. WRITING
Part I. 2 points
Tom asked Susan if that was the second time she had met her aunt.
It is very difficult for elderly people to learn how to use a computer.
I wish they hadn't told her about that problem.
What about traveling to the camping site by bus?
The staff were made to work overnight last Sunday.
Would you mind if I drank this glass of water?
Lan used to go to work Sunday.
Mrs. Lien has taught Math to us since we were in grade 6. 
If you are hard working, you will get good marks.
Though it rained heavily, they still rode their bikes to the farm.
Part II: 1 points
1. Lan apologized to Nam for using his mobile phone without his permission.
2. It is necessary for them to finish all the reports before the meeting.
3. I am responsible for washing dishes after meals.
4. You are asked not to draw pictures on these walls.
5. It had hardly stopped raining when we hurriedly came back home.
 Part III: 2 points
 - Nội dung (content): 0.5 điểm
	- Từ vựng (vocabulary): 0.5 điểm - Ngữ pháp (grammar): 0.5 điểm
 - Tính mạch lạc và trôi chảy (coherence and cohesion) + độ dài (length): 0.5 điểm