Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh 9 - Năm học 2015-2016 - Sở GD & ĐT Đà Nẵng

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UBND THÀNH PHỐ ĐÀ NẴNG 
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC 
KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 
NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016 
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút 
 Ngày thi: 25 tháng 02 năm 2016 
Số phách do 
Chủ tịch Hội đồng 
chấm thi ghi 
Họ tên và chữ ký giám khảo Điểm 
Giám khảo 1: 
 Bằng số Bằng chữ 
Giám khảo 2: 
Đề thi gồm 05 trang. 
Học sinh làm bài trên đề thi và ghi câu trả lời vào ô trống tương ứng cho mỗi câu hỏi. 
SECTION A: LISTENING 
You will hear a conversation between a customer and a booking officer at a theater. 
Listen to the recording twice and complete the form below with ONE WORD and/or A NUMBER for each 
answer. 
THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH 
Booking form 
Performance: the (0) Impostor 
Date: Saturday (1) 
Time: (2) 
Tickets: three adults and one child 
Seats in: the (3) 
Method of delivery: post 
Total payment: (4) £ 
Card detail: + Type : (5) 
 + Number : (6) 
 + Name : Mr.(7) 
Address: (8) Street, London. 
 (9) 
Additional requests: + put on the mailing list 
 + book (10).. 
SECTION B: USE OF ENGLISH 
I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence or do the task as directed. Write your answer (A, B, 
C or D) in the box provided. 
1. Jessica has _______ left, I’m afraid. 
 A. already B. yet C. still D. so far 
2. _______ Eva wanted to pursue a career in acting, she couldn’t find a job. 
 A. However B. Therefore C. Despite D. Although 
3. Students _______ go in there – it’s the headmaster’s study and it’s locked. 
 A. shouldn’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. couldn’t 
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4. Elizabeth ________ to bed around eleven o’clock. 
 A. usually goes B. is usually going C. is usually gone D. goes usually 
5. There’s no _______ in my suitcase for your clothes as well! 
 A. place B. room C. area D. section 
6. It was impossible for anyone ________ in that room because there was so much noise from 
the club opposite. 
 A. to sleep well B. to well sleep C. sleeping well D. well sleeping 
7. This is the third time Romeo and Juliet ________ in this theatre. 
 A. has performed B. performed C. are performed D. has been performed 
8. The resort was _________ I had expected. 
 A. much busier than 
B. much more busy than 
C. much busier that 
D. much more busy that 
9. The water was not ________ to swim in for more than a few minutes. 
 A. such warm B. too warm C. enough warm D. warm enough 
10. If you want to _______ something useful, why don’t you _______ dinner instead of just sitting 
there? 
 A. create/ make B. do/ make C. make/ make D. do / create 
11. Every morning, we _________ ready for school by ourselves. 
 A. go B. carry C. prepare D. get 
12. Which computer do you ________ buying? 
 A. expect B. wish C. want D. advise 
13. Eric always ________ the time playing on his computer when he was a boy. 
 A. would rather spend 
B. used to spend 
C. had better spend 
D. is used to spending 
14. - “The Internet connection isn’t working again.” - “Really? ________ the Helpdesk.” 
 A. I’ll phone B. I am phoning C. I phoned D. I’m going to phone 
15. I still have two really _________ friends from my primary school days. 
 A. close B. next C. near D. grand 
16. The new guy, Joe, seems to get ________ well with the team. 
 A. in B. on C. up D. out 
17. Choose the word which has the different stress pattern. 
 A. effect B. litter C. legend D. accent 
18. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 
 A. contaminate B. collapse C. forest D. pollutant 
19. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 
 A. museum B. poison C. visual D. disaster 
20. Choose the incorrect part indicated by A, B, C or D in the following sentence. 
I remember seeing a whale for first time – it was a fantastic experience. 
 A B C D 
Answers 
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 
II. Use the right form of the words given in bold to complete the spaces in the following sentences. 
Write your answers in the blank provided. 
1. The teacher gave the children a detailed  of the story. (explain) 
2. How . are the local weather forecasts? (rely) 
3. The offices are .. located just a few minutes from the main station. (convenience) 
4. Not finishing that race was the most  lesson I have had. (value) 
5. There is a well- saying, “School days are the best days of your life.” (knowledge) 
6. Unluckily, I .... the instructions and answered too many questions. (understand) 
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7. The  for the festival in my town are an extremely exciting time. (prepare) 
8. This Olympic athlete is regarded as a . of the youth of her generation. (represent) 
9. For the more .. tourists, there are trips into the mountains with a local guide. (adventure) 
10. Thanks for your invitation to your party. It was a truly .. experience. (forget) 
Answers 
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 
6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 
III. Select ONE suitable phrasal verb from the list to complete each of the sentences. Make any changes to 
the form of the verb when necessary. There are two extra phrasal verbs. Write your answers in the box 
provided. 
put away – get back – look in – goes by – ask for – put off – turn back 
1. When you arrive, ________ Jane. 
2. She has a few thousand dollars ________ for her retirement. 
3. The weather became so bad that they had to ________. 
4. I’ll find out and ________ to you. 
5. Things will get easier as time ________. 
Answers 
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 
IV. Complete each sentence with a suitable word, beginning with the letter given. Write your answers in 
the box provided. 
 Answers 
1. We are looking for someone who is reliable and h_ _ _- working. 
2. The air was p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ by smoke from the factory. 
3. Ride carefully! I paid a great d_ _ _ of money for that bicycle. 
4. I heard an interesting p_ _ _ _ of news on the radio this morning – they’re 
 giving us a day’s holiday next month. 
5. There was a general e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that he would win. 
1. . 
2. . 
3. . 
4. . 
5. . 
V. Read the text and look carefully at each line. There is an unnecessary word in some lines. Tick () the 
lines which are correct and pick out the unnecessary words. Write your answers on the corresponding 
lines provided. 
 Answers 
1. I’ve been traveling round Europe all summer. It’s the first time I’ve ________ 
2. ever been going abroad, and I’ve had a fantastic time! I’ve seen ________ 
3. loads of interesting places and I have also made loads of new friends. ________ 
4. I’ve been decided to stay in touch with them now I’m back. One of ________ 
5. them, Giselle, is French. She was making on holiday, too. We now send ________ 
6. text messages to each other all the time. They’re usually in English ________ 
7. because my French isn’t very good! I’m planning to have visit her ________ 
8. in France next year sometime. I hope I can. I am love meeting people from ________ 
9. other countries! I want to have had lots of friends from all over the world! _______ 
10. Travelling certainly broadens the mind but it is also broadens your circle of 
friends! 
________ 
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SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION 
I. Read the passage and choose the best word to fill in each blank. Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the 
box provided. 
 My sister and brother-in-law, Nell and Toti, (1)_______ a circus. It is (2)_______ Gifford Circus, and 
it tours some of the loveliest parts of south-west England. Circuses have always been a part of Nell’s life, 
even (3)_______ we were children. When she (4)_______ Toti, she was working in one of the most 
popular circuses in Europe. 
 If the word “circus” reminds you (5)_______ images of clowns and lions, think again. The show is 
(6)_______ on traditional travelling circuses and aimed at a rural audience. There are no wild animals, but 
horses (7)_______ a leading role in performances, (8)_______ are a mixture of theatre, dance, traditional 
circus acts and clowns, all (9)_______ by a circus band. 
 I have visited Nell at the circus a lot, but this time I am going to (10)_______ the summer there. 
 Answers 
1. A. contain B. own C. keep D. belong 1. 
2. A. named B. known C. called D. titled 2. 
3. A. when B. until C. where D. after 3. 
4. A. found B. saw C. knew D. met 4. 
5. A. on B. by C. of D. in 5. 
6. A. based B. built C. put D. set 6. 
7. A. do B. play C. make D. create 7. 
8. A. what B. where C. how D. which 8. 
9. A. accompanied B. joined C. linked D. combined 9. 
10. A. pass B. stay C. spend D. take 10. 
II. Fill each gap with a suitable word. Write your answers in the box provided. 
 These days, there’s no excuse for (1)_________ knowing what’s happening in the world. On the TV 
and on the radio, news programmes keep us (2)_________ to date with all the important events. We read 
about problems (3)_________ the other side of the world on the Internet as (4)_________ as they 
happen, and we see live pictures on the news 24 (5)_________ a day. Even personal news (6)_________ 
fast today. Whether we keep in (7)_________ by phone or email, we’re never more than a few seconds 
(8)_________ from friends and family. The days when the only (9)_________ of communication was by 
letter are gone forever. So, the next time you’re on the phone, just remember (10)_________ things have 
changed. 
Answers 
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 
6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 
SECTION D: WRITING 
I. For each of the sentences, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, 
using the word given in CAPITALS. This word must not be altered in any way. 
1. If I were you, I would not drive that car until they’ve repaired it for us. (HAD) 
 If I were you, I would not drive that car  . 
2. We think the flight will arrive on time. (EXPECTED) 
 The flight . on time. 
3. She didn’t want to get sunburnt, so she stayed in the shade. (AVOID) 
 She stayed in the shade .. sunburnt. 
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4. I want you to try really hard to pass this exam. (EFFORT) 
 I want you to . this exam. 
5. They have postponed the match until the end of August. (PUT) 
 The match  . 
6. It’s a pity I can’t cook well. (BETTER) 
 I wish I ...cook. 
7. You can’t go skydiving until you’re 18 years old. (ALLOWED) 
 People under ... skydiving. 
8. Finding our way down the mountain in the dark was not easy. (FOUND) 
 We .. in the dark. 
9. You’ll need to do plenty of reading to pass the exam. (READ) 
 You won’t pass the exam . . 
10. There are fewer fish in this river than there were three years ago. (AS) 
 There  three years ago. 
II. Write a passage to answer the following question in about 100 words. 
What will you want to be in the future and what have you done to make your dream come true? 
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