Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2014-2015 - Phòng GD & ĐT Phù Cừ

PHÒNG GD & ĐT PHÙ CỪ
 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC 
(Đề thi gồm 04 trang)
KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
Năm học: 2014 - 2015
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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PART I: LISTENING & PHONETICS (5/20 points)
Bài nghe gồm 2 phần , mỗi phần thí sinh được nghe 2 lần. Thí sinh làm theo hướng dẫn của giám thị.
I. Listen and fill in each gap a word you hear to complete the letter. Write the words on your answer sheet. (2,0 points)
Dear Harry, 
Hi! It's now (1). o'clock in the afternoon and I'm sitting in the living room writing this letter. It's a (2). day outside. The weather is great. The sun's (3). and the birds are singing. My dog, Paddles, is sitting beside me and (4) .at me with her big brown eyes. The eyes are (5) . me for some food. But I'm not (6) . her anything because she's getting fat. I'm learning Spanish now at evening (7) .. My Spanish is (8) . slowly. I like my teacher. She's doing an (9) . job. I'm really (10) . my class. I hope you are well and happy and that your family is also well. Please write to me soon.
Bye for now,
Jenny
II. Listen and choose the best answer for each question. Write A, B or C on your answer sheet. (1,5 points)
1. What is the woman's name?
A. Julie	B. Jenny	C. Jane
2. Where is the woman from originally?
A. Argentina	B. the United States	C. Chile
3. About how old was the man when he returned to the United States?
A. 7 years old	B. 10 years old	C. 17 years old
4. What is the man studying?
A. physics	B. biology	C. Psychology
5. What is the woman's job?
A. a sales representative	B. a computer programmer	C. a receptionist
III. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (1,5 points)
1. A. meat	B. leader	C. heat	D. sweater
2. A. foot	B. school	C. book	D. good
3. A. though 	B. enough 	C. cough 	D. rough 
4. A. century 	B. city	C. teacher	D. afternoon
5. A. reported 	B. intended 	C. crowded 	D. laughed
PART II: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (4/20 points)
I. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (2,0 points)
1. The tree________________by my father last year is very high now.
	A. planting	B. planted	C. was planted	D. plants
2. She never let you cook the meal, ________________? 
 	 A. did she 	B. doesn't she	C. didn’t she	D. does she
3. I really regret ________________you the story. I didn't know it would make you disappointed.
	A. to tell	B. tell	C. told	D. telling
4. Not many people ________________for the meeting last night.
	A. turned on	B. turned out 	C. turned up	D. turned down
5. Would you mind If I ________________the window?
	A. open	B. opening	C. opened	D. to open
6. These clothes need________________immediately otherwise they will smell.
A. to wash	B. washing	C. to be washing	D. washed
7. Mary always wears nice and new clothes. She looks________________ .
A. fashion	B. fashionable	C. fashionably	D. fashioned
8. They wish they________________ have to work hard to earn money.
A. couldn't	B. can't 	C. don't	D. didn't
9. If the weather ________________fine tomorrow, we ________________on a picnic.
A. is/go	B. is/will go	C. will be/go	D. will be/will go
10. Vietnamese people are always proud ________________Vietnam's traditions and customs.
A. in	B. of	C. on	D. at
II. Supply the appropriate form of the words in CAPITAL to complete each sentence. Write them on your answer sheet. (2,0 points)
1. Wearing seat belts in cars is ___________by law.	 	(COMPEL)
2. He drives very___________ He is sure to have an accident. 	 	 	( CARE )
3. She will never forget her happy ___________	(CHILD)
4. The phone doesn’t work. It’s been ___________. 	(CONNECTION )
5. I watch the news every day because it's very___________ 	(INFORM ) 
6. The Internet has___________developed in every field. 	(INCREASE) 
7. You are only one of many___________for that job. 	(APPLY) 
8. John likes a lot of dishes of Vietnam, ___________ Pho. 	(SPECIAL)
9. The house is large, but it is terribly ___________to live in. 	 (COMFORT)
10. Many designers took ____________ from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities. 	(INSPIRE)
PART III: READING (6/20 points)
I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the numbered blank in the following passage. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (2,0 points)
A trip to France
	Paul had a very interesting summer holiday this year. His French pen – friend invited him to visit her family in the south of France. Paul (1)............by plane from London to Paris. Marie, his French friend, (2).............him in Paris and together they took a train from Paris to Marseilles. Masreilles is the town (3)........... Marie’s family lives. It is a very large port. A lot of people live in Marseilles and (4)............are many interesting shops and cafes there. Paul started learning French at school two years ago and he spoke French all the time with Marie and her family. (5)......., it was very difficult for him but soon it became (6)............easier. One day, Marie and her parents (7)...... Paul for a picnic in the mountains. They climbed a big hill. From the top of the hill, they had a wonderful (8)........ . In the (9).........., they could see the sea. Paul was very sad when it was time to go back to London and school. He is already looking (10)..........to the next summer when Marie is going to spend her holidays with his family in England.
1. A. got	B. moved	C. went	D. transfered
2. A. met	B. saw	C. took	D. greeted
3. A. what	B. where	C. when	D. who
4. A. they	B. those	C. these	D. there
5. A. At first	B. At beginning	C. At starting	D. At first time
6. A. much	B. so	C. too	D. extremely
7. A. brought	B. took	C. carried	D. got
8. A. view	B. sight	C. scene	D. scenery
9. A. space	B. air	C. distance	D. way
10. A. through	B. forward	C. on	D. out
II. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. Write the words on your answer sheet. (2,0 points)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG 
Louis Armstrong, who (1) ......................born in 1990 and died in 1971, was a very famous jazz (2) ....................... He used to be known as “ Satchmo” and this nickname stayed with him all his (3) ....................... As a child in New Orleans, he learnt to (4) ...................... the trumpet while he was living in a special home for children who had got into (5) ...................... with the police. When he had finished his stay in the home, he joined various bands and then he formed his own. Between 1925 (6) ......................1928, he made about 60 records. These records made him one (7) ......................the first solo stars in the history of pop (8) ...................... When he died, he had been making records and he had been touring all over the (9) ...................... for more than forty years, and he was just as popular (10) ...................... he had been before. He even had a number one pop record - What A Wonderful World – in the 1960s. 
III. Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to the questions below. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (2,0 points)
Mr. Smith gave his wife 10 pounds for her birthday- ten pretty pound notes. So a day after her birthday, Mrs. Smith went shopping. She queued for a bus, got on and sat down next to an old lady. After a while she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was open. Inside it she saw a wad of pound notes exactly the ones her husband had given her. So she quickly looked into her own bag – the notes had gone! Mrs. Smith was sure that the old lady who was sitting next to her had stolen them. She thought she would have to call the police; but as she disliked making a fuss and making people into trouble, she decided to take back the money from the old lady’s handbag and say nothing more about it. She looked round the bus to make sure that nobody was watching, and then she carefully put her hand into the old lady’s bag, took the notes and put them in her own bag. When she got home that evening, she showed her husband the beautiful hat she had bought. "How did you pay for it?" he asked. "With the money you gave me on my birthday, of course”, she replied. "Oh? What’s that then?” he asked as he pointed a wad of ten pound notes on the table. 
1. When did Mrs. Smith go shopping? 
	A. After a while. 	B. On her birthday. 	
	C. Ten days ago. 	D. The day after her birthday. 
2. What did Mrs. Smith see in the old lady’s handbag? 
	A. A pound note. 	B. A wad of ten pound notes. 	
	C. A wad of pound notes	D. Ten pounds 
3. What was Mrs. Smith sure the old lady had done? 
	A. stolen her money. 	B. called the police. 	
	C. given her money to her husband. 	 	D. taken her bag 
4. Why did Mrs. Smith look round the bus? 
	A. to call the police. 	B. to make sure nobody was watching. 
	C. to make a fuss. 	D. to look for her money 
5. What did Mr. Smith point to? 
	A. Mrs. Smith’s beautiful hat	B. Mrs. Smith’s handbag. 
	C. the table	D. a wad of ten pound notes on the table 
PART IV: WRITING (5/20 points)
I. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. Write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (2,0 points)
1. Your brother’s birthday is in December 22nd, isn’t it?
 A B C D
2. Linda wishes she is the most beautiful girl in the world.
 A B C D
3. What I told her a few days ago were not the solutions to most of her problems.
 A 	 B 	 C D 
4. When he saw the teacher looking at him, he stopped to talk
 A B C D
5. I don’t know the town very well because I am only here since last week
 A 	 B 	 C 	 D 
6. The book writing by my uncle has just been published
 A B C D
7. Nancy was made repeat the whole reading.
 A B C D
8. If I was in your place, I would make a trip to England
 A B C D
9. The children are very boring and they don’t know what to do.
 A 	 B 	 C 	 D 
10. The company has so little money that it can’t hardly operate any more
 A B C D 
II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (2,0 points)
1. I haven’t seen my sister since 2006.
à I last __________________________________________________________.
2. He is too young to go to school alone .
à He is __________________________________________________________.
3. We spent two hours getting to London.
à It took _________________________________________________________.
4. If you don't try hard, you will not pass your final exam. 
à Unless _________________________________________________________
5. "Let's go to the cinema. ", Lien said.
à Lien suggested __________________________________________________
6. The poor farmer was tired but he kept working. 
à In spite ________________________________________________________
7. Has someone booked the seats yet?
à Have _________________________________________________________?
8. Is it really necessary for us to arrive so early? 
à Do we really_____________________________________________________
9. He has never played a computer game before.	
à This is _________________________________________________________
10. Everyone heard about the accident before I did.
àI was the_________________________________________________________
III. Use the cues, write complete sentences. (1,0 point)
1. I/ arrive/ Ho Chi Minh City/ this morning.
2. Mr. Hai/ my uncle/ pick/ me/ Tan Son Nhat airport. He/ I/ home/ bus.
3. We/ dinner/ lot/ Sai Gon specialties.
4. I/ bring/ your present/ your aunt/ Nguyen Trai street/ tomorrow.
5. Mr. Hai/ also/ promise/ take me/ Duc Ba church. I/ fly/ back/ Ha Noi/ two days.
6. When/ I/ meet you/ have/ chance/ enjoy/ Sai Gon foods. 
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