Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2014-2015 - Trường THCS Kim Thư (Có đáp án)

TRƯỜNG THCS KIM THƯ ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
 Môn: Tiếng Anh 
 Năm học: 2014-2015 (Đề có 7 trang) 
 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)	
 Giám khảo số 1:.. Số phách
 Giám khảo số 2:. 
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 Số phách
PART 1. LISTENING:
 Listen to the dialogue. Fill in the blanks with the missing words.
 A: Good morning. I’d like to book a cheap (1) ............ holiday. What package holidays are (2) ............... ?
 B: There’s a (3) ........... holiday in Paris.
 A: I expect Paris is (4) .............!
 B: There is a cheap (5) ............ between November and February. You can compare our prices with other (6) ........... . Ours are cheaper.
 A: But I don’t want to go in February. I’d prefer April.
 B: Well, April in Paris is beautiful. But it’s very (7) ........... . Most (8) ............tours in April are fully (9) .............
 A: Yes, I remember my (10)) .............. went to Paris in April. She (11) ........... to a travel (12) ............. . It was beautiful. But the (13) .............. was very busy. What other places are available in April?
 B: Here’s a (14) ............, with all the places and (15) ............
 A: Right. I’ll probably be back tomorrow. Goodbye.
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PART 2. PHONETICS:
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (1.0 pt)
1. A. naked	B. sacred	C. needed	D. walked 
2. A purity	B. cure	C. burning	D. durable 
3. A. tomb	B. comb	C. dome	D. home 
4. A. cassette	B. sugar	C. fashion	D. passion 
5. A. professor	B. pottery	C. position	D. tailor
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II. Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others . (1.0 pt)
1. A pattern	 B. conserve	 C. revise	 D. correct
2. A institute	B. distinctive	C. defensive	 D. division
3. A presidential	 B. foundation	C. confidential	 D. recreation
4. A distinguish	 B. satisfy	 C. evidence	 D. readable
5. A picturesque	 B. referee	 C. undertake	 D. caravan
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PART 3. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.( 0.1 x 15 = 1.5 pts)
1. Neither the director nor his assistant ............. yet.
 A. has come	B. hasn’t come	C. have come	D. haven’t come 
2. She sent me the book which she ........... many years before.
 A. reads	B. read	C. have read	D. had read 
3. I think he will join us, ...........?
 A. doesn’t he	B. won’t he	C. will he	D. do I 
4. The doctor made me ........ in bed for a week.
 A. staying	B. stay	C. stayed	D. to stay 
5. I don’t know yet, but it’s worth ......... about, isn’t it?
 A. to think	B. to be thinking	C. thinking	D. to be thought 
6. She stopped him ......... home by hiding the car key.
 A not driver	B not to drive	C. to drive	D. from driving 
7. In order to .......... with his studies he worked through the summer.
 A. take on	B. catch on 	C. catch up	D. take up 
8. I do a lot of gardening. It .......... most of my free time.
 A. uses up	B. takes up	C. leaves out	D. cut down
9. The kind-hearted woman ........... all her life to helping the disabled and the poor.
 A. wasted	B. spent	C. dedicated	D. lived
10. He is decorating the house with a view ..it.
 A. to sell	B. to selling	C. for selling	D. to be
11. I turned the radio on and listened to  nine o’clock news.
 A. a	B. an 	C. the	D. Ф
12. He couldn’t reach, .surprised me.
 A. who	B. whom	C. which	D. that
13. “Pollution worries me” – “Me too. It’s something.. lots of problems”.
 A. that has brought	B. which has brought
 C. is binging	D. that bringing
14. – “ Would you like to comment on Ann’s qualification”.
- “ . the people in the company, Ann’s the most skilled”.
 A. In	B. From all	C. Of all	D To all
15. I wasn’t a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job.
 A. I was a bit surprised to hear that Karen had changed her job.
 B. That Karen had changed her job surprised me a bit.
 C. Surprised, Karen had changed her job .
 D. It came as no surprise to me to hear that Karen had changed her job.
II. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition.(0.1 x 10 = 1.0pt)
He hasn’t forgiven her .. what she said.
I no longer care .. what he thinks
I’m old enough to look . myself.
She’s ferfectly capable .managing alone. 
He’ll never succeed changing her opinion.
I’m relying her to help me.
He is not very good repairing things.
The guide book was full usefull information.
They arrived London on time.
 At last I’ve found the information that I was looking...
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 III. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pt)
1. Their has lasted a lifetime. (friend)
2. The streets were  so that planes could use them. (wide)
3. My brother is an ..engineer. (electric)
4. You must be ..when you open that door. (care)
5. Don’t worry. I’ll try to finish this work  (succeed)
6. Preserving natural	resources is of great .. (important)
7. Many university and college . like wearing jeans. (study)
8. Daphne has always been .. in collecting antiques. (interest)
9. There are many in our country of a year. (celebrate)
10. We must learn about keeping the environment. (pollute) 
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IV. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs given in bracket(0.2 x 10 = 2.0pt)
Tom Smith has musical talent, but he 1.(be) a very lazy boy. He always 2.(get) .up late, and he is seldom on time for school. When he 3.(know) that he 4.(have).. to work hard in school on a certain day, he 5.(stay) at home. If Tom 6.(be). wise, he 7. (not try) so hard to avoid all the problems of his youth. He often says that he 8.(wish). he had been born rich or he 9.(complain). that if his greatgrandfather hadn’t been unlucky, his family 10. (be).. rich now.
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PART 4. READING:
I.Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete the following passage.(0.1 x 10 = 1.0 pt)
 When you (1)  a new car, you should start by using consumer magazines. You can find them in the (2)  section of a library. You can read about the advantages and disadvantages of each new car and get (3)  of how much you should pay. When you decide (4) . which make and (5)  you want to buy, you should go to a dealer and test-drive the car to see (6) .. you like it. The sales person will tell you the sticker price. You should bargain with the salesperson and make (7) . Based on what you learned from the consumer magazines. Then you should go to one or two other dealers to see if you can get a better price. Sometimes you have to go back and forth several times between dealers to bargain for the best price.
 When you agree on a price with a salesperson, you usually have to leave a small (8)  . The salesperson writes up a contract that you both have to sign. When the dealer (9) .. the car, you have to pay the balance or get a loan. Most people make a down payment and take out a loan for the rest. You can get a loan from a bank or sometimes from the auto company. You can (10) .. the loan over a period of time, usually from two to five years.
1 A. shop for	B. purchase for	C. afford for 	D. get for
2. A. reference	B. auto	C. science	 	D. fiction
3. A. a thought 	B. a consideration 	C. an idea 	 	D. a value 
4. A. at	 	B. on	 	C. by 	 	D. out 
5. A. structure 	B. shape 	C. model	 	D. pattern 
6. A. as 	B. that	C. when	 	D. if 
7. A. an offer	 	B. a price	C. a payment D. a judgment
8. A. tip 	B. deposit	C. gift	 	D. payment
9. A. drives 	B. delivers 	C. orders 	D. presents
10. A.	cover	B. give away	C. carry out 	D. pay off
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II. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word.(0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
 	Some people believe that soon schools will no longer be necessary. These people say that because of the Internet and other new (1) ............, there is no longer any need for school buildings, former classes, or teachers. Perhaps this will be true one day, but it is hard for me to (2) ........... a world without schools. In fact, we need to look at how we can use new technology to make schools better not to (3) ............. them.
	We should invent a new kind of school that is (4) ............. to libraries, museums science centres, laboratories, and even companies. 	Experts could give (5) ............ on video or over the Internet. TV networks and local stations could (6) ............. programming about things students are actually studying in school. 
	Is this just a dream? No. Already there are several towns where this is beginning to happen. Blacksburg, Virginia, is one of them. Here the entire city is linked to the Internet, and learning can take place at home, at school and in the office. Businesses provide (7) .............. for the schools and the (8) ............. The schools provide computer labs for people (9) ........... their own computers at home. Because everyone can use the Internet, older people participate as much as younger ones, and everyone can visit distant libraries and museums as easily as (10) ............ ones.	
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III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.(0.1 x 10 = 10 pt)
Because the low latitudes of the Earth, the areas near the equator, receive more heat than the latitude near the poles, and because the nature of heart is to expand and move, Heat is transported from the tropics to the middle and high latitudes. Some of this heat is moved by winds and some by ocean currents, and some gets stored in the atmosphere in the form of latent heat. The term “latent hear” refers to the energy that has to be used to convert liquid water to water vapor. We know that if we warm a pan of water on a stove, it will evaporate, or turn into vapor, faster than if it is allowed to sit at room temperature. We also know that if we hang wet clothes outside in the summertime they will dry faster than in winter, when temperatures are colder. The energy used in both cases to change liquid water to water vapor is supplied by heat – supplied by the stove in the first case and by the Sun in the latter case. This energy is not lost. It is stored in water vapor in the atmosphere as latent heat. Eventually, the water stored as vapor in the atmosphere will condense to liquid again, and the energy will be release to the atmosphere.
In the atmosphere, a large portion of the Sun’s incoming energy is used to evaporate water, primarily in the tropical oceans. Scientists have tried to quantify this proportion of the Sun’s energy. By analyzing temperature, water vapor, and wind data around the globe, they have estimated the quantity to be about 90 watts per square meter, or nearly 30 percent of the Sun’s energy. Once this latent heat is stored within the atmosphere, it can be transported, primarily to higher latitudes, by prevailing, large-scale winds. Or it can be transported vertically to higher levels in the atmosphere, where it forms clouds and subsequent storms, which then release the energy back to the atmosphere.
1.	The passage mainly discussed how heat ________________________.
A. is transformed and transported in the Earth’s atmosphere
B. is transported by ocean currents
C. can be measured and analyzed by scientists
D. moves about the Earth’s equator
2.	The passage mentions that the tropics differ from the Earth’s polar regions in which of the following ways?
A. The height of cloud formation in the atmosphere 
B. The amount of heat they receive from the Sun
C. The strength of their large scale winds
D. The strength of their oceanic currents
3.	The word “convert” in line 5 is closest in meaning to ___________________.
A. mix	B. change	C. adapt	D. reduce
4.	Why does the author mention “the stove” in line 9?
A. To describe the heat of the Sun	B. To illustrate how water vapor is stored	
C. To show how energy is stored	D. To give an example of a heat source
5.	According to the passage, most ocean water evaporation occurs especially _______________.
A. around the higher latitudes	B. in the tropics	
C. because of large-scale winds	D. because of strong ocean currents
6.	According to the passage, 30 percent of the Sun’s incoming energy __________________.
A. is stored in clouds in the lower latitudes B. is transported by ocean currents
C. never leaves the upper atmosphere	D. gets stored as latent heat
7.	The word “it” in line 17 refers to ____________________.
A. square meter	B. the Sun’s energy	C. latent heat	D. the atmosphere
8. 	The word “primarily” in line 17 is closest in meaning to _____________________.
A. chiefly	B. originally	C. basically	D. clearly 
9.	The word “prevailing” in line 18 is closest in meaning to _____________________.
A. essential	B. dominant	C. circular	D. closest
10.	All of the following words are defined in the passage EXCEPT ________________.
A. low latitudes (line 1)	B. latent heat (line 4)	
C. evaporate (line 6)	 	 D. atmosphere (line 13)
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PART 5. WRITING:
I.Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (0.2 x 5 =1.0 pt)
1. Mary rang hours and hours ago.
→It’s hours ....
2. How did you get the idea that they are rich?
→ What made .
3. As my grandmother grows older, she becomes more intolerant.
→ The older..
4. On arriving in Canberra, I wrote a letter to my parents.
→When I 
5. People always laugh at his face, and he dislikes it.
→ He hates ..
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the given word given in brackets. Do not change the words in any way. (0.2 x 5 =1.0 pt)
1.They say he is able to swim across this river. (swimming)
He .
2.They may be there at the meeting, or they may not. (out)
It is .
3.“Don’t forget to hand in the paper by the deadline,” said the teacher. (reminder)
The teacher 
4.Learning English is becoming more and more popular in our city. (increasingly)
It has 
5.Right after disembarkation from the plane, he was taken into custody. (got)
III. Composition: (2.5pts)
“Should teachers give students much homework?” 
Write a composition to express your idea on this. (You should write within 200 - 220 words)
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ANSWER KEYS:
PART1. LISTENING: Listen to the dialogue. Fill in the blanks with the missing words.(0.2 x 15 = 3.0 pts)
spring
available
splendid
expensive
period
companies
popular
package
booked
neighbour
belongs
club
airport
brochure
prices
 PART 2. PHONETICS:
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, D) in the numbered box. (0.2 x 5= 1.0 pt)
D
C
A
B
B
II. Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest. Write your answer (A, B, C, D) in the numbered box.(0.2 x 5= 1.0 pt)
A
A
B
A
D
PART 3: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, D) in the numbered box. (0.1 x 15= 1.5 pts)
 1. A
2. D
3. B
 4. B
5. C
D
C
B
C
B
C
C
A
C
D
II. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition.(0.1 x 10 = 1.0pt)
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for
about
after
of
in
on
at
of
in
for
III. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pt)
1. frienship	2. widened	3. electrical	4. careful	5. successfully
6. importance	7. students	8. interested	9. celebrations	10. unpolluted
IV. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs given in bracket
1. is	2. gets	3. knows	4. will have	5. stays
6. were	7. wouldn’t try	 8. wishes	9. complains	10. would be
PART 4. READING:
I.Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete the following passage.(0.1 x 10 = 1.0 pt)
A
A
C
B
C
D
A
B
B
D
II. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word. (20 points. 2 pts for each)
technology
imagine
eliminate
linked
taks
de