Đề thi chọn HSG năm học 2014 - 2015 môn thi: Tiếng Anh lớp 9 THCS

 KÌ THI CHỌN HSG NĂM HỌC 2014 - 2015
PHÒNG GD&ĐT............................ Khoá ngày ..... tháng 10 năm 2014 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH	
 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC LỚP 9 THCS 
Họ và tên:.....................................
Số báo danh:................................
 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
 (Đề thi này có 04 trang)
Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi.
SECTION ONE: PHONETICS
Pick up the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (5pts)
1. 	A. watched	B. crooked	C. clicked	D. coughed
2. 	A. answer	B. sword	C. swing	D. whose
3. 	A. main	B. curtain	C. complain	D. entertain
4. 	A. cell	B. cello	C. ceiling	D. cellar
5. 	A. picture 	B. future 	C. return 	D. question
SECTION TWO: LEXICO - GRAMMAR 
Part 1. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence. (15pts)
6. “Mum, I’ve got 600 on the TOEFL test.” - “ ..”
	A. Good way	B. You are right	C. Oh, hard luck	D. Good job
7. The dentist told me .. more careful when I brush my teeth.
 	A. being 	B. to be 	C. be 	D. have been
8. The little girl wouldn’t go into the sea ................... her father went too.
 	A. except	B. but	C. also	D. unless
9. “The fund-raising concert was a success.” - “Yes. Mr. Smith gave 100.000 dongs and ......”
 	A. so did I 	B. I did so	C. I did give too 	D. I also did give
10. Mr. and Mrs. Browns are always .. with each other.
 	A. annoying 	B. arguing 	C. discussing 	D. shouting
11. “Who is the new teacher?” - “He’s the man .to Ms. Mai now.”
 	A. which is talking 	B. that talked	C. talk 	D. talking
12. They left the room.they had finished their exam.
	A. while	B. once	C. before	D. although
13. As his car had broken down she gave him a  to work.
	A. drive	B. way	C. lift	D. passage
14. This is Mrs. White,invention has helped hundreds of deaf people.
	A. whose	 	B. which	C. that	D. whom
15. I am sure she didn’t do it .purpose.
	A. on	B. for	C. with	D. in
16. the boys who took part in the contest thought it was unfair.
	A. All	B. Most	C. Many	D. Some
17. “You can go to the party tonight you are sober when you come home.”
A. as soon as 	B. as well as 	C. as long as 	D. as far as
18. In many families, the important decisions are ..................... by the mother.
	A. done	B. given	C. arrived	D. made
19. “Do you mind in here?”
	A. to smoke	B. if I smoking	C. my smoking	D. me to smoke
20. Jeremy needed a long time tosmoking.
	A. get over	B. get rid of	C. get on	D. get down	
Part 2. Put the verbs given in brackets into the appropriate tenses or forms. (10pts)
21. The old woman wishes she (be)...................younger now.
22. I think they will have finished their work by the time we (get) there.
23. We have once visited the church that (build)... in the 18th century. 
24. (Cross) ... rivers was one of the most difficult tasks pioneers faced on their journeys west. 
25. If you (not/take) such a long time to get dressed, we'd have been there on time.
26. Furniture often (make) of wood.	 
27. The zoo (close) by the time we reached there.	
28. The Girl Scouts, (find) ....by Juliet Gordon Low in 1912, has grown to a current membership
 of more than three million girls. 	
29. We might (give) you more help, but we were too busy.
30. I’m sure the letter won’t arrive in time unless it (send)by air.
Part 3. Complete each sentence with appropriate form of the word in the bracket. (10pts)
31. I didn’t like those local men since they were so. .	(friend) 
32. Thuy Linh is a ..... artist.	(promise)
33. Will you please give us some ..................... explanation? 	(far)
34. She has spent many ....................... nights examining the question. 	(sleep)
35. These shoes look quite smart, but they are terribly .. 	(comfort) 
36. I had only an hour to visit that tourist . 	(attract)
37. You can not imagine how . the area was damaged by the flood.	(serious) 
38. A man was being questioned in connection with his girl friend’s . 	(appear) 
39. year is the time it takes for the earth to go round the sun, just over 365 days. (Sun) 
40. She’s got a job as a ................. of a dress shop.	(manage)
Part 4. Fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable preposition. (5pts)
41. Our country is rich ....... natural resources. 
42. Are you acquainted..this man?
43. Parents are responsible..educating their children.
44. When the princess kissed the frog, it turned ..... a handsome prince.
45. He has come up with a new solution the problem.
SECTION THREE: READING COMPREHENSION 
Part 1. 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)
	Music is universal – it is produced by all cultures. Some scientists believed that music came before speech and (46) .. as a development of making calls. In fact, there is one theory that the (47) .. languages were chanted or sung rather than spoken. Indeed, in some cultures, music is a form of (48) .. history. The Aboriginal Australian, for example, use music as a means to (49).. on stories of the land and spirits to the next generation.
	New evidence suggests that music does not just satisfy the feel – good factor but it is also good for the brain. A study of intellectually (50) .. children showed that they could recall more (51) .. after it was given to them in a song than after it was read to them as a story.
	Researchers also report that people (52) .. better on a standard intelligence test after listening to Mozart. The so-called “Mozart effect” has also been (53) .. by findings that rats (54) .. up on Mozart run faster through a complex network of paths or passages, known as a maze. Overall, it seems that in most instances people who suffer from any form of mental (55).. benefit from listening to music.
46. A. was	B. swelled	C. reacted	D. arose
47. A. earliest	B. newest	C. easiest	D. simplest
48. A. enjoying	B. making	C. recording	D. stating
49. A. move	B. pass	C. hand	D. happen
50. A. disabled	B. inactive	C. incapable	D. disordered
51. A. facts	B. knowledge	C. memory	D. information
52. A. examine	B. prepare	C. score	D. achieve
53. A. supported	B. given	C. marked	D. remembered
54. A. held	B. brought	C. stood	D. set
55. A. badness	B. hurt	C. illness	D. pain
Part 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap. (10pts)
Computers are helpful in many ways. First, they are fast. They can work with information much more quickly than a person. (56)., computers can work with lots of information at the (57). time. Third, they can keep (58). for a long time. They do not forget things as the way (59). do. Also, computers are almost always correct. They are not (60). of course, but they usually don’t make mistakes. 
These days, (61). is important to know something about computers. There are a number of ways to (62)........ Some companies have classes at work. Also, most universities offer day and (63). courses in computer science. Another way to learn is (64). libraries. Or you can learn from a friend. After a few hours of practice you can work with (65). You may not be an expert, but you can have fun!
Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers (A, B, C, or D). (5 pts)
	Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that was introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking and diplomacy.
	Currently, about 80% of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two – thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any language in the world.
66. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The number of nonnative users of English.
B. The French influence on the English language.
C. The expansion of English as an international language.
D. The use of English for science and technology.
67. The word “emerged” in paragraph 1 means.....................
A. appeared	B. hailed	C. frequented	D. engaged 
68. Approximately, when did English begin to be used beyond England?
A. in 1066	B. around 1350	C. before 1600	D. after 1600
69. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “stored” in paragraph 2?
A. bought	B. saved	C. spent	D. valued
70. According to the passage, approximately how many non-native users of English are there in the
 world today?
A. a quarter million	B. half a million	C. over 350 million	D. 700 million
SECTION FOUR: WRITING
Part 1. Choose the one underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that would not be appropriate or incorrect. (5 pts)
71. The milk of both goats and cows can be used to do dairy products.
 A B C D
72. I was such nervous that I didn’t think I would pass the exam. 
 A B C D
73. She asked why did Peter look so embarrassed when he saw Carole. 
 A B C D
74. We moved to the front row so as we could hear and see better. 
 A B C D
75. Stuart stopped writing his letter because he had to leave to the hospital.
 A B C D
Part 2. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (10pts)
76. “How old is your little boy?” said the nurse to Mrs. Bindley. 
 The nurse asked Mrs. Bindley..............................................................
77. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
 This is the first time..............................................................................
78. He didn’t remember about the gun until he got home.
 Not until................................................................................................
79. Study hard and you will pass the exam.
 If you ............................
80. He can’t run as fast as he did.
 He used ......................... 
81. In spite of having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
 Although .......................
82. You needn’t come tomorrow if you are busy.
 It is not .......................................................... 
83. My car really needs to be cleaned soon.
 I must.................
84. They think that he was innocent.
 He.......................................................................................................... 
85. He spends two hours a week sorting out his stamps.
 Sorting .............................................. 
Part 3. 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 from two to five words, including the word given. (5pts)
86. I’m sure he is proud of his son’s success. 	(must)
	He....... his son’s success.
87. During dinner, the phone rang. 	(I)
	When the..dinner.
88. “Why don’t you wait by the phone box, Tom?” said Bill.	(should)
	Bill suggested..............................................by the phone box.
89. It was too cold for anyone to go out. 	 	(so)
It was...............................................................................go out.
90. She doesn't find her present job very interesting.	(bored)
She gets...............................................................her present job.
Part 4. Essay writing. (10pts)
Some people say that the internet has a positive effect on students; others believe that widespread use of the internet is disadvantageous to them. Which view do you agree with? 
Write an essay about that. You should write at least 150 words.
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