Đề thi học sinh giỏi cấp huyện môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2015-2016 (Kèm đáp án)

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN LỚP 9
 MÔN TIẾNG ANH 
NĂM HỌC: 2015 - 2016
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Chú ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm có 06 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 06.	 
 - Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này.
Điểm
Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1:
Số phách
- Bằng số:..
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(Do Chủ tịch hội đồng chấm thi ghi)
- Bằng chữ:
Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2:
..
...
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I. LISTENING: (3pts)
 Part 1: Listen and choose the best answer. (1pt)
1.  What type of movie is Forrest Gump?
 A.  Action B. Drama C. Suspense D. Comedy
2.  Besides watching movies, what does this person like to do?
 A Go shooping B. Swimming C. Drinking and partying D. Playing basketball
3.  What does this person do for exercise?
A. Golf once a week	 B. Basketball on the weekends 
B. Jogging twice a week D. No exercising
4. What is the favorite thing this person likes to do?
A.Playing computer games
B.Reading books
C.Going shopping
D.Playing pool
 	Part 2: Listen again and fill in the gaps: (2pts)
5.The movie type is 
6. I'd rather stay indoors with the ...
7. is to play computer games 
8. What else do you like to do besides .?
9.I like to play computer games, read books, go shopping, and .
10. I am having a . at my house. If you have time, you should come.
II. PHONETICS: ( 2.0 pts)
a. Choose one word that has the unđerhned part pronounced differently from tbe others by circling A, B, C, or D: (5 0,2 = 1.0 pt)
11. A. equal
B. fashion
C. champagne
D. match
12. A. economy
B. occasion 
C. freedom
D. logical
13. A. invite
B. river
C. shrine
D. primary
14. A. encourage
B. proud
C. enough 
D. young
15. A. invited
B. arrived
C. mentioned
D. loved
b. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C, or D: (5 0,2 = 1.0 pt)
16.A. practical
B. designer
C. minority 
D. occasion
17.A. consist
B. fashion
C. design
D. collect
18.A. enjoyment 
B. pagoda 
C. collection 
D. business
19.A. economical 
B. federation 
C. itinerary 
D. complication
20.A. advertise
B. deposit
C. candidate
D. institute
III VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: ( 6.5 pts)
a. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (20 0,2 = 1,5pts)
21. Don't forget ________________ part in the Mid-Fall Festival tonight.
 A. taking
B. take
C. to take
 D. taken
22.My mother is capable _____________ writing the book report. 
 A. for 
B. about 
C. of 
 D. from
23. Minh's classmates __________ a picnic in the mountain in the past three days.
 A. has
B. have had
C. have
 D. has had
24. The students are always __________ about doing the experiment in their Physics class. 
 A. excited
B. interested
C. bored
 D. tired
25. When you see the traffic light turn into red, you ___________ stop.
 A. should
B. can
C. must
 D. ought
26. 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 
27. Mr. Ba will have his house ____________ yellow next Sunday. 
 A. to repaint
B. repaint
C. repainted
 D. repainting
28. When I came in, they ___________ newspapers in the library. 
 A. read
B. were reading
C. are reading
 D. will read 
29. The girl ________ to the hospital after the accident is my closest friend. 
 A. taking
B. take
C. to take
 D. taken
30.____________ the gift they gave, she felt very happy.
 A. Because
B. Thanks
C. Because of 
 D. In spite
31. Where is your sister? - She _____________ vegetables in the garden. 
 A. grows
B. will grow
C. was growing
 D. is growing
32. I hope they _________ the report by 9 o’clock tomorrow morning. 
 A. finish
B. will finish
C. are going to finish
 D. would finish
33. It is careless ___________ you to break the vase.
 A. from
B. for
C. of
 D. in
34. 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
35. We will hold a party in a luxurious _________ November the third 2013.
 A. in
B. between
C. on
 D. till
b. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition. (1.0 pt)
36. Most American men earn ........................ average about $110 a week.	
37. He is married ........................ my friend.	
38. You’d better not drink that milk, Joe. It’s gone ........................ .	
39. Are you aware........................ the regulations concerning the use of guns?	
40. I used to watch ........................ the postman's arrival to seize unwanted envelopes and tear off the corner with the stamp stuck on it.	
c. Complete the sentences with appropriate form of the word in block capitals. (1.0 pt) 
41. ........................ are trying to find out new stars. 	SCIENCE 
42. He was turned down for the job because he wasn’t........................ .	QUALIFY 
43. My colleagues are very pleasant but the manager is a little ......................FRIEND 
44. Teenagers are now ........................ dressed. 	FASHION 
45. Some people claim to be able to ........................ the future. 	TELL 
d. Put the verbs given in the brackets into their appropriate tenses or forms. (2.0 pts)
46. Peter did not get used to (get) ........................ up early when he first came to Vietnam.	
47. By the time your brother (return) ........................ here next year, the city will have changed a lot. 
48. What tune (play) ........................ when we came in? 
49. I wish I (know) ........................ her address now.
50. They (learn) ........................ English from nine to ten in this room. Don’t let anyone disturb them then. 
51. The prisoner is thought (escape) ........................ by climbing over the wall yesterday. 
52. Five kilometres (be) ........................ a long way for a little boy to walk.	
53. He stepped down from the bench on which he (stand) ................... and walked out of the room. 
54. He (serve) ........................ in the army in the last war. 
55. She regrets (not/ buy) ........................ that house. It is much more expensive now. 
e. In each of the following sentences, the 4 words or phrases are marked A, B, C or D. Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct and correct it. (1.0 pt)
56. The police has not decided whether or not to charge the four young men. 
	 A	B	 C	 D
57. Without transportation, our modern society could not be existed.
 A	 B	 C	 	D
58. She left the room with not saying a word.
 A	 B	 	C	 D
59. The more careful you drive, the fewer accidents you will have .
 A B C D
60. The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
	 A	 B	 C	D
IV. READING: (4.0 pts)
a. Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) which best fits each space. (1.0 pts)
	What is money? The pound, the dollar or the franc are actually just like a gram or a kilometre. The difference is that you can exchange money for something (61) ........................ . A five pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweets, or a (62) ........................ of cinema tickets. But the note itself is only a printed (63) ........................ of paper which costs almost nothing to make.
 	Thousands of years (64) ........................ people didn't have money as we know (65) ........................ . There were no banks (66) ........................ even shops. In those days, Mr. Green, the farmer exchanged the corn he (67) ........................ grown for Mr. Hive's honey. This was an exchange arranged between the two (68) ........................, each of whom had something that the other wanted. But in time, most societies invented their own "currencies" (69) ........................ that people could exchange more. The different currencies began to join together, which is why (70) ........................ everyone uses a national currency.
61. 	A. other	B. else	C. another	D. apart
62. 	A. couple	B. double	C. few	D. several
63. 	A. slice	B. part	C. side	D. piece
64. 	A. since	B. past	C. before	D. ago
65. 	A. them	B. it	C. some	D. that
66. 	A. or	B. neither	C. and	D. but
67. 	A. did	B. was	C. had	D. has
68. 	A. jobs	B. people	C. things	D. goods
69. 	A. for	B. by	C. before	D. so
70. 	A. tomorrow	B. today	C. recently	 	D. soon
b. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (1.0 pts)
People have always dreamed of living forever, and although we all know this will (71) ........................ happen, we still want to live as long as possible. Naturally, there are advantages and disadvantages to a long (72) ........................ 
 	In the first place, people (73) ........................ live longer can spend more time with their family and friends. Secondly, people who have busy working lives look forward to a long, relaxing time when they can do the things they have never had time for.
(74) ........................ the other hand, there are some serious disadvantages. Firstly, many people become ill and consequently have to (75) ........................ time in hospital or become (76) ........................ on their children and friends. Many of them (77) ........................ this dependence annoying or embarrassing. In addition to this, the (78) ........................ people get, the fewer friends they seem to have because old friends die or become ill and it's often (79) ........................ to make new friends.
 	To sum up, it seems that living to a very old age is worthwhile for people who stay healthy (80) ........................ to remain independent and enjoy life.
c. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers (A, B, C, or D). (2.0 pts)
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony.
 	Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000. 
 	Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes.
 	No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.
81. The word "foresaw" is nearest in meaning to ................
A. prevailed 	B. postponed	
C. prevented 	D. predicted 
82. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT:
A. awards vary in monetary value. 
B. ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention.
C. politics plays an important role in selecting the winners. 
D. a few individuals have won two awards.
83. The passage implies that Nobel's profession was in ...............
	A. economics 	B. medicine	
	C. literature 	D. science
84. The word "worthwhile" is closest in meaning to ...............
A. economic	B. prestigious	C. trivial	D. valuable
85. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite. 
B. Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity.	
C. Alfred Nobel left all his money to science.
D. Alfred Nobel made lasting contribution to humanity.
V. WRITING: (4.5 pts)
a. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it. (1.0 pts)
86. I haven't seen this film before.
	→ This is..
87. “I was not there at the time,” he said.
	→ He denied
88. The bus takes longer than the train.
	→ The train does.
89. I have never seen such a mess in my life!
	→ Never in  
90. My father is the owner of that car. 
→ That car 
b. 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 between two and five words, including the word given. (1.0 pts)
91. Susan regrets not going to the airport to say goodbye to her friend.	(WISHES)
→ Susan ................................. the airport to say goodbye to her friend.
92. Despite his age, he’s still working. 	(RETIRED)
	→ He still . despite his age.
93. Despite knowing the area well, I got lost. 	(EVEN)	
→ I got lost ..the area well.
94. I do not intend to tell you my plans.	(OF)
→ I have.................................................... you my plans.
95. Graham spends all his time doing research. 	(DEVOTED)
	→ Graham has  doing research.
c. Composition (2.5 pts)
Write an essay at least 200 words about “Life skill is very important and useful for students nowadays ”
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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM THI HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
 MÔN TIẾNG ANH 
NĂM HỌC: 2015 - 2016
I. LISTENING:(3pts)
 File nghe đính kèm đề. Keys:
Part 1: ( 1pt)
1.B 2. A 3.C 4. A
Part 2:( 2pts)
5.drama 6. air conditioner 7.My favorite 8. play pool
9. watching movies 10. party Saturday night
II. PHONETICS: (2pts)
a. Choose one word that has the unđerhned part pronounced differently from tbe others by circling A, B, C, or D. (5 0,2 = 1.0 pt)
 	 11. A 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. A
b. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C, or D. (5 0,2 = 1.0 pt)
 	 16. A 17. B 18. D 19. C 20. B 
III VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: (6.5pts)
a. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (15 0,1 = 1,5 pts)
21. C
22. C
23. B
24. A
25. C
26. A
27. C
28. B
29. D
30. C
31. D
32. B
33. C
34. B
35. C
b. (1.0 pt)
36. on	37. to	38. off	39. of	40. for	
c. (1.0 pt)
	41. scientists 42. qualified	 43. unfriendly	44. fashionably 45. foretell	
d. (2.0 pts)
	46. getting	 47. returns	 48. was being played	49. knew
	50. will be learning	 51. to have escaped	 52. is	53. had been standing	 54. served	55. not buying
e. (1.0 pt) (Chọn đúng 50%, sửa đúng 50%)
56. A. has	 	à	have
57. D. be existed 	à	exist 
58. C. with not 	à	without
59. A. careful	 	à	carefully
60. D. wasn’t	à	didn’t
IV. READING: (4pts)
Part 1. (1.0pt) 	
61. B 62. A 	 63. D 	 64. D 	 65.B 
66. A 	 67. C 	 68.B	 69. D 	 70. B 
Part 2. (10 pt) 
 71. not/ never 	 72. life	 73. who/that 	 74. On 75. spend
76. dependent 77. find 	 78. older 	 79. hard/difficult	 80. enough
Part 3. (2.0 pts) 
81. D 	 82. B 	 83. D 	 84. D	 85. D
V. WRITING: (4.5pts)
a. (1.0 point)
86. This is the first time I have seen this film.
87. He denied being/ having been there/ (that) he had been there at the/ that time.
88. The train does not take as long as the bus (does).
89. Never in my life have I seen such a mess!
90. That car belongs to my father.
b. (1.0 point)
91. wishes she had gone to 
92. has not retired
93. even though I knew 
94. no intention of telling 
95. devoted all his time to
c. (2.5 points) 
Notes: The mark given to this part is based on the following scheme:
- Content: (50% of the total mark)
- Organization and presentation: (20% of the total mark)
- Language: (20% of the total mark)
- Handwriting, punctuation and spelling: (10% of the total mark)
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