Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh 9 (Có đáp án)

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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 9
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SECTION ONE. LISTENING - You will listen to the recording three times. (2.0 pts)
I. Nga is talking to Kate about her studying English. Listen to their conversation. Check (√ ) the boxes and correct the false sentences. (1pt)
 True False
1) Nga’s studying English for her work. √
2) She learned English at school and university.
3) She works for a national bank in Hanoi.
4) She needs to improve her writing.
5) Her listening is excellent.
6) She hopes she can talk to people from all over 
 the world, and understand her favorite English songs.
II. Listen to a conversation between Chau and her father. Fill in the table with in the information you hear. (1pt)
When?
What happened?
7th or 8th century
The first printed newspaper appeared in China.
(1) ..
The telegraph was invented.
early 20th century
Two new forms of news media appeared (2) .
(3) ..
Television became popular.
mid – and late 1990s
(4) . Became a major force in journalism.
SECTION TWO. PHONETICS (1pt)
Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. parachute 	B. mechanic 	C. Christmas	D. scheme
2. A. sound	 B. southern	 C. drought	D. mountain 
3. A. shadow 	B. vanish	C. Danish	D. Spanish
4. A. accident	B. accurate 	C. accept	D. success
5. A. exhibition	B. exhaust	C. exhibit	D. exist 
SECTION THREE. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (3.0 pts)
I- Choose the best option A,B,C, or D to complete each of the following sentences. Circle the letter before the word or phrase you choose.(2pts)
1. After arriving home, they usually ____________ their uniforms.
 A. take out	 B. put out	C. take off	D. put off
2. Did you ask your father ___________ some money?
 A. after 	 B. for 	 C. in 	 D. at
3. He looked forward to ________ his first pay packet.
 A. receive	 B. have received	C. be receiving	D. receiving
4. The weather was ___________ bad ___________ we couldn’t go out. 
 A. such/that	B. too/that	 C. such a/that D. so/that
5. My dog as well as my cats ______________ twice a day.
 A. eat	B. eats	C. has eaten	D. have eaten
6.The teacher gave back the papers which ______ marked. 
 A. was	B. has been	C. had been	D. have been
7. ______ the students in my class enjoy taking part in social activities.
 A. Many B. Most C. Most of D. The number of
8. I can't make ________ what is happening.
 A. away	B. over	C. out	D. on
9. Who was the first American person ________ on the moon?
 A. walking	B. who walked	C. walked	D. to walk
10. Neither the students nor the teacher ________ come.
 A. has	B have	C. is 	D. are
11. They live in a large ________ house on the edge of London.
 A. detached	B. single	C. separated	D. divided
12. If I were you, I........that job.
 A. would apply for	B. will ask for	C. will have changed D. can take
13. He proved that the earth_______ round the sun. 
 A. had gone	 B. was going	C. goes	D. would go
14. His uncle’s son is very good _________ computer studies.
 A. on B. in C. to D. at
15. When you see your friend off at the station, you say: “____________________!”
 A. Lucky you B. Good night C. Have a good journey D. You’re welcome
16. She sent me the book which she ____________ many years before.
 A. reads	 B. read	C. have read	D. had read 
17. I wish you ____________ leave now. Can’t you stay a bit longer ?
 A.don’t have to B. didn’t have to C. won’t have to D. hadn’t to
18. In _________ 27nd SEA Games, Vietnam won ____________ 73 gold medals.
 A. Ø/ the 	 B. the/ Ø 	C. a/ the 	D. the/ the
19. This ring is only made of plastic so it’s quite ____________ .
 A. valuable	 B. invaluable	C. worthless	D. priceless
20. I enjoy doing things on my own, and I don’t need company ___________ the time.
 A. all	 B. most	C. much	D. whole
II- Read the passage below and use the correct form of the words given. (1pt)
 One of the major (1.ENVIRONMENT) concerns in today’s world is the growing list of (2. DANGER) plants, animals and birds. The (3.BIG) threat of all to wildlife is, of course, man, who must take action now to prevent the (4.APPEAR) of these species. Whales, tigers and elephants all (5.REQUIRING) greater protection as hunters threaten to drive them to extinction. (6.SIMILAR), more effective measures are suggested to stop (7.GLOBE) warming, which has led to the (8. LOSE) of important natural habitats. Fish too, are increasingly at risk from high level of river and sea (9.POLLUTE), caused by oil spills and toxic effluent. Stricter government controls will help in the fight to save our wildlife and a greater public (10.AWARE) of the issues should be involved.
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SECTION FOUR. READING (2.0 pts)
I- Choose the best option(A, B, C or D) that fits the blank space in the following passage. (1pt)
 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 (1) ........ . A five pound note may buy a book, a huge bag of sweets, or a (2) ......... of cinema tickets. But the note itself is only a printed (3) ............. of paper which costs almost nothing to make.
 Thousands of years (4) ........... people didn't have money as we know (5) ............... . There were no banks (6) ........... even shops. In those days, Mr. Green, the farmer exchanged the corn he (7) ........... grown for Mr. Hive's honey. This was an exchange arranged between the two (8) ..........., each of whom had something that the other wanted. But in time, most societies invented their own "currencies" (9) .......... that people could exchange more. The different currencies began to join together, which is why (10) .............. everyone uses a national currency.
1. 	A. other	B. else	C. another	D. apart
2. 	A. couple	B. double	 C. few	D. several
3. 	A. slice	B. part	C. side	D. piece
4. 	A. since	B. past	C. before	D. ago
5. 	A. them	B. it	C. some	D. that
6. 	A. or	B. neither	C. and	D. but
7. 	A. did	B. was	C. had	D. has
8. 	A. jobs	B. people	C. things	D. goods
9. 	A. for	B. by	C. before	D. so
10. 	A. tomorrow	B. today	C. recently	 	D. soon
II- Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (1pt)
 Speech is one of the most important (1) __________ of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to be (2) ___________ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (3) ___________ that everyone agrees stand for particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language. 
 (4) ________ a language properly is very important. The basic (5) _________ of English is not very large, and only about 2000 words are needed to (6) _________ it quite well. But the more words you know, the more ideas you can (7) _________ and the more precise you can be about their exact meaning.
 Words are the (8) ________ thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The (9) __________ we say the words is also important. Our tone of voice can express many motions and (10) _________ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance. 
SECTION FIVE. WRITING (2.0 pts)
I- Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same 
 as the sentence printed before it. (0.5pt)
1. I’m sure he was at home last night.
 He ................................................................................................................................................
2. Nam’s parents were here last week and gave us a present.
 Nam’s parents, ............................................................................................................................ 
3. Although Sue felt tired, she stayed up late talking to Jill.
 Despite .........................................................................................................................................
4. It was a hot day so we had lunch outside in the garden.
 It was such ....................................................................................................................................
5. I’ve been working for this company for ten years.
 I started .........................................................................................................................................
II- Make one sentence from each group of sentences, beginning as shown. (0.5 pt)
1. I lent you a book. It was written by a friend of mine. She lives in France.
 The book I .....................................................................................................................................
2. I used to own a dog. People came to the door. The dog never barked at them.
 The dog.......................................................................................................................................... 
3. I bought my car from a woman. She lives in a house. You can see the house over there.
 The woman I ..................................................................................................................................
4. My friend Bill has decided to buy a motor-bike. His car was stolen last week.
 My friend Bill, ...............................................................................................................................
5. I bought a new car. It cost me a lot of money.
 The new .........................................................................................................................................
III- Write a letter using the cues given. (1pt)
Dear Julia, 
1/- I/ sorry/ it take/ so long/ reply/ letter. 
 ........................................................................................................................................................... 
2/- I/ just/ come back/ trip/ the north/ country. 
............................................................................................................................................................ 
3/- You/ be pleased/ know/ I come/ London/ next weekend. 
............................................................................................................................................................ 
4/- It seem/ long time/ since/ we last /see/ other. 
............................................................................................................................................................ 
5/- I/ like/ meet you/ and / go out/ together. 
............................................................................................................................................................ 
6/- I wonder/ you like/ go/ see/ film/ play. 
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7/- There/ be/ new Harrison Ford film/ New Century cinema. 
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8/- Perhaps/ can go/ meal/ drink/ afterwards. 
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9/- Give/ ring later/ week/ arrange/ more definite. 
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10/- I/ look forward/ hear/ you soon. 
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Love, 
Mary 
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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN TIẾNG ANH
SECTION ONE: LISTENING 
I. Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.2 điểm : 5 câu x 0.2 đ = 1.0 điểm
2. True 3. False 4. True 5. False 6. True 
II. Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.25 điểm : 4 câu x 0.25 đ = 1.0 điểm 
1. the late 19th century 2. radio and newsreels 3. in the 1950s 4. The Internet
SECTION TWO: PHONETICS
Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.2 điểm : 5 câu x 0.2 đ = 1.0 điểm
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. A
SECTION THREE. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR 
I- Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.1 điểm : 20 câu x 0.1 đ = 2.0 điểm
1.C 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.C 8.C 9.D 10.A 
11.A 12.A 13.C 14.D 15.C 16.D 17.B 18.B 19.C 20.A
II- Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.1 điểm : 10 câu x 0.1 điểm = 1 điểm
1. environmental
2. endangered
3. biggest
4. disappearance
5. require
6. Similarly
7. global
8. loss
9. pollution
10. awareness
SECTION FOUR. READING
I- Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.1 điểm : 10 câu x 0.1 điểm = 1 điểm
1. B 	2. A 	3. D 	4. D 	 5. B 
6. A 	7. C 	8. B	9. D 	10. B 
II- Mỗi từ đúng cho 0.1 điểm : 10 từ x 0.1 điểm = 1 điểm
1. means/ways
2. understood
3. sounds/ sound
4. Learning
5. vocabulary
6. speak
 7. express
 8. main
 9. way
 10. show
SECTION FIVE. WRITING
I- Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.1 điểm : 5 câu x 0.1 điểm = 0.5 điểm
1. He must have been at home last night.
2. Nam’s parents, who were here last week, gave us a present.
3. Despite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill.
4. It was such a hot day that we had lunch outside in the garden. 
5. I started working for this company ten years ago.
II. Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.1 điểm : 5 câu x 0.1 điểm = 0.5 điểm
1. The book I lent you was written by a friend of mine who lives in France.
2. The dog I used to own never barked at people who came to the door.
3. The woman I bought my car from lives in the house you can see over there.
4. My friend Bill, whose car was stolen last week, has decided to buy a motor-bike.
5. The new car I bought cost me a lot of money.
III- Mỗi câu đúng cho 0.1 điểm : 10 câu x 0.1 điểm = 1 điểm
1. I’m sorry it has taken so long to reply to your letter. 
2. I have just come back (home) from a trip to the north of the country. 
3. You will be pleased to know (that) I’m coming to London next weekend. 
4. It seems a long time since we last saw each other. 
5. I would like to meet you and we can go out together. 
6. I wonder if you would like to go and see a film or a play. 
7. There is a new Harrison Ford film at the New Century cinema. 
8. Perhaps we can go for a meal or a drink afterwards. 
9. Give me a ring later this week to arrange something more definite. 
10. I look/ am looking forward to hearing from you soon. 
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