Đề và đáp án thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng anh lớp 9 - Năm học 2013-2014

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9TRUNG HỌC CƠ SỞ NĂM HỌC : 2013-2014
MÔN : TIẾNG ANH
Đề chính thức 
	 Thời gian : 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề .
	 Đề thi có 6 trang 
SECTION A. LISTENING:Listen and fill in the gap with the missing words . (3 pts)
 Minh: What is your (1 ) .plan ? 
Linh : I am going to take (2 ) ..lessons this (3)..And you ? 
Minh : I am going to take a (4). language course .
Linh : Well, what (5)..are you going to study ? 
Minh : I am going to take an English (6). for speaking and(7)
Linh : Do you mean an (8)course for only speaking and listening skills ?
Minh : Yes ,I do .
Linh : Why don,t you join a ( 9).English course ?
Minh : My mother advised me to take a specific course so that I can make more (10).
Linh : Well, I see .So ,(11)will your course last ? 
Minh : It lasts three months .
Linh : Who will (12)you ?
Minh : The teachers are native English (13) .
Linh : I will (14) .you to speak English as (15) .as an English man .
Minh : Thank you .I,ll try my best . 
SECTION B. PHONETICS:
II.Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) (1 pt)
1. A.man 	B. baggy	C. added	D. many 
2. A. stayed 	B. traveled 	C. enjoyed 	D. blocked 
3. A.head 	B.bread 	C.meat 	D. dead
4. A.rides 	B. finishes 	C. does 	D. leaves 
5. A.chemist	B.chapter 	C. cheese 	D. rich 
III .Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently. (1 pt)
1A. complain 	B. lugguage 	C. improve 	D. forgive 
2.A. develop	B.adjective	C.generous 	D. popular
3. A.beautiful 	B. important 	C. delicious 	D. exciting 
4. A. attend 	B. option 	C. percent 	D. become 
5. A. literature 	B .entertainment 	C. recreation 	D. information 
SECTION C. LEXICO- GRAMMAR:
IV. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence by choosing A,B,C or D(3 pts)
1. I am terribly sorry .I didn,t mean ..your feelings .
A. to hurt 	B.hurting 	C.for hurting 	D.being hurting 2. Children were made .to bed at 9.30 p.m .
A. go 	B. for go 	C. to go 	D. going 
3. Streets are .with colorful lights and blue banners.
A. shown	B. decorated	C. seen	D. given 
4. .of all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement .
A. Instead 	B. Much 	C. On be half 	D. In spite 
5. The group had two concerts because of the bad weather.
A.canceling 	B. canceled 	C. be canceled	D. cancel
6. There were some troubles, so the policeman advised people ..indoors .
A.stay	B. to stay	C. to staying 	D.for	staying 7. If he taller ,he .join the army.
A. is /would 	B.are/would 	C.were/will	D.were/would 
8.She used to live in the countryside ,?
A. doesn,t she 	B. did she 	C. didn,t she 	D. not she 
9. He has two cars ,but .works .
A. neither of them 	B. no of them 
C. either of them 	D. none of them 
10 .Take some money ..you need to take a taxi .
A. though 	B. as if 	C. however 	D. in case 
11. We usually have lunch in a little café, .the school ,about five minutes,walk away.
A. near 	B. above 	C. on 	D. in front 
12. Indian is difficult to get used .with the chopsticks.
A. to eating 	B. to eat 	C. to be eaten 	D. eat 
13. I wish the children .making the noise .
A. will stop 	B. can stop 	C. stop 	D. would stop 14.It is very important students to attend the course regularly.
A. for 	B. with 	C. of 	D. to 
15. I suppose coal fires aren,t very convenient ,..?
A. is it 	B. are they 	C. do they 	D.does they 
V. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find the mistake and correct it . (1 pt)
1. Only a little special guests came to the meeting in our school .
2.I have a ten -dollars bill. Do you have any smaller change? 
3. They wish they are able to spend more time in Nha Trang .
4.Stop making so much noise or the neighbors are going to get angrily . 
5. Every Sunday ,the Petersons eat bacon and eggs of breakfast . 
VI. Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in bracket. (1 pt)
1. Theof the new guest caused trouble to my aunt .(arrive)
2. Every week ,there are two ..from Ha Noi to Nha Trang .(fly)
3. It is very .to live in a damp room. ( health) 
4. I had my trousers .because they were too short. (long ) 
5. The children listened to the rules of the game explained by the teacher. (attention ) 
VII. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in brackets. (1 pt)
1. This is the first time I (read)..a novel (write ).by an American novelist.
2. The stereo ( play ) .since 6 a.m. I wish someone (turn ) it off. 
3. The teller was made ( lie ) ..down the floor . 
SECTION D. READING:
VIII. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. (2 pts)
	Television owes its origins to many inventors .But it was the single -minded determination of an amateur,John Logie Baird ,that led (1).. the first live television broadcast .
	Born in Scotland in 1888 and educated in Glassgow ,John Logie Baird earned a living (2)a razor-blade salesman .In the 1890s Guglielmo Marconi showed that sound could (3)..sent by radio waves .Baird became convinced that a similar system could transmit a picture .He spent most of (4)..spare time working on his ideas in his tiny workshop without any commercial support.He had to use his own earnings to continue his research .In 1924 ,Baird successfully transmitted the general outline of a figure over more (5) three meters .He continued to experiment and (6) October 25 ,1925 transmitted a recognizable image of a doll.He ran down to the office on the office on the ground floor and persuaded one of the boys to come upstairs .(7)boy became the first living image transmitted by television .Overnight ,Baird became famous and the money (8) ..he needed to continue his research was at (9)...made one from London to New York .He continued experimenting (10) spent his last years exploring the possibility of color television .
IX. Read the following passage and fill in each gap with a suitable word by marking the letter A, B, C or D . (2 pts) 
	The Earth has been getting warmer in the past 100 years .It (1)..global warming .(2). 1992, the warmest temperatures have been recorded on the Earth each year .Scientist tried to find out (3). the Earth was becoming warmer, (4).they studied the oceans and the air to understand the reasons . They found out that human beings(5)temperatures to go up .
	People have been burning fossil fuels (6)..petroleum ,coal and natural gas .As the world became(7)..and the (8)grew ,people burned more and more fossil fuels .This caused carbon dioxide levels to go up .The carbon dioxide also filled the air .It acted like a blanket (9).kept the Earth warmer, so the land ,air and oceans began to heat up (10).
1. A. calls 	B. is calling 	C. is called 	D. has called 
2. A. For 	B. Since 	C. when 	D. In 
3. A. what 	B. which	C. who	D. why 
4.A. so	B. because 	C. but 	D. hower 
5. A. made 	B. caused	C. let	D. brought 
6.A.like 	B. such 	C.as	D. alike 
7.A.industrialize	B.industrializes 	C.industrializing	D. industrialized 
8.A.popular 	B. population 	C. populate 	D. popularity
9.A.who	B. what 	C. whom	D. that
10.A.quick	B. quickly	C. fastly	D. rapid 
X. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (1 pt)
Singapore is a small country in the South East Asia .It consists of 35 islands between Malaysia and Indonesia .They together comprise an area of 682.7 sq km .That is slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington ,DC.Singapore enjoys tropical climate: It is hot ,humid and rainy most of the time .There are two distinct monsoon seasons -Northeastern monsoon from December to March and Southwestern monsoon from June to September.The most common terrain is lowland .Singapore,s highest point is only 166 m. It has a coastline of 193 km.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss ?
A. The economic features of Singapore .
B. The geographical features of Singapore .
C.The natural resources of Singapore.
D.The history of Singapore.
2. What does the word they in line two refer to ?
A. Singapore,s islands.
B. Malaysia and Indonesia.
C. The islands,Malaysia,and Indonesia.
D.The islands, Singapore ,Malaysia,and Indonesia.
3. How large is Singapore compared to Washington,DC?
A. Singapore is about 3.5 times smaller than Washington,DC.
B. Singapore is larger than Washington ,DC by 3.5sq km.
C. Singapore is about 3.5 times larger than Washington ,DC.
D. Singapore is smaller than Washington,DC by 3-5 sq km.
4. What is not true about Singapore ? 
A. It is small.
B. It consists of islands
C.It is a tropical country 
D. It has a mountainous terrain. 
SECTION E. WRITING:
XI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2 pts)
1.No one in this club plays tennis as well as Jane .
Jane plays .
2. Please don,t make me annoyed by such silly questions .
I,d rather 
3. In spite of her poor memory ,the old woman told interesting stories to the children .
Even though ..
4. They left quietly so that they wouldn,t disturb the meeting .
So as .
5. I am thankful for the gift you presented yesterday. 
Thank 
6. The Picasso painting was so expensive that nobody could buy it .
So .. 
7. Driving on the left feels strange to me .
I,m not used ..
8. Henry regretted buying that old car .
Henry wished 
9.I will bring some water because I am afraid that there is no water supply .
In case 
10. The man called the police .His wallet was stolen. 
The man  
XII. Use the following sets of words or phrases to write complete sentences . Make all the changes and additions if necessary. (2 pts)
1.He /bad fall /while /he/repair /his roof/yesterday.
.. 
2. We/ go /the theater /three times /this month.
...
3. If/ you/ press/ that button /a receptionist /come /help .
4.It /not /be /safe /use /these stairs /until they /repair .
5. It /be /such /dark night /we/ not /see/ him. 
6. The price /holiday /depend /when /you /want /travel .
.
7. Judy /suggest/ go /a walk /but no one else/want to .
..
8. George/ ask/ Melissa /when/ she /start/ act .
.
9. You /not /been /here long /,/you ?
..
10. Christmas /one of /biggest /festival / Britain. 
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	The end !
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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI 
LỚP 9TRUNG HỌC CƠ SỞ NĂM HỌC : 2013-2014
	MÔN : TIẾNG ANH 
SECTION A. LISTENING:Listen and fill in the gap with the missing words . (3 pts= 0,2 point for each correct answer) .
1.summer 	2. swimming 	3. summer 	4. foreign
5. language	6. course	7.listening 	8. English
9. comprehensive 	10. improvement 	11. How long 	12. teach
13. speakers 	14. expect 	15. fluently 
SECTION B. PHONETICS:
II.Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) (1 pt= 0,2 point for each correct answer) . .
1.D	2.D	3.C	4.B	5.A
III .Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently. (1 pt= 0,2 point for each correct answer) .
1.B	2.A	3.A	4.B	5.A
SECTION C. LEXICO- GRAMMAR:
IV. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence by choosing A,B,C or D(3 pts = 0,2 point for each correct answer) .
1.B	2.C	3.B	4.C	5.B	6.B	
7.D	8.C	9.A	10.D	11.A	12.A	
13.D	14.A	15.B
V. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find the mistake and correct it . (1 pt = 0,2 point for each correct answer) .
1. a little =>a few	2.ten-dollars => ten=dollar	3.are able => were able 
4. angrily => angry	5. of => for
VI. Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in bracket. (1 pt = 0,2 point for each correct answer) .
1.arrival	2. flights 	3. unhealthy	4. lengthened
5. attentively
VII. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in brackets. (1 pt = 0,2 point for each correct answer) .
1.have read ,written 	2. has been playing ,would turn 
3.to lie 
SECTION D. READING:
VIII. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. (2 pts = 0,2 point for each correct answer) .
1.to 	2. as	3. be	4. his 	5. than	6. on 
7. the/ this /that 	8. that/ which	9. last	10. and IX. Read the following passage and fill in each gap with a suitable word by marking the letter A, B, C or D . (2 pts = 0,2 point for each correct answer) 
1.C	2.B	3.D	4.A	5.B	6.A	
7.D	8.B	9.D	10.B
X. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (1 pt = 0,25 point for each correct answer) .
1.B	2.A	3.C	4.D
SECTION E. WRITING:
XI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2 pts = 0,2 point for each correct answer) .
1.Jane plays tennis the best in this club.
2.I,d rather you didn,t t make me annoyed by such silly questions .
3.Even though the old woman had poor memory ,she told interesting stories to the children ./Even though her memory was poor , the old woman told interesting stories to the children .
4. So as not to disturb the meeting ,they left quietly .
5. Thank you for the gift you presented yesterday. 
6.So expensive was the Picasso painting that nobody could buy it .
7.I,m not used to driving on the left 
8. Henry wished he hadn,t bought that old car .
9.In case there is no water supply ,I (will) bring some water. 
10. The man whose wallet was stolen called the police .
XII. Use the following sets of words or phrases to write complete sentences . Make all the changes and additions if necessary. (2 pts = 0,2 point for each correct answer) .
1.He had a bad fall while he was repairing his roof yesterday.
2. We have gone to the theater three times this month.
3. If you press that button , a receptionist will come and help you .
4.It is not safe to use these stairs until they have been repaired .
5. It was such a dark night that we didn,t see him. 
6. The price of the holiday depends on when you want to travel .
7. Judy suggested going for a walk but no one else wanted to .
8. George asked Melissa when she started acting .
9. You have not been here long , have you ?
10. Christmas is one of the biggest festivals in Britain. 
	The end .!