Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp Thành phố môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Đề thi đề nghị 1 - Trường THCS Hai Bà Trưng

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1. PHÒNG GD&ĐT PHÚC YÊN ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG 9 CẤP THÀNH PHỐ THCS HAI BÀ TRƯNG 2019 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 9 ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ 1 Ngày thi: ./ /2019 Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) (Đề thi gồm 9 trang) PART A. LISTENING (40 POINTS): You will listen TWICE Section 1: Complete the notes below: Write ONE WORD for each answer. Question 1 - 6 SELF-DRIVE TOURS IN THE USA Example: Name: Andrea __Brown___ Address: 24 (1) ___ Road Postcode: BH5 2OP Phone: (mobile) 077 8664 3091 Heard about company from: (2) ___ Possible self-drive tours: Trip 1: • Los Angeles customer wants to visit: (3) ___ parks with her children. • Yosemite Park customer wants to stay in a lodge, not a (4) ___. Trip 2: • Customer wants to see the (5) ___ on the way to Cambria. • At Santa Minoca: not interested in shopping. • At San Diego, wants to spend time on the (6) ___. Question 7-10. Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Number of days Total distance Price (per person) Includes Trip 1 12 days (7) ___ £525 • accommodation • car • one (8) ___ Trip 2 9 days 980 km (9) £___ • accommodation • car • (10) ___ SECTION 2: QUESTION 11-20 Question 11-15: Choose the best correct letter A, B, or C. MANHAM PORT 11. Why did a port originally develop at Manham? Giám thị coi thi không giải thích gì thêm. 1
2. A. It was safe from enemy attack. B. It was convenient for river transport. C. It had a good position on the sea coast. 12. What caused Manham’s sudden expansion during the Industrial Revolution? A. the improvement in mining technologies. B. the increase in demand for metals. C. the discovery of tin in the sea. 13. Why did rocks have to be sent away from Manham to be processed? A. shortage of fuel B. poor transport system C. lack of skills among local people 14. What happened when the port declined in the twentieth century? A. The workers went away. B. Traditional skills were lost. C. Buildings were used for new purposes. 15. What did the Manham Trust hope to do? A. discover the location of the original port B. provide jobs for the unemployed C. rebuild the port complex Question 16-20: Answer the following questions WITH NO MORE THAN THREE WORD OR A NUMBER. 16. Where should visitors start their visit? 17. Who shouldn’t be taken into the mine? 18. Where should visitors visit next? 19. What is the name of the beautiful old sailing ketch near the school? 20. By whom was the ship’s wheel dredged out of the silt? PART B: LEXICO AND GRAMMAR. I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. 1. Money was short and people survived by ___and saving. A. scrimping B. scavenging C. scouring D. scrounging 2. Drug-taking is a crime which society simply cannot ___. A. approve B. acknowledge C. consent D. condone 3. Mr. Henson’s bitter comments on the management’s mistakes gave ___ to the conflict which has already lasted for four months. A. cause B. ground C. goal D. rise 4. There will of necessity be a ___ to the amount of money put at the new manager’s disposal. A. ceiling B. roof C. hard D. solid 5. Though he faced many difficulties, he could not be ___ from his goal. A. hindered B. obstructed C. prevented D. deflected 6. The ___ are against her winning a fourth consecutive gold medal. A. chances B. bets C. prospects D. odds 7. References can have a considerable ___ on employment prospects. A. cause B. decision C. weight D. bearing 8. The prospects of picking up any survivors are now ___. A. thin B. narrow C. slim D. restricted 9. From time to time he ___ himself to a weekend in a five-star hotel. A. craves B. indulges C. treats D. benefits 10. Men still expect their jobs to take ___. Giám thị coi thi không giải thích gì thêm. 2
3. A. superiority B. imposition C. priority D. seniority 11. I offer you my most ___ apologies for offending you as I did. A. repentant B. servile C. candid D. abject 12. Having decided to rent a flat, we ___ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city. A. set to B. set off C. set out D. set about 13. When facing problems, it is important to keep a sense of ___. A. proportion B. introspection C. relativity D. comparison 14. We’re depending on you to come up with some ___ ideas. We need inspiration. A. bright` B. proficient C. talented D. gifted 15. This quiet village is ___ of the one I grew up in. A. remnant B. similar C. reminiscent D. identical 16. Patrick is too ___ a gambler to resist placing a bet on the final game. A. instant B. spontaneous C. compulsive D. continuous 17. Although Zachary is much too inexperienced for the managerial position, he is a willful young man and obdurately refuses to withdraw his application. A. foolishly B. reluctantly C. constantly D. stubbornly 18. The editor of the newspaper needed to be sure the article presented the right information, so his review was meticulous. A. delicate B. painstaking C. superficial D. objective 19. The scientist was both ___ and ___; she was always careful to test each hypothesis and cautious not to jump to conclusions. A. painstaking/ despondent B. nostalgic/sentimental C. meticulous/ prudent D. recalcitrant/ presumptuous 20. Cell phones seem to be ___, so prevalent are they that they seem to be everywhere. A. anomalies B. anachronistic C. ubiquitous D. obsolete 21. She hadn’t eaten all day, and by the time she got home she was ___. A. blighted B. blissful C. ravenous D. ostentatious 22. The movie offended many of the parents of its younger viewers by including unnecessary ___ in the dialogue. A. vulgarity B. verbosity C. vocalizations D. garishness 23. His neighbors found his ___ manner bossy and irritating, and they stopped inviting him to backyard barbeques. A. insensate B. magisterial C. modest D. restorative 24. Steven is always ___ about showing up for work because he feels that tardiness is a sign of irresponsibility. A. legible B. tolerable C. punctual D. belligerent 25. Candace would ___ her little sister into an argument by teasing her and calling her names. A. provoke B. perforate C.advocate D. expunge 26.___ by despair at her situation, she tried in vain to rob the local bank and ended up in prison for five years. A. Compelled B. Forced C. Desperate D. Driven Giám thị coi thi không giải thích gì thêm. 3
4. PHÒNG GD&ĐT PHÚC YÊN ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG 9 CẤP THÀNH PHỐ THCS HAI BÀ TRƯNG 2019 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 9 ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ 1 Ngày thi: ./ /2019 Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) (Đề thi gồm 9 trang) PART A. LISTENING (40 POINTS): You will listen TWICE Section 1: Complete the notes below: Write ONE WORD for each answer. Question 1 - 6 SELF-DRIVE TOURS IN THE USA Example: Name: Andrea __Brown___ Address: 24 (1) ___ Road Postcode: BH5 2OP Phone: (mobile) 077 8664 3091 Heard about company from: (2) ___ Possible self-drive tours: Trip 1: • Los Angeles customer wants to visit: (3) ___ parks with her children. • Yosemite Park customer wants to stay in a lodge, not a (4) ___. Trip 2: • Customer wants to see the (5) ___ on the way to Cambria. • At Santa Minoca: not interested in shopping. • At San Diego, wants to spend time on the (6) ___. Question 7-10. Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Number of days Total distance Price (per person) Includes Trip 1 12 days (7) ___ £525 • accommodation • car • one (8) ___ Trip 2 9 days 980 km (9) £___ • accommodation • car • (10) ___ SECTION 2: QUESTION 11-20 Question 11-15: Choose the best correct letter A, B, or C. MANHAM PORT 11. Why did a port originally develop at Manham? Giám thị coi thi không giải thích gì thêm. 1