Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi Lớp 9 cấp tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh - Đề số 7

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1. Đề số 7 Kỳ thi : Chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 cấp tỉnh Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút SECTION A: LISTENING (4 points) Section 1. Questions 1-4: Listen and select the correct answer from the choices given. Write A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet. 1. Where is Mr. Garcia living? A. Private accommodation B. With friends C. Self-catering university accommodation D.Catered university accommodation 2. Why doesn’t he like his accommodation? A. The food is not good. B. The meals are at inconvenient times. C. He doesn’t like his cohabitants. D. It’s on the university campus. 3. Where are Mr. Garcia and his friends from? A. Costa Rica, Spain, Bolivia B. Ecuador, Spain, Mexico C. Mexico, Columbia, Spain D. Spain, Brazil, Argentina 4. What kind of place are they hoping to find? A. A house with a garden next to the university B. A flat or a house next to the university C. A house not too near to the university D. A flat or a house not too near to the university Questions 5-7: Listen and complete the details below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR NUMBERS. Name: Manuel Garcia Current address: (5) ___ Telephone number: 0453672348 Email address: (6) ___ Age: 19 Gender: Male Smoker? No Budgeted monthly rent: (7) ___ Questions 8-10: Listen and select the correct answer from the choices given. Write A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet. 8. Why can Mr. Garcia expect a small reduction in rent? A. The salesman like him. B. There is no contract. C. July is a good month to move in. D. He and his friends will stay all year. 9. How much is the accommodation agency’s fee for Mr. Garcia? A. ½ month’s rent B. 1 month’s rent C. 1 ½ month’s rent D. There’s no fee 10. Which items does Mr. Garcia consider necessary? A. Kitchen utensils, washing machine, Internet connection B. Washing machine, Internet connection, TV C. DVD player, TV, Internet connection D. Shower, TV, washing machine Section 2. Questions 11-14: Listen and complete the sentences below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER. 11. “Canadian Clean Air Day” will be held on ___.
2. 12. Air pollution may be responsible for ___ deaths every year in Canada. 13. The sector most responsible for smog- producing pollutants is ___. 14. Scientists now know that even ___ of pollutants can be harmful. Questions 15-20: Listen and complete the notes below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. Reducing Air Pollution Individual action • Respond to the (15) ___ Challenge. • Walk, cycle or car- pool to work. • Use public transit. • (16) ___. • (17) ___ your domestic equipment. Government action • Emission reduction in the (18) ___ region of US and Canada. • Move towards (19) ___ (e.g. less Sulphur in gasoline & diesel). • Reduction of pollutants from (20) ___ and power plants. SECTION B. PHONETICS (1 point) I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. 1. A. orchid B. massive C. exotic D. stir 2. A. emergency B. prefer C. versatile D. operate 3. A. punctual B. fluent C. marinate D. drain 4. A. maple B. staple C. massive D. breathtaking 5. A. persuasion B. extension C. confusion D. explosion II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 1. A. versatile B. operate C. common D. variety 2. A. dominated B. architecture C. parabolic D. empathy 3. A. magnificence B. stimulating C. imperial D. simplicity 4. A. habitable B. business C. consequently D. externally 5. A. affordable B. ingredient C. destination D. derivative SECTION C. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (5.5 points) I. Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence. (2 pts) 1. It says in the program that the show ___ at 7:30. A. starts B. has started C. will start D. started 2. Two students ___ at a bus-stop were kidnapped yesterday. A. wait B. waited C. waiting D. were waiting 3. ___ anything suspicious arise, please phone me immediately. A. Should B. If C. Would D. Could 4. Most American people don’t object ___ them by their first names. A. that I call B. that I am called C. for calling D. to my calling 5. In my opinion, young ___ must be punished, but education is the best cure. A. crime B. criminals C. crimes D. criminality 6. A cooperative program between two companies building a famous ancient city into a(n) ___ city has proceeded smoothly since it started in September last year. A. friendly ecology B. ecology-friendly C. friendly-ecological D. ecological-friendly 7. Mr. Henry was given a medal in ___ of his service to his country. A. gratitude B. knowledge C. recognition D. response 8. Jane: “It was really kind of you to give me a lift home.” Peter: “___” A. Oh, don’t mention it. B. I’m not pleased. I was coming past your house anyway.
3. C. Oh, don’t do that. I was coming past your D. As a matter of fact, you’re pretty nice. house anyway. 9. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the following sentence. I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money from me. A. making me B. praising me too C.making me feel D. elevating me impatient much worse 10. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in the following sentence. I think we ought to give him a free hand and let him carry out the scheme as he thinks best without any interference from us. A. permit B. support C. control D. forbid 11. You need to be more ___ if you want to become a novelist. A. imaginary B. imagination C. imaginative D. imaginatively 12. A person who is concerned only ___ his own interests cannot be a true friend. A. about B. in C. for D. with 13. Patient: “Excuse me! Could you tell me when Dr. Smith has office hours?” Nurse: “___.” A. Yes, I could B. Not really C. By no means D. When he’s not busy 14. “___ bad weather we are having this summer!”, said the woman. A. What a B. How C. How this D. What 15. The reporters thought that the football coach would be depressed by his dismissal, but he just ___. A. ran it down B. called it off C. laughed it off D. turned it down 16. He likes to ___ a nap for an hour when he arrives home from work. A. do B. get C. make D. take 17. If people breathe in deeply, their ___ can expand to twice their normal size. A. hearts B. kidneys C. lungs D. stomachs 18. “Look at those dark clouds!“ - “Yes, it ___ in some minutes.” A. will rain B. is going to rain C. rains D. is raining 19. The articles ___ by John Smith are widely read everyday A. writing B. to write C. is written D. written 20. If he had told me the reason yesterday, I ___ sad now. A. were B. wouldn’t be C. wouldn’t have been D. will be Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. II. Read the text below. Use the word given in CAPITALs at the end of the lines to form a word that fits in the gab in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (2 pts) EXAMPLE: (0) SIGHTS Weight One of the most amazing (0) at the Olympics is seeing weightlifters SEE straining every muscle to lift weights heavier than the weightlifter themselves are. It’s a truly (1) experience. Hellen Jewell explains why she AWE feels such (2) for the sport. I got into it at school when a teacher started ENTHUSE a club. I just love the sense of (3) you get when you beat ARCHIVE your own record, or better still, a (4) in a match. At first I was a COMPETE bit (5) with the weights above my head. But I practised regularly STABLE and found I (6) improved. Nowadays I spend an hour or so at STEADY
4. the gym every day. I know that repeating the same exercise may feel a bit (7) at times. But it still brings enormous benefits. I concentrate BORE particularly on exercises that (8) my muscles but I also often do STRONG some (9) work on my flexibility. My couch says that’s important in ADD that it lessens the (10) of injury. My arm, of course, is to make it to LIKELY the next Olympics Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. III.Replace the underlined phrasal verb in each sentence with a one-word verb (1pt) 1. You will soon pick up health when you get to the seaside. 2. He has laid aside some money so that he will be comfortable in his old age. 3. He told me that he would bring out a new album the next month. 4. We looked over the house again before we decided we would rent it. 5. The council has failed to deal with the problem of homelessness in the city. 6. Andrew Carnegie helped to set up about 3000 public library all over the United States, Canada, Britain, and others. 7. My old school has been pulled down to make room for a new and larger one. 8. Did you find out whether there are any seats left for the show? 9. I wonder who first came up with the idea of a supermarket. 10. As I kept my feet wet, I went down with a terrible cold last week. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. IV. The following passage contains 5 errors. Identify and correct them (0.5pt) The big majority in students who make well in the Cambridge Proficiency Examination have learnt to use a good monolingual dictionary effectively. Such dictionaries provide information, not just about the meanings of words but about their pronunciation and grammar as well. A student who studies how to use a dictionary effectively will be possible to work independently for much of the time, and will gain considerable insight into the workings of the English language. He or she will be able to confirm the meanings of the words in a text which contextual clues are insufficient, pronounce words accurately by studying the phonetic transcriptions, and use words accurately both when speaking or writing. Make sure you make room for at least one good monolingual dictionary on your bookshelf- and then make sure you use it on a regular basis! Your answers: No Line Mistake Correction 0 1 in of 1 2 3 SECTION D. READING COMPREHENSION (5points) I. Fill ONE suitable word into each numbered blank (3 pts)
5. Neil Armstrong was (1) ___ on 5 August 1930, in Ohio, United States. He was (2) ___ in flying from an early age. When he was only eight years old, he (3) ___ his first model plane. When he was ten years old, he got a part-time job mowing grass so that he could have (4) ___ money to purchase newer and bigger planes. When Armstrong was a high school student, he continued to (5) ___ up different part-time work. He wanted to earn more money (6) ___ was needed to pay for his flying lessons. On his (7)___ birthday in 1946, Armstrong was (8)___ exhilarated on learning that he had gained his pilot’s license. The (9) ___ year, 1947, Armstrong finished high school and went to Purdue University to study aeronautical engineering. (10)___, before he could finish his university studies, he was called up by the Navy to fight in the Korean War. In 1952, Armstrong returned to the USA to (11) ___ his studies at Purdue. He graduated from the university in 1955 and worked (12) ___ a research pilot, testing new aircraft. In 1962, Armstrong was selected by National Aeronautics and (13)___ Administration (NASA) to be an astronaut. He and several others had to go (14)___an intensive program of training to prepare (15) ___ for America’s first mission to land on the moon. He is still famous for his saying “It’s only a small step of ours, but it is a giant leap of the human”. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. II. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to complete the following passage by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (1 pt) Why did you decide to read and will you keep reading to the end? Do you expect to understand every single part of it and will you remember anything about it in a fortnight's time? Common sense (1)___ that the answers to these questions depend on “readability" whether the (2)___ matter is interesting, the argument clear and the layout attractive. But psychologists are discovering that to (3)___ why people read - and often don't read -technical information, they have to examine so much the writing as the reader. Even the most technically confident people often (4)___ instructions for the video on home computer in favor of hands-on experience. And people frequently (5)___ little consumer information, whether on nutritional labels or in the small print of contracts a Psychologists researching reading (6)___ to assume that both beginners and competent readers read everything put in front of them from start to finish. There are arguments among them about the (7)___ of eyes, memory and brain during the process. Some believe that fluent readers take (8)___ every letter or word they see: others (9)___ that readers rely on memory or context to carry them from one phrase to another. But they have always assumed that the reading process is the same: reading starts, comprehension (10)___ then reading stops. 1. A. suggests B. transmits C. advises D. informs 2. A. subject B. topic C. content D. text 3. A. ensure B. determine C. value D. rate 4. A. miss B. omit C. pass D. ignore 5. A. get B. pay C. take D. make 6. A. tend B. undertake C. lead D. consent 7. A. role B. concern C. share D. relation 8. A. up B. over C. out D. in 9. A. insist B. direct C. urge D. press 10. A. sets B. occurs C. issues D. establishes III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer. (1 pt) These stories of killer bees in the news in recent years have attracted a lot of attention as the bees have made their way from South America. Killer bees are reputed to be extremely aggressive in nature, although experts that their aggression may have been somewhat inflated.
6. The killer bee is a combination of the very mild European strain of honeybee and the considerably more aggressive African bee, which was created when the African strain was imported into Brazil in 1955. The African bees were brought into Brazil because their aggression was considered an advantage: they were far more productive than their European counterparts in that they spent a higher percentage of their time working and continued working longer in inclement weather than did the European bees. These killer bees have been known to attack humans and animals, and some fatalities have occurred. Experts point out, however, that the mixed breed known as the killer bee is actually not at all as aggressive as the pure African bee. They also point out that the attacks have a chemical cause. A killer bee stings only when it has been disturbed; it is not aggressive by nature. However, after a disturbed bee stings and flies away; it leaves its stinger embedded in the victim. In the vicera attached to the embedded stinger is the chemical isoamyl acetate, which has an odor that attracts other bees. As other bees approach the victim of the original sting, the victim tends to panic, thus disturbing other bees and causing them to sting. The new stings create more of the chemical isoamyl acetate which attracts more bees and increases the panic level of the victim. Killer bees tend to travel in large clusters or swarms and thus respond in large numbers to the production of isoamyl acetate. 1. The subject of the paragraph before paragraph 1 was mostly likely___. A. the creation of the killer bee B. the chemical nature of killer bees attacks C. stories in the media about killer bees D. ways of producing honey 2. The word "inflated" in paragraph 1 means___. A. aired B. exaggerated C. blown D. burst 3. Why were African bees considered beneficial? A. They spent their time traveling. B. They were productive, even in inclement weather. C. They produced an unusual type of honey. D. They didn't work hard in inclement weather. 4. The word 'their' in paragraph 2 refers to___. A. the European bees' B. the African bees' C. the killer bees' D. the honey bees' 5. It is stated in the passage that killer bees___. A. are less aggressive than African bees B. never attacks animals C. are more deadly than African bees D. always attack African bees 6. The pronoun 'They' in paragraph 3 refers to___. A. humans and animals B. fatalities C. experts D. killer bees 7. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage as a contributing factor in an attack by killer bees? A. Panic by the victims B. The odor of isoamyl acetate C. Disturbance of the bees D. Inclement weather 8. In which paragraph does the author describe the size of the groups in which killer bees move? A. Paragraph 3 B. Paragraph 2C. Paragraph 2 and 3 D. Paragraph 1 9. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of killer bees? A. attack humans and animals B. are aggressive by nature C. travel in large clusters D. are a combination of European honeybee and African bee 10. The main idea of this passage is that killer bee___. A. are not purebred B. have been moving unexpectedly C. have been in the news a lot recently D. are not as aggressive as their reputation suggests SECTION E – WRITING ( 4.5 points) I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. (1pt) 1. What I saw in the football match surprised me .
7. → I___. 2. His second attempt on the world record was successful. → He broke___. 3. They were all arrested because of his incompetence. → Had___. 4. “That’s a lovely new dress, Jean”, said her mother. → Jean’s mother complimented ___. 5. I don’t really like her even though I admire her achievements. → Much___. II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given (1pt). 1. Where did you find out about Disneyland Resort? GET → Where ___? 2. The class will probably be over by four o’clock today. LIKELY → The class ___ finished by four o’clock today. 3. I’ll never manage to finish my essay on time. POSSIBLY → I___ my essay done on time. 4. They’re going to publish a guidebook to different beauty spots in Viet Nam. BRING → They’re ___? 5. I’m looking forward to the weekend. THINKING → I’m ___ III. Writing a paragraph (2.5pts) “Should students have extra classes after school?” Why or why not? Write a paragraph of about 180-200 words to express your viewpoint.