Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2019-2020 - Sở GD và ĐT Yên Bái

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1. SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS TỈNH YÊN BÁI NĂM HỌC 2019 - 2020 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) (Đề gồm 08 trang, 05 phần) Ngày thi: 30/5/2020 Số phách Điểm của bài thi Họ, tên và chữ kí của giám khảo (do chủ tịch HĐCT ghi) Bằng số: Giám khảo 1: Bằng chữ: Giám khảo 2: PART I: LISTENING (3 points) - Phần nghe có 2 bài, mỗi bài được nghe 2 lần. - Mở đầu và kết thúc phần nghe là một đoạn nhạc. - Trước mỗi phần nghe, thí sinh có 45 giây để đọc bài. - Sau mỗi phần nghe, thí sinh có 20 giây để kiểm tra kết quả. Question I: Listen to the interview and fill in the form. (2 points) Name Country Impression of first Experience of first Time in Homestay Homestay Canada Fumi (1) - They give me The Homestay (4) freedom. programme provides a - I feel quite chance for (2) (3) between Canadian and international students. Linda (5) They are very nice but Ok (7) . the (6) . is awful. Ali (8) . The room is terrible Not good (10) and the meal is often (9) . . Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1
2. Question II: You will hear a news reporter called Angela Bond talking on the radio about her job. Listen and choose the best answer. (1 point) 1. Where has Angela just returned from? A. Britain B. The USA C. Asia 2. Angela likes her job because she ___. A. loves being in dangerous situations B. never knows where she’ll go next C. enjoys watching important events happen 3. What did Angela bring home from Hong Kong? A. pictures B. carpets C. furniture 4. Where did Angela meet her boyfriend? A. at her sister’s house B. at university C. in Hong Kong 5. What does Angela do to relax? A. She cooks a meal. B. She goes sailing. C. She goes shopping. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. PART II: PHONETICS (1 point) Question I: Pick out the word that has the bold part pronounced differently from the rest. (0.5 point) 1. A. good B. school C. moon D. tool 2. A. received B. destroyed C. attacked D. described 3. A. champagne B. exchange C. French D. chimney 4. A. damage B. access C. advance D. parade 5. A. southern B. thinking C. thoughtful D. ethnic Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Question II: Pick out the word that has different stress pattern from the rest. (0.5 point) 1. A. arrive B. design C. instruct D. differ 2. A. journey B. channel C. result D. purpose 3. A. occasion B. variety C. journalist D. majority 4. A. regional B. electric C. important D. impressive 5. A. engineering B. geology C. entertainment D. understanding Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. PART III: LEXICO - GRAMMAR (6 points) Question I: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. (1.5 points) 1. I remember ___ my mother say that the grass in the garden needed___ . A. to hear/ cutting B. hear/ cut C. heard/ to cut D. hearing/ cutting 2. A new car is out of ___. We can’t afford it. A. the question B. work C. order D. control 3. Only in this shop ___ the most delicious cakes. A. you buy B. you can buy C. can you buy D. can buy you 4. Jim as well as the twins ___ sure to receive the scholarship. A. is B. are C. is being D. are being 2
3. 5. You gave me a lift yesterday; otherwise I ___ late for school. A. would be B. wouldn't be C. would have been D. wouldn't have been 6. Thick fog in Hanoi prevented truck drivers ___ driving safely at night. A. to B. from C. about D. with 7. The song ___ by our listeners as their favourite of the week is “Goodbye Baby” by the Tunesmiths. A. chosen B. having chosen C. is chosen D. was chosen 8. The government has___ every effort to stop the rapid spread of COVID-19. A. done B. made C. created D. brought 9. There has been little rain in this area for months, ___? A. has it B. has there C. hasn’t it D. hasn’t there 10. After graduation, she found ___ with a local travel company in Chicago. A. career B. employment C. workplace D. service 11. Jane’s mother bought her a(n) ___ bike as a birthday gift. A. blue Japanese expensive B. expensive Japanese blue C. Japanese expensive blue D. expensive blue Japanese 12. You should be a little more ___ if you want to attract their attention. A. imaginative B. imagine C. imagination D. imaginatively 13. Two students are talking about the school curriculum. - Hoa: “Swimming should be taught in the school.” - Nam: “___ . It is an essential life skill.” A. Oh, that’s a problem B. I can’t agree with you more C. Not at all D. It’s not true 14. Fossil fuels are still widely used ___ they cause much pollution to our environment. A. because B. in spite of C. since D. although 15. The jokes Jack tells are as old as ___. A. the hills B. the mountains C. the oceans D. the earth Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Question II: Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (2 points) 1. It was essential that the union (moderate) ___ its demand for a shorter working week. 2. By the time they arrive at the station, we (wait) ___ for them for an hour. 3. For the past few days, I (work) ___ in Jack's office as my own office is being redecorated. 4. The chauffeur hired to drive Mr. Williams around daily (reprimand) ___ for not picking him up from last night’s party on time. 5. David was deported on account of his expired visa. He (have) ___ it renewed. 6. When I got home, I found that someone (break) ___ into my house. 7. (Bless) ___ with an average of 320 days of sunshine a year, the coastline offers the perfect holiday destination for anyone wanting to switch off and unwind. 8. After she had been working at the hospital for 2 years, she (decide) ___ to give up the job yesterday. 9. This time tomorrow I (lie) ___ on the beach, enjoying the sunshine. 10. He is said (arrest) ___ by the police two days ago. 3
4. Your answers: 1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. Question III: Fill in each blank with the correct form of the words. (2 points) ENGLISH STUDENTS AND CULTURE SHOCK Culture shock is a feeling of confusion experienced by someone (1. visit) ___ a new country and being confronted with a(n) (2. familiar) ___ culture. It is experienced by many of the thousands of students who leave home to study English in an English-speaking country. These students have to cope with changes in weather, food, language and behaviour. (3. Research) ___ have found that there are several stages of culture shock and that adjusting to life in a new country is an ongoing and gradual process. Initially, students may feel excitement and delight at the new culture. They take to their language studies with (4. enthusiast) ___ and make significant progress. Once the (5. novel) ___ of being in a foreign place wears off, feelings of (6. anxious) ___, depression and homesickness may arise, and homesick students may call home repeatedly. Communication problems, due to locals speaking too quickly and using strange idioms and slang, are also very common. (7. Addition) ___ , stress may be caused by racial discrimination, (8. finance) ___ problems or safety concerns. During the next stage, the student is more (9. real) ___ and begins to accept the positive and negative aspects of both cultures. They begin to feel at home and realise that problems are also (10. learn) ___ opportunities. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Question IV: Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition. (0.5 point) 1. The couple put their wedding ___ until next year. 2. If you’re coming to the party, please let me know ___ advance. 3. Have you figured ___ how to solve the problem yet? 4. She will cut ___ the number of cigarettes she smokes. 5. On the day I left, some of my friends saw me ___ at the airport. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. PART IV: READING (5 points) Question I: Read the following passage and use ONE word to fill in each gap. (2 points) Pollution emitted in industrial areas represents a (1) ___ to human health and the surrounding natural resources. We (2) ___ a tendency to believe that the production processes are the (3) ___ source of environmental damage, and often forget about the possible long-term effects of harmful production practices. We may think that the closure of these huge industrial areas would improve the quality of the environment. Unfortunately, this ignores the threat of the remaining waste, (4) ___ is abandoned and poorly stored. It represents an 4
5. even bigger danger (5) ___ it stands neglected as it degrades and leaks into the earth without any control at all. Changes in the water chemistry due (6) ___ surface water contamination can affect all levels of an ecosystem. It can affect the health of lower food chain organisms and, consequently, the availability of food up through the food chain. (7) ___ can damage the health of wetlands and damage their ability to support healthy ecosystems, control flooding, and filter pollutants from storm water runoff. The health of animals and humans are affected when they drink (8) ___ bathe in contaminated water. In (9) ___, water-based organisms, like fish and shellfish, can pile up and concentrate contaminants in their bodies. When other animals or humans eat these organisms, they receive a (10) ___ higher dose of contaminant than they would have if they had been directly exposed to the original contamination. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Question II: Read the passage and choose the best word or phrase to fill in each blank. (1 point) What was, just (1) ___ days ago, the object of eager speculation among British children has become a reality. Schools are shut. For an unspecified period, learning will (2) ___ at home, except (3) ___ a minority of pupils who are deemed to be vulnerable, or (4) ___ parents are key workers. Closing schools was a necessary step that should have been (5) ___ sooner, as it was in other countries. Across the world, school is part of the rhythm of life - for parents and teachers as well as pupils. Because of coronavirus, an (6) ___ 800 million children globally are now having their education (7) ___. Some may (8) ___ this, at least at first. Nobody wants to catch Covid-19, or be responsible for (9) ___ it. With British schooling, in preparation for primary school SATs, GCSEs and A-levels, lessons can be more like drills than investigations. Some parents have already begun sharing plans and jokes about homeschooling. (10) ___, most parents will feel less well - equipped to teach older children. 1. A. a few B. few C. a little D. little 2. A. take notice B. take place C. take action D. take effect 3. A. from B. for C. on D. to 4. A. which B. whom C. who D. whose 5. A. gained B. do C. taken D. made 6. A. estimated B. increased C. measured D. proposed 7. A. interrupted B. interrupt C. interrupting D. to interrupt 8. A. remember B. refuse C. welcome D. report 9. A. distributing B. accessing C. spreading D. demanding 10. A. Although B. Because C. Therefore D. However Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Question III: Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers. (2 points) In the United States, friendship can be close, constant, intense, generous and real, yet fade away in a short time if circumstances change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while - then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship where they left off and are delighted. 5
6. In the United States, you can feel free to visit people's homes, share their holidays, or enjoy their lives without fear that they are taking on a lasting obligation. Do not hesitate to accept hospitality because you can’t give it in turn. No one will expect you to do so for they know you are far from home. [1]. Once you arrive there, the welcome will be fun, warm, and real. [2]. Most visitors find themselves readily invited into many homes there. In some countries it is considered inhospitable to entertain at home, offering what is felt as only home cooked food, not doing something for your guests. It is felt that restaurant entertaining shows more respect and welcome. Or for other different reasons, such as crowded space, language difficulties, or family customs, outsiders are not invited into homes. [3]. In the United States, both methods are used, but it is often considered friendlier to invite a person to one's home than to go to a public place, except in purely business relationship. So, if your host or hostess brings you home, do not feel that you are being shown inferior treatment. Don't feel neglected if you do not find flowers awaiting you in your hotel room, either. Flowers are very expensive there; hotel delivery is uncertain; arrival times are delayed, changed or cancelled - so flowers are not customarily sent as a welcoming touch. Please do not feel unwanted! [4]. Outward signs vary in different lands; the inward welcome is what matters, and this will be real. 1. In the United States, friendship will ___ if circumstances change. A. change suddenly B. be destroyed C. disappear gradually D. be broken 2. Americans ___ their foreign friends to make a return for their hospitality. A. hesitate B. don’t expect C. never allow D. hope 3. The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ___. A. hospitality B. obligation C. holiday D. money 4. According to the passage, in some countries people prefer ___. A. inviting outsiders into homes B. crowded space C. inviting guests to restaurants D. family customs 5. In the United States, inviting guests to a family dinner is ___ than inviting them to a public place, except some situations. A. less inferior B. less hospitable C. more natural D. more popular 6. The word “respect” in the passage is closest in meaning to ___. A. pride B. admiration C. inspiration D. suggestion 7. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. Flowers are not customarily sent to guests. B. Flowers are available at all time. C. Flowers are signs of outward welcome. D. Flowers are expensive. 8. The word “customarily” in the passage is closest in meaning to ___. A. normally B. intentionally C. willingly D. scarcely 9. Where can the following sentence best be added to the passage? ‘Americans will enjoy welcoming you and be pleased if you accept their hospitality easily’ A. [1] B. [2] C. [3] D. [4] 10. Which of the following is the best title for this passage? A. American Hospitality B. American Friendship C. American Invitation D. American Tradition Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 6
7. PART V: WRITING (5 points) Question I: Rewrite each of the sentences so that the new one has the same meaning as the given one. (1 point) 1. "I’ve broken your vase. I’m really sorry", Tom said to Jenny. Tom apologized ___. 2. Although it rained torrentially all day, we enjoyed the voyage. Torrentially ___. 3. I’m amazed by the mistakes you have made. What ___. 4. I’m afraid to say that we haven’t got any oil left. I’m afraid to say ___. 5. Seth informed us of his retirement from the company. He did it when arriving at the meeting. Hardly ___. Question II: Rewrite each of the sentences using the given word so that the new one has the same meaning as the printed one. You must not change the given word. (1 point) 1. The ending of the film was so unexpected that we were all speechless. (SUCH) The film ended in ___ that we were all speechless. 2. Life in the countryside is completely different from that in the city. (DIFFERENCE) There ___ life in the countryside and that in the city. 3. I'm sure he forgot to turn off the lights because he was the last to leave. (MUST) He ___ because he was the last to leave. 4. My new MP3 player is twice the price of yours. (EXPENSIVE) Your new MP3 player ___ mine. 5. These days, she is very cheerful. (SPIRITS) She is ___ these days. Question III: Paragraph writing (3 points) Self - study is a very important factor that helps students get success in their study. Write a paragraph of 160 - 200 words about the benefits of self - study. 7
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