Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 môn: Tiếng Anh (Năm học 2014-2015)

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN THANH OAI ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 Năm học: 2014­2015 Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Điểm ­ Bằng …………….. Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1: số: ………………………………………... Số phách (Do Chủ tịch hội đồng chấm thi ghi) ­ Bằng chữ: Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số …………… ………………………... 2: ………………………………………... PART ONE: LISTENING (0.3 x 10 = 3.0 pts) Listen and complete the following chart about Susan. 1. Given name: ...................................................................................................... 2. Surname:............................................................................................................. 3. Age:.................................................................................................................... 4. Occupation:........................................................................................................ 5. Title:................................................................................................................... 6. Beginning to cycle:............................................................................................. 7. Way of learning:................................................................................................. 8. Racing cycle:...................................................................................................... 9. Plan for the moment:.......................................................................................... PART TWO: PHONETICS (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts) I.Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt) 1. A. plays 2. A. chapter 3. A. cough 4. A. laughed 5. A. relaxes B. days B. chemist B. ploughshare B.talked B. watches C. says C. cheese C. flour C. wicked C. misses D. prays D. rich D. loud D. kicked D. lives II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt) 1. A. iron B. metal C. forest D. dessert 1 2. A. opportunity 3. A. activity 4. A. explanation 5. A. interview B. decoration B. electricity B. experiment B. industry C. temperament C. simplicity C. achievement C. essential D. expectation D. pollution D. discovery D. difficult PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.5 pts) I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (0.15 x 10 = 1.5 pts) 1. I can`t make ________ what is happening. A. away B. over C. out D. on 2. A ________ is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the bank robber. A. prize B. reward C. notice D. repayment 3. This dish ________. Is it spicy? A. smells well B. is smelling good C. is smelled well D. smells good 4. Who was the first American person ________ on the moon? A. walking B. who walked C. walked D. to walk 5. She is one of the few people ________. A. to whom I look up B. I look up C. who look up to D. to who I look up 6. I live in Dalat, ________ is one of the most beautiful cities of Vietnam. A. in which B. that C. which D. where 7. Neither the students nor the teacher ________ come. A. has B have C. is D. are 8. On the way to the town, they stop ________a rest. A. taking B. to take C. to have D. having 9. It costs about fifty dollars to have a tooth ________. A. filling B. to fill C. filled D. being filled 10. The roof was damaged and water ________ from the ceiling in wet weather. A. spilled B. dripped C. drained D. dropped Write your answers here: 1 ………….. 6 ………….. 2........................ 7........................ 3........................ 8........................ 4........................ 9........................ 5....................... 10..................... II. Fill each gap of the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (0.1 x 10=1.0 pt) 1. He hasn’t forgiven her ….. what she said. 2. I no longer care ….. what he thinks 3. I’m old enough to look ……. myself. 4. She’s perfectly capable …….managing alone. 5. He’ll never succeed ……changing her opinion. 6. I’m relying ……her to help me. 7. He is not very good ……repairing things. 8. The guide book was full ……usefull information. 2 9. They arrived ……London on time. 10. At last I’ve found the information that I was looking…... Write your answers here: 1 ………….. 6 ………….. 2......................... 7......................... 3.......................... 8.......................... 4.......................... 9.......................... . 5......................... 10........................ III. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (0.2x10=2.0 pts) 1. We remain close friends, despite having had many………….………….. (ARGUE) 2. This is a lovely place all year round because of the great ………….………….. of flowers and trees which grow in the city center. (VARY) 3. The accident was tragic because of its suddenness causing the………….………….. of many passengers who would otherwise have been saved. (DEAD) 4. Contrary to popular………….………….. Walt Disney’s first theme park was not Disneyland. It was a garden in Bel Air, California. (BELIEVE) 5. The weather made their progress imppossible. As it had been raining …………. ………….. all night, they had to be very careful as they walked through the thick jungle. (HEAVY) 6. Most ………….………….. who visit Britain are surprised to find that its inhabitants are more informal than they had imagined. (FOREIGN) 7. Gold has several qualities that have made it a commodity of ………….………….. value throughout history. (EXCEPTION) 8. All the pupils must have their parents’………….………….. to go for the picnic. (PERMIT) 9. Tim is one of the ………….………….. on a boat trip on Lake Michigan. (PARTICIPATE) 10. I received a letter of………….………….. from the airport. (CONFIRM) IV: Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form(0.2 x 10 = 2.0 points). 1. He wore dark glasses to avoid (recognize)…………….. 2. You always (complain)………………about my cooking. 3. Lan bought a new English book yesterday. She (read)…………….it tonight. 4. I could tell at a glance that the pile of the letters on my desk (disturb)......while I (be)............out. 5. I (return)…………..the book as soon as I finish (read)…………it. 3 6. He wishes that he (work)………………harder but it’s too late now. 7. He can’t send E­mail because he (not get)…………a modern for his computer. 8. When we (get)…………….to the restaurant, we (find)…………that nobody (remember)………….to reserve a table. 9. Hardly he (take)......... up the book when the phone (ring).............. 10.Were I your age, I (do)………………differently. Write your answers here. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PART FOUR: READING (4.0 pts) I. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage. (0.1 x 10 = 1.0 pt) Environmental pollution is a term that (1)______ to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air with (2)______ gases and smoke, (3)_____ the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the (4)_____ with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings (5)_____ various other ways. For example, people ruin natural beauty by (6)_____ junk and litter on the land and in the water. Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the (7)_____ of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (8)_____ death. Polluted water kills fish and other (9)_____ life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s (10)_____ beautiful world. 1. A. means 2. A. thick 3. A. purifies 4. A. soil 5. A. on 6. A. spoiling 7. A. survival 8. A. so 9. A. animal 10. A. nature B. refers B. natural B. pumps B. forests B. in B. leaving B. environment B. ever B. marine B. natural C. provides C. exhaust C. sprays C. streets C. by C. scattering C. development C. too C. human C. naturally D. reduces D. influent D. poisons D. beaches D. with D. gathering D. growth D. even D. plant D. natured II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the passage. (0.2x 10=2.0 pt) Food plays an important part in the development of nations. In countries where food is (1)........ people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat . This usually slows down progress, because men have little time to (2)............. to science, industry, government, and art . In nations where food is (3)............... and easy to get , men have more 4 time to spend in activities that lead to progress and (4).............. of leisure . The problem of (5).............. good food for everybody has not yet been solved . Many wars have been (6) ............... for food . But it is no longer necessary to go to war for food . Nations are beginning to put (7)................. knowledge to work for a (8 )................ of their food problems . They work (9)............... in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations (10)................more food. III. Circle best option A, B, C, D to answer following question (5 x 0.2 = 1.0pt) According to census of 1800, the United States of America contained 5,308,483 people. In the same year the British Islands contained upwards of fifteen million; the French Republic, more than twenty–seven million. Nearly one­fifth of American people were black slaver; the true political population consisted of four and a half million free whites, or less than one million able­bodied males, on whose shoulders fell the burden of a continent. Even after two centuries of struggle the land was still untamed; forest covered every portion in their rocky beds, and more than two­thirds of the people clung to the sea­board within fifty miles of tidewater, where alone the want of civilized life could be supplied. 1. In the United States of america in 1800 …….. A.one out of every twenty­five Americans was a black slave. B.one out of every four Americans were black slaves. C.two out of every three Americans were black slaves. D.one out of every five Americans was a black slave. 2. What is the true polical population in America in 1800? A. About four­fifths of the population C. 5,308,483 3. Which of the following is not true? B. About one­ fifth of the population D. less than one million A. About one­ fifth of American people were black slaves in 1800. B. Two­ thirds of the America people live on the seaboard. C. In 1800, the land was still untamed D. In 1800, strip of cultivated land were everywhere. 4. In the context of the paragraph, the word untamed means………… A. calm B. dangerous C. uncultivable D. bad 5. How long had the struggle to tame the American continent been going on in 1800. A. About two hudred years C. About fifty years B. Alittle more than a cetury D. Since 1750 PART FIVE: WRITING (4.5) I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the original one. (0.2x5=1.0 pt) 1. There`s no point in asking George to help. It is no ______________________________________________________________ 2. We left quietly so that we wouldn`t disturb her. 5 ... - tailieumienphi.vn