Đề thi tiếng anh lớp 9 học sinh giỏi sưu tầm tham khảo các huyện (15)

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KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 VÒNG 1
Năm học: 2011- 2012
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(Đề này gồm 04 trang)
A. LISTENING
Listen to the tape three times and decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. In Western countries, electricity, gas, and water are not luxuries but necessities.
2. For most North American households, lighting accounts for 10 percent to 15 percent of the
electricity bill.
3. However, this amount can’t be reduced by replacing an ordinary 100-watt light bulb with an
energy-saving bulb.
4. Energy-saving bulbs use a quarter of the electricity of standard bulbs and last eighteen times longer.
5. In America, there is a labeling scheme for refrigerators, freezers, washing machines and tumble dryers.
B. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
1. A. debt B. plumber C. climb D. label
2. A. ploughed B. cursed C. crabbed D. visited
3. A. exchange B. gather C. sewage D. village
4. A. cause B. mausoleum C. clause D. laugh
5. A. blood B. flood C. books D. trouble
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
1. A. enginery B. particular C. currency D. dormitory
2. A. economic B. inspiration C. minority D. documentary
3. A. communicate B. mausoleum C. federation D. interactive
4. A. convenient B. musician C. tradition D. national
5. A. solution B. introduce C. department D. compulsory
C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence below.

1. They prefer to wear uniform __________work.
A. at B. in C. to D. with
2. The new camera didn't work, __________Mr. John took it back to the shop.
A. however B. but C. so D. therefore
3. Everybody has to take that French course, __________?
A. hasn’t everybody B. doesn’t he C. needn’t it D. don’t they
4. He went to school late because he was stuck in the __________this morning.
A. rush-hour B. traffic-light C. traffic-jam D. cross-road
5. Baths use __________showers so I suggest taking shower.
A. twice as much water as B. twice water as much as
C. as twice much water as D. as twice much as water
6. I think the best way to reduce garbage is __________and recycle things.
A. reuse B. to reuse C. reusing D. reused
7. This is the house __________he was born.
A. when B. which C. that D. where
8. Hoa is the __________of the two sisters.
A. more kinder B. kindest C. kinder D. most kindest
9. She hardly ever went there, __________?
A. didn’t she B. did she C. did not she D. does she
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10. My uncle __________a policeman when he was young.
A. used to being B. used to be C. used to D. used have been
11. He was deaf to everything __________than what he wanted to hear.
A. except B. apart C. else D. other
12. The __________operation which was performed on Mrs. Brown’s hip was very expensive.
A. five hour B. five hours C. five- hour D. five- hours
13. These days almost everybody __________the danger of smoking.
A. know of B. is aware about C. is aware of D. are aware of
14. It’s not easy for a casual observer to distinguish __________genuine paintings and copies.

A. with B. between C. from D. to
15. __________covered by the sea, which occupies 71 percent of the earth.
A. A huge unknown world is B. A huge unknown world
C. How huge the unknown world D. So huge is the unknown world
II. Choose the underlined words or phrases (A, B, C or D) that are incorrect in standard English.
1. The result of the studies have had a strong impact on future developments.
A B C D
2. All three towns affected by the earthquake they have applied for aid and other emergency relief.
A B C D
3. The Vietnamese industry is growing, but agricultural will always be its economic mainstay.
A B C D
4. Malaysia is one of the country of the Association of South East Asian Nations.
A B C D
5. We needed thousands of pencils for the convention, so we bought the less expensive ones we could find.
A B C D
III. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the sentences.
1. Don't worry about the volcano. It's been ____________for years. ACT
2. Jeans made in China are sometimes ____________cheap. SURPRISE
3. You should write a letter of ____________to that institute. INQUIRE
4. Paul’s old coat was so ____________out that he had to buy a new one. WEAR
5. ____________, ao dai was frequently worn by both men and women. TRADITION
IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Either my sister or I (be)_____________going to visit our uncle.
2. By the year 2020, many people currently employed (lose)_____________their job.
3. She left school last year. Since then she (work)_____________as a waitress at a local pub.
4. I have lost my keys. ~ Oh, if I find them, I (tell)_____________you.
5. How many cups of coffee (drink)_____________today?
D. READING
I. Fill in each of the numbered blanks with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage.
Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong started flying at an early age. He became interested in airplanes at the (1)_______
of two. At 15, he took flying lessons. He got a license to fly at 16. He learned (2)________to fly before
he learned how to drive a car. At university, he (3)________aeronautic engineering. This is the study of
designing and making aircraft.
After Armstrong became an (4)________in 1962, he was trained for 4 years for the Apollo
program. The Apollo mission was to put a man on the moon in ten years. (5)________ July 16, 1969, the
Apollo 11 (6)________on the moon. Because Armstrong was the leader, he became the first man to step
on the moon. He said, "This is one small (7)________for a man, one giant leap for mankind". He and his
fellow astronaut, Buzz Aldrin, (8)________on the moon for two and a half (9)________. They collected
rocks and did some (10)________. Since Apollo 11, more men have been on the moon.
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II. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C, D best fits each space.
Man has always depended on plants (1)________food and many other useful products. For this
reason, farming is one of the world's most important industries. At first, (2)________man did not know
how to plant seeds and raise crops. He (3)________wild fruits and vegetables where he found them. Then
man discovered how to grow his own food. He (4)________seeds and waited for the crop to grow. For
the first time, he could be reasonably sure of his food supply. He could settle down and set up shelters in
the places (5)________he grew food.
As population began to increase, the (6)________for food became greater. Old-fashioned tools
and farming methods were insufficient in (7)________the demand, so man cultivated more and more land
and invented complicated machines to make his work easier. Tractors replaced horses and other farm
animals. Scientists studied and (8)________with plants. They told farmers how to control plant diseases,
and how to grow bigger and better crops. Now one man, (9)________a wide knowledge of plants and the
help of machines, can cultivate hundreds of acres. He can raise plants which did not originally grow in the
soil or (10)________of his community.
1. A. about B. with C. for D. to
2. A. early B. initial C. primary D. original
3. A. collected B. gathered C. assembled D. amassed
4. A. brought up B. raised C. grew D. planted
5. A. which B. where C. that D. when

6. A. demand B. request C. requirement D. necessity
7. A. taking B. getting C. meeting D. achieving
8. A. practiced B. tried on C. tested D. experimented
9. A. on B. in C. at D. with
10. A. situation B. condition C. climate D. weather
III. Conversation pieces- Put these sentences in the dialogue in the appropriate order.
A. The flight was delayed, so we were hanging around at the airport for ages
B. No, it was OK when we finally got here.
C. Hi. I haven’t seen you around for a while.
D. Oh really, what happened?
E. Something similar happened to my sister’s family last year. They were going to Jamaica, too
funnily enough.
F. Well, we’ve been away for a couple of weeks, in Jamaica.
G. Why? What was the problem?
H. Oh dear. How long did you have to wait?
I. About seven and a half hours. I wasn’t in too good a mood by the time we took off. Nor was my
husband. We won’t be traveling with that company again. I can tell you.
J. Well, we did in the end.
K. Well, I hope it didn’t spoil your holiday too much.
L. Oh, very nice. Did you have a good time?
0. C 0. F 1. 2.
3. 4. 5. 6.
7. 8. 9. 10.
E. WRITING
I. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one before it.
1. She last wrote to me six months ago.
 She hasn’t
2. I’ll be very happy when I see my friend on Friday.
 I’m looking
3. This is Mrs. Clare. I've just told you about her.

 This is Mrs. Clare about
4. I get my clerk to make some tea.
 I get some
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5. I advise you not to say anything like that again.
 You’d
II. Use the following set of words and phrases to complete the following sentences. You can put additional
words and make any changes necessary.
1. Wearing uniforms/ help/ students/ feel equal/ many ways/ whether they/ rich/ poor.

2. Last Sunday/ Ba/ invite/ Liz/ join/ family/ day trip/ his home village/ 60 km/ north/ Ha Noi.

3. In /1990s/ worldwide economic situation/ get worse/ and/ sale/ jeans/ stop/ grow.

4. Maryam and Lan/ be/ pen pals/ over two years and they/ correspond/ least/ once/ two weeks.

5. use of computer/ internet/ allow people/ work/ home/ instead/ travel/ work.

III. Write a passage (about 150 words) to tell your friends “A country picnic” you made.
Follow the suggested ideas:
- Where and when did you go?
- Who did you go with?
- How did you go?
- What did you do there and how long?
- When did you come back?
- How did you feel about the trip?

HẾT
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KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 VÒNG 1
Năm học: 2011- 2012
Môn: Tiếng Anh
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ĐÁP ÁN + HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
A. LISTENING (10 điểm)
1T 2T 3F 4F 5F
(Nội dung bài nghe trong SGK T.Anh 9- Trang 60-61)
B. PHONETICS (10 điểm)
I. (5) 1D 2A 3B 4D 5C
II. (5) 1B 2C 3A 4D 5B
C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 điểm)
I. (15) 1A 2C 3D 4C 5A 6B 7D 8C 9B 10B
11D 12C 13C 14B 15A
II. (5) 1C 2B 3B 4B 5C
III. (5) 1. inactive 2. surprisingly 3. inquiry 4. worn 5. Traditionally
IV. (5) 1. am 2. will have lost 3. has worked 4. will tell 5. have been drunk
D. READING (30 điểm)
I. (10) 1. age 2. how 3. studied 4. astronaut 5. On
6. landed 7. step 8. walked 9. hours 10. experiments
II. (10) 1C 2A 3B 4D 5B 6A 7C 8D 9D 10C
III. (10) 1.L 2.J 3.G 4.A 5.H 6.I 7.K 8.B 9.E 10.D

E. WRITING (20 điểm)
I. (5) 1. She hasn’t written to me for six months.
2. I’m looking forward to seeing my friend on Friday.
3. This is Mrs. Clare about whom I've just told you.
4. I get some tea made by my clerk.
5. You’d better not say anything like that again.
II. (5) 1. Wearing uniforms helps students feel equal in many ways, whether they are rich or poor.
2. Last Sunday, Ba invited Liz to join his family on a day trip to his home village about 60
kilometers to the north of Ha Noi.
3. In the 1990s the worldwide economic situation got worse, and the sale of jeans stopped growing.
4. Maryam and Lan have been pen pals for over two years and they correspond at least once
every two weeks.
5. The use of computer and the Internet allows people to work at home instead of traveling to work.
III. (10)
- Bố cục 3 phần (mở bài, thân bài, kết luận)
- Đúng chủ đề
- Đảm bảo nội dung
- Đúng chính tả và ngữ pháp
- Diễn đạt ý trôi chảy; có kết nối ý
- Mỗi lỗi ngữ pháp trừ 0,5 điểm
Tổng điểm toàn bài: 100 điểm
Sau đó quy ra thang điểm 10
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