Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 tỉnh An Giang năm 2015

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO AN GIANG

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THCS

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CẤP TỈNH

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

Năm học: 2014 – 2015

Thí sinh làm bài trên đề thi.

Khóa ngày: 24/01/2015

(Đề thi có 07 trang)

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - Lớp 9
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(Không kể thời gian phát đề)

ĐIỂM

ĐIỂM

CHỮ KÝ

CHỮ KÝ

SỐ PHÁCH

(BẰNG SỐ)

(BẰNG CHỮ)

GK 1

GK 2

(Do CTHĐ chấm ghi)

PART A: LISTENING COMPREHENSION (3/18 POINTS)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI LISTENING
Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 20 giây, mỗi phần cách nhau
30 giây.
I. Listen to people talking about prices in the U.S and prices in their country. Check (v) the
correct answer. (1.0 point)
Cheaper in the their country

Cheaper in the U.S

1. cars
2. rents
3. clothes
4. air travel
5. hospitals
II. These people are talking about their work. Listen and match the people on the left with
the information on the right. (2.0 points)
1. Ted

A. just graduated from college.

2. Sonia

B. works in a bank.

3. Bob

C. works in a restaurant.


4. Marie

D. is a receptionist.

5. Suzanne

E. is a lawyer.

Your answer:
1.___________

2.__________

3.___________

4.___________

5.___________
PART B: PHONETICS (1/18 POINTS)

I. Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others
(0.5 point)
1. A. equal

B. fashion

C. champagne

D. match

2. A. economy

B. occasion

C. freedom

D. logical

3. A. invite

B. river

C. shrine

D. primary

4. A. encourage

B. proud

C. enough

D. young

5. A. invited

B. arrived

C. mentioned

D. loved

Your answer:
1

2

3

4

5

II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others (0.5 point)
1. A. practical

B. designer

C. minority

D. occasion

2. A. consist

B. fashion

C. design

D. collect

3. A. enjoyment

B. pagoda

C. collection

D. business

4. A. economical

B. federation

C. itinerary

D. complication

5. A. advertise

B. deposit

C. candidate

D. institute

Your answer:
1

2

3

4

5

PART C: LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR (5/18 POINTS)
I. Choose the best word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences. Write A, B,
C or D on your answer sheet. (1.0 point)


1. The goalkeeper’s arm was so________injured that he couldn’t play in the final.
A. deeply

B. badly

C. heavily

2. “ How much do you earn a month, Jean ?”
A. rather don’t say

D. hardly

-“ I’d_________”

B. better not to say

C. rather not say

D. prefer not say

3. ______________I love you, I never let you do these bad things .
A. Whether

B. Whatever

C. However

D. Much as

4. As an adult, I’m independent_____________my parents financially.
A. on

B. out

C. with

D. of

5. Many elderly people have to live on the money they__________when they were working .
A. laid up

B. put back

C. set up

D. put aside

6. The U.S. is made up of 51 states, ___________has its own government..
A. each of them

B. each of

C. each of which

D. each them

7. Everyone hopes to pass the next final exam,___________?
A.doesn’t he

B. hasn’t he

C. haven’t they

D. don’t they

8. –“ I’m afraid I can’t come with you.” –“ ___________”.
A. What pity

B. Patience

C. What a shame!

D. That’s shame!

9. No one in our family likes housescleaning, but we all take___________at it .
A. a chance

B. a turn

C. an interest

D. responsibility

10. It’s too late now that the holiday’s over, but I wish we __________somewhere else.
A. went

B. have gone

C. were going

D. had gone

Your answer:
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

II. Supply the appropriate form of the words in CAPITAL to complete each sentence. Write
them on your answer sheet. (2.0 points)
1. The poem shows the wonderful__________of the poet.

(SENSITIVE)

2. It is becoming_________difficult to find a job nowadays.

(INCREASE)

3. The house is large, but it is terribly__________to live in.

(COMFORT)

4. John went to bed early because he had had a ___________day.

(TIRE)

5. The vase got broken________.

(ACCIDENT)

6. In_____, I’d like to thank the people who have helped while I have been working here.


(CONCLUDE)
7. The professor explained his idea with great________.

(CLEAR)

8. You must realize that such ___________cannot be tolerated

(OBEY)

9. United Nations organizations __________people in developing countries to improve their
education programmes and industry.

(ABLE )

10. As a result of _________washing , the jeans had shrunk to a child’s size (CARE)
Your answer:
1._________________

2._________________

3._________________

4._________________

5._________________

6._________________

7._________________

8._________________

9._________________

10.________________

III. Supply the correct form of verbs in the blankets. (2.0 points)
1. Hello, Peter! I (not see) ________you for a long time. How are you doing?
2. You (stop) ______by a policeman if you try to cross the road now.
3. She wishes she (not give)______ them her phone number last week.
4. I’m sorry for (not write) ________to you lately but my house (break)______ into a few weeks
ago and I have been feeling rather upset since then.
5. He kept (talk)____ about you last night.
6. Look! A man (run) _____ after the rain.
7. My friends (sing)_______when we came in the room.
8. This exercise (look)______ difficult. You (do) ________one like this before ?
Your answer:
1._________________

2._______________

3._________________

4._______________ // ______________

5._________________

6._______________

7._________________

8._______________//________________

PART D. READING COMPREHENSION (4/18 POINTS)
I. Read the text and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. (2.0 points)
The Old Clock
John lived (1) ________ his mother in a very big house, and when she died, the house became
(2) ________ big for him, (3) ________ he bought a smaller one in the next street. There was a
very nice old clock in his first house, and when the men came to take his furniture ( 4) ________


the new house, John thought, "I'm not going to let them (5) ________ my beautiful old clock in
their truck. Perhaps they'll break it, and then repairing it will (6) ________ expensive." So he
picked it up and began to carry it down the road in his arms.
It was heavy, so he stopped two or three times to have a (7) ______. Then suddenly a small
boy came along the road. He stopped and looked (8) ______ John for a few seconds. Then he
said to John, "You're a foolish man, (9) _____ you? Why don't you (10) _____ a watch like
everybody else?"
Your answer :
1._________________

2._______________

3._________________

4._______________

5._________________

6._______________

7._________________

8._______________

9._________________

10._______________

II. Read the following advertisement carefully and choose the best answer. (1.0 point)
LET THERE BE LIGHT VISION CENTER
1451 Broadview Rd.
661-9281
More Than a Quarter of a Century Serving
Holly Heights
Registered Opticians
One-Day Prescription Service
Custom-Fitted Glasses to Suit Your Individual Needs
Hard and Soft Contact Lenses
HRS.
M 10-9
T-F 8:30-5

Sat 10-4
Call for an Immediate Appointment
PART E: WRITING (5.0 points )
1. Which evenings will this establishment be open?
A. Tuesday through Friday

B. Monday only

C. Saturday only

D. Monday and Saturday

2. Who would most likely go to this establishment?
A. a person needing surgery for an eye disease.


B. a person who has a prescription for antibiotics to be filled.
C. a person who does not have an appointment.
D. a person who needs a new pair of contact lenses.
3. Which of the following is not true about this business?
A. It is closed on Sundays.
B. It is open later in the evening on Monday than on other days.
C. It has the same hours from Tuesday to Saturday.
D. It does not open as early in the morning on Monday and Saturday as it does on the
other days.
4. Which phrase indicates that the company is an established firm?
A. More Than a Quarter of a Century Serving Holly Heights
B. Registered Opticians
C. One-Day Prescription Service
D. Call for an Immediate Appointment

5. In what city would you find this firm?
A. Broadview

B. Registered Opticians

C. Holly Heights

D. Vision Center

Your answer:
1

2

3

4

5

III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer (1.0 point)
About three thousand years ago, there were no shops. If you needed something you had to
make it yourself. For example, if you needed something you wear, you had to kill an animal and
get its coat. If you were a good hunter and had a lot of coats, you could exchange them for other
things you needed. You could get meat, fruit or an axe. This way of exchanging things is called
barter.
Later on, people began to use money. They made money from things which would last
and not go bad easily. They used stones, shells and animals’ teeth. After men had dicovered
metal, they started to use copper, tin, silver and gold. They made these metals into small bar so
that they were easy to store and carry about. Before there were banks, people kept their money

themslves. Most people hid their money in the ground. They thought it was the safest place to


store money.
About five hundred years later, people began to make coins.They were easier to carry than
metal bars.
1. There were no shops.
A. in the 15th century. B. five hundred years ago
C. in China and Italy. D. about three thousand years ago.
2. What would you do if you wanted a coat thousands of years ago?
A. Go to buy one from a shop.

B. Kill an animal for its skin.

C. Make friends with hunters

D. Make one from cloth

3. The early way of exchanging one thing for another is called
A. metal melting

B. coin- collecting

C. banking

D. barter.

4. What kind of thing goes bad easily and is not good for making money?
A. Metal

B. Axe

C. Food

D. Shells

5. Why did people make coins?
A. Coins were beautiful.

B. Coins were easy to count

C. They liked round coins instead of small bars.

D. coins were easier to carry about.

Your answer:
1

2

3

4

5

PART E. WRITING (5/18 POINTS)
I. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. Write A, B, C or D on your
answer sheet. (1.0 point)
1. More than a million of tourists from all over the world visit Vietnam year.

A

B

C

D

2. Dislike the gorilla, the male adult chimpanzee weighs under 100 kilograms.
A

B

C

3. It was surprising that the storm had caused little destroy in the area.
A

B

C

D

4. No matter who rich he is, he never gives anything to the poor.
A

B

C

D

D


5. When the Second Word War, almost a third of a million people were killed.
A

B

C

D

Your answer:
1

2

3

4

5

II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it. Write the answers on your answer sheet . (1.0point)
1. It’s my opinion that you should take more exersise.
If I were ______________________________________________

2. That man has never seen that kind of animal.
That kind _____________________________________________
3. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
At no time ____________________________________________
4. A builder is modernizing our bungalow for us .
We are _______________________________________________
5. “Ithink you should try the chicken Marengo,” said the waiter.
The waiter recommended __________________________________
III. Make a new sentence using the word in CAPITAL so that it has a similar meaning to the
original sentence . Write the answers on your answer sheet (1.0 point)
1. Mrs.Scott is proud of her cooking (TAKE)
_______________________________________________________
2. He’s really keen to start his new job. (FORWARD)
_______________________________________________________
3. You ought to get your bicycle brakes repaired immediately. (BETTER)
_______________________________________________________
4.When I left she said that she hoped I had a pleasant journey. (WISHED)
_______________________________________________________
5.I’ve lost interest in going to the same place all the time . (FED)
_______________________________________________________
IV. Write a paragraph on the following topic (about 150-200 words)
“The idea of going overseas to study is an exciting prospect for many people”. Do you like


to study abroad? State your own opinion. (2.0 points)
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ANSWER KEYS
PART A
I. 0,2p for each correct answer:
Cheaper

in

the

their Cheaper in the U.S

country


1. cars


2. rents
3. clothes



4. air travel



5. hospitals



II. 0,4p for each correct answer:
1. B

2. C

3. A

4. E

5. D

PART B
I. 0.1p for each correct answer:
1

A

2
D

3
B

4
B

5
A

II. 0.1p for each correct answer:
1

2

3

4

5

A

B

D

C

B

PART C
I. 0.1p for each correct answer:
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

B

C

D

D

D

C

D

A

B

D

II. 0.2p for each correct answer:
1. sensitivity

2. increasingly

3. uncomfortable

4. tiring

5. accidentally

6. conclusion

7. clarity

8. disobedience

9. enable

10.careless

III. 0.2p for each correct answer:


1. have not seen

2. will be stopped

3. had not given

4. not writing/was 5. talking
broken

6. is running

7. were singing

8.

looks/have

you done
PART D

I. 0.2p for each correct answer:
1. with

2. too

3. so/therefore

4. to

5. carry/bring

6. be/become

7. rest/break

8. at

9. aren’t

10.buy/take/get/wear

II. 0.2p for each correct answer:
1

2

3

4

5

B

D

C

A

C

3
D

4
C

5
D

III. 0.2p for each correct answer:
1
D

2
B

PART E
I. 0.2p for each correct answer:

1

2

3

4

5

B

A

D

A

A

II. 0.2p for each correct answer:
1. If I were you, I would take more exercise.
2. That kind of animal has been never seen by the man
3. At no time did he suspect that money had been stolen.
4. We are having our bungalow modernized (by a builder).
(we are having a builder modernize our bungalow)
5.The waiter recommended that I / we ( should) try the chicken Marengo.
The waiter recommended that me/ us to try the chicken Marengo.

III. 0.2p for each correct answer:
1. Mrs.Scott takes pride in her cooking.
2. He’s really looking forward to starting his new job.
3. You had better get your bicycle brakes repaired immediately.
4. She wished me a pleasant journey when I left.
5. I’m fed up with going to the same place all the time.
IV.
PART 3 ( 2.0 points )
2.0 points
- Bài viết mạch lạc, rõ ràng.
- Bài viết có từ 150 từ trở lên.
- Có câu chủ đề.
- Nêu được 02 lí do và 02 lời giải thích.
- Lỗi sai về từ vựng và ngữ pháp không quá 10 lỗi.
1.5 points
- Bài viết khá mạch lạc, rõ ràng.
- Bài viết có từ 150 từ trở lên.
- Có câu chủ đề.
- Nêu được 02 lí do và 02 lời giải thích.
- Lỗi sai về từ vựng và ngữ pháp không quá 15 lỗi.
1.0 point
- Bài viết khá mạch lạc, rõ ràng.
- Bài viết có từ 100 từ trở lên.
- Có câu chủ đề.
- Nêu được lí do và giải thích.
- Lỗi sai về từ vựng và ngữ pháp không quá 15 lỗi. ( lưu ý phải có câu chủ đề)
0.5 point
- Bài viết có từ 50 từ trở lên.
- Có câu chủ đề.

- Nêu được lí do và giải thích.
- Lỗi sai về từ vựng và ngữ pháp không quá 15 lỗi.
-Hết-