Đề thi và hướng dẫn chấm học sinh giỏi tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh tỉnh thanh hóa

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
THANH HÓA
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
Năm học: 2016 – 2017
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Lớp 9 – THCS
Ngày thi: 11 tháng 03 năm 2017
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian
giao đề)
Đề thi gồm 05 trang

Họ tên thí sinh: .................................................. Phòng thi số:..........
Số báo danh:.............

PART A: PHONETICS (5 pts)
Question I: Find the word with the stress pattern different from
that of the other three words in each question. (3 pts)
1. A. cinema

B. educate

C. generous

B. natural

C. habitat

D. discover
2. A. endanger

D. industry
3. A. extreme

B. finish

C. remind

D.

destroy
Question II: Choose the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the other three words in each
question. (2 pts)
4. A. meteor

B. evidence

D. precious
5. A.exam B. exhibit

C. extinct D. exact

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C. exit


PART B: LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (45 pts)
Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete
each sentence. (20 pts)

6. My father sometimes ________ the washing up after dinner.
A. washes

B. takes

C. makes

D. does

7. _______, Edgar Allan Poe became known as the father of the
modern detective story.
A. Acted as the son of

B. He was the son

of the actors
C. The son of actors was

D.

The

son

of

actors
8. English is used as an access ________ world scholarship and world
trade.
A. to

B. for

C. into

D. toward
9. We should do something to protect water from being polluted
________ we will havenothing to drink in the future.
A. if

B. or

C. and

D. but

10. Michael and his friend were badly injured in the last match, so
________ can play today.
A. neither of them

B. both of them C. neither of whom

D. both

of whom
11.- “ Can I have some more chocolate cookies?” – “________.”
A. Yes, all right

B. That’s right

C. Yes, please

D. Of course

not
12. I had no money ________ me when I came across a nice shirt.
A. at

B. by

C. on

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D.


13. That’s the first accident you have ever had, ________?
A. haven’t you

B. do you

C. isn’t it

D. have you
14. If you don’t want this pen, take ________. There are some left in
the box.
A. the other

B. others

C. one other

D. another
15. He always did ________ seemed right to him.
A. which

B. what

C. who

D.

whom
16. The new school opens ________.
A. now

B. at once

C. next week

D. day by day
17. He suddenly saw Sue _______ the room. He pushed his way
_______ the crowd of people to get her.
A. over / through

B. across / through

C.across / across

D. over / along
18. Unfortunately, the new system didn’t________ our expectations.
A. catch up with

B. bring about

C. come across

D. come up to
19. ________ you treat him, he’ll help you. He’s so tolerant.
A. No matter how

B. In addition to

C. Even though

D. As

if
20. The course for the Tour de France is ________ every year, but it is
always about 4,000 kilometers, or 2,500 miles.

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A. measured

B. marked

C. altered

D. made
21. ________ school leavers go to Vocational Schools than before.
A. Less

B. Far more

C. Many more

D. Lots more
22. A new TGV, ________, will be built between France and Germany.
A. a speed high train

B. a high-speed train

C.

high

speed train D. high speed trains
23. The ________ between generations seems to be bigger and
bigger than ever.
A. blank

B. space

C. gap

D. distance

24. This ugly furniture does not ________ justice to this magnificent
house.
A. make

B. mean

C. set

D. do

25. Once upon a time, there ________ three brothers in a cottage in
the forest.
A. lived

B. did live

C. do live

D. live

Question II: Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters.
(10 pts)
26. There was a donation of $100,000 made by an
anonymous________. BENEFIT
27. Forcing children to use their right hand can cause ________ of
school, which
HATE
can then impact their academic development.

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28. Land and sea vary ________ in the way in which they absorb and
release heat.DRAMA
29. It may be ________ to force them into making a decision, and if
you upset

PRODUCE

them, they are quite likely to overact.
30. That the farmers use so much pesticide________ the oil on this
farm.DIE
31. I was kept ________ last night by the noise from a party in the
flat above. WAKE
32.This word is very difficult to say. I always________ it.
PRONUNCIATION
33. It was the first time the T-Shirt had been seen________.
PUBLIC
34. She was fully aware of her own ________.
SHORT
35.I think cycling is ________ to walking.
PREFER
Question III: Put the verb in each bracket into an appropriate
form. (10pts)
36.Linda is believed (get) ______ the scholarship last year.
37. Don’t phone too early because I (put) ______ the baby to bed.
38. You look very relaxed. It (be) _______ a good holiday.
39. Whether she (agree) _______ or not, we are going to have to go
ahead.
40. Remember that after you (sign) _______ the contract, you won’t be

able to change your mind.

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41. It is urgent that John (post)________this letter immediately.
42. The man at the corner table glanced my way to see if I (listen)
_______.
43. You forever (use ) ______ my razor. Can’t you buy one of your
own?
44. (Refuse) ________ at the last time, she does not want to ask
them.
45.Her father pays her fee; otherwise, she (not be) ______ here.
Question IV: Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each
sentence and correct it. (5 pts)
46. It’s on to you which film we see, I have no particular preference.
A

B

C

D

47. Mr Minh, accompanied by some of his friends, are planning to open
an English Center in Thanh HoaCity.
A

B

C

D

48. Although the pecan tree is chiefly value for its fruit, its wood is
used extensively for flooring,
A

B

C
furniture,boxes and crates.
D
49. Because his mother has got sick, Minh has no choice
butcookingon his own.
A

B

C

D
50. A smaller percentage of British students go on to farther or
higher education than any other
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A

B

C

D
Europeancountry.
PART C: READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts)
Question I: Read the text below and think of the word which best
fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (10 pts)
ACOUSTIC ARCHAEOLOGY
Acoustic archaeology studies the role played by sound in the ancient
world. It examines the connection (51) ________ acoustics and
religious or spiritual sites. The main question is whether the acoustics
of a place are relevant(52) _______the way it was used.
Archaeologists have noticed that (53) ________ number of ancient
sites have echoes at very low frequencies. When sounds are as low as
this, you feel them in your body, (54) ________ than just hearing them,
and this creates a feeling of happiness and contentment. Sites with
such echoes were probably chosen on (55) ________, to make visitors
feel they were in a place of worship.
If you stand in front of the Maya Temple in Mexico and (56) ________
your hands, you can hear an echo that sounds (57) ________ the
chirp of the Maya sacred bird. This chirping echo (58) ________
produced because the steps of the long temple staircase are at
different (59) ________ from the listener. Some archaeologists claim
that the Maya purposely constructed this temple (60) ________
achieve the sound. Priests used this echo effect to make people

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believe that the gods were speaking to them. Similar acoustic
phenomena have been observed in sites all over the world.
Question II: Read the following passage and then choose the
most suitable word or phrase for each space. (10 pts)
Millions of people suffer from headaches. It’s a fact. What millions of
people do not know is what causes them. Headaches are ________
(61) with all kinds of health problems as well as your being under a lot
of _______ (62). Certain substances like coffee can react badly with
the chemical balance in our bodies and give us ________ (63)
headache as well.
The best thing to do if your head hurt is to ________ (64) an aspirin,
right? Wrong! You could be doing the worst thing possible because
you are not ________ (65) with the problem- only reducing the
symptoms. And those people who think that painkillers can’t do you
any ________ (66) are also wrong. Medical science has proved that, if
we keep taking the tablets, they will soon _________ (67) as a
“trigger” and, instead of curing the headache, they will make you
worse.
So what do you do ________ (68) your head start to throb? Breathe
deeply. It may be that you are not ________ (69) enough oxygen.
Then, you ________ (70) try massaging the side of your head with
your fingers. And close your eyes. Often your eyes are very tired, and
the best cure for tiredness is sleep.
61. A. associated

B. caused

C. produced

D. based

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62. A. fear

B. worry

C. stress

D.

anxiety
63. A. some

B. a

C. more

D. one
64. A. take

B. drink

C. eat

D. put
65. A. solving

B. removing

C. dealing

B. negativity

C. harm

D. treating
66. A. badness
D. illness
67. A. act

B. perform

C. look

D.

treat
68. A. in case

B. should

C. if

D. whether
69. A. digesting

B. nibbling

C. getting

D.

B. ought

C. shall

D.

plucking
70. A. must
could
Question III:Read the passage and choose the best answers to
questions below. (10 pts)
The Celtic languages are a group of languages of northen Europe that
are descendants of the Indo- European family of languages. These
languages developed from the language of the Celts, a warlike
civilization originating in the eastern part of central Europe, in the
northern Alps, and along the Danube during the Bronze Age. The Celts
reached the height of their civilization during the Iron Age, the last five
centuries B.C, and then fanned out from their original homeland into

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many parts of continental Europe and across the channel and into the
British Isles. Celtic languages were spoken in much of western Europe
during Pre- Roman and Roman times. Place names of Celtic origin
can be found today all over the British Isles and France, in northern

Spain and Italy , and in Switzerland and parts of Germany.
Rather than one language, the Celtic languages consist of two distinct
clusters: the Gaelic group and the Brythonic group.The Gaelic group of
Celtic languages consists of Irish, Scottish, and Manx, the language of
the Isle of Man. The Brythonic group of Celtic languages includes
Welsh, Cornish, Breton, and Gaulish, the language of Gaul prior to the
days of the Roman Empire, with its Latin- speaking population.
Many, though not all, of the Celtic languages are either extinct or are in
the process of becoming extinct. Gaulish apparantly disappeared
around 600 A.D. Cornish and Manx both actually became extinct, the
former in the 19th century and the latter just a few decades ago, but
both are being revived and are now taught in a few schools each.
Scottish, Irish, and Breton are all declining in use. There are under a
hundred thousand speakers of Irish, mainly in the western counties of
Ireland, there are about a half million speakers who use Breton on a
daily basis.Of all the Celtic languages, perhaps only Welsh has a
strong hold on the future.
71. The authour’s purpose in the passage is to _________
A. describe the past and present of a related set of languages.
B. list the major characteristics of Celtic languages.
C. outline the major achievements of the Celts.
D. explain how languages manage to survive without changing.
72. According to the passage, the Celtic languages did NOT
_________
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A. develop from the Indo- European language family.
B. originate in the British Isles.
C. exist before the time of the Roman Empire.

D. provide any Italian place names.
73. The passage states that the Celts were _________
A. peaceful farmers.

B. unheard of during the

Bronze Age.
C. at their peak during the Iron Age.

D. at their height

of their civilization 1,500 years ago.
74. The expression “fanned out” in the 1st paragraph could best be
replaced by _________.
A. spread out

B. called off

C. got lost

D.

turned out
75.The Brythonic group of languages does NOT include _________.
A. Welsh

B. Cornish

C. Manx

D. Breton

76. It is implied in the passage that Gaulish _________
A. first surfaced after the Roman Empire.

B. has been

revived in the last century.
C. is declining in use.

D. was replaced by Latin.

77. The main idea of the third paragraph is that _________.
A. all Celtic languages are extinct

B. a few Celtic languages

disappeared
C. some Celtic languages are flourishing

D. most Celtic

languages are either dead or dying
78. What does the word “their” in the 1st paragraph refer to?
A. The Roman times

B. The Celts

C. The British Isles

D. The Northern Alps

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79. This passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course on
_________.
A. archeology.

B. European literature.

C. historical linguistics.

D. Bronze Age civilizations.

80. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses
_________.
A. how Welsh is surviving

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B. efforts to classify Celtic languages.
C. languages that preceded Celtic languages in Europe.
D. the causes of language extinction.
PART D: WRITING (20 pts)
Question I:Finish each of the following sentences in such a way
that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. (5 pts)
81. She took extra night classes so as not to have to repeat the
course.
She avoided _________________________________________

82. I love chips, but my doctor says they are bad for me.
Much as _____________________________________________
83. If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately.
Only by _____________________________________________
84. It’s a widespread assumption that George was wrongly accused.
George _____________________________________________
85.She will probably come to Jim’s farewell party.
She is ______________________________________________
Question II: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. DO NOT
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change the word given. You MUST use between Two and Five
words, including the word given. (5 pts)
86.They offered her a job but she refused.
(TURNED)
She ________________________________ of a job.
87. You can borrow my bike if you’re in a hurry.
(MIND)
I _________________ you my bike if you’re in a hurry.
88. There were almost no people in the movie theatre.
(HARDLY)
There were ___________________ the movie theatre.
89.As a child, David never used to eat cornflakes.
(HABIT)
As a child, David was ___________ eating cornflakes.
90.His computer game addiction is getting worse.
(AND)
He is getting ____________________computer games.

Question III:Write a paragraph of about 150 words to answer the
following question: Should lower secondary school students use
social networks? Use specific examples and reasons to support your
answer. (10 pts)
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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
THANH HÓA
ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN
CHẤM
(Gồm 02 trang)

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
Năm học: 2016 – 2017
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Lớp 9 – THCS
Ngày thi: 11 tháng 03 năm 2017

A. ĐÁP ÁN

PART A: PHONETICS (5 pts)
Question I: Find the word with the stress pattern different from
that of the other three words in each question. (3 pts)
1. D

2.A

3.B

Question II: Choose the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from the rest in the same line. (2 pts)
4.A

5.C
PART B: LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (45 pts)

Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete
each sentence. (20 pts)
6.D
11.C
16.C
21.B

7.D
12.C
17.B
22.B

8.A
13.C
18.D
23.C

9.B
14.D
19.A
24.D

10.A
15.B
20.C
25.A

Question II: Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters.
(10 pts)
26.
benefactor
31. awake

27. hatred
32.
mispronounce

28.
dramatically
33. publicly

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29. counterproductive
34.
shortcomings

30. deadens
35.
preferable

Question III: Put the verb in each bracket into an appropriate
form. (10pts)
36. to have got/
gotten
40. have signed

37. will/shall be
putting
41. (should) post

44. Having been
refused

45. wouldn’t be

38. must have
been
42. was
listening

39. agrees/should
agree
43. are forever using

Question IV: Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each
sentence and correct it. (5 pts)
(Error: 0.5 pt
46. A  up to
49. C to cook

Correction: 0.5 pt)
47. C is
50. C further

48. A valuable

PART C: READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts)
Question I: Read the text below and think of the word which best
fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (10 pts)
ACOUSTIC ARCHAEOLOGY
51. between
56. clap

52. to
57. like

53. a
58. is

54. rather
59. distances

55. purpose
60. to

Question II: Read the following passage and then choose the
most suitable word or phrase for each space. (10 pts)
61.A
62.C

63.B
64.A
65.C
66.C
67.A
68.B
69.C
70.D
Question III: Read the passage and choose the best answers to
questions below. (10 pts)
71.A
76.D

72.B
77.D

73.C
78.B

PART D: WRITING (20 pts)

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74.A
79.C

75.C
80.A

Question I: Finish each of the following sentences in such way
that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. (5 pts)
81. She avoided repeating the course by taking extra night classes.
82. Much as I love chips, my doctor says they are bad/ not good for
me.
83. Only by operating immediately can you save your eyesight.
84. George is widely assumed to have been wrongly accused.
85. She is likely to come to Jim’s farewell party.
Question II: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not
change the word given. You must use between TWO and FIVE
words, including the word given. (5 pts)
86. She turned down their/the offer of a job.
87. I don’t /wouldn’t mind lending you my bike if you’re in a hurry.
88. There were hardly any people in the movie theatre.
89. As a child, David was never in the habit of eating cornflakes.
90. He is getting more and more addicted to computer games.
Question III: Write a paragraph of about 150 words to answer the
following question: Should lower secondary school students use
social networks? Use specific examples and reasons to support your
answer. (10 pts)
Marking criteria:
The mark given to parts 2 and 3 is based on the following criteria:
1.

2.

Content: (35% of total mark)
a. Providing all main ideas and details as required
b. Communicating intentions sufficiently and effectively

Organization and Presentation: (30% of total mark)
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a.

3.

4.

Ideas are well organized and presented with coherence,

cohension and clarity
b. The paragraph is well-structured
Language: (30% of total mark)
a. Demonstration of a variety of vocabulary and structures
b. Good use and control of grammatical structures
Punctuation, spelling, and handwriting (5% of total mark)
a. Good punctuation and no spelling mistakes
b. Legible handwriting
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