Đề và đáp án môn tiếng anh THCS tỉnh thanh hoá

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH

THANH HÓA

NĂM HỌC 2018-2019

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9- THCS
Số báo danh

Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

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Ngày thi: 22/ 3/ 2019
Đề này có 06 trang.
SECTION A – LISTENING (15 pts)

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
* Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau khoảng 15 giây, mở đầu
và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu.
* Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 3 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín
hiệu nhạc kết thúc bài nghe.
* Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part I. You will hear a telephone conversation in which Sam is booking a taxi. Complete the
form by using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer. (5 pts)

Booking a taxi
1. Pick up date of time: at 3.30 a.m. (1) _______________________

2. Pick-up point, Town: 60, WILLOWSIDE BANK, (2) __________
3. Mobile phone:

07789 (3) ___________________________

4. Postcode:

(4) _________________________________

5. Destination:

HEATHROW, (5) ____________________5

Part II. You will listen to the conversation between a travel agent and a woman. Decide
whether each of the following statements is True (T) or False (F).(5 pts)
6. The tours won’t take tourists to all the most places in the city.

T/F

7. You can’t get off the bus during the whole tour.

T/F

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8. The tours leave every fifty minutes.

T/F

9. Tourists must buy the tickets before the tours.

T/F

10. The tour buses don’t leave from the outside of the office.

T/F

Part III. You will hear the people introducing two different sports centers. Answer the questions
by choosing A, B, or C. (5 pts)
11. Which activities does Gym A offer?
A. Lots of activities in the evenings
B. A few different activities at different times
C. Lots of activities at different times of the day
12. What can you borrow from the gym?
A. Towels and yoga mats
B. Towels
13. How old is Gym A?
A. 10 months
B. 10 years old
14. What can Gym B give you advice about?
A. Training, Lifestyle and diet
B. Sports injuries and diet
C. How to become a professional athlete
15. Where can the timetable of the extra classes be found?
A. Available online
B. In a brochure

C. Yoga mats
C. 10 days

C. On the noticeboard

SECTION B: PHONETICS (5 pts)
Question I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in
the same line. (3 pts)
16. A. minority
17. A. modal
18. A. pressure

B. limitation
B. model
B. mission

C. ultimate
C. modest
C. massive

D. climate
D. modern
D. assure

Question II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words
in each question. (2 pts)
19. A. depot
20. A. argument

B. depend
B. encourage

C. typhoon
C. temperature

D. delight
D. tropical

SECTION C : VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)
Question I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
21. Mark often attempts to escape_________ whenever he breaks traffic regulations.
A. having been fined B. to have been fined C. to be fined
D. being fined

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22. She gave a ________ performance of the concerto that had audience on its feet.
A. matchless
B. suitable
C. listless
D. competent
23. The collapse of tin prices in the 1980s destroyed the tin-mining industry ______ former
employees have some turned in desperation to growing coca.
A. all of whom
B. none of their
C. several of its D. many of whose
24. I was________ difficult a question that all of us could not answer it.
A. so
B. such
C. too
D. very

25. Don’t be angry with Mary. All that she did was in good _________.
A. hope
B. belief
C. idea
D. faith
26. Unless you return money immediately, you will risk being charged ________ theft and getting
into serious trouble.
A. on
B. with
C. of
D. for
27. _________is over your head is just an exaggeration.
A. That this entrance exam
B. When this entrance exam
C. This entrance exam which
D. This entrance exam which
28. The realization of our holiday plans has had to be ______because of my mother’s sudden
illness.
A. prevented
B. shelved
C. expired
D. lingered
29. Hilary was very disappointed, for she was____________ again for the post.
A. put off
B. caught on
C. brought in
D. turned down
30. He was feeling bad. He went to work._________, and tried to concentrate.
A. However
B. Since

C. Though
D. Therefore
Question II. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form.(8 pts)
31. There (think)_________ to be disagreements among senior ministers.
32. I’m sure , she’ll do all she can (help)_________.
33.34. The little boy had a lot of trouble (convince )_______ everyone that he (see)_________
a mermaid.
35. Nam asked that a trustee (appoint)__________to take control of the company.
36. I have just got to the top in time. The sun (rise)_________in a minute.
37. If these students don’t understand what to do, they probably (not listen)__________to their
teacher earlier.
38. The girl got into a lot of trouble . She (not tell)__________.
Question III. Supply the correct form of the words given. (7 pts)
39. A self-confessed_________, Diane loved looking for new clothes.
(SHOP)
40. They have been a number of_________ demonstrations in the last year.
(GOVERN)
41. In order to ________the truth about illness, Jack always pretends to be
(LIE)
healthy and happy at work.
42. Cadillac One, the private car serving for the US President Donald Trump during
the time of the United States-North Korea Summit, is a ________supercar.

(BULLET)

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43. They all cheered _________as their team come out.
(ENTHUSIASM)

44. Despite the star studded cast, the film was only_________ successful.
45. It is said that there was a_________that landed on Earth from the moon.

(PART)
(METEOR)

Question IV. There are FIVE mistakes in the text ( from 46 to 50 ). Identify each mistake,
write it down and give your correction. (5pts)
After an absence for thirty years, I decided to visit my old school again. I had 1. ____
expected to find changes , but no a completely different building. As I walked up 2. ____
the school ground, I wondered for a moment if I had come to the right address. The 3. ____
grimy, red brick fortress with their tall windows that had looked up grimy on the 4. ____
playground and playing fields had swept away. In its place stood a bright, modern 5. ____
block risen from the ground on great concrete stills. A huge expanse of glass 6. ____
extending across the face of the building, and in front, there was a well-kept lawn 7. ____
where previously there had been an untidy grave yard.

8. ____

SECTION D: 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 (10pts)
THE BLOOD MOON
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth’s shadow falls directly onto the moon.
(51)______happens as a result is that the moon stops being a silvery white color and turns
coppery red instead; the sort of color usually only seen in the sky at dawn or sunset. An astronaut
on the moon, looking towards Earth (52)________ a lunar eclipse, would see a black disc,
(53)_______by a bright red ring. It’s the light from the red ring which is reflected back to the
dark Earth from the moon’s surface. In ancient times, long (54)______any of this was thought to
be an omen of (55)________.

Total eclipses can only occur when there is a full moon, and then only if it is lined
(56)_______with the Earth in a particular way. (57)_______easily obscured by cloud cover,

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blood moon are fairly common, and it is relatively easy to calculate where and when you might
be (58)______ to see one.
For example, in 1504 Christopher Columbus was stranded in Jamaica and (59)______dire need
of provisions, but the local in habitants were reluctant to help. Columbus knew that a lunar
eclipse would occur on 29th February; However, the day before he warned local leaders that the
moon would appear unless they helped him. They remained skeptical. But when the moon slowly
started to change (60)_______they became so brightened that they started to bring food.
Question II. Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for
each space. (10 pts)
A new threat to our health seems to have arisen in our midst, confusion and stress caused by
technology. All you need to do to (61)_________this to yourselves is to telephone a large
company; a recorded voice will offer you a bewildering list of choices, and when you have
finished answering its questions, you will probably be (62)______to several minutes of piped
music (63) _________ you eventually make contact with a human being. But the stress you
undergo as a result is negligible compared to the impression the telegraph (64)_________on
people 150 years ago. Until then, messages could only travel as fast as a messenger could carry
them. But now they could be sent great distances in seconds. Before long, submarine cables were
(65)______across the oceans, and thirty years later, the network reached 20,000 towns around the
world. When the first transatlantic cable was compiled in 1858, the Queen and the President
exchanged messages, preachers found (66)______for it in the Bible, and the New York jewelers,
Tiffany’s, bought unused pieces of the cable and sold them as souvenirs. But then, as now,
everyone was not (67)______of the technological advantages.
Information arrived so quickly, often (68)________what had previously been transmitted, that
business had to work much harder to keep up with developments. They arrived home tired and

stressed. If we find difficulty with the Internet, (69)________is technological evolution, not
revolution, our ancestors had afar (70)_______ task in getting used to the invention in the first
place.
61. A. confirm

B. prove

C. show

D. test

62. A. oppressed

B. subdued

C. subjected

D. submitted

63. A. before

B. after

C. while

D. when

64. A. did

B. got

C. made

D. worked
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65. A. said

B. lain

C. put

D. set

66. A. apology

B. argument

C. excuse

D. justification

67. A. believed

B. convinced

C. pleased

D. satisfied

68. A. contradicting

B. differing

C. disagreeing

D. objecting

69. A. that

B. which

C. what

D. where

70. A. harder

B. easier

C. simple

D. serious

Question III. Read the passage and choose the best answers to the questions below.(10 pts)
It is difficult to succeed in the music business; nine out of ten bands that release a first
record
Fail to produce a second. Surviving in the music industry requires louck and patience, but most of
all it requires an intricate knowledge of how a record company function. The process begins

when a representative of a company’s Artists and Repertoire (A&R) department visits bars and
night clubs, scouting for young, talented band, he or she will work to negotiate a contract with
that band. The signing of this recording contract is a slow process. A company will spend a long
time investigating the band itself as well as current trends in polular music. During this period, it
is important that a band reciprocate with an investigation of its own, learning as much as
possible about the record company and making personal connections within the different
departments that will handle their recordings.
Once a band has signed the contact and has finished recording an album, the Publicity and
Promotion department takes over. This department devices whether or not to mass produce and
market the band’s album. Most bands fail to make personal contacts in this second department,
thus losing their voice in the important final process of producing and marketing their album.
This loss of voice often contributes to the band’s failure as a recording group.
71. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A. Nine out of ten bands fail to produce a second record.
B. It is important for a band to have an intricate knowledge of how a recording company
works.
C. Making personal connections will help the band in the final decisions about the promotion
of

their album.

D. The main factors in a band's success are luck and patience.
72. The word "release" in line 1 mostly means____________.
A. distribute

B. pay for

C. overturn

D. itemize

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73. The word "an intricate" in line 3 mostly means___________.
A. a fleeting

B. a straightforward C. an extraneous

D. a detailed

74. According to the passage, the initial contact between a band and a recording company is
made by__________.
A. the band's manager

B. a band member

C. an AR representative

D. the Publicity and Promotions department

75. The word "reciprocate" in line 8 mostly means___________.
A. commence

B. respond

C. practice

D. confirm

76. The word "takes over" in line 12 mostly means__________.
A. takes charge

B. takes pleasure

C. takes advice

D. takes blame

77. The author mentions that a band's success is dependent on all of the following factors
EXCEPT
A. having patience
B. making personal contacts with people in the company
C. understanding how a record company functions
D. playing music that sounds like music of famous bands
78. According to the passage, the Publicity and Promotions department__________
A. has the final decision in producing an album
B. handles the recording arrangements for the band
C. sends representatives to look for new talent
D. visits bars and night clubs
79. The author uses the phrase "losing their voice" in lines 14 to illustrate that they________.
A. are forbidden to speak

B. are unable to visit

C. have no representation

D. are too shy to express their desires

80. It can be inferred from the passage that____________.

A. the music industry is full of opportunities for young bands
B. the AR department has a very large staff
C. most bands do not fully understand how record companies operate
D. the cost of recording an album is very expensive
SECTION E: WRITING (20 pts)
Question I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as
the sentence printed above it. (5 pts)
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81. He insisted on a full apology.
Nothing but__________________________________________.
82. They are soon accustomed to swimming.
It is not long before____________________________________.
83. The only reason why she gets promotion is that she’s very competent.
If it________________________________________________.
84. Mr. John has numerous operations.
Mr. John has been_____________________________________.
85. “If you wanted to use my car, you should have asked me first, Tom.” Said Mary
Mary criticized _______________________________________.
Question II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one,
using the words given. (5 pts)
86. The TV broadcast the whole of the tennis tournament.

(EXTENSIVE)

 There _________________________________________the tennis tournament.
87. Nobody spoke when the teacher asked who the culprit was.

(REMAINED)

 Everyone _____________________when the teacher asked who the culprit was.
88. We agree that each of us would do the washing up on alternative days. (TURNS)
We agree_______________________________________to do washing up.
89. I thought you had accepted his offer.

(UNDER)

I was__________________________________________ you had accepted his offer.
90. As soon as I left I realized I’d forgotten my coat.

(NO SOONER)

No sooner______________________________________my coat.
Question III. Write a paragraph 100 - 150 words ( 10 pts)
Should students be allowed to use cell phones at school?
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Give specific examples and reasons to support your idea.
…………….. THE END ……………….

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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH

THANH HOÁ

Năm học: 2018 – 2019

ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HD CHẤM

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9- THCS

( HDC gồm 03 trang)

Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 22/ 3/ 2019
SECTION A – LISTENING (15 pts)

Part I. You will hear a telephone conversation in which Sam is booking a taxi. Complete the form
by using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer. (5 pts)
1. Wed(nesday) 6th July

2. Abingdon

3. 612744

4. OX14 3HB

5. Terminal

Part II. You will listen to the conversation between a travel agent and a woman. Decide whether
each of the following statements is True (T) or False (F).(5 pts)
6. F

7. F

8. F

9. T

10. T

Part III. You will hear the people introducing two different sports centers. Answer the questions
by choosing A, B, or C. (5 pts)
11. C

12. C

13. B

14. A

15. B

SECTION B - PHONETICS (5 pts)
Question I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in
the same line. (3 pts)
16.D

17.A

18.C

Question II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words
in each question. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (2pts)

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19.A

20.B
SECTION C - VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)

Question I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
21.D
26.B

22.A
27.A

23.D
28.B

24.A
29.D

25.D
30.A

Question II. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. Write the answers on your
answer sheet .(8 pts)
31. are thought

35. (should) be appointed

32. to help

36. will be rising

33. convincing

37. were not listening

34. had seen

38. shouldn’t have told

Question III. Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form. Write the answers on your
answer sheet. (7pts)
39. shopaholic
40. anti-government
41. belie
42. bulletproof

43. enthusiastically
44. partially
45.meteorite

Question IV. There are FIVE mistakes in the text . Identify each mistake, write it down and
give your correction. (5pts)

46. Line 2 : no

 not

47. Line 4:

their

 its

48. Line 5:

had

 had been

49. Line 6:

risen

 raised

50. Line 7:

extending

 extended

SECTION D. READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts)
Question I. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the text below. Write the
answers on your answer sheet. (10 pts)

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51. What
56. up

52. during
57.Although/Though

53. surrounded
58. able/ likely

54. before
59. in

55. disaster
60. color

Question II. Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for
each space. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (10pts)
61. B
66. D

62. C
67. B

63. A
68. A

64. C
69. B

65. A
70. A

Question III. Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below. Write the
answers on your answer sheet. (10 pts)
71. B
76. A

72. A
77. D

73. D
78. A

74. C
79. C

75. B
80. C

SECTION E. WRITING (20 pts)
Question I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as
the sentence printed above it. (5 pts)
81. Nothing but a full apology would satisfy him.
82. It is not long before they are accustomed to swimming.
83. If it were not for her competence, she wouldn’t get promotion.
84. Mr. John has been operated on many times.
85. Mary criticized Tom for using her car without asking/having asked her first.
Question II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one,
using the words given. You MUST use between TWO and FIVE words. (5 pts)

1. There was extensive coverage of the tennis tournament.
2. Everyone remained silent when the teacher asked who the culprit was.
3. We agree to take turns to do the washing up.
4. I was under the impression that you had accepted his offer
5. No sooner had I left than I realized I’d forgotten my coat.
Question III. Paragraph writing (10 pts)
Marking scheme: The impression mark should be based on the following scheme:

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1.Format (2 pts)
The paragraph must include a topic sentence, supporting ideas and a concluding sentence.
2. Content ( 5 pts)
Ideas are presented with coherence and cohesion, style and clarity.
3. Language (3 pts)

A provision of a variety of vocabulary, good use and control of grammatical structures, good
punctuation and no spelling mistakes.

B- HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM:
- Tổng điểm toàn bài : 100 điểm
- Thang điểm:
20
Tổng số điểm các câu làm đúng
Điểm bài thi
=
5
- Điểm bài thi được làm tròn đến 0,25

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