Đề thi học viên giỏi lớp 9 và 12 môn Anh văn năm học 2014-2015 | Phòng Giáo dục Thường xuyên

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<b>SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO</b> <b>KỲ THI HỌC VIÊN GIỎI GIÁO DỤC THƯỜNG XUYÊN</b>

<b>THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH</b> <b>Năm học: 2014 - 2015</b>

<b> Khóa ngày: 28/3/2015 </b>
<b> Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp: 9 </b>

<b> Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề) </b>
(Thí sinh khơng phải chép đề vào giấy làm bài)

(Đề thi này có 75 câu)

<b>PART A </b>

<b>I. PHONETICS (1.0m) </b>

<b>Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (0.5m) </b>

1. A. private B. terrible C. nationality D. pencil

2. A. moustache B. brochure C. champagne D. stomach-ache
3. A. stadium B. newspaper C. nowadays D. occupation
4. A. occasion B. junction C. reunion D. reception
5. A. signature B. excursion C. traffic-lights D. transport

<b>Choose the word whose stress pattern (position of the main stress) is different from that of the </b>
<b>others. (0.5m) </b>

6. A. orchestra B. ambulance C. microphone D. magazine
7. A. cardigan B. diploma C. jeweller D. balcony
8. A. shampoo B. sheriff C. scientist D. sentence
9. A. telegram B. survivor C. teenager D. signature
10.A. population B. dictionary C. supermarket D. temperature

<b>II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (4.0 m) </b>

<b>Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. (1.5m) </b>

11.(A) If you want a (B) particular book, the person (C) to see is the librarian (D) she is wearing
glasses.

12.It is going to be (A) a very new experience for us, and (B) it could be a (C) frightened (D) one, too.
13.He sayshe (A) has the team shirt, (B) however I‟ve (C) never seen him (D) wearit.

14.It‟s good that he always sounds (A) happily (B) to hear from me, (C) even for a short call about (D)
nothing.

15.This tree (A) was planted by the settlers (B) who (C) have founded our city (D) over four hundred
years ago.

16.Lucy has a beautiful baby, (A) but my sister has (B) a (C) most beautiful baby (D) on earth.
17.This (A) refrigerator is (B) very old to (C) keep things (D) at a proper temperature.

18.When I am (A) on holiday, I enjoy (B) not to have to (C) stay up late (D) to complete work.
19.(A) For (B) several years, poor little Johnny (C) was rised by his (D) elderly grandmother.

20.There (A) was (B) a very interesting news (C) on the radio this morning (D) about the earthquake in

Italy.

21.Rice (A) and beans, my favorite dish, (B) remind me (C) of my (D) native Puerto Rico.
22.(A) Mother‟s Day is the (B) day when children show their love (C) to their mother (D) on.
23.Ann‟s eyes and hair (A) are the same (B) colours (C) like her (D) grandmother‟s.

24.(A) Some of the people were standing in the street (B) watched the parade, (C) while (D) others
were singing songs.

25.He (A) had arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked (B) into the hotel at 9:00, and (C) met (D) the
others at 10:00.

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<b>Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. (2.5 m) </b>

26.The engineer ______ our company relies is on holiday.

A. who B. whose C. on whom D. whom on

27.My uncle has crashed the car again. He ______ into a tree in High street.

A. was running B. ran C. has run D. was going to run
28.______ your brother, I must warn you to be careful.

A. Like B. As C. Of D. Both A & B are correct.
29.Canada's ______ growth has been quite consistent for the last few years.

A. economy B. economical C. economic D. economically
30.My son hasn‟t seen the new movie yet, and ______ his cousin.

A. neither has B. so has C. either has D. either does
31.Everyone looks much ______ today than they did yesterday.

A. happy B. happily C. more happily D. happier

32.It‟s a big country house with six bedrooms, and there are beatiful views of the countryside from
______ room.

A. every B. each C. all D. Both A & B are correct.
33.You ______ forget to pay the rent tomorrow. The landlord is very strict about paying on time.

A. mustn‟t B. needn‟t C. „ve got to D. Both A & B are correct.
34. There isn‟t an ATM here, ______?

A. is it B. isn‟t it C. is there D. isn‟t there
35. Tall buildings and mountain roads ______ because they had such a fear of heights.

A. avoiding B. being avoided C. avoided D. were avoided

36. I‟m a very lucky person because I ______ my living doing what I love – painting beautiful pictures.

A. get B. make C. do D. have

37. When I rang the bell, his wife ______ the door.

A. answered B. replied C. responded D. received
38. While John ______ last night, someone stole his car.

A. slept B. felt asleep C. was sleeping D. has fallen asleep
39. I‟ll think of you when I ______ on the beach next week.

A. lie B. will lie C. will be lying D. „m lying
40. Is there ______ safe where I can leave my bike?

A. somewhere B. a place C. anywhere D. Both A & C are correct.
41.They have to ______ their climb to the top of Mount Everest until next week because the weather

has been very bad, the worst in thirty years.

A. cancel B. postpone C. quit D. avoid

42. An ant can carry things that weigh 30 times ______ its own body.

A. as much as B. as little as C. as heavy as D. as few as

43. Listen, James. I don‟t care if you ______ your bus this morning. You ______ late to work too many
times. You‟re fired!

A. missed / have been C. missed / were

B. were missing / have been D. had missed / had been
44. The rooms are all ______ to take a third bed.

A. too large B. enough large C. large enough D. so large
45. The euro is the official ______ of the eurozone.

A. money B. coin C. exchange D. currency

46. Tom wishes he ______ enough money to buy a new car now.

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47. Peter did not do very well in the course ______.

A. therefore he was a good student C. although he was not hard-working
B. because he failed to study properly D. because he had studied badly
48. Don‟t go out ______ the rain without an umbrella.

A. in B. under C. through D. of

49.Joe: Let‟s meet for a coffee tonight.
Sarah: I‟m afraid I can‟t.

Joe: Oh, ______!

Sarah: No, really. I‟ve got so much to do.

A. sure B. come on C. well D. why not

50. P: Excuse me, may I borrow your newspaper for a minute, please?
O: Yes, ______.

A. sorry B. certainly C. never mind D. welcome

<b>III. READING (3.0m) </b>

<b>Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. </b>
<b>Kim’s Hungry Pet </b>

<i><b>Saturday </b></i>
Dear Diary,

Today I got a goat. Everyone says she‟s kind of (51) ______. I think she‟s beautiful. I‟m going to
(52) ______ her Felicity. She‟s going to stay out in the field (53) ______ the day. At night, I‟ll bring her
into the barn. She‟s little – (54) ______ taller than a pig. I think she‟s very smart. - Kim

<i><b>Sunday </b></i>
Dear Diary,

I spent most of today (55) ______ Felicity around the farm. It was easy. She followed me everywhere.
She even tried to come into the house for dinner. I fed her an apple, and she stayed on the porch
(56) ______ goat sounds. Then, she ate the petunias in the yard. And a postcard (57) ______ I had in my
pocket is missing. I noticed that it (58) ______ after Felicity poked her nose into my coat. - Kim

<i><b>Monday </b></i>
Dear Diary,

I got a new pair of sandals. They were beautiful, and I was so excited to have them. Felicity apparently
shared my (59) ______. (60) ______ I left her alone with the sandals, she chewed up the decorative
metal bar. They are almost (61) ______ now. - Kim

<i><b>Tuesday </b></i>
Dear Diary,

I stayed in the barn last night with Felicity. She seemed a bit lonely. I fed her carrots and hay. She liked

the hay, but I‟m not sure about the carrots. Today after school, my friend Jane came over. Jane fed her a
(62) ______ of grass. Felicity really liked to eat. She also nibbled on Jane‟s shoelace and chewed a hole
in (63) ______ of her <b>mittens</b>. - Kim

<i><b>Wednesday </b></i>
Dear Diary,

I did my homework in the barn to (64) ______ Felicity company. I read it to her, and she seemed to like
it. I had to sleep in the house because I had all sorts of bug bites on me from sleeping in the barn. Goats
are hard work! - Kim

<i><b>Thursday </b></i>

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Kim does not have her homework today. Her goat ate it last night. She will (65) ______ it ______
tomorrow. - Sincerely, Carol Gray, Kim‟s mom. <i>(</i>Adapted from<i> www.readworks.org)</i>

<b>Glossary</b>: Mitten – a kind of glove

51.A. looking-funny B. funny-look C. funnily-looking D. funny-looking

52.A. name B. say C. title D. give

53.A. at B. during C. while D. around

54.A. even B. neither C. hardly ever D. hardly

55.A. showing B. to show C. for showing D. in order for showing
56.A. getting B. creating C. making D. doing

57.A. which B. that C. , that D. Both A & B are correct.
58.A. went out B. was gone C. gone D. went away

59.A. eager B. excite C. enthusiasm D. anger
60.A. As soon as B. During C. Soon D. Whenever
61.A. wearable B. old C. unwearable D. wearing
62.A. hand B. handful C. handy D. mouth

63.A. all B. one C. neither D. either

64.A. get B. have C. keep D. make

65.A. turn … in B. turn … out C. turn … off D. turn … over

<b>PART B. WRITING (2.0m) </b>

<b>I. Make all necessary changes and additions to write a complete sentence from each of the </b>
<b>following sets of words and phrases. (1.0m) </b>

1. Peter / enjoys / read / scientific magazines / and so / Mary.

 _____________________________________________________________________________.
2. She / regrets / not / study / French / when / have / chance.

 _________________ ___________________________________________________________.
3. I / will not / miss / classes / if / I / you.

 ____________________________________________________________________________.
4. We spent / whole day / look / some / old picture.

 ____________________________________________________________________________.
5. Five minutes / be / enough / me / make / you / cup of tea.

 ____________________________________________________________________________.

<b>II. Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed </b>
<b>before it. (1.0m) </b>

6. We enjoyed our trip although the weather was bad.

 In spite of ______________________________________________________________.
7. People are using computers in almost every field.

 Computers _____________________________________________________________.
8. I would like you to help me move this box out of the room.

 Would you mind ________________________________________________________?
9. “I‟ll be back next week”, she said.

 She said she ____________________________________________________________.
10.The last time I saw her was a week ago.

 I haven‟t _______________________________________________________________.

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