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TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 HUYỆN THANH OAI
NĂM HỌC: 2018 - 2019
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (VÒNG 1) ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Chú ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm có 06 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 06.
- Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này. Điểm
Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1: Số phách (Do Chủ tịch hội
- Bằng số:…………….. ………………………………………... đồng chấm thi ghi)
- Bằng chữ:…………… Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2: …………………..
………………………... ………………………………………...
PART ONE: LISTENING (3.0 pts)
Listen and fill in the gaps with the words you hear: (15  0.2 = 3.0 pts) Niagara Falls
I live in Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls is a (1)………………….. place. A lot of tourists visit
here every year. Most of the tourists come to see the waterfalls. The waterfalls are very
beautiful and (2)…………………... At night they shine lights on the falls that make them
even more dramatic. Tourists line up (3)………………….. the railings to watch the water as
it tumbles into the Niagara River.
There are (4)………………….. things in Niagara Falls that the tourists like to visit.
There are a lot of (5)………………….. shops and museums.
There are many hotels that the tourists can stay at. Tourism is very (6)………………….. to
Niagara Falls. Many people work in the tourism (7)…………………...
There are many jobs in the tourism industry.
You can take a special bus and (8)………………….. Niagara Falls.
You can ride in a horse-drawn carriage in Niagara-on-the-Lake, or you can take a
(9)………………….. ride over the falls from the American side.
You can even ride in a helicopter (10)………………….. the falls.
Niagara Falls is very busy in the summertime.
Summer is the time when most (11)………………….. visit here.
Sometimes the tourists think it raining near the falls, but it is only the mist that rises from the mighty waterfalls.
There are many legends and stories (12)………………….. to Niagara Falls.
There is a special legend called "The Maid of the Mist."
There are stories about the daredevils who (13)………………….. that they were more powerful than the falls.
Some of them went over the falls in barrels, and others walked on tightropes over the falls.
Both of those things are very (14)…………………...
I stay behind the railings when I look at the falls. I know just how powerful the falls are.
It is interesting to (15)………………….. all the stories that there are about Niagara Falls.
-> Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Trang 1
PART TWO: PHONETICS: (2.0 pts)
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently: (5  0.2=1.0 pt) 16. A. chimney B. Christmas C. architecture D. psychology 17. A. organized B. frightened C. covered D. celebrated 18. A. ocean B. convenient C. precious D. official 19. A. geology B. classify C. psychology D. photography 20. A. wicked B. laughed C. sacred D. naked Your answers: 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:
(5  0.2 = 1.0 pt) 21. A. century B. temperature C. valuable D. unmanned 22. A. miserable B. religious C. ambitious D. believable 23. A. political B. society C. struggle D. describe 24. A. arrival B. language C. occasion D. phonetic 25. A. activity B. management C. recognize D. previous -> Your answers: 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES: (5.5pts)
I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (15  0.1 = 1.5 pts)
26. Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish ......................on earth for ages and ages. A. existed B. are existing C. exist D. have existed
27. When is Mr. Baker planning to retire? - Soon, I think. He ......................here for a long
time. He’ll probably retire next year or the year after that. A. is working B. worked
C. has been working D. had been working
28. The little boy wishes he ...................... a superman in the future. A. be B. is C. was D. could be
29. Not only the students but also the instructor in this building ..................... for a new facility. A. hope B. hopes C. hoping D. hoped
30. I don’t remember......................of the decision to change the company policy on vacations. When was it decided? A. telling B. being told C. to tell D. to be told
31. The girl...................... is my neighbour.
A. talks to the lady over there
B. is talking to the lady over there
C. was talking to the lady over there
D. talking to the lady over there
32. By the end of this month, I ......................for this company for two years. A. have been working B. will work C. will be working D. will have been working
33. ......................, the results couldn’t be better.
A. No matter what he tried hard
B. No matter how hard he tried
C. Although very hard he tried D. Despite how hard he tried
34. - Hoang: “Can I use your car this afternoon?” - Thinh: “......................”.
A. Of course, you can B. Of course, you might
C. It’s my pleasure D. Do it if you can
35. The ancient medical treatment......................as a acupunture is still used during surgery. A. to know B. knowing C. known D. knows
36. ......................the scholarship really surprised me. A. Michael got B. Michael getting
C. Michael’s getting D. Michael gets
37. Anyone ...................... scholastic record is above average can apply for the scholarship. Trang 2 A. who has B. has a C. who’s a D. whose
38. Unless Hoa ...................... more goods, she wouldn’t get much commission. A. sell B. sells C. sold D. selling
39. Everyone here has been to Sapa,......................? A. haven’t they B. hasn’t he C. hasn’t they D. has he
40. I was named ………..a wealthy relative of my Mom’s. A. after B. to C. as D. in on -> Your answers: 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
II. Give the correct form of the given words to complete the sentences: (10 0.2 = 2.0 pts) 41.
It’s difficult to buy meat on this island but fish is .............................. (PL E N TY)
In .............................., I would like to thank the people who have helped 42. (CONCLUDE)
me while I have been working here.
43. T he ..............................your sister gave last night was wonderful. (PERFO RM)
Tom claimed that his..............................had caused him to become a 44. (BRING UP) criminal. 45.
Please help me, Ba! I can’t find the ..........................to this maths problem. (SOLVE)
The government has promised to deal with the problem of 46. (EMPLOY)
.............................. among young people. 47.
You’d be .............................. if you had been waiting for two hours. (PATIENT)
.............................., many houses in our neighbourhood have to be 48. (FORTUNE)
demolished to make ways for the road.
Therefore the roads become ................................. with cars as people 49. (JAM) drive to work.
Travelling by public transport is very...........................as there are long 50. (ATTRACT) delays. -> Your answers: 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
III. Fill in the missing preposition or adverb: (10 x 0.2 = 2.0 pts)
hold back = (1) prevent development, (2) delay, (3) withhold
hold in = control (feelings, oneself)
hold off = (1) keep at a distance, (2) delay, not to begin hold on = wait
hold out = (1) last, (2) resist
hold out for = wait to get something desired
hold out on = keep a secret from somebody
hold over = postpone to a later date
hold up = (1) rob (a bank, vehicle), (2) delay by traffic
51. Can’t you hold ..............................those reporters until I’ve finished the rehearsal?
52. Thomas is a talented actor but his lack of ambition holds him..............................
53. Although they tried, they couldn’t hold..............................their laugher.
54. Hold..............................a minute while I get something from my room.
55. My parents offered to buy me a BMV (car) but I’m holding..............................a Porsche. Trang 3
56. Some Japanese soldiers refused to believe the war was over and held ..............................in the jungle for years.
57. Due to the chairman’s illness, the meeting was held..............................till the next week.
58. Strike action held..............................trains and buses all day yesterday.
59. He says he knows nothing about the missing documents but I’m sure he’s holding
.............................. me.
60. Our water surpplies held..............................for three weeks when we were marooned in the desert. -> Your answers: 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
PART FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION: (5.0 pts)
I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each gap of the passage: (10  0.2 = 2.0 pts) WATER
Water is one of our most precious resources; put it simply, without water there would be no
life. Unfortunately, many of us seem to have (61) _______ this fact, and as a result the world
is (62) _______ the danger of running out of water. The actual (63) _______ of water on
earth has changed little since the time of dinosaurs. The problem has been (64) _______ by
people’s misuse of our water supply. This not only means that we have polluted our rivers
and seas, but also that we are (65) _______ a great deal of this precious resource.
Unfortunately the destruction of the rain forests has (66) _______ this problem worse since
much of the rain that falls is lost because it runs off into the sea. The population of the earth is
increasing daily, so it is vital that we (67) _______ a solution to this problem before it is too
late. The first step is to educate people, especially by reminding them of the (68) _______ of
water. For most of us it is available whenever we require it, whether to bathe in or to drink, so
we seldom bother to think about it. People then (69) _______ thought how to reuse bath or
shower for household cleaning. Whatever methods we decide to use, we must comprehend
the worth (70) _______water and how we can conserve it. 61. A. looked over B. omitted C. forgotten D. missed 62. A. facing B. witnessing C. viewing D. noticing 63. A. sum B. total C. number D. amount 64. A. brought out B. caused C. done D. happened 65. A. exploiting B. wasting C. spending D. throwing 66. A. caused B. done C. created D. made 67. A. recover B. work C. find D. come up 68. A. value B. cost C. price D. wealth 69. A. need to be B. needs to be C. need be D. need been 70. A. in B. of C. to D. from -> Your answers: 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space: (10 0.2 =2.0 pts)
The pace of modern life is very fast, and most people have busy and demanding lives. So
eating a balanced (71)………….……….. and doing physical activity can make a big difference
to overall health. Regular physical activity is good (72)………….……….. your whole body,
from your brain to your bones. Yet many people do not get (73)………….……….. exercise. Trang 4
The good news is that (74)………….……….. is easier than you may think to fit physical
activity (75)………….……….. your day because you can do it at (76)………….……….. time
and almost anywhere. No matter (77)………….……….. your age and stage of life there are
plenty of ways to take exercise.
Your feet were made for walking, so use them (78)………….……….. you get the chance.
Walk around town. Ignore lifts and escalators and build up your leg muscles by climbing stairs.
Next, get out and play. Kicking a ball is fun and it is also a great way to spend
(79)………….……….. together with a family. Finally, try doing two things at once! While you
talk on the phone or watch television, lift weights or (80)………….……….. household chores. -> Your answers: 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80.
III. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to answer the following questions: (5 0.2=1.0 pt)
When you enter the supermarkets, you see shelves full of food. You walk in the aisles
between the shelves. You push a shopping cart and put your food in it.
You probably hear soft, slow music as you walk along the aisles. If you hear fast music,
you walk quickly. The supermarket plays slow music, you walk slowly and have more time to buy things.
Maybe you go to the meat department first. There is some meat on sale, and you want to
find it. The manager of the supermarket knows where customers enter the meat department.
The cheaper meat is at the other end of the meat department, away from where the customers
enter. You have to walk by all the expensive meat before you find the cheaper meat. Maybe
you will buy some of the expensive meat instead of the meat on sale.
The dairy department sells milk and milk products such as butter and cheese. Many
customers like milk that has only little butterfat in it. One store has three different containers
of low fat milk. One says ‘1% fat’ on the container. The second says ‘99 percent (99%) fat
free’. The third says ‘Low fat’ in big letters and 1% in small letters. As you can see, all the
milk has the same amount of fat. The milk is all the same. The amount of milk in each
container is also the same. However, in this store they cost three different amounts of money.
Maybe the customers will buy the milk that costs the most.
81. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. How different kinds of food are arranged in supermarkets.
B. Soft, slow music makes people buy more in supermarkets.
C. The supermarket is designed to make you buy things.
D. Be sure not to be deceived in supermarkets
82. The manager knows __________.
A. which customers like low fat milk
B. which customers like slow music
C. where customers enter the meat department D. where customers come from
83. When you walk by the expensive meat __________ . A. maybe you will buy some
B. maybe you will buy low fat milk
C. you will look for fresh food
D. you will walk on the shelves
84. The word “they” in the last paragraph means ______. A. the customers
B. the managers of the supermarket
C. the containers of low fat milk
D. the food in the supermarket
85. There are three different containers of low fat milk.
A. One has 99 percent of butterfat.
B. They all cost the same amount of money.
C. One has less fat than the others.
D. They all have the same amount of fat. Trang 5 -> Your answers: 81. 82. 83. 84. 85.
PART FIVE: WRITING: (4.5 pts)
I. Rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning as the first ones: (5 0.2=1.0 pt)
86. I haven’t been to a Chinese restaurant for ages.
-> It’s ages ……………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………..…………………….
87. This is my first game of water-polo.
-> I have……………………......………………………………………..………………………………………………..….…………………………
88. How long have Thuy and Trung been married?
-> When ……………………………………………………………..……………………….....……………………………………………….. ?
89. Mrs. Baker was parking his car when she noticed the wing-mirror was broken.
-> When …………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………….……………………....................
90. They employed the workers to repair their house.
-> They had …..............………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………..
II. Write complete sentences using the suggested words: (5  0.2 = 1.0 pt) Dear Quynh,
91. I/ write/ introduce/ you/ language school/ you can improve/ English.
-> ……..............……….................………………………………………………..…………………..................……………………………………………………..
92. Instead of /learn/ your own/ as/ you/ do/ now/ you should learn/ speak English/ others.
-> ……..............……….................………………………………………………..…………………..................……………………………………………………..
93. The Academy of Language/ offer/ you/ good/ friendly environment / practice/ English./
They/ also/ well-qualified teachers.
-> ……..............……….................………………………………………………..…………………..................……………………………………………………..
-> ……..............……….................………………………………………………..…………………..................……………………………………………………..
94. There/ classes/ different levels/ the morning/ afternoon/ and courses/ begin/ first week this February.
-> ……..............……….................………………………………………………..…………………..................……………………………………………………..
-> ……..............……….................………………………………………………..…………………..................……………………………………………………..
95. If/ you/ interested/ can phone/ 0433998885/ further information.
-> ……..............……….................………………………………………………..…………………..................…………………………………………………….. Best of luck! Thuy Linh
III. Write a passage about 200 words about “The advantages and disadvantages of
living in the countryside”: (2.5 points)
………………………………………………………………….......…………………………………………………………………………….…………………….. ĐÁP ÁN
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC: 2018 - 2019
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (VÒNG 1)
PART ONE: LISTENING (3.0 points)
Listen and fill in the gaps with the words you hear: (15  0.2 = 3.0 pts) 26. famous 27. powerful 28. against 29. other 30. gift 31. important 32. industry 33. tour 34. balloon 35. over 36. tourists 37. connected 38. thought 39. dangerous 40. discover Trang 6
PART TWO: PHONETICS: (2.0 points)
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently: (5 0.2=1.0 pt)
16. A. chimney 17. D. celebrated 18. B. convenient 19. B. classify 20. B. laughed
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:
(5 0.2 = 1.0 pt)
21. D. unmanned 22. A. miserable 23. C. struggle
24. B. language 25. A. activity
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES: (5.5 points)
I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (15  0.1 = 1.5 pts)
26. D. have existed 27. C. has been 28. D. could be 29. B. hopes 30. B. being working told
31. D. talking to the 32. D. will have 33. B. No matter
34. A. Of course, 35. C. known lady over there been working how hard I tried you can 36. C. Michael’s 37. D. whose 38. C. sold 39. A. haven’t 40. A. after getting they
II. Give the correct form of the given words to complete the sentences: (10 0.2 = 2.0 pts) 41. plentiful 42. conclusion
43. performance 44. upbringing 45. solution 46. unemployment 47. impatient 48. Unfortunately 49. jammed 50. unattractive
III. Fill in the missing preposition or adverb: (10 x 0.2 = 2.0 pts) 51. off 52. back 53. in 54. on 55. out for 56. out 57. over 58. up 59. out on 60. out
PART FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION: (5.0 points)
I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each gap of the passage: (10  0.2 = 2.0 pts)
86. C. forgotten 87. A. facing 88. D. amount 89. B. caused 90. B. wasting 91. D. made 92. C. find 93. A. value 94. A. need to be 95. B. of
II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space: (10 0.2 =2.0 pts) 71. diet 72. for
73. enough/ any/ much/ physical 74. it 75. into 76. any 77. what 78. whenever/ when 79. time 80. do
III. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to answer the following questions: (5 0.2=1.0 pt)
81. C. The supermarket is designed to make you buy things.
82. C. where customers enter the meat department
83. A. maybe you will buy some
84. C. the containers of low fat milk
85. D. They all have the same amount of fat.
PART FIVE: WRITING: (4.5 points) Trang 7
I. Rewrite the following sentences with the same meaning as the first ones: (5 0.2=1.0 pt)
86. It’s ages since I last went to a Chinese restaurant.
87. I have never played (the game) water-polo before.
88. When did Thuy and Trung get married?
89. When Mrs. Baker was parking his car, she noticed the wing-mirror was broken.
90. They had their house repaired by the workers.
II. Write complete sentences using the suggested words: (5  0.2 = 1.0 pt) Dear Quynh,
91. I am writing to introduce to you a language school where you can improve your English.
92. Instead of learning on your own as you are doing now, you should learn to speak English with others.
93. The Academy of Language offers you a good and friendly environment to practice your
English. They also have well-qualified teachers.
94. There are classes at different levels in the morning and afternoon, and courses begin in the first week this February.
95. If you are interested, you can phone 387745682 for further information. Best of luck! Thuy Linh
III. Write a passage about 200 words about “The advantages and disadvantages of
living in the countryside”: (2.5 pts)
Notes: The mark given to this part is based on the following scheme:
1. Content: (40% of total mark) a provision of all main ideas and as details as appropriate.
2. Organization & Presentation: (30% of total mark) ideas are organized and presented with
coherence, style, and clarity appropriate to the level of English language gifted secondary school students.
3. Language: (30% of total mark) a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the
level of English language gifted secondary school students.
Notes for marking:
Total mark = 20 points
80 sentences  0.2 = 16 points
15 sentences  0.1 = 1.5 points (from sentence 26 -> sentence 40)
The passage = 2.5 points Trang 8