Đề thi khảo sát học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2014-2015 - Trường THCS thị trấn Gia Lộc (Có đáp án)

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A. try to interrupt 	B. to try to interrupt	C. trying to interrupt D. to try interrupting
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences. (10 points)
1. When he plays cards he is very  He hates losing.
compete
2. If your work is . you will get a longer contract
satisfy
3. I’d love to see you next week, but .., it won’t be possible.
fortunate
4. As a doctor she wants to ... in child health. 
special 
5. Wearing "Ao dai" at work can cause. to modern, active women.
convenient
6. His son’s ....................................... has not improved much
behave
7. Misunderstanding can cause a deep ... among friends.
divide
8. He had real great .. to design this Ao dai
inspire
9. “Back street Boys” is greeted  in the USA nowadays.
warm
10. The two sides of the city are  by the river.
separation
IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correction. (5 points)
1. Stop making so much noise or the neighbors is going to get angrily.
 A	 B	 C	 D
2. It is usually more difficult learning a subject by listening to the lectures than by reading books.
 A B C D
3. She said her mother that she was still very poor and couldn’t afford to buy the car she 
 A B C really wanted.
 D 
4. He paid me $5 for cleaning twenty windows; most them hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.
 A B C D
5. In case it will rain hard this afternoon, you should take the raincoat with you. 
	 A	 B	 C	 D	
C. LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
Match each sentence in column A with its suitable response in column B. Use each response once only. (5 points)
A
B
1. May I use your phone to ring for a taxi?
2. Hi, Alice. What are you going to do this evening?
3. Would you mind lending me your dictionary for a while?
4. Could you post this letter for me on the way to school?
5. I need a favor.
A. I’d prefer you didn’t. 
B. No, of course not.
C. Sure, I will.
D. Nothing special. 
E. What’s wrong?
F. How can I help?
G. No, thank you.
H. Yes, I could.
I. Oh, there’s no need for that. My son will drive you home.
D. READING
I. Read the following passage and decide which option a, B, C, D best fits each space. (10 points)
 Science has told us so (1) _______ about the moon that it is fairly easy to imagine what it would be like to go there. It is certainly not (2) _______ friendly place. As there is no air or water, there can be no (3) _______ of any kind. There is no variety of scenery (4) _______. For mile after mile there are only flat plains of dust with mountains around them. Above, the sun and stars shine (5) _______ a black sky. If you step out of the mountain shadows, it will (6) _______ moving from severe cold into great heat. These extreme (7) _______ continually break rocks away from the surface of the mountains. The moon is also a very silent world, (8) _______ sound waves can only travel through air. But beyond the broken horizon, you see a friendly sight, our earth is shining more (9) _______ than the stars. From this distance, it looks (10) _______ an immense ball, colored blue and green and brown.
1. A. many
B. much
C. any
D. some
2. A. a
B. the
C. an
D. too
3. A. living
B. existence
C. sign
D. life
4. A. neither
B. though 
C. either
D. too
5. A. in
B. on
C. up
D. over
6. A. like
B. appear
C. seem
D. mean
7. A. weather
B. temperatures
C. climates
D. levels
8. A. for
B. though
C. but
D. when
9. A. warmly
B. quickly
C. steadily
D. brightly
10. A. as if
B. like
C. as
D. up
II. Read the following passage and fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (10 points)
Mozart, who was born on January 27th, 1756 in the Austrian city of Salzburg, was (1)_________ the first nor the last child prodigy, but he was certainly the greatest. He was born into a moderately prosperous family (2)_________ his unmatched musical genius made itself known extremely early. Mozart (3)____________ learning to play the harpsichord at three and his earliest known work was composed in 1761 when he was only five, the age (4)_________ which he also first appeared in public. From the age of six, when his father first took (5)_________ on the first foreign tour, Mozart toured the courts (6)_________ musical concerts of Austria, Germany, France, England, Holland, Switzerland and Italy. It has been calculated that Mozart spent almost a third of his short (7)_________ – he died at the age of 35 – traveling. As Mozart matured, he continued to tour and (8)_________ concerts. Mozart (9)_________ wrote a lot of operas. His first opera, Ri de Ponto, was first (10)_________ in Milan when he was 14, and it was the first of his many successes in the theater. 
III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (10 points)
Every year students from many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language.
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language and mathematics and English. In England or America, or Australia many boys and girls study their own language, which is English, and Mathematics, and another language, perhaps French, or German, or Spanish.. 
Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
1. According to the writer,.
	A. English is popular in much of the world C. English is useful only to teenagers.
	B. Only adults learn English.	 D. No children like learning English
2. Many people learn English by
A. taking with the film stars	 B. hearing the language in the office
C. watch video only	 D. working hard on their lessons.
3. Many boys and girls learn English because..
A. they have to study their own language B. their parents make them
C. English can give them a job	 D. It is included in their courses
4. Many adults learn English because.
A. Most of their books are in English	 B. It helps them in their work
C. Their work is useful	 D. They want to go abroad
5. In America or in Australia, many school children study..
A. Their own language and no foreign language
B. English and mathematics only.
C. Such foreign languages as French, German and Spanish
D. English as a foreign language
E. WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (5 points)
1. You’d better not buy this car. - If .
2. He was unable to paint the gate of his house because of the heavy rain. - The heavy rain 
3. He never has any successful results, even though he tries hard. - However 
4. He was late because his car broke down. - The reason . .
5. I’m sorry that I didn’t learn to drive a car when I was younger. - I regret ..
II. Complete the following letter using suggested words or phrases (10 points).
Dear Susan,
Craig/ I/ have/ best holiday/ our lives!
We/ be/ Barbados/ one/ most lovely islands/ Caribbean.
Although/ it/ much/ smaller/ Jamaica/ there/ seem/ be/ much more/ do/ Jamaica.
Moreover/ people here/ seem/ be/ friendlier/ those/ other islands.
We/ stay/ most modern hotel/ I/ ever/ see.
It/ large/ cool/ and/ many people/ think/ it/ best hotel/ island.
It/ comfortable/ than/ any/ other hotels.
Nearest beach/ less/ hundred meters/ away.
So/ we/ spend/ lot/ time/ swim/ sea.
It/ really/ well/ and/ I wish/ you/ be/ here.
 Love, 
Brian.
III. Write a paragraph (100 - 120 words) to talk about “What should we do to protect the environment?”(10 points)
Use the cues given blow:
+ stop cutting/ plant/ not throw/ put/ use/ collect/ reuse and recycle 
+ bottles and cans/ public buses instead of motorbikes, cars/ garbage into rivers, lakes/ garbage bins in the public places/ trees/ more trees/ fewer plastic bags/ plastic bags/ on land 
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PHÒNG GD& ĐT GIA LỘC
TRƯỜNG THCS THỊ TRẤN GIA LỘC
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
ĐỀ THI KS HỌC SINH GIỎI 
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 9
Năm học 2014 - 2015
 (Hướng dẫn chấm gồm 3 trang)
Questions
Answers
Total points
A. LISTENING
(15 points)
1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F	 5. T
Tape Transcript:
Lan: Where are you going, Nam?
Nam: I'm going to the amusement center. I'm going to play video games there.
Lan: How often do you go?
Nam: Not often. About once a week.
Lan: Isn't it expensive?
Nam: Not really. I usually stay for an hour. I don't spend much.
Lan: You must be careful. Video games can be addictive. Don't spend too much of your time in the arcade.
Nam: Don't worry, I won't. I have