Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2018-2019 - Phòng giáo dục và đào tạo Phù Ninh

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1. PHÒNG GD&ĐT PHÙ NINH SỐ Họ và tên thí sinh: PHÁCH KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI . . (do Chủ Môn: Tiếng Anh 9 Sinh ngày : / /200 tịch HĐ Năm học 2018 - 2019 Học sinh trường THCS: . chấm ghi) (Thời gian làm bài: 150', không kể Số báo danh thời gian giao đề) Giám thị 1: Giám thị 2: .  BÀI THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI Môn: Tiếng Anh 9 – Năm học 2018-2019 Điểm SỐ Bằng số: Giám khảo 1: . PHÁCH Bằng chữ: Giám khảo 2: . (Bài thi gồm 8 trang. Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bài thi bằng cách ghi vào ô trả lời hoặc dòng kẻ đã cho sẵn) SECTION 1: LISTENING (2.0 points) Questions 1-5. People are discussing the life of the actor James Dean. Did these events in Dean’s life happen in Indiana, California, or New York? Listen and check (√) the correct answer. Indiana California New York 1. He was born 2. He lived with his aunt and uncle after her mother’s death. 3. He went to college 4. He did more stage acting 5. He died in a car crash Questions 1-5. Listen to the speech and choose option A, B, C or D to answer the questions. 1. How has science done a disservice to mankind? A. Because of science, disease caused by contaminated food has virtually eradicated. B. It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food. C. As a result of scientific intervention, some potentially harmful substances have been added to our food. D. The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables. 2. What are nitrates used for? A. They preserve flavor in packaged foods. B. They preserve the color of meats. C. They are the objects of research. D. They cause the animals to become fatter. 3. What does FDA mean? A. Food Direct Additions B. Final Difficult Analysis C. Food and Drug Administration D. Federal Dairy Addititives 1
2. PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO PHÙ NINH Họ và tên thí sinh: . KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI Sinh ngày : / /200 Môn: Tiếng Anh 9 Học sinh trường THCS: . Năm học 2017-2018 Số báo danh (Thời gian làm bài: 150', không kể thời gian giao đề) Đề thi có 08 trang Giám thị 1: Giám thị 2: . Thí sinh không ghi vào phần có đường gạch chéo này. 4. The word “carcinogenic” means most nearly the same as “ ___” A. trouble-makingB. color-retaining C. money-makingD. cancer-causing 5. Which of the following statement is not true? A. Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons. B. Some of the additives are added to the food to preserve color. C. Researchers have known about the potential hazard of food additives for over fifty years. D. Food may cause forty percent of cancer in the world. Write your answers here: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. SECTION 2: LANGUAGE USE (8.0 points) I. PHONETICS Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer A, B, C, or D in the numbered box. 1. A. fabricB. subject C. climbingD. backbone 2. A. conditionsB. infectiousC. disabledD. constitute 3. A. elongatedB. integrateC. economyD. reliable Write your answers here: 1. 2. 3. Choose the letter A, B, C or D next to the word whose main stress is placed differently 1. A. portableB. submarineC. principleD. imitate 2. A. laptopB. greenhouseC. coverD. release Write your answers here: 1. 2. II. GRAMMAR: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer A, B, C, or D in the numbered box. (3.0 points) 1. My car broke down yesterday, so I ___ catch a taxi to the office. A. had betterB. had toC. ought to D. might 2. Perhaps the largest potential benefit ___ smart cities will come from enhancing resident’s quality of life. A. inB. atC. forD. from 3. Research has suggested that the food we eat ___ longevity. A. must affectB. should affectC. affectedD. affects 4. Health officials warn that anyone who ___ directly at the sun during an eclipse may put their sight at risk. A. looks B. lookC. lookedD. was looking 5. It is politely requested by the hotel management that radios ___ after 11 o’clock at night. A. did not playB. not to playC. not be playedD. were not played 2
3. 6. ___ your opinion of the professor is, you must admit that he has a good method of teaching. A. HowB. WhateverC. WhetherD. What 7. Some inventions make bigger impact on the public than ___, and some inventions quickly become part of everyday life. A. anotherB. otherC. the otherD. others 8. ___ many international agreements affirming their human rights, women are still much more likely than men to be poor and illiterate. A. AlthoughB. DespiteC. BecauseD. Since 9. Bill Gates gave away $4.6 billion in Microsoft shares in June ___ his personal charity, the Bill & Melida Gates Foundation. A. on B. forC. toD. at 10. With 1960 islands in different sizes and an unbelievable smooth sea surface, Halong Bay ___ its name to one of the worthies places in the world to visit. A. writesB. is writtenC. will writeD. has written 11. The twenty-first century technologies could offer lifestyles that are ___ benign. A. environmentB. environmentalC. environmentallyD. environmentalist 12. It’s time for us ___ in efficient and renewable energy, rebuild our cities, towns and states. A. to investB. investC. investedD. investing 13. ___ who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determining the atomic weight of radium. A. Marie Curie B. It was Marie Curie C. That Marie CurieD. When Marie Curie 14. My mother runs the home, does the shopping and ___. A. at weekends she has cooked good meals B. good meals are cooked at weekends C. cooks very good meals at weekends D. is cooking good meals everyday 15. I expect a peaceful atmosphere in my village ___. A. where there have neither arguments nor conflicts among people. B. which does not have either arguments nor conflicts among people. C. in which there are neither arguments nor conflicts among people. D. where people haven’t either arguments nor conflicts with each other. Write your answers here: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. III. VOCABULARY Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer A, B, C, or D in the numbered box. 1. A range of sporting ___ such as human chess and a boat race was held during the carnival. A. performancesB. preparations C. activitiesD. celebrations 2. These climate ___ occurred over less than a decade. A. shiftB. shifts C. shiftingD. shifters 3. You should ___ your hat when you enter a temple. A. put onB. put offC. take onD. take off 4. People should ___ a green lifestyle to help conserve the natural resources. A. adaptB. adjustC. adoptD. adjoin 5. Organic vegetables are considered healthier ___ their high price. A. althoughB. despiteC. in spiteD. regardless 3
4. 6. Doesn’t it ___ you as strange that it’s the middle of May and it’s snowing? A. hitB. occurC. touchD. strike 7. Conservationists have been trying to look for ways to protect ___ areas. A. wildB. wildnessC. wildernessD. wildlife 8. He often reads newspapers and watches the news so he is very ___ of current issues. A. informativeB. well-informedC. open-mindedD. absent-minded 9. The limestone formation of Thien Duong Cave is more ___ than that of Phong Nha Cave. A. spectacularB. probableC. geologicalD. sight-seeing 10. A lot of ___ were built to solve the traffic jam problem at intersections. A. tramsB. tunnels C. sky trainsD. flyovers 11. The very first metro is being built to ___ the travel demands of Saigonese. A. solveB. makeC. seeD. meet 12. Skin disorders happen ___ radioactive pollution. A. becauseB. sinceC. due to D. so 13. The ___ was a four-wheeled rover used on the Moon in the American Apollo program. A. a space buggyB. UFOsC. spaceshipC. galaxy 14. Plants that grow in high desert areas must live in extreme daytime heat. ___, they must be able to tolerate severe nighttime cold. A. ButB. LikewiseC. ThereforeD. However 15. The exhibit included a ___ of the Golden Gate Bridge made from matchsticks. A. modernB. modelC. modemD. modest Write your answers here: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. IV. SYNONYM Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 1. After a while, they came upon a little house made of gingerbread. A. planned to meetB. arranged to meet C. suddenly foundD. wanted to see 2. The public health infrastructure of this country is poorly prepared for the emerging disease problems of a rapidly changing world. A. widespreadB. appearingC. seriousD. major 3. The basic challenge for sustainable agriculture is to maximize the use of locally-available and renewable resources. A. long-termB. short-termC. beneficialD. harmful Write your answers here: 1. 2. 3. V. LANGUAGE FUNCTION 1. – ‘I have two days off this week. Let’s help at the orphanage then.’ - ‘ ___’ A. Not really. I have classes on those days. B. That sounds great! I can’t wait to go there. C. Oh. I see you have a heart of gold. D. Thanks for suggesting us. 2. - “Could I help you with that?” - “ ___” A. Thanks, your compliment is encouraging. B. Think nothing of it. Why not? 4
5. C. That’s all right, but thanks anyway. I’m OK. D. I couldn’t agree more. Write your answers here: 1. 2. SECTION 3: READING (5.0 points) I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage. Write your answer in the numbered box. (2.0 points) TIME MANAGEMENT FOR STUDETNS Learning to manage your time involves using a variety of life skills together. First of all, you need to know yourself. Only you know (1) ___ you are a morning or an evening person, for example. Understanding when you are (2) ___ your best can help you decide when to do certain things you have to do – like studying. Then, you need to prioritize and decide which things are the most (and least) important. After that, you need to get organized and start planning a schedule, (3) ___ could include where to study, as well as when to relax. It is important to be (4) ___ when you are trying to manage your time. You need to factor in time to sleep, (5) ___, and this should be based on your normal sleep patterns there is no (6) ___ in planning to study at six in the morning if you have never managed to get out of bed before eight. Many people forget to include socializing, but this is a mistake because it is unhealthy to avoid seeing people, just as it is a mistake to (7) ___ all your time socializing while your list of things to do grows longer and longer. On the subject of lists, it is important to remember that these may have to change. You need to plan for the unexpected – a visit from a friend, for example – and this means that you may have to (8) ___ your to-do list, perhaps (9) ___ something that is less important. Flexibility is the key here, (10) ___ you risk becoming extremely disorganized. It is better to have to change a plan than to close it completely. Finally, remember the old saying – “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”. In the end, managing your time better will help you avoid stress, and that can only be a good thing. 1.A. thatB. whetherC. whatD. how 2. A. inB. onC. atD. over 3. A. thatB. whichC. itD. there 4. A. realB. realismC. realityD. realistic 5. A. in contrastB. in additionC. for allD. for instance 6. A. pointB. needC. demandD. request 7. A. takeB. putC. bringD. spend 8. A. adaptB. adjustC. abandonD. affect 9. A. crossing outB. thinking ofC. putting outD. taking off 10. A. consequentlyB. moreoverC. howeverD. otherwise Write your answers here: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. II. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Write your answer in the numbered box. (1.0 points) Scientists agree that the earth’s rising temperatures are fueling longer and hotter heat waves, more frequent droughts, heavier rainfall, and more powerful hurricanes. In 2015, for example, scientists said that an ongoing drought in California – that state’s worst water shortage in 1,200 years – had been intensified by 15 percent to 20 percent by global warming. They also said the odds of similar droughts happening in the future had roughly doubled over the past century. And in 2016, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine announced that it’s now possible to confidently attribute certain weather events, like some heat waves, directly to climate change. 5
6. The earth’s ocean temperatures are getting warmer, too – which means that tropical storms can pick up more energy. So global warming could turn, say, a category 3 storm into a more dangerous category 4 storm. In fact, scientists have found that the frequency of North Atlantic hurricanes has increased since the early 1980s, as well as the number of storms that reach categories 4 and 5. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina – the costliest hurricane in U.S. history – struck New Orleans; the second-costliest, Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast in 2012 The impacts of global warming are being felt across the globe. Extreme heat waves have caused tens of thousand of deaths around the world in recent years. And in an alarming sign of events to come, Antarcia has been losing about 134 billion metric tons of ice per year since 2002. This rate could speed up if we keep burning fossil fuels at our current pace, some experts say, causing sea levels to rise several meters over the next 50 to 150 years. 1. The passage answer which of the following questions? A. What is global warming? B. What causes global warming? C. What are the effects of global warming on human’s life? D. How is global warming linked to extreme weather? 2. The word intensified in paragraph 1 refers to ___ . A. made strongerB. made fasterC. made higherD. made drier 3. According to the passage, what should be done to keep the sea level from rising too fast? A. Making people aware of the alarming sign of the future weather events. B. Stopping the future weather events from taking place. C. Cutting down on burning fossil fuels. D. Predicting future weather events. 4. Which of the below is NOT mentioned as a consequence of the earth’s rising temperature ? A. hotter heat wavesB. more severe floods C. more frequent droughtD. more powerful hurricanes 5. The over tone of the passage is ___ . A. predictive B. warningC. arguingD. narrative Write your answers here: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. III. Read the passage below and fill each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in the numbered box. (2.0 points) Future of communication Real, Actual Telepathy Since Google announced Google Glass in April last year, countless other companies (1) ___ started their own ideas on the head-mounted display, (2) ___ Oakley and Sony. But wearing glasses all the time is getting annoying. That’s why we are going to learn telepathy. Well, (3) ___ accurately, we are going to invent it. Dave Evans, the “chief futurist” at Cisco Labs, told DNA that researchers are working (4) ___ a way to upload and download information directly to/from our brains with the aid of a tiny silicone (5) ___ . He said the result (6) ___ allow us to “communicate by thought alone over the network.” Virtual presence Recent advancements in 3D imaging and scanning (7) ___ are making your “virtual presence” possible. Current methods of (8) ___ speed scanning make it possible to get a 3D scan of your face in a fraction of a (9) ___ . In (10) ___ future, projecting yourself or a room full of people to another location may be a common thing. Methods of reassembling your virtual 3D self might take the form of 3D holographic displays. Write your answers here: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 6
7. SECTION 4: WRITING (5.0 points) I. ERROR RECOGNITION: Mark the letter A, B, C or D in the space provided to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the flowing questions. (1.0 points) 1. Many sailboats are equiped with small engines for times when there is not wind enough. A B C D 2. Helping others may help you overcome personal struggles and give you life new meaning and A B C a sense of purpose. D 3. A dolphin locates underwater objects in its path by doing a series of clicking and whistling A B C D sounds. 4. To understand the parent-children relationship, we must look at the ways that parents and A B children interact with one another physically, emotionally, and socially. C D 5. Endangered species, such as the California condor, are at immediate risk of extinction and A B probably cannot be survived without direct human intervention. C D Write your answers here: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points) 1. Listening to music at home is more interesting than going to concert. I would rather 2. If you don’t pay on time, your booking will be cancelled. Failure to 3. It was unusual for Mary to come late for class. Mary came 4. If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately. Only by 5. People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to. The smoking 6. It is necessary to do all of this photocopying before lunchtime. All of this photocopying has 7. John succeeded in his exam because of his hard and methodical work. Because John 8. Staying in such a luxurious hotel is a new experience to me. I 9. ‘Social services should have taken more action to protect children at risk’. 7
8. They criticized 10. 10. I was not allowed to go to the party. → I didn’t get III. PARAGRAPH WRITING (2.0 points) Suppose a foreign friend is thinking of visiting Hung King Temple Festival in Phu Tho Province. Write a letter to tell him/ her about it. The end  8