Đề thi chọn HSG môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9

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1. SECTION 1. LISTENING I. Listen and fill in the missing information. (10 points) MIDBURY DRAMA CLUB Background - club started in 1957 - prize recently won by youth section - usually performs (1) ___ plays Meetings - next auditions will be on Tuesday, (2) ___ - help is needed with publicity and lights - rehearsals take place in the (3) ___ hall - nearest car park for rehearsals in Ashburton Road opposite the sports centre Costs - annual membership fee is £ 180 - extra payment for (4) ___ Contact - secretary’s name is Sarah Sawdicott - secretary’s phone number is (5) ___ Write your answers here: 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___ 5. ___ II. Listen and choose the best answer. You will hear a news reporter called Angela Bond, talking on the radio about her job. (10 points) 1. Where has Angela just returned from? A. Britain B. the USA C. Asia 2. One thing Angela dislikes about her job is that she ___ . A. loves being in dangerous situations B. never knows where she'll go next C. enjoys watching important events happen 3. What did Angela bring home from Hong Kong? A. pictures B. carpets C. furniture 4. Where did Angela meet her boyfriend? A. at her sister's house B. at university C. in Thailand 5. What does Angela do to relax? A. She cooks a meal B. She goes sailing C. She goes shopping Write your answers here: 1 ___ 2___ 3___ 4 ___ 5___ Page 1 of 8
2. SECTION 2. PHONETICS III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write your answers in the space provided. (6 points) 1. A. dome B. tomb C. home D. comb 2. A. rustle B. whistle C. subtle D. castle 3. A. cussed B. ragged C. crooked D. docked Write your answers here: 1 ___ 2___ 3___ IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three of the group. Write your answers in the space provided. (4 points) 1. A. survive B. consent C. access D. appear 2. A. interactive B. economy C. communicate D. particular Write your answers here: 1 ___ 2___ SECTION 3. LEXICO - GRAMMAR V. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO SOME QUESTIONS. Write your answers in the space provided. (70 points) 1. It isn’t the funniest film I’ve ever seen. I would say it’s ___ amusing at best. A. softly B. mildly C. modestly D. barely 2. When Rita was promoted to sales manager, she was ___. A. over the hill B. up in the clouds C. over the moon D. in the seventh moon 3. My neighbor informed ___ a large crack running down the outside wall of my house. It had apparently appeared during the night. A. me that there was B. to me that there was C. me on there being D. to me of there being 4. The meeting ___ place in the main hall, but it had to be cancelled. A. will have taken B. would take C. was to take D. is due to take 5. There are two supermarkets in the town but ___ of them sells fresh fish. A. none B. neither C. no one D. either 6. - “My mother is very good at cooking.” - “___” A. She must be very proud of it. B. How long has she been cooking? C. Do you enjoy it? D. You must have good taste! 7. Finally, we had to ___ to legal threats. A. apply B. resort C. intend D. recur 8. ___ the expression on his face, I’d say he wasn’t too pleased to see us. In fact, I’d say he was furious. A. Judging by B. As for C. Provided with D. Seeing as 9. - Customer: “Could I have a refund?” - Salesperson: “___” A. No, thank you. B. Not at all. C. No problem. Do you have the receipt? D. Never mind. Page 2 of 8
3. 10. I bumped into Patrick at the supermarket. He was asking ___ you. A. by B. after C. on D. upon 11. Why don’t we have yoghurt? It’s ___ as good as cream and much healthier, too. A. each bit B. every part C. each part D. every bit 12. We would ___ in Cardiff if we hadn’t found someone to buy our previous house. A. still have lived B. still be living C. live still D. have lived still 13. He denied ___ the glass window of our classroom. A. breaking B. to break C. break D. having broken 14. When you reach the fork in the road, you can go ___. They both lead to the village. A. either way B. the two ways C. the both ways D. each way 15. It was ___ pleasure to be working out of doors after five long years locked in a cell. A. plain B. sheer C. pure D. simple 16. He returned home after a ___ in New York. A. weekly holiday B. week’s holiday C. weeks’ holiday D. holiday of a week 17. “ATM” stands for ___ . A. automatic talking machine B. automated teller machine C. automation telling mate D. automobile teller mate 18. You must pay import ___ on certain goods bought into this country. A. fees B. surcharges C. supplement D. duties 19. He’s always ___ the government, but then he never votes in the elections. A. shooting off B. calling out C. running down D. calling off 20. A defeat in the second round marked the end of the ___ for last year’s champion. A. line B. avenue C. street D. road 21. We cannot jugde a person simply on the ___ of his education. A. condition B. basis C. principle D. theory 22. I doubt ___ the company will make any profit at all this year. A. when B. whether C. since D. so that 23. Of course I’ll play the piano at the party but I am a little ___. A. out of use B. out of reach C. out of turn D. out of practice 24. All these sweaters are extremely ___ by the local residents of a small Scottish island. A. well-knitted B. well-founded C. well-fashioned D. well-made 25. ___ plants recycle carbon dioxide and create oxygen, which we need to breathe and ___ most of our food comes from ___ plants. A. Ø/Ø/Ø B. The/Ø/ the C. Ø/ the /Ø D. Ø/ a/ the 26. The ___ on the town - hall clock showed it was nearly midnight. A. pointers B. hands C. fingers D. indicators 27. Despite all my anxiety, I ___ for the job I wanted. I’m really going to work hard to justify their confidence. A. was hired B. hired C. got hiring D. got hired 28. He wanted to know ___ for a picnic the previous morning. A. if we had been going B. that if we had been going C. we were going D. that we were going Page 3 of 8
4. 29. Of all athletes, Alex is ___. A. the less qualified B. the less and less qualified C. the more qualified D. the least qualified 30. He offered to ___ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry. A. show B. lend C. help D. loan 31. Thanks to my friends' ___ remarks, my essays have been improved. A. constructive B. constructional C. constructor D. construct 32. The Olympic Games are given world - ___ television coverage. A. wide B. over C. global D. through 33. I’ve just been told some ___ news. A. astonishment B. astonishable C. astonishing D. astonished 34. Tom was the last student ___ . A. to be interviewed B. had been interviewed C. to have interviewed D. to interview 35. By the time Peter’s daughter graduates from university, ___ retired. A. he B. he has C. he’ll being D. he will have Write your answers here: 1 ___ 2___ 3___ 4 ___ 5 ___ 6 ___ 7___ 8___ 9 ___ 10___ 11 ___ 12___ 13___ 14 ___ 15___ 16 ___ 17___ 18___ 19 ___ 20___ 21 ___ 22___ 23___ 24 ___ 25___ 26 ___ 27___ 28___ 29 ___ 30___ 31 ___ 32___ 33___ 34 ___ 35___ VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Identify the mistake and write your answer in the space provided. (10 points) 1. With his clear blue eyes and small softly hands, Jesse James impressed people as a kind person. A. With B. softly C. as D. kind person 2. A balance between cheap production and high quality have been a major concern in the field of crafts. A. between B. high C. have D. major concern 3. The Santa Fe Opera House is a modern, partly roofed open-air theater build into a mountainside five miles north of the city. A. partly roofed B. build C. mountainside D. of 4. The new student’s progress advanced forward with such speed that all his teachers were amazed. A. advanced forward B. that all C. were amazed D. such 5. The better you are at English, more chance you have to get a job with international organizations. A. better B. are at C. more chance D. get a job Write your answers here: 1 ___ 2___ 3___ 4 ___ 5___ Page 4 of 8
5. SECTION 4. READING VII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage. Write your answers in the space provided. (20 points) The British Wind Energy Association was founded 30 years ago by a group of scientists. At that time, the (1) ___ “alternative energy” was used to describe the generation of wind, water and solar power. These days, we tend to refer to them as “renewable energy” and the use of this name (2) ___ a real change in their status. These sources of energy, far from being alternative, have now become mainstream and are (3) ___ to make a significant contribution to the country’s energy needs in the future. Two closely linked developments (4) ___ behind this (5) ___ in status. Firstly, over the past decade or so, the price of oil and gas has been rising (6) ___, reflecting the extent to which reserves of these fossil fuels are becoming (7) ___. However, price is only part of the explanation. (8) ___ as important is the growing consensus that carbon emissions must be curbed. The scientific evidence for climate change is now irrefutable, and both policy makers and the (9) ___ public are finally in agreement that doing nothing about the prospect of global warming is no longer a viable option. Renewable energy represents one real way of (10) ___ both issues. 1. A. caption B. title C. term D. label 2. A. regards B. reproduces C. reminds D. reflects 3. A. set B. held C. put D. stood 4. A. sit B. reside C. lie D. recline 5. A. move B. shift C. switch D. jump 6. A. equally B. serenely C. habitually D. steadily 7. A. depleted B. decreased C. depressed D. debased 8. A. Just B. Still C. Much D. Yet 9. A. deeper B. greater C. larger D. wider 10. A. coping B. engaging C. addressing D. dealing Write your answers here: 1 ___ 2___ 3___ 4 ___ 5 ___ 6 ___ 7___ 8___ 9 ___ 10___ Page 5 of 8
6. VIII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question. Write your answers in the space provided. (10 points) Of all the weather events that occur around the world, lighting is the single most powerful and most frequent. Lightning strikes somewhere around the Earth 100 times each second. A typical lightning strike carries enough electricity to power a small town. In less than a second, a lightning strike heats the surrounding air to temperatures several times hotter than the surface of the sun. Obviously, lightning strikes are powerful. But how do they work? A lightning strike is the last of complex chain of events that happen inside a cloud. This chain of events starts when warm air rises in the clouds and cold air drops. As the cold air and warm air pass each other, they carry millions of tiny drops of water and ice. When these passing water drops hit each other, they create electricity. Just like the batteries in your MP3 player, this electricity has a positive and a negative side. In the cloud, the negative side is at the bottom, and the positive side is at the top of cloud. This makes the cloud electrically unbalanced. When the imbalance becomes too great, a streak of lightning forms, reconnecting the positive and negative parts of the cloud. Lightning has two basic forms: cloud to cloud lightning and cloud to ground lightning. Cloud to cloud lightning occurs inside a cloud and never touches the groud. Sometimes called heat lightning, cloud to cloud lightning is most common in the late afternoon and evening, when tempratures begin to fall and there is more movement between hot and cold air inside a cloud. Cloud to ground lightning is far more dangerous. Cloud to ground lightning usually occurs during a thunderstorm. Many people think that cloud to ground lightning will hit the lastest available object, but this is not always true. Cloud to ground lightning is very unpredictable and can even hit objects very low to the ground. 1. According to paragraph 1, all of the following are true of lightning EXCEPT A. lightning is the most frequent weather event B. a lightning strike lasts less than a second C. lightning creates extremely high temperatures D. lightning is often used to power small towns 2. The word “strikes” in the passage is closest in the meaning to A. occurs B. hits C. begins D. flashes 3. According to paragraph 2, the electrical charge in a cloud is created by A. electrical imbalances in the cloud B. lightning strikes C. warm and cold air D. the collision of rising and falling water droplets 4. The author mentions “your MP3 player” in order to A. suggest that the energy in clouds our electronics could one day be used to power. B. better explain the concept of a positive and negative charge C. suggest that lightning is far more powerful than batteries D. suggest that MP3 player will not work well in a storm 5. According to the passage, what is the last event that occurs before a lightning strike? A. The temperature begins to fall B. The cloud becomes electrically unbalanced C. A thunderstorm forms D. Water droplets collide inside the cloud Write your answers here: 1 ___ 2___ 3___ 4 ___ 5 ___ Page 6 of 8
7. IX. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space provided. (20 points) Before the start of their season, most sports teams, regardless of whether they are professional, college, or high school teams, hold a training camp. The training camp can last anywhere from two months (1) ___ three months. Training camps serve several purposes. Obviously, they are intended to (2) ___ the players and improve their skills, but they also help coaches make (3) ___ about the team. As they watch their players in the training camps, coaches can see what players they will keep (4) ___ the team and who will be dropped. They can also see what game strategies will work (5) ___ for their team. Training camp generally starts with about two weeks of conditioning. The intention of this phase of training camp is (6) ___ to get the players into good physical shape. It consists mostly of exercise, and players may (7) ___ even play their actual sport. There are two types of conditioning: endurance conditioning and strength training. Endurance conditioning basically involves a lot of running and exercises to make (8) ___ heart stronger. Strength training involves exercise to strengthen specific muscles. Most athletes agree that this is the most physically (9) ___ part of training camp, and this is (10) ___ the majority of training camp injuries occurs. Write your answers here: 1 ___ 2___ 3___ 4 ___ 5 ___ 6 ___ 7___ 8___ 9 ___ 10___ SECTION 5. WRITING X. Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it. (10 points) 1. I am certainly not going to lend you any more money. → I have no ___ 2. If you changed your mind, you would be welcome to join us. → Were you ___ 3. You will have a free ticket if you bring a group with you. → So ___ 4. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the workshop. → Rather ___ 5. You can stay with us for a few days. → We can ___ XI. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in bold. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given. (10 points) 1. He is proud of his work. (takes) → He ___ his work. 2. There were five participants in the discussion. (took) → Five people ___the discussion. Page 7 of 8
8. 3. Everyone was surprised to see John leave the meeting early. (surprise) → To ___ the meeting early. 4. Peter was ready to leave the office when his boss asked him to type up a report. (point) → Peter ___ the office when his boss asked him to type up a report. 5. Her previous novel was far more interesting than her new one. (nothing) → Her new novel ___ her previous one. XII. Write a paragraph (from 120 to 150 words) about the benefits of having a smartphone. (20 points) ___The end___ Page 8 of 8