Đề thi khảo sát đội tuyển học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2018-2019 - Trường THCS Hoa Lộc (Có đáp án)

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1. PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC &ĐÀO TẠO HẬU LỘC ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG KHỐI 9 TRƯỜNG THCS HOA LỘC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC: 2018 – 2019 PART A: PHONETICS. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR( 10 POINTS). I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the group.(5 pts). 1.A. picnic B. fishing C. arrive D. movie 2. A. tomorrow B. badminton C. aerobic D. usually 3.A. frequently B. gymnastic C. adjective D. difference 4. A. activity B. destination C. independent D. intersection 5. A. recycle B. potato C. collection D. dangerous II.Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.(5 pts). 1.A. drop B. joke C. top D. confidence 2. A. ground B. found C. though D. sound 3. A. normal B. order C. oven D. origin 4.A. honesty B. hair C. honor D. hour 5. A. sugar B. steam C. press D. waste PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR( 40 POINTS). I.Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.(15pts). 1. Hurry up, there’s time left. A. a little B. a few C. little D. few 2. For lunch, you may have ___ fish or chicken. A. both B. neither C. not only D. either 3. The clerk said she was tired hearing complaints day after day. A. with B. of C. about D. for 4. You and I are busy right now, ? A. aren’t I B. aren’t we C. we aren’t D. aren’t yo 5. We arrived to have some coffee before class. A. enough early B. early enough C. too early D. early too 6. “What are you doing?” “I the flowers. They wonderful!” A. am smelling / smell B. smell / smell C. am smelling / are smelling D. smell / are smelling 7. Do you know ___ ? A. who how many people go on Sundays to church B. who go to church on Sundays how many people C. how many people who go on Sundays to church D. how many people who go to church on Sundays 1
2. 8. We watch the cat ___ the tree. A. climbed B. climb C. had climbed D. was climbing 9. If we had known your new address, we ___ to see you. A. came B. will come C. would come D. would have come 10. He looked forward to ___ his first pay packet. A. receive B. have received C. be receiving D. receiving 11. “Let’s go dancing, ___?” – “Yes, let’s.” A. won’t we B. don’t we C. do we D. shall we 12. I wish I ___ all about this matter a week ago. A. knew B. know C. had known D. B & C are correct. 13. He was ___ he could not wake up. A. very tired that B. such tired that C. too tired that D. so tired that 14. Joan asked ___. A. if there was coffee B. there was coffee C. was there coffee D. where was the coffee 15. I ___ my house ___. That is why there is all this mess. A. had – paint B. have – paint C. am having – painted D. had had - paint II.Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.( 10 pts). 1.The astronaust’s clothers (make) from special matrrials. 2.My teacher was not at home when I arrived. She (juist go) out 3.We would have caught the last bus if we (leave) the cinema five minutes earlier 4.Jeans (make) about two hundered years ago 5.If you go to England, you’ll have to getused to (drive) on the left 6.You may feel frightened when you are in a forest (surround) by tall trees 7.He talked as if he (know) where she was 8.Look, Hoa! Do you know the man who (talk) to Mrs.Luy in the playground? 9.I wrote to my penpal two weeks ago, but I (not receive) her reply since then 10.Were I your age, I (do) differently III.Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.( 10 pts). 1. He treated them with ___. (generous) 2. How many ___entered the race ? (compete) 3. If you are ___with our service, please write to the manager. (satisfy) 4. He drives so ___that he often has accidents. (care) 5. Flowers are often ___by bees as they gather nectar. (fertile) 6. I think these thin clothes are ___for cold weather. (suit) 7. The computer is one of the most marvelous ___in our modern age. (invent) 8. She is always worried about her children’s ___. (safe) 9. He was kept in the hospital overnight as a ___measure. (precaution) 2
3. 10. Housework has ___been regarded as women’s work. (tradition) IV.Find and correct a mistake among A, B, C, or D in each sentence below.( 5 pts). 1. They asked a lot of questions, checked their figures, and came up with a best A B C D solution. 2. We will be interviewed all job applicants as soon as their papers have been A B C D processed. 3. Mrs. Adams was surprise that her son and his friend had gone to the A B C mountains to ski. D 4. The letter was sent by special delivery must be important. A B C D 5. Suzy had better to change her study habits if she hopes to be admitted to a A B C D good university. PART C: READING COMPREHENSION I. Read the text and choose the correct phrase or clause A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.( 10 pts) In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world. Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time. They were four boys from the north of England and none of them had any training in music. They started by performing and recording songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they started writing their own songs and that was when they became really popular. The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs. The Beatles did not have a long career. Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up in 1970. They stopped doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for them – their fans were so excited that they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as sourvenirs! However, today some of their songs remain as famous as they were when they first came out. Throughout the world, many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them. 1. The passage is mainly about ___. A. how The Beatles became more successful than other groups B. why The Beatles split up after 7 years C. The Beatles’ fame and success D. many people’s ability to song a Beatles song 2. The four boys of The Beatles ___. A. came from the same family B. came from the north of England 3
4. C. were at the same age D. received good training in music 3. The word “sensational” is closest in meaning to ___. A. notorious B. bad C. shocking D. popular 4. The first song of The Beatles were ___. A. written by themselves B. broadcast on the radio C. paid a lot of money D. written by black Americans 5. All of the following statements are true about The Beatles EXCEPT ___. A. the members had no training in music B. they had a long stable career C. they became famous when they wrote their own songs D. they changed pop music 6. The Beatles stopped their live performances because ___. A. they had earned enough money B. they did not want to work with each other C. they spent more time writing their own songs D. they were afraid of being hurt by fans 7. The year 1970 was the time when ___. A. they split up B. they changed pop music C. they started their career D. they stopped singing live 8. According to the passage, the fans of The Beatles often ___. A. sang together with them B. took their clothes as sourvenirs C. asked them to write more songs D. asked them why they would separate 9. Some songs of The Beatles now ___. A. are still famous as they used to be B. became too old to sing C. are sung by crazy fans D. are the most famous 10. The tone of the passage is that of ___. A. admiration B. criticism C. neutral D. sarcasm II. Read the text and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to fill in the numbered blanks(10 pts) “My home is in the air – I do an enormous amount of traveling. It is a fast life and (1) ___ of work, but I like it and that is the only way (2) ___ me. Everything is tiring music, traveling but what can I do? I am not (3) ___ to complaining. It is hard to imagine now (4) ___ I will ever be very long in one place. My home town is on the Caspian Sea. There is sea, wind, sun and (5) ___ (many tourists and hotels. I have my own flat with four or five rooms, but I am seldom there. If I am there for a day or two I prefer to (6) ___ with my mother and grandmother. They live in a small house, (7) ___ it is very comfortable and my mother cooks for me. I like good, simple food. I have no wife, no brothers or sisters and my father (8)___ when I was seven. He was an engineer and I don’t (9)___ him very well. He liked music very much and wanted me to (10) ___ a musician.” 1. A. most B. full C. complete D. more 2. A. for B. to C. in D. by 3. A. wanted B. taken C. used D. known 4. A. and B. so C. while D. that 5. A. far B. too C. much D. more 4
5. 6. A. stay B. go C. do D. spend 7. A. but B. since C. even D. which 8. A. killed B. gone C. passed D. died 9. A. know B. remember C. remind D. see 10. A. become B. turn C. develop D. grow III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word( 10 pts) The first Olympic Games were in Greece in 776 BC. (1)___ was only one event. People ran a race the length of the (2)___. The Games (3)___one day. Slowly people added more (4)___. The Games were only for (5)___. And women could not even watch them. Only Greeks (6)___. They came (7)___all parts of the Greek world. The time of the Games was a time of peace, and the government (8)___everyone travel safely. Kings competed (9)___ common people. The winners became (10)___heroes. PART D: WRITING I. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown so that their meaning stay the same.( 5pts) 1. The rail workers do not intend to call off their strike. - The rail workers have no 2. House prices have risen dramatically this year. - There has . 3. The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognise him. - The film star avoided 4. No one has challenged his authority before. - This is the first time . 5. I only recognised him when he came into the light. - Not until II. Rewrite the sentences, using the words given in brackets so that their meaning stay the same(5 pts) 1. It would be difficult for me to finish the work by the weekend. (difficulty) 2. Be sure to say goodbye to your grandmother before you leave. (without) (Be sure not to leave without saying goodbye to your grandmother) 3. If I don’t leave now, I’ll miss the train. (unless) 4. You know a lot of people. (seem) 5. Tan looks nothing like his father. (take) III.Write the paragraph from 120 to 150 words about the ways to reduce air pollution in big cities nowadays. ( 10 pts)./. 5
6. Key: PART A: PHONETICS( 10 POINTS). I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the group.(5 pts). 1C 2A 3B 4A 5D II.Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.(5 pts). 1.D 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.A PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR( 40 POINTS). I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.(15pts). 1C 2D 3B 4B 5B 6A 7D 8B 9D 10D 11D 12C 13D 14A 15C II. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.( 10 pts). 1. are made 2. had just gone 3. had left 4. were made 5. driving 6. surrounded 7. had known 8. is talking 9. haven’t received 10. would do III. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.( 10 pts). 1. generosity 6. unsuitable 2. competitors 7. inventions 3. dissatisfied 8. safety 4. carelessly 9. precautionary 5. fertilized 10. traditionally IV. Find and correct a mistake among A, B, C, or D in each sentence below.( 5 pts). 1.D 2. A 3. A 4.A 5.B PART C: READING COMPREHENSION I. Read the text and choose the correct phrase or clause A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.( 10 pts) 1.C 2. B 3. C 4. D 5.B 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. A II. Read the text and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to fill in the numbered blanks(10 pts). 1B 2A 3C 4D 5B 6A 7A 8D 9B 10A III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word( 10 pts) 1. There 6. competed 2. stadium 7. from 3. lasted 8. let 4. events 9. with 6
7. 5. men 10. national PART D: WRITING I. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown so that their meaning stay the same.( 5pts) 2. The rail workers do not intend to call off their strike. - The rail workers have no intentionto call off their strke. 2. House prices have risen dramatically this year. - There has been a dramatic rise in house prices this year. 3. The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognise him. - The film star avoided being recognised/ recognition by wearing dark glasses. 4. No one has challenged his authority before. - This is the first time (that) his authority has been challenged. 5. I only recognised him when he came into the light. - Not until he came into the light did I recognise him. II. Rewrite the sentences, using the words given in brackets so that their meaning stay the same(5 pts) 1. I would have difficulty in finishing the work by the weekend. 2. Be sure not to leave without saying goodbye to your grandmother. 3. I’ll miss the train unless I leave now. 4. You seem to know a lot of people. 5 Tan doesn’t take after his father at all. III. ( 10 pts). 1) Contents : 5 2) Language: 5 + Exact vocabulary + Correct spelling + Correct tenses/ grammar + Correct prepositions, correct articles + Good connectors 7