SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH

THANH HÓA Năm học: 2014-2015

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
ĐỀ DỰ BỊ Lớp 9-THCS
Số báo danh Ngày thi: 25 tháng 3 năm 2015
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Thời gian : 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi này gồm có 05 trang

PART A: PHONETICS (5 pts)

Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
in the same line. (3 pts)
1. A. occupy B. ready C. puppy D. study
2. A. honorable B. honesty C. historic. D. hourly
3. A. chemistry. B. Christmas. C. character. D. challenge
Question II: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other
three words in each question. (2 pts)
4. A. modern B. design C. purpose D. cotton
5. A. successful. B. regional. C. beautiful. D. wonderful

PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)

Question I: Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (15 pts)
6.I have had some summer jobs but I have never been ________ employed.
A. ever B. occasionally C. rarely D. permanently
7. Several important methods were _______for preserving food in the nineteenth century.
A. seen B. covered C. prepared D. invented
8. ________ his invaluable work, the project would never have succeeded.
A. For all B. In view of C. But for D. Provided
9. When I came into the class, I realized I knew _________.
A. them all B. all them C. they all D. all of they
10. She tries to set ________ an hour a week for practice.
A. about B. down C. aside D. in
11. The curtains have faded _________ the strong light.
A. in spite of B. as if C. because of D. as
12. Would you like a drink? _________
A. Certain! B. I do
C. That's very kind of you! D. Don't mention it!
13. . _________David brings the money for lunch, we’ll go right down to the cafeteria.
A. Since B. As soon as C. Now that D. Until

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 14. How can I know _________dictionary is yours?- They are so alike.
A. what B. which C. this D. the
15. You will have to _________your holiday if you feel too tired.
A. put down B. put out C. put off D. put up

Question II: Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. (10 pts)
16-17. The city now (crowd) _____ with people who (seek) _____ employment
18. They (get) _____ married, but in the end they changed their mind.
19. You may feel frightened when you are in a forest (surround) _____ by tall trees.
20. Present day problems demand that we (be) _____ ready for any emergency.
21-22. Tom: “It is time we (do) _____ something to protect our environment.”
David: “Yes, Ok. I think it (destroy) _____ seriously in the last ten years.”
23. Pupils are made (work ) _____ hard at this school.
24. Hurry up! I thought you (be) _____ ready by now.
25. She gets used to (take) _____ to the zoo on weekends.
Question II: Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters. (10 pts)
26. I just stood there in ____ when I heard I’d been selected
to go on the quiz show. BELIEVE
27. Her bedroom is ______decorated with her favourite souvernirs
from her trips. PLEASE
28. Jane had to ______ from the team because of injury. DRAW
29. There are many people living in _____ in the world. POOR
30. Her boring speech is the ______one that I have ever heard. LENGTH
31. The manager says in order to get the job, one of the first
qualities is _____which many employees often take for granted. PUNCTUAL
32. I worry about the_____effect that violent films may have on children. DESTROY
33. Even the most ____person ought to appreciate the beauty of this music. SENSE
34. These clothes are attractive but entirely _______ . PRACTICE
35. She studied ______________at university. ECONOMY
PART C: READING COMPREHENSION (25 pts)

Question I: Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word. (10 pts)
English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom. When
you (36)_____speakers of English from around the world, you (37)____ notice that they do
not all speak in the same way. There are also some (38)____ in the words they use, including
the names of (39)_____objects that are part of everyone’s daily life. Although pronunciation
and (40)______ are not the same everywhere, it is interesting that English speakers (41)____
opposite sides of the world can understand (42)____ other quite easily. It does not seem to
(43)_____ where they learnt the language. And of course this is one reason why speakers of
other (44)____are keen on learning English too. If you know English, you are more

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(45)_____to be able to study or work in all sorts of exciting places, such as the United States
or Australia.
Question II: Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following
passage.(10 pts)
The accumulation of book (46)_____ is one part of school education but this kind of learning
can be and often is carried to (47) _____ in many countries so that no time for other interests is
(48) _____ to young people. Not only must they attend school (49) _____ five-hour periods on
six days of the week, studying possibly as many as thirteen different subjects, but in addition
they may even go to afternoon institutes for (50) _____ instruction. They have almost no
chance of taking (51) _____ any of their own hobbies or becoming familiar with the plants and
(52) _____ life of the countryside except during their summer holidays. Early youth should be
a time of exploration and adventure, of reading books for (53) _____ as well as study, of
freedom to enjoy life before the responsibilities of working for a living and (54) _____ a
family (55) _____ an end to study, to freedom and only too often to carefree enjoyment.
46. A. treasure B. value C. richness D. knowledge
47. A. extremity B. excess C. limit D. boundary
48. A. available B. provided C. devoted D. reserved
49. A. during B. for C. throughout D. in
50. A. farther B. additional C. extra D. further
51. A. on B. up C. back D. over
52. A. untamed B. original C. wild D. natural
53. A. pleasure B. amusement C. joy D. entertainment
54. A. creating B. bringing C. building D. raising
55. A. hold B. put C. indicate D. mark

Question III: Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below.(10 pts)
About 120 people have been infected with the virus of bird flu since it spread in Asia in
2003, most of them contacted with chickens. More than 60 people have died from the virus.
While some of those infected fell ill after eating sick chickens, doctors cannot quite
determine if they were ill because of eating or handling the chickens. But the question about
whether eggs are safe has assumed danger since healthy chickens carrying the virus were
discovered in Indonesia recently. The chickens do not fall sick and continue laying eggs even
though they carry and shed the virus. Scientists cannot agree whether the content of the eggs
from such chickens are free from the virus, but they say there is some risk because the
surface of the egg shells may still expose to virus. Health experts are extremely concerned
about infected birds and poultry which do not show any symptoms because they render the
virus so it is much harder to detect and control the illness. Some experts have warned against
eating eggs.
56. Most of people who have been infected with the virus of bird flu_________________.

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 A. contacted with sick chickens C. B. contacted with sick people
have eaten chickens since 2003 D. contacted with people died of bird flu
57. All those who ate or handled sick chickens_________________.
A. died from the virus B. do not get sick from bird flu anymore
C. are still healthy D. are put into doctors’ suspicion
58. Which sentence is NOT TRUE?
A. Bird flu has spread in Asia since 2003.
B. Eggs from sick chickens are safe from the virus.
C. The virus from bird flu were discovered in healthy chickens in Indonesia.
D. Contacting with sick chickens can cause illness.
59. Which sentence is TRUE?
A. Eating eggs from sick chickens is very dangerous.
B. Eggs from sick chickens are free from the virus.
C. Don’t eat any egg during the time of bird flu.
D. Eggs cannot be infected with the virus of bird flu.
60. The main idea of the passage is about _________________.
A. how to prevent bird flu in Asia.
B. Can bird flu be infected from people to people?
C. Bird flu and its infection.
D. Bird flu and its destruction in Indonesia.
PART D: WRITING (20 pts)
Question I: Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same
as the sentence printed above it. (5 pts)
61. There isn’t anywhere as nice as your own country, is there?
 Nowhere ___________________________________?
62. Don’t under any circumstances press this red button.
 Whatever you ________________________________ .
63. A doctor is taking his temperature.
 He is having __________________________________ .
64. The last time it snowed here was six years ago.

It ____________________________________________ .
65. I’m having a lot of trouble now because I lost my passport last week .
 If I __________________________________________ .

Question II: Do not change the given word, use it to rewrite each of the following
sentences so that each has as a similar meaning as the original one (5 points)
66. Our MP demanded a police investigation. SHOULD
 Our MP _________________________________investigation.

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 67. Would you mind watching my bag while I am away? EYE
 Would you mind ________________________while I am away?
68. Thanks for your help and encouragement, I have my life as today. BUT FOR
 But for _________________, _______ my life as today.
69. Your bicycle does not give as much trouble as mine. LESS
 Your bicycle ____________________________________mine.
70. I bought this calculator in 2010 and I am still using it. SINCE
 I have _________________________________________2010.

Question III: The mass media are important to us. Write an exposition of about 100 - 120
words about the advantages of the mass media. (10 points)

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