UBND HUYỆN VŨ QUANG ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG CẤP HUYỆN

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2014 – 2015

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9
Ngày thi: /12/2014
ĐỀ SỐ 1
Thời gian làm bài 150 phút

Lưu ý: - Đề thi gồm 03 trang, thí sinh làm vào Tờ giấy thi.
- Thí sinh không được dùng bất cứ tài liệu nào kể cả Từ điển.
I. Phonetics
A. I/ Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose bold and underlined part is pronounced
differently from the rest in the following questions.
1. A. luggage B. village C. stage D. manage
2. A. rather B. although C. without D. thanhks
3. A. article B. violent C. opinion D. benefit
4. A. bags B. cats C. doors D. fools
5. A. leader B. leather C. weather D. measure

B. Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from the
rest in the following questions.
1. A. interesting B. surprising C. amusing D. successful
2. A. paper B. tonight C. teacher D. story
3. A. writer B. baker C. builder D. career
4. A. mathematics B. biology C. experiment D. mechanic
5. A. money B. mechanic C. many D. mother
II. Vocabulary and Grammar
A. Give correct form of the verbs in the brackets.
1. The classroom is still very dirty. I don’t think it (1- clean).
2. (2-Lie) on the beach on a sunny day is pleasant.
3. After (3-shout) for help, she (4-take) off her shoes and (5-jump) in (6-save) him.
4. Once you (7-try) Gloswhite toothpaste, you (8-never use) anything else.
5. (9-Write) the letter, she put it in an envelope.
6. By this time next year I ( 10-save)..............500 dollars.
B. Choose the most suitable word or phrase .
1. I’d like to................... a 3-minute call to London.
A. make B. set C. phone D. do
2. When she heard the news, she burst ................. crying.
A. into B. out C. Ø D. up
3. Do not be …………. . Everything will be fine!
A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. happy D. disappointed
4. Noone knows that he comes from....................... Netherlands.
A. the B. Ø C. an D. a
5. Is this the address to................... you want the package sent ?
A. where B. Ø C. which D. that
6. Her father taught her................ to cook when she was she young.
A. what B. how C. where D. when
7. The Chinese often drink...................
A. some tea B. tea C. the tea D. lot of tea
8. I hope you don’t mind me.................. .so late at night.
A. telephoning B. to telephone C. telephone D. to telephone
9. ................. there be any news, please inform me at once.
A. Should B. If C. Unless D. When
10. They suggest that he................... by bike or public transport.
A. might travel B. travels C. traveled D. should travel
11. Machines make man’s work.........................
 A. less easy B. more easy C. easier D. more difficult
12. Remember to come at eight,...................... ?
A. will you B. don’t you C. aren’t you D. haven’t you
13. Alex, would you please answer..................... phone ?
A. a B. the C. Ø D. an
14. He was fined as he was .................. going to work late.
A. never B. sometimes C. often D. always
15. She has ever seen ................ her own eyes the Statue of Liberty.
A. by B. on C. for D. with
C. Choose one preposition or to complete the sentence.
1. In this area, she is famous.......(1).....the best singer.
2. These species of animals are......(2)...... danger....(3)........extinction.
3. ......(4)......seeing the snake, she shouted .......(5)......terror.
4. Mai failed to give satisfactory reasons.......(6).....her absence...(7).........class.
5. A weather balloon or a meteor can be mistaken.......(8).......an alien spacescraft.
6. I’d rather you paid.......(9)......dollar instead ......(10)......VND.
D. Give correct form of the verbs in the brackets.
1. It’s hard to...................a large family. FOOD
2. Artists are …………… people . CREATE
3. You must practise a lot to improve your..................... PRONOUNCE
4. Guests are supposed to show their cards at the............ ENTER
5. Do you have a .................... costume in your country ? NATION
6. Hoan Kiem Lake is a...................place in Hanoi. HISTORY
7. I’ll never forget the ....................you have shown me. KIND
8. What’s the ....................of the runway at this airport ? LONG
9. We’re very.....................to you for all your help. GRATE
10. You are only one of many...................for that job. APPLY

E. Find one mistake ( A, B, C or D) in each sentence and correct it.

1. The next important question we have to decide is when do we have to submit the propsal.
A B C D
2. John always arrives lately for his chemistry class even though he leaves his house early.
A B C D
3. The Nelsons asked us to look over their garden while they were away on vacation.
A B C D
4. After we have finished supper, let’s go to downtown to see a movie.
A B C D
5. Having not read the book before, he didn’t remember who the author was.
A B C D
6. These shoes wore in so quickly that I had to buy a new pair after two months.
A B C D
7. Everyone in the village was concerning about the plan for a new mall.
A B C D
8. The church where we are going to visit isn’t far from here.
A B C D
9. If she studied English before, she wouldn’t be in a beginners’class.
A B C D
10. The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it ?
A B C D
III. READING COMPREHENSION
A. Read the following passage then choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to fill in the blank. .
An increasing number of people are now going on....(1)....... to Egypt. Last year, for example,
about one and a half million.....(2)........visited Egypt. The ......(3)........of Egypt is about fifty
million and the.....(4)..........is El Qahira (Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people.
Although the.........(5)............is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average......
(6).......from October to March is not too high. The most.....(7)...........are the pyramids at Giza.
However, it is also pleasant to...........(8)...........Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and
do as much........(9)..........as possible in the time available. A......(10).........to Luxor is an
unforgettable experience.
1. A. visit B. holiday C. trip D. excursion
2. A. tourists B. passengers C. voyagers D. explorers
3. A. people B. citizenship C. nation D. population
4. A. town B. head C. state D. capital
5. A. temperature B. climate C. condition D. position
6. A. weather B. measurement C. temperature D. climate
7. A. famous B. known C. visited D. requested
8. A. search B. inspect C. examine D. visit
9. A. sightseeing B. looking C. inspecting D. viewing
10. A. pinic B. trip C. guide D. entertainment
B. Find one word to fill in the gap in the passage.
People in the country enjoy some advantages that people in the city can not. The......(1)....... has
space for people to do things. They have space to ......(2).......flowers and space to keep......(3)....... .
It is easy for them to get fresh......(4)......., fresh fruit and fresh milk at low......(5)....... They are in
close contact with nature. They ......(6).......friends with trees and soil, cows and dogs. They ......
(7).......fresh air. They enjoy gentle breezes. They get a lot of ......(8).......when they work on the
land. They can listen to the......(9)......of birds while working. This contact with nature is......
(10)....... for health.

IV. WRITING
A. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, begin with the
given words or phrases.
1. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
In spite...........................................................................................................................................
2. He prefers golf to tennis.
He’d rather......................................................................................................................................
3. I don’t play chess as well as I used to.
I used.............................................................................................................................................
4. We last visited Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago.
We haven’t.......................................................................................................................................
5. The bookshelf was so high that the children couldn’t reach it.
The bookshelf was too....................................................................................................................
6. It takes three hours to drive from Hai phong to Hanoi.
It is a...............................................................................................................................................
7. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.
I wish..............................................................................................................................................
8. We don’t visit our grandparents often because they live so far away.
If....................................................................................................................................................
9. Minh will be eighteen next week.
It’s Minh’s......................................................................................................................................
10. “ You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary” said John.
John advised..................................................................................................................................
B. Use the suggested words to write full sentences.
Benefits of the Internet
1. As we know/ Internet/ part/ everyday life/ people/ use/ a lot of things.
2. Firstly/ source of information/ news/ articles/ weather forecast.
3. source of entertainment/ music/ movies/ games.
4. finally/ means of education/ online lessons/ self study.
5. conclusion/ internet/ wonderful invention/ modern life.
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 ĐÁP ÁN VÀ BIỂU ĐIỂM CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG CẤP HUYỆN ANH 9
NĂM HỌC 2014 – 2015
Toàn bài có 100 ý, mỗi ý đúng 0,2 điểm. (Thang điểm 20)
I. Phonetics
A. I/ Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose bold and underlined part is pronounced
differently from the rest in the following questions of 1 to 5.
1....C........ 2....D........ 3. .....B......... 4......B....... 5. ....A...........
B. Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from
the rest in the following questions of 1 to 5.
1....A........ 2.....B....... 3. .....D......... 4......A....... 5. .....B..........
II. Vocabulary and Grammar
A. Give correct form of the verbs in the brackets.
1. has been cleaned 3. shouting 5. jumped 7. have tried 9. having written
2 Lying 4. took 6. to save 8. will never use 10.will have saved
B. Choose the most suitable word or phrase .
1. A 4. A 7. B 10. D 13. B
2. B 5. C 8. A 11. C 14. D
3. B 6. B 9. A 12. A 15. D
C. Choose one preposition or to complete the sentence.
1. as 3. of 5. with 7. from 9. in
2..in 4. On 6. for 8. for 10. of
D. Give correct form of the verbs in the brackets.
1. feed 3.pronunciation 5.national 7.kindness 9.grateful
2.creative 4.entrance 6.historical 8.length 10.application
E. Find one mistake ( A, B, C or D) in each sentence and correct it.
1. C  we have to 6. A  wore out
2. B  late 7. B  concerned
3. C  look after 8. B  which
4. C  Ø 9. A  had studied
5. A  Not having read 10. D  didn’t it
III. READING COMPREHENSION
A. Read the following passage then choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to fill in the
blank.
1.B 3.D 5.B 7.A 9.A
2.A 4.D 6.C 8D 10B
B. Find one word to fill in the gap in the passage.
1.countryside 3.animals 5.prices 7.breathe 9. singing
2.plant 4.vegetables 6.make 8.exercises 10.good
IV. WRITING
A. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, begin
with the given words or phrases.
1. In spite of his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car.
2. He’d rather play golf than tennis.
3. I used to play chess better than (I do) now.
4. We haven’t visited Ho Chi Minh city for 3 years.
5. The bookshelf was too high for the children to reach.
6. It is a three-hour drive from Hai phong to Hanoi.
7. I wish I hadn’t missed your birthday party.
8. If our grandparents didn’t live so far away, we would visit them more often.
9. It’s Minh’s eighteenth birthday next week.
10. John advised Mary not to lend that man any more money.
B. Use the suggested words to write full sentences.
1. As we know, the Internet is becoming an important part of our everyday life. People use the
Internet to do a lot of things.
2. Firstly, Internet is a source of information. People can get news from the articles and get
information about the weather forecast every day.
3. Secondly, Internet is a source of entertainment. We can listen to music, see movies or play
interesting games.
4. Finally, we can use the Internet as an effective means of education. We have online lessons,
which are very good for self study.
5. In conclusion, the Internet is a wonderful invention of the modern life.