Đề thi chọn đội tuyển học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2015-2016 - Phòng GD&ĐT Hà Tĩnh (Có đáp án)

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TP HÀ TĨNH
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
KÌ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HS GIỎI CẤP TỈNH
NĂM HỌC 2015-2016. MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 9. 
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút. Ngày thi:29/2/2016
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Điểm
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Người chấm 1
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Người chấm 2
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Mã phách
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Họ và tên thí sinh: ..SBD: 
A. PHONETICS 
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. transition B. obstacle C. automatic D. access
2. A. basic B. absorb C. disease D. preserve
3. A. surgery B. sanguine C. regret D. regard
4. A. pension B. prevention C. element D. metropolis
5. A. pollution B. sulphur C. brunch D. product
II. Choose the word whose stressed position is different from that of the rest. 
6. A. founder B. reject C. outwit D. involve
7. A. volcanic B. potential C. mechanic D. mineral
8. A. supervisor B. delicacy C. occupation D. intimacy
9. A. environment B. disappointment C. deficiency D. investigate
10. A. vacancy B. satellite C. property D. possession
B. LEXICO – GRAMMAR: 
I. Choose the right option to complete the following sentences: 
11. My thank to my family, without ( whom/ which/ that/ whose) none of this would have been possible.
12. The doctor’s mistake in judgment ( resulted from/ broke off/ brought to/ led to) the dead of the patient.
13. It’s important that you reply to our letter without ( pause/ fault/ delay/ stoppage).
14. (Similar to/ Prior to/ In addition to/ With reference to) the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse- drawn.
15. I had to work hard to ( keep up with/ keep away from/ keep in touch with/ put up with) the other students.
16. The name of the book was on the (peak/ top/ tip/ point) of my tongue, but I just could not think of it.
17. We went to the railway station to (getoff/ seeoff/ seeout/ setout) our friends.
18. It is common knowledge that more than( two- third/ two- thirds/ second- three/ second- thirds) of the global surface is water.
19. According to our latest survey, (the most/ most/ most of/ the most of) students are working part-time.
20. It is a brilliant idea. (An/ The/ A/ Ø) only trouble is that we don’t know how much it will cost.
21. She’ll be coming tonight, (provided that/ even if/ although/ however) I don’t know exacly when.
22. If this plan is satisfactory ( to/ of/ with/ in) you, I will present it to the committee.
23. Many people often irreponsibly throw garbage on the street as a (result/ fact/ matter/ problem) of convenience.
24. After graduating from high schools, almost every student makes great ( progress/ attempts/ impressions/ improvements) to pass the entrance exam to university.
25. It is ( by/ of/ for/ on) your own sake that you work hard to prepare for the coming exam.
26. (Thanks to/ In spite of/ Because of/ In view of) the development in medical technology, many serious diseases have been successfully treated).
27. People should take ( notice/ care/ account/ advantage) of their own health to maintain a happy life.
28. It takes ( a great deal/ a great number/ a great many/ a great quantity) of time to master a language.
29. What a dangerous thing to do! You ( should/ can/ must/ might) have been killed.
30. You will get a free month’s subscription, ( unless/ however/ although/ provided) you renew your membership by the end of May.
31. Men often shake hand when first ( introduce/ to introduce/ introducing/ introduced) to each other. 
32. Unfortunately, our local cinema is on the ( verge/ hint/ edge/ threat) of closing down.
33. People living abroad are not ( enabled/ permissible/ capable/ eligible) to enter for this competion.
34. I wish you’d tell me what I ( shall/ should/ would/ ought) do in this difficult situation.
35. Don’t forget to ( put/ ring/ wind/ set) the alarm clock for 6 o’clock tomorrow morning.
36. The ( false/ mock/ fake/ unreal) exam in January prepared pupils for the real things in June.
37. There was nothing special about his clothes ( but/ except/ other/ apart ) from his flowery tie.
38. The ring is only made of plastic; it is quite (valuable/ priceless/ worthless/ invaluable).
39. It’s time we had a(n) ( eye- to -eye/ face- to -face/ heart- to- heart/ cheek- to- cheek) talk with each other as you used to be a good friend.
40. ( As long as/ Until/ By the time/ Whenever) we get to the theatre, the play will have started.
II. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences:
41. £ 1000! Thank you for your ( generous)...
42. Please accept this present as a token of our ( grateful)...
43. The soldier was accused of (coward) because he ran away.
44. The duty of the police is the (maintain). of law and order.
45. My dog never does what it is told, it’s very (obey).
46. The children were very surprised at the sudden (enter)of the teacher.
47. You can find out what a book is about by looking at the table of (contain)..
48. The song has (office).been selected for the Sea Games.
49. The homemade ice-cream (hard)..after it had been in the freezer for an hour.
50. It is really quite (ordinary)..that we should have been at the same college without having met before.
III. Give the correct tense of the verbs in parentheses
1. What you (51- do) ..after you (52- go)..home yesterday?
2. Before leaving home in the morning, she ( 53-tell).her mother she 
 (54- work).in the factory that afternoon.
3.I realized that someone (55- steal)my wallet when I (56- feel) his hand in my pocket.
4. She ( 57- be) ...here but she ( 58- go)..down with flu.
5. Bill ( 59- have)breakfast when I (60- stop) ....at his house this morning.
C. READING
I. You are going to read an article about digital photography. Five sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which you think fits each gap (1- 5). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. 
 Scientists estimate that at the beginning of 20th century 100,000 tigers flourished throughout Asia, from estern Russia and Korea through eastern and southern China, Southest Asia, the Indian subcontinient, and into Pakistan. At the start of the 21st century only 5,000 to 7,000 tigers lived (61)
Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Russia, Sumatra, Thailand, and Vietnam. Tigers are now extinctin Bali, Java, and around the Caspian Sea, and nearly so in Chinaand North Korea, Less than 20 percent of today’s tiger habiat is located (62), which means that the majority of the areas where tigers live could be lost to others uses, such as agriculture or urbanization.
Tigers are territorial- they live alone (63)..jother tigers. The ideal tiger territory is a large forested area with rich vegetation for cover, plentiful water to drink and cool off in, and urbudant deer, swine, and other large mammals to eat. With these three esential, tigers can thrive (64), tropical rain forests in Sumatra and Southest Asia; cool oak and pine forest in the Amur River Valley in far eastern Russia; tall grass jungles (65)in Bamngladesh; and mountain slopes in Bhutan.
A. in no more than a hundred species left
B. in the wild in just 14 Asian countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan.
C. in will life preserves which are built
D. in large areas that they defend from
E. in national parks or other protected areas
F. in India and Nepal; coastal mangrove forests
G. in deverse habiats and climates including
H. in the surburbs or on the outskirts of the city
II. Supply ONE missing word into each blank to complete the reading 
(66) .......................... has just the right conditions for life. It is not (67) .......................... hot or too cold. Earth has lots of liquid water and an (68) .......................... that can support life.
The first kinds of (69) .......................... may have appeared on Earth 3.8 billion (3,800,000) years 
(70) ........................... Several times during Earth’s (71) .......................... , almost all life went extinct, or disappeared.Each (72)......................... , some life forms survived. The survivors spread all (73) ....................... the planet. Dinosaurs appeared about 230 million years ago. ( 74) .......................... went extinct about 65 million years ago. Scientists believe that modern humans (75) .......................... about 130,000 years ago.
III.  Read the text. For questions 1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. 
 Today’s cars are smaller, safer, cleaner, and more economical than their predecessors, but the car of the future will be far more pollution-free than those on the road today. Several new types of automobile engines have already been developed than run on alternative sources of power, such as electricity, compressed natural gas, methanol, steam, hydrogen, and propane. Electricity, however, is the only zero-emission option presently available.
 Although electric vehicles will not be truly practical until a powerful, compact battery or other dependable source of current is available, transport experts foresee a new assortment of electric vehicles entering everyday life: shorter-range commuter electric cars, three-wheeled neighborhood cars, electric delivery vans, bikes and trolleys.
 As automakers work to develop practical electrical vehicles, urban planners and utility engineers are focusing on infrastructure systems to support and make the best use of the new cars. Public charging facilities will need to be as common as today’s gas stations. Public parking spots on the street or in commercial lots will need to be equipped with devices that allow drivers to charge their batteries while they stop, dine, or attend a concert. To encourage the use of electric vehicles, the most convenient parking in transportation centres might be reserved for electric cars.
 Planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains, buses and neighborhood vehicles all meeting at transit centres that would have facilities for charging and renting. Commuters will be able to rent a variety of electric cars to suit their needs: light trucks, one-person three-wheelers, small cars, or electric/gasoline hybrid cars for longer trips, which will no doubt take place on automated freeways capable of handling five times the number of vehicles that can be carried by freeway today.
76. The author’s purpose in the passage is to______.
A. criticize conventional vehicles	C. narrate a story about alternative energy vehicles
B. support the invention of electric cars D. describe the possibilities for transportation in the future
77. The following electrical vehicles are all mentioned in the passage EXCEPT______.	
A. planes	B. trolleys 	C. vans	D. trains
78. The passage would most likely be followed by details about______.
A. the neighborhood of the fixture	C. electric shuttle buses
B. automated freeways	D. pollution restrictions in the future
79. In the second paragraph, the author implies that______.	
A. everyday life will stay much the same in our fixture.
B. a single electric vehicle will eventually replace several modes of transportation
C. a dependable source of electric energy will eventually be developed.
D. electric vehicles are not practical for the future
80. According to the passage, public parking lots of the future will be______.
A. much larger than they are today	C. common as today’s gas stations
B. more convenient than they are today	D. equipped with charging devices
D. WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentence with the cues given.
81. So I bought neither. 
-> So I didn’t..
82. Terry will get over his illness. Then his work will improve.
-> Once..
83. I burst into tears when I heard the bad news.
-> I broke
84. John little realizes just what it’s going to be like working in a restaurant kitchen.
-> Little..
85. The last storm destroyed Nga’s house.
-> It’s high time.
86. Now that his father was being there, they said nothing about it.
-> On..
87. It was wrong of you to allow a four-year- old child to walk home alone.
-> You should
88. She mistakenly thought the tall man was Tim’s brother.
-> She mistook
89. Regarding payment, most major credit cards are acceptable. 
-> As far as 
90. Let’s invite Teddy to the party on Saturday.
-> She suggested.
II. Within 200-250 words, write a composition on the following topic “ Smoking should be banned in public places”
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Key to the test
From 1 to 90 : 0,2 marks for each ; composition : 2,0 marks
A. PHONETICS 
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. B 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. A
II. Choose the word whose stressed position is different from that of the rest. 
6. A 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. D
B. LEXICO – GRAMMAR: 
I. Choose the right option to complete the following sentences: 
11. whom 12. led to 13. delay 14. Prior to 15. keep up with 16. tip
17. seeoff 18. two – thirds 19. most 20. The 21. although 22. to
23. matter 24. attempts 25. for 26. Thanks to 27. care 28. a great deal
29. might 30. provided 31. introduced 32. verge 33. eligble 34. should
35. set 36. mock 37. apart 38. worthless 39. heart –to- heart 40. By the time
II. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences:
41. generosity 42. gratitude
43. cowardice 44. maintaining/ maintenance
45. disobedient 46. entry
47. contents 48. officially
49. hardened 50. extraordinary
III. Give the correct tense of the verbs in parentheses
51. did do 52. had gone
53. told 54. would work
55. was stealing 56. felt
57. should have been 58. has gone
59. was having 60. stopped
C. READING
I. Choose from the sentences A-F the one which you think fits each gap (1- 5)
61.B 62.E 63.D 64.G 65.F
II. Supply ONE missing word into each blank to complete the reading 
66. Earth	67. too	 68. atmosphere	69. life	 70. ago	
71. history	72. time	73. over	74. Dinosaurs	75. appeared
III.  Read the text. For questions 1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) 
76.D 77.A 78.B 79.C 80.D
D. WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentence with the cues given.
81. So I didn’t buy any
82. Once Terry gets over his illness, his work will improve
83. I broke down when I heard the bad news.
84. Little does John realize just what it’s going to be like working in a restaurant kitchen.
85. It’s high time Lan repaired her house/ for Lan’s house to be repaired/ Lan had her house repaired.
86. On account of his father’s being there, they said nothing about it. 
87. You should not have allowed a four-year- old child to walk home alone.
88. She mistook the tall man for Tim’s brother.
89. As far as payment concerned, most major credit cards are acceptable. 
90. She suggested inviting Teddy to the party on Saturday.
II. Within 200-250 words, write a composition on the following topic “ Smoking should be banned in public places”- 2 marks 
1. Content: 1,0 mark: a provision of main ideas and details as appropriate.
2. Language: 0,5 marks: a variety of vocabulary and structures.
3. Presentation: 0,5 marks : coherence, cohesion, and style.