Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9 THCS môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2018-2019 - Sở GD&ĐT Ninh Bình (Có đáp án)

doesn’t have to work today.
Colin thinks that it is dangerous to run to work.
The distance between Natasha’s house and her office is twenty kilometers.
Natasha doesn’t mind being the last to come in the race.
Colin is going to run to work with Natasha next month.
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PART II: 
Question 1: Listen and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word or phrase. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered box. (0.5 point)
Robert Pattinson was born on (1)______________ 
As the (2)______________Edward Cullen in the movie Twilight, he was an instant success. 
His father ran a (3) ______________business and his mother worked for a (4)_______________ agency. 
The movie Twilight was a success and Robert became a world-wide (5)______________ 
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Question 2: Listen to the record and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word or phrase. Write
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- London is a very large city and has a population of about twelve million people. 
- The most popular means of transport in London for people to travel into the city are bus and (1) ______________train, which we call the "tube". 
- Many people work in offices or for big companies, but of course people do all (2) ______________of jobs here. 
- Most people live in (3) ______________houses, in the suburbs usually, but nearer the centre of the city, people live in flats, too. 
- London can be quite (4) ______________sometimes because it is a busy city. It is also considered great fun as there is so much to do. 
- One of the best things about living in London is that it's so (5) ______________as there is a great mix of people from different countries and cultures. 
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PART III. Listen and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to answer the questions below. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered box. (1.0 point)
Question 1: What music will they have at the party?
A. guitar	B. piano	C. CDs	D. cello
Question 2: When will the man go on holiday?
A. June	B. January	C. August	D. July 
Question 3: What will the weather be like tomorrow?
A. It’ll be hot.	B. It’ll be cold and windy.	
C. It’ll be rainy.	D. It’ll be foggy.
Question 4: Which dish did Mark cook in the competition?
A. fish	B. meat	C. vegetables	D. soup
Question 5: Where is the girl’s book now?
A. in the drawer of the manager’s desk 	B. in the waiter’s bag
C. on a table in the café	D. in the lost property office
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B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (4.0 points)
I. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered box. (1.0 point)
1. She ______ her neighbour’s children for the broken window.
	A. accused	B. complained	C. blamed	 	D. denied
2. _____ Internet can be used as _______ means of education and communication. 
	A. An - a	B. The - a	C. The - the	 	D. The - Æ 
3. She is traveling to work by bus today because her car is being ______.
	A. stopped	B. broken	C. serviced 	D. served
4. On the table _______.
	A. the disks lay	B. did the disks lie	C. lied the disks	D. lay the disks 
5. It is recommended that he _______ this course.
A. took 	B. takes 	C. take 	D. taking
6. The bank is reported in the local newspapers ______ in broad daylight.
	A. to have been robbed	B. robbed
	C. to be robbing	D. having been robbed
7. If you want a flat in the centre of the city, you have to pay through the________ for it.
A. teeth	B. arm	C. back of your head	D. nose 
8. _________ the strength of the earthquake that few buildings were left standing in the town.
A. Such was	B. So was	C. It was such	 D. It was so much
9. I _________ an old friend who I haven’t met for many years when I was shopping. 
A. came off	B. came across	C. came about	D. came forward	
10. John: Would you mind if I closed the door? It’s too cold outside.
 Mary: _______.
	A. I’d rather you didn’t. It’s stuffy.	B. No, I don’t like.
	C. No, never mind.	D. Why not do it?
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II. Read the passage and use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered box. (1.0 point)
 One of the most urgent environmental problems in the world today is the (1. SHORT) _________ of clean water. Having clean drinking water is basic human right. But acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage have made many sources of water (2. DRINK)_________. Lakes, reservoirs and even entire seas have become vast pools of (3. POISONOUS)_________. Lake Baikal in Russia is one of the largest lakes in the world. It contains a wide (4. VARY)_________ of animals and plants, including 1,300 rare species that do not exist (5. WHERE)_________ in the world. But they are being destroyed by the (6. MASS)_________ volumes of industrial effluent which pour into the lake every day. Even where law existed, the government did not have the power to (7. FORCE)_________ them. Most industries (8. SIMPLE)_________ ignore the regulations. The Mediterranean Sea occupies 1% of the world’s water surface. But it is the dumping ground for 50% of all marine pollution. Almost 16 countries regularly throw (9. INDUSTRY)_________ wastes a few miles off shore . 
	Water is free to everyone. A few years ago people thought that the supply of clean water in the world was (10. LIMIT)_________. Today, many water supplies have been ruined by pollution and sewage. Clean water is now scarce, and we are at last beginning to respect this precious source. We should do something now. 
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III. There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find and correct them. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered box. (2.0 points)
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Society has changed by many ways since the introduction of computers, and people’s lives at home and at the office have been effected. Most people are working less hours per week than they used to, and manufacturers and advertising agencies are becoming much more interested in what people spend  this extra leisure time. One recent report states that although the number of hobbies has not increased, each hobby has became more specialized. Another change is that nowadays many managers would rather spend time with their families than stay lately in the office every day. Homelife  seems to be just as important as working. Some companies now make managers take their annual holidays even if they don’t want to because this leads to such an improvement in their performance if they have a rest. 
Because of the changes, some people are working harder than never before. The standard of exams are getting higher, and increased competition is making it harder to get into university than it was 20 years ago. School children and students are now having to work so hardly that in many cases they work longer than their parents.
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C: READING COMPREHENSION (6.0 points)
I. Fill in each of the gaps in the passage below with only ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered box. (2.0 points)
At sixteen, Henry Vincent was separated from his family as a result of the war. He wandered aimlessly from one country to another (1) ________ finally settling down in Australia, (2) _______ he was trained as an electronics engineer. He established his own business but it called for so much work that marriage was out of the (3) ________ .
His retirement suddenly (4) _______ him realize how lonely he was and he decided to (5) ______ up a hobby. With his interest in electronics, amateur radio seemed a natural choice. He installed his own equipment and obtained a licence and his call sign, which is the set of letters and numbers used to identify oneself when making radio contact (6)_____ other radio amateurs all over the world.
Soon Henry had a great many contacts in far-off places. One in particular was a man in California with (7) ________ he had much in common. One night the man in California happened (8) _______ mention the village in Europe he had come from. Suddenly, Henry realised that this man was, in fact, his younger brother, Peter. At first, the two brothers were at a (9) ______ for words but then little by little they filled in the details of their past lives and not long afterwards Henry Vincent flew to California to (10) ________ reunited with his brother.
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II. Read the following passage and choose the best option to answer or complete each sentence. Write your answer in the corresponding numbered box. (2.0 points)
 The Winterthur Museum is a collection and a house. There are many museums devoted to the decorative arts and many house museums, but rarely in the United States is a great collection displayed in a great country house. Passing through successive generations of a single family, Winterthur has been a private estate for more than a century. Even after the extensive renovations made to it between 1929 and 1931, the house remained a family residence. This fact is of importance to the atmosphere and effect of the museum. The impression of a lived-in house is apparent to the visitor; the rooms look as if they were vacated only a short while ago - whether by the original owners of the furniture or the most recent residents of the house can be a matter of personal interpretation. Winterthur remains, then, a house in which a collection of furniture and architectural elements has been assembled. Like an English country house, it is an organic structure; the house, as well as the collection and manner of displaying it to the visitor, has changed over the years. The changes have coincided with developing concepts of the American arts, increased knowledge on the part of collectors and students, and a progression toward the achievement of a historical effect in period-room displays. The rooms at Winterthur have followed this current, yet still retained the character of a private house.
 The concept of a period room as a display technique has developed gradually over the years in an effort to present works of art in a context that would show them to greater effect and would give them more meaning for the viewers. Comparable to the habitat group in a natural history museum, the period room represents the decorative arts in a lively and interesting manner and provides an opportunity to assemble objects related by style, date, or place of manufacture.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
	A. The reason that Winterthur was redesigned.
	B. Elements that make Winterthur an unusual museum.
	C. How Winterthur compares to English country houses.
	D. Historical furniture contained in Winterthur.
2. The phrase “devoted to” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
	A. surrounded by 	B. sentimental about	C. successful with D. specializing in
3. What happened at Winterthur between 1929 and 1931?
	A. The owners moved out. 	B. The old furniture was replaced.
	C. The house was repaired. 	D. The estate became a museum.
4. What does the author mean by stating “The impression of a lived-in house is apparent to the visitor” in paragraph 1?
	A. Winterthur is very old.	 B. Winterthur does not look like a typical museum.	
 C. Few people visit Winterthur. D. The furniture at Winterthur looks comfortable
5. The word “assembled” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
	A. developed 	 B. appreciated	
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6. The word “it” in bold in paragraph 1 refers to _______. 
	A. Winterthur Museum 	B. collection 	
	C. English country house 	D. visitor
7. The word “developing” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
	A. traditional 	B. exhibiting C. informative D. evolving
8. According to the passage, objects in a period room are related by all of the following EXCEPT _______.
	A. date 	B. style 	C. place of manufacture D. past ownership
9. What is the relationship between the two paragraphs in the passage?
	 A. The second paragraph explains a term that was mentioned in the first paragraph.
	 B. Each paragraph describes a different approach to the display of objects in a museum.
 	 C. The second paragraph explains a philosophy art appreciation that contrasts with the philosophy explained in the first paragraph.
	 D. Each paragraph describes a different historical period.
10. Where in the passage does the author explain why displays at Winterthur have changed?
	 A. Lines 1-3 	B. Lines 5-6 	C. Lines 7-10 	D. Lines 12-15
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III. You are going to read a passage about Thomas Edison. Five sentences have been removed from the passage. Choose from the sentences A-F the one which fits each gap (1-5). There is one extra sentence you do not need to use. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered box. (1.0 point)
THOMAS EDISON
	(1)_________. Without him, the world might still be a dark place. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.
(2)_________. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age with electrical and mechanical things at home.
(3)_________. He became a newsboy on a train that ran between Port Huron and Detroit. He set up a laboratory in a baggage car of the train so that he could continue his experiments in his spare time. Unfortunately, his first work experience did not end well. Thomas was fired when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the baggage car.
(4)_________. He got his first patent in 1868 for a voice recorder run by electricity. However, the voice recorder was not a success. In 1870, he sold another invention, a stock-ticker, for $40,000. A stock-ticker is a machine that automatically prints stock prices on a tape. He was then able to build his first shop in Newark, New Jersey.
(5)_________. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He called himself a “two-shift man” because he worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 in October, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.
A. Thomas then worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time on the job conducting experiments.
B. When he was 12 years old, he got his first job.
C. Thomas E. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847.
D. Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways.
E. Thomas Edison was remembered by thousands of people all over the world.
F. Thomas Alva Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light.
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IV. Read and choose the best option to complete the passage. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered box. (1.0 point)
How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a (1) 	. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed (2) 	 	_ certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. These sounds, (3) 	spoken or written in letters, are called words. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words that appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literacy style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can (4) 	 his meanings in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully, (5) 	 they will make our speech silly and vulgar.
1. A. story	B. secret	C. mystery	D. legend
2. A. at	B. upon	C. with	D. to
3. A. if	B. however	C. whether	D. though
4. A. carry	B. convey	C. transfer	D. transmit
5. A. or	B. so	C. although	D. because
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D: WRITING (5 points)
I. Email writing: (2 points)
 Write an email of about 120-150 words to one of your foreign friends to tell him or her something about the pressure and stress that teenagers in Viet Nam have to cope with. 
You must NOT write your own name and address. Begin your email as follows:
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II. Paragraph writing. (3.0 points). 
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