PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN

TĨNH GIA NĂM HỌC : 2016 - 2017

Môn thi : Tiếng Anh - Lớp 9
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài : 150 phút
( Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Lưu ý : Đề thi gồm 04 trang. Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi.
A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in
each group. ( 3 pts)
1. A. impressed B. disappointed C. wished D. stopped
2. A. measure B. treasure C. creature D. pleasure
3. A. chair B. check C. child D. machine
II. Choose the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words. ( 2 pts)
4. A. economic B. encourage C. embroider D. experience
5. A. notice B. depend C. comment D. gather
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentences. ( 10 pts)
6. Ask him ............. there is anything wrong with him.
A. that B. if C. what D. which
7. I can't ............. my mind.
A. take up B. come up C. do up D. make up
8. The mother looked ............. at her naughty daughter.
A. angrily B. anger C. angry D. angered
9. I wish I ............... you some money for your rent, but I broke myself.
A. can lend B. would lend C. will lend D. could lend
10. He has a reputation ................. being an open - minded father.
A. for B. at C. of D. in
11. It's time you ..................... hard for the exam.
A. to revise B. revise C. revised D. revising
12. You should always do your best to get along .................. other people.
A. on B. with C. about D. to
13. My teacher can write a beautiful poem in .................
A. little than half an hour B. a little than half an hour
C. less than half an hour D. least than half an hour
14. They received .................. advice from their parents that they became successful.
A. so good B. such a good C. so good an D. such good
15. Not only ................... but she is also intelligent.
A. beautiful she is B. she is beautiful C. is she beautiful D. beautiful she is
II. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. ( 10 pts)
16. " Nam, you ( always talk) ..................... in class!"
17. John and I (be) ...................... pen pals for nearly 3 years.
18. He hated (ask) ......................... to do the chores.
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 19. Nowadays children would prefer history (teach) ...................... in more practical ways.
20. He looks as if he (be) ..................... from another planet.
21. The price (become) ..................... more and more expensive recently.
22. I (invite) ...................... to her party last weekend.
23. Is this the best film you (see) ...................... , Hoa?
24. The ideas (present) ...................... in this book are not really interesting.
25. If you (not change) ...................... your mind, I won't be able to help you.
III. Choose the letter of the underlined part which is not correct. ( 5 pts)
26. Kieu Story writing by Nguyen Du is very popular in the world.
A B C D
27. The employer said that he would give them a two - day trip to Nghi Son Refinery
A B C
Petrochemical Company next week.
D
28. The new workers will soon be accustomed to work on a night shift.
A B C D
29. In order to get married in this country, one must present a chemical report along with
A B C
your indentification.
D
30. Alike other forms of energy, natural gas may be used to heat homes, cook food and
A B C
even run cars.
D
IV. Fill each blank with a suitable preposition. ( 5 pts)
31. His mother congratulated him ..................... winning the competition.
32. Instead ...................... going to the theater, we'll go to the concert.
33. Mai Lan doesn't spend much money ........................ clothes.
34. In Da Lat it is usually cold at night, but it's warm ....................... the day.
35. When I don't know the meaning of a word, I look it ........................ in the dictionary.
V. Use the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete sentences. ( 10 pts)
36. ............, the barber cut my hair too short. (LUCKY)
37. During my father's ............. the family lived in Truong Thanh Village. (CHILD)
38. The singer is always ............ dressed. No wonder she's very popular. (FASHION)
39. There is a small village by the river and its .............. is very beautiful. (SURROUND)
40. What are .............. of life, Mary? - They are food, clothing and shelter. (NEED)
41. Sorry about the mistake, I ............. the instruction you gave me. (UNDERSTAND)
42. He was very ............. of the work he had done. (PRIDE)
43. Don't be so ............. . We've only been waiting for a few minutes. (PATIENT)
44. The children are more .............. in cartoons. (INTEREST)
45. Solar energy, wind power and water power are ...... sources of energy. (ALTERNATE)

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C. READING
I. Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with the correct answer.
Identify your choice by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer
sheet. ( 10 pts)
Air pollution is the cause .............(46) ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries there
are ............(47) limiting the amount of smoke factories can produce although there is not
enough .............(48) on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. Doctors have ..............(49)
that air pollution causes .............(50) diseases. The gases from the exhaust of cars...............
(51) also increased air pollution in most cities. The ...................(52) of petrol produces a
poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy streets circled by high buildings. Children
................(53) in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can't think as ..............
(54) as other children, and are clumsy when they ................(55) their hands.
46. A. from B. on C. over D. of
47. A. laws B. ideas C. problems D. regulations
48. A. news B. article C. information D. newspaper
49. A. agreed B. pointed C. disagreed D. proved
50. A. lung B. heart C. liver D. stomach
51. A. had B. have C. has D. having
52. A. water B. lead C. gas D. exhaust
53. A. lived B. live C. to live D. living
54. A. quick B. slowly C. quickly D. slow
55. A. touch B. use C. handle D. collect
II. Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word. ( 10 pts )
I'm a writer, and I work ..............(56) home. It doesn't particulary ...............(57) where
my house is, as long as it is ...............(58) nice house. But last year my wife ...............(59) a
job in a different part of country. So, we had to move. This was our first ...............(60) of
buying one house and selling another at the ...............(61) time. I wouldn't like to do it
again. We quickly saw the house .................(62) we wanted. It was then our problems
began: The people who wanted to buy our house couldn't sell ..................(63) and the
man ................(64) house we wanted couldn't find a house he liked. It ..................(65) us
nine months to buy the house. Now, I'm not sure if I liked it.
D. WRITING
I. Complete the second sentences in such a way that it is almost the same meaning as the
first. ( 5 pts )
66. " If I were you, I would try my best to finish the course." Mary said to Jane
=> Mary advised ..................................................................................................................
67. You can't visit the United States unless you get a visa.
=> If you ..............................................................................................................................
68. She is on the fifth page of the report she's writing.
=> So far she ........................................................................................................................
69. My mother asked, " Will you have to get up early tomorrow morning ?"
=> My mother wanted to .....................................................................................................
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 70. Remember to check for spelling mistakes before you hand in your composition.
=> Don't ...............................................................................................................................
II. Use the suggested words and phrases to make complete sentences. ( 5 pts )
71. Many / visitors / country / impress / beauty / Hanoi.
=> .........................................................................................................................................
72. Wear / uniforms / encourage / students / be / proud / be / students / their / school.
=> .........................................................................................................................................
73. Learners / learn / how / spell / pronounce / words / use / them / writing / speaking.
=> .........................................................................................................................................
74. Malaysian / unit / currency / ringgit / consist / 100 sen.
=> .........................................................................................................................................
75. Tom / hear / pen pal / since / move / another / city ?
=> .........................................................................................................................................
III. 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 pts )
76. They have to finish all the reports before the meeting (NECESSARY)
=> It's ................................................................... all the reports before the meeting.
77. Washing dishes after meals is my mission. (RESPONSIBLE)
=> I ...................................................................... after meals.
78. Don't draw pictures on these walls. (TO DRAW)
=> You are ............................................................ on these walls.
79. Are the children keen on sports activities ? (PART)
=> Do the children enjoy ...................................... sports activities.
80. There are a lot of old people who need looking after. (TAKE)
=> Many old people need someone........................................them.
IV. Write a paragraph of about 100 - 150 words with the following topic sentence.
" Vietnamese women should wear the aodai at work ''. ( 10 pts )

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Họ và tên thí sinh :.................................................. Số báo danh :..................

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 ANSWER KEYS
A.PHONETICS
I. 1.B 2.C 3.D
II. 4.A 5.B
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. 6.B 7.D 8.C 9.D 10.A
11.C 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.C
II. 16. are always talking 17. have been
18.being asked 19.be taught
20. were 21. has become
22.was invited 23.have seen
24. presented 25.don't change
III. 26.B=> written 27. D=> the next week/ the following week
28.D=> working 29.D=> their
30.C=> to be heat
IV. 31.on 32. of
33. on 34.on/ during
35.for
V. 36. Unluckily 37. childhood
38. fashionably 39. surrounding
40. necessities 41.understood
42. proud 43. impatient
44. interested 45.alternative
C.READING
I. 46.D 47.C 48.C 49.B 50.A
51.B 52.D 53.B 54.C 55.B
II. 56. at 57.know
58. as 59. found/ had/ got
60.time/ choice 61. same
62. which/ that 63. there
64. whose 65. took
D.WRITING
I.
66. Mary advised Jane to try his best to finish the course.
67. If you don't get a visa, you can't visit the United States.
If you get a visa, you can visit the United States.
68. So far she has written for the fifth of the report.
69. My mother wanted to know I will have to get up early tomorrow morning.
70. Don't forget to check for spelling mistakes before you hand in your composition.
II.
71. Many visitors in the country are impressed by the beauty of Hanoi.
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 72. Wearing uniforms encourages students to be proud of being
students of their school.
73. Learners learn how to spell the prounce of words to use them for
writing and speaking.
74. The Malaysian unit of currency is ringgit , consisting of 100 sen.
75. Has Tom heard from his pen pal since they moved to another city?
III.
76. It's necessary for them to finish all the reports before the meeting.
77. I am responsible to wash dishes after meals.
78. You are not allowed to draw pictures on these walls.
79. Do the children enjoy taking part in sports activities?
80. Many old people need someone taking care of them.
IV. Viết bài văn( 10 points)
I think/ My opinion is...........
Firstly,......
Secondly,..........
Thirdly,............
.........
Finally,.......
Therefore/ In conclusion.........

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