SỞ GD&ĐT QUẢNG BÌNH KỲ THI CHỌN HSG TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2014-2015

Khóa ngày 17 tháng 3 năm 2015

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
LỚP 9 THCS
Họ và tên:…....………….. Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Số báo danh:………....….. Đề thi gồm có 05 trang
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* Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu, kể cả từ điển.

SECTION ONE: LISTENING

 Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần được ghi âm 2 lần. Giữa 2 lần ghi âm của mỗi phần và giữa
các phần có một khoảng thời gian chờ.
Part 1. You will hear an interview on the radio with Henry Tweedy, who is talking about his
special dog, Lady. Listen and circle the correct answer (A, B or C). (6pts)
1. Henry needs his dog because he can’t......................... .
A. walk by himself B. see anything C. hear well
2. Lady was chosen for training because........................ .
A. she was friendly and intelligent
B. she already belonged to Henry
C. she was a young dog
3. What does Henry say about Lady’s training programme?
A. It all happened in Henry’s home.
B. It is still going on.
C. It took six months.
4. How does Lady communicate with Henry?
A. by running around B. by touching him C. by making a noise
5. When Henry wants Lady to do something, he........................ .
A. says certain words B. uses a hand signal C. gives her some food
6. According to Henry, how does Lady feel about her work?
A. She loves being active and feels happy.
B. She would prefer to sleep more.
C. She finds new things hard to learn.
Part 2. Fill in the following blanks according to what you hear. Write no more than THREE
WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer. (9pts)
7. Gavin moved into his apartment…………………..weeks ago.
8. The monthly rent for Gavin’s apartment is…………….per month.
9. The price of …………….is $450.
10. The insurance will cost $184.00 for a ……………..period.
INSURANCE
APPLICATION FORM

NAME: Mr. Gavin (11)……………………………

ADDRESS: (12)……………………….Biggins Street,
(13)…………………………………………
DATE OF BIRTH: 12th November, 1980.
TELEPHONE: 98724855
NATIONALITY: (14)…………………………………………...
JOB: (15)…………………………………………...

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SECTION TWO: PHONETICS
Part 1. Pick up the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (3pts)
16. A. comb B. plumb C. climb D. disturb
17. A. hear B. swear C. dear D. rear
18. A. headaches B. bushes C. researches D. wishes
Part 2. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group. (2pts)
19. A. documentary B. occupation C. competitive D. individual
20. A. interview B. essential C. industry D. comfortable
SECTION THREE: LEXICO - GRAMMAR
Part 1. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence. (10pts)
21. The current…………..of this city is about 200,000.
A. membership B. people C. number D. population
22. You should look up the meaning of new words in the dictionary……………misuse them.
A. so that not to B. so not to C. so as not to D. so that not
23. There has been a…………..increase in the use of bicycles in the last few years.
A. noticed B. keen C. marked D. seen
24. The man who was taken to hospital had been…………… for three hours.
A. insensitive B. unconscious C. unfeeling D. indifferent
25. In my company, the director deputy usually…………..the responsibility for organizing meetings
and conferences.
A. makes B. gets C. takes D. becomes
26. The more important an exam is, …………..
A. the more you’ll get nervous B. the more nervous will you get
C. the most nervous you’ll be D. the more nervous you’ll get
27. The language centre offers courses of various levels, such as elementary, intermediate and……
A. advance B. advancement C. advancing D. advanced
28. Ann: “When are we leaving for the concert?”
Maria: “……………… .”
A. Straight away B. No problem C. Certainly D. That’s right
29. His research has contributed enormously……………. our understanding of this disease.
A. for B. to C. in D. over
30. We should participate in the movements …………… the natural environment.
A. organizing to conserve B. organized conserving
C. organized to conserve D. which organize to conserve
Part 2. Put the verbs given in brackets into the appropriate tenses or forms. (5pts)
31. If either of them (take) ......................a vacation now, we will not be able to finish the work.
32. (ask)……………. his mother’s permission, the boy went out to play.
33. It is critical that the prime minister (address)...................... those sensitive issues.
34. Her phone (ring)………….. for ten minutes. I wonder why she doesn’t answer it.
35. I am going to have my house (paint)…………. next week.
Part 3. Complete each sentence with a suitable form of one of the phrasal verbs in the box. Use
each one once only. There are two extra ones that you do not need to use. (5pts)

turn up wear off go on put up with

see off make out settle on

36. The children ………......a funny story and wrote it on the card.
37. We arranged to meet at 7.30, but she never………… .

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38. We couldn’t decide whether to book a holiday in Spain or Italy. We finally …………. Spain.
39. I’m not going to……………their smoking any more.
40. I hate having injections at the dentist’s. They always take ages..................afterwards.
Part 4. Read the text below. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each line to form a
word that fits in the space in the same line. (10pts)
Running round the world

Clive Baker will shortly be setting off on a 50,000km run, hoping to

add his name to the very small and select list of people who have
performed the (41)………..act of running all the way around the world. ORDINARY
On the run he will experience extremes of temperature, from the
(42)……….Russian winter to the burning African summer. As if that is not FREEZE
bad enough, he has no back-up team for (43)……….and will be running ASSIST
alone, carrying all his (44)…………..on his back. EQUIP
When interviewed, however, Mr Baker suggested the real problem
would lie elsewhere. “My biggest fear is not the physical challenge, but
(45)………….,” Mr Baker said. “I’m as sociable as anyone and I’m very LONELY
(46)……….that, despite the difficulties that lie ahead, I will still be ale to HOPE
form many (47)………….on the way.” FRIEND
On a trial of 2,000km, run under the blazing (48)………of the HOT
American sun, he came across wild baboons and (49)…………snakes, but POISON
such dangers have not put him off. His trial run proved that a target of 60
kilometres a day was (50)…………. . “I have made up my mind to do it REASON
and I will. Running is my life,” he said.

SECTION FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION

Part 1. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE
word in each gap. (10pts)
Brain training puzzles really can boost intelligence, a study shows for the first time. While
previous studies have suggested that number puzzles can improve memory and crosswords can
expand vocabulary, scientists (51)............... now proved that mental exercise really does
(52).............. us more quick-witted. A Swiss-American team reports in a leading scientific journal
how computer-based mental exercises were used (53)................ improve overall problem-solving
ability.
(54)................ team gave 35 volunteers a series of mental exercises designed to improve their
memory. A control group of 35 subjects did not take these tests. Members of the first group were
shown a different type (55)................. square every three seconds and asked if a certain square
matched (56)................ shown earlier. Participants also heard a series of spoken letters and had to
decide (57)................ each was the same as one presented two or three steps earlier in the sequence.
If they did well, the task became harder and if they did badly, (58)................ became easier. They
repeated the same exercises for between eight and nineteen days. Their problem-solving ability was
then compared with the group who (59)................ not done the exercises.
The results of the studies, published in The Proceedings of the national Academy of
Sciences, showed that the group who took part in the brain training exercises had a significantly
better problem-solving ability than the other group. Moreover, the more participants trained, the
more problems (60)................. could solve.
Part 2. Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage. Choose A, B,
C or D to indicate your answer. (10pts)

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 SHOPPING MALLS
Victor Gruen, an American architect, revolutionised shopping in the 1950s by creating the
type of shopping centre that we now call a shopping mall.
Gruen’s (61)………… was to provide a pleasant, quiet and spacious shopping environment
with large car parks, which usually (62)……..… building in the suburbs. He also wanted people to
be able to shop in all kinds of weather. He (63)………. on using building designs that he knew
people would feel comfortable with, but placed them in landscaped “streets” that were entirely
enclosed and often covered with a curved glass roof. This was done to (64)………. some of the
older shopping arcades of city centres, but while these housed only small speciality shops, Gruen’s
shopping malls were on a much grander (65)……..... .
Access to the whole shopping mall gained by using the main doors, which (66)……...... the
shopping “streets” from the parking areas outside. As there was no need to (67)………. out bad
weather, shops no longer needed windows and doors, and people could wander (68)……..... from
shop to shop. In many cities, shopping malls now (69)……….. much more than just shops; cinemas,
restaurants and other forms of entertainment are also (70) ……….... in popularity.
61. A. direction B. aim C. search D. view
62. A. resulted B. sought C. intended D. meant
63. A. insisted B. demanded C. requested D. emphasised
64. A. model B. imitate C. repeat D. shadow
65. A. measure B. height C. size D. scale
66. A. disconnected B. withdrew C. separated D. parted
67. A. hold B. get C. stay D. keep
68. A. freely B. loosely C. simply D. entirely
69. A. contain B. concern C. consist D. compose
70. A. becoming B. growing C. raising D. advancing
Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
answer to each question. (5pts)
Telecommuting is some form of computer communication between employees’ home and
offices. For employees who jobs involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or
typing reports, the location of the computer is of no consequence. If the machine can communicate
over telephone lines, when the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer and
transmit the material to their employers. A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are
approximately 8.7 million telecommuters. But although the numbers are rising annually, the trend
does not appear to be as significant as predicted when Business Week published “The Portable
Executive” as its cover story a few years ago. Why hasn’t telecommuting become more popular?
Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the
part of many managers. These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work
force scattered across the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are
not yet developed, thereby complicating the manager responsibilities.
It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are often reluctant
to accept the opportunity. Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many
are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more
visible in the office setting. Some people feel that even when a space in their homes is set aside as a
work area, they never really get away from the office.
71. With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned?
A. The advantages of telecommuting B. A definition of telecommuting
C. An overview of telecommuting D. The failure of telecommuting
72. How many American workers are involved in telecommuting?
A. More than predicted in Business Week B. More than 8 million
C. Fewer than last year D. Fewer than estimated in USA Today
73. The word “resistance” could best be replaced by...
A. alteration B. participation C. opposition D. consideration
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74. The word “them” in the second paragraph refers to…
A. telecommuters B. systems C. executives D. responsibilities
75. It can be inferred from the passage that the author is…
A. a telecommuter B. the manager of a group of telecommuters
C. a statistician D. a reporter
SECTION FIVE: WRITING
Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it. (10pts)
76. I applied for the job but was turned down.
→ My …………………………………………………...........................
77. His second attempt on the world record was successful.
→ He broke………………………………………….……......................
78. Driving at that speed is dangerous whether you are experienced or not.
→ However …………………………………………………..................
79. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.
→ It was not …………………………………………………….............
80. Tim only understood very little of what the teacher said.
→ Tim could hardly………………………………….………….............
81. I only bought the dog because my son wanted a pet.
→ Had ……………………………………………..................................
82. He speaks more persuasively than his friend.
→ He is …………………………………………………………………
83. “I don’t think Mary will come,” said Joe
→ Joe doubted ………………………………………………….............
84. I was very sorry that I didn’t see my sister when she went abroad.
→ I greatly regretted ………………………………………………........
85. The small house seemed to have been unoccupied for several months.
→ It looked...............................................................................................
Part 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence
using the word given. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. You must use between three
and five words, including the word given. (5pts)
86. Mrs. Scott is proud of her cooking. (takes)
→ Mrs. Scott…………………………………cooking.
87. He did the puzzle in two minutes. (solution)
→ He ………………..…to the puzzle in two minutes.
88. It will be necessary to pay the full amount when you look. (have)
→ The full amount …………………. when you look.
89. The taxi may be expensive so take plenty of money. (case)
→ Take plenty of money……………...…...expensive.
90. Robert had no idea of his next move. (do)
→ Robert didn’t know what …………………....next.
Part 3. Essay writing. (10pts)
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? With the help of technology, students
nowadays can learn better. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. You should
write about 200 words.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
……................................................................................................................................................
…….........................................................................................................................................................
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