Kỳ thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Đề số 29

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1. Đề số 29 Kỳ thi: Chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh lớp 9 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points) (You will hear twice for each part) Part 1. Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct answer for each of the following blanks. 1. According to the man, his team lost the first match due to ___. A. bad weather conditions B. injuries C. poor officiating 2. What reason was NOT mentioned about why his team lost their second game? A. The referees made some terrible calls against some players. B. They were disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct. C. One of their players shot the ball into the wrong goal. 3. The man's team was winning the final match until ___. A. the other team made an amazing comeback B. some of their players were ejected from the game C. their fans booed the team and left the stadium Part 2. Listen to the recording twice. Complete the form below. Write no more than three words or numbers for each answer. PRESTON PARK RUN Details of run Example Day of Park Run: .Saturday Start of run: in front of the (1) Time of start: (2) am Length of run: (3) kilometers At end of run: volunteer scans (4) Best way to register: on the (5) . Cost of run: (6) £ Volunteering SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 points) Part 1: Questions from 16 to 36. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)
2. Choose the best answer to each question. 16. The information-office at the station ___ that all trains were running about one hour behind time. A. advertised B. decided C. explained D. promised 17. The house was sold for £60000, which was far more than its real ___. A. cost B. value C. price D. expense 18. Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any ___. A. notice B. remark C. warningD. observation 19. When he was a student, his father gave him a monthly ___ towards his expenses. A. salary B. permission C. allowance D. wage 20. He was a much older tennis player but he had the great ___ of experience. A. advantage B. deal C. help D. value 21. To get my travelers’ cheques I had to ___ a special cheque to the Bank for the total amount. A. make for B. make off C. make out D. make over 22. Well-mannered children have usually been properly ___ by their parents. A. raised up B. borne up C. brought up D. put up 23. He said he had every ___ in his secretary; she would do the right thing. A. confidence B. dependence C. thought D. knowledge 24. I am sorry that I can’t ___ your invitation. A. take B. except C. agree D. accept 25. I forgot to ___ him to buy some bread. A. remember B. repeat C. remind D. let 26. ___ what he says, he wasn’t even there when the crime was committed. A. Following B. Listening to C. According to D. Fearing 27. There is ___ that I may have to go into hospital next week. A. an opportunity B. bad luck C. a possibility D. fate 28. This young tree could not have been damaged by accident. I believe it was done ___. A. in fact B. on purpose C. by appointment D. by understanding 29. How much would you ___ for repairing my watch? A. charge B. cost C. pay D. demand 30. After the battle, the ___ soldiers were helped by those who could walk. A. damaged B. wounded C. broken D. blessed 31. He hoped the appointment would enable him to gain greater ___ in publishing. A. experience B. work C. jobs D. employment 32. ___ up children properly is mainly their parents’ duty. A. growing B. rearing C. breeding D. bringing 33. Science has made great ___ during the past 30 years.
3. A. increases B. motions C. advancesD. advantages 34. Her shoes ___ her gloves; they look very well together. A. suit B. match C. fit D. compare 35. If you have a ___ to make about the food, I am willing to listen. A. dislike B. trouble C. complaint D. discontent Part 2: Questions from 36 to 45. (2 points - 0.2/ each) Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences. 36. I have just bought a replacement for one of my favorites which disappeared. MYSTERY 37. Gift exchange is expression of social relations. SIGNIFY 38. I try not to remember this experience that only leaves me with unhappy thoughts. FRIGHTEN 39. The boy asked for permission to go out with his friends. REPEAT 40. British Rail apologized for the . of the 4.20 to Bath. CANCEL 41. He feels sad about his result in the examination. SATISFY 42. The of this factory are widely consumed in this country. PRODUCE 43. You must keep on working with him no matter how much you AGREE 44. Film festivals are divided into categories like drama, documentary or animation. TYPICAL 45. He enjoyed . with friends and it cost nothing. SOCIAL Part 3: Questions from 46 to 50.(1 point - 0.2/ each) Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them. 46. The 6-year-old boy resembles to his mother some what more than does his older brother. 47. Chemical engineering is based on the principles of physics, chemists, and mathematics. 48. Ancient people made a clay pottery because they needed it for their survival. 49. A paragraph is a portion of a text consists of one or more sentences related to the same idea. 50. Carl Anderson discovered two atomic particles that he identified while studied cosmic rays. Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55.(1 point - 0.2/ each) Fill in each of the sentences with correct prepositions. 51. Parents are naturally anxious their children’s safety. 52. In a consumer taste test, Coca-Cola went . against Pepsi. 53. Using your cell phone while driving is the law. 54. The scientist made an amazing discovery accident. 55. She ought to be thoroughly ashamed herself - talking to her mother like that! SECTION III: READING (6.0 points) Part 1. Questions 56 – 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each) Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question. Interpreting the feelings of other people is not always easy, as we all know, and we (56) ___ as much on what they seem to be telling us, as on the actual words they say. Facial (57) ___ and tone of voice are obvious ways of showing our (58) ___ to something, and it may well be that we
4. unconsciously express views that we are trying to hide. The art of being (59) ___ lies in picking up these signals, realizing what the other person is trying to say, and acting so that they are not embarrassed in any way. For example, we may understand that they are in fact (60) ___ to answer our question, and so we stop pressing them. Body movements in general may also indicate feelings, and interviewers often pay particular attention to the way a candidate for a job walks into the room and sits down. However it is not difficult to present the right kind of appearance, while what many employers want to know relates to the candidate’s character traits, and (61) ___ stability. This raises the awkward question of whether job candidates should be asked to complete psychological tests, and the further problem of whether such tests actually produce (62) ___ results. For many people, being asked to take part in such a test would be an objectionable (63) ___ into their private lives. After all, a prospective employer would hardly ask a candidate to run a hundred meters, or expect his or her family doctor to provide (64) ___ medical information. Quite apart from this problem, can such tests predict whether a person is likely to be a (65) ___ employee or a values colleague? 56. A. reckon B. rely C. trustD. estimate 57. A. manner B. image C. expressionD. looks 58. A. notion B. feeling C. viewD. reaction 59. A. successful B. humble C. good atD. tactful 60. A. hesitant B. reluctant C. tendingD. used 61. A. psychological B. physical C. similarD. relevant 62. A. reliable B. predictable C. faithfulD. regular 63. A. invasion B. infringement C. intrusionD. interference 64. A. confidential B. secretive C. reticentD. classified 65. A. laborious B. particular C. thoroughD. conscientious Part 2. Questions 66 – 75 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each) Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare. And since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop. Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to withstand its desiccating effects. No moist-skinned, water-loving animals can exist there. Few large animals are found. The giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat. Since desert country is open, it holds more swift-footed running and leaping creatures than the tangled forest. Its population is largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth. Yet they are not emaciated. Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere else in the word.
5. The secret of their adjustment lies in the combination of behavior and physiology. None could survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a matter of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The surface of the sun-baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees. 66. The title for this passage could be ___ . A. D. esert PlantsB. Life Underground C. Animal Life in a Desert EnvironmentD. Man’s Life in a Desert Environment 67. The word inexorable in the passage mostly means ___ . A. relentless B. fullC. demandingD. essential 68. Man can hardly understand why many animals live their whole life in the desert, as ___ . A. sources of flowing water are rare in a desert B. water is an essential part of his existence C. water composes the greater part of the tissues of living things D. very few large animals are found in the desert 69. The phrase those forms in the passage refers to all of the following EXCEPT ___. A. water-loving animals B. the coyote and the bobcat C. moist-skinned animals D. many large animals 70. According to the passage, creatures in the desert ___. A. are smaller and fleeter than forest animals B. live in an accommodating environment C. are more active during the day than those in the tangled forest D. are not as healthy as those anywhere else in the world 71. The author mentions all the following as examples of the behaviour of desert animals EXCEPT ___. A. they sleep during the day B. they dig home underground C. they are noisy and aggressive D. they are watchful and quiet 72. The word emaciated in the passage mostly means ___. A. wild B. cunningC. unmanageableD. unhealthy 73. The word them means A. animals B. peopleC. waterD. minutes 74. The word burrows in the passage mostly means ___. A. places where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young” B. holes or tunnels in the ground made by animals for them to live in C. structures made of metal bars in which animals or birds are kept D. places where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found 75. We can infer from the passage that ___ . A. living things adjust to their environment B. water is the basis of desert life
6. C. desert life is colorful and diverse D. healthy animals live longer lives Part 3: Questions 76 – 85 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each) Read the text and fill in one word which best fits each gap. HOMESTAY When studying a foreign language abroad, a large majority of students choose ‘homestay’ accommodation, living with a (76) family while they attend classes in a nearby language school. Very (77) , however, once lessons have finished, students speak their mother tongue with other class members of the same nationality. On a Homestay Language International study trip, we ensure total immersion in the target language environment by arranging accomodation and one-by-one tuition in your teacher’s home, so that you (78) . surrounded by the language during every moment of your stay. As you are the only student, you can learn (79) .your own pace, and the lessons are made to suit your individual interests and objectives. You will also have the chance to (80) . fully in your host teacher’s activities, including trips to places of (81) in the local area. All of our teachers have a university degree and a relevant (82) .qualification, and most have spent much time abroad and they can understand the needs and concerns of their (83) guests. Homestay Language International offers a wide range of general or business courses for young and old alike, with a choice of (84) 80 destinations throughout the world. Whether it’s English in New Zealand, French in Canada or German in Austria, you can expect a (85) welcome in a relaxed home environment and an unforgettable study experience. SECTION IV: WRITING (4.0 points) Part 1: Questions from 86 to 90.(2 point- 0.4/ each) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 86. House prices have risen dramatically this year.  There has 87. Helen can play the piano better than Elizabeth.  Elizabeth 88. The garage is going to repair the car for him next week.  He is going 89. John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago.  It is 90. He got down to writing a letter as soon as he returned from his work.  No sooner Part 2: Questions from 91 to 92.(2 points - 0.4/ each) 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.
7. 91. Sarah wore dark glasses so that no one could recognize her. avoid  Sarah wore recognised. 92. The lecture was cancelled because the professor was ill. called  They because the professor was ill. 93. John never takes any notices what his children say. attention  John never . what his children say 94. Smoking in the library is forbidden. allowed  You are . in the library. 95. I regret not taking your advice in the first place. followed  If only . in the first place.