Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh - Môn Anh 9

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1. Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo Chữ ký G.khảo Số phách Số T.tự Bài thi SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH NINH THUẬN NĂM HỌC 2013 – 2014 Khóa ngày: 10 / 11 / 2013 (Đề chính thức) Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Cấp THCS Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề) SECTION I: USE OF ENGLISH Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answers (A,B,C, or D) in the numbered boxes. 1. Travelling by air is not cheap. ___is it interesting. A. Either B. Neither C. So D. And 2. Jim always gets very annoyed if he can’t get his own ___ A. wish B. desire C. will D. way 3. The bad weather ___the plane being delayed. A. caused B. made C. resulted in D. created 4. I know you won’t mind sitting by Peter, ___ ? A. will you B. do I C. don’t I D. won’t you 5. “Jane said that you had read the book three times”. “Yes, I found it very ___” A. amusing B. amused C. amuse D. amusingly 6. “John won’t come tomorrow.” “Did he say he ___next week?” A. will come B. would come C. is coming D. had come 7. The reason ___ he is late is that he had an accident. A. which B. when C. how D. why 8. ___ enough time to talk over the matter now. A. It hasn’t B. There isn’t C. There hasn’t D. It isn’t 9. I suggested ___ to the party. A. him in going B. to make him go C. him going D. that he should go 10. His house is nothing out of the___; it’s just an average five – room house. A. normal B. usual C. ordinary D. typical Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Part 2: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in each column on the right. (0) has been done as an example. Sport in society The position of sport in today's society has changed out of all (0. 0. recognition RECOGNIZE) ___ . People no longer seem to think of sport as ‘just a game’ - to be watched or played for the sake of (11. ENJOY) ___ . Instead, it has 11. ___ become big business worldwide. It has become accepted practice for (12. 12. ___ LEAD) ___ companies to provide sponsorship. TV companies pay large sums of money to screen important matches or (13. COMPETE)___ . The 13. ___ result has been huge finance rewards for athletes, some of whom are now very (14. WEALTH) ___ , particularly top footballers, golfers and tennis players. 14. ___ In addition, it is not (15. USUAL) ___ for some athletes to receive large fees 15. ___ on top of their salary, for advertising products or making personal appearances. 1
2. Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo Chữ ký G.khảo Số phách Số T.tự Bài thi Part 3: Complete the conversations. Put in the correct form of each verb in the blanks. A. P1: Could you please tell me your address? P2: Well, I (16. live) ___ in a friend’s house at the moment. Luckily I (17. find) ___ a place of my own now, but I can’t move in until next week. B. P1: Could you tell Tom to ring me, please? P2: Yes, I (18. tell) ___ him when I (19. see) ___ him tomorrow. C. P1: What happened with Rachel? P2: She (20. come) ___ down stairs when the lights (21. go) ___ out. She almost fell over. D. P1: Your new trousers (22. look) ___ nice. P2: Thank you. They (23. not / fit) ___properly. E. P1: ___you (24. buy) ___anything at the store yesterday? P2: No. I wanted to buy some jewellery, but I (25. leave) ___my credit card at home. Part 4: Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the numbered boxes. Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland in 1847. His father, an expert on speech, (26) ___ a way of teaching how words (27) ___ be pronounced. He translated the (28) ___ of words into straight or curvy lines. Alexander (29) ___ to be a teacher and, when his mother went deaf, he started to be (30) ___ in how deaf people communicate. In 1870, because his children were in poor health, Alexander and his family moved to the United States. He hoped that a warmer (31) ___ would be better for the whole family. It was while he was teaching deaf children there (32) ___ he invented a new machine. It was very (33) ___ to the human ear itself, and Bell discovered it could carry human speech (34) ___ a wire from one place to another. It was not long before the telephone was a part of (35) ___ our lives! 26 A grew B built C developed D worked 27 A ought B should C might D would 28 A calls B voices C noises D sounds 29 A trained B became C educated D taught 30 A amazed B interested C surprised D excited 31 A geography B season C climate D weather 32 A so B because C since D that 33 A likely B similar C same D accurate 34 A above B about C along D around 35 A any B each C all D every Your answers: 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 2
3. Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo Chữ ký G.khảo Số phách Số T.tự Bài thi SECTION II: READING Part 1: Read the article below. It is in five parts. Choose from the list (A-G) the most suitable heading for each part (1-5) of the article. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. (0) has been done as an example. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. Classic tour – Coach Break information A. Special diets B. Accommodation C. Entertainment D. Travel documents E. Luggage F. Seat Allocation G. Summer vacation (0)___E___ We ask you to keep luggage down to one medium – sized suitcase per person, but a small hold all can also be taken on board the coach. 1. ___ Requests for particular seats can be made on most coach breaks when booking, but since allocations are made on a first come first served basis, early booking is advisable. When bookings are made with us you will be offered the best seats that are available on the coach at that time. 2. ___ When you have paid your deposit we will send you all the necessary documents and labels, so that you receive them in good time before the coach break departure date. Certain documents, for example air or boat tickets, may have to be retained and your driver or courier then issue them to you at the relevant point. 3.___ If you require a special diet you must inform us at the time of booking with a copy of the diet. This will be notified to the hotel or hotels on your coach break , but on certain coach breaks the hotel used are tourist class and while offering value for money within the price range , they may not have the full facilities to copy with special diets. Any extra costs incurred must be paid to the hotel by yourself before departure from the hotel. 4. ___ Many of the coach breaks now include, within the price, accommodation with private facilities, and this will be indicated on the coach break page. Other coach breaks have a limited number of rooms with private facilities which, subject to availability, can be reserved and guaranteed at the time of booking – the supplementary charge shown in the price panel will be added to your account. On any coach break, there are only a limited of single rooms. When a single room is available it may be subject to a supplementary charge and this will be shown on the brochure gape. 5. ___ Some of our hotels arrange additional entertainment which could include music, dancing, film show, etc. The nature and frequency of the entertainment presented is at the discretion of the hotel and therefore not guaranteed and could be withdrawn if there is a lack of demand or insufficient numbers in the hotel. Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 3
4. Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo Chữ ký G.khảo Số phách Số T.tự Bài thi Part 2: Read the article about unusual hobbies. Five sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-F the one which fits each gap (6-10). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. A- Nearly everybody has a hobby, don’t they? B- She says that it all started when she had her thirteenth birthday. C- Now, you may think that’s crazy and you could be right. D- Activities such as stamp collecting, fishing or dancing are typical examples. E- Her bedroom is full of them. F- What makes it exciting, though, is the fact that it’s rather dangerous. We have all had a hobby at some time or other and if we really enjoy the hobby, it can become a lifetime interest. Most people’s hobbies are quite normal. (6)___ . However, for some people these hobbies aren’t exciting enough and they look for something more exciting. One hobby, which is becoming more popular and is definitely exciting, is Parkour. A French teenager, David Belle, started it about 15 years ago. It’s a kind of gymnastic. (7)___. If you want to be safe when doing a hobby, this one is not for you! You may have seen young people on TV doing it. Basically, Parkour involves finding new ways of moving across a city – jumping and climbing – often from high building. You need to have good balance to do it and it takes a lot of training to learn. As part of the learning process, you are taught how to do Parkour safely and sensibly. Collecting things may seem to be quite an ordinary hobby, but it can be unusual, depending on what you collect. One example of a unique collection is Joe Orville’s cheese collection! At the moment, he has collected over 300 kinds and the number is growing quickly. (8)___. How can somebody collect something which will smell so bad after a while? Joe has the answer – he has a very large freezer, where he keeps all the different kinds of cheese. He says that he will never open or eat any of them; he just wants to try and find as many different cheeses as possible. Another collector who you would probably agree has an unusual collection is Janet Waite. She likes pigs and collects any kind of toy pig or anything that has a picture of a pig on it. (9)___. Janet’s painted it pink too, so that it really is the best place to keep the collection. On her shelves there must be about 50 pigs – small ones, fat ones, big ones and funny ones. By her bed there is a pig lamp and her bed cover has a large picture of a black and white pig. If you stay in Janet’s room for too long, you’ll probably start to dream about pigs! One last example of an unusual hobby is Josie Curley’s. She makes special party hats for her friends and family. (10)___. She wanted to make her party special and came up with the idea of making a hat for everybody she invited. She chose the number thirteen as the theme for her hats and made small paper hats with a large thirteen in different colors on the top. Her friends like them so much that she has made hats for quite a few parties. She’s even thinking about starting a hat business. So you see hobbies may just be for fun or a good way to exercise your hobby, but who knows? Your hobby may make you money in the future, too! Your answers: 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 4
5. Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo Chữ ký G.khảo Số phách Số T.tự Bài thi Part 3: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to each of the questions that follow. Write your answers in the numbered boxes. BODY LANGUAGE Line According to surveys, people consider speaking in public more stressful than any other 1 task. Communication experts have studied public speakers and their audiences to learn what makes a speech effective. They have discovered that while choosing words of a speech carefully is important, the body language used during the speech is also vital to its success. Researchers estimate that at least seventy-five percent of communication occurs through non- 5 verbal language. This means that the actions of a speaker’s body during a speech will determine how audience responds to the words spoken. Research indicates that the first things noticed by the audience are the speaker’s eyes and facial expressions. People will think that a speaker who always looks at the floor and never smiles is unfriendly. An effective speaker will look directly at the people in the audience 10 and will use facial expressions that match the tone of the speech. An experienced speaker knows when to smile at the audience and when to display a more serious expression. The speaker’s posture is the second-most noticed aspect of body language. A) Speakers may deliver their speech either standing or sitting. If a speaker sits, research shows it is important to sit up straight. B) Similarly, when a speaker stands, it is important that he or 15 she stands up straight while looking relaxed. C) A strong speaker will stand up straight with both feet on the floor and lean slightly toward the audience. A speaker who slouches signals that he or she is not interested in the subject or does not respect the audience. D) Finally, a speaker’s gestures can impact the effectiveness of a speech. Gestures are the ways in which hands and arms are used to communicate. The best advice for the inexperienced 20 speaker is to do nothing with the hands. Either rest them on the podium or clasp them behind the back. Studies show that speakers should avoid folding their arms across their chests because the audience interprets this gesture as a challenge. Studies in communication show that body language used during a speech is as important as the words spoken. In summary, how something is spoken is just as important as 25 what is spoken. Communication experts suggest that inexperienced speakers practice and rehearse their body language in the same way they would write and practice the words. They recommend practicing in front of the mirror first and then with a small group of friends. 11. The word “stressful” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by which of the following? A. Complicated B. Worrisome C. Relaxing D. Serious 12. The word “display” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ___. A. show B. match C. frown D. videotape 13. The word “gesture” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ___. A. feeling B. action C. idea D. signal 14. Why does the author mention the importance of facial expressions? A. Facial expressions can make people pretty or ugly. B. Facial expressions are noticed by the audience. C. Audiences dislike facial expressions. D. Effective speakers ignore their facial expressions. 15. According to the passage, how should a speaker stand? A. With arms folded across the chest. B. On the foot. C. Leaning on the podium. D. Straight up, on two feet. 5
6. Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo Chữ ký G.khảo Số phách Số T.tự Bài thi 16. According to the information in paragraph 2, what does an experienced speaker know? A. When to laugh B. When to stop talking C. When to smile D. When to use his or her feet 17. What is the main purpose of paragraph 3? A. To explain a speaker’s hand gestures. B. To explain a speaker’s facial expressions. C. To explain a speaker’s posture. D. To explain a speaker’s smile. 18. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the underlined sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning important ways or leave out essential information. A. Most of what we communicate is verbal. B. We communicate with both words and body language. C. Words and body language are equally important. D. Most of what we communicate is non-verbal. 19. Look at the four squares [ ] that indicate where the following sentence could be added in paragraph 3: If a speaker stands too stiffly, the audience will focus on his or her posture instead of what is being said. Where would the sentence best fit? Choose the square [ ] where the sentence should be added to the passage. A. Line 13 B. Line 15 C. Line 16 D. Line 18 20. Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage. First sentence: Body language is very important when giving a speech. A. Audiences notice a speaker’s facial expressions and eyes first. B. Men give better speeches than women. C. Posture is very important. D. What we say is more important than how we say it. E. Most people get nervous before they deliver a speech. F. Inexperienced speakers must practice their body language. Your answers: 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. SECTION III: WRITING Part 1: Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. 1. We asked them to participate in the parade. ASKED → They . in the parade. 2. Peter regrets selling his sports car so cheaply. WISHES → Peter his sports car for more money. 3. Scientists say the climate didn’t use to be so warm. THAN → Scientists say the climate is . be. 4. The party was so successful that most people didn’t want to go home. SUCH → The party was . that most people didn’t want to go home. 5. “Why don’t you come swimming with me” suggested Tom. GO → My friend Tom wanted with him. 6
7. Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký G.khảo Chữ ký G.khảo Số phách Số T.tự Bài thi Part 2: Use the sets of words to write meaningful sentences in the spaces given. Make all changes and additions if necessary. 6. What / people / do / a / living / your / village? 7. John / enjoy / play / football / free / time. 8. Dick/ listening/ classical music/ when/ I/ arrived. 9. The bags/ make/ leather/ be/ sell/ out/ sales/ last week. 10. He / be/ old enough / participate/ social activities. 11. My mother / often / go /shop / when / she / have / time. 12. Last Saturday / weather / be / fine / so / we / have / picnic / to / countryside. 13. How many / hour / you / spend / practise / English/ every day? 14. We / going / hold / English-speaking club / improve / speaking skill. 15. My parents/ look/ forward/ hear about/ result/ exam. Part 3: This is a part of the letter you receive from an English friend, Anna. I’ve got one close friend who I spend a lot of time with. What about you? Tell me about your friends. How important are they to you? Now write a letter to Anna about your friends. Write your letter in about 120 words. (Do not include your personal information). (You may continue your writing on the back page if you need more space). THE END 7