PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN THỦY NGUYÊN KỲ THI HSG GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) I. LISTENING Listen three times and fill in the table with information about Alan (10 points) Profession 1. Age 2. Gets up at 3. Goes to bed at 4. Has lunch 5. Comes home 6. In the evening he goes to 7. II. Choose the word in each group that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Circle the letter you choose (10 pts) 1 a. journey b. mountain c. house d. hour 2 a. collection b. question c. nation d. inspiration 3 a. gather b. theater c. earth d. thanks 4 a. sightseer b. hike c. shrine d. picnic 5 a. exchange b. bank c. hamburger d. bamboo 6 a. sugar b. sale c. soil d. sun 7 a. comprise b. violent c. dormitory d. websibe 8 a. ache b. mechanic c. chemistry d. champagne 9 a. laughed b. hiked c. impressed d. earned 10 a. maps b. books c. months d. bananas III. Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided. (10 pts) 1. The men told the children didn’t play too noisily. 1. ……………. 2. If tomorrow the weather will be bad, the match 2. ……………. will be postponed. 3. Mary asked me how did I go to school every day. 3. ……………. 4. The amount of the money they took from the bank 4. ……………. were very little. 5. The price of oil used to be a great deal higher than 5. ……………. it is now, wasn’t it? 6. My village is on the west of the city. 6. ……………… 7. He wishes he can sleep well tonight but it’s too cold. 7. ……………… 8. Would you please stop to make so much noise? 8. ……………… 9. Jack always arrives lately for his chemistry class even though he leaves his dormitory in plenty of time . 9. ………………. 10. It has been a long time since we talked to John, isn’t it ? 10. ……………… IV. Put the verbs in the brackets into the right form. ( 10 pts ) 1 1. Don’t worry! She (be) in a few minutes. 2. She (sleep) for hours ! you must wake her up. 3. Tom (wash) his hands. He has just repaired the T.V set. 4. Don’t forget to bring my dictionary when you ( come) back tomorrow. 5. We would rather (stay) at home than go out on rainy days. 6.I’m sorry. I (not finish) this work yet. 7. I ( invite) to her party last weekend. 8. I’d rather we (have) more time together. 9. Is Lan used to (write) to Maryam? 10. It took Mary two hours (travel) to the countryside last week. * Answer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. 8. 9. 10. V. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the given word in capital. (10 pts) 1. A child receives its early at home. EDUCATE 2. Which is , movie or play? INTEREST 3. If you are a driver, remember to drive CARE 4. My teacher found a lot of mistakes in my essay WRITE and told me to it. 5. Traditional _________ are a good source of fun and entertainment. CELEBRATE 6. My tooth was really ______, so I went to see the dentist. PAIN 7. I’m afraid you aren’t suitably _____ for the job . QUALIFICATION 8. She has an ______ command of the language. IMPRESS 9. I watch the news everyday because it’s very _____ . IN FORM 10. I am thankful to my teacher who always gives me lots of _____ to better my knowledge. COURAGE VI. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has exactly the same meaning as the one printed before it. (20 pts) 1. I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party. =>I really wish 2. It was my breakfast time when Susan rang. => I was ………………………………………………………………………… 3. Bill and Peter are too young to ride motor-cycles. =>Bill and Peter are not…………………………………………………………. 4. She couldn’t go to the movie theater because of her sickness. => As she ……………………………………………………………………… 5. We have to test these products before exporting. => These …………………………………………………………………………. 6. My advice for you is to get there on time. => I’d rather …………………………………………………………………… 7. Neither Tim nor Mary can speak Portugese. => Both ………………………………………………………………………… 8. Marco told me not to forget my tennis racket 2 =>Marco said: “…………………………………………………………………” 9. “Do you know where Tony is ? ”- I asked my brother. => I asked my brother 10. The flood was so high that they had to live on the roofs. => It was such……… VII. Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. (10 points) George Holmes has (1) ………… a lottery ticket once a week for as long as he can (2) ………… , but he won’t be doing that any more. He (3) ………… to dream about what he would do if he ever (4) ………… a big prize but he never really (5)………… this to happen. However, on Saturday George (6) ………… the news that would change his life forever – he had become a millionaire! In (7) ………… , his lucky ticket had rewarded him with £3.7 million. The first thing he did was to (8) ………… some flowers delivered for his wife – one thousand red roses, to be exact. George (9) ………… that the money won’t change his life completely but he has (10) ………… his wife to fly to the Caribbean with him, on their first holiday abroad for more than ten years. 1.A paid B spent C earned D bought 2.A remind B know C remember D believe 3.A had B used C needed D must 4.A won B put C ordered D kept 5.A thought B felt C expected D imagined 6.A replied B sent C handled D received 7.A turn B fact C case D time 8.A set B book C get D make 9.A tells B insists C speaks D refuses 10.A argued B blamed C offered D persuaded VIII. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. (20 points) 1) Learning / foreign language / necessary / us / get / job. // …………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Video film / interesting / I / see/ twice. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3) family / I / spend / two months / plan / summer / holiday. // …………………………………………………………………………………………… 4) driver / stop / car / time / save / child. // …………………………………………………………………………………………… 5) Boxing / too / dangerous / her / play, / it ? // …………………………………………………………………………………………… 6)It / difficult/ learn English / without/ good dictionary. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 7) Of all / hotels in town / the Royal Hotel / comfortable. // …………………………………………………………………………………………… 8) He / try / stop / smoking / many times / but / he / never / succeed. // …………………………………………………………………………………………… 9) I / hope / my English / considerably / improve / the end / course. // 3 …………………………………………………………………………………………… 10) It / difficult / prevent / people / park here. // 4 ĐÁP ÁN I. LISTENING (10 points) Profession Lorry driver -2pts Age 26 - 1pt Gets up at 6:00 - 1pt Goes to bed at 10:00 - 1pt Has lunch A transport café - 2pts Comes home 5:00 - 1pt In the evening he goes to the pub - 2pts II. Choose the word in each group that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Circle the letter you choose (10 p) Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Key a b a d a a c d d d III. Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided. (10 pts) 1. didn’t → not to 6. on → to 2. will be → is 7. can → could 3. did I go → I went 8. to make → making 4. were → was 9. lately → late 5. wasn’t → didn’t 10. isn’t → hasn’t IV. Put the verbs in the brackets into the right form. ( 10 pts ) 1. will be 6. have not fininshed 2. has slept 7. was invented 3. is washing 8. had 4. come 9. writing 5. stay 10. to travel V. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the given word in capital. (10 pts) 1. education 6. painful 2. interesting 7. qualified 3. carefully 8. impressive 4. rewrite 9. informative 5. celebrations 10. encouragement VI. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has exactly the same meaning as the one printed before it. (20 pts) 1. I really wish I had invited her to the party 2. I was having breakfast when Susan rang. 3. Bill and Peter are not old enough to ride motor-cycles. 4. As she was sick, She couldn’t go to the movie theater 5. These products have to be tested before exporting 6. I’d rather you got there on time. 7. Both Tim and Mary can’t speak Portugese 8. Marco told me not to forget my tennis racket 5 =>Marco said: “Don’t forget your tennis racket” 9. “Do you know where Tony is ? ”- I asked my brother. => I asked my brother if I knew where Tony was. 10. The flood was so high that they had to live on the roofs. => It was such a high flood that they had to live on the roofs. VII: Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. (10 points) Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Key D C B A C D B C B D VIII: Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences . (20 points) 1/ Learning a foreign language is necessary for us to get a good job. 2. This video film is so interesting that I have seen it twice. 3/ My family and I spent two months planning our summer holiday. 4/ The driver stopped his car in time to save the child. 5/ Boxing is too dangerous for her to play , isn’t it ? 6./ It is difficult to learn English (well) without a good dictionary. . 7/ Of all the hotels in town, the Royal Hotel is the most comfortable. 8/ He has tried to stop smoking many times but he has never succeeded 9/ I hope my English will be considerably improved at the end of the ( this ) course . 10/ It is difficult to prevent people from parking here. 6 . NGUYÊN KỲ THI HSG GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài 12 0 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) I. LISTENING Listen three times and fill in the table with information about Alan (10 points) Profession. you choose (10 p) Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Key a b a d a a c d d d III. Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided. (10 pts) 1. didn’t. points) Profession Lorry driver -2pts Age 26 - 1pt Gets up at 6:00 - 1pt Goes to bed at 10 :00 - 1pt Has lunch A transport café - 2pts Comes home 5:00 - 1pt In the evening he goes to the pub - 2pts II.