UBND HUYỆN SÓC SƠN PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC-ĐÀO TẠO Đề chính thức (gồm 06 trang) ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9, NĂM HỌC 2013-2014 Thời gian: 150 phút I. You will hear a teacher talking to a group of students. For each question, put a tick (v) in the correct box. (3pts) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. II. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. (2.5 pts) 7. A. where B. winter C. warm D. wrong 8. A. these B. Thursday C. thousand D. think 9. A. book B. took C. goose D. good 10. A. watches B. practises C. misses D. grapes 11. A. wanted B. claimed C. hated D. needed III. Choose the word with different stress pattern. (2.5pts) 12. A. adorable B. ability C. impossible D. entertainment 13. A. engineer B. corporate C. difficult D. different 14. A. popular B. position C. horrible D. positive 15. A. selfish B. correct C. purpose D. surface 16. A. permission B. computer C. million D. perfection IV. Grammar and vocabulary. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences. (35 pts) 17. I don’t like horror films. I think they are and . A. frightening/ boring C. frightened/ boring B. frightening/ bored D. frightened/ bored 18. Terylene shirts are wearing, but cotton shirts are much . A. harder/ most comfortable C. harder/ more comfortable B. hardest/ most comfortable D. more hard/ more comfortable 19. I saw man in armchair at window. He was reading newspaper. A. a/ the/ the/ a B. the/ the/ the/ a C. a/ the/ a/ the D. a/ an/ the/ a 20. Someone who saw robbery called the police. A. a B. the C. an D. x 21. he comes, we won’t be able to go. A. Without B. Unless C. Except D. Even 22. Can you make sure Alice put the gold ring? A. where B. why C. when D. x 23. Do you mind here? A. I sit B. my sitting C. my siting D. sitting 24. I can hardly imagine Mike across the Atlantic Ocean all by himself. A. sails B. to sail C. sailing D. sailling 25. Every time that I miss the bus, it means that I walk to work. A. has to B. had to C. have to D. could 26. Every time when I missed the bus, I to return home late. A. must B. can C. had D. may 27. Do you believe that there are two in my class? A. Maries B. Marys C. Marys’ D. Mary’s 28. are going to Europe for a holiday. A. The Brown B. The Brown’s C. The Browns’ D. The Browns 29. Place-names are to study, besides, they teach us something about history. A. a fun B. funs C. one fun D. fun 30. He asked her , but she didn’t have time to visit him just then. A. out B. about C. in D. on 31. The machanic broke the engine its many components. A. up into B. into C. down into D. off into 32. He backed the truck the edge of the cliff. A. away from B. out from C. from away D. from off 33. I usually finish work early Friday. I don’t work weekend. A. on/ at B. on/ on C. at/ on D. A and B are correct 34. Let’s meet five Sunday, July 14. A. on/ on B. at/ in C. at/ on D. on/ at 35. What colour is the shirt? It is so far that I can’t see colour. A. it’s B. it C. its D. x 36. They rarely drive to office. They live near . A. their/ it B. their/ its C. them/ it D. their/ it 37. Look at new watch. Do you like ? A. mine/ it B. my/ them C. my/ it D. mine/ it 38. He said he at the “Ritz” Hotel. A. is staying B. has stayed C. was staying D. will stay 39. They realized that they their way in the dark. A. had lost B. lose C. lost D. was lost 40. He asked me where I . A. have studied B. study C. am studying D. studied 41. The driver as well as the passengers hurt in the accident. A. was B. were 42. Not only the teacher, but also the students themselves tired. A. was B were 43. If you the president, what ? A. met/ would you do C. meet/ would you do B. met/ did you do D. met/ will you do 44. If you salt on ice, it . A. put/ will melt B. would put/ melts C. will put/ will melt D. put/ melted 45. She this mistake if she more attentive. A. would have noticed/ had been C. would notice/ had been B. will have noticed/ had been D. would have noticed/ were 46. If I of his arrival, I him. A. had known/ will have met C. know/ would meet B. knew/ would have met D. had known/ would have met 47. Be quiet, please. We at the translation and you a lot of noise. A. are working/ are making C. are working/ make B. work/ are making D. work/ make 48. In the morning I little time, so I a shower in the evening. A. have/ take C. have/ am taking B. am having/ am taking D. am having/ take 49. – “We must buy new plates.” _ “It’s useless. You always plates.” A. break B. are breaking C. breaking D. broke 50. _ “You the money which you yesterday?” _ “Yes, I it in the pocket of my coat when I home.” A. found/ lost/ found/ came C. have found/ lost/ have found/ came B. have found/ lost/ found/ came D. have found/ lost/ was finding/ came 51. I my report when you entered the hall. A. made B. have made C. was working D. have been making V. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D. (13 pts) 1. (5pts) It is well known that the building development company Cityspace wants to knock down the existingseafront sports club in Layton and replace it with a leisure centre that will consist of a multi-screen cinema, restaurants and an entertainment centre. But a local action group has promised to fight the ₤30 million redevelopment of the sports club, which has provided family facilities for over 25 years. The action group was set up three weeks after the project was annouced. Members of the group argue that the new centre will be too big and will totally change th way the town looks. They also dislike the removal of sports facilities from the centre and the change to less healthy activities such as video games and films. Apart from the size of the project, they say that the 550 parking spaces provided will be too few and parking will become more difficult as a result. Local hotel owners have welcomed the project, but the action group says that iin general it will only have a bad effect on the neighbourhood. According to one group member it will resuls in up to 4,000 people being around Layton seafront late at night. “A lot of old people and families live nearby,” he explained. A meeting is being held tonight to discuss the plans. 52. What is the writer trying to do in the article? A. show why the new leisure centre is needed. B. give her own opinion about the new leisure centre. C. describe the arguments against the new leisure centre. D. suggest where the new leisure centre should be built. 53. What will the reader discover from the article? A. how long it will take to complete the new leisure centre. B. how many members the action group has. C. how much it will cost to join the new leisure centre. D. how long the sports club has been in Layton. 54. What does the action group think about the new leisure centre? A. It will not be right for the area. B. It will cost too much to build. C. It will not attract enough people. D. It will provide too little entertainment. 55. Which group of people is keen on having the new leisure centre? A. people who do a lot of sport. B. people working in the tourist industry. C. people who come into Layton by car. D. people living near the seafront. 56. What would be a good headline for the article? A. Action group changes its mind. B. Leisure plans under attack. C. Seafront invaded by crowds again. D. Good news for Cityspace. 2. (8pts) Natural navigation Max Davidson learns how to find his way using only stars, sun, trees and wind “Take the Circle, District or Piccadilly Line to South Kensington, then walk up Exhibition Road. It will take you between 10 and 15 minutes. The Royal Geographical Society is on the junction between Exhibition Road and Kensington Gore.” The instructions are so idiot-proof that at 9 am precisely all seven of us are in our places, like expectant schoolchildren. A man in a check suit, with a nearly trimmed beard, enters and introduces himself. “Tristan Gooley. Welcome.” He flashes a shy smile. “Just to put this all into context, I think I can safely say that you are the only people in the world studying this particular topic today.” It is quite an intro. There are a few oohs and ahs from the audience. Tristan Gooley, navigator extraodinary, has his audience in the palm of his hand. We are here because we are curious about how you get from A to B. And if you are curious about how to get from A to B, who better to ask than Tristan Gooley? He is the only man alive who has both flown and sailed solo across the Atlantic. You can’t argue with that sort of CV. “Natural navigation”, his new baby, is exactly what that phrase suggests: route-finding that depends on interpreting natural signs- the sun, the stars, the direction of the wind, the alignment of the trees – rather than using maps, compasses or the ubiquitous satnav. “Of course, 99.9 per cent of the time, you will have other ways of finding wherever it is you want to get to. But if you don’t ” Gooley pauses theatrically, “there is a lot to be said for understanding the science of navigation and direction-finding. If people become too dependent on technology, they can lose connection with nature, which is a pity.” The natural navigator’s best friend, inevitably, is the sun. We all lnow that it sises in the east, sets in west and, at its zenith, is due south. But if it is, say, three in the afternoon and you are lost in the desert, how do you get your bearings? The answer, says Gooley, is to find a stick. By noting the different places where its shadow falls over a short period of time, you will quickly locate the east-west axis. “The sun influences things even if you can’t see it,” he explains. You might not be in the desert, but walking along a forest track in Britain. One side of the track is darker in colour than the other. “Ah-ha!” thinks the natural navigator. “It is darker because it is damper, which means it is getting less sun, because it is shaded by the trees, whcish means that south is that way.” You can now stride confidently southwards – or in whichever direction you wish to head – without fiddling with a map. As the day wears on, the detective work forces us to look at the world in new and unexpected ways. Just when we think we are getting the hang of it, Gooley sets us a particularly difficult task. A photograph of a house comes up on the screen. An orange sun is peeping over the horizon behind the house. There is a tree in the foreground. “Just study the picture for a few minutes,” Gooley says, “and tell me in which direction the photographer is pointing the camera.” Tricky. Very tricky. Is the sun rising or setting? Is the tree growing straight up or leaning to the right? Is that a star twinkling over the chimney? Are we in the northern or southern hemisphere? “South-east,” I say firmly, having analysed the data in minute detail. “Not quite.” “Am I close?” “Not really. The answer is north-west.” Ah well. Only 180 degrees out. Still, if I am bottom of the class, I have caught the natural navigation bug. What a fascinating science, both mysterious and universal. It id hardly what you would sall a practical skill: there are too many man-made aids to navigation at our disposal. But it connects us, thrillingly, to the world around us – and to those long-dead ancestors who curcled the globe with nothing but stars to guide them. It reminds us what it means to be human. 57. What is the writer’s main point in the first paragraph? A. that the Royal Geographical Society was easy for all of them to find. B. that the route to the Royal Geographical Society might sound complicated. C. that all of them wanted to arrive at the Royal Geographical Society on time. D. that they did not need instructions to find the Royal Geographical Society. 58. What does the writer say about Tristan Gooley in the second paragraph? A. He was different from what he had expected. B. He began in an impressive day. C. He had always wanted to meet him. D. He seldom gave talks to the public. 59. What does Tristan Gooley say about “natural navigation”? A. It can be more accurate than using technology. B. It is quite a complicated skill to master. C. It should only be used in emergency situations. D. It is not required most of the time. 60. According to Gooley, the use of a stick which he explains A. only works in the desert. B. involves more than one piece of information. C. works best at particular times of the day. D. may surprise some people. 61. The example of walking along a forest track illustrates A. the fact that the sun may not be important to finding your way. B. the difference between the desert and other locations. C. the advantage of learning natural navigation. D. the relationship between natural navigation and other skills. 62. What does “it” in the phrase “getting the hang of it” (paragraph 5) refer to? A. something unexpected. B. the day. C. a particular problem. D. natural navigation. 63. What does the writer say about the task involving a photograph? A. It was not as simple as it first appeared. B. He needed more information in order to do it successfully. C. He became more confused the longer he spent on it. D. He was not surprised to hear that his answer was wrong. 64 . The writer’s attitude towards natural navigation is that A. it would take a long time to be good at it. B. it is a valuable skill in the modem world. C. it is only likely to appeal to a certain kind of person. D. it is exciting but not very useful. VI. Choose the best option to fill in each gap. (10 pts) James Cook James Cook sailed around the world in the late 18 th century and because famous as an explorer. He first went to sea in 1746. Eleven years later, he (65) the navy. He was a very good sailor and (66) was not long before he was given his own ship. In 1768, the Royal Society (67) a scientific voyage to Tahiti. Cook was asked to command the ship, Endeavour, and to take a group of scientists (68) board. The voyage lasted three years. Cook made (69) that his sailors ate fresh fruit. In this way, he was able to (70) them from the terrible illnesses (71) by a bad diet. Cook was the first European to draw maps of New Zealand and to (72) eastern Australia. He also sailed to Antarctica and drew maps of the Pacific and its (73) islands. In 1779, he died (74) a fight in Hawaii. 65. A. connected B. met C. joined D. added 66. A. there B. it C. that D. he 67. A. developed B. fetched C. organised D. performed 68. A. at B. on C. for D. with 69. A. true B. real C. exact D. sure 70. A. avoid B. mind C. save D. help 71. A. caused B. supplied C. appeared D. happened 72. A. realise B. know C. learn D. discover 73. A. most B. more C. much D. many 74. A. while B. during C. since D. until VII. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. (15pts) WRITING A STORY Where do you start if you want to write a successful story? Clearly, what you need first of (75) is an idea which you can develop into a strong plot. But (76) do ideas like this come from? The (77) is “anywhere and everywhere”. They may come from something that has (78) to you or to (79) else, from a newspaper, an interesting picture, or even a song. It’s a good idea to keep a notebook nearby (80) that you can write down the details of any odd incidents (81) catch your imagination. Make a note of ideas (82) titles too, and any special phrases or descriptions that you think of. A small tape recorder can (83) useful for this purpose. Some writers even keep (84) their bed in (85) wake up with the “idea of the cetury”. Another method of developing the story is to make use (86) the characters themselves. Why not (87) putting three people you know well into a situation such as a wedding, where feelings may be very strong, and see (88) happens. But don’t make the final characters too much like your Aunt Jane or Uncle Jim or you may find (89) in real trouble. VIII. Give each word in bracket its correct form. (9pts) LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS Humans have long been fascinated by (OUT => OUTER) space, and have wondered if there are intelligent life-forms (90. ELSE) which we might be able to contact. Naturally, we’ve all seen space creatures on our TV and cinema sreens, but “aliens” like these owe more to the (91. CONVENIENT) of using human (92. ACT) to play the parts than to any real form of (93. SCIENCE) investigation. However, many serious space (94. RESEARCH) are now beginning to turn their attention to the question of what alien life might (95. ACTUAL) look like. One early result is Arnol the Alien, (96. DESIGN) by biologist, Dougal Dixon. This strange being, (97. LIKE) humans, has its eyes, ears and limbs in groups of three instead of pairs but, despite its odd (98. APPEAR) , its behaviour is not very different from our own. IX. Rewrite each sentence using the word in bold at the end of each sentence. (10 pts) 99. No one has explained why our flight is delayed. reason => No one has the delay to our flight. 100. I’d rather you didn’t phone me at work. prefer => I’d me at work. 101. When Mary wanted a new car, she had to save up for a year. Mary => It save up to buy a new car. 102. They are letting David out of hospital next week. released => David hospital next week. 103. “Did you leave a tip for the waiter, Dad?” I asked. he => I asked my father a tip for the waiter. 104. Jane didn’t expect to win the competition, but she entered it anyway. went => Jane didn’t expect to win the competition, but she it anyway. 105. I do not intend to tell you my plans. intention => I you my plans. 106. Don’t sign for the parcel until you have checked that everything is there. you => Make sure that nothing is sign for the parcel. 107. Sasha only moved to a new class because her teacher recommended it . Sasha => If her teacher hadn’t recommended it to a new class. 108. The motor in this machine needs cleaning once a week. has => The motor in this machine once a week. THE END . UBND HUYỆN SÓC SƠN PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC-ĐÀO TẠO Đề chính thức (gồm 06 trang) ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9, NĂM HỌC 2013-2014 Thời gian: 150 phút I. You will hear a teacher. question of what alien life might (95 . ACTUAL) look like. One early result is Arnol the Alien, (96 . DESIGN) by biologist, Dougal Dixon. This strange being, (97 . LIKE) humans, has its eyes, ears. alignment of the trees – rather than using maps, compasses or the ubiquitous satnav. “Of course, 99 .9 per cent of the time, you will have other ways of finding wherever it is you want to get to.