Đề thi chọn Học sinh giỏi Lớp 9 cấp Thành phố năm học 2020-2021 môn Tiếng Anh (Có đáp án + File nghe)

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1. PHÒNG GD-ĐT KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP THÀNH PHỐ THÀNH PHỐ Năm học : 2020-2021 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) (Đề có 08 trang) Ngày thi: 05/12/2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SECTION I. LISTENING (3.0 POINTS – 0.2/each) Part 1. Questions from 1 to 10 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each) You will hear some information about a student running club. Listen and complete the table below with ONE word or a number. You will listen TWICE. STUDENT RUNNING CLUB - The club meets at the football (1) ______________ in the town every Friday. - Last year’s members will be sent a registration form by (2) ______________. - New members have to be on meeting days by (3) ______________ p.m at the latest. - Members who pay $ (4) ______________ will receive a special sports bag with the club’s name on it. - Members who pay $1 will turn up for one (5) ______________. - All runners will get a water (6) ______________ as a free gift. - New members will wear orange (7) ______________. - The fastest runners will wear (8) ______________. - Contact Carol (9) ______________ on (10) __________________. Part 2. Questions from 11 to 15. (1.0 point - 0.2/ each) Listen to a conversation between Mark and Clare. Then, choose the best answer (A, B, or C). You will listen TWICE. 11. Time Abroad company was established in _______. A. 2000 B. 2007 C. 2014 12. All participants receive the best _______ from the full-time staff. A. service B. project C. support 13. About _______ percent of those staff are not located in the UK A. 75 B. 50 C. 90 14. The experts have experience in _______. A. University Programs B. Weather Forecast C. Education 15. Some volunteers join in _______ because they have just finished studying. A. June B. July C. January SECTION II. LEXICAL-GRAMMAR (7.0 POINTS – 0.1/each) Part 1. Pronunciation: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 16. A. coughed B. weighed C. laughed D. photographed 17. A. testify B. classify C. apology D. verify 18. A. chopstick B. charity C. children D. chaotic Part 2. Stress: Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others. 19. A. collapse B. capture C. orbit D. gather 20. A. evidence B. significant C. environment D. technology 1
2. Part 3. Synonyms: Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences. 21. Gerry didn’t go on the expedition – he made up that part of the story. A. invented B. narrated C. unfolded D. recounted 22. Sports and festivals form an integral part of every human society. A. informative B. delighted C. exciting D. essential 23. She thinks that unfortunately they may not understand the benefits of online information. A. points B. features C. amounts D. advantages Part 4. Antonyms: Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences. 24. Teenagers can become addicted to social networking if they can't control they spend online. A. dependent on B. hooked on C. indifferent to D. exhausted by 25. Though I persuaded my boss to solve a very serious problem in the new management system, he just made light of it. A. completely ignored B. treated as important C. discovered by chance D. disagreed with Part 5. Lexical & Grammar: Questions from 26 to 55. Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. 26. When I joined the club, I found it difficult to _____ instruction from my coach, but I soon got used to it. A. call B. carry C. follow D. conduct 27. The rapid _____ of cities can cause social and economic problems. A. expansion B. shrinking C. stretch D. extension 28. _____, 70 percent alcohol is more effective than 100 percent alcohol. A. An antiseptic used B. How an antiseptic is used C. An antiseptic when used D. When used as an antiseptic 29. By the end of this month, this language center _____ more than two hundred students. A. will have recruited B. had recruited C. will recruit D. has recruited 30. People living overseas are not _____ to enter for this competition. A. right B. permissible C. capable D. eligible 31. To solve this problem, it is advisable_____. A. that a drastic measure be adopted B. that to adopt a drastic measure C. a drastic measure to be adopted D. that a drastic measure is adopted 32. Parents often advise their children to study hard in the hope that they will _____ success in the future. A. gather B. collect C. master D. achieve 33. The government is trying not to _____ the money they are spending on vocational training. A. drop out of B. drop in on C. go on with D. cut down on 34. I can _____ say I don’t care what people think about me. A. really B. extremely C. honestly D. sincerely 35. _____ more help, I can call my neighbors and my friends. A. Should I need B. Had I needed C. I have needed D. Needed 2
3. 36. It is time every student _____ harder for the coming exam. A. works B. is working C. work D. worked 37. This house _____ some years ago, because it looks quite new. A. is believed to build B. was believed building C. is believed to have been built D. was believed to build. 38. We made a mistake, but there’s no point in _____. A. crying over spilled milk B. taking it for granted C. turning over a new leaf D. paying through the nose for it 39. Men have _____ fatal accidents as women do for every mile they drive. A. twice more B. twice as many C. as twice many D. as twice 40. I had two copies of this originally, but I can’t find _____ one now. A. another B. the other C. the others D. other 41. John has finally found a new job after being _____ for three months. A. out of work B. out of mind C. out of order D. out of reach 42. I’d rather you _____ too much time surfing the Internet. A. don’t spend B. not spending C. not to spend D. didn’t spend 43. Don’t set off fireworks too closely to your house, _____? A. do you B. don’t you C. will you D. won’t you 44. She is the only one in the discussion _____ to using nuclear power. A. objects B. objected C. to objectD. whom objects 45. _____ becoming extinct is of great concern to zoologists. A. Are giant pandas B. That giant pandas are C. Giant pandas are D. Giant panda is 46. I asked him whose car _____ the previous night. A. he had borrowed B. had he borrowed C. did he borrow D. he borrowed 47. The child ate his birthday cake as if he _____ hungry for a long time. A. has been B. had been C. was D. were 48. One of the best things we can do to help the environment is to encourage _____ recycling. A. Φ (no article)B. a C. an D. the 49. He is _____ that he has bought a lot of houses in this area. A. so a rich man B. so rich a man C. as rich a man D. such rich a man 50. Tom is complimenting Laura on her performance. - Tom: “I thought your performance last Sunday was wonderful.” - Laura: “_____” A. Don’t tell a lie. I thought it was terrible. B. You must be kidding. It was not as good as I had expected. C. I completely agree with you. It was terrific. D. No doubt! 51. Linda attended Michael’s enjoyable birthday party last Sunday and thanked him for it. - Linda: “It was very kind of you to invite me to your party.” – Michael: “_____” A. It’s my pleasure B. No, thanks C. Ok, that’s great D. Good idea, thanks 52. _____, she managed to hide her feelings. A. However jealous she felt B. if she would feel jealous C. Despite of her being jealous D. In case she felt jealous 3
4. 53. The families _____ houses were washed away by the tsunami were given temporary shelter in the schoolyard. A. where B. whose C. whom D. that 54. It should be easy for Peter to find more time to spend with his children _____ he no longer has to work in the evenings and on weekends. A. but B. due to C. now that D. even though 55. When my father was young, he _____ get up early to do the gardening. A. used to B. was used to C. got used to D. use to Part 6. Error identification and correction. Questions from 56 to 65. Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them. 56. My mother prefers cooking at home than eating out. 57. They were all looking forward to spend their holiday at the seaside the following year. 58. Chemical engineering is based on the principles of physics, chemists, and mathematics. 59. Not until he got home did he realized he had forgotten to give her the present. 60. It was so a great demand for tickets that people queued day and night. 61. Vermont, commonly known as the Green Mountain State, refused joining the Union until 1791. 62. Uranus is just bright enough to be see on a clear night with the naked eye. 63. Now that the stress of examinations are over, we can go somewhere for our holiday. 64. There are not many people whom adapt to a new culture without feeling some disorientation at first. 65. Laser discs provide images of best quality than those of either television signals or video tapes. Part 7. Word formation. Questions from 66 to 75. Use the correct form of the word to complete the following sentences. 66. He has made a great _____ to the development of the country (contribute) 67. Doctors are required to keep patients' records completely _____.(confident) 68. Our school set up a project to _____ the library system. (computer) 69. Deforestation and excessive farming have ________ the soil. (poor) 70. He has little _____ of winning a prize. (expect) 71. They all cheered _____ as their team came out. (enthusiasm) 72. The _____ his father created in him helps him to be a good doctor. (inspire) 73. He is very rich, so he can live _____.(depend) 74. It was very _____ of you to leave the medicine where the children could get it. (care) 75. My friend -Tuan has been nominated as one of the most effective _____ in the town charity program. (active) Part 8. Preposition. Questions from 76 to 85. Fill in each of the sentences with the correct prepositions. 76. Some types of flu may take up 2 weeks to get _____. 77. He tried to join the army but he was turned _____ because of his poor health. 78. Mr Jones is in charge _____ the planning department. 79. We were _____ a lot of study pressure before the final examination. 80. Nowadays we rely increasingly _____ computers to regulate the flow of traffic in the town. 81. Some large cities may have to ban cars _____ the city center to wipe out smoke. 82. I am too young to settle _____. I want to travel around the world before I get married. 83. I just needed a bit of time to think it _____ before I told him what I had decided. 84. You have to face _____ your problems rather than avoid them. 4
5. 85. The management team came _____ criticism for the way they handled the situation. SECTION III.READING COMPREHESION (6.0 POINTS – 0.2/each) Part 1. Questions 86 – 95 Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question. It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get an education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The difference between schooling and education implied by this remark is important. Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no limits. It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in the kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in school and the whole universe of informal learning. The agent (doer) of education can vary from respected grandparents to the people arguing about politics on the radio, from a child to a famous scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions. People receive education from infancy on. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term; it is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life. Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at about the same time, take the assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on. The pieces of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of governments, have been limited by the subjects being taught. For example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about political problems in their society or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are clear and undoubted conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling. 86. This passage is mainly aimed at ______. A. giving examples of different schools B. telling the difference between the meaning of two related words C. listing and discussing several educational problems D. telling a story about excellent teachers 87. In the passage, the expression “children interrupt their education to go to school” mostly implies that ______. A. education is totally ruined by schooling B. all of life is an education C. schooling takes place everywhere D. schooling prevents people discovering things 88. The word “all-inclusive” in the passage mostly means ______. A. going in many directions B. involving many school subjects C. allowing no exceptions D. including everything or everyone 89. According to the passage, the doers of education are ______. A. mostly famous scientists B. mainly politicians C. almost all people D. only respected grandparents 90. What does the writer mean by saying “education quite often produces surprises”? A. Educators often produce surprises. B. It’s surprising that we know little about other religions. C. Success of informal learning is predictable. D. Informal learning often brings about unexpected results. 5
6. 91. Which of the following would the writer support? A. Without formal education, people won’t be able to read and write. B. Schooling is of no use because students do similar things every day. C. Our education system needs to be changed as soon as possible. D. Going to school is only part of how people become educated. 92. The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ______. A. workings of governments B. high school students C. newest filmmakers D. political problems 93. Because the general pattern of schooling varies little from one setting to the next, school children throughout the country ______. A. do similar things B. have the same abilities C. are taught by the same teachers D. have similar study conditions 94. From the passage, we can infer that a high school teacher ______. A. is free to choose anything to teach B. is not allowed to teach political issues C. has to teach social issues to all classes D. is bound to teach programmed subjects 95. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The more years students go to school, the better their education is. B. The best schools teach a variety of subjects. C. Education and schooling are quite different experience. D. Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework. Part 2. Questions 96 – 105. Read the text and fill in one word which best fits each gap. CONTROL EATING The food we eat seems to have profound (96) ____ on our health. Although science has made enormous (97) ____ in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many food unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps 80% of all human illnesses are related to diet and 40% of cancer is related to the diet as (98) ____, especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more prone to (99) ____ certain illnesses because of the characteristic foods they consume. (100) ____ food related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates and nitrites, commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additives, caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the times to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives, which we eat, are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef or poultry, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows. Sometimes similar drugs are (101) ____ to animals not for medicinal (102) ____ but for financial (103) ____. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to (104) ____ a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the (105) ____ continue. 96. A. significance B. importanceC. effects D. motion 97. A. steps B. jumpsC. lapsesD. laps 98. A. such B. soC. thatD. well 99. A. set B. contract C. attractD. retract 100. A. What B. ThisC. SuchD. That 101. A. doled out B. administeredC. extendedD. cast 102. A. incentives B. objectsC. purposes D. points 6
7. 103. A. reasons B. cluesC. promptsD. tenets 104. A. pass B. conquerC. seizeD. obtain 105. A. operations B. practices C. questionsD. issues Part 3. Questions 106 – 115 Read the text below to decide if each statement is TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). HOW ARE BALLET DANCERS TRAINED? Girls who study ballet generally begin by age eight to ten. Boys often start later. Ballet training is hard work. Ballet students must develop strength, balance, and flexibility as well as grace. They must learn a set of movements and gestures. Girls also learn to dance on their toes. They usually begin pointed (tip-of-the-toes) work after three years of training. All ballet students practice five basic positions of the feet. These five positions form the basis of almost all ballet steps. All of these positions are performed with the legs turned outward at the hip. The feet should be able to form a straight line on the floor. The turned-out position gives a dancer a more pleasing “line”. Line has to do with the placement of the dancer's body, in motion and at rest. All parts of the dancer's body must be placed in the correct position to achieve good line. Training can improve a dancer's line. Good line gives a dancer the greatest stability and ease of movement. It also makes the dancer's body seem light in weight. All dancers take daily classes to keep their bodies flexible and strong. Most classes begin with warm-up exercises at the barre, a railing that dancers hold onto for support. The second part of the class consists of slow exercises that develop balance and fluid (flowing, not jerky) motion. After this, dancers practice quick movements, such as small jumps and leg extensions, and then large steps, turns, and leaps. 106. Girls who study ballet generally begin later than boys. 107. Ballet students don't have to build up might, steadiness, flexibility and elegance. 108. Only ballet girls practice five basic positions of the feet. 109. Ballet students perform all of these positions with the legs turned external at the hip. 110. The turned-out pose gives a performer a more satisfying “line”. 111. Dancers must place all parts of their body in the correct position to attain good line. 112. Without training dancers can improve their line. 113. So as to keep their bodies flexible and strong all dancers take daily classes. 114. Most classes begin with slow exercises that increase balance and fluid (flowing, not jerky) motion. 115. The word “this” in paragraph 4 replaces for movement. SECTION IV.WRITING (4.0 POINTS) Part 1. Questions from 116 to 120. (1.0 point 0.2/each) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 116. It is thought that the accident was caused by human error.  The accident .................................................................................................................................................................................. 117. She can’t have any more children because of her age.  She is too ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 118. I wish I had gone on holiday with you.  I regret ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 119. Only two out of the five rooms we have booked have air conditioning. 7
8.  We have booked five rooms, only .............................................................................................................................. 120. The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately.  So ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... Part 2. Questions from 121 to 125. (1.0 point 0.2/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. 121. He is determined to campaign for his son’s freedom. (intention)  He has . campaigning for his son’s freedom. 122. I hardly eat out on the weekend these days. (habit)  I’m not in . on the weekend these days. 123. They were very keen to hear the president’s speech. (ears)  They . the president’s speech. 124. It's possible Karen didn't hear her name being called. (might)  Karen . her name being called. 125. He didn’t think much of the musical show yesterday. (opinion)  He had . the musical show yesterday. Part 3. 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