Đề thi và đáp án HSG tiếng anh 9 chọn lọc

ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 9Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút(Đề thi gồm 07 trang; thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này)SECTION A. LISTENING (20 points)Part I. Questions 1-10: You will hear a conversation between a student and a jobadvisor (10 points)Questions 1-2. Complete the note below (write no more than three words and/or anumber for each answer)Example: Answer:Type of job required: (0).. . Part-time ....Student is studying: (1) ………………...................................………Student is in the (2) ………..................……………year of the course.Questions 3-5. Complete the table below (write no more than two words for each answer)Position Available Where ProblemReceptionist in the (3) ....................... evening lectures(4)........................... in the Child Care Centre too earlyClerical Assistant in the (5)......................... evening lecturesQuestions 6-10. Complete the form below (write no more than three words and/or a number foreach answer)STUDENT DETAILSName: Anita NewmanAddress: (6)........................................................................Room No. (7).......................................................Other skills: Speak some JapanesePosition available: (8) ............................at the English Language CentreDuties: Respond to enquiries and (9).....................................Time of interview: Friday at (10).....................................................a.m.Part II. Questions 11- 15. You will hear a news reporter called Angerlia Bond, talking onthe radio about her job. For each question, circle the correct answer A, B or C (5 points)Example (0). Where is Angelia working at the moment? Britain B. the USA C. the Asia11. Angelia likes her job because she ................A. loves being in dangerous situations.B. never knows where she'll go next.C. enjoys watching important events happen.12. What did Angelia bring home from Hong Kong?A. pictures B. carpets C. furniture13. What time does Angelia's working day begin?A. 8.30 B. 6.30 C. 10.00am 14. Where did Angela meet her boyfriend?A. at her sister’s house B. at university C. in Hong Kong15. What does Angela do to relax?A. She cooks a meal B. She goes sailing C. She goes shoppingPart III. Questions 16-20. You will hear two friends, a boy, Rolf and a girl, Maria,talking about the job they would like to do in the future. Decide each sentence iscorrect or incorrect. If it is correct, put a tick (V) in the box under A for YES. If it isnot correct, put a tick under B for NO. (5 points)Correct/Incorrect Information A(YES) B(NO)16. Maria would travel a lot as part of her job.Page 1 of 7 A. ..17. Maria is confident she will be able to work for an airline.18. Rolf intends to do a job connected with his degree.19. Maria and Rolf agree it is important to have a good salary.20. Maria hopes to work for several different employers.SECTION B. PHONETICS (5 points)Part I. Circle the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced (2.5 points )1. A. te ch nique B. para ch ute C. me ch anic D. s ch edule2. A. m a ny B. v a nish C. sh a dow D. h a ve3. A. e x haust B. e x hibit C. e x ist D. e x hibition4. A. orang es B. figur es C. class es D. watch es 5. A. gr ew B. kn ew C. f ew er D. vi ew Part II. Circle the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words (2.5 points)1. A. collect B. reputation C. communicate D. biology2. A. cover B. prevent C. provide D. receive3. A.commercial B. goverment C. natural D. vanish 4. A. economic B. interactive C. environmental D. unpolluted5. A. visit B. invite C. improve D. agreeSECTION C. LEXICO & GRAMMAR (25 points)Part I. Choose the best word or phrases (A, B, C or D) to complete these sentences (10 points)1. Unless you try your best, you won't be able to ___________ your classmates.A. keep up with B. lose track of C. take care of D. put an end to2. Our main agricultural _________ to export world wide are rice, coffee and rubber.A. products B. produce C. production D. productivity3. The Earth is the only planet with a large _________ of oxygen in its atmosphere.A. number B. quality C. amount D. size4. To get a passport, you must send in your birth _________ and two photos.A. certificate B. license C. paper D. card5. - "What would she like to do?" - "__________________"A. Thanks. I don't know B. Sorry, I have no idea. C. Why don't I know? D. Excuse me. Sorry for the mistake.6. It's the matter of life and death. ________, we will give it serious consideration.A. As a consequence B. Generally C. However D. So that7. _________ different in characteristics we are, we have been mutual friends since ourchildhood.A. Despite being B. Although C. Whatever D. However8. We live in a friendly community and everyone gets _______ each other very well.A. up to B. on with C. down to D. out of9. _______ have you been able to play the piano? A. When B. How many times C. Since when D. Why10. The students are always excited _______ doing the experiment in their Physics class.A. with B. in C. about D. at11. Your room is a mess! __________ it up at once.A. Arrange B. Make C. Tidy D. Do12. Tomatoes can be used as _________ a green salad or a cooking vegetable.A .both B.such C.either D.neither13. G o i n g s w i m m i n g e v e r y day can have v ery _________ ef f ec t s.A. beneficial B. benefitial C. benefited D. unbenefitial14. Do you think we’ll find a solution _________ the problem?A. to B. for C. of D. aboutPage 2 of 715. Take an umbrella with you _________ it rains on your way.A. though B. as if C. however D. in case 16. Sue was offered a job as a translator but she turned it down . The underlined words can be replaced by _________.A. accepted it B. refused it C. got it D. considered it17. Not until the beginning of the twentieth century _________ all over world.A. the first bicycles used B. were the first bicycles usedC. the first using bicycles D. the first bicycles were used18. She never lets you cook the meals, ___________ ?A. didn't she B. doesn't she C. did she D. does she19. Indian is difficult to get used _________ with the chopsticks.A. to eating B. to eat C. to be eaten D. eat 20. “Who is Mr. Madely?” -“I don't know. I’ve never heard _________ him”.A. about B. from C. after D. ofPart II. Give the correct tense/form of the verbs in brackets to complete thesesentences (10 points)a) When I got home, my mother (1. prepare)…............……................. dinner so we had a drink and waited.b) M y ch i l d ren en j o y (2. a l lo w ) .......................................... (3. stay ) .............................. u p la t e w h en the r e is s o m e t h i n g sp e cial o n T V.c) A new bridge (4. build)................................................. across the river. Workers started last year and the bridge (5. expect) ........................................... to open next year. d) J a n e, t o g e t h er with h er p a r ents, (6. j u st g o ) ......................................... t o L o nd o n (7. se e ) ......................................... h er g ra ndm o t h er.e) It's very kind of Jack (8. offer)................................. (9. carry) ...............................my bagswhen I go shopping.f) I'm sure she would also do like this if she (10. be) ................................ in your position. Part III. Identify and circle the incorrect underlined part in each sentence below (5 points)1. One of the world’s most natural important resources is rivers, lakes and streams . A B C D2. Many cities are on large rivers , and almost every country has at least one river that plays A B C an important part in the lifes of its people. D3. Besides transportation , rivers provide food, water for crops, water to drink, and opportunities for A B Crecreation for people live along their banks. D4. And in order to get water for crops , engineers sometimes build a dam along a river and A B Clet the water become a lake behind the dam . D5. Then people can use the water not only to irrigate fields but to make electricity for homesand industries as also . A B C D6. However, the water often becomes polluted when cities on river banks grow in size andthe number of industries increase . A B C D7. We are learning that it is necessary to keep rivers clean unless we want to enjoy thebenefits A B C DPage 3 of 7of the natural resources.8. George has not completed the assignment yet , and Maria hasn’t neither. A B C D9. Products of this kind first became commercial available about a hundred years ago . A B C D10. Thanks to TV, that was invented many decades ago, people can enjoy a form of entertainment A B Cin an inexpensive and convenient way . DSECTION D. READING (25 points)Part I. Choose the best phrase from A-H to fill in each blank in the passage below (8 points)A. who b eli e v e th a t ch i l d ren B. can b e b ad f o r t h e ch i l d ’s d e v el o p m entC. with l e t t i n g a v ery s m a ll ch i ld D. if too much television harms children or not E. a n d a l i t t le a m u s e m ent c a n ’t b eF. will sit th e re qu ietly f o r a whi l eG. f o rty o r fi f ty y ears a g oH. was l i m ited t o n o t m u ch Is there r e al l y a ny th in g wrong (1)____________ w a tch t e l e v is i o n f o r a f e w h o u rsa d a y ? This is a question that d i dn ’t n e e d to b e as k ed ( 2 ) _____________ , whench i l d ren’s t e l e v is i o n in the UK ( 3 ) __________ m o r e than an h o u r a d ay. B u t no wthat d a y t i m e t e l e v isi o n h as b e c o m e a r ealit y , a n d m a n y h o m es h a v e s a t e lli t e rec e i v erswith ch ann els pu rely f o r ch i l d ren, p are n ts h a v e to d eci d e (4)________. There are t h o separents (5)__________ n e e d c o nv ers a t i o n a n d i n t e ract i o n with real p e o p l e in o r d er tod e v e l o p p r o p er l y , because wa t ch in g t e l e v is i o n t o o m u ch (6)________ . On the otherh a nd , the v a s t m aj o r i ty o f p are n t s fe e l that w a t ch in g li v el y , br igh t cart o o n a n d pupp etsho w s o n t e l e v is i o n is f u n f o r the ch i l d , (7)_________ such a b ad t h i ng . O n e th in g isqu ite clea r: being a b le t o pl a ce a b a b y in f r o n t o f t h e t e l e v isi o n in t h e k n o wled g e that h eo r she (8)___________ g i v es p are n ts a w el c o m e b reak now a n d then.Part II. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage (7 points)One of the most urgent environmental (1)______________ in the world today is theshortage of clean water. Having clean drinking water is a basic human (2)______________.But acid rain, industrial pollution and garbage have (3)__________________ many sourcesof water undrinkable. Lakes, reservoirs and even entire seas have become vast pools(4)_________________ poison. Lake Baikal in Russia is one of the largest lakes in theworld. It (5)__________________ a rich variety of animals and plants, including 1,300 rarespecies that do not exist anywhere else in the world. But they are being destroyed by themassive volumes of industrial effluent (6)_________________ pour into the lake everyday.Even where law existed, the government did not have the power to enforce them. Mostindustries simply ignore the regulations. The Mediterranean Sea occupies 1% of the world’swater surface. But it is the dumping ground for 50% of all marine pollution. Almost 16(7)________________ regularly throw industrial wastes a few miles off-shore.Part III. Read the passage below, then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to eachof the following questions (10 points )The Winterthur Museum is a collection and a house. There are many museumsdevoted to the decorative arts and many house museums, but rarely in the United States is agreat collection displayed in a great country house. Passing through successive generationsof a single family, Winterthur has been a private estate for more than a century. Even afterthe extensive renovations made to it between 1929 and 1931, the house remained a familyresidence. This fact is of importance to the atmosphere and effect of the museum. Theimpression of a lived-in house is apparent to the visitor : the rooms look as if they werevacated only a short while ago whether by the original owners of the furniture or the mostrecent residents of the house can be a matter of personal interpretation. Winterthur remains,then, a house in which a collection of furniture and architectural elements has beenPage 4 of 7assembled . Like an English country house, it is an organic structure; the house, as well asthe collection and manner of displaying it to the visitor, has changed over the years. Thechanges have coincided with developing concepts of the American arts, increasedknowledge on the part of collectors and students, and a progression toward the achievementof a historical effect in period-room displays. The rooms at Winterthur have followed thiscurrent, yet still retained the character of a private house.The concept of a period room as a display technique has developed gradually overthe years in an effort to present works of art in a context that would show them to greatereffect and would give them more meaning for the viewer. Comparable to the habitat groupin a natural history museum, the period room represents the decorative arts in a lively andinteresting manner and provides an opportunity to assemble objects related by style, date, orplace of manufacture.1. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The reason that Winterthur was redesigned  B. Elements that make Winterthur an unusual museum  C. How Winterthur compares to English country houses  D. Historical furniture contained in Winterthur2. The phrase " devoted to " in line 2 is closest in meaning to  A. surrounded by   B. specializing in   C. successful in   D. sentimental about3. What happened at Winterthur between 1929 and 1931? A. The owners moved out   C. The old furniture was replaced  B. The house was repaired   D. The estate became a museum4. What does the author mean by stating " The impression of a lived-in house is apparent to the visitor " ? A. Winterthur is very old     C. Winterthur does not look like a typical museum  B. Few people visit Winterthur   D. The furniture at Winterthur looks comfortable5. The word " assembled " in line 11 is closest in meaning toA. summoned     B. appreciated  C. brought together   D. fundamentally changed6. The word " it " in line 11 refers to A. Winterthur   B. collection   C. English country house   D. visitor7. The word " developing " in line 13 is closest in meaning toA. traditional   B. exhibiting   C. informative   D. evolving8. According to the passage, objects in a period room are related by all of the followingEXCEPT ................ A. date   B. style C. place of manufacture   D. past ownership9. What is the relationship between the two paragraphs in the passage?A. Paragraph 2 explains a term that was mentioned in Paragraph 1. B. Each paragraph describes a different approach to the display of objects in a museum. C. Paragraph 2 explains a philosophy of art appreciation that contrasts with that explained in Paragraph 1.  D. Each paragraph describes a different historical period.10. Where in the passage does the author explain why displays at Winterthur have changed?A. lines 2-3   B. lines 5-6   C. lines 9-10   D. lines 13-15SECTION E. WRITING (25 points)Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly thesame as the sentence printed before it (5 points)1. If the work is finished by lunchtime, you can go home. Get ................................................................................................................................2. They left quietly so that they wouldn't wake the baby up. So as ……………………………………………………………................................Page 5 of 73. All the rivers in the region were so poisonous that no fish could live in. So ……………………………………………………………….....…………..............4. The number of tourist visiting this area rose last year. There was .......................................................................................................................5. The national museum is the same as it was 30 years ago. The national museum has ................................................................................................Part II. Use the suggestions to build the meaningful sentences (5 points)1. She/unable/warn/mother/that/she would/late/because/telephone/out/order............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2. Both Italians/Polish/famous/their friendship /good spirit...............................................................................................................................................3. In / spite/ be / able / speak English/ fluent /, / my son/ still /difficulty /listening...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4. I cann't complete / report / time / the conference/ because/ my broken laptop..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5. The protection/ animal world /be/ pointless/ unless /we also take steps/protect/planet.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Part III. Students always have a long vacation after each school year and they spendit in many different ways. Write a letter of about 130 – 150 words to your penpal togive him/her some advice on what you and your friend should or shouldn't do duringyour summer holiday (15 points).Dear Caroline, ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Page 6 of 7---HẾT---Page 7 of 7