ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN LỚP 9 Năm học 2015 - 2016 Môn Tiếng Anh 9 PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KIM ĐỘNG CÓ ĐÁP ÁN Mã A341008

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ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN LỚP 9

Năm học 2015 - 2016

Môn: Tiếng Anh 9 Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

A. LISTENING COMPREHENSION (2.0 marks) I. You will hear a tour guide talking about a day trip. Listen and compelte question 1 - 5. You will hear the information twice.

TRIP TO CHESTER

Coach leaves: 9.15 a.m 1. Arrives Chester: _________________ 2. Morning visit: the _____________ 3. Price of family ticket: £ _______________ 4. Lunch in: a _______________ 5. Afternoon visit: the ______________ II. Listen to Michael talking to Marina about a new sports center. For questions 1 - 5, tick (√) A, B or C. You will hear the conversation twice. 1. What sport can't you do at the sports center? A. Tennis B. Table - Tennis C. Volleybal 2. How much must Marina pay?

A. £14 a year B. £30 a year C. £50 a year 3. How many days a week is the sports center open late?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 4. Which bus goes to the sports center? A. Number 10 B. Number 16 C. Number 60 5. When will Michael and Marina go to the sports center?

A. Tuesday B. Thursday C. Friday B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (3.0 marks) I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences. 1. Thank you very much for that! - Well, ............ A. you're welcome B. of course C. thank you D. I don't mind 2. Life must be unpleasant for people .......... near busy airport. A. live B. living C. lived D.to live 3.Tom doesn't enjoy...................... at by other people. A. laughing B.laugh C.laughed D. being laughed 4. This is the first time we .................... the rice-cooking contest.

A. take part in B. took part in C. have taken part in D. has taken part in 5. If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to ......... the match till Sunday. A. put away B. put out in C. put off D. put on 6. English is a ........................... second language in Malaysia. A.compose B. compromise C. compulsory D. comfort 7. What is the _______ cause of the illness? A. primary B. best C. possibly D. most 8. I wish Beth __________ trying to be so nice. A.would stop B. will stop C.stops D.stop 9. Ann: “Is Tony making dinner?” - Jimmy: “ He’s just ________ to make it.” A. begun B.begin C. began D. begins 10. I wanted _________ by the head of the company, but it was impossible. A.to see B.to be seen C.seeing D.being to see II. Supply the appropriate form of the words in CAPITAL to complete each sentence. 1. He cycled __carelessly___and had an accident. CARE 2. I really don’t think he has the ___ability___to do this job. ABLE 3. Team games help to strengthen the students’ solidarity. STRONG

It’s too _ inconvenient__to call anyone at night. CONVENIENCE 4. A child receives its early education at home. EDUCATE 5. Can you see any differences between the twins? DIFFERENT 6. Marie Curie's _____discovery______________ of radium made her famous DISCOVER 7. The Sun quickly disappeared behind the cloud. APPEAR 8. Our teacher always __encourages____________ us to discover new things by ourselves.

COURAGE 9. I enjoy working there, everyone is so ___friendly___ FRIEND C. READING COMPREHENSION (2.0 marks) I. Choose the best answer for each numbered blank by circling the letter A, B, C or D. Jeans are very popular with young people all (1)...........the world. Some people say that jeans are the "uniform" of (2) ............ But they haven't always been popular. The story of jeans started (3) ...........two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth (4) ...........in Genoa was called "jeanos". The pants were called "jeans". In 1850, a saleman (5) ..........California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. (6) ..............they were so strong, "Levi's pants" became (7) ........ with gold miners; farmers and cowboys. Six years (8)............; Levis began making his pants with blue cotton (9) ............called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the United States and …