ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH MÔN THI TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 - SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THÁI NGUYÊN - An English test for gifted students - Grade 9, 2018-2019 Mã A859443

An English test for gifted students - Grade 9, 2018-2019 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THÁI NGUYÊN MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH Ngày thi: 28/ 3/ 2019

NĂM HỌC 2018 - 2019 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) ĐẤP ÁN ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

(Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi theo hướng dẫn dưới mỗi câu)

Điểm Giám khảo số 1 (họ tên, chữ ký)

Giám khảo số 2 (họ tên, chữ ký)

Số phách (do chủ tịch HĐ ghi) Bằng số Bằng chữ

Đề thi này gồm 8 trang được đánh số từ 1- 8. Thí sinh kiểm tra số trang trước khi làm bài.

SECTION I. LISTENING Questions 1-8. Complete the notes. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer.

You are going to hear a man who is interested in protecting the environment talking to a travel agent about eco-holidays.

ECOECO-HOLIDAYS

Customer’s name: IGOR PETROV Length of holiday: (1) ______ Will pay up to £ (2______ Told him about (3______ for advance payments Requires (4) ______ on plane Must check if he needs a (5) ______

Type of holiday Accommodation Advantage Dumbarton Tablelands Watching animals house in a (6) ______ close to nature Bago Nature Reserve Live with a (7)______ village house learn about way of life San Luis Island working in a family hostel holiday location without (8) ______

1. two/ 2 weeks 2. 1,750 3. discount 4. vegetarian meals 5. visa 6. tree 7. school 8. cars

SECTION II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. 9. _____ the library was about to close, I found a useful book for my essay, so I rushed to the counter immediately. A. Before B. By the time C. Ever since D. Just as 10. Andrew _____ greater responsibilities when he was promoted. A. went over B. put up C. took on D. got over 11. That book is written by a famous anthropologist. It’s about the people in Samoa _____ for two years. A. that she lived B. that she lived among them C. among whom she lived D. where she lived among them.

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An English test for gifted students - Grade 9, 2018-2019 12. “Do you mind my taking this seat?” – “_____” A. Yes, take it please. B. No, of course not. C. Yes, sit down please. D. No, you can’t take it. 13. You’d better save some money for a rainy day. You can’t count on _____ by your parents every time you get into financial difficulty. A. rescuing B. being rescued C. to rescue D. to be rescued 14. Initially I was opposed to the idea, but after I had seen the research, I _____ that the project was a good one. A. must have agreed B. would have agreed C. ought to agree D. had to agree 15. Dean is always _____ his new things as if he is better than me, but all it means is that his family is richer than mine. A. owning up B. keeping at C. calling on D. showing off 16. He went to Australia hoping to find a teaching _____ without too much difficulty. A. work B. occupation C. employment D. post 17. Learners of English as a foreign language often fail to ____ between unfamiliar sounds in that language. A. separate B. differ C. distinguish D. solve 18. Mary is very _____ to criticism so be careful what you say. A. sensitive B. sensible C. sensational D. emotional 19. She wondered _____ her father looked like now, after so many years away. A. how B. which C. that D. what 20. The _____ of this new drug is not known yet, as it’s still in the trial process. A. result B. consequence C. effect D. affect 21. The situation was a little embarrassing when Alice served roast beef for dinner. I wish I _____ her that Greg was a vegetarian. A. would tell B. had told C. better told D. told 22. - Tom: “Which is more important, luck or effort?” - Mary: “Luck is _____ effort.” A. on the same importance as B. of the same importance as C. the same importance as D. as the same importance as

9. D 10. C 11. C 12. B 13. B 14. D 15. D 16. D 17. C 18. A 19. D 20. C 21. B 22. B II. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits in the gap in the same sentence. 23. When you take the …