Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp tỉnh môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Đề số 15

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Môn: Tiếng Anh 9 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points) (You will hear twice for each part) Part 1. you will hear a doctor talking about how people can lead a healthier life. For each question, put a tick in the correct box. 1. To become healthier you should ________.

A. dramatically change your life B. change some daily habits. C. eat hardly anything. 2. If you don't manage to exercise as much as you should ________.

A. leave the gym. B. try not to be negative about it. C. be angry with yourself. 3. To improve your mood you should ________. A. drink more tea and coffee. B. only eat vegetables. C. increase the amount of vegetables you eat. 4. The survey ________. A. showed quite dramatic results. B. didn't have strong results. C. didn't give any useful information. 5. Youshould always ________. A. do important jobs first. B. do everything as quickly as possible. C. try to finish what you start 6. The doctor says ________. A. you should never have a late night B. lack of sleep causes brain disease. C. it's okay to go to bed late sometimes.

Part 2. You will hear a tour guide giving information about an old British house. For each question. fill in the missing information in the numbered space.

- The house was built in the (7)…………….. - The Reynold family lived in the house until (8) …………….. - The servants had rooms in the (9) …………….. - The art collection is in the (10) …………….. - George Reynold was a (11) …………….. - George's son Michael died from (12) …………….. - Wife died while giving birth to their (13) …………….. Emily. - George's brother died in a (14) …………….. riding accident. - George died of a heart attack at the age of (15) ……………..

SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 points) Part 1: Questions from 16 to 36. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each) Choose the best answer to each question. 16. As a citizen, it is normal to _________ to the laws and rules made by the society.

A. conform B. resist C. hinder D. obey 17. He attempted to _________the painting from the gallery but he was caught.

A. rob B. steal C. thief D. kidnap 18. Once the computer virus was removed, a lot of information ________.

A. is disappearing B. will have disappeared C. disappears D. disappeared

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19. Telecommuter boosters will often mention _________convenient it is for people wishing to cut down on their work hours.

A. how B. therefore C. only D. most 20. A: “Will the Jackson be invited?”– B: “I_________.” A. expect so not B. so expect C. expect so D. don’t expect 21. I read the contract again and again ___________avoiding making spelling mistakes.

A. with a view to B. on account of C. by means of D. in terms of 22. In a report submitted to the government yesterday, scientists __________that the building of the bridge be stopped.

A. banned B. complained C. said D. recommended 23. Anyone ordering a new MP3 player _________ the end of the month will receive a free extra set of headphones.

A. at B. in C. upon D. before 24. I enjoyed reading that story. It was rather sad, _________.

A. also B. though C. but D. so 25. My job is so ________ that I don’t think I’ll be able to take a summer break.

A. persisting B. hard C. demanding D. tough 26. A number of students ________ for a rise since last year

A. asked B. has asked C. ask D. have asked 27. I have been fascinated by _________ since I was at secondary school.

A. photographic B. photographer C. photograph D. photography 28. She has difficulty ________ and ________ English.

A. speak-writing B. to speak- to write C. speak-write D. speaking-writing 29. Her mother’s illness cast a cloud__________her wedding day

A. for B. over C. on D. in 30. I don’t really___________winter sports very much

A. deal with B. face up to C. get round to D. go in for 31. The meeting was _______ off at the last minute because the papers were not ready.

A. stopped B. broken C. called D. turned 32. There are still, however, rather a lot of obstacles to …