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SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC<br /> ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC<br /> <br /> KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2017-2018<br /> MÔN: TIẾNG ANH<br /> Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)<br /> (Đề thi có 06 trang)<br /> <br /> PART A. LISTENING<br /> Section 1: You will hear a man telephoning a library to find out about joining. Listen and complete the form<br /> below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS/ OR A NUMBER for each answer. You will hear the<br /> recording TWICE.<br /> <br /> LIBRARY INFORMATION<br /> For registration, must take<br /> - two (1) _______________ and<br /> - two forms of I.D. e.g. driving licence, (2) _______________<br /> Cost to join per year (without current student card): (3) £_______________<br /> Number of items allowed: (members of public) (4) _______________<br /> Loan times: four weeks<br /> Fines start at (5) £_______________<br /> Computers can be booked up to (6) _______________ hours in advance<br /> Library holds most national papers, all (7) _______________, and magazines<br /> Need (8) _______________ to use photocopier<br /> Answer<br /> Creative Writing class<br /> <br /> tutor is John (9) _______________<br /> <br /> held on (10) _______________ evenings<br /> <br /> Section 2: You will hear a teacher talking to a group of students. Listen and choose the best answer A,<br /> B, or C. You will hear the recording TWICE.<br /> 1. Why is tonight’s disco special?<br /> A. It’s the last week of the course. B. It starts earlier than usual.<br /> C. It’s Sam birthday.<br /> 2. Where will the football match take place?<br /> A. at Henry’s College<br /> B. at the sports centre<br /> C. in a park<br /> 3. After the football match, the students will _______.<br /> A. go to a pizza restaurant<br /> B. have a party at the college<br /> C. celebrate on the beach<br /> 4. The train to Thornton leaves at _______.<br /> A. 12.15<br /> B. 12.45<br /> C. 1.20<br /> 5. What should the students bring to the picnic?<br /> A. drinks<br /> B. bread rolls<br /> C. glasses<br /> Section 3: You will hear a student called Shona giving a presentation on her research report. Listen and<br /> choose the best answer A, B, or C. You will hear the recording TWICE.<br /> 1. In order to set up her research programme, Shona got ________.<br /> A. advice from personal friends in other countries<br /> B. help from students in other countries<br /> C. information from her tutor’s contacts in other countries<br /> 2. What types of people were included in the research?<br /> A. young people in their first job<br /> B. men who were working<br /> C. women who were unemployed<br /> 1<br /> <br /> 3. Shona says that in her questionnaire her aim was ________.<br /> A. to get a wide range of data<br /> B. to limit people's responses<br /> C. to guide people through interviews<br /> 4. What do Shona’s initial results show about medical services in Britain?<br /> A. Current concerns are misrepresented by the press.<br /> B. Financial issues are critical to the government.<br /> C. Reforms within hospitals have been unsuccessful.<br /> 5. Shona needs to do further research in order to ________.<br /> A. present the government with her findings<br /> B. decide the level of extra funding needed<br /> C. identify the preferences of the public<br /> PART B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR<br /> Section 1: Choose the correct option marked A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences.<br /> 1. ________ weak was a well-known fact.<br /> A. That their team was<br /> B. That their team being<br /> C. Their team was<br /> D. If their team was<br /> 2. Richard, my neighbour, ________ in World War II.<br /> A. says to fight<br /> B. says to have fought C. is said to fight<br /> D. is said to have fought<br /> 3. ________ the phone rang later that night did Tom remember the appointment.<br /> A. No sooner<br /> B. Only<br /> C. Not until<br /> D. Just before<br /> 4. My sister has just ________ sixteen.<br /> A. completed<br /> B. turned<br /> C. become<br /> D. had<br /> 5. Jane really loves the ________ jewelry box that her parents gave her as a birthday present.<br /> A. wooden brown nice B. nice wooden brown C. brown wooden nice D. nice brown wooden<br /> 6. I’ve got so much spare time. Now I’m thinking of taking ________ a new hobby like stamp collecting.<br /> A. in<br /> B. off<br /> C. up<br /> D. over<br /> 7. I have always ________ my older brother for his courage and honesty.<br /> A. taken up<br /> B. taken after<br /> C. looked up to<br /> D. looked after<br /> 8. The sight of so many sweets made the children’s mouths________.<br /> A. drip<br /> B. moisten<br /> C. water<br /> D. wet<br /> 9. It was such a shock to receive a letter like that ________.<br /> A. in the red<br /> B. out of the blue<br /> C. in the pink<br /> D. over the moon<br /> 10. - Jane: “Would you mind if I use your computer for an hour?”<br /> - Tony: “________.”<br /> A. Not at all. I’ve finished my job<br /> B. Yes, you can use it<br /> C. Of course not. I still need it now<br /> D. Yes, it’s all right<br /> 11. Don’t be ________ in by his charm – he’s ruthless.<br /> A. let<br /> B. put<br /> C. taken<br /> D. dropped<br /> 12. If Jim ________ the plane, he ________ here by now.<br /> A. hadn’t missed/ would have been<br /> B. didn’t miss/ would have been<br /> C. hadn’t missed/ had been<br /> D. hadn’t missed/ would be<br /> 13. He insisted that his method ________ correct.<br /> A. be<br /> B. were<br /> C. was<br /> D. is<br /> 14. ________ in several early civilizations, a cubit was based on the length of the forearm from the tip of<br /> the middle finger to the elbow.<br /> A. It used as a measurement<br /> B. A measurement was used<br /> C. The use of a measurement<br /> D. Used as a measurement<br /> 15. You just never lift a ________ to help me – I have to do everything myself!<br /> A. shoulder<br /> B. hand<br /> C. finger<br /> D. wrist<br /> 16. At the end of the match the players were ________ exhausted.<br /> A. solely<br /> B. utterly<br /> C. actually<br /> D. merely<br /> 2<br /> <br /> 17. ________ of all of us who are here tonight, I would like to thank Mr. Jones for his talk.<br /> A. On behalf<br /> B. On account<br /> C. In person<br /> D. Instead<br /> 18. He agreed to give me his car for the weekend on ________ that I helped him write his essay.<br /> A. condition<br /> B. term<br /> C. rule<br /> D. decree<br /> 19. George was ________ from school for bad behavior.<br /> A. exiled<br /> B. dismissed<br /> C. expelled<br /> D. discharged<br /> 20. The pictures are similar, but there are ________ differences between them.<br /> A. subtle<br /> B. few<br /> C. remarkable<br /> D. clear<br /> Section 2: Each line in the following passage contains one mistake. Find out the mistake and correct it<br /> as the example below.<br /> Line 0: because → because of<br /> People have always valued elephants because their size and strength. 0……………….<br /> Asian elephants has been captured and trained to work for human being 1……………….<br /> for two thousand years. We have been used in battles from the 3rd century 2……………….<br /> up when World War II. Because they are easily trained, they have been 3……………….<br /> used to transport goods and carry huge logs from forests which was once 4……………….<br /> their homes. Approximately twenty-five percents of the world’s 5……………….<br /> population of Asian elephants have been caught and trained to do variety 6……………….<br /> jobs, including carrying passengers and help to capture more wild 7……………….<br /> elephants. Elephants are considered to be more intelligent then most 8……………….<br /> animals, including domestic dogs and cats. This shows by the way they 9……………….<br /> can easily learn to do tricks and perform tasks, as soon as by the playful 10……………..<br /> behavior of young elephants, who energetically play games of hide and<br /> seek, tug of war and tag.<br /> Section 3: Supply the correct form of the word provided to the right of each blank.<br /> When computers appeared in the 1950s, many people thought that it<br /> would not be long before these (1) _______ machines started talking, thinking 1. IMPRESS<br /> for themselves and taking over the world. People predicted all kinds of things,<br /> from robot (2) _______ to computerized houses. None of it happened. Despite 2. SERVE<br /> the billions of dollars and years of research given to developing artificial<br /> intelligence, computers are still unable to hold a normal (3) _______ with a 3. CONVERSE<br /> human being. In fact, although computers today can process information<br /> thousands of times faster than they could fifty years ago, they are only two or<br /> three times better at using human language than they were back then. In<br /> (4)________, the huge increase in computer use has proved that today’s 4. ADD<br /> computers, with their windows, mice, icons and commands, do not operate in<br /> the same way as the human brain. If this were not true, there would be no need<br /> for the thousands of tech support staff (5) _______ by all centres.<br /> 5. EMPLOY<br /> The trouble is that, even though computers can turn (6) _______ into 6. SPEAK<br /> text, recognise objects by using cameras, search through (7) _______ amounts 7. END<br /> of data and even use robot (8) _______ to move like human beings, they are 8. MECHANIC<br /> unable to put all these (9) _______ together and actually think and function like 9. ABLE<br /> human beings. One of the reasons for this is that scientists still do not know<br /> much about how the human brain works, so it is (10) _______ to program 10. POSSIBLE<br /> computers to copy the brain’s processes.<br /> PART 3. READING<br /> Section 1: Read the following passage and think of a word which best fits each space. Use only ONE<br /> word for each space.<br /> Getting from place to place has been a challenge for humans (1) ______ the beginning of man’s<br /> existence. Not only (2) ______ people struggle with the actually physical problems of travel, but they also<br /> need to know the right direction to go. In one’s own little part of the world, this may have been relatively<br /> easy, but, as humans expanded further and further, it became necessary to determine how to get from one<br /> 3<br /> <br /> place to (3) ______ and back again. Paths, roads, and trails made journeys easier, and the creation of maps<br /> transmitted this knowledge to others. (4) ______, once humans pushed onto the vast oceans, there were<br /> (5)______ roads or accurate maps. The compass, showing the magnetic north, was a great, yet imperfect,<br /> aid. Latitude could be measured by sun angles, but (6) ______ the perfection of timepieces in the 19th<br /> century, it was almost impossible to measure longitude. Fortunately, today there is a device which allows<br /> people easily to find their position no matter (7) ______ they are: the Global Positioning System (GPS).<br /> The Global Positioning System (8) ______ of a series of twenty-four satellites in geosynchronous<br /> orbit around Earth at an altitude of 12,500 miles. These satellites are in fixed positions, so, by reading the<br /> (9) ______ from three of them, a person holding a GPS receiver can know exactly where he is. The GPS<br /> receiver synchronizes its clock with (10) ______ of the satellites’ atomic clocks.<br /> Section 2: Read the following passage and choose the best option marked A, B, C or D to indicate the correct<br /> answer to each of the questions.<br /> What is ‘extreme’ weather? Why are people talking about it these days? ‘Extreme’ weather is an<br /> unusual weather event such as rainfall, a drought or a heat wave in the wrong place or at the wrong time. In<br /> theory, they are very rare. But these days, our TV screens are constantly showing such extreme weather<br /> events. Take just three news stories from 2010: 28 centimetres of rain fell on Riode Janeiro in 24 hours,<br /> Nashville, USA, had 33 centimetres of rain in two days and there was record rainfall in Pakistan.<br /> The effects of this kind of rainfall are dramatic and lethal. In Rio de Janeiro, landslides<br /> followed, burying hundreds of people. In Pakistan, the floods affected 20 million people. Meanwhile, other<br /> parts of the world suffer devastating droughts. Australia, Russia and East Africa have been hit in the last<br /> ten years. And then there are unexpected heat waves, such as in 2003 in Europe. That summer, 35.000<br /> deaths were said to be heat-related.<br /> So, what is happening to our weather? Are these extreme events part of a natural cycle? Or are they<br /> caused by human activity and its effects on the Earth’s climate? Peter Miller says it’s probably a mixture of<br /> both of these things. On the one hand, the most important influences on weather events are natural cycles in<br /> the climate. Two of the most famous weather cycles, El Niño and La Niña, originate in the Pacific Ocean.<br /> The heat from the warm ocean rises high into the atmosphere and affects weather all around the world. On<br /> the other hand, the temperature of the Earth’s oceans is slowly but steadily going up. And this is a result of<br /> human activity. We are producing greenhouse gases that trap heat in the Earth’s atmosphere. This heat<br /> warms up the atmosphere, land and oceans. Warmer oceans produce more water vapor - think of heating a<br /> pan of water in your kitchen. Turn up the heat, it produces steam more quickly. Satellite data tells US that<br /> the water vapor in the atmosphere has gone up by four percent in 25 years. This warm, wet air turns into<br /> the rain, storms, hurricanes and typhoons that we are increasingly experiencing. Climate scientist, Michael<br /> Oppenheimer, says that we need to face the reality of climate change. And we also need to act now to save<br /> lives and money in the future.<br /> (Source: © 2015 National Geographic Learning, www.ngllife.com/wild-weather)<br /> 1. It is stated in the passage that extreme weather is ______.<br /> A. becoming more common<br /> B. not a natural occurrence<br /> C. difficult for scientists to understand<br /> D. killing more people than ever before<br /> 2. Which of these things is the basis of normal weather patterns?<br /> A. greenhouse gases<br /> B. human activity<br /> C. El Niño and La Niña<br /> D. water vapour<br /> 3. What caused thousands of deaths in 2003?<br /> A. a period of hot weather<br /> B. floods after a bad summer<br /> C. a long spell of heavy rain<br /> D. large-scale landslides<br /> 4. According to the passage, extreme weather is a problem because ______.<br /> A. we can never predict it<br /> B. it only affects crowded places<br /> C. it’s often very destructive<br /> D. its causes are completely unknown<br /> 5. Which statement is NOT supported by the information in the passage?<br /> A. Extreme weather is substantially influenced by human activity.<br /> B. Unusual weather events are part of natural cycles.<br /> C. We can limit the bad effects of extreme weather.<br /> D. Such extreme weather is hardly the consequence of human activity.<br /> 4<br /> <br /> Section 3: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word<br /> that best fits each of the numbered blanks.<br /> <br /> FENG SHUI – POSITIVE FEELINGS CHINESE STYLE<br /> Recently, the Feng Shui business has been booming as more and more people (1) _______<br /> an interest in Asian culture and lifestyles. Whether people are (2) _______ Feng Shui experts or<br /> simply buying books and trying it out for themselves, there is no doubt that, in the West, in the last few<br /> years the idea of Feng Shui has really (3) _______ off.<br /> So what exactly is Feng Shui? Well, it is a Chinese art form that is concerned (4) _______ the way<br /> you arrange the rooms and the furniture in your house. It is believed that organising these things correctly<br /> will (5) ______ you happiness and good luck. In the UK there are currently about 300 Feng Shui<br /> consultants. They will come to your house or office and give you advice (6) _______ on your lifestyle and<br /> date of birth. According to one such expert, I (7) _______ install an aquarium with six black and one red<br /> goldfish in my living room in order to absorb bad vibes. He also told me to (8) _______ attention to one of<br /> my windows. He advised me to put plants on the window sill to prevent the loss of positive energy. The real<br /> ‘weak spot’ in my house, however, was the cooker. He reassured me that hanging some dried vegetables<br /> above it would solve the (9) _______.Whether you believe in the power of Feng Shui or not, it is certainly<br /> having a major (10) _______ on the way thousands of people organize their homes.<br /> 1. A. take<br /> 2. A. requesting<br /> 3. A. made<br /> 4. A. with<br /> 5. A. carry<br /> 6. A. based<br /> 7. A. ought<br /> 8. A. give<br /> 9. A. fault<br /> 10. A. affect<br /> <br /> B. do<br /> B. asking<br /> B. driven<br /> B. of<br /> B. give<br /> B. put<br /> B. need<br /> B. pay<br /> B. error<br /> B. impact<br /> <br /> C. make<br /> C. consulting<br /> C. taken<br /> C. in<br /> C. make<br /> C. held<br /> C. have<br /> C. have<br /> C. mistake<br /> C. consequence<br /> <br /> D. give<br /> D. advising<br /> D. started<br /> D. through<br /> D. bring<br /> D. carried<br /> D. must<br /> D. put<br /> D. problem<br /> D. power<br /> <br /> Section 4: You are going to read an article about treasure in the mud. Five sentences have been removed<br /> from the article. Choose the sentences from A-F the one which best fits gaps 1-5. There is one extra<br /> sentence which you do not need to use.<br /> TREASURE IN THE MUD<br /> Ian Smith likes to spend his free time looking for ancient objects<br /> Mudlark was the nineteenth-century name for someone who searched in river mud at low tide, on<br /> the lookout for objects that other people had lost or thrown into the water. For the original mudlarks it was<br /> a way of making a living. But for Ian Smith it’s a hobby, because he’s looking for objects of historical<br /> interest. Ian heads down to the River Thames at low tide with his electronic metal-detector and a spade.<br /> Working around fast and sometimes dangerous tides, he hunts for ancient everyday objects from cups and<br /> coins to buttons and badges. Anyone can have a go, as long as they have permission. There are currently<br /> about 300 licensed mudlarks in Britain. But Ian, who is an antique dealer by profession, is not an ordinary<br /> one. After thirty years, there’s barely a patch of wet mud on any tidal river in the UK that he doesn’t know.<br /> 1. __________<br /> ‘You’re not likely to find a chest of gold on a foreshore and the spectacular stuff in museums is<br /> there because it is extremely rare,’ Ian tells me when I meet him under London’s Tower Bridge shortly<br /> after breakfast. Here it’s more likely to be the everyday possessions of ordinary families. In other words,<br /> they are objects that tell us how such people used to live centuries ago. It’s mostly rubbish – literally, from<br /> a time when unwanted things were simply thrown into the river. Mudlarking involves working with a metal<br /> detector, but also using your eyes – studying the surface, picking it over and knowing what you’re looking<br /> at when you see it. Mudlarking, says Ian, is an activity that tends to attract solitary characters.<br /> 2. __________<br /> 5<br /> <br />