SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 CẤP TỈNH

________________ NĂM HỌC ………………………….

ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 24 Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
(không kể thời gian giao đề)

SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points) (You will hear twice for each part)
Part 1. Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct answer for each of the following
blanks.
1. When is the reality showing on TV? What channel is showing the program?
A. at 7:00 on channel 5 B. at 7:30 on channel 7 C. at 8:00 on channel 11
2. Why does the man not want to watch the reality show?
A. He watched the same program last week.
B. He isn't interested in show's theme.
C. He wants to go swimming instead.
3. How does the man feel about watching Star Wars on TV?
A. He wouldn't mind seeing it again.
B. He'd like to watch it if he had more time.
C. He'd prefer to watch something else.
4. Which statement best describes the man's feelings about watching the home improvement sh
A. He doesn't want to watch because his wife will expect him to fix things around the house
B. He thinks that he will be able to get a better job by learning from the show.
C. He thinks it is easier to get someone else to repair their problems around the house.
5. What does the couple decide to watch?
A. a TV drama B. a sports event C. a talk show
Part 2. Listen to the recording. Complete the form below. Write no more than two words
numbers for each of the following blanks.
Sidney Street Community Cetre
Venue booking form
Example Answer
Name: Maria Lincoln
Details of party booking
Number of people (6) approximately …………………………………
Date of party: (7) …………………………………
Name of room: The (8) ………………………………… Suite
Time: (9) from ……………………to …………………… p.m
Drinks: licensed for soft drinks
Contact details:
Postcade (10) …………………………………
Address: Flat (11) ……………, 35 Beeches Street
Telephone
Landline: 22 32 79
Mobile 07897 (12) ……………………………
Booking fee
Cost of room hire: £ 115 with (13) ……………………… and ………………………
Disco system hire Optional. Fee £ 25 with no technician
1
Deposit: (14) £ ……………………
Insurance: £ 9 for 24 hours. Cover cancellation, (15) ……………………and ……………
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. Mrs. Archer is known ________ the finest collection of twentieth century art in private hand
A. as have B. having C. by having D. to have
17. ________an emergency arise, call 911
A. Should B. Can C. Does D. Will
18. The house is found ________ down
A. to burn B. burning C. having burned D. to have been burned
19. “Would you mind turning down your stereo ?’’ - “________.”
A. I’m really sorry! I ‘m not paying attention B. Oh! I’m sorry! I didn’t realize that
C. No. I don’t D. Yes, I do
20. Granny is completely deaf. You’ll have to ________allowance for her
A. bring B. take C. make D. find
21. I decided to go to the library as soon as I ________.
A. finish what I did B. would finish what I did
C. finished what I did D. finished what I was doing
22. It’s essential that every student ________ the exam before attending the course.
A. pass B. passes C. would pass D. passed
23. She was ________ she could not say anything.
A. so surprised at the news that B. such surprised at the news that
C. so surprised of the news that D. so that surprised for the news
24. Deborah is going to take extra lessons to ________ what she missed while she was away.
A. catch up on B. cut down on C. put up with D. take up with
25. A washing machine of this type will certainly ________ normal domestic use.
A. stand up for B. come up with C. get on to D. take down with
26. Ancient Egyptians mummified their dead through the use of chemicals, ________ancient
Peruvians did through natural processes.
A. because B. whereas C. even though D. whether or not
27. It is very difficult to ________ the exact meaning of an idiom in a foreign language.
A. convert B. convey C. exchange D. transfer
28. Half of the children were away from school last week because of ________ of influenza.
A. a break- out B. a breakthrough C. an outburst D. an outbreak
29. A: This grammar test is the hardest one we’ve ever had this semester!
B: ________ but I think it’s quite easy.
A. I couldn’t agree more. B. I understand what you’re saying.
C. You’re right. D. I don’t see in that way.
30. So little ________ about mathematics that the lecture was completely beyond me.
A. I have known B. I knew C. do I know D. did I know
31. ________ in the atmosphere is the temperature falling below freezing.
A. Frost is produced B. Frost produces
C. What produces frost D. What is frost produced
32. He said that the plane had already left and that I________ an hour earlier.
A. Must have arrived B. had to arrive C. should have arrived D. was supposed to
33. She _____ down completely on hearing of her friend's death.
2
 A. broke B. turned. C. put D. fell
34. ________having a good salary, he also has a private income.
A. What's more B. Furthermore C. Apart from D. From
35. The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.
A. removed quickly B. cleaned well C. changed completely D. destroyed compl
Part 2: Questions from 36 to 45. (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.
36. The …………………………helped to improve the students' performance in the school play. re
37. The ……………………………of the education system in Finland is famous all around Europe. ef
38. Jackson has made a marriage ……………………………to Lucia in front of everyone. pr
39. I can't have ……………………………in this house! There aren't partition walls! in
40. His latest ……………………………is a book of verse on the theme of relationships. pu
41. There will be a ……………………………for bar waiter next month. va
42. Too much ……………………………to the sun can result in skin cancer. ex
43. He doesn't get any ……………………………out of doing physical exercise. en
44. Have you sent in your ……………………………form yet? ap
45. The experts predicted ……………………………for the company in 2015. pr
Part 3: Questions from 46 to 50.(1 point - 0.2/ each)
Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them.
46. Many people believe that New York is the greater city in America.
47. Each year people around the world spending billions of dollars buying goods on the Interne
48. One of the most urgent problem facing us now is the need to control population growth.
49. I'd lost my front door key and I had to smash a window by a brick to get in.
50. Despite of the heavy snow, she went out.
Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55.(1 point - 0.2/ each)
Fill in each of the sentences with correct prepositions.
51. The insurance company has agreed to meet our claim …………………… full.
52. The course was described as suitable …………………… complete beginners.
53. I didn't think his work was …………………… to standard so I asked him to do it again.
54. I might drop …………………… for a while next weekend if you are at home then.
55. I dropped out …………………… the Germanl class because I couldn't catch up with the level.
SECTION III: READING (6.0 points)
Part 1. Questions 56 – 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
Nearly 200 of the 1500 native plant species in Hawaii are at risk of going extinct in the near
because they have been (56) _______ to such low numbers. Approximately 90 percent of H
plants are found nowhere else in the world but they are (57) _______ by alien invasive species
feral goats, pigs, rodents and (58) _______ plants.
The Hawaii Rare Plant Restoration Group is striving to (59) _______ the extinction of the 1
Hawaiian plants with fewer than 50 individuals remaining in the (60) _______ . Since 199
_______ a result of their "Plant Extinction Prevention Program", sixteen species have been broug
(62) _______ and three species have been reintroduced. Invasive weeds have been removed
areas and fencing put up in order to (63) _______ plants in the wild.
In the future the Hawaii Rare Plant Restoration Program aims (64) _______ collecting
material from the remaining plants in the wild for storage as a safety net for the future. Th
aim to manage wild populations and where possible reintroduce species into (65) _______ .
56. A. reduced B. increased C. disappeared D. developed
3
57. A. guarded B. invested C. threatened D. conserved
58. A. national B. native C. non-native D. international
59. A. encourage B. stimulate C. influence D. prevent
60. A. atmosphere B. hole C. sky D. wild
61. A. so B. as C. due D. but
62. A. contamination B. cultivation C. production D. generation
63. A. derive B. vary C. protect D. remain
64. A. for B. with C. on D. at
65. A. reserves B. shelters C. gardens D. halls
Part 2. Questions 66 – 75 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question
Sex–trait stereotypes may be defines as a set of psychological attributes that characteri
more frequently than women. Thus, males are often described as ambitious, unemotiona
independent and, on the other hand, like selfish, unrefined, and insensitive. Females are descr
emotional, irrational, high-strung, and tentative. In spite of the egalitarian movement, recent
have demonstrated that sex-trait stereotypes remain common among young adults today. In fac
stereotyping has proved to be the psychological justification for social beliefs concerni
appropriateness of various activities for men and women that further perpetuate the different se
traditionally ascribed to men and women.
The awareness of sex – trait stereotypes in the United States developes a linear
between the ages of four and ten. Generally, knowledge of male stereotypical characteristics de
earlier, whereas knowledge of female characteristics increases more rapidly between the ages
and seven. While the reasons for this learning are not fully understood, evidence suggests tha
preschool level children’s literature and television programs provide powerful mode
reinforcement for stereotyped views. Studies designed to compare sex-trait stereotypes
nationally show a high degree of correspondence in the characteristics ascribed to men and w
As finding have been obtained in the other countries, two hypotheses have been advanced to
the commonalities in sex trait stereotyping. One states that pancultural similarities play a role
psychological characteristics attributed to men and women, and the second states that the
picture is one of cultural relativism.
66. The passage is probably an excerpt from an article on _________.
A. sociology B. demographics C. psychotherapy D. sociobiology
67. Which of the following statements is supported in the passage?
A. The beliefs of young adults are more common among the old.
B. The beliefs of young adults have shown little change.
C. Young adults have participated in many common studied.
D. The egalitarian movement has been a resounding success.
68. In line 3, the word ambitious is closest in meaning to _________.
A. anxious B. ambiguous C. enterprising D. honest
69. In line 4, the word high-strung is closest in meaning to _________.
A. nervous B. hideous C. high-class D. fair-minded
70. In line 9, the word perpetuate is closest in meaning to _________.
A. perplex B. maintain C. mount D. personalize
71. According to the passage, characterizations of men and women as having particular sets of
attributed are _________.
A. found in several coutries B. reflected in modern fashion
C. uniform across all groups D. contingent (tình cờ) on a socioeconomic cl
4
72. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that young children learn about sex-trait stereo
_________.
A. by watching their parents B. when their learning is reinforced
C. by being exposed to various media D. after they start school
73. It can be inferred from paragraph that social beliefs precipitate _________.
A. nontraditional gender roles B. the rationalization for stereotyping
C. the on-going egalitarian change D. concerns for the legitimacy of sex traits
74. The author of the passage would most probably agree with which of the following statemen
A. Social attitudes are not likely to change radically
B. Social attitudes toward women have been updated and made more balanced.
C. Social attitudes toward men are continually nullified and modernized.
D. The women’s liberation movement has borne little fruit.
75. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. A Cross–examination of Stereotypical Behaviors
B. A Relativist Perspective on Stereotyping
C. The Pervasiveness of Sex–Trait Stereotypes
D. A Unilateral Approach to Sex – Trait Stereotyping
Part 3: Questions 76 – 85 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the text and fill in one word which best fits each gap.
Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, On February 11th, 1847. His fami
………………..……… to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he at
school (77) ………………..……… only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few
but Thomas was mostly self – educated. His natural curiosity (78) ………………..……… him t
experimenting at young age. Thomas Edison lit (79) ………………..……… the world with his inven
the electric light. Though the electric light seems to be the (80) ………………..……… useful, it was
(81) ………………..……… invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture came
over 1,200 (82) ………………..……… inventions. About every two weeks, he (83) ………………
something new. He worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked (84) ………………
intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat. Thomas Edison died at the age of
October 18th, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous invention
………………..……… improved the quality of life all over the world.
SECTION IV: WRITING (4.0 points)
Part 1: Questions from 86 to 90.(2 point- 0.4/ each)
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sen
printed before it.
86. It's not possible that he ran away with the stolen goods.
 He can't ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................
87. The game was cancelled because it rained heavily.
 Because of ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................
88. They often went to the zoo with their parents as children.
 Their parents would........................................................................................................................................................................................
89. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
 Martin’s poor........................................................................................................................................................................................................
90. My brother can’t run as fast as he used to.
 My brother used ...............................................................................................................................................................................................
91. He got down writing a letter as soon as he returned from his work.
 No sooner.................................................................................................................................................................................................................
5
92. What a pity they closed the shop at lunch time.
 I wish ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
93. Taking the necessary precautions, you shouldn't have any health problems.
 Provided ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
94. If we took effective action now, we could still save the rainforests.
 Were .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
95. It is believed that the man was killed by terrorists.
 The man ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Part 2: Questions from 91 to 92.(2 points - 0.4/ each)
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using t
word given. Do not change the word given.
96. The fridge is completely empty. left
 There ………………..………………………..………………………..……… in the fridge.
97. It is pointless to have that old typewriter repaired. worth
 It is ………………..………………………..………………………..……… that old typewriter.
98. Frank never pays any attention to my advice. notice
 Frank never ………………..………………………..………………………..……… my advice.
99. John only understood very little of what the teacher said. hardly
 John could ………………..………………………..………………………..……… the teacher said.
100. Her ability to run a company really impresses me. impressed
 I’m really ………………..………………………..………………………..……… to run a company.
101. Sarah cried her eyes out immediately she was told she failed the exam. tears
 Sarah ………………..………………………..………………………..……… as she had failed the exam.
102. Do you mind if I come over to see you later? objection
 Do you have ………………..………………………..………………………..……… over to see you later?
103. The police now think he invented the story to protect his girlfriend. made
 He is now ………………..………………………..………………………..……… the story to protect his girlfriend.
104. Driving a car without insurance is illegal. law
 It ………………..………………………..………………………..……… a car without insurance.
105. People generally think of tennis as a safe sport. considered
 Tennis ………………..………………………..………………………..……… a safe sport.

……………………THE END ……………………...

- Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu
- Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm