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

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ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 15 Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
(không kể thời gian giao đề)

SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points)

Part 1: Questions from 1 to 10. (2 points -0.2/ each)
Listen to the recording twice. Complete the notes below. Write no more than two words or
numbers for each answer.

TOTAL HEALTH CLINIC

PATIENT DETAILS
Personal information
Example
Name Julie Anne ... Garcia
Contact phone: (1) 219 442 9785
Date of birth: (2) 10(th) October, 1992
Occupation: works as a (3) manager
Insurance company: (4) Cawley Life Insurance

Details of the problem

Type of problem: pain in her left (5) knee
When it began: (6) 3 weeks ago
Action already taken: has taken painkillers and applied ice

Other information
Sports played belongs to a (7) tennis club
goes (8) running regularly
Medical history injured her (9) shoulder(s) last year
no allergies
no regular medication apart from (10) vitamins
Part 2: Questions from 11 to 15. (1 point - 0.2/ each)
Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct letter from A, B or C for each of the
following questions.
Visit to Branley Castle
11. Before Queen Elizabeth I visited the castle in 1576, ________.
A. repairs were carried out to the guest rooms.
B. a new building was constructed for her.
C. a fire damaged part of the main hall.
12. In 1982, the castle was sold to ________.
A. the government. B. the Fenys family. C. an entertainment company.
13. In some of the rooms, visitors can ________.
A. speak to experts on the history of the castle.
B. interact with actors dressed as famous characters.
C. see models of historical figures moving and talking.
14. In the castle park, visitors can ________.
A. see an 800-year-old tree. B. go to an art exhibition. C. visit a small zoo.
15. At the end of the visit, the group will have ________.
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 A. afternoon tea in the conservatory.
B. the chance to meet the castle’s owners.
C. a photograph together on the Great Staircase.
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 points)
Part 1: Questions from 16 to 35. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)
Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to best complete the following sentences.
16. Carbon emissions from airplanes and other pollutants ________ to global warming.
A. contribute B. stem C. attribute D. spark
17. Hundreds of people in the hardest-hit zone are at ________ from disease unless a tsunami-
like aid effort is mobilized.
A. threat B. menace C. danger D. risk
18. Parents play a ________ role in a child’s upbringing in the formative years. They are really
the driving force behind whatever the children do.
A. supporting B. crucial C. starring D. title
19. Television came into _________ and became a competitor with the motion pictures.
A. practice B. enforcement C. use D. life
20. I sent the prospectus to you by post weeks ago. It ________ by now.
A. should have arrived B. would have arrived C. must have arrived D. is supposed to arrive
21. ________ global solidarity, the world would not be better prepared for the influenza H1N1
pandemic.
A. On account of B. Thanks to C. If not D. But for
22. -Pete: "What do you usually do on Sunday night?"
-Margaret: "________ time I go out with my friends".
A. Most of B. The most C. Most of the D. The most of
23. ________ different in character we are, we have been mutual friends since our childhood.
A. However B. Despite being C. Although D. Whatever
24. "How was your visit to the dentist?" "It was painless. I ________ worried".
A. mustn’t have B. needn’t have C. didn’t need to be D. wouldn’t have
25. ________ in Paris before, he didn’t know his way around when he took his family there.
A. Not be living B. Never having lived C. His not living D. Because he has lived
26. ________ show lasts three hours.
A. The whole B. Most C. All the D. Entire
27. "It’s beautiful here!" "I just wish we ________ a camera with us".
A. brought B. would bring C. had brought D. were bringing
28. _______ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to B. What we refer to C. To which we refer D. What do we refer to
29. Politicians should never lose ______ of the needs of the people they represent.
A. view B. regard C. sight D. prospect
30. Six novels a year, you say? He’s certainly a __________ writer.
A. fruitful B. fertile C. virile D. prolific
31. We’ve bought some ________ chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away.
A. folding B. adjusting C. bending D. adapting
32. “Bob, it’s getting cold._________ take a jacket with you?” -“All right, daddy”
A. Why not B. You’d better C. Would you like D. What about
33. What a ________!
A. new small nice car B. nice small new car
C. new nice car, that is small D. car new nice and small
34. Ninety________the maximum length of time allowed for entrance exams to this school.
A. minute is B. minutes are C. minute are D. minutes is
35. - “She’s the best pianist in the school.” - “________.”
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 A. That’s that. B. Never mind!
C. That’s OK! D. You can say that again.
Part 2: Questions from 36 to 45. (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence.
36. We are waiting to hear the final outcome of the negotiations. (come)
37. Housing standards improved immeasurably after the war. (measure)
38. Thousands of inhabitants were disastrously killed on May (disaster)
39. How can we do to keep the environment unpolluted. (pollute)
40. There is a feeling of isolation and professional insecurity in schools. (secure)
41. While she was a high school student, she befriended her best friend. (friend)
42. They lost the battle, despite outnumbering the enemy by two to one. (number)
43. Two new roads are being built to increase accessibility to the town centre. (access)
44. More and more couples are choosing cohabitation over a wedding ceremony. (habitat)
45. All contracts are translated to avoid any misunderstanding(s) between the companies.
(understand)
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. If I had spoken more confident at the interview, they would have offered me the job.
confidently
47. It is believed that in the near future robots will be used to doing things such as cooking. do
48. If you have difficulty for finding my house, try to ask someone for help. in
49. One out of the every eight balloons in the world are launched in New Mexico. is
50. The most desert animals avoid the extreme midday heat by feeding at night. bỏ the
Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55. (1 point - 0.2/ each)
Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
51. There's been a big improvement in the children's behaviour.
52. Why don’t you lie down on the sofa a bit until you feel better.
53. The average costs of a new house go up by five percent to £276,500.
54. Nobody knows what the cause of the explosion was.
55. At the end of the film, it turned out that John was a good guy.
SECTION III: READING (6.0 POINTS)
Part 1. Questions 56 to 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
Public awareness of the value of recycling materials such (56) ________ plastic, paper,
and glass is increasing daily in all corners of the globe. In some countries these efforts are being
(57) ________ by the local governments and in others, by individuals. Participation in these
programs is at an all-time high. In the small town of Truro in eastern Massachusetts, for
example, space in the local landfill has run out; therefore, residents have had to think of new
ways to (58) ________ of their trash. With no room for items such as newspaper, bottles, and
old lumber at the land fill, local residents have come up with many (59) ________ programs to
recycle and/ or reuse what was once (60) ________ of as only trash. For instance, yard waste
such as leaves and grass which used to be thrown in the landfill is now broken down and made
(61) ________ compost used by local people as fertilizer in their gardens. In addition, (62)
________ plastics, newspapers, bottles and cans are sold to a recycling company, thereby
bringing in revenue for the town. The most popular local innovation, though has been the
founding of a “swap shop”. This is a building to which people bring their unwanted clothing,
books, and toys so that others who need them can (63) ________ them. Since there is so much
(64) ________ in all the recycling programs, the dump is seen as a place to meet with friends
and neighbors and catch up on local news. There is even an annual September evening “dump
dance”, where locals dance to live music and have picnics by candlelight at the dump. This has
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become a high light of the summer vacation season. As humankind continues to (65) ________
and the population grows, recycling efforts become even more important. These efforts must
continue so that we will soon see new innovations and ideas concerning the use of recycled
materials.
56. A. as B. alike C. with D. like
57. A. introduced B. brought C. initiated D. participated
58. A. disapprove B. dispose C. throw D. discard
dispose of quyết định số phận xử lý; giải quyết; vứt bỏ, khử đi; bác bỏ, đánh bại; ăn gấp, uống
gấp
59. A. reforming B. progressive C. improved D. innovative
innovative (a) có tính chất đổi mới; có tính chất là một sáng kiến
60. A. believed B. regarded C. thought D. considered
61. A. by B. into C. of D. from
62. A. reproductive B. wasted C. circulating D. recyclable
recyclable (a) used materials or substances that are recyclable can be recycled
63. A. take B. offer C. steal D. bring
64. A. distribution B. participation C. approval D. fertilization
65. A. reproduce B. fertilize C. survive D. exist
Part 2. Questions 66 – 75 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
Certainly, no creature in the sea is odder than the common sea cucumber. All living
creature, especially human beings, have their peculiarities, but everything about the
little sea cucumber seems unusual. What else can be said about a bizarre animal that,
among other eccentricities, eats mud, feeds almost continuously day and night but can
(5) live without eating for long periods, and can be poisonous but is considered supremely
edible by gourmets?
For some fifty million years, despite all its eccentricities, the sea cucumber has
subsisted on its diet of mud. It is adaptable enough to live attached to rocks by its tube
feet, under rocks in shallow water, or on the surface of mud flats. Common in cool
(10) water on both Atlantic and Pacific shores, it has the ability to such up mud or sand and
digest whatever nutrients are present.
Sea cucumbers come in a variety of colors, ranging from black to reddish-brown
to sand-color and nearly white. One form even has vivid purple tentacle. Usually the
creatures are cucumber-shaped-hence their name-and because they are typically
(15) rock inhabitants, this shape, combine with flexibility, enables them to squeeze
into crevices where they are safe from predators and ocean currents.
Although they have voracious appetites, eating day and night, sea cucumbers have
the capacity to become quiescent and live at a low metabolic rate-feeding sparingly
or not at all for long periods, so that the marine organisms that provide their food have
(20) a chance to multiply. If it were not for this faculty, they would devour all the food
available in a short time and would probably starve themselves out of existence.
But the most spectacular thing about the sea cucumber is the way it defends itself.
Its major enemies are fish and crabs, when attacked, it squirts all its internal organs
into the water. It also casts off attached structures such as tentacles. The sea cucumber
(25) will eviscerate and regenerate itself if it is attached or even touched; it will do the same
if the surrounding water temperature is too high or if the water becomes too polluted.
66. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The reason for the sea cucumber's name
B. What makes the sea cucumber unusual
C. How to identify the sea cucumber
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 D. Places where the sea cucumber can be found
67. In line 3, the word "bizarre" is closest in meaning to _______ .
A. odd B. marine C. simple D. rare
68. According to the Passage, why is the shape of sea cucumbers important?
A. It helps them to digest their food.
B. It helps them to protect themselves from danger.
C. It makes it easier for them to move through the mud.
D. It makes them attractive to fish.
69. The word "this faculty" in line 20 refers to the sea cucumber's ability to _______ .
A. squeeze into crevices B. devour all available food in a short time
C. such up mud or sand D. live at a low
metabolic rate
70. The fourth paragraph of the passage primarily discusses _______ .
A. the reproduction of sea cucumbers B. the food sources of sea cucumbers
C. the eating habits of sea cucumbers D. threats to sea cucumbers' existence
71. The phrase "casts off" in line 24 is closest in meaning to _______ .
A. grows again B. grabs C. gets rid of D. uses as a weapon
72. Of all the characteristics of the sea cucumber, which of the following seems to fascinate the
author most?
A. What it does when threatened B. Where it lives
C. How it hides from predators D. What it eats
73. Compared with other sea creatures the sea cucumber is very _______ .
A. dangerous B. intelligent C. strange D. fat
74. What can be inferred about the defense mechanisms of the sea cucumber?
A. They are very sensitive to surrounding stimuli.
B. They are almost useless.
C. They require group cooperation.
D. They are similar to those of most sea creatures.
75. Which of the following would NOT cause a sea cucumber to release its internal organs into
the water?
A. Touch B. Food C. Unusually warm water D. Pollution
Part 3: Questions 76 – 85. (2.0 points- 0.2/ each).
Read the text and think of one word which best fits each gap.
FIRST CLASS SERVICE?
Why do people travel first class? For the majority it is because they want more space,
complimentary food and drink and above all to be treated (76) like royalty. If we pay more (77)
than twice as much as standard class passengers we expect to receive impeccable service. It
makes sense. We are (78) not going to reach our destination any quicker so the difference can
only be in the comfort and service we receive, (79) which will make our journey pleasanter.
Unfortunately though it seems we are not always getting (80) our money's worth.
Most trains (81) and / or planes can guarantee more space in first class although airlines
and train services are sometimes unable to meet the expectations of (82) their first class
passengers in terms of complimentary refreshments and high quality service. Complimentary
food and drink is often very disappointing and not quite as ‘unlimited’ as advertised. (83) At
least the economy traveller has some choice of what they buy from the trolley or buffet service.
In (84) addition staff can be far from courteous. Mr Jones summed up his last first class trip to
Europe as ‘unpleasant’. However, as a regular first class traveller he acknowledges that (85) if
they do get it right first class, travel can be a truly wonderful experience.
SECTION IV. WRITITNG (4 points)
Part 1: Questions 86 – 95. (2 points- 0.2/ each)
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Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
86. You just can't compare the quality of her work with his.
 There's no point in comparing the quality of her work with his.
87. Paul may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
 Paul's poor health doesn't prevent him from enjoying life.
88. He told me that it was wrong of me to leave early.
 He criticized me for having left early.
89. If you had the right to vote, I would vote for her.
@ Were you to have the right to vote, I would vote for her.
90. Joe tried very hard, but he didn’t succeed much.
@ However hard Joe tried, he didn’t succeed much.
91. We have never seen such a wonderful sight before.
 Never have we seen such a wonderful sight before.
92. Tom’s father used to smoke cigarettes. Now he doesn’t smoke any more.
 No longer does Tom’s father smoke cigarettes.
93. The news was so bad that Mrs Brown burst into tears.
 It was such bad news that Mrs. Brown burst into tears.
94. You can ring this number whenever there is any difficulty.
 Should there be any difficulty/ any difficult arise, you can ring this number.
95. Christ is very proud of his public speaking skills.
 Christ prides himself on his public speaking skills.
Part 2: Questions 96 – 105. (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word given. Do not change the word given.
96. The thriller wasn't so interesting as we had expected. (match)
 The thriller didn't match up to our expectations.
97. The book was not as good as he had hoped. (come)
 The book didn’t come up to his expectation.
- match up to / come up to your expectations – to live up to your expectations
– không đạt được như mong đợi của ai
98. Don't run away with the idea that this job is easy. (conclusion)
 Don't jump to conclusion that this job is easy.
run away with the idea that - jump to conclusions that vội vàng kết luận rằng
99. You didn't think carefully enough before you decided (ought)
 You ought to have thought more carefully before you decided.
100. I would like to be able to speak French (had)
 I wish I had (the) ability to speak French
be ale to do sth – have (the) ability to do sth
101. The rain was coming down in torrents. (cats)
 It was raining cats and dogs.
the rain comes down in torrents – it rains heavily
– it rains cats and dogs mưa rất to, mưa như trút nước
102. Dave was ill yesterday so he didn´t go into work. (weather)
 Dave was under the weather yesterday so he didn´t go into work.
be ill – be under the weather - ốm, bệnh
103. I am sure she discussed this with Bob first. (word)
 She must have had a word with Bob about this first.
have a word with s.o about sth – discuss sth with s.o thảo luận với ai về việc gì
104. He speaks German extremely well. (command)
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 He has a/ an (good / excellent) command of German.
have a good command of sth = be good at sth: Giỏi về cái gì.
105. It took them hours to discuss the details of the plan. (talking)
 They spent hours talking over the details of the plan.
to discuss sth – talk over sth thảo luận về điều gì
have a talk about
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