Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Kỳ thi học sinh giỏi cấp huyện - Năm học 2020-2021 - Trường THCS Nguyễn Trí Thanh

 PHÒNG GD & ĐT TÂN PHÚ
 TRƯỜNG THCS NGUYỄN CHÍ THANH
ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN 
Năm học: 2020-2021
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh-9 
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
SECTION 1. LISTENING
Part 1: (1 point)You will hear an English woman called Britta talking to an interviewer about her life in Berlin, the capital of Germany. For each question, put a tick ( √) in the correct box.
1. How long has Britta lived in Berlin? 	A. * four years	
B. * six years	
C. * twenty years
2. What does Britta say about living in Berlin?	A * She can’t sleep at night because of the traffic noise.	B * She misses the museums and theatres in Bonn. C * She likes living in a big, busy city.
3. The area of Berlin where Britta lives is 	A * a rather expensive place to live.
B * a good place to eat out.
C * a long way from the city centre.
4. How does Britta usually travel around in Berlin?	A * She walks
B * She uses her bicycle.
C * She uses her tram or bus.
5. Britta says that her nephew, Philippe, 	 A * to the park with her.
likes going 	B * to the shops with his parents.
C * to a gallery with her.
I. Part 2: (1 point) 
Listen and check your understanding by choosing TRUE or FALSE for each statement. You will hear the recording twice.
The statements
6. There are two customers eating together. 
7. The two customers order the same starter. 
8. Both customers order the Thai chicken for their main course. 
9. The customers order soft drinks. 
10. Both customers order a dessert. 
III. Part 3: (2 points)
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR NUMBERS for each answer. You will hear the recording twice.
 Questions: transport from Bayswater
Express train leaves at (11) .
Nearest station is (12) .
Number 706 bus goes to (13) .
Number (14) . bus goes to station
Earlier bus leaves at (15) .
B. OTHER SKILLS 
IV. PRONUNCIATION: (2 points)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
16. A. practiced	B. studied	C. watched	D. worked
17. A. patient	B. ancient	C. crescent	D. machine
18. A. with	B. southern	C. breathe	D. thorough
19. A. scholarship	B. chaos	C. cherish	D. chorus
20. A. enough	B. plough	C. rough	D. tough
V. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is different from that of the others 
21. A. explanation	B. experiment	C. achievement	D. discovery
22. A. literature	B. documentary	C. teenager D. newspaper	
23. A. material	B. minority	C. dormitory	D. official
24. A. 	tuition	B. celebrate	C. symbolize	D. mineral
25. A. electronic	B. vegetarian	C. variety	D. speciality
VI.Language focus(2 points)
26. He finds his new shirt very . it will be his favourite one.
A.uncomfortable	B. comfortable	C. comfortably	D. uncomfortably
27. Everyone has read the latest news on the website, ..? (B)
A. hasn’t he	B. haven’t they	C. don’t they	D. doesn’t he
28. . are used to kill insects and weeds so as to help crop grow better.
 A. Dynamite	B. Creatures	C. Pesticides	D. Treasures
29. While Hoa was picking up the broken plates, she . her finger.
A. cut	B. was cut	C. was cutting	D. is cutting
30. Elephants, . come from America, can live until they are seventy. 
A. they which	B. that	C. which	D. they
31. Not only the coins but also the crown ...............of gold.
A. is made	B. are made	C. were made	D. was made
32. Chemical waste from factories are very harmful ....................... people living in the area.
A. with	B. to	C. for	D. on
33. It’s difficult to find ................................. in tourist attractions at busy time.
A. sights	B.departure	C. arrival	D. accommodation
34. Would you mind not ................. on the radio until I .............. with this phone call?
A. turning – have finished	B. turn – finish
C. to turn – finished	D. turning – will finish
35. Consumers are encouraged to save energy a shortage of electricity.
A. because	B. due to	C. so	D. therefore
VII.Word form(2 points)
36.	Old people are generally ______________ in computers because they find it hard to learn how to use them. INTEREST
37.	Jessie is now studying in the Netherlands as a(n)____ student. CHANGE
38.	JK Rowling is credited as the __________ known writer. Her books are sold across the world. NATION
39.	The concert attracted a ___________ television audience of over a billion people. WORLD
40.	To earn more money, she was working double hours as a _____. BEAUTY
41.Fruits’ festival in Suoi Tien Park is a very ___________________ activity. JOY
42.It's difficult to find _____________at busy times in this town. ACCOMMODATE
43.The town now becomes the Buddhist _____________center of the whole country.RELIGION
44.The child should be punished because of his bad _____________. BEHAVE
45.If it doesn't rain soon, there'll be a great _____________of water. SHORT
VII.Speaking.Complete the open dialogue(1 point)
A:Hey Phong, did you watch the pig race on TV yesterday?
B:(46) 
A:It’s a sport. Pigs race around a small track. It’s really very funny.
(47) .
A:Australia, America It’s an attraction at many country fairs.
B:(48) ..
A:Discovery channel.
B:(49) .
I.At 9 o’clock Saturday morning or 10 o’clock Sunday evening.
B:(50) .
Reading(4points)
IX. Multiple choice 
SENSES
	All five senses are important to us, but the two most important senses are (51) ________ the sense of sight and the sense of hearing. Blind and deaf people must find life difficult because they are unable to do (52) ________ that the rest of us can do naturally. People who lose their sense of taste can not enjoy food as (53) ________as they used to, whilst those who have no sense of smell can not realize, for example , when gas is leaking or food has gone (54) _______ . In addition to our physical senses, it is a great help in life to have sense of humour, especially when things go wrong, and to have (55) ________ sense, something which can not be learned from books.
51. A. probably	B. likely	 C. certainly	D. possibly
52. A. things	B. everything	C. nothing	D. what
53. A. well	B. happily	C. much	D. fully
54. A. on	 B. away	C. off	D. out
55. A. good	B. common	C. spirit	D. intellect
X. Read and match
Match each paragraph to the correct heading. The first one has been done for you. There are one extra paragraph headings that you DO NOT need. 
A. FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCES 
B. SUCCESS AS A WRITER 
C. AVOIDING FOREIGN CUISINE 
D. AN INTEREST BEGINS 
E. HIS EDUCATION AT HOME AND ABROAD 
F. COOKING FOR PUBLIC FIGURES 
56. _______: Restaurants and cooking are in his blood because his parents own and operate a successful pub and restaurant in Cambridge, where he grew up. At the age of eight he started cooking and helping the chefs prepare lunch for the pub’s customers. 
57. ______: After uninteresting school years, he decided he wanted to cook and went on to study at Westminster catering college, where he completed his formal training. After college, he travelled to France to find out more about cooking and famous French cuisine. He also wanted to find his own style
58. ______: Then, one day a producer saw him while he was working in the River Café and his life changed. He appeared in a documentary on the café, and later he was contacted by the top production companies in England and the first series of films on his cooking were made. Soon he was well-known by the public because he often featured in magazine articles
 59. ______: To accompany the television series, Jamie’s first book came out, and it was number one on the best-seller list for more than ten weeks. Then at the age of twenty-six, he became food editor for a magazine.
60. _______: Jamie is even more popular with the British government. On one occasion he was invited to 10 Downing Street to prepare a lunch for the British Prime Minister, who was entertaining the Italian Prime Minister.
XI. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. 
	All men should (61) _________. We study to enrich our knowledge and develop our intelligence. Education (62) __________ an important role in our life. First of all, we have to learn how to observe accurately, to think truthfully, to speak correctly and to write clearly. Education gives us (63) __________ of things around us and it preserves the national noble traditions and customs from generation to generation. Education makes a person perfect. An (64) _______man is both talented and virtuous. In every country, the government (65) _________ education as the most important policy.
Writing (5points)
XII. Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. You MUST use no more than 5 words including the word given in CAPITAL LETTERS
66. The last time John came to my house was in 1999.SINCE
John hasn't . 1999.
67. No dinner for me, thanks. I ate half an hour ago.ALREADY
Thanks, but I 
68. I haven't been swimming for nearly a year.LAST
The . was nearly a year ago.
69. I regret not speaking to Marge sooner.HAD
I wish .. sooner.
70. Yesterday, they cut down two old trees in the local park.WERE
Yesterday, two in the local park.
XIII. Rewrite sentences beginning with the word(s) given so that it has the closest meaning to the original one.
71. I regret not buying any tickets for the concert.
I wish ..
72. I would like you to put the chairs away.
Do you mind . .?
73. I'm on the fifth page of the letter I'm writing	
So far I ..
74. I haven’t decided to continue my study in a foreign country.	
I haven’t made 
75. He couldn’t afford to buy the car.
The car 
XIV. Write
76. Write an essay within 180-200 words Write an agument within 180-200 words about the topic “ Should secondary students wear casual clothes when they are at school?”