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1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ________________ ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 26 KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC …………………………. 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. You will hear a radio interview with a ballet dancer called Elena Karpov, who is talking about her life and career. For each question, put a tick in the correct box. 1. Elena decided to become a dancer when she was ________. A. seven B. nine C. eleven 2. At ballet school in New York, Elena ________. A. was the only student from Bulgaria. B. found learning the language hard. C. learned to be independent. 3. What does Elena say about the ballet called Cinderella? A. Children will enjoy it. B. The music was unfamiliar to her. C. She saw it when she was a child. 4. In her free time, Elena likes to ________. A. go sightseeing B. go to clubs C. go shopping 5. What does Elena often do for her fans? A. She gives them a flower. B. She signs one of her photographs. C. She sends them a free ticket. 6. What does Elena like best about her job? A. appearing on television B. doing something she loves C. travelling to different countries Part 2. You will hear a group leader talking to some students who are going to visit an important athletics event in Birmingham. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. Athletics Championships * Date of college trip: 15th of (7) …………………………… . * It’s the largest single sports competition in (8) …………………………… .
2 * The number of national teams take part in is: (9) …………………………… . * Number of sports people who will compete: (10) …………………………… . * How the group will travel to Birmingham: by (11) …………………………… . * They don’t hire coach because of the (12) …………………………… . * What group members must take on that day: (13) …………………………… . * Name of the website page: (14) …………………………… . * The day that other details will be available to students is on: (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. The family could not ______ because they had forgotten their passports. A. check up B. check out C. check through D. check in 17. You’d better drive. I’m too ______ for such traffic. A. experienced B. experiencing C. inexperienced D. inexperiencing 18. ______ during the storm. A. They were collapsed the fence B. the fence was collapsed C. They collapsed the fence D. The fence collapsed 19. The reviewer ______ Mathew's new novel as a new style of modern science fiction. A. chewed B. digested C. described D. drew 20. She is wearing a/an ______ ring. A. expensive nice gold B. nice gold expensive C. gold nice expensive D. nice expensive gold 21. Mary has trouble ______ her homework. A. to remember B. to remembering C. remember D. remembering 22. She ________ her neighbor’s children for the broken window. A. accused B. blamed C. denied D. complained 23. Children should be taught that they have to________ everything after they use it. A. put away B. pick off C. collect up D. catch on 24. Whenever problems________ we discuss frankly and find solutions quickly. A. make up B. come up C. put up D. turn up 25. Many young people nowadays are prepared to________ getting married to pursue their professional careers. A. satisfy B. sacrifice C. prefer D. confide 26. ________, we tried our best to complete it. A. Thanks to the difficult homework B. Despite the homework was difficult
3 C. Difficult as the homework was D. As though the homework was difficult 27. A learner driver must be ________ by a qualified driver. A. connected B. accompanied C. involved D. associated 28. A wedding is a good opportunity for ________ off new clothes. A. wearing B. carrying C. showing D. putting 29. He retired early ________ ill-health. A. on account of B. ahead of C. on behalf of D. in front of 30. I have had some summer jobs but I have never been________employed. A. ever B. occasionally C. rarely D. permanently 31. Mary attempted to ________herself with her new boss by volunteering to take on extra work. A. gratify B. please C. ingratiate D. commend 32. The injured man was taken to hospital and ________for internal injuries. A. cured B. healed C. operated D. treated 33. The soldier was punished for ________to obey his commanding officer’s orders. A. refusing B. regretting C. objecting D. resisting 34. I love this painting of an old man. He has such a ________ smile. A. childhood B. childish C. childless D. childlike 35. Nowadays children would prefer history _________ in more practical ways. A. to be taught B. teach C. be taught D. to be teaching 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. Reduction in government spending will ……………………….……… further cuts in public services. NECESSARY 37. Good hygiene helps to ………………………………….. the risk of infection. MINIMUM 38. She at first wanted to be a ………………………………….. but now she works as a doctor. LAW 39. In many countries it is ……………………………….. to smoke cigarettes under the age of sixteen. LEGAL 40. An investigation has been under way for several days into the …………………………….. of a thirteen-year-old boy. APPEAR 41. Nicholas ………………………………….. admitted that the report was a pack of lies. FRANK 42. There's a high ………………………………….. that the children will follow a different career. PROBABLE 43. The northern part of our country was slow to ………………………………….. . INDUSTRY 44. She has always been ………………………………….. on our educational issues recently. SPEAK 45. The ………………………………….. of the trains and the buses causes frustration and annoyance. FREQUENT Part 3: Questions from 46 to 50.(1 point - 0.2/ each)
4 Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them. 46. The equipment in the office was badly in need of to be repaired. 47. The governor has not decided how to deal with the new problems already. 48. Insulin, using treat diabetes and is secured chiefly from the pancreas of cattle and hogs. 49. The people tried of defend their village, but they were finally forced to retreat. 50. The president refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the contractors. Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55.(1 point - 0.2/ each) Fill in each of the sentences with correct prepositions. 51. They enjoyed a popularity scarcely commensurate  …………………… their actual merits. 52. You are …………………… no obligation to buy the product. Take it home and try it out for a week. 53. she was very sad because her father passed …………………… last week. 54. But I am surprised  …………………… how much money they want to pay him! 55. I'm afraid; we have run …………………… of apple juice. Will an orange juice do? 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. CAREERS Work should be a meaningful and (56) __________ part of one’s life. The (57) _______ of a career is, therefore, one of the most serious decision anyone can (58) __________. It is important to take in consideration your (59) _______ and personal preferences. For instance, adventurous people who enjoy an outdoor life shouldn’t choose a (60) _______ in an office. If you like to work alone, you shouldn’t look for employment which requires working with the public. If you enjoy working with people, you may like a career in a (61) __________ such as human resources. You should (62) __________ about finding out as much as possible about intended career before you finish your education. It may take time to (63) __________ for the career you want. Don’t accept a job if you haven’t got a clue what your working conditions will be or how much you can expect to (64) __________. Future disappointment can be avoided by talking to professionals with (65) __________ in the career you are interested in as well as visiting different companies and institutions. 56. A. comfortable B. productive C. exported D. efficient 57. A. thought B. advice C. choice D. interest 58. A. do B. set C. have D. make 59. A. facilities B. skills C. references D. contracts 60. A. work B. job C. pension D. business 61. A. branch B. department C. workplace D. firm