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1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THANH HÓA ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Số báo danh ..................... KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2017-2018 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9- THCS Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày thi: 10/ 3/ 2018 Đề này có 08 trang. SECTION A – LISTENING (15 pts) HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU * Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau khoảng 15 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu. * Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 3 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín hiệu nhạc kết thúc bài nghe. * Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe. Part I.Listen to the passage and complete the form below. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer. (5 pts) FACTS ABOUT THE PANDA Habitat: (0) lives in high mountains in China Food: mainly (1) ____________________ Eating time: (2) ___________ hours a day Number: about (3) __________ in the wild and 100 in captivity Cubs: more than (4) _________ die after birth Solution: (5) _________________________ Part II. Listen to Sarah doing a survey on reading habits and decide whether each of the following statements is True (T) or False (F).(5 pts) 6. Sarah's first question is about what type of books Charlie likes reading. T/F 7. Charlie likes science fiction, romance and Westerns. T/F
3 SECTION C : VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts) Question I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 pts) 21.“Go on, finish the desert. It needs _______ up because it won’t stay fresh until tomorrow.” A. eat B. eating C. to eat D. eaten 22. My parents lent me the money. ________, I couldn’t have afforded the trip. A. However B. Therefore C. Only if D. Otherwise 23. Her face turned _______when she heard that her mother met with an accident. A. red B. blue C.white D. grey 24.That is the last _______ I am leaving. A. straw B. pain C. limit D. nuisance 25.-“Do you mind if I take a seat?” - “______________” A. Yes, I don’t mind B. No, do as you please C. No I mind D. Yes, do as you please 26.Florida _______ Georgia to the North. A. borders B. stretches C. frontiers D. boundaries 27. The new school complex cost _______ the city council had budgeted for. A. twice more by far than B. twice much more than C. almost twice as much as D. just twice as much as 28.When the electricity failed, he _________ a match to find the candle. A. rubbed B.struck C. scratched D. started 29.I usually buy my clothes _________. It’s cheaper than going to the dress maker. A. on the house B.in public C. off the peg D. on the shelf 30.I know this is a big disappointment but don’t take it to _______ A. soul B. mind C. spirit D. heart Question II. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form.(8 pts) 31. I (follow)_________his advice, I wouldn’t be in dangerous now. 32. I don’t know what the matter is with him. He (act)______ funny since you were away. 33. He was the only student (award)_______ the special prize in reciting poetry competition. 34. He is planning (complete)________ all his coursework by next week. 35. If you felt lonely, you ( give)_______ me a ring 36. They (have)_________English from nine to ten in this room. Don’t let anyone disturb them then.
4 37. Three days ago, Mr Brown ran out of money so he sold his car and one day later he won a lotterry ticket. He (sell)_________ it. 38. Just as I (wonder)_________ what to do next, the phone rang. Question III. Supply the correct form of the wordsgiven. (7 pts) 39. When you travel into space, you can eat and drink in ______. (WEIGHT) 40. How do you ________ the real painting from the fake one ? (DIFFERENT) 41. He __________and fell into the water. (BALANCE) 42.All the ________from the last lecture were not allowed to attend (ABSENCE) the interview for the coming project. 43.Ann _______ and picked up her riding hat. (MOUNT) 44. Jim is very disorganized and not very ________ . (BUSINESS) 45. You look rather _______ . Are you worried about something? (OCCUPY) Question IV. There are FIVE mistakes in the text( from 46 to 50 ). Identify each mistake, write it down and give your correction. (5pts) As far back as 700 B.C, man has talked about childrencared for by wolves. Romulus and Remus, the legendarytwin founders of Rome, are purported to have been cared for by wolves. It is believed that wherea she-wolf loses her litter, she seeks a human child to take its place. This seeming preposterous idea did not becomecredibleuntil the late nineteenth century when a French doctor actually founda naked ten-year-old boy wandering in the woods. He did not walk erectly, could not speak intelligibly, or could he relate to people. He only growled and stared at them. Finally, the doctor won the boy's confidence and began to work withhim. After many long years of devoted and patient instruction, the doctor was able to have the boy to clothe and feed him, recognize and utter a number of words, as well as write letters and form words. 1. ____ 2. ____ 3. ____ 4. ____ 5. ____ 6. ____ 7. ____ 8. ____ 9. ____ 10. ____ SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts) Question I. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space (10pts) There is growing evidence that urbanization has a sharp impact on (51)_____, causing changes that(52)______wreak havoc on precipitation patterns that supply the precious resource of water. The