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1 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ________________ ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 19 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. Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct answer for each of the following blanks. 1. About how long was the man in the shower? A. 20 minutes  B. 25 minutes  C. 30 minutes 2. About how many gallons of water did the man waste during his shower? A. 60 B. 50 C. 40 3. How much was their water bill last month? A. $103 B. $113 C. $130 4. The man doesn't have a lot of money because _______.  A. he has an expensive car loan B. he is paying for school  C. he's not working now 5. The woman suggests that her brother _______________ to help them save money. A. only shower on weekends B. take a shower at the gym C. shower at their parents' house Part 2. Listen to the recording twice. Complete the form below. Write no more than three words or numbers for each answer. SHORT STORY COMPETITION Entry Details Example Cost of entry: …………..£5…………………… Length of story: approximately (1) …………………………….. Story must include: a (2) …………………………….. ending. Minimum age: (3) …………………………….. Last entry date: 1 st …………………………….. Web address: www.(5) …………………………….. .com Don’t: (6) …………………………….. the story to the organizers. Judging and Prize Details The competition is judged by (7) …………………………….. The top five stories will be available (8) …………………………….. The top story will be chosen by the (9) …………………………….. The first prize is a place at a writers’ workshop in (10) …………………………….. 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. You will have to ________ your holiday if you are too ill to travel. A. put off B. cut down C. put out D. put up
2 17. ________, after trying three times, he passed the examination. A. Lastly B. Last of all C. Last D. At last 18. This is the oldest building ________ the village. A. of B. by C. in D. to 19. ________ scientists have observed increased pollution in the water supply. A. late B. later C. Latter D. Lately 20. four o’clock Mr Hutchinson still had some ________ to do in the garden. A. work B. job C. effort D. task 21. Very few scientists ________ with completely new answers to the world’s problems. A. come to B. come around C. come up D. come in 22. If you want to telephone him you will have to ________ the number in the book. A. look at B. look to C. look through D. look up 23. She began to feel nervous when the train pulled up at the ________ between Austria and Yugoslavia. A. limit B. edge C. bar D. border 24. Students are expected to ________ their classes regularly. A. assist B. frequent C. attend D. follow 25. He was pleased to have the ________ to hear such a fine musician play hit favorite piece of music. A. occasion B. possibility C. fate D. opportunity 26. We had a marvelous holiday: only the last two days were slightly ________ by the weather. A. damaged B. hurt C. ruined D. spoiled 27. Ann is so ________ to succeed that I am sure nothing will stop her. A. determined B. willing C. strong D. patient 28. On Sundays the business center of the city was usually quite ________. A. left B. deserted C. unpopular D. unattended 29. Before you sign anything important, pay careful _____ to all the conditions. A. notice B. attention C. regards D. reference 30. When I came through the customs at the airport I had to pay ________ on a clock I had bought. A. taxes B. duty C. fines D. rates 31. It was after dark when the two children were both ________ on the safety-crossing by a lorry. A. knocked down B. knocked out C. run across D. run out 32. Will you _______ my essay, please, to find out whether I made any mistakes? A. see through B. look through C. look up D. look into 33. At the moment my car is at the garage being made ready for a ________ across Europe. A. journey B. route C. travel D. progress 34. He asked an artist to ________ some drawings to illustrate what he had written. A. show B. make C. paint D. describe 35. The rising _____ of living is as hard on country families as on city families. A. amount B. cost C. expense D. increase Part 2: Questions from 36 to 45. (2 points - 0.2/ each)
3 Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences. 36. My library card is up for …………………………….. next year. It expires in December. NEW 37. Oh, hello Mr. Mader! It's a …………………………….. to have you here. PLEBASE 38. Her scruffy …………………………….. didnd't reflect her personality. APPEAR 39. The …………………………….. helped to improve the students' performance in the school play. REHEARSE 40. The …………………………….. of the education system in Finland is famous all around Europe. EFFICIENT 41. The experts predicted …………………………….. for the company in 2015. PROSPER 42. The coach's lack of …………………….. affected the relationship between the players of the team. LEADER 43. The government is noted for its …………………………….. drugs policy. COMPROMISE 44. Critics say he has been weak and …………………………….. . DECIDE 45. The economies of Western Europe and Japan experienced …………………………….. growth. PRECEDE 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. The duties of a policeman are more dangerous than that of a teacher. 47. Emmy was determined to succeed and final achieved what she wanted. 48. I would rather she is staying at home at the moment. 49. All of the mammals, dolphins are undoubtedly among the friendly to human. 50. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend  the festivities. Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55.(1 point - 0.2/ each) Fill in each of the sentences with correct prepositions. 51. Mary found it hard to concentrate ……………….. her work because of the noise. 52. It is better to try to work ……………….. rather than against the boss. 53. Detectives are hunting for thieves who broke ……………….. a warehouse yesterday. 54. These paintings have been  ……………….. possession of  my family for generations. 55. Why is the media so preocupied ……………….. the love lives of politicians? 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. PENICILIN BEFORE PENTIUMS FOR THE POOR One of the hottest topics on the international development agenda is how to harness the power of International Monetary Fund for the benefit of developing countries. What is sometimes called ‘the death of distance’, brought about by the (56) ________, allows professional services such as (57) ________ education and training to be provided easily and quickly to (58) ________ areas. Some of the gains can be seen in countries as diverse as India and Morocco, where innovations range from (59) ________ government announcements to local craftsmen selling their wares to a (60) ________ market. But already a huge and expanding (61) ________ divide is opening up between developed and developing nations. The major task facing world leaders at present is to (62) ________ everybody on the planet with clean water, basic education and the drugs needed to fight preventable diseases. Installing a (63) ________ in every classroom and linking us all to (64) ________ must be a lesser (65) ________, for the time being at least. 56. A. computer B. telephone C. modem D. internet
4 57. A. stationery B. software C. hardware D. equipment 58. A. far B. uninhabited C. remote D. secluded 59. A. programmed B. broadcast C. recorded D. online 60. A. global B. technical C. village D. shrinking 61. A. physical B. digital C. electrical D. economical 62. A. supply B. give C. donate D. administer 63. A. plug B. video C. mobile phone D. modem 64. A. the real world B. cyberspace C. virtual reality D. outer space 65. A. priority B. advantage C. importance D. criteria Part 2. Questions 66 – 75 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each) Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question Wood has long been a popular building material in North America because it has generally been plentiful and cheap. Swedish settlers in Delaware built log cabins as early as 1630s. In New England, British colonists built wooden ‘saltbox houses’. Most of the wooden homes of Colonial times could be built with simple tools and minimal skills. In the early 19 th century, the standard wooden house was built with beams set into heavy posts and held together with wooden pegs. This method of construction was time – consuming and required highly skilled workers with special tools. The balloon – frame house, invented in 1833 in Chicago by a carpenter from Hartford. Connecticut, used a frame of lightweight lumber, mostly 2´4 and 2´6 inches. This type of house could be assembled by any careful worker who could saw in a straight line and drive a nail. This revolution in building was made possible by improved sawmills that could quickly cut boards to standard sizes and the lower cost of lumber that resulted. There were also new machines that could produce huge quantities of inexpensive nails. Skeptics predicted that a strong wind could send such houses flying through the air like balloons and, at first ‘balloon frame’ was a term of derision. But the light frames proved practical, and wooden houses have been basically built this way ever since. 66. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To trace the influence of Swedish and British settlers on American styles of buildings. B. To stress the importance of wood as a building material. C. To compare methods of constructing wooden houses in various parts of the country. D. To describe a revolutionary technique for constructing wooden houses. 67. According to the passage, where did the inventor of the balloon - frame house originally come from? A. Connecticut B. Chicago C. Sweden D. Delaware 68. Which of the following questions about the balloon-frame house is NOT answered in the passage? A. Where was it invented? B. What was its inventor’s name? C. What size was most of the lumber used in its framework? D. In what year was it invented? 69. The author implies that which of the following types of houses required the most skill to produce? A. The log cabin built by Swedish settlers.