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h¶i d¬ng M«n thi: TiÕng Anh - M· sè: ...........
Thêi gian lµm bµi: 150 phót, kh«ng kÓ thêi
gian giao ®Ò
§Ò thi gåm: 5 trang
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A. LISTENING. (10 points) Listen to a talk about a world wonder
and answer the questions. You are going to listen to the tape
twice.
1. How long did it take the workers to complete the Forbidden City ?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. How many buildings are there in the Forbidden City ?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. How many parts is the Forbidden City divided into ?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. In what parts of the City did the Emperor work ?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Why is yellow the dominant color in the Forbidden City ?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
B. PHONETICS
Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the
others (5 points)
1. A. photograph B. chemistry C. passenger D.
deposit
2. A. remove B. repeat C. effort D. prefer
3. A. champagne B. honest C. table D. nation
4. A. introduction B. television C. graduation D.
reputation
5. A. accident B. dangerous C. argument D.
however
C. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY – LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
I. Match a statement in A with a suitable response in B: (5 points)
A B
1. My exam starts tomorrow. a. Oh, thank you. How kind of
you.
2. I've bought you a present. I hope you b. Oh, no ! Nothing serious, I
like it. hope.
3. Jack and I are getting married. c. Congratulations !
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4. I've just lost my job. d. Oh, no !
5. Billy had to go to the hospital. He had e. Good luck !
an accident.
II. Give the correct form of the given words to complete these
sentences. (5 points)
1. The ring is not valuable. In fact, it is almost ____________ worth
2. The gas from the chemical factory is extremely harm
____________
3. We are now fully aware of the ____________ of natural conserve
resources.
4. It was so disappointed all my efforts ended in ____________. fail
5. The police also started an ____________. investigate
III. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete each sentence
(15 points)
1. There ____________ a statue in front of the library building.
A. used to B. used being C. used to be D. used
to being
2. The job you've applied for isn't ____________ It's only temporary, I'm
afraid.
A. long-lasting B. permanent C. eternal D. durable
3. The Mediterranean town of Benidorn is one of the biggest holiday
____________ in Spain.
A. beaches B. resorts C. shores D. coasts
4. As everyone knows, the first and last ____________ of the Titanic ended in
disaster.
A. journey B. trip C. depart D. voyage
5. ______________________________, the phone will be cut off.
A. If you paid the phone bill today
B. Unless you pay the phone bill today
C. On condition that you had paid the phone bill before
D. In case you have paid the phone bill
6. I was having a bath ____________, so I didn't hear the doorbell.
A. now B. immediately C. at the moment D. soon
7. Charles ____________ her but he changed his mind.
A. would call B. was planned to call
C. had called D. was going to call
8. We have been married ____________.
A. over twenty years B. over twenty years ago
C. for over twenty years D. since over twenty years.
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9. She never let you cook the meals, ____________ ?
A. didn't she B. doesn't she C. did she D. was she
10. I like this essay because it's very ____________
A. imaginative B. imaginary C. imaginable D.
imagination
11. Steve has recently had his poetry ____________.
A. publish B. be publish C. published D.
to publish
12. The children ____________ that their parents were always checking on
them.
A. demanded B. suggested C. reminded D.
complained
13. It has been ____________ that by the year 2050 some capital cities will
be almost uninhabitable because of the effects of air pollution.
A. reported B. threatened C. promised D.
predicted
14. Albert Einstein's contributions to scientific theory were ____________
Galileo and Newton.
A. important than B. the most important
C. more important than those of D. as important as
15. Vitamins ____________ very valuable in protecting the body against
harm.
A. that are B. being C. are D. are
being
IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that
needs correcting (5 points)
1. My brother didn't wear that uniform since he left school.
A B C D
2. Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, who taught at
Cincinnati University
A B C
in the 1970s.
D
3. I haven't finished to decorate the Christmas tree yet.
A B C D
4. Drugs sold over the counter are much more better packaged now than
they used to be.
A B C D
5. Natural gas was probably formed from plants and animals that decayed
million of years ago.
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A B C D
D. READING
I. Read the passage then choose the best answer A, B, C or D for
each question or gap. (10 points)
It takes a long time to raise a family of owlets, so the great horned owl
begins early in the year. In January and February, or as late as March in the
North, the male calls to the female with a resonant hoot. The female is
larger than the male. She sometimes reaches a body length of twenty-two
to twenty-four inches, with a wingspread up to fifty inches. To impress her,
the male does a strange courtship dance. He bobs. He bows. He ruffles his
feathers and hops around with an important air. He flutters from limb to
limb and makes flying sorties into the air. Sometimes he returns with an
offering of food. They share the repast, after which she joins the dance,
hopping and bobbing about as though keeping time to the beat of an inner
drum.
Owls are poor home builders. They prefer to nest in a large hollow in a
tree or even to occupy the deserted nest of a hawk or crow. These
structures are large and rough, built of sticks and bark and lined with
leaves and feathers, Sometimes owls nest on a rocky ledge. Or even on
the bare ground.
The mother lay two or three round, dull white eggs. Then she stoically
settles herself on the nest and spreads her feather skirts about her to
protect her previous charges from snow and cold.
It is five weeks before the first downy white owlet pecks its way out of
the shell. As the young birds feather out, they look like wise old men with
their wide eyes and quizzical expressions. They clamor for food and keep
the parents busy supplying mice, squirrels, rabbits, crayfish, and beetles.
Later in the season baby crows are taken. Migrating songsters, waterfowl,
and game birds all fall prey to the hungry family. It is nearly ten weeks
before fledglings leave the nest to search for their own food. The parent
birds weary of family life by November and drive the young owls away to
establish hunting ranges of their own.
1. What is the topic of this passage ?
A. Raising a family of great horned owls
B. Mating rituals of great horned owls
C. Nest building of great horned owls
D. Habits of young great horned owls
2. According to the passage, great horned owls _________________.
A. are discriminating nest builders
B. need big nests for their numerous eggs
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C. may inhabit a previously used nest
D. build nest on tree limbs
3. According to the passage, which of the following is the mother owl's
job ?
A. To initiate the courtship ritual
B. To feed the young
C. To sit on the nest
D. To build the nest
4. According to the passage, young owlets eat everything except
______________.
A. other small birds B. insects
C. small mammals D. nuts and seeds
5. What can be inferred from the passage about the adult parents of the
young great horned owls ?
A. They are sorry to see their young leave home.
B. They are lazy and careless about feeding the small owlets.
C. They probably don't see their young after November.
D. They don't eat while they are feeding their young.
II. Choose the best answer for each blank to complete the
following passage. (10 points)
PITCAIRN ISLAND
The Pitcairn Island are (1) _____________ in the South Pacific Ocean,
about halfway (2) _____________ Peru and New Zealand. The larger island of
Pitcairn was (3) _____________in 1767 by the British and settled in 1790 by
the mutineers from the English ship "Bounty" and their Tahitian
companions. Pitcairn was the (4) _____________ Pacific island to become a
British colony (in 1838) and today (5) _____________ the last vestige of the
British empire in the South Pacific. English is the official language, but
many islanders communicate in Pitcairnese (a pidgin language comprising
of elements of 18th century English and a Tahitian dialect).
The (6) _____________ of this tiny island exist on fishing, subsistence
farming, handicrafts, and postage stamps. The fertile soil of the valleys
produces a wide (7) _____________of fruits and vegetables, including citrus,
sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, and beans. Bartering is an (8)
_____________part of the economy. The major sources of revenue are the
sale of postage stamps to collectors and the sale of handicrafts to passing
(9) _____________. It has no port or (10) _____________harbor; and supplies
must be transported by rowed longboat from larger ships stationed
offshore.
1. A. located B. sited C. stationed D. settled
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2. A. middle B. between C. center D. close
3. A. uncovered B. discovered C. created D. invented
4. A. opening B. premiere C. beginning D. first
5. A. remains B. remnant C. spare D. residue
6. A. dwellers B. tenants C. inhabitants D. public
7. A. different B. variety C. types D. diversity
8. A. crucial B. important C. major D. vital
9. A. cars B. planes C. motor-boats D. ships
10. A. natural B. pure C. native D. creation
III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (10 points)
Scientists have known about the earth. They understand (1)
____________ mountains are made and what a volcano is. The following
example is about (2) ____________eruptions. Mt. Vesuvius in Italy and Mt. St.
Helens in the United States are both famous mountains. They are both (3)
____________. A volcano is a mountain that is open (4) ____________ the top.
Smoke and hot air come out of the hole. Sometimes very hot rock (5)
____________ comes out of the mountain. That can make trouble for people
nearby. This is (6) ____________ happened with Mt. Vesuvius and Mt.
Helens. Hot rock poured out of Mt. Vesuvius and covered the town of
Pompeii in 79 AD. Everyone in the town (7) ____________ killed. The Mt. ST.
Helens volcano (8) ____________ not kill many people. There were no cities
close to the mountain. But the (9) ____________ rock killed a large part of
the forest. And a lot of dirt fell on cities many miles away. Today there are
still many difficult questions for (10 ____________ who study the earth. They
do not know when a volcano will send hot rock into the air.
E. WRITING
I. Read the first sentence, and then complete the second sentence
with the same meaning. (5 points)
1. "No, you really must stay for the night, Sophia," Ann said.
Ann
insisted ..........................................................................................................
............
2. The reason why he used to get bad grades at Math is he was very lazy.
Because .....................................................................................................
........................
3. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiched.
In ...................................................................................................................
...................
4. The trains couldn't run because of the snow.
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The
snow ..............................................................................................................
...........
5. More people live in Ho Chi Minh City than in Hanoi.
Not ................................................................................................................
..................
II. Complete each sentence of the following letter. (10 points)
Dear Mr. Brown,
1. A friend / mine / recently / return / England / advise / me / write /you.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. I / hope / come / England / next year / spend / some / months /
Cambridge.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Perhaps / you / recommend / suitable English family / me / stay.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. While / I / there / take / part-time / course / improve / English.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. There / be / part-time / course / your college ?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. If / be / I / grateful / you / send / application form.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Please / tell / much / fees / course / be.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. I / like / know / date / course / begin.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. I look forward / hear / you soon.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Your / sincerely,
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Hoang Minh Phong
III. Write a short passage about our environment.
You should write about the real situation, the pollution and the causes of
pollution and what we should do to protect our environment. Use your own
ideas, knowledge and experience to support your arguments.
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III. Imagine your class went on a picnic to somewhere last week .
Write a passage to tell about it. (10 points)
Your passage should include the information about:
- The time you went.
- The place you went.
- How you got there.
- What you did.
- How the weather was
- When you came home.
- ...................................
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Híng dÉn chÊm vµ biÓu ®iÓm ®Ò thi chän häc sinh giái
Líp 9 thcs m«n tiÕng anh
A. listening (10 points)
(2 points for each correct answer)
1. It took the workers 14 years to complete the Forbidden City
2. There are 9,999 buildings in the Forbidden City.
3. The Forbidden City is divided into two parts.
4. The Emperor worked in the southern part.
5. Yellow is the dominant color in the Forbidden City because it is the
symbol of royal.
Listening script
Lying at the center Beijing, China, the Forbidden City is now one of the
most popular tourist attractions worldwide. It took a million workers 14
years to complete the City. Having the shape of a rectangular, the City
contains 9,999 buildings. The Forbidden City is divided into two parts: the
southern part was where the Emperor worked, and the northern part was
where Emperor lived with his royal family. Yellow is the dominant color in
the City because it is the symbol of royal.
Nowadays, the Forbidden City is open to tourists all over the world. This
is the place you must visit if you are in China.
Listening script
B. PHONETICS
Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the
others (5 points)
One point for each correct answer
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D
C. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY – LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
I. Match a statement in A with a suitable response in B: (5 points)
1 point for each correct answer
1. e 2. a 3. c 4. d 5. b
II. Give the correct form of the given words to complete these
sentences. (5 points)
One point for each correct answer
1. worthless 2. harmful 3. conservation 4. failure 5.
investigation
III. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete each sentence
(15 points)
One point for each correct answer
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. B
6. C 7. D 8. C 9. C 10. A
11. C 12. D 13. D 14. C 15. C
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IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that
needs correcting (5 points)
One point for each correct answer
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. D
D. Reading
I. Read the passage then choose the best answer A, B, C or D for
each question or gap. (10points)
2 points for each correct answer
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. C
II. Choose the best answer for each blank to complete the
following passage. (10 points)
One point for each correct answer
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. A
6. C 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. A
III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (10 points)
One point for each correct answer
1. how 2. volcanic 3. volcanoes 4. at 5. also
6. what 7. was 8. did 9. hot 10.
scientists
E. WRITING
I. Read the first sentence, and then complete the second sentence
with the same meaning. (5 points)
One point for each correct answer
1. Ann insisted that Sophia stay for the night.
(Ann insisted that Sophia had to stay for the night.)
2. Because he was very lazy, he used to get bad grades at Math.
3. In case you get hungry on the train, you'd better / should take some
sandwiches.
4. The snow prevented/stopped the trains from running.
5. Not as many people live Ha Noi as in Ho Chi Minh City.
II. Complete each sentence of the following letter. (10 points)
One point for each correct answer
Dear Mr. Brown,
1. A friend of mine who has recently returned to England advised me to
write to you.
2. I hope to come to England next year to spend some months in
Cambridge.
3. Perhaps you would recommend a suitable English family for me to stay
with
4. While I am there I would like to take a part-time course to improve my
English.
5. Is there a part-time course at your college ?
6. If there is, I would be grateful if you could send me a application form.
7. Please tell me how much the fees of the course are /will be
8. I would also like to know about the date when the course begins/will
begin.
9. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
10. Yours sincerely,
Hoang Minh Phong
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III. Imagine your class went on a picnic to somewhere last week .
Write a passage to tell about it. (10 points)
* Form: (1 point)
- correct form of a passage
* Task fulfillment: (4 points)
- complete the passage with all relevant information
- well-organized.
*Language: (5 points)
- accurate grammar
- appropriate vocabulary
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