Đề và đáp án thi HSG Thành phố Thanh Hóa năm học 2014- 2015 vòng 2 môn Tiếng Anh 9

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
THÀNH PHỐ THANH HOÁ
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THÀNH PHỐ
DỰ THI CẤP TỈNH NĂM HỌC 2014-2015


ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Lớp 9 THCS

Đề thi có 4 phần, gồm 5 trang
 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)


Ngày thi: 06 tháng 01 năm 2015

Part A : PHONETICS (5 points)
Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group.
1. A. prefer B. classmate C. Christmas D. neighbor
2. A. engineer B. corporate C. difficult D. different
3. A. punctual B. tolerant C. utterance D. occurrence
4. A. successful B. humorous C. arrangement D. attractive
5. A. construction B. typical C. glorious D. purposeful
Part B : LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR (40 points)
I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. ( 15 points )
6. These clothes are fashionable and ___________ . Do you agree with me?
A. only
B. merely
C. unique
D. uniquely

7. Poets are normally inspired with beauty. They write a lot of beautiful poems thanks to this __________ .
A. inspire
B. inspiring
C. inspiration
D. inspired

8. There is a frequent child death in the area. The frequency of child death is ________
A. being investigated
B. be investigated
C. to be investigated
D. to investigated

9. There is enough _______ about aspects of American life here.
A. information
B. announcement
C. declaration
D. qualification

10. Do you know that ________ of the awards are coming on Sunday?
A. the reception
B. the recipients
C. the receptionists
D. the receipts

11. I rang him _______ before the police arrived.
A. in
B. on
C. down
D. up

12. She ________ her neighbour’s children for the broken window.
A. accused
B. complained
C. blamed
D. denied

13. The film lasted three hours with______ of 15 minutes between part one and part two.
A. an interval
B. a pause
C. a stop
D. an interruption

14. The child was told to ______ for being rude to his uncle.
A. excuse
B. apologise
C. forgive
D. confess

15. Brigette thinks her dress is a little too long, so she plans to get it _______ .
A. shortened
B. shorten
C. being shortened
D. to have shortened

16. Carry a spare tyre _______ you have a puncture on the way.
A. unless
B. incase
C. if
D. provided that

17. What would you do if war _______ ?
A. break out
B. will break out
C. were to break out
D. breaks out

18. The children _______ that their parents were always checking on them.
A. demanded
B. suggested
C. reminded
D. complained

19. Soda has a bitter taste than other soft liquids but it is _______ people.
A. healthier for
B. healthier than
C. as healthy as
D. more healthy than

20. The journey, _______ alone for most of the way, was in the name of charity.
A. I undertook
B. that I undertook
C. which I undertook
D. undertaking

II. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form (10 points)
21. I (think) ________ since yesterday over what you said.
22. Tell me the truth, you (shock)______ by what I said?
23-24. Coming into the room he (see) ______ Dasy where he (leave)______ her.
25-26. Peter was badly hurt when his car hit another car. If he (wear) _______ his seat belt, he (not hurt) _______ so badly.
27-28. Oh, you (come) ______ at last. Lan just (ask)______ for you.
29. Can you tell me about our school plan tomorrow?
- We (visit)________ the museum in the morning.
30. From the clink of dishes one could tell that supper (prepare) _______ .
III. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters. (10 points)
It’s a marvelous idea for children to do some cooking