Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 huyện Vĩnh Tường năm 2017 - 2018

SECTION A. LISTENING (15 pts)

Question I. Listen to the recording twice, fill in the blank with a suitable word. (5 points)

Today, I’m going to give you some (1) _{………………………..} about record-keeping. Keeping accurate records is very important, because if a (2) _{………………………..} is unhappy about his treatment, he may want to make a complaint to the surgeon. These records will help us to make a case. Always write your (3) ……………………., the date and the time on all the records. Don’t use pencil, or colored pens. Use black ink. If you make a (4) ……………………, just cross it out with a single line. Don’t use correction fluid. Don’t try to file the records away yourself, or they may get lost. Put them in this box here. The administration manager will make sure they are filed away (5) _{………………………..}.

Question II. Listen to two parents talking about their son and mark the statements as true (T) or false (F). (5 points)

6. Sean has a test at school tomorrow.                                                                                  _{……………….                                                                                  ……………….}
7. Sean is afraid he won’t pass the test.                                                                                  _{……………….                                                                                  ……………….}
8. Sean’s test is at 2:30 in the afternoon.                                                                                  _{……………….                                                                                  ……………….}
9. Sean’s dad is going to drive him to the test centre.                                                                                  _{……………….                                                                                  ……………….}
10. Sean’s mum thinks he needs more practice with park.                                                                                  _{……………….                                                                                  ……………….}

Question III.  Listen to the recording twice then choose A, B or C to best answer the questions.(5 points)

11. What is the purpose of the woman's visit?

     A. business                                B. pleasure                      C. business and pleasure
12. Where will the woman stay during her trip?

     A. at a friend's home                  B. at a hotel                   C. at a university dormitory

13. About how long will the woman be in the country?

A. one or two days                     B. three or four days     C. more than four days 

14. What things are in the woman's luggage?

A. clothing, computer, and books           B. CD player, clothing, and books                   

C. books, gifts and computer

15. What other piece of information do we learn about the woman? 

A. Her parents are on the same trip.    

B. She enjoys traveling to different countries.    C. She was born in that country.

SECTION  B. PHONETIC(5 pts)

Question I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the same line and write A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. (3 pts)

Question II.Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. (2 pts)

SECTION  C. VOCABULARY AND LEXICAL

Question I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.(10 pts)

21. My brother is…………………I am.

A. twice older than            B. as twice old as      C. twice as old as          D. twice as old

22. Let’s go out for a walk, ................... ?

A. do we                           B. don’t we               C. won’t we                 D. shall we

23. These are our books. They are …………..English.

A. in                                  B. by                       C. from                   D. of

24. ……………they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success

A. However                     B. Nevertheless           C. Despite                 D. Although  

25.The Internet is ……………………………… useful invention of modern life.                                  

A. a                                B. an                        C. the                            D. Ø

26. The house was ............ building.

A. a stone nice old                            B. a nice old stone

C. a nice stone old                             D. an old nice stone

27. Some young people work......................hospital volunteers.

A. as                             B. too                       C. so                      D. same

28. You should not ride so…………………. . You may have an accident.                            

A. careless                   B. carelessly             C. carefully                               D. careful

29. The students all went to the circus yesterday. I heard it was really……………

A. amusing                 B. amused                     C. amuse                    D. amusingly

30. - Carol: "Let's have a pizza."             - Tim: "___________."

A. Not again            B. It doesn't matter   C. It’s a good idea    D. Not really

Question II. Write the correct from or tense of verbs in brackets. (8 pts)

31. We (have)………………….. dinner at this time tomorrow.

32. he (take)…………………….that medicine, he’ll feel better.

33. The price ( become ) ...................................... more and more expensive these days.

34. My mother is busy (cook) ………………………dinner in the kitchen.

35.The man showed us how (go) ………………….. to the railway station.

36. The motorbike looks clean. You (wash) ...........................it?

37. A painting by Picasso (sell) ...................... for 3 million dollars last year.

38. If I ( be) .................... you, I would buy that house.

Question III. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets (7 pts)

39. I’m really happy as all of my neighbors are very ……………………      (FRIEND)

40. There are two ………..… from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City every day.             (FLY)

41.Children should avoid _____________ foods such as hamburger and chips.   (HEALTH)

42.The teacher was really _______________ so the lesson passed quickly.       (AMUSE)

43.We went out for a   _____________ dinner at a nearby beach restaurant.   (CELEBRATE)

44.________ in a lion dance outfit show off their moves at the Rio Carnival.  (PERFORM)

45. You mustn’t drive .........................on busy streets.                         (CARE)

Question IV. Find and correct the mistake (5 pts)