ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC: 2018 - 2019
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Chú ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm có 06 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 06.
- Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này.
Điểm | Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1: | Số phách |
- Bằng số:…………….. | ………………………………………... | (Do Chủ tịch hội đồng chấm thi ghi) |
- Bằng chữ:…………… | Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2: | ………………….. |
………………………... | ………………………………………... |
PART ONE: LISTENING (3.0 pts)
Listen and fill in the gaps with the words you hear: (15
0.2 = 3.0 pts)
Niagara Falls
I live in Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls is a (1)………………….. place. A lot of tourists visit here every year. Most of the tourists come to see the waterfalls. The waterfalls are very beautiful and (2)…………………... At night they shine lights on the falls that make them even more dramatic. Tourists line up (3)………………….. the railings to watch the water as it tumbles into the Niagara River.
There are (4)………………….. things in Niagara Falls that the tourists like to visit.
There are a lot of (5)………………….. shops and museums.
There are many hotels that the tourists can stay at. Tourism is very (6)………………….. to Niagara Falls. Many people work in the tourism (7)…………………...
There are many jobs in the tourism industry.
You can take a special bus and (8)………………….. Niagara Falls.
You can ride in a horse-drawn carriage in Niagara-on-the-Lake, or you can take a (9)………………….. ride over the falls from the American side.
You can even ride in a helicopter (10)………………….. the falls.
Niagara Falls is very busy in the summertime.
Summer is the time when most (11)………………….. visit here.
Sometimes the tourists think it raining near the falls, but it is only the mist that rises from
the mighty waterfalls.
There are many legends and stories (12)………………….. to Niagara Falls.
There is a special legend called "The Maid of the Mist."
There are stories about the daredevils who (13)………………….. that they were more powerful than the falls.
Some of them went over the falls in barrels, and others walked on tightropes over the falls.
Both of those things are very (14)…………………...
I stay behind the railings when I look at the falls. I know just how powerful the falls are.
It is interesting to (15)………………….. all the stories that there are about Niagara Falls.
-> Your answers:
PART TWO: PHONETICS: (2.0 pts)
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently: (5
0.2=1.0 pt)
16. A. chimney | B. Christmas | C. architecture | D. psychology |
17. A. organized | B. frightened | C. covered | D. celebrated |
18. A. ocean | B. convenient | C. precious | D. official |
19. A. geology | B. classify | C. psychology | D. photography |
20. A. wicked | B. laughed | C. sacred | D. naked |
Your answers:
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:
(5
0.2 = 1.0 pt)
21. A. century | B. temperature | C. valuable | D. unmanned |
22. A. miserable | B. religious | C. ambitious | D. believable |
23. A. political | B. society | C. struggle | D. describe |
24. A. arrival | B. language | C. occasion | D. phonetic |
25. A. activity | B. management | C. recognize | D. previous |
-> Your answers:
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES: (5.5pts)
I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (15
0.1 = 1.5 pts)
26. Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish ......................on earth for ages and ages.
A. existed | B. are existing | C. exist | D. have existed |
27. When is Mr. Baker planning to retire? - Soon, I think. He ......................here for a long
time. He’ll probably retire next year or the year after that.
A. is working | B. worked | C. has been working | D. had been working |
28. The little boy wishes he ...................... a superman in the future.
A. be | B. is | C. was | D. could be |
29. Not only the students but also the instructor in this building ..................... for a new facility.
A. hope | B. hopes | C. hoping | D. hoped |
30. I don’t remember......................of the decision to change the company policy on vacations.
When was it decided?
A. telling | B. being told | C. to tell | D. to be told |
31. The girl...................... is my neighbour.
A. talks to the lady over there | B. is talking to the lady over there |
C. was talking to the lady over there | D. talking to the lady over there |
32. By the end of this month, I ......................for this company for two years.
A. have been working | B. will work | C. will be working | D. will have been working |
33. ......................, the results couldn’t be better.
A. No matter what he tried hard | B. No matter how hard he tried |
C. Although very hard he tried | D. Despite how hard he tried |
34. - Hoang: “Can I use your car this afternoon?” - Thinh: “......................”.
A. Of course, you can | B. Of course, you might | C. It’s my pleasure | D. Do it if you can |
35. The ancient medical treatment......................as a acupunture is still used during surgery.
A. to know | B. knowing | C. known | D. knows |
36. ......................the scholarship really surprised me.
A. Michael got | B. Michael getting | C. Michael’s getting | D. Michael gets |
37. Anyone ...................... scholastic record is above average can apply for the scholarship.
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