Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh cấp THCS - Năm học 2014-2015

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
(Đề chính thức)
(Đề thi gồm 8 trang / 20 điểm)
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI 
NĂM HỌC 2014 – 2015
Khóa ngày: 09 / 11 / 2014
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH - Cấp THCS
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(Không kể thời gian phát đề)
SECTION 1: LISTENING
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
Bài nghe gồm 4 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 10 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu.
Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1: You will hear Sally asking a friend about some homework. Listen and complete.
HOMEWORK
Subject:	Biology
Name of book: 	(1) 
Written by: 	(2) 
Read:	(3) 
Learn about:	(4) 
Finish by:	(5) 
Part 2: You will hear a part of a radio programme about classical music. Write your answer (A, B or C) in the numbered boxes.
1. This week’s prize is __________.
	A. a music cassette	B. two concert tickets	C. a classical CD
2. The person who wrote the music lived in __________.
	A. Italy	B. Spain	C. France
3. What else shares the title of this music?
	A. a garden	B. a play	C. a park
4. What did people do when they first heard the music?
	A. Some left before the end.	B. Only a few clapped.	C. Some asked for their money back.
5. What piece of music has been __________.
	A. played in the cinema	B. used in advertising.	C. used for a TV play
6. If you know the competition answer you should bring __________.
	A. 0108 937 224	B. 0018739 242	C. 0018 937 224
Your answers:
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Part 3: People are making plans. Listen and write true (T) or false (F) in the space given. 
1. He is going alone.	_______
2. She is going to visit her parents.	_______
3. They are not planning to go to the same beach.	_______
4. He usually plays soccer on Saturdays.	_______
5. She has to work on Friday night.	_______
6. She’s going downtown.	_______
Part 4: You will hear two dialogs, each followed by three questions. Listen carefully, and choose the best answer to each question. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered boxes.
Conversation 
1. Why did the woman think the house is probably expensive?
A. It is too large.	B. It has expensive furniture.	
C. It is in the center of town.	D. The man told her.
2. What does the man say is a bad point about the house?
A. It has a small yard.	B. It is downtown.	
C. It has many rooms.	D. It is too big.
3. Why did the man mention drink spills?
A. He noticed some on the carpet.	B. He said they would be hard to see on the carpet.
C. He had some on his pants.	D. He thinks the carpet has a strong color.
Conversation ‚
4. What is the man talking about?
A. His mother	B. His niece's appearance
C. Photographs	D. Who is the cutest in his family
5. Who is shown in the picture?
A. A teenage boy	B. A teenage girl	
C. A baby boy	D. A baby girl
6. What does the woman say about the man?
A. He looks like his mother.	B. He has a birthday in March.
C. His niece is better looking than he is.	D. He should smile more.
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SECTION 2: USE OF ENGLISH
Part 1: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered boxes.
1. Vietnamese students play different sports and games ______ the break time.
	A. on	B. in	C. during	D. about	
2. They cancelled their picnic to the countryside ______ the weather was bad.
	A. although	B. because	C. so	D. and
3. Andy: “_____ is the most expensive city in the world?”	Mai: “I think it’s Tokyo”.
	A. What	B. Where	C. Which	D. How
4. If we cut down more forests, there ______ more floods.	
	A. are	B. were	C. have been	D. will be
5. This painting is prettier, but it costs ______ the other one.
	A. so much as	B. as many as	C. twice as much as	D. twice as many
6. My cousin _______ a scholarship to Harvard University a few months ago.
	A. is offered	B. was offered	C. will offer	D. may offer
7. So many people nowadays are _______ computers and mobile phones. They use them a lot.
	A. bored with	B. afraid of	C. worried about	D. addicted to
8. When I _______ the performance, I met one of my old friends.
	A. watch	B. watched	C. was watching	D. am watching
9. Jack’s gone _______ having a new phone installed.
	A. deal with	B. get round to	C. see about	D. ask after
10. One has to like one’s own relatives, _______ ?
	A. isn’t it	B. don’t you	C. isn’t one	D. doesn’t one
11. Those students are _______ to ride motorbikes to school.
	A. enough old not	B. enough not old	C. not old enough	D. enough old
12. The actress is wearing _______ dress.
	A. red new pretty	B. new pretty red	C. pretty red new	D. pretty new red
13. Andy: “Would you like to go for a drink?	Lan: “ _______”.
	A. Yes, I’d love to	B. Yes, I would	C. I think so	D. That’s a good idea
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 
14. A. bread	B. meat	C. seat	D. heat
15. A. increased	B. washed	C. conducted	D. looked
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Part 2: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in each column on the right. There is one example. 
Running for health
If you want to improve your overall level of (0. FIT)_____, running is one of the best sports to choose. It can increase the (1. STRONG) _____of your bones, it is good for your heart, and it can help with weight (2. LOSE)_____. You will soon begin see a (3. SIGNIFY) _____ improvement in your general health and if you are the sort of person who enjoys a challenge, then you could consider making the (4. DECIDE) _____ to run a marathon - a race of approximately 42 kilometres.	
Experienced runners and sports (5. INSTRUCT) _____ say you should make a point of having a physical check-up with your doctor before you start training.
0. fitness
1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________
5. __________
Part 3: Choose the best word (A, B, C or D) for each space. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered boxes.
Music
What kind of music do you enjoy? Some people like going to classical concerts, and listening to an orchestra. The (1) _______ wear very formal clothes, and the audience is silent until the end of the (2) _______. Perhaps you're a rock music fan. Rock concerts are often held at football stadiums or in parks. (3) _______ of the audience dance to the music, or sing the songs. (4) _______ music is played at weddings and parties in many countries, and some people make their own music at home. Nowadays we hear music in shops and lifts, and many people (5) _______their own music with them, or even listen to music when they study. Music is everywhere!
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A. musicians
B. actors
C. musicals
D. instruments
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A. happening
B. action
C. music
D. performance
3.
A. Members
B. Selections
C. Persons
D. Those
4.
A. Historical
B. Nation
C. Traditional
D. Ancient
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A. carry
B. wear
C. lift
D. play
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SECTION III: READING (5.0 points)
Part 1: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered boxes. 
Since ancient times, one of the most common materials people have utilized to make things with is wood. Wood is used to make houses, buildings, and other structures. People also make a large number of smaller objects with it.
The desire to make finished products more beautiful appears to be ingrained in human nature. On account of this fact, for thousands of years, people have carved and shaped wooden objects to make them more appealing to the eye. Humans have additionally tended to create both religious and ceremonial objects from wood. In fact, all around the world, countless cultures have made use of ceremonial wood carvings. These objects often reflect the spirit of the people who made them, and each of them tends to hold a special significance as well.
One of the most common types of wood carvings is the mask. People in many cultures in Asia, Africa, and North America have made ceremonial wooden masks. In Africa, for instance, large numbers of tribes use wooden masks for various spiritual rituals. These masks are often in the form of animals that are sacred to the tribes. In other cases, the masks have human forms. The faces, however, may not be exactly humanlike. For instance, the faces can be distorted, having wider, longer, smaller, or larger features than normal. The masks may be carved to give them ugly or frightening appearances as well. And, on other occasions, the masks are made to look as beautiful as possible.
While masks tend to be fairly small, other wood carvings can be enormous. Among the largest of all ceremonial wood carvings is the totem pole. Totem poles have been built by several Native American tribes that reside in the northwestern part of North America. They are normally made to represent families, or they may honor significant historical events. Some even tell stories. A typical totem pole has several individual carvings on it. Each carving represents a different part of the family history, event, or story. Most totem poles have human or animal faces, as well as other figures, carved in them. They are so large that they are made from entire trees. Once the trees are cut down, master craftsmen work on them. When completed, they may or may not be painted. Then, the totem poles are positioned in places of honor and placed upright.
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1. What is this passage mainly about?
A. The ways wood can be used to make buildings	 B. The purposes of masks in some cultures
C. The types of wood carvings some people make D. Totem poles and their significance
2. In line 4, the word ingrained is closest in meaning to _________.
A. embedded	B. disturbed	C. initiated	D. consistent
3. Why have some people carved wooden objects?
A. To give them to others as gifts	B. To worship them as idols
C. To employ them as weapons	D. To utilize them in ceremonies
4. In line 14, the phrase sacred to is closest in meaning to _________.
important to	B. hunted by	C. revered by	D. necessary for
5. What does the author say about masks?
A. They always resemble human faces.	 B. It takes a great deal of effort to make them.
C. People make them on several continents. D. Animal masks are more popular than human ones.
6. The author uses totem poles as an example of _________.
A. wood carvings that are large in size	 B. a type of wood carving older than masks
C. the most impressive of all wood carvings D. the wood carvings favored by all Native Americans
7. In line 22, the word they refers to _________.
A. several Native American tribes	 B. totem poles C. families	 D. significant historical events
8. What does the author imply about wood carvings?
A. They take years to learn how to make.	B. They are expensive to buy.
C. They need special types of wood.	D. They may vary in size.
9. The author mentions all of the following about totem poles EXCEPT _________.
A. what they look like	B. what they represent
C. which trees are used to make them	D. who usually carves them
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Part 2: You are going to read a magazine interview with a sportswoman. Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (1-7). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Write your answer in the numbered boxes. 
A. But the Championships are different because there's only one chance and you have to be ready to make the most of it.
B. In fact, some of them help me with my speed and ball-skills training.
C. But once the final whistle blows, you become a different person.
D. So I took the decision some time ago that this competition would be the end of it as far as playing is concerned.
E. I'm on a strict timetable to gain maximum fitness for them.
F. As far as I'm aware, we have always beaten them, but they'll be exciting to play.
G. As captain, I think it's important that I have a strong mental attitude and lead by example.
 H. As a result of playing here, there will be more pressure than we're used to.
The Netball Captain
In our series on women in sport, Suzie Ellis went to meet England's netball captain.
Kendra Slawinski is captain of England's netball team. When I met her, she'd had a typical day for the weeks leading up to next month's World Championships: a day's teaching at a local school followed by a training session in the local supermarket car park.
I was surprised to hear about her training venue. 
‘Don't you get strange looks?’ I asked her. ‘I'm too involved in what I'm doing - concentrating on my movements and my feet - to see anything else,’ she said. ‘I might notice cars slow down out of the corner of my eye, but that's all.’
‘My whole life now is all about making sure I'm at my absolute best for the Championships,’ says Kendra.
‘1.________’ These are her fourth World Championships and they are guaranteed to be the biggest ever, with 27 nations taking part.
‘We'll have home support behind us, which is so special,’ she says. ‘And it's important that the reputation of netball in this country should be improved. 2.________ A home crowd will have expectations and give more support. People will expect us to start the tournament with a good game.’
Their first game is against Barbados and it comes immediately after the opening ceremony. 3.________ They have lots of ability.’
The England team are currently ranked fourth in the world. But, as Kendra points out, the World Championships will be tough. ‘You have to push yourself to play each day, there's no rest between games as in a series. And you can still win an international series if you lose the first game. 4.________’
In the fifteen years since she has been playing at top level, the sport has become harder, faster. On court, players are more aggressive. ‘You don't do all that training not to come out a winner,’ says Kendra.
5.________ ‘We're all friendlier after the game.’ 
Netball is also taking a far more scientific approach to fitness testing.
‘It is essential that we all think and train like world-class players,’ says Kendra.
6.________ I see my role as supporting and encouraging the rest of the team.’
‘From the very beginning, my netball career has always been carefully planned,’ she says.
7.________
Doubtless she will coach young players in the future, but at the moment her eyes are firmly set on her last big event. As she leads out her team in the opening candlelight ceremony, she is more than likely to have a tear in her eye. Her loyal supporters will be behind her every step of the way.
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Part 3: Choose ONE suitable word from the box below to complete in each blank. There are two unused words.
baked, single, rich, although, restaurants, besides, includes, leaves, they, children, favourite
BIRTHDAYS IN ENGLAND
Birthdays are celebrated with friends and family, and are usually geared towards children (1) ______ adults also enjoy celebrating their birthdays. A lot of people who have young (2) ______ no longer have birthday parties at home. Now they go to fast-food (3) ______ like McDonald's or Wacky Warehouse because children's playgrounds are there. Also (4) ______ hold them in pubs or community centers which can hold more guests.
Food served at these parties usually (5)______a birthday cake, which is sometimes called "Fortune Telling Cake" because small charms are mixed into the batter before the cake is (6) ______. These little objects all have symbolic meanings. For instance, a slice of cake with a coin in it means you will be (7) ______Trifle, sausage rolls, cheese and pineapple on a stick, cocktail sausages and sandwiches are other (8) ______ party foods.
Today's popular birthday gifts might be computer games like Nintendo, Sony or Sega (9) ______ the traditional gifts of books or clothing or money. 
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SECTION 4: WRITING
Part 1: Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one. You must use between two and six words, including the word given. 
1. Paul is the only person who has replied to the invitation. NOBODY
Apart ....... replied to the invitation.
2. Tony regrets lying his teacher. WISHES
Tony . his teacher the truth.
3. He started learning English three years ago. HAS
He  three years.	
4. “Do you often watch TV programmes?” John said to Daisy. IF
John asked Daisy ... TV programmes.
5. I thought this journey would last longer than it did. AS
This journey didn’t .........................................................................................it would. 
Part 2: Use the sets of words to write meaningful sentences. Make all changes and additions if necessary. 
1. You/ can / show / way / nearest / post office?
2. If/ it/ not rain/ tomorrow/ I/ go/ camping/ my friends.
3. You / used / go / swim / river / when / you / young?
4. Each	 / my three brothers/ be / very different / others.
5. John find/ play/ football / interesting/ because / he / play/ many good friends.
6. It/ be / good idea / eat / different/ kind / fruit / vegetable / our/ day / meals.
7. The children / rehearse/ play / school / celebration / moment.
8. Reading / fairy tales/ help / children / learn moral / lesson / develop / imagination.
9. We / not / know / information / our new school / so far.
10. A new park / go / form / center / city / next few weeks.
Part 3: This is a part of the letter you receive from an English friend, Sue.
Tell me about your TV in your country. Are the programmes interesting? How much TV do you watch? Do people watch too much TV these days?
Now write a letter to Sue answering her questions. Write your letter in about 100 words. (Do not include your personal information).	
THE END