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Kỳ thi: Chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh.
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

SECTION A: LISTENING (3.0 points)

Part I. Listen and look. There is one example (1 point)
Example:
Where did Jack want to go on his birthday?
A. have a picnic in the countryside
B. go to see a movie C. go to the sports centre with his friends
1. Which film do they choose?
A. The film about rockets in space
B. The film about the big fire and all the firemen
C. The film about dinosaurs
2. When will Jack see the film?
A. Saturday B. Sunday C. Monday
3. What time must Jack’s friend come to his house?
A. 4.30 B. 4.45 C. 5.15
4. How will they buy the cinema tickets?
A. buy the tickets at the cinema
B. buy the tickets via phone
C. buy the tickets online
5. How will they get to the cinema?
A. by car B. on foot C. by taxi
Part II. Listen and complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS /OR A NUMBER (1 point)
MOVING COMPANY SERVICE REPORT
Full name: Jane Bond
Phone number: (1)………………………………
USA address: 509 (2)………………………….
1137 University Drive in Seattle
Packing day: (3) ………………………………
Date: 11th March
Clean-up by : 5:00 p.m
Day: (4) ………………………………
About the price: Rather expensive
Storage time: (5) ………………………………
Part III. Listen and write T for true, F for false or NG for not given (1 point)
1. The man is not interested in the game ……………………
2. The children sitting next to the man play the game ……………………
3. The woman makes the game more tempting for him so that he ………………
will play
4. The man drops his money and the woman takes it ……………………
5. The man doesn’t know the answer to the question she asks ……………………

SECTION B: PHONETICS (1.0 point)

I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by
circling A, B, C, or D: (0.5 point)
1. A. Clerk B. terse C. term D. jerk
2. A. Hand B. bank C. sand D. band
3. A. Honey B. rhythm C. exhume D. behold
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 4. A. Dormitory B. information C. organization D. forward
5. A. Food B. shoot C. shook D. spool

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling
A, B, C, or D: (0.5 point)
1. A. exchange B. invite C. economic D. embroider
2. A. intermediate B. documentary C. reputation D. communicate
3. A. benefit B. environment C. wonderful D. category
4. A. century B. conclusion C. available D. ambition
5.A. contain B. achieve C. improve D. visit

SECTION C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (6.5 points)

I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: (1.5 points)
1. I had to get up early, ……………..….I would miss the train.
A. otherwise B. if not C. so that D. but
2. My parents are going to take three days…….next month to help my brother move his
house.
A. at B. over C. off D. out
3. English is used as an access …………….….a world scholarship and world trade.
A. into B. to C. for D. towards
4. Parents love and support their children ……….the children misbehave or do foolish
things.
A. if B. since C. only if D. even if
5.The Historical Museum is becoming ……………..…. crowded.
A. much and more B. more and more C. much and much D. more and much
6. The scheme allows students from many countries to communicate……………….
A. with other B. themselves C. each other D. with one another
7. Have you ever read anything……………..….Earnest Hengmingway?
A. by B. of C. from D. for
8. Not a good movie,……………..….?
A. did it B. didn’t it C. was it D. wasn’t it
9. Hoi An is……………..….for its old, small and tile-roofed houses.
A. well-done B. well-dressed C. well-organized D. well-known
10. Hurry up! They have only got……………..….seats left.
A. a lot of B. plenty of C. a little D. a few
11. The party, at ….. I was the guest honor, was extremely enjoyable.
A. that B. who C. which D. where
12. _______ parrots are native to tropical regions is untrue.
A. All B. That all C. Since all D. Why all
13. I came ..................an old friend while I was walking along the street.
A. across B. into C. over D. for
14. Everyone ..................Tom was invited to the party.
A. as B. from C. but D. for
15. If you .............to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess now.
A. listen B. will listen C. listened D. had listened
Your answer:
II. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (2.0 points)
The world is getting warmer and the oceans are rising. Why _________ this (1. happen)

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_____happened___________________? One answer is that it could simply be part of a
natural process. After all, there (2. be) ____are______________ ice ages and long
periods of warmth, so we could just (3. experience)
_____experience___________________ another warming trend. This kind of answer (4.
have) ___had____________ more supporters a few years ago. What scientists now (5.
believe) __believe____________ is that human activity is the cause. For more than two
hundred years, human (6. gradually/change) _is gradually
changing_________________________ the atmosphere, mainly as a result of industrial
pollution. We (7. create) _have created_____________ an atmosphere around the earth
that, like a giant glass container, (8. let) __let__________ heat from the sun through and
then (9. hold) __hold______ it in. __will_____________ temperatures and sea levels (10.
keep)__keep__________ rising? The general answer is unfortunately yes.
Your answer:
II. Use the words given to form a word that fits in the space. (2.0 points)
1. He has little…expectation…………..….of winning a prize.
EXPECT
2. He resigned từ chức for a…variety…………..….of reasons.
VARIOUS
3. He is very generous and everyone admires his……unselfishness………..…. . SELF
4. It seems…illogical…………..….to change the timetable so often.
LOGIC
5. It is……unfortuned………..….that you missed the meeting.
FORTUNE
6. Could you…straighten…………..….the picture over the sofa?
STRAIGHT
7. She wanted to have her skirt………lengthened……..…. LONG
8. They all cheered…enthusistically…………..….as their team came out.
ENTHUSIASM
9. He will not benefit…financially…..….from the deal. FINANCE
10. “Look after your mother,” were his.. …dying…………..….words. DIE
Your answer:III. Complete each of the following sentences with one of the phrasal verbs given
below ( make any necessary changes) (1.0 point)
Go over give off hold back
call off pay off bring out
put aside make up for see( someone) off
put( someone) through to run out of bring( someone) round
1. They had to ..call .......off......... the football match because of weather.
2. We managed to ..bring him round................ by splashing his face with water.
3. Could you ...put me through to............... the manager, please?
4. The detective carefully .went over................ the facts with the witness.
5. We’ve ..run out of................ sugar, could you go and buy some?
6. As the detective stories become popular once again, the publishing house decides
to ...bring out............... a new edition of Christie’s work.
7. The film was so sad that she couldn’t ..hold back................ her tears.
8. Ten employees were .paid off................. as there wasn’t enough work for us.
9. He bought some flowers to ...make up 4............... his bad behavior.
10. The old widow warned her two sons not to spend so much money so fast in case that
some thing could happen and told them to ..put aside................ some money for the
future.
Your answer:
SECTION D: READING (5.0 points)
I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage: (2.0 points)
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 NEW HUNT FOR LIFE IN SPACE
British space scientists are planning to join the American in the race to find evidence of
life on (1) ……………..…. planets. Alan Penny and his team at the Rutherford Appleton
Laboratory have designed a telescope that is 40 times more powerful than Hubble. Known as
‘Darwin’, his telescope could tell if planets 50 (2) ……………..….years away have any kind
of life on them. Two days (3) ……………..…., NASA scientists had shown a proof that one
of Jupiter’s moons could support life, Penny announced that his telescope may be included in
a European Space Agency mission. The Darwin project, with a (4) ……………..…. of 500
million, is on a short list of two proposals. If approved it will probably be (5) ……………..
…. around 2015, its destination somewhere between Mars and Jupiter. The blueprint is
actually for five telescopes positioned 50 meters apart in space, slowly circling a (6)
……………..…. processing station. The combined data from these telescopes would build
up a full picture of a planet, picking out faint images that have never been seen before.
Darwin would not be able to take detailed photographs of the planets it (7) ……………..….,
but Penny believes a second- generation telescope could be sent up to do this. He claims it is
worthwhile mapping the universe around our (8) ……………..….galaxy, even though these
planets lie (9)_______ our reach for the moment. The European Space Agency will make its
decision (10) ……………..…. Darwin within three years.
1. A. another B. other C. others D. the other
2. A. light B. lighten C. lightening D. lighting
3. A. following B. after C. next D. later
4. A. price B. schedule C. charge D. budget
5. A. driven B. fetched C. launched D. taken
6. A. central B. centre C. middle D. heart
7. A. invents B. searches C. discovers D. looks
8. A. alone B. same C. one D. own
9. A. out B. toward C. beyond D. over
10. A. of B. on C. about D. With
Your answer:
II. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the passage. (2.0 points)
Traveling to all corners of the world is (1) …becoming…………..…. easier and easier.
We live (2) …in…………..…. a global village, but how well do we know and understand
each other ? Here is (3) ……a………..…. simple test. Imagine you have arranged a
meeting at 4 p.m. What time should you expect your foreign business colleagues to
arrive? If they are German, they'll be exactly (4) ……on………..…. time. If they are
American, they'll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are British, they be 15 minutes (5)
…later…………..…., and you should allow up to an hour for the Indians. Therefore,
these are some small advice in (6) …how…………..…. not to behave badly abroad. In
France you shouldn’t sit down in a cafard until you are shaken hands with everyone you
know. In Afghanistan you'd better spend at last 5 minutes (7) …saying…………..….
hello. In Pakistan you mustn’t wink. It is offensive. In the Middle East you must never
use the left hand for greeting, eating, drinking or smoking. Also, you should care not to
admire (8) ……anything………..…. in your host’s home. They will feel that they have to
give it to you. In Russia you must your hosts drink for drink or they will think you are
unfriendly. In Thailand you should clasp your hands (9) …less…………..…. and lower
your head and your eyes when you greet someone. In America you should eat your
hamburger with both hands and as quickly as (10) …possible…………..….. You
shouldn’t try to have a conversation until it is eaten.
Your answer:
III. Circle the best option A, B, C, or D to answer the following questions: (1.0 point)
Man is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the sea
has served the need of man. The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to
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travel to many parts of the world. Today, nearly two thirds of the world’s population live
within 80 km of the sea coast.
In the modern technological world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind
survive. Resources on land are beginning to be used up. The sea, however, still can be
hoped to supply many of man’s needs. The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by
man’s technology is impressive. Oil and gas explorations have been carried out for nearly
30 years. A lot of valuable minerals exist on the ocean floor ready to be mined.
Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food. The culture
of fish and shellfish is an ancient skill practiced in the past mainly by Oriental people.
Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe that the
warm temperature of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship.
Ocean currents and waves offer possible use as a source of energy.
Technology is enabling man to explore ever more deeply under the sea. The development
of strong, new materials has made this possible.
The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. Experts believe that by the year
2050s the problems that prevent us from fully exploiting the food, minerals, and energy
sources of the sea will be largely solved.
1. The best title for this passage is ……………..…..
A. Sea Harvest. B. Technology and the Exploiting of the Sea.
C. Sea Food. D. Man and Sea.
2. The major things that the sea offers man are ……………..…..
A. food, energy sources and minerals. B. fish and oil.
C. minerals and oil. D. ocean currents and waves.
3. The sea serves the needs of man because ……………..…..
A. it provides man with sea food. B. it offers oil to man.
C. it supplies man with minerals. D. all of the above.
4. The word Oriental people in the fourth paragraph probably means ……………..…..
A. European people. C. Asian people. B. African people. D. American people.
5. We can conclude from the passage that ……………..…..
A. the sea resources have largely been used up.
B. the sea, in a broad sense, hasn’t yet been developed.
C. the problems that prevent us from fully exploiting the sea have already been solved.
D. by the year 2050, the technology will be good enough to exploit all the sea
resources.
SECTION E: WRITING: (4.5 points)
I. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning. (1.0 point)
1. It was wrong of you to allow a four-year-old child to walk home alone.
- You should ....not have
allowed..................................................................................................
2. I could realize how important the family is only after I left home.
- Not until ......I left home
did.....................................................................................................
3. Mrs. Green is proud of her son’s contribution to the play.
- Mrs. Green is proud of what .......her son cont.........................................................
4. They recruited very few young engineers. - Hardly ..any
young.................................................................................
5. Only two out of the five rooms we have booked have air conditioning.
- We have booked five rooms, only ..2 of them
has ....................................................................
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one,
using the word given in brackets. Do not change the words in anyway.(1.0 point)
1. It's possible Karen didn't hear her name being called. might
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→ Karen .might not have heard…………………………………… ……………… her
name being called.
2. “Don’t forget to lock the house when you go out, William,” his mother said. reminded
→ William’s mother …………………………………………… when he went out.
3. Nobody expected her to lose, but she did. against
→ Against .…everyone’s ex…………………………………… …………………….. she
lost
4. There weren't many guests at the wedding. only
→ There were ……only a few…………………………………………… guests at the
wedding.
5. Promise to look after it and you can borrow my tennis racquet. long
→ You can borrow my tennis racquet, …as long as…………………………. to look after
it.
C. Some people say that the secondary school students should wear casual clothes at
school. Do you agree? Why? or Why not? Write about 200 words. (2.5points)