UBND HUYỆN VĨNH BẢO ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI

TRƯỜNG THCS TAM CƯỜNG MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 2020 - 2021
Đề đề xuất (Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút)

PART 1. LISTENING:
I. Listen to a talk about Dong Ho paintings and fill the missing information in the blank. You will
listen TWICE. (10 points)

1. The topics often expressed in Dong Ho folk paintings consist of animals,(1) ……………..and
(2) ……………...
2. Colours of paintings can be(3)… ……….for a long period of time thanks to (4)…………..paper.
3. Each family makes their (5)….……. (6)……………………for the pictures.
4. The artist (7)………….the mould into the paper one at a time to (8)………colours into the pictures.
5. (9)………………come from poor families because they can not afford other more (10)…………..
Artworks.
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
II. Listen about Yen Thai village, the traditional Poonah-paper making village in Quang Binh
province. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. You will listen TWICE .
(5 points)
1. Accrding to the audio, Yen Thai was ……….for making various kinds of paper often used by the royal
and Kings.

A. populous B. prominent C. famous D. notorious

2. According to the audio, its high quality has made Yen Thai’s paper valuable ……………..

A. all over the country B. generally

C. widespread D. on a huge scale

3. According to the audio, how many stages that from the hand of the artisans to the hand of buyers that the
paper has to go through?

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7
4. In the past, the paper was produced mainly by ………………..

A. artisans B. physical strength C. tools D. blue-collar

5. The poonah paper production process is required …………activities.

A. bain-marie B. manual C. fermenter D. meticulous

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III. Listen to the tape and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F). You will listen
TWICE. ((5 points)
Statement T F
1. You can use a car club for 5 hours per day.

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 2. A huge advantage of a car club is being able to use a car for every
short journey.
3. Most car club members use the cars for day trips and have the car
back by the afternoon.
4. There are many cars all around the city.
5. When you bring the car back, parking is always a problem.

PART 2. PHONETICS:
I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three
in pronunciation in each of the following question. (5 points)
1. A. divisible B. decision C. disease D. design

2. A. caught B. bought C. drought D. laughter

3. A. surgeon B. agent C. engage D. engine

4. A. com B. cup C. can D. cede

5. A. months B. dogs C. meetings D. ears

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II. Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the others: (5points).

1. A. appliance B. activity C. adventure D. average

2. A. favorite B. government C. influence D. identify
3. A. economic B. volcanic C. disappointed D. scientific
4. A. reputation B. description C. suggestion D. pollution
5. A. magazine B. pictures C. documentary D. entertain

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PART 3. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

I. Circle the best option A, B,C or D to complete the sentences (10 points)
1. A skilled activity in which something is made in a traditional way with hands rather than being produced
by machines in a factory, or an object made by such an activity.
A. Silk B. Velvet C. spinning D. Handicraft
2 . Tom: “I’ve been awarded a scholarship to study in America.”

Kate: “Uh, really? ……………..!”

A. Take care of yourself B. Congratulations

C. You are always lucky D. Lucky as you are

3.English became the global language ……………the fact that the population was largely Chinese.
A. because of B. although C according to D. in spite of
4. The band has just ………………their second album.

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 A. launched B. took off
C. brought out D. discharged
5. The game was …………… because of bad weather.
A. called off B. called over
C. called down D. called back
6. The Boeing 747 is twice ………………….the Boeing 707.

A. much bigger than B. bigger than

C. as big as D. a lot bigger than

7. ……………of the visitors were strange to me.

A. Most B. Almost C. Mostly D. The most

8. We are looking for someone who is………………..and hard working.

A. convenient B. laborious C. reliable D. industrious

9. As the managing director can’t go to the reception, I’m representing the company………….

A. from his point of view C. for his part

B. on his account D. on his behalf

10. Yesterday my mother gave me a newspaper ……………a brief description of each of the planets in
Milky Way.

A. providing B. provides C. provided D. had provided

11. Lisa, ………………..is playing over there, is my best student.

A. who B. whose C. whom D. that

12. The car ………………..the wheel is broken is hers.

A. whose B. of which C. which D. of whom

13. Families and friends of victims of fatal automobile accidents commonly make a “………… ” in
remembrance of their loved ones.

A. road cathedral B. road shrine C. road tomb D. road church

14. The temple is severely ruined due to weather influences. It is curently awaiting………….

A. rebuilding B. reestablishment C. reform D. restoration

15. The beautiful gardens provided a scenic …………..for the wedding ceremony.

A. backdrop B. framework C. surroundings D. frametime

16. It looked dark and heavy …………….it was going to rain.

A. although B. as if C. unless D. whereas

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17. I gave the girl an apple, ………………….she ate immediately.
A. that B. who C. which D. where
18.……………..he gets, the more forgetful he is.
A. Older B. Oldest C. The oldest D. The older
19. Sometimes many kinds of ………………animals on …………….Earth go extinct at…………..same
time.

A. x , the, the B. the, x , the C. the, x , x D. x , x , the

20. I moved to a new city with ……………..money. It’s not even enough to buy bread.

A. a few B. few C. little D. a

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6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20

II. Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap: (5 points).

1. He is interested in the ________ of old building. (preserve)

2. Don't depend on him; he's a very ________ person. (rely)

3. Rob was dismissed after being told by his ________ that he must leave in a month's time. (employ)

4. He's quite an ________ person. He plays lots of sport and goes running everyday (energy)

5. English is a ________ easy language for Swedes to learn. (compare)

6. I think it's very ________ of him to expect US to work overtime every night this week. (reason)

7. His boss told him off because he had behaved ________ (responsible)

8. She left school with good ________ (qualify)

9. She has one of the biggest ________ in Britain. (collect)

10. Sorry about the mistakes, I ________ the instructions you gave me. (understand)

1………………………………………… 6…………………………………………….
2………………………………………… 7…….……………………………………….
3…………………………………………… 8……………………………………………..
4…….…………………………………… 9…….……………………………………….
5…………………………………………… 10 ……………………………………………..

III . Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses or forms: (10 points)
1.Jane (go) ________ to England in 2001 and (study) ________ there for 3 years.
2. You (not drink) ________ much, you (drive) ________ tonight.
3. When the train to Hanoi (leave) ________? - It (leave) ________at 7.15 tomorrow morning.

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 4. Mr Black sounded really unhappy this morning. He (have) ________ his car (steal) ________
5. What (be) ________ for dinner? It (smell) ________ very delicious.
6. I (go) ________ to London next week.
How long you (stay) ________ there?
7. Yesterday, when (open)________ the front door I (see) ________ a thief in the living room.
8. My brother enjoys (watch) ________ detective films but he doesn’t like (read) ________
detective
stories.
9. How about (reduce) ________ the amount of water we (use) ________ every day?
10. Wild animals (reduce) ________ a lot in number because the forests, their home, (destroy)
________seriously.

1………………………………………… 6…………………………………………….
2………………………………………… 7…….……………………………………….
3…………………………………………… 8……………………………………………..
4…….…………………………………… 9…….……………………………………….
5…………………………………………… 10 ……………………………………………..
IV. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions: ( 10points )
1. A new pair of Jeans was given me my fifteenth birthday by my sister.

2. Jane said that her sister worked a company Korea.

3. I ran Peter, a friend mine on my way to work this morning.

4. She asked me how far it was school my house.

5. There was a bank robbery last week. The robbers got 200,000 dollars.

6. Who is going to look the children while you are ?

7. When meeting a new word you can look it a dictionary.

8. You must be present 11.30 because the last train London leaves at 12.45.

9. Lucy was brought by her grandparents and educated the local secondary school.

10. “Turn the TV me, will you? I want to have a rest.

1. ………………… ………………… 6. ……………………. …………………

2. ………………… ………………… 7. ……………………. …………………

3. ………………… ………………… 8. …………………… …………………

4. ………………… ………………… 9. ……………………. …………………

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5. ………………… ………………… 10. ……………………. …………………

V. Choose the underlined part ( A, B, C, or D) that contains a mistake and correct it: (5 points)

1. After we have finished supper, let’s go to downtown to see a

movie. A B C D

2. Having not read the book before, he didn’t remember who the author
was. A B C D

3. These shoes wore in so quickly that I had to buy a new pairafter two
months. A B C D

4. Everyone in the village was concerning about the plan for a new
mall. A B C D

5. The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t
it? A B C

Mistake Correction
1……. …………………………………………….
2……. …………………………………………….
3. ….. …………………………………………….
4. ….. …………………………………………….
5…… ………………….…………………………….
PART 4: READING
I)-Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
(5points)
The Winterthur Museum is a collection and a house. There are many museums devoted to the
decorative arts and many house museums, but rarely in the United States is a great collection displayed
in a great country house. Passing through successive generations of a single family, Winterthur has been
a private estate for more than a century. Even after the extensive renovations made to it between 1929
and 1931, the house remained a family residence. This fact is of importance to the atmosphere and effect
of the museum. The impression of a lived-in house is apparent to the visitor: the rooms look as if they
were vacated only a short while ago whether by the original owners of the furniture or the most recent
residents of the house can be a matter of personal interpretation. Winterthur remains, then, a house in
which a collection of furniture and architectural elements has been assembled. Like an English country
house, it is an organic structure; the house, as well as the collection and manner of displaying it to the
visitor, has changed over the years. The changes have coincided with developing concepts of the
American arts, increased knowledge on the part of collectors and students, and a progression toward the
achievement of a historical effect in period-room displays. The rooms at Winterthur have followed this
current, yet still retained the character of a private house.
The concept of a period room as a display technique has developed gradually over the years in an
effort to present works of art in a context that would show them to greater effect and would give them

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more meaning for the viewer. Comparable to the habitat group in a natural history museum, the
periodroom represents the decorative arts in a lively and interesting manner and provides an opportunity
to assemble objects related by style, date, or place of manufacture.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The reason that Winterthur was redesigned

B. Elements that make Winterthur an unusual museum

C. How Winterthur compares to English country houses

D. Historical furniture contained in Winterthur

2. The phrase "devoted to" in line 1 is closest in meaning to

A. surrounded by B. specializing in C. successful in D. sentimental about

3. What happened at Winterthur between 1929 and 1931?

A. The owners moved out B. The house was repaired

C. The old furniture was replaced D. The estate became a museum

4. What does the author mean by stating "the impression of a lived-in house is apparent to the visitor".

A. Winterthur is very old

B. Few people visit Winterthur

C. Winterthur does not look like a typical museum

D. The furniture at Winterthur looks comfortable

5. The word "assembled" in line 9 is closest in meaning to

A. summoned B. appreciated C. brought together D. fundamentally changed

6. The word "it" in line 9 refers to

A. Winterthur B. collection

C. English country house D. visitor

7. The word "developing" in line 11 is closest in meaning to

A. traditional B. exhibiting C. informative D. evolving

8. According to the passage, objects in a period room are related by all of the following EXCEPT

A. date B. style

C. place of manufacture D. past ownership

9. What is the relationship between the two paragraphs in the passage?

A. Paragraph 2 explains a term that was mentioned in Paragraph 1.

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 B. Each paragraph describes a different approach to the display of objects in a museum

C. Paragraph 2 explains a philosophy of art appreciation that contrasts with that explained in Paragraph 1.

D. Each paragraph describes a different historical period.

10. Where in the passage does the author explain why displays at Winterthur have changed?

A. lines 1-2 B. lines 4-5 C. lines 6-8 D. lines 10-12

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II.Choose the correct word A, B,C or D for each gap to complete the following passage:
(5points)

It’s always worth preparing well for an interview. Don’t just hope (1) ________ the best. Here are a (2)
________ tips. Practise how you say things, as well as what you (3) ________ to say. If you don’t own a
video camera, perhaps a friend of (4) ________ does. Borrow it and make a video tape of yourself. Find
(5) ________ to watch it with you and give you a (6) ________ of advice on how you appear and behave.
Before the interview, plan what to wear. Find out how the company expects its (7) ________ to dress. At
the interview, believe (8) ________ yourself and be honest, open and friendly. (9) ________attention and
keep your answers to the point. The interviewer doesn’t want to waste time and (10) ________ do you.
1. A. against B. for C. to D. at
2. A. little B. several C. few D. lot
3. A. intend B. consider C. imagine D. think
4. A. his B. yours C. mine D. ours
5. A. anybody B. nobody C. everybody D. somebody
6. A. number B. slice C. plenty D. bit
7. A. colleagues B. employees C. customers D. employers
8. A. in B. of C. with D. by
9. A. attract B. give C. turn D. pay
10. A. also B. either C. neither D. or

1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10

III. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word complete the following passage: (5 points)

Watching Television and going for a walk are the most popular leisure (1) ________ in Britain.
But although longer holidays and shorter working hours have given people more free (2)_______Women
generally have less free time (3) ________ men, because they spend time (4) ________ domestic work,
shopping and childcare.
Surveys showed that more men (5) ________ newspapers than women, and (6) ________ slightly higher
proportion of adult read Sunday newspapers than read (7) ________ morning national newspaper.
More people are taking holidays abroad (8) ________ 1971 only 36 percent of (9) ________ in Britain
had been abroad on holiday; but by 1983 this proportion had (10) ________ to 62 percent, nearly fifteen
million people.

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6 7 8 9 10

PART 5: WRITE
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed
before it, using the guided phrases. .(10 points)

1. “Don’t forget to lock the door, Minh”, said his mother REMIND

=>………………………………………………………………………………
2. I’m waiting for his letter . RECEIVING

=> ……………………………………………………………………………
3. Although she is disabled, she still tried her best to play badminton . OF

=>………………………………………………………………………………..
4. He studied English then he stopped to answer a call. STUDYING

=……………………………………………………………………
5. It’s your duty to clean your room before tomorrow . SUPPOSED

=> ……………………………………………………………………………..
6. I often had earaches when I was a child. SUFFER
=> I used ………………………………….…earaches when I was a child.
7. This is not Mai’s phone. BELONG

=> This phone ………………………………………….Mai.

8. During our drive around the island, we saw lots of beautiful beaches. DRIVING

=> We saw lots of beautiful beaches …………………………………around the island.

9. Tom didn’t stop talking even though his teacher told him to be quiet. ON

=> Tom ………………………………………talking even though his teacher told him to be quite.
10. When did you move to this house? LIVING

=> How …………………………………………in this house?

II.Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.(5 points)

1. They were using hot soapy water to wash all the cars.

=> All the cars …………………………………………………………… .

2. People believe that the Chinese invented paper in 105 A.D

=> Paper……………………………………………………………
3. “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier.”, Jill said.

=> Jill apologised to me ……………………………………………………… .

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4. “Answer this letter for me, will you?” he said. “And remember to keep a copy”.
=>He told…………………………………………………………………

5. I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test.

=> It came as ……………………………………………………….

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 UBND HUYỆN VĨNH BẢO ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI
TRƯỜNG THCS TAM CƯỜNG MÔN TIẾNG ANH
LỚP 8 NĂM HỌC 2020 - 2021
Đề đề xuất (Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút)

CHỦ ĐỀ, NỘI DUNG ĐÁP ÁN ĐIỂM

PART 1. LISTENING:
I. Listen to a talk about teenagers and technology. Fill each of the gaps with no
10 câu x 1đ =
more than TWO words. You will listen TWICE. (Track 02) 10đ
1. everyday life 2. folk tales 3. Stored 4. bark tree 5. own
6. mould 7. Stamps 8. Add 9. Patrons 10. exquisite
II.Listen about Yen Thai village, the traditional Poonah-paper making village in
5 câu x 1đ =
Quang Binh province. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each
5đ
sentence. You will listen TWICE : (Track 09)
1C 2A 3C 4B 5D
III. Listen to the tape and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F).
5 câu x 1đ =
You will listen TWICE. (Track 14) 5đ
1T 2T 3T 4T 5F

PART 2. PHONETICS:
I. Choose the word that has different sound in the part underlined (5points). 5 câu x 1đ =
5đ
1B 2D 3C 4D 5A

II. Choose the word that has different stress pattern from the others.
5 câu x 1đ =
5đ
1. D 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. B
PART 3. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
I. Circle the best option A, B,C or D to complete the sentences
20 câu x 0,5đ
= 10đ
1D 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. A
11. A 12. B 13. B 14. D 15. A 16. B 17. C 18.D 19. D 20.C

II. Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap (5 points).
1. preservation
2. unreliable
3. employer
4. energetic
5 từ cần chia
5. comparatively
x 1đ = 5đ
6. unreasonable
7. irresponsibly
8. qualifications
9. collections
10. misunderstood

III . Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses or forms

20 động từ x
0,5đ = 10đ

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 1. went- studied 2. shouldn’t drink - are driving

3. does... leave - leaves 4. had – stolen

5. is – smells 6. am going - are... staying

7. opening - saw 8. Watchin - reading

9. reducing - use 10. are reduced - are being ...destroyed

IV. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions 10 câu x 1đ =

1. to, on 2. for; in 3. into; of 4. from; to 5. away; with 10đ
6. after; away 7. up, in 8. by; to 9. up; at 10. off; for
V Choose the underlined part ( A, B, C, or D) that contains an error and correct it

1. C. to  bỏ 5 câu x 1đ =
2. A. Having not read  Not having read 5đ
3. A. wore in  wore out
4. concerning  concerned
5. wasn’t it  didn’t it

PART 4: READING
I)-Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the 5 câu x 1đ =
passage. 5đ
1. B 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. C
6. A 7. D 8. D 9. A 10. D
PART 4: READING
I. Choose the correct word A, B,C or D for each gap to complete the following 10 câu x 0.5đ
passage = 5đ
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D
6. A 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C

II. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word complete the following passage
1. activities 2. time
3. than 4. on 10câu x 0.5đ
5. read 6. a = 5đ
7. daily 8. in
9. adults 10. rise

PART 5: WRITE
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as
the sentence printed before it, using the guided phrases. (10 points)

1. Minh’s mother reminded him to lock the door.

10 câu x
2. I’m looking forward to receiving his letter. 1đ =
10đ
3. In spite of being disabled/ the fact that she is disabled, she still tried her best to play
badminton.

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4. He stopped studying English to answer a call.

5. You are supposed clean your room before tomorrow.

6. I used to suffer from earaches when I was a child.

7. This phone does not belong to Mai.

8. We saw lots of beautiful beaches while we were driving around the island.

9. Tom kepton talking even though his teacher told him to be quiet

10. How long have you been living in this house?

II.Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first 5câu x 1đ =
sentence.(10 points) 5đ
1. All the cars were being washed with hot soapy water.
2. Paper is believed to have been invented by the Chinese in 105 A.D.
3. Jill apologised to me for not phoning me earlier.
4. He told me to answer that letter and reminded me to keep a copy.
5. It came as no surprise to me that Harry had failed his driving test..

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