ĐẾ SỐ 3 HSG ANH 9 (HUYỆN)

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SECTION 1: LISTENING
I. (1.0 point) You will hear some information about Finchester Zoo.
Listen and complete the questions given.
FINCHESTER ZOO
Closed on: 0. Monday

Closing time in summer: 1………………………………. p.m.

Meeting place for tour: 2……………………………………..

At 2 p.m., see: 3…………………………….. eat their food.

Zoo shop sells: BOOKS AND 4…………………………………………….

Child's ticket costs: 5……………………………………. pounds.

II. (1.0 point) Listen to Eric talking to Mary about the weekend. Their friend Carlos is
coming to visit them. Choose the best answer (A, B C or D) for each space.
1. What does Carlos hate?
A. shopping B. museums C. football D. walking
2. Where are they going to eat on Saturday evening?
A. At home B. in an Italian restaurant
C. in a Chinese restaurant D. in a Japanese restaurant 3. What
are they going to do on Sunday morning?
A. go for a walk B. go for a drive C. go to the cinema D. get up late
4. Where are they going to have lunch on Sunday?
A. in a café B. in a pub C. in a restaurant D. at home 5. They
can't go to the cinema on Sunday afternoon because…………..
A. Carol doesn’t like films B. Eric doesn’t like films
C. they don’t have time D. they have a meeting

SECTION 2: PHONETICS
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by
circling A, B, C or D. (0.6 point)
1. A. combine B. collect C. commerce D. correct

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2. A. admiral B. adventure C. advertise D. adverb 3. A.
club B. subtle C. climb D. doubt
IV. Choose the word that has different stress pattern by circling A, B, C, or D (0.4 point).
1. A. borrow B. agree C. deposit D. prepare
2. A. government B. condition C. parliament D. fortunate

SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
V. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Circle the letter you choose (7.0 points).
1. We'd better _______ really early. It's a very long journey.
A. set up B. set off C. set down D. set on
2. _______ I'm eating less than usual, I still seem to be gaining weight.
A. Because B. If C. Although D. Unless
3. There is no ______ evidence for the existence of UFOs.
A. scientific B. science C. scientist D. scientifically
4. Even though he's 21, he hasn't got a job and is still financially dependent ___ his parents.
A. on B. for C. from D. of
5. In the last year the _______ of inflation has slowed down considerably.
A. growth B. increase C. decrease D. rate
6. I never take much on holiday with me, just _______ clothes and a couple of books.
A. few B. little C. a few D. a little
7. Do you think you could possibly ________ favour?
A. make me a B. do me a C. do my D. make my
8. The light ______ out while we were having tea.
A. was going B. went C. had gone D. has gone
9. John will go to the store before he _______ home.
A. goes B. has gone C. was going D. will go
10. Neither the director nor his assistant _______ yet.
A. have come B. hasn't come C. has come D. haven't come
11. The news, I am afraid, ______ got much worse.
A. have been B. has been C. have D. has
12. Bacteria of the harmful kind ______ diseases.
A. cause B. causes C. is caused D. was caused
13. The police ______ for the criminal now.
A. is looking B. was looking C. are looking D. were looking
14. You can use my phone if yours _______.
A. don't work B. doesn't work C. not to D. not working
work 15. A: Can you give me a hand on this? B:
__________________________
A. I have only two hands.
B. No. My hands are busy now.
C. Uh, sorry, but I'm busy at the moment.
D. No, I can't. I'm not very busy.
16. He’d hardly finished doing his homework when you arrived, ______?
A. didn’t he B. had he C. would he D. hadn’t he
17. Had they arrived at the shop earlier, they ______ a better selection of clothes.
A. will find B. would be finding

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 C. would have found D. will have found
18. Before you start cooking, you should gather together all the necessary ______.
A. ingredients B. factors C. substances D. elements
19. What ______ views do Americans and Asians have about love and marriage? A. tradition
B. traditionally C. traditionalism D. traditional
20. I can’t ______ this noise any longer. I’m going to write a letter of complaint to the local
authority about this problem.
A. put up with B. take away from C. get back to D. make out of

21. Helen: “Would you rather go to the beach or to the mountains?” Kim: “______.”
A. That’s very nice of you B. The beach definitely
C. I’d love to go D. Thanks for the mountains
22. George: “_____.” Michelle: “Thank you for your compliment.” A. You’ve done your work
B. This is a present for you C. I’m glad that you’re well again D. You look
pretty in this dress
23. Dr. Smith is the person in ______ I don’t have much confidence.
A. which B. whom C. him D. that
24. This director has ______ some famous films but I think this one is the best.
A. done B. conducted C. made D. composed
25. Does Mr. Ba bring his farm ______ to the local market every day?
A. productivity B. product C. production D. produce
26. This is ______ the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do.
A. by heart B. by chance C. by far D. by myself
27. My favourite team ______ 15 games so far this season, and will probably win the
championship.
A. are winning B. won C. have won D. will win
28. “Don’t worry about your necklace. Give it to me and I promise to ______ great care of it.”
A. bring B. take C. keep D. make
29. The crew divided the life preservers among the twenty terrified passengers as the ship
began to sink.
A. exhausted B. surprised C. frightened D. excited
30. My mom is always bad-tempered when I leave my room untidy.
A. feeling embarrassed B. talking too much C. very happy and
satisfied D. easily annoyed or irritated 31. Every member in Nataly's class admires
her ______.
A. honesty B. honest C. dishonest D. dishonesty
32. I didn't know exactly how old he was, but he ________about 30 the first time we met.
A. should be B. should have been C. must be D. must have been
33. What a (n) __________ behaviour! He went straight into the line.
A. shame B. shameful C. ashamed D. shameless
34. During the earthquake, a lot of buildings collapsed, which killed thousands of people.
A. went off accidentally B. fell down unexpectedly
C. exploded suddenly D. erupted violently
35. Ba: Do you have any pets?- Nga: Yes, I have…………………..kittens.
A. two cute small black B. small two black cute

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 C. cute black two small D. two cute black small
VI. Identify the error in the following sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (1.0 point) 1.
Mrs. Brown is 90 years old. She is too weak to walk. She experiences the weak of old age.
A B C D
2. As the weather changes from hot to cold, both man and animals have to make sure that
A B
they are able to stand the changes.
C D
3. Alan asked if is there any special way of telling a man that he was impolite.
A B C D
4. That math problem is too difficult for him to solve it .
A B C D
5. In spite of the teacher's advise, he didn't make any attempt to do his homework.
A B C D
SECTION 4: READING
VII. Read the passage and choose A, B, C, or D to fill in the blank. (2.0 points)
Some people believe that soon schools will no longer be necessary. They say that
(1)_________the Internet and other new technologies, (2)________no longer any need for
school buildings, formal classes, or teachers. Perhaps this will be true one day, but this is hard
to (3)________a world without schools. In fact, we need to look at how we can use new
technology to make schools better, not (4)_______them. We should invent a new kind of
school that is (5)________to libraries, museums, science centers, laboratories, and even
corporations. (6)________could give talks on video or over the Internet. TV networks and local
stations could develop programming about things students are (7)________studying in school.
Already there are several towns (8)________this is beginning to happen. Blacksburg, Virginia,
is one of them. Here the entire city is linked to the Internet, and learning can (9)_________at
home, at school and in the office. Businesses provide programs for the schools and the schools
provide computer labs for people without their own (10)______at home.
1. A. despite B. because of C. though D. because
2. A. there are B. they are C. it is D. there is
3. A. know B. realise C. imagine D. consider
4. A. to eliminate B. eliminative C. eliminator D. elimination
5. A. limited B. linked C. contributed D. addressed
6. A. Policemen B. Experts C. Orators D.
Businessmen
7. A. actually B. rarely C. intentionally D. publicly
8. A. which B. where C. that D. when
9. A. take time B. take part in C. take place D. take in
10. A. jobs B. equipment C. documents D. computers
VIII. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the
sentences (1.0 point).
Sports training
Parents whose children show special interest in a particular sport have a difficult decision to
make about their children’s career. Should they allow their children to train to become top
sportsmen and women? For many children, it means starting very young and school work,
going out with friends and other interests have to take the second place. It’s very difficult to

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explain to a young child why he or she has to train for five hours a day, even at the weekend,
when most of his friends are playing.
Another problem is of course money. In many countries, money for training is available from
the government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help cannot be given, it
means that it is the parents who have to find the time and money to support their child’s
development – and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment etc…..can be all
very expensive.
Many parents are understandably worried that it is dangerous to start serious training at an
early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are
properly developed.
Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by starting young that you can reach the
top as a successful sports person. What is clear is that very few people do reach the top and
both parents and children should be prepared for the failure even after many years of training.
1. When a child is determined to train a sport, it means that __________.
A. he or she has to study much harder in class.
B. he or she needs to get the best marks in class.
C. his or her time must be devoted to school work.
D. his or her school work is considered less important than training.
2. In many countries, it’s the government that_________________ A.
trains all of the young sportsmen and women.
B. provides the best young sportsmen and women with the money for training.
C. helps parents with the transport to competitions.
D. supplies the time and education for the best young sportsmen and women.
3. Some doctors think that__________________
A. training at an early age may cause damage to the muscles.
B. Young muscles can be properly developed by training hard.
C. by starting young, a child can reach the top as a sports person.
D. it’s dangerous for young children to play any sports.
4. According to the author, parents and their children
should_______________ A. look forward to the failure.
B. be made to expect the failure.
C. think of the failure they may meet with.
D. prepare for many years of training.
5. What is the writer’s intention? – He wants to________________ A.
inform us about training.
B. discuss training methods.
C. give details about training costs.
D. suggest a training program.
IX. Fill in the blank with one suitable word. (2 points)
One of the (1)…………… important discoveries of the nineteenth
(2)…………….was a method of using natural gas for cooking (3)……………....heating. Large
amounts of natural gas are found in the United States, usually several feet below the surface of
the (4)……………... Natural gas is most often found in places where petroleum, the oil from
which gasoline is made, is found. Often the natural gas must (5)…………….removed before
the oil itself can be reached.

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For many years after natural gas was first discovered, it was thought to have no value. Finally,
however, people began to understand its use and to find ways of storing it and moving it
(6)……………….place to place. Today natural (7)….…………. is stored in large tanks and
used for lighting, cooking and heating. It has also (8)……….………used for electric generators
and hybrid cars recently. In many ways natural gas is one of our finest fuels. It can be (9)
……….…… for cooking without making the room hot. It is cheap and can be moved easily
from one place to another (10)………………long pipelines, some of which are hundreds of
miles in length.
Write your answers here:
1.......................... 2........................... 3.......................... 4.......................... 5........................
6........................... 7........................... 8........................ 9.......................... 10.....................

SECTION 5: WRITING
X. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown so that the meaning will stay the
same. (2.0 points)
1. Please don’t go there now.
I’d rather …………………..……………………………………………………………….….
2. Why don’t you telephone me later to discuss this.
Why don’t you give……..……………………….………….…………..……..………………

3. They left early because they didn’t want to get caught in the traffic.
They left early in …………………..………………………………………..……………….
4. I go out very little these days.
I hardly ………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. I didn’t have enough time to visit the town properly.
The time I had………………...…………………………………………….………………….
6. You must be on time for the interview (essential)
It ………………………………………………………………………………...………….
7. Nobody apart from my mother thought I would win the race. (person)
My mother…………………………………………………………………………………….
8. Do you regret not learning to swim? (wish)
Do you……………………………………………………………………………………….?
9. Only if you work hard now have you any chance of success. (depends)
Your chance………………………………………………………………………………….. .
10. Don’t pay attention to what he says; he’s only trying to annoy you. (take)

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 Don’t…………………………………………………………………………………………
XI. Write a paragraph (from 120 to 150 words) about the advantages of life in the city.
(2.0 points)
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The end
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
ĐẾ SỐ 12 HSG ANH 9 (HUYỆN)

SECTION 1: LISTENING
I. (1.0 point) You will hear some information about Finchester Zoo.
Listen and complete the questions given.
1. 9.30 2. entrance 3. lions 4. games 5. 4.65
II. (1.0 point) Listen to Eric talking to Mary about the weekend. Their friend Carlos is
coming to visit them. Choose the best answer (A, B C or D) for each space.
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. C
SECTION 2: PHONETICS
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by
circling A, B, C or D. (0.6 point)
1. C 2. B 3. A
IV.
Choose the word that has different stress pattern by circling A, B, C, or D
1. A 2. B (0.4 point).
SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
1.B 8. C 15.C 22.D 29.C
2.C 9.A 16.B 23.B 30.D
3.A 10.C 17.C 24.C 31.A
4.A 11.D 18.A 25.D 32.D
5. D 12.B 19.D 26.C 33.B

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 6. A 13.C 20.A 27.C 34.B
7.B 14.B 21.B 28.B 35.A
V. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. Circle the letter you choose
(7.0 points).
VI.
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. B
SECTION 4:
READING
VII. Read the (2.0 points)
passage and
choose A, B, C,
or D to fill in
the blank.
1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B
6. B 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. D
Identify the error in the following sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (1.0 point)

VIII. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the
sentences (1.0 point).
IX. 1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. A
Fill in the blank with one suitable word. (2 points)
1. most 2. century 3. and 4. earth 5. be
6. from 7. gas 8. been 9. used 10. through
SECTION 5: WRITING
X. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown so that the meaning will stay
the same. (2.0 points)
1. I’d rather you didn’t go there now.
2. Why don’t you give me a call/ ring later to discuss this.
3. They left early in order not to bet caught in the traffic.
4. I hardly go out these days.
5. The time I had was too short to visit the town properly.

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6. It is essential that you be on time for the interview 7. My mother is the person
who thought I would win the race.
8. Do you wish you had learnt to swim?
9. . Your chance of success depends on your hard work. .
10. Don’t take notice of what he says; he’s only trying to annoy you.
XI. Write a paragraph (from 120 to 150 words) about the advantages of life in the city.
(2.0 points)
Marking criteria Score
1. Length (140-160 words) 0.2

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 2. Structure: introduction, body, closing 0.2
2. Content 1.0
- Introduction: Introduce advantages -
Body: Explanation of advantages (Topic
sentence- Supporting ideas- Example( if
have)-
Conclusion)
- Closing: Sum up the advantages
3. Grammar 0.2
4. Vocabulary and spelling 0.2
5. Punctuation and connectors 0.2
The model paragraph
The Advantage of living in a big city
Nowadays, most young people prefer to live in a big city because of the following
advantages: convenience, improve knowledge, and career development.
First, living in a big city is very convenient. People can afford essential things for life
such as: clothes, furniture and health care. In addition, living in a big city has almost
everything, for instance services people’s life: schools, banks, hospitals, bus, undergrounds,
trade centers, convenient traffic... For example, when you have an emergency or a serious
disease in a big city you can easy find any hospital near a place you live and take a short
time to get there.
Second, advantage of living in a big city is helping you improve your knowledge.
Living in a big city you can communicate with many people and learn many different
cultures from them. For example, if you live with neighbor who is Chinese, Indian or
Korean, you can learn a lot from their culture. Moreover, a big city has more opportunity to
choose a good and famous school.
The last advantage of living in a big city is developing your career. Furthermore, a
big city has more opportunity to find good job with high salary because there are a large
number of companies, corporations, businesses... in a big city.
In conclusion, living in a big city very convenience, improve your knowledge and
develop career.
THE END

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