PHÒNG GD&ĐT TAM DƯƠNG KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN

NĂM HỌC 2019-2020

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC ĐỀ THI MÔN:TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi này gồm 06 trang

SECTION A: LISTENING (30 points)

Part I. (10 points)
There are five questions in this part. For each question there are three pictures and a short
recording. Listen and choose the correct picture. Write the letter A, B or C in the answer sheet.
You will hear the recording twice.
Example: 0. How does the woman travel to work?

0. Answer: B
1. What will the weather be like tomorrow?

2. How did Sarah get home last night?

3. What would the man like to do on his birthday?

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4. Which book did the woman buy?

5. What time does the supermarket close today?

Part II. (10 points)

You will hear a conversation between a man, Marco, and his wife, Sarah, about a film they have
just seen at the cinema and decide if each sentence is correct (T) or incorrect (F).
Example: Answer
0. Sarah was expecting to enjoy the film  ____F___.
1. Marco and Sarah agree that the city in the film was London.  __________.
2. Marco feels that the length of the film made it rather boring.  __________.
3. Sarah was upset about how some of the audience behaved during the film.  __________.
4. Sarah was disappointed with the way the main actor performed.  __________.
5. Marco thinks this film is the best the director has made.  __________.

Part III. (10 points)

Your will hear a conversation betweena librarian and a student. Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR NUMBERS for each answer. You will hear the
recording twice.

LIBRARY INFORMATION
Example Answer
Minimum joining age: 18 years
For registration, must take
•  two 1 __________________and 
•  two forms of I.D. e.g. driving licence, 2 _______________.
Cost to join per year (without current student card): 3 £ _________________.
Number of items allowed: (members of public) 4 ____________________.
Login times:     four weeks 
Fines start at 5 £ ___________________.

SECTION B: PHONETICS (20 points)

Part I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. (10 points)
1. A. of B. file C. off D. form
2. A. gestation B. jellyfish C. species D. ethnic
3. A. anthem B. abandon C. disaster D. ambassador
4. A. committee B. titanic C. citadel D. elimination
5. A. funeral B. document C. altitude D. volunteer

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Part II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. (10 points)
1. A. Canadian B. vegetarian C. pedestrian D. incredible
2. A. solidify B. terrify C. classify D. edible
3. A. inspired B. initiative C. emergency D. conference
4. A. hesitation B. volunteer C. appalled D. federation
5. A. classify B. vocabulary C. necessary D. secretary

SECTION C: LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (70 points)

Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (30 points)
1. She chose cushions of a color which would _______ her carpet.
A. equal B. agree C. help D. match
2. Could you please _______ an appointment for me to see the manager?
A. manage B. pick up C. do D. take up
3. Trains stop here in order to _______ passengers only.
A. get off B. pick up C. pull up D. take up
4. Sarah congratulated _____ passing my driving test.
A. me B. for C. me on D. on me
5. It is imperative that this letter _______ immediately.
A. were sent B. sent C. be sent D .send
6. Our country has large areas of _______ beauty.
A. unharmed B. undamaged C. unhurt D. unspoilt
7. Mr. John is seriously considering _______ for further studies.
A. having had to leave B. leaving
C. to leave D. having left
8. Though you have been advised to talk less, you need not _______ your opinion when asked.
A. be reserve B. reserving C. to reserve D. reserve
9. He has left the book here on _______ so that you can read it.
A. purpose B. intention C. aim D. meaning
10. I saw him _______ dead by the soldier.
A. shooting B. shoot C. to shoot D. shot
11. He said he didn’t derive _______ from working.
A. joys B. some joys C. any joy D. no joy
12. _______ sacrifice was it that people talked about it for years.
A. Much great B. So great a C. As great a D. How great a
13, If you hurry, you will over take him. He has only just left here and _______ far.
A. mustn’t go B. can’t have gone C. couldn’t go D. can’t be going
14. _______ the book, please return it to me.
A. Should you find B. Will you be finding
C. Will you find D. Will you have found
15. “How do you like your beefsteak done?” - “_____.”
A. Very much B. Not any C. Very little D. Rare

Part II. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in capitals. (20
points)

1. This course is for ______________who have never learned English. (BEGIN)

2. She had an unhappy____________, so she really wants to help all the uncared-for children.
(CHILD)
3. Smoking and drinking a lot is an _______________ lifestyle. (HEALTH)
4. Life used to be more ______________than now. (COMFORT)
5. This evening was ___________spent in chatting and playing game. (ENJOY)
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6. A list of ___ events will be posted on the notice board. (COME)
7. I didn’t believe him. His story was very____. (CONVINCE)
8. Deidre is a ____ on football matches for the local radio. (COMMENT)
9. Mary’s exam result turned out to be____ . (DISASTER)
10. Janet had to ___ from the team because of injury. (DRAW)
Part III. There are ten mistakes in the following passage. Find them and write your corrections on
your answer sheet. (20 points)

It is very important for use water carefully. Here are some way you can use less water.
First, you should be surely you turn of the faucets tightly. They should not drip in the bathroom or
kitchen sink. Second, you should not keep the water on in a long time. You should turn it off while
you are doing something else. It should be off while you are shaving or washing your teeth. It should
also be off while you are washing the dishes. Final, in the summer you should watering the garden in
the evening. That way you will not lose a lot water. During the day the sun dries up the earth too
fastly.

SECTION D: READING (40 points)

Part I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the passage by writing your answers in
the answer sheet. (0) has been done as an example. (20 points)
SOUND ADVICE FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS
A recent (0) __B__ of a language learning magazine has consulted a number of experts in the field of
second language acquisition. Their advice may prove invaluable for those (1) ________ a language
course. One suggestion is that you (2) ________ whether you are likely to be successful at learning a
language. Did you enjoy studying languages at school, for example? Do you have enough time to learn
a language? The major (3) ________ will be your own time and effort. Therefore you must make sure
that the course on offer leads to a (4) ________ qualification. Also, be realistic in your (5) ________.
If you don't set achievable aims you are more likely to give up. Do not be deceived (6) ________
thinking that the most expensive courses are the best. Shop around to get the best possible value for
money. You should also bear in mind that the quicker you learn a language the more quickly you
forget it. Sandra Miller, a French teacher, tried to teach herself German by enrolling on a (7) ________
course. Already fluent in four languages and with a sound knowledge of teaching methodology her
chances of (8) ________ progress were high. Three years (9) ________ she remembers very little. She
feels her biggest mistake was not to follow (10) ________ her first experience. "I should have
consolidated what I'd learn by continuing to study, even if it were by myself."

A B C D
0  series issue programme  release
. . . .
A B
1.  wondering thinking C. looking D.  considering
. .
A B
2.  assess review C. balance D.  survey
. .
A B
3.  charge cost C. price D.  valuation
. .
A B
4.  recognised understood C. valued D.  regarded
. .
A B
5.  sights ends   C. objects D.  goals
. .
A B
6.  by about C. into    D.  in
. .
A B
7.  rapid crash C. quick D.  fast
. .
A B
8.  achieving doing C. gaining D.  making
. .
9. A  on B forward C. from D.  onward
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A B
10.  up on C. through D.  out
. .
Part II. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to answer the questions.(10 points)

The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communications industry. Although
Samuel B. Morse succeeded in making the invention useful in 1837, it was not until 1843 that the first
telegraph line of consequence was constructed. By 1860 more than 50,000 miles of lines connected
people east of the Rockies. The following year, San Francisco was added to the network.
The national telegraph network fortified the ties between East and West and contributed to the
rapid expansion of the railroads by providing an efficient means to monitor schedules and routes.
Furthermore, the extension of the telegraph, combined with the invention of the steam-driven rotary
printing press by Richard M. Hoe in 1846, revolutionized the world of journalism. Where the business
of news gathering had been dependent upon the mail and on hand operated presses, the telegraph
expanded the amount of information a newspaper could supply and allowed for more timely reporting.
The establishment of the Associated Press as a central wire service in 1846 marked the advent of a
new era in journalism.
1. The main topic of the passage is _________.
A. the history of journalism
B. the origin of the national telegraph
C. how the telegraph network contributed to the expansion of railroads
D. the contributions and development of the telegraph network
2. The word “gathering” refers to _________.
A. people B. information C. objects D. substances
3. The author’s main purpose in this passage is to _________.
A. compare the invention of the telegraph with the invention of the steam-driven rotary press
B. propose new ways to develop the communications industry
C. show how the electric telegraph affected the communications industry
D. criticize Samuel B. Morse
4. This passage would most likely be found in a _________.
A. U.S history book B. book on trains
C. science textbook D. computer magazine
5. It can be inferred from the passage that _________.
A. Samuel Morse did not make a significant contribution to the communications industry
B. Morse’s invention did not immediately achieve its full potential
C. the extension of the telegraph was more important than its invention
D. journalists have the Associated Press to thank for the birth of the communications industry
Part III. You are going to read a magazine article about pollution of the atmosphere. Choose the
most suitable heading from the list (A-l) for each part (1-5) of the article. There some extra
heading which you do not need to use. (0) has been done as an example. (10 points)

Before ozone existed

Repair gets slower
People ignore warnings
Ozone hole a certainty
The future is our responsibility
The function of the ozone layer
Delayed reactions
Humans to blame
Strange results
The ozone layer
What is it? What is happening to it?
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In September 1982, Dr Joe Farman, a British scientist working in the Antarctic/ found that a dramatic
change had taken place in the atmosphere above his research station on the ice continent. His
instruments, set up to measure the amounts of a chemical called ozone in the atmosphere, seemed to
go wild. Over just a few days they recorded that half the ozone had disappeared.
1…………………….
He couldn't believe his eyes, so he came back to Britain to get a new instrument to check his findings.
But when he returned the following year at the same time, the same thing happened. He had dis-
covered a hole in the ozone layer -an invisible shield in the upper atmosphere - that turned out to
extend over an area of the sky as wide as the United States and as deep as Mount Everest is high.
When he published his findings in scientific journals, they caused a sensation. Scientists blamed pol-
lution for causing the ozone hole.
2……………………
The ozone layer is between 15 and 40 kilometres up in the atmosphere, higher than most aero planes
fly. This region contains most of the atmosphere's ozone, which is a special form of the gas oxygen.
Ozone has the unique ability to stop certain dangerous invisible rays from the sun from reaching the
Earth's surface -rather like a pair of sunglasses filters out bright sunlight. These rays are known as
ultra-violet radiation. This damages living cells, causing sunburn and more serious diseases. The ozone
layer is vital to life on the surface of the Earth.
3……………………..
Until the ozone layer formed, about two thousand million years ago, it was impossible for any living
thing to survive on the surface of the planet. All life was deep in the oceans. But once oxygen was
formed in the air, and some of that oxygen turned to ozone, plants and animals could begin to move on
to land.
4……………………
But now humans are damaging the ozone layer for the first time. In the past ten years, scientists have
discovered that some man-made gases, used in everything from refrigerators and aerosols to fire
extinguishers, are floating up into the ozone layer and destroying the ozone. The most common of
these gases are called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
5…………………….
The damage is worst over Antarctica, and near the North Pole, where scientists have seen small holes
appear for a short time each spring since 1989. So far, these holes have healed up again within a few
weeks by natural processes in the atmosphere that create more ozone. But each year, it seems to take
longer for the healing to be completed. Also, all round the planet, there now seems to be less ozone in
the ozone layer than even a few years ago.

SECTION E: WRITING (40 points)

Part I. Complete each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one
printed before it. Use the word given in CAPITALS (if provided).(10 points)
1. Thousands of people were unable to go to work because of the heavy rain. (PREVENTED)
 The fact that .
2. Her father was so proud of being a soldier.
 Her father prided .
3. I have never known a singer as talented as Thuy Linh. (FAR)
 Thuy Linh is .
4. Could you watch my bag while I am away?
 Could you keep ?
5. Her passport and other identification were stolen.
 She .

Part II. Write an essay of around 150 words on the following topic: (30 points)

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 “Plastic waste is fast becoming a widely recognised problem. Many environmentalists suppose that
it is necessary to reduce plastic waste in our neighborhood.”
Do you agree with the above statement? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

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