PHÒNG GD & ĐT TÂN KỲ KỲ THI CHỌN HSG CẤP HUYỆN – VÒNG 3

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

NĂM HỌC 2011-2012
Môn: TIẾNG ANH 9
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao nhận đề)
ĐIỂM HỌ TÊN, CHỮ KÝ GIÁM KHẢO SỐ PHÁCH

Bằng số: ……………………………… 1. ………………………………………………….

Bằng chữ: …………………………… 2. ………………………………………………….

A. PHONETICS
I. Choose one word with underlined part pronounced differently from the others .
1. A. tension B. confusion C. seizure D. measure
2. A. dosage B. massage C. carriage D. voyage
3. A. threw B. knew C. grew D. flew
4. A. international B. application C. mathematics D. geographical
5. A. wrong B. sing C. finger D. morning
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
II. Choose the word whose stress partern is pronounced different from that of the
others.
6. A. quiet B. receive C. couple D. wedding
7. A. delightful B. important C. everyone D. develop
8. A. arrive B. birthday C. forward D. feeling
9. A. begin B. silver C. dinner D. people
10. A. anniversary B. activities C. librarian D. American
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
III. Choose the best options to complete the statements.
11. Her __________ is to teach in another country when she has finished her degree.
A. experience B. attention C. advantage D. intention
12. Peter __________ his father in many ways, but he has his mother’s sense of of humor.
A. takes after B. comes across C. makes out D. gives in
13. At least we’ve found the information that I was looking __________.
A. for B. for it C. for that D. it
14. Most of my friends are __________ reporters.
A. newspapers B. newspaper C. newspaper’s D. newspapers’
15. __________ every part of the world has experienced an earthquake in recent years.
A. Most B. Almost C. Each D. Nearby
16. Jack always offers _____ my bags when I go shopping, but I always refuse _____.
A. to carry / to help B. carrying / helping
C. to carry / to be helped D. carrying / to be helped
17. I don’t like my nextdoor neighbor, who often __________ ill of everyone behind his back.
A. says B. speaks C. tells D. whispers
18. Florida is famous for its tourist attractions. Its coastline offers exellent white beaches. ____
it has warm, sunny weather.
A. Otherwise B. Furthermore C. Nevertheless D. On the other hand
19. “What do you think about the parks in Paris?” – “Are they bigger __________ Ha Noi?”
A. than B. than in C. than that in D. than those in
20. Marry: “Why wasn’t your boyfriends at the party last night?”
Jane: “He ____ the lecture at Shaw Hall. I know he very much wanted to hear the
speaker.”
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 A. was to attend B. may have attended C. can have attended D. should have attended
21. “How wide is this street?” – “__________”
A. It’s 20 meters wide B. It’s 20 meters in wide
C. It’s wide 20 meters D. It’s in wide 20 meters
22. I’d like to say thank you to my colleagues __________ help I couldn’t carry out the
project.
A. who B. whose C. without whom D. without whose
23. I accidentially __________ Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday.
A. kept an eye on B. paid attention to C. lost touch with D. caught sight in
24. Do you know that man __________ near the door.
A. stands B. stood C. is standing D. standing
25. John: "Do you think that we should use public transport to protect our environment?"
Laura: "__________"
A. There’s no doubt about it.
B. Of course not. You bet!
C. Well, that’s very surprising.
D. Yes, it’s an absurd idea.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
IV. Give the correct form of the word in capital letters given to complete the
sentences.
26. Traveling in big cities is becoming more _____ every day. (TROUBLE)
27. You must keep these _____ documents carefully in the safe. (CONFIDENCE)
28. The family has the important function of _____ children. (SOCIETY)
29. Most people agree that Christmas has become too _____. (COMMERCE)
30. Please _______ your seat-belt. The plane is taking off. (FAST)
31. The best way to see the _____ of Manhattan is from a ferry around the island. (SEE)
32. The software ____________ you to access the Internet in seconds. (ABLE)
33. The end of the film really disappointed me. It was totally _____. (BELIEVE)
34. This word is very difficult to say. I always _____ it. (PRONUNCIATION)
35. Not _____ on such a hot day, the beach was crowded. (SURPRISE)
26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35.
V. Each sentence has a mistake. Find and correct it.
36. Nobody but Tom and Larry are interested in Chemistry.
37. The book writing by my uncle has just been published.
38. Surprisingly, the telephone is one of the simplest device that you have in your house.
39. Tom is going upstairs carrying his luggages.
40. I regret telling you that your proposal has been rejected.
41. That article, which contained too many new words, made him confusing and unable to
understand.
42. I don’t know the town very well because I am only here since last week.
43. Aunt Mary’s in the phone. Do you want to say hello?
44. He wants the guest house to be designed for maximum comfort and convenient.
45. He had no sooner come into the meeting room when she left.
Ss Mistake Correction Ss Mistake Correction
36 41
37 42

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39 44
40 45
C. READING
VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answer.
Computer programmer David Jones earns $ 35,000 a year designing new computer games,
yet he can not find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card. Instead, he has been told to
wait another two years, until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where
the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm releases two new
games for the expanding home computer market each month.
But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Despite his salary, earned by
inventing new programs within tight schedules, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he
cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage, or obtain credit cards. He lives with his parents in their
council house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His company has to pay $ 150 a
month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot
drive.
David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving
school with six O levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “ I got the job because the
people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said.
“I suppose $ 35,000 sounds a lot but actually that’s being pessimistic. I hope it will come to
more than that this year.” He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his
mother $ 20 a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.
“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,” he said. “But I had been
studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do
and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young,
anyway.”
David added: “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility.
You never know when the market might disappear.”
46. Why is David different from the other young people of his age?
A. He is well paid. C. He does not go out much.
B. He is not unemployed. D. He lives with his parents at home.
47. David’s greatest problem is
A. making the banks treat him as an adult.
B. inventing computer games.
C. spending his salary.
D. learning to drive.
48. He was employed by the company because
A. he had worked in a computer shop.
B. he had written some computer programs.
C. he works very hard.
D. he had learnt to use computer at school.
49. He left school after taking O levels because
A. he did not enjoy school.
B. he wanted to earn a lot of money.
C. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing.
D. he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him.
50. Why does David think he might retire early?
A. You have to be young to write computer programs.
B. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire.
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 C. He thinks computer games might not always sell so well.
D. He thinks his firm might go bankrupt.
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
VII. Complete the passage with the suitable words.
Everyone loves Harry Potter! He is one of the most (51) _________ characters in the
world. His creator, J.K. Rowling, is now a successful writer, but life was not always easy for
her. (52) ______ in 1965, Rowling grew up in a small town in England. She played in the
surrounding fields, imagining that they were (53) _____ of magic.
Misfortune hit when Rowling was 15. Her mother became ill and died several years (54)
_______. Rowling had a baby and then her marriage (55) ________ up. She became deeply
depressed.
Harry Potter saved her. While sitting on a train in 1990, Rowling got the (56) _________
for Harry. "All at once, the idea for Harry just (57) ________ in my head… I have never been so
excited."
Unemployed and poor, Rowling started writing. She worked extremely (58) _________ ,
writing day after day in a cafe, with her baby next to her. In 1996, when she tried to sell her
first Harry Potter story, twelve publishers (59) ________ it. Then she finally received good news
- the thirteenth publisher had accepted it! "I felt so happy," Rowling said, "that it was going to
be a real book on the shelf of a (60) _________."
51. 52. 53. 54. 55.
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
VIII. Read the text below and select the best option for each blank. Write your
answers (A, B, C, or D) in the box provided.
Day and day, computers (61) .............. important in business and in everyday life. In my
life as a secondary student, computers help me a lot. Every day, I (62) .............. my e-mail. I
often (63) .............. the messages from my friends or my family. E-mail is really (64) ..............
for me. It saves my time and my money. I don't need to (65) .............. for letters or buy
stamps at the post office.
Through the internet, I can know a lot of things by (66) .............. the webs that I need.
There are a lot of useful webs that help you a lot in learning. In my school, computers help me
(67) .............. with my teachers. When I (68) .............. my assignments, I often send them to
my teachers by e-mail.
But I sometimes like to receive letters, especially letters from beloved
people such as my family members because I like to read them in (69) .............. .
And I also like to have a conversation with my teachers (70) .............. I can have
lots of their opinions on my assignments.
61. A. have gotten B.have become C. have to be D. have developed 61.
62. A. check B. test C. do D. make 62.
63. A. keep B. accept C. receive D. take 63.
64. A. acceptable B. possible C. comfortable D. convenient 64.
65. A. wait B. expect C. search D. look forward to 65.
66. A. glancing B. surfing C. scanning D. moving 66.
67. A. say B. tell C. chat D. communicate 67.
68. A. stop B. end C. finish D. halt 68.
69. A. writing B. lines C. passage D. paper 69.
70. A. therefore B. so that C. so D. and 70.
D.WRITING
IX. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning.
71. Let’s go home at the end of the second act.

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  As soon as ……………………………………………………………………………………..
72. They were deeply impressed by her style of performing.
 Her style …………………………………………………………………………………………
73. Everyone heard about the accident before I did.
 I was …………………………………………………………………………………………….
74. His real identity will always remain a secret.
 No-one ………………………………………………………………………………………….
75. She contributes with enthusiasm to class discussions.
 Her ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
76. He could not play in yesterday’s game because of his back injury.
 His back injuty ……………………………………………………………………………….
X. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one, using the given word. Do
not change the given word.
77. She has always had a good relationship with the children. WELL
………………………………………………………………………………………………
78. Chocolate can be good for you but you must not eat too much of it. LONG
………………………………………………………………………………………………
79. Our conversation was interrupted by a phone call. WHILE
………………………………………………………………………………………………
80. That’s the strangest story I’ve ever heard. STRANGE
………………………………………………………………………………………………
81. It was difficult for me to hear what he was saying. HARDLY
………………………………………………………………………………………………
82. They enjoyed themselves a lot at the party. TIME
………………………………………………………………………………………………

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