SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP THÀNH PHỐ LỚP 9 – THCS

TP. HỒ CHÍ MINH KHOÁ NGÀY: 13/3/2019 – NĂM HỌC: 2018-2019

------ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
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LISTENING (20 pts)

SECTION 1. Listen to the recording. For questions 1-5, choose the option (A, B, C, or D) which best completes the blank
space.
1. Jeff is described as a very ______ teacher.
A. informed B. good-humored C. patient D. hot-tempered
2. Sheila is quite ______ when talking to other people.
A. caring B. persuasive C. interesting D. bossy
3. Mary’s attitude toward her job is ______.
A. honest B. curious C. bored D. enthusiastic
4. Dave Thomas is believed to be ______.
A. informed B. sensitive C. logical D. hard-working
5. The landlady is good because she’s ______.
A. great fun B. strict C. caring D. knowledgeable

SECTION 2. Listen to the recording. Give brief answers to the questions.

6. What is glass mostly made from?
7. At the recycling facilities, what is the first thing people do?
8. At how many degrees Celsius do manufacturers melt glass?
9. What does the whole process of glass recycling conserve?
10. What does glass recycling reduce by 20 percent?

USE OF ENGLISH (30 pts)

Choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.
1. They ran all the way to the shop only to realize that they ______ that.
A. didn’t need to do B. wouldn’t have done C. couldn’t have done D. needn’t have done
2. ______ he will be ill if he doesn’t have a holiday soon.
A. In all likeness B. It is highly likely that
C. Every probability is that D. The possible chances are
3. The boy will never forget ______ in front of the school for his outstanding performance.
A. being praised B. to be praised C. having praised D. to have praised
4. In different circumstances, I ______ yes.
A. will say B. may have said C. could be said D. would have said
5. My bike ______, so I have to take the bus to school now.
A. didn’t start B. won’t start C. doesn’t start D. is not starting
6. The coach and not the players ______ for the loss of the last match.
A. was to blame B. were blamed C. was to be blamed D. were to blame
7. The teacher encourages ______ speaking English in and outside the classroom.
A. regularly practicing B. to regularly practice C. practicing regularly D. regularly practicing
8. Down on the seabed ______.
A. the wreck of the ship is lying B. is the wreck of the ship still lying
C. is still lying the wreck of the ship D. still is the wreck of the ship lying
9. Many students do ______ jobs during holidays to earn extra money.
A. inferior B. low C. poor D. casual
10. Wild geese always fly in a definite ______.
A. figure B. formation C. shape D. formula
11. A report about a book, a play, or a film is called a ______.
A. review B. revision C. relay D. summary
12. There are very few artists who have ______ much material success in their own lifetime.
A. fulfilled B. enjoyed C. possessed D. realized
13. It is usually impossible to tell the difference between two ______ twin.
A. same B. identical C. alike D. similar

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14. The country has ______ supplies of oil.
A. abundant B. plenty C. full D. much
15. He ______ me to a game of tennis.
A. won B. beat C. challenge D. invited

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that is incorrect.

16. Some dentists advocate that the use of salt for brushing teeth rather than buying commercial teeth powder or paste.
A B C D
17. One of the greatest engineering feats of the 20th century was the building of Panama Canal.
A B C D
18. Oil paintings are most commonly done by a canvas surface supported by a frame.
A B C D
19. Psychologists suggest that there is often a connection of the color red with victory in people’s mind.
A B C D
20. The scientific method comprises forming hypotheses, collect data, and testing results.
A B C D

WORD FORMS (30pts)

Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the word given in brackets.
1. Our plastic bottles are 100% ____________ and use 50% less plastic. (cycle)
2. The ____________ has been reported to the police, and is now under investigation. (break)
3. Parents should keep their children’s ____________ to the Internet in check. (expose)
4. Her ____________ acclaimed novel has won many literary prizes worldwide. (nation)
5. He looked at his son with a slightly ____________ frown. (worry)
6. Smoking is fatally ____________ to people’s health. (injure)
7. Your last essay was full of grammatical ____________. Reduce them in the next one. (accurate)
8. Rubber bullets are designed to ____________ people rather than kill them. (capable)
9. All he ever eats are oranges, guavas, etc. We can call him a(n) ____________. (fruit)
10. They have devoted all their time to ____________ into a possible cure for AIDS. (search)
11. All children can make progress, ____________. (educate)
12. They have produced some rather ____________ explanations for the system failure. (convince)
13. Look at that girl performing on the stage. She’s a Toc Tien ____________. (look)
14. We sent her a copy of the physics book in ____________ of her part in its creation. (knowledge)
15. I ____________ for Jane on Tuesday evening while she was at her friend’s wedding. (baby)

GUIDED CLOZE TEST (30 pts)

Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) for each blank space.
Consulates (1) ______ to help citizens abroad to help themselves. Every year millions of people go abroad for (2) ______
or profit. There are consular officers ready to do what they can to help if people get into difficulties, but for all sorts of reasons
there are (3) ______ to what they can do. Most of the (4) ______ things go well for travelers abroad but occasionally things go
wrong.
So, whether you are an experienced traveler or a first (5) ______, going by yourself, with the family or a group there are
things you should do before you go. Think about money and tickets well (6) ______. Take enough money including enough to
pay your return (7) ______, and hold on to it. Better (8) ______, buy return tickets in the first place. In a(n) (9) ______ a consul
will (10) ______ relatives or friends and ask them to help you with money or tickets. But there’s no (11) ______ that says a
consul has to lend you money and if he (12) ______does (and it will have to be repaid) he will want to be (13) ______ first that
you really do have no money and there is no one else you know who can help. It is also important to take out proper insurance
for everything from car breakdowns to (14) ______ of life. A consul cannot pay your medical or any other (15) ______, nor can
he do the work of local travel representatives or motoring organizations.
1. A. maintain B. love C. exist D. support
2. A, joy B. pleasure C. play D. attraction
3. A. hints B. limits C. problems D. weaknesses
4. A. time B. moment C. condition D. situation
5. A. person B. mover C. doer D. timer
6. A. in advance B. before C. prior hand D. beyond time
7. A. price B. transport C. account D. fare
8. A. much B. than C. yet D. still
9. A. danger B. emergency C. disaster D. problem
10. A. contact B. talk C. face D. communicate
11. A. law B. regulation C. authority C. power

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12. A. initially B. after that C. eventually D. consequently
13. A. insured B. confirmed C. satisfied D. certified
14. A. loss B. death C. ending D. lack
15. A. taxes B. properties C. documents D. bills

READING COMPREHENSION (20 pts)

Choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the unfinished statements about the passage.
There are desert plants which survive the dry season in the form of inactive seeds. There are also desert insects which survive
as inactive larvae or pupae. In addition, difficult as it is to believe, there are desert fish which can survive through years of
drought in the form of inactive eggs. These are shrimps that live in the Mojave Desert, an intensely dry region in the southwest
of the United States where shade temperature of over 50oC are often recorded.
The eggs are the size and have the appearance of grain of sand. When sufficient spring rain falls to form a lake, once every
two to five years, these eggs hatch. Then the water soon swarms with millions of shrimps about a millimeter long which feed
on microscopic plant and animal organisms which grow in temporary desert lake. Within a week, the shrimps grow from their
original 1 millimeter to a length of about 1.5 centimeters.
Throughout the time that shrimps are rapidly maturing, the water in the lake equally rapidly evaporates. Therefore, it is a race
against time. By the twelfth day, when they are about 3 centimeters long, hundreds of tiny eggs form on the underbodies of
the females. Usually, by this time, all that remains of the lake is a large, muddy patch of wet soil. On the thirteenth day and the
next, during the final hours of their brief lives, the females lay their eggs in the mud. Then having ensured that their species will
survive, the shrimps die as the last of the water evaporates.
If sufficient rain falls the following years to form another lake, the eggs hatch, and once again the cycle of growth, adulthood,
egg-laying, and death is rapidly passed through. If there is insufficient rain falls to form a lake, the eggs lie dormant for a year,
or even longer if necessary. Occasionally, perhaps twice in a hundred year, sufficient rain falls to form a deep lake that lasts a
month or more. In this case, the species pass through two cycles of growth, egg-laying and death. Thus the species multiplies
considerably, which further ensures its survival.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The effects of drought in the desert B. The lifespan of fish eggs in desert conditions
C. The survival of insects in a desert climate D. The importance of deep lakes in the desert
2. The word “form” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. style B. shape C. nature D. design
3. From the passage, it can be inferred that the Mojave Desert is unusual because ______.
A. it is hot even in the shade B. rain rarely falls there
C. it shelters inactive life D. very little survives there
4. The author compares inactive eggs to ______.
A. shrimps B. sand C. larvae D. seeds
5. The word “These” refers to ______.
A. plants B. eggs C. insects D. fish
6. According to passage, the eggs originate ______.
A. in the sand B. on the female C. in the mud D. in the lake
7. The word “swarms” could best be replaced by ______.
A. abounds B. grows C. crowds D. supports
8. According to passage, approximately how long does a shrimp live?
A. a week B. 12 days C. 13 days D. 14 days plus
9. The word “dormant” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. dead B. asleep C. passive D. empty
10. What does the author mean by the phrase “a race against time”?
A. The shrimps are in intense competition to reproduce.
B. The shrimps must reproduce before the waters recedes.
C. The shrimps do not have enough time to reproduce.
D. Death occurs before the shrimps can reproduce.

OPEN CLOZE TEST

Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to make a meaningful passage.
PASSAGE A
Bullying does not always happen in (1) ______. Cyberbullying is a type of bullying that happen online or through text (2)
______ or emailing. There are things you can do to protect yourself.
- Always think about what you post. You will never know what someone will (3) ______. Being kind to others online will help
to keep you safe. Do not (4) ______ anything that could hurt or embarrass anyone.
- Keep your password a (5) ______ from other kids. Even kids that seem like friends could give your password away or use
it in (6) ______ you don’t want. Let your parents have your password.

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 - Think about who sees what you post online. (7) ______ strangers? Friends? Friends of friends? (8) ______ settings let
you control who see what.
- Keep your parents in the (9) ______. Tell them what you’re doing online and who you’re doing it with. Let them friend or
(10) ______ you. Listen to what they have to say about what is and what isn’t okay to do.

PASSAGE B
Every team needs leadership. In difficult times players are left (1) ______ out the leaders in their team, but not everyone
can pick up to the baton and lead a team away from a (2) ______ period. It takes a special range of characteristics to excel as
a sports leader. If you want to take on the mantle at your club, make sure you tick two boxes below.
Motivational skills
Your position as a sports leader means in times of trouble, heads will start to turn towards you. In (3) ______ to that, you
first have to show the stomach for a fight yourself, before turning into Mr. Motivator to turn that (4) ______ ship around. Honing
your motivational skills should be a (5) ______ priority as you look to become a better leader. Not only can it squeeze out those
little margins between winning and losing, (6) ______ it challenges players to be better every day.
Will to win
One final common theme runs through the finest sports leaders – an insatiable will to win. Good leaders are the ones that
win every 50/50, bring their absolute (7) ______ when the team needs it, pushes their team mates on and never gives an (8)
______ to the opposition. Bringing energy to everything they do as they hunt out victory, leaders are winners as they put the
required time and (9) ______ into what needs to be done to win. As long as these ruthless character (10) ______ don’t spill
over into aggression or the use of unethical methods of victory, a complete and utter will to win should be high on the list of
must-haves for sports leadership.

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (30pts)

Rewrite the sentence in such a way that it means almost the same as the one printed before it. Use the word in
brackets without making any changes to it.

1. “What? Mike passed the test; it’s great” said the man. (Mike’s)
→ The man expressed _____________________________________________.
2. I’d rather go to the cinema than watch TV tonight. (instead)
→ Shall _________________________________________________________.
3. We appreciate whatever you contribute to the success of the school. (matter)
→ We are ________________________________________________________.
4. How did you persuade Mark to participate in the contest? (part)
→ How did you talk _________________________________________________.
5. I was upset that they didn’t help us with that task. (hand)
→ They could ______________________________________________________.
6. Welcome you all and please feel relaxed! (make)
→ Please feel ______________________________________________________.
7. By being absent so often, Jim failed his examination. (cost)
→ Jim’s frequent ____________________________________________________.
8. I don’t feel like going to the party now. (attending)
→ I’m not in ________________________________________________________.
9. You may have no money left, so take this ATM card with you. (along)
→ In case you run ___________________________________________________.
10. He was able to study overseas because his parents had been very economical. (could)
→ Had it ___________________________________________________________.

THE END OF THE TEST

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 -KEY-
LISTENING (20 pts)
SECTION 1. (2 pts each correct answer)
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. C
SECTION 2. (2 pts each correct answer)
6. from silica // mostly from sand
7. separate/separating glass by color
8. 1500/fifteen hundred degrees Celsius
9. energy and natural resources
10. related air pollution
USE OF ENGLISH (30 pts)
(1.5 pts each correct answer)
1. D 11. A
2. B 12. B
3. A 13. B
4. D 14. A
5. B 15. C
6. A 16. D
7. D 17. D
8. C 18. C
9. D 19. B
10. B 20. C
WORD FORMS (30 pts)
(2 pts each correct answer)
1. recyclable 9. fruitarian
2. break-in 10. researching
3. exposure 11. educationally
4. internationally 12. unconvincing
5. worried 13. look-alike // lookalike
6. injurious 14. acknowledgement
7. inaccuracies 15. babysat
8. incapacitate

GUIDED CLOZE TEST (30 pts)

(2 pts each correct answer)
1. C 6. A 11. A
2. B 7. D 12. C
3. B 8. D 13. B
4. A 9. B 14. A
5. D 10. A 15. D

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READING COMPREHENSION (20 pts)
(2 pts each correct answer)
1. B 6. D
2. B 7. A
3. A 8. D
4. B 9. C
5. D 10. B
OPEN CLOZE TEST (40 pts)
(2 pts each correct answer)
PASSAGE A
(1) person (6) ways
(2) messaging (7) complete
(3) forward (8) Privacy
(4) share (9) loop
(5) secret (10) follow
PASSAGE B
(1) searching (6) but
(2) searching / difficult (1pt) (7) best
(3) response (8) inch
(4) sinking (9) effort
(5) top / high/main/immediate (1pt) (10) traits
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (30 pts)
(3 pts each correct answer)
1. The man expressed his surprise at Mike’s passing the test.
2. Shall we go to the cinema instead of watching TV tonight?
3. We are appreciative of no matter what you contribute to the success of the school.
4. How did you talk Mark into taking part in the contest?
5. They could have given us a hand with that task. // could have lent us a (helping) hand with that task.
6. Please feel welcome and make yourselves at home.
7. Jim’s frequent absence(s) cost him his chance of passing his examination.
8. I’m not in the mood of attending the party now.
9. In case you run out of money, bring this ATM card along.
10. Had it not been for his parents’ economy, he could not have studied overseas.

THE END