ĐỀ 1 ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 9

Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút

Part A: PHONETICS
I. Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the rest of the group.
1. A. closure B. pleasant C. decision D. pleasure
2. A. suggestion B. devotion C. congestion D. digestion
3. A. controlled B. returned C. formed D. convinced
II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question.
4. A. compulsory B. curriculum C. certificate D. secondary
5. A. academic B. historic C. terrific D. fantastic

Part B: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

I. Choose the option A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase which best completes each
sentence
6. David learned to play…………violin when he was at ………… university.
A. -/- B. the/- C. the/the D. -/the
7. Last year, Peter earned ……………his brother.
A. twice as much as B. twice as many as C. twice more than D. twice as more as
8. She used to ………. her living by delivering vegetables to local hotels.
A. have B. win C. earn D. get
9. The new office block ……….. well with its surroundings.
A. blends in B. stands out C. shapes up D. sets off
10. Are your plans for this weekend still ……………….?
A. the same B. same C. like D. alike
11. ……………… I had nothing for breakfast but an apple, I had lunch early.
A. However B. Since C. Due to D. Therefore
12. …………. you run quickly, you are likely to be late.
A. If B. Unless C. Since D. However
13. Ninety ………… the maximum length of time allowed for entrance exams to this school.
A. minute is B. minutes are C. minute are D. minutes is
14. I felt so much better, my doctor ………… me to take a holiday by the sea.
A. suggested B. advised C. accepted D. considered
15. E-mail is an effective form of communication ...........many busy businesses rely.
A. on which B. on that C. which D. that
16. Florida, ...........as the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.

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 A. being known B. that is known C. known D. is known
17. I will back you up in whatever you do.
A. disturb you B. help you C. sue you D. support you
18. There were very large rooms with ...........in the house.
A. beautiful decorating walls B. beautiful walls decorating
C. beautifully decorated walls D. beautifully decorating walls
19. When I was young, everyone in the family ……………. gather together at home for christmas.
A. would B. used to C. was used D. use
20.- “She’s the best pianist in the school.”          - “……………………”
  A. That’s that.    B. Never mind!  
C. That’s OK!     D. You can say that again.
II. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters.
21. She’s extremely ……………. about modern art. KNOWLEDGE
22. If your luggage is very ……………… you’ll have to pay an excess charge. WEIGHT
23. On the way to the country we sometimes stopped to admire the …………scenery. PICTURE
24. I ………… met an old friend last week. EXPECT
25. Is it possible to …………… between hobby and an interest. DISTINCT
26. There were complaints from …………… residents . NEAR
27. Great ………… have been taken to ensure the safety of passengers. PAINFUL
28. Jim is one of the most ……………. members of the committee. SPEAK
29. We are continuing to pour billions of tons of ……………… into the
atmosphere every year. POLLUTE
30. . Earth Hour is a ______ event organized to raise people’s awareness WORLD
about the need to take action on climate change.
III. The following passage contains 10 errors. Find and correct them
Air pollution is a cause for ill – health in human beings. It a lot of countries, 0. for --> of
there are laws limited the amount of smoke which factories can produce. Because 31. ________________
there isn't enough information on the amount of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors 32. ________________
have proved that air pollution makes lung cancer. The gases from the exhausts of 33. ________________
cars have also risen air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol produces a 34. ________________
poisoned gas which often collects in busy streets surrounding by high buildings. 35. ________________
Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot 36. ________________
think as quick as other children and they are clumsy where they use their hands. 37. ________________
There are long-term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continues to 38. ________________
increase, the earth's climate will become warmer. A lot of ice near the Poles may water 39. ________________
and may cause serious floods. 40. ________________

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PART C: READING COMPREHENSION
I. Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space.
Many parents believe that they should begin to teach their children to read when they are
(41)______more than toddlers. This is fine if the child shows a real interest but forcing a child could be
counter-productive if she isn't ready. Wise parents will have a (42)_____attitude and take the lead from
their child. What they should provide is a selection of (43)______toys, books and other activities.
Nowadays there is plenty of good (44)_____available for young children, and of course, seeing plenty of
books in use about the house will also (45)_____them to read.
Of course, books are no longer the only source of stories and information. There is also a huge range
of videos, which can reinforce and extend the pleasure a child finds in a book and are
(46)______valuable in helping to increase vocabulary and concentration. Television gets a bad review as
far as children are concerned, mainly because too many spend too much time watching programmes not
intended for their age (47)______. Too many television programmes induce an incurious, uncritical
attitude that is going to make learning much more difficult. However, (48)______ viewing of
programmes designed for young children can be useful. Just as adults enjoy reading a book after seeing it
serialised on television, so children will pounce on books which (49)______their favourite television
characters, and videos can add a new (50)_____to a story known from a book.
41. A. scarcely B. rarely C. slightly D. really
42. A. cheerful B. contented C. relaxed D. hopeful
43. A. bright B. thrilling C. energetic D. stimulating
44. A. material B. sense C. produce D. amusement
45. A. provoke B. encourage C. provide D. attract
46. A. properly B. worthily C. perfectly D. equally
47. A. set B. band C. group D. limit
48. A. cautious B. choice C. approved D. discriminating
49. A. illustrate B. extend C. feature D. possess
50. A. revival B. dimension C. option D. existence
II. The first six paragraphs of Reading Passage 1 are lettered A-F.
Choose the most suitable headings for paragraphs A-F from the list of headings below.
 (There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use them all)
A After hours of driving south in the pitch-black darkness of the Nevada desert, a dome of hazy gold
suddenly appears on the horizon. Soon, a road sign confirms the obvious: Las Vegas 30 miles. Looking
skyward, you notice that the Big Dipper is harder to find than it was an hour ago.
B Light pollution—the artificial light that illuminates more than its intended target area—has become a
problem of increasing concern across the country over the past 15 years. In the suburbs, where over-lit
shopping mall parking lots are the norm, only 200 of the Milky Way’s 2,500 stars are visible on a clear
night. Even fewer can be seen from large cities. In almost every town, big and small, street lights beam
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just as much light up and out as they do down, illuminating much more than just the street. Almost 50
percent of the light emanating from street lamps misses its intended target, and billboards, shopping
centres, private homes and skyscrapers are similarly over-illuminated.
C America has become so bright that in a satellite image of the United States at night, the outline of the
country is visible from its lights alone. The major cities are all there, in bright clusters: New York,
Boston, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, and, of course, Las Vegas. Mark Adams,
superintendent of the McDonald Observatory in west Texas, says that the very fact that city lights are
visible from on high is proof of their wastefulness. “When you’re up in an airplane, all that light you see
on the ground from the city is wasted. It’s going up into the night sky. That’s why you can see it.”
D But don’t we need all those lights to ensure our safety? The answer from light engineers, light
pollution control advocates and astronomers is an emphatic “no.” Elizabeth Alvarez of the International
Dark Sky Association (IDA), a non-profit organization in Tucson, Arizona, says that overly bright
security lights can actually force neighbours to close the shutters, which means that if any criminal
activity does occur on the street, no one will see it. And the old assumption that bright lights deter crime
appears to have been a false one: A new Department of Justice report concludes that there is no
documented correlation between the level of lighting and the level of crime in an area. And contrary to
popular belief, more crimes occur in broad daylight than at night.
E For drivers, light can actually create a safety hazard. Glaring lights can temporarily blind drivers,
increasing the likelihood of an accident. To help prevent such accidents, some cities and states prohibit
the use of lights that impair night-time vision. For instance, New Hampshire law forbids the use of “any
light along a highway so positioned as to blind or dazzle the vision of travellers on the adjacent
highway.”
F Badly designed lighting can pose a threat to wildlife as well as people. Newly hatched turtles in Florida
move toward beach lights instead of the more muted silver shimmer of the ocean. Migrating birds,
confused by lights on skyscrapers, broadcast towers and lighthouses, are injured, sometimes fatally, after
colliding with high, lighted structures. And light pollution harms air quality as well: Because most of the
country’s power plants are still powered by fossil fuels, more light means more air pollution.
List of Headings Paraghraph
a. Why lights are needed Example : Paragraph A  - i
b. Lighting discourages law breakers 51. Paragraph B-
c. The environmental dangers 52. Paragraph C-
d. People at risk from bright lights 53. Paragraph D-
e. Illuminating space 54. Paragraph E -
f. problem lights do not solve 55. Paragraph F -
g. Seen from above
h. More light than is necessary
i. Approaching the city

III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a
disaster. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which
ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will
fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children.

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 However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are
ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very
supportive of their child.
Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him
to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers
twice a week for violin lessons. Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the
trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is
unwilling.
Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians,
and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so
they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. Winston
is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
Câu 56: One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to ______.
A. help their child to become a genius B. push their child into trying too much
C. make their child become a musician D. neglect their child’s education
Câu 57: Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they ______.
A. force their children into achieving success B. arrange private lessons for their children
C. understand and help their children sensibly D. themselves have been very successful
Câu 58: Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A. Successful musicians. B. Educational psychologists.
C. Their children. D. Unrealistic parents.
Câu 59: Michael Collins is fortunate in that ______.
A. his parents are quite rich B. his father is a musician
C. his mother knows little about music D. his parents help him in a sensible way
Câu 60: The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means ______.
A. "confused about" B. "surprised at"
C. "completely unaware of" D. "extremely interested in"
Câu 61: Winston’s parents push their son so much and he ______.
A. has become a good musician B. cannot learn much music from them
C. is afraid to disappoint them D. has won a lot of piano competitions
Câu 62: The word "They" in the passage refers to ______.
A. concerts B. parents in general C. Michael’s parents D. violin lessons
Câu 63: All of the following people are musical EXCEPT _____.
A. Winston’s mother B. Winston’s father C. Michael’s father D. Michael’s mother
Câu 64: The word "unwilling" in the passage mostly means ______.

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 A. " not objecting to doing anything " B. "eager to do something"
C. " not wanting to do something " D. " getting ready to do something"
Câu 65: The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that ______.
A. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
B. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants
C. successful parents always have intelligent children
D. parents should spend more money on the child’s education
PART D: WRITING
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.
66. You can try to get Mark to lend you his car but you won’t succeed.
 There’s no point …………………………………………………………………………………
67. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
 I’d rather …………………………………………………………………………………………
68. The plane had hardly left the airport when a big problem occurred.
 No sooner ……………………………………………………………………………………..…
69. He didn’t become a famous film director until he was 55.
 It was not ………………………………………………………………………………………..…
70. All the recipes in this cook book are difficult to follow.
 I have ………………………………………………………………………………………………
II: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to
the sentence printed before it. Do not change the form of the given word
71. Our house is going to be painted by a local firm. HAVE
 _____________________________________________________
72. “You have broken my vase of flowers, Jane.”. John said ACCUSED
 _____________________________________________________
73. I’ve never met such a famous person before. FIRST
 _____________________________________________________
74. The passengers don’t realise how lucky they have been. LITTLE
 _____________________________________________________
75. Success in the academic field depends on your ability to amass qualifications. MORE
 _____________________________________________________
III: Making Chung cakes on Tet holiday is one of the most popular customs of Vietnamese people.
Describe it and give the specific reasons why we should preserve this custom. ( in about 200 words)

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