SỞ GD&ĐT KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THPT

QUẢNG BÌNH NĂM HỌC 2011-2012

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Khóa thi ngày 28 tháng 3 năm 2012
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
SỐ BÁO DANH: …………………… (Đề thi gồm 04 trang)
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Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi
SECTION ONE: LISTENING
Listen to the conversation between Bob and Sally and complete the sentences with ONE word
or number. You will hear the conversation twice. (10ms)
Sally is now an Olympic (1)…………………
She was born in (2)…………….
She got a general education at (3)………………schools.
When she was 15, she joined the Star Sports(4)………… near her house.
Sally lives in (5)……………….with her (6)……………..
She likes (7)…………….sports – basketball and (8)………………….for example.
She likes to read love stories – (9)………….books. She wants to be a sports (10)……………..
SECTION TWO: PHONETICS
Pick out the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the other three words. (5 ms)
11. A. tough B. plough C. enough D. cough
12. A. transfer B. station C. cable D. stable
13. A. please B. rise C. measure D. pause
14. A. biscuits B. magazines C. songs D. bicycles
15. A. bush B. push C. pull D. brush
SECTION THREE: LEXICO – GRAMMAR
Part 1. Choose the best word (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. (15 ms)
16. They used ……….in the countryside.
A. to living B. living C. to live D. live
17. What should we do to reduce the level of environmental ………….?
A. pollution B. pollute C. polluted D. polluting
18. He said he ……………return later.
A. will B. would C. can D. would be
19. Remember to take ………….your shoes when you go into the temple.
A. up B. with C. off D. in
20. They haven’t finished the project, ……………….?
A. haven’t they B. have they C. do they D. don’t they
21. We listened …………….while the examiner gave us the directions.
A. attention B. attentively C. attentive D. attentiveness
22. He refused to give up work,................he’d won a million pounds.
A. despite B. however C. even though D. as though
23. I don’t see any .............. in arriving early at the theatre if the show doesn’t start until 9 o’clock.
A. cause B. aim C. point D. reason
24. Please …………your hand if you agree with my proposal.
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 A. rise B. pitch up C. raise D. show
25. It's a good idea to see your doctor regularly for a(n) ………….
A. revision B. control C. investigation D. check-up
26. …………..I hear that song, I think of you.
A. Whatever B. Forever C. Whenever D. However
27. She didn’t know …………….to have fish or chicken for lunch.
A. both B. whether C. neither D. as
28. For lunch, you may have …………….fish or chicken.
A. both B. neither C. not only D. either
29. The film was …………….There was so much blood in it.
A. horrify B. horrified C. horrifying D. being horrified
30. Last year, Matt earned ……………his brother, who has a better position.
A. twice as much as B. twice as many as
C. twice more than D. twice as more as
Part 2. Fill each of the blanks with the correct form of the word in capitals. (10ms)
31. I really don’t think he has the ………….to do this job. ABLE
32. The professor explained his idea with great…………… CLEAR
33. Do you know what the ……………of the river is? DEEP
34. He is very …………….carpenter. SKILL
35. He drive so…………..that he is sure to have an accident. CARE
36. I am ……………he will succeed in his chosen career. CONFIDENCE
37. Vietnam is a/ an ……..…..country. DEPEND
38. I could never be a teacher. I'm far too ……………. PATIENT
39. Please don't be so…….. …….. , I can't do the work by myself. REASON
40. We are going to .....…...our school next year. LARGE
Part 3. Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate tenses or forms. (5 ms)
41. This time tomorrow, we (lie)………....on a beach.
42. Sorry I don’t mean (step)………….on your foot.
43. If Linda (not stay)…………..up late last night, she wouldn’t be tired now.
44. Do you feel like (walk) ………...or shall we take a taxi.
45. I think your garden needs weeding, and you’d better have it (do) …………..tomorrow.
Part 4. Find out ONE word that needs correcting in each sentence and correct it. (5 ms)
Example: 0. The progress made in space travel for the early 1960s is remarkable.
0. for  in
46. How long have you know your teacher?
47. I have had a wonderful times in Ho Chi Minh City.
48. What would happen if the temperature is warmer tomorrow?
49. My sister wishes she could sing beautiful.
50. Da Lat, where is located on Highland, is famous for mild climate.
SECTION FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION
Part 1. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word
in each gap. (10ms)
In thirteenth-century Wales there (51)……… a handsome young prince called Llewellyn. He
was very fond (52)……………hunting and often wanted to go out into the forests and mountains
with his favourite hunting dog, whose name was Gelert. One day, however, he left his dog (53) ……..
………home to guard his baby who was only a few moths old. In the evening when the prince
returned from hunting he saw that his house was in a terrible mess. The furniture (54)………………
been knocked over and there was blood on the walls. He couldn’t find his baby son. Then he saw his

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dog Gelert walk towards him, covered in blood. The prince (55)…………..that the dog had attacked
and killed his son. He became violently angry, (56) …… his sword and killed the dog with one blow.
However, when he looked around his house more carefully he found his son lying (57) …..….
a chair, alive and well. Then he saw the dead body of a huge wolf. He realized that Gelert had (58)
………..his son’s life by fighting and killing the wolf. The prince was horrified by the mistake he had
(59)……..……and when he buried his dog he built an enormous pile of stones to mark the spot,
which can (60)……..be seen today.
Part 2. Read the following passage and choose the best answers (A, B, C or D) to complete the
sentences. (5 ms)
Most of the people who like films are only interested in the leading actor or actress when they
enjoy a film. It seems to them that only the actors or actresses have made the film successful. They
always pay attention to their appearance, performance, and fashion. There are many film viewers who
have no awareness of the other people’s work to make a film. A finished film is, actually, the result
of the collaboration of many people, and the most important among them are the scriptwriter, the
cinematographer, the film editor, the actor, and the director. Especially, in some thrilling scenes, the
roles of stuntmen are very important. They are always in danger when they are acting; some of them
are even badly hurt or dead. But what a pity, many film viewers rarely appreciate their work.
61. To many film viewers, ……………..
A. the director is the most important
B. no one is more important than the leading actor or actress
C. the stuntmen play the most important role
D. the most important person is the cinematographer
62. Many film viewers always pay attention to ………………..
A. the director’s name and appearance
B. the pictures taken by the cinematographer
C. the leading actors’ or actresses’ family
D. the actors’ and actresses’ appearance, performance, and fashion
63. The work of stuntmen is …………………….
A. secure B. dangerous C. interesting D. thrilled
64. A finished film is the result of the collaboration of ……………..
A. many people B. the actors C. the actresses D. the director
65. There are ………………most important people in making a film.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
Part 3. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the numbered blanks in the
following passage. (10 ms)
A hundred years ago, most people travelled on foot, by train, or on horseback. Railways had
made (66) ________ possible to travel rapidly over long (67) _______. Bicycles were also becoming
popular, after the invention of the (68) _______ tyre, which made cycling a lot (69) ________
comfortable. Buses, trams and underground railways had already been invented, and cities all over
the world already had traffic (70) ________. There were very few private cars, and city streets were
still full (71) _______ horses.
What a difference a hundred years have made? Nowadays we have got (72)_______ to the
problem of private cars, and some cities are so noisy and polluted that in many places (73) _______
have been banned from the city centre. How will we be travelling in a hundred years’ time? Perhaps
by then there will be only personal helicopters. There may be no (74) _______ to commute to work
or school in the future, (75) _______ everyone will have a computer at home. There might even be
more people walking and horse – riding, for pleasure and exercise.
66. A. it B. this C. its D. it’s
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67. A. ways B. lines C. distances D. lengths
68. A. air – filling B. air – filled C. air – fill D. fill – air
69. A. more B. much C. so D. less
70. A. sticks B. blocks C. jams D. knots
71. A. at B. with C. by D. of
72. A. used B. acquainted C. using D. acquaintance
73. A. traffic B. vehicles C. trips D. transport
74. A. worth B. necessary C. need D. point
75. A. if B. since C. when D. unless
SECTION FIVE: WRITING
Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it. (10 ms)
76. “You shouldn’t get up until you feel better,” the doctor said to me.
The doctor advised..........................................................................
77. Jane’s parents gave her a nice umbrella on her birthday.
Jane...................................................................................................
78. Unless he phones his wife immediately, he won’t get any information.
If.......................................................................................................
79. Henry regretted buying the second- hand car.
Henry wished...................................................................................
80. He started working for this company two years ago.
He has...............................................................................................
81. I think that no city in the world is more beautiful than Paris.
I think Paris.......................................................................................
82. Women in developed countries no longer bear many children.
No longer...........................................................................................
83. Although he was poor, he lived happily.
In spite of..........................................................................................
84. I couldn't hear them because they were speaking too softly.
They were.........................................................................................
85. John hasn’t had his hair cut for over three months.
It is .....................................................................................................
Part 2. Use the words/ phrases given to make meaningful sentences. (5 ms)
86. Ba/ have/ many friends/ that/ can’t remember/ all/ names.
87. It/ be/ time/ you/ study harder.
88. It/ be/ kind/ you/ invite me/ come and see you again.
89. They/ often/ warn/ us/ not/ sleep/ without/ mosquito nets.
90. It/ be/ first time/ I/ eat/ such a delicious cake.
Part 3. Composition. (10ms)
“Should secondary school students use mobile phones at school? Why or why not?”
Write a composition of about 150 words to express your opinion.
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