SỞ GD&ĐT……… KÌ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 201…-201…

KÌ THI HSG LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC:…. ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Part A: PHONETICS (5 pts)
I- Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
rest of the group. (2 pts)
1. A. ploughed B. published C. ordered D. prayed
2. A. closure B. pleasant C. decision D. pleasure
II- Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group.
(3 pts)
3. A. career B. avoid C. manage D. advise
4. A. official B. literacy C. inventory D. stationery
5. A. diversity B. severe C. education D. courageous
Part B: LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)
I- Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
6. The hotel has been built on the ____ of the lake.
A. border B. boundary C. edge D. front
7. John: “I didn’t pass my driving test.” – Anna: “____!”
A. Better luck next time B. So poor C. Congratulations D. That was nice of you.
8. She used to ____ her living by delivering vegetables to local hotels.
A. have B. win C. earn D. get
9. Although it was raining heavily, ____.
A. he went out without a raincoat. B. but he went out without a raincoat.
C. so he went out without a raincoat. D. however he went out without a raincoat.
10. The house was ____ building.
A. a stone nice old B. a nice old stone C. a nice stone old D. an old nice stone
11. Do you ____ my turning the television on now?
A. object B. disapprove C. want D. mind
12. Last year, Matt earned____ his brother.
A. twice as much as B. twice as many as C. twice more than D. twice as more as
13. You don't have to decide now, you can____.
A. put it aside B. call it off C. tear it up D. think it over
14. Jenny and her sister are so ____. They could almost be twins.
A. likeness B. alike C. like D. the same
15. They hardly believe him and ____.
A. so do I B. neither do I C. I do, too D. I believe him
II- Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form. (10 pts)
16-17. Jack (be) ____ ready in a moment. He (just finish) ____ his breakfast.
18. None of the people (invite) ____ to the party could come.
19-20. I was terribly disappointed (discover) ____ that he (lie) ____ to me.
21-22. Nothing (give) ____ to you if you (not study) ____ hard.
23. We (tell) ____ not to go out at night recently.
24-25. There is smoke and I smell something (burn) ____ . There (be) ____ a fire nearby.
III- Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters. (10 pts)
26. We must learn about keeping our environment (POLLUTE) ____ .
27. It is also easy to save energy, which also reduces (HOUSE) ____ bills.
28-29. You needn't go on a diet; but you have to eat (SENSE) ____ and you mustn’t (EAT) ____ .
30. Help is immediately sent to the (SURVIVE) ____ of the earthquake.
31. My brother can repair electric (APPLY) ____ very well.
32. (ENVIRONMENT) ____ are doing their best to save the species from dying out.
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33. These (INNOVATE) ____ will conserve the earth’s resources.
34. The President’s New Year speech is going to be broadcast (NATION) ____ .
35. Daily newspapers often have sections for news, sports, arts, and (CLASS) ____ advertising.
Part C: READING (25 pts)
I- Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word. (10 pts)
Every year, eight million children across the United States spend some time at a summer camp. For more than
a century, children have enjoyed both learning new skills and (36)____ part in a variety of activities in a friendly
environment.
There are 10,000 camps across the country, which are designed to look (37)____ youngsters from the age of 6
to 18. The camps, (38)____ anything from 1 to 8 weeks, are often situated in beautiful lakeside areas and there
is a wide range of (39)____ to suit every pocket. The children typically do outdoor (40)____, including some
challenging sports like climbing, or indoor activities such as drama, music or poetry. (41)____ the camps are not
luxurious, the wooden cabins the young people sleep (42)____ are comfortable. The timetable does not allow
very much time for relaxing because the children are (43)____ busy all the time. The camps are popular with the
children and many come away (44)____ of enthusiasm. In the words of one former camper, 'I made a lot of
friends, (45)____ never on my own, and became a lot more self-confident.'
II- Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage. (10 pts)
The computer is undoubtedly one of the most (46) ____ and important inventions of the twentieth century.
Boring or time-consuming jobs which, in the past, would have been (47)____ by hundreds of workers can now be
done by one small computer. However, the (48)____ of the computer has not been entirely problem-free. Many
people feel that we are already too (49)____ on computers. They think that computers themselves are (50)____
too powerful, and that people are no longer in control of them.
One of the problems with a computer is that, like any other machines, it can (51)____. If a computer is
(52)____, the information it is storing can be lost. If a computer program has a(n) (53)____ in it, the computer’s
calculation can be seriously (54)____. A faulty program in a hospital or police computer could (55)____ terrible
mistakes.
46. A. shocking B. amazing C. astonishing D. surprising
47. A. done out B. made out C. carried out D. figured out
48. A. usage B. experiment C. introduction D. operation
49. A. dependent B. based C. influenced D. carried
50. A. becoming B. getting C. running D. turning
51. A. break up B. break down C. break into D. break out
52. A. changed B. modified C. contaminated D. damaged
53. A. foul B. abnormality C. wrongdoing D. error
54. A. devalued B. affected C. fooled D. broken
55. A. do B. produce C. find D. cause
III- Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer (5 pts)
Many British people don’t think about clothes very much. They just like to be comfortable. When they go out
to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything. At theaters, cinemas and concerts you can put on what you
like from elegant suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters. Anything goes, as long as you look clean and tidy.
But in Britain, as well as the United States, men in offices usually wear suits and ties, and women wear
dresses or skirts (not trousers). Doctors, lawyers and business people wear quite formal clothes. And in some
hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women wear smart dresses.
In many years, Americans are more relaxed than British people, but they are more careful with their clothes.
At home or on holiday, most Americans wear informal or sporty clothes. But when they go out in the evening,
they like to look elegant. In good hotels and restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and women wear
pretty clothes and smart hairstyles.

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 It is difficult to say exactly what people wear informal or formal in Britain and the United States because
everyone is different. If you are not sure what to wear, watch what other people do and do the same. You’ll feel
more relaxed if you don’t look too different from everyone else.
56. Many British people wear freely when they _____.
A. attend meetings B. attend lectures C. spend their spare time D. meet their friends
57. Who doesn’t usually wear suits and ties?
A. Lawyers B. Doctors C. Drivers D. Secretaries
58. If you visit an American friend at home in the evening, you may find that your friend wears_____.
A. pretty clothes B. informal clothes C. formal clothes D. dirty clothes
59. If you are in a foreign country, the best way the writer suggests to you is to wear_____.
A. strange clothes B. as the people there do C. your native clothes D. pretty clothes
60. What do you think the passage is mainly about?
A. Recent dressing habit in Great Britain and the United States.
B. The reason why informal clothing is popular in Britain and the US.
C. When we should wear in a formal way. D. Where we should wear in a formal way.
Part D: WRITING (20 pts)
I- Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed
above it. (10 pts)
61. They bought me two laptops, but neither worked satisfactorily. They bought____.
62. Jane’s career as a television presenter began five years ago. Jane has____.
63. I’m quite happy to look after the baby for you.  I don’t____.
64. The flight to Paris lasted 3 hours.  It took____.
65. People say that he sold his house to pay the debt.  He is____.
66. The passengers don’t realize how lucky they have been.  Little____.
67. You ought to fasten your seatbelt before driving away.  You shouldn’t ____.
68. His working too much led to his illness.  If he____.
69. If someone understands this book, they are cleverer than I am.  Anyone who____.
70. “Would you like to go to the concert with me tonight?” Peter said to Ann.  Peter invited____.
II- Write a paragraph of 100 - 120 words about the thing you like to do most in your free time. (10 pts)
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