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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 9

Ngày thi: 09 tháng 01 năm 2018
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(Gồm 04 trang)
Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào đề.

Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2 Số phách

I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX TỔNG

I. Listen and CIRCLE the correct answer. (1.5 pts)

1. How long has Sarah worked as a weather forecaster for a television company?
A. two years B. seven years C. ten years D. thirty years
2. What does Sarah say about her job?
A. She sometimes has to work at night B. She enjoys getting up early
C. She works ten or twelve hours a day D. She has to travel a lot in her job
3. Before Sarah does a weather forecast, _______ .
A. she has to prepare it in advance B. she sometimes forgets her words
C. she worries about making a mistake D. she feels very tired
4. Sarah’s husband _______ .
A. works on the same days each week B. wants to move nearer his work
C. spends more free time at home than her D. does not like his job
5. Sarah is pleased because she ______ .
A. has got her pilot’s license B. taught her husband to play tennis
C. won a lot of prizes in sports D. took part in a long race
6. A man in India wanted ______ .
A. to meet Sarah’s family B. a photo of Sarah
C. to receive a letter from Sarah D. her to visit his office
II. Listen and fill in each blank with missing words or number. (1.5 pts)
DAD’S BIRTHDAY 1. The day to have the party: On ________________________
2. The time to start: At ________________________
3. Number of people: __________________________
4. Color of cake: __________________________
5. Tidy: The _______________________
6. Present: ___________________________
III. Supply the correct form of the given words to complete the sentences. (1.5 pts)
1. Should English be a ______________ foreign language in Vietnam? (compel)
2. I have read Harry Potter and even Twilight - but only in ______________ . (translate)
3. They feel happy to live in very comfortable ______________ . (surround)
4. Judo is an ______________sport to take up because you do not need much equipment. (expense)
5. When I first came here I was really impressed by the ______________ of the local residents. (friend)
6. Hollywood movies make up_____________75% of all the films at our local cinemas. (rough)
IV. CIRCLE the best answer for each question. (3.5 pts)
1. Garbage bins should be put around the school yards to prevent students _______ littering.
A. with B. for C. from D. to
2. I need a pencil; I don’t like to write _______ ink.
A. from B. in C. by D. with
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3. My friend and I did very well in the last two tests, so______ will have to retake them this afternoon.
A. both of us B. either one of us C. neither of us D. not any of us
4. Mrs. Thanh _______ English in the same school for over 20 years now.
A. teaches B. is teaching C. has taught D. was living
5. The paddy field _______ as far as the river.
A. advances B. extends C. lies D. develops
6. The book the monitor wants is not there ______ someone has taken it.
A. before B. as C. although D. while
7. They said “Happy birthday” and “Many happy returns” before _______ Lan their presents.
A. giving B. will give C. gave D. give
8. Can you ______ the difference between “at the end” and “in the end”?
A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell
9. He took the wrong book _______ mistake, not _______ purpose.
A. by/ on B. by/ for C. with/ on D. with/ for
10. _______ from Bill, all the students have promised that they would come.
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
11. I shall do the assignment to the best of my _______ .
A. capacity B. ability C. knowledge D. talent
12. - Jane: Excuse me. - John: _______ ?
- Jane: There is something that I must tell you immediately."
A. What for B. What’s it C. What’s that D. What’s up
13. Botanists are not sure where the first plant was grown or even _______.
A. what plant was B. it was what plant C. what plant was it D. what plant it was
14. They insist that the suggestion of a new kind of Vietnamese spelling _______ any longer.
A. is not discussed B. does not discuss C. will not discuss D. should not be discussed
V. FIND and CORRECT one error in each of the sentences. (2 pts)
Example: I (A) think (B) that swimming (C) on cold water is (D) not good for our health.
> C. on cold water => in cold water
1. (A) There’s no point (B) to try to persuade (C) such a (D) narrow – minded person.
2. Jones (A) has not completed (B) the assignment (C) yet, and Maria (D) hasn’t neither.
3. (A) Spell correctly is easy with the aid of (B) a number of (C) word processing programs for
(D) personal computers.
4. Minh (A) went to a school in Vung Tau city (B) for 2015 to 2017, (C) but now he (D) is studying in
Tan Thanh district.
VI. CIRCLE the best answer among A, B, C or D to fit each gap in the passage. (2 pts)
English is an international language spoken in many countries as a native, a second (1) _____ a foreign
language. It’s taught in (2) _____ every school. It’s a living language spoken by over 350 million people
as (3) _____ native language. (4) _____ more speak it as an additional language. English is learned
everywhere (5) _____ people have found out (6) _____ a good command of the English language is a
passport to a better career, better pay, advanced knowledge, and for (7) _____ with the entire world.
English is also learned for the literature it possesses, and for the variety and rich experience it provides.
English has (8) _____ French as the language of diplomacy. In this computer age, English is bound to
expand its domains of use everywhere. Everyone wants to appropriate English as their own.
1. a. neither b. either c. or d. also
2. a. most b. almost c. the most d. most of
3. a. its b. his c. their d. theirs
4. a. Million b. Millions c. Million of d. Millions of
5. a. due to b. nevertheless c. provided that d. because
6. a. that b. which c. when d. how
7. a. communicate b. communicative c. communication d. communicating
8. a. replaced b. invaded c. conquered d. enslaved

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VII. Fill in each blank with ONE word to complete the passage. (1.5 pts)
A good memory is of great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his own language by
remembering (1) _____________ he hears when he/ she is a small child; and some children like boys
and girls (2) _____________ live abroad with their parents seem to learn two languages almost as
easily as one. At school, it is not so (3) _____________ to learn a second or a foreign language
because the students have so little time for it - they are busy (4) _____________ other subjects as well.
The best way for most of us to remember things is to join them in our mind with (5) _____________
which we know already, or which we easily remember because we have a picture of it in our mind. That
is why it is better to learn words in sentences, (6) _____________ by themselves, or to see, to do, or to
feel what a word means when we first use it.
VIII. Reading. (3 pts)
Passage 1. Read the passage and CIRCLE the best answers to the questions.
People usually complain that they never have enough time to accomplish tasks. The hours and
minutes seem to slip away before many planned chores get done. According to time management
experts, the main reason for this is that most people fail to set priorities about what to do first. They get
tired down by trivial; time-consuming matters and never complete the important ones.
One simple solution often used by those at the top is to keep lists of tasks to be accomplished
daily. These lists order jobs from most essential to least essential and are checked regularly through the
day to access progress. Not only is this an effective way to imagine time, but also it serves to give
individuals a much-deserved sense of satisfaction over their achievements. People who do not keep lists
often face the end of the work with uncertainty over the significance of their accomplishments, which
over time can contribute to serious problems in mental and physical health.
1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Common Complaints about Work B. Accomplishing Trivial Matters
C. Achieving Job Satisfaction D. Learning to Manage Time
2. According to the passage, why do many people never seem to have enough time to accomplish
things?
A. They do not prioritize tasks. B. They get tied down by one difficult problem.
C. They fail to deal with trivial matters. D. They do not seek the advice of time management experts.
3. In paragraph 2, the word “those” refers to _______ .
A. daily lists B. trivial matters C. priorities D. people
4. The passage states that one solution to time management problems is to ______ .
A. consult a time management expert B. accomplish time-consuming matters first
C. keep daily lists of priorities and check them regularly D. spend only a short time on each task
5. The paragraph following this passage most probably discusses _______ .
A. mental and physical health problems B. another solution to time management problems
C. ways to achieve a sense of fulfillment D. different types of lists
6. Which of the following sentence is NOT true?
A. People often complain that they have enough time.
B. People get tired down by trivial, time-consuming problems.
C. People who do not keep lists often face the end of the work.
D. They think that one simple solution often used by those at the top.
Passage 2. Read the passage and CIRCLE the best answers to the questions.
At the age of sixty-five, Laura Ingalls Wilder began writing a series of novels for young people based
on her early experiences on the American frontier. Born in the State of Wisconsin in 1867, she and her
family were rugged pioneers. Seeking better farm land, they went by covered wagon to Missouri in
1869, then on to Kansas the next year, returning to Wisconsin in 1871, and traveling on to Minnesota
and Laura before settling permanently in South Dakota in 1879. Because of this continuing moving,
Wilder's early education took place occasionally in a succession of one-room schools. From age thirteen
to sixteen she attended school more regularly although she never graduated.
At the age of eighteen, she married Almanzo James Wilder. They bought a small farm in the Ozarks,
where they remained for the rest of their lives. Their only daughter, Rose, who had become a nationally
known journalist, encouraged her mother to write. Serving as agent and editor, Rose negotiated with

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Harper to publish her mother's first book, Little House on the Big Woods. Seven more books followed,
each chronicling her early life on the plains. Written from the perspective of a child, they have
remained popular with young readers from many nations. Twenty years after her death in 1957, more
than 20 million copies had been sold, and they had been translated into fourteen languages. In 1974, a
weekly television series, "Little House on the Prairie", was produced based on the stories from the
Wilder books.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. American pioneer life B. Children's literature
C. A weekly television series D. Wilder's career
2. Laura Ingalls Wilder began writing novels_______ .
A. when she was a child on the frontier B. right after she moved to the Ozarks
C. when she was a young mother D. after her sixty-fifth birthday
3. The author mentions all of the following events in the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder EXCEPT ______ .
A. She went west by covered wagon B. She graduated from a one-room school
C. She married Almanzo Wilder D. She had one daughter
4. Wilder's early education took place ________ .
A. with great success B. for a long time
C. at irregular intervals D. in a very efficient way
5. “Written from the perspective of a child, they have remained popular ”. “They” refers to _______ .
A. the plains B. many nations C. many books D. young readers
6. It can be referred from the passage that _______ .
A. Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote scripts for the television series
B. the Wilders were not happy living in the Ozarks
C. Wilder's daughter was not a successful writer
D. the Wilders books have a universal appeal
IX. Do as directed. (3.5 pts)
1. He came late; he even forgot his books. ( Complete the sentence)
> Not only _________________________________________________________________________.
2. It isn’t necessary for you to finish the work today. ( Complete the sentence, using the word have)
> You ___________________________________________________________________________.
3. Why don’t you take a holiday abroad? (Complete the sentence)
> I would _______________________________________________________________________ .
4. It is not a habit of mine to get up earlier than 6:00 a.m. ( Complete the sentence)
> I am__________________________________________________
5. To the best of my knowledge, Peter is a really hard-working student. ( Complete the sentence)
> As far ___________________________________________________________ hard.
6. Use about 70 or 80 words to write about your learning English and what you would like to do to
improve your English.

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GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!

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 UBND HUYỆN TÂN THÀNH ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC 27/4 CẤP HUYỆN
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 9
Ngày thi: 09 tháng 01 năm 2018
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
(Gồm 04 trang)
Lưu ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào đề.

I. Listen and CIRCLE the correct answer. (6 X 0.25 = 1.5 pts)

1. How long has Sarah worked as a weather forecaster for a television company?
A. two years B. seven years C. ten years D. thirty years
2. What does Sarah say about her job?
A. She sometimes has to work at night B. She enjoys getting up early
C. She works ten or twelve hours a day D. She has to travel a lot in her job
3. Before Sarah does a weather forecast, _______ .
A. she has to prepare it in advance B. she sometimes forgets her words
C. she worries about making a mistake D. she feels very tired
4. Sarah’s husband _______ .
A. works on the same days each week B. wants to move nearer his work
C. spends more free time at home than her D. does not like his job
5. Sarah is pleased because she ______ .
A. has got her pilot’s license B. taught her husband to play tennis
C. won a lot of prizes in sports D. took part in a long race
6. A man in India wanted ______ .
A. to meet Sarah’s family B. a photo of Sarah
C. to receive a letter from Sarah D. her to visit his office
II. Listen and fill in each blank with missing words or number. (6 X 0.25 = 1.5 pts)
DAD’S BIRTHDAY
1. The day to have the party: On _____Sunday_______
2. The time to start: At _____3:30_______
3. Number of people: _______12___________
4. Color of cake: _____green___________
5. Tidy: The _____ garden _________
6. Present: _____ (some new) gloves ___

III. Supply the correct form of the words to complete the sentences. (6 X 0.25 = 1.5 pts)
1. Should English be a _______ foreign language in Vietnam? (compel)
2. I have read Harry Potter and even Twilight - but only in _____ . (translate)
3. They feel happy to live in very comfortable ________. (surround)
4. Judo is an ____sport to take up because you don’t need much equipment. (expense)
5. When I first came here I was really impressed by the _____of the local residents. (friend)
6. Hollywood movies make up______75% of all the films we watch at our local cinemas. (rough)
KEY: 1. compulsory 2. translation 3. surroundings
4. inexpensive/ unexpensive 5. friendliness 6. roughly

IV. CIRCLE the best answer for each question. (14 x 0.25 = 3.5 pts)
1. Garbage bins should be put around the school yards to prevent students ______ littering.
A. with B. for C. from D. to
2. I need a pencil; I don’t like to write ______ ink.
A. from B. in C. by D. with
3. My friend and I did very well in the last two tests, so______will have to retake them this afternoon.

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 A. both of us B. either one of us C. neither of us D. not any of us
4. Mrs. Thanh ……………...English in the same school for over 20 years now.
A. teaches B. is teaching C. has taught D. was teaching
5. The paddy field ______ as far as the river.
A. advances B. extends C. lies D. develops
6. The book the monitor wants is not there ______ someone has taken it.
A. before B. as C. although D. while
7. They said “Happy birthday” and “Many happy returns” before _______ Lan their presents.
A. giving B. will give C. gave D. give
8. Can you ______ the difference between “at the end” and “in the end”?
A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell
9. He took the wrong book _______ mistake, not _______ purpose.
A. by/ on B. by/ for C. with/ on D. with/ for
10. _______ from Bill, all the students have promised that they would come.
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
11. I shall do the assignment to the best of my ______ .
A. capacity B. ability C. knowledge D. talent
12. - Jane: Excuse me. - John: _______ ?
- Jane: There is something that I must tell you immediately."
A. What for B. What’s it C. What’s that D. What’s up
13. Botanists are not sure where the first plant was grown or even _______.
A. what plant was B. it was what plant C. what plant was it D. what plant it was
14. They insist that the suggestion of a new kind of Vietnamese spelling _______ any longer.
A. is not discussed B. does not discuss
C. will not discuss D. should not be discussed
V. FIND (4 x 0.25 = 1.0 pt) and CORRECT (4 x 0.25 = 1.0 pt).
Example: I (A) think (B) that swimming (C) on cold water is (D) not good for our health.
> C. on cold water => in cold water
1. (A) There’s no point (B) to try to persuade (C) such a (D) narrow – minded person.
2. Jones (A) has not completed (B) the assignment (C) yet, and Maria (D) hasn’t neither.
3. (A) Spell correctly is easy with the aid of (B) a number of (C) word processing programs for
(D) personal computers.
4. Minh (A) went to a school in Vung Tau city (B) for 2015 to 2017, (C) but now he (D) is studying in
Tan Thanh district.
> 1. (B) to try to => in trying to 2. (D) hasn’t neither => hasn’t either.
>3. (A) Spell correctly => Spelling correctly 4. (B) for => from

VI. CIRCLE the best answer to fit each gap in the passage. (8 x 0.25 = 2 pts)
English is an international language spoken in many countries as a native, a second (1) ______ a
foreign language. It’s taught in (2) ______ every school. It’s a living language spoken by over 350
million people as (3) ______ native language. (4) ______ more speak it as an additional language.
English is learned everywhere (5) ______ people have found out (6) ______ a good command of the
English language is a passport to a better career, better pay, advanced knowledge, and for (7) ______
with the entire world. English is also learned for the literature it possesses, and for the variety and rich
experience it provides. English has (8) ______ French as the language of diplomacy. In this computer
age, English is bound to expand its domains of use everywhere. Everyone wants to appropriate English
as their own.
9. a. neither b. either c. or d. also
10. a. most b. almost c. the most d. most of
11. a. its b. his c. their d. theirs
12. a. Million b. Millions c. Million of d. Millions of
13. a. due to b. nevertheless c. provided that d. because
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 14. a. that b. which c. when d. how
15. a. communicate b. communicative c. communication d. communicating
16. a. replaced b. invaded c. conquered d. enslaved

VII. Fill in each blank with ONE word to complete the passage. (6 x 0.25 = 1.5 pts)
A good memory is of great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his own language by
remembering (1) _____________ he hears when he/ she is a small child; and some children like boys
and girls (2) _____________ live abroad with their parents seem to learn two languages almost as
easily as one. At school, it is not so (3) _____________ to learn a second or a foreign language
because the students have so little time for it - they are busy (4) _____________ other subjects as well.
The best way for most of us to remember things is to join them in our mind with (5) _____________
which we know already, or which we easily remember because we have a picture of it in our mind. That
is why it is better to learn words in sentences, (6) _____________ by themselves, or to see, to do, or to
feel what a word means when we first use it.
KEY: 1. what 2. who / that 3. easy 4. with 5. something/ things 6. not

VIII. Reading. (12 x 0.25 = 3 pts)

Passage 1. Read the passage and CIRCLE the best answers to the questions.
People usually complain that they never have enough time to accomplish tasks. The hours and
minutes seem to slip away before many planned chores get done. According to time management
experts, the main reason for this is that most people fail to set priorities about what to do first. They get
tired down by trivial; time-consuming matters and never complete the important ones.
One simple solution often used by those at the top is to keep lists of tasks to be accomplished
daily. These lists order jobs from most essential to least essential and are checked regularly through the
day to access progress. Not only is this an effective way to imagine time, but also it serves to give
individuals a much-deserved sense of satisfaction over their achievements. People who do not keep lists
often face the end of the work with uncertainty over the significance of their accomplishments, which
over time can contribute to serious problems in mental and physical health.
1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Common Complaints about Work B. Accomplishing Trivial Matters
C. Achieving Job Satisfaction D. Learning to Manage Time
2. According to the passage, why do many people never seem to have enough time to accomplish
things?
A. They do not prioritise tasks. B. They get tied down by one difficult problem.
C. They fail to deal with trivial matters. D. They do not seek the advice of time management experts.
3. In paragraph 2, the word “those” refers to _______ .
A. daily lists B. trivial matters C. priorities D. people
4. The passage states that one solution to time management problems is to ______ .
A. consult a time management expert B. accomplish time-consuming matters first
C. keep daily lists of priorities and check them regularly D. spend only a short time on each task
5. The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses _______ .
A. mental and physical health problems B. another solution to time management problems
C. ways to achieve a sense of fulfillment D. different types of lists
6. Which of the following sentence is NOT true?
A. People often complain that they have enough time.
B. People get tired down by trivial, time-consuming problems.
C. People who do not keep lists often face the end of the work.
D. They think that one simple solution often used by those at the top.
Passage 2. Read the passage and CIRCLE the best answers to the questions.
At the age of sixty-five, Laura Ingalls Wilder began writing a series of novels for young people based
on her early experiences on the American frontier. Born in the State of Wisconsin in 1867, she and her
family were rugged pioneers. Seeking better farm land, they went by covered wagon to Missouri in
1869, then on to Kansas the next year, returning to Wisconsin in 1871, and traveling on to Minnesota

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and Laura before settling permanently in South Dakota in 1879. Because of this continuing moving,
Wilder's early education took place occasionally in a succession of one-room schools. From age thirteen
to sixteen she attended school more regularly although she never graduated.
At the age of eighteen, she married Almanzo James Wilder. They bought a small farm in the Ozarks,
where they remained for the rest of their lives. Their only daughter, Rose, who had become a nationally
known journalist, encouraged her mother to write. Serving as agent and editor, Rose negotiated with
Harper to publish her mother's first book, Little House on the Big Woods. Seven more books followed,
each chronicling her early life on the plains. Written from the perspective of a child, they have
remained popular with young readers from many nations. Twenty years after her death in 1957, more
than 20 million copies had been sold, and they had been translated into fourteen languages. In 1974, a
weekly television series, "Little House on the Prairie ", was produced based on the stories from the
Wilder books.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. American pioneer life B. Children's literature
C. A weekly television series D. Wilder's career
2. Laura Ingalls Wilder began writing novels_______ .
A. when she was a child on the frontier B. right after she moved to the Ozarks
C. when she was a young mother D. after her sixty-fifth birthday
3. The author mentions all of the following events in the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder EXCEPT ______ .
A. She went west by covered wagon B. She graduated from a one-room school
C. She married Almanzo Wilder D. She had one daughter
4. Wilder's early education took place ________ .
A. with great success B. for a long time
C. at irregular intervals D. in a very efficient way
5. “Written from the perspective of a child, they have remained popular ”. “They” refers to _______ .
A. the plains B. many nations C. many books D. young readers
6. It can be referred from the passage that _______ .
A. Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote scripts for the television series
B. the Wilders were not happy living in the Ozarks
C. Wilder's daughter was not a successful writer
D. the Wilders books have a universal appeal
IX. Do as directed. (3.5 pts)
1. He came late; he even forgot his books. (0.5 pt)
> Not only ____ did he come late/, (but) he also forgot his books/.
2. It isn’t necessary for you to finish the work today. (HAVE) (0.5 pt)
> You don’t have to finish the work today________
______

3. Why don’t you take a holiday abroad? (0.5 pt)

> I would ______take a holiday abroad/ if I were you/.
4. It is not a habit of mine to get up earlier than 6:00 a.m. (0.5 pt)
> I am ___not used to getting up earlier than 6:00 a.m.
not in the habit of getting up earlier than 6:00 a.m.
5. To the best of my knowledge, Peter is a really hard-working student. (0.5 pt)
> As far_as I know/, Peter studies really/ Peter is the student who/that works really _ hard.
(Note: Peter is a student => “studies” is the best)

6. Use about 70 or 80 words to write about your learning English and what you would like to do to
improve your English. (1.0 pt)

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