SỞ GD&ĐT……… KÌ THI HSG LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC:…. ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC KÌ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 201…-201… ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) SECTION A: PHONETICS Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 01. A. nurse B. bury C. hurt D. curly 02. A. rays B. bays C. days D. says 03. A. laughed B. sacred C. naked D. wicked 04. A. grew B. threw C. knew D. flew 05. A. leaf B. knife C. café D. of 06. A. thousand B. proudly C. southern D. foul 07. A. situation B. question C. safety D. statue 08. A. alone B. own C. post D. cost 09. A. college B. colleague C. luggage D. huge 10. A. this B. thigh C. wealthy D. width SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D that fits each blank. 11. We usually write to each other ……… A. every two weeks B. every week twice C. two every week D. none is correct 12. If you look ……… the book, you can find what you need. A. at B. for C. up D. through 13. Do you think we’ll find a solution ……… the problem? A. to B. for C. of D. about 14. I feel sick now. I wish I so much cake. A. not ate B. didn’t eat C. hadn’t eaten D. wouldn’t have eaten 15. … for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the project. A. If it had been B. If it hadn’t been C. Had it been D. Hadn’t it been 16. “Who is Mr. Madely?” “ I have no idea. I’ve never heard him”. A. about B. from C. after D. of 17. lion dancing is very popular in Vietnam, my friend, Andy, does not enjoy it. A. But B. Although C. If D. However 18. Harry: “Thank you for your help, Judy.” – Judy: “…………” A. With all my heart B. Never mention me C. It’s my pleasure D. No problem 19. Ann was robbed on the way home yesterday. She was made ……… all her money to the robber. A. give B. to give C. giving D. given 20. ……… many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass on phone messages. A. Wherever B. Whatever C. Whenever D. However 21. She never let you cook the meals, ? A. didn't she B. doesn't she C. did she D. does she 22. If you had taken my advice, you in this mess now. A. wouldn’t beB. won’t be C. aren’t D. wouldn’t have been 23. It’s no use a language if you don’t try to use it. A. to learn B. learned C. learning D. learn 24. She drove so that she had an accident. A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly 25. She doesn’t allow anyone in her room. A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoked 26. He to anyone suspicious when the class was over. A. was not seen to talk B. was not seen talking C. was not being seen walking D. had not seen to talk PREPARED & RELEASED BY ĐỖ BÌNH, THPT LIỄN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 27. We took part in a sponsored walk ……… to support the poor. A. organized B. organizing C. that organized D. had organized 28. It’s very ……… of you to offer me your seat, but really I’m quite happy to stand. A. sympathetic B. considerate C. grateful D. appreciative 29. You can stay here ……… you don’t make a loud noise. A. as much as B. as long as C. as soon as D. as far as 30. ……… interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it. A. Should I B. I was C. If I am D. Were I 31. Sue was offered a job as a translator but she … A. gave it away B. turned it down C. made it up D. filled it in 32. The building has a smoke detector … any fires can be detected immediately. A. so that B. if C. such as D. as if 33. Not until 1856 ……… across the Mississippi River. A. the first bridge was built B. was the first bridge built C. the first building a bridge D. the bridge building was II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 34. Rebecca (wear) ……… a new dress today because it is her birthday. 35+36. He (die) ……… of cancer last year. He must (smoke) ……… a lot. 37+38. I don’t think it is worth (spend) ……… money on it. It (be) ……… there in the shop for ages. 39. It’s time we (do) ……… something to stop road accidents. 40. (Convince) ……… that they were trying to poison him, he refused to eat anything. 41. You should wear several layers of clothing (keep) ……… warm. 42. Up to now it (visit) ……… by thousands of people. 43. Cuckoos (not – build) ……… nests. They use the nests of other birds. III. Use the word given in Capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (00). KEEPING WELL Most people would be in (00) ….agreement… with the idea, often put forward by doctors, that we should avoid taking medicines unnecessarily. Even people with only (44)……… medical knowledge say that it is not (45) ……… to take aspirin, for example, whenever you have a (46) ……… or some other minor ailments. It is certainly true that people have tended to become very (47)………. on pills when in any kind of discomfort, rather than simply waiting for the symptoms to pass. Many people would do well to take a different attitude to preventing illness. The best way to keep well is to avoid (48)… …. foods and habits. It is also (49) ……… to take plenty of exercise, and we should give (50)………. to people of all ages to do this, particularly the young ones. If we can educate people at an early age to keep fit and to look after themselves (51) ……………….……, then the (52) ……….of their having problems in later life will be considerably reduced. However, no matter how well we look after ourselves and how much exercise we do, illness, (53) ………, is not always preventable. 00. AGREE 44. LIMIT 45. ADVISE 46. HEAD 47. DEPEND 48. HEALTH 49. HELP 50. ENCOURAGE 51. CARE 52. PROBABLE 53. FORTUNATE IV. Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Find and correct it. 54. Just look at Mary. She looks so beautifully today. A B C D 55. It seems difficult for us having a trip abroad at the moment. A B C D 56. We have to save energy because save energy is very necessary. A B C D 57. Thanks for TV, people can enjoy interesting programs in an inexpensive and convenient way. A B C D 58. Japan is the country where occurs the most earthquakes in the world. A B C D 59. There is still evidence for people to believe in the exist of UFOs. A B C D 60. Fountain pens first became commercial available about a hundred years ago. PREPARED & RELEASED BY ĐỖ BÌNH, THPT LIỄN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 A B C D 61. I like to go to the countryside and my little sister does, either. A B C D 62. We are confident that we will be ability to persuade our friends to keep the school clean. A B C D 63. The town we visited was a four-days journey from our hotel, so we took the train instead of the bus. A B C D SECTION C: READING I. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank in the following passage. SCHOOL LUNCH Research has shown that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to school do not eat (64) in the middle of the day. In Britain schools have to (65) meals at lunchtime. Children can (66) to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen. One shocking finding of this research is that school meals are (67) healthier than lunches prepared by parents. There are strict standards for the preparation of school meals, which have to include one portion of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like bread or pasta. Lunchboxes (68) by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Children consume twice as much sugar (69) they should at lunchtime. The research will provide a better understanding of why the percentage of overweight students in Britain has (70) in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot criticise parents, but it can remind them of the (71) value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Small changes in their children’s diet can (72) their future health. Children can easily develop bad eating (73) at this age, and parents are the only ones who can prevent it. 64. A. appropriately B. properly C. probably D. possibly 65. A. give B. provide C. make D. do 66. A. prefer B. manage C. want D. choose 67. A. many B. much C. more D. less 68. A. examined B. found C. taken D. investigated 69. A. so B. than C. as D. such 70. A. increased B. expanded C. extended D. added 71. A. positive B. healthy C. nutritional D. good 72. A. damage B. predict C. destroy D. affect 73. A. behaviours B. styles C. attitudes D. habits II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage. MY HOME TOWN I was born in one of the most interesting cities in Malaysia. It has a rich, colourful history and many parts of the city have hardly changed at (74) during the last five centuries. However, nowadays, it is (75) longer the trade centre that it once (76) . It is difficult to imagine that at one time its harbour (77) to be visited by over 2,000 ships a week, and that the huge warehouses along the quayside would have (78) full of spices and silks, jewels and tea. The old city centre is small, which (79) it very easy to explore (80) foot. A river neatly divides the town, (81) only physically but in spirit, too. On one side, you find many grand houses, but on crossing the river, you find yourself in ancient Chinatown, where you really take a step back into the past. It is great fun to wander through the colourful, noisy backstreets. As well as having shops that sell a wide range of clothes and shoes, some of these streets are also famous (82) high quality antiques. Unfortunately, most of the bargains disappeared many years ago. However, (83) you look around carefully, you can still come across an interesting souvenvir. III. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question. Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5,000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings. PREPARED & RELEASED BY ĐỖ BÌNH, THPT LIỄN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly. To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized. 84. We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because A. it has become very important in our culture B. people have been writing since there have been human beings C. writing is secondary to language D. human beings have been writing for at least 5,000 years 85. The author of the passage argues that A. writing has become too important in today’s society B. speech is more basic to language than writing C. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write D. all languages should have a written form 86. Normal human beings A. learn to write before learning to talk B. learn to talk before learning to write C. learn to talk after learning to write D. learn to write and to talk at the same time 87. According to the passage, writing A. is imperfect, but less so than speech B. represents speech, but not perfectly C. developed from imperfect speech D. is represented perfectly by speech 88. In the author’s judgment, A. writing has more advantages than speech B. speech is essential but writing has important benefits C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does D. writing is more real than speech 89. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Writing has become so important in our culture. B. It is easy to acquire the writing skill. C. Writing represents speech, but not perfectly. D. Speech is essential but writing has important benefits. 90. The word “advantage” in the last paragraph most closely means A. benefit B. rudiments C. domination D. skill SECTION D: WRITING Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one printed before it. 91. Steve said to Mike, “Don’t touch the electric wires”. Steve warned ________. 92. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport. He regretted ________. 93. He looks older when he wears glasses. Glasses make ________. 94. I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning. I am used ________. 95. Sue is excited about going to Spain on holiday. Sue is looking ________. 96. “Why didn’t you go to school yesterday, John?” the teacher asked. The teacher asked ________. 97. It is expected that the US President will lose the election. The US President ________. 98. We didn’t eat at home. We went to a restaurant instead. Instead of ________. 99. My lawyer said I shouldn’t say anything to the police. My lawyer advised ________. 100. We need to wash the car. The car needs ________. The end PREPARED & RELEASED BY ĐỖ BÌNH, THPT LIỄN SƠN, LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 . SỞ GD&ĐT……… KÌ THI HSG LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC:…. ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC KÌ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 NĂM HỌC 201…-201… ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) SECTION A: PHONETICS Choose. ________. 97 . It is expected that the US President will lose the election. The US President ________. 98 . We didn’t eat at home. We went to a restaurant instead. Instead of ________. 99 . My lawyer. must (smoke) ……… a lot. 37+38. I don’t think it is worth (spend) ……… money on it. It (be) ……… there in the shop for ages. 39. It’s time we (do) ……… something to stop road accidents. 40. (Convince)