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Part 4: There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it. (10 points)
1. Because the torrential rains that had devastated the area, the governor sent the National Guard to assist in the
clean-up operation.
2. One of the most important things in life is a good health.
3. The city has spent a big amount of money on crime prevention.
4. Comparing with other countries, Libya spends a high percentage of income on education.
5. People are now enjoying a higher level of living.
6. In the United Kingdom women see their doctor on the average five times a year.
7. Although Mark has been cooking for many years, he still doesn’t know to prepare French foods in the traditional
manner.
8. When we arrived at the store to purchase the dishwasher advertise in the newspaper, we learned that all the
dishwashers had been sold.
9. After rising the flag to commemorate the holiday, the mayor gave a long speech.
10. This time tomorrow I will lie on the beach, enjoying the sunshine.
Part 5: Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (20 points)
1.Her father pays her fees, otherwise she (1) ……… (be) here.
2. He (2)………………………….(work) all day yesterday.
3.Oh, you must (3) …………… (drop) it on the way to come here.
4. We’ve got everything. Nothing seems (4)………………………… (forget)
5. Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She (5) ……… (run) all the way here for half an hour.
6. The first man (6)………………..( sit) on the park bench looked at the (7)……….(jog) woman.
7.The car broke down. But for that we (8) ………………… (be) in time.
8. For more than two hundred years, human (9)............................(gradually change) the atmosphere, mainly as a
result of industrial pollution.
9. Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim (10)........................( see) monsters in the sea.
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Đề số 2
Kỳ thi: Chọn học sinh giỏi tỉnh
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
SECTION A: LISTENING (20 points)
PART 1: Questions 1-10 (10 points)
Questions 1-3: You will hear a man, Martin Hill, phoning Eastate Agents in order to find an accommodation.
Listen carefully and choose the correct letter, A, B or C for each question.
Example:
0. Martin wants to ……
A. sell a flat. BB. rent a flat. C. buy a flat.
1. What is Martin’s occupation?
A. He works in a car factory. B. He works in a bank. C. He is a college student.
2. The friends would prefer somewhere with
A. four bedrooms. B. three bedrooms. C. two bathrooms.
3. Phil would rather live in
A. the east suburbs. B. the city centre. C. the west suburbs.
Questions 4-10. Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for
each answer.
Details of flats available
Location Features Good (√) and bad (×) points
Bridge Street, near ● 3 bedrooms √ (5) £ ……………………….. a month
the ● very big living room √ transport links
(4) × no shower
……………………. × could be
(6) ………………………………
A B
YES NO
16. Maria would like to travel a lot as part of her job.
17. Maria is confident she will be able to work for an airline.
18. Rolf intends to do a job connected with his degree.
19. Maria and Rolf agree it is important to have a good salary.
20. Rolf’s ambition is to manage his own company one day.
SECTION B: PHONETIC (10 points)
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other words in each group
by circling A, B, C or D. (5.0 points)
1. A. ready B. study C. puppy D. occupy
2. A. compose B. wisdom C. resident D. island
3. A. measure B. treasure C. breathe D. instead
4. A. danced B. borrowed C. arrived D. destroyed
5. A. headache B. stomach C. moustache D. chemist
Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5
II. Select A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress position is different from the rest. (5.0 points) 1. A.
interesting B. surprising C. amusing D. successful
2. A. paper B. tonight C. teacher D. story
3. A. writer B. baker C. builder D. career
4. A. mathematics B. biology C. experiment D. mechanic
5. A. money B. personality C. many D. mother
Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5
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A. less easy B. more easy C. easier D. more difficult
10. Remember to come at eight, ...................... ?
A. will you B. don’t you C. aren’t you D. haven’t you
11.- Harry: " ......................." - Kate: "Yes. I'd like to buy a computer."
A. Do you look for something? B. Good morning. Can I help you?
C. Excuse me. Do you want to buy it? D. Can you help me buy something?
12.- Peter: “I’ve been awarded a scholarship to study in America.”
- Daisy: “Uh, really? .........................!”
A. Take care of yourself B. Lucky as you are
C. You are always lucky D. Congratulations
13. I met a................... girl at my friend’s birthday party last Sunday.
A. tall American pretty B. tall pretty American
C. pretty American tall D. pretty tall American
14. Quite soon, the world is going to ................. energy resources.
A. get into B. run out of C. keep up with D. come up against
15. People prefer watching films on TV these days ....................going to the cinema.
A. more than B. to C. rather than D. than
16. ................. the airport, I was very worried to find that no one ................. for me.
A. On arriving at/ had waited B. On arriving at/ was waiting
C. On arriving in/ had waited D. When arriving at/ was waiting
Mark the letter to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of
the following questions.
17. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.
A. came into B. went leisurely C. dropped by D. went quickly
18. It will take more or less a month to prepare for the wedding.
A. approximately B. simply C. generally D. frankly
Mark the letter to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of
the following questions.
19. She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends when she went abroad to study.
A. lost control of B. got in touch with C. made room for D. put in charge of
20. Basically, everything is the same; however, there may be some minor changes to the schedule.
A. big B. sudden C. gradual D. small
Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
II. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets (20 points) .
1. It’s hard to.................a large family. FOOD
2. More ..................... , who caused the accident? IMPORTANT
3. You must practise a lot to improve your…………..... PRONOUNCE
4. Guests are supposed to show their cards at the................. ENTER
5. Do you have a ................... costume in your country ? NATION
6. Your carelessness may do……………harm to people. CALCULATE
7. The fishing village is very…………………… PICTURE
8. What’s the ......................of the runway at this airport ? LONG
9. The people whose houses are to be demolished when the new road is HOUSE
built will be ……………… outside the city.
10. A list of …………..events for the autumn is being prepared. COME
Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
III. Put the correct tense or form of the verbs in the parentheses. (20 points)
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a. The classroom is still very dirty. I don’t think it (1- clean).
b. (2-Lie) on the beach on a sunny day is pleasant.
c. After (3-shout) for help, she (4-take) off her shoes and (5-jump) in (6-save) him.
d. Once you (7-try) Gloswhite toothpaste, you (8-never use) anything else.
e. (9-Write) the letter, she put it in an envelope.
f. Each July, George together with his family (10-go) to Spain for holiday.
Your answers:
1. _____________________________ 6. _____________________________
2. _____________________________ 7. _____________________________
3. ______________________________ 8. _____________________________
4. _____________________________ 9. _____________________________
5. _____________________________ 10. ____________________________
IV. In each following sentence there is one mistake. Find out the mistake by underlining it and write the
correction in the space on the right column as the example. (10 points)
II. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (20 points)
There are several things to remember if you are (1)_____ for a new job. Most companies (2)_____ their
vacancies in the newspaper, and there are normally a lot of (3)_____ for each post. (4)_____ , a good letter of
application is very important. You should (5)_____ with it your curriculum vitae, so that the (6)_____ knows about
your qualifications and experience. If you are applying to a large company, address your letter to the Personnel
Manager, (7)_____ deals with appointing new staff. If you are invited to an interview, (8)_____ sure you arrive
suitably dressed and (9)_____ time. Remember to (10)_____ politely about promotion prospects, as well as further
training, and last but not least, the salary and holiday arrangements.
Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
III. Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space and write your answers
into the box below. (20 points)
Water is one of our most precious resources; put it simply, without water there would be no life.
Unfortunately, many of us seem to have (1) _______ this fact, and as a result the world is (2) _______ the danger
of running (3) _______ water. The actual (4) _______ of water on earth has changed little since the time of
dinosaurs. The problem has been (5) _______ by people’s misuse of our water supply. This not only means that we
have polluted our rivers and seas, but also that we are (6) _______ a great deal of this precious resource.
Unfortunately the destruction of the rain forests has (7) _______ this problem worse since much of the rain that
falls is lost because it runs off into the sea. The population of the earth is increasing daily, so it is vital that we (8)
_______ a solution to this problem before it is too late. The first step is to educate people, especially by reminding
them of the (9) _______ of water. For most of us it is available whenever we require it, whether to bathe in or to
drink, so we seldom bother to think about it. People then need to be thought how to reuse bath or shower for
household cleaning. Whatever methods we decide to use, we must comprehend the worth of water and (10)
_______ we can conserve it.
1. A. looked over B. omitted C. forgotten D. missed
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2. A. facing B. witnessing C. viewing D. noticing
3. A. out of B. into C. off D. away with
4. A. sum B. total C. number D. amount
5. A. brought out B. caused C. done D. happened
6. A. exploiting B. wasting C. spending D. throwing
7. A. caused B. done C. created D. made
8. A. recover B. work C. find D. come up
9. A. value B. cost C. price D. wealth
10. A. what B. how C. where D. when
SECTION E: WRITING ( 40 points)
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before. (20points)
1. I just had time to put up my umbrella before the rain came down in torrents.
No sooner …………………………………………………………………..……………………..
2. My English friend finds using chopsticks difficult.
My English friend isn't…………………………………...……………....………………..………
3. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.
They had ………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. “ You’d better go to the doctor, Anny.” Henry said.
Henry suggested…………………………………………………………………………………..
5. I think that no city in the world is more beautiful than Paris.
I think Paris ………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. No one has seen Hoa since her birthday.
The last time Hoa .. ……………………………………………………………...…………………
7. The boys prefer playing soccer to staying indoors.
The boys would rather ………………………………………………………………...…………..
8. Although he lives in the same street, we hardly meet each other.
In spite…….………………………………………………………………………..………………
9. It is said that the thief stole everything in the house.
Everything …………………………………………………………………..……………………..
10. My father is going to repair my motorbike.
I am …………………………..………………………………………………………..…………
II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given
word. (10 points )
1. I was strongly impressed by the performance of that singer. (made )
__________________________________________________________
2. Calling Jim is pointless, because his phone is out of order. (no)
__________________________________________________________
3. I only recognized him when he took off his hat. (Not until)
__________________________________________________________
4. Both Peter and John don’t like tea. (Neither )
__________________________________________________________
5. He is very sorry he didn’t come to the meeting yesterday.(apologizes)
__________________________________________________________
III. Write a composition about the following topic: (words limited: about 120 - 150) (10 points)
Image that you have a friend in another country and you would like to invite him or her to visit your village /
town. Write a brief introduction to attract him/ her to visit your village /town.
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Suggested content:
Your writing should include:
- pictures of your village/town
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