SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI TỈNH

THANH HÓA Năm học: 2013-2014

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Lớp 9 THCS
Số báo danh Ngày thi: 21 tháng 3 năm 2014 Thời gian : 150
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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
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II- Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form. (10 pts)
16-17. Jack (be) are ready in a moment. He (just finish) have just finish
his breakfast.
18. None of the people (invite) invited 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) unpolluted
27. It is also easy to save energy, which also reduces (HOUSE) household bills.
28-29. You needn't go on a diet; but you have to eat (SENSE) and you
mustn’t (EAT) overeat .
30. Help is immediately sent to the (SURVIVE) .............. of the earthquake.
31. My brother can repair electric (APPLY) .............. very well.
32. (ENVIRONMENT) Environmentalists are doing their best to save the species from
dying out.
33. These (INNOVATE) .............. will conserve the earth’s resources.
34. The President’s New Year speech is going to be broadcast
(NATION) nationwide .
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 taking) 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

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 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.
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

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 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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