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TAM NÔNG LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2021 - 2022

Môn: Tiếng Anh
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
(Đề thi có 09 trang)

SECTION 1: LISTENING (2.0 POINTS)

I. Listen to Carlos asking for information about a library.
Listen and choose the correct answer to each question. (1.0 point)
1. What must Carlos take to the library?
A. a student card B. a teacher’s letter C. a passport
2. How much will it cost Carlos to join?
A. 1.150 B. 1.500 C. 2.000
3. Carlos will get
A. 2 lirary tickets B. 3 lirary tickets C. 4 lirary tickets
4. On Saturdays, the library opens at
A. 10.30 a.m B. 11.00 a.m C. 2.30 p.m
5. The library is in
A. Murdoch Street B. Murdosh Street C. Murdock Street
Write your answers here:

1. __________ 2.__________ 3.__________ 4. __________ 5.__________

II. You will hear a woman telephoning a garage about her car.
Listen and complete the questions 6-10 below. (1.0 point)

Jackson’s Garage

Customer’s name: Mary Wilson

Trouble with her car: (6) ……………………………………………….
Office address: (7) ……………………………………………….
Customer’s phone number: (8) ……………………………………………….
Time of appointment: (9) ……………………………………………….
Type of the car: (10) ……………………………………………….

SECTION2: PHONETICS (1.0 POINT)

III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by writing your
answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered box. (0.6 point)
1. A. loved B. coughed C. appeared D. agreed
2. A. telephone B. restaurant C. interpreter D. perverted
3. A. gosh B. most C. frost D. cost
Write your answers here:

1. __________ 2.__________ 3.__________

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IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others by writing your answer
(A, B, C or D) in the numbered box. (0.4 point)
1. A. Supply B. consist C. happen D. delay
2. A. comfortable B. necessary C. memorable D. unattractive
Write your answers here:

1. __________ 2.__________

SECTION3: LEXICO - GRAMMAR (8.0 POINTS)

V. Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences by writing your answer (A, B, C or D)
in the numbered box. (7.0 points)
1. My brother hopes to travel around the world next summer.
A. a B. an C. the D. ø (no article)
2. If he improved his IT skills, he a job.
A. will easily get B. would easily get
C. will easily have got D. would easily have got
3. While I at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction.
A. was waiting B. waited C. had waited D. were waiting
4. It was the first time I had visitors I had moved to London.
A. since B. as C. for D. because
5. They advised me visiting the troubled south of the country.
A. about B. Away C. against D. along
6. The work that the students do the year will count towards their final degrees.
A. during B. for C. by D. in
7. Over the past 30 years, the average robot price by half in real terms, and even further
relative to labor costs.
A. is fallen B. has fallen C. were fallen D. have fallen
8. Janet admitted the car without insurance.
A. to be driving B. being driven C. to have driven D. having driven
9. These suggest that there is not direct link between unemployment and crime.
A. readings B. Discoveries C. findings D. outputs
10. The situation has become worse, and it is now impossible to handle.
A. progressively B. Continuously C. frequently D. constantly
11. My New Year’s this year is to spend less time on Facebook and more time on
my schoolwork. But I’m not sure I will keep it.
A. resolution B. salutation C. wish D. pray
12. Mr. Park Hang Seo, a Korean coach, is considered a big in Vietnam football.
A. bread B. cheese C. sandwich D. egg
13. We on the beach now if we hadn't missed the plane.
A. will lie B. could be lying C. will be lying D. might have lain
14. ___________ Alan for hours but he just doesn't answer his mobile. I hope nothing's wrong.
A. I call B. I've been calling C. I'm calling D. I've called
15. Solar energy is not widely used it is friendly to the environment.
A. since B. although C. despite D. because
16. ___________ her fiction describes women in unhappy marriage.
A. Many of B. A large number of C. Much of D. A few of

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17. We all felt cold, wet and hungry; ________, we were lost.
A. moreover B. although C. however D. so that
18. The closer we are to our trip to Boston, the my students become.
A. more exciting B. more excited
C. more and more exciting D. more and more excited
19. As we walked past, we saw John his car.
A. repairing B. to be repairing C. repair D. being repairing
20. Show me the house
A. where they are living in B. which they are living
C. where they are living there D. where they are living
21. She built a high wall around her garden
A. to enable people not taking her fruit B. so that her fruit would be stolen
C. to prevent her fruit from being stolen D. in order that her fruit not be stolen
22. Gardeners transplant bushes and flowers by moving them from one place to
A. other B. others C. another D. each other
23. Everybody is tired of watching the same commercials on TV every night, ?
A. aren’t they B. haven’t they C. are they D. don’t they
24. Neither my dad nor my mom of the idea.
A. wasn’t convinced B. was convinced C. convinced D. were convinced
25. He is he has bought a lot of house in this area.
A. so rich a man that B. as rich a man that C. so a rich man that D. such rich a man that
26. Would you mind ______________ these plates a wipe before putting them in the cupboard?
A. making B. getting C. doing D. giving
27. Half the way of the trip, we stopped and let the others up with us.
A. to rest/catch B. resting/catch C. resting/to catch D. to rest/to catch
*Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
28. Different from English taught to all Vietnamese students, Chinese and Russian have been made
optional languages taught at secondary schools in Vietnam.
A. compulsory B. important C. comfortable D. necessary
29. Viking sailors landed in North America just under a thousand years ago.
A. up wards of B. only just C. just on D. not quite
*Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
30. Because of his hard work, he was able to recover his losses from the accident.
A. find B. sell C. take back D. escape
31. The government decided to pull down the old building after asking for the ideas from the local
residents.
A. demolish B. renovate C. maintain D. purchase
32. John: “Well it was nice talking to you, but I have to dash.” –Jane:“______________.”
A. Well, another time B. Yes, I enjoyed talking to you, too
C. That’s nice D. OK, see you
33. Two friends Mai and Hoa are talking about their upcoming exams.
Mai: “Our monthly tests will start next Saturday, are you ready?” – Hoa:“______________..”
A. God save you B. I’m half ready
C. Thank you so much D. Don’t mention it

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34. Son: “Why don’t we buy a new car, Dad? This one is too old to go out with my friends.”
Dad: “______________.We don’t have much money.”
A. You’re right. B. I have to think it up.
C. It’s out of the question now. D. That’s a great idea.
35. Jessica was born in Australia, but she has spent______________ of her life there.
A. very little B. only a few C. a few D. a little
Write your answers here:
1. __________ 8.__________ 15.__________ 22. __________ 29.__________
2. __________ 9.__________ 16.__________ 23. __________ 30.__________
3. __________ 10.__________ 17.__________ 24. _________ 31.__________
4. __________ 11.__________ 18.__________ 25.__________ 32.__________
5. __________ 12.__________ 19. _________ 26.__________ 33.__________
6. __________ 13.__________ 20. _________ 27.__________ 34.__________
7. ________ 14.__________ 21. _________ 28.__________ 35.__________

VI. Identify the mistake in each sentence by writing your answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered
box. (1.0 point)
1. We should participate in the movement who is organized to conserve the natural environment.
A. should participate B. who C. to conserve D. individual
2. Buying clothes are often a very time-consuming practice because those clothes that a person likes
are rarely the one that fit him or her.
A. are B. a very time-consuming
C. because D. are rarely the one
3. Chandler was shocked when his entire class seemed to come down with the same imaginative
disease.
A. was shocked B. entire class
C. come down with D. imaginative disease
4. It is necessary and required that dental technicians and others who work with X-rays limit their
exposure to these highly penetrating rays.
A. and required B. and others C. their D. highly
5. Walking reduces depression and anxiety, lessens stress, self-esteem is raised, and increases
energy.
A. Walking B. self-esteem is raised C. lessens stress D. depression
Write your answers here:
1. __________ 2.__________ 3.__________ 4. _________ 5.__________

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SECTION 4. READING (5.0 POINTS)
VII. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage. Write your answers in
the space provided. (2.0 points)
Music is universal - it is produced by all cultures. Some scientists believe that music came
before speech and (1) ______ as a development of making calls. In fact, there is (2) ______ theory
that the earliest languages were chanted or sung rather than spoken. Indeed, in some cultures, music
is a form of (3) ______ history. The Aboriginal Australians, for example, use music as a means to (4)
______ on histories of the land and spirits to the next generation.
New evidence suggested that music does not just satisfy the feel-good factor but it is also good for
the brain. A study of intellectually (5) ______ children showed that they could recall more (6) ______
after it was given to them in a song than after it was read to them as story.
Researchers also report that people score better on a standard intelligence (7) ______ after listening
to Mozart. The so-called “Mozart effect” has also been (8) ______ by findings that rats (9) _______
up on Mozart run faster through a complex network of paths or passages, known as a maze. Overall,
it seems that in most instances people who suffer from any form of mental (10) ______ benefit from
listening to music.
1. A. Was B. swelled C. reacted D. arose
2. A. One B. every C. such D. that
3. A. enjoying B. making C. recording D. stating
4. A. move B. pass C. hand D. happen
5. A. disabled B. inactive C. incapable D. disordered
6. A. facts B. knowledge C. memory D. information
7. A. form B. scheme C. examination D. test
8. A. supported B. given C. marked D. remembered
9. A. held B. brought C. stood D. set
10. A. badness B. hurt C. illness D. pain
Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8.__________ 9.__________ 10.__________

VIII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question. (1.0 point)
In most families, conflict is more likely to be about clothing, music, and leisure time than about
more serious matters such as religion and core values. Family conflict is rarely about such major
issues as adolescent’s drug use and delinquency. Nevertheless, it has been estimated that in about 5
million American families (roughly 20 percent), parents and adolescents engage in intense,
prolonged, unhealthy conflict. In its most serious form, this highly stressful environment is associated
with a number of negative outcomes, including juvenile delinquency, moving away from home,
increased school dropout rates, unplanned pregnancy, membership in religious cults, and drug abuse
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 Many of the changes that define adolescence can lead to conflict in parent- adolescent
relationships. Adolescents gain an increased capacity for logical reasoning, which leads them to
demand reasons for things they previously accepted without question, and the chance to argue the
other side (Maccoby, 1984). Their growing critical-thinking skills make them less likely to conform
to parents’ wishes the way they did in childhood. Their increasing cognitive sophistication and sense
of idealism may compel them to point out logical flaws and inconsistencies in parents’ positions and
actions. Adolescents no longer accept their parents as unquestioned authorities. They recognize that
other opinions also have merit and they are learning how to form and state their own opinions.
Adolescents also tend toward ego-centrism, and may, as a result, be ultra-sensitive to a parents’ casual
remark. The dramatic changes of puberty and adolescence may make it difficult for parents to rely
on their children’s preadolescent behavior to predict future behavior. For example, adolescent
children who were compliant in the past may become less willing to cooperate without what they feel
is a satisfactory explanation.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The dramatic changes of puberty and adolescence.
B. How to solve conflict in family.
C. The conflict in parent-adolescent relationship.
D. A satisfactory explanation for family conflict.
2. According to the passage, what is probably TRUE about the conflict often arising in a family?
A. adolescents’ drug use and delinquency. B. clothing, leisure time and music.
C. religion and core values. D. children’s behavior.
3. The word “unplanned” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to__________?
A. unintended B. designed C. developed D. shaped
4. Adolescents become less likely to comfort to parents’ wishes the way they did in the past because
_________
A. the environment is highly stressful
B. their critical-thinking skills is growing.
C. it is related to drug abuse.
D. parent-adolescent relationships lead to conflicts.
5. According to the passage, the word “it” may refer to_________
A. remark B. adolescent C. ego-centrism D. none of the above.
Write your answers here:

1.__________ 2.__________ 3.__________ 4.__________ 5.__________

IX. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space
provided. (2.0 points)
The latest addiction to trap thousands of people is the Internet, which has been (1)
__________for broken relationships, job losses, financial ruin and even one suicide. Psychologists
now recognize Internet Addiction Syndrome (IAS) as a new (2) __________that could cause serious
problems and ruin many lives, special help groups have been set up to offer suffers help and support.
Psychologists have described many worrying examples, (3)__________one man who took his own
life after borrowing more than 14.000 dollars to feed his addtion and a teenager also had to receive
psychiatric (4)__________for his 12-hour-a-day habit. “ This illness is not a fake, and it must be taken
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people with serious personality defects; they are people who were fine before they found the
(5)__________”.
IAS is (6)__________to other problems like gambling, smoking and drinking: addicts have
dreamed about the Internet; they need to use it first thing in the morning; they lied to their partners
about how much time they (7)__________ online; they wish they could cut down, but are (8)
__________ to do so. A recent study found that many users spend up to 40 hours a week on the
Internet. Although they felt guilty, they became depressed if they were made to (9)__________ using
it.
Almost anyone can be at risk. Some of the addicts are teenagers who are already hooked
(10)__________computer games and who find it very difficult to resist the games on the Internet.
Surprisingly, however, psychologists said that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have
never used a computer before.
Write your answers here:

1.__________ 2.__________ 3.__________ 4.__________ 5.__________

6.__________ 7.__________ 8.__________ 9.__________ 10.__________

SECTION 5: WRITING (4.0 POINTS)

X. Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
before it. (1.0 point)
1. You didn’t think carefully enough before you decided
→ You ought to________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
2. I find his clothes the most irritating about him.
→ What ____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
3. “I admit that I forgot to turn on the alarm system,” said Robert
→ Robert confessed to___________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
4. Scientists have tried very hard to find a cure for this disease
→ A lot of effort_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
5. Richard only took over the family business because his father decided to retire early.
→ But for___________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

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XI. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it,
using the word given in brackets. Do not change the word. (1.0 point)
1. The employee insisted on being given a full bonus. (but)
→ Nothing_____________________________________________________ the employee
_____________________________________________________________________
2. Charles and his father are exactly alike in appearance. (looks)
→ Charles_____________________ his father.
_____________________________________________________________________
3. Its ability to catch fish is the key to the polar bear’s survival. (depends)
→ The polar bear’s _____________________to catch fish.
_____________________________________________________________________
4. Laura completely ignored me this morning. (shoulder)
→ Laura gave this morning.
__________________________________________________________________
5. I don’t think it’s likely that you’ll win the competition. (likelihood)
→ I think there is ______________________________________________ the competition.
_____________________________________________________________________
XII. During the time we had to stay at home due to the Covid-19 pandemic, studying online was
the best choice for students and schools. From your point of view, write a paragraph (from 120 to
150 words) about the advantages and disadvantages of studying online. (2.0 points)
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UBND HUYỆN TAM NÔNG HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
PHÒNG GD&ĐT ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2021 - 2022
ĐÁP ÁN CHÍNH THỨC
MÔN: Tiếng Anh

Tổng điểm: 20 điểm

Ghi chú: Nếu thí sinh có câu trả lời khác với hướng dẫn chấm mà đúng thì vẫn đạt điểm tối đa.
PART 1: LISTENING (2 points)
I. SECTION 1
Listen and complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for
each answer. (1 point; 0,2 point for each correct answer)
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. A
II. SECTION 2
Listen and choose the correct answer by circling letter A, B or C. (1 point; 0,2 point for each
correct answer)
1. (the) brakes 2. 31 Hill Road 3. 350519
4. 2.00/14.00/2 o’clock/2 p.m 5. (red) Toyota

PART1: PHONETICS (1 point)

III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling A,
B, C or D. (0.6 points, 0,2 point for each correct answer)
1. B 2. B 3. B
IV. Choose the word that has different stress pattern by circling A, B, C, or D. (0.4 points, 0,2
point for each correct answer)
1. C 2. D
PART2: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (8 points)
V. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences by circling the letter A, B,
C or D. (7 points, 0,2 point for each correct answer)
Write your answers here:
1. D 8. D 15. B 22. C 29. A
2. B 9. C 16. C 23. A 30. C
3. A 10. A 17. A 24. B 31. A
4. A 11. A 18. B 25. A 32. D
5. C 12. B 19. A 26. D 33. B
6. A 13. B 20. D 27. A 34. C
7. B 14. B 21. C 28. A 35. A
VI. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. (1
point, 0,2 point for each correct answer)
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B

SECTION 4. READING (5.0 points)

VI. Read the passage and choose the best option to complete the passage. Write your
answers in the space provided. (2.0 points).
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A
6. D 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. C
VII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question. (1.0 point)
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5.D
VIII. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the space
provided. (2.0 points)

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 1. blamed 2. illness 3. including 4. treatment 5. Internet
6. similar 7. spend 8. unable 9. stop 10. on

SECTION 5: WRITING (4.0 points)

IX. Finish the second sentence in each pair in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence before it. (1.0 point)
1. You ought to have thought more carefully before you decided.
2. What I find the most irritating about him is his clothes.
3. Robert confessed to forgetting/having forgotten to turn on the alarm system.
4. A lot of effort has been made by scientists to find a cure for this disease
5. But for his father's early retirement, Richard wouldn't have taken over the family business.
X. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one
before it, using the word given in brackets. Do not change the word. (1.0 point)
1. Nothing but a full bonus would satisfy the employee
2. Charles looks exactly like his father.
3. The polar bear’s survival depends on its ability to catch fish.
4. Laura gave me the cold shoulder this morning.
5. I think there is little likelihood of your winning/ little likelihood that you’ll win the
competition.
XI. During the time we had to stay at home due to the Covid-19 pandemic, studying
online was the best choice for students and schools. From your point of view, write a
paragraph (from 120 to 150 words) about the advantages and disadvantages of studying
online. (2.0 points)
Marking criteria Point
1. Content 0,8
- Providing the writer’s point of view clearly 0,4
- Communicating intention sufficiently and effectively.
0,4
- Length 120-150 words.
2. Organization and presentation 0,4
- Ideas are well organized and presented with coherence,
0,2
cohesion and clarity.
- The essay is well-structured 0,2
3. Language 0,4
- Demonstration of a variety of vocabulary and structures
0,2
appropriate to the level of English language.
- Good use and control of grammatical structures 0,2
4. Punctuation and spelling and handwriting 0,4
- Good punctuation and no spelling mistakes 0,2
- Legible handwriting 2.0

_____The end_____

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