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SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
QUẢNG NAM NĂM HỌC 2008 – 2009

Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian : 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi : 03/4/2009

HỌ, TÊN VÀ CHỮ KÝ

SỐ BÁO DANH
Giám thị 1:..................................................
.............
Giám thị 2:..................................................

Họ và tên học sinh: …………………….................... SỐ THỨ TỰ MÃ PHÁCH

(Do giám thị (Do Chủ tịch
Ngày sinh: ………………………..….…..................
ghi) HĐ chấm ghi)
Nơi sinh:…………………………..Nam/nữ..............
Học sinh Trường THCS….….................……..……. …………… ……………….
Huyện/Thành phố:..………………..................……..

Chú ý:
-Thí sinh hoàn thành các thông tin cá nhân vào phần trên nhưng không được làm bài vào
phần dưới của trang giấy này vì đây là phần phách.
- Bài thi không được viết bằng mực đỏ, bút chì, không viết bằng hai thứ mực.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì trong khi làm bài.
- Trái với các quy định trên, thí sinh sẽ bị loại.

SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
QUẢNG NAM NĂM HỌC 2008 – 2009

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
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Môn thi : TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian : 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi : 03/4/2009

SỐ PHÁCH
(Do Chủ tịch HĐ chấm ghi)
......khi
Đề thi này gồm 08 trang (2-9). Thí sinh kiểm tra cẩn thận số trang trong đề trước ..........
làm bài.

PHẦN GHI ĐIỂM DÀNH CHO GIÁM KHẢO

SECTION I Part 1 (1.25đ) 5 câu x 0.25 đ Số câu đúng Điểm
(2.5 điểm) Part 2 (1.25đ) 5 câu x 0.25 đ ............. .............
Part 1 (2.0đ) 16 câu x 0.125 đ Số câu đúng Điểm
SECTION II Part 2 (2.0đ) 8 câu x 0.25 đ
(7.0 điểm) Part 3 (1.0đ) 8 câu x 0.125 đ ............. .............
Part 4 (2.0đ) 16 câu x 0.125 đ
Part 1 (2.5đ) 10 câu x 0.25 đ Số câu đúng Điểm
SECTION III Part 2 (1.5đ) 6 câu x 0.25 đ
(5.5 điểm) Part 3 (1.5đ) 6 câu x 0.25 đ ............. .............
Part 1 (1.5đ) 6 câu x 0.25 đ Số câu đúng Điểm
SECTION IV Part 2 (1.5đ) 6 câu x 0.25 đ
(5.0 điểm) Part 3 (2.0đ) 8 câu x 0.25 đ ............. .............

Tổng điểm bài thi:

Điểm ghi bằng chữ:.............................................

Chữ ký giám khảo 1:..................................; Chữ ký giám khảo 2:..................................
.........................................Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi này...............................................

SECTION ONE: LISTENING (2.5 pts).

Part 1: (1.25pts). Listen to the text and write down the missing words or numbers. The first
has been done as an example.

The Olsen Twins

The ….(0) twins…. were born on ..(1)...................................... . They have

a ..(2).............................................. called Lizzie. The twins’ first TV show
was Full ..(3)......................... Their first show ended in ..(4) ......................,
then they’ve acted in TV series and films . Ashley is ..(5).............................
than her twin.

Part 2: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

1. Marianne currently works in ......................................

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A. a studio C. a hospital
B. a school D. a factory

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2. The teenagers were tested to find out ........................................

A. how much of their brain they were using.
B. how good they were at math
C. the size of their brains.
3. Marianne thinks teenagers should .....................................
A. spend time alone doing other things.
B. talk to each other more.
C. spend time with people of all ages
4. Thomas thinks games like Sim City encourage players to .........................
A. plan well.
B. become more caring.
C. feel lonely
5. The investigation showed that teenagers .......................................
A. prefer to play in pairs, not in groups.
B. are more sociable than Marianne thinks.
C. are often lonely whether they play games or not.

SECTION TWO: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY. (7.0 pts).

Part 1: (2.0 pts). Circle the best answer A, B, C or D.
1. I don’t think that red dress ............................. her
A. suits B. matches C. cheers D. agrees
2. It’s difficult to pay one’s bills when prices keep .............................
A. raising B. growing C. gaining D. rising
3. He is very stubborn, so it will be difficult to ............................. him to go.
A. suggest B. persuade C. make D. prevent
4. The child was told to ............................. for being rude to his uncle.
A. confess B. excuse C. apologize D. forgive
5. ............................. of the committee, I'd like to thank you for your generous donation.
A. According B. On behalf C. Together D. In addition
6. Rare records may be .............................. lots of money.
A. worth B. cost C. value D. price
7. I'd ........................... you explained to her why we can't go.
A. better B. rather C. want D. need
8. The nurse was on .............................. in the hospital all night.
A. work B. alarm C. duty D. service
9. Cut the cake into six .............................. pieces.
A. same B. like C. alike D. equal
10. Who was the first person to ............................... the South Pole?
A. get B. arrive C. reach D. touch

11. I don't think he'll ever ................................ the shock of his wife's death.
A. get through B. get over C. get by D. get off
12. The poor child was in floods of ............................... because his bicycle had been stolen.
A. weeping B. crying C. tears D. unhappiness
13. They ............................... going by air to spending a week travelling by train
A. always B. rather C. better D. prefer
14. ............................... from Bill, all the students said they would go
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
15. ............................... you hurry, you won't catch the bus
A. As B. Unless C. If D. Except
16. She came in quietly ............................. not to wake the baby up.
A. so as B. is if C. such as D. if so

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Part 2: (2pts). Complete the following passage with an appropriate form of the word in
BLOCK CAPITAL. (0) has been done as an example.

Let me make a suggestion to help you deal with difficult situations. If,
for example, you are taking part in a sports (0) ...competition....., meeting COMPETE
someone important, or giving a ...(1) ................................ in front of a large PERFORM
audience, you will probably be quiet, ..(2) ..........................., and worry that NERVE
you will not be as ..(3) ................................ as you would like to be. SUCCEED
What you need to do is to prepare yourself thoroughly by running through
the whole ..(4) ............................................. over and over again in your ACT
mind , ..(5) ....................................... going through every detail. CARE
For example, a famous pianist, ..(6) ..................................... for seven years PRISON
for ..(7) .................................. reasons, could still play magnificently on his POLITICS
release. When he was asked how he managed to play so well, his …(8) ...... EXPLAIN
...................................... was that he had practiced every day in his mind.

Part 3:(1.0 pts). Match a line in A and its half in B to make a correct sentence. Write your
answer in the space provided. (0) has been done as an example.

A B
E 0. My brother is too shy A. of fourteen new songs.
1. His last expedition ended B. for talented young sisters.
2. This lesson will focus C. on bringing her boyfriend.
3. If you do something, think D. a lot about composers.
4. Her latest album consists E. to ask girls to dance.
5. Luisa always insists F. with problems immediately.
6. In music lessons we learn G. on European classical music.
7. We’re always looking H. in complete disaster.
8. We usually try to deal I. about the effects on others.
Part 4: (2.0 pts): In most of the lines of the following text, there is ONE unnecessary word. It
is either grammatically incorrect or does not fit in with the sense of the text. Find this word
and then write it in the box at the end of each line. Some lines are correct. Indicate these
lines with a tick (). The exercise begins with two examples at the beginning.

Hibernation Syndrome Lines Answers

I don’t know about you, but come to the winter months, my body 0 to
seems to require more sleep than in summer and I’m definitely at 00 √
my happiest when I’m being curled up in a hedgehog-style ball. 1
‘Wanting to sleep more in winter is not natural and nothing to 2
worry about, unless you are sleeping for more than twelve hours a 3
day,’ says sleep expert Dr James B. Maas. The reason for we feel 4
drowsy has as much to do with our biochemistry as it does so with 5
wanting to sniggle up like a couch potato indoors. ‘It’s all to do 6
with melatonin,’ explains Dr Maas, ‘a hormone with which is 7
secreted by the brain’s pineal gland in response to darkness’. 8
They may feel more sleepy, but as many people find getting to 9
sleep in winter is a problem. It’s hardly surprising. When lounging 10
around indoors drinking mugs of warming up coffee and snacking 11
on chocolate bars doesn’t always prepare you for a good 12
night’s rest. If you do have trouble nodding off, Deepak Chopra 13

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has this tip: ‘Try a soothing mix of the sweet and sour 14
essential oils, such as orange, geranium and clove are mixed with 15
almond oil and rubbed it on to your forehead just before bedtime.’ 16

SECTION THREE: READING (5.5 pts).

Part 1: (2.5 pts). Read the text about Antarctica and think of the word which best fits each
space. Use only ONE word in each space.
The continent of Antarctica is..(1) ...................... a huge place that if it..(2) ...................... a
country, it’d be the second biggest in the world, after Russia. It never gets warm there. It is..
(3) ...................... cold in eastern Antarctica that even the summer temperature is lower..
(4) ........................ your freezer at home. Although much of Antarctica consists..(5).......................
ice, there is solid rock under it. The ice is so deep and heavy, however, ..(6)....................... it has
pushed the earth down. If all that ice melted, the land..(7) ......................... start to rise by as much as
500 metres. Scientists believe the ice is already melting, and if it continues, the world’s seas and
oceans will rise by..(8)...........to 60 meters. They say we must take action now, so ..(9)....................
to avoid a global disaster. We need to use less fuel like oil and gas in ..(10)...................... to reduce
the effect of global warming on Antarctica’s ice.

Part 2: (1.5 pts). Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to the
questions below.

Line Author Message

1 In my opinion, you don’t inherit beauty from your parents. Beauty is a

Quest4life virtue that you have to search for on your own. Anyone can wear
cosmetics and look glamorous on the outside. To find inner beauty, one
must go on a quest, making personal transformations along the way.

5 The standards of beauty seem to change every day. Today a woman

Glamorgal with a tattoo is beautiful. Tomorrow a tattoo is too masculine and she’s
having it removed. There is too much pressure to be beautiful in our
society. Instead of marketing beautiful bodies, magazines should
promote healthy living

10 Young@heart To me, beauty is an everlasting thing. It doesn’t matter if your skin sags
or your hair turns gray. While some people are reluctant to show their
true age, I think genuine people are the most beautiful.

The most beautiful thing in the world is financial freedom. Money can
$$$hungry buy a product that guarantees to make you look younger or more
15 feminine. My goal is to be rich first and beautiful second. If you have
money, the world will be a more bearable place.

1. What does ‘transformations’ in line 4 mean?

A. Goals B. Friends C. Changes D. Decisions
2. What does ‘sags’ in line 10 mean?
A. Hangs down B. Looks dirty C. Gets wrinkled D. Turns red
3. Who believes that beauty lasts forever?

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A. Quest4life B. Glamorgal C. Young@heart D. $$$hungry

4. What opinion does Quest4life express?
A. Money makes you beautiful.
B. You lose beauty as you age.
C. Everyone should use cosmetics.
D. We must search for inner beauty.
5. What does Glamorgal believe?
A. Tattoos are unattractive.
B. Health is more important than beauty.
C. It’s important to read beauty magazines.
D. Glamorous people have better lives.
6. What are these messages about?
A. Advertisements for beauty products.
B. Advice from professional beauty experts.
C. Young people’s opinions about beauty.
D. Reviews of beauty magazines for teenagers.

Part 3: (1.5 pts). Read the following passage and choose the most suitable sentence from the
list A - I for each gap from 1 - 6. There are two extra sentences that you do not need to use.
Write your answer in the space provided. (0) has been done as an example.

A. For example, in the 1950s, young people around the world dressed like Elvis Presley.
B. They usually like the same type of music and wear the same style of clothing.
C. The truth is most people don’t want to look unfashionable.
D. The British Queen Elizabeth was famous for her fashionable clothes.
E. However, it can also explain what you think.
F. There are adverts everywhere: on TV, on the Internet and in magazines.
G. The French King Louis XIV was famous for his elegant style.
H. Some people say they don’t care what they wear.
I. Fashion is the most important thing that young people think of every day.

THE POWER OF FASHION

Fashion is something we think about every day. ....(0)....H.... But they still choose clothes every
morning that say a lot about them and how they feel. ...(1)............ They want to wear up-to-date
clothes that make them feel good. The problem is fashion is always changing.

During the eighteenth century, Paris was the centre of the fashion industry and, like today,
the fashions changed. ...(2)............ He wanted other countries to know about Paris fashions, so he
sent fashion dolls to Europe. Dressmakers could then copy the clothes, footwear and hats on the
dolls.

In recent years, music, films, videos, books and TV have all influenced what people wear. ...
(3)............ Then in the 1990s, hip hop was very popular and young people dressed in baggy

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trousers and hooded tops and boots. Ray-Ban sold thousands of pairs of sunglasses after Will Smith
wore them in the film Men In Black. If he’d worn a different type of sunglasses, they would have
become popular instead.

Young people often choose their clothes in order to be part of a group. The members of the
group have the same interests, and have names such as goths, skaters or rappers. ...(4)............ If a
young person is a goth, for example, they wear black clothes. If somebody is a rapper, they often
wear baggy jeans and lots of jewellery.
Style can show what kind of music you like, or what group you belong to. ...(5)............ In the
1970s, people wore badges to show what they thought about important issues. In the 1990s,
Katherine Hamnett, a top British fashion designer, became popular when her T-shirts with messages
such as ‘Preserve the rainforests’ were worn by different rock bands. In 2005, people at the Live 8
concerts wore white wrist-bands with the message ‘Make poverty history’.
The truth is the fashion industry is huge. Millions of people around the world are involved in
the buying, selling and production of clothing. Of course, advertising is important too. ...(6)............
However, if the media didn’t exist, fashion would still change-just like it did in the days of Louis XIV
SECTION FOUR: WRITING. (5.0 pts).
Part 1: (1.5 pts). Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
one. Use the word given in brackets and other words to complete each sentence. Don’t
change the form of the given words. (0) has been done as an example.

0. “Do you know how to get to the town center?” she asked me. (WAY)
She asked me If I knew the way to the town centre.
1. The play I watched last Sunday was better than this one. (GOOD)
This play.......................................................................................................................
2. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week. (REPAIRED)
We are ..........................................................................................................................
3. Man continues to take minerals from the earth in immense quantities. (TAKEN)
Minerals........................................................................................................................
4. Let’s go abroad for our holiday this summer. (DON’T)
Why..............................................................................................................................?
5. “I hate to be criticised by non-professionals” the football star said. (OBJECTED)
The football star............................................................................................................
6. Foreigners find it difficult to use chopsticks. (USING)
Foreigners are ...............................................................................................................
Part 2: (1.5 pts). Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
one. Do not use more than FIVE words. (0) has been done as an example.
0. “Do you know how to get to the town center?” she asked me.
She asked me If I knew the way to the town centre.
1. They don’t let us use mobile phones in class.
We.............................................................................................mobile phones in class.
2. “I spoke to the director earlier” said David.
David said .................................................................................the director earlier.
7. She wishes she had told me about that.

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She regrets …………………………………………………… about that.

8. Without gravity, everything would float.
If …………………………………………………………, everything would float.
9. He spent two days finishing that work.
It …………………………………………………………………… finish that work.
10. He didn’t know about it until he came home.
Not until he came home ……………………………………………. about it.
Part 3: (2.0 pts). Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the following
sets of words and phrases sentences that together make a complete letter.

Dear Mr. Brown,

1. I / happy / get / letter / offer / job / your company.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. You / not tell / when / want me / start / work / you.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. My present employer / expect / stay / him / end / month.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. We / think / buy / house / office.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. My wife / anxious / find / good school / children / attend.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
6. She / worry / not / able / continue / study / same subjects.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Let / hope / problems / not take / long / solve.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
8. I / look forward / work / you.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
Yours sincerely.

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SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 THCS
QUẢNG NAM NĂM HỌC 2008 – 2009

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN TIẾNG ANH

SECTION I: (2.5 đ)

Part 1: 1.25 đ. Mỗi câu điền đúng đạt 0.25 đ.

1. June 13th, 1986

2. sister
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3. House
4. 1994
5. older
Part 2: 1.25 đ. Mỗi câu chọn đúng đạt 0.25 đ.

1. C. a hospital
2. A. how much of their brain they were using.
3. B. talk to each other more.
4. A. plan well.
5. B. are more sociable than Marianne thinks.

SECTION II: (7.0 đ)

Part 1: (2.0 pts). Mỗi câu chọn đúng đạt 0.125 đ

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1. A. suits 9. D. equal
2. D. rising 10. C. reach
3. B. persuade 11. B. get over
4. C. apologize 12. C. tears
5. B. On behalf 13. D. prefer
6. A. worth 14. C. Apart
7. B. rather 15. B. Unless
8. C. duty 16. A. so as

Part 2: (2.0 pts). Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.25 đ

1. performance 5. carefully
2. nervous 6. imprisoned
3. successful 7. political
4. activity 8. explanation
Part 3: (1.0 pt). Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.125 đ

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
E H G I A C D B F

Part 4: (1.0 pt). Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.125 đ

1. being 9. as
2. not 10. when
3. √ 11. up
4. for 12. √
5. so 13. √
6. √ 14. the
7. with 15. are
8. √ 16. it
SECTION THREE: READING (5.5 pts).

Part 1: (2.5 pts). Mỗi câu chọn đúng đạt 0.25 đ

1. such 6. that
2. was/were 7. would
3. so 8. up
4. than 9. as
5. of 10. order

Part 2: (1.5 pts). điền đúng mỗi từ đạt 0.25d

1. C. Changes
2. A. Hangs down
3. C. Young@heart
4. D. We must search for inner beauty.
5. B. Health is more important than beauty.
6. C. Young people’s opinions about beauty.

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0. H. Some people say they don’t care what they wear.

1. C. The truth is most people don’t want to look unfashionable.
2. G. The French King Louis XIV was famous for his elegant style.
3. A. For example, in the 1950s, young people around the world dressed like
Elvis Presley.
4. B. They usually like the same type of music and wear the same style of
clothing.
5. E. However, it can also explain what you think.
6. F. There are adverts everywhere: on TV, on the Internet and in magazines.

SECTION FOUR: WRITING (5.0 pts).

Part 1: (1.5 pts). Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.25 đ.
11. The play I watched last Sunday was better than this one. (GOOD)
This play isn’t as/so good as the one/play I watched last Sunday.
12. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week. (REPAIRED)
We are going to have/get the car repaired by the garage next week.
13. Man continues to take minerals from the earth in immense quantities. (TAKEN)
Minerals continue to be taken from the earth in immense quantities.
14. Let’s go abroad for our holiday this summer. (DON’T)
Why don’t we go abroad for our holiday this summer.
15. ‘I hate to be criticised by non-professionals’ the football star said. (OBJECTED)
The football star objected to being criticised by non-professionals.
16. Foreigners find it difficult to use chopsticks. (USING)
Foreigners are not used to using chopsticks.
Part 2: (1.5 pts). Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.25 đ.
1. They don’t let us use mobile phones in class.
We are not allowed to use mobile phones in class.
2. ‘I spoke to the director earlier,’ said David.
David said (that) he had spoken to the director earlier
3. She wishes she had told me about that.
She regrets not telling me about that
4. Without gravity, everything would float.
If there were/was no gravity, everything would float.
5. He spent two days finishing that work.
It took him two days to finish that work.
6. He didn’t know about it until he came home.
Not until he came home did he know about it.
ĐỀ
CHÍNH
THỨC
Part 3: (2.0 pts): Mỗi câu làm đúng đạt 0.25 đ.
Dear Mr Brown,
9. I / happy / get / letter / offer / job / your company.
I am/ was happy to get/ when I got your letter in which you offer/ offering me a job in
your company.
10. You / not tell / when / want me / start / work / you.
You don’t/ didn’t tell me/ haven’t told me when you want/ wanted me to start working/
to work for/with you.
11. My present employer / expect / stay / him / end / month.
My present employer expects/ is expecting me to stay with him till/until the end of
this month.
12. We / think / buy / house / office.
We are thinking about buying a house near the/your office.
13. My wife / anxious / find / good school / children / attend.
My wife is anxious to find a good school for our/the children to attend/ that/ which
our children can attend.
14. She / worry / not / able / continue / study / same subjects.
She is worried they will/ may/ might not able to continue to study/ studying the same
subjects.
15. Let / hope / problems / not take / long / solve.
Let’s hope our/ these problems will not take long/a long time to solve.
16. I / look forward / work / you.
I am looking/ look forward to working with/for you.
Yours sincerely.

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