SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9 CẤP THÀNH PHỐ

HÀ NỘI NĂM HỌC 2019-2020

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Ngày thi: 08 tháng 01 năm 2020
Thời gian làm bài : 150 phút
(Đề thi gồm : 08 trang)

Điểm Giám khảo PHÁCH

Bằng số Bằng chữ Họ và tên Chữ ký
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- Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi và không được sử dụng bất kỳ tài liệu nào, kể cả từ điển.
- Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm.
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PART I: LISTENING (3.0 pts)

Section 1: Questions 1-10 (2.0 pts)
Questions 1-5
Listen and write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS to complete the sentences below.
1. James enjoys the ________________________ of his work.
2. Annie does not enjoy all the ________________________ for her work.
3. Annie’s job involves ________________________ and offering advice to land managers or owners
who wish to make changes.
4. Annie works in the council’s ________________________ division.
5. Annie outlines her clients’ legal obligations, and proposes the ________________________ of their
land.
Questions 6-7
Listen and choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO of the following are likely to cause the farmer difficulties in her development application?
A. New accommodation
B. A new road
C. Olive trees
D. A volcano
E. A wetland
6. ___________
7. ___________
Questions 8-10
Listen and write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.
8. For whom does Annie think carefully controlled land use is valuable?
________________________
9. When did a tram service cease in James and Annie’s town?
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10. What did James study at university?
________________________

Section 2: Questions 11-15 (1.0 pt)

Listen and answer the following questions by circling the correct letter A, B, or C.
11. What size is Charlotte’s house?
A. 8 square metres
B. 80 square metres
C. 800 square metres
12. In the past, what did people think about Charlotte’s lifestyle?
A. They were curious.
B. They were hostile.
C. They were uninterested.
13. What does Charlotte’s story about smoking show?
A. Her mother is a keen supporter.
B. Attitudes and behaviors do change.
C. Americans approve of a ban on smoking in public.
14. How have American family and house sizes changed from 1945 to the present?
A. Families and houses have shrunk.
B. Families and houses have grown.
C. Families have shrunk; houses have grown.
15. Who inspired Charlotte to live in a very small house?
A. Her mother in France
B. Her neighbours in Vietnam
C. Her partner in Chicago
PART II: PHONETICS (2.0 pts)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling
A, B, C or D. (1.0 pt)
1. A. astronomy B. adolescence C. administer D. admiration
2. A. exotic B. exactly C. explore D. examine
3. A. exhibition B. recognition C. participation D. questionnaire
4. A. wicked B. stopped C. punished D. coughed
5. A. prejudice B. preface C. preservation D. presentiment
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is different from that of the others by circling A, B, C or
D. (1.0 pt)
1. A. periodic B. contagious C. electric D. suspicious
2. A. environmental B. conservatively C. approximately D. considerable
3. A. arrangement B. tourism C. opponent D. contractual
4. A. respectable B. affectionate C. kindergarten D. occasional
5. A. particular B. environment C. advertisement D. circumstances
PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (4.5 pts)
I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (1.5 pts)
1. If I were in your shoes, ______.
A. I will say sorry to them B. they would buy them for me
C. I would apologize to them D. they can have them

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2. On _______ he had won, he jumped for joy.
A. he was told B. having told C. being told D. telling
3. Is promoting public health ________ as state concern ?
A. necessary B. necessary being C. necessarily D. of necessary
4. The artisan is delighted to to you the craft of creating prints in an old-age style.
A. express B. provide C. demonstrate D. explain
5. There is little doubt that your daughter has a real ________ for animals.
A. affinity B. intuition C. aptitude D. flair
6. This is ______ the best eel soup I have ever eaten.
A. by rights B. by all means C. by the way D. by far
7. I’m feeling a bit _______ the weather, I think I’m getting a cold.
A. with B. for C. upon D. under
8. Learning English isn't so difficult once you_______.
A. get down to it B. get off it C. get on it D. get with it
9. America, as well as Japan, England, and Germany_____.
A. are developed countries B. are developing countries
C. is a developed country D. is developing countries
10. Nowadays children would prefer history _______ in more practical ways.
A. to be taught B. teach C. be taught D. to teach
11. John has a monthly bank _______ sent to him so that he knows how much there is in his account.
A. statement B. overdraft C. cheque D. balance
12. I thought you said she was going away the next Sunday, _______ ?
A. wasn't she B. didn't you C. didn't I D. wasn't it
13. _______ non-verbal language is _______ important aspect of interpersonal communication.
A.  /an B. A/ the C. the/ D. The/a
14. _______ his invaluable work, the project would never have succeeded.
A. For all B. In view of C. But for D. Provided with
15. She ________fainted when she heard that her child died.
A. rather than B. all but C. nothing but D. near
II. Replace the word or phrase in bold with the word with a similar meaning (A, B, C or D). (0.4 pt)
1. The professor tried to stimulate interest in archaeology by taking his students on expeditions.
A. simulate B. fake C. encourage D. diminish
2. Beijing is the administrative center of China.
A. official B. directorial C. despotic D. authoritarian
3. The birthday cake she made was out of this world.
A. terrible B. awful C. delicious D. spicy
4. Several major companies are supporting the project.
A. implementing B. working on C. backing up D. planning
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the passage. (2.0 pts)
Three hundred and fifty years before the first men looked down on the amazingly beautiful surface of the
moon from close quarters, Galileo’s newly built telescope (1. able) _____________ him to look at the
edge of the hitherto mysterious sphere. He saw that the (2. apparent) ____________ lifeless surface was
not divinely smooth and round, but bumpy and imperfect. He realized that although the moon might
appear (3. act) _____________, resembling a still life painted by the hand of a cosmic (4. art)
____________, it was a real world, perhaps not very different from our own. This amounted to a great (5.

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achieve) _____________ hardly to be expected in his day and age, although nowadays his (6. conclude)
_____________ may appear to some to be trivial and (7. signify) _____________.
Not long after Galileo lunar’s observations, the skies which had previously been so (8. elude)
_____________ revealed more of their extraordinary mysteries. Casting around for further wonders,
Galileo focused his lens on the (9. strike) _____________ planet of Jupiter. Nestling next to it, he saw
four little points of light circling the distant planet. Our moon it appeared, perhaps (10. fortune)
____________ in the eyes of those fearful of what the discovery might mean, was not alone!
IV. Think of one word which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. Number ‘0’ is an
example. (0.6 pt)
0. After being responsible for two false starts, the athlete was disqualified from the sprint.
I couldn’t understand what Grandma was saying in her false teeth.
Making false statement to the police is an offence.
1. I was in a fragile __________________________ of mind and could not continue.
I want to __________________________ this photograph and hang it on the wall.
I want to be married within a 7-year time __________________________.
2. He got __________________________ up and now has a black eye.
I can't believe we __________________________ the defending champions!
I like the __________________________ of this song!
3. Scientists are close to proving that there is definitely a ________________ between diet and certain
medical conditions.
Tom's local flight was delayed, so he missed his ________________ at the international airport.
The lights in the old car sometimes go because there is a loose ____________ in the electrical circuit.

PART IV: READING (5.0 pts)

I. Read and circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage. (2.0 pts)
Although all Americans do not (1) _________ the same way, their speech has enough in common
that American English can be recognized as a (2) _________ of English distinct from British English,
Australian English and other national varieties. American English has grown up with the country.
It (3) _________ to diverge from British English during its colonial beginnings and (4) _________
regional differences and ethnic flavor. Today it (5) _________ other languages and other varieties of
English because it is the medium by which the attractions of American culture - its literature, (6)
_________ pictures and television programs - are transmitted to the world.
All speakers of English (7) _________ a common linguistic system and a basic set of words. But
American English (8) _________ from British English, Australian English and other national varieties in
many of its pronunciations, words, spellings and grammatical (9) ________. Words or phrases of
American (10) _________ and those used in America but not so much elsewhere, are called
Americanisms.
1. A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell
2. A. alteration B. change C. variety D. variation
3. A. began B. begin C. begins D. begun
4. A. enquired B. inquired C. required D. acquired
5. A. affluence B. fluency C. influences D. nuances
6. A. motion B. moving C. movement D. removing
7. A. have B. bear C. tear D. share
8. A. differentiates B. differs C. changes D. alters
9. A. constructions B. building C. points D. syntax
10. A. birth B. source C. origin D. tradition

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 II. Read the passage carefully and then fill each gap with ONE suitable word. (2.0 pts)
There is a famous expression in English: "Stop the world, I want to get off!" This expression (1) ______ to
a feeling of panic, or stress, that makes a person want to stop whatever they are doing, try to relax, and
become calm again. 'Stress' (2) ______ pressure or tension. It is one of the most common causes of health
problems in modern life. Too much stress results in physical, emotional, and mental health problems.
There are numerous physical effects of stress. Stress can affect the heart. It can increase the pulse rate,
make the heart miss beats, and can (3) ______ high blood pressure. Stress can affect the respiratory
system. It can lead to asthma. It can cause a person to breathe (4) ______ fast, resulting in a loss of
important carbon dioxide. Stress can affect the stomach. It can cause stomach aches and problems
digesting food. These are only a few examples of the wide range of illnesses and symptoms resulting (5)
______ stress.
Emotions are also easily affected by stress. People suffering from stress often feel anxious. They may
have panic attacks. They may feel tired all the time. (6) ______ people are under stress, they often
overreact to little problems. For example, a normally gentle parent (7) ______ a lot of stress at work may
yell at a child for dropping a glass of juice. Stress can make people angry, moody, or nervous.
Long-term stress can lead to a variety of serious mental illnesses. Depression, an extreme feeling of
sadness and hopelessness, can be the result of continued and increasing stress. Alcoholism and other
addictions often develop as a result of overuse of alcohol or drugs to try to (8) ______ stress. Eating
disorders, such as anorexia, are sometimes caused by stress and are often made worse by stress. If stress is
allowed to continue, then one's mental health is put (9) ______ risk.
It is obvious that stress is a serious problem. It attacks the body. It affects the emotions. Untreated, it may
eventually result in mental illness. Stress has a great influence on the health and well-being of our bodies,
our feelings, and our minds. So, reduce stress: stop the world and rest for a (10) ______.
III. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. (1.0 pt)
Renewable Energy
A. The race is on for the ultimate goal of renewable energy: electricity production at prices that are
competitive with coal-fired power stations, but without coal’s pollution. Some new technologies
are aiming to be the first to push coal from its position as Australia's chief source of electricity.
B. At the moment the front-runner in renewable energy is wind technology. According to Peter
Bergin of Australian Hydro, one of Australia's leading wind energy companies, there have been no
dramatic changes in windmill design for many years, but the cumulative effects of numerous small
improvements have had a major impact on cost. “We're reaping the benefits of 30 years of research
in Europe, without having to make the same mistakes that they did.” Mr. Bergin says.
C. Electricity can be produced from coal at around 4 cents per kilowatt-hour, but only if the
environmental costs are ignored. “Australia has the second cheapest electricity in the world, and
this makes it difficult for renewable to compete,” says Richard Hunter of the Australian
Ecogeneration Association (AEA). Nevertheless, the AEA reports: “The production cost of a
kilowatt-hour of wind power is one fifth of what it was 20 years ago,” or around 7 cents per
kilowatt-hour.
D. Australian Hydro has dozens of wind monitoring stations across Australia as part of its aim to
become Australia's pre-eminent renewable energy company. Despite all these developments, wind
power remains one of the few forms of alternative energy where Australia is nowhere near the
global cutting edge, mostly just replicating European designs.
E. While wind may currently lead the way, some consider a number of technologies under
development have more potential. In several cases, Australia is at the forefront of global research
in the area. Some of them are very site-specific, ensuring that they may never become dominant
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 reliable power, avoiding the major criticism of windmills - the need for back-up on a calm day.
F. One such development uses hot, dry rocks. Deep beneath South Australia, radiation from elements
contained in granite heats the rocks. Layers of insulating sedimentation raise the temperatures in
some location to 250° centigrade. An Australian firm, Geoenergy, is proposing to pump water 3.5
kilometers into the earth, where it will travel through tiny fissures in the granite, heating up as it
goes, until it escapes as steam through another drilled hole.
G. No greenhouse gases are produced, but the system needs some additional features if it is to be
environmentally friendly. Dr Prue Chopra, a geophysicist at the Australian National University and
one of the founders of Geoenergy, note that the steam will bring with it radon gas, along through a
heat exchanger and then sent back underground for another cycle. Technically speaking, hot dry
rocks are not a renewable source of energy. However, the Australian source is so large it could
supply the entire country's needs for thousands of years at current rates of consumption.
H. Two other proposals for very different ways to harness sun and wind energy have surfaced
recently. Progress continues with Australian company EnviroPower's plans for Australia's first
solar chimney near Mildura, in Victoria. Under this scheme, a tall tower will draw hot air from a
greenhouse built to cover the surrounding 5 km2. As the air rises, it will drive a turbine to produce
electricity. The solar tower combines three very old technologies - the chimney, the turbine and the
greenhouse - to produce something quite new. It is this reliance on proven engineering principles
that led Enviropower's CEO, Richard Davies, to state: “There is no doubt this technology will
work, none at all.”
I. This year, Enviropower recognized that the quality of sunlight in the Mildura district will require a
substantially larger collecting area than was previously thought. However, spokesperson Kay Firth
says that a new location closer to Mildura will enable Enviropower to balance the increased costs
with extra revenue. Besides saving in transmission costs, the new site ‘will mean increased revenue
from tourism and use of power for telecommunications. We’ll also be able to use the outer 500
meters for agribusiness.’ Wind speeds closer to the tower will be too high for farming.
J. Another Australian company, Wavetech, is achieving success with ways of harvesting the energy
in waves. Wavetech's invention uses a curved surface to push waves into a chamber, where the
flowing water column pushes air back and forth through a turbine. Wavetech was created when Dr.
Tim Devine offered the idea to the world leader in wave generator manufacturers, who rather
surprisingly rejected it. Dr. Devine responded by establishing Wavetech, and making a number of
other improvements to generator design. Wavetech claims that, at appropriate sites, the cost of
electricity produced with our technology should be below 4 cents per kilowatt-hour.
K. The diversity of forms of greenhouse-friendly energy under development in Australia is
remarkable. However, support on a national level is disappointing. According to Richard Hunter of
the AEA, “Australia has huge potential for wind, sun and wave technology. We should really be at
the forefront, but the reality is we are a long way behind.”
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the passage?
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

1. In Australia, alternative energies are less expensive than conventional electricity.

2. Geoenergy needs to adapt its system to make it less harmful to the environment.
3. Dr. Prue Chopra has studied the effects of radon gas on the environment.
4. Hot, dry rocks could provide enough power for the whole of Australia.
5. The new Enviropower facility will keep tourists away.

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 6. Wavetech was established when its founders were turned down by another company.
7. According to the AEA, Australia is a world leader in developing renewable energy.

1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7.

Look at the following statements and the list of companies below.

Match each statement with the correct company, A-D.
NB You may use any letter more than once.

8. During the process, harmful substances are prevented from escaping.

9. Water is used to force air through a special device.
10. Techniques used by other countries are being copied.
List of Companies
A. Australian Hydro
B. Geoenergy
C. Enviropower
D. Wavetech
PART V. WRITING (5.5 pts)
I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning using the words in the brackets.
Do not change the words given. (2.0 pts)
1. You may choose to take early retirement. (option)
____________________________________________________________.
2. The previous manager wasn’t running the club well, so he was replaced. (badly)
____________________________________________________________.
3. They are telling me that I must make a decision soon. (pressure)
____________________________________________________________.
4. The young man was very embarrassed when his proposal was turned down. (rejection)
____________________________________________________________.
5. When I make my complaint, I hope that you’ll say you agree with me. (back)
____________________________________________________________.
II. Finish the second sentence in such a way that is similar to the original one. (1.0 pt)
1. I think you should take up jogging.
If I _____________________________________________________________.
2. Thanks to her mother's encouragement, she entered the beauty contest.
Had it ___________________________________________________________.
3. The “environmentally friendly” label on this product is misleading.
Despite what is printed _____________________________________________.
4. “ What you have cooked is the best in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend.
John congratulated ________________________________________________.
5. Now that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it.
On _____________________________________________________________.
III. Essay topic: (2.5 pts)
“The growing use of communications technology is a positive development for society.” Do you agree
with this statement?
In about 200 words, write opinion about this matter using your knowledge and experience.

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