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A. A week B. Ten day C. Two weeks D. Four weeks
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4. Why don't the customers want to go to Italy?
A. Because there are too many young people.
B. Because it would be too hot.
C. Because they've been there.
D. Because the dates don't suit them.
5. Circle the reason that they don't like to go to Sweden.
A. too expensive B. too hot
C. No beaches D. Not enough facilities
SECTION 2: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the rest by circling A, B, C or D. (0.6 points)
1. A. wicked B. looked C. booked D. cooked
2. A. abuse B. refuse C. fuss D. future
3. A. striped B. slice C. diet D. recipe
II. Choose the word that has different stress pattern by circling A, B,
C, or D. (0.4 points)
1. A. divide B. police C. weather D. attract
2. A. comfortable B. employment C. important D. surprising
SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Choose the correct answer(s) to complete each of the following
sentences. THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT
ANSWER TO SOME QUESTIONS by circling the letter A, B, C or
D. (7 points)
1. The editor wanted to know where the information
forthe article.
A. you get B. did you get C. you had gotten D. will you get
2. They asked him about the countries he visited last month.
A. where B. which C. when D. whom
3. of the students in my class could solve the problem
yesterday.
A. Not much B. Either C. None D. Neither
4. She is very . She never thinks about anyone but herself.
A. selfish B. generous C. bossy D. aggressive
5. The examiner didn't tell me I passed or not.
A. whether B. how C. if D. why
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6. You really saw a UFO, ?
A. aren't you B. don't you C. didn't you D. weren't you
7. he comes in half an hour, I shall go alone.
A. If B. Unless C. Because D. When
8. What should we do to reduce the level of environmental .
A. pollution B. pollute C. polutted D. polluting
9. I was so in the book I was reading that I completely lost the track of time.
A. absorbed B. occupied C. attracted D. fascinated
10. Ideas for writing a book come from a newspaper, an interesting picture, or even a song.
A. must B. may C. will D. need
11. Everything you told me about him is true.
A. that B. it C. what D. that which
12. My brother’s not keen pop music.
A. to listen to B. listening to C. on listening to D. at listening to
13. The flood was responsible ________ the crop.
A. for damaging B. to damage C. damaging D. about damaging
14. I’m trying to win a place at university, so I am a lot of study pressure.
A. for B. at C. under D. in
15. According on Tuoitre Online, more than 100 people ________ when Typhoon Damrey struck Vietnam last
November.
A. had been killed B. were killed C. killed D. must kill
16. He was the only that was offered the job.
A. applying B. application C. apply D. applicant
17. Our soldiers bravely against the enemy.
A. proceeded B. forwarded C. advanced D. furthered
18. The longer he waited, impatient he got.
A. the better B. better C. more D. the more
19. I was very angry because none of the servants was _______ when I wanted a message.
A. inaccessible B. fashionable C. illegible D. available
20. Now, don't tell anyone else what I've just told you. Remember, it is ________ .
A. confidence B. confident C. confidential D. confidentially
21. Everyone here has been to London, ?
A. hasn't he B. haven't they C. have they D. has he
22. Dinner will be ready soon. Can you please ________ the table?
A. settle B. put C. lay D. make
23. She described the outer space ____________she had flown into it.
A. like B. as C. as if D. as for
24. Because it's more ___________than driving my car."
A. economically B. economic C. economy D. economical
25. All volcanoes ___________smoke, ash, and lava.
A. blow B. emit C. erupt D. release
26. - Laura: "What a lovely house you have!"
- Maria: " ___________ "
A. Of course not, it's not costly C. I think so
B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in D. No problem
27. You'd better drive. I'm too __________for such traffic.
A. experienced B. experiencing C. inexperienced D. inexperiencing
28. Anna is holding her shopping bag with one hand and turning the door handle with ________.
A. others B. another C. the other D. other
29. She is wearing warm clothes ________ the weather is not very cold.
A. although B. In spite of C. Despite D. even though
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30. Giving up smoking is just one of the ways to ________ heart disease.
A. push off B. put off C. ward off D. throw off
31. The ________to success is to be ready from the start.
A. key B. response C. agreement D. demand
32. They shared out the ________ of the business among all the partners.
A. makings B. proceedings C. benefits D. proceeds
33. They were surprised to come ________ such a large sum.
A. into B. up to D. up with C. over
34. I don't care what you do about job. It's no ________ of mine.
A. importance B. feeling C. matter D. concern
35. Don’t go out in the ________ hour if you don’t want to have traffic jam.
A. crowded B. rush C. heavy D. exciting
II. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. QUESTIONS by circling the
letter A, B, C or D. (1 point)
1. If you wanted to be chosen for the job, you’ll have to be experienced in the field.
A. wanted B. chosen for C. experienced D. in
2. What happened in that city were a reaction from city workers, including firemen and policemen who had been
laid off from their jobs.
A. What happened B. were C. including D. their
3. Opened the letter from her boyfriend, she felt extremely excited.
A. Opened B. from C. felt D. excited.
YOUR ANSWER
4. ........=>................................. 5. ........=>.................................
SECTION 4: READING
I. Read the text below and select the best option for each blank. Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in
the box provided. (2 points)
British parents are always complaining that their children spend too much time glued to the telly and not
enough time on other activities (1) __________ sports and reading. A survey recently (2) __________ on people's
viewing habits does not disprove this. It shows that young people in Britain spend on average 23 hours a week in
front of the television, (3) __________ works out at over three hours every day.
(4) __________ is surprising, however, is the fact that the average adult watches even more: incredible 28
hours a week. We (5) __________ to have become a nation of addicts. Just about every household in the country
has a television and over half have two or more. According to the survey, people nowadays don't just watch
television sitting in their living-rooms, they watch it in the kitchen and in bed (6) __________ ·
The Education Minister said a few weeks ago that Britain's pupils (7) __________ spend more time
reading. Unfortunately, parents are not setting a good example: adults do (8) __________ reading than young
people. In fact, reading is at the (9) __________ of their list of favourite pastimes. They would (10) __________
listen to the radio, go to the cinema or hire a video to watch on their televisions at home.
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1. A. such B. like C. as D. alike
2. A. investigated B. researched C. carried D. carried out
3. A. that B. which C. this D. it
CỘNG HOÀ XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM Họ, tên, chữ ký:
Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc
Giám thị 1:………………
TỜ GIẤY THI
Giám thị 2:……………....
ghi một dấu hiệu gì vào tờ giấy ……………….
Lời dặn thí sinh:
thi. Số phách do Số phách do
Số phách do
Họ, tên chữ ký của 2 giám khảo CTHĐ ghi CTHĐPK ghi
Không được CTHĐ ghi
1……………….………………
đánh số, hay
2……………
Điểm bài thi
Bằng số Bằng chữ
KỲ THI:
CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
VÒNG II NĂM HỌC 2018-2019
Họ, tên chữ ký của 2 giám khảo ……………… Khoá ngày:.……../……/2018
của HĐKP …………..
1……………….………………. HỘI ĐỒNG COI THI
Số phách do
Phần này dành 2… …………………........…......
CTHĐ
cho HĐPK Điểm bài thi
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Bằng số Bằng
chữ Ngày thi:.…...../……/2018
HỌ VÀ TÊN THÍ SINH
……………………................
Sinh ngày:.…..../……/20.….
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3. Gold -------------.
a. has not been found yet
c. was discovered in the Klondike in 1896
b. is something that nobody wants
d. helped all people become rich in 1896
4. Gold seekers ------------.
a. had the same dream which was to get rich quickly
b. came from Klondike
c. could not find any gold
d. all became millionaires
5. The Klondike ------------
a. had no gold
b. could offer gold to all gold seekers
c. made lives easier in 1896
d. was extremely cold
III. Read the text and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.
(2 points)
Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away.
“You never know when you might need it” was (1) _________ of her
favorite sayings. She lived (2) _________ herself in a large Victorian
house across the road from us. Although I never went to her house, I
knew it was full (3) _________ antique furniture, Persian carpets and
so on. In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her
house was (4) _________ an art gallery. I remember my father (5)
_________ that she was a “ Staffordshire Darby” but I had (6)
_________ idea what he meant. I (7) _________ out years later that
the Darby family had made their money from coal-mining in
Staffordshire. We used to make up stories (8) _________her. My
sister Alice, (9) _________ was a romantic girl, told us that Miss
Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10)
_________ saw him again!
YOUR ANSWER
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
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SECTION 5: WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. (2 points)
1. He told me that it was wrong of me to leave early.
=> He criticized ......................................................................................................................... .
2. It is believed that his father died in a car accident.
=> His father .............................................................................................................................................................. .
3. When the Minister was asked about the strike, he declined to comment.
=> On ......................................................................................................................................................................... .
4. As she grows older, she becomes increasingly cheerful.
=> The older ............................................................................................................................................................... .
5. If you changed your mind, you'd be welcome to join us.
=> Were ..................................................................................................................................................................... .
6. The book was so interesting that people couldn't put it down.
=> It was .................................................................................................................................................................... .
7. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.
=> It was not. ............................................................................................................................................................ .
8. It's sad, but unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
=> Sad as ................................................................................................................................................................... .
9. We've run out of tea.
=> There .................................................................................................................................................................... .
10. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn't go under it.
=> It was ................................................................................................................................................................... .
II. Write a description of one of the popular celebrations in Vietnam (e.g. Midautumn Festival, National
Independence Day, Teacher's Day, Women's Day, ect ...). You should write about 120 – 150 words. (2
points)
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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO TAM NÔNG
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
NĂM HỌC: 2018 - 2019
MÔN: Tiếng Anh
SECTION 1: LISTENING
I. Listen and fill in the missing information.
1. Reade 2. JDA2151623 3. 1 4. 1201 5. suitcases
II. You will hear Peter Walsh being interviewed for a job. Listen and choose the correct answer for each
question. 1 point, 0,2 points for each correct answer)
1. D 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. A
SECTION 2: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by circling A, B, C or
D. (0.6 points, 0,2 points for each correct answer)
1. A 2. C 3. D
II. Choose the word that has different stress pattern by circling A, B, C, or D. (0.4 points, 0,2 points for
each correct answer)
1. C 2. A
SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Choose the correct answer(s) to complete each of the following sentences. THERE CAN BE MORE
THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TO SOME QUESTIONS. Write your answers in the space provided. (7
points, 0,2 points for each correct answer)
1. C 8. A 15. B 22. C 29. A-D
2. B 9. A 16. D 23. C 30. C
3. C 10. B 17. C 24. D 31. A
4. A 11. A 18. D 25. C 32. D
5. A 12. C 19. D 26. B 33. A
6. C 13. A 20. C 27. C 34. D
7. B 14. C 21. B 28. C 35. B
II. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. (1 point, 0,2 points for
each correct answer)
1. A 2. B 3. A 4.D 5. D
SECTION 4: READING
I. Read the text below and select the best option for each blank. Write your answers (A, B, C, or D) in
the box provided. (2 points, 0,2 points for each correct answer)
1. B 6. B
2. D 7. C
3. B 8. B
4. A 9. D
5. A 10. B
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II. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer. (1 point, 0,2 points for each correct
answer)
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. A
III. Read the text and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. (2 points, 0,2 points for each correct
answer)
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