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ĐỀ THI ĐÁNH GIÁ NĂNG LỰC

MÔN TIẾNG ANH CHUYÊN LỚP 9
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
(Định dạng thi Chuyên Ngoại ngữ)

A. PHẦN THI TRẮC NGHIỆM

PHẦN 1: CÁCH PHÁT ÂM CỦA ÂM VỊ TRONG TỪ
Chọn 01 trong 04 lựa chọn có phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với những lựa chọn
còn lại. (1 - 4)
1. A. cacti B. fungi C. nuclei D. radii
2. A. rhinoceros B. aborigine C. prosperity D. photography
3. A. embezzle B. puzzle C. pizza D. muzzle
4. A. covet B. rivet C. supreme D. repel
PHẦN 2: TRỌNG ÂM
Chọn 01 trong 04 từ đã cho có cấu trúc trọng âm khác với các từ còn lại. (5-8)
5. A. picturesque B. ambassador C. conspicuous D. concern
6. A. intelligent B. preferential C. apprentice D. potential
7. A. psychological B. contributory C. argumentative D. hypersensitive

8. A. humorous B. contagious C. vigorous D. mountainous

PHẦN 3: TỪ HOẶC CỤM TỪ ĐỒNG NGHĨA
Chọn 01 từ/cụm từ trong 04 lựa chọn có nghĩa gần nhất với từ/cụm từ được gạch chân
trong câu hỏi. (9-11)
9. Everything was in a thorough mess.
A. utter B. full C. complete D. appalling
10. Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate.
A. growing well B. setting up C. closing down D. taking off
11. Being listed as an endangered species can have negative effect since it could make a
species more desirable for collectors and poachers.
A. awareness B. preservation C. support D. impact
PHẦN 4: TỪ HOẶC CỤM TỪ TRÁI NGHĨA
Chọn 01 từ/cụm từ trong 04 lựa chọn trái nghĩa với từ hoặc cụm từ được gạch chân
trong câu hỏi. (12-14)

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12. The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to reducing the
sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians and prisoners of war.
A. worry and sadness B. pain and sorrow C. loss D. happiness
13. After five days on trial, the court found him innocent of the crime and he was released
A. innovative B. naïve C. guilty D. benevolent
14. In the first two decades of its existence, the cinema developed rapidly.
A. leisurely B. sluggishly C. weakly D. shortly
PHẦN 5: HOÀN THÀNH CÂU
Chọn 01 lựa chọn đúng trong 04 lựa chọn cho sẵn để điền vào chỗ trống trong mỗi câu
hỏi. (15-19)
15. He ……..extremely difficult standards for himself.
A. made B. set C. built D. put up
16. The supervisor’s job is to……… the work of his particular department.
A. overlook B. overrun C. oversee D. overview
17. Time and ……the boxer aimed devastating blows at his opponent.
A. later B. next C. then D. again
18. If……. I hadn’t spent all my money, I might have been able to put more aside in the bank.
A. really B. then C. only D. before
19. He was completely silent during the meeting, apart from making the ……..remark or two.
A. odd B. strange C. one D. unique
PHẦN 6: ĐIỀN TỪ
Chọn 01 lựa chọn đúng trong 04 lựa chọn cho sẵn để điền vào chỗ trống trong đoạn văn.
(20-27)
Clothing habits are a matter of personal preference in the United States. Most people are free
to wear whatever they want. Business people in large urban areas are (20) _______ to wear
suits or dresses, while clothing in rural areas is less formal. Most Americans (21) __________
to dress casually when not in formal or business situations.
When eating, most Americans hold a fork in the (22) ________ with which they write.
Americans eat away from home often, and usually they (23) ________ for their own meals
when dining with friends.

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When Americans greet one another they often (24) ________ a firm handshake. They may
greet strangers on the street by saying ‘Hello’ or ‘Good morning’. Friends often greet each
other (25) _______ ‘How are you?’ and respond ‘Fine, thanks’. American do not really (26)
_________ any other answer to the question ‘How are you?’ because it is a way of saying
hello. Except in formal situations, people (27) ______ each other by their given names once
they are acquainted.
20. A. like B. alike C. liking D. likely
21. A. tend B. enjoy C. refuse D. admit
22. A. arm B. finger C. hand D. elbow
23. A. prepare B. pay C. feed D. bite
24. A. change B. exchange C. replace D. transfer
25. A. with B. by C. of D. for
26. A. prefer B. need C. expect D. predict
27. A. understand B. confess C. obey D. address
PHẦN 7: BÀI ĐỌC
Đọc đoạn văn và trả lời 8 câu hỏi kèm theo. (28-35)
Owen Forrest, one of today’s most famous sculptors, talks about work, inspiration and
his new book.
Clean Shaven, with shoulder-length hair, the artist Owen Forrest looks younger than
35. Interviewing him is quite hard, not because he’s a difficult person, but because he’s so
agreeable. Make a comment about his work and how it challenges ideas about life in the
modern city, and he'll smile and answer, “Yes, I see your point.” Or he'll cut you off in the
middle of a question to offer you some more coffee.
He isn’t trying to be vague; he’s just a shy young man from central England. Perhaps
that’s why he seems such a down-to-earth person. Far from having a typical artist’s
temperament, he comes across more like a farmer who just happened to wander into a giant
studio in London and start working. When I asked him how it felt to represent Britain at the
2007 Paris Biennale Art Show, he replied that it was “very nice” and that he was rather
surprised but, of course, pleased to have been chosen. His modesty is rather charming, and
highly unusual in an artist.
It's not often that someone of Forrest's fame will sit down to answer the ordinary
person’s questions on such topics as where his inspiration comes from, what it’s like to sculpt
without machines in today’s mechanized world, or simply why he does it. Forrest says he was
prompted to write My hands, My Vision by a sense that many people's interest in his art
extended beyond mere everyday conversation. “I was asked very intelligent questions by

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people who weren't in the art world, from taxi drivers to people in the supermarket queues. It
made me realise that people have an interest in what I do which goes beyond browsing in
galleries and museums.” he says.
My Hands, My Vision avoids the biographical and mainly focuses on Forrest's
inspiration. “The events in my life haven't had a huge influence on my work,” he says, though
he admits his father’s obsession with wood-carving and carpentry have played a role. The
book aims to open up the process of how he creates his sculptures, how his imagination is
sparked by an idea or perhaps something he happens to see on the street, He seeks to replace
the sense of false mystery which surrounds many artists with a more realistic window into
the kind of physical and mental work it takes to be a sculptor.
“The publicity an artist gets when they show a new series of works in the media is a
double-edged sword,” Forrest points out. “You get attention, but you also come in for a lot of
criticism from the media. First, they ask you to talk about your work and then they create
their own interpretations, regardless of what you tell them your work actually says or means.”
Forrest's personal working style is to build up each sculpture piece by piece. He says
that this process is not widely understood. “There's no real vocabulary for discussing whether
the artist is skillful, or how intelligent his work is.”
There is still something mysterious about the creation of an amazing sculpture. “It's
very personal, very emotional. It’s like building a new friendship,” Owen says. “When you
are building a new friendship, you have periods of being very close and times when you are
separate. It’s similar with sculpting. You can spend days working non-stop, and then you find
you need to take a break for a week or so. Once a sculpture is finished, the process you went
through to create it remains with you, like an old friend”
Owen includes examples of his early work in My Hands, My Vision. “I wanted to make
a point about all those who criticized my early work as rubbish. It wasn't all bad, and it has
affected the work I create today, as well as my approach to sculpting. It was an important
building block in my desire to create sculptures where people are challenged not only to view
the world in a different way, but their own place in that world.” His success seems to prove
he has achieved his goals.
28. Why did the writer feel that interviewing Owen Forrest was difficult?
A. He didn't like to answer questions.
B. He talked too much about himself.
C. He wasn’t interested in being interviewed.
D. He was too pleasant with his responses.
29. What surprised the writer about Owen Forrest?
A. He had once worked as a farmer.

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B. His behavior wasn’t typical of artists.

C. He had taken part in a famous art show.
D. His studio was too large to work in.
30. Why did Owen Forrest decide to write his book?
A. He was tired of answering questions about his work.
B. He knew people were tired of visiting museums.
C. He wanted to entertain people with his writing.
D. He realised people were curious about his work.
31. The main purpose of Owen Forrest's book was to _____________
A. give important details of his own life.
B. analyse the difficulties of an art career.
C. explain how he works as an artist.
D. encourage others to become artists.
32. How does Owen Forrest fell about media publicity?
A. It isn’t always beneficial. B. It rarely contains the truth.
C. It is usually too critical. D. It isn't good promotion.
33. What does Owen Forrest imply about art critics?
A. They have a limited vocabulary.
B. They do not understand sculptors.
C. They fail to address all the issues in art.
D. They do not recognise some artists’ work.
34. When Owen Forrest is making one of his sculptures ______________
A. he wants to create new friendships.
B. he usually takes a week off work.
C. he goes through a variety of feelings.
D. he keeps going until it’s finished.
35. Why did Owen Forrest want to include his early work in his book?
A. to show its influence on his later work.

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B. to challenge people's views of the world.

C. to prove that it was actually very good.
D. to annoy the people who criticize him.
PHẦN 8: HOÀN THÀNH HỘI THOẠI
Chọn 01 lựa chọn đúng ở mỗi câu hỏi để điền vào chỗ trống. (36-40)
36. – Barcelona defeated Real Madrid by 6 goals to two. – _____.
A. That’s incredible B. I’ll think about it later
C. Let’s do it together D. Thanks all the same.
37. – Why don’t you join us on the sightseeing tour? – _____.
A. I’m afraid so B. Don’t mention it
C. Please do it for me D. Another time, please
38. Son: “This herb smells horrible!”
Mom: “Be that as it may, it will do you a ________ of good” .
A. power B. wealth C. strike D. visit
39. – Why are you jealous of him? – Because _____.
A. he’s green with envy about my B. he’s the apple of my teacher’s eye
teacher
C. he’s feelings for my teacher D. he’s always mooning over my
teacher
40. – How do you think about Dylan these days?
– We are aware that he has tried his best; ________, his work is just not good enough.
A. let alone B. albeit C. be that as it may D. come what may

PHẦN 9: SẮP XẾP HỘI THOẠI

Chọn 01 lựa chọn là trật tự đúng của các lượt lời trong hội thoại đã cho. (41-45)
41. 1. Our director's speech was very interesting.
2. He said that our younger generation had to study hard.
3. He spoke about the most important tasks of our school.
4. Last week we held a meeting at our school.
5. Our meeting was addressed by our director and some of the teachers.
A. 5,1,2,4,3 B. 4,5,1,3,2 C. 4,5,3,2,1 D. 1,4,2,3,5

42. 1. Unfortunately not. If it was left up to me, I wouldn’t bother. But my dad says that
shoes tell you a lot about a person so he has me brushing and polishing every other
day. It’s such a pain.
2. No, you’re right. In fact, no one in my family does. The most I have to do is get
the plates out of the dishwasher.
3. Lucky you! I wish we had one. And what about cleaning shoes?

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4. You have a machine to do that as well, I suppose.

5. Same here. I’m not made to do it that often, but I still dread having to do it.
6. Right, let’s see, jobs and duties. Where shall we begin?
7. Let’s talk about washing up first. Now that’s something I really can’t stand. My
mum makes me do it after every meal at the weekend, and she won’t let me go out
with my friends until I’ve done it. I just think that’s so unfair. I mean, none of my
friends have to do it. I bet you don’t either, do you?
A. 3,7,4,6,1,5,2 B. 4,2,3,7,1,6,5 C. 7,3,6,1,4,2,5 D. 6,7,2,3,4,1,5

43. 1. I suppose it has to be when I entered my first international competition this year. I
came first in the Big Air event and won some money.
2. And what's the achievement that you're most proud of so far?
3. Good co-ordination and balance helps, but you don't have to be born with it. If you
practice for a few days, you'll get it anyway, even if you're not naturally sporty.
4. In today's edition of Sports Showcase we talk to 19- year- old Liz Harris, one of
the country's rising stars in the fast- growing sport of snowboarding. How long have
you been into snowboarding, Liz?
5. Let's hope you can go on winning! Would you say, Liz, that there are any
particular qualities or strengths you need to have to be a snowboarder?
6. I first did it when I was on holiday with my parents. When I was younger I used to
go skiing every year with them and then one year I tried snowboarding, and I haven't
skied since then. That was five years ago.
A. 4,6,2,1,5,3 B. 3,2,6,1,4,5 C. 4,2,6,5,1,3 D. 1,4,5,2,6,3

44. 1. In winter they decided to make a snow maiden and that they did.
2. Since that day she had become their daughter.
3. They were childless.
4. A miracle happened: the snow maiden breathed once or twice, opened her eyes
and smiled to the old people.
5. There lived an old man and his wife.
A. 3,4,2,5,1 B. 4,5,1,2,8 C. 5,3,1,4,2 D. 3,4,2,5,1

45. 1. Oh, that’s awful.

2. No, I meant the one on your forehead. It’s pretty nasty.
3. Yeah, well, it’s my own stupid fault, really.
4. Which one? The one on my chin?
5. Oh, that! I fell off my bike and hit my head on the road.
6. How did you get that scar, if you don’t mind me asking?
A. 6,4,2,5,1,3 B. 4,2,1,6,5,3 C. 4,1,2,3,5,6 D. 4,6,5,3,1,2

PHẦN 10: VIẾT LẠI CÂU

Chọn câu đồng nghĩa hoặc cận nghĩa nhất với câu đã cho trong câu hỏi. (45-50)

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46. We must have been decorating in the baby’s room; otherwise, we would have seen
the evening news.
A. I’m pretty sure that we were decorating in the baby’s room, and therefore missed the
evening news.
B. We were in the baby’s room decorating when the news came on, so we didn’t watch
it.
C. We couldn’t watch the evening news because we were decorating in the baby’s room.
D. Although we were decorating in the baby’s room, we still could have watched the
news if the TV had been on.
47. Eric had promised to clean the car, but then he ran into an old friend, and so he
couldn’t get the job done.
A. Eric was about to start washing the car when he was invited over by an old friend of
his, so he didn’t have the time to fulfil his promise.
B. Because Eric unexpectedly met an old friend, he decided to clean the car another
time.
C. Suddenly, Eric had to see an old friend; thus, he couldn’t carry out his promise of
wiping the dirt off the car.
D. Eric met an old friend by chance, so he was unable to keep his promise, which was
to wash the car.
48. Jane had found it difficult to concentrate on her homework until the battery in her
MP3 player ran out.
A. When her MP3 player stopped working due to a lack of battery power, Jane was at
last able to focus on her homework.
B. Jane’s MP3 had been stopping her from doing her homework properly, so she
disconnected its battery.
C. Before Jane ran out and got a battery for her MP3 player, she wasn’t able to focus
on her homework as much as she should have.
D. Jane waited until the battery in her MP3 player stopped providing power before she
really started focusing on her homework.
49. Even though Manuel was brought up by his mother on her own, he takes after his
father more.
A. Despite the fact that Manuel was cared for only by his mother, he respects his father
more.
B. Manuel was raised by just his mother, but he resembles his father more than he does
her.
C. Manuel likes his father more than his mother in spite of the fact that only she looked
after him as a child.

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D. The appearance of Manuel is more similar to his father than his mother, who lives
by herself.
50. The flight to New Delhi didn’t take nearly as long as we’d expected.
A. The flight to New Delhi shouldn’t have taken so long.
B. We knew the flight to New Delhi would take a long time, but not this long.
C. We didn’t think the flight to New Delhi would be over so soon.
D. We had expected the flight to New Delhi to be much shorter.
PHẦN 11: KẾT HỢP CÂU
Chọn câu đồng nghĩa hoặc cận nghĩa nhất với cặp câu đã cho trong câu hỏi (51-56)
51. The Supreme Court has turned down all the accusations against Mr. Pattinson. There
was not enough proof.
A. There is a lack of proof; therefore, the Supreme Court has rejected all the allegations
against Mr. Pattinson.
B. The Supreme Court has rejected all the allegations against Mr. Pattinson on the grounds
of insufficient evidence.
C. Due to the absence of proof, the Supreme Court has abandoned all the allegations against
Mr. Pattinson.
D. As there was a total lack of evidence, the accusations against Mr. Pattinson were all
dismissed.
52. Laura is going to help me assemble the equipment. She promised me.
A. Laura kept her promise when she gave me a hand in setting up the machinery.
B. Laura gave me her word that she would help me set up the equipment.
C. Laura wanted to help me with the equipment but I don't think she will remember her words.
D. Thanks to Laura's promise, I don't have to worry about assembling the equipment.
53. The technicians were reluctant to take on their duties. I had to offer to pay extra money
for their service.
A. The technicians were hesitant to get to grips with their duties until I offered to pay extra
money for their service.
B. It was only when I offered to pay extra money for their service was the technicians willing
to rise up to their responsibilities.
C. No sooner had I offered to pay them extra money for their service than the technicians
were willing to get round to doing their work.

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D. Only when I made an offer of extra money to them did the technicians really make an
effort to complete their assignments.
54. All possible methods have been applied to purify the polluted river. The outcome is not
very prospective.
A. Although the outcome is not up to their expectations, people still go to any lengths to clean
up the polluted river.
B. Whatever the methods they took to decontaminate the river, the situation seems to be
exacerbated.
C. The situation of the polluted river does not look promising despite the numerous attempts
to clean it up.
D. The river became less polluted thanks to the measures being applied.
55. The director failed to attend the meeting. They had to cancel it.
A. The director had to abort the meeting as the attendants could not make it.
B. The meeting was delayed due to the fact that the director couldn't show up.
C. No sooner had they cancel the meeting than the director failed to attend it.
D. The director’s failure to show up at the meeting resulted in the cancellation of it.
56. I don't know what made you think Adam was against our policy. Now, let me clear the air
and convince you that he's our most loyal supporter.
A. You seemingly questioned Adam's policy observance even though he is a man of his
words, which I can make evident.
B. You might be persuaded by somebody that Adam has staunchly backed, which can resolve
your uncertainty about his position.
C. Conscious of Adam's faithfulness, your agonies about his perpetration against the policy
could be shown to be ridiculous by conversing with me.
D. I will prove that he's the most true-blue to get rid of your skepticism about Adam's
adherence to the policy, which I have no idea where it started.
PHẦN 12: HOÀN THÀNH VĂN BẢN
Chọn 01 cụm từ hoặc câu trong 04 lựa chọn cho sẵn trong mỗi câu hỏi để điền vào chỗ
trống tương ứng trong bài luận đã cho (57-60)
RADICAL WAYS TO 'REFREEZE' THE ARCTIC
An iceberg would then form naturally inside, before being ejected a month later.
According to the team behind the project, the hexagonal shape may encourage the icebergs
(or "ice babies" as Kotahatuhaha refers to them) to interlock with one another and form larger
frozen masses. (57)________ The designers are yet to finalize how the vehicle would be

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powered, though they intend for the vessel to be fully sustainable. But could the submarines,
in theory, work?
Andrew Shepherd, a professor of Earth observation at the UK's Leeds University,
described the idea as an "interesting engineering solution," though he questioned the project's
scalability. He estimated that replacing polar ice at the same rate it has disappeared in the last
four decades would require around 10 million submarines.
"That's a lot of machines," Shepherd said in an email. "For context, that's not far off the total
number of Model-T Fords built in all time."
(58)________
"The Arctic has lost ice from year to year in the last decade," he said on the phone from
Jakarta. "So we tried to solve the problem through a different way of thinking.
"Richer countries have millions to spend on (sea walls and) protection, but what about poor
countries with no budget for (defending against) rising sea levels? This is a problem the world
now faces together. We have a different approach: (59)________”
A possible flaw in the proposal -- and others like it -- is that making ice does not
significantly alter sea levels. If the ice is still floating in the water it formed from, then sea's
overall mass doesn't change. (The icebergs would have to be "moved on to land" if they were
to lower sea levels, Shepherd said). (60)________. Snow and ice reflect significantly more
sunlight than open water does, so bigger, frozen surfaces mean more radiation is sent back to
space.
57. A. But for Kotahatuhaha and his team, big problems require bold innovation.
B. It's an early concept design, and many questions remain.
C. Since 1990, British physicist John Lanham has explored a technique known as
marine cloud brightening, in which particles -- such as the salt in seawater -- are
injected into clouds to increase the amount of sunlight they reflect.
D. Detractors say that plans to refreeze the Arctic address the symptom, not the cause.

58. A. While he accepts that his iceberg-making submarines are a "utopian project," he
wants experts from different fields to help build radical visions into viable solutions.
B. Indeed, even if proposals did prove feasible, none would combat the carbon
consumption responsible for diminishing sea ice in the first place.
C. As Julienne Stroeve, a professor at University College London and senior scientist
at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, told CNN when the Arizona State
University's team first proposed its wind-powered pump concept:
D. But for Kotahatuhaha, the proposal is not only about feasibility -- it's about finding
a different way to approach climate challenges.

59. A. Rather than defending against sea level rises, we think it's better (to carry out) some
kind of intervention to tackle the problem.
B. Brighter clouds could mean that less sunlight reaching the Earth's surface, thus
reducing
summer melting and encouraging the replenishment of ice during the winter.

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C. Researchers found that treated ice was thicker and more reflective than untreated
ice.
D. Innovation is the first step to opening (our) way of thinking, then technology and
research regarding feasibility must be deepened.

60. A. They need collaboration from civil engineers, electrical engineers, economists and
others.
B. Elsewhere, the US non-profit group Ice911 has spent the last decade developing a
highly reflective sand-like material that can be scattered on ice to protect it from the
sun's rays.
C. But reversing, or at least slowing, the alarming decline of polar sea ice is about
more than rising oceans.
D. Thus, the excess heat at lower latitudes would still be transported towards the Arctic
via atmospheric and oceanic circulation and this would counter efforts to grow ice in
the Arctic.

B. PHẦN THI TỰ LUẬN

Viết một văn bản khoảng 250 từ, sử dụng lập luận và dẫn chứng cụ thể để bình luận về
chủ đề sau:
Physical education should be omitted from the curriculum so that students can concentrate
on academic subjects. Do you agree or disagree?

LƯU Ý: THÍ SINH KHÔNG ĐƯỢC PHÉP SỬ DỤNG TÀI LIỆU TRONG QUÁ
TRÌNH THI (kể cả từ điển in)

CHÚC CÁC CON THI TỐT!

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