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A. LISTENING:(3,0 POINTS)
I.Listen to part of passage. Choose the best answer for each question below. (1 pt)

1. How many percents do graduate schools in the United States increase in

applications from international students this year?
A. seven percents B. eight percents C. nine percents D. ten percents
2. When is the increase the same as?
A. two years ago B. three years ago C. four years ago D. five years ago
3. Which countries showed the biggest increases in applications to enter master’s and
doctoral programs this fall?
A. China B. China, Mexico
C. Mexico and Brazil D. China, Mexico and Brazil
4. Which is the top area of study for international students?
A. Engineering B. Business C. Physical D. Earth sciences
5. Who made the survey?
A. South Korea B. The Council of Graduate Schools
C. India D. Brazil
II. You'll hear a conversation between two people. Listen and fill in the blanks
(2,0 pts)
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
Some …(1)… in the Netherlands are spending …(2)… hundred thirty thousand
dollars on a …(3)…. The people are scientists at the University of Maastricht. They
want to …(4)… that they can make a hamburger that tastes good and does not require an
animal to be …(5)….
Researcher Mark Post and his team have been growing muscle-tissue cells in a
laboratory with muscle taken from a …(6)….
MARK POST: “We have committed ourselves to make a couple of thousand of
these small tissues and then assemble them …(7)… a hamburger.” Several teams around

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the world are trying to …(8)… meat without killing animals. So far the Dutch team
appears to have …(9)… the most progress.
Mr. Post says he wants to show that the world’s growing demand for meat could
be …(10)… more efficiently and with less harm to the environment.
B.PHONETICS(2,0POINTS)
I. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others by circling A, B, C, or D: (1 pt)
1. A. sleeveless B. media C. Internet D. designer
2. A. deposit B. respond C. documentary D. wonderful
3. A. guess B. teenager C. disadvantage D. stage
4.A. posted B. watched C . worked D. developed

II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A,
B, C, or D: (1 pt)
1. A. inspiration B. experience C. communicate D. embroidery
2. A. commentator B. economic C. banyan D. businessman
3. A. disadvantage B. documentary C. exploration D. communicate
4.A. fashion B. admire C. suggest D. divide
C. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR(7 POINTS)
I. Give the correct form of the words to complete the following sentences.
(2.0 points)
1. We wish you both health and ____________ . (LONG)
2. _______ people used to depend much on weather to grow their crops.
(AGRICULTURE)
3. My mother is famous for making ____________ tomatoes. (SUGAR)
4. Because plastic bags are very hard to ______, they will cause pollution. ( SOLVE)
5. It’s a real bargain. However, the price doesn’t include __________costs. You have to
pay later. (INSTALL)
6. To be a good writer, you need to be ________________ . (IMAGINE)
7. The ______________ of a volcano can be predicted, but we usually don’t have
enough time to move people out of the dangerous area. (ERUPT)
8. The manager says in order to get the job, one of the first qualities is _____________
which many employees often take for granted. (PUNCTUAL)
9. His words and behavior strongly reveals his ___________ background. (EDUCATE)
10. Should English be a ______________ foreign language in Viet Nam?
(COMPEL)
Your answers:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
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4. 9.
5. 10.

II. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Identify your
answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. (2 points)
1. What's your birthday, Ann ? - It's ............................... .
A. on the thirty-one of July C. on the thirty-first of July
B. on July the thirty-one D. in July the thirty-first
2. The sun .................. in the west. Look ! It ....................... .
A. set/ is setting B. sets/ is setting C. setting/ set D. set/ set
3. All the boys are good at cooking, but ............ is as good as the girls.
A. either B. neither C. none D. every
4. The weather ................ fine so far this week.
A. is B. was C. has been D. had been
5. I have so many routines that sometimes I feel ........... I am an automatic robot.
A. as if B. even if C. even though D. like
6. The walls of the house are covered ........... a coat of paint.
A. with B. in C. by D. under
7. That was a ............ ceremony.
A. prepared-well B. prepare-well C. well-prepared D. well-prepare
8. That novel was written by a well-known writer. It is worth ............. .
A. to read B. reading C. read D. have read
9. Is this the address to ........ you want the package sent ?
A. where B. which C. that D. whom
10. The father sat by his ........ child’s bedside all night as he was sick.
A. sleep B. asleep C. oversleep D. sleeping
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10

III. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. ( 2,0pts )

1. Since I ( pay ) 1.................for our lunch, I ( try )...2...............to attract the waiter’s
attention.
2. Hurry up. By the time you ( finish )...3............... getting ready, we ( miss )..4..........
the train!
3. Sally! I ( not expect ) ...5........to see you here! What ( you do ) ...6...........here in
Thanh Hoa City?
4. I think I ( lose )...7.........my sunglasses. I ( look ) ..8........for them since noon, but I can’t find them.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8

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IV. Choose the letter of the underlined portion which is not correct and correct
it( 1,0pt)
1. There's a new Oriental restaurant in town, isn't it?
A B C D
2. Mai didn’t go to the zoo with her friends last Sunday because her sickness
A B C D
3. The water and land around the chemical factory are serious polluted.
A B C D
4. Our neighbor will look for the garden when we go on holiday.
A B C D
1 2
3 4

D.READING(4,0 POINTS)
I. Read the passage and do the following tasks (2,0 points):
The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated newspaper in Washington,
D.C, USA, and is the city’s oldest newspaper, founded in 1877. It is widely considered
to be one of the most important newspapers in the United States due to its particular
emphasis on national politics, and international affairs, and being a newspaper of record.
Even so, the Washington Post has always been defined as a local paper and does not
print any editions for the outside region beyond that of the D.C, Maryland, or Virginia
editions for daily circulation.
The newspaper is published as a broadsheet, with photographs printed both in
color as well as in black and white. Weekday printings include the main section,
containing the first page, national, international news, politics, and editorials and
opinions, followed by the sections on local news (Metro), sports, business, style (feature
writing on pop culture, politics, fine and performing arts, film, fashion, and gossip), and
classified ads.
The Sunday edition includes the weekday sections as well as several weekly
sections: Outlook (opinion and editorials), Style and Arts, Sunday Source, Travel, Book
world, Comics, TV week, and the Washington Post Magazine. Beyond the newspaper,
the Washington Post under its parent company of the Washington Post Company is
involved with the Washington Post, Newsweek Interactive and Washingtonpost.com.

a) Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to answer the questions below:

1. When was the Washington Post founded?
A. 1877 B. 1787 C. 1778 D. 1887
2. The Washington Post is ………………………… .
A. the newest newspaper. B. the oldest newspaper in the USA.
C. the oldest newspaper in Washington, D.C D. the sports newspaper.
3. Why is the Washington Post the most important newspaper in the United States?
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A. Because of its particular emphasis on national politics, and international affairs.
B. Because of its particular emphasis on national culture, and international affairs.
C. Because of its particular emphasis on national sports, and international affairs.
D. Because of its particular emphasis on national history, and international affairs.
4. The photographs of the newspaper are mainly printed ………………….. .
A. in white and black. B. both in color as well as in black and white.
C. in color. D. in bad quality of paper.
5. Weekly sections of the Washington Post include ………………………. .
A. Outlook (opinion and editorials).
B. Sunday Source, Travel, Book world.
C. Outlook (opinion and editorials), Style and Arts, Sunday Source, Travel, Book
world, Comics, TV week, and the Washington Post Magazine.
D. Comics, TV week, and the Washington Post Magazine.
*Your 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
answers:

b) Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F): T/F
6. The Washington Post is the newspaper that does not print any edition
for the outside region beyond that of the D.C.
7. The Washington Post is the largest newspaper in the USA.
8. Not many people in the world know about the Washington Post.
9.The Sunday edition only includes the weekday sections.
II.Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
ONE word in each space. (2,0pts)
Food plays an (1) ................. part in the development of nations. In countries
where food is (2) .................., people have to spend most of their time getting enough to
eat. This usually slows down (3) .........., because men have little time to (4).................to
science, industry, government, and art. In nations where food is (5)............and easy to
get, men have more time to spend in activities that (6)...........to progress, and enjoyment
of leisure. The problem of (7).............good food for everybody has not yet been solved.
Many wars have been (8)............... for food. But it is no longer necessary to go to war
for food. Nations are beginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a (9).............of
their food problems. They work together in the Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations (10)...................more food.

Write your answers here:

1………….. 2....................... 3........................... 4........................... 5........................

6………….. 7....................... 8........................... 9........................... 10......................

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E. WRITING (4,0 POINTS)

I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it. (1,0 point)
1. The furniture was too old for us to keep.
→ It was .......................................................................
2. Nobody has cleaned the streets this week.
→ The streets .............................................................................
3. While mending the road, they accidentally blocked our water pipes.
→ They accidentally cut .....................................................
4. He brought the umbrella along but it didn’t rain.
→ He needn’t ..................................................................
5. While I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time.
→ Despite .....................................................
II. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.(1,0pt)
1. If / I/ be / you / I /work/ harder.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Although / it/ rain / heavily/we/ go/ out/ last night.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Nam/ not play/ lot/ sports/ when/ he/ be/ child.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Life/ countryside/ simple/ people/ friendly/ and/ air/ clean.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
III. Nowadays, our environment is being polluted seriously. Please write a passage
of more than 150 words to show the main reasons that polluting the environment
and suggest some solutions to keep our environment unpolluted.(2,0points)
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ĐÁP ÁN + BIỂU ĐIỂM

ĐỀ THI ĐỀ XUẤT HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
A. LISTENING (3pts)
I. Listen to part of passage. Choose the best answer for each question below.

1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B

II. You'll hear a conversation between two people. Listen and fill in the blanks

1. people 2. three 3. hamburger 4. prove 5. killed

6. cow 7. Into 8. produce 9. made 10. satisfied

B. PHONETICS (2,0points)
I. Choose one word that has part pronounced (0,25pt / each correct answer)
1. B. media 2. D. wonderful 3. A. guess 4.A. posted
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A,
B, C, or D.(0,25pt / each correct answer)
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1.inspiration 2. economic 3.communicate 4.A. fashion
C. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (7points)
I. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences (10 x 0.2 = 2.0
points)
1. longevity 6. imaginative
2. agrarian 7. eruption
3. sugared 8. punctuality
4. dissolve 9. educational
5. installation 10. compulsory
II. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Identify your
answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. ( 2points) (0,2pt / each
correct answer)
1. C 2. B 3.C 4. C 5. A
6. A 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. D
III. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. ( 2,0pts ) (0,25pt / each
correct answer)

1. was paying 2.tried 3. finish 4. will have

missed

5 didn’t expect/ 6.are you doing 7. have lost 8. have been

wasn’t expecting looking

IV. Choose the letter of the underlined portion which is not correct and correct it( 1,0pt)
1 D 2 C
3 D 4 B
D.READING.(4,0 points)
I.
a. Read the passage and do the following tasks (2,0points):
0,2 point/1 correct answer x 5 = 2,0 points
*Your 1. A 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C
answers:

b. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F): T/F
0,25 point/1 correct answer x 4 = 1,0 point
6.The Washington Post is the newspaper that does not print any T
edition for the outside region beyond that of the D.C.
7.The Washington Post is the largest newspaper in the USA. F
8.Not many people in the world know about the Washington Post. F
9.The Sunday edition only includes the weekday sections. F
II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
word in each space. (2,0pts) (0,2pt for each correct answer)
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1. important 6. lead
2. scarce 7. providing
3. progress 8. fought
4. devote 9. solution
5. plentiful 10. produce
E.WRITING(4,0points)
I.( 1 point)(0,25pt / each correct answer)
1. It was such old furniture that we wouldn’t/ couldn’t keep it.
2. The streets haven’t been cleaned this week.
3. They accidentally cut off our water supplying while mending the road.
4. He needn’t have brought the umbrella along (because it didn’t rain anyway)
5. Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior/ the fact that I strongly disapprove
of your behavior, I will help you this time.
II. Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.(1,0pt)
(0,25pt / each correct answer)
1. If I were you , I would work harder.
2. Although it rained heavily, we went out last night.
3. Nam didn't play a lot of sports when he was a child.
4. Life in the countryside is simple , people are friendly and the air is clean.
III. Writing a passage (2.0 points)
Nowadays, our environment is being polluted seriously. Please write a passage of
more than 150 words to show the main reasons that polluting the environment and
suggest some solutions to keep our environment unpolluted
* Criteria for evaluating students' writing:
1. Form: 0.4 points
+ A passage with appropriate form ( all sentences in only one passage , language style
and length (150words)
+ Hand writing: clean and clear layout, easy to read
2. Content: 0.8 point
3. Use of language: 0.8 point
+ Appropriate vocabulary + Correct grammatical structures and spelling
+ Right use of connectors & punctuation (cohesive devices)

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