SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VĂN HÓA CẤP TỈNH

BẮC GIANG NĂM HỌC 2020-2021

MÔN THI: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 9
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Ngày thi: 06/03/2021
MÃ ĐỀ: 802 Thời gian làm bài 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề.

1. Họ tên thí sinh:

......................................................... Cán bộ coi thi số 1: Số phách
2. Ngày, tháng, năm sinh: (Ký, ghi rõ họ tên)
......................................................... ..........................
3. Trường THCS: ............................................................
.........................................................
4. Huyện, thành phố: Cán bộ coi thi số 2: Số báo danh
......................................................... (Ký, ghi rõ họ tên)
..........................
............................................................

- Đề thi gồm 08 trang, thí sinh làm phần trắc nghiệm vào phiếu trả lời trắc
LƯU Ý: nghiệm; phần tự luận làm trực tiếp vào đề thi.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng từ điển và các tài liệu khác.

Phần I. TRẮC NGHIỆM (30 điểm)

I.  Listening. (10 pts)
Part 1. You will hear a student and an advisor talking about the facilities at the college. Listen
carefully and choose the best answer A, B, C or D. You will hear the recording TWICE. (5 pts)
1. If the student has to get medicines, there’s a prescription charge of _____.
A. £ 6.15 B. £ 5.60 C. £ 5.16 D. £ 6.50
2. Where is the student living at the moment?
A. at a hostel B. at a hotel C. in the Sport Centre D. at his own apartment
3. Counseling service is on the _____.
A. North Campus B. Central Campus C. South Campus D. West Centre
4. If the student wants to make a note, the number is _____.
A. 09100625913 B. 90100625913 C. 09100762593 D. 09007625913
5. The fee you have to pay to get a pass is _____.
A. £ 12 B. £ 32 C. £ 22 D. £ 42
Part 2. You will hear a teacher talking to a group of students. Listen carefully and choose the
best answer A, B, C or D. You will hear the recording TWICE. (5 pts)
6. The trip takes place _____.
A. in two weeks’ time B. when the travel arrangements are made
C. on the last day of school D. when students have asked for their parents’ permission
7. It will take 2 hours _____.
A. for the plane to take off B. to get from the school to the airport
C. to wait for the bus D. to fly to Malaga
8. The maximum weight for each child’s luggage is _____.
A. twenty-five kilos B. more than twenty-five kilos
C. five kilos D. twenty kilos
9. In the afternoon, the children _____.
A. will have some free time B. cannot go to the beach
C. must not be late D. must go to Malaga
10. What can be dangerous?
A. going swimming B. going out late
C. wearing sunglasses D. staying in the sun for too long

II. Phonetics (5 pts)

Trang 1/8 Mã đề 802

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the other words. (5 pts)
11. A. formality B. contact C. background D. socialize
12. A. prolong B. contact C. conscious D. common
13. A. practised B. advised C. danced D. passed
14. A. signal B. sign C. colleague D. regard
15. A. bathe B. although C. depth D. brother
III. Vocabulary (5 pts)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to complete each of
the following sentences.
16. Many passengers screamed ______ as the plane seemed to dip.
A. at risk B. in danger C. in panic D. at stake
17. During that century, ______ were set up for native Americans.
A. reserves B. reservation C. preservations D. preservatives
18. Whenever my father travels by plane, he buys some ______ goods at the airport.
A. tax-free B. free of charge C. free of duty D. duty-free
19. His father used to be a ______ professor at the university. Many students worshipped him.
A. distinguishing B. distinguished C. distinctive D. distinct
20. Most of the ______ in this workshop do not work very seriously or productively.
A. rank and file B. tooth and nail C. eager beavers D. old hand
IV. Grammar and Speaking (10 pts)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to complete each of
the following sentences.
21. Edison’s accomplishments seem more wonderful when we realize that he had very_____
education.
A. a few B. few C. a little D. little
22. Tim: “What are the office hours where you work?”
Jane: “______, everyone comes in at eight and leaves at five.”
A. In general B. In generally C. In the general D. General
23. ______ being tired, I went for a picnic with my family.
A. That B. Despite C. Since D. Though
24. ______as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideas of the period in which it was created.
A. In order to be ranking B. Being ranked
C. To be ranked D. Ranking
25. Having traveled to different parts of our country, ______.
A. we are seeing a lot of interesting lifestyles and customs
B. we have learned a lot about interesting lifestyles and customs
C. much has been learned about interesting lifestyles and customs
D. many interesting lifestyles and customs have been learned by us
26. The Moon is much closer to Earth______, and thus it has greater influence on the tides.
A. than is the Sun B. where the Sun is
C. unlike the Sun D. but the Sun is
27. _____ have at least four hours of hazardous materials response training is mandated by federal law.
A. All police officers B. All police officers must
C. That all police officers D. For all police officers
28. The curriculum at the public school is as good ______ of any private school.
A. or better than B. as or better that C. as those D. as or better than that
29. Connecticut was the fifth of the original thirteen states ______ the Constitution of the United
States.
A. ratified B. to ratify C. have ratified D. ratify
30. Mary is talking to her professor in his office.
Professor: “Congratulations on your award.” Mary: “______.”
A. I like it that you understand. B. I can't agree more with yours.
Trang 2/8 Mã đề 802
 C. I do appreciate your supervision. D. I feel so sorry for you, professor.
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI VĂN HÓA CẤP TỈNH
BẮC GIANG NĂM HỌC 2020-2021
MÔN THI: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 9
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Ngày thi: 06/03/2021
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề.

ĐIỂM Bằng số: Giám khảo số 1: Số phách

BÀI THI (Ký, ghi rõ họ tên)
Bằng chữ: .............................................................. ..........................
Giám khảo số 2:
................................ (Ký, ghi rõ họ tên)
...............................................................

LƯU Ý: -Thí sinh làm bài làm trực tiếp vào đề thi.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng từ điển và các tài liệu khác.

Phần II. TỰ LUẬN (70 điểm)

Task 1. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (5 pts)
Your answers:
1. The camera (disappear) _____ when we came in. 1. ________________________

2. The woman (accuse) _______ of the killing said that she 2. ________________________
was at the cinema at the time.
3. You'd better phone me at about 10 o'clock tonight. I (not do) 3. ________________________
_____ anything at that time.
4. He resented (ask) _____ to wait. He expected the minister 4. ________________________
to see him at once.
5. I’d rather (go) _____ out with my family members last night 5. ________________________
but I couldn’t.

Task 2. Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets. (5 pts)
Your answers:
1. Please (know) ______ our letter of the 25 . We have not had a reply.
th
1. __________________
2. Eating fish and lots of vegetables greatly increases your life 2. __________________
(expect)______.
3. My little brother enjoys watching (advertise) ______ on TV. 3. __________________
4. It has become (increase) ______ difficult to find a job nowadays. 4. __________________
5. The (forest)______ has caused many so-called man-made disasters. 5. __________________

Task 3. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 pts)
April Fools’ Day
On April Fools’ Day, people in many countries play tricks on each other. Usually, the (1)
_______ involve making friends believe something ridiculous. On this day you could, for (2) _______,
tell a friend there is a huge spider on their shoulder. If they believe you, you have succeeded in (3)
_______ them, and even if you only trick them for a second, you (4) _______ the right to shout “April
Fool!”
This day, 1st April, is also known (5) _______ All Fools’ Day. In some countries, such as
Ireland or Cyprus, you can only try to fool someone before 12 noon. If you do play tricks after midday,
you become the fool instead.
Trang 3/8 Mã đề 802
 But how did this tradition begin? Some say April Fools’ Day (6) _______ in France when that
country adopted the new Gregorian calendar. In the previous calendar, New Year was celebrated from
25th march until 1st April, rather (7) _______ on 1st January, as in the Gregorian calendar. Some people
refused to follow the new calendar, and continued to (8) _______ the New Year in spring. Other
people made fun of them and laughed at them (9) _______ they were old-fashioned and didn’t want to
change. Now, April Fools’ Day has become a global tradition, and no one is safe! People play tricks on
anyone, not just on those (10) _______ don’t want to change with the times.
Your answers:
1. _____________________________ 6. _____________________________
2. _____________________________ 7. _____________________________
3. _____________________________ 8. _____________________________
4. _____________________________ 9. _____________________________
5. _____________________________ 10. ____________________________

Task 4. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write their correct
forms in the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example. (10 pts)

The Problem of Bullying in Schools

Line 1 There is new concern about school violences , and police have taken greater
2 responsibility for helping school officials ensuring students' safety. As pressure
3 increases to put on officers in schools, police agencies must decide how to
4 contribute for students' safety effectively. Will police presence on campuses enhance
5 safety? If police cannot be on every campus, can they do other contributions to
6 students' safety? What are good approaches and practices?
7 Perhaps more than any another school safety problem, bullying affects students'
8 sense of secure. The most effective ways to prevent or lessen bullying require school
9 administrators' commitment and intensive efforts. Police who are interest in increasing
10 school safety can use its influence to encourage schools to solve the problem. This
11 guide provides police of information about bullying in schools, its extent and causes,
12 and enable police to steer schools away from common remedies that have been
13 considered ineffective elsewhere, and to develop ones who will work.

0. Line 1 violences  violence

Your answers: 1. Line ... ___________________________________________
2. Line ... ___________________________________________
3. Line ... ___________________________________________
4. Line ... ___________________________________________
5. Line ... ___________________________________________
6. Line ... ___________________________________________
7. Line ... ___________________________________________
8. Line ... ___________________________________________
9. Line ... ___________________________________________
10. Line ... ___________________________________________
Task 5. The passage has five paragraphs (A-E). Choose the most suitable heading for each
paragraph from the list of headings below. (5pts)

Trang 4/8 Mã đề 802

 GLASS CAPTURING THE DANCE OF LIGHT
A - Glass, in one form or another, has long been in noble service to humans as one of the most widely
used of manufactured materials, and certainly the most versatile, it can be as imposing as a telescope
mirror the width of a tennis court or as small and simple as a marble rolling across dirt. The uses of
this adaptable material have been broadened dramatically by new technologies glass fibre optics -
more than eight million miles - carrying telephone and television signals across nations, glass ceramics
serving as the nose cones of missiles and as crowns for teeth; tiny glass beads taking radiation doses
inside the body to specific organs, even a new type of glass fashioned of nuclear waste in order to
dispose of that unwanted material.
B - On the horizon are optical computers. These could store programs and process information by
means of light - pulses from tiny lasers - rather than electrons. And the pulses would travel over glass
fibres, not copper wire. These machines could function hundreds of times faster than today’s electronic
computers and hold vastly more information. Today fibre optics are used to obtain a clearer image of
smaller and smaller objects than ever before - even bacterial 81 viruses. A new generation of optical
instruments is emerging that can provide detailed imaging of the inner workings of cells. It is the surge
in fibre optic use and in liquid crystal displays that has set the U.S. glass industry (a 16 billion dollar
business employing some 150,000 workers) to building new plants to meet demand.
C - But it is not only in technology and commerce that glass has widened its horizons. The use of glass
as art, a tradition spins back at least to Roman times, is also booming. Nearly everywhere, it seems,
men and women are blowing glass and creating works of art. “I didn’t sell a piece of glass until 1975”,
Dale Chihuly said, smiling, for in the 18 years since the end of the dry spell, he has become one of the
most financially successful artists of the 20th century. He now has a new commission - a glass
sculpture for the headquarters building of a pizza company - for which his fee is half a million dollars.
D - But not all the glass technology that touches our lives is ultra-modern. Consider the simple light
bulb; at the turn of the century most light bulbs were hand blown, and the cost of one was equivalent to
half a day’s pay for the average worker. In effect, the invention of the ribbon machine by Corning in
the 1920s lighted a nation. The price of a bulb plunged. Small wonder that the machine has been called
one of the great mechanical achievements of all time. Yet it is very simple: a narrow ribbon of molten
glass travels over a moving belt of steel in which there are holes. The glass sags through the holes and
into waiting moulds. Puffs of compressed air then shape the glass. In this way, the envelope of a light
bulb is made by a single machine at the rate of 66,000 an hour, as compared with 1,200 a day produced
by a team of four glassblowers.
E -The secret of the versatility of glass lies in its interior structure. Although it is rigid, and thus like a
solid, the atoms are arranged in a random disordered fashion, characteristic of a liquid. In the melting
process, the atoms in the raw materials are disturbed from their normal position in the molecular
structure; before they can find their way back to crystalline arrangements the glass cools. This
looseness in molecular structure gives the material what engineers call tremendous “formability”
which allows technicians to tailor glass to whatever they need.
Adapted from “Glass: Capturing the Dance of Light” by William S. Ellis, National Geographic
Questions: List of headings
Question 1: Paragraph A ______ i. A former glass technology
Question 2: Paragraph B ______ ii. Computers and their dependence on glass
Question 3: Paragraph C ______ iii. Architectural experiments with glass
Question 4: Paragraph D ______ iv. Exciting innovations in fibre optics
Question 5: Paragraph E ______ v. Everyday uses of glass

Task 6. Read the CONVERSATION and complete the note. Use NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS for each answer. (5 pts)
C = Counsellor K = Kate L = Luki

Trang 5/8 Mã đề 802

C: Hi there, Kate. Come on in. How are you today?
K: Fine thanks.
C: Hi, Luki. How are things?
L: OK.
C: Well, as I explained on the phone, I’m a Counsellor here at the Student Services section of the
university and I’m interviewing overseas students to help me draw up a guide for new students so I’d
be grateful if you could tell me a little about your time since you’ve been here in Cambridge.
K: Right.
L: Good idea.
C: Now, Kate. Let’s start with you. OK, um, this is your second semester isn’t it? Could you tell us
something about your first impressions of the town when you arrived?
K: Yeah, well, first of all, I was struck by how quiet it is here in the evening
C: Yes, I suppose Cambridge is a quiet place. Where did you live when you first arrived?
K: Well, I went straight into student accommodation; it was a kind of student hostel.
C: Ah right, so you didn’t have to worry about doing your own cooking or anything like that?
K: No, but sometimes I wished I had! The food at the hostel was awful.
C: Oh dear. But how were the other students?
K: To be honest, I haven’t managed to make many friends even though the place is full. People seem
to keep to themselves; they’re not really very friendly.
C: Oh I’m sorry to hear that. Well, what about the actual course? You’re studying … uh?
K: I’m doing a Master by coursework in Environmental Studies.
C: Ah, right, and how are you finding that?
K: Yeah, well, it’s been pretty good really. I’ve enjoyed the course, but I feel there hasn’t been enough
contact with the lecturers. They all seem to be incredibly busy. The only chance I’ve really had to talk
to them was on the field trip.
C: Well that’s no good. Could anything be done to improve the course in your opinion?
K: Well … I think it would be helpful to have meetings with lecturers on the course. Say once a
fortnight - something like that.
C: Regular meetings. Yes, that could certainly help. Now Kate, we’ll come back to you in a minute,
but I’d just like to ask Luki some questions.
C: Luki, where are you from?
L: I am from Indonesia.
C: And how did you find Cambridge when you first arrived?
L: Well, I like it here. I think the city is very beautiful.
C: What about your accommodation? Was that OK?
L: Yes, OK. At first, I stayed with a family for three months. They were very kind to me but they had
three young children and I found it difficult to study
C: Right, I see.
L: So after three months I moved out and now I live with two other students in a student house. It’s
much cheaper and we like it there.
C: Good, and what about your studies? What are you studying?
L: I’m doing a Bachelor of Computing.
C: Computing? I see. Um, apart from the language difficulties, if you can separate them, how have
you found the course?
L: OK, but …
C: Yes, go on.
L: Well, the main difficulty for me is getting time on the computers in the computer room. It’s always
busy and this makes it very hard to do my practical work.
C: Yes, I’m sure it would. Can you reserve time in the computer room?
L: No, you can’t … but it would certainly help if we could reserve computer time.
C: Yes. I’ll look into that and see if something can be done to improve things over there. Now let’s go
back to Kate...
----------------------------------

Trang 6/8 Mã đề 802

Now, complete the notes:

Kate

Type of accommodation (1)…………………………………….

Her feelings about the accommodation awful food

Her feelings about the other students not very friendly

Difficulties experienced on the course lecturers too busy

Suggestions for improving the course (2)…………………………………….

Luki
First type of accommodation (3)…………………………………….
Problem with the first accommodation lots of noise
Second type of accommodation student house
Name of course (4)…………………………………….
Suggestions for improving the course (5)…………………………………….

Task 7. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means the same as the first one,
beginning with the given words. (10 pts)
1. I asked one of my friends to post our classmates' pictures.
 I got ___________________________________________________________________________.
2. “I admit that I forgot to turn on the alarm system,” said Robert.
 Robert confessed to_______________________________________________________________.
3. Alternative medicine is a complete mystery to some people.
 Some people are _________________________________________________________________.
4. As far as I know, this has never happened before.
 To ____________________________________________________________________________.
5. He simply fails to understand some of his colleagues’ attitude to work.
 He has some colleagues ___________________________________________________________.
6. I used my calculator; otherwise, it would have taken longer.
 If _____________________________________________________________________________.
7. I fully intended to find out who is responsible for the graffiti.
 I had every ______________________________________________________________________.
8. On the way to work, Tom met his former teacher.
 When __________________________________________________________________________.
9. “No one can persuade me to sleep in this haunted house”, she said to me.
 She flatly refused _________________________________________________________________.
10. We were impressed by the new cinema but found it rather expensive.
 Impressed _______________________________________________________________________.
Task 8. Combine each pair of sentences, beginning with the given words. (5 pts)
1. Eric wasn’t wearing a seat-belt. He was injured.
 If ______________________________________________________________________________.
2. He was suspected to have stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him for days.
ð Suspected _______________________________________________________________________.
3. That lady travels to many places. She gains much knowledge.
Trang 7/8 Mã đề 802
 The ____________________________________________________________________________.
4. The boy did not remember the meeting. He went out for a coffee with his friends then.
 Not ____________________________________________________________________________.
5. The man tried very hard to pass the driving test. He could hardly pass it.
 Despite the man __________________________________________________________________.
Task 9. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use from THREE to FIVE words,
including the words given. (5 pts)
1. Most stores will accept a credit card instead of cash. ALTERNATIVE
ð Most stores will accept a credit card _________________________.
2. She got a scholarship as soon as she registered for the training course. SCARCELY
 ________________________for the training course when she got a scholarship.
3. Flooding in this region was the result of the heavy rain. RESULTED
 The ________________________flooding in this region.
4. You’re like another person I’ve met here recently. ELSE
 You remind ______________________________________ I’ve met here recently.
5. Sudden fires often cause very serious damage. IS
 The damage which ___________________________________ often very serious.
Task 10. Paragraph writing (10 pts)
Using social networks can have negative effects on young children these days.
Write a paragraph about 120-150 words to state your viewpoint about the idea.
.....................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................
….................................................................................................................................................................
................................................
.....................................................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................
….................................................................................................................................................................
................................................
- THE END -
Trang 8/8 Mã đề 802