SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 9 CẤP TỈNH

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ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 18 Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
(không kể thời gian giao đề)

SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points) (You will hear twice for each part)
Part 1. Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct answer for each of the following
blanks.
1. According to the man, his team lost the first match due to __________.
A. bad weather conditions B. injuries C. poor officiating
2. What reason was NOT mentioned about why his team lost their second game? 
A. The referees made some terrible calls against some players.
B. They were disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct.
C. One of their players shot the ball into the wrong goal.
3. The man's team was winning the final match until ___________. 
A. the other team made an amazing comeback
B. some of their players were ejected from the game
C. their fans booed the team and left the stadium
4. Which team does the man want to win the World Cup now?
A. He doesn't care who wins at this point.
B. He wants the host nation to win.
C. He hopes the matches are cancelled.
5. Now that his team is out of the tournament, how is he spending his time?
A. He's been following a golf tournament on TV.
B. He's become interested in an online chess tournament.
C. He's been playing in a local tennis tournament.
Part 2. Listen to the recording twice. Complete the form below. Write no more than three
words or numbers for each answer.
PRESTON PARK RUN
Details of run
Example
Day of Park Run: …….Saturday……
Start of run: in front of the (1) café
Time of start: (2) 9 / nine am
Length of run: (3) 5 kilometers
At end of run: volunteer scans (4) bar code
Best way to register: on the (5) website
Cost of run: (6) £ 1.50
Volunteering
Contact name: Pete (7) MAUGHAN
Phone number: (8) 01444732900
Activities: setting up course
(9) guiding / guide the runners
(10) take photographs for the weekly report
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 points)
Part 1: Questions from 16 to 36. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)
Choose the best answer to each question.

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16. The information-office at the station ________ that all trains were running about one hour
behind time.
A. advertised B. decided C. explained D. promised
17. The house was sold for £60000, which was far more than its real _____.
A. cost B. value C. price D. expense
18. Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any _______.
A. notice B. remark C. warning D. observation
19. When he was a student, his father gave him a monthly ________ towards his expenses.
A. salary B. permission C. allowance D. wage
monthly allowance tiền trợ cấp hàng tháng
20. He was a much older tennis player but he had the great ________ of experience.
A. advantage B. deal C. help D. value
have the great advantage of = có lợi thế về
21. To get my travelers’ cheques I had to ________ a special cheque to the Bank for the total
amount.
A. make for B. make off C. make out D. make over
22. Well-mannered children have usually been properly ________ by their parents.
A. raised up B. borne up C. brought up D. put up
23. He said he had every ________ in his secretary; she would do the right thing.
A. confidence B. dependence C. thought D. knowledge
have confidence in somebody: tin ở ai
24. I am sorry that I can’t ________ your invitation.
A. take B. except C. agree D. accept
25. I forgot to ________ him to buy some bread.
A. remember B. repeat C. remind D. let
26. ________ what he says, he wasn’t even there when the crime was committed.
A. Following B. Listening to C. According to D. Fearing
27. There is ________ that I may have to go into hospital next week.
A. an opportunity B. bad luck C. a possibility D. fate
28. This young tree could not have been damaged by accident. I believe it was done ________.
A. in fact B. on purpose C. by appointment D. by understanding
29. How much would you ________ for repairing my watch?
A. charge B. cost C. pay D. demand
30. After the battle, the ________ soldiers were helped by those who could walk.
A. damaged B. wounded C. broken D. blessed
31. He hoped the appointment would enable him to gain greater ________ in publishing.
A. experience B. work C. jobs D. employment
32. ________ up children properly is mainly their parents’ duty.
A. growing B. rearing C. breeding D. bringing
33. Science has made great ________ during the past 30 years.
A. increases B. motions C. advances D. advantages
34. Her shoes ________ her gloves; they look very well together.
A. suit B. match C. fit D. compare
35. If you have a ________ to make about the food, I am willing to listen.
A. dislike B. trouble C. complaint D. discontent
Part 2: Questions from 36 to 45. (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.
36. I have just bought a replacement for one of my favorites which mysteriously mystery
disappeared.
37. Gift exchange is significant expression of social relations. signify
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38. I try not to remember this frightening experience that only leaves me with unhappy frighten
thoughts.
39. The boy repeatedly asked for permission to go out with his friends. repeat
40. British Rail apologized for the cancellation of the 4.20 to Bath. cancel
41. He feels sad about his unsatisfactory result in the examination. satisfy
42. The products of this factory are widely consumed in this country. produce
43. You must keep on working with him no matter how much you disagree. agree
44. Film festivals are typically divided into categories like drama, documentary or animation. typical
45. He enjoyed socializing with friends and it cost nothing. social
Part 3: Questions from 46 to 50.(1 point - 0.2/ each)
Each of the following sentences has an error. Find the errors and correct them.
46. The 6-year-old boy resembles to his mother some what more than does his older brother. bo to
47. Chemical engineering is based on the principles of physics, chemists, and mathematics. chemistry
48. Ancient people made a clay pottery because they needed it for their survival. bo a
49. A paragraph is a portion of a text consists of one or more sentences related to the same idea.
consisting
50. Carl Anderson discovered two atomic particles that he identified while studied cosmic rays.
studying
Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55.(1 point - 0.2/ each)
Fill in each of the sentences with correct prepositions.
51. Parents are naturally anxious for their children’s safety.
52. In a consumer taste test, Coca-Cola went up against Pepsi.
53. Using your cell phone while driving is against the law.
54. The scientist made an amazing discovery by accident.
55. She ought to be thoroughly ashamed of herself - talking to her mother like that!
SECTION III: READING (6.0 points)
Part 1. Questions 56 – 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
Interpreting the feelings of other people is not always easy, as we all know, and we (56)
________ as much on what they seem to be telling us, as on the actual words they say. Facial
(57) ________ and tone of voice are obvious ways of showing our (58) ________ to something,
and it may well be that we unconsciously express views that we are trying to hide. The art of
being (59) ________ lies in picking up these signals, realizing what the other person is trying to
say, and acting so that they are not embarrassed in any way. For example, we may understand
that they are in fact (60) ________ to answer our question, and so we stop pressing them. Body
movements in general may also indicate feelings, and interviewers often pay particular attention
to the way a candidate for a job walks into the room and sits down. However it is not difficult to
present the right kind of appearance, while what many employers want to know relates to the
candidate’s character traits, and (61) ________ stability. This raises the awkward question of
whether job candidates should be asked to complete psychological tests, and the further problem
of whether such tests actually produce (62) ________ results. For many people, being asked to
take part in such a test would be an objectionable (63) ________ into their private lives.
After all, a prospective employer would hardly ask a candidate to run a hundred meters, or
expect his or her family doctor to provide (64) ________ medical information. Quite apart from
this problem, can such tests predict whether a person is likely to be a (65) ________ employee
or a values colleague?
56. A. reckon B. rely C. trust D. estimate
57. A. manner B. image C. expression D. looks
58. A. notion B. feeling C. view D. reaction
59. A. successful B. humble C. good at D. tactful
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60. A. hesitant B. reluctant C. tending D. used
61. A. psychological B. physical C. similar D. relevant
62. A. reliable B. predictable C. faithful D. regular
63. A. invasion B. infringement C. intrusion D. interference
64. A. confidential B. secretive C. reticent D. classified
65. A. laborious B. particular C. thorough D. conscientious
Part 2. Questions 66 – 75 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question
Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living
things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing
water are rare. And since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at
frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their
entire lives without a single drop.
Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable
to withstand its desiccating effects. No moist-skinned, water-loving animals can exist there.
Few large animals are found. The giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote,
and the bobcat. Since desert country is open, it holds more swift-footed running and leaping
creatures than the tangled forest. Its population is largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence,
and ruled by stealth. Yet they are not emaciated. Having adapted to their austere environment,
they are as healthy as animals anywhere else in the word.
The secret of their adjustment lies in the combination of behavior and physiology. None
could survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would
die in a matter of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid
burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The surface of the sun-baked
desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees.
66. The title for this passage could be _____ .
A. D. esert Plants B. Life Underground
C. Animal Life in a Desert Environment D. Man’s Life in a Desert Environment
67. The word inexorable in the passage mostly means _____ .
A. relentless B. full C. demanding D. essential
68. Man can hardly understand why many animals live their whole life in the desert, as _____ .
A. sources of flowing water are rare in a desert
B. water is an essential part of his existence
C. water composes the greater part of the tissues of living things
D. very few large animals are found in the desert
69. The phrase those forms in the passage refers to all of the following EXCEPT _____.
A. water-loving animals B. the coyote and the bobcat
C. moist-skinned animals D. many large animals
70. According to the passage, creatures in the desert _____.
A. are smaller and fleeter than forest animals
B. live in an accommodating environment
C. are more active during the day than those in the tangled forest
D. are not as healthy as those anywhere else in the world
71. The author mentions all the following as examples of the behaviour of desert animals
EXCEPT _____.
A. they sleep during the day B. they dig home underground
C. they are noisy and aggressive D. they are watchful and quiet
72. The word emaciated in the passage mostly means _____.
A. wild B. cunning C. unmanageable D. unhealthy
73. The word them means
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 A. animals B. people C. water D. minutes
74. The word burrows in the passage mostly means _____.
A. places where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young”
B. holes or tunnels in the ground made by animals for them to live in
C. structures made of metal bars in which animals or birds are kept
D. places where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found
75. We can infer from the passage that _____ .
A. living things adjust to their environment B. water is the basis of desert life
C. desert life is colorful and diverse D. healthy animals live longer lives
Part 3: Questions 76 – 85 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the text and fill in one word which best fits each gap.
HOMESTAY
When studying a foreign language abroad, a large majority of students choose
‘homestay’ accommodation, living with a (76) host family while they attend classes in a nearby
language school. Very (77) often, however, once lessons have finished, students speak their
mother tongue with other class members of the same nationality. On a Homestay Language
International study trip, we ensure total immersion in the target language environment by
arranging accomodation and one-by-one tuition in your teacher’s home, so that you (78) are
surrounded by the language during every moment of your stay.
As you are the only student, you can learn (79) at your own pace, and the lessons are
made to suit your individual interests and objectives. You will also have the chance to (80)
participate fully in your host teacher’s activities, including trips to places of (81) interest in the
local area. All of our teachers have a university degree and a relevant (82) teaching
qualification, and most have spent much time abroad and they can understand the needs and
concerns of their (83) student guests. Homestay Language International offers a wide range of
general or business courses for young and old alike, with a choice of (84) over 80 destinations
throughout the world. Whether it’s English in New Zealand, French in Canada or German in
Austria, you can expect a (85) warm welcome in a relaxed home environment and an
unforgettable study experience.
SECTION IV: WRITING (4.0 points)
Part 1: Questions from 86 to 90.(2 point- 0.4/ each)
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
86. House prices have risen dramatically this year.
 There has been a dramatic rise in house prices this year.
87. Helen can play the piano better than Elizabeth.
@ Elizabeth cannot play the piano as well as Helen.
88. The garage is going to repair the car for him next week.
@ He is going to have his car/ the car repaired next week.
89. John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago.
@ It is 20 years since John and Mary moved to Edinburgh.
90. He got down to writing a letter as soon as he returned from his work.
@ No sooner had he returned from his work than he got down to writing a letter.
91. Although he was very tired, he agreed to help me with my homework.
 Tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my homework.
92. I’m sure it wasn’t Mr. Phong you saw because he’s in Hanoi.
 It can’t have been Mr. Phong you saw because he’s in Hanoi.
93. She had only just begun to speak when people started interrupting.
 Hardly had she begun to speak when people started interrupting.
94. “Let’s go to the cinema tonight” he suggested
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 He suggested going to the cinema that night.
95. “You should have finished the report by now,” the boss said to his secretary.
 The boss scolded his secretary for not finishing the report on time.
Part 2: Questions from 91 to 92.(2 points - 0.4/ each)
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.
96. Sarah wore dark glasses so that no one could recognize her. (avoid)
@ Sarah wore dark glasses to avoid being recognised.
97. The lecture was cancelled because the professor was ill. (called)
 They called off the lecture because the professor was ill.
98. John never takes any notices what his children say. (attention)
 John never pays any attention to what his children say
99. Smoking in the library is forbidden. (allowed)
 You are not allowed to smoke in the library.
100. I regret not taking your advice in the first place. (followed)
 If only I had followed your advice in the first place.
101. They were on the point of cancelling the match. (call)
 They were about to call off the match.
102. My sister finds commuting every day annoying (put)
 It's difficult for my sister to put up with commuting every day
103. The defense contributed enormously to the team's success. (made)
 The defense made an enormous contribution to the team's success.
contribute enormously to sth - made an enormous contribution to sth
104. My husband has earned the income since I broke my leg. (bacon)
 My husband has brought home the bacon since I broke my leg.
- bring home the bacon -- to earn money - earned the income
105. John and his father look very similar. (image)
 John is the (very/living/spitting) image of his father.
be the (very/living/spitting) image of s.o là hình ảnh của ai đó, giống hệt như

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