UBND HUYỆN THANH BA KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN

PHÒNG GD&ĐT LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2021 – 2022

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề.
(Đề thi gồm 06 trang)

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SECTION 1: LISTENING.
I. Listen to the recording and choose the correct answer A, B or C. (10 points)
1. PS Camping has been organising holidays for________
A. 15 years. B. 20 years. C. 25 years.
2. The company has most camping sites in ________
A. France. B. Italy. C. Switzerland.
3. Which organised activity can children do every day of the week?
A. football. B. drama. C. model making.
4. Some areas of the sites have a "no noise" rule after________
A. 9.30 p.m. B. 10.00 p.m. C. 10.30 p.m.
5. Customers who recommend PS Camping to friends will receive________
A. a free gift. B. an upgrade to a luxury. C. a discount.

II. Listen to the conversation and complete the booking form below. (10 points)
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.
AIRPORT SHUTTLE BOOKING FORM
To: Milton
Date: 17th October No. of passengers: One
Bus time: (1) ________p.m Type of ticket: (2) ________
Name: Jane (3) ________
Flight No: (4) AC________ From: London Heathrow
Address in Milton: Vacation Motel, (5) ________________Street
Fare: $ 35

SECTION 2: PHONETICS

III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by
writing your answer (A, B, C or D). (6 points)
1. A. gorgeous B. cretaceous C. courageous D. gaseous
2. A. south B. within C. thief D. width
3. A. whistle B. postpone C. poetry D. Christmas
IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others by writing your
answer (A, B, C or D). (4 points)
1. A. bamboo B. constant C. record D. canal
2. A. contribute B. dynamite C. temperate D. literacy

SECTION 3: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (70 points)

V. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the sentences. (60 points)
1. In the past, local ________were chosen to make sophisticated embroidered costumes for the
Vietnamese King, Queen and other Royal family members.
A. skillful artists B. skilled artisans C. skill workers D. skillfully works
2. The four-ton statue of hero Tran Vu, ________ in 1667, still stands in QuanThanh Temple.
A. to cast B. to be cast C. cast D. casting
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3. ________did Janet accept thejob.
A. Only because it was interested work B. The work was interesting
C. Only because it was interesting work D. Because it was interesting work
4. Peter, Harry, and Chuck were first, second, and third in the ______ school across-country race.
A. respectively B. orderly C. responsively D. considerably
5. I asked Martha ______ to enter law school.
A. are you planning B. is she planning
C. was she planning D. if she was planning
6. Her marriage has been arranged by her parents. She is marrying a man_______ .
A. she hardly knows him B. whose she hardly knows him
C. she hardly knows D. which she hardly knows
7. This year it was ________ that many of our flowering plants die.
A. so a dry summer B. so dry a summer C. a so dry summer D. such dry a summer
8. 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
9. I had my younger brother_______ the newspaper to me while I was abroad.
A. send B. sent C. to send D. sending
10. Tom told us that sometimes he had difficulty………. his feelings.
A. expressing B. communicating C. sending D. talking
11. Many a ________it difficult to avoid the interference of mass media in their life.
A. pop star find B. pop star finds C. pop stars find D. pop stars finds
12. They shifted economic priority from heavy industry to three major economic programmes,
_____, production of food, production of consumer goods and production of exports.
A. as a result B. namely C. especially D. accordingly
13._______, the disaster would not have happened.
A. Had you have obeyed the orders B. You had obeyed the orders
C. You obeyed the orders D. Had you obeyed the orders
14. General Custer was confident of victory despite being vastly __________ by the enemy
A. outnumbered B. outclassed C. overcome D. overtaken
15. The lawyer insisted that his client ____________never have been arrested in the first place
A. must B. should C. would D. could
16. This painting stands a good ______________ of winning a prize
A. possibility B. opportunity C. certainty D. chance
17. Do not _____________ the driver while the bus is in motion
A. transform B. distract C. convert D. interrupt
18. The cliffs on this part of the coast are being_______________ by the sea
A. worn B. eroded C. demolished D. deteriorated
19. Mrs. Archer is known ______________the finest collection of twentieth century art in private
hands
A. as hand B. having C. by having D. to have
20. He ___________ his life to the skill of the surgeons
A. owes B. keeps C. preserves D. maintains
21. I don’t think that this fashion will_____________
A. catch on B. catch up C. catch out D. catch over
22. If you do not repay the money we will., as a last______________, take you to the court
A. measure B. attempt C. act D. resort
23.This is ________less satisfactory than the previous offer.
A. fairly B. far C. absolutely D. distant
24. You can see the________of the suburbs in Ho Chi Minh City with many apartment buildings,
supermarkets, shopping centres, and schools.
A. urban area B. convenience C. urban sprawl D. living condition

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25. All but two of the injured were___________________ from hospital within twenty-four hours
A. discharged B. released C. sent D. allowed
26. If I were you, I’d...................... everything he says with a pinch of salt.
A. make B. admit C. take D. accept.
27. What...........................the smoke and the noise, the party made me feel quite ill.
A. because of B. through C. owing to D. with
28. It seems to be the big tour operators that take the .......................share of the profits.
A. lion’s B. snake’s C. tiger’s D. dog’s
* Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following sentence.
29. Mary didn’t always see eye to eye with her father, and this is where the honesty shows through.
A. be opposed to B. agree with C. look up to D. take after
* Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following sentence.
30. Affluent families find it easier to support their children financially.
A. Impoverished B. Well- off C. Wealthy D. Privileged
VI. Identify the mistake in each sentence by writing your answer (A, B, C or D). (10 points)
1. Finished her household chores, Mary decided to do some shopping.
A B C D
2. Not many people realise that sleeping pills can make worse insomnia.
A B C D
3. Humus, a substance found in soil, is soft and spongy and enables plant roots to send out
A B C
tiny hair through that they absorb water and food.
D
4. The walls around the city of Quebec, which was originally a fort military, still stand, making
A B C
Quebec the only walled city in North America.
D
5. Lemon trees are similar in longevity and appear to orange trees but have more upright
A B C
growth.
D
SECTION 4: READING
VII. Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word
for each of the blanks from 1 to 10. (20 points)
Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can’t
find the energy to get out of bed (1) ________ for school? According to a new report, today’s
generation of children are in danger of getting so (2)_______ sleep that they are (3)_______ their
mental and physical health at risk. Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours’ sleep a night,
(4)_______teenagers require nine or ten hours. According to medical experts, one in five
youngsters (5)________ anything between two and five hours’ sleep a night less than their parents
did at their age.
This (6) _____ serious questions about whether lack of sleep is affecting children’s ability to
concentrate at school. The connection between sleep deprivation and lapses in memory, impaired
reaction time and poor concentration is well (7) _______. Research has shown that losing as little
as half an hour’s sleep a night can have profound effects (8) ______how children perform the next
day. A good night’s sleep is also crucial for teenagers because it is while they are asleep (9)______
they release a hormone that is essential for their ‘growth spurt’ (the period during teenage years
when the body grows at a rapid rate). It’s true that they can, to some extent, (10) ______ on sleep
at weekends, but that won’t help them when they are dropping off to sleep in class on a Friday
afternoon.
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1. A. behind time B. about time C.in time D. at time
2. A. few B. less C. much D. little
3. A. taking B. getting C. putting D. knowing
4. A. or B. because C. whereas D. so
5. A. puts B. gets C. brings D. makes
6. A. raises B. rises C. results D. comes
7. A. organized B. arranged C. established D. acquired
8. A. in B. on C. to D. at
9. A. at which B. which C. where D. that
10. A. cover up B. catch up C. keep up D. make up
VIII. Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (20 points)
You can usually tell when your friends are happy or angry by the looks on their faces or by their
actions. This is useful because reading their emotional expressions helps you to know how to
respond to them. Emotions have evolved to help us respond to important situations and to convey
our intentions to others. But does raising the eyebrows and rounding the mouth say the same thing
in Minneapolis as it does in Madagascar? Much research on emotional expressions has centered on
such questions.
According to Paul Ekman, the leading researcher in this area, people speak and understand
substantially the same “facial language”. Studies by Ekman’s group have demonstrated that humans
share a set of universal emotional expressions that testify to the common biological heritage of the
human species. Smiles, for example, signal happiness and frowns indicate sadness on the faces of
people in such far- flung places as Argentina, Japan, Spain, Hungary, Poland , Sumatra ,the United
States, Vietnam, the jungles of New Guinea , and the Eskimo villages north of Artic Circle. Ekman
and his colleagues claim that people everywhere can recognize at least seven basic emotions:
sadness, fear, anger, disgust, contempt, happiness, and surprise. There are, however, huge
differences across cultures in both the context and intensity of emotional displays – the so called
display rules. In many Asian cultures, for example, children are taught to control emotional
responses – especially negative ones- while many American children are encouraged to express
their feelings more openly. Regardless of culture, however, emotions usually show themselves, to
some degree, in people’s behavior. From their first days of life, babies produce facial expressions
that communicate their feelings.
The ability to read facial expressions develops early, too. Very young children pay close
attention to facial expressions, and by age five, they nearly equal adults in their skill at reading
emotions on people’s faces. This evidence all points to a biological underpinning for our abilities
to express and interpret a basic set of human emotions. Moreover, as Charles Darwin pointed out
over a century ago, some emotional expressions seem to appear across species boundaries. Cross -
cultural psychologists tell us that certain emotional responses carry different meanings in different
cultures. For example, what emotion do you suppose might be conveyed by sticking out your
tongue? For Americans, this might indicate disgust, while in China it can signify surprise.
Likewise, a grin on an American face may indicate joy, while on a Japanese face it may just as
easily mean embarrassment. Clearly, culture influences emotional expressions.
1. According to the passage, we respond to others by ______________.
A. observing their looks B. observing their emotional expressions
C. watching their actions D. looking at their faces

2. Many studies on emotional expressions try to answer the question whether _____________.
A. different cultures have similar emotional expressions.
B. eyebrow raising means the same in Minneapolis and Madagascar.
C. raising the eyebrows has similar meaning to rounding the mouth.
D. rounding the mouth has the same meaning in Minneapolis and Madagascar
3. The word “evolved” in paragrqaph 1 is closest in meaning to ______________.
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 A. reduced B. increased C. simplified D. developed
4. Paul Ekman is mentioned in the passage as an example of ________________.
A. lacked many main ingredients
B. researchers on universal language
C. researchers who can speak and understand many languages
D. investigators on universal emotional expressions
5. Smiles and frowns ________________.
A. are universal expressions across cultures B. do not convey the same emotions in various cultures
C. are not popular everywhere D. have different meanings in different cultures
6. The biggest difference lies in ________________.
A. how long negative emotions are displayed B. how intensive emotions are expressed
C. how emotional responses are controlled D. how often positive emotions are shown
7. Unlike American children, Asian children are encouraged to ________________.
A. control their emotions B. conceal their positive emotions
C. display their emotions openly D. change their behavior
8. Young children ________________ .
A. spend a long time learning to read others’ emotions
B. are sensitive towards others’ emotions
C. make amazing progress in controlling their emotions
D. take time to control their facial expressions
9. The phrase “This evidence” in paragraph 3 refers to ________________.
A. the fact that children are good at recognizing others’ emotions
B. human facial expressions
C. a biological underpinning for humans to express emotions
D. the fact that children can control their feelings
10. The best title for the passage is ________________.
A. Cultural universals in emotional expressions
B. Ways to control emotional expressions
C. A review of research on emotional expressions
D. Human habit of displaying emotions
IX. Read the text and fill in one word which best fits each gap. (20 points)
Advances in mobile technology and social networking websites mean we spend more time online
(1)_______ ever before. If facebook were a country, it would be the third largest in the world by
population (The Economist). It is therefore (2)_______ surprising that so many psychologists,
sociologists, and others are eager to give their thoughts on how this is impacting (3)_______ on
our society.
The biggest criticism (4)_______ at social networking is that young people are losing their
offline friends to online friends (5)_______ are unable to provide the same deep connection
and emotional support. (6)_______, a lot of research shows these criticisms are generally
unfounded. Allen Et Al discovered that it is socially adjusted adolescents who are more likely
to have a networking profile than (7) _______ who are not. One study by the Pew Internet and
American Life Project found that people are not (8)_______ offline friends with online
companions (9)_______ are using them to support their offline relationships. The study also
found that social networks (10)_______ us to have discussions with a much more diverse set
of people than in the real world, so we share knowledge with people from a wide variety of
backgrounds.

SECTION 5: WRITING
X. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (10 points)
1. I’m sure it wasn’t Mr. Bill you saw because he’s in New York.
It can’t _______________________________________________________________________.

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2. The hurricane blew the roof off the house.
The house had__________________________________________________________________.
3. The lights failed the moment they began work.
Hardly________________________________________________________________________.
4. I would like you not to have breathed a word about his private life to anyone.
I wish _________________________________________________________________________.
5. It is a difficult question. He is trying to puzzle it out. Nobody has answered it yet.
The difficult question that _________________________________________________________.
XI. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one, using the given
word. Do not change the given word. (10 points)
1. His smooth manner didn’t deceive us TAKEN
We __________________________________________________________________.
2. Without the help that Joe gave me, I don't think I would have finished the course. BEEN

If it ____________________________, I don't think I would have finished the course.

3. I know I can convince Dave that I'm right about this matter. BRING
I know I can _______________________ my way of thinking on this matter
4. We couldn’t possibly sell this painting. QUESTION
It would ____________________________for us to sell this painting.
5. Everyone who spoke to the victim is a suspect. UNDER
→ Everyone ____________________________
XII. Paragraph writing (20 points)
Write a paragraph (120-150 words) about drawbacks of living in a big city.

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UBND HUYỆN THANH BA HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
PHÒNG GD&ĐT KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
LỚP 9 THCS NĂM HỌC 2021 – 2022
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (gồm 02 trang)
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SECTION 1: LISTENING.
I. (10 points- 2 points for each correct answer)
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5.A

II. Listen to the conversation and complete the booking form below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.
(10 points- 2 points for each correct answer)
(1) 12.30
(2) Single/ one-way
(3) THOMSON
(4) 936
(5) 24 Kitchener

SECTION 2: PHONETICS
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest by
writing your answer (A, B, C or D). (6 points- 2 points for each correct answer)
1. D 2. B 3. A

IV. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others by
writing your answer (A, B, C or D). (4 points- 2 points for each correct answer)
1. B 2. A

SECTION 3: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (70 points- 2 points for each correct answer)
V. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the sentences.
(60 points- 2 points for each correct answer)
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. D
6. C 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. A
11. B 12. B 13. D 14. A 15. B
16. D 17. B 18. B 19. D 20. A
21. A 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. A
26. C 27. D 28. B 29. B 30. A

VI. Identify the mistake in each sentence by writing your answer (A, B, C or D).
(10 points- 2 points for each correct answer)
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. B

SECTION 4: READING
VII. Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks from 1 to 10. (20 points- 2 points for each correct
answer)
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. B
6. A 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. B
VIII. Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
(20 points- 2 points for each correct answer)
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. A
6. B 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. A
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IX. Read the text and fill in one word which best fits each gap.
(20 points- 2 points for each correct answer)
1. than 2. not 3. negatively 4. levelled 5. who
6. However 7. those 8. substituting 9. but 10. allow
SECTION 5: WRITING
X. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
(10 points-2 points for each correct answer)
1. It can’t have been Mr. Bill you saw because he’s in New York.
2. The house had its/the roof blown off by/in/during/because of the hurricane.
3. Hardly had they begun work when the lights failed.
4. I wish you hadn’t breathed a word about his private life to anyone.
5. The difficult question that he is trying to puzzle out has not been answered yet.

XI. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one, using
the given word. Do not change the given word.
(20 points- 2 points for each correct answer)
1. We were not taken in by his smooth manner.
2. If it hadn't been for Joe's help, I don't think I would have finished the course
3. I know I can bring Dave round to my way of thinking on this matter.
4. It would be out of the question for us to sell this painting.
5. Everyone who spoke to the victim is under suspicion.
XII. Paragraph writing (20 points)
Write a paragraph (120-150 words) about drawbacks of living in a big city.
Marking criteria Point
1. Content 0,8
- Providing all main ideas and details as required. 0,4
- Commmunicating intention sufficently and effectively 0,4
2. Organization and presentation 0,4
- Ideas are well organized and presented with coherence, cohesion and
0,2
clarity.
- The paragraph is well-structured 0,2
3. Language 0,4
- Demonstration of a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the
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level of English language.
- Good use and control of grammatical structures 0,2
4. Punctuation and spelling and handwriting 0,4
- Good punctuation and no spelling mistakes 0,2
- Legible handwriting 0,2
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