PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI HSG LỚP 9 -

NĂM HỌC:
Đề thi chính thức Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Ngày thi: -- tháng -- năm …

A. PHONETICS: (8 POINTS)
I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest of the
group.
1. A. threaten B. smoothly C. theory D. cloth
2. A. material B. attraction C. access D. applicant
3. A. most B. purpose C. only D. photocopy
4. A. reused B. promised C. passed D. laughed
5. A. chorus B. scholarship C. architect D. benches
II: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group.
1. A. recent B. replace C. defeat D. describe
2. A. happy B. river C. happen D. destroy
3. A. admire B. blanket C. collection D. exchange
B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: (32 POINTS)
I. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence below.
1. The house was …………………… building.
A. a nice old stone B. a nice stone old C. a stone old nice D. an old nice stone
2. Hardly ……………………Duy when she stayed smiling.
A. had she seen B. she had seen C. has he seen D. does she see
3. I was just ..............to go out when you telephoned.
A. around B. planed C. thinking D. about
4. The national dress of Japanese women is …………………………
A. Ao dai B. Kimono C. Sari D. Jeans
5. “I am terribly sorry for my being late.” - “………..”
A. Sorry B. No harm done C. No, thanks D. Why not
6. The woman …………. daughter won the first prize in the contest is my best friend.
A. whose B. who C. that D. whom
7. We ……….. at about seven o’clock this morning and we eventually arrived at eleven.
A. set in B. set out C. set up D. set to
8. Just keep an eye on my baby while I cook dinner, ………..?
 A. will you B. won’t you C. do you D. don’t you
9. It was Sunday. Only……….. shop was open, all the others were closed.
A. One B. A C. An D. Some
10. ………….. it was a nice day, we decided to go on a picnic.
A. In case B. Whereas C. Even though D. Since
11. Which is NOT true about the meaning of “look up”?
A. improve B. look for information in a dictionary
C. visit D. examine
12. The smaller the room is, the …………….furniture it needs.
A. fewer B. smaller C. more D. less
II. Supply the correct form of the verb in the brackets.
1. The thief refused admitting that these bikes (steal) were stolen………….by himself.
2. Have you got used to (live) live………………………….in the noisy city?
3. This time next month, My elder sister and I (sit) will be sitting….……………on the
train to the southern.
4. A: “Did you remember (give) to give………….. him the key of the safe?”
B: - “No, I didn’t. I (do) will do………. it now.”
5. Bill is still a bad driver even thought he (drive) has driven………….many cars for over
seven months.
6. Yesterday we (catch) could catch………… the last bus if we (leave) left……..…the
cinema five minutes earlier.
7. All of us (feel) are feeling……………….excited with the football match now.
8. Knowing Jone’s number, I (phone) would phone………………. him.

III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capital letters.
1. As a child I had an imaginative….. friend called Polly.
IMAGINE
2. Parents should choose educational……. toys for their children to play.
EDUCATE
3.Unluckily, the train had left when we arrived at the station yesterday.
LUCKY
4. I was not used to driving ……..on the left when I lived in England. DRIVE
5.Chemical pollution….. from Formosa’s factories have destroyed our oceanic
environment.
POLLUTE
6. Energy - saving bulbs should be used to save electricity……... ELECTRIC
7. He asked me what foreign languages I was learning besides….. English. SIDE
8. “Where is the entrance of the shopping center”? He asked me ENTER
9. The university has authorised the use of dictionaries during language examinations.
AUTHOR
10…Environmentalists. are worried about the wasted water from the paper factory.
ENVIRONMENT

IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting:

1. I haven’t come back to London for my father last visited me.

A B C D
2. Tom wishes his neighbors didn’t made so much noise.
A B C D
3. Bill asked me if I was going to visit my aunt the day before.
A B C D
4. The policeman told her not to driving her car so fast again.
A B C D
5. I lend you this money if you promise to pay it back.
A B C D

C. READING: (20 POINTS)

I: Fill in each gap with a phrase provided. There is one more phrase than needed.(5
points)
All languages have rules for forming words and for (1.)………D…….... In written
languages, meaning is expressed through a system of characters and rules for combining
them. (2.)……E……., meaning is expressed through a system of sounds and rules for
combining those sounds. (3.)……F…….. it is in some languages, such as Russian.
Like other languages, English is always changing, but it changes very slowly. People
invent new words, borrow words from other languages, and change the meaning of words
as needed. (4.)………A………, the English word byte was invented by computer
specialists in 1959. The word tomato was borrowed from Nahunta, an American Indian
language spoken in Mexico. The word meat once referred to food in general. People learn
English as well as languages by (5.) …B…. Most school-children learn their first language
easily and some other languages as well.
A- For example
B- listening, copying what they hear, and using the language
C- English is the most popular language
 D- ordering those words in meaningful sentences
E- In spoken languages
F- Word order is more important in English than

II: Read the passage and circle the best answer among A, B, C or D for each space. (10
points)

CARTOON FILMS

Cartoon films have very few limits. If you can draw something, you can (1)………it
move on the cinema screen. The (2)…………of new ideas and advanced computer
programs means that cartoons are becoming exciting again for people of (3)……….ages.
(4)…….. the end of the 1970s, the cinema world had decided that cartoons were only for
children.

But soon (5)……….., one or two directors had some original new ideas. They proved
that it was possible to make films in which both adults and children could (6)………..the
fun.

However, not (7)………cartoon film was successful. The Black Cauldron, for
example, failed, mainly because it was not too (8)………..for children and too childish for
adults. Directors learnt from this (9)…………, and the film companies began to make
large (10)……….of money again.

1. A. make B. wish C. cause D. get

2. A. usage B. using C. use D. used

3. A. these B. all C. other D. more

4. A. at B. on C. in D. by

5. A. then B. next C. later D. afterwards

6. A. share B. mix C. add D. divide

7. A. each B. any C. both D. every

8. A. frightening B. afraid C. fearful D. nervous

9. A. fault B. mistake C. crime D. damage

10. A. totals B. numbers C. accounts D. amounts

III: Read the following passage and choose the best answer (5 points).
During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to. They
often seem to dislike being questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work
in school. This is a normal development at this age, though it can be very hard for parents
to understand. It is part of becoming independent, of teenagers trying to be adults while
they are still growing up. Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that
questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on
them.

Parents should do their best to talk to their son or daughter about school work and
future plans but should not push them to talk if they don't want to. Parents should also
watch for the danger signs: some young people in trying to be adults may experiment with
alcohol or smoking. Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual behaviors which may
be connected with these and get help if necessary.

1. This is from a.........

A. parent's handbook B. teenage magazine C. school timetable D. children's book

2. What is the writer trying to do?

A. to be helpful B. to be amusing C. to be questionable D. to be sorry

3. Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult?

A. because most teenagers are quiet.B. because teenagers don't want to talk to their
parents.

C. because teenagers think adults are not honest. D. because most teenagers hate adults.

4. When can you expect a young person to be more talkative than usual?

A. When adults give them a lot of money to spend.

B. When adults talk to them about something other than their work in school.

C. When adults talk to them about alcohol and smoking.

D. When people talk to them because they are really interested and not yet checking up on
them.

5. Some teenagers experiment with drinking or smoking because……

A. cigarettes and alcohol are cheap. B. women like a smoking and drinking man.

C. they regard it as a mark of adulthood.

D. cigarettes and alcohol are available everywhere
D. WRITING: (35 POINTS)
I: Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (10
points)
1. The last time I saw my uncle was in 2012.
I haven’t seen my uncle since 2012..............................................
2. We couldn’t drive because of the heavy fog.
 The heavy fog prevented us to drive............................................
3. What a pity. My students don’t study hard at school.
Mr Nam wishes his students studied hard at
school………………………………………….
4. It was such a boring film that she fell asleep.
The film was so boring that she fell asleep.............................................
5. Keeping our environment clean is very necessary.
- It’s very necessary to keep our environment
clear………………………………………………………
6. Every heard about the accident before I did.
I was the last person heard about the accident
…………………………………………………………
7. "You'd better do morning exercise, Minh", said I.
I advised Minh should do morning
exercise....................................................................
8. “Would you like to go with me to the party?”- Ha said
Ha invited me to go with her to the party...............................................................
9. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.
As long as you keep calm, you will pas your driving test
…………………………………………………………...............
10. When she heard the news, she broke down.
On hearing the news, she broke down
…………………………………………………………………………………….
BỎ II: Write complete sentences, using the words and phrases given. You can make any
necessary changes. (5points)

1. If people/stop/ use/ dynamite/ for/ fish/ lot/ sea creatures/ be/ good/
preserve.
1. If people don’t stop using dynamite for fishing, a lot of sea creatures
will be well preserved
2. Technology / mean / student / get degree / without / be on campus.

2. Technology means students can get a degreewithout being on campus

3. The teacher/ reminded me/ do/ homework/ before/ go/ bed.

3. The teacher reminded me about doing homework before going to bed
4. Notre Dame Cathedral/ locate/ Ho Chi Minh City/ build/ October 1877/ April 1880.
4. Notre Dame Cathedral locate in HCM city was built from October 1877 to April 1880
5. It / not /easy / get / used / stay / late / revise / lessons.
It is not easy to get used to staying late to revise lessons.
III: Write a passage of about 150-200 words on your opinion about the idea that” using
a social web, facebook , can cause people many drawbacks” (20 points)

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