UBND THÀNH PHỐ HẢI DƯƠNG ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO Năm học 2020 - 2021

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Đề bài gồm 08 trang)
Ngày thi 05 tháng 12 năm 2020
A. LISTENING
I. You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation TWICE. There
is one question for each conversation. Choose the correct answer A, B or C. (10 points)
1. What are they going to have for lunch?

2. Which family are Emily’s new neighbours?

3. What was Oscar doing when Isabel phoned him?

4. Why didn’t Niesha go to the party?

5. Where’s Oliver’s phone now?

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II. You will hear someone who lives in Lidsey talking on the radio. For each question,
fill in the missing information in the numbered space. (10 points)

LIDSEY
Number of people who live there: (6) ____________________
Type of business the woman runs: (7) ____________________
Food frown locally: patatoes and (8) __________
A local company make: (9) ____________________
Tourist attractions: garden and (10) __________

III. You will hear someone talking to passengers on a boat from England to France.
For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. (10 points)

Voyage from Portsmouth to St Malo

Time voyage takes: (11)____________________hours
Weather forecast: (12) ___________________
In emergency, go to lounge on: Deck 6.
Food: - Lunch and dinner in Ocean Grill
- (13) _______and drinks in Captain’s Café
At 3.30, in Childern’s Play Centre, there’s a: (14) _____________ show.
Buy stamps in: (15) ____________________

IV. You will hear a teacher talking to a group of students. Listen and choose the
correct answer to each question. (10 points)
16. Why is tonight’s disco special?
A. It’s the last week of the course. B. It’s Sam’s birthday. C. It starts earlier than usual.
17. Where will the football match take place?
A. at Henry’s College. B. at the sports centreC. in a park.
18. After the football match, the students will_______________
A. go to a pizza restaurant. B. have a party at the college.C. celebrate on the beach.
19. The train to Thomton leaves at _______________
A. 12.15 B. 12.45 C. 1.20
20. What does the teacher suggest they do at the lake?
A. go fishing B. go for a walk. C. take photos
B. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY – LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
I. Choose the words or phrases which best complete each sentence (20 points)
21. Mark: “Is it alright if I sing a song while you're studying?” - Joe: “ ________”
A. Well, if only you didn't. B. Oh, I wish you won’t.
C. Well, actually, I'd prefer it if you didn't. D. Well, I'd rather not.
22. “Do you want beer or wine?” – “__________”
A. I’d rather beer, please. B. I hate wine.
C. I’d prefer beer, please. D. I like beer.
23. Anne: “Fancy a bite to eat?” Barbara: “___________”
A. No thanks, I’ve just had some. B. No thanks, I’ve just had something.
C. No thanks, I’m not really very thirsty. D. No thanks, I’m trying to give up.

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24. Bill: “Sorry, I don't quite understand what you have said.” Mia: “__________”
A. Right! B. You should say that again.
C. Let me put it in another way. D. Which point?
25. A: “What's the matter? You don't look very well.” B: "I feel a little ____________. "
A. out of the blue B. under the weather
C. out of order D. under the impression
26. By the end of this year, Nam _________ English for seven years, but he will still need
more training and experience before he masters the language.
A. will have been studying B. has been studying
C. has studied D. will be studying
27. We don't allow _________ in the office.
A. people smoke B. smoke C. to smoking D. people to smoke
28. There are many _______ in our library.
A. interesting American old history books B. old American interesting history books
C. interesting old American history books D. American interesting old history books
29. Not until a monkey is several years old ________ to exhibit signs of independence from
its mother.
A. beginning B. does it begin C. and begin D. it begins
30. When friends insist on _________ expensive gifts, it makes people uncomfortable.
A. them to accept B. they accepting C. their accepting D. they accept
31. I was very sad when the vet said he'd have to ________ Gertie, our lapdog.
A. put down B. feel up toC. pull throughD. wear off
32. We like ________ policies.
A. American recent economic B. recent American economic
C. recent economic American D. economic recent American
33. If the work-force respected you, you wouldn't need to _______ your authority so often.
A. assert B. affirm C. maintain D. inflict
34. We were quite impressed by the ______ students who came up with the answer to our
question almost instantly.
A. absent-minded B. big-headed C. quick-witted D. bad-tempered
35. You and your big mouth! It was supposed to be a secret. You _____ her!
A. shouldn't have told B. mightn’t have told
C. mustn't have told D. couldn't have told
36. ______ Peter realize that he was on the wrong flight.
A. No sooner had the plane taken off than B. It was not until the plane had taken off that
C. Not until the plane had taken off did D. Only after the plane had taken off
37. You ______ the plants. If you had, they would not have died.
A. needn’t have watered B. can’t have watered
C. shouldn’t have watered D. mustn’t have watered
38. It’s curious that she ________ him after all the rows they had.
A. would mary B. marries C. might mary D. should mary
39. Dr. Sales is a person______.
A. in that I don't have much confidence B. whom I don't have much confidence in him.
C. in whom I don't have much confidence D. I don't have much confidence
40. Ann was very surprised to find the door unlocked. She remembered _______ it before
she left.
A. to lock B. having locked C. to have locked D. she locks

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II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (10 points)
41.He lost in the election because he is a weak and _________ leader. (DECIDE)
42.The hit TV series 'Friends' was _________ called 'Six Of One'. (ORIGIN)
43. Caffeine and other similar ______shouldn't be taken shortly before going to bed.
(STIMULATE)
44. Few can match the _______________ of Jack The Ripper, a 19th century London
murderer. (NOTORIOUS)
45. Don’t __________________! Nothing bad really happened. (DRAMA)
III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
(10pts).
46.Once you have finished an article and identified its main ideas, it is necessary to reread
A B C
it again.
D
47. Animals and man use the energy finding in food to operatetheir bodies.
A B C D
48. Dreams are commonlymade of both visual and verbal images.
A B C D
49. Mary said her friends that she would never walk alone in the forest after dark.
A B C D
50.The little girl sitting next to me on the plane yesterday was nervous because she
A B C
has never flown before.
D
C. READING
I.What does each text say? Choose the correct explanation A, B, C or D. (10pts)
51.
A. They sell chewing gum at school.
B. Chewing gum is bad for you.
C. You must not eat chewing gum in school.
D.Chewing gum is available for you

52.
A. You must always be with your luggage.
B. Your luggage will be destroyed.
C. They will destroy unattended luggage.
D. Your luggage will be removed after a month.

A. If you haven’t paid for Thurday’s trip, you should go to

53. the office.
B. The trip which was cancelled will now take place on
Thursday.
C. The trip which wasn’t cancelled will now take place on
Thursday.
D. You can get the money you paid for Thursday’s trip
from the office.

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 54. A. Accident patients are not admitted here.
B. The emergency department is closed.
C. This hospital only accepts accident patients.
D. Contact this hospital in an emergency

55. A. Use either entrance if you want to buy a bicycle.

B. Use the side entrance if your bicycle needs mending.
C. Use the side entrance if the front entrance is closed.
D. Use the side entrance if your bicycle does not need
mending.
II. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space:
(20 points)
There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives.
Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet, hardly
(56)____doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are (57)___ to find out
why the internet is so attractive, and they want to know if it can be harmful for their
children. Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time (58)____at
their computer?
Obviously, if children are bent over their computer for hours, (59)______in some
games, instead of doing their homework, then something is wrong. Parents and children
could decide how much use the children should (60)______ of the Internet, and the child
should give his or her (61)______ that it won't interfere with homework. If the child is not
(62)______to this arrangement, parents can take more drastic steps. Dealing with a child's
use of the internet is not much different from negotiating any other sort of bargain about
behavior. Any parent who is seriously alarmed about a child's behaviour should make an
appointment to discuss the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of a computer
screen does not (63)______ affect a child's performance at school. Even if a child is
(64)______crazy about using the Internet, he or she is probably just (65)______through a
phase, and in a few months parents will have something else to worry about.
56. A. always B. rarely C. never D. ever
57. A. worried B. concerned C. curious D. hopeful
58. A. staring B. glancing C. seeing D. watching
59. A. supposed B. occupied C. interested D. absorbed
60. A. do B. have C. make D. create
61. A. word B. promise C. vow D. claim
62. A. holding B. sticking C. following D. accepting
63. A. possibly B. necessarily C. probably D. consequently
64. A. absolutely B. more C. quite D. a lot
65. A. going B. passing C. traveling D. walking
III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each
question. (20 points).
In a study of aspirin's effect on blood clotting in which abstinence from chocolate
was required, a large proportion of participants broke the rules.Their "offence" led to what
is believed to be the first biochemical evidence that a few squares of chocolate a day can
almost halve the risk of heart attack death by decreasing the tendency of tiny particles (or
platelets) to clot in narrow blood vessels."What these chocolate offenders taught us is that
the chemical in cocoa beans has a biochemical effect similar to aspirin in reducing platelet
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attack," said Diane Becker from Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, USA, who led the
study.
Becker takes cautions that this discovery should not become an excuse to indulge in large
amounts of chocolate frequently, since chocolate also contains high amounts of sugar, butter
and cream. However, just a few squares of dark chocolate the purest form may bejust what
the doctor ordered.
For almost 20 years, researchers have known that chemicals, called flavonoids, most
common in dark chocolate, help blood flow and lower blood pressure.This new finding,
presented at the American Heart Association's annual scientific sessions in Chicago this
week, identifies the effect of everyday doses of chocolate found in regular foods such as hot
chocolate or chocolate bars. This differs from previous studies which have examined the
effects of eating unrealistic doses of flavonoids, equivalent to several pounds of chocolate a
day."Eating a little bit of chocolate or having a drink of hot cocoa as part of a regular diet is
probably good for personal health, so long as people don't eat too much of it, and too much
of the kind with lots of butterand sugar," said Becker.
In the study, 139 chocolate offenderswere disqualified from a larger experiment
which aimed to examine the effects of aspirin on blood clotting. Before the study began, all
participants were instructed tofollow a strict exercise and diet regimen and to refrain from
smoking or using foodsand drinks known to affect blood-clotting activity, like caffeinated
drinks, wine, grapefruit juice and, of course, chocolate.Platelet samples from both groups
(offenders and non-offenders) were run through a mechanical blood vessel system designed
to time how long it takes for platelets to clump together. Chocolate lovers' samples were
found to clot more slowly, on average taking 130 seconds to block the system. Platelets
from those who stayed away from chocolate clotted faster, taking an average of 123
seconds.
66. According to the findings, what helps lower blood pressure?
A. The most important ingredient inchocolate.
B. The most common chemicals in darkchocolate.
C. The chemical reaction in darkchocolate.
D. The tiny particles in whitechocolate.

67.The word “offenders" in paragraph 1 referstothe .

A. people whoviolatelaws B. troublemakers
C. people whoproducechocolate D. people who atechocolate
68.What has been found about the relation between aspirin and the chemical in cocoa
beans?
A.Similarity B.Difference C.Irrelevance D.Interdependence
69.The kind of chocolate that can help the heart isidentifiedas chocolate.
A.mixed B. dark C.white D.hot
70.How does chocolate help the heart and the vascular system?
A. It widens thebloodvessels. B. It helps the heart pumps better.
C. It helps blood flowmoreeasily. D. It prevents harmfulbacteria.
71. Too much of chocolateis not very good for health.
A. with a lot of butterand sugar B. containing a lot ofmilk
C. with lots of sugarandcocoa D. made with artificialsugar
72. The word "abstinence" can beinterpretedas .
A. eatingsomechocolate B. not eating chocolate
C.notsmoking D. doingexercise

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73.An experiment has found out that the forming of blood clotsis________ in
chocolatelovers.
A.stopped B. moderate C.faster D.slower
74.The word "indulge" in this case is closest in meaningto" ".
A. become muchinterested in B. give up oneself totally
C.abandon oneself D. get heavily involvedin
75. The article has probablytaken from .
A. adsofmedicine B. a science journal
C. adoctor'sprescription D. a book ofinstructions
IV. Read through the text below and decide whether the statements are TRUE(T) or
FALSE(F) (10 points)
At the end of 2019, a new type of corona virus started spreading in China. This type
of corona virus is often called 2019-nCoV, novel corona virus, or COVID-19. It is believed
that the virus was transmitted from animals to humans. Some of the first cases were
diagnosed in people who had visited a market selling live seafood and animals.
Unfortunately, when viruses are transmitted from animals to people, it can take scientists a
lot of time before they can develop a vaccine or medicines to cure it.
Some of the symptoms of the corona virus are fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat,
headache, and trouble breathing. These symptoms are very much like those people have
with a cold or the flu. The virus appears to spread mainly from person to person. The
transmission occurs when someone comes into contact with an infected person. For
example, a cough, sneeze or handshake could cause transmission. The spread may also be
caused by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then
touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
There is no specific vaccine or medication to cure the disease, but generally,
symptoms will go away on their own. However, experts recommend seeking medical care
early if symptoms feel worse than a standard cold. Doctors can relieve symptoms by
prescribing pain or fever medication. As far as antibiotics are concerned, they are useless to
treat corona virus.
76. The novel corona virus, or COVID-19 is believed to have transmitted from humans to
animals.
77. The symptoms of the corona virus are the same as those of a cold or the flu.
78. The transmission may occur in more than one way.
79. There is no specific vaccine or medication to cure the disease, so the patients should let
the symptoms go away on their own.
80. Antibiotics are of little use in treating corona virus.
D. WRITING
I. Finish the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. (10 points)
81. He is proud of being such a good gardener.
 He prides ___________________________
82. I have a lot of respect for her writing style although I do not agree with the opinions she
expresses.
Much ___________________________
83.Something must be done quickly to solve the problem of air pollution.
Urgent_________________________
84. The results of the experiment were never in doubt.
At no time ___________________________

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85. Success depends on hard work.
The harder ___________________________

II. Lunar New Year is coming. Write a letter to a foreign pen pal to invite him to
celebrate the festival with your family. You should write 90 - 100 words. (20 points)
In your letter, you should
- invite him
- introduce some customs and traditions
- suggest what you can do together
You may begin and end the letter as follows
Dear Joe,
………………….
………………….
Best wishes,
Nguyen Van Anh

III. In 160 - 180 words, write a paragraph on the following topic(30 points)
“It is thought by some that it’s better to live in a city while others believe that life is
better in the countryside” Express your own opinion.

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Họ tên thí sinh: ............................................................................. SBD: ....................
Giám thị 1: ....................................................................................................................
Giám thị 2: ....................................................................................................................

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 UBND TP HẢI DƯƠNG HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 9
Năm học 2020 - 2021
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Hướng dẫn chấm gồm: 03 trang)
Ngày thi 05 tháng 12 năm 2020
A. LISTENNING:
I. (10 points) 2 points for each correct answer.
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. B
II. (10 points) 2 points for each correct answer
6.(about) 7,500 (people)/ 7.5 thousand (people)
7.(small) hotel (business)
8.carrots
9.boat
10.museum(s)
III. (10 points) 2 points for each correct answer
11. 9.5/ nine and (a) half/ nine hours thirty minutes
12. rain/ rainy
13. snacks
14. magic
15. (a) bookshop
IV. (10 points) 2 points for each correct answer
16. B 17. C 18. C 19. B 20. C
B. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY- LANGUAGE FUNTIONS
I. (20 points) 1 point for each correct answer
21. C 26. A 31. A 36. C
22. C 27. D 32. B 37. B
23. B 28. C 33. A 38. D
24. C 29. B 34. C 39. C
25. B 30. C 35. A 40. B
II. (10 points) 2 points for each correct answer
41. indecisive
42. orginally
43. stimulants
44. notoriety
45. dramatise/dramatize
III. (10 points) 2 points for each correct answer
46. D 47. B 48. B 49. A 50. D
C. READING
I. (10 points) 2 points for each correct answer
51. C 52. A 53. D 54. A 55. B
II. (20 points) 2 points for each correct answer
56. D 57. C 58. A 59. D 60. C
61. A 62. B 63. B 64. A 65. A

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III. (20 points) 2 points for each correct answer
66. B 67. D 68. A 69. B 70. C
71. A 72. B 73. D 74. A 75. B
IV. (10 points) 2 points for each correct answer
76. F 77. F 78. T 79. F 80. F
D. WRITING
I. (10points) 2 points for each correct answer.
81. He prides himself on being such a good gardener.
82 - Much as respect her writing style, I do not agree with the opinions she expresses.
83. Urgent action/ measures must be taken to solve the problem of air pollution.
84. At no time were the results of the experiment in doubt.
85. The harder you work, the more successful you are.
II. (20 points)
1. Form:
 Correct form of an Email (2 points)
2. Task fulfillment:
 Task complete with relevant information (4 points)
 Well- organized (4 points)
3. Language:
 Accurate grammar (4 points )
 Appropriate vocabulary (4 points )
 Correct spelling and punctuation (2 points )
III. (30 points)
Score of 25-30: A paragraph at this level:
 shows very effective writing skills
 is very well organized and well developed
 uses details clearly and properly to support a thesis or illustrate ideas
 displays consistent ability in the use of language
 demonstrates variety in sentence structure and proper word choice
Score of 21- 24: A paragraph at this level:
 shows effective writing skills
 is well organized and well developed
 uses details clearly and properly to support a thesis or illustrate ideas
 displays consistent ability in the use of language
 demonstrates variety in sentence structure and proper word choice
Score of 15 - 20: A paragraph at this level:
 may address some parts of the task more effectively than others
 is generally well organized and developed
 uses details to support a thesis or illustrate an idea
 displays ability in the use of the language
 shows some variety in sentence structure and range of vocabulary
Score of 10 - 14: A paragraph at this level:
 addresses the writing topic adequately but does not meet all of the goals of the task
 is adequately organized and developed
 uses some details to support a thesis or illustrate an idea
 shows adequate but possibly inconsistent ability with sentence structure
 may contain some usage errors that make the meaning unclear
Score of 6 - 9: A paragraph at this level may reveal one or more of the following
weaknesses:

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  inadequate organization or development
 poor choice of details or does not provide enough details to support or illustrate
generalizations
 a noticeably improper choice of words or word forms
 numerous errors in sentence structure and/or usage
Score of 3 - 5: A paragraph at this level is seriously flawed by one or more of the
following weaknesses:
 serious disorganization or underdevelopment
 little or no detail, or irrelevant specifics
 serious and frequent errors in sentence structure or usage
 serious problems with focus
Score of 1- 2: A paragraph at this level:
 may be incoherent
 may be undeveloped
 may contain severe and persistent writing errors
Score of 0: A paragraph will be rated 0 if it:
 contains no response
 merely copies the topic
 is off-topic, written in a foreign language or consists only of keystroke characters

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