Đề số 9

Kỳ thi: Chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 9

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
SECTION 1. LISTENING:
I. Listen to Stephen talking to Jenny about making some soup. For questions 1 – 5,
put a tick () under the right answer. (1 point)
1. Jenny was shown how to make the soup by?
A. roast tomatoes B. fresh tomatoes C. a can of tomatoes
2. How has Jenny improved the soup?
A. She adds less water B. She makes it thinner C. she uses bigger cups
3. To make it really good, Jenny adds
A. milk B. butter C. cream
4. How long does the soup take to make?
A. about 5 minutes B. about 10 minutes C. about 20 minutes
5. What will they eat next?
A. fruit cake B. pasta C. lemon chicken
II. Complete the notes below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER for each answer. You will hear a man, telephoning a library, to find out
about joining.
First you have some time to look at Questions 1-10. (1 point)
LIBRARY INFORMATION
Example Answer
Minimum joining age: 18 years

For registration, must take

•  two 1 ....................... and 
•  two forms of I.D. e.g. driving licence, 2 ....................... 
Cost to join per year (without current student card): 3 £ ....................... 
Number of items allowed: (members of public) 4 ....................... 
Login times:     four weeks 
Fines start at 5 £ ....................... 
Computers can be booked up to 6 ....................... hours in advance 
Library holds most national papers, a11 7 ......................., and magazines
Need 8....................... to use photocopier 
Creative Writing class 
•  tutor is John 9 ....................... and 
•  held on 10 ....................... evenings
SECTION 2. PHONETICS:
 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in
each group. (1 point)
1. A. food B. blood C. boots D. booth
2. A. promote B. promise C. proper D. profit
3. A. legal B. petal C. pedal D. level
4. A. conceal B. pizza C. zoo D. success
5. A. item B. idiom C. idle D. ideal
Write your answers here:
3..........................
1 ………….. 2.......................... . 4........................... 5..........................

II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.
(1 point)
1. A. hospital B. mischievous C. suportive D. special
2. A. family B. whnever C. obedient D. solution
3. A. biologist B. generally C. responsible D. security
4. A. confident B. important C. together D. exciting
5. A. possible B. university C. secomdary D. suitable
Write your answers here:
1. …………… 2. ………………. 3. …………….. 4. ……………… 5. ……………

SECTION 2. GRAMMAR - VOCABULARY - LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS

III. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence.
(3 points)
1. She went to the airport to see me off
A. look for me B. meet me C. greet me D. say goodbye
2. The more time you spend practicing English, ______ commend of it you will have.
A.the fewer B. the better C. the good D. the less
3. I told her many times, but she didn’t remember __________ the tickets for the show.
A. to have bought B. having bought C. buying D. to buy
4. You should understand _________ better to work toghether.
A. one another B. each one C. themselves D.yourself
5. he has difficulty ______________ his ideas across.
A. to make B. being made C. making D. to be made
6. Every one of them _______ responsible for their action.
A. be B. is C. are D. being
7. they received ________ help from their parents, but they still become successful.
A. so few B. such a few C. a little D. little
8. You should eat less and do more exercise. _______ you won’t lose weight.
A. If only B. Otherwise C. Or D. Unless
9. Because his story was _________ we all couldn’t help laughing.
A. amusing B. amuse C. amused D. amusement
10. Only ______ present at the meeting agreed on the plan.
A. few B. little C. a few D. a little
11. There you are! I ________ for two hours. Where’ve you been?
A. am waiting B. consists C. includes D. contains
12. “Have they arrested the thieves yet?” “ It’s only a _______ of time”
A. to go B. going C. to going D. go
13. "The room is too dirty! Do you think it needs...................., honey?" said the wife.
A. to clean B. cleaning B. to be cleaning D. cleaned
14. Just think, ______ two years’ time, we’ll be 18!
A. under B. over C. after D. in
15. I’ll give you ten minutes to come ______ with a better idea.
A. out B. in C. through D. up
Write your answers here:
1 ………….. 2......................... 3......................... 4........................ 5.......................
6 ………….. 7......................... 8......................... 9........................ 10.....................
11 ………….. 12....................... 13....................... 14...................... 15.....................

IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets . (2 points)

1. Bien Hoa is an ______ city in the south of Viet Nam (INDUSTRY)
2. She felt alone and ________ (FRIEND)
3. English and French are Canada’s ________ language. (IMPRESS)
4. He wants to make a good ________ on everyone he meet. (IMPRESS)
5. I had my trousers ________ because it is too short. (LONG)
6. How serious is her ______? (ILL)
7. _________ is a source of income for radio, TV and newspapers. (ADVERTISE)
8. My sister wears nice and new clothes. She looks very _____ (FASHION)
9. There used to be a big tree at the _______ to this village. (ENTER)
10. Jeans made in China are sometimes _______ cheap. (SURPRISE)
Write your answers here:
1 ………….. 2......................... 3......................... 4........................ 5.......................
6 ………….. 7......................... 8......................... 9........................ 10.....................
V. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. (1
point)
1. Remember not to say anything that makes high sensitive people upset.
A B C D
2. One of the biggest problems faces us today is how to reduce pollution.
A B C D
3. There is no point to explain the situation to such a narrow-minded person.
A B C D
4. John could not go camping with his classmates last weekend because his illness.
A B C D
5. I am absolutely convinced that life is pleasure and easy.
A B C D
Write your answers here:
1 ………….. 2......................... 3......................... 4........................ 5.......................

VI. Put a correct preposition in each blank (1 point)

1. He sent a copy of his will to his bank ________ safe keeping.
2. Althought I practise quite a lot, I never seem to win vey often ___ tennis.
3. Nam’s brothers are very fond ___ team sports.
4. Most people think the givernment is to blame ______ rising unemployment.
5. Ther has been a sharp increase ____ house prices in recent months.
Write your answers here:

1 ………….. 2........................ 3......................... 4........................ 5.......................

SECTION 3. READING
VII. Read the passage below then pick out ONE best option ( A,B,C or D ) to
complete each sentence. (2 points)
Have you ever stopped (1)__________ why people give each (2) ______ eggs at
Easter? – The Christian festival of Easter celebrates the return of Christ from the dead,
but the festival is actually name (3) ______ the goddess of the sun, Eostre, whose name
is taken from the East where she (4) ____ In very ancient times, Easter was a
celebration that winter was (5) ___ and that a new life was about to begin. The rabblt,
(6)______ leaves large (7) ________ of eggs( another symbol of life) in the garden and
children have to find as many a they can. This is very (8)____ Christmas when Santa
Claus leave presents for individual children. At Easter children have to be independent
and (9)_______ after themselves. In this (10) _______ the hunt for Easter eggs presents
the need young people to go out in to the world and make their own fortune.
1. A to wonder B. wodering C. wonder D. wander
2. A. else B. person C. others D. other
3. A. for B. about C. after D. with
4. A. goes B. sets C. rises D. raises
5. A. finish B. conclusion C. up D. over
6. A. as B. since C. due D. because
7. A. numbers B. sums C.figures D. totals
8. A. like B. unlike C. different D. similar
9. A. take B. get C. look D. carry
10. A. day B. way C. habit D. time
VIII. Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question (2 points)
I. Read the passage and answer the question
A team of Russian scientists has challenged the theory that the woolly mammoths became extinct
10,000 years ago at the end of the Ice Age. The scientists have reported that the beasts may have
survived until 2000 B.C. on an island off the coast of Siberia, where researchers 5 uncovered 29
fossilized woolly mammoth teeth ranging in age from 4,000 to 7,000 years. The question to be asked
now is, how did these prehistoric pachyderms survive in their island environment? One possibility is
that they adapted to their confined surroundings by decreasing their bulk. This theory is based on their
smaller tooth size, which 10 has led scientists to believe that they were only 6 feet tall at the shoulder
compared with 10 feet of their full-sized counterpart. But would this be enough to enable them to
survive thousands of years beyond that of other mammoths? Researchers are still working to uncover
the reasons for this isolated group’s belated disappearance.
1. With which topic is this passage mainly concerned?
A. Some scientists have challenged a theory.
B. Some small teeth have been discovered.
C. Some mammoths lived longer than others.
D. Some pachyderms survived on an island.
2. According to the passage, some researchers suggest that mammoths became extinct
A. about 2,000 years ago B. about 4,000 years ago
C. about 7,000 years ago D. about 10,000 years ago
3. The word “woolly” as used in line 1 refers to the animal’s
A. body size B. feet size C. hair D. teeth
4. The word “adapted” in line 8 could best be replaced with
A. lept B. penetrated C. revealed D. accommodated
5. The author uses the word “counterpart” in line 11 to refer to
A. mammoths with more feet B. mammoths in an earlier time
C. mammoths with smaller teeth D. larger mammoths on the island
6. According to the scientists, the woolly mammoths may have managed to survive because they
A. shed their hair B. grew smaller teeth
C. became herbivores D. decreased in size
7. According to the passage, the reason for the disappearance of the mammoths on the island is
A. that the temperature changed B. is not yet known
C. that they were isolated D. that larger mammoths killed them
8. Which of the following terms from the passage is NOT used to refer to the mammoths?
A. beasts B. pachyderms C. bulkD. group
IX. Fill in each numbered blank in the passage with ONE suitable word to complete
its meaning. (2 points)
Freddy liked to go to the countryside to draw animals and plants. One day, while
(1)………….. across a field, looking for rabbits to draw, he was so lost in thought that
de did not (2)………….. a bull running towards him. About a hundred meters (3)
…………. Was a tree under which he usually sat to draw. Suddenly, he heard a (4)
………. Noise behind him. It was the bull! He knew that a bull could run much (5)
……….than a man, but he also knew that a bull could not see very (6)……….. and
noticed only shape and movement. To distract the bull, he threw his bag away (7)
……….. him. The bull saw the sudden movement and headed for the bag. Freddy
quickly climed (8)……….the tree and watched the bull attack his bag. (9)…….. the bull
was satisfied and had gone away, he got down from the tree and ran as fast as he could.
Everything in the bag was (10) ……… ruined.
SECTION 4. WRITING
X. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the
same as the sentence given before it. (2 points)
1. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it.
 It was……………………………………………………………….……………
2. Is this the only way to reach the stadium ?
 Isn’t there……………………………………………………………………….?
3. “ What’s your mother’s name, little boy ?” he said.
 He asked…………………………………………………………………………..
4. We couldn’t relax until all the guests had gone home.
 Only…………………………………………………………………………………..
5. I’ve always had to get up early to prepare breakfast for my family.
 I’m used…………………………………………………………………….………
6. Does she know enough English to work as a translator ?
 Is her………………………………………………………………………………….
7. These new machines have put an end to queuing.
 Before these……………………………………………………………………………
8. This exercise is more difficult than last week’s.
 Last
week’s……………………………………………………………………………..
9. “Less noise!” the father asked the children.
 The father shouted
………………………………………………………………………
10. Mrs. Brown has two children.
 Mrs. Brown is……………………………………………………………….
…………..

XI. Complete the sentence using the words given. Make all the changes and additions
if neccessary. (2 poins)
1. We / be / close friends/ because / we / have / many things/ common.
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2. Passover/ celebrate/ every country/ world/?
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3. We/ decide/ go/ short walk/ before/ sit down/ lunch.
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4. After/ walk/ three hours/ we/ stop/ let/ others/ catch/ up/ us.
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5. There/ be/ more/ and/ challenges/ school children today/ early age.
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XII. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “ Playing a game is fun
only when you win. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.(1
point)
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