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

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ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 39 Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
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SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points) (You will hear twice for each part)
Part 1: Questions from 1 to 5. (1 point -0.2/ each)
You will hear a representative, from EasyTravel Travel Agency, explaining to some customers
the benefits of her company. Choose the correct answer from A, B or C for each blank.
1. The company deals mostly with_________.
A. Big cities B. Nature holidays C. Nepal
2. The overseas consultants deal mostly with_________.
A. Asia B. North America C. Europe
3. For deserts and gorges, customers should come in the_________.
A. Morning B. Afternoon C. Night
4. Trips to regional locations are good because_________.
A. The buses are comfortable B. There is storage for suitcases C. They can be seen quickly
5. SleekLine buses are particularly known for their _________.
A. Service B. Size C. Comfort
Part 2: Questions from 6 to 15. (2 points - 0.2/ each)
You will hear two teachers, Andrew and Katie, discussing the coming excursion of their
language class. Fill in each blank with no more than two words or numbers.
School Excursion

Day: Wednesday
Destination: (6) the ………………………….…….
Weather: (7) ………………………….…….
Arrival time: (8) ………………………….……. am
Activities Planned
See: (9) ………………………….…….
Eat: Catered lunch
Attend: (10) the ………………………….…….
Return time: (11) ………………………….……. pm
Nationality %
(12) ………………………….…… 26
Japanese: (13) ………………………….…….
(14) ………………………….…… 16
- Indonesian 15
(15) ………………………….…… 8
- Saudi 7
- Other 3
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 points)
Part 1: Questions from 16 to 35. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)

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Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to best complete the following sentences.
16. In the early years of the 20th century, several rebellions ________ in the northern parts of the
country.
A. turned out B. rose up C. broke out D. came up
17. My sister is a woman of________ age.
A. marriage B. married C. mariying D. marriageable
18. People are encouraged to take bottles to bottle-banks, and only shops in supermarkets which use
________ packing
A. environment-friendly B. environmental-friendly
C. environmentally-friendly D. friendly-environment
19. He left the country ________ arrest if he returned.
A. in fear that B. with fear of C. under threat of D. with threat of
20. She has changed so much that I didn’t ________ her right away.
A. reckon B. recognize C. acknowledge D. realize
21. She ran in a marathon last week but ________ after ten kilometers.
A. dropped out B. closed down C. broke up D. made up
22. ________ individuals are those who share the same hobbies, interests, or points of view.
A. Light-hearted B. Like-minded C. Even-handed D. Open-minded
23. As the clouds drifted away, the pattern of the fields was clearly ________ from a height.
A. apparent B. visible C. foreseeable D. evident
24. ________ stay the night if it's too difficult to get home.
A. By all means B. In all C. At all costs D. On the whole
25. ________ the phone rang later that night did Anna remember the appointment.
A. No sooner B. Only C. Not until D. Just before
26. There was________ evidence to bring charges against the man.
A. insubstantial B. inferior C. ineffective D. insufficient
27. The size of the pop-star's personal fortune was the subject of much ________ in the press.
A. doubt B. guessing C. speculation D. wonderment
28. Many a leader________fallen due to pride.
A. is B. are C. has D. have
29. If you want a good flat in London, you have to pay through the________for it
A. month B. car C. nose D. teeth
30. Employees who have a ________are encouraged to discuss it with the management
A. hindrance B. disturbance C. disadvantage D. grievance
31. Nathalie seems very tough at work She's a different person at home, ________.
A. though B. although C. as though D. even though
32. ________, the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather.
A. Leaving uncovered B. Having left uncovered
C. Left uncovered D. Been left uncovered
33. Salaries have not ________ inflation in the last few years.
A. Put up with B. taken up on C. done out of D. kept up with
34. I know you didn't want to upset me but I'd sooner you ________ me the whole truth yesterday.
A. could have told B. told C. have told D. had told
35. The dawn redwood appears ________ some 100 million years ago in northern forests around the
world.
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 A. was flourished B. having to flourish C. to have flourished D. have flourished
Part 2: Questions from 36 to 45. (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence.
36. India is quite diverse, both politically and ……………………………. . (religion)
37. Over 600 workers were made ……………………………. redundant.(compulsory)
38. This car uses a lot of petrol. It's terribly …………………………….. (economy)
39. Unfortunately, there were several ……………………………. to our plan. (advantage)
40. All members of our team played ……………………………., so we lost the game. (success)
41. We were shocked by the ……………………………. of the staff of that firm. (friend)
42. I am afraid you have been …………………………….. She no longer works for us. (inform)
43. The animals appeared ……………………………. when the flames surrounded them. (control)
44. There must be some …………………………….; he should have been here by now. (understand)
45. Despite many …………………………. advances, Many schools aren’t equipped with computers.(technique)
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. After said good bye to my parents , I went to school with my sister.
47. The old woman cannot remember the place which she kept her savings.
48. The longer the children waited in the long queue, the more impatiently they became.
49. New sources of energy have been looking for as the number of fossil fuels continues to decrease.
50. The science of medicine, which progress has been rapid lately, is the most important of all sciences.
Part 4: Questions from 51 to 55. (1 point - 0.2/ each)
Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
51. Paul is directly responsible ……………………. the efficient running of the office.
52. The company offered assurances that it does not experiment ……………………. animals.
53. I feel very thankful to my old friend ……………………. giving me this appointment
54. They revealed that he had supplied terrorist organization ……………………. weapons.
55. Resumption of the talks is indicative …………………an improving relationship between the countries.
SECTION III: READING (6.0 POINTS)
Part 1. Questions 56 to 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
THE DANGERS OF DIETING
Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of
computers than ever before, the (56) ________ of overweight people is at a new high. As people
frantically search for a solution (57) ________this problem, they often try some of the popular fad
diets being offered. Many people see fad diets (58) ________harmless ways of losing weight, and
they are grateful to have them. Unfortunately, not only don’t fad diets usually (59) ________the trick,
they can actually be dangerous for your health.
Although permanent weight loss is the (60) ________, few are able to achieve it. Experts
estimate that 95 percent of dieters return to their starting weight, or even (61) ________weight. While
the reckless use of fad diets can bring some (62) ________results, long-term results are very rare.
(63) ________, people who are fed up with the difficulties of changing their eating habits often turn
to fad diets. (64) ________ being moderate, fad diets involve extreme dietary changes. They advise
eating only one type of food, or they prohibit other types of foods entirely. This results in a situation
(65) ________a person’s body doesn’t get all the vitamins and other things that it needs to stay
healthy.
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56. A. number B. range C. amount D. sum
57. A. on B. of C. to D. with
58. A. by B. like C. through D. as
59. A. bring B. do C. take D. play
60. A. case B. profit C. benefit D. goal
61. A. lose B. gain C. put D. reduce
62. A. initial B. initiative C. initiating D. initiate
63. A. Additionally B. Furthermore C. Nonetheless D. Consequently
64. A. More than B. In spite of C. Rather than D. In addition to
65. A. what B. which C. why D. where
Part 2. Questions 66 – 75 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
The ocean bottom- a region nearly 2.5 times greater than total land area of the Earth- is a vast
frontier that even today is largely unexplored and uncharted. Until about a century ago , the deep-
ocean floor was completely inaccessible, hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,6000 meters deep.
Totally without light and subjected to intense pressures hundreds of times greater than at the Earth’s
surface, deep-ocean bottom is a hostile environment to humans , in some ways as forbidding and
remote as the void of outer space.
Although researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks and sediments for over a century,
the first detailed global investigation of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1968, with the
beginning of the National Science Foundation’s Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP). Using techniques
first developed for the offshore oil gas industry, the Dad’s drill ship , the Glomar Challenger, was
able to maintain a steady position on the ocean’s surface and drill in very deep waters, extracting
samples of sediments and rock from the ocean floor.
The Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15 –year research program that ended in
November 1983. During this time, the vessel logged 600,000 kilometers and took almost 20,000 core
samples of seabed sediments and rocks at 624 drilling sites around the world . The Glomar
Challenger’s core samples have allowed geologists to reconstruct what the planet looked like
hundreds of millions of years ago and to calculate what it will problem look like millions of years in
the future. Today , largely on the strength of evidence gathered during the Glomar Challenger’s
voyages, nearly all earth scientists agree on the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift that
explain many of the geological processes that shape the Earth.
The cores of sediment drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also yielded information critical to
understanding the world’s past climates . Deep-ocean sediments provide a climatic record stretching
back hundreds of millions of years, because they are largely isolated from the mechanical erosion
and the intense chemical and biological activity that rapidly destroy much land-based evidence of
past climates. This record has already provided insights into the patterns and causes of past climatic
change-information that may be used to predict future climates
66. The author refers to the ocean bottom as a “frontier” because it ________.
A. attracts courageous explorers B. is not a popular area for scientific research
C. contains a wide variety of life forms D. is an unknown territory
67. The word “inaccessible” is closest meaning to ________.
A. unusable B. unreachable C. unrecognizable D. unsafe
68. The author mention outer space in the first paragraph because________.
A. it is similar to the ocean floor in being alien to the human environment
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 B. techniques used by scientists to explore outer space were similar to those used in ocean exploration.
C. the Earth’s climate millions of years ago was similar to condition in outer space.
D. rock formations in outré space are similar to those found on the ocean floor
69. Which of the following is True of the Glmmer Challenger ?
A. It is a type of submarine . B. It has gone on over 100 voyages.
C. It made its first DSDP voyage in 1968. D. It is an ongoing project .
70. The word “extracting” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A. locating B. breaking C. analyzing D. removing
71. The Deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was ________.
A. attempt to find new sources of oil and gas
B. funded entirely by the gas and oil industry
C. the first extensive exploration of the ocean bottom
D. composed of geologists from all over the world
72. The word “strength” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A. endurance B. basis C. discovery D. purpose
73. The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ________.
A. sediments B. cores C. climates D. years
74. The DSDP can be said to be ________ in terms of geological exploration.
A. a total flop B. a west of time and effort
C. a great success D. of crucial importance
75. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being a result of the Deep Sea
Drilling Project?
A. Geologists were able to determine the Earth’s appearance hundreds of millions of years ago.
B. Two geological theories became more widely accepted by scientists.
C. Geologists observed forms of marine life never before seen
D. Information was revealed about the Earth’s past climatic changes.
Part 3: Questions 76 – 85. (2.0 points- 0.2/ each).
Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap.
When did it all start?
Back in my grandparents’ days, it was assumed that the key factor in marketing a product was
(76) ………………..…… quality; everything was made to be durable. And just (77) ………………..…… all other
consumers at that time, my grandparents valued this and, believe it or (78) ………………..……, they still own
the same kitchen appliances they bought nearly forty years (79) ………………..……. But fast forward forty
years, things (80) ………………..…… changed and marketing has almost nothing to do with the product. It is
the customer (81) ………………..…… has become the driving force (82)………………..……all business strategies.
Technological developments and economic growth have played a vital role in transforming all
aspects of (83) ………………..…… lives including industries. The irony of it (84) ………………..…… is that the
goal of manufacturers is not to make something that lasts for years to come and this is (85) ………………..
…… business is today.

SECTION IV. WRITITNG (4 points)

Part 1: Questions 86 – 90. (1 point- 0.2/ each)
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
86. I tried as hard as I could, but I just couldn’t get the money.
 No matter.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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87. I am sure he didn’t know that his mother was seriously ill.
@ He couldn’t possibly........................................................................................................................................................................................................
88. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
@ So..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
89. I’m having a lot of trouble now because I lost my passport last week.
@ If I........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
90. It is extremely difficult for them to cut down on smoking.
 They find......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
91. I have seldom heard such a talented singer.
 Seldom............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
92. You ‘d better not swim too far from the shore,” the lifeguard said to us.
@ The lifeguard advised.....................................................................................................................................................................................................
93. It was such an interesting film that no one wanted to leave the cinema.
@ The filmV
94. The architect has drawn some plans for an extension to the house.
@ Some plans.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
95. Dick could not pass the examination because the questions were too difficult.
@ Because of...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Part 2: Questions 91 – 95. (1 point - 0.2/ 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. They last employed new staff back in January. (taken)
 No new staff ……………………………………………….……………. January.
97. Tom was once a very rich man. (deal)
 Tom used ……………………………………………….……………. money.
98. It was Anna’s first promotion. (been)
 Anna ……………………………………………….……………. before.
99. They suspended Jack for the next two matches. (banned)
@ Jack ……………………………………………….……………. in the next two matches.
100. I couldn’t go to work because of the transport strike. (deterred)
@ I ……………………………………………….……………. to work by the transport strike.
101. “I didn’t make fun of lan after the party” Joe said. (denied)
@ Joe ……………………………………………….……………. Ian after the party.
102. I met your sister by chance at the airport last week. (ran)
 I ……………………………………………….……………. at the airport last week.
103. John participated in a swimming competition last week. (part)
@ John ……………………………………………….……………. last week.
104. I enjoyed myself at your bithday party last night. (fun)
@ I ……………………………………………….……………. at your bithday party last night.
105. We decided that we wouldn’t go with him to the airport after all. (see)
 We decided ……………………………………………….……………. at the airport after all.

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