UBND HUYỆN DUY TIÊN ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HSG LỚP 9

____*&*____ NĂM HỌC 2021-2022

THCS NGUYEN HUU TIEN
5.3.23 Môn: TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian làm bài 150 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)
Họ và tên:................................................SBD:............
- Giám thị số 1 :........................................
Ngày sinh: ..................................... Học sinh lớp:....... Số phách
Trường THCS: ............................................................ - Giám thị số 2 : ......................................

SECTION A. LISTENING: (4 points)

Part 1: You will hear a woman talking to a man who works in a tourist information office.
Complete the note below with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for
each answer. (2pts) HOSTELS
Name Location Cost of double room Notes
Membership card offers a
Hosteling Example 10 minutes discount on entry to (2)
$ 50 per night but only $
International from downtown by _____.
(1) _____ for members
West End (0)__bus__ Internet access costs $ 3 per
(3) _____.
Was built as a hotel in (7)
Near the beach, two-
$62 Meals extra but only _____.
(4)_____ Hostel minute walk to (5)
available in (6) _____. Can hire (8) _____ from the
_____.
hostel
Backpacker A (10) _____ on every floor
In (9) _____ district $45 plus $15 for breakfast
hostel for guests to use

Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 2: Listen to the lecture about population growth and choose the best answer for each of
the questions below. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes. You will listen
to the audio twice (2pts)
1. Which of the following is defined as the number of children born per 1000 people per year?
A. Replacement Level B. Fertility Rate C. Birth Rate D. Fertility Level
2. Which of the following countries in the UK has the highest fertility rate?
A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northern Ireland
3. Why is fertility rate in the UK higher than it was twenty years ago?
A. Couples are choosing to have larger families.
B. A higher proportion of women are having children.
C. Women who delayed childbirth are having children now.
D. Fewer women are interested in their careers.
4. What proportion of women in their mid-forties do not have children nowadays?
A. 10% B. 4% C. 25% D. 40%
5. Which of the reasons for low fertility rates is NOT mentioned?
A. Women are increasingly focused on their jobs.
B. People want to enjoy their lives before taking on responsibility.
C. Parents do not have time to have many children.
D. Children are considered to cost a lot of money.
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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 SECTION B: PHONETICS (1pt)
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (0,5pts)
1. A. teethe B. wreath C. southern D. worthy
2. A. audible B. audience C. laundry D. draughty
3. A. excursion B. further C. surgery D. surprise
4. A. hatred B. relieved C. dogged D. sacred
5. A. swallow B. switch C. sweet D. sword
II. Pick out the word whose stressed syllable is placed differently from the others (0,5pts)
1. A. influential B. urbanization C. mathematician D. modernization
2. A. mysterious B. competent C. temperate D. pregnancy
3. A. medalist B. tournament C. gymnasium D. ceremony
4. A. appreciate B. experience C. embarrassing D. memorable
5. A. psychological B. argumentative C. contributory D. hypersensitive
SECTION C: LEXICO AND GRAMMAR (6 points)
I. Choose the best option in A,B,C or D. (2pts)
1. There has been a recommendation that Peter_____ the president of the country.
A. was elected B. be elected C. is elected D. will be elected
2. Scientists are predicting that the volcano might erupt so people have been_____ from the area.
A. evacuated B. emigrated C. escaped D. exported
3. Jane changed her major from French to business_____.
A. hoping she can easier get a job B. with hopes to be able easier to locate employment
C. hoping to find a job more easily D. with the hope for being able to find better a job
4. She insisted that the reporter_____ her as his source of information.
A. not mention B. doesn’t mention C. hadn’t mentioned D. didn’t mention
5. Look, will you stop_____ in and let me finish my sentence!
A. plugging B. pushing C. butting D. moving
6. We put his rude manner_____ ignorance of our British customs.
A. up to B. down to C. off at D. up with
7. "_____" – “All right then, if you insist.”
A. She did it right then. B. Are you sure you won’t come for a drink with us?
C. What seems to be the trouble? D. Everything was all right at the party, wasn’t it?
8. I would rather you_____ the office phone for personal purpose.
A. shouldn’t have used B. shouldn’t use
C. not to use D. didn’t use
9. _____, a bat sends out a series of signals, which bounce off any object in its path.
A. When in flying B. While it is flying
C. When they are flying D. Once flying
10. The weather is going to change soon; I feel it in my_____.
A. body B. legs C. skin D. bones
11. Before the invention of the Internet, people couldn’t_____ of such universal access to
information.
A. reminisce B. conceive C. contemplate D. access
12. _____, Americans eat a light breakfast. They don’t eat a lot of food in the morning.
A. By and large B. Fair and square C. Ins and outs D. Odds and ends
13. Although he was completely_____ as a furniture maker, he produced the most beautiful chairs.
A. unable B. untrained C. incapable D. uneducated
14. For a whole month, Muslims_____ eating and drinking during daylight hours.
A. abstain from B. keep from C. stay from D. stand from
15. TV advertising in the late afternoon tends to_____ young children.
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 A. target B. point C. focus D. aim
16. He traveled_____ for 20 years and then he decided to return home.
A. farther away B. far from it C. far and wide D. farthest of all
17. Simon_____ in me on the understanding that I wouldn't tell anyone else.
A. confided B. intimated C. confessed D. disclosed
18. If you want to be a rock star, talent helps, but what it really_____ down to is luck.
A. boils B. revolves C. centers D. refines
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word of phrase that is
19. Snow in July would be a weather anomaly in most parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
A. recurrence B. recapitulation C. felicity D. consistency
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word of phrase that is
CLOSEST in meaning to
20. My parents are always contented with what I do.
A. worried about B. interested in
C. disappointed with D. satisfied with
II. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs given. (1pt)
1. The little boy had a lot of trouble (convince) everyone that he (see) a mermaid.
2. Who was that girl you (talk) to when I (pass) you in the street?
3. Where you (be) all day? I (phone) you dozens of times.
4. (Look) at your CV, I (gather) you used to live in Australia.
5. Rebecca (not deserve) (punish) so severely.
Your answers 1. 2.
3. 4. 5.
III. Read the passage carefully and find out ten errors then correct them. (1pt)
Line 1 Research has found that children took on a supermarket trip make a purchase request
Line 2 every two minutes. More than $200 million a year is now spent on advertising directly to
Line 3 children, most of them on television. That figure is likely to increase and it is in the
Line 4 supermarket aisles that the investment is most likely to be successful. For children, the
Line 5 reasons behind their parents’ decisions about that they can and cannot afford are often
Line 6 unclear and arguments about how bad sugar is for your teeth are inconvincing when
Line 7 compared with the attractively and emotionally persuasive advertising campaigns.
Line 8 According to Susan Dib of the National Food Alliance, ‘Most parents concerned about
Line 9 what they give their children to eat and have ideas about what food is healthy- although
Line 10 those ideas are not always accurate. Obviously, such a dialogue among parents and
Line 11 children is a good thing, because if the only information children are getting about
Line 12 productivity is from TV advertising, they are getting a very one-sided view. Parents
Line 13 resent the fact that they are competing with the advertising industry and are forced into
Line 14 the position of repeated disappointing their children.’ The Independent Television
Line 15 Commission, which regulates TV advertising, prohibits advertisers for telling children to
ask their parents to buy products.
Your answers
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
IV. Give the correct form of words in brackets. (1pt)
PROBLEMS OF ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE
A computer program capable of acting intelligently in the world must have a general representation
of the world in terms of which its (1) (put)______ are interpreted. Designing such a program requires
(2)(commit) ______ about what knowledge is and how it is obtained. Thus, some of the major
traditional problems of philosophy arise in artificial intelligence.

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More (3) (specific)______, we want a computer program that decides what to do by inferring in a
formal language that a certain strategy will achieve its (4) (assign) ______goal. This requires (5)
(formal) ______ concepts of causality, ability, and knowledge. Such formalisms are also considered
in philosophical logic.
The first part of the paper begins with a philosophical point of view that seems to arise naturally once
we take seriously the idea of actually making an intelligent machine. We go on to the notions of (6)
(physical) ______ and epistemo-logically adequate representations of the world and then to an (7)
(explain) ______ of can, causes, and knows in terms of a representation of the world by a system of
interacting (8) (automaton) ______ . A proposed resolution of the problem of (9) (will) ______ in a
deterministic universe and of (10) (factual) ______ conditional sentences is
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
V. Match the verb in box A with the word(s) in box B to form a phrasal verb, and then fill it in
each blank to complete the sentence. Be sure to use the correct verb tense and form. Write your
answer in the box provided. (1pt.)
A B
put, apprise, go, crease, stem, fall, pull, from, over, away, off, on, of, up, back on,
center, brood, carry through, in for
1. The problem___________ the government’s lack of action.
2. The argument is___________ whether or not to lower the age limit.
3. Don’t waste time___________ your past failures.
4. I’m afraid there is no milk left; we have to___________ dried milk for our tea.
5. Tom got ___________ by the music and wouldn’t stop singing.
6. I’m going to stay at university and try to___________ getting a job for a few years.
7. Her husband has been___________ the good news about their son.
8. She swims so well that she really should___________ the competition.
9. I almost ___________ when I heard Tim was going to be playing Romeo in the school play.
10. He is in a critical condition in hospital, so we’re all praying he’ll___________.
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (5 pts)
I. You are going to read an extract from a magazine article about psychology. Five paragraphs
have been removed from the extract. Choose from the paragraphs A-F the one which fits each
gap (1- 5). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. Write your answers into
the box below. (1pt)
Unless you're a loner, you're probably a member of many different groups. Some are long lasting,
like your family, while others, such as a football crowd, are temporary. Every group functions in
different ways but there are still some common psychological features to any group.
(1)__________.
Being part of a group changes the way you behave. The presence of others has a generally arousing
effect on the nervous system. This is natural-you don't know what they will do. They may move
about, speak to you, or even attack you, and your brain has to pay attention to all these messages.
Having others around is just distracting. It divides your attention, so you can't focus on the task in
hand.
(2)__________.
But when it comes to complex tasks, the prospect of not being evaluated may free you from anxiety,
so encouraging you to perform better. To test this, psychologists asked volunteers to carry out a
complex computer task in separate rooms. Some were told performance would be evaluated
individually – causing performance anxiety - while others were told the results would be averaged
with the rest of the group. As expected, the second group did better than the first.
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(3)__________.
The problem becomes even worse when individuals are disguised with war paint or uniforms.
Analysis shows that the more people there are in a mob, the greater the antisocial behavior. Being
'submerged'
within a group does have many negative connotations but it's not always a bad thing. Instead of
thinking about a rowdy mob, think of relaxing, dancing and enjoying yourself at a party where you
are also just a part of the crowd.
(4)__________.
But surprisingly, research has shown that the use of this technique by groups isn't that effective in
either the number or quality of ideas generated. You get better results if you set people to work
individually on a problem. We also tend to assume that decisions made by groups are better than
those made by individuals, which is why we form committees.
(5)__________.
But any group can get a decision badly wrong because their thought processes can go awry. This is a
process psychologists call 'groupthink'. A close-knit group of advisers isolated from argument and
criticism can grow to believe they can do no wrong. The group then becomes more important than
the individuals who are part of it. Further, a leadership style which concentrates on the group rather
than the individual can contribute to this.
For a group and its behavior are shaped by who is in charge and the roles the other members play. A
good front man or woman is persuasive, not directive, communicates and speaks clearly, listens well
and appeals to group members' emotions and feelings as well as thoughts and ideas. Many, but not
all, leaders show dominance in the group. But the dominant person in the group doesn't always make
the best leader, and it isn't necessarily true that having the smartest people always makes for the most
successful group.
Paragraphs A-F
A. This lack of individual accountability may lead to people letting go of their inhibitions - a process
known as 'deindividuation'. Sometimes this is dangerous, releasing violent and impulsive behaviours
that individuals would never dream of indulging in alone.
B. They have a need for power, characterized by talking a lot, wanting to be listened to and to make
decisions. In a group it can be easy to spot the dominant people. They make eye contact, point and
even touch people but don't encourage return gestures. Such behavior studies have been key in
shaping business organization.
C. For example, in general, humans are social animals, that's why we get together in groups in the
first place. Important elements of our individual identity come from being part of a group. Most
people enjoy being in a group - it's a way of forming emotionally satisfying relationships.
D. But it has to be a carefully selected team, not a randomly generated group, if creative decisions are
to be made. In fact, theory on team building has shown that it is better if people work in small teams
of complementary pairs. Big teams don't get anything done, even though people like them.
E. So, how does all this stimulation affect achievement? It has been argued that people do better on
simple well-rehearsed activities when they're with others than when they are alone. Also, if their
individual efforts within the group are not being monitored, there's a tendency to relax and merge
into the crowd.
F. Another positive feature of groups is that they generate ideas and opinions, and use these to make
decisions. That's why the modern trend in teaching is for students to work in small groups to prepare
presentations and why brainstorming is so popular in the work context.
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
II. Read the passage carefully then think of a BEST word to complete the gaps given. (1pt)
Society has changed in many ways since the introduction of computers, and people's lives at home
and at the office have been (1)_______. Most people are working for fewer hours per week than they
(2) _______ to, and manufacturers and advertising agencies are becoming much more interested in
(3) _______ people spend this extra leisure time. One recent report stated that (4)_______the number
of hobbies had not increased; each hobby had become more specialized.
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A second (5) _______ is that nowadays, many managers would rather spend time with their families
than stay (6) _______ in the office every day. Home life seems to be just as important as working.
Some companies now make managers (7) _______ their annual holidays even if they don't want to,
because this leads to such an (8) _______ in their performance if they have some rest.
In spite of these changes, some people are working harder than ever before. The standard of exams is
getting higher, and increased competition is (9) _______ it harder to get into university than it was 20
years ago. School children and students are now having to work so hard that in many cases they work
(10) _______ hours than their parents.
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
III. Read the following passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each numbered
blank. Write your answers into the box below. (1pt)
A LOVE OF TRAVELLING
For Nigel Portman, a love of travelling began with what’s (1)_________ a “gap year”. In common
with many other British teenagers, he chose to take a year out before (2)_________ to study for his
degree.
After doing various jobs to (3)_________ some money, he left home to gain some experience of life
in different cultures, visiting America and Asia. The more adventurous the young person, the (4)
_________ the challenge they are likely to set themselves for the gap year, and for some, like Nigel,
it can (5)_________ in a thirst for adventure.
Now that his university course has (6)_________ to an end, Nigel is just about to leave on a three
year trip that will take him right around the world. What’s more, he plans to make the whole journey
using only means of transport which are (7)_________ by natural energy. In other words, he’ ll be
(8)_________ mostly on bicycles and his own legs; and when there’s an ocean to cross, he won‟t be
taking a (9)_________cut by climbing aboard a plane, he’ll be joining the crew of a sailing ship (10)
_________.
As well as doing some mountain climbing and other outdoor pursuits along the way, Nigel hopes to
passon to the people he meets the environmental message that lies behind the whole idea.
1. A called B. named C. referred D. known
2. A. settling down B. getting up C. taking over D. holding back
3. A. achieve B. raise C. advance D. win
4. A. stronger B. wider C. greater D. deeper
5. A. result B. lead C. cause D. create
6. A. come B. turned C. reached D. brought
7. A. pulled B. charged C. forced D. powered
8. A. attempting B. using C. relying D. trying
9. A. quick B. short C. brief D. swift
10. A. anyway B. alike C. instead D. otherwise
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
IV. Read the passage then circle the best answer in A,B,C or D. (2pts)
Icebergs are among nature’s most spectacular creations, and yet most people have never seen one. A
vague air of mystery envelops them. They come into being somewhere-in faraway, frigid waters,
amid thunderous noise and splashing turbulence, which in most cases no one hears or sees.They exist
only a short time and then slowly waste away just unnoticed.
Objects of sheerest beauty, they have been called. Appearing in an endless variety of shapes they
may be dazzlingly white, or they may be glassy blue, green or purple, tinted faintly or in darker
hues. They are graceful, stately, inspiring in calm, sunlit seas. But they are also called frightening
and dangerous, and that they are, in the night, in the fog, and in storms. Even in clear weather one
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is wise to stay a safe distance away from them. Most of their bulk is hidden below the water, so their
underwater parts may extend out far beyond the visible top. Also, they may roll over unexpectedly,
churning the waters around them.
Icebergs are parts of glaciers that break off, drift into the water, float about awhile, and finally melt.
Icebergs afloat today are made of snowflakes that have fallen over long ages of time. They embody
snows that drifted down hundreds, or many thousands, or in some cases maybe a million years ago.
The snows fell in the polar region and on cold mountains, where they melted only a little or not at all,
and so collected to great depths over the years and centuries.
As each year’s snow accumulation lay on the surface, evaporation and melting caused the snowflakes
slowly to lose their feathery points and become tiny grains of ice. When new snow fell on top of the
old, it too turned to icy grains. So blankets of snow and ice grains mounted layer upon layer and were
of such great thickness that the weight of the upper layers compressed the lower ones. With time and
pressure from above, the many small ice grains joined and changed to larger crystals, and eventually
the deeper crystals merged into a solid mass of ice.
1. The word which in the first paragraph refers to_____________.
A. turbulence B. icebergs C. creations D. waters
2. The author states that icebergs are rarely seen because they are_____________.
A. surrounded by fog B. hidden beneath the mountains
C. located in remote regions of the world D. broken by waves soon after they are formed
3. The passage mentions all of the following colors for icebergs EXCEPT_____________.
A. yellow B. blue C. green D. purple
4. The formation of an iceberg is most clearly analogous to which of the following activities?
A. Walking on fluffy new snow, causing it to become more compact and icy
B. Plowing large areas of earth, leaving the land flat and barren
C. Skating across a frozen lake and leaving a trail behind
D. Blowing snow into one large pile to clear an area
5. According to the passage, icebergs originate from a buildup of_____________.
A. turbulent water B. feathers C. snowflakes D. underwater pressure
6. The word that in the second paragraph refers to_____________.
A. bad weather B. icebergs being frightening and dangerous
C. clear weather D. how icebergs look in the seas
7. According to the passage, icebergs are dangerous because they_____________.
A. usually melt quickly B. can turn over very suddenly
C. may create immense snowdrifts D. can cause unexpected avalanches
8. In the last paragraph, the expression from above in the fourth paragraph refers to_____________.
A. sunlit seas B. polar regions
C. weight of mountains D. layers of ice and snow
9. The word merged in the fourth paragraph in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to___ ___.
A. became B. combined C. included D. consisted
10. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. The Melting of Icebergs B. The Nature and Origin of Icebergs
C. The Size and Shape of Icebergs D. The Dangers of IcebergsYour answers
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
SECTION E: WRITING (5 points)
I. Rewrite the sentences below without changing the meaning of the sentences given. (1,5 pts)
1. The northwest of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast.
The annual rainfall ............................................................................................................................
2. Many creatures still survive and thrive in the harsh conditions of the deserts.
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 Harsh .................................................................................................................................................
3. Only time can tell whether he will succeed or not?
It remains ..........................................................................................................................................
4. I am a teacher now because of one of my former teacher’s strong influence on me.
I would ..............................................................................................................................................
5. The practice of this kind of ritual used to be common among these tribes.
No .....................................................................................................................................................
6. Rumor about the president’s non-stop embezzlement from the charity has gone round recently.
The president ....................................................................................................................................
7. The reduction in the price of the magazines led to a growth in sales.
Sales of ............................................................................................................................................
8. Barbara couldn’t sing or dance.
Besides ..............................................................................................................................................
9. Although Joe kept on attempting to contact his cousin, he didn't manage to speak to her until the
next day.
Despite repeated ...............................................................................................................................
10. When it comes to computer games, Jack is a real expert.
As far ................................................................................................................................................
II. Rewrite the sentences below, using the words given and DO NOT change them. (1,5 pts)
1. The number of accidents has gone down steadily since the speed limit was imposed. (decline)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. David said that the accident was his fault.(took)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. If he doesn’t get that job, who knows what he’ll do. (knowing)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. The stranded climber would never have been rescued if his brother hadn’t had an ingenious plan.
(ingenuity)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. They will try John for murder at the High Court next week. (trial)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. I certainly won’t change my mind about resigning. (question)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. When they broke the news, she stayed perfectly calm and controlled. (hair)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. Students at the school are not allowed to go into the Rainbow Disco. (bounds)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
9. Celine has always been fond of classical music. (taste)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
10. I don’t understand one word of this document.(head).
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
III. Write an paragraph of about 200 words to express your opinion on the following statement.
Use specific reasons and details to support your idea. (2pts)
“Face-to-face learning is better than other types of learning, such as online learning or learning
through youtubes ”.
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