PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI

THƯỜNG XUÂN LỚP 9 CẤP HUYỆN

Đề chính thức Môn: Tiếng Anh

(Đề thi này gồm có 06 trang) (Thời gian làm bài 150 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề)

PART A: LISTENING (15 pts)

I. Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each
answer. (5 pts)
VIDEO LIBRARY APPLICATION FORM
Surname: Jones
First name: Louise Cynthia
Address: Apartment 1, (1) _______ Black Street, Highbridge
(2) _______ 2085
Telephone: (3) _______ (home)
9456 1309 (work)
Driver's (4) _______ number: 2020 BD
Date of birth: Day: 25th Month: (5) _______ Year: 1977
II. A young woman talks about recently discovering that she has a half-sister. Listen and decide
whether each of the following statements is True (T) or False (F). (5 pts)
6. Her family is quite big. T/F
7. Her younger sister is 20 years old. T/F
8. Her half-sister is living in Italy. T/F
9. She has never met her half-sister. T/F
10. She has no intention of getting to know her half-sister. T/F
III. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer according to what you hear. (5 pts)
11. There are ________ national parks in the US.
A. 30 B. 32 C. 50 D. 52
12. National parks account for ________ of the total land area of the country.
A. 3% B. 13% C. 30% D. 33%
13. National parks attract ________ visitors each year.
A. billions of B. millions of C. a billion D. a million
14. People cut down trees for ________ .
A. barks B. wood C. goods D. other parts
15. Devastating fires in large areas of national parks are caused by ________ .
A. visitors’ vehicles B. lack of money C. careless people D. the parks’ staff
PART B: PHONETICS (5 pts)

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I. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each
question.(3 pts)
16. A. cinema B. educate C. generous D. discover
17. A. endanger B. natural C. habitat D. industry
18. A. extreme B. finish C. remind D. destroy
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
three words in each question. (2 pts)
19. A. meteor B. evidence C. exit D. precious
20. A. exam B. exhibit C. extinct D. exact
PART C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)
I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
21. My father sometimes ________ the washing up after dinner.
A. washes B. takes C. makes D. does
22. _______, Edgar Allan Poe became known as the father of the modern detective story.
A. Acted as the son of B. He was the son of the actors
C. The son of actors was D. The son of actors
23. English is used as an access ________ world scholarship and world trade.
A. to B. for C. into D. toward
24. We should do something to protect water from being polluted ________ we will have nothing
to drink in the future.
A. if B. or C. and D. but
25. Michael and his friend were badly injured in the last match, so ________ can play today.
A. neither of them B. both of them C. neither of whom D. both of whom
26. - “ Can I have some more chocolate cookies?” – “________.”
A. Yes, all right B. That’s right C. Yes, please D. Of course not
27. I had no money ________ me when I came across a nice shirt.
A. at B. by C. on D. over
28. If you don’t want this pen, take ________. There are some left in the box.
A. the other B. others C. one other D. another
29. Unfortunately, the new system didn’t ________ our expectations.
A. catch up with B. bring about C. come across D. come up to
30. ________ you treat him, he’ll help you. He’s so tolerant.
A. No matter how B. In addition to C. Even though D. As if
II. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters. (10 pts)
31. There was a donation of $100,000 made by an anonymous ________.
BENEFIT
32. Forcing children to use their right hand can cause ____ of school, which HATE
can then impact their academic development.

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33. Land and sea vary _____ in the way in which they absorb and release heat. DRAMA
34. It may be ___ _ to force them into making a decision, and if you upset
PRODUCE
them, they are quite likely to overact.
35. That the farmers use so much pesticide ______ the oil on this farm. DIE
36. I was kept ____ last night by the noise from a party in the flat above. WAKE
37. This word is very difficult to say. I always _____ it. PRONUNCIATION
38. It was the first time the T-Shirt had been seen ________.
PUBLIC
39. She was fully aware of her own ________. SHORT
40. I think cycling is ________ to walking. PREFER
III. Put the verb in each bracket into an appropriate form. (10 pts)
41. Linda is believed (get) ______ the scholarship last year.
42. Don’t phone too early because I (put) ______ the baby to bed.
43. You look very relaxed. It (be) _______ a good holiday.
44. Whether she (agree) _______ or not, we are going to have to go ahead.
45. Remember that after you (sign) _______ the contract, you won’t be able to change your mind.
46. It is urgent that John (post) ________ this letter immediately.
47. The man at the corner table glanced my way to see if I (listen) _______.
48. You forever (use ) ______ my razor. Can’t you buy one of your own?
49. (Refuse) ________ at the last time, she does not want to ask them.
50. Her father pays her fee; otherwise, she (not be) ______ here.
PART D: READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts)
I. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in
each space. (10 pts)
ACOUSTIC ARCHAEOLOGY
Acoustic archaeology studies the role played by sound in the ancient world. It examines
the connection (51) ________ acoustics and religious or spiritual sites. The main question is
whether the acoustics of a place are relevant (52) _______ the way it was used.
Archaeologists have noticed that (53) ________ number of ancient sites have echoes at
very low frequencies. When sounds are as low as this, you feel them in your body, (54) ________
than just hearing them, and this creates a feeling of happiness and contentment. Sites with such
echoes were probably chosen on (55) ________, to make visitors feel they were in a place of
worship.
If you stand in front of the Maya Temple in Mexico and (56) ________ your hands, you can hear
an echo that sounds (57) ________ the chirp of the Maya sacred bird. This chirping echo (58)
________ (is) produced because the steps of the long temple staircase are at different (59)
_______ from the listener. Some archaeologists claim that the Maya purposely constructed this
temple (60) ________ achieve the sound. Priests used this echo effect to make people believe that

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the gods were speaking to them. Similar acoustic phenomena have been observed in sites all over
the world.
II. Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each
space. (10 pts)
Millions of people suffer from headaches. It’s a fact. What millions of people do not know
is what causes them. Headaches are ________ (61) with all kinds of health problems as well as
your being under a lot of _______ (62). Certain substances like coffee can react badly with the
chemical balance in our bodies and give us ________ (63) headache as well.
The best thing to do if your head hurt is to ________ (64) an aspirin, right? Wrong! You
could be doing the worst thing possible because you are not ________ (65) with the problem -
only reducing the symptoms. And those people who think that painkillers can’t do you any
________ (66) are also wrong. Medical science has proved that, if we keep taking the tablets,
they will soon _________ (67) as a “trigger” and, instead of curing the headache, they will make
you worse.
So what do you do ________ (68) your head start to throb? Breathe deeply. It may be that
you are not ________ (69) enough oxygen. Then, you ________ (70) try massaging the side of
your head with your fingers. And close your eyes. Often your eyes are very tired, and the best
cure for tiredness is sleep.
61. A. associated B. caused C. produced D. based
62. A. fear B. worry C. stress D. anxiety
63. A. some B. a C. more D. one
64. A. take B. drink C. eat D. put
65. A. solving B. removing C. dealing D. treating
66. A. badness B. negativity C. harm D. illness
67. A. act B. perform C. look D. treat
68. A. in case B. should C. if D. whether
69. A. digesting B. nibbling C. getting D. plucking
70. A. must B. ought C. shall D. could
II. Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below. (10 pts)
The Celtic languages are a group of languages of northen Europe that are descendants of the Indo-
European family of languages. These languages developed from the language of the Celts, a warlike
civilization originating in the eastern part of central Europe, in the northern Alps, and along the Danube
during the Bronze Age. The Celts reached the height of their civilization during the Iron Age, the last
five centuries B.C, and then fanned out from their original homeland into many parts of continental
Europe and across the channel and into the British Isles. Celtic languages were spoken in much of
western Europe during Pre- Roman and Roman times. Place names of Celtic origin can be found today
all over the British Isles and France, in northern Spain and Italy , and in Switzerland and parts of
Germany.
Rather than one language, the Celtic languages consist of two distinct clusters: the Gaelic group
and the Brythonic group.The Gaelic group of Celtic languages consists of Irish, Scottish, and Manx, the

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language of the Isle of Man. The Brythonic group of Celtic languages includes Welsh, Cornish, Breton,
and Gaulish, the language of Gaul prior to the days of the Roman Empire, with its Latin - speaking
population.
Many, though not all, of the Celtic languages are either extinct or are in the process of becoming
extinct. Gaulish apparantly disappeared around 600 A.D. Cornish and Manx both actually became extinct,
the former in the 19th century and the latter just a few decades ago, but both are being revived and are now
taught in a few schools each. Scottish, Irish, and Breton are all declining in use. There are under a hundred
thousand speakers of Irish, mainly in the western counties of Ireland, there are about a half million speakers
who use Breton on a daily basis. Of all the Celtic languages, perhaps only Welsh has a strong hold on the
future.
71. The authour’s purpose in the passage is to _________
A. describe the past and present of a related set of languages.
B. list the major characteristics of Celtic languages.
C. outline the major achievements of the Celts.
D. explain how languages manage to survive without changing.
72. According to the passage, the Celtic languages did NOT _________
A. develop from the Indo - European language family.
B. originate in the British Isles.
C. exist before the time of the Roman Empire.
D. provide any Italian place names.
73. The passage states that the Celts were _________
A. peaceful farmers. B. unheard of during the Bronze Age.
C. at their peak during the Iron Age. D. at their height of their civilization 1,500 years
ago.
74. The expression “fanned out” in the 1st paragraph could best be replaced by _________.
A. spread out B. called off C. got lost D. turned out
75.The Brythonic group of languages does NOT include _________.
A. Welsh B. Cornish C. Manx D. Breton
76. It is implied in the passage that Gaulish _________
A. first surfaced after the Roman Empire. B. has been revived in the last century.
C. is declining in use. D. was replaced by Latin.
77. The main idea of the third paragraph is that _________.
A. all Celtic languages are extinct B. a few Celtic languages disappeared
C. some Celtic languages are flourishing D. most Celtic languages are either dead
or dying
78. What does the word “their” in the 1st paragraph refer to?
A. The Roman times B. The Celts
C. The British Isles D. The Northern Alps
79. This passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course on _________.
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A. archeology. B. European literature.
C. historical linguistics. D. Bronze Age civilizations.
80. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses _________.
A. how Welsh is surviving `
B. efforts to classify Celtic languages.
C. languages that preceded Celtic languages in Europe.
D. the causes of language extinction.
PART E: WRITING (20 pts)
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.(5 pts)
81. She took extra night classes so as not to have to repeat the course.
 She avoided _________________________________________
82. I love chips, but my doctor says they are bad for me.
 Much as _____________________________________________
83. If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately.
 Only by _____________________________________________
84. It’s a widespread assumption that George was wrongly accused.
 George _____________________________________________
85. She will probably come to Jim’s farewell party.
 She is ______________________________________________
II. 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. You MUST use between Two and Five words,
including the word given. (5 pts)
86. They offered her a job but she refused. (TURNED)
 She ________________________________ of a job.
87. You can borrow my bike if you’re in a hurry. (MIND)
 I _________________ you my bike if you’re in a hurry.
88. There were almost no people in the movie theatre. (HARDLY)
 There were ___________________ the movie theatre.
89. As a child, David never used to eat cornflakes. (HABIT)
 As a child, David was ___________ eating cornflakes.
90. His computer game addiction is getting worse. (AND)
 He is getting ____________________computer games.

III. Whithin 120 – 150 words, write a paragraph to express your opinion on the
following topic:
There is a notion that Experience is the best teacher. What is your opinion? Give reasons
for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or
knowledge.
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(10 pts)

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