SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH

THANH HÓA NĂM HỌC 2020-2021

ĐỀ 45 Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 9- THCS
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: ……………
Đề này có 06 trang.
SECTION A – LISTENING (15 pts)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
* Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau khoảng 15 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc
mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu.
* Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 3 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín hiệu nhạc kết
thúc bài nghe.
* Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1. You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1 to 5, choose the best
answer A, B or C.
1. You hear the weather forecast on the radio.
What will the weather be like on Sunday?
A. windier than on Saturday B. colder than on Saturday C. rainier than on Saturday
2. You hear a character talking in a soap opera.
Who is he talking to?
A. his trainer B. his wife C. his boss
3. You hear an advertisement.
What is being advertised?
A. a shop B. a TV programme C. a publication
4. You hear part of a radio play.
How does the woman feel?
A. nervous about something B. guilty about something C. bored by something
5. You hear part of a programme on the subject of fashion.
What is the presenter's purpose?
A. to criticise certain attitudes B. to complain about something C. to recommend something to us
Part 2. You will hear a radio programme about a bird called a peacock. For questions 6-15, complete the
sentences.
The Peacock
People say that the peacock's tail looks similar to a (6) ………………..………………...
The original home of the blue peacock is in (7) ………………..………………...
Peacocks were first kept by people as long as (8) ………………..………………...
The peacock's (9) ………………..……………….. is long and thin.
The coloured spots on the peacock's tail are known as (10) ………………..………………...
The female peahen is mostly (11) ………………..……………….. in colour.
In English, some people are described as being as (12) ………………..……………….. as a peacock.
In the wild, peacocks usually live close to (13) ………………..……………….. in the forest.
Peacocks usually spend time in trees when they want to (14) ………………..………………...
At Peacock Paradise in Malaysia, you can see (15) ………………..……………….. as well as birds.
SECTION B: PHONETICS (5 pts)

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Question I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same
line. (3 pts)
16. A. breather B. feather C. heather D. leather
17. A. audible B. audience C. laundry D. draughty
18. A. vessel B. passion C. impression D. pressure
Question II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each
question. (2 pts)
19. A. influential B. creative C. introduction D. university
20. A. significant B. believable C. committee D. quantity
SECTION C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)
Question I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
21. I am not sure, but ………………. I know he has decided to accept the new job in London.
A. according B. on the whole C. as far as D. as long as
22. The picture is ……………….; the thief will be disappointed when he tries to sell it.
A. priceless B. invalid C. unprofitable D. worthless
23. They haven’t beaten me yet. I still have one or two ………………….. up my sleeve.
A. traps B. tricks C. jokes D. defenses
24. That’s a nice coat, and the color ……………………… you well.
A. fits B. matches C. shows D. suits
25. The wind blew so hard and so strongly that the windows ………………. in their frames.
A. rattle B. slapped C. flapped D. shocked
26. He enjoyed the dessert so much that he accepted a second ………… when it was offered.
A. load B. pile C. helping D. sharing
27. It’s an awful ………… your wife couldn’t come. I was looking forward to meeting her.
A. harm B. sorrow C. shame D. shock
28. I lost too much money betting at the race last time, so you won’t ……………… me to go again.
A. convince B. impress C. persuade D. urge
29. The boy fell into the river and was ………………………….. along by the fast current.
A. caught B. swept C. thrown D. swung
30. The old sailing boat was ……………………. without trace during fierce stor
A. lost B. crashed C. disappeared D. vanished
Question II. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. (8 pts)
31-32-33. You (be)………….……..more careful. You (avoid)……………(have)…………... this accident
34. Under the tree (some students/ stand) ………………………………… now.
35. He would rather he (visit) …………………..………… Ha Long Bay last year.
36. I'd love (go) …………………..……. to the party, but it was impossible.
37. One of the most urgent problems (face) ………...…us now is the need to control population growth.
38. But for his help, her project (not complete) ……………………….…… so successfully.
Question III. Supply the correct form of the words given. (7 pts)
39. No one wanted to (friend) …………………..….. the obnoxious boy, so he was always alone.
40. Grandfather rarely showed the affection he felt for his family. He was very (demonstrate)
…………………… person.
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41. It was a (contempt) ……………………………….. act, and he should be jailed immediately.
42. A (dominate) ……………………..……. friend is one who likes power.
43. I don’t like (dominate) ………………..….. people who prefer trying to control other people without
considering their opinions or feelings
44. The D war zone was a famous military base during the two (resist) ……………………….... wars.
45. The tsunami has caused (calculate) …………………..… damage to the Japanese.
Question IV. There are FIVE mistakes in the text (from 46 to 50). Identify each mistake, write it down
and give your correction. (5pts)
Example: Line 1: inof
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The potential of computers for increasing the control in organizations or society over their members and for
invading the privacy of those members have caused considerable concern. The privacy issue has been raised
most insistently to respect to the creation and maintenance of data files that assemble information about
persons from a multitude of sources. Files of this kind would be high valuable for many kinds of economic
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and social search, but they are bought at too high a price if they endanger human freedom and seriously
enhance the opportunities of blackmailers. With such dangers should not be ignored, it should be noted that
the lack of comprehensive data files has never before been the limiting barrier to the suppression of human
freedom.
SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts)
Question I. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in
each space (10pts)
Living in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, the Xicrin are a small tribe (71)_______ have retained
their traditional customs and rites. (72)_______ such ritual is part of an age-old ceremony young men have
to endure in (73)_______ to prove their manhood and become warriors. This entails attacking a wasps' nest
with their bare hands. It is one of the many ceremonies (74)______ mark the maturation of the young men
and reflect the tribe's relationship (75)______ the natural environment.
I was invited to witness this ceremony (76)_______ of my support for the Indians over many years as
they tried to come to terms with outside culture.
(77)_______ a period of several days and nights, the villagers had (78)_____ for the event. The
young men, aged fourteen to eighteen, had been listening to stories of the tribe's history, as well as (79)____
___ taught hunting and survival skills. The final ordeal, which always results in wasp stings, proves (80)__
_____ willingness to face dangerous situations.
Question II. Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word or phrase for each
space. (10 pts)
It might be true that you are only as old as you feel. A British clinic is carrying (61) _______ tests to
calculate the 'real' biological age of patients based on their rate of physical deterioration.
Information on every (62) _______ of a patients health is fed into a computer to establish (63)_______ they
are older or younger than their calendar age suggests.
The availability and increasing accuracy of the tests has prompted one British gerontologist to call
for biological age to be used to determine retirement age. He (64) _______ that if an employee’s biological
or 'real' age is shown to be 55 when he reaches his 65th birthday, he should be (65) _______ to work for
another decade. Apparently most employers only take into (66) _______ a person’s calendar years.
A doctor offering these tests claims their (67) _______ will be to motivate people to improve their
health. (68) _______ the concept of 'real age' seems set to become big (69) _______ , many believe that
looks will always be the best (70) _______ of age.
61. A out B. forward C. over D. on
62. A position B. prospect C. attitude D. aspect
63. A unless B. in case C. so that D. whether
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64. A debates B. argues C. discusses D. enquires
65. A encouraged B. supported C. incited D. promoted
66. A interest B. detail C. account D. importance
67. A desire B. reason C. purpose D. project
68. A But B. Although C. Despite D. However
69. A business B. pursuit C. trade D. concern
70. A notice B. indicator C. example D. token
Question III. Read the passage and choose the best answers to the questions below. (10 pts)
The attraction of valuable objects from ships sinking in the oceans is always great. Until recently,
hunting for treasure from shipwrecks was mostly fantasy; with recent technological advances, however, the
search for sunken treasure has become more popular as a legitimate endeavor. This has caused a debate
between those wanting to salvage the wrecks and those wanting to preserve them.
Treasure hunters are spurred on by the thought of finding caches of gold coins or other valuable
objects on a sunken ship. One team of salvagers, for instance, searched the wreck of the RMS Republic,
which sank outside the Boston harbor in 1900. The search party, using side-scan sonar, a device that projects
sound waves across the ocean bottom and produces a profile of the sea floor, located the wreck in just two
and a half days. Before the use of this new technology, such searches could take months or years. The team
of 45 divers searched the wreck for two months, finding silver tea services, crystal dinnerware, and
thousands of bottles of wine, but they did not find the five and a half tons of American Gold Eagle coins
they were searching for.
Preservationists focus on the historic value of a ship. They say that even if a shipwreck’s treasure
does not have a high monetary value, it can be an invaluable source of historic artifacts that are preserved in
nearly mint condition. But once a salvage team has scoured a site, much of the archaeological value is lost.
Maritime archaeologists who are preservationists worry that the success of salvagers will attract more
treasure-hunting expeditions and thus threaten remaining undiscovered wrecks. Preservationists are lobbying
their state lawmakers to legally restrict underwater searches and unregulated salvages. To counter their
efforts, treasure hunters argue that without the lure of gold and million-dollar treasures, the wrecks and their
historical artifacts would never be recovered at all.
71. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. The popularity of treasure seeking has spurred a debate between preservationists and salvagers.
B. Maritime archaeologists are concerned about the unregulated searching of wrecks.
C. The search of the RMS Republic failed to produce the hoped-for coins.
D. Searching for wrecks is much easier with new technologies like side-scan sonar.
72. The word “sunken” is closest in meaning to which of the following words?
A. underwater B. broken C. ancient D. hollow
73. Which of the following could best replace the phrase “a profile” in the passage?
A. a projection B. an execution C. an outline D. a highlight
74. Which of the following statements is best supported by the author?
A. The value of a shipwreck depends on the quantity of its artifacts.
B. Preservationists are fighting the use of technological advances such as side-scan sonar.
C. Side-scan sonar has helped to legitimize salvaging.
D. The use of sound waves is crucial to locating shipwrecks.
75. The author uses the phrase “mint condition” to describe _____ .
A. something perfect B. something significant
C. something tolerant D. something magical
76. All of the following were found on the RMS Republic EXCEPT _____ .
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A. wine bottles B. silver tea services
C. American Gold Eagle coins D. crystal dinnerware
77. From the passage, you can infer that a preservationist would be most likely to ______ .
A. shun treasure-seeking salvagers B. be a diver
C. put treasures in a museum D. do archaeological research
78. The word “scoured” is most similar to which of the following?
A. scraped away B. scratched over C. scrambled around D. searched around
79. What is the closet meaning to the word “lure” in the passage?
A. knowledge B. attraction C. luxury D. glare
80. The second and third paragraphs are an example of _____ .
A. chronological order B. explanation
C. specific to general D. definition
SECTION E: WRITING (20 pts)
Question I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed above it. (5 pts)
81. The average family surveyed expects to spend £28,246 on education over the years.
Education …………………………………………………………………………………….
82. Bob feels uneasy whenever he has to dine with his superiors.
Having to ……………………………………………………………………………………
83. This matter is so complicated that we don’t know how to deal with it.
So …………………………………………………………………………………………..
84. I heard her use those words many times.
Many’s …………………………………………………………………………………….
85. Owen is a good player but Rooney is better.
Very good …………………………………………………………………………………
Question II. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one, using the
words given. (5 pts)
86. You didn’t think carefully enough before you decided. (ought)
You ………………………………………………………………………………………..
87. Only if you work hard now have you any chance of success. (depends)
Whether ………………………………………………………………………………….
88. They arrived at the station with only a minute to spare. (nick)
They arrived ……………………………………………………………………………..
89. I don’t think she likes doing other people’s work for them. (objects)
I think she ……………………………………………………………………………….
90. He said he was sorry for what he had said to the customer. (apologies)
He ………………………………………………………………………………………..
Question III. Write a paragraph 100 - 150 words (10 pts)
What are skills for teenagers to reduce stress and pressure? Write a paragraph to express your point of
view.
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